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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1000 IS: Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-21</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1000</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130521">May 21, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S327">Mr. Warner</sponsor> introduced
+			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSEV00">Committee on Environment and Public
+			 Works</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To require the Director of the Office of Management and
+		  Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the
+		  Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body id="H247665441EB9483EAB297BF4B1E81309" style="OLC">
+		<section id="H311072D652944A838A3F4C1516A270A9" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>Chesapeake Bay Accountability and
+			 Recovery Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="HE0B52044977D43C39B5486B4B935FE24"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
+			<paragraph id="H2194F710FA374147A75BD40408524BD5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adaptive
+			 management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
+			 <term>adaptive management</term> means a type of natural resource management in
+			 which project and program decisions are made as part of an ongoing
+			 science-based process that—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="id0C2C521F964342499FFA5A271E2323D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes testing, monitoring, and
+			 evaluating applied strategies and incorporating new knowledge into programs and
+			 restoration activities that are based on scientific findings and the needs of
+			 society; and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE1E4B12D465D454A8FC064E428BA485F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses the results of activities described in
+			 subparagraph (A) to modify management policies, strategies, practices,
+			 programs, and restoration activities.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H42053593154448C8B8F8E56C491559F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
+			 term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental
+			 Protection Agency.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H2624DE0DFA664209B8F827D7D173B0AA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay
+			 State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
+			 <term>Chesapeake Bay State</term> or <term>State</term> mean any of—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="id5D1CA68510904DC29BB9529D9120006C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the States of Maryland, West Virginia,
+			 Delaware, and New York;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5BD0627A614A4AB791FC657D48883722"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commonwealths of Virginia and
+			 Pennsylvania; and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50FF95DB91CE4EC8AFC1B01BACB6EA47"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the District of Columbia.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1AE2553BFB343C3958F5BF847176438"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay
+			 watershed</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Bay watershed</term> means
+			 the Chesapeake Bay and the geographic area within the Chesapeake Bay States,
+			 consisting of 36 tributary basins, through which precipitation drains into the
+			 Chesapeake Bay, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE7D53DCD65748AC90EC178CB23BF6C1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chesapeake
+			 Executive Council</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Executive
+			 Council</term> has the meaning given the term by section 307 of the National
+			 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C.
+			 1511d).</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H224DDA3BBA864AA49E4E9C7F5F9F6788"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Chief
+			 executive</header><text>The term <term>chief executive</term> means, in the
+			 case of a State or Commonwealth, the Governor of the State or Commonwealth and,
+			 in the case of the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of
+			 Columbia.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H6572A81B61984D5889B7722ED478AA12"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
+			 term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the Office of Management and
+			 Budget.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H23D74D1AEFA3449C8E03E303E71DC715"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Restoration
+			 activities</header>
+				<subparagraph id="id72C2BA92F4454C7CB2A05BD162A9D707"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>The term <term>restoration activity</term> means any
+			 Federal or State program or project that directly or indirectly protects,
+			 conserves, or restores living resources, habitat, water resources, or water
+			 quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including programs or projects that
+			 promote responsible land use, stewardship, and community engagement in the
+			 Chesapeake Bay watershed.</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC60EA092D4064D0283A7F5888B26640F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
+			 term <term>restoration activity</term> includes any one or more of the
+			 following:</text>
+					<clause id="H76C9A19FBD4D440C9A3F643CFC06D49C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Physical
+			 restoration.</text>
+					</clause><clause id="HD589A5E56C964E6F95B51CB3D3C961F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Planning.</text>
+					</clause><clause id="H80E186A24339418A9EB56FED30563047"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Feasibility
+			 studies.</text>
+					</clause><clause id="H6FF60E39ACD34672AB833448E8B4AAE7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Scientific
+			 research.</text>
+					</clause><clause id="H83EB62DB1112421DA800C0E12D6202C9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Monitoring.</text>
+					</clause><clause id="H852156ACB68D4D6EB00E185D1D8313D1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Education.</text>
+					</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H617E5B9ED8BB4E45A55F0DA780D3F8EB"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Infrastructure
+			 Development.</text>
+					</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HC11D3EEE7AD04C11A1A91C9D3AB4ECFA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3.</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay
+			 Crosscut Budget</header>
+			<subsection id="HC755FC11956F45C19E0DA8F7A61E9625"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Crosscut
+			 Budget</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director, in
+			 consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive of each
+			 Chesapeake Bay State, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, shall annually submit
+			 to Congress a financial report containing—</text>
+				<paragraph id="HC706BAA9E1B34DA59BBDA3C530A379CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an interagency
+			 crosscut budget that displays—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="HF55FA140A3A8413EA6D3138E12D1DB7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proposed
+			 funding for any Federal restoration activity to be carried out in the
+			 succeeding fiscal year, including any planned interagency or intra-agency
+			 transfer, for each Federal agency that carries out restoration
+			 activities;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B8FCADDE808429ABE8E83B427AF73F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent that information is
+			 available, the estimated funding for any State restoration activity to be
+			 carried out in the succeeding fiscal year;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29B64FCC5CC7478782745692727C390A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all expenditures for Federal restoration
+			 activities from the preceding 2 fiscal years, the current fiscal year, and the
+			 succeeding fiscal year; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3312330B5144007BC17F0EB37C36633"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all expenditures, to the extent that
+			 information is available, for State restoration activities during the
+			 equivalent time period described in
+			 <internal-xref idref="H29B64FCC5CC7478782745692727C390A" legis-path="2.(a)(1)(C)">subparagraph (C)</internal-xref>;</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H174217397B0847C881683CF9EE7FB02A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
+			 detailed accounting of all funds received and obligated by each Federal agency
+			 for restoration activities during the current and preceding fiscal years,
+			 including the identification of funds that were transferred to a Chesapeake Bay
+			 State for restoration activities;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H64BD14D960B149CBBF253884A2FE1ACE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to the extent that
+			 information is available, a detailed accounting from each State of all funds
+			 received and obligated from a Federal agency for restoration activities during
+			 the current and preceding fiscal years; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H3EF7D910B5404536AD5058973239F4FC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
+			 description of each of the proposed Federal and State restoration activities to
+			 be carried out in the succeeding fiscal year (corresponding to those activities
+			 listed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1)), including—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="HFB663AF5DC1443C6B82CA50F5253F848"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the project
+			 description;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4681E97009F04223B9F90FE845345E47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the current status
+			 of the project;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACB4F578883341C9A0A47481623C5243"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal or State statutory or
+			 regulatory authority, program, or responsible agency;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F0E85F3059E4105BDDF99399DF35EA1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the authorization
+			 level for appropriations;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01834D00F4C245ED81FAC1BB0B08CEE5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the project
+			 timeline, including benchmarks;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D7451438B9841379C9A2F1BC0245FD7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>references to
+			 project documents;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AF8F6B29F3944D5BD63994E0D89EF27"><enum>(G)</enum><text>descriptions of
+			 risks and uncertainties of project implementation;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12D8388F86F24912A7BF767DB7033CCA"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a description of
+			 the applicable adaptive management actions or framework;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE244D101F1CA4D11B8A545A44D8306DA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a list of
+			 coordinating entities;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB03F669E856E471F840C002E15C0F269"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a description of
+			 the funding history for the project;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3D9A5DBBE63430AAB0A57A8CB701C58"><enum>(K)</enum><text>cost-sharing, if
+			 any; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6177E523B5D4281A0A9F1806FA462E3"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alignment with existing Chesapeake Bay
+			 Agreement and Chesapeake Executive Council goals and priorities.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2EF99B4545BE49219B1B1FA22E208ACC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum funding
+			 levels</header><text>The Director shall only describe restoration activities in
+			 the report required under
+			 <internal-xref idref="HC755FC11956F45C19E0DA8F7A61E9625" legis-path="2.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> that—</text>
+				<paragraph id="H3C1D5BBEB53B4B31B457D13D5DA469E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for Federal
+			 restoration activities, have funding amounts greater than or equal to $100,000;
+			 and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HE813FDA03ABE4149AD6DBC66B68DCAA9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for State
+			 restoration activities, have funding amounts greater than or equal to
+			 $50,000.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H126A1079D7EE4121965A08F5D6FD0F27"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on
+			 which the President submits the annual budget to Congress under section 1105 of
+			 title 31, United States Code, the Director shall submit to Congress the report
+			 required by
+			 <internal-xref idref="HC755FC11956F45C19E0DA8F7A61E9625" legis-path="2.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> to—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id0DFAC59CE7C0488FB801FC31B0B06A05"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committees on Appropriations, Natural
+			 Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure of the
+			 House of Representatives; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idA4961DFF28BB49308A0D3331FE1F696F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committees on Appropriations,
+			 Environment and Public Works, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
+			 Senate.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E32406B5DBD48C7B3D8846836AD8B5A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
+			 Date</header><text>This section shall apply beginning with the first fiscal
+			 year after the date of enactment of this Act for which the President submits a
+			 budget to Congress under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">section 1105</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="HE4BCFA70F6074EE4BC4DD56334B29808"><enum>4.</enum><header>Adaptive
+			 Management Plan</header>
+			<subsection id="H2237B243EC1A46F4841E5450471BF929"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
+			 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation
+			 with appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall develop and implement an
+			 adaptive management plan for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay
+			 watershed that includes—</text>
+				<paragraph id="HD222910B0BB8497BAA08EED05ACF4042"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a definition of specific and measurable
+			 objectives to improve water quality, habitat, and fisheries;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B5EF6C2309543DBB4F9D6B569A30AD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a process for stakeholder
+			 participation;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HF28DB5A7535E417AAF1743128506AC4E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitoring, modeling, experimentation, and
+			 other research and evaluation practices;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFFB08F2BAE747F3A70ECB044CA9E4E4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a process for modification of restoration
+			 activities that have not attained or will not attain the specific and
+			 measurable objectives set forth under
+			 <internal-xref idref="HD222910B0BB8497BAA08EED05ACF4042" legis-path="3.(a)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FFD28CF1CEC45B381588AD7AD5B6801"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a process for prioritizing restoration
+			 activities and programs to which adaptive management shall be applied.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF04D10454A044728B892F0DDBA1940A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
+			 Administrator shall update the adaptive management plan developed under
+			 <internal-xref idref="H2237B243EC1A46F4841E5450471BF929" legis-path="3.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> once every 2 years.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HD55EE742CD1C45DA9A87BE75BA64CA39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
+			 Congress</header>
+				<paragraph id="H24DF8D6D3A6042608DDA6B5BE9188407"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Not later than 6 days after the end of each fiscal year,
+			 the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of
+			 the adaptive management plan required under this section for that fiscal
+			 year.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D9F3A7476EB43A099558DF44877951D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
+			 report required under paragraph (1) shall contain information about the
+			 application of adaptive management to restoration activities and programs,
+			 including programmatic and project level changes implemented through the
+			 process of adaptive management.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id5AFFC81EC45E41F1964B9C12BCF4D626"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall apply to the first fiscal year that
+			 begins after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1E6867D66A8B4DF98F054878F0C381FD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inclusion of
+			 plan in Annual Action Plan and Annual Progress Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall ensure that the
+			 annual Chesapeake Bay Action Plan and Annual Progress Report required by
+			 section 205 of Executive Order 13508 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1267">33 U.S.C. 1267</external-xref> note; relating to
+			 Chesapeake Bay protection and restoration) includes the adaptive management
+			 plan outlined in subsection (a).</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="H2266CE8C2AC34FA58DB1649D870DAC25"><enum>5.</enum><header>Independent
+			 Evaluator for the Chesapeake Bay Program</header>
+			<subsection id="H115DFE3649FF41059340352D87CF5943"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be an
+			 Independent Evaluator for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay
+			 watershed, who shall review and report on—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id98D04F32242D4174A2D204DF491B5E36"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">restoration activities and the use of
+			 adaptive management in restoration activities; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id8F09C679B061440BAEA247E6F0BF3A6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any related topics that are suggested by
+			 the Chesapeake Executive Council.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7CDD08A3911F4EB49409534EDF7B0884"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment</header>
+				<paragraph id="H11D46E0517C0404290311637A5DD1DCB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>The Independent Evaluator shall be appointed by the
+			 Administrator from among nominees submitted by the Chesapeake Executive
+			 Council.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A935857C70843F3B39F35BCD4B1612A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nominations</header><text>The
+			 Chesapeake Executive Council may submit to the Administrator 4 nominees for
+			 appointment to any vacancy in the office of the Independent Evaluator.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A690F0111714AF59A6EF1E5FD1810EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Once
+			 every 2 years, the Independent Evaluator shall submit to Congress a report
+			 describing the review described in subsection (a).</text>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1001 IS: Iran Export Embargo Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-21</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1001</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130521">May 21, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S287">Mr. Cornyn</sponsor> (for himself,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S339">Mr. Kirk</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S355">Mr.
+			 Cruz</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S342">Mr. Blunt</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S260">Mr. Roberts</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S290">Mr. Chambliss</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S323">Mr.
+			 Risch</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S212">Mr. Coats</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S293">Mr. Graham</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S318">Mr.
+			 Wicker</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S357">Mrs. Fischer</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S343">Mr. Boozman</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S266">Mr. Crapo</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S305">Mr.
+			 Isakson</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S344">Mr. Hoeven</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S350">Mr. Rubio</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S299">Mr. Vitter</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was
+			 read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSBK00">Committee
+			 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To impose sanctions with respect to the Government of
+		  Iran.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Iran Export Embargo
+			 Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id677FE0812470418F92209F163B81553C"><enum>2.</enum><header>Imposition of
+			 sanctions with respect to the Government of Iran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation
+			 Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8801">22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 1245
+			 the following:</text>
+			<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17831c34e7ad405696a9c89b2cc4ab90" style="OLC">
+				<section id="id4a5fae84c4f84e02bb792a43c5e09f5d"><enum>1245A.</enum><header>Imposition
+				of sanctions with respect to the Government of Iran</header>
+					<subsection id="idb5a2c6b20cf545778ceadd28814336fa"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
+				makes the following findings:</text>
+						<paragraph id="id1cf8ca320ada40d69f6b5cd08551c330"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Government of
+				Iran stands in violation of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human
+				Rights, adopted at Paris December 10, 1948, by denying its citizens basic
+				freedoms, including the freedoms of expression, religion, and peaceful assembly
+				and movement, and for flagrantly abusing the rights of minorities and
+				women.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="ide75b10af8d6f486ebdd31fa85e68774a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Government of
+				Iran remains the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world. That
+				Government’s sponsorship of terrorism includes recent involvement in a
+				terrorist attack in Bulgaria, a plot to blow up a cafe in Washington, DC, a
+				plot to assassinate United States officials in the Republic of Azerbaijan, and
+				attempted terrorist attacks in Canada and the Republic of Georgia.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id031c170a492846b4b147d291b7a6f368"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Government of
+				Iran stands in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1737
+				(2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), and 1929 (2010) by refusing to suspend
+				proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities, including all enrichment-related
+				and reprocessing activities and work on all heavy water-related
+				projects.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="ide2bdf61799e84d4da8b4005c49013771"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Government of
+				Iran continues to develop ballistic missiles capable of threatening the
+				interests and allies of the United States.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="idabbfa5b8eb364583af4714a2b57d45f7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Government of
+				Iran stands in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701
+				(2006) by its continued transfer of arms to terrorist groups in southern
+				Lebanon.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id0c888d96b75c49b990279617b5bc35a7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Government of
+				Iran continues to provide arms to terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id4400113b74964511840e5227bf0f7ad5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Government of
+				Iran continues to support the Government of Syria in carrying out human rights
+				abuses and crimes against humanity against the people of Syria.</text>
+						</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id48db772dfcac4c758764bb562caf6ffe"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Blocking of
+				property</header><text>On and after the date that is 60 days after the date of
+				the enactment of this Act, the President shall block and prohibit all
+				transactions in all property and interests in property of a person described in
+				subsection (f) if such property and interests in property are in the United
+				States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or
+				control of a United States person.</text>
+					</subsection><subsection id="id07d473798fd243c89a880f1466c81afb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Facilitation of
+				certain transactions</header><text>The President shall prohibit the opening,
+				and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United
+				States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign
+				financial institution that the President determines has knowingly, on or after
+				the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, conducted
+				or facilitated a significant transaction with respect to the importation, sale,
+				or transfer of goods or services from Iran on behalf of a person described in
+				subsection (f).</text>
+					</subsection><subsection id="ida7509876f47d4951ab36760384e8d43c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Importation,
+				sale, or transfer of goods and services from Iran</header><text>The President
+				shall impose sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers
+				Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>) with respect to a person if the President
+				determines that the person knowingly, on or after the date that is 60 days
+				after the date of the enactment of this Act, imports, purchases, or transfers
+				goods or services from a person described in subsection (f).</text>
+					</subsection><subsection id="idbebaedb5bf2745d3a6b5fe71adb9f8f1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Insurance and
+				reinsurance</header>
+						<paragraph id="id33551054B8F24796BA7E9A6D63177E4A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The President shall impose sanctions pursuant to the
+				International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>) with
+				respect to a person if the President determines that the person knowingly, on
+				or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
+				provides underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance to a person
+				described in subsection (f).</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id9d92d26927c04bd1b3c89de00667dd83"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception for
+				underwriters and insurance providers exercising due diligence</header><text>The
+				President may not impose sanctions under paragraph (1) with respect to a person
+				that provides underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance if the
+				President determines that the person has exercised due diligence in
+				establishing and enforcing official policies, procedures, and controls to
+				ensure that the person does not underwrite or enter into a contract to provide
+				insurance or reinsurance for a person described in subsection (f).</text>
+						</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcbb477fef9ea47a7a02c03c6ee9d0074"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Persons
+				described</header><text>A person described in this subsection is any of the
+				following:</text>
+						<paragraph id="ida8f0e91da95f457f9c4b2956ee35d07b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The state and the
+				Government of Iran, or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of
+				that Government, including the Central Bank of Iran.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="idec0beeee000243d789c734a53c226bd0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any person owned
+				or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Government.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id98acfd6a17a84a2c9eaf4251cdfdf8b8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any person acting
+				or purporting to act, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of that
+				Government.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id1aa9631c371b41eca7e902ba705644e6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any other person
+				determined by the President to be described in paragraph (1), (2), or
+				(3).</text>
+						</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFF852163205F4D4DB8F9BB1BE4B179AA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Rule of
+				construction</header><text>A person described in subsection (f) is subject to
+				sanctions under this section without regard to whether the name of the person
+				is published in the Federal Register or incorporated into the list of specially
+				designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign
+				Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.</text>
+					</subsection><subsection id="id51272AA6F600418B93DDF1F25762D359"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Applicability
+				to exports of crude oil from Iran</header><text>Subsections (c) and (d) shall
+				apply with respect to the exportation, importation, sale, or transfer of crude
+				oil from Iran on and after the date that is 180 days after the date of the
+				enactment of this
+				Act.</text>
+					</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1002 IS: Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-21</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1002</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130521">May 21, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S306">Mr. Menendez</sponsor> (for
+			 himself and <cosponsor name-id="S305">Mr. Isakson</cosponsor>) introduced the
+			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSBK00">Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
+			 Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts
+		  to meet the credit needs of home builders in the United States, and to provide
+		  liquidity and ensure stable credit in order to meet the need for new homes in
+		  the United States.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body id="HB7555CA76DF24DF98D68154DDF2C91A9" style="OLC">
+		<section id="H3057434724694E1E8054499E022D60DC" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>Home Building Lending Improvement Act
+			 of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="H05E0CD9D43514372B0CE97E746049E54"><enum>2.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this Act to—</text>
+			<paragraph id="HA49F862B32D048549D35D43BBAA516D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">immediately provide authority and guidance
+			 that Federal and State bank regulators can use to ensure that Federal and State
+			 chartered banks and thrifts that provide financing to America’s home builders
+			 are permitted to make loans, provide ongoing liquidity, and ensure stable
+			 financing; and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H581A7A40263D429EA548C2F625A2A179"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enable Federal and State chartered banks
+			 and thrifts to provide initial and ongoing credit in a sound manner to
+			 America’s home builders to aid in restoring liquidity and vitality to the
+			 housing market.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="H3A60AC254F9A4684BA13E1A20E3B9C45"><enum>3.</enum><header>Coordinated
+			 rulemaking</header>
+			<subsection id="HA207C57C6C094DA29AF688C82310514E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initiation of
+			 proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3
+			 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the appropriate Federal banking
+			 agencies shall each initiate guidance or rulemaking with respect to financial
+			 institutions under their respective jurisdictions that make real estate loans
+			 to home builders. Such guidance or rulemaking shall provide for the
+			 following:</text>
+				<paragraph id="IDd085345273ae4d1099a87889e72e3e51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adjustment of
+			 the 100 percent of bank capital measurement</header>
+					<subparagraph commented="no" id="IDfd5fe44e91284310922dfef4a40f0f4a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Loan
+			 origination</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
+			 measurement of construction loans that triggers additional scrutiny of real
+			 estate loans in the lending portfolio of any qualified financial institution
+			 shall be 125 percent of bank capital. The Federal banking agencies shall not
+			 treat the 125 percent measurement as a hard cap beyond which loans cannot be
+			 made, but shall consider other relevant factors besides the concentration of
+			 such loans, such as whether the financial institution has in place effective
+			 risk management practices that are appropriate for the level and nature of the
+			 risk of such loans.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID014e32b3e8464b26833bfd62345022e3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Lending
+			 decisions</header><text>The appropriate Federal banking agency shall not
+			 prevent a qualified financial institution from making a real estate loan to a
+			 home builder in good standing that is secured by a viable project, unless there
+			 is a legitimate supervisory or accounting reason to do so.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID65fc06cb981d411eb3b6aa09f3e1fcfb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on
+			 compelling lenders to call loans in good standing</header>
+					<subparagraph commented="no" id="H83AA29EE3965438EAE052E45354052A8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Home builders in
+			 good standing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appropriate
+			 Federal banking agency shall not compel a financial institution to call a real
+			 estate loan of a home builder that is in good standing.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81A7DAA72B0A48478A209F4DC514261C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Workout
+			 activities</header>
+						<clause id="ID7993b187eeea4a90a6d2e48f3e3c0546"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>In any case in which a home builder is in good standing
+			 on a real estate loan, but the collateral of the home builder with respect to
+			 that loan has decreased in value, based on a projected valuation of a project
+			 as completed, the appropriate Federal banking agency shall permit a financial
+			 institution to engage in workout activities with the home builder to improve
+			 the prospects for repayment of principal and interest in a manner that is
+			 consistent with safe and sound banking principles and the need for credit for
+			 home building.</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H997CB21040E6436EB3E454B0797C332F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Period of
+			 workout activities</header><text>Workout activities authorized under clause (i)
+			 may be undertaken during the 24-month period following the date of issuance of
+			 final guidance or regulations under subsection (c).</text>
+						</clause><clause commented="no" id="id2D579B6DF3504F8980DB96C6FEA624E8"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Effects</header><text>No
+			 real estate loan may be required to be charged off during the period
+			 established in clause (ii) until the appropriate Federal banking agency has
+			 determined that—</text>
+							<subclause commented="no" id="id7EDB5A9569DB46428ED9BAB1620F88A6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the financial
+			 institution holding such loan has worked in good faith to consider reasonable
+			 workout activities and has adequately provided for any impairment in such loan;
+			 or</text>
+							</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id8A56E86179C44DF9BC07A26D4DF89F94"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the financial
+			 institution has not considered reasonable workout activities in a timely
+			 manner.</text>
+							</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e55d02afcce476fb71fe4876768b024"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reclassification
+			 of loans</header><text>The appropriate Federal banking agency shall not require
+			 a financial institution to reclassify any real estate loan to a homebuilder in
+			 good standing on the balance sheet of such institution, unless there is a
+			 legitimate supervisory or accounting reason to do so.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA15CE8F275D247CEBCBB76FB4CD30763"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No Waiting
+			 period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the provisions of
+			 paragraph (2) help to improve the CAMEL composite rating of a financial
+			 institution under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System from 3, 4,
+			 or 5 to 1 or 2 in the next occurring examination of the financial institution
+			 that begins after the date on which final guidance or regulations are issued
+			 pursuant to subsection (c), such improved rating shall take effect immediately
+			 after the date on which such rating was received.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFC58A6DBA5DB4051A823C67E6D88AA2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination,
+			 consistency, and comparability</header><text>Each Federal banking agency shall
+			 consult and coordinate with the other Federal banking agencies for the purpose
+			 of assuring, to the extent possible, that the guidance or regulations by each
+			 of the agencies and authorities are consistent and comparable with those
+			 prescribed by the other agencies and authorities.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H7E7BB26F68124DFEA9FAE8B04A8DE042"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Federal banking agency shall issue
+			 final guidance or regulations to implement this Act not later than the earlier
+			 of—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id5C400289DFE649B9A9C2812B231A0D11"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">6 months after the date of enactment of
+			 this Act; or</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id9AB9C27FFEE1418BA6608AB706D4A0A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">3 months after the guidance or regulations
+			 are proposed.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F9B2C83B4794D0BBD30A28784AE2F16"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agency
+			 authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The guidance and
+			 regulations issued under this Act shall be enforced by the appropriate Federal
+			 banking agencies.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HEA044D4EE58344659F9EE6E093AF0C4D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect on State
+			 law</header><text>The guidance and regulations issued under this Act shall not
+			 supersede the law of any State, except to the extent that the State law is
+			 inconsistent with the guidance and regulations, and then only to the extent of
+			 the inconsistency.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="H56F42B42607B4B27BAD581D8C6F3F9F3"><enum>4.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act, the following definitions shall
+			 apply:</text>
+			<paragraph id="HBB969C4F6D794E168DA9DE0375428A53"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
+			 Federal banking agency; federal banking agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>appropriate Federal banking
+			 agency</term> and <term>Federal banking agency</term> have the same meanings as
+			 in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1813">12 U.S.C. 1813</external-xref>).</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H60F2807489BA4EE7A284F0A846E7B65A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial
+			 institution</header><text>The term <term>financial institution</term> means an
+			 entity regulated by, and under the supervision of, any Federal banking
+			 agency.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3207cce7d79944c49d793e75bbf39cf4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Good
+			 standing</header><text>The term <term>good standing</term> means the borrower
+			 has made all payments on a real estate loan and any other extensions of credit
+			 to the borrower or any affiliated entities in accordance with the agreements
+			 for the loans.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H82613C9E0B56437AAD7756A978B8558E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Real estate
+			 loan</header><text>The term <term>real estate loan</term> means any
+			 indebtedness secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other equivalent
+			 consensual security interest on real property, for—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="HA40C2867834F45B88A5186FCAD348845"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land acquisition for residential
+			 construction projects;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D1621FD5153461583FB389802811DBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>land development
+			 for residential construction projects; or</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C4E829ED806403A852E4460E92395BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>residential
+			 construction projects.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1F2FC7F7EB74A38B82130AB9ED74F64"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Total
+			 capital</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>total
+			 capital</term> means the total risk-based capital of a financial institution as
+			 reported periodically by the financial institution in the Call Report or Thrift
+			 Financial Reports of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, as
+			 applicable.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A91D11EE6354FD6A4A50EA8B74646C7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Viable
+			 project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>viable
+			 project</term> means a real estate project that continues to have a reasonable
+			 prospect of reaching completion and sale within a reasonable timeframe, and at
+			 a market price that provides for the orderly and timely repayment of the real
+			 estate loan.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="HC080EA17E03B4F5B90A972DB5F2DBDC2"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Workout
+			 activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
+			 <term>workout activities</term> means techniques to prevent default on a real
+			 estate loan, including a renewal or extension of loan terms, extension of
+			 additional credit, restructuring, loan write downs, or flexibility on using
+			 reappraisal methods that still provide credible value conclusions.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID063396c7f47144949de15c5821520f92"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Qualified
+			 financial institution</header><text>The term <term>qualified financial
+			 institution</term> means a financial institution that received, in the most
+			 recent examination of the institution, a CAMEL composite rating of 1 or 2 under
+			 the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System.</text>
+			</paragraph></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1003 PCS: Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act </dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-21</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<calendar>Calendar No. 76</calendar>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1003</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130521">May 21, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S301">Mr. Coburn</sponsor> (for himself,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S300">Mr. Burr</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S289">Mr.
+			 Alexander</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S305">Mr. Isakson</cosponsor>)
+			 introduced the following bill; which was read the first time</action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<action>
+			<action-date>May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc>Read the second time and placed on the
+			 calendar</action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset
+		  interest rates for new student loans. </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Comprehensive Student Loan
+			 Protection Act </short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idF67F66F2760149ECBBCF5CE8262D22C7"><enum>2.</enum><header>Interest rates
+			 under the Direct Loan Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 455(b)(7) of the Higher Education
+			 Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087e">20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)(7)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
+			 following:</text>
+			<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id707EAA3FF8A9436BA8CEDE1BA10AA91C" style="OLC">
+				<subparagraph id="id38829C26B12F46E9A85B289EB31859B0"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Interest rate
+				provision for new loans after July 1, 2013</header>
+					<clause id="idD7B95D0A8DF244F78772CDB620472381"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this
+				subsection or subparagraph (A) or (B), for Federal Direct Stafford Loans,
+				Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, and any Federal Direct PLUS Loan,
+				for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 2013, the
+				applicable rate of interest shall, during any 12-month period beginning on July
+				1 and ending on June 30, be determined on the preceding June 1 and be equal
+				to—</text>
+						<subclause id="IDFF21A94DE1DB420BAC554E665DDDDCDF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the bond
+				equivalent rate of 10-year Treasury bills auctioned at the final auction held
+				prior to such June 1; plus</text>
+						</subclause><subclause id="ID1EE6892E742E4E77B325C404160866B0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>3.0
+				percent.</text>
+						</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD79FDD56C1BE46E4AF291ACB372D05A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall determine the
+				applicable rate of interest under this subparagraph after consultation with the
+				Secretary of the Treasury and shall publish such rate in the Federal Register
+				as soon as practicable after the date of determination.</text>
+					</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B6E4C22C27F4A268A8CE2A92028E12D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicable rate of interest determined
+				under clause (i) for a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct
+				Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a Federal Direct PLUS Loan shall be fixed for
+				the life of the
+				Loan.</text>
+					</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+		</section><section id="idA38FCAFE9A6D4D4EB668CE11B43A1696"><enum>3.</enum><header>Savings for
+			 deficit reduction</header>
+			<subsection id="id164DFFA6AE514005978284039C92544F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
+			 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
+			 States shall determine the savings to the Federal Government resulting from the
+			 amendment made by section 2.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id37E51CB90B3345CDB0C4CE2EF43D1658"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amount To be
+			 used for deficit reduction</header><text>Any savings determined under
+			 subsection (a) shall be transferred to the Treasury for deficit
+			 reduction.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H348F7C0538814F87955C2DC75B1EB05C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4.</enum><header>Determination of
+			 budgetary effects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
+			 budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory
+			 Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest
+			 statement titled <quote>Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation</quote> for this
+			 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the
+			 Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior
+			 to the vote on passage.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+	<endorsement>
+		<action-date>May 22, 2013</action-date>
+		<action-desc>Read the second time and placed on the
+		  calendar</action-desc>
+	</endorsement>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1004 PCS: Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-21</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<calendar>Calendar No. 77</calendar>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1004</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130521">May 21, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S348">Mr. Paul</sponsor> introduced the
+			 following bill; which was read the first time</action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<action>
+			<action-date>May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc>Read the second time and placed on the
+			 calendar</action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To permit voluntary economic activity.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Anti-Trust Freedom Act of
+			 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idE9CB6CDAB6B8466290BDFB1825AA98C6"><enum>2.</enum><header>Voluntary
+			 economic coordination by individuals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Sherman Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1">15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.</external-xref>), the
+			 Clayton Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/12">15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.</external-xref>), and section 5 of the Federal Trade
+			 Commission Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/45">15 U.S.C. 45</external-xref>) shall not be construed to prohibit, ban, or
+			 otherwise extend to any voluntary economic coordination, cooperation,
+			 agreement, or other association, compact, contract, or covenant entered into by
+			 or between any individual or group of individuals.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+	<endorsement>
+		<action-date>May 22, 2013</action-date>
+		<action-desc>Read the second time and placed on the
+		  calendar</action-desc>
+	</endorsement>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1005 IS: Conservation Reform Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1005</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S349">Mr. Portman</sponsor> (for
+			 himself, <cosponsor name-id="S326">Mr. Udall of New Mexico</cosponsor>, and
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S316">Mr. Whitehouse</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign
+			 Relations</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To establish more efficient and effective policies and
+		  processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to,
+		  international conservation. </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Conservation Reform Act of
+			 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id798b392e27ed4d468632dcd305896c12"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
+			<paragraph id="id091676586AAB41569960100D12D1CA1D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
+			 congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional
+			 committees</term> means—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="id23432576E72F427D9FA3592B77153460"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
+			 Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEE00AAE835E94F34A560E8B02674CE0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
+			 Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
+			 Representatives.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf8fb1e93b8364320bbbaf134f0c13428"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Developing
+			 country</header><text>The term <term>developing country</term> means a country
+			 or area that is on the List of Official Development Assistance Recipients of
+			 the Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic
+			 Cooperation and Development.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id1a15b2773a604ddd8d9f24f80168fd55"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hotspot
+			 regions</header><text>The term <term>hotspot regions</term> means regions of
+			 the developing world that contain an unusually high concentration of species
+			 found nowhere else and that have lost at least 70 percent of their original
+			 extent.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id736de61b9fe441d38e3e0717dd12454a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Natural
+			 resources or renewable natural resources</header><text>The terms <term>natural
+			 resources</term> and <term>renewable natural resources</term> mean natural
+			 resources, including soils, forests, animal and plant populations and products,
+			 coral reefs, and water, but do not include nonrenewable natural resources such
+			 as minerals, oil, and other fossil fuels.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><title id="idc6a3aaa01f9547dca9e367d1cda0e6a9"><enum>I</enum><header>Assessing
+			 existing policies and programs</header>
+			<section id="idd277baf5862a44ac8db556975f715564"><enum>101.</enum><header>National
+			 academy of sciences study and government accountability office audit and
+			 report</header>
+				<subsection id="id85c95e4922cd4f9c89ae36c246be9760"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study
+			 required</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
+			 of this Act, the Secretary of State and the heads of other relevant Federal
+			 agencies shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences
+			 to conduct a study of existing United States international conservation
+			 programs to determine the extent to which such programs are achieving the
+			 following objectives:</text>
+					<paragraph id="idf8e55a60fa074b83af89319432d84d1a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Advancing
+			 conservation in the world’s most ecologically and economically important
+			 terrestrial and marine ecosystems and protecting distinct hotspot regions that
+			 provide a high level of economic benefit to human communities as well as a high
+			 concentration of genetic and other natural resources.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idf696747cc3bb4b959345acc3489e23c6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Enhancing and
+			 expanding partnerships throughout the international community to address
+			 natural resource challenges to ensure healthy and sustainable supplies of
+			 water, wildlife habitat and populations, fish stocks and habitat, forests,
+			 plants, and other critical resources.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id0479d5d8632b4cef879237282481c3a0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Integrating
+			 international conservation projects and activities to advance United States
+			 foreign policy priorities in areas such as security, democratization,
+			 sustainable food production, and clean water.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id938692a7103743e5a4b397a5739e5468"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Expanding and
+			 enhancing the economic and wildlife conservation benefits that derive from
+			 properly managed international hunting and angling tourism.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id044227387efe4e8dbdf52008a7028117"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Addressing
+			 poaching, illegal logging, fishing, and wildlife trafficking and the flow of
+			 funds to criminal gangs and terrorists.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idacff3633c0a44a17a284e3c97380b2e2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report
+			 required</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
+			 of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the appropriate
+			 congressional committees a report containing the findings of the study
+			 conducted pursuant to subsection (a).</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id57e24b100a364605ae04ccc763baa551"><enum>(c)</enum><header>GAO
+			 report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
+			 this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall issue a report
+			 that includes—</text>
+					<paragraph id="idaf47b0e4b9894a9dbf8a65066ca42f67"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a detailed
+			 description of key federally sponsored multilateral international conservation
+			 programs, including—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="id0ef600a173194b36a086d5bebed912fb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the agencies
+			 associated with each program;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideeae2fd3c1844a0f8bd8a818b17eb888"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the primary goals
+			 of each program;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id278ae13c2d5f49c6a8ba1fad9103bdb4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the extent to
+			 which executive branch agencies have established measures of performance and
+			 effectiveness for each program; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2764017f13b140cf9783868b4b448b4a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the funds made
+			 available to each program in the previous fiscal year;</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idea3a19d75ebc459cae040f102ef22805"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment on
+			 how well executive branch agencies are collaborating and coordinating on
+			 international conservation efforts;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id2d6321cdaf75421fb762afa7a4f3c779"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assessment on
+			 the extent to which executive branch agencies have established strategic goals
+			 and performance measures;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id757d3141493a40cf983e4f68727a6485"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assessment of
+			 agency processes to ensure conservation programs are administered effectively,
+			 efficiently, and with minimal expenditures for program administration;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id0e80696d7a87432bbfe65e4cf6af9d02"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identification of
+			 conservation programs and policies currently being utilized abroad and
+			 evaluation of the potential for similar approaches to be adopted by the United
+			 States to further the purposes of this Act;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id63d650532dbf4bd88f0e8ff2f392a968"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any
+			 recommendations that the Comptroller General considers appropriate and useful
+			 to improve collaboration and coordination between executive branch agencies on
+			 international conservation efforts; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id03bc6d4be16f4825bfe7417f84a530b2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any other
+			 analyses the Comptroller General considers necessary or appropriate.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection></section></title><title id="idA9742F0448794278A579F817C2FBB2E0"><enum>II</enum><header>Policy planning
+			 and implementation</header>
+			<section id="id756e53de5abe422f9c575270190c4583"><enum>201.</enum><header>United States
+			 international conservation strategy</header>
+				<subsection id="id784c62f6150f4d81953ab7186d135cd0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
+			 this Act, the President, acting through the Interagency Working Group on
+			 International Conservation designated pursuant to section 202(a), shall
+			 establish and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
+			 comprehensive strategy (hereafter referred to as the <term>International
+			 Conservation Strategy</term>) to strengthen the capacity of the United States
+			 to collaborate with other countries, international organizations, the private
+			 sector, and private voluntary organizations on a sustained international effort
+			 to conserve natural resources and enhance biodiversity in a manner beneficial
+			 to the economic well-being and security of the United States and other
+			 participating countries.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="idf7b796f7b2ad4541995ff50b03c59508"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals and
+			 benchmarks</header><text>The International Conservation Strategy established
+			 pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide a plan of action that identifies
+			 specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, and time frames for—</text>
+					<paragraph id="idfc53d90f9028477dac9f71e5f146b838"><enum>(1)</enum><text>advancing
+			 conservation in the world’s most ecologically and economically important
+			 terrestrial and marine ecosystems;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id0b34a5f13a854f67a44fadf846a2d213"><enum>(2)</enum><text>supporting
+			 distinct hotspot regions that provide a high level of economic benefit to human
+			 communities as well as a high concentration of genetic and other natural
+			 resources;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id1303e9fe16fa40cea3338ec5028c5ca1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>helping
+			 developing countries address illegal, unreported, and unregulated industrial
+			 fishing where economies are negatively impacted by depleted fish stocks;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idbb0ae8cc774840b89e3193951fcf4cb9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>safeguarding
+			 natural areas that provide fresh water to developing countries;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id17a2aa4df9354b46b86d82dbc48ebd28"><enum>(5)</enum><text>supporting
+			 enforcement efforts against illegal logging in centers of the illegal logging
+			 trade;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id71e673be34104306a50ff70bb0388355"><enum>(6)</enum><text>supporting
+			 enforcement efforts against poaching and unlawful wildlife trafficking
+			 operations;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idc956e640bf1844be8e0a236a5c0fbc9a"><enum>(7)</enum><text>facilitating and
+			 leveraging the economic and conservation benefits that derive from properly
+			 managed international hunting, angling, and wildlife observation
+			 tourism;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idf6499a9fcb7e4e1493624b5cab1e86cf"><enum>(8)</enum><text>stabilizing or
+			 reversing renewable natural resource scarcity and degradation trends in regions
+			 that are vulnerable to conflict, instability, or mass migration from natural
+			 resource depletion and wildlife trafficking;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id7f1bbfe9c8fd437f84a92cc4f1af7a5d"><enum>(9)</enum><text>expanding
+			 substantially the amount of economically and ecologically significant forest in
+			 developing countries; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id4813782d0a2d42c1b5ec1cf613b52196"><enum>(10)</enum><text>reducing the
+			 rate of erosion and desertification in developing countries where soil loss is
+			 resulting in severe impacts to the economy, food security, or stability.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8441aad259d74980bd8a0c13dcd3028a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination
+			 and leverage</header><text>The International Conservation Strategy shall
+			 coordinate and leverage the participation of relevant executive branch
+			 agencies, other countries, the private sector, and private voluntary
+			 organizations in ways that—</text>
+					<paragraph id="id5883e651322645d4a163354b90d18251"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reflect
+			 Government-wide policy that encompasses the programs of, and reduces
+			 duplication among, executive branch agencies that influence, engage in, or
+			 support international conservation;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id959324f5e4244c42a633923171d666d9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide a plan to
+			 identify and improve United States policies that could be undermining the
+			 conservation of critical natural resources and biodiversity abroad; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idf39009f200a645278289c84b18110b07"><enum>(3)</enum><text>seek to encourage
+			 and leverage participation from governments of developing countries and other
+			 governments, the private sector, private voluntary organizations, and
+			 international organizations to implement the Strategy.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id527377be414e4b5985b437ea4f7633bf"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assessing and
+			 improving effectiveness</header><text>The International Conservation Strategy
+			 shall include a description of the performance and efficiency measures
+			 developed pursuant to section 202(a)(2)(C) and a process for their
+			 utilization.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id2ad8fcf4aee54d689ff6b231c1d24615"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Country
+			 ownership</header><text>In preparing the International Conservation Strategy,
+			 the Interagency Working Group on International Conservation shall ensure that
+			 the Strategy is appropriate to local needs and conditions and incorporates the
+			 views of partner countries, and describes a means for local citizens to
+			 participate in the implementation and the setting of priorities of such
+			 programs in the field. The International Conservation Strategy should build
+			 upon partner country development plans and regional strategies.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id00af055d23054b3c8c232c982b3b381f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Revision</header><text>Not
+			 later than 4 years after the International Conservation Strategy is
+			 established, and every 4 years thereafter, the Strategy shall be revised to
+			 reflect—</text>
+					<paragraph id="id7298b49c503a4092ba7638ad05425b24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>new information
+			 collected pursuant to the implementation of the Strategy; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="iddd194326d5a84b66a3012334b9ffcb31"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advances in the
+			 understanding of biological diversity and the economic and security impacts of
+			 renewable natural resource degradation.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id548324116597494b84761d19ac4534ce"><enum>202.</enum><header>Policy
+			 implementation</header>
+				<subsection id="idE8525BF48E1643A6AC7F76A40953E856"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interagency
+			 working group on international conservation</header>
+					<paragraph id="id2032086EE2364DC5AF7957D8AF495B59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
+			 later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
+			 shall establish the Interagency Working Group on International Conservation
+			 (hereafter referred to as the <term>working group</term>), which shall include
+			 the participation of the executive branch agencies that affect, oversee, or
+			 implement programs that conduct or support international conservation
+			 activities or affect the ability of the United States to achieve the goals of
+			 the International Conservation Strategy.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idf0f6a0fb733540b5b5ddf31e2ca0cc12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
+			 working group shall—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="ida41e811f01944444a2fb0d33efd3b10d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop, through
+			 utilization of the report completed pursuant to section 101(b) and appropriate
+			 public and agency input, the International Conservation Strategy established
+			 pursuant to section 201(a);</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id724909f1c2374ecd826ff1fb6fcf64a8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify measures
+			 to enhance program and policy coordination among the relevant executive branch
+			 agencies in implementing the Strategy by ensuring that each relevant executive
+			 branch agency undertakes programs primarily in those areas where each such
+			 agency has the greatest expertise, technical capabilities, and potential for
+			 success, and ensuring that agencies avoid duplication of effort;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id948204d3b36e4dd18bc0bdba5d23383f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>work with the
+			 Office of Management and Budget to evaluate the effectiveness of the
+			 international conservation programs of the relevant executive branch agencies
+			 in meeting the goals of the Strategy by developing and applying specific
+			 performance measurements, including assessments of—</text>
+							<clause id="ida2823b1ea2cd4ab49d7e40f667cc098e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>program
+			 effectiveness;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id66beea7dab27482097105f5dabe8eb84"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>program
+			 efficiency and cost-effectiveness;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id924d33bbda0a47fba97d1706dd301f8c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>program
+			 accessibility and transparency; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id608146164dad4a7983d2785c3cd6f0d9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>agency overhead
+			 or project administration costs for programs operating in the field;</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ffb896fed994e7f86fb59b7d6cba71f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>submit to the
+			 heads of the United States Government departments and agencies represented on
+			 the working group programmatic recommendations that are consistent with the
+			 priorities of the Strategy and policy recommendations to ensure that the
+			 polices of such departments and agencies advance the interests of the United
+			 States in conserving critical natural resources and biodiversity;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbbd64f6e2fff48819fd2da65722acb2a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>submit to such
+			 heads recommendations for facilitating coordination and continuity across the
+			 departments and agencies in the implementation of international conservation
+			 policies subject to interagency or multi-agency jurisdiction;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31629a54a90f49d9a1663cb4996c0791"><enum>(F)</enum><text>identify
+			 innovative conservation projects, policies, and initiatives that contribute to
+			 achieving multiple foreign policy goals simultaneously, including—</text>
+							<clause id="id7fbca79048d2437a804bd43c41efc076"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reducing
+			 poverty;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id477ddb97e27e4139aac29c1a7a6d589c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>expanding access
+			 to food and water;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="ideaac4883ac4946879036d336928ff17c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>addressing
+			 health threats through natural resources conservation;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id9496796e8ff048c290267ccc6df3830b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>expanding the
+			 access of women to sustainably managed natural resources and to techniques for
+			 improved natural resource management;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="idd609f474255c4f629a2c4f3ebe97c981"><enum>(v)</enum><text>addressing
+			 poaching, unlawful fishing, illegal logging, and wildlife trafficking;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="idb87633f1e029472395d13b50ef990d93"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>reducing natural
+			 resource scarcities or degradation that could increase inter- and intra-state
+			 tensions; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id846b2fccd7314484a635373ae2c0436a"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>conserving
+			 biological diversity;</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0f35bc485624604a5f6191debbca366"><enum>(G)</enum><text>identify measures
+			 to address obstacles to achieving the goals of the Strategy, including policies
+			 that might limit the conservation benefits from properly managed international
+			 hunting and angling tourism;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida93c0a78e08a4077881f461c6535fae4"><enum>(H)</enum><text>develop
+			 recommendations for expanding the role of the private sector in United States
+			 international conservation programs by expanding and leveraging private sector
+			 contributions;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a4e9ecf49f049878215345ce46108be"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identify measures
+			 that further the goals of the Strategy, including regulatory actions that
+			 facilitate the importation process for wildlife species with a legitimate
+			 scientific purpose or to directly or indirectly benefit the recovery of the
+			 species or its habitat through the support of conservation programs in foreign
+			 countries;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a396f16e12449b0b091ab79454de6d9"><enum>(J)</enum><text>recommend
+			 diplomatic mechanisms, relevant international institutions and agreements, and
+			 other appropriate mechanisms to engage other countries to work jointly with the
+			 United States to achieve the goals and actions of the International
+			 Conservation Strategy;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb348d3b0864b40168721fc7d02998f5a"><enum>(K)</enum><text>identify
+			 successful conservation programs and policies currently being utilized abroad
+			 and evaluate the potential for similar approaches to be adopted or expanded by
+			 the United States to further the goals of the Strategy;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id388dba08fd3f47c791b50fe5bba74b66"><enum>(L)</enum><text>identify
+			 underperforming and unsuccessful projects and programs and make recommendations
+			 to improve performance and terminate programs and projects in a manner
+			 consistent with furthering the goals of the Strategy;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id409faca675524ddda2a56fb8dd7bab1a"><enum>(M)</enum><text>identify natural
+			 resource conservation needs not currently being met by existing policies and
+			 programs and make recommendations for addressing such needs;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc57c99bc1a5640dfadc4ce0be2f9e1e6"><enum>(N)</enum><text>recommend
+			 mechanisms to facilitate mutually beneficial international conservation
+			 partnerships between such departments and agencies, nongovernmental
+			 organizations, and the private sector; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idadd0dca2e1004cde93a67f50afa05226"><enum>(O)</enum><text>meet regularly to
+			 review progress on the objectives described in subparagraphs (A) through
+			 (N).</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf0232f2279904b39985f5ad63f874376"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Working group
+			 leadership</header><text>The President shall designate an individual in the
+			 executive branch to serve as the chair of the working group (hereafter referred
+			 to as the <term>chair</term>), the duties of whom shall include—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="ide243994e2f3a49e3a8abd32de5e93805"><enum>(A)</enum><text>convening and
+			 leading meetings of the working group;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9e742a11e7247ab89617a921e4d067d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>taking steps to
+			 ensure the development and implementation of the International Conservation
+			 Strategy;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54d0a4b2d3fc43d5a3b3375b39507b19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensuring the
+			 goals and purposes of the working group are met in accordance with paragraph
+			 (2); and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5691296f28f24f3c9f7dd0fd6114c62b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensuring public
+			 input into the development and implementation of the International Conservation
+			 Strategy by convening the International Conservation Public Advisory Board
+			 established under subsection (b).</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47777c7430524eeb9952de2de2ab2325"><enum>(b)</enum><header>International
+			 Conservation Public Advisory Board</header>
+					<paragraph id="id374a81ca3337439f9ee9256b6e1c9e1d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
+			 is hereby established a International Conservation Public Advisory Board
+			 (hereafter referred to as the <term>Advisory Board</term>), whose purpose shall
+			 be to advise the working group on matters related to the international
+			 conservation policies and programs of the United States and the development and
+			 implementation of the International Conservation Strategy, and to ensure that
+			 the best scientific, policy, economic security, and business expertise are
+			 reflected in the international conservation strategies and policies of the
+			 United States.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id06f4568deff9444d90e18bf9ce3ba923"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>It
+			 shall be the duty of the Advisory Board to advise the working group on matters
+			 related to carrying out the duties described in subsection (a)(2), including on
+			 matters submitted to it for consideration by the working group, as well as
+			 matters identified by the Advisory Board.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide6a8281b7e014d55af5c1a4bd7750324"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
+			 Advisory Board shall be comprised of not more than 15 persons appointed from
+			 among citizens of the United States who support sustainable-use conservation,
+			 and shall have outstanding expertise in one or more of the following
+			 fields:</text>
+					<paragraph id="id00ded1bcd3a24f7e8089437289dc1f2d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>International
+			 conservation.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idcb9c891511ef4285bb3b37f5f48aeb34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>International
+			 diplomacy.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idbe4aac1296714769a969380f965ce23f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>International
+			 business.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id1c10feaed2ab4c639be9dd980e080d4f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Economic
+			 development and poverty alleviation.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id204fd4d5d28841b49a76a5d2030a45a7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Food security and
+			 water access.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="ide095c462d7c74aacb752f4ca37dddc16"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Natural resource
+			 scarcity and degradation and related conflict and security issues.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idfeca51bedb6840f8a2cc0b7e4d21e10c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The economic and
+			 conservation benefits of international hunting and angling tourism.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id41175548ad814760a1e24d50c6fd39c2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>International
+			 laws concerning illegal wildlife trafficking and illegal fishing.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="iddfdcb3da11c74c5f972d83146cdf4d60"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Wildlife biology
+			 and zoology.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9b7cd1bf3fc24b74807cad3d47cc5c99"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>Members
+			 of the Advisory Board shall be appointed by the President with the advice of
+			 the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
+			 Senate and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
+			 of the House of Representatives, on a staggered basis for a term not to exceed
+			 4 years, except that with respect to the initial members of the Advisory Board,
+			 <fraction>1/3</fraction> shall be appointed for a term of 2 years,
+			 <fraction>1/3</fraction> shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, and
+			 <fraction>1/3</fraction> shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id46b09351cb5f4feb8aa1ec9541563f0c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Chairman</header><text>A
+			 member of the Advisory Board shall be elected by a vote of the majority of the
+			 Board to serve as Chairman for a 2-year term.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id734a47aeaa12437085d2d9a5e91a7b66"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
+			 Advisory Board shall convene at the call of the Chairman to consider a specific
+			 agenda of issues, as determined by the Chairman in consultation with the
+			 working group and other members of the Advisory Board.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id5ae74b81525747a6bb8f2d76f43781b8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
+			 Advisory Board shall report to the working group chair designated in accordance
+			 with subsection (a)(3) on its deliberations, conclusions, and
+			 recommendations.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id85339ad61b6646bd9e9a8aac22e77a1e"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Applicability
+			 of Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text>The Advisory Board shall be
+			 exempt from the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
+			 App.).</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="idb5127e969225458ca3bc96a5b70ec0db"><enum>203.</enum><header>Reporting</header>
+				<subsection id="id3f75cbaa0dcc4d3f986f250042b02448"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Government
+			 accountability office report</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the
+			 International Conservation Strategy is established under section 201, the
+			 Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit to consider the
+			 progress made to achieve the objectives, goals, and benchmarks described in
+			 section 201(b), and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
+			 on the development and implementation of the International Conservation
+			 Strategy. The report shall—</text>
+					<paragraph id="id7f88c73188b34bd18e7eb56ec29d6c1b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess progress
+			 made in accomplishing the goals and benchmarks described in section
+			 201(b);</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idc51bfd63533d49fda7186778c7621309"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess the extent
+			 to which the executive branch agencies have identified conservation programs
+			 and projects that have the potential for replication or adaptation,
+			 particularly at low cost, in other United States international conservation
+			 efforts;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idafc5318ad01d460c92f2f568c5f81768"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assess the extent
+			 to which agencies have increased the efficiency and effectiveness of United
+			 States international conservation programs and reducing executive branch agency
+			 overhead or project administration costs for conservation programs implemented
+			 abroad;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id0cb6f05d22ce4ae680b94a8095a0d178"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assess the extent
+			 to which agencies have identified unsuccessful projects and programs and the
+			 actions taken to improve performance or terminate such projects and
+			 programs;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idc32c0b8215194059b58269c005bbfb8d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assess the extent
+			 to which agencies have quantified the economic benefits that resulted from
+			 investments in international conservation programs and activities called for in
+			 the Strategy, and an accounting of the measures utilized to calculate such
+			 benefits;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id6e1ec876ed23433095f2ce8ee3e577dc"><enum>(6)</enum><text>assess the
+			 security benefits to the United States and friends and allies from better
+			 management of natural resources and reduction of poaching and wildlife
+			 trafficking;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idc6ecfb6e5acb4fffb5e5c1a0a38350c0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>include policy
+			 analyses and outline options for congressional consideration; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idd9bf34034ed648b9a4df481b01f75908"><enum>(8)</enum><text>include any other
+			 analyses the Comptroller General considers necessary or appropriate.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idd3af0e75d4df4c6a8aefc5832f9acfbb"><enum>204.</enum><header>Wildlife
+			 dependent recreation and uses of wildlife</header>
+				<subsection id="id7e52ab6b6a2a46098983756cd17169b5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Wildlife
+			 dependent recreation</header><text>No provision in this Act shall be construed
+			 as restricting, limiting, or otherwise impairing properly managed recreational
+			 hunting and angling.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="idbc9232e4b427477d8496bb35147777fe"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulated uses
+			 of wildlife</header><text>No provision in this Act shall be construed as
+			 restricting, limiting, or otherwise impairing the ability of any foreign
+			 jurisdiction or authority to authorize regulated programs supporting wildlife
+			 for local consumption and commercialization.</text>
+				</subsection></section></title><title id="id0f5765aa12244fbba8bc94ef9dd7e8a4"><enum>III</enum><header>Support and
+			 resources from other countries</header>
+			<section id="id467a2587229f4483b1147819d468410e"><enum>301.</enum><header>Diplomatic
+			 goals and venues</header>
+				<subsection id="id0d69c8455e6644e4ada123cbdcb2dd80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>Congress
+			 urges the President to work with the world’s major foreign assistance donor
+			 countries to—</text>
+					<paragraph id="idc92ede847f084e748e3abdf49b7bc925"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop a
+			 comprehensive and coordinated international conservation assistance strategy
+			 consistent with the priorities identified in the United States International
+			 Conservation Strategy established pursuant to section 201(a);</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idd5fb76389feb4768aa2f7534d5c5dff9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify
+			 innovative and efficient multilateral mechanisms that can be used to coordinate
+			 international action by all participating donor countries, identify and reduce
+			 duplication of efforts among such donors, achieve the most cost effective
+			 investments, and leverage international foreign assistance with meaningful
+			 financial and other commitments in recipient countries; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="idde44428d6da44e609d45833a88933274"><enum>(3)</enum><text>agree on a
+			 timetable for achieving the goals of the United States International
+			 Conservation Strategy.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc3a619fff3e740ccbda27eb4397fd99d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Venues</header><text>Congress
+			 urges the President to explore opportunities for achieving the goals identified
+			 in this section within the context of United States bilateral diplomacy with
+			 other important international donor countries, bilateral diplomacy with newly
+			 emerging donor countries, and all appropriate multilateral venues.</text>
+				</subsection></section></title></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S1006 IS: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1006</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S317">Mr. Barrasso</sponsor> (for
+			 himself, <cosponsor name-id="S261">Mr. Sessions</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S299">Mr. Vitter</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S266">Mr.
+			 Crapo</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S236">Mr. Inhofe</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S342">Mr. Blunt</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S212">Mr.
+			 Coats</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S323">Mr. Risch</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S288">Ms. Murkowski</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S153">Mr. Grassley</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S318">Mr.
+			 Wicker</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S350">Mr. Rubio</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S254">Mr. Enzi</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S352">Mr.
+			 Heller</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S260">Mr. Roberts</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S118">Mr. Hatch</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S197">Mr.
+			 McCain</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S346">Mr. Lee</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S345">Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S357">Mrs. Fischer</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S290">Mr. Chambliss</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S300">Mr.
+			 Burr</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S305">Mr. Isakson</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S365">Mr. Scott</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S358">Mr.
+			 Flake</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S287">Mr. Cornyn</cosponsor>, and
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S301">Mr. Coburn</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSEV00">Committee on Environment and Public
+			 Works</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with
+		  respect to waters of the United States.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="id159194D94CFC43C08755B2F1297F1849" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>Preserve the Waters of the United
+			 States Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id35F071D552DF41D8852E20D7F29E3972" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Identification of
+			 waters protected by the Clean Water Act</header>
+			<subsection id="id7298741B4B9B448FBE74F9351A4D8E48"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Neither the Secretary
+			 of the Army nor the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
+			 shall—</text>
+				<paragraph id="idC06045DC2F8D41BBBA5C33A40D45870F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">finalize the proposed guidance described in
+			 the notice of availability and request for comments entitled <quote>EPA and
+			 Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected
+			 by the Clean Water Act</quote> (EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0409) (76 Fed. Reg. 24479 (May
+			 2, 2011)); or</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id90495CE881E243D4954B300BAC9F9C9D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use the guidance described in paragraph
+			 (1), or any substantially similar guidance, as the basis for any decision
+			 regarding the scope of the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water
+			 Pollution Control Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>) or any
+			 rulemaking.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3D705E3BBAEB4A8AAA0BBBFD4F48954D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The use of the guidance described in
+			 subsection (a)(1), or any substantially similar guidance, as the basis for any
+			 rule shall be grounds for vacation of the rule.</text>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S1007 IS: Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2013</dc:title>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1007</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S363">Mr. King</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S252">Ms. Collins</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on
+			 Finance</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include
+		  biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient
+		  building property and energy property.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body id="H2F927E0B9106420E94190EA6E2FF5198" style="OLC">
+		<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCBCE1C72FD847DBB9EEDB2941CCD9B7" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of
+			 2013</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>BTU
+			 Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id2967BDF94BEE43B19A1A4C4451DFB928" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Residential
+			 energy-efficient property credit for biomass fuel property
+			 expenditures</header>
+			<subsection id="id933124C3270442F78574F60144AB132A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allowance of
+			 credit</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code
+			 of 1986 is amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id489F28F5E43E42378EFD52408F936CC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (4),</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id10EE23E0805344419D7E221706B9DC1B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
+			 period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>,
+			 and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id0720AA8A8AB84C23B30A61B95CB5F69E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block act-name="" id="idB6269B715EB0441EB50242A66E58B0CC" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="id4D8833F699ED41DFA1116891FB003E71"><enum>(6)</enum><text>30 percent of the
+				qualified biomass fuel property expenditures made by the taxpayer during such
+				year.</text>
+						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8DFB28EDC43C4F3CA6B513051C6AC8A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
+			 biomass fuel property expenditures</header><text>Subsection (d) of section 25D
+			 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
+			 following new paragraph:</text>
+				<quoted-block act-name="" id="id05D6D5DB05C4448EA57BF0E6D56EE86F" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="id3FB53CF06D4C4133A38FA8E5F5CD3572"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Qualified
+				biomass fuel property expenditure</header>
+						<subparagraph id="idEBC760B2039D445DB129DC91720488C7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The term <term>qualified biomass fuel property
+				expenditure</term> means an expenditure for property—</text>
+							<clause id="idA6BBF6C436604032B660AFC7828054EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>which uses the
+				burning of biomass fuel to heat a dwelling unit located in the United States
+				and used as a residence by the taxpayer, or to heat water for use in such a
+				dwelling unit, and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id0619E659BFF14E30BC8832C0FFD09E25"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which has a
+				thermal efficiency rating of at least 75 percent (measured by the higher
+				heating value of the fuel).</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFB93BBA1FF25483D9E8D0A4F6529E59C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Biomass
+				fuel</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>biomass
+				fuel</term> means any plant-derived fuel available on a renewable or recurring
+				basis, including agricultural crops and trees, wood and wood waste and
+				residues, plants (including aquatic plants), grasses, residues, and fibers.
+				Such term includes densified biomass fuels such as wood
+				pellets.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59753706E65E4404A81B8C0E5ECE5D9D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
+			 expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31,
+			 2013.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="id2421941F20294C159D9C30F6197038D4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3.</enum><header>Investment tax credit
+			 for biomass heating property</header>
+			<subsection id="id9721BF0EEED64848B425013BA8F883A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) of
+			 section 48(a)(3) is amended by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of clause
+			 (vi), by inserting <quote>or</quote> at the end of clause (vii), and by
+			 inserting after clause (vii) the following new clause:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3F681549EF0495F9ED9E894BBF07AF3" style="OLC">
+					<clause id="id56888F9366AE4CE690C39F94CA43F7C8"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">open-loop biomass (within the meaning of
+				section 45(c)(3)) heating property, including boilers or furnaces which operate
+				at thermal output efficiencies of not less than 65 percent (measured by the
+				higher heating value of the fuel) and which provide thermal energy in the form
+				of heat, hot water, or steam for space heating, air conditioning, domestic hot
+				water, or industrial process heat, but only with respect to periods ending
+				before January 1,
+				2017,</text>
+					</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id5DCE11CE0A2C4050AC9807A55B4B3279"><enum>(b)</enum><header>30 percent and
+			 15 percent credits</header>
+				<paragraph id="id4C810E2947184A359AF4A8BF25F1609E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(2) is amended—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id962241D7259F4AE1BA1E322D0A4ED2A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 clause (ii) as clause (iii),</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77530BC2E2B948CF8D2FAF74F359AE57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 after clause (i) the following new clause:</text>
+						<quoted-block act-name="" id="id57E29D57EBBA4EEC9123CB069476E995" style="OLC">
+							<clause id="id89478DE146FB4C9D9BE88A409289EE08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>except as
+				provided in clause (i)(V), 15 percent in the case of energy property described
+				in paragraph (3)(A)(viii), and</text>
+							</clause><after-quoted-block>,
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5F7105BD9986459F8EC692AE258575CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 <quote>or (ii)</quote> after <quote>clause (i)</quote> in clause (iii), as so
+			 redesignated.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id611C8F2D916343E7AD2C7DDF323D1C33"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Increased
+			 credit for greater efficiency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (i) of section 48(a)(2)(A) is
+			 amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subclause (III) and by
+			 inserting after subclause (IV) the following new subclause:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E4DB8723ED248A9956B0B908879E5DF" style="OLC">
+						<subclause id="id5BA48E2A8E1E46008F2F26D57449BF18"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy property described in paragraph
+				(3)(A)(viii) which operates at a thermal output efficiency of not less than 80
+				percent (measured by the higher heating value of the
+				fuel),</text>
+						</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAFD833B8E4924B1A81A6965CD980C66C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
+			 this section shall apply to periods after the date of the enactment of this
+			 Act, in taxable years ending after such date, under rules similar to the rules
+			 of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/48">section 48(m)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day
+			 before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of
+			 1990).</text>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1008 IS: Keep Knives Out of Our Skies Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1008</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S270">Mr. Schumer</sponsor> (for
+			 himself, <cosponsor name-id="S331">Mrs. Gillibrand</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S166">Mr. Lautenberg</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S306">Mr. Menendez</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S288">Ms.
+			 Murkowski</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
+			 referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce,
+			 Science, and Transportation</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from
+		  implementing proposed policy changes that would permit passengers to carry
+		  small, non-locking knives on aircraft.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Keep Knives Out of Our Skies
+			 Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idFFDFC0CB6D10439FA8ABB355C6C5906B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Prohibition on
+			 implementation of policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on
+			 aircraft</header>
+			<subsection id="idD3AE45BCC1DE47F394611B77A1855B2F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
+			 other provision of law, on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
+			 Secretary of Homeland Security may not implement any change to the prohibited
+			 items list of the Transportation Security Administration that would permit
+			 passengers to carry small, non-locking knives through passenger screening
+			 checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas at airports, or on board passenger
+			 aircraft.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id400F2C93BB9447499AECEA6C5BCEDA93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibited
+			 items list defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>prohibited
+			 items list</term> means the list of items passengers are prohibited from
+			 carrying as accessible property or on their persons through passenger screening
+			 checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas at airports, and on board passenger
+			 aircraft pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/49/1540.111">section 1540.111</external-xref> of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations
+			 (as in effect on January 1, 2013).</text>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S100 IS: Terminating the Expansion of Too-Big-To-Fail Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-01-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 100</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130123" legis-day="20130103">January 23
+			 (legislative day, January 3), 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S299">Mr. Vitter</sponsor> introduced
+			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSBK00">Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
+			 Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to repeal
+		  certain designation authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to
+		  repeal the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010, and for
+		  other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body id="HF7536DC6825B4AC38D6551893490A80E" style="OLC">
+		<section id="HE8F3D2D75CD94D43A9F5C8EC1514E6F3" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>Terminating the Expansion of
+			 Too-Big-To-Fail Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="H51B280FE9904478983D4DD0DA868706C"><enum>2.</enum><header>Repeal of
+			 designation authority under the Financial Stability Act of 2010</header>
+			<subsection id="H9B00167B2D13450B9F99E4AA0DEF2039"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Dodd Frank Wall
+			 Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203">Public Law 111–203</external-xref>) is
+			 amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="H01DDFF64824C4EA18603F1A7FF34005D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 102 (12
+			 U.S.C. 5311)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="HCC0CF23E8CCA4D30B64A7431E7E4B089"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (a)—</text>
+						<clause id="H3EE470CFD6F242B991082974D97087EC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking paragraph (4); and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HBE780CC84B00474994DD86D42FE8EE95"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:</text>
+							<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14A748D578EF48AA8E10E0FB92549B04" style="OLC">
+								<paragraph id="H3B5E173CB03345BD8FCDBCE9EAACF670"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Significant bank
+				holding company</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
+				<term>significant bank holding company</term> has the meanings given to it by
+				rule of the Board of Governors.</text>
+								</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD135C878F5ED477E8B7D335AD7AD210F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
+			 subsection (c);</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H49CC2C4F7E00485FB9E07397CF35EAFD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 112 (12
+			 U.S.C. 5322)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="HD09808D7C2004F03930262AB03CC4C68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (a)—</text>
+						<clause id="HBBB7F765AF56494ABE28107EFA1BD295"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>or nonbank financial companies</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H314C8B82F8D14A8E8C2842A0B8153109"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2)—</text>
+							<subclause id="HD6AB1D0FD4244DECBFEB2346E4F80454"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (A), by striking <quote>and nonbank financial companies</quote>;</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="HB5328F33ACC8488A9EC4E64C75F5D1C2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
+			 subparagraphs (H) and (J);</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H4443D89E8C1A4F5EADA7A239A0686078"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 subparagraphs (I), (K), (L), (M), and (N) as subparagraphs (H), (I), (J), (K),
+			 and (L), respectively;</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H40F629FCFD2749928E74C45EEA808059"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (H), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>nonbank financial companies
+			 and</quote>;</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H59DA9ECF97BA46EFBE38B61C88BE6115"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (I), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>, nonbank financial
+			 companies,</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="HAEDFCDDAB2E94AF39969A0B58F93F088"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (L), as so redesignated—</text>
+								<item id="HFD145695E20B486D9614CA64DD4BE2F0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
+			 striking clause (iv); and</text>
+								</item><item id="HB1D452DD065B417F9FCDDD80B221079D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
+			 redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively;
+			 and</text>
+								</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6B70777B00A47548D35763F18969E75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (d)—</text>
+						<clause id="HA21B0E61E3E34C9E849AA57F99CCD69F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (3)—</text>
+							<subclause id="HC8AB5B8DEF614C69B70AA11C11E6FC7C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (A), by striking <quote>nonbank financial company or</quote> each place such
+			 term appears;</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H8F3089A1168945E8B355118E8AC710E1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
+			 <quote>nonbank financial company or</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H35299A223AE34CBA977898DAB53C6BEB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (C), by striking <quote>foreign nonbank financial company or</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="H020E6066E6CF47AB8A692C2EC9769A70"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 striking paragraph (4);</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H559EB2BE13544CECA15F25D03E749ABF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
+			 sections 113 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5323">12 U.S.C. 5323</external-xref>), 114 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5324">12 U.S.C. 5324</external-xref>), 161 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5361">12 U.S.C. 5361</external-xref>), 162
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5362">12 U.S.C. 5362</external-xref>), 164 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5364">12 U.S.C. 5364</external-xref>), 167 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5367">12 U.S.C. 5367</external-xref>), 170 (12 U.S.C.
+			 5370), 216 (124 Stat. 1519), and 217 (124 Stat. 1519);</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE885AA067494EF88D777DDEFDE6B309"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 115 (12
+			 U.S.C. 5325)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="HD70EB5F15F814E3695C038A5F20C98A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading for
+			 such section, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of Governors
+			 and</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAA5CE22E36F4E9085DE99AB19F42C2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (a)(1)—</text>
+						<clause id="HA2F363F2A0D840A7AE703ECF483C13A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors and</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H4FEB4D25AC55440298AF46CFEB62DF18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>nonbank financial companies
+			 and</quote>;</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36ED372D70A74DD39835A36EE714AB57"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (b)—</text>
+						<clause id="HECB17EA21BC4476F8A6012583A4757ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2)—</text>
+							<subclause id="H9D64A8E0B29F4F70BE3B3294BDD136ED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the heading for
+			 such paragraph, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">financial companies</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
+			 <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">bank holding
+			 companies</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="HEE7E1CB815A7419E8DFE36F6E735DB5E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>foreign nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of Governors
+			 or</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H61E193FEE8C94D828DC40F9E570146BE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (B), by striking <quote>foreign nonbank financial company or</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="HEBA1D760FBDA4A27A265BCA47C55B83A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (3)—</text>
+							<subclause id="H82E115BAB631421E9995F71447190C71"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (A)—</text>
+								<item id="HCDCABDED05BC4502A28C4E22B65CA787"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors and</quote>; and</text>
+								</item><item id="H5F6CC00B46C94F47AFC7264C26BD6429"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in
+			 clause (i), by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>(as in
+			 effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the
+			 <short-title>Terminating the Expansion of Too-Big-To-Fail
+			 Act of 2013</short-title>)</quote>; and</text>
+								</item></subclause><subclause id="H351D218BD5D140AD9AC08140BC7C4724"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (B), by inserting after <quote>section 113</quote> the following: <quote>(as in
+			 effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Terminating the
+			 Expansion of Too-Big-To-Fail Act of 2012)</quote>;</text>
+							</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD594B86127974F688C37FACB1D10A22F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (c)—</text>
+						<clause id="H34255C8B86BE4067AACDBBE34F25AFA8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1), by striking <quote>nonbank financial companies supervised by the
+			 Board of Governors and</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H642A889FC5614980A3B928C58AA204EF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (3)—</text>
+							<subclause id="H21CD1D9FDCFD4723AEFDA44783406195"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (A), by striking <quote>any nonbank financial company supervised by the Board
+			 of Governors and</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H0A216F7D108B4AAD8951A8F895D061F9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (B)(iii), by striking <quote>a nonbank financial company supervised by the
+			 Board of Governors or</quote>;</text>
+							</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9257D602B1B447668FFDF8A86B58C330"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (d)—</text>
+						<clause id="H510B36EF10294D66B280D6A975C827A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1), by striking <quote>each nonbank financial company supervised by
+			 the Board of Governors and</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H3A8F72A2D4B1426BABA0F7B740B50F2D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2)—</text>
+							<subclause id="HD2D5FCE923C447868E7E67285CBB9742"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors
+			 and</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H5B3B6A2C2E1E47C4A187500EBBFFAC37"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>significant nonbank financial companies and</quote> each place such term
+			 appears;</text>
+							</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H429766F1DF0C43628ACDBE554220D4E1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
+			 by striking <quote>nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors or</quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3095BB7980494714BF839410F1B430CF"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in subsection (f),
+			 by striking <quote>and by nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board
+			 of Governors</quote>; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E0CB46B579E4617AB4AD1B91C86EEFE"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in subsection (g),
+			 by striking <quote>, nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors,</quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD4D9611D57E4D7EBC51F86B2AA2F376"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 116 (12
+			 U.S.C. 5326)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="HB376DF8D1B3A4B3291C3E7E6C74A4F69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
+			 by striking <quote>or a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors</quote>; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90C40495A2FC4C88A87A4FE29A1C5020"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (b)—</text>
+						<clause id="H609D7A7E5DB34BDF841739B98C664D44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>, nonbank financial company supervised by
+			 the Board of Governors,</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H1C71E2D611944EB7BF8FAC005F67DEE2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and nonbank financial company supervised by
+			 the Board of Governors</quote>;</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BDDA9BCA6374719B8B4A97DF9F4220A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in section 117 (12
+			 U.S.C. 5327)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="H3FB1AD51405B4E1F9615C3D485E65530"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
+			 by striking <quote>such entity shall be treated as a nonbank financial company
+			 supervised by the Board of Governors, as if the Council had made a
+			 determination under section 113 with respect to that entity</quote> and
+			 inserting <quote>for purposes of this title, such entity shall be treated as a
+			 bank holding company with total consolidated assets of $50,000,000,000</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70BAD0763F4849409D0B3A9FC1E8611E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (c)—</text>
+						<clause id="HC317568627034207AD40A2C611B23C7F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1), by striking <quote>a nonbank financial company supervised by the
+			 Board of Governors</quote> and inserting <quote>a bank holding company with
+			 total consolidated assets of $50,000,000,000</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HC4545F95943C4598922E16D51ACA6036"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C);</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F1BC80C05A34A51B4D39AF76DBFC6A1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in section 119(a)
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5329">12 U.S.C. 5329(a)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>, nonbank financial
+			 company,</quote>;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H118A36E54D57428BA15CE554D51BF67E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in section 120 (12
+			 U.S.C. 5330)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="H5F953535451C40EFB5F3D1E386D07399"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (a)—</text>
+						<clause id="HBC8DA83CA20945E0BA379B867EED8692"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>or nonbank financial companies</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H9CA4ED4206934818A91A58FDD2DF21F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>and nonbank financial companies</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2731B4C2C38A47BEA5201328986C7B02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (d)—</text>
+						<clause id="H059233DA48B541FC91828ED5BC633410"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HD3ECBD492E6A48A4BA246A2BE54B476D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period;
+			 and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HC986289906834D34B91C40ABC109ECC7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
+			 striking paragraph (3);</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1A904E5380A3471F88057417AE80EB0A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in section 121 (12
+			 U.S.C. 5331)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="H31C49445689A44509BCEA81B405DCC60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
+			 by striking <quote>, or a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors,</quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E182B32D70E4F1DAE7CC7B050DDE85B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by inserting after
+			 <quote>section 113</quote> the following: <quote>(as in effect on the day
+			 before the date of the enactment of the Terminating the Expansion of
+			 Too-Big-To-Fail Act of 2012)</quote>; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2D32808FA3D4BC68D77B871230413EA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (d)—</text>
+						<clause id="H3591CAC71BF24642AFB8B3741942869B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 the heading for such subsection, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Foreign financial
+			 companies</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Foreign-Based bank holding
+			 companies</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HF03638C407FF4CB4ADFE8C9810AE1DD8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>foreign nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors and</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H06CE2EB66B5C474F9843CE675E84C37D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
+			 amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text>
+							<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CBC0A5DFFCB4AE2854CA06EE5BFA998" style="OLC">
+								<paragraph id="HD35BC5DDC70D48B394CA66CA28EF3D19"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">taking into account the extent to which the
+				foreign-based bank holding company is subject on a consolidated basis to home
+				country standards that are comparable to those applied to bank holding
+				companies in the United
+				States.</text>
+								</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE29F48D0FFD48339FB90823691EE5D7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in the heading
+			 for subtitle C, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subtitle" style="OLC">Certain nonbank financial companies
+			 and</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HB06BEB6EEE3B4C8B8717332F1DEB966C"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in section 155(d)
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5345">12 U.S.C. 5345(d)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>and nonbank financial companies
+			 supervised by the Board of Governors</quote>;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H4FB85D7C86A94A619F3B1DEFD3A4E918"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in section 163
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5363">12 U.S.C. 5363</external-xref>)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="H8EAA7994D86C4B22A4181ABC4F7D8C50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
+			 subsection (a),</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97D6A1C86A1F4D7EB7B83809DD96025E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 subsection (b) as subsection (a); and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB73824AC1C6445B5A61377504E4837E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
+			 as so redesignated, by striking <quote>or a nonbank financial company
+			 supervised by the Board of Governors</quote> each place such term
+			 appears;</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7278BD606135430C9C27C29FE7B478BA"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in section 165
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5365">12 U.S.C. 5365</external-xref>)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="HA1056F5400F74088A346260C7F8142C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading for
+			 such section, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of Governors
+			 and</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H349F4A645A234309A8466F44A2CD542D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (a)(1)—</text>
+						<clause id="HE03EA6308781427EA2AC9410056FF612"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors and</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HB54D992FCA0D40CC9F9C9901572D5F23"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>nonbank financial companies
+			 and</quote>;</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE22F0E1408A04779A91503B6E673035B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (b)—</text>
+						<clause id="HE842967965684AC9B748D72064D2E9B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1), by striking <quote>nonbank financial companies supervised by the
+			 Board of Governors and</quote> each place such term appears;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H90D8C6F0EDFA4CAF93A7B7C2CECE9D6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2)—</text>
+							<subclause id="H232A03E0B4CC41A49FD9B825467305DC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the heading for
+			 such paragraph, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">foreign financial companies</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
+			 <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">foreign-based bank holding
+			 companies</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H7DFF1A7385F048998B5E0C9CE3AABEB9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>foreign nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors
+			 or</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="HCC7F7141451F413DBACF3ED1342E842C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (B)—</text>
+								<item id="H1DD96A4E998541D1A22686E584F25FEB"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>foreign financial company</quote> and inserting
+			 <quote>foreign-based bank holding company</quote>; and</text>
+								</item><item id="H38C05D0675294C8A8C7991F01BD1A391"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>financial companies</quote> and inserting <quote>bank holding
+			 companies</quote>;</text>
+								</item></subclause></clause><clause id="HC9C4CB4B21154BB6917AAD6603FBA4D0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (3)—</text>
+							<subclause id="H71E34D336FCD49CE8913A252377E2F43"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after <quote>section
+			 113</quote> each place such term appears the following: <quote>(as in effect on
+			 the day before the date of the enactment of the Terminating the Expansion of
+			 Too-Big-To-Fail Act of 2012)</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H8F311366F12048BFB960B15BA8AAC917"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (A), by striking <quote>nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors and</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="H6BA5242B782C4D0E8294093176081A4E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (4), by striking <quote>a nonbank financial company supervised by the
+			 Board of Governors or</quote>;</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7188316501D6476EB34B9C339D905BF8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (c)—</text>
+						<clause id="H607F733EBBF941D2A5FA9CE56B155FC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1)—</text>
+							<subclause id="H531FFCF58F484372A8987BD9A3A41E99"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors
+			 and</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H97DF43958F82494CB289E17C3CF56E27"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>bank holding companies</quote> and inserting <quote>bank holding
+			 company</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="H01D83C4C96EE47DBB322E083BD8AA54E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2)(D), by striking <quote>nonbank financial company supervised by
+			 the Board of Governors or a</quote>;</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1CF743FF8E646AFB7463D028D24AE22"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (d)—</text>
+						<clause id="HB77B24E2C8B44DBD88FF6D595EBE7BED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors
+			 and</quote> each place such term appears;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HC351043069754A18A05B067D31B1C4F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>bank
+			 holding companies</quote> and inserting <quote>bank holding
+			 company</quote>;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HA396A710B2B244E8B3AE0D1B3FFE81E2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2)—</text>
+							<subclause id="H19F0068EA2F349629CF92C3DE656F609"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>significant nonbank financial companies and</quote> each place such term
+			 appears; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H82C728FDE0CF423591029B0E68D264F9"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>bank holding
+			 companies</quote> and inserting <quote>bank holding company</quote>;</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="HBB49FF0F64B045C9BB33F5F4C7CB11FD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (4), by striking <quote>a nonbank financial company supervised by the
+			 Board of Governors or</quote>;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HC0CAF9BE56A346EEB5547093332930AA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (5), by striking <quote>a nonbank financial company supervised by the
+			 Board of Governors or</quote> each place such term appears; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H7C5E20D1F73A4B11A1462493DA127D25"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (6), by striking <quote>the nonbank financial company supervised by
+			 the Board, any bank holding company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the
+			 foregoing</quote> and inserting <quote>any bank holding company or any
+			 subsidiary or affiliate of the bank holding company</quote>;</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H365E275B7E4C4BA98A8B9C71EC698C5A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (e)—</text>
+						<clause id="HE5FBAE1794B54A52858DFE6A9F8B8C96"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1), by striking <quote>a nonbank financial company supervised by the
+			 Board of Governors or</quote>;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H8312E1250E9F463482320BF96427B3AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2), by striking <quote>nonbank financial company supervised by the
+			 Board of Governors and</quote>;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HB873D55EC8B04968965686E8C40D06E4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (3), by striking <quote>the nonbank financial company supervised by
+			 the Board of Governors or</quote> each place such term appears; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H1F421634A5E749E2B84BED4F1AB34B55"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (4), by striking <quote>a nonbank financial company supervised by the
+			 Board of Governors or</quote>;</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CD3910419C6443E87A96CDD49BFE8B8"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in subsection (f),
+			 by striking <quote>nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors and</quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97B2D87DF17B41619C60A0A30C617DA4"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (g)(1), by striking <quote>and any nonbank financial company supervised by the
+			 Board of Governors</quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2A9A7AB72864CE08C3A6F391CBC63A2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (h)—</text>
+						<clause id="H07AB82AC74BA4311A2ECECC7D34A2B1A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking paragraph (1);</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HF5137571B5D44702B914898F2F732F90"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2),
+			 respectively;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HE2FDC050C8B3480EBB00232C7ABF463C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>paragraph (3)</quote>
+			 each place such term appears and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H10156A7F21A240718B592228A7C60761"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by
+			 striking <quote>nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors
+			 or</quote> each place such term appears;</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H131365F2B46845ADB222C7D6563AB714"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (i)—</text>
+						<clause id="HC9B41C79E24A476A8D7B561A69C9EBA2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1)—</text>
+							<subclause id="HC47D0F7F36224DD2BB2EFC36F92B1FE8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (A), by striking <quote>nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors and</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H6D8FC18AEEB2442F95D52F121F5D3443"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (B), by striking <quote>and nonbank financial companies</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="H2424CAC802554CC8909E05DD7297A8FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>nonbank financial company supervised by
+			 the Board of Governors and a</quote>;</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B917E635DD54C628D4BD61F61FCF437"><enum>(K)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (j)—</text>
+						<clause id="H781FB72F5ED84D039FF4B08DC0FBE57D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (1), by striking <quote>or a nonbank financial company supervised by
+			 the Board of Governors</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H1E11841A9E1E4967B9A26BFC113FD712"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting after
+			 <quote>section 113</quote> the following: <quote>(as in effect on the day
+			 before the date of the enactment of the Terminating the Expansion of
+			 Too-Big-To-Fail Act of 2012)</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H589126F423C34B0E971795257AAB0892"><enum>(L)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (k)(1), by striking <quote>or nonbank financial company supervised by the Board
+			 of Governors</quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H15F3C27BED1B47BF944F6899FEC9C2A4"><enum>(14)</enum><text>in section 166
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5366">12 U.S.C. 5366</external-xref>), by striking <quote>a nonbank financial company supervised by
+			 the Board of Governors or</quote> each place such term appears;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H30F7B9F3880545638188B5AE9F9541AD"><enum>(15)</enum><text>in section 169
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5369">12 U.S.C. 5369</external-xref>), by striking <quote>and nonbank financial companies</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H37B7F5D3EEB04E379C526E9A615B590D"><enum>(16)</enum><text>in section 171(b)
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5371">12 U.S.C. 5371(b)</external-xref>)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="H973C29D1CF9548B396FD5EFE7E1823F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>, depository institution holding companies, and nonbank financial
+			 companies supervised by the Board of Governors</quote> each place such term
+			 appears and inserting <quote>and depository institution holding
+			 companies</quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF3226D8D3444F4DB15929A4D761BDD2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (3)—</text>
+						<clause id="H802B5ECEBF504153BA465070D5A04708"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>or nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H2A53987D7A044987B296706FB411CC4E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>or the primary financial regulatory agency in the case of
+			 nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of Governors</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H592864933CF74F488AA3E9E9BEF657B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (4)—</text>
+						<clause id="id3049B4E9789D4EFD9119B434C404F7F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>or by nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors</quote> each place such term appears; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="idF4287767BF9C4E739D8E73F2C0E47700"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 adding a period at the end.</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H490740C34AF9432787B9E731AA36C4B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendments</header>
+				<paragraph id="H9A11407E386B46F99EA91D22B8E263B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bank Holding
+			 Company Act of 1956</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Bank
+			 Holding Company Act of 1956 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1841">12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="HB54B7BCEEFDE46049792C00D0E8D3E58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 13 (12
+			 U.S.C. 1851)—</text>
+						<clause id="H0969F57206D04F739079EC50737AC685"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2);</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H2E72107E455F4BD9BA4310FD2761744A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 subsection (b)(2)(B)—</text>
+							<subclause id="H4AC1481CD3804EBE97F2223A39B49330"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i)(II),
+			 by striking <quote>, any nonbank financial company supervised by the
+			 Board</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="HB39ABFA3505D44ADA62425AC0B37FEE9"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>and
+			 nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board</quote>;</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="H105CACF1A2BB4839BA558AC17313AF84"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
+			 subsection (c)(2)—</text>
+							<subclause id="H9390A3BC17E44FB18A1B1648AA909082"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>or nonbank financial company supervised by the Board</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="HF040B8635CAB4B54BF4C9E5A058F5CEE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>or 2 years after the date on which the entity or company becomes a
+			 nonbank financial company supervised by the Board</quote>;</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="H1C995A082D2F494EBE0575BC2D274710"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
+			 subsection (e)(2), by striking <quote>or nonbank financial company supervised
+			 by the Board</quote> each place such term appears;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H5C37F6722FE4421195E7E286B2CE8D47"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
+			 subsection (g), by striking <quote>or nonbank financial company supervised by
+			 the Board</quote> each place such term appears; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HB3B86663AD04483380C3EB7E5D8845A6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in
+			 subsection (h)—</text>
+							<subclause id="H0B58960BF2334EC9AD6FAB541643F02A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
+			 paragraph (3);</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H73FE2D2D290E456DBB8B80CAB99AB5A3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6),
+			 respectively; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H6AD9EF6B9F38485FBB5846A9521E1F17"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (3), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>or nonbank financial company
+			 supervised by the Board</quote> each place such term appears;</text>
+							</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B8378949AEF4F7DB663B39B90271EF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 14(a)
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1852">12 U.S.C. 1852(a)</external-xref>)—</text>
+						<clause id="HA168CA9F90D04572A9F11952314C732A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (2)—</text>
+							<subclause id="HA6DEFF3EB0A746DD9AEA0AA5141A2D4B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
+			 subparagraph (E); and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H25A80E919C7E443AB1316216F71DFEF5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (E); and</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="H0AC890FE6CF449E2A526A493F5317412"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (3)(C), by striking <quote>or other nonbank financial company
+			 supervised by the Board</quote>.</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H322F97603D94478691193D212671F7F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dodd-<enum-in-header>F</enum-in-header>rank
+			 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</header><text>The Dodd-Frank
+			 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203">Public Law 111–203</external-xref>) is
+			 amended—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="H9A19EEE6B30640FE86E7200A88C57CB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the table of
+			 contents for such Act under section 1(b)—</text>
+						<clause id="H65B146505DBE4855BE45EA926A36ECCE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the items relating to sections
+			 113, 114, 161, 162, 164, 167, 170, 216, and 217;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H77DB32B740AC42D4B781BAA3B38A5515"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to section 115, by
+			 striking <quote>nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors and</quote>;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H94CED8DA7AC2463688F99EFF92551CF1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
+			 the item relating to subtitle C of title II, by striking <quote>certain nonbank
+			 financial companies and</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HCC4B003A60CF46479BF50AAA4946BA20"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to section 165, by
+			 striking <quote>nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors and</quote>;</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23F895966EF1497EB25667DCEA870694"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 201(a)
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5381">12 U.S.C. 5381(a)</external-xref>)—</text>
+						<clause id="H15238B1BA00F4B9C928903D5A9F4F9CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 paragraph (11)(B)—</text>
+							<subclause id="H546666A2A6984C3BA0DC79EA45CFDFA7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking clause
+			 (ii); and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H96A101440FDD451483282B6AD0852037"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively;</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="HD6528D89D30B43949EF59DCF4169FBFD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 striking paragraphs (14) and (15); and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HCD3E46BED49D42769473AC00ED4BFC49"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
+			 redesignating paragraph (16) as paragraph (14);</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6318E7847D274541B4B72998B11D144C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section
+			 210(o)(1)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5390">12 U.S.C. 5390(o)(1)(A)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>and any nonbank
+			 financial company supervised by the Board of Governors</quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81CE8362BE2C482A861D16ABA4720F1E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in section
+			 618(a)(4)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1850a">12 U.S.C. 1850a(a)(4)(B)</external-xref>)—</text>
+						<clause id="HF92CC95E842C4F3B97E0FC7D0778245A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking clause (i); and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HF5CE171FDDAA412AABEAFA39EE0A5C4A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), (iv),
+			 (v), and (vi) as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively;</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD81214DE735A44789CC904CFBA5949FB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in section
+			 716(i)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/8305">15 U.S.C. 8305(i)(1)</external-xref>)—</text>
+						<clause id="H07A8529EB05B48CB95DB2C90EBEB4F45"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking subparagraph (B);</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H2148015444D74BE2AD922390012AB0E7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H17DF231ACE8A45A582FE46526FC290D4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
+			 subparagraph (B), as so redesignated—</text>
+							<subclause id="H0A62F494A6D4440E8B6CC1FDDD6BADB5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the heading for
+			 such subparagraph, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">, non-systemically significant institutions not subject to
+			 heightened prudential supervision as regulated under section
+			 113</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">swaps entities</header-in-text></quote>;
+			 and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H68B242EF83664EC8A0540A7607D0B840"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>, non-systemically significant institutions not subject to heightened
+			 prudential supervision as regulated under section 113</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14EADF0E6BF2476AB8F9CA41B1310B62"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in section 726(a)
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/8323">15 U.S.C. 8323(i)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>a nonbank financial company (as defined
+			 in section 102) supervised by the Board, an affiliate of such a bank holding
+			 company or nonbank financial company,</quote> and inserting <quote>an affiliate
+			 of such a bank holding company,</quote>; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A7981330C8E41FE96B404C45C50747B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in section 765(a)
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/8343">15 U.S.C. 8343(a)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>a nonbank financial company (as defined
+			 in section 102) supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
+			 System, affiliate of such a bank holding company or nonbank financial
+			 company,</quote> and inserting <quote>affiliate of such a bank holding
+			 company,</quote>.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H08F24C745A4346CC95D5A8DDA705EC93"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal Deposit
+			 Insurance Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
+			 10(b)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1820">12 U.S.C. 1820(b)(3)</external-xref>) is
+			 amended—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="HE263F388FD1748A7848154EB6D92F197"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (A)—</text>
+						<clause id="H19B109E833D04878970D4ED1ECEAF207"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>or nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H30844A637DD7420A868FF574A3DFE2CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>or of such nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors</quote>; and</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AFFD16EEEEA4F9E9CFAE00E7E7A952A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (B), by striking <quote>a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of
+			 Governors or</quote>.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H72E75F376DE64AA8807D901B2365DF02"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal Reserve
+			 Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11 of the Federal
+			 Reserve Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/248">12 U.S.C. 248</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="H35D311AEF64241CA90EC0C0E72736731"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 the second subsection (s), as added by section 318(c) of the Dodd-Frank Wall
+			 Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as subsection (t); and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C1C87BEE9654462866133C7FF5F8E6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)
+			 of subsection (t), as so redesignated—</text>
+						<clause id="H882A267118B24C75B8AFE0805110AA78"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 subparagraph (A), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="HED56A72D743A4039AB60A8607B5B2F2C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
+			 subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period;
+			 and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H26EE9A9CEF7E45D19C74CDDE0362FE6A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
+			 striking subparagraph (C);</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95D66211DEA642B19A8245F077EC894B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Title
+			 31</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/313">Section 313(c)(1)</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, is
+			 amended—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="H708459B8A69E440498F4919DBB7E7BCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
+			 subparagraph (C); and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA1B955010BE4C80BE8F669F2958A2B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F),
+			 and (G), respectively.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7ECF47B59BA34E03B1EE44EF42401E27"><enum>3.</enum><header>Repeal of the
+			 Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
+			 Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5461">12 U.S.C. 5461 et seq.</external-xref>), and the item
+			 relating to that title in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act,
+			 are hereby repealed.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S1010 IS: Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1010</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S330">Mr. Bennet</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S289">Mr. Alexander</cosponsor>) introduced the
+			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00">Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
+			 and Pensions</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To establish the Commission on Effective Regulation and
+		  Assessment Systems for Public Schools. </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="idC04DBE54A34D43C6922E11376DFEA548" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>Commission on Effective Regulation and
+			 Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idE07C520AC9114B11B71C83DCCB5C2ABB"><enum>2.</enum><header>Commission on
+			 Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools</header>
+			<subsection id="idAB8872C0F2A34F4CBAE6CF6F052A3407"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
+			 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA660E1DFC80B4138A97F06809784F00C" style="OLC">
+					<title id="idCFC2B7FB70FC45ADB73E369C943ADD9D"><enum>X</enum><header>Commission on
+				Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools</header>
+						<section id="IDcf0a2eadb56148fd88e4395ee58d2a40"><enum>10001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
+							<paragraph id="IDc27fa488d5894beba1e8a6dd0538157c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
+				term <term>Chairperson</term> means the Chairperson of the Commission.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="ID107251e8dead4638a76f9fa1e841387b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The
+				term <term>Commission</term> means the Commission on Effective Regulation and
+				Assessment Systems for Public Schools.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb9343012eac24c3da3cdc35b7e87202b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relevant
+				committees</header><text>The term <term>relevant committees</term> means the
+				Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
+				Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
+				Representatives.</text>
+							</paragraph></section><section id="IDf77cfa8d64b34f7285d361dc5e0b2140"><enum>10002.</enum><header>Establishment
+				of Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public
+				Schools</header>
+							<subsection id="IDefcd5744ece34a3cb3dce7e90fb556ef"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the
+				<short-title>Commission on Effective Regulation and
+				Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall
+				establish a commission to be known as the <term>Commission on Effective
+				Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools</term>.</text>
+							</subsection><subsection id="ID295a3dfc8b084593a59068852d5f42cd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
+				Commission shall—</text>
+								<paragraph id="idF12E3CC11E7D47B8BDA43A9165B3EBF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>examine Federal,
+				State, and local regulatory requirements on elementary and secondary
+				education;</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id54C4B5EE668141759E6E86FA0F4AD313"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make
+				recommendations on how to align and improve such Federal, State, and local
+				requirements to improve performance and innovation;</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id6055E8A64679496181DEEE99E16454E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>examine the
+				quality and purpose of current Federal, State, and local assessment
+				requirements; and</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="ID53a263494aa6404bae3d779bff28e4f4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>make
+				recommendations to improve and align assessment systems to provide quality and
+				meaningful information for parents, teachers, and students to improve student
+				achievement, teacher performance, and innovation.</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa8f9941bc9644dc881e53db3a4274a41"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header>
+								<paragraph id="ID68ddb70df0a644cda6158b0e473f3740"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
+				Commission shall be composed of—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="ID494d1e16692d41a8b6b22b93e14c48cd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>4
+				Governors;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c98175998d244e189c615ba2cb93cac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>6 State
+				legislators;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID46903e85d0004782a0809ef1010dff88"><enum>(C)</enum><text>2 Chief State
+				school officers;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc25ed82c24a419494c1bfbf25d18583"><enum>(D)</enum><text>2 State officials
+				responsible for administering Federal education programs;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6623bd068ce949f589bfcaa6da0d352f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>4
+				superintendents;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0988e37cac2e49559a47a6185b76c11a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>2
+				principals;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32886ba0afe04b869172b63bf11a142a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>2
+				teachers;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3C0165BDE04B4855B42BB500FAF8BED0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>2 assessment
+				experts; and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA4AD1F07F61645F59B9C4944793039D1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>2 teacher and
+				principal effectiveness experts.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf98384e6f2d49258962a3b9478fd8a9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
+				Secretary shall solicit input and nominations for appointing members of the
+				Commission from—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="ID1858e83bfd6a4235bb26fb2583f9c8eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Governors;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc457cc4c95df404190b768021f18533c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>members of
+				Congress;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe110dfcfa1504cc6ad2bf73630660074"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State
+				legislators;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDae322e4ac87d4ea9a44b50f3b793742b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>superintendents,
+				principals, teachers, and other members of the education community; and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDccfc52a6c25248ddab2615a85ab70964"><enum>(E)</enum><text>parents,
+				students, and other members of the general public.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb410abba449d44ec93395188cf56467a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>The
+				Secretary shall determine the membership of the Commission after considering
+				recommendations submitted under paragraph (2).</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID66aad9fdf8d548a997b9c69068ecacab"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
+				Secretary shall designate a Governor as the Chairperson of the
+				Commission.</text>
+							</subsection><subsection id="ID1698714ca4e34aa8a87fbbff6dcb4611"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
+				Commission shall hold, at the call of the Chairperson, at least 1 meeting every
+				6 months. All such meetings shall be open to the public. The Commission may
+				hold, at the call of the Chairperson, such other meetings as the Chairperson
+				sees fit to carry out this title.</text>
+							</subsection><subsection id="ID9c481d2858e2474a92c9c6e12d9729e4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
+				majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a
+				lesser number of members may hold hearings.</text>
+							</subsection><subsection id="ID5d0c992dda5b49959aaaa6644d822911"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Initial
+				meeting</header><text>The Commission shall hold its first meeting not later
+				than 60 days after the date of enactment of the
+				<short-title>Commission on Effective Regulation and
+				Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act</short-title>.</text>
+							</subsection></section><section id="ID45101c070fca4759b163ba3db226d2f2"><enum>10003.</enum><header>Powers of
+				the Commission</header>
+							<subsection id="ID5246838af8584d1d9e7ef93cd25d8388"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Hearings</header>
+								<paragraph id="ID7e2e72fa3604447cbcccc4c4cddb22f4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The Commission shall hold such hearings, sit and act at
+				such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the
+				Commission determines appropriate to carry out this title.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="ID911debd92abd4c2a8b657c46d185e7c6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participation</header><text>In
+				hearings held under this subsection, the Commission shall consider inviting
+				witnesses from, among other groups—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="ID4b4b537cda4648b58d04af7ca4cd9b40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>teachers;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1a82a8e49f464c2483d68f2eda7c9d55"><enum>(B)</enum><text>parents;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID33efdd01ad6b451fbaea725d5bf220d8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>principals;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa9bbfe5c96da488b8fef8237dc2191f6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>superintendents;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID730c6c48b83d44fc8c8045ea14b83d27"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Federal, State,
+				and local educational agency personnel;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe7c91b6a86fb4ad99e5506b9196ec714"><enum>(F)</enum><text>researchers and
+				other experts; and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2ffef8566a884cd787c655f162b0fdc4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any other
+				individuals determined appropriate by the Commission.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf53ddaa9793b40fb8abb829d37ef173c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
+				from Federal agencies</header><text>The Commission may secure directly from any
+				Federal department or agency such information as the Commission considers
+				necessary to carry out this title. Upon request of the Chairperson, the head of
+				such department or agency shall furnish such information to the
+				Commission.</text>
+							</subsection></section><section id="ID46119ef5e5a24f2f9d31b42482c877d9"><enum>10004.</enum><header>Duties of
+				the Commission</header>
+							<subsection id="ID543e0cee8ca941b3a0a7674c8d2f41db"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duties</header>
+								<paragraph id="ID3a2d2035499842acae809029b5b5254d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The Commission shall take such actions as it determines
+				necessary to gain a full understanding of the issues of effective regulation
+				and assessment systems for public schools.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="ID660262533d244f888430dfcfc4cf2681"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Areas of
+				emphasis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall
+				focus—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="ID84377577212f4de6a6b7d3cfbc9c93bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in examining the
+				over-regulation of public schools, on—</text>
+										<clause id="IDe9a8f71ec09348438ffeb7b898f84115"><enum>(i)</enum><text>examining
+				Federal, State, and local regulations governing public schools;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="ID34dcf90b259d4e219d21bc50a287eb0f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>differentiating
+				between financial, programmatic, general education, special education, and
+				civil rights requirements;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="ID8c110f7fc49f4e8d9f4e476f7cba7ec4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifying
+				which government entity requires each regulation;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="IDc1a370eb4cd84383a0a9533de2f471c5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>measuring the
+				cost of compliance in terms of funds spent on compliance and time in hours and
+				personnel;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="IDc97285b4ab37453193a495a4d7105673"><enum>(v)</enum><text>identifying
+				duplicative, redundant, or unnecessary regulations at each governmental level;
+				and</text>
+										</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID397f9ce3d9964a81ab43a3b1b2fbcbcc"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>investigating
+				how Federal, State, and local interpretations of laws and regulations create
+				additional or unnecessary burden and are used as rationale for imposing
+				requirements that are not actually mandated by law; and</text>
+										</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa5f766c9ecee48b0884ea735445f80d7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in examining the
+				effective testing of public schools, on—</text>
+										<clause id="ID1221455e17834c20be47ffc1ee7db786"><enum>(i)</enum><text>examining
+				Federal, State, and local testing and standardized assessment requirements for
+				public elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="ID47ec25c527c8484297cf38e0317d8c54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>determining the
+				purpose and intent of each such test or assessment, including whether it is
+				intended to measure student achievement and growth, teacher and principal
+				effectiveness, or system accountability;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="ID0ca4a234a41149cf97c71429fad2296e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>determining the
+				frequency, length, and scheduling of such tests and assessments, and measuring,
+				in hours and days, the student and teacher time spent on testing;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="ID0c7d8ad9ee464838a37fad1a1fa82a04"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>examining
+				standardized assessments required by Federal, State, or local requirements,
+				excluding teacher-created tests and quizzes and formative assessments;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="ID1a64bd12a4fb4a3f89550def27810d89"><enum>(v)</enum><text>reporting on the
+				quality of standardized assessments;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="ID05332214c601437184c1e202cffb0c4d"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>examining
+				reporting practices of test results and the degree to which the results are
+				returned in a timely manner with sufficient quality to be useful to parents,
+				teachers and principals, and students to inform and improve their work,
+				including targeting instruction to student needs, grading student work, and
+				evaluating teacher and principal effectiveness;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="IDb67d75aa24b44fbe9a410ec6e06f0a3b"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>analyzing the
+				ability of quality assessments to measure whether a student is prepared to
+				graduate from high school and pursue college or a career without the need for
+				academic remediation;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="ID7451fc167d814ad485842e9745695732"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>examining what
+				factors most contribute to quality assessments and the extent to which
+				high-quality assessments can advance student learning;</text>
+										</clause><clause id="IDd469b2036bb84b96a25a0e41b654d351"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>determining the
+				technology infrastructure required for next generation assessments; and</text>
+										</clause><clause id="ID01a678c1d9634e3eb3975a9aaee5ac28"><enum>(x)</enum><text>identifying
+				opportunities to improve assessment practices to better promote parent, teacher
+				and principal, and student understanding of progress toward college and career
+				readiness and public understanding of school performance and educational
+				productivity.</text>
+										</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id46E91D65273449DF9597367B32961C1C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Samples</header><text>In
+				conducting its work under this title, the Commission may rely on samples of
+				States and local school districts for examples of regulations and testing
+				requirements.</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2416960478004491a7e5f92bbbf70ce0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header>
+								<paragraph id="IDf63ccc064d18439a93c5f768686e1b1a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission shall provide
+				regular reports in a manner and form of the Commission's choosing to—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="id04D6E0F6EBDD46F69C5134C7CEAC644C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary;
+				and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CC5ABA7E8B24BABAF26168713D9DE49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the members of
+				the relevant committees.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID38733649cc4e441b81447b50779e7604"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual
+				report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the first meeting
+				of the Commission, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall issue a report
+				to—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="id54D9F46EFFBB4FC68C0191BA7F4E9B55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary;
+				and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8397BD1ABC7740038F7DA6CEFD5FCA7F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the members of
+				the relevant committees.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDeaca2d6a415a403cbc66be9e6cc23f44"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
+				report</header><text>The Commission shall—</text>
+									<subparagraph commented="no" id="id7B557B1B4F5641858C2685EA1CE7EDEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prepare a
+				report—</text>
+										<clause commented="no" id="idB14439B1F52E4B2798EE7B636C49E6D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>analyzing
+				findings of the Commission; and</text>
+										</clause><clause commented="no" id="id2F83A106FBAB439FAF0648D78E722DD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>making
+				recommendations for Federal, State, and local policy makers; and</text>
+										</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7E54DC8F908F498DAC315A42BF9A6375"><enum>(B)</enum><text>broadly
+				disseminate such report to the general public.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID741d6eb280664b3aa4fae2d542d6d420"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Testimony</header><text>The
+				Chairperson shall annually provide testimony to the relevant committees.</text>
+							</subsection></section><section id="ID821ada0a4ca24f0ca1d2eb4582470a1a"><enum>10005.</enum><header>Commission
+				personnel matters</header>
+							<subsection id="ID5c95a4fb281247f392438a3841f278a3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compensation of
+				members</header><text>Each member of the Commission shall serve without
+				compensation in addition to any such compensation received for the member's
+				service as an officer or employee of the United States, if applicable.</text>
+							</subsection><subsection id="ID79be07f77e204f39a73610a52f300b8c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Travel
+				expenses</header><text>The members of the Commission shall be allowed travel
+				expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for
+				employees of agencies under subchapter 1 of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United
+				States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the
+				performance of services for the Commission.</text>
+							</subsection><subsection id="ID9a01a02fa2434179856872b4c92a3b22"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistance</header>
+								<paragraph id="ID48b72199957840b39417301af436eb15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
+				Education shall provide assistance to the Commission, upon request of the
+				Commission, without reimbursement.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdbada208f5b94aa987167df2dd444106"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Detail of
+				government employees</header><text>Any Federal Government employee may be
+				detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall be
+				without interruption or loss of civil service status or
+				privilege.</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection></section></title><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id290E4B5E84774CD3BDC0F1F6C9D194F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
+			 contents</header><text>The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and
+			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the
+			 following:</text>
+				<quoted-block id="ide57984ee-52d5-45f8-a15c-d3b778e89dc0" style="OLC">
+					<toc>
+						<toc-entry idref="idCFC2B7FB70FC45ADB73E369C943ADD9D" level="title">Title X—Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems
+				for Public Schools</toc-entry>
+						<toc-entry idref="IDcf0a2eadb56148fd88e4395ee58d2a40" level="section">Sec. 10001. Definitions.</toc-entry>
+						<toc-entry idref="IDf77cfa8d64b34f7285d361dc5e0b2140" level="section">Sec. 10002. Establishment of Commission on Effective Regulation
+				and Assessment Systems for Public Schools.</toc-entry>
+						<toc-entry idref="ID45101c070fca4759b163ba3db226d2f2" level="section">Sec. 10003. Powers of the Commission.</toc-entry>
+						<toc-entry idref="ID46119ef5e5a24f2f9d31b42482c877d9" level="section">Sec. 10004. Duties of the Commission.</toc-entry>
+						<toc-entry idref="ID821ada0a4ca24f0ca1d2eb4582470a1a" level="section">Sec. 10005. Commission personnel
+				matters.</toc-entry>
+					</toc>
+					<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S1011 IS: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
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+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1011</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S321">Mr. Johanns</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S357">Mrs. Fischer</cosponsor>) introduced the
+			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSBK00">Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
+			 Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in
+		  commemoration of the centennial of Boys Town, and for other
+		  purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body id="HB0BD94BC3A3D4F4BA76979DB502C025E" style="OLC">
+		<section id="H1EE5BF0E95FB407299811726E460C0BB" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>Boys Town Centennial Commemorative
+			 Coin Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="H9698AF342F7849CBA9F862C590CFD8B4"><enum>2.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
+			<paragraph id="HFAE2A0DF76BF4B94BCBA2A3DAAD6FBE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Boys Town is a
+			 nonprofit organization dedicated to saving children and healing families,
+			 nationally headquartered in the village of Boys Town, Nebraska;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H710FD4CEC2CA44D4B6851E5A90E58023"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Father Flanagan’s
+			 Boys Home, known as <term>Boys Town</term>, was founded on December 12, 1917,
+			 by Servant of God Father Edward Flanagan;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H28235A27AE7B4BE4A9FF8C25C9BC3CD0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Boys Town was
+			 created to serve children of all races and religions;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H19A04E7076D942D9B1A9BF3B09D60F96"><enum>(4)</enum><text>news of the work
+			 of Father Flanagan spread worldwide with the success of the 1938 movie,
+			 <term>Boys Town</term>;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C195227ACF6486B9798C47561A5A2D0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>after World War
+			 II, President Truman asked Father Flanagan to take his message to the world,
+			 and Father Flanagan traveled the globe visiting war orphans and advising
+			 government leaders on how to care for displaced children;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1639E6A029F4DBA8DE920812EB8FF78"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Boys Town has
+			 grown exponentially, and now provides care to children and families across the
+			 country in 11 regions, including California, Nevada, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa,
+			 Louisiana, North Florida, Central Florida, South Florida, Washington, DC, New
+			 York, and New England;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="HD040E673BD0246448523F4DACC96E771"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the Boys Town
+			 National Hotline provides counseling to more than 150,000 callers each
+			 year;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9281A29D5184E65A60ED43E1FF5DFA7"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the Boys Town
+			 National Research Hospital is a national leader in the field of hearing care
+			 and research of Usher Syndrome;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H3879B30D555B40E68E4E9AAC9AB37A00"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Boys Town programs
+			 impact the lives of more than 2,000,000 children and families across America
+			 each year; and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H345C5298157C45DBB3CC41AA94441E3B"><enum>(10)</enum><text>December 12th,
+			 2017, will mark the 100th anniversary of Boys Town, Nebraska.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="H8274C99C826248D4A737FB2E76F0EB64"><enum>3.</enum><header>Coin
+			 specifications</header>
+			<subsection id="HE6CE4C8A18794D53AC1D4257F602E9B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>$5 gold
+			 coins</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the
+			 Treasury (referred to in this Act as the <term>Secretary</term>) shall mint and
+			 issue not more than 50,000 $5 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the
+			 founding of Father Flanagan’s Boys Town, each of which shall—</text>
+				<paragraph id="HDB5753148E414114A4A1DC6157D1CDFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>weigh 8.359
+			 grams;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HC86E5072A04C43EFBAEDD26BCBE23898"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have a diameter of
+			 0.850 inches; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H52292FF233F04C21AF070E46F32B8FC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>contain 90 percent
+			 gold and 10 percent alloy.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6A58094E64464F158DB1C9D2A71465EF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>$1 silver
+			 coins</header><text>The Secretary shall mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1
+			 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan’s
+			 Boys Town, each of which shall—</text>
+				<paragraph id="HD31443CAA1BE4CBB8B3AF52AD91CF187"><enum>(1)</enum><text>weigh 26.73
+			 grams;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H18807B3507B046EFA2A5DD59643C36F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have a diameter of
+			 1.500 inches; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4EA77B8648E461EB6FB6B31D615CAFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>contain 90 percent
+			 silver and 10 percent copper.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD112A7C52C15444B88F2116983BDB0AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Half dollar clad
+			 coins</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
+			 mint and issue not more than 300,000 half dollar clad coins in commemoration of
+			 the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan’s Boys Town, each of which
+			 shall—</text>
+				<paragraph id="H4E21B954B2C24D7A88EC69BA231327FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>weigh 11.34
+			 grams;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A0700EA6FC1401DA87E28012033E3A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have a diameter of
+			 1.205 inches; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C04AEB6682D40C6A2DD6C4923E55779"><enum>(3)</enum><text>be minted to the
+			 specifications for half dollar coins contained in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/5112">section 5112(b)</external-xref> of title 31,
+			 United States Code.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCE50E65D085046A29BC25E0351C85ECD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Legal
+			 tender</header><text>The coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as
+			 provided in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/5103">section 5103</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H2EEF856262D94DB5BED36C672F245F31"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Numismatic
+			 items</header><text>For purposes of sections <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/5134">5134</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/5136">5136</external-xref> of title 31, United
+			 States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be
+			 numismatic items.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="H27DD9106D57D48A8BD80097ADA205374"><enum>4.</enum><header>Design of
+			 coins</header>
+			<subsection id="H3DCBAACC60034CB1BCCBB7EEBDB14F29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>The design of the coins minted under this Act shall be
+			 emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town, one of the largest nonprofit child
+			 care agencies in the United States.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H7BB474B89D91420FA6FCE9C52EB3D3ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation and
+			 inscriptions</header><text>On each coin minted under this Act, there shall
+			 be—</text>
+				<paragraph id="HDAB089FCA56F4A3EAFEF5D385BE648BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
+			 designation of the value of the coin;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1C8AA1A62894EEB982832BB09BF8930"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an inscription of
+			 the year <quote>2017</quote>; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H942881F85CEA4A3EBF58376F05B29B97"><enum>(3)</enum><text>inscriptions of
+			 the words <term>Liberty</term>, <term>In God We Trust</term>, <term>United
+			 States of America</term>, and <term>E Pluribus Unum</term>.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5040900923D145C981CAD81A9676E0EF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The
+			 design for the coins minted under this Act shall be—</text>
+				<paragraph id="HA2DC8462A81E491EA2CB8CFAE07818AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>selected by the
+			 Secretary, after consultation with the National Executive Director of Boys Town
+			 and the Commission of Fine Arts; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H513C719BF40C4B359759AA872B05BC1D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reviewed by the
+			 Citizens of Coinage Advisory Committee.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB5D74BA99AB845238D5CDBC083B4DD62"><enum>5.</enum><header>Issuance of
+			 coins</header>
+			<subsection id="H043E76E480DA47D7824B8B7CD007D967"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Quality of
+			 coins</header><text>Coins minted under this Act shall be issued in uncirculated
+			 and proof qualities.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HAA9E19C7A761410BA8B3F5349DEFA6F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mint
+			 facility</header><text>Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may be used to
+			 strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this Act.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H2EFC65C513B64D47B39FDAA5B74FA669"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Period for
+			 issuance</header><text>The Secretary may issue coins under this Act only during
+			 the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December 31,
+			 2018.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="HA351017F1B954ED09DE9AAD33EBB6DB1"><enum>6.</enum><header>Sale of
+			 coins</header>
+			<subsection id="H927778371C624AB7922AFA4C3882CBFC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sale
+			 price</header><text>The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the
+			 Secretary at a price equal to the sum of—</text>
+				<paragraph id="H16FEBED9E82F497BB64503039E2EE848"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the face value of
+			 the coins; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0954205F64348A1AAA3B82F06E0DB31"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the cost of
+			 designing and issuing the coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of
+			 machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping).</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0EEAE6102FAB40108BDE7C9E26630C4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bulk
+			 sales</header><text>The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins issued
+			 under this Act at a reasonable discount.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HFE464884917746ECA3E23FDD9069C4C1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prepaid
+			 orders</header>
+				<paragraph id="HCB2E1500676E421FBA92BF5321608724"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins
+			 minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H03F0DEAB79B2430C94B2835672261FB0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Discount</header><text>Sale
+			 prices with respect to prepaid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a
+			 reasonable discount.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H414754B2C86649B9B4B49F0BE577C498" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7.</enum><header>Financial
+			 assurances</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall
+			 take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing coins
+			 under this Act will not result in any net cost to the Federal
+			 Government.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
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+<dc:title>113 S1012 IS: Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1012</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S342">Mr. Blunt</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S295">Mr. Pryor</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on
+			 Finance</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
+		  improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare integrity program,
+		  to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors, and
+		  for other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body id="HFC441C464F984CCF88B0B6C226BCFD21" style="OLC">
+		<section id="H5B2AF1DDD3114F169653E97438C38BD0" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title; table of
+			 contents</header>
+			<subsection id="HE99B1D7A78854D219857F9A0C602AA6B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text>This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Medicare Audit Improvement Act of
+			 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HC1DE1E8A7CB3413C8945B015EA2E4A0E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
+			 contents</header><text>The table of contents of this Act is as follows:</text>
+				<toc container-level="legis-body-container" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
+					<toc-entry idref="H5B2AF1DDD3114F169653E97438C38BD0" level="section">Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H8C3FB74F4CB54D6C88B45BBB08D80BBB" level="section">Sec. 2. Combined additional documentation request
+				limit.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H0624FAD904604DC885693AF74A9C1237" level="section">Sec. 3. Improvement of recovery auditor operations.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H305C94E94B8C4639A604BCB53BB7EBAE" level="section">Sec. 4. Greater transparency of recovery auditor
+				performance.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H3A2487B436DD4898B91F892D29C7B8E1" level="section">Sec. 5. Accurate payment for rebilled claims.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HAF4CEEFEF9414868BF86B1075D83AE8C" level="section">Sec. 6. Requirement for physician validation for medical
+				necessity denials.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H7AAF5D2FABA54EDAA4A50FAA2A161A01" level="section">Sec. 7. Assuring due process in application of guidelines for
+				reopening and revision of determinations.</toc-entry>
+				</toc>
+			</subsection></section><section id="H8C3FB74F4CB54D6C88B45BBB08D80BBB"><enum>2.</enum><header>Combined
+			 additional documentation request limit</header>
+			<subsection id="H6F0C0EDCD1124469835D418788E3A5AE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
+			 limits per hospital</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
+			 Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a process under which
+			 the number of additional documentation requests made to a hospital (as defined
+			 in subsection (c)(3)) by Medicare contractors (as defined in subsection (c)(1))
+			 pursuant to prepayment and postpayment audits that require a hospital to submit
+			 a medical record for audit purposes, as required under chapter 3 of the
+			 Medicare Program Integrity Manual, or otherwise, shall be subject to a single,
+			 combined maximum limit of additional documentation requests per year for the
+			 Medicare contractors specified in subsection (c)(1). However, such maximum
+			 limit shall be applied incrementally as a limit for requests for additional
+			 documentation in 45-day periods during the year so that the maximum number of
+			 such requests in a 45-day period is 500 or, in the case of a hospital that
+			 receives less than $100,000,000 in Medicare inpatient hospital payments in the
+			 previous year, 350.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H981DBCEBDAD74D289E35B0D8F2FD91D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of
+			 percentage-Based limits per claim type</header><text>In addition to the limit
+			 established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a distinct
+			 additional documentation request limit for each hospital claim type (as defined
+			 in subsection (c)(2)) for each hospital for a 45-day period in a year. For a
+			 hospital for each hospital claim type for a 45-day period in a calendar year,
+			 the additional documentation request limit under this subsection for a claim
+			 type shall be 2 percent of the total number of hospital discharges for such
+			 hospital for the previous calendar year divided by 8.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H1F94F21C57D94C6FB79BF00B49535C9E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
+			 this section:</text>
+				<paragraph id="HB63ED551FF224F1BA630A96167D1CC9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Medicare
+			 contractor</header><text>The term <term>Medicare contractor</term> means any of
+			 the following:</text>
+					<subparagraph id="HEBDD86D7C7C443DFA9331459410B270B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A Medicare
+			 administrative contractor under section 1874A of the Social Security Act (42
+			 U.S.C. 1395kk), including a fiscal intermediary and a carrier under sections
+			 1816 and 1842, respectively.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H201CEB608FB2494F99C78B50EB1F18DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A recovery audit
+			 contractor under section 1893(h) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395ddd">42 U.S.C. 1395ddd(h)</external-xref>).</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75F6F08FCF6C4FA7B578853EA9E63377"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A Comprehensive
+			 Error Rate Testing (CERT) program contractor with a contract with the Secretary
+			 of Health and Human Services to review error rates under title XVIII of the
+			 Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83314E2353894352BB93D8657D18877F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Hospital claim
+			 type</header><text>Each of the following shall be considered a separate
+			 <quote>hospital claim type</quote>:</text>
+					<subparagraph id="H7C098CBDFE954343ABEC66E8B1C1697A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>IPPS</header><text>A
+			 claim for payment under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
+			 1395ww(d)) made by a hospital for furnishing inpatient hospital
+			 services.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H214B4703367D4E1EBF79B76B9AE7B32C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Outpatient
+			 hospital services</header><text>A claim for payment under section 1833(t) of
+			 such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395l">42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)</external-xref>) made by a hospital for furnishing covered OPD
+			 services.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7432EEAF1EB345079F803D68808DC902"><enum>(C)</enum><header>CAH
+			 services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claim for payment
+			 for inpatient or outpatient critical access hospital services, whether under
+			 section 1814(l) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395f">42 U.S.C. 1395f(l)</external-xref>) or under section 1834(g) of
+			 such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395m">42 U.S.C. 1395m(g)</external-xref>).</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66428C25279E45F7AC60B2B8234BB16A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Inpatient
+			 rehabilitation services</header><text>A claim for payment under section 1886(j)
+			 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395ww">42 U.S.C. 1395ww(j)</external-xref>) made by a hospital for furnishing inpatient
+			 rehabilitation services.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H273B2A29DE514E7D87C9815843D918C9"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Other inpatient
+			 services</header><text>A claim for payment under any other provision of section
+			 1886 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395ww">42 U.S.C. 1395ww</external-xref>) made by a hospital for furnishing inpatient
+			 hospital services, such as subsection (s) (relating to inpatient hospital
+			 services furnish by a psychiatric hospital) or subsection (m) (relating to
+			 inpatient hospital services furnish by a long term care hospital).</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73A2BD477E284725ADAB85D424F9D8F9"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Skilled nursing
+			 facility services</header><text>A claim for payment under section 1888(e) of
+			 such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395yy">42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)</external-xref>) made by a hospital for furnishing covered
+			 skilled nursing facility services.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA639AAD8E164EDF939368856028CA50"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hospital</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>hospital</term> means the
+			 campus of a hospital (as defined in subsection (e) of section 1861 of the
+			 Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395x">42 U.S.C. 1395x</external-xref>)) or of a psychiatric hospital (as defined
+			 in subsection (f) of such section), a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation
+			 facility (as defined in subsection (cc)(2) of such section), a critical access
+			 hospital (as defined in subsection (mm) of such section), or a long-term care
+			 hospital (as defined in subsection (ccc) of such section), as identified by the
+			 tax identification number of the hospital, and includes all inpatient hospital
+			 facilities under such number located in the same area as such campus.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF6810A3C0E3B4EBC97E0B0B0F7D83DC0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>This section takes effect on the date of the enactment of
+			 this Act and shall apply with respect to claims submitted for payment under
+			 title XVIII of the Social Security Act for items or services furnished by
+			 providers of services or suppliers on or after the first day of the first month
+			 beginning 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="H0624FAD904604DC885693AF74A9C1237"><enum>3.</enum><header>Improvement of
+			 recovery auditor operations</header>
+			<subsection id="HA570A9F0A9B34E67B7FD11209C3EDBD2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recovery
+			 auditors</header>
+				<paragraph id="H5EDE2A8A01F540638A5ABE2FA5EF30BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Section 1893(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
+			 1395ddd(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block id="H17C632C37DFB42C381C14CA9E48151FD" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="H2AC13016B3684778A3802A815BFF2C90"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Mandatory terms
+				and conditions under contracts with recovery audit contractors</header><text>In
+				addition to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary may require under
+				contracts with recovery audit contractors under this subsection with respect to
+				a hospital, including a psychiatric hospital (as defined in section 1861(f)),
+				the Secretary shall ensure each of the following requirements are included
+				under such contracts:</text>
+							<subparagraph id="H37572EB1A45A4BEFA25CCC3C7D37E2E8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Penalties for
+				certain compliance failures</header>
+								<clause id="H910D951C5E0C41139BF0DD039590F673"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>Each such contract shall provide for the imposition of
+				financial penalties by the Secretary under such contract in the case of any
+				recovery audit contractor with respect to which the Secretary determines there
+				is a pattern of failure by such contractor to meet any program requirement
+				described in clause (ii). The Secretary shall establish the amount of financial
+				penalties and the periodicity under which such penalties shall be imposed under
+				this subparagraph, in no case less often than annually.</text>
+								</clause><clause id="H7334E4C2F5D54F52BA07EDC404294BFE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Program
+				requirement described</header><text>For purposes of this subparagraph, each of
+				the following requirements under the statement of work for a recovery audit
+				contractor constitutes a program requirement with respect to which failure to
+				meet such requirement shall result in the imposition of a financial penalty
+				under clause (i):</text>
+									<subclause id="H89CAF8B8F0D54241BDC59F5A8C262578"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Audit
+				deadline</header><text>Completing a determination with respect to each audit of
+				a hospital the recovery audit contractor conducts within the timeframes
+				applicable under guidelines of the Secretary.</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="HBF73376D920A49959D4AA14D1EF0BCAA"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Timely
+				communication</header><text>In the case of a denial of a claim of a hospital,
+				furnishing the hospital the required notice of the pending denial in a timely
+				fashion consistent with claims and appeals timeframes specified in guidelines
+				of the Secretary.</text>
+									</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43C61370294248D99B33F1B2D6CADC64"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Penalty for
+				overturned appeals</header>
+								<clause id="H5D6740CBBA9C44B09908E973A9BBB241"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>Each such contract shall require a recovery audit
+				contractor to pay a fee to the prevailing party in the case of a claim denial
+				that is overturned on appeal.</text>
+								</clause><clause id="HBF162B0823EF4D688830845626CCE3BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Fee
+				amount</header><text>The amount of the fee payable by a recovery audit
+				contractor to a prevailing party under clause (i) shall be determined under a
+				fee schedule established by the Secretary for such purpose. The amount of such
+				fee under such fee schedule shall reflect the cost incurred by a typical
+				hospital in appealing a claim denied by a recovery audit contractor.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DE2D544B95F466191F509362DDA81ED"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Postpayment and
+				prepayment audits</header>
+								<clause id="H9BC7D51B956C4640ABCA92CA07FEA3D6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requiring focus
+				on widespread payment errors</header>
+									<subclause id="H91ECF0032D2544F0816ED754B3CF3E7F"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The Secretary shall not approve the conduct of a
+				postpayment or prepayment medical necessity audit by a recovery audit
+				contractor unless such review addresses a widespread payment error rate (as
+				defined in clause (ii)).</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="HE9BC79840F7040FEB3E57AC8FD401321"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Cessation of
+				audit</header><text>A recovery audit contractor that commences an audit under
+				subclause (I) shall cease such audit or any similar audits, if upon annual
+				review, the applicable payment error rate is no longer a widespread payment
+				error rate (as so defined).</text>
+									</subclause></clause><clause id="H639BA8C5D6C84E77914B49913C8D54AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Widespread
+				payment error rate defined</header>
+									<subclause id="H3F8D9B0EE1FF44B0972B5F42746BD7A0"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term <term>widespread payment
+				error rate</term> means, with respect to medical necessity reviews conducted by
+				a recovery audit contractor, a payment error rate that exceeds the rate
+				specified in subclause (II) for a particular medical necessity audit determined
+				by the Secretary using a statistically significant sampling of claims submitted
+				by hospitals in the jurisdiction of the recovery audit contractor and adjusted
+				to take into account claim denials overturned on appeal.</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="H760D17C7FA7343C98785B154CC2C3E65"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Rate
+				specified</header><text>The rate specified in this subclause is 40 percent,
+				except that the Secretary shall annually evaluate such rate and reduce it as
+				necessary to account for changes in payment error rates with the aim of
+				continued, steady improvement of billing practices.</text>
+									</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H838782EFAD0E44E5ACBEDCF7AC529010"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Guidelines for
+				prepayment review</header>
+								<clause id="H6A0267E0E71C4CBA9DBF6CC1DDB3317F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>A recovery audit contractor may conduct prepayment review
+				only in the manner provided under prepayment review guidelines (described in
+				clause (ii)) established by the Secretary.</text>
+								</clause><clause id="H90F999910BCF49448C16E574044D33F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consistent
+				prepayment review guidelines</header><text>For purposes of prepayment review
+				activities authorized under this subsection and section 1874A(h) (relating to
+				prepayment review by medicare administrative contractors), the Secretary shall
+				establish guidelines under which consistent criteria for minimum payment error
+				rates or improper billing practices occasion prepayment review by contractors
+				under this subsection and section 1874A. Such guidelines shall include criteria
+				and timeframes for termination of prepayment
+				review.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id0289AB8A2EF84567B626C3B42FDA8C2B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment to apply financial penalties imposed on recovery contractors to the
+			 trust funds</header><text>Section 1893(h)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
+			 U.S.C. 1395ddd(h)(2)) is amended by inserting <quote>, and amounts collected by
+			 the Secretary under paragraph (10)(A)(i) (relating to financial penalties for
+			 contractor compliance failures),</quote> after <quote>paragraph
+			 (1)(C)</quote>.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H884220FDC0C8403FAEE9C794813CDFA2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment for medicare administrative contractors</header><text>Section 1874A
+			 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395kk-1">42 U.S.C. 1395kk–1</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end
+			 the following new subsection:</text>
+				<quoted-block id="HBA601136028B4116B8EE4B762D36F6D3" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="HAE2A766E3BDC4587A8B0D06B6E7B7F09"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Mandatory terms
+				and conditions under contracts with medicare administrative
+				contractors</header><text>In addition to such other terms and conditions as the
+				Secretary may require under contracts with medicare administrative contractors
+				under this section with respect to a hospital, including a psychiatric hospital
+				(as defined in section 1861(f)), the Secretary shall ensure each of the
+				following requirements are included under such contracts:</text>
+						<paragraph id="H97F728B5D74C4C6FBDAD1B9B9D32B495"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Postpayment and
+				prepayment audits</header>
+							<subparagraph id="H30955C15F6744081AC9A032687F64B01"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requiring focus
+				on widespread payment errors</header>
+								<clause id="HFF78F68F2F2B457684213DF136A6BF5A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The Secretary shall not approve the conduct of a
+				postpayment or prepayment medical necessity audit by a medicare administrative
+				contractor unless such review addresses a widespread payment error rate (as
+				defined in subparagraph (B)).</text>
+								</clause><clause id="H4750F66F9559419A934DB753A1DB8761"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cessation of
+				audit</header><text>A medicare administrative contractor that commences an
+				audit under clause (i) shall cease such audit or any similar audits, if upon
+				annual review, the applicable payment error rate is no longer a widespread
+				payment error rate (as so defined).</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35CB7F70836D4A62A7C9A685F7F2A13A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Widespread
+				payment error rate defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term
+				<term>widespread payment error rate</term> means, with respect to medical
+				necessity reviews conducted by a medicare administrative contractor, a payment
+				error rate of 40 percent or greater for a particular medical necessity audit
+				determined by the Secretary using a statistically significant sampling of
+				claims submitted by hospitals in the jurisdiction of the medicare
+				administrative contractor and adjusted to take into account claim denials
+				overturned on appeal.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5523340CA1AE4A9082739BF848E4DCFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidelines for
+				prepayment review</header><text>A medicare administrative contractor may only
+				conduct prepayment review in the manner provided under prepayment review
+				guidelines established by the Secretary under section
+				1893(h)(10)(D)(ii).</text>
+						</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H01543EF1227D4E7AAB2357817D7D5E7D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to contracts
+			 entered into or renewed with recovery audit contractors under section 1893(h)
+			 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395ddd">42 U.S.C. 1395ddd(h)</external-xref>) and medicare administrative
+			 contractors under section 1874A of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395kk-1">42 U.S.C. 1395kk–1</external-xref>)
+			 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="H305C94E94B8C4639A604BCB53BB7EBAE"><enum>4.</enum><header>Greater
+			 transparency of recovery auditor performance</header>
+			<subsection id="H6BB8B693A37B4E04BBEB3AB135092E73"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual
+			 publication of relevant performance information</header><text>Section 1893(h)
+			 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395ddd">42 U.S.C. 1395ddd(h)</external-xref>), as amended by section 3(a),
+			 is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
+				<quoted-block id="H8483E67056314C1582738064F03A372D" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="H01662EF75CCF4CEA9CF0711907EE16ED"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Information on
+				recovery audit contractor performance</header><text>With respect to each
+				recovery audit contractor with a contract under this section for a contract
+				year, the Secretary shall publish on the Internet website of the Centers for
+				Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services the following information with respect to the
+				performance of each such recovery audit contractor:</text>
+						<subparagraph id="H857DD064C851440EB459D955DD094B43"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Publicly
+				available information on audit rates, denials, and appeals
+				outcomes</header><text>With respect to the performance of each such recovery
+				audit contractor during a contract year, the Secretary shall post on such
+				Internet website the following information:</text>
+							<clause id="H958EAE6912E84EE7AB0B8FA358CB4E54"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Audits</header><text>The
+				aggregate number of claims audited by the recovery audit contractor during the
+				contract year involved, as well as the number of audits of each of the
+				following audit types (each in this paragraph referred to as an <term>audit
+				type</term>):</text>
+								<subclause id="H9CF425954258497A9F2189098DF5C853"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Automated.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="HB41F72C4A2024E3CB3B7C4342647CB9E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Complex.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="HA12491C7DA9C480884571C529CAEB543"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Medical
+				necessity review.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="H4CF854AFD465498A8F0937DEDA877255"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Part A
+				claims.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="H24FBA71EBAA149909918B5F99A750499"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Part B
+				claims.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="H3C5A4F9A6C1F4448BF7ADF8A49781228"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Durable medical
+				equipment claims.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="H3F4C2CD62BC34F5FBBC5ACF1437FA1AD"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>Part A medical
+				necessity.</text>
+								</subclause></clause><clause id="H7CACC22243534E98ACB8798E26EBC596"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>ADR
+				requests</header><text>The aggregate number of requests for medical records,
+				referred to as additional documentation requests, for each audit type during
+				the contract year involved.</text>
+							</clause><clause id="H2C20F120D7AC429E8638A3913A46CEDE"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Denials</header><text>The
+				aggregate number of denials for each audit type made by the recovery audit
+				contractor during the contract year involved.</text>
+							</clause><clause id="H332642AC59A9427F92C167707E6A3097"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Denial
+				rates</header><text>The denial rate of the recovery audit contractor during the
+				contract year involved for part A claims, part B claims, and durable medical
+				equipment claims for each audit type during the contract year involved.</text>
+							</clause><clause id="H8E7D860634E442EABFEDBCCA96781BBE"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Appeals</header><text>The
+				aggregate number of appeals filed by providers of services and suppliers with
+				respect to denials for each audit type made by the recovery audit contractor
+				during the contract year involved.</text>
+							</clause><clause id="HF0B574E5FF2B45E5A271A885C545B4F2"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Appeals
+				rates</header><text>The aggregate rate of appeals filed by providers of
+				services and suppliers with respect to denials for each audit type made by the
+				recovery audit contractor during the contract year involved.</text>
+							</clause><clause id="H22EC8BA3EAF64868A5F0849D03E87B10"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Appeals volume
+				and outcomes at each of the 5 stages of appeal</header><text>For claims denied
+				by a recovery audit contractor, the number of claims during the contract year
+				that were appealed by the provider, the number of concluded appeals that did
+				not advance to a subsequent appeals stage, and the number and percentage of
+				completed appeals that were decided in favor of the provider, for each level of
+				appeal as follows:</text>
+								<subclause id="HF25894733D9744D9B9ABD317B4B381BD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Reconsideration by
+				the relevant medicare contractor.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="H5E184FA1A22946F8B4C0C3097AD1D62F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Redetermination
+				by a qualified independent contractor.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="H74747280DC4442E7B2682814C955B24F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Administrative
+				law judge hearing.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="HDF0D0B32A6B84ABB9AB7FE6212EF7369"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Medicare Appeals
+				Council review.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="HE56613E93F5A4671BC5D92BA33354DCD"><enum>(V)</enum><text>United States
+				District Court judicial review.</text>
+								</subclause></clause><clause id="H89DAE7B749E64D308E9382816F58B7A3"><enum>(viii)</enum><header>Net denials;
+				net denial rates</header><text>The net denials for each audit type, calculated
+				as the number of denials for such audit type under clause (iii) minus the
+				number of such denials that are overturned on appeal and the net denial rate
+				for each audit type, calculated in the same manner as denial rates under clause
+				(iv) but subtracting from denials those denials that are overturned on
+				appeal.</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBA72F9D631F4D32BA4931B049C17B42"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public
+				availability of independent performance evaluation</header><text>The Secretary
+				shall make available on such Internet website the results of any performance
+				evaluation with respect to each recovery audit contractor conducted by an
+				independent entity selected by the Secretary for such purpose. Each performance
+				evaluation shall include in its results for posting on such Internet website a
+				determination of annual error rates of the recovery audit contractor for each
+				audit type and the net denials and net denial rates described in subparagraph
+				(A)(viii).</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H3AC77EFC1A3D48D18758D1B28CDC10DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to
+			 contracts entered into or renewed with recovery audit contractors under section
+			 1893(h) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395ddd">42 U.S.C. 1395ddd(h)</external-xref>) on or after the date
+			 of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="H3A2487B436DD4898B91F892D29C7B8E1"><enum>5.</enum><header>Accurate payment
+			 for rebilled claims</header>
+			<subsection id="H4164455AE29F4B2B9D51AFE644E7F4F2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rebilling under
+			 part b inpatient claims denied based on site of service where services found
+			 medically necessary at the outpatient level</header>
+				<paragraph id="H7238639DBA894D658FC253D453128E69"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Recovery
+			 auditors</header><text>Section 1893(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
+			 1395ddd(h)), as amended by sections 3(a) and 4(a), is further amended by adding
+			 at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block id="HF0D764624CF44F6C924D68A1B9D2D44B" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="H18E4EED4045F411D948F505551592898"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Treatment of
+				resubmission of specified claims as original claims</header>
+							<subparagraph id="H296043298B794BCC88B401F64A7E2E1C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Treatment as
+				original claim</header><text>The resubmission of a specified claim (as defined
+				in subparagraph (C)) shall be deemed to be an original claim for purposes
+				of—</text>
+								<clause id="HB0231C0D2AAD4450877396D3E4DA9976"><enum>(i)</enum><text>payment under part
+				B; and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="H89AD5C7A7F2D4492A35230FE268B4C14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provisions under
+				this title relating to—</text>
+									<subclause id="H8D95DD8B1E98427FB74586270B46F36C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the authority of a
+				hospital to resubmit a claim for payment under the appropriate section of this
+				title; and</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="H4BB4284E26D4452AB0B0848F1BF4C17E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>requirements for
+				the timely submission of claims, including under sections 1814(a), 1842(b)(3),
+				and 1835(a).</text>
+									</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44C02EA3142148BC9A3D7D314B7D1FE7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payment for
+				items and services under resubmitted claim</header><text>Payment shall be made
+				for a specified claim resubmitted under subparagraph (A) for all the items and
+				services furnished for which payment may be made under part B.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49F818F7A73E402A83100A8CC44E0756"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
+				this paragraph:</text>
+								<clause id="H7E970DD27BAC4E62A466E54D6D1F467B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Specified
+				claim</header>
+									<subclause id="H0378ADE574FB452BBDDAC63B532C71F5"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The term <term>specified claim</term> means a claim
+				submitted by a hospital for payment under part A for inpatient hospital
+				services which a recovery audit contractor (or entity adjudicating a provider
+				appeal of a Medicare claim denied payment by a recovery audit contractor)
+				determines, subject to subclause (II), that the inpatient hospital services
+				were not medically necessary and reasonable under section 1862(a)(1)(A).</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="HCD1D2FE30EA843EFA9E6CD08B3C7666C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Requirements
+				for determination</header><text>A recovery audit contractor or entity
+				adjudicating such provider appeal shall, before completing a determination
+				described in subclause (I), assess and make a specific finding as to whether
+				the denied inpatient hospital services were medically necessary and reasonable
+				in an outpatient setting of the hospital.</text>
+									</subclause></clause><clause id="H538080D82027408597EBC870CA6DCFBE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Resubmission</header><text>The
+				term <term>resubmission</term> includes, with respect to a specified claim of a
+				hospital, the submission by the hospital of a new claim or of an adjusted
+				original
+				claim.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H68D4A00027964158A680A2670D3E0310"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment for medicare administrative contractors</header><text>Subsection (h)
+			 of section 1874A of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395kk-1">42 U.S.C. 1395kk–1</external-xref>), as added by
+			 section 3(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following new
+			 paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block id="H8C53320026CF40F99942DA266115EF06" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="H69DBD7D546104D138814AD28298FFF60"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Treatment of
+				resubmission of specified claims as original claims</header>
+							<subparagraph id="HBB70721C040B445A95F41466478CD8BD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Treatment as
+				original claim</header><text>The resubmission of a specified claim (as defined
+				in subparagraph (C)) shall be deemed to be an original claim for purposes
+				of—</text>
+								<clause id="HD2A9AB456C4A4016A7B7FC45B89447AA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>payment under part
+				B; and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="HFCBE452DA42F47C3AAECDE0F7E70992A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provisions under
+				this title relating to—</text>
+									<subclause id="H94ADC74E2DC24D2FA1328459DB1EFF44"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the authority of a
+				hospital to resubmit a claim for payment under the appropriate section of this
+				title; and</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="HF7695666C62E4CE6A18DCF7D6B02BDD0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>requirements for
+				the timely submission of claims, including under sections 1814(a), 1842(b)(3),
+				and 1835(a).</text>
+									</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC3BB53338064BF6B45A5722987B36F6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payment for
+				items and services under resubmitted claim</header><text>Payment shall be made
+				for a specified claim resubmitted under subparagraph (A) for all the items and
+				services furnished for which payment may be made under part B.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H742AB1E52AEC4BA485C568C22065C736"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
+				this paragraph:</text>
+								<clause id="HA493118B71444774A471076728F4AE48"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Specified
+				claim</header>
+									<subclause id="H5888CADF76B346CBB261946D8BDC0582"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The term <term>specified claim</term> means a claim
+				submitted by a hospital for payment under part A for inpatient hospital
+				services which a medicare administrative contractor (or entity adjudicating a
+				hospital appeal of a Medicare claim denied payment by a medicare administrative
+				contractor) determines, subject to subclause (II), that the inpatient hospital
+				services were not medically necessary and reasonable under section
+				1862(a)(1)(A).</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="H696A5A539D724DDEB2DEA202B865E13E"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Requirements
+				for determination</header><text>A medicare administrative contractor or entity
+				adjudicating such provider appeal shall, before completing a determination
+				described in subclause (I), assess and make a specific finding as to whether
+				the denied inpatient hospital services were medically necessary and reasonable
+				in an outpatient setting of the hospital.</text>
+									</subclause></clause><clause id="H7100DE91D1E44BA3B08F0A997193B6F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Resubmission</header><text>The
+				term <term>resubmission</term> includes, with respect to a specified claim of a
+				hospital, the submission by the hospital of a new claim or of an adjusted
+				original
+				claim.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H637F1E083F954643BA693ECC4A78846D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment for cert contractors</header>
+					<subparagraph id="HF37348BD89134089B75C578E9177C58F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Treatment of
+			 resubmission of specified claims as original claims</header><text>A
+			 Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program contractor with a contract with
+			 the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review error rates under title
+			 XVIII of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</external-xref>) shall deem the
+			 resubmission of a specified claim (as defined in subparagraph (C)) as an
+			 original claim for purposes of—</text>
+						<clause id="HC12F4C6942A346948D529AA741D8A7DE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>payment under part
+			 B of such title XVII; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H17D86995D038449293CD18C29E8E9B40"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provisions under
+			 such title relating to—</text>
+							<subclause id="HA696AAE94EAB4AC89F4CBC5272CFF839"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the authority of a
+			 hospital to resubmit a claim for payment under the appropriate section of such
+			 title; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="HD149478418834C688E873D4F0EA50D5B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>requirements for
+			 the timely submission of claims, including under sections 1814(a), 1842(b)(3),
+			 and 1835(a) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395f">42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)</external-xref>, 1395u(b)(3), and 1395n(a),
+			 respectively).</text>
+							</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H316D7FC8D98D45559F265410D30BB7A2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payment for
+			 items and services under resubmitted claim</header><text>Payment shall be made
+			 for a specified claim resubmitted under subparagraph (A) for all the items and
+			 services furnished for which payment may be made under part B of such title
+			 XVIII.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF59243A340444608B3108B42D45CE331"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
+			 this paragraph:</text>
+						<clause id="H6AD2DCDAF29B41AEA6B0B09D028E1266"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Specified
+			 claim</header>
+							<subclause id="H021CE6BDC5E74121BC9CAE239D05BA10"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>The term <term>specified claim</term> means a claim
+			 submitted by a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
+			 1395x(e))) for payment under title XVIII of such Act for inpatient hospital
+			 services which a Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program contractor (or
+			 entity adjudicating a hospital appeal of a Medicare claim denied payment by a
+			 CERT program contractor) determines the inpatient hospital services were not
+			 medically necessary and reasonable under section 1862(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42
+			 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)(A)).</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="H734A893DDDAB4B9FBD0ADD996A373EC4"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Requirements
+			 for determination</header><text>A CERT program contractor or entity
+			 adjudicating such provider appeal shall, before completing a determination
+			 described in subclause (I), assess and make a specific finding as to whether
+			 the denied inpatient hospital services were medically necessary and reasonable
+			 in an outpatient setting of the hospital.</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="HA33CC51A68E243809FB133C21CB3770D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Resubmission</header><text>The
+			 term <term>resubmission</term> includes, with respect to a specified claim of a
+			 hospital, the submission by the hospital of a new claim or of an adjusted
+			 original claim.</text>
+						</clause><clause id="H6809E5A006DD4889A29690F396D04E9C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2), and the
+			 provisions of paragraph (3), shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed
+			 with recovery audit contractors under section 1893(h) of the Social Security
+			 Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395ddd">42 U.S.C. 1395ddd(h)</external-xref>), medicare administrative contractors under section
+			 1874A of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395kk-1">42 U.S.C. 1395kk–1</external-xref>) and Comprehensive Error
+			 Rate Testing (CERT) program contractors, respectively, on or after the date of
+			 the enactment of this Act.</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H283B86DD55E74264B75CE28807826875"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of
+			 audited claims as reopened</header>
+				<paragraph id="HAF961D0B82AB47E89720CC54BEDEC539"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Recovery
+			 auditors</header><text>Section 1893(h)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
+			 1395ddd(h)(4)) is amended by adding after and below subparagraph (B) the
+			 following: <quote>For purposes of the ability of a hospital to resubmit a claim
+			 for payment under the appropriate section of this title and for purposes of
+			 requirements for the timely submission of claims by hospitals, including under
+			 sections 1814(a), 1842(b)(3), and 1835(a), any claim that is the subject of an
+			 audit by a recovery audit contractor with a contract under this section shall
+			 be deemed to be a reopened claim. Such reopened claims are not subject to the
+			 timely filing limitations under such sections (and related regulations) and
+			 shall be adjusted and paid without regard to such timely filing
+			 limitations.</quote>.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HAEDFBC8D1D534CF09261A09985CF2323"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment for medicare administrative contractors</header><text>Section
+			 1874A(h) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395kk-1">42 U.S.C. 1395kk–1(h)</external-xref>), as added by
+			 section 3(b) and as amended by subsection (a)(2), is further amended by adding
+			 at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block id="H49B7F40A05B84FCEB3E5EA1781FB779B" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="H4206AE336F7F4519BD9F16527489EA93"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Treatment of
+				audited claims as reopened</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of the ability of a hospital
+				to resubmit a claim for payment under the appropriate provisions of this title
+				and for purposes of requirements for the timely submission of claims by
+				hospitals, including under sections 1814(a), 1842(b)(3), and 1835(a), any claim
+				that is the subject of an audit by a medicare administrative contractor with a
+				contract under this section shall be deemed to be a reopened claim. Such
+				reopened claims are not subject to the timely filing limitations under such
+				sections (and related regulations) and shall be adjusted and paid without
+				regard to such timely filing
+				limitations.</text>
+						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H66A1CB14BF384F0E9EE228F8C3AD65DF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment for CERT contractors</header>
+					<subparagraph id="H5F60F4CE45F74516AA662EF80A7A7CCE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Treatment of
+			 audited claims as reopened</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any claim made for payment for services
+			 furnished by a hospital under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
+			 1395 et seq.) that is the subject of an audit by a Comprehensive Error Rate
+			 Testing (CERT) program contractor with a contract with the Secretary of Health
+			 and Human Services shall be deemed to be a reopened claim for purposes of the
+			 ability of such hospital to resubmit a claim for payment under the appropriate
+			 provisions of such title XVIII and for purposes of requirements for the timely
+			 submission of claims by hospitals under such title XVIII, including under
+			 sections 1814(a), 1842(b)(3), and 1835(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
+			 1395f(a), 1395u(b)(3), and 1395n(a), respectively). Such reopened claims are
+			 not subject to the timely filing limitations under such sections (and related
+			 regulations) and shall be adjusted and paid without regard to such timely
+			 filing limitations.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10989199D18B44A3A772EA9948EF6B86"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
+			 this paragraph, the term <term>hospital</term> has the meaning given such term
+			 in subsection (e) of section 1861 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395x">42 U.S.C. 1395x</external-xref>),
+			 and includes a psychiatric hospital as defined in subsection (f) of such
+			 section.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79CFC75C847B4B899C9D46FC5DDC8D35"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2), and the
+			 provisions of paragraph (3), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of
+			 this Act and apply to claims subject to audit on or after September 1,
+			 2010.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAF4CEEFEF9414868BF86B1075D83AE8C"><enum>6.</enum><header>Requirement for
+			 physician validation for medical necessity denials</header>
+			<subsection id="HEF8B385F296140F88ECEB6DE5315FFA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recovery
+			 auditors</header><text>Section 1893(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
+			 1395ddd(h)), as amended by sections 3(a), 4(a), and 6(a)(1), is further amended
+			 by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
+				<quoted-block id="HB74B2D9AAEE1450C9042FE6B617CB21A" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="H5879C0C3677243DF8E76151A6AB70184"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Physician
+				validation of medical necessity denials made by non-physician
+				reviewers</header>
+						<subparagraph id="HF267BB570B3E4C348CB348312741FE02"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>Each contract under this section for a recovery audit
+				contractor shall require that a physician (as defined in section 1861(r)(1))
+				review each denial of a claim for medical necessity when a medical necessity
+				review of such claim is performed and a denial is made by an employee of the
+				contractor who is not a physician (as so defined).</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BCBA736C0B045E3A2F68A3B33C21FB0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination;
+				validation</header><text>A physician reviewing a claim under subparagraph (A)
+				shall—</text>
+							<clause id="H8606EAC2D0C3497A92C380AC2182FAB6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make a
+				determination whether the denial of the claim under the medical necessity
+				review by the non-physician employee is appropriate;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="H188490393B954FA0A2BD5B86ADBDDE07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sign and certify
+				such determination; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="HC8AE306416EB40D4BBEADEB2B014C78A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>append such
+				signed and certified determination to the claim file.</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA77F19D878C4BD3BD49A02669474D47"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment as
+				medically necessary</header><text>A claim with respect to which a denial has
+				been made as described in subparagraph (A) for which the physician determines
+				the denial is not appropriate under subparagraph (B) shall be deemed to be
+				medically necessary.</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CC7BFF3BB3A4294B5A3B5614035D869"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Medical
+				necessity review defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term
+				<term>medical necessity review</term> means, with respect to an audit of a
+				claim of a provider of services or supplier, a review conducted by a recovery
+				audit contractor for the purpose of determining whether an item or service
+				furnished for which the claim is filed by such provider of services or supplier
+				is reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury
+				under section
+				1862(a)(1)(A).</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HD4A164FD31934717B9104A35B21C172F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment to medicare administrative contractors</header><text>Subsection (h)
+			 of section 1874A of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395kk-1">42 U.S.C. 1395kk–1</external-xref>), as added by
+			 section 3(b) and as amended by subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of section 6, is
+			 further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
+				<quoted-block id="H9EC11ECF58134718B2F40909A2D3AF1E" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="H8EC46A4EF24E4E7A90093F1C7436E6CA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Physician
+				validation of medical necessity denials made by non-physician
+				reviewers</header>
+						<subparagraph id="HF43F7A68B4434C9583C839A03590D7BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>A physician (as defined in section 1861(r)(1)) shall
+				review each denial of a claim for medical necessity when a medical necessity
+				review of such claim is performed and a denial is made by an employee of the
+				contractor who is not a physician (as so defined).</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1545EAB276304219A88881B88F1A08A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination;
+				validation</header><text>A physician reviewing a claim under subparagraph (A)
+				shall—</text>
+							<clause id="HFD73C09D60D84675916B2492CB7E5D56"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make a
+				determination whether the denial of the claim under the medical necessity
+				review by the non-physician employee is appropriate;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="HF8F62B2ED734497B8461F6FEB3618750"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sign and certify
+				such determination; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="HC6F9F8E02FD248CFAF718933E2738CB9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>append such
+				signed and certified determination to the claim file.</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB74966143717450FA59060399492161A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment as
+				medically necessary</header><text>A claim with respect to which a denial has
+				been made as described in subparagraph (A) for which the physician determines
+				the denial is not appropriate under subparagraph (B) shall be deemed to be
+				medically necessary.</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB54286627AE54950A0B3E9361833F1A5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Medical
+				necessity review defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term
+				<term>medical necessity review</term> means, with respect to an audit of a
+				claim of a provider of services or supplier, a review conducted by a medicare
+				administrative contractor for the purpose of determining whether an item or
+				service furnished for which the claim is filed by such provider of services or
+				supplier is reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness
+				or injury under section
+				1862(a)(1)(A).</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H43E4D1599B4B41F5A55931349E81CAA9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 requirement for CERT contractors</header>
+				<paragraph id="H3257CA918E284CC8A22A4E5F7E42702D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Contract
+			 requirement for physician validation of medical necessity denials made by
+			 non-physician reviewers</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human
+			 Services shall require under each contract with a Comprehensive Error Rate
+			 Testing (CERT) program contractor to review error rates under title XVIII of
+			 the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</external-xref>) that the CERT program
+			 contractor ensure that a physician (as defined in section 1861(r)(1) of such
+			 Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395x">42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)(1)</external-xref>)) reviews each denial of a claim for medical
+			 necessity when a medical necessity review of such claim is performed and a
+			 denial is made by an employee of the contractor who is not a physician (as so
+			 defined).</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0129FE060C446549B7D66DC6DA22D8B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination;
+			 validation</header><text>A physician reviewing a claim under paragraph (1)
+			 shall—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="HD60077A01E1A410695E48FB64EA0A146"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make a
+			 determination whether the denial of the claim under the medical necessity
+			 review by the non-physician employee is appropriate;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEE529013B7C4CF2A76465DB997E504B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sign and certify
+			 such determination; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA036D827CC0496A94F06FA7C62E1439"><enum>(C)</enum><text>append such signed
+			 and certified determination to the claim file.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB85230B3D8B34A5EBDC3A9BC4AB9BF34"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Treatment as
+			 medically necessary</header><text>A claim with respect to which a denial has
+			 been made as described in paragraph (1) for which the physician determines the
+			 denial is not appropriate under paragraph (2) shall be deemed to be medically
+			 necessary.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B4D9752333C41EE85B024025DECDB82"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Medical
+			 necessity review defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term
+			 <term>medical necessity review</term> means, with respect to an audit of a
+			 claim of a provider of services or supplier, a review conducted by a CERT
+			 program contractor for the purpose of determining whether an item or service
+			 furnished for which the claim is filed by such provider of services or supplier
+			 is reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury
+			 under section 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
+			 1395y(a)(1)(A)).</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB694F11072F04758A773BAA59E20DA73"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b), and the
+			 provisions of subsection (c), shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed
+			 with recovery audit contractors under section 1893(h) of the Social Security
+			 Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395ddd">42 U.S.C. 1395ddd(h)</external-xref>), medicare administrative contractors under section
+			 1874A of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395kk-1">42 U.S.C. 1395kk–1</external-xref>) and Comprehensive Error
+			 Rate Testing (CERT) program contractors, respectively, on or after the date of
+			 the enactment of this Act.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="H7AAF5D2FABA54EDAA4A50FAA2A161A01"><enum>7.</enum><header>Assuring due
+			 process in application of guidelines for reopening and revision of
+			 determinations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
+			 1869(b)(1)(G) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395ff">42 U.S.C. 1395ff(b)(1)(G)</external-xref>) is amended
+			 by adding at the end the following: <quote>The Secretary’s compliance with such
+			 guidelines shall be subject to administrative and judicial review under this
+			 section.</quote>.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S1013 IS: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1013</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S287">Mr. Cornyn</sponsor> introduced
+			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the
+			 Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend title 35, United States Code, to add procedural
+		  requirements for patent infringement suits. </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body style="OLC">
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Patent Abuse Reduction Act of
+			 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="ida0851cacfca24811bd5f5860e7f953d9"><enum>2.</enum><header>Pleading
+			 requirements</header>
+			<subsection id="idebf4317afc3f49c398e37ea4dbea60a3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/35/29">Chapter 29</external-xref> of title 35, United States Code, is amended by
+			 inserting after section 281 the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64b33d3cbb8f45dea7fbb24ad95f4402" style="USC">
+					<section id="id3af922350409450ebc7ba164763596b0"><enum>281A.</enum><header>Pleading
+				requirements for patent infringement actions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In a civil action arising under any Act of
+				Congress relating to patents, a party alleging infringement shall include in
+				the initial complaint, counterclaim, or cross-claim for patent
+				infringement—</text>
+						<paragraph id="id31f7cfa801184855a55fc35a13739cb4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an identification
+				of each patent allegedly infringed;</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="idfff24e1a43a04c7d94ed3dc834f0cfc4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an identification
+				of each claim of each patent identified under paragraph (1) that is allegedly
+				infringed;</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="idbd0198468da14fcfac2b19ce61dcb1eb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for each claim
+				identified under paragraph (2), an identification of each accused apparatus,
+				product, feature, device, method, system, process, function, act, service, or
+				other instrumentality (referred to in this section as an <term>accused
+				instrumentality</term>) alleged to infringe the claim;</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id5c910a8c43164c9b8f2e762b5c12d04a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for each accused
+				instrumentality identified under paragraph (3), an identification with
+				particularity, if known, of—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="id359343671f854467bddf783c7a01f51d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name or model
+				number of each accused instrumentality; and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd83335e6983e470e96d45bf52b01fc2e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name of each
+				accused method, system, process, function, act, or service, or the name or
+				model number of each apparatus, product, feature, or device that, when used,
+				allegedly results in the practice of the claimed invention;</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide2fdc06cb5e7495fa70911c1aa5b742b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>for each accused
+				instrumentality identified under paragraph (3), an explanation of—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="id1753a5dd55f642bab7deb1d1928f7f95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>where each
+				element of each asserted claim identified under paragraph (2) is found within
+				the accused instrumentality;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03ab2f1abd7646c2a263e563043c8d46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether each such
+				element is infringed literally or under the doctrine of equivalents; and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1979434502f43d88cb728176c24de92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with detailed
+				specificity, how the terms in each asserted claim identified under paragraph
+				(2) correspond to the functionality of the accused instrumentality;</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id109dde0dd50443b6ae6f31f133eb12a4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>for each claim
+				that is alleged to have been infringed indirectly, a description of—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="id7bdadc12d9674640b119802f474fee7d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the direct
+				infringement;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb998ef4e0f914ecf92e4a4965f169765"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any person
+				alleged to be a direct infringer known to the party alleging infringement;
+				and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1cb89cd4f6224f67838f8bd0407c3d8d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the acts of the
+				alleged indirect infringer that contribute to or are inducing the direct
+				infringement;</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc995747b0cf44f0c9c240d9f4a1b9417"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a description of
+				the right of the party alleging infringement to assert each—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="id1D7DAEEEB74A44F880173E42D2311D98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>patent identified
+				under paragraph (1); and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30B6979E8317404B9244E6F518B9A73A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>patent claim
+				identified in paragraph (2);</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2eefdd151299435db64d50ae3c7269ec"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a description of
+				the principal business of the party alleging infringement;</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="idda8c946f36b744eaae85fa392eb386b3"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a list of each
+				complaint filed, of which the party alleging infringement has knowledge, that
+				asserts or asserted any of the patents identified under paragraph (1);</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id320a6dc1e374429fbc945605cd4a8038"><enum>(10)</enum><text>for each patent
+				identified under paragraph (1), whether such patent is subject to any licensing
+				term or pricing commitments through any agency, organization, standard-setting
+				body, or other entity or community;</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="idcbc241b2de474b6e80dfdb83d13fe361"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the identity of
+				any person other than the party alleging infringement, known to the party
+				alleging infringement, who—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="idc5319b95b931455f9ee9bf3e66387895"><enum>(A)</enum><text>owns or co-owns a
+				patent identified under paragraph (1);</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b6f108a5c05455ca97ea21a03dcb7b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is the assignee
+				of a patent identified under paragraph (1); or</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf70b9d0992445fdbcd50fbbe8a02bff"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is an exclusive
+				licensee to a patent identified under paragraph (1);</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id268059b92ccd460d96535a70920dbf0c"><enum>(12)</enum><text>the identity of
+				any person other than the party alleging infringement, known to the party
+				alleging infringement, who has a legal right to enforce a patent identified
+				under paragraph (1) through a civil action under any Act of Congress relating
+				to patents or is licensed under such patent;</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id8fa09f00e55740978cbdecf7d242f224"><enum>(13)</enum><text>the identity of
+				any person with a direct financial interest in the outcome of the action,
+				including a right to receive proceeds, or any fixed or variable portion
+				thereof; and</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id33e78835390e4ba397cc7d826a1fbbae"><enum>(14)</enum><text>a description of
+				any agreement or other legal basis for a financial interest described in
+				paragraph
+				(13).</text>
+						</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idee181d188e9c4150b154c91d95148156"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
+			 conforming amendment</header><text>The table of sections for chapter 29 of
+			 title 35, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
+			 to section 281 the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8D150A34B7B4578A733DF202EF63DDA" style="USC">
+					<toc>
+						<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">281A. Pleading requirements for
+				patent infringement
+				actions.</toc-entry>
+					</toc>
+					<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idd207ca2c34914e2ba3aa2d420a166740"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of form
+			 18</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this
+			 Act, the Supreme Court shall review and amend Form 18 of the Federal Rules of
+			 Civil Procedure to ensure that Form 18 is consistent with the requirements
+			 under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/35/281A">section 281A</external-xref> of title 35, United States Code, as added by subsection
+			 (a).</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="ide5baeb2597e648679f636c79dc68e83e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of
+			 construction</header><text>Nothing in this section or the amendments made by
+			 this section shall be construed to alter existing law or rules relating to
+			 joinder.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="idcd4909f2cd744f2588f52757daa728b6"><enum>3.</enum><header>Joinder of
+			 interested parties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 299
+			 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
+			 following:</text>
+			<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6dca821d6c6044228dce89db84593bcd" style="OLC">
+				<subsection id="id10337f4813804d67a9de700ba4b7546d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Joinder of
+				interested parties</header>
+					<paragraph id="id4eb9b3a4689549d9b64dd7be22ea7f3b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
+				this subsection, the term <term>interested party</term>, with respect to a
+				civil action arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="idd4681f86ae0545fba4231216b4f27695"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a person
+				described in paragraph (11) or (13) of section 281A; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb54233bb14348c3920af0476470a407"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include
+				an attorney or law firm providing legal representation in the action if the
+				sole basis for the financial interest of the attorney or law firm in the
+				outcome of the action arises from an agreement to provide that legal
+				representation.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id390501a2b2f74aae8df139131a643e7d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Joinder of
+				interested parties</header><text>In a civil action arising under any Act of
+				Congress relating to patents, the court shall grant a motion by a party
+				defending an infringement claim to join an interested party if the defending
+				party shows that the interest of the plaintiff in any patent identified in the
+				complaint, including a claim asserted in the complaint, is limited primarily to
+				asserting any such patent claim in litigation.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id2d944630b3594e79a7d52af4630ff880"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on
+				joinder</header><text>The court may deny a motion to join an interested party
+				under paragraph (2) if—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="iddf9512acde6e46f9959735deb5dbfb0f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the interested
+				party is not subject to service of process; or</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53ac16da90f14c1db8cc2edd46af51cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>joinder under
+				paragraph (2) would deprive the court of subject matter jurisdiction or make
+				venue
+				improper.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+		</section><section id="id1c5612498df142d986e3f7ab4ad639bc"><enum>4.</enum><header>Discovery
+			 limits</header>
+			<subsection id="id124b69306d334ae0a7e4bbec8a695e58"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/35/29">Chapter 29</external-xref> of title 35, United States Code, is amended by
+			 adding at the end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d51d5b1419147888fde866d6af3cd46" style="USC">
+					<section id="id843d7e7d34cf4cd482de5e3ef3f71533"><enum>300.</enum><header>Discovery in
+				patent infringement suits</header>
+						<subsection id="idc7582ae616fc49d69bb4e96d914ecee5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Discovery
+				limitation prior to claim construction</header>
+							<paragraph id="id88804d50d5184c748907086f0088a342"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), in a civil action
+				arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents, if the court determines
+				that a ruling relating to the construction of terms used in a patent claim
+				asserted in the complaint is required, discovery shall be limited, until such
+				ruling, to information necessary for the court to determine the meaning of the
+				terms used in the patent claim, including any interpretation of those terms
+				used to support the claim of infringement.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="idf74df704a08d471fbee67a79436d4be7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Discretion to
+				expand scope of discovery</header>
+								<subparagraph id="idf3f98f049d3e4827a555318e2e0aabc0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Timely
+				resolution of actions</header><text>If, under any provision of Federal law
+				(including the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act (Public
+				Law 98–417)), resolution within a specified period of time of a civil action
+				arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents will have an automatic
+				impact upon the rights of a party with respect to the patent, the court may
+				permit discovery in addition to the discovery authorized under paragraph (1)
+				before the ruling described in paragraph (1) as necessary to ensure timely
+				resolution of the action.</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0939d681ac4f47bab36f3b79fed6e58d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resolution of
+				motions</header><text>When necessary to resolve a motion properly raised by a
+				party before a ruling relating to the construction of terms (as described in
+				paragraph (1)), the court may allow limited discovery in addition to the
+				discovery authorized under paragraph (1) as necessary to resolve the
+				motion.</text>
+								</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idda9afb00c7f44e9eb5c4f0958cc36633"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sequence and
+				scope; cost-Shifting</header>
+							<paragraph id="idb0dff575631449d5a7d041fb3fbae285"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
+				this subsection—</text>
+								<subparagraph id="id132ec603e43043c399929d5ae9e7759f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term
+				<term>additional discovery</term> means discovery of evidence other than core
+				documentary evidence; and</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4cedac3b7905403a8e01e4aa7feb6a5f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term
+				<term>core documentary evidence</term>, with respect to a civil action arising
+				under any Act of Congress relating to patents—</text>
+									<clause id="id360778c038e142e79069f4dc6a82747d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>subject to clause
+				(ii), includes only documents that—</text>
+										<subclause id="idf828de803ad8469e8a9690440d40d7e9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>relate to the
+				conception, reduction to practice, and application for the asserted
+				patent;</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="id5c2829b6d3dc465bad213a22655d03aa"><enum>(II)</enum><text>are sufficient
+				to show the technical operation of the instrumentality identified in the
+				complaint as infringing the asserted patent;</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="id5b31f2bb3a0d43c985b980b791ef6ee9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>relate to
+				potentially invalidating prior art;</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="ide902d8ba6b954290af71db65524b6b56"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>relate to
+				previous licensing or conveyances of the asserted patent;</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="id163a7b0cc520450fb57643ffd66ccc20"><enum>(V)</enum><text>are sufficient to
+				show revenue attributable to any claimed invention;</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="id2a07150aea79483db94ea747d2928d40"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>are sufficient
+				to show the organizational ownership and structure of each party, including
+				identification of any person that has a financial interest in the asserted
+				patent;</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="idce271b7771d34e0095ef80f1ece0b12b"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>relate to
+				awareness of the asserted patent or claim, or the infringement, before the
+				action was filed; and</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="id554fc196c2834e198a59ee7236708e9d"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>sufficient to
+				show any marking, lack of marking, or notice of the asserted patent provided to
+				the accused infringer; and</text>
+										</subclause></clause><clause id="idc8d53b2846f443428a430f09bbdda650"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not include
+				computer code or electronic communication, such as e-mail, text messages,
+				instant messaging, and other forms of electronic communication, unless the
+				court finds good cause for including such computer code or electronic
+				communication as core documentary evidence of a particular party under clause
+				(i).</text>
+									</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id296907d9b85a498e9f83a166ba2f251e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Discovery
+				sequence and scope</header><text>In a civil action arising under any Act of
+				Congress relating to patents, the parties shall discuss and address in the
+				written report filed under rule 26(f)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil
+				Procedure the views and proposals of the parties on—</text>
+								<subparagraph id="idbf9f6be7b21a4b1eab05b5c816cf5016"><enum>(A)</enum><text>when the
+				discovery of core documentary evidence should be completed;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide222040dd64541548e5d2d27a45cb936"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the
+				parties will seek additional discovery under paragraph (3); and</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0d79e0ca30484e4c912af8dc348dbc88"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any issues
+				relating to infringement, invalidity, or damages that, if resolved before the
+				additional discovery described in paragraph (3) commences, will simplify or
+				streamline the case, including the identification of any key patent claim terms
+				or phrases to be construed by the court and whether the early construction of
+				any of those terms or phrases would be helpful.</text>
+								</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6e8cde2f9e3e4a6c83730de98c6847f1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Discovery
+				cost-shifting</header>
+								<subparagraph id="idc9e5904272c6405593f12cb85bdf45a3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>In a civil action arising under any Act of Congress
+				relating to patents, each party shall be responsible for the costs of producing
+				core documentary evidence within the possession, custody, or control of that
+				party.</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbe36d8f182b5411a89855bc4025a4fbb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
+				discovery</header>
+									<clause id="idc8ae43ea5c35476bba164187e0e0beec"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>A party to a civil action arising under any Act of
+				Congress relating to patents may seek additional discovery if the party bears
+				the costs of the additional discovery, including reasonable attorney’s
+				fees.</text>
+									</clause><clause id="idb4c4afd648eb4ef181a370e2b947e4d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A
+				party shall not be allowed additional discovery unless the party—</text>
+										<subclause id="ide3d305187b9544d2a85ab2606fe3e1f9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at the time that
+				such party seeks additional discovery, provides to the party from whom the
+				additional discovery is sought payment of the anticipated costs of the
+				discovery; or</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="id2bba20a8a57443ccbddb2714315da878"><enum>(II)</enum><text>posts a bond in
+				an amount sufficient to cover the anticipated costs of the discovery.</text>
+										</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id135ac2eb509b40578861d347d388a16e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rules of
+				construction</header><text>Nothing in subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be
+				construed to—</text>
+									<clause id="idce7ad24e86b544f3a47b2a76237fefd5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>entitle a party
+				to information not otherwise discoverable under the Federal Rules of Civil
+				Procedure or any other applicable rule or order;</text>
+									</clause><clause id="id7108A50DCFF748DC8A1D8F958A8B5289"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require a party
+				to produce privileged matter or other discovery otherwise limited under the
+				Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; or</text>
+									</clause><clause id="id00f3a5a72a664862b312982719e81191"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>prohibit a
+				court from—</text>
+										<subclause id="idb2e544c599a74e14a36f3ee7eaf6179f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>determining that
+				a request for discovery is excessive, irrelevant, or otherwise abusive;
+				or</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="id4207e29a597745c08843cd5f92683d1e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>setting other
+				limits on
+				discovery.</text>
+										</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection></section><section id="idd99739e2fd9945809ea2af94b5a33878"><enum>5.</enum><header>Costs and
+			 expenses</header>
+			<subsection id="idd284fd786ed84a4bbe6b3fd38d5f2606"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/35/285">Section 285</external-xref> of title 35, United States Code, is amended
+			 to read as follows:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id780a91abde37428da2ca5453a590160f" style="USC">
+					<section id="id2ee4de419f274957bd7efc7b65d6b0e8"><enum>285.</enum><header>Costs and
+				expenses</header>
+						<subsection id="id1183fff060e04ac0ba62dc991cb6b6d7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The court shall award to the prevailing party reasonable
+				costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, unless—</text>
+							<paragraph id="id5ce5a057e7f84d44ac39bc8b2fffe136"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the position and
+				conduct of the non-prevailing party were objectively reasonable and
+				substantially justified; or</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="id7ee3419d7a1f44bf955fee91a17e188d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exceptional
+				circumstances make such an award unjust.</text>
+							</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id48a16f52826f4610995f635d1c24cbb1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
+				consideration of certain settlements</header><text>In determining whether an
+				exception under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) applies, the court shall
+				not consider as evidence any license taken in settlement of an asserted
+				claim.</text>
+						</subsection><subsection id="id662B596D23394CB8846864A4CED12566"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recovery</header><text>If
+				the non-prevailing party is unable to pay reasonable costs and expenses awarded
+				by the court under subsection (a), the court may make the reasonable costs and
+				expenses recoverable against any interested party, as defined in section
+				299(d).</text>
+						</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idca44df17b347448f91122dd532475be0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
+			 conforming amendments</header>
+				<paragraph id="id91B6311D0862482F95E641038C428725"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Table of
+			 sections</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/35/29">chapter 29</external-xref> of title 35, United
+			 States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 285 and
+			 inserting the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA41B5F8803FA4E5AB70964C5E2EEA62D" style="OLC">
+						<toc>
+							<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">285. Costs and
+				expenses.</toc-entry>
+						</toc>
+						<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idEEB1EC9D2D8F4A3F991642576B0FCAD7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendments</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/35/29">Chapter 29</external-xref> of title 35, United States Code, is
+			 amended—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="idE682C30B2DC042758664DE45A54401BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section
+			 271(e)(4), in the flush text following subparagraph (D), by striking
+			 <quote>attorney fees</quote> and inserting <quote>reasonable costs and
+			 expenses, including attorney's fees,</quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD658E8E13D0D41BC99AD02EF030AE231"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section
+			 273(f), by striking <quote>attorney fees</quote> and inserting
+			 <quote>reasonable costs and expenses, including attorney's fees,</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92D84C969EDB404597959958623AFC11"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section
+			 296(b), by striking <quote>attorney fees</quote> and inserting
+			 <quote>reasonable costs and expenses (including attorney's
+			 fees)</quote>.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S1014 IS: Youth Sports Concussion Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1014</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S326">Mr. Udall of New Mexico</sponsor>
+			 (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="S176">Mr. Rockefeller</cosponsor>)
+			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
+			 Transportation</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To reduce sports-related concussions in youth, and for
+		  other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Youth Sports Concussion
+			 Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idADC6B40DDCEA4A4887BFEC6F018A097C"><enum>2.</enum><header>Sense of
+			 Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
+			 Congress that—</text>
+			<paragraph id="idCC1BD6D9B8234AE2A9FE6B44A70ADD81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>scientific
+			 advancements and a greater understanding of the issues that affect the health
+			 and safety of young athletes are key to reducing sports-related concussions in
+			 youth;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idAE173543B991442A8B2F24CA13D837E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the National
+			 Academies should complete, and make available to the public, its report on
+			 sports-related concussions in youth not later than January 31, 2014;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id93248CF5F90144FF99640BD4419CD970"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Consumer
+			 Product Safety Commission should review the National Academies' report for any
+			 matter that may impact products under the Commission's jurisdiction;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id12B7CB46DAA64764B6F60103797AA296"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if protective equipment manufacturers
+			 choose to adopt voluntary consumer product safety standards based on the
+			 National Academies' report and any related Consumer Product Safety Commission
+			 recommendations, the voluntary standards should include mechanisms to ensure
+			 substantial compliance by covered entities; and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idA8221486CD644CC9A18AA54AD5ADAA6E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal Trade Commission should review
+			 the National Academies' report for any matter that may inform efforts to
+			 protect consumers from unfair or deceptive practices in or affecting
+			 commerce.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="idB5F1CED341594DC9B048B83244C5D086"><enum>3.</enum><header>The National
+			 Academies' report on sports-related concussions in youth</header>
+			<subsection id="id2C692328DF9545108E5D08AD7C57198A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
+			 Consumer Product Safety Commission—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id9CED6C3D1CD34805B8BEE1D5A52AAC81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall review the
+			 National Academies' report on sports-related concussion in youth not later than
+			 5 months after the completion of such report; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id11843F7A49D34ADE8BF67FC101C86EF4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may make
+			 recommendations to protective equipment manufacturers regarding whether
+			 voluntary standards should be adopted—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id8C8F4B84D64A4A029B93B2B8E5008BA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to reduce the
+			 risk of sports-related injury for youth athletes wearing protective
+			 equipment;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6287091E4C414BD4A1BD9518A0466FD7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to improve the
+			 safety of reconditioned protective equipment; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB580166950C4487596B27492C7A82B7A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to modify
+			 protective equipment warning labels.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC0165706A37E4AF1ABAEFC5A6DFD2A8A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Safety
+			 standards</header>
+				<paragraph id="id6FAE46D08C4549198BFB09CF0E6EEC3E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Lead time for a
+			 voluntary standard</header><text>If, not later than 1 year after the completion
+			 of the National Academies' report, no voluntary standard is adopted based on
+			 the National Academies' report and any related Consumer Product Safety
+			 Commission recommendations, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may initiate
+			 a proceeding to promulgate a consumer product safety rule in accordance with
+			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">section 553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id464E71E3E1FD4E6AA977E3F438111A9C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Net
+			 effect</header><text>A rule issued under this subsection must have the net
+			 effect of improving safety.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id27D08CD1E336406DA2E7A7D796DA7CF9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conformity with
+			 existing law</header><text>A rule issued under this subsection shall be
+			 considered a consumer product safety standard issued by the Commission under
+			 section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2058">15 U.S.C. 2058</external-xref>).</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id0CA250A399BF43A7ADC3B1A5A4B4C281"><enum>4.</enum><header>False or
+			 misleading claims with respect to athletic sporting activity equipment</header>
+			<subsection id="id89ABF22424C141A19357270F646F3003"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Unlawful
+			 activity</header><text>It is unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for
+			 sale, in interstate commerce, or import into the United States for the purpose
+			 of selling or offering for sale, any item or equipment intended, designed, or
+			 offered for use by an individual engaged in any athletic sporting activity,
+			 whether professional or amateur, for which the seller or importer, or any
+			 person acting on behalf of the seller or importer, makes any false or
+			 misleading claim with respect to the safety benefits of such item.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id88D416CE6E164A57A155184934768005"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enforcement by
+			 Federal Trade Commission</header>
+				<paragraph id="id912DCB9719CE43A3A02B2BC19D5D4BB8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Unfair or
+			 deceptive acts or practices</header><text>A violation of subsection (a) shall
+			 be treated as a violation of a rule under section 18 of the Federal Trade
+			 Commission Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/57a">15 U.S.C. 57a</external-xref>) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or
+			 practices.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idA85B2A047AB04FD7AF96B1EA1AC0963B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Powers of
+			 Federal Trade Commission</header>
+					<subparagraph id="id2421CB46BC4D4D549DDEEBB116533995"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this section
+			 in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers,
+			 and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade
+			 Commission Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/41">15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.</external-xref>) were incorporated into and made a part of
+			 this section.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id266ABEEBB8B44B57A4340E07BD2D0221"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Notwithstanding
+			 any other provision of law, the Federal Trade Commission may promulgate under
+			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">section 553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, such regulations as the Commission
+			 considers necessary or appropriate to carry out this section.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB96F04817D894919AF0D70D1913134BA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Privileges and
+			 immunities</header><text>Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be
+			 subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided
+			 in the Federal Trade Commission Act as though all applicable terms and
+			 provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/41">15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.</external-xref>) were
+			 incorporated and made part of this section.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id225D86247C8049518B75584D5B472480"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Authority
+			 preserved</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
+			 authority of the Federal Trade Commission under any other provision of
+			 law.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1ADD5F1D2EA44C43A1A67B750DC6B721"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enforcement by
+			 States</header>
+				<paragraph id="idDC9C6EA030BD4E129D4814BE10050FC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (4), in any case in which
+			 the attorney general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of the
+			 residents of the State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by any
+			 person who violates subsection (a), the attorney general of the State, as
+			 parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the
+			 State in an appropriate district court of the United States to obtain
+			 appropriate injunctive relief.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idFF83A9EF7B344416815D3194619D2655"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rights of
+			 Federal Trade Commission</header>
+					<subparagraph id="idA3EA799B05FD4B85BCC2FC2FE9E9D4A6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notice to
+			 Federal Trade Commission</header>
+						<clause id="idBBCFC30B6EDD4537BA70C956B0364A86"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (iii), the attorney general
+			 of a State shall notify the Federal Trade Commission in writing that the
+			 attorney general intends to bring a civil action under paragraph (1) before
+			 initiating the civil action.</text>
+						</clause><clause id="idAFAE5F4D01DD4F76840375FE996E770B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
+			 notification required by clause (i) with respect to a civil action shall
+			 include a copy of the complaint to be filed to initiate the civil
+			 action.</text>
+						</clause><clause id="id753074DF722540FBA0962A2337FD91C2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If
+			 it is not feasible for the attorney general of a State to provide the
+			 notification required by clause (i) before initiating a civil action under
+			 paragraph (1), the attorney general shall notify the Federal Trade Commission
+			 immediately upon instituting the civil action.</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA216FAC978D24D8F8A367CD86ABD884D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Intervention by
+			 Federal Trade Commission</header><text>The Federal Trade Commission may—</text>
+						<clause id="id70E7577F73A74F8882E61A1833E32546"><enum>(i)</enum><text>intervene in any
+			 civil action brought by the attorney general of a State under paragraph (1);
+			 and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="id8F693D111EC4490982EA25096442EC80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>upon
+			 intervening—</text>
+							<subclause id="idE06EF57698084D998BA5B144F154FCF3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be heard on all
+			 matters arising in the civil action; and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="idDB1439972B964E37960635788EEFE286"><enum>(II)</enum><text>file petitions
+			 for appeal.</text>
+							</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id72E415540686429496827E1B9850FE47"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Investigatory
+			 powers</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent
+			 the attorney general of a State from exercising the powers conferred on the
+			 attorney general by the laws of the State to conduct investigations, to
+			 administer oaths or affirmations, or to compel the attendance of witnesses or
+			 the production of documentary or other evidence.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id69E5C48AB3724791BB3C73E40DA32819"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Preemptive
+			 action by Federal Trade Commission</header><text>If the Federal Trade
+			 Commission institutes a civil action or an administrative action with respect
+			 to a violation of subsection (a) or a rule promulgated under subsection
+			 (b)(2)(B) the attorney general of a State may not, during the pendency of that
+			 action, bring a civil action under paragraph (1) against any defendant named in
+			 the complaint of the Commission for the violation with respect to which the
+			 Commission instituted such action.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idB6E09EFAF4F448ECB7821FDBA118E47C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Venue; service
+			 of process</header>
+					<subparagraph id="idADE76E33599548918390A8562950897D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Venue</header><text>Any
+			 action brought under paragraph (1) may be brought in any district court of the
+			 United States that meets applicable requirements relating to venue under
+			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1391">section 1391</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA77DB70A2954B489F09835208204B52"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Service of
+			 process</header><text>In an action brought under paragraph (1), process may be
+			 served in any district in which the defendant—</text>
+						<clause id="idCAED2CC5851B4697B7C59808F584FE25"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
+			 an inhabitant; or</text>
+						</clause><clause id="id5475785CE2A24625855AA87A92F95CD2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be
+			 found.</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9C3146E92389406999ABF8FAB2DB7090"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Actions by
+			 other State officials</header>
+					<subparagraph id="idFDAC24C1B5E44185B7BFCD14F8B34DA0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>In addition to a civil actions brought by attorneys
+			 general under paragraph (1), any other officer of a State who is authorized by
+			 the State to do so may bring a civil action under paragraph (1), subject to the
+			 same requirements and limitations that apply under this subsection to civil
+			 actions brought by attorneys general.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9EAE6CD3656940DF91BF589DC2BE50AE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Savings
+			 provision</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit
+			 an authorized official of a State from initiating or continuing any proceeding
+			 in a court of the State for a violation of any civil or criminal law of the
+			 State.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1015 IS: Help Veterans Own Franchises Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1015</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S309">Mr. Casey</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S350">Mr. Rubio</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on
+			 Finance</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
+		  credits for the purchase of franchises by veterans.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body id="HDB93939C41524899820EC5479CFF65D3" style="OLC">
+		<section id="HAA3DD5AE7536478AB0D5B6553E637D48" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>Help Veterans Own Franchises
+			 Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="H860623848C694584AA8CCF3500109D83"><enum>2.</enum><header>Veterans
+			 franchise fee credit</header>
+			<subsection id="H3966A337650C42B3A5F44C3DEC8F4E17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart D of part IV
+			 of subchapter A of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
+			 adding at the end the following new section:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC11DA151A594BF7B45AC1E0EE56BA1A" style="OLC">
+					<section id="HAD8F75E3CBD84BFBA4BA2885EAD390D7"><enum>45S.</enum><header>Veterans
+				franchise fee credit</header>
+						<subsection id="H440C62BEECF649A7ABEDF07245B6D060"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Veterans
+				franchise fee credit</header>
+							<paragraph id="H6FA9F40DDD7B4F369512C6F824596370"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>For purposes of section 38, the veterans franchise fee
+				credit determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal to
+				25 percent of the qualified franchise fees paid or incurred by a veteran during
+				the taxable year.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E0787F00D2D41A08748DA592CB28311"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount allowed as a credit under
+				paragraph (1) with respect to the purchase of any franchise shall not exceed
+				$100,000.</text>
+							</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9ECAB3F799074A0A985F919A4BB276D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reduction where
+				franchise not 100 percent veteran-Owned</header><text>In the case of any
+				franchise in which veterans do not own 100 percent of the stock or of the
+				capital or profits interests of the franchise, the credit under subsection (a)
+				shall be the credit amount determined under such subsection, multiplied by the
+				same ratio as—</text>
+							<paragraph id="H44AF5A83EA264832967D8F1B6896C168"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the stock or
+				capital or profits interests of the franchise held by veterans, bears</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A0F544E3D3E4370A32402651EABBEF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the total stock
+				or capital or profits interests of the franchise.</text>
+							</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">For
+				purposes of this subsection, the spouse of a veteran shall be treated as a
+				veteran.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="H04645509F7CA47C2A45A64BA406E6E07"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualified
+				franchise fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
+				this section, the term <term>qualified franchise fee</term> means any one-time
+				fee required by the franchisor when entering into a franchise agreement with a
+				veteran as the franchisee.</text>
+						</subsection><subsection id="H8407B58CF63B4E9BAC7B885AAEDF44DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Other
+				definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
+				this section, the terms <term>franchise</term>, <term>franchisee</term>,
+				<term>franchisor</term>, and <term>franchise fee</term> have the meanings given
+				such terms in part 436 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect
+				on January 1, 2013).</text>
+						</subsection><subsection id="H263BEEBDAB784A9B9CB4AC4DAAD89658"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Veteran</header><text>The
+				term <term>veteran</term> has the meaning given such term by section 101 of
+				title 38, United States Code.</text>
+						</subsection><subsection id="HC020AF18B8DD4CDC9664BC1C6309D59A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Election</header><text>This
+				section shall not apply to a taxpayer for any taxable year if such taxpayer
+				elects to have this section not apply for such taxable
+				year.</text>
+						</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H17B6A988D83446A6B50191DE8534A05D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credit To be
+			 part of general business credit</header><text>Section 38(b) of the Internal
+			 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>plus</quote> at the end of
+			 paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and
+			 inserting <quote>, plus</quote>, and by adding at the end the following new
+			 paragraph:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H230A80CE418E4FA584D2B57B2F0B38A2" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="H3A764A9905694D4AA14D8A3F853F3AE2"><enum>(37)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the veterans franchise fee credit
+				determined under section
+				45S(a).</text>
+					</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HDF389C62EBDE49EE8FBC6F13C07D8774"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
+			 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
+			 sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal
+			 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
+			 item:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H444ADE5FB9584C83A46A8E2F27E412EA" style="OLC">
+					<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="HAC11DA151A594BF7B45AC1E0EE56BA1A" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
+						<toc-entry idref="HAD8F75E3CBD84BFBA4BA2885EAD390D7" level="section">Sec. 45S. Veterans franchise fee
+				credit.</toc-entry>
+					</toc>
+					<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32EA2EDDCF60428EBAFCAD8FC8F8CED4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years ending after December 31, 2012.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="HE233F2ED82DF4B838A7580380205A06B"><enum>3.</enum><header>Publication of
+			 information by Department of Veterans Affairs and Small Business
+			 Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
+			 Administrator of the Small Business Administration and the Secretary of
+			 Veterans Affairs shall publicize in mailings and brochures sent to veterans
+			 service organizations and veteran advocacy groups information regarding
+			 discounted franchise fees under section 45S of the Internal Revenue Code of
+			 1986 and other information about the program established under amendments made
+			 by this Act.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1016 IS: Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1016</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S348">Mr. Paul</sponsor> introduced the
+			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the
+			 Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To protect individual privacy against unwarranted
+		  governmental intrusion through the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles commonly
+		  called drones, and for other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Preserving Freedom from
+			 Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id791E05156E0E4F62876145E6528B5590"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act—</text>
+			<paragraph id="id778D44E80A6A47C5AC12FBF3EB4200DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>drone</term> has the meaning
+			 given the term <term>unmanned aircraft</term> in section 331 of the FAA
+			 Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40101">49 U.S.C. 40101</external-xref> note); and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id3B8C0436FA49477E84957D14A72B1D2C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>law enforcement party</term>
+			 means a person or entity authorized by law, or funded by the Government of the
+			 United States, to investigate or prosecute offenses against the United
+			 States.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="id56816C1709C14207A6B82C9125031E34"><enum>3.</enum><header>Prohibited use
+			 of drones</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as provided
+			 in section 4, a person or entity acting under the authority, or funded in whole
+			 or in part by, the Government of the United States shall not use a drone to
+			 gather evidence or other information pertaining to criminal conduct or conduct
+			 in violation of a statute or regulation except to the extent authorized in a
+			 warrant that satisfies the requirements of the Fourth Amendment to the
+			 Constitution of the United States.</text>
+		</section><section id="id55676D7B35BE476F99BC4290369E206C"><enum>4.</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act does not prohibit any of the
+			 following:</text>
+			<paragraph id="idfc53b06071614a02b8b9983da31e46a0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Patrol of
+			 borders</header><text>The use of a drone to patrol national borders to prevent
+			 or deter illegal entry of any persons or illegal substances.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id62cb0aa62b924c89ae67084854a9d743"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exigent
+			 circumstances</header><text>The use of a drone by a law enforcement party when
+			 exigent circumstances exist. For the purposes of this paragraph, exigent
+			 circumstances exist when the law enforcement party possesses reasonable
+			 suspicion that under particular circumstances, swift action to prevent imminent
+			 danger to the life of an individual is necessary.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id6A5A4E9C2DA64287814D8B1AF3D9D737"><enum>(3)</enum><header>High
+			 risk</header><text>The use of a drone to counter a high risk of a terrorist
+			 attack by a specific individual or organization, when the Secretary of Homeland
+			 Security determines credible intelligence indicates there is such a
+			 risk.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="idA4ECB92DD4354027A973A9BA4FE8598A"><enum>5.</enum><header>Remedies for
+			 violation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any aggrieved party
+			 may in a civil action obtain all appropriate relief to prevent or remedy a
+			 violation of this Act.</text>
+		</section><section id="id0BA3B189EABC49D4A9B7CD186F21417F"><enum>6.</enum><header>Prohibition on
+			 use of evidence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No evidence
+			 obtained or collected in violation of this Act may be admissible as evidence in
+			 a criminal prosecution in any court of law in the United States.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
+

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+<dc:title>113 S1017 IS: To permit flexibility in the application of the budget sequester by Federal agencies.</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
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+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1017</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S325">Mr. Udall of Colorado</sponsor>
+			 (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="S252">Ms. Collins</cosponsor>) introduced
+			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSBU00">Committee on the
+			 Budget</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To permit flexibility in the application of the budget
+		  sequester by Federal agencies.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="id5819EB8F27D74D4BB6CC9E7606C4429D" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act, the term <term>agency</term>
+			 means—</text>
+			<paragraph id="id79af8b14b2d945459e989b5bc97383c2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an Executive
+			 agency (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/105">section 105</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code);</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idc912507a593f4077b58d0c28435178d1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an office,
+			 agency, or other establishment in the legislative branch which is not a part of
+			 another office, agency, or other establishment in the legislative branch;
+			 and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id7c848ba34cb94ebfb6fc26c30f969c4b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an office,
+			 agency, or other establishment in the judicial branch which is not a part of
+			 another office, agency, or other establishment in the judicial branch.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="id696518ef75a24814b7a4e6263a136939"><enum>2.</enum><header>Flexible
+			 sequester implemented by agency heads</header>
+			<subsection id="id0EA3283639E24BDA9F765955F025BEA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
+			 other provision of law, the budget sequester for an account in the security and
+			 non-security categories required by section 251A of the Balanced Budget and
+			 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for fiscal year 2013 shall be implemented
+			 within each account as determined by the head of the agency with spending
+			 authority over such account.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idBAD10578426A4135B4407AC14768751A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appropriations
+			 oversight</header><text>The head of an agency may not exercise the authority
+			 provided in subsection (a) unless the head has submitted a notice of
+			 implementation describing the proposed exercise of authority to the Committees
+			 on Appropriations of both Houses not later than 5 days before exercising such
+			 authority.</text>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1018 IS: Federal Reserve Independence Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1018</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S313">Mr. Sanders</sponsor> (for
+			 himself, <cosponsor name-id="S223">Mrs. Boxer</cosponsor>, and
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S319">Mr. Begich</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSBK00">Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
+			 Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of
+		  directors of Federal reserve banks, and for other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Federal Reserve Independence
+			 Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="ida487afa658f546129cb40a25a454fefa"><enum>2.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
+			<paragraph id="id49663BFE525F438DB4B0D9178DB677D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In October 2011, the Government
+			 Accountability Office found that—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="id680a3eb6f03041ca930cee17b7021430"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allowing members
+			 of the banking industry to both elect and serve on the boards of directors of
+			 Federal reserve banks poses reputational risks to the Federal Reserve
+			 System;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3bcc619c909e41aba621fc97b779fecf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>18 former and
+			 current members of the boards of directors of Federal reserve banks were
+			 affiliated with banks and companies that received emergency loans from the
+			 Federal Reserve System during the financial crisis;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id392c6f17577b4a0aa0e320a4ba2ae494"><enum>(C)</enum><text>many of the
+			 members of the boards of directors of Federal reserve banks own stock or work
+			 directly for banks that are supervised and regulated by the Federal Reserve
+			 System. These board members oversee the operations of the Federal reserve
+			 banks, including salary and personnel decisions;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a3cff7b559f4e4192fa86daec2b3753"><enum>(D)</enum><text>under current
+			 regulations, members of a board of directors of a Federal reserve bank who are
+			 employed by the banking industry or own stock in financial institutions can
+			 participate in decisions involving how much interest to charge to financial
+			 institutions receiving loans from the Federal Reserve System, and the approval
+			 or disapproval of Federal Reserve credit to healthy banks and banks in
+			 <quote>hazardous</quote> condition;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc4981679f744e0382c4029f0e77ace3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>21 members of the
+			 boards of directors of Federal reserve banks were involved in making personnel
+			 decisions in the division of supervision and regulation under the Federal
+			 Reserve System; and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide32c9015f7814e7497ba4f6f6d02feeb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Federal
+			 Reserve System does not publicly disclose when it grants a waiver to its
+			 conflict of interest regulations.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide5e5e2243e9841abbdbccc94df880ece"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Allowing
+			 currently employed banking industry executives to serve as directors on the
+			 boards of directors of Federal reserve banks is a clear conflict of interest
+			 that must be eliminated.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idfdc62464ef334f4ab62be675bb22e74f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>No one who works
+			 for or invests in a firm receiving direct financial assistance from the Federal
+			 Reserve System should be allowed to sit on any board of directors of a Federal
+			 reserve bank or be employed by the Federal Reserve System.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="id68645ddaf0b040c9aea1e43bea58a85c"><enum>3.</enum><header>Ending conflicts
+			 of interest</header>
+			<subsection id="id9106877DE1674442A8570F9AC320C771"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Class A
+			 members</header><text>The tenth undesignated paragraph of section 4 of the
+			 Federal Reserve Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/302">12 U.S.C. 302</external-xref>) (relating to Class A) is amended by
+			 striking <quote>chosen by and be representative of the stockholding
+			 banks</quote> and inserting <quote>designated by the Board of Governors of the
+			 Federal Reserve System, from among persons who are not employed in any capacity
+			 by a stockholding bank</quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id68B5E46D4BB54B659BE3A762126FEC21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Class
+			 B</header><text>The eleventh undesignated paragraph of section 4 of the Federal
+			 Reserve Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/302">12 U.S.C. 302</external-xref>) (relating to Class B) is amended by striking
+			 <quote>be elected</quote> and inserting <quote>be designated by the Board of
+			 Governors of the Federal Reserve System</quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id29A3B0B96BE444928967C5ED7DE810A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations on
+			 boards of directors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
+			 fourteenth and fifteenth undesignated paragraphs of section 4 of the Federal
+			 Reserve Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/303">12 U.S.C. 303</external-xref>) (relating to Class B and Class C, respectively) are
+			 amended to read as follows:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id780207D9C0C34A2A9D5E3E30BE0E19F9" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="id8AFD9D36C55544F2867EFB765E23D82B"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No employee of a bank holding company or
+				other entity regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
+				may serve on the board of directors of any Federal reserve bank.</text>
+					</subsection><subsection id="ide69daa08243a4094bd76f8695b7e6e19"><enum></enum><text>No employee
+				of the Federal Reserve System or board member of a Federal reserve bank may own
+				any stock or invest in any company that is regulated by the Board of Governors
+				of the Federal Reserve System, without
+				exception.</text>
+					</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection></section><section id="idfbd75124a3594cb1aad189d38cecd18e"><enum>4.</enum><header>Reports to
+			 Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Comptroller
+			 General of the United States shall report annually to Congress beginning 1 year
+			 after the date of enactment of this Act to make sure that the provisions of
+			 this Act are followed.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S1019 IS: Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1019</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S341">Mr. Blumenthal</sponsor> (for
+			 himself, <cosponsor name-id="S319">Mr. Begich</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S309">Mr. Casey</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S316">Mr.
+			 Whitehouse</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S332">Mr. Franken</cosponsor>, and
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S176">Mr. Rockefeller</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00">Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
+			 and Pensions</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize
+		  Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs, and for other
+		  purposes. </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title; findings</header>
+			<subsection id="idE160A72579124683A2EBAF6CF244953A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act may be cited
+			 as the <quote><short-title>Elder Protection and Abuse
+			 Prevention Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id2C96C42F74384CFEA95EFE23A339033F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
+			 finds the following:</text>
+				<paragraph id="IDe2ace210b24c41ecb50d798c84dca14a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In 2009, the
+			 Department of Justice estimated that 14.1 percent of non-institutionalized
+			 older adults in the United States had experienced some form of elder abuse in
+			 the past year.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5226a2b9af2945a0be57039b578b6ccc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Only 1 in 23.5
+			 cases of elder abuse is ever reported due to a lack of screening, awareness,
+			 and prevention efforts.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7ae31c99c0b74e2f9f8154de7d41b45a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The mortality
+			 rate of older adults who are victims of abuse is 3 times higher than older
+			 adults that are not victims of abuse.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="ID59f72b7fc4fb43c3bbdd15e05600f584"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The annual
+			 financial loss by victims of elder financial abuse is estimated to be at least
+			 $2,900,000,000, and steadily increasing.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idEFD9C510239D4424B2560ED68B11CE33"><enum>2.</enum><header>Adult protective
+			 services; definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
+			 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3002">42 U.S.C. 3002</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+			<paragraph id="idF5B59B1A15E44F70B325137D53431BA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
+			 paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF2C72512CBD4984A86622F050DD4BE0" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DBC353724F147C781272946A4C370E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Abuse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>abuse</term> means the
+				knowing infliction of physical or psychological harm or the knowing deprivation
+				of goods or services that are necessary to meet essential needs or to avoid
+				physical or psychological
+				harm.</text>
+					</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id25F10AD7F1BC45FCB92A3B1B540AC6D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (4) through
+			 (54) as paragraphs (5) through (55);</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id1CC0FA9A045A4339BF672ED46FC0BA6D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3), the
+			 following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A0F689806F24016A18D12579FB09CEC" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="idBEE1D4CD9DE5423CB87CCB9961E55015"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Adult
+				protective services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
+				<term>adult protective services</term> means such services provided to adults
+				as the Secretary may specify and includes services such as—</text>
+						<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48E0F1D1794044009446DF04729CC8D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receiving reports
+				of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA3FBBE50A2D4FA5B381EE5E2B53935D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>investigating the
+				reports described in subparagraph (A);</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9AC686439AB04B608B2B1A224254328E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>case planning,
+				monitoring, evaluation, and other case work and services; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB3F806EF21D41B4BAC4BB5533541B9A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing,
+				arranging for, or facilitating the provision of medical, social service,
+				economic, legal, housing, law enforcement, or other protective, emergency, or
+				support services.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
+				</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idB289A7D9818F40B59B15F2FB0F7ECA0E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending
+			 paragraph (18), as so redesignated, to read as follows:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30BDC7ED655C4189AD2E3BB68F11F4F0" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D2C23B03B3A4A7D8FDCD68BF77FF488"><enum>(18)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elder justice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>elder justice</term>
+				means—</text>
+						<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23A4125C9DBD4AA48C53578F01C990C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>from a societal
+				perspective, efforts to—</text>
+							<clause id="IDDA6EF8B06A0A426B925FB745505DD81D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prevent, detect,
+				treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
+				and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="IDD12675F505EE460F8250D71672516475"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>protect older
+				individuals with diminished capacity while maximizing their autonomy;
+				and</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID893FF91EF28C47569A288CF4631B8C6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>from an
+				individual perspective, the recognition of an older individual's rights,
+				including the right to be free of abuse, neglect, and
+				exploitation.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id9D00247E004E4C94A794FCA2571EF1B5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (19), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>The term
+			 <quote>exploitation</quote> means</quote> and inserting <quote>The terms
+			 <quote>exploitation</quote> and <quote>financial exploitation</quote>
+			 mean</quote>;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id48E79ADC1CE142559C1C96E6AD3E5616"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (25), as so redesignated—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="id22CEB29BF4EA4D809917F433A780D5ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (B), by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC105F6C4B0F4A519DD5D604FBEC5B6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE97D75E1059642359EBBD4ED3507B5BD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3E079AB2C034183A7529C6A78520FA8" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="id9525AE4B3EC547E88CAA7F14143CAE37"><enum>(D)</enum><text>abuse, neglect
+				(including self-neglect), financial exploitation, including factors that are
+				the basis of a referral to adult protective
+				services.</text>
+						</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id75A3A19FD9C64A4E81808FE89513A342"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (29)(C), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>, including opportunities for
+			 work and volunteer service in the community</quote> after
+			 <quote>available</quote>;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idD03CEFC7C3464B2FA9839476A62EFFA9"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (30), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>information and referral</quote>
+			 and inserting <quote>information and referral assistance</quote>; and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id8453358F4AFF481C8C984795E208BF20"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (37), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>(including elder abuse and
+			 neglect screening)</quote> after <quote>educational services</quote>.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="id43BAD8F70ED64735826CB5D5E6BF9693"><enum>3.</enum><header>Coordination of
+			 elder justice activities</header>
+			<subsection id="id082FD216B121404AAD181FF516733027"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of
+			 funds</header><text>Section 201 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
+			 3011) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6458C613744E401FA0716CA602FBC5CD" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="id3C65F89855EF4853A16B82A2D7F325F5"><enum>(g)</enum><text>The Assistant
+				Secretary is authorized to use funds appropriated to carry out this Act to
+				implement activities authorized under part I of subtitle B of title XX of the
+				Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1397k">42 U.S.C. 1397k et seq.</external-xref>), including the establishment of
+				the Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation and the
+				continuation of the work of the Elder Justice Coordinating
+				Council.</text>
+					</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idE0A85F46734643EF81CD905D83FA670A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assurance of
+			 appropriate training for staff</header><text>Section 202 of the Older Americans
+			 Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3012">42 U.S.C. 3012</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
+			 following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC2435A04CA0459EAEA9362F9CBE8BB5" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="idF186765F34D34B01BA94306BBC162D37"><enum>(g)</enum><text>The Assistant
+				Secretary shall—</text>
+						<paragraph id="id2904AF2464C24853BC4338EEFC4ACC9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure, where
+				appropriate, that all programs funded under this Act include appropriate
+				training in prevention and provision of services that address elder justice and
+				exploitation; and</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id69A8DBB2DFBD48639A661DBF76965E5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>periodically
+				update the need for and benefit of such training related to prevention of
+				abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older
+				adults.</text>
+						</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id72D7BAC7DAB1407E8465CB1C940DF86A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information and
+			 assistance services</header><text>Section 202(a)(21) of the Older Americans Act
+			 of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3012">42 U.S.C. 3012(a)(21)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2621B737DDDE4459ABCF158D9B914A2C" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="idFC6C764B6DBB4726BF3D3A78FA3ABBA0" indent="up1"><enum>(21)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE47ABD7A934C44D9BFCC1E4C6464ACFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish information
+				and assistance services as priority services for older individuals, and ensure
+				that quality information and assistance services are consistently provided to
+				older individuals;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99D9CE1521D74F5F93E563FD38F57B56" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that there is full
+				collaboration between all governmental information and assistance systems that
+				serve older individuals, whether specialized, crisis intervention, disaster
+				assistance, or others; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77331AC3810547899B384AE8EEE7D8D3" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop and operate, either directly
+				or through contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, a National Eldercare
+				Locator Service, providing information and assistance services through a
+				nationwide toll free number to identify community resources for older
+				individuals;</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idE4C0FDB5EA5848AD902F31F327501FBA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Integration of
+			 titles</header><text>Section 701 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
+			 3058) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>The Assistant
+			 Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall ensure there be full
+			 integration of education and public awareness activities under this title with
+			 all service programs under title III with special emphasis on the nutrition
+			 programs, legal services, information and referral assistance activities, the
+			 work of aging and disability resource centers, and the long-term care ombudsman
+			 programs, including programs carried out under title VI.</quote>.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="id12DE7822651D47659D6A939A268E1A21"><enum>4.</enum><header>Coordination of
+			 national adult protective services resource center with elder abuse and
+			 exploitation prevention</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (e)(2) of section 201 of the
+			 Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3011">42 U.S.C. 3011</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding
+			 subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>, and in coordination with State Directors
+			 of the Adult Protective Services Programs and State Directors of the Office of
+			 Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs</quote> after <quote>and
+			 services</quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idE9B2CEF598F3447284009815366B224C"><enum>5.</enum><header>National adult
+			 protective services resource center</header>
+			<subsection id="id58D820B1FDBF4F0E818BEEAF497B454C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201 of the
+			 Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3011">42 U.S.C. 3011</external-xref>), as amended by section 3, is
+			 further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7134B6F81D1F44259BB0AE590987598F" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="id94AAC6BABE5F4DE6AA06EC860D825662"><enum>(h)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idAE5BAD55BD0E45829723A999A56D67DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary shall, by grant or
+				contract with a national nonprofit entity, establish a National Adult
+				Protective Services Resource Center (referred to in this subsection as the
+				<term>Center</term>). The purposes of the Center are to improve the capacity of
+				State and local adult protective services programs to respond effectively to
+				abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults, including home care
+				consumers and residents of long-term care facilities, and to coordinate with
+				the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program to protect home care consumers and
+				residents most effectively.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="idDED9B45E4C764F77930F4F24A38973B0" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The nonprofit entity awarded a grant or
+				contract under this subsection shall have expertise in, and representation by,
+				State and local adult protective services programs.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id110065E119E546C3B30D3A02172A2A2F" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Center shall—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="idA3956F9F3F0A45DAB05898D52806524F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collect and disseminate information
+				regarding, and increase public awareness of, the role of adult protective
+				services programs in investigating the abuse, neglect (including self-neglect),
+				and exploitation of vulnerable adults, including home care consumers and
+				residents of long-term care facilities, and in intervening to protect the
+				consumers and residents from abuse;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88B9D9059FEA47C0BAD921ECC1DABF95"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop, distribute, and provide
+				training and technical assistance for adult protective services program
+				investigators and supervisors investigating the abuse, neglect (including
+				self-neglect), and exploitation of vulnerable adults, including home care
+				consumers and residents of long-term care facilities, and intervening to
+				protect the consumers and residents from further abuse;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id740CD8F3FD954AC19EE4A6B9EC13BA4B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop, distribute, and provide
+				training to home care and long-term care professionals and others on
+				recognizing, reporting (including regarding mandatory reporting requirements),
+				and responding to the abuse, neglect (including self-neglect), and financial
+				exploitation of vulnerable adults, including home care consumers and residents
+				of long-term care facilities;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB9FC4E71F1CE4D589D7D10B1F5048705"><enum>(D)</enum><text>compile and disseminate reports on
+				research and best practices for adult protective services programs and other
+				programs on effective responses to the abuse, neglect (including self-neglect),
+				and exploitation of vulnerable adults, including home care consumers and
+				residents of long-term care facilities;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE90B513AD127463CB3E40F097B69525E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>work with the National Ombudsman
+				Resource Center and long-term care ombudsman programs to develop and
+				disseminate training, practice standards, and policies regarding—</text>
+								<clause id="idAC7F5C4B1A124664BA3567FBD14244A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the roles and responsibilities of
+				adult protective services and ombudsman programs;</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id4DF74341FC6A47B7BA6D4602C56A0BB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>confidentiality and abuse
+				reporting issues and protocols; and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id124127B48AB24979B3A6D8854DA21710"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>effective ways to maximize the
+				resources of adult protective services programs for the benefit of home care
+				consumers and residents of long-term care facilities; and</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE918CA52D6B846F4B49B6DFAF8E19649"><enum>(F)</enum><text>establish a data system to collect
+				information on the abuse, neglect (including self-neglect), and exploitation of
+				home care consumers and residents of long-term care facilities and to measure
+				the effectiveness of the activities carried out by the Center.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBFA2C7730CB443879B1A31FD35EA03F8" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Not later than 18 months after the
+				date of enactment of the <short-title>Elder Protection and
+				Abuse Prevention Act</short-title>, the Director shall—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="id0DF0BABFE8A54F078A07E4E4AFC0C9B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collect and analyze, from leading
+				national and State experts, the best practices related to screening for elder
+				abuse;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E162C8CF05B43E597C8EFBF9FEEE79A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish a report that describes
+				recommendations regarding such best practices and disseminate such report to
+				all grantees under programs established under this Act and described under this
+				section; and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF1D0AA4082F446E5A89BF88E803B7C29"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit to Congress such report and a
+				description of the dissemination activities under subparagraph (B).</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88AA3EFAC8CC4A47AE177EE10659A0F9" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In this subsection, the term
+				<term>home care consumer</term> means a person who receives services in the
+				person's home or community to promote independence and reduce the necessity for
+				residence in a long-term care facility, which may include home care services
+				provided through this Act, the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social
+				Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</external-xref>), the Medicaid program under title XIX of
+				the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>), or another public or private
+				funding
+				source.</text>
+						</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idF1E34BD40C5F4D02B3EDECE422FC04DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
+			 of appropriations</header><text>Section 216 of the Older Americans Act is
+			 amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id868E33B3F041457AB0D7A953FBB47970" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="ID6c9f65f5c84c4f508e010d0772c9a4e4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National Adult
+				Protective Services Resource Center</header><text>There are authorized to be
+				appropriated to carry out section 201(h) (relating to the National Adult
+				Protective Services Resource Center), such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
+				years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and
+				2018.</text>
+					</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection></section><section id="idF884C06188E442DEA6BE159B3B2CD751"><enum>6.</enum><header>Inclusion of
+			 adult protective services programs in congressional reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 207(b)(1)(C) of the Older Americans
+			 Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3018">42 U.S.C. 3018(b)(1)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>and the
+			 adult protective services programs of the States</quote> after <quote>of the
+			 States</quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idEF091AAB147248A1BCD9742392CF6A55"><enum>7.</enum><header>Prevention,
+			 assessment, and response to elder abuse</header>
+			<subsection id="idB7BE66F39571495C8B1929807D89D7E5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Preferences</header><text>Section
+			 305(a)(2)(E) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3025">42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(2)(E)</external-xref>) is
+			 amended by inserting <quote>older individuals who are or are alleged victims of
+			 elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation,</quote> after
+			 <quote>proficiency,</quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idB4702413F63B4DF5ACC4CB0A7A6AF0B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Area
+			 plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 306 of the
+			 Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3026">42 U.S.C. 3026</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id035BDC9B9CF44C7DA050601BE3D12EDF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(6)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="idD6BC71EA1715491F8F4B9910A3BC55EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G), by inserting
+			 <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id552B7993C7F24A04968E399C05187966"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD110B8FCC6DE4FC18A4158D468F982D3" style="OLC">
+							<subparagraph id="id9D627DF692EF471B8F7C801905B693E8"><enum>(H)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id57C6C5701E7343369D627D382FBB2ED3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in coordination with
+				the State agency and with the State agency responsible for elder abuse
+				prevention services, increase public awareness of elder abuse and financial
+				exploitation, remove barriers to elder abuse education, prevention,
+				investigation, and treatment;</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id5B1F00DE5CF74074A26B8E2704375E8A" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordinate elder justice
+				activities (including screenings) provided by the area agency on aging,
+				community health centers, other public agencies, and nonprofit private
+				organizations;</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id321C366FD065424AB04053630F2EC598" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>develop standardized,
+				coordinated, and reporting protocols with respect to elder abuse; and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="idF7D1E1AB826549DAA069CE8EC37DF13C" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>report any instances of elder
+				abuse in accordance with State law.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id43D98596DA16410E80ECE1268747A755"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (b)(3)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id7EE0E361D11446B7BD96A72014B57F41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (J), by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81336BABEAE14A2483A33F1E4A38669F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 subparagraph (K) as subparagraph (L); and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1F8E3AEAE7F742ACBF06978F7C7AF799"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 after subparagraph (J) the following:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id417C2166EB7A4A63BC0D59B116A6A705" style="OLC">
+							<subparagraph id="id7B5D72A95AB64A528CFD8E737A03CCF8"><enum>(K)</enum><text>protection from
+				elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation;
+				and</text>
+							</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6B5A7DD94DE240F799E7A33E8A024648"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State
+			 plans</header><text>Section 307(a)(12) is amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id7081B36A06BF4458AE77017BA90B882A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D); and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id71049EC8DF33465B864966A157ECCB05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 after subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id468A2C83654545CAA0B35DC5D8158652" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="id7570E1D3A09549CC912CA9216F7164A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that the State
+				will develop and implement standardized protocols for screening and reporting
+				with respect to elder
+				abuse;</text>
+						</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8A08746986804370AD145A9788D711C3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Supportive
+			 services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 321(a) of
+			 the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3030d">42 U.S.C. 3030d(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+				<paragraph commented="no" id="idF3E9A361D43243E8B8649A08D2066BFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
+			 by inserting <quote>elder abuse and neglect screening,</quote> after
+			 <quote>mental health),</quote>;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idB9669A30D5534206B5A5B4F38798DBE9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
+			 by inserting <quote>, elder abuse, and neglect</quote> after <quote>mental
+			 health</quote>; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idD1CFDC85DF114D308ABFC84C17F35436"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (23), by inserting <quote>, elder abuse, neglect, and financial
+			 exploitation</quote> after <quote>mental health</quote>.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id69A02F29F4CE4CAD8FE9B685B9ABA32E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Nutrition</header><text>Section
+			 339(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3030g-21">42 U.S.C. 3030g–21(2)</external-xref>) is
+			 amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id669659F6F5954BE79A8AB0231E99268A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (J), by striking <quote>, and</quote> and inserting a comma;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idDDD50A74E5D64CB0AB162F826A495987"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (K), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, and</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id6581447CF5474A759E61A52F0B18C5C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4B4E46961A94A8E99F9335DFEAF9661" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="id05CDE2379F954EEBA6D220A1C3219CA5"><enum>(L)</enum><text>encourages
+				individuals who distribute nutrition services under subpart 2 to distribute
+				information on diabetes, elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and the
+				annual Medicare wellness
+				exam.</text>
+						</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idC8A1B4889CB24BC1A75E075F77882D9E"><enum>8.</enum><header>Abuse prevention
+			 education and training</header>
+			<subsection id="idBE17AEF655904A7DAD31ECC30593AA88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Activities for
+			 health, independence, and longevity</header>
+				<paragraph id="id817CD03844704E44A47C0CAE7BDA802B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Older
+			 individuals' protection from violence projects</header><text>Section 413(b) of
+			 the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3032b">42 U.S.C. 3032b(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id29C518A7AC4E41AA8C63BDC328A9D1EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
+			 by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6456835A27A14FFBADF99086AF04D559"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
+			 by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA2598813E34D41E0AAE0C96C8D695823"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id474DD0F44BD742528475E8C3CED8A2FF" style="OLC">
+							<paragraph id="idBC89A6C1743E48BF8F19E67B59418AB1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>research and
+				replicate successful models of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation
+				prevention and
+				training.</text>
+							</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3146E70EE1CB42AD96BDEFF82BD536EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstration,
+			 support, and research projects</header><text>Section 417(a)(1) of the Older
+			 Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3032f">42 U.S.C. 3032f(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="idD3C4F25EAEE94DB0AEEB05231A0B4CF1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (A), by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25B000296F09469DAC79009403F846E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon and inserting
+			 <quote>or</quote>; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19F01CB35F6E4CD5B6D5333D09DEC6C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE598E013A0344E459AEEE364EF8348D9" style="OLC">
+							<subparagraph id="idD066C6BD9CA245F1BCAA3AA4A2C3CF8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>engage volunteers
+				who are older than 50 years of age in providing support and information to
+				older adults (and their families or caretakers) who have experienced or are at
+				risk of elder abuse, including physical, emotional, or financial abuse,
+				neglect, or exploitation
+				and;</text>
+							</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id45375B6B1CDF4D0AB93B93857E7C88BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Community
+			 service senior opportunities</header><text>Section 502(b)(1)(E) of the Older
+			 Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056">42 U.S.C. 3056(b)(1)(E)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting
+			 <quote>, and for the health and safety of, and prevention and detection of
+			 elder abuse for, older adults</quote> after <quote>families</quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id441C93EEBD8D4993A571E51F33CC08F9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allotments for
+			 vulnerable elder rights protection activities</header>
+				<paragraph id="id3715E39D04784EF095E9C55B965D2DBA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State plan
+			 requirements</header><text>Section 705(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3058d">42 U.S.C. 3058d(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>family
+			 caregivers,</quote> after <quote>title VI,</quote>.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id8511F348808849ABBED642398D308AC3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State long-term
+			 care ombudsman program</header>
+					<subparagraph id="id5D36FCCD71514744BD1018DAF750CB41"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Support of
+			 Office under the National Family Caregiver Support
+			 Program</header><text>Section 373(g) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
+			 U.S.C. 3030s–1(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DFD825EE0DE4470A7A3216FBBDEAD3A" style="OLC">
+							<paragraph id="id2B952A3A660547C18FA3AFDA03B537B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of funds
+				for ombudsman program</header><text>Amounts made available to a State to carry
+				out the State program under this subpart may be used to support the Office of
+				the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, including supporting the development of
+				resident and family
+				councils.</text>
+							</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2D02E6CC17F84D98B2F6DA9ECD264759"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ensuring
+			 effective programs and residents' rights</header><text>Section 712 of the Older
+			 Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3058g">42 U.S.C. 3058g</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
+			 following:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69C1BD9200324D43A05C258E5DFF0683" style="OLC">
+							<subsection id="id441F9F5785FF434A9EADCFA45C5F46D3"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Ensuring
+				effective programs and residents' rights</header><text>The State agency shall
+				ensure the Office—</text>
+								<paragraph id="id1B124910283541D0A88AECA035D3FBC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides facility
+				residents with private and unimpeded access to the Office, including access to
+				all records concerning the resident; and</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id42A473BB5CB04AC683994AC755DF1535"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allows all
+				facility residents to receive services from the
+				Office.</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3E6E3EEBDE334E3989861CC240AB745B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prevention of
+			 elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation</header><text>Section 721(b) of the
+			 Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3058i">42 U.S.C. 3058i(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="idFCD41F8B71564939B5782CFA4B3D24D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12), as paragraphs (8), (10), (11),
+			 (12), (13), and (14), respectively;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20E18EFB205641408EA8F829A57D83E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
+			 paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56642B6DFC28478DB1E747699C1791B8" style="OLC">
+							<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38B488A6E4CB4A12B4CB147DAF0B3C40"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting specialized abuse sensitivity
+				training for caregivers described in part E of title III;</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F3337D673D24903A3718387D3B95991"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting training for professionals and
+				paraprofessionals in relevant fields on the identification, prevention, and
+				treatment of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, with particular focus on
+				prevention and enhancement of self-determination and
+				autonomy;</text>
+							</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD40AAAC858CD4A6AAF8DCDEDEFA84FF5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 after paragraph (8), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7AB57E1036FD4D1A9A45604BB541EBB4" style="OLC">
+							<paragraph id="idA09665F16AE74BF0B36F75661E5AC737"><enum>(9)</enum><text>conducting
+				appropriate training to ensure cultural sensitivity in the provision of elder
+				rights services, including training in cultural issues associated with
+				abuse;</text>
+							</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S101 IS: To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and local governments for payment of obligations, to prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from financially assisting State and local governments, and for other purposes.</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-01-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 101</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130123" legis-day="20130103">January 23
+			 (legislative day, January 3), 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S299">Mr. Vitter</sponsor> introduced
+			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSBK00">Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
+			 Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and
+		  local governments for payment of obligations, to prohibit the Board of
+		  Governors of the Federal Reserve System from financially assisting State and
+		  local governments, and for other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="id6DB85E49459A4BFD93AA0603A4732E54" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Prohibition on the use of
+			 Federal funds to pay State and local obligations</header>
+			<subsection id="id2B3E640504E04CC595F7231A57BEA922"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
+			 other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to purchase or guarantee
+			 obligations of, issue lines of credit to, or provide direct or indirect
+			 grants-and-aid to, any State government, municipal government, local
+			 government, or county government which, on or after January 26, 2011, has
+			 defaulted on its obligations, is at risk of defaulting, or is likely to
+			 default, absent such assistance from the United States Government.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="ID296be60133d94a539ec59e83736218f0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limit on Use of
+			 Borrowed Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
+			 of the Treasury shall not, directly or indirectly, use general fund revenues or
+			 funds borrowed pursuant to title 31, United States Code, to purchase or
+			 guarantee any asset or obligation of any State government, municipal
+			 government, local government, or county government, or otherwise to assist such
+			 government entity, if, on or after January 26, 2011, that State government,
+			 municipal government, or county government has defaulted on its obligations, is
+			 at risk of defaulting, or is likely to default, absent such assistance from the
+			 United States Government.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idCC0D84C4A8CC418AB19149C9192CAA6A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition on
+			 Federal Reserve assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
+			 the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall not provide or
+			 extend to, or authorize with respect to, any State government, municipal
+			 government, local government, county government, or other entity that has
+			 taxing authority or bonding authority, any funds, loan guarantees, credits, or
+			 any other financial instrument or other authority, including the purchasing of
+			 the bonds of such State, municipality, locality, county, or other bonding
+			 authority, or to otherwise assist such government entity under any authority of
+			 the Board of Governors.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="IDcbc55ddddba9455986ede940c2d6dacb"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Subsections
+			 (a) through (c) shall not apply to Federal assistance provided in response to a
+			 natural disaster.</text>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1020 IS: All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1020</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S344">Mr. Hoeven</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S338">Mr. Manchin</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSEV00">Committee on Environment and Public
+			 Works</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To improve energy performance in Federal buildings, and
+		  for other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>All-Of-The-Above Federal Building
+			 Energy Conservation Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id95083A0966DE4CBE8D5799FDE9EC1199"><enum>2.</enum><header>Energy
+			 performance requirement for Federal buildings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 543 of the National Energy
+			 Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+			<paragraph id="id3ADC187B4BE94CF4BCF1AC5D38C57711"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
+			 subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11BC674675AC4F0C97211338B5A914BC" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="idc328feee1713431b9e7ac1ca63718c4f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Energy
+				performance requirement for Federal buildings</header>
+						<paragraph id="idef237a003f5247689cefb35b3dfcc628"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Subject
+				to paragraph (2), each agency shall apply energy conservation measures to, and
+				shall improve the design for the construction of, the Federal buildings of the
+				agency (including each industrial or laboratory facility) so that the energy
+				consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in
+				fiscal years 2006 through 2020 is reduced, as compared with the energy
+				consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in
+				fiscal year 2003, by the percentage specified in the following table:</text>
+							<table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.0" table-template-name="Tax (No Calculation)" table-type="Leaderwork">
+								<tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="260pts" min-data-value="55"></colspec><colspec align="justify" coldef="fig" colname="column2" colsep="0" colwidth="151.50pt" min-data-value="9"></colspec>
+									<thead>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="0"><bold>Percentage</bold></entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1"><bold>Fiscal Year</bold></entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2"><bold>Reduction</bold></entry>
+										</row>
+									</thead>
+									<tbody>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2006</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">2</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2007</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">4</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2008</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">9</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2009</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">12</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2010</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">15</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2011</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">18</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2012</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">21</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2013</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">24</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2014</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">27</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2015</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">30</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2016</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">33</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2017</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">36</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2018</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">39</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2019</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">42</entry>
+										</row>
+										<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2020</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">45.</entry>
+										</row>
+									</tbody>
+								</tgroup>
+							</table>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="ideceb3ef03bb84c26a0fb78b1b0893c9e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion for
+				buildings with energy intensive activities</header>
+							<subparagraph id="id226337D3D9A34974949E06AF9087CCE4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>An agency may exclude from the requirements of paragraph
+				(1) any building (including the associated energy consumption and gross square
+				footage) in which energy intensive activities are carried out.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9C5CADFE1A5C40BFB3B7BD56801AAF89"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Each
+				agency shall identify and list in each report made under section 548(a) the
+				buildings designated by the agency for exclusion under subparagraph (A).</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7551123e84c4492ab4d67c4632573e71"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
+				later than December 31, 2016, the Secretary shall review the results of the
+				implementation of the energy performance requirements established under
+				paragraph (1).</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id20197FA119004E58A325F6ADB3F5744D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Subsequent
+				fiscal years</header><text>The Secretary may amend or set energy performance
+				requirements for Federal buildings for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2025
+				by a rule that—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="id6DC083536E3940D8ADECB1712DAB8968"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes
+				cost-benefit analysis and an opportunity for public comment;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0780B9263F154BD4ADFF23EADB6301E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishes
+				levels that are technically feasible and economically justifiable; and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A8E59D23B644314AAB782B434833FAB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>considers any
+				energy- and water-saving measures identified in evaluations conducted under
+				subsection (f)(3).</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id2D5DB929E90F40F3B79AF933089B0C74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (f)—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="idBB371CEDE80D41E49EA392A8BF0FA8BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (1)—</text>
+					<clause id="id8FFD4EA9F7714289B6651B1CEB01AEC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and
+			 (H), respectively; and</text>
+					</clause><clause id="id5F515FEBB52C426CA673C9CB01104138"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2E04B5CBF8C486AA518351B7DE5768A" style="OLC">
+							<subparagraph id="ide3438898275f46ea97f0e26a9c185922"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Ongoing
+				commissioning</header><text>The term <term>ongoing commissioning</term> means
+				an ongoing process of commissioning using monitored data, the primary goal of
+				which is to ensure continuous optimum performance of a facility, in accordance
+				with design or operating needs, over the useful life of the facility, while
+				meeting facility occupancy
+				requirements.</text>
+							</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id013770BF29EE4735B036C5646933B22B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
+			 by adding at the end the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA44E56FEBF2744E7AE1F1D7C6177AA9F" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="iddb093d8ae4234552b635c0aaa560a3f2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Energy
+				management system</header><text>An energy manager designated under subparagraph
+				(A) shall consider use of a system to manage energy use at the facility and
+				certification of the facility in accordance with the International Organization
+				for Standardization standard numbered 50001 and entitled <quote>Energy
+				Management
+				Systems</quote>.</text>
+						</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEBEA2086EBDA4297924FF315643507C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
+			 paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD04FD1B9328420892C740D296BDDFAC" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="id9b8c2ba8e3044d4f90d52e38b22be130"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Energy and
+				water evaluations and commissioning</header>
+							<subparagraph id="id5849117a6fc54bbbbb91ea7dbe2a4a21"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><text>Except
+				as provided in subparagraph (B), effective beginning on the date that is 180
+				days after the date of enactment of the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building
+				Energy Conservation Act of 2013, and annually thereafter, each energy manager
+				shall complete, for each calendar year, a comprehensive energy and water
+				evaluation and recommissioning or retrocommissioning for approximately 25
+				percent of the facilities of each agency that meet the criteria under paragraph
+				(2)(B) in a manner that ensures that an evaluation of each facility is
+				completed at least once every 4 years.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0e11a77d6f8b41f4973f02a1e36ed43f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>An
+				evaluation and recommissioning shall not be required under subparagraph (A)
+				with respect to a facility that—</text>
+								<clause id="id9046d4f24c8e4e258794aeb34c70f50b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has had a
+				comprehensive energy and water evaluation during the 8-year period preceding
+				the date of the evaluation;</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id9f85ac7e46ab436183b21b8b049bf5b4"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9B0862D558394B74BF598445D38A44AC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has been commissioned,
+				recommissioned, or retrocommissioned during the 10-year period preceding the
+				date of the evaluation; or</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="id2ABFF800885441638AD6D814C20B741C" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is under ongoing commissioning;</text>
+									</subclause></clause><clause id="idae0eb911a86443129289ebee3d935810"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has not had a
+				major change in function or use since the previous evaluation and
+				commissioning;</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id0431d0644e96429fa14640979643e3b5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>has been
+				benchmarked with public disclosure under paragraph (8) within the year
+				preceding the evaluation; and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id2ccb02a814644c85a2f9a6fe2c2d5692"><enum>(v)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD0221B3C88714299B72C21F4546E4DAE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>based on the
+				benchmarking, has achieved at a facility level the most recent cumulative
+				energy savings target under subsection (a) compared to the earlier of—</text>
+										<item id="id5877B8D8B5BA445CBFA402588C7E3614" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the date of the most recent
+				evaluation; or</text>
+										</item><item id="idBC24EF1563DF415EAF250DC6D4234A4F" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the date—</text>
+											<subitem id="id09DA14933CE14CF3BCFF82B90725F915"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>of the most recent commissioning,
+				recommissioning, or retrocommissioning; or</text>
+											</subitem><subitem id="id1F20BF9123A44943B8AA883424974551"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>on which ongoing commissioning began;
+				or</text>
+											</subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="idFBA852C61DB147E88CDAEED8144435CC" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has a long-term contract in place
+				guaranteeing energy savings at least as great as the energy savings target
+				under subclause (I).</text>
+									</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id97a4804537c84e3f8b63dc5991669dbd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementation
+				of identified energy and water efficiency measures</header>
+							<subparagraph id="idcb911dc4c1234578b83f126605781ec1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of completion of
+				each evaluation under paragraph (3), each energy manager may—</text>
+								<clause id="idf2349b925bcb4fce8ce0420c9ebc25c0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>implement any
+				energy- or water-saving measure that the Federal agency identified in the
+				evaluation conducted under paragraph (3) that is life-cycle cost effective;
+				and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id0d3e4a4c23f247b5b46aff913160cbad"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>bundle
+				individual measures of varying paybacks together into combined projects.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4a43451ef8e495990209cd57a613a75"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Measures not
+				implemented</header><text>The energy manager shall, as part of the
+				certification system under paragraph (7), explain the reasons why any
+				life-cycle cost effective measures were not implemented under subparagraph (A)
+				using guidelines developed by the
+				Secretary.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35D3718FEE8D4CD395993EA6C53CF4B6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (7)(C), by adding at the end the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D49F6B8646B4C2C9F2D6A68554409A8" style="OLC">
+						<clause id="id861f875c5472427fb5e5257466117c78"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Summary
+				report</header><text>The Secretary shall make available a report that
+				summarizes the information tracked under subparagraph (B)(i) by each agency
+				and, as applicable, by each type of
+				measure.</text>
+						</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id9F740400F3B34A6F90E07F9D5B56BB5B"><enum>3.</enum><header>Federal building
+			 energy efficiency performance standards; certification system and level for
+			 green buildings</header>
+			<subsection id="id64CA5865754441C68ADC5682B5438E0A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
+			 303 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6832">42 U.S.C. 6832</external-xref>) is
+			 amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id1A701DA5A6874DC29FE54B3CD0380B88"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
+			 by striking <quote>to be constructed</quote> and inserting <quote>constructed
+			 or altered</quote>; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idA0D25299DFE448349D137EEC0988AC70"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEC54FF7E41540BCB8A44D7AE9D178E1" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="id3e1fdd275dc649148b685665e7493172"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Major
+				renovation</header><text>The term <term>major renovation</term> means a
+				modification of building energy systems sufficiently extensive that the whole
+				building can meet energy standards for new buildings, based on criteria to be
+				established by the Secretary through notice and comment
+				rulemaking.</text>
+						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id87DED2DEB7E04534914C69FCCEA7FE9A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal
+			 Building Efficiency Standards</header><text>Section 305 of the Energy
+			 Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id5098DCB983A049E9BC3B36CCD294B8B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (a)(3)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id82204F912970491F877F8E3E95DD8FBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strike
+			 <quote>(3)(A) Not later than</quote> and all that follows through subparagraph
+			 (B):</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4093F7F97514C6ABBCAC59A82408D36" style="OLC">
+							<paragraph id="id6ac1fc97956f429485caab1eb948dc6b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revised Federal
+				building energy efficiency performance standards; certification for green
+				buildings</header>
+								<subparagraph id="idED5BD5B44A0346CCBCE941CF50273515"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Revised federal
+				building energy efficiency performance standards</header>
+									<clause id="id27D471AB5FE5463E90003361666019C4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
+				All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013 and after the
+				date of approval of each subsequent revision of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 or the
+				International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, the Secretary shall
+				establish, by rule, revised Federal building energy efficiency performance
+				standards that require that—</text>
+										<subclause id="idE78A962BAB634944A812982C947C4EB5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>new Federal
+				buildings and alterations and additions to existing Federal buildings—</text>
+											<item id="id550215BC87644FFEAF5E63651714BF26"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>meet or exceed
+				the most recent revision of the International Energy Conservation Code (in the
+				case of residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1 (in the case of
+				commercial buildings) that the Secretary determines saves energy compared to
+				previous versions of the Code or Standard; and</text>
+											</item><item id="id4EEB92C813114D0BA06607448327F009"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>meet or exceed
+				the energy provisions of State and local building codes applicable to the
+				building, if the codes are more stringent than the International Energy
+				Conservation Code or ASHRAE Standard 90.1, as applicable;</text>
+											</item></subclause><subclause id="idFE0670E7863941DCBE22FB725E884072"><enum>(II)</enum><text>unless
+				demonstrated not to be life-cycle cost effective for new Federal buildings and
+				Federal buildings with major renovations—</text>
+											<item id="id26AE56C039434F4BB07736B51AFD9EFA"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the buildings be
+				designed to achieve energy consumption levels that are at least 30 percent
+				below the levels established in the version of the ASHRAE Standard or the
+				International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, that is applied under
+				clause (i); and</text>
+											</item><item id="id609154E570594820A6EFBC42165A9F57"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>sustainable
+				design principles are applied to the siting, design, and construction of all
+				new Federal buildings and replacement Federal buildings;</text>
+											</item></subclause><subclause id="idB8C8EFD87BD146E1B06B6708AB01324B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>if water is
+				used to achieve energy efficiency, water conservation technologies shall be
+				applied to the extent that the technologies are life-cycle cost effective;
+				and</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="idCF013520FB484B35AE2484893B1C489E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>if life-cycle
+				cost effective, as compared to other reasonably available technologies, not
+				less than 30 percent of the hot water demand for each new Federal building or
+				Federal building undergoing a major renovation be met through the installation
+				and use of solar hot water heaters.</text>
+										</subclause></clause><clause id="id1EE3AF361CBE4332ADD920B18FC7D98B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Clause
+				(i)(I) shall not apply to unaltered portions of existing Federal buildings and
+				systems that have been added to or
+				altered.</text>
+									</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE8B102ED512A4397A00773FBA09F1CE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (C), by striking <quote>(C) In the budget request</quote> and inserting the
+			 following:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC47926A7FF04F8D835F3F8F728B8AED" style="OLC">
+							<subparagraph id="id7FD10D4DDB8B482187EBF4C1F349D535"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Budget
+				request</header><text>In the budget
+				request</text>
+							</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id814AC948F3F14441B823BCF5B4B70267"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
+			 (D)—</text>
+						<clause id="id3E44946CCA3E48F29710234A6ED3F463"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking clause <quote>(D) Not later than</quote> and all that follows through
+			 the first sentence of subclause (III) and insert the following:</text>
+							<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F1D39ECE672425D9F42237C5A7689CE" style="OLC">
+								<subparagraph id="id69E9F9A4CB314682A1CC22C9A19372F9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Certification
+				for green buildings</header>
+									<clause id="id99B701602EFC4FF3ADC48865F6D96E76"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+				general</header>
+									</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+						</clause><clause id="idDF3D90F18EE8426DABB87694B56214F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 striking clause (ii);</text>
+						</clause><clause id="id9D3855710E0B4D35896C4942509AAC6B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause
+			 (iii), by striking <quote>(iii) In identifying</quote> and insert the
+			 following:</text>
+							<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8022EC5345A64AA2B89FB6F495197CCC" style="OLC">
+								<clause id="id2B10EF47060F4DB5AB3BB9007A91A950"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
+				identifying</text>
+								</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+						</clause><clause id="id85B08172086244CDB350A7939B85E476"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
+			 clause (iv)—</text>
+							<subclause id="id446CB4A460024015A94077702D0459D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>(iv) At least once</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
+								<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37506B4E54234524A3A8CFDCCF1580D3" style="OLC">
+									<clause id="idB731005BF6FB41DEBBF0B76475A684FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Study</header><text>At
+				least once</text>
+									</clause><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+							</subclause><subclause id="id4065543CE78A48BEB262E6448BE5B1FF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>clause (iii)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (ii)</quote>;</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="id356838BC2E6047E1BBAA8DD77216AF92"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
+			 clause (v)—</text>
+							<subclause id="id0D82E0C82E444BCF90A51268D400D899"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>(v) The Secretary may</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
+								<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5604311D688343D580B95EFFFE454E69" style="OLC">
+									<clause id="idF41347B51542452EA0A5720B348715CF"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Internal
+				certification processes</header><text>The Secretary
+				may</text>
+									</clause><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+							</subclause><subclause id="idB7EC48DA64004F99B42109C5C43E402E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>clause (i)(III)</quote> each place it appears and inserting
+			 <quote>clause (i) </quote>;</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="id84C52BF98CAD4BEBAA9E57BEF8A82868"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in
+			 clause (vi)—</text>
+							<subclause id="idDFE7DDD38C444D8EB5BA58A8CAA183D1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>(vi) With respect</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
+								<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25F0FDB454A5479FB36E5FDE3658C5DD" style="OLC">
+									<clause id="id61CAF372831340B898BB4910800B923A"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Privatized
+				military housing</header><text>With
+				respect</text>
+									</clause><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+							</subclause><subclause id="idA5BB561281FF4008B0D3CF654B7DDB1B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>develop alternative criteria to those established by subclauses (I) and
+			 (III) of clause (i) that achieve an equivalent result in terms of energy
+			 savings, sustainable design, and</quote> and inserting <quote>develop
+			 alternative certification systems and levels than the systems and levels
+			 identified under clause (i) that achieve an equivalent result in terms
+			 of</quote>; and</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="id47B6686E95A24EF0AE7188EBFD7FD3F3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>in clause
+			 (vii), by striking <quote>(vii) In addition to</quote> and inserting the
+			 following:</text>
+							<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1410ABB0ECAB4E38A4022FA424881953" style="OLC">
+								<clause id="idAB593511DEFF4FC69BCE4E2CEC7B99EF"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Water
+				conservation technologies</header><text>In addition
+				to</text>
+								</clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id41F566BC5CCF4A84A578C3C15CD3136B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
+			 subsections (c) and (d).</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S1021 IS: Next Generation Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
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+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1021</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S324">Mrs. Shaheen</sponsor> introduced
+			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign
+			 Relations</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To provide for a Next Generation Cooperative Threat
+		  Reduction Strategy, and for other purposes. </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Next Generation Cooperative Threat
+			 Reduction Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idd5f816dd0c0549179cad472f54dd6205"><enum>2.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following
+			 findings:</text>
+			<paragraph id="id5559dd97ee4b47db9df2ecbe60832b4a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The United States
+			 nonproliferation and threat reduction assistance program known as the
+			 Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program is one of the most successful
+			 congressionally led United States foreign policy initiatives in the post-Cold
+			 War era.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idb5dafdb048fb4fd1929096b6aa6aebab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The CTR Program
+			 was initiated by the United States Congress in legislation introduced by
+			 Senators Sam Nunn (D–GA) and Dick Lugar (R–IN) in 1991.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id1984ee7b63ae4bdd979edc6d9e1df012"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The initial
+			 purpose of the Nunn-Lugar CTR Program was to dismantle and prevent
+			 proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons of mass destruction
+			 (WMD) and their associated infrastructure in the independent states of the
+			 former Soviet Union and to prevent the transfer of weapons of mass destruction
+			 knowledge to other countries.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id9f02734f54d643db93475995d07b9027"><enum>(4)</enum><text>As of February
+			 28, 2013, the Nunn-Lugar CTR Program has—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="idA5BF8096086F43CFA14018536190FC94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>deactivated
+			 13,300 nuclear warheads;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D6ED02CC7D8427180E8B39467DCA0D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>destroyed 1,473
+			 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs);</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE2395E68217D4F189D4475596A7AAA24"><enum>(C)</enum><text>eliminated 831
+			 ICBM silos;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB5A0A33BE69B495DA566701B22AC5D70"><enum>(D)</enum><text>destroyed 442
+			 ICBM mobile launchers;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE966B3F4419444B68A6B449D156FC4D6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>eliminated 233
+			 bombers;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29BA2580123646B29EBECE62D83F7B1B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>eliminated 906
+			 nuclear capable air-to-surface missiles;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6F221F86051C43F8AA83E70D11780940"><enum>(G)</enum><text>destroyed 728
+			 submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) launchers;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2D5B02692BC544F9A88CA5C5A46514F9"><enum>(H)</enum><text>eliminated 936
+			 SLBMs;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id05F2D865E5484123B5D607150E0AE661"><enum>(I)</enum><text>destroyed 48
+			 ballistic missile submarines;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E1FEF3595794DFAA0B81E88D95EE109"><enum>(J)</enum><text>sealed 194
+			 nuclear test tunnels and holes; and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2B7094A00F8D4668962AA0F795255717"><enum>(K)</enum><text>destroyed 39,986
+			 metric tons of chemical weapon agent.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53f78320fff84635b9ed18d92cf98ed1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Due to the
+			 Nunn-Lugar CTR Program, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Belarus are nuclear weapons
+			 free and Albania is chemical weapons free.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id11d800c9213449d0b8861060c060acf7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Nunn-Lugar
+			 CTR Program is based on the premise that governments have a responsibility and
+			 a mutual interest in working together to reduce the threat posed by nuclear,
+			 chemical, and biological weapons and their associated infrastructure and
+			 know-how.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id2f8b7158e01a491fa4f41e5c761a1e49"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Though the
+			 Nunn-Lugar CTR Program was initially focused on the independent states of the
+			 former Soviet Union, the threat represented by the proliferation of nuclear,
+			 chemical, and biological WMD-related materials, infrastructure, and know-how
+			 extends well beyond the borders of these states.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="ida6057f269aa443ecb15471d31fb6f413"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The threat posed
+			 by WMD-related proliferation is increasingly prevalent in the Middle East and
+			 North Africa (MENA), where political instability and deeply rooted violent
+			 extremism contribute to an already dangerous threat to the United States and
+			 some of its strongest allies.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id766ceddd9b3842c5bf4477713cbe9970"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Terrorist
+			 organizations, including core al Qaeda, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, al
+			 Qaeda in Iraq, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Hezbollah, Hamas, and their
+			 extremist supporters continue to operate in the MENA region and have sought or
+			 may seek to attempt to secure WMD materials or know-how.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id19094f9ce6c44950b5bc67eacd211c5d"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The Government
+			 of Iran’s continued illicit development of its nuclear program and its movement
+			 towards an advanced nuclear weapons capability could lead to a nuclear arms
+			 race in the region.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id4106a06da5864cf6b754f1745f26df2d"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The Iranian
+			 regime’s continued support for and association with terrorist organizations in
+			 the region, including Hamas and Hezbollah, pose a significant and growing
+			 proliferation challenge for the entire global community.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="ida45fdddbc38b4d3582722f8e890b8949"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Continued
+			 upheaval and violence in Syria and the threat of the Assad regime’s substantial
+			 chemical weapons stockpile being used or falling into the wrong hands also pose
+			 a significant and immediate WMD-related proliferation challenge to the entire
+			 global community.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idf7bc3ce0e5ec4b699a6444aea779f6cd"><enum>(13)</enum><text>United Nations
+			 Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 (2004) binds all United Nations
+			 members to adopt and enforce effective controls to prevent the proliferation of
+			 WMD, their means of delivery, and the illicit spread of related materials; yet
+			 countries in the Middle East and North Africa have a relatively weak record of
+			 implementation of UNSCR 1540.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idf68b2669ada04801ab7b5bbbfc517618"><enum>(14)</enum><text>The MENA region
+			 continues to experience significant political instability and sits atop a
+			 complex web of ethnic differences, a history of violence and extremism, robust
+			 military capabilities, a growing collection of unsecured weapons, and a variety
+			 of unstable governments.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id28563f3635c14d9d85caf4229cb35703"><enum>(15)</enum><text>The Arab Spring
+			 and the continued revolutions across the MENA region represent significant
+			 opportunities but also difficult challenges as the United States attempts to
+			 create new relationships with popularly elected governments that can be
+			 inexperienced in nonproliferation, counter-proliferation, or related security
+			 efforts.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idb5200382f87945cca7be381b6733b562"><enum>(16)</enum><text>A number of
+			 governments in this unstable region are considering the development of civilian
+			 nuclear power programs, including the Governments of the United Arab Emirates,
+			 Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and other countries.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id2e9355813bd34a36b3c93174f6480b63"><enum>(17)</enum><text>As a result of
+			 these difficult challenges, the United States has a clear interest in
+			 preventing or minimizing the potential proliferation of WMD-related weapons,
+			 technologies, materials, and know-how in the MENA region.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id19B2F2ACA03140F39264E572AD2DC9AB"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Despite the
+			 threat of proliferation in the Middle East and North Africa, only a small
+			 percentage of United States CTR and nonproliferation-related assistance
+			 programs have been focused on the countries of this region.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id8a3f71f2b57f45ec9779810a07fd3d12"><enum>(19)</enum><text>Until 2003,
+			 Congress limited the use of Department of Defense (DOD) CTR funding to programs
+			 in the former Soviet Union.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id7366ffca68894df9b8fd68acd66c0300"><enum>(20)</enum><text>Section 1308 of
+			 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/5963">22 U.S.C. 5963</external-xref>)
+			 authorized the utilization of limited Department of Defense CTR funding outside
+			 the independent states of the former Soviet Union for short-term projects and
+			 emergency funding.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id75b192caa9f34f8d9467ce36e603fdd3"><enum>(21)</enum><text>In section 1306
+			 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law
+			 110–181; 122 Stat. 413), Congress, for the first time, specifically authorized
+			 funding for longer-term CTR initiatives to address emerging security challenges
+			 and urgent threats in regions of the world beyond the independent states of the
+			 former Soviet Union, stipulating that CTR should be <quote>strengthened and
+			 expanded</quote> for <quote>broader international cooperation and
+			 partnerships,</quote> including <quote>programs and projects in … the Middle
+			 East</quote>.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id462f09fd33264af58c07189daf80a90e"><enum>(22)</enum><text>Section 1306 of
+			 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 also mandated that
+			 the National Academy of Sciences conduct a study <quote>to analyze options for
+			 strengthening and expanding the CTR program</quote>.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idf64f5fdd84d04514b666b50238cc7225"><enum>(23)</enum><text>The
+			 congressionally mandated report from the National Academy of Sciences,
+			 <quote>Global Security Engagement: A New Model for Cooperative Threat
+			 Reduction,</quote> published in 2009, recommended expanding CTR activities into
+			 the Middle East, to include—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="id5222E44822AD441C82190952A274012B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>encouraging and
+			 assisting with security and destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id497BEE569A594881A59A1564CD452DF3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing
+			 chemical weapons detection and interdiction equipment and training;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE5EA98EC94324CA0B721FC45C543EA15"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing
+			 training for parliamentarians and national technical advisors;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28CB80E65170415580AF70ECBFA55309"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promoting
+			 chemical safety and security in the region;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6BCB8A4645A941B4824D9064A63D3985"><enum>(E)</enum><text>promoting
+			 biological safety, security, and disease surveillance programs;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74863D0504EA458889395FDE7F42E9FA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>promoting
+			 implementation of UNSCR 1540;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2128289F55904468A92523D25E7DAC95"><enum>(G)</enum><text>promoting
+			 counter-trafficking obligations under UNSCR 1540;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6952E278427E4926959F710B7AEDFC11"><enum>(H)</enum><text>strengthening
+			 export controls and border security, including maritime security; and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D2DCC3635BE4E83BDD015A0C615588C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>other cooperative
+			 programs aimed at stemming the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and
+			 biological weapons of mass destruction technologies, materials, and
+			 know-how.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0581e9ebac7341fbb06f5a5b46b9afb0"><enum>(24)</enum><text>The Department
+			 of State, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Homeland Security
+			 support nonproliferation projects aimed at cooperatively preventing the
+			 proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East and North
+			 Africa, including through—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="id0a5f9985fffe457ebed0c28e40d1d5a3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of
+			 State Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7770495c36b481f895262d5a7a290db"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Department of
+			 State Export Control and Related Border Security Program;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9225464adfd145b38098f9c464c110d0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Department of
+			 State Global Threat Reduction program;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6405ee7f76044c439330244ad4e90e49"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Department of
+			 Energy Second Line of Defense program;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb053a574d3e4ef592fa16c85cd31604"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Department of
+			 Energy Global Initiatives to Prevent Proliferation program;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b2880533fbf4c61a03e6d9d3e502069"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Department of
+			 Energy Global Threat Reduction Initiative;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5fe458a64d24be2b4b6064cc6da1415"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the Department of
+			 Homeland Security Container Security Initiative; and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3f6c531f067e48b5a413cfafd5390fe8"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the Department of
+			 Homeland Security Secure Freight Initiative.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0b70241d938b4cd6ba21f228d096f8da"><enum>(25)</enum><text>These programs
+			 provide critical but small-scale support in combating proliferation challenges
+			 in the region, and they do not by themselves represent a robust, comprehensive,
+			 or whole-of-government approach to nonproliferation in the MENA region.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id966a8793dd594909b50cca25fc1fcccb"><enum>(26)</enum><text>After extensive
+			 delays, near the end of 2012, the Executive Branch finally completed internal
+			 bureaucratic processes necessary to expand the Department of Defense CTR
+			 Program more extensively into the Middle East and the Department of Defense
+			 recently publicly announced its intention to apply fiscal year 2013 funds to
+			 help Syria’s neighbors counter the immediate threat posed by Syria’s chemical
+			 weapons.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id6c3e8d87f8294768a45036b470a06233"><enum>(27)</enum><text>The Department
+			 of Defense has also initiated a program with fiscal year 2013 funds to work
+			 with the Government of Libya to help the country meet its commitment to the
+			 Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons by destroying its chemical
+			 weapons stockpile.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id4d0ae048c91a4b6193d6ff407925781e"><enum>(28)</enum><text>In addition to
+			 preventing proliferation of WMD across borders shared with Syria and destroying
+			 chemical weapons stockpiles in Libya, the Department of Defense has requested
+			 new funding to initiate bio-engagement programs in the Middle East in its
+			 fiscal year 2014 budget request.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idfef416d36aa44aa6b7aa479d0a96bd1a"><enum>(29)</enum><text>There is an
+			 urgent need today to more sharply focus United States Government efforts and
+			 resources on WMD proliferation in the MENA region.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="ide46e7116d22c4bd682e250dd5703c92f"><enum>(30)</enum><text>The United
+			 States Government needs a comprehensive regional strategy for nonproliferation
+			 activities in the Middle East and North Africa, which includes additional,
+			 targeted resources for cooperative threat reduction work in the region, and one
+			 that utilizes all of our diplomatic, intelligence, military, and public affairs
+			 tools in a coordinated and creative whole-of-government approach and leverages
+			 support from a wide variety of partners and donors, including foreign
+			 countries, nongovernmental organizations, international institutions, United
+			 States and foreign businesses, academic institutions, and other sectors.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="idf478307bd0964440be9569ff8b67cd57"><enum>3.</enum><header>Sense of
+			 Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
+			 Congress that—</text>
+			<paragraph id="id2203efeafafa4750b1bb94609e37f952"><enum>(1)</enum><text>countries around
+			 the world have a continued interest in working together to reduce the threat
+			 posed by nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, related technologies,
+			 materials, associated infrastructure, and know-how;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idc951c01e4a2b412ea8214747419ff9e8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States
+			 Government, as a leader in the international community in curbing the threat
+			 posed by the proliferation of WMD-related weapons, technologies, materials,
+			 infrastructure, and know-how, has a national security interest in working with
+			 the countries of the Middle East and North Africa on establishing and
+			 developing robust nonproliferation capabilities in the region to effectively
+			 detect, interdict, deter, and defend against proliferation of WMD in the
+			 region;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id0f6c9a2186fa4607ac8ba6a75ed52d8b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the United States
+			 Government should continue to expand the Department of Defense CTR Program
+			 beyond the independent states of the former Soviet Union, to include the
+			 countries of the MENA region, provided that these programs complement already
+			 existing United States nonproliferation programs in this region and provided
+			 that Congress is properly informed of the long-term cooperative threat
+			 reduction and nonproliferation assistance strategy to be implemented;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id008c1a7b636b4faabb89fea20ede4abc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Congress supports
+			 the initiation of CTR programs aimed at addressing the immediate threat of
+			 Syrian WMD-related proliferation in the region and the destruction of the
+			 chemical weapons stockpile in Libya and urges the United States Government to
+			 ensure sufficient funding for the continuation and expansion, if necessary, of
+			 these critical programs;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id902cfdd5274348adae5a84034fb4e576"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the United States
+			 Government should continue to strongly press all members of the United Nations,
+			 including the countries of the MENA region, to fully implement UNSCR1540, which
+			 imposes binding obligations on all United Nations member states to adopt and
+			 enforce effective controls to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass
+			 destruction, their means of delivery, and the illicit spread of related
+			 materials, and the United States Government should provide for and develop
+			 cooperative assistance programs aimed at more expeditiously implementing those
+			 responsibilities and controls;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id20c4bb71d1c9431faa7a5c8f8758a9df"><enum>(6)</enum><text>at a time of
+			 strained resources, the United States needs a comprehensive and effective,
+			 whole-of-government approach to global cooperative threat reduction and
+			 nonproliferation assistance programs that maintains the ability to provide
+			 assistance through both military and civilian channels, seeks to cancel
+			 unnecessary or ineffective programs, reduce and eliminate duplication or
+			 overlap, and that maximizes the efficiency and effectiveness of United States
+			 assistance;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idcff4ac05844044c4badb3c7960bc45ea"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the United States
+			 Government should seek increased and sustained financial and other support from
+			 Russia, the European Union and its member states, China, Japan, and other
+			 countries for stronger, standardized, and worldwide physical security for
+			 WMD-related weapons and materials as well as for other international
+			 nonproliferation efforts, particularly in the MENA region;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id632e95bd007b40c495408942bf39ad3b"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the United States
+			 Government should make clear that any states that provide WMD to terrorist
+			 groups or individuals will face severe and grave retaliation involving all
+			 elements of United States power; and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idb52b6860cf954366b4a9441b4b1d7962"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the United States
+			 Government should reassert and reinforce United States security commitments
+			 around the MENA region in order to assure allies that the pursuit of nuclear,
+			 chemical, or biological weapons or capabilities is not necessary or conducive
+			 to stability in this dangerous region.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="id5b7a7742bea94ac69a72130c4086e33e"><enum>4.</enum><header>Strategy to
+			 prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East and
+			 North Africa</header>
+			<subsection id="id6edf58861dd447a5aedb50ca4405cc56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>The President shall establish a multi-year comprehensive
+			 regional assistance strategy to coordinate and advance CTR and related
+			 nonproliferation efforts in the Middle East and North Africa (in this section
+			 referred to as the <quote>MENA CTR and Nonproliferation
+			 Strategy</quote>).</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id13eed410944f4307b4f0733ba53489d4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
+			 establishing the MENA CTR and Nonproliferation Strategy, the President shall
+			 consult with the appropriate congressional committees; relevant Federal
+			 departments and agencies, including the Departments of State, Defense, Energy,
+			 and Homeland Security; multilateral organizations; international institutions;
+			 representatives of civil society, including leading nongovernmental and other
+			 experts; and other entities that could assist in curbing the proliferation of
+			 nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, weapons components, weapons-related
+			 materials, their associated delivery vehicles, and know-how.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idcd12d8d3f3b041b0bec33118e949d933"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
+			 strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following
+			 elements:</text>
+				<paragraph id="id0aa93ca4a4d84ce4a25dc7be1b14b1ed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A commitment to
+			 utilizing and building upon the cooperative model of success demonstrated by
+			 the last two decades of the Nunn-Lugar CTR Program in the independent states of
+			 the former Soviet Union.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id4bb34a99e21348e19ad5126f3dd98f2d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A commitment to
+			 approach Middle East and North Africa nonproliferation issues on a regional
+			 basis as well as on a country-by-country basis.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idc6a7a86b2d954179b777563864a35efb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The expansion of
+			 current CTR and other nonproliferation assistance programs in the MENA region
+			 and the initiation of new programs with new partner countries in the region as
+			 appropriate.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id91eda440bbc345e89fe4612d820712f4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Planning to
+			 ensure that countries receiving such assistance in the Middle East and North
+			 Africa countries have an appropriate stake in the development of each
+			 country-specific strategy and are also contributing financially to the effort
+			 with an appropriate level of burden-sharing.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idd2e44e0ccd684261a60d3c3375720e80"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A plan to more
+			 fully engage, leverage, and increase assistance, financing, and other support
+			 from partners in the international community for CTR and nonproliferation
+			 assistance programs in the Middle East and North Africa, which may
+			 include—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id330193a6d1a3420c916365d10605d2e9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>governments of
+			 other countries, including Russia, Japan, China, Turkey, and others with an
+			 interest in a safe, secure, and stable MENA region;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida0320bdd65a94bf8ad2aa38165f3627e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the European
+			 Union, including the European Council, the European Commission, the European
+			 Parliament, and the associated member states of the European Union;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc904f71990c4b89b0cc5c63ef79d371"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the North
+			 Atlantic Treaty Organization and its member states;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32f83c89346a432c907e95e3172cfe2f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>international
+			 institutions, including the United Nations, the International Atomic Energy
+			 Agency, and others;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6de5220a22aa4d4d9019b4c25378e715"><enum>(E)</enum><text>international
+			 donors, including philanthropists, foundations, and businesses interested in
+			 international nonproliferation efforts;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id904f849f24a949b1b557e6fb5bc73e68"><enum>(F)</enum><text>multilateral
+			 partnerships, like the Group of Eight or the Group of Twenty;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id940aac46d7014bf9ba6766324997ba29"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Middle East and
+			 North African regional institutions, including the Gulf Cooperation Council and
+			 the Arab Atomic Energy Agency; or</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id445a4940c719432d97e8ba004ae28e68"><enum>(H)</enum><text>well-respected
+			 and prominent international nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations such as
+			 the Nuclear Threat Initiative.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8136a92fee7c483b8c51960c284c6baf"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Activities
+			 supported</header><text>Assistance authorized under subsection (g) in support
+			 of the MENA CTR and Nonproliferation Strategy may be made available for
+			 programs and activities to address the challenges posed by the proliferation of
+			 nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, weapons components, weapons-related
+			 materials, and their delivery vehicles, in the MENA region, including
+			 innovative new assistance programs with new partner countries in the
+			 region.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id54106523312c478b9e69d35d9d358fa9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination</header>
+				<paragraph id="id1aa6aa69adc649c9848582ff0fd0ae66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Assistance authorized under subsection (g) in support of
+			 the MENA CTR and Nonproliferation Strategy shall be integrated with
+			 pre-existing CTR and nonproliferation programs, and such assistance shall be
+			 coordinated between the relevant United States Government agencies involved
+			 with CTR or nonproliferation programming in the Middle East and North
+			 Africa.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id376adc552c7b4425b1729043dea70202"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>Integration
+			 and coordination of the Middle East and North Africa CTR and Nonproliferation
+			 Strategy required under subsection (a) should be the responsibility of the
+			 President and shall include—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id22460f813ebf42f1ba681950eac4cd33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment to
+			 address where potential gaps in assistance may exist while also ensuring the
+			 elimination or reduction of any potential overlap or duplication in
+			 efforts;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b30309d42a948f08ae9477f5efc43e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment
+			 of appropriate metrics for determining success in the MENA region, as well as
+			 metrics for prioritizing potential partner countries under consideration for
+			 Middle East and North Africa CTR and nonproliferation programs;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5379488940df4614872cfd05c98e81ed"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an effort to
+			 ensure that the MENA CTR and Nonproliferation Strategy fits in the broader
+			 United States Government-wide global WMD threat reduction strategy and that
+			 assistance is properly aligned with United States policy goals in the MENA
+			 region;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2e4a3247d584af5b1ac6dd04a788c70"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a formal plan to
+			 ensure the sustainability of coordination in the long term, irrespective of the
+			 President and other officials in office or personalities in place, including
+			 clear designations of agency and departmental responsibilities, accountability,
+			 and lines of communication and authorities;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95a0e414c7a34e2cb384936ece266e5a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
+			 ways to reduce the potential for stove-piping of information, intelligence, and
+			 activities between counterterrorism and counterproliferation programming;
+			 and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf26ef025b7f342b1b76930f8f35d71a8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a plan to ensure
+			 the proper tracking and reporting of United States Government-wide assistance
+			 in the MENA region.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5be0ba9f083749a58e7ba57f28fe5c61"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports</header>
+				<paragraph id="id8e8119ad89ca4b759053a1e14e73476a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
+			 report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
+			 this Act, the President shall submit to Congress the strategy outlined in
+			 subsection (a).</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id63c5249a71234797a90a7ae30da53436"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual
+			 report</header><text>Annually thereafter, the President shall submit to
+			 Congress a report, in classified and unclassified form, that describes the
+			 progress made by the President in implementing the MENA CTR and
+			 Nonproliferation Strategy, which should include a list of the activities and
+			 countries supported by the MENA CTR and Nonproliferation Strategy, the agencies
+			 and assistance levels utilized to implement the strategy, and the extent to
+			 which specific program goals, progress, and milestones have been achieved over
+			 the course of the prior year.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ideeee70b65e064c2f83739c1999e130d6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Assistance
+			 authorized</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated not less than
+			 $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019 to be utilized by the
+			 relevant executive agencies, including the Department of Defense, the
+			 Department of State, and the Department of Energy, to implement the strategy
+			 outlined in subsection (a).</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="id33071960175a4acfbcbf7d323f4a0d75"><enum>5.</enum><header>Report on CTR
+			 and nonproliferation efforts in the Middle East and North Africa</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of
+			 the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate
+			 congressional committees a report detailing all current CTR and related
+			 non-proliferation activities in the MENA region over the previous five years
+			 and all United States Government funding contributed across each of the Federal
+			 agencies in support of CTR and related nonproliferation activities in the MENA
+			 region during that time period, including the amount contributed, the identity
+			 of the entity receiving such contribution and undertaking each funded activity,
+			 the agency providing the contribution, a brief summary of each specific project
+			 undertaken, the specific nonproliferation objectives sought to be achieved by
+			 each project, and the extent to which the objectives have been achieved.</text>
+		</section><section id="id89c255d4566c417d9f0b73e98dadcfb1"><enum>6.</enum><header>Reports on 2014
+			 Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands</header>
+			<subsection id="id99e67cb2af3b45daa9a8196d38bf42df"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report on
+			 comprehensive objectives, strategies, and policies in the lead-Up to the 2014
+			 Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands</header><text>The President shall
+			 submit to Congress a report, in classified and unclassified forms, that details
+			 the comprehensive objectives, strategy, and policies of the United States with
+			 respect to the upcoming 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands, not
+			 later than 30 days prior to the Summit.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id4499e1c2d7ba423a9dae38af30f38d64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Follow-Up
+			 report on outcomes from the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in the
+			 Netherlands</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the
+			 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands, the President shall submit to
+			 Congress a report, in classified and unclassified forms, detailing the outcomes
+			 of the Summit and the extent to which the United States Government was able to
+			 accomplish the objectives, strategies and policies detailed pursuant to
+			 subsection (a).</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="id36ed1868e8f448beb2b539475d2c1fe4"><enum>7.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
+			<paragraph id="iddc2f032028b14770b0c239858ad21965"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Middle East and
+			 North Africa</header><text>The term <term>Middle East and North Africa</term>
+			 includes the countries or areas of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel,
+			 Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar,
+			 Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id2e1a123e2b03438d97f63aebb8de8092"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate
+			 congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional
+			 committees</term> includes—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="id1A28480B797A416BB53A1BA375FFC36E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
+			 Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign
+			 Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the
+			 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id190D9DD267BA4915A60DEDFC837A8060"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
+			 Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign
+			 Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Energy and
+			 Commerce of the House of Representatives.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
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+<dc:title>113 S1022 IS: To amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line.</dc:title>
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+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1022</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S307">Mr. Brown</sponsor> (for himself,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S349">Mr. Portman</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S258">Ms. Landrieu</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S299">Mr.
+			 Vitter</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
+			 referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce,
+			 Science, and Transportation</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the
+		  exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for
+		  vessels operating within the Boundary Line.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="H107008AEE4EE4865982B2143C2B5F06" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Extension of
+			 exemption</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3503(a) of
+			 title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>2008,</quote> and
+			 inserting <quote>2028,</quote>.</text>
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+<dc:title>113 S1023 IS: Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1023</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S310">Mr. Corker</sponsor> (for himself,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S311">Ms. Klobuchar</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S342">Mr. Blunt</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S320">Mrs.
+			 Hagan</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
+			 referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce,
+			 Science, and Transportation</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with
+		  the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to conduct an
+		  interagency review of and report on ways to increase the competitiveness of the
+		  United States in attracting foreign direct investment. </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Global Investment in American Jobs
+			 Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idd4ac9b8dd697407bb7875a96dc0294bb"><enum>2.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
+			<paragraph id="id536ce902858742a8990fa085cd48aef6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>It remains an
+			 urgent national priority to improve economic growth and create new jobs.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="ida8709b1a2c1c4655b65863e59f3629f5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>National security
+			 requires economic strength and global engagement.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id962a6cc57ddb466d988d378cc59b0989"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Businesses today
+			 have a wide array of choices when considering where to invest, expand, or
+			 establish new operations.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id1173b06a136641f2a5f20099d0b77f99"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Administrations
+			 of both parties have consistently reaffirmed the need to maintain an open
+			 investment climate as a key to domestic economic prosperity and
+			 security.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id355521d5f2b44561a0ad09db840e579b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The United States
+			 has historically been the largest worldwide recipient of foreign direct
+			 investment but has seen its share decline in recent years.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idc314fbba8015437ead82f48411d8e7b4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The United States
+			 faces increasing competition from other countries as they work to recruit
+			 investment from global companies.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id25ec233e8bbc478fa65870c7c0aee8d1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Foreign direct
+			 investment can benefit the economy and workforce of every State and
+			 Commonwealth in the United States.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id54b1b4d1faad4eba9bc49bc61a872b94"><enum>(8)</enum><text>According to the
+			 latest Federal statistics, the United States subsidiaries of companies
+			 headquartered abroad contribute to the United States economy in a variety of
+			 important ways, including by—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="id447bd6a4ac844963a31678fb7fcfac3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing jobs
+			 for nearly 5,600,000 people in the United States with compensation that is
+			 often higher than the national private-sector average, as many of these jobs
+			 are in high-skilled, high-paying industries;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94f0314b727d4fb2aa472f1adef301eb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>strengthening the
+			 United States industrial base and employing nearly 15 percent of the United
+			 States manufacturing sector workforce;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd86483008a2a4b9eabb1314aff1d8bca"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing
+			 operations in the United States from which to sell goods and services around
+			 the world, thereby producing nearly 18 percent of United States exports;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id472656befb7b49cd82ecc476ab151b22"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promoting
+			 innovation with more than $41,000,000,000 in annual United States research and
+			 development activities;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38582daf75464af9b90ce4c7c9d3bade"><enum>(E)</enum><text>paying nearly 14
+			 percent of United States corporate income taxes; and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcfc7355983ba4ee28e7c814da9009c42"><enum>(F)</enum><text>purchasing goods
+			 and services from local suppliers and small businesses, worth hundreds of
+			 billions of dollars annually.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id417c515ecb3649c39c5fe27c64f2c400"><enum>(9)</enum><text>These companies
+			 account for 5.8 percent of United States private sector Gross Domestic Product
+			 (GDP).</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id0dd22143da204ccfba2850583fb966e7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The Department
+			 of Commerce and the Department of State have initiatives in place to increase
+			 foreign direct investment.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idcf6c8701a65e4a7db3f1c5b43bd55d25"><enum>(11)</enum><text>President Barack
+			 Obama issued a statement in 2011 reaffirming the longstanding open investment
+			 policy of the United States and encouraged all countries to pursue such a
+			 policy.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id889ffab734844855ae0d270140e18466"><enum>(12)</enum><text>President Obama
+			 signed an Executive order in 2011 to establish the SelectUSA initiative and
+			 expanded its resources and activities in 2012, aimed at promoting greater
+			 levels of business investment in the United States.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id6bb9084265e5462cb6bda1914f8818df"><enum>(13)</enum><text>The President’s
+			 Council on Jobs and Competitiveness in 2011 recommended the establishment of a
+			 National Investment Initiative to attract $1,000,000,000,000 in foreign direct
+			 investment over five years.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="id4167312706944f9bbdfd2670b71228cb"><enum>3.</enum><header>Sense of
+			 congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
+			 Congress that—</text>
+			<paragraph id="id9105c802890149e588ec16fa5d0364ca"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the ability of
+			 the United States to attract foreign direct investment is directly linked to
+			 the long-term economic prosperity, global competitiveness, and security of the
+			 United States;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id481417a1b948471a9d9860fbdc26fa66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in order to
+			 remain the most attractive location for foreign direct investment, Congress
+			 should be mindful of the potential impact upon the ability of the United States
+			 to attract foreign direct investment when evaluating proposed
+			 legislation;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id214071ee5b8c49948143da646fcd6cad"><enum>(3)</enum><text>it is a top
+			 national priority to enhance the competitiveness, prosperity, and security of
+			 the United States by—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="id6c7793702d15484698bbd47149f7c109"><enum>(A)</enum><text>removing
+			 unnecessary barriers to foreign direct investment and the jobs that it creates
+			 throughout the United States; and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1bab535421c545778481a0310db29743"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promoting
+			 policies to ensure the United States remains the premier global destination in
+			 which to invest, hire, innovate, and manufacture their products;</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9902aab34bcb4741a1f8db9c6855b3d6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>maintaining the
+			 United States commitment to open investment policy encourages other countries
+			 to do the same and enables the United States to open new markets abroad for
+			 United States companies and their products; and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="ida5cd1e44690f4484a2aec0c77182ff12"><enum>(5)</enum><text>while foreign
+			 direct investment can enhance the economic strength of the United States,
+			 policies regarding foreign direct investment should reflect national security
+			 interests and should not disadvantage domestic investors or companies.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="idaaeff9f844684604b4799810dc70555d"><enum>4.</enum><header>Foreign direct
+			 investment review</header>
+			<subsection id="id7fe7dbcf0b2a4394a0538bd9e2acc910"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
+			 Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Federal Interagency Investment
+			 Working Group and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies,
+			 shall conduct an interagency review of the global competitiveness of the United
+			 States in attracting foreign direct investment.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id71843926ab0d48f681dd41cda4cf5c2e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specific
+			 matters To be included</header><text>The review conducted pursuant to
+			 subsection (a) shall include a review of—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id30149fd0166842c2ae9ad15b7eb67352"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the current
+			 economic impact of foreign direct investment in the United States, with
+			 particular focus on manufacturing, research and development, trade, and
+			 jobs;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id3a4d192480e64f2bbdcbea17f7ad004b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>trends in global
+			 cross-border investment flows, including an assessment of the current United
+			 States competitive position as an investment location for companies
+			 headquartered abroad;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id09f3b7db2b264ac1a301f7571c7da026"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Federal
+			 Government policies that are closely linked to the ability of the United States
+			 to attract and retain foreign direct investment;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id82f5ff340149431980f3e38f0bb63752"><enum>(4)</enum><text>ongoing Federal
+			 Government efforts to improve the investment climate, reduce investment
+			 barriers, and facilitate greater levels of foreign direct investment in the
+			 United States;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id7f3f5d2560af45ecb0a0b821e70e1053"><enum>(5)</enum><text>innovative and
+			 noteworthy State, regional, and local government initiatives to attract foreign
+			 investment; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="iddfb192d6ee6549f0a03b9e50b98c4f40"><enum>(6)</enum><text>initiatives by
+			 other countries in order to identify best practices for increasing global
+			 competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id573849635e7143919721a07b23615b39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
+			 review conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall not address laws and policies
+			 relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idb5b300f58ee34e94bce8140a991531a6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public
+			 comment</header><text>Prior to—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id39a60d62975e432f86c8b4abba880318"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conducting the
+			 review under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish notice of the review
+			 in the Federal Register and shall provide an opportunity for public comment on
+			 the matters to be covered by the review; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id2ddec47bdaed4e659ecb33ede1f94669"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reporting
+			 pursuant to subsection (e), the Secretary shall publish the proposed findings
+			 and recommendations to Congress in the Federal Register and shall provide an
+			 opportunity for public comment.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0a4f32859d714108806c6574d57b9d02"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to
+			 congress</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
+			 of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Federal
+			 Interagency Investment Working Group and the heads of other relevant Federal
+			 departments and agencies, shall report to Congress the findings of the review
+			 required under subsection (a) and submit recommendations to make the United
+			 States more competitive in attracting foreign direct investment without
+			 undermining fundamental domestic labor, consumer, or environmental
+			 protections.</text>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1024 IS: Virginia Outer Continental Shelf Energy Production Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1024</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S327">Mr. Warner</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S362">Mr. Kaine</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSEG00">Committee on Energy and Natural
+			 Resources</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To provide for the inclusion of Lease Sale 220 in the
+		  outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017, to revise
+		  the map for the Mid-Atlantic planning area, and for other purposes.
+		  </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Virginia Outer Continental Shelf
+			 Energy Production Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idD94FDE37B5A9442AA3B7B68C80516CF0"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
+			<paragraph id="ID5c0b87258aeb47a1b99435d0a1adb71a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Lease sale
+			 220</header><text>The term <term>Lease Sale 220</term> means the sale of
+			 Federal oil, gas, wind, or alternative and renewable energy exploration leases
+			 in the outer Continental Shelf planning area located off the coast of the
+			 State.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idE2FC0E509B6F4A2BBCBF5640AA0256C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified
+			 revenues</header><text>The term <term>qualified revenues</term> means all
+			 rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the United
+			 States under a lease sale conducted under section 3(a)(1).</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idE918B0CC02C743AD940CBEB9090B4712"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
+			 term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1AA0C8024B5B488EA17F81A36FBC1821"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
+			 term <term>State</term> means the State of Virginia.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="IDdf9c850ef0d944d4ab23fb75642231a2"><enum>3.</enum><header>Outer
+			 continental shelf energy leases off the coast of the State of Virginia</header>
+			<subsection id="idB6DDD9791905473D8C5EE3CF2F15BA6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization
+			 of lease sales</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying
+			 out the outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017
+			 prepared under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
+			 1344), the Secretary shall—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id8FE610601DB14A259ACA22D5EA9372A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include in the
+			 schedule of proposed lease sales—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id4B427FBED1534B39A7BE019EA07462F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Lease Sale 220;
+			 and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id062FC53219114A25A7D5B7A4BD8531D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any areas off the
+			 coast of the State that are included in the Mid-Atlantic planning area as a
+			 result of the revision to the map under section 4(b); and</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ed71eafdbac4b948aec6257cc558eab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide that the
+			 Secretary shall not make any tract available for lease under paragraph (1) if
+			 the President, in consultation with the Committees on Armed Services of the
+			 Senate and the House of Representatives, determines that the lease of that
+			 tract would conflict with military operations relating to national
+			 security.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2d1da2a0709441dc9eec7ea45fdfad59"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disposition of
+			 revenues</header>
+				<paragraph id="IDa3ac0e901d844b04998e6b8f8dd0cd09"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf
+			 Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1338">43 U.S.C. 1338</external-xref>) and subject to the provisions of this section, for
+			 each applicable fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
+			 deposit—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="ID129ff7954472496e900706c93ecaf534"><enum>(A)</enum><text>50 percent of any
+			 qualified revenues in the general fund of the Treasury; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID99a4d01ba97b44b9badad99b3b4b164d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>50 percent of any
+			 qualified revenues in a special account in the Treasury to be used for the
+			 purposes described in paragraph (2).</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID38a41dbc23ee433daacc0e0085418326"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disposition of
+			 revenues to State</header><text>Of the qualified revenues described in
+			 paragraph (1)(B)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="idC6FA727A09114658AAD8B96780CD141D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>75 percent shall
+			 be disbursed to the State; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE398AED717A045F9BDC7C10AE6BF9272"><enum>(B)</enum><text>25 percent shall
+			 be used, at the discretion of the President—</text>
+						<clause id="idA332BD0B3DC241468C5911806A57C6E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
+			 enhance State land and water conservation efforts;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="id50CA38B333684DEDB47FD2F428F22F48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
+			 improve State public transportation projects; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="id9CA411495E744A7999D051B4BCA496C7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to establish
+			 State alternative and renewable energy systems.</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2C5A8F6D98684467910DF1BAAC48EC9A"><enum>4.</enum><header>Revised map of
+			 the mid-atlantic planning area</header>
+			<subsection id="id51380B72EA794C78A73045F825C112B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
+			 mid-Atlantic state</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Mid-Atlantic
+			 State</term> means each of the States of Delaware, North Carolina, Maryland,
+			 and Virginia.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id00520146F4A548688D179DBE9A5127EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revision of
+			 map</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall revise the
+			 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement map entitled
+			 <quote>Atlantic NAD 83 Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Administrative
+			 Boundaries</quote> and dated January 2010 to ensure that the square footage of
+			 the leasable area in the Mid-Atlantic planning area is directly proportional to
+			 the length of the tidal shoreline of the Mid-Atlantic States, as determined
+			 using the information on tidal shorelines provided in the document published by
+			 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration entitled <quote>The
+			 Coastline of the United States</quote> and numbered NOAA/PA 71046
+			 (1975).</text>
+			</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF6B16D5FD7849DEBFACA81E926A0092"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing
+			 in this section affects the boundary of Lease Sale 220.</text>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1025 IS: Helping Communities Rebuild After Deadly School Shootings and Other Traumatic Events Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1025</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S364">Mr. Murphy</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S341">Mr. Blumenthal</cosponsor>) introduced the
+			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00">Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
+			 and Pensions</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To provide financial assistance for school construction
+		  after a violent or traumatic crisis.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Helping Communities Rebuild After
+			 Deadly School Shootings and Other Traumatic Events
+			 Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id7C4FB0F4E1D0451FB151EEAA92C59E4C"><enum>2.</enum><header>Grant Authority
+			 for school construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4121 of the Elementary and Secondary
+			 Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7131">20 U.S.C. 7131</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+			<paragraph id="id6D556DD86542498F96A2E116C616C6E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (a)—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="id0C134477361E4D3394C5C65FF3450CDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 paragraph (9) as paragraph (10);</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFA9816AA0DA1418D8DFDAFF0B5C3D255"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
+			 by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id387BE09D6D984F7BB2D95EECD98DF6AA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 after paragraph (8) the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0B9DE66393A422FBEC9C33C96286D41" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="id5C9987ED72B54DE5B808474B433B1142"><enum>(9)</enum><text>from the funds
+				appropriated under subsection (c), and notwithstanding section 4154(1), the
+				provision of financial assistance (not to exceed 50 percent of the total cost
+				specified in the application) for a local educational agency that has an
+				application approved by the Secretary and serves a school in which the learning
+				environment has been disrupted due to a violent or traumatic crisis that took
+				place on the school campus, to enable such local educational agency to carry
+				out—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="id062D26DB20B748FBB61C21A5D379301F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the acquisition
+				(by purchase, lease, donation, or otherwise) of an interest in improved or
+				unimproved real property that the local educational agency deems necessary to
+				commence or continue an appropriate learning environment in a public elementary
+				or secondary school, as a result of damage incurred by a violent or traumatic
+				crisis; and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5BE909C55E847189D3FC87C6EE09C5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the construction
+				of new facilities, or the renovation, repair, or alteration of existing
+				facilities, that the local educational agency deems necessary to commence or
+				continue an appropriate learning environment in a public elementary or
+				secondary school, as a result of damage incurred by a violent or traumatic
+				crisis; and</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4067E9C6EA3A4DFE9B362E8DD6F7D6A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E3D7F4257944675B162D799665C8358" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="id8335D59103884323AD0E4926A9922C18"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
+				of Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
+				carry out the activities described in subsection (a)(9) such sums as may be
+				necessary for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. Funds
+				made available to carry out subsection (a)(9) shall remain available until
+				expended.</text>
+					</subsection><after-quoted-block>.
+				</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1026 IS: Return to Work Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1026</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S339">Mr. Kirk</sponsor> introduced the
+			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00">Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
+			 and Pensions</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To assist survivors of stroke in returning to
+		  work.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Return to Work Act of
+			 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idE30AB318667D4B669787B3B2CB463604"><enum>2.</enum><header>Assisting stroke
+			 survivors in returning to work</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor, acting through the
+			 Job Accommodation Network, may promote awareness and assistance among employers
+			 to enable survivors of stroke to return to work.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
+

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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1027 IS: To improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health.</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-22</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1027</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130522">May 22, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S339">Mr. Kirk</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S257">Mr. Johnson of South Dakota</cosponsor>)
+			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00">Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
+			 and Pensions</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation
+		  research at the National Institutes of Health.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="id7F2B9874A93743FB97AB4B1D6BDC79CF" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Improving rehabilitation
+			 research at NIH</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 452 of
+			 the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/285g-4">42 U.S.C. 285g–4</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+			<paragraph id="id0E14766FFFCD461DB1ACC87DDE818C23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
+			 heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">medical</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id028BD830D50D430690596681AF4D22CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (a), by striking <quote>Medical</quote>;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idBDA3541458E94A46BA0828480E76058C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (c)(1)(C), by striking <quote>of the National</quote> and inserting
+			 <quote>within the National</quote>;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id31B60F1698374F71BC784E0C06781AAB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (d)(4), by inserting <quote>, or at least every 5 years,</quote> after
+			 <quote>periodically,</quote>; and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id9CD89B16D41E462FAE7902E40A6A6F80"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0027764C148E42EAB661C567B2BF028B" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="id51680B60E91542C9A3B6F0684A9EBC6F"><enum>(g)</enum><text>The Secretary may
+				establish a working group made up of representatives from various Institutes
+				and Centers, as appropriate, within the National Institutes of Health to update
+				and streamline rehabilitation research priorities at the National Institutes of
+				Health.</text>
+					</subsection><subsection id="id78DB2CA36484471ABE0C2C062BC88BBE"><enum>(h)</enum><text>The Secretary may
+				enter into inter-agency agreements relating to the coordination of
+				rehabilitation research conducted by agencies outside of the Department of
+				Health and Human Services.</text>
+					</subsection><subsection id="id1195A54ECB4C4195B58742E6C51F569A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For purposes of
+				this section, the term <term>rehabilitation</term> means the science of
+				mechanisms and interventions that prevent, improve, restore or replace lost,
+				underdeveloped, or deteriorating function (defined at the level of impairment,
+				activity, and participation according to the WHO–ICF
+				Model).</text>
+					</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="id897EFC7A01D44D959E79908AA01E6E91"><enum>2.</enum><header>Report on
+			 implementation of rehabilitation research recommendations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
+			 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit
+			 to the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning the feasibility
+			 of implementing the changes proposed in the Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations
+			 on Rehabilitation Research.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
+

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+<bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-Senate" public-private="public">
+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1029 IS: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1029</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S349">Mr. Portman</sponsor> (for
+			 himself, <cosponsor name-id="S295">Mr. Pryor</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S252">Ms. Collins</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S282">Mr. Nelson</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S287">Mr.
+			 Cornyn</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S338">Mr. Manchin</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S340">Ms. Ayotte</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S363">Mr.
+			 King</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S321">Mr. Johanns</cosponsor>)
+			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSGA00">Committee on Homeland Security and
+			 Governmental Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze
+		  and formulate new regulations and guidance documents.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body id="H810DD635CAD541638F4995EC9E55CDD4" style="OLC">
+		<section id="H0D7CF495F0984118B56179E39DA6A0C5" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>Regulatory Accountability Act of
+			 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="HE520208439804F6289B2C2088C4E2D18" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/551">Section 551</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code,
+			 is amended—</text>
+			<paragraph id="HE753030629BC43088245C78EAF7F5BA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (13),
+			 by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H35E45F67F5BF4B6FA50B5DAE748FC38B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (14),
+			 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H57E00CA6E5E445BEABAB631848F57E42"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD30431FC97C4143A5F7890464EC9AAF" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="ID742c8b41b14844ec851c7ac8017b70b8"><enum>(15)</enum><text><term>guidance</term>
+				means an agency statement of general applicability, other than a rule, that is
+				not intended to have the force and effect of law but that sets forth a policy
+				on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue or an interpretation of a
+				statutory or regulatory issue;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id304EE933203647E48F1CEE573DA9AD87"><enum>(16)</enum><text><term>high-impact
+				rule</term> means any rule that the Administrator of the Office of Information
+				and Regulatory Affairs determines is likely to impose a cost on the economy in
+				any 1 year of $1,000,000,000 or more, adjusted annually for inflation;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H4133CABB367841038781C4D9C6845C77"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><term>major rule</term> means any rule that
+				the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
+				determines is likely to impose—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="H9CA394A9008244E0B8E55DFA46E219C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a cost on the
+				economy in any 1 year of $100,000,000 or more, adjusted annually for
+				inflation;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C2CF30B3DF94BB5B49339F56365BD42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a major increase
+				in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, local,
+				or tribal government agencies, or geographic regions; or</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F94012F61774BB5BE4B60784E2D123E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>significant
+				adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity,
+				innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete
+				with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets;</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9D28889A60CD4B5483DB7384BE4C6A34"><enum>(18)</enum><text><term>major
+				guidance</term> means guidance that the Administrator of the Office of
+				Information and Regulatory Affairs finds is likely to lead to—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="id1e4c71a5dfcd456f8edeecf7768cde54"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a cost on the
+				economy in any 1 year of $100,000,000 or more, adjusted annually for
+				inflation;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1000bcb668a043659fadac632654f62c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a major increase
+				in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, local
+				or tribal government agencies, or geographic regions; or</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd19aa700bda148f18c86c6f3f99ee204"><enum>(C)</enum><text>significant
+				adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity,
+				innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete
+				with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets; and</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf66d52016636475090dd414d6d98a7a5"><enum>(19)</enum><text><term>Office of
+				Information and Regulatory Affairs</term> means the office established under
+				<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3503">section 3503</external-xref> of title 44 and any successor to that
+				office.</text>
+					</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="H3FDB90073D62423B9BDA2954A3586361"><enum>3.</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">Section 553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code,
+			 is amended—</text>
+			<paragraph id="id3CD38F3EE3FD4A3A8BB7C06536F08C99"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>(a)
+			 This section applies</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)
+			 <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Applicability</header-in-text>.—This section applies</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D6845CB991444D6AC5C54FC9D7C3B3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (b) through (e) and
+			 inserting the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4ACE9FD9EBAD49738B8FD14A0B56A759" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="HBC0E67B69E8F4C5C9B41907A390E7987"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking
+				considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a
+				rulemaking, an agency shall consider, in addition to other applicable
+				considerations, the following:</text>
+						<paragraph id="H55BFBBC91E824D56BE83976F35CF3D18"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The legal authority under which a rule may
+				be proposed, including whether rulemaking is required by statute or is within
+				the discretion of the agency.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="H26B0E78690F44FE28782875CFDCAAEEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The nature and significance of the problem
+				the agency intends to address with a rule.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="HA923EF0C63CE4E2EA92439309FD66F5B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Whether existing
+				Federal laws or rules have created or contributed to the problem the agency may
+				address with a rule and, if so, whether those Federal laws or rules could be
+				amended or rescinded to address the problem in whole or in part.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="IDaf2da005da9b48ac9d20b1ee811e92c3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A reasonable
+				number of alternatives for a new rule, including any substantial alternatives
+				or other responses identified by interested persons.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="HD405A5FFB90840019DB9BE78850DB16D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For any major rule
+				or high-impact rule, the potential costs and benefits associated with potential
+				alternative rules and other responses considered under paragraph (4), including
+				an analysis of—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="idD2C2CA4EA23E4FA5B1EA11288FF76AC8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nature and
+				degree of risks addressed by the rule and the countervailing risks that might
+				be posed by agency action;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0B4FC52D8A7B4DF1B889ADA410D7FE7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>direct, indirect,
+				and cumulative costs and benefits; and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB2CD6E79A789494C8FAC6A3E51495988"><enum>(C)</enum><text>estimated impacts
+				on jobs, competitiveness, and productivity.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H795228CBC13242F0B9A6768E088097ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Initiation of
+				rulemaking</header>
+						<paragraph commented="no" id="H00F88E762E494CC8BEB4AE7E48FCF8C9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notice for major
+				and high-impact rules</header><text>When an agency determines to initiate a
+				rulemaking that may result in a major rule or high-impact rule, the agency
+				shall—</text>
+							<subparagraph commented="no" id="idF73417469816412BB57054145A7F3E9E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish an
+				electronic docket for that rulemaking, which may have a physical counterpart;
+				and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD7884D846DD44303A919FFD05F4FE53D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish a notice
+				of initiation of rulemaking in the Federal Register, which shall—</text>
+								<clause commented="no" id="id4D11669123A64A97BA3D6E196DC72446"><enum>(i)</enum><text>briefly describe
+				the subject, the problem to be solved, and the objectives of the rule;</text>
+								</clause><clause commented="no" id="id61BBB34BD8E24CAD839BC88F3471A671"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reference the
+				legal authority under which the rule would be proposed;</text>
+								</clause><clause commented="no" id="idCFF1C98BCFCA4014BC70977EA377E698"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>invite
+				interested persons to propose alternatives for accomplishing the objectives of
+				the agency in the most effective manner and with the lowest cost; and</text>
+								</clause><clause commented="no" id="idEB2E4B1C84E645D192069C8F31F2BB82"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>indicate how
+				interested persons may submit written material for the docket.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id60E7547D3D1E4AD1B16BE5C701DE849D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Accessibility</header><text>All
+				information provided to the agency under paragraph (1) shall be promptly placed
+				in the docket and made accessible to the public.</text>
+						</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H662699F4DEC94533956E802F9D68754E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notice of
+				proposed rulemaking</header>
+						<paragraph id="idC146A625A10849F19DEF958B94001836"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>If an agency determines that the objectives of the agency
+				require the agency to issue a rule, the agency shall notify the Administrator
+				of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and publish a notice of
+				proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, which shall include—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="H6361F7765102489FA4D7F986E83D51DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a statement of the
+				time, place, and nature of any public rulemaking proceedings;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8A01DCB365E427AB59F74695A851405"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reference to the
+				legal authority under which the rule is proposed;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE11EBF9469094AEEBE45BC48E2B62A33"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the text of the
+				proposed rule;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71F3BCA16B6A413D91050EC6A6C2F234"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a summary of
+				information known to the agency concerning the considerations specified in
+				subsection (b); and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0B462AD976F489D81E2847091FED5A3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for any major rule
+				or high impact-rule—</text>
+								<clause id="id72B0CBD455F54476BCDCC6EBC7D0A66E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
+				reasoned preliminary determination that the benefits of the proposed rule
+				justify the costs of the proposed rule; and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id0DF95EC7C05342AF8CAF3B901886C62D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a discussion
+				of—</text>
+									<subclause id="H455E743664324229967CB4ABDDEDBA49"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the costs and
+				benefits of alternatives considered by the agency under subsection (b), as
+				determined by the agency at its discretion or provided under subsection (c) by
+				a proponent of an alternative;</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="HCEEBB29C11F241CAA6853263670E49E1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>whether those
+				alternatives meet relevant statutory objectives; and</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="HFF63B02F1B1B4D4FBFB811F639014E67"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the reasons why
+				the agency did not propose any of those alternatives.</text>
+									</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF14F516ABCD54C49B543C7D7821F7620"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Accessibility</header><text>Not
+				later than the date of publication of the notice of proposed rulemaking by an
+				agency under paragraph (1), all data, studies, models, and other information
+				considered by the agency, and actions by the agency to obtain information, in
+				connection with the determination of the agency to propose the rule, shall be
+				placed in the docket for the proposed rule and made accessible to the
+				public.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="H6770E5220A28495BBF7B7BFFCAAE9277"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
+				comment</header>
+							<subparagraph id="id1BAFF9C643F8445C897D52B543BE89EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>After publishing
+				a notice of proposed rulemaking, the agency shall provide interested persons an
+				opportunity to participate in the rulemaking through the submission of written
+				material, data, views, or arguments with or without opportunity for oral
+				presentation, except that—</text>
+								<clause id="HC1CF63924C174351BA27D9205C3E9151"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if
+				a public hearing is convened under subsection (e), reasonable opportunity for
+				oral presentation shall be provided at the public hearing under the
+				requirements of subsection (e); and</text>
+								</clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EE1090C59E54322914674F88C1EA64F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>when, other than
+				under subsection (e), a rule is required by statute or at the discretion of the
+				agency to be made on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing,
+				sections 556 and 557 shall apply, and the petition procedures of subsection (e)
+				shall not apply.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71E28B28B73746B99CE85F592160D85D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The agency shall
+				provide not less than 60 days, or 90 days in the case of a proposed major rule
+				or proposed high-impact rule, for interested persons to submit written
+				material, data, views, or arguments.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H776F21275BF546DE9B31EDE7EE0053F4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Expiration of
+				notice</header>
+							<subparagraph id="id156EFA7FFB02423B905E320245B5806E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as
+				provided in subparagraph (B), a notice of proposed rulemaking shall, 2 years
+				after the date on which the notice is published in the Federal Register, be
+				considered as expired and may not be used to satisfy the requirements of
+				subsection (d).</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id220216ACC7AA4272A9AC6BF01F178189"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An agency may, at
+				the sole discretion of the agency, extend the expiration of a notice of
+				proposed rulemaking under subparagraph (A) for a 1 year period by publishing a
+				supplemental notice in the Federal Register explaining why the agency requires
+				additional time to complete the rulemaking.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9A3922EE57914A7A82A80A4F779A863D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Public hearing
+				for high-Impact rules</header>
+						<paragraph id="id5AC0E2B5F5844340A198CE7A378BF28C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Petition for
+				public hearing</header>
+							<subparagraph id="id5CA475189A904406ADC0E90E5AF154E7"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9A2408AF09D64798A33215AD496172CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Before the close of the
+				comment period for any proposed high-impact rule, any interested person may
+				petition the agency to hold a public hearing in accordance with this
+				subsection.</text>
+								</clause><clause id="idB679E98A41C541F4AA0400D4F8F0C3E7" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Not later than 30 days after
+				receipt of a petition made pursuant to clause (i), the agency shall grant the
+				petition if the petition shows that—</text>
+									<subclause id="idE4FC529C9A814603B9F928A95184478E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the proposed rule is based on conclusions
+				with respect to one or more specific scientific, technical, economic or other
+				complex factual issues that are genuinely disputed; and</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="idBB667A7437CA445F9BAF5A8C27E26375"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the resolution of those disputed factual
+				issues would likely have an effect on the costs and benefits of the proposed
+				rule.</text>
+									</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB8E178EA9230457298E39C1EEBAF9F3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>If the agency
+				denies a petition under this subsection in whole or in part, it shall include
+				in the rulemaking record an explanation for the denial sufficient for judicial
+				review, including—</text>
+								<clause id="idD29ED19D75CA444BAD19B1623C87A601"><enum>(i)</enum><text>findings by the
+				agency that there is no genuine dispute as to the factual issues raised by the
+				petition; or</text>
+								</clause><clause id="idD97659B3B5FF4E6E857B762C3E099528"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a reasoned
+				determination by the agency that the factual issues raised by the petition,
+				even if subject to genuine dispute, will not have an effect on the costs and
+				benefits of the proposed rule.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6C8D839097CA4DEDAD0C5FE450DA5BF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice of
+				hearing</header><text>Not later than 45 days before any hearing held under this
+				subsection, the agency shall publish in the Federal Register a notice
+				specifying the proposed rule to be considered at the hearing and the factual
+				issues to be considered at the hearing.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id94770ee324a240099a53c70bc994de11"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hearing
+				procedure</header>
+							<subparagraph id="id023C5A0CC59F4F39B5CC8259A5A90364"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A hearing held
+				under this subsection shall be limited to the specific factual issues raised in
+				the petition or petitions granted in whole or in part under paragraph (1) and
+				any other factual issues the resolution of which the agency, in its discretion,
+				determines will advance its consideration of the proposed rule.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE63631D377984DF2AE8C467A509AFFAB"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEC63B198D0F2416C913481C483AE049D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Except as otherwise
+				provided by statute, the proponent of the rule has the burden of proof in a
+				hearing held under this subsection. Any documentary or oral evidence may be
+				received, but the agency as a matter of policy shall provide for the exclusion
+				of immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence.</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id05DAFC673A254187964027846A579740" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>To govern hearings held under this
+				subsection, each agency shall adopt rules that provide for—</text>
+									<subclause id="id2C6F0F3E0BAB4336812A4541E9D0E3C9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the appointment of an agency official or
+				administrative law judge to preside at the hearing;</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="id8F2D5D49C11A41EEB87DAEF12DF1A609"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the presentation by interested parties
+				of relevant documentary or oral evidence, unless the evidence is immaterial or
+				unduly repetitious;</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="id2026C4ACFB084DCCAA3B93359166F50F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a reasonable and adequate opportunity
+				for cross-examination by interested parties concerning genuinely disputed
+				factual issues raised by the petition, provided that in the case of multiple
+				interested parties with the same or similar interests, the agency may require
+				the use of common counsel where the common counsel may adequately represent the
+				interests that will be significantly affected by the proposed rule; and</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="id346A3BD32C444002875271F5EB5E00BC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the provision of fees and costs under
+				the circumstances described in section 6(c)(4) of the Toxic Substances Control
+				Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2605">15 U.S.C. 2605(c)(4)</external-xref>).</text>
+									</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d386213d76d466584ed714ead7e6ea1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The transcript of
+				testimony and exhibits, together with all papers and requests filed in the
+				hearing, shall constitute the exclusive record for decision of the factual
+				issues addressed in a hearing held under this subsection.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id220ee8ef35d043d7bc987e13773ccb19"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Petition for
+				public hearing for major rules</header><text>In the case of any major rule, any
+				interested person may petition for a hearing under this subsection on the
+				grounds and within the time limitation set forth in paragraph (1). The agency
+				may deny the petition if the agency reasonably determines that a hearing would
+				not advance the consideration of the proposed rule by the agency or would, in
+				light of the need for agency action, unreasonably delay completion of the
+				rulemaking. The petition and the decision of the agency with respect to the
+				petition shall be included in the rulemaking record.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="ide8f45def398e43abbb3f3e98ca40bc58"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Judicial
+				review</header>
+							<subparagraph id="id4FC2A122C1E547BFAFE70F33F5218E01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Failure to
+				petition for a hearing under this subsection shall not preclude judicial review
+				of any claim that could have been raised in the hearing petition or at the
+				hearing.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf20e2f92891c43c8ae759244026908c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>There shall be no
+				judicial review of the disposition of a petition by an agency under this
+				subsection until judicial review of the final action of the agency.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD9DBB45F30794E17B678943D111ABF8C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Final
+				rules</header>
+						<paragraph id="id1A22D383BEB54C0C8A39DFA193EF0494"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cost of major
+				or high-impact rule</header>
+							<subparagraph id="idF6D8168C090D4AF88FEEC342D5680715"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as
+				provided in subparagraph (B), in a rulemaking for a major rule or high-impact
+				rule, the agency shall adopt the least costly rule considered during the
+				rulemaking that meets relevant statutory objectives.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD7500CDD4B964BAE85A4A35808769185"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The agency may
+				adopt a rule that is more costly than the least costly alternative that would
+				achieve the relevant statutory objectives only if—</text>
+								<clause id="id4A70557276374CFBA359EB08D0D88287"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the additional
+				benefits of the more costly rule justify its additional costs; and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id65112761F3DB4F1FB24A1953520B9475"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the agency
+				explains why the agency adopted a rule that is more costly than the least
+				costly alternative, based on interests that are within the scope of the
+				statutory provision authorizing the rule.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0E1BFABDE9D0403DB6F656E4ECAEFE89"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication of
+				notice of final rulemaking</header><text>When the agency adopts a final rule,
+				the agency shall publish a notice of final rulemaking in the Federal Register,
+				which shall include—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="id72B62CF726A2471E92D6590F564BD6CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a concise,
+				general statement of the basis and purpose of the rule;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEEC927DCD9774BAEB4FE02B289E69C99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a reasoned
+				determination by the agency regarding the considerations specified in
+				subsection (c);</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEE603C71F5B04568BAA1040ED5282828"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in a rulemaking
+				for a major rule or high-impact rule, a reasoned determination by the agency
+				that the benefits of the rule advance the relevant statutory objectives and
+				justify the costs of the rule;</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE453B9046B154FF492582D29CC830D16"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in a rulemaking
+				for a major rule or high-impact rule, a reasoned determination by the agency
+				that—</text>
+								<clause id="id02C048384CF94C9395A22195935E0D26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>no alternative
+				considered would achieve the relevant statutory objectives at a lower cost than
+				the rule; or</text>
+								</clause><clause id="idC4ED5F995CA34A9C8B2318A44D53D941"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the adoption by
+				the agency of a more costly rule complies with paragraph (2)(B); and</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07C2D57E4E674F4DBEC83F24E619FFD5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a response to
+				each significant issue raised in the comments on the proposed rule.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6C4B9922831B43E2A581B1E15644AB50"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information
+				quality</header><text>If an agency rulemaking rests upon scientific, technical,
+				or economic information, the agency shall adopt a rule only on the basis of the
+				best available scientific, technical, or economic information.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id251687F0001E455B87F1453CAD457D28"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Accessibility</header><text>Not
+				later than the date of publication of the rule, all data, studies, models, and
+				other information considered by the agency, and actions by the agency to obtain
+				information in connection with its adoption of the rule, shall be placed in the
+				docket for the rule and made accessible to the public.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF4AFB05D31894BF791DBFCE465DF2F55"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rules adopted
+				at the end of a Presidential administration</header>
+							<subparagraph commented="no" id="id9472EDA10BC74B8FADC0A6460E81F348"><enum>(A)</enum><text>During the 60-day
+				period beginning on a transitional inauguration day (as defined in section
+				3349a), with respect to any final rule that had been placed on file for public
+				inspection by the Office of the Federal Register or published in the Federal
+				Register as of the date of the inauguration, but which had not yet become
+				effective by the date of the inauguration, the agency issuing the rule may, by
+				order, delay the effective date of the rule for not more than 90 days for the
+				purpose of obtaining public comment on whether the rule should be amended or
+				rescinded or its effective date further delayed.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4D5634AD8B254202B7FC5267562FF534"><enum>(B)</enum><text>If an agency
+				delays the effective date of a rule under subparagraph (A), the agency shall
+				give the public not less than 30 days to submit comments.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8FF2123EF9C04451857D7B2A74F53E00"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Applicability of
+				this section</header>
+						<paragraph id="id3601CC6EC0484A229EEC2C44475C779B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by law, this section does
+				not apply to guidance or rules of agency organization, procedure, or
+				practice.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id677A6642389246D882AEE335FCCA3A01"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adoption of
+				interim rules</header>
+							<subparagraph id="idD3CF33A13B6744F4B1595C5C7FBF0227"><enum>(A)</enum><text>If an agency for
+				good cause finds, and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons
+				for the finding in the rule issued, that compliance with subsection (c), (d),
+				or (e) or requirements to render final determinations under subsection (f)
+				before the issuance of an interim rule is unnecessary, such subsections and
+				requirements under subsection (f) shall not apply and the agency may issue a
+				final rule.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5A70F64F1EB44C269EDAB6212B48197E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>If an agency for
+				good cause finds, and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons
+				for the finding in the rule issued, that compliance with subsection (c), (d),
+				or (e) or requirements to render final determinations under subsection (f)
+				before the issuance of an interim rule is impracticable or contrary to the
+				public interest, such subsections and requirements under subsection (f) shall
+				not apply to the adoption of an interim rule by the agency.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA7E52773E2DC4F68B8D97D3F007CF5C2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If, following
+				compliance with subparagraph (B), an agency adopts an interim rule, the agency
+				shall commence proceedings that fully comply with subsections (c) through (f)
+				immediately upon publication of the interim rule. Not less than 270 days from
+				publication of the interim rule, or 18 months in the case of a major rule or
+				high-impact rule, the agency shall complete rulemaking in accordance with
+				subsections (c) through (f) and take final action to adopt a final rule or
+				rescind the interim rule. If the agency fails to take timely final action under
+				this subparagraph, the interim rule shall cease to have the effect of
+				law.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFC1144C8DFFE4274A3351BC6719AB9D2"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Date of
+				publication of rule</header><text>A rule shall be published not less than 30
+				days before the effective date of the rule, except—</text>
+						<paragraph id="HC2FB094CF5A4439FB2FB3AE9BE385591"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for a rule that
+				grants or recognizes an exemption or relieves a restriction;</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="H3612186AA4AB49D6A4075A857EC3C2EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for guidance; or</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="HC81A8320557D4DE4935F8E8F23FECFC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>as otherwise
+				provided by an agency for good cause and as published with the rule.</text>
+						</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAC953200BA0342B8BD7B0BBD6D0FDBD7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Right To
+				petition and review of rules</header>
+						<paragraph id="id3FA0097BDE24487BABA0898AE2BDA64F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Each agency shall
+				give interested persons the right to petition for the issuance, amendment, or
+				repeal of a rule.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id9F9D214C687949A3A63B4A03ABC7A094"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each agency
+				shall, on a continuing basis, invite interested persons to submit, by
+				electronic means, suggestions for rules that warrant retrospective review and
+				possible modification or repeal.</text>
+						</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF61839B749D944C8B7F3011F655C3819"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Rulemaking
+				guidelines</header>
+						<paragraph id="idA04A7EBFE42543D486A6FB9446761C67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assessment of
+				rules</header>
+							<subparagraph id="id338FAD93C32F416B902BBC8E41121A6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Office of
+				Information and Regulatory Affairs (in this subsection referred to as the
+				<term>Administrator</term>) shall establish guidelines for the assessment,
+				including quantitative and qualitative assessment, of—</text>
+								<clause id="id43BFD796F7F54009BC8CBA5BE2BBC9BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs and benefits of proposed and
+				final rules;</text>
+								</clause><clause id="idF751D04E34174ADD826F429647CA9A57"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other economic issues that are relevant to
+				rulemaking under this section or other sections of this title; and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="idB8D2EE01541547DCB4B37AEB8A35210F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">risk assessments that are relevant to
+				rulemaking under this section and other sections of this title.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD9AC7C81AFD419E81F5CACC9AA43B31"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rigor of cost-benefit analysis required
+				by the guidelines established under subparagraph (A) shall be commensurate, as
+				determined by the Administrator, with the economic impact of the rule.
+				Guidelines for risk assessment shall include criteria for selecting studies and
+				models, evaluating and weighing evidence, and conducting peer reviews.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27170D70912D4C8AAB358184BFFDD8DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall regularly update
+				guidelines established under subparagraph (A) to enable agencies to use the
+				best available techniques to quantify and evaluate present and future benefits,
+				costs, other economic issues, and risks as objectively and accurately as
+				practicable.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD62DF4A08DAB43A0B57401E864BCACF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Simplification
+				of rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
+				may issue guidelines to promote coordination, simplification, and harmonization
+				of agency rules during the rulemaking process. The guidelines shall advise each
+				agency to avoid regulations that are inconsistent or incompatible with, or
+				duplicative of, other regulations of the agency and those of other Federal
+				agencies, and to draft its regulations to be simple and easy to understand,
+				with the goal of minimizing the potential for uncertainty and litigation
+				arising from the uncertainty.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id59EA17C00602475C80840611DE35FF96"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consistency in
+				rulemaking</header>
+							<subparagraph id="idE62CA4D408D949B0A454698320A3FD29"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To promote consistency in Federal
+				rulemaking, the Administrator shall—</text>
+								<clause id="id50D6424E5F744FC29A8EA7A753062890"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue guidelines to ensure that rulemaking
+				conducted in whole or in part under procedures specified in provisions of law
+				other than those under this subchapter conform with the procedures set forth in
+				this section to the fullest extent allowed by law; and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id65A69111051648EE9FD4E599C9523FD1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue guidelines for the conduct of
+				hearings under subsection (e), which shall provide a reasonable opportunity for
+				cross-examination.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1389CFA8888643D19C32A0377EAA6519"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agency shall adopt regulations for the
+				conduct of hearings consistent with the guidelines issued under this
+				paragraph.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBAD7BEFE246F44D0AC9EA9CDD0FF5234"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Exemption for
+				monetary policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in
+				subsection (b)(5), (d)(1)(E), (e), (f)(1), (f)(2)(C), or (f)(2)(D) shall apply
+				to a rulemaking that concerns monetary policy proposed or implemented by the
+				Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market
+				Committee.</text>
+					</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="H64E8D16AFA8940F1AA1405A3D48DCBF4"><enum>4.</enum><header>Scope of
+			 review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/706">Section 706</external-xref> of title 5,
+			 United States Code is amended—</text>
+			<paragraph id="HBAAA3356E5F042319A1642DDF970D227"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>To the extent necessary</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text>.—To the extent
+			 necessary</quote>; and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="HCAFC733B548B4CCD961B9B76FCBF7A0D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29185C81D9FD42678674DD038A8B7227" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="HAD1B892437E04FCAB338BA99B6C32D8A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Judicial
+				review</header><text>The determination of whether a rule is a major rule within
+				the meaning of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 551(17) shall not be
+				subject to judicial review.</text>
+					</subsection><subsection id="id174C00E02D2043E2A5F7DBC5BE2E2512"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Statement of
+				policy</header><text>Agency guidance that does not interpret a statute or
+				regulation shall be reviewable only under subsection (a)(2)(D).</text>
+					</subsection><subsection id="id4EA0916514A84AEFB57C3EAD51D7B69B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agency
+				interpretation of rules</header><text>The weight that a court shall give an
+				interpretation by an agency of its own rule shall depend on the thoroughness
+				evident in its consideration, the validity of its reasoning, and its
+				consistency with earlier and later pronouncements.</text>
+					</subsection><subsection id="id43C1BA982C0E4702BF4B5972AD112B37"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Standard of
+				review</header><text>A court shall review—</text>
+						<paragraph id="idF44877023E9C41C68B104986701DF0ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the denial of a
+				petition by an agency under section 553(e) for whether the denial was based on
+				substantial evidence; and</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph id="id65E29AAC267941F580B9C1252B6F796A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any petition for
+				review of a high-impact rule under the substantial evidence standard,
+				regardless of whether a hearing was held under section
+				553(e).</text>
+						</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="HDC79023B81614E7D86B01CA17C79904F"><enum>5.</enum><header>Agency guidance;
+			 procedures to issue major guidance; presidential authority to issue guidelines
+			 for issuance of guidance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">Section 553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code,
+			 as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
+			<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id735690539D1344A2913E40D6778674CA" style="USC">
+				<subsection id="H55589FCE937A4A2A86AA829573753220"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Agency guidance;
+				procedures To issue major guidance; authority To issue guidelines for issuance
+				of guidance</header>
+					<paragraph id="id2652e168c70c460683017cd9cc37c3cf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Agency guidance
+				shall—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="id8592c0fbda2046d99990da3b71a01403"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not be used by an
+				agency to foreclose consideration of issues as to which the document expresses
+				a conclusion;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf837a123b6aa45728d41ef61d28bc62b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>state that it is
+				not legally binding; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48e9292112f345c4b1ccf319c03d919e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at the time it is
+				issued or upon request, be made available by the issuing agency to interested
+				persons and the public.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1b0091a950744b51a59eaa4a45398b83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Before issuing
+				any major guidance, an agency shall—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="id11b04e46af644e7192066209eb2f0cec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make and document
+				a reasoned determination that—</text>
+							<clause id="id49ffb81bb094464f913f302261a6ff6f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such guidance is
+				understandable and complies with relevant statutory objectives and regulatory
+				provisions; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id9c6ce746a5bf45bebeac4e865ba8bb09"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifies the
+				costs and benefits, including all costs to be considered during a rulemaking
+				under subsection (b), of requiring conduct conforming to such guidance and
+				assures that such benefits justify such costs; and</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id885579cf7fd849d19936decdbc610f0b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>confer with the
+				Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on the
+				issuance of the major guidance to assure that the guidance is reasonable,
+				understandable, consistent with relevant statutory and regulatory provisions
+				and requirements or practices of other agencies, does not produce costs that
+				are unjustified by the benefits of the major guidance, and is otherwise
+				appropriate.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6be99c6a06064b378b8712cab0c25964"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Administrator
+				of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shall issue updated
+				guidelines for use by the agencies in the issuance of guidance documents. The
+				guidelines shall advise each agency not to issue guidance documents that are
+				inconsistent or incompatible with, or duplicative of, other regulations of the
+				agency and those of other Federal agencies, and to draft its guidance documents
+				to be simple and easy to understand, with the goal of minimizing the potential
+				for uncertainty and litigation arising from the
+				uncertainty.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+		</section><section id="id78B23BE1B21E4580A2F0E4AEE6C242AD"><enum>6.</enum><header>Added
+			 definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 701(b) of
+			 title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text>
+			<paragraph id="HA7BC788D31F14CCEB6A3954BB04E3E91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (1)(H), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD8BC2E31E7F4ED88704EE51F96963F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
+			 by striking the period at the end, and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
+			 and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E8A36AD54E84AC2B12FAF3AB2BD9C74"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF7C6C69BF8F450FA0BA22A2C3117F2A" style="USC">
+					<paragraph id="HD4F7E2192D7A4E28A4BB5F7575CF800D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><term>substantial evidence</term> means
+				such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support
+				a conclusion in light of the record considered as a whole, taking into account
+				whatever in the record fairly detracts from the weight of the evidence relied
+				upon by the agency to support its
+				decision.</text>
+					</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="H75997902FDC14198AA8B8C27DDCD87CB"><enum>7.</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by
+			 this Act to sections 553, 556, 701(b), 704, 706(b)(4), 706(b)(5), and 706(c) of
+			 title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to any rulemakings pending or
+			 completed on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S102 IS: To reduce the amount of financial assistance provided to the Government of Mexico in response to the illegal border crossings from Mexico into the United States, which serve to dissipate the political discontent with the higher unemployment rate within Mexico.</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-01-23</dc:date>
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+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 102</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130123" legis-day="20130103">January 23
+			 (legislative day, January 3), 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S299">Mr. Vitter</sponsor> introduced
+			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign
+			 Relations</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To reduce the amount of financial assistance provided to
+		  the Government of Mexico in response to the illegal border crossings from
+		  Mexico into the United States, which serve to dissipate the political
+		  discontent with the higher unemployment rate within Mexico.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="idAEC2033B673347E0B1CD5E46CF6BDEAB" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Border crossing
+			 accountability</header>
+			<subsection id="idBF3FB8096ADC47358F5E0A22F6F8BC90"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Estimation of
+			 annual illegal border crossings</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the
+			 end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
+			 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall estimate the number of illegal border
+			 crossings that occurred during such fiscal year along the southern land border
+			 of the United States.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id52E5B94E37E74EED9EAEFCD7F8514A7B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reduction of
+			 foreign assistance</header>
+				<paragraph id="id04211FB30C1E4F288FC3EFE0F7E72CA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of
+			 State, shall proportionately reduce the amount of financial assistance provided
+			 to the Government of Mexico for each fiscal year by a total of $1,000 for each
+			 illegal border crossing from Mexico to the United States during the previous
+			 fiscal year.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idA844A8F904F24AB0A6B88344F94E3898"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding
+			 paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may decide not to reduce the amounts
+			 appropriated for the Government of Mexico from the International Military
+			 Education and Training Fund, the International Narcotics Control and Law
+			 Enforcement Fund, and the fund to carry out nonproliferation, anti-terrorism,
+			 demining, and related programs and activities.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1030 IS: Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1030</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S247">Mr. Wyden</sponsor> (for himself,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S252">Ms. Collins</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S322">Mr. Merkley</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S363">Mr.
+			 King</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
+			 referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on
+			 Finance</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for
+		  an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid,
+		  and for other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Storage Technology for Renewable
+			 and Green Energy Act of 2013</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>STORAGE 2013 Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id3FB5562DCED341EC9F8400D09B16DAAE"><enum>2.</enum><header>Energy
+			 investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid</header>
+			<subsection id="id5232F9610793445B9B9230E6A47F0DA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Up to 20
+			 percent credit allowed</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(2) of
+			 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="idE5C179BCAAE5465795DC2A96C814BBA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>and</quote> at the end of subclause (IV) of clause (i),</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id5AD8F6516A9F43F59DA6B1BFB0E57D8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>clause (i)</quote> in clause (ii) and inserting <quote>clause (i) or
+			 (ii)</quote>,</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id535A487520D54633B2A51C7BCF0099C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 clause (ii) as clause (iii), and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id4CB19D39AF114C07A3F64037940722E4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 after clause (i) the following new clause:</text>
+					<quoted-block act-name="" id="id05F91B746CD74F339D29D9E4B9174B83" style="OLC">
+						<clause id="id27D473A2722D4A1D87DBEB809047C674"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as provided in
+				subsection (c)(5)(D), up to 20 percent in the case of qualified energy storage
+				property,
+				and</text>
+						</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id30648B94170B4706ACE8F07A91469C5A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
+			 energy storage property</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 48 of the
+			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
+			 paragraph:</text>
+				<quoted-block act-name="" id="id3D74AD4339D64468A5A9B36EF3B0F813" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="idE0B6073CD6EB446A97D43F241E34DE46"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Qualified
+				energy storage property</header>
+						<subparagraph id="id7AAE1561A1954AED9517171C76DB1505"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The term <term>qualified energy storage property</term>
+				means property—</text>
+							<clause id="idAD192A2337A94B4ABFEABA38C4A8B9DE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>which is directly
+				connected to the electrical grid, and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id6EB2A0F62F7348DA9184614615735790"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which is
+				designed to receive electrical energy, to store such energy, and—</text>
+								<subclause id="idCBC8686DC54146B0886D8818A64D3BFA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to convert such
+				energy to electricity and deliver such electricity for sale, or</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="idE6AFD3737161416A866B2F0BCE2FADB4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to use such
+				energy to provide improved reliability or economic benefits to the grid.</text>
+								</subclause></clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">Such
+				term may include hydroelectric pumped storage and compressed air energy
+				storage, regenerative fuel cells, batteries, superconducting magnetic energy
+				storage, flywheels, thermal energy storage systems, and hydrogen storage, or
+				combination thereof, or any other technologies as the Secretary, in
+				consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall determine.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94FE03E39E754AEFB85D49B3A7CFB002"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum
+				capacity</header><text>The term <term>qualified energy storage property</term>
+				shall not include any property unless such property in aggregate has the
+				ability to sustain a power rating of at least 1 megawatt for a minimum of 1
+				hour.</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDF80EEF6DCBD415284577E73004D5612"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Electrical
+				grid</header><text>The term <term>electrical grid</term> means the system of
+				generators, transmission lines, and distribution facilities which—</text>
+							<clause id="idA8B0DD63C7F04192948C5E8A5AD846A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are under the
+				jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or State public
+				utility commissions, or</text>
+							</clause><clause id="idECA9B0C33EE241F7B10733BF3BAB9D2A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are owned
+				by—</text>
+								<subclause id="idBF287D6DBDD34AA4ACB83831BEEF4967"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal
+				government,</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="id3A2E76DEDE5140D48B280018B36EFD92"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a State or any
+				political subdivision of a State,</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="IDbbf36437da91464d91c0674ee009301e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an electric
+				cooperative that is eligible for financing under the Rural Electrification Act
+				of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/901">7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.</external-xref>), or</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="id804D15C8F9BF4C5197E07D607AC1A4DC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>any agency,
+				authority, or instrumentality of any one or more of the entities described in
+				subclause (I) or (II), or any corporation which is wholly owned, directly or
+				indirectly, by any one or more of such entities.</text>
+								</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ABABA52D33345288DBF4EEBBDACFF3E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Allocation of
+				credits</header>
+							<clause id="idCD2874B2E4C8433A96CF45FF1CB71977"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>In the case of qualified energy storage property placed
+				in service during the taxable year, the credit otherwise determined under
+				subsection (a) for such year with respect to such property shall not exceed the
+				amount allocated to such project under clause (ii).</text>
+							</clause><clause id="idE788BB0A703740209A7E895EBA6CAE96"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>National
+				limitation and allocation</header><text>There is a qualified energy storage
+				property investment credit limitation of $1,500,000,000. Such limitation shall
+				be allocated by the Secretary among qualified energy storage property projects
+				selected by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, for
+				taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of the
+				<short-title>STORAGE 2013 Act</short-title>, except that
+				not more than $40,000,000 shall be allocated to any project for all such
+				taxable years.</text>
+							</clause><clause id="idD985D0F6092F4397A695355AE926EFC7"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Selection
+				criteria</header><text>In making allocations under clause (ii), the Secretary,
+				in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall select only those projects
+				which have a reasonable expectation of commercial viability, select projects
+				representing a variety of technologies, applications, and project sizes, and
+				give priority to projects which—</text>
+								<subclause id="id4BC76031E5C24B628E8F51EF6EA60097"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provide the
+				greatest increase in reliability or the greatest economic benefit,</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="id1DF5846728D84A1781D6444CC342EF5A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>enable the
+				greatest improvement in integration of renewable resources into the grid,
+				or</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="id34C69AFBACA34F809DACA9262996769B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>enable the
+				greatest increase in efficiency in operation of the grid.</text>
+								</subclause></clause><clause id="id5F0DD4AD335E4FD2AE7AC34791EA5FA4"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Deadlines</header>
+								<subclause id="id48B3400261F94607ADDEC057E0112C7E"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>If a project which receives an allocation under clause
+				(ii) is not placed in service within 2 years after the date of such allocation,
+				such allocation shall be invalid.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="id0873B5A1B2A64E7CB6663272874D60A0"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Special rule
+				for hydroelectric pumped storage</header><text>Notwithstanding subclause (I),
+				in the case of a hydroelectric pumped storage project, if such project has not
+				received such permits or licenses as are determined necessary by the Secretary,
+				in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, within 3 years after the date of
+				such allocation, begun construction within 5 years after the date of such
+				allocation, and been placed in service within 8 years after the date of such
+				allocation, such allocation shall be invalid.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="idB7A78421119A411DA4BBEC3F5DAE498A"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Special rule
+				for compressed air energy storage</header><text>Notwithstanding subclause (I),
+				in the case of a compressed air energy storage project, if such project has not
+				begun construction within 3 years after the date of the allocation and been
+				placed in service within 5 years after the date of such allocation, such
+				allocation shall be invalid.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="id9D2C0318458F4CFDBF8B4FF3D0F9CDA2"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
+				Secretary may extend the 2-year period in subclause (I) or the periods
+				described in subclauses (II) and (III) on a project-by-project basis if the
+				Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, determines that there
+				has been a good faith effort to begin construction or to place the project in
+				service, whichever is applicable, and that any delay is caused by factors not
+				in the taxpayer's control.</text>
+								</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDF6319160C7340398FC22AE41C64E07C"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Review and
+				redistribution</header>
+							<clause id="id7D5172352B294DE9B68659F34A709687"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
+				later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of the
+				<short-title>STORAGE 2013 Act</short-title>, the Secretary
+				shall review the credits allocated under subparagraph (D) as of the date of
+				such review.</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id0F336489807D49D4BD123A0442B4C010"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Redistribution</header><text>Upon
+				the review described in clause (i), the Secretary may reallocate credits
+				allocated under subparagraph (D) if the Secretary determines that—</text>
+								<subclause id="IDcb7a48a7dd3048dc8fd96a38bc2d6106"><enum>(I)</enum><text>there is an
+				insufficient quantity of qualifying applications for certification pending at
+				the time of the review, or</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="ID5b24f97190dd4ea1a67987e0ff8ebbc3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any allocation
+				made under subparagraph (D)(ii) has been revoked pursuant to subparagraph
+				(D)(iv) because the project subject to such allocation has been delayed.</text>
+								</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID591f313a1a854d3dbc97a4b6a19d9c22"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Disclosure of
+				allocations</header><text>The Secretary shall, upon making an allocation under
+				subparagraph (D)(ii), publicly disclose the identity of the applicant, the
+				location of the project, and the amount of the credit with respect to such
+				applicant.</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id730C2DF5D8C347D08C85A9DD6F6464F3"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No
+				credit shall be allocated under subparagraph (D) for any period ending after
+				December 31,
+				2020.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idC6747D16DA4D4E33AA72D2E5A0896378"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to periods
+			 after the date of the enactment of this Act, under rules similar to the rules
+			 of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/48">section 48(m)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day
+			 before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of
+			 1990).</text>
+			</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idC23ADE0A53834BAA939599D9DE0558EC"><enum>3.</enum><header>Energy storage
+			 property connected to the grid eligible for new clean renewable energy
+			 bonds</header>
+			<subsection commented="no" id="idBCD5CE8E3F4C44839CF05CD5ECA2A35D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 54C(d) of the Internal Revenue
+			 Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3A77F19EC884B39AFDC8B3D0AC532C2" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph commented="no" id="id19702E366F00454CBEFC5F25A61C24C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified
+				renewable energy facility</header><text>The term <term>qualified renewable
+				energy facility</term> means a facility which is—</text>
+						<subparagraph commented="no" id="id5D236DC1F6894007B9438D73FDDDD41F"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA391B55B5CD849C1B1AFEEEAE27F9337"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a qualified facility
+				(as determined under section 45(d) without regard to paragraphs (8) and (10)
+				thereof and to any placed in service date), or</text>
+							</clause><clause commented="no" id="id7A9BB60E9BA54CA6BDD1F739483A4A48" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a qualified energy storage
+				property (as defined in section 48(c)(5)), and</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id558C7CBBF6004A64BB6D4577BF4C6A24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>owned by a public
+				power provider, a governmental body, or a cooperative electric
+				company.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3645529308254AA4BFFA6B0D38635B77"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to
+			 obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="idD94851AAE74F49CC8CD937D16FCF2C26"><enum>4.</enum><header>Energy
+			 investment credit for onsite energy storage</header>
+			<subsection id="id2965F14FE48D4FBDA8909F0097C7F28E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Credit
+			 allowed</header><text>Clause (i) of section 48(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue
+			 Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="idBB46AC71EF864A9EBC9EE6CEC98F359D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>and</quote> at the end of subclause (III),</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id3AC234A18EE74FBF9B8183FF4F2E11F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 <quote>and</quote> at the end of subclause (IV), and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id9859EE40CC4545ABB89830A460710927"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following new subclause:</text>
+					<quoted-block act-name="" id="id0BD8C41709B6418C957C8052E53FE53F" style="OLC">
+						<subclause id="id5786007A7FEC4659B8F1B69C9D30682B"><enum>(V)</enum><text>qualified onsite
+				energy storage
+				property,</text>
+						</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB31CA5CDBE9D466E9728D61D25E0E39A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
+			 onsite energy storage property</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 48 of
+			 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding
+			 at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
+				<quoted-block act-name="" id="id629FBE3D2FD541E2996C7C082271DBB0" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="id5CF0C38718F24C3BA0DBDFFD31E1865F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Qualified
+				onsite energy storage property</header>
+						<subparagraph id="id452D3B9475EB496AB4196741C9E1B3FE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The term <term>qualified onsite energy storage
+				property</term> means property which—</text>
+							<clause id="id97EDB7B6AF58432FBCDD16660CAC1250"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provides
+				supplemental energy to reduce peak energy requirements primarily on the same
+				site where the property is located, or</text>
+							</clause><clause id="idE46C8FD6E7804B2BA9E5C3217B80AAE7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is designed and
+				used primarily to receive and store, firm, or shape variable renewable or
+				off-peak energy and to deliver such energy primarily for onsite
+				consumption.</text>
+							</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">Such
+				term may include thermal energy storage systems and property used to charge
+				plug-in and hybrid electric vehicles if such property or vehicles are equipped
+				with smart grid equipment or services which control time-of-day charging and
+				discharging of such vehicles. Such term shall not include any property for
+				which any other credit is allowed under this chapter.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D63E4F1A82E4026A92B262014EC7E61"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum
+				capacity</header><text>The term <term>qualified onsite energy storage
+				property</term> shall not include any property unless such property in
+				aggregate—</text>
+							<clause id="id64BE8E887471471FB9C2921AA5DDA1F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has the ability
+				to store the energy equivalent of at least 5 kilowatt hours of energy,
+				and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id6797627B843C4FD8919663B2AF6C7681"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has the ability
+				to have an output of the energy equivalent of 1 kilowatt of electricity for a
+				period of 5 hours.</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4662765EB1254371A43938A756AED899"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
+				the case of qualified onsite energy storage property placed in service during
+				the taxable year, the credit otherwise determined under subsection (a) for such
+				year with respect to such property shall not exceed
+				$1,000,000.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idC488004CA832474AB4F26BD116FD9420"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to periods
+			 after the date of the enactment of this Act, under rules similar to the rules
+			 of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/48">section 48(m)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day
+			 before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of
+			 1990).</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="id582AE0B2848742F88F7596AFB11A8CA9"><enum>5.</enum><header>Credit for
+			 residential energy storage equipment</header>
+			<subsection id="id8AEE9D9053DC4C9D803B05EF2E237F6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Credit
+			 allowed</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 25D of the Internal Revenue
+			 Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id14012D9840B845708080D5ECC2175CB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (4),</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idCC361DE28FAA4ADB82DFB1ADE977558D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
+			 period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>,
+			 and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id6A915F92CA55447CB662679C262A38C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block act-name="" id="idA08C767BB00D45D8813FFA45F3130C82" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="id44CCE6C70BA9402B8D5BFF68971C46AC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>30 percent of the
+				qualified residential energy storage equipment expenditures made by the
+				taxpayer during such taxable
+				year.</text>
+						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6F429BEA80EB4AC6889DF2C9057CF7B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
+			 residential energy storage equipment expenditures</header><text>Section 25D(d)
+			 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
+			 following new paragraph:</text>
+				<quoted-block act-name="" id="id3E0F7B11EE1E4925AEA2866D6EBCF118" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="id83E002C33B1D4CC9869A2608141B570B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Qualified
+				residential energy storage equipment expenditures</header><text>For purposes of
+				this section, the term <term>qualified residential energy storage equipment
+				expenditure</term> means an expenditure for property—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="id6D3A97F59C714C44BCA632AAFFFF8473"><enum>(A)</enum><text>which is
+				installed in or on a dwelling unit located in the United States and owned and
+				used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's principal residence (within the meaning
+				of section 121), or on property owned by the taxpayer on which such a dwelling
+				unit is located,</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF2C313F823174073837C4665EC7ED1BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which—</text>
+							<clause id="id2314402FD8E54852A6A9A503A8947251"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provides
+				supplemental energy to reduce peak energy requirements primarily on the same
+				site where the property is located, or</text>
+							</clause><clause id="idF021D0CFF49946A689C3E195831B61AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is designed and
+				used primarily to receive and store, firm, or shape variable renewable or
+				off-peak energy and to deliver such energy primarily for onsite consumption,
+				and</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0CBD531222AE496D85BAB1EB1C952BCF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>which—</text>
+							<clause id="id4914A933761D4D878E7EF4261CAE7241"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has the ability
+				to store the energy equivalent of at least 2 kilowatt hours of energy,
+				and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id4CBB51E24FB74638BE131F33CC389D5C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has the ability
+				to have an output of the energy equivalent of 500 watts of electricity for a
+				period of 4 hours.</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">Such term
+				may include thermal energy storage systems and property used to charge plug-in
+				and hybrid electric vehicles if such property or vehicles are equipped with
+				smart grid equipment or services which control time-of-day charging and
+				discharging of such vehicles. Such term shall not include any property for
+				which any other credit is allowed under this
+				chapter.</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id476891E5F49D4F8284EEA99FA8CCE25A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
+			 placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1031 IS: Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1031</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S118">Mr. Hatch</sponsor> (for himself,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S350">Mr. Rubio</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S317">Mr.
+			 Barrasso</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S236">Mr. Inhofe</cosponsor>)
+			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on
+			 Finance</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve
+		  access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other
+		  purposes. </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title, etc</header>
+			<subsection id="id53B14ED9B5B1436A8FE463E4D618761A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act may be cited
+			 as the <quote><short-title>Family and Retirement Health
+			 Investment Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id0F720C8CB441411DB2D4D6AA023FD14C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment of
+			 1986 Code</header><text>Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
+			 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
+			 repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
+			 be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of
+			 1986.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="IDb3267585cf2d4afe9dafdf11711441af"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Table of
+			 contents</header><text>The table of contents is as follows:</text>
+				<toc>
+					<toc-entry idref="S1" level="section">Sec. 1. Short title,
+				etc.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="idD3B0E8A9280847B18F3C395D170DBD07" level="title">TITLE I—Provisions relating to tax-preferred health
+				accounts</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="ID5d802a72eb8e49dc8b5080c30151a8bb" level="section">Sec. 101. Allow both spouses to make catch-up contributions to
+				the same HSA account.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="ID723846fe55ab4676a6ca93a12cde68ea" level="section">Sec. 102. Provisions relating to Medicare.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="ID51f4d446fc4c4eeabead631494aa7fbb" level="section">Sec. 103. Individuals eligible for veterans benefits for a
+				service-connected disability.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id30DF1AF8CD76428B8AF672D8D16FCB6E" level="section">Sec. 104. Individuals eligible for Indian Health Service
+				assistance.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id3C07BF8F922D4CFCBA95A1B8E5C36646" level="section">Sec. 105. Individuals eligible for TRICARE
+				coverage.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="IDfa06b05591ed411892db75c86914674f" level="section">Sec. 106. FSA and HRA interaction with HSAs.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="idFAF8E20DA1AB4E5A814CA703DB19C6B6" level="section">Sec. 107. Allowance of distributions for prescription and
+				over-the-counter medicines and drugs.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="ID81930c7cea454402bbfc78baf748b46d" level="section">Sec. 108. Purchase of health insurance from HSA
+				account.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="ID0c31955b523949cba0a0374d73615aac" level="section">Sec. 109. Special rule for certain medical expenses incurred
+				before establishment of account.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="IDfb3405b06f9d42c8adadc0514293cb4e" level="section">Sec. 110. Preventive care prescription drug
+				clarification.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id6B6E07889C694C298788B168BC338444" level="section">Sec. 111. Equivalent bankruptcy protections for health savings
+				accounts as retirement funds.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id1267D92289C84E448F3130A83F535D5A" level="section">Sec. 112. Administrative error correction before due date of
+				return.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="idDB17DEEC7F95404DBFE7EC6EE3BD0A81" level="section">Sec. 113. Reauthorization of medicaid health opportunity
+				accounts.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H3E9F47AEDBF742DDAD1F72C1D75EBD01" level="section">Sec. 114. Members of health care sharing ministries eligible to
+				establish health savings accounts.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id613EE3347482469D95BE31D8DCC94944" level="section">Sec. 115. High deductible health plans renamed HSA qualified
+				plans.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id58CB3C8EFA2644BF805A3A9CBC9BB172" level="section">Sec. 116. Treatment of direct primary care service
+				arrangements.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id659B92F3ACAB476689667B7D978B4BD8" level="section">Sec. 117. High deductible health plans with HSAs treated as
+				qualified health plans.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id1865682A11124250A01177638AD53998" level="section">Sec. 118. Certain stand-alone HRAs not subject to prohibition
+				on annual limits.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id114E39F7649D4901A198978EF9EB5D7C" level="title">TITLE II—Other provisions</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="IDf2514de3f1274a8790331f1e3b1dbf49" level="section">Sec. 121. Certain exercise equipment and physical fitness
+				programs treated as medical care.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="IDacc7969cb585404ba4c482155cc17ed7" level="section">Sec. 122. Certain nutritional and dietary supplements to be
+				treated as medical care.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="ID39b8a109b27a4b6582631ab1aa1144d7" level="section">Sec. 123. Certain provider fees to be treated as medical
+				care.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="idFD80FD25DC8245EDA73407BC5392A653" level="section">Sec. 124. Repeal of annual limitations on deductibles for
+				employer-sponsored plans offered in small group market.</toc-entry>
+				</toc>
+			</subsection></section><title id="idD3B0E8A9280847B18F3C395D170DBD07"><enum>I</enum><header>Provisions
+			 relating to tax-preferred health accounts</header>
+			<section id="ID5d802a72eb8e49dc8b5080c30151a8bb"><enum>101.</enum><header>Allow both
+			 spouses to make catch-up contributions to the same HSA account</header>
+				<subsection id="IDee69893983d5490daae71899f96506d0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Paragraph (3) of section 223(b) is amended by adding at
+			 the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37DD39A8A26643EA803759B46F815106" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="IDa8d8db9178a644c7b1badd3f99c565f0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special rule
+				where both spouses are eligible individuals with 1
+				account</header><text>If—</text>
+							<clause id="IDada892163aff424a91b03b0c32599af4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an individual and
+				the individual's spouse have both attained age 55 before the close of the
+				taxable year, and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="ID920430c3515d41e39ba441da9b0c958e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the spouse is
+				not an account beneficiary of a health savings account as of the close of such
+				year,</text>
+							</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">the
+				additional contribution amount shall be 200 percent of the amount otherwise
+				determined under subparagraph
+				(B).</continuation-text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09d0101ccec242408690d9febdf6fb33"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="ID723846fe55ab4676a6ca93a12cde68ea"><enum>102.</enum><header>Provisions
+			 relating to Medicare</header>
+				<subsection id="IDc246cd7ebc0846498fd7775a317b716e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Individuals
+			 over age 65 only enrolled in Medicare Part A</header><text>Paragraph (7) of
+			 section 223(b) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>This
+			 paragraph shall not apply to any individual during any period for which the
+			 individual's only entitlement to such benefits is an entitlement to hospital
+			 insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of such Act pursuant to an
+			 enrollment for such hospital insurance benefits under section 226(a)(1) of such
+			 Act.</quote>.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="ID6bea18026caf4180b352e290231fbac8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Medicare
+			 beneficiaries participating in Medicare advantage MSA may contribute their own
+			 money to their MSA</header>
+					<paragraph id="idBE01315E1139423694A7EB19451E12C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 138 is amended by striking
+			 paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and
+			 (3), respectively.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id4DD84704FF3B49099C5199FEF789856A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment</header><text>Paragraph (4) of section 138(c) is amended by striking
+			 <quote>and paragraph (2)</quote>.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb569f5d8ace94890acbaa2a60ffa3a54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="ID51f4d446fc4c4eeabead631494aa7fbb"><enum>103.</enum><header>Individuals
+			 eligible for veterans benefits for a service-connected disability</header>
+				<subsection id="IDe5516ba1a7644d908c7611150c8469d6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 223(c) is amended by adding at
+			 the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F5F64B53B9C469DA743395F0D7EE8DC" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="IDbd52825a4e3f43b4bc09ba42c52ca673"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special rule
+				for individuals eligible for certain veterans benefits</header><text>For
+				purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), an individual shall not be treated as covered
+				under a health plan described in such subparagraph merely because the
+				individual receives periodic hospital care or medical services for a
+				service-connected disability under any law administered by the Secretary of
+				Veterans Affairs but only if the individual is not eligible to receive such
+				care or services for any condition other than a service-connected
+				disability.</text>
+						</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf4aadcfe813a4d64afa66bb0b014ad83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30DF1AF8CD76428B8AF672D8D16FCB6E"><enum>104.</enum><header>Individuals
+			 eligible for Indian Health Service assistance</header>
+				<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB66ED60B0E844FDB3EFA9C47E6E99BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 223(c), as amended by section
+			 103, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block act-name="" id="id633125821D804C0B8521AE4ADE28DD89" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="id47199CF0872C40F8B1C028DDE99F8664"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Special rule
+				for individuals eligible for assistance under Indian Health Service
+				programs</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), an individual
+				shall not be treated as covered under a health plan described in such
+				subparagraph merely because the individual receives hospital care or medical
+				services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a
+				tribal
+				organization.</text>
+						</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB98096975524446982E3F9CC82FAB50F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C07BF8F922D4CFCBA95A1B8E5C36646"><enum>105.</enum><header>Individuals
+			 eligible for TRICARE coverage</header>
+				<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48CEBF137BCA42C8A5B16C90E2FE7AAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 223(c), as amended by sections
+			 103 and 104, is amended by adding at the end the following new
+			 subparagraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AB559FA84994F158D431F3A578BCE00" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA50939C5C9A43428647F795AAAB41C3"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Special rule
+				for individuals eligible for assistance under tricare</header><text>For
+				purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), an individual shall not be treated as covered
+				under a health plan described in such subparagraph merely because the
+				individual is eligible to receive hospital care, medical services, or
+				prescription drugs under TRICARE Extra or TRICARE Standard and such individual
+				is not enrolled in TRICARE
+				Prime.</text>
+						</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42CB1D7CE5B54A55AC9A1674F78C620F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="IDfa06b05591ed411892db75c86914674f"><enum>106.</enum><header>FSA and HRA
+			 interaction with HSAs</header>
+				<subsection id="IDcd7a0f30fd674a8bb7fe3076043a1f14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible
+			 individuals include FSA and HRA participants</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of
+			 section 223(c)(1) is amended—</text>
+					<paragraph id="id0FEB9024EF4940D5898D3323CFFC9E69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (ii),</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id751582B050014168A3C7F0336625B000"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
+			 period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>,
+			 and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA9ACA2536254FA9BF14CBC14BC2D992"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 after clause (iii) the following new clause:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4D1F50724254C66AFA0108FFE7982B6" style="OLC">
+							<clause id="IDf43f64f713d7490d86183baf505149da"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>coverage under a
+				health flexible spending arrangement or a health reimbursement arrangement in
+				the plan year a qualified HSA distribution as described in section 106(e) is
+				made on behalf of the individual if after the qualified HSA distribution is
+				made and for the remaining duration of the plan year, the coverage provided
+				under the health flexible spending arrangement or health reimbursement
+				arrangement is converted to—</text>
+								<subclause id="IDda2cb2d0745b4c46b2ae9c7173dcc750"><enum>(I)</enum><text>coverage that
+				does not pay or reimburse any medical expense incurred before the minimum
+				annual deductible under paragraph (2)(A)(i) (prorated for the period occurring
+				after the qualified HSA distribution is made) is satisfied,</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="ID841d3b0ac59f4bfc8c65cccec5c7e826"><enum>(II)</enum><text>coverage that,
+				after the qualified HSA distribution is made, does not pay or reimburse any
+				medical expense incurred after the qualified HSA distribution is made other
+				than preventive care as defined in paragraph (2)(C),</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="ID8323a7609b014fff9f17cfed47646720"><enum>(III)</enum><text>coverage that,
+				after the qualified HSA distribution is made, pays or reimburses benefits for
+				coverage described in clause (ii) (but not through insurance or for long-term
+				care services),</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="IDa6710b062ba54e9abb4f9b61d0f87adc"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>coverage that,
+				after the qualified HSA distribution is made, pays or reimburses benefits for
+				permitted insurance or coverage described in clause (ii) (but not for long-term
+				care services),</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="IDbbace8fc568343568660e1dae77e55a8"><enum>(V)</enum><text>coverage that,
+				after the qualified HSA distribution is made, pays or reimburses only those
+				medical expenses incurred after an individual’s retirement (and no expenses
+				incurred before retirement), or</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="IDe1d63918b6d54b6b8fcdb3058c43b1ba"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>coverage that,
+				after the qualified HSA distribution is made, is suspended, pursuant to an
+				election made on or before the date the individual elects a qualified HSA
+				distribution or, if later, on the date of the individual enrolls in a high
+				deductible health plan, that does not pay or reimburse, at any time, any
+				medical expense incurred during the suspension period except as defined in the
+				preceding subclauses of this
+				clause.</text>
+								</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfea0df8298144e8eabe50e839ebde3b9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified HSA
+			 distribution shall not affect flexible spending
+			 arrangement</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 106(e) is amended to read as
+			 follows:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFCA0264E12564510B549E632E8052BCC" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="ID990a8c04ce9e4d09ab161962643e3a5b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>A plan shall not fail to be treated as a health flexible
+				spending arrangement under this section, section 105, or section 125, or as a
+				health reimbursement arrangement under this section or section 105, merely
+				because such plan provides for a qualified HSA
+				distribution.</text>
+						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="ID358b9fb30de649d5afc7a8080d52b801"><enum>(c)</enum><header>FSA balances at
+			 year end shall not forfeit</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 125(d) is
+			 amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0B8626593CE4C748B69545C71649D02" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="ID3ebd346b403d4c9b8b0ed85577dfc49c"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Exception for
+				qualified HSA distributions</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to
+				the extent that there is an amount remaining in a health flexible spending
+				account at the end of a plan year that an individual elects to contribute to a
+				health savings account pursuant to a qualified HSA distribution (as defined in
+				section
+				106(e)(2)).</text>
+						</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id78681CAB510C44E491836CECE439CB7A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Simplification
+			 of limitations on FSA and HRA rollovers</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section
+			 106(e) is amended to read as follows:</text>
+					<quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE10A9EDE94D54A2A95190F99111F7ECC" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="id01EE5CC5914848F8B6F2D1D6022A0D4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified HSA
+				distribution</header>
+							<subparagraph id="idCA3C672726CE44A6AC348EE1E11C7581"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The term <term>qualified HSA distribution</term> means a
+				distribution from a health flexible spending arrangement or health
+				reimbursement arrangement to the extent that such distribution does not exceed
+				the lesser of—</text>
+								<clause id="idC6E4F6B051DB4FBBB4A524E5E3734BD6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the balance in
+				such arrangement as of the date of such distribution, or</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id495D56AEFAB148FDBAD584B61C39E818"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount
+				determined under subparagraph (B).</text>
+								</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">Such
+				term shall not include more than 1 distribution with respect to any
+				arrangement.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF1B4BA45FBA14181A2A3BE2C7BF2EC44"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Dollar
+				limitations</header>
+								<clause id="id859137558BA74BDFB8382B43220AFB18"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Distributions
+				from a health flexible spending arrangement</header><text>A qualified HSA
+				distribution from a health flexible spending arrangement shall not exceed the
+				applicable amount.</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id9DD91579C13246D8950ADEAC6D353C6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Distributions
+				from a health reimbursement arrangement</header><text>A qualified HSA
+				distribution from a health reimbursement arrangement shall not exceed—</text>
+									<subclause id="id4A21264117A749B596B1FC91115F36A8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the applicable
+				amount divided by 12, multiplied by</text>
+									</subclause><subclause id="id7606ABC29F994BD1A2274D65C4807674"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of
+				months during which the individual is a participant in the health reimbursement
+				arrangement.</text>
+									</subclause></clause><clause id="id77F38646BD4A4F4D9257B871606544EF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Applicable
+				amount</header><text>For purposes of this subparagraph, the applicable amount
+				is—</text>
+									<subclause id="id3B7B729173A34E168060DFA574D52F31"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$2,250 in the
+				case of an eligible individual who has self-only coverage under a high
+				deductible health plan at the time of such distribution, and</text>
+									</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6EEFE59D82734A3FB554C62B411DD25E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$4,500 in the
+				case of an eligible individual who has family coverage under a high deductible
+				health plan at the time of such
+				distribution.</text>
+									</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id2CA306A031AC4F48BF1AC801A51EF421"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Elimination of
+			 additional tax for failure To maintain high deductible health plan
+			 coverage</header><text>Subsection (e) of section 106 is amended—</text>
+					<paragraph id="id2CA7802FDAA047379BC5E3B2BA20BC3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
+			 paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and
+			 (4), respectively, and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id3026C916D02D40E896CAA8DB7564F208"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
+			 subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3), as so redesignated, and redesignating
+			 subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such paragraph as subparagraphs (A) and (B)
+			 thereof, respectively.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3c4b41723aeb404588ff34f1b7c9b722"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limited purpose
+			 FSAs and HRAs</header><text>Subsection (e) of section 106, as amended by this
+			 section, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63FCB58F1E9C495BB130DB233E5B155D" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="IDb51e2ef8f0d447f2b3f8b65e969b524f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limited purpose
+				FSAs and HRAs</header><text>A plan shall not fail to be a health flexible
+				spending arrangement or health reimbursement arrangement under this section or
+				section 105 merely because the plan converts coverage for individuals who
+				enroll in a high deductible health plan described in section 223(c)(2) to
+				coverage described in section 223(c)(1)(B)(iv). Coverage for such individuals
+				may be converted as of the date of enrollment in the high deductible health
+				plan, without regard to the period of coverage under the health flexible
+				spending arrangement or health reimbursement arrangement, and without requiring
+				any change in coverage to individuals who do not enroll in a high deductible
+				health
+				plan.</text>
+						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="idA7FF53FB59E148AA9CE7AD0CD4E5459A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Distribution
+			 amounts adjusted for cost-of-Living</header><text>Subsection (e) of section
+			 106, as amended by this section, is amended by adding at the end the following
+			 new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block act-name="" id="id344178067BC34D64B201328EC1DD9D3A" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="id13DAA3F1FFEE4899880BB3168C34F48A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Cost-of-living
+				adjustment</header>
+							<subparagraph id="id1ABE9AF3AFAF4BE487567E9F82206050"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar
+				year after 2013, each of the dollar amounts in paragraph (2)(B)(iii) shall be
+				increased by an amount equal to such dollar amount, multiplied by the
+				cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar
+				year in which such taxable year begins by substituting <quote>calendar year
+				2012</quote> for <quote>calendar year 1992</quote> in subparagraph (B)
+				thereof.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF15FCDB9B142412FA53D0EB40E6664F3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rounding</header><text>If
+				any increase under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall
+				be rounded to the nearest multiple of
+				$50.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="ID47f7ead37773458aa5c6bf5b000d9170"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Disclaimer of
+			 disqualifying coverage</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 223(c)(1), as
+			 amended by this section, is amended—</text>
+					<paragraph id="id0753309E4B4043A3B55BC4144BE0B1EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (iii),</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id8EF4F7305B84480B9439855FB787BB50"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
+			 period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id07DC08A639FA43EFBCE9219A835AA5EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 after clause (iv) the following new clause:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E6D27654F824EF6A66D9C38FD2CC505" style="OLC">
+							<clause id="id6C61E3A703F245779632455BA865A9BC"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any coverage
+				(including prospective coverage) under a health plan that is not a high
+				deductible health plan which is disclaimed in writing, at the time of the
+				creation or organization of the health savings account, including by execution
+				of a trust described in subsection (d)(1) through a governing instrument that
+				includes such a disclaimer, or by acceptance of an amendment to such a trust
+				that includes such a
+				disclaimer.</text>
+							</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbea87530dc714b7ba9f19dcfecd0e4e7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="idFAF8E20DA1AB4E5A814CA703DB19C6B6"><enum>107.</enum><header>Allowance of
+			 distributions for prescription and over-the-counter medicines and
+			 drugs</header>
+				<subsection id="id062393601e924700a2d50c8cc61a0fca"><enum>(a)</enum><header>HSAs</header><text>Section
+			 223(d)(2)(A) is amended by striking the last sentence thereof and inserting the
+			 following: <quote>Such term shall include an amount paid for any prescription
+			 or over-the-counter medicine or drug.</quote>.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id31693a69b77a400ab18c81dbf38ccabd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Archer
+			 MSAs</header><text>Section 220(d)(2)(A) is amended by striking the last
+			 sentence thereof and inserting the following: <quote>Such term shall include an
+			 amount paid for any prescription or over-the-counter medicine or
+			 drug.</quote>.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id1d11ee37e11a4875ae47f33166c098a2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Health flexible
+			 spending arrangements and health reimbursement
+			 arrangements</header><text>Subsection (f) of section 106 is amended to read as
+			 follows:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B91702883604E33A285306B3B660304" style="OLC">
+						<subsection id="H4562ED05C9414D99A3146D55EFE2C2CA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reimbursements
+				for all medicines and drugs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section and section
+				105, reimbursement for expenses incurred for any prescription or
+				over-the-counter medicine or drug shall be treated as a reimbursement for
+				medical
+				expenses.</text>
+						</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id05d7322e22094d6eaaa7144826e6293a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header>
+					<paragraph id="iddc5f0b1c6cd14ba8b2c9218782865f53"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Distributions
+			 from savings accounts</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (a) and
+			 (b) shall apply to amounts paid with respect to taxable years beginning after
+			 December 31, 2012.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="id7a1e7da9d5c742d0bc5feca0fe9d0763"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reimbursements</header><text>The
+			 amendment made by subsection (c) shall apply to expenses incurred with respect
+			 to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID81930c7cea454402bbfc78baf748b46d"><enum>108.</enum><header>Purchase of
+			 health insurance from HSA account</header>
+				<subsection id="ID532eded869b9499a8bca767d92470ad0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 223(d) is amended to read as
+			 follows:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56537B01A192454587BF7A0740A5B0BA" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="IDdd701a37175f410fa3c0b67e00f9278a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified
+				medical expenses</header>
+							<subparagraph id="ID985137bb759a4141a0a5b64b643ae2f5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The term <term>qualified medical expenses</term> means,
+				with respect to an account beneficiary, amounts paid by such beneficiary for
+				medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) for any individual covered by a
+				high deductible health plan of the account beneficiary, but only to the extent
+				such amounts are not compensated for by insurance or otherwise.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6962c733a35647be8c7fb231a4626da6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Health
+				insurance may not be purchased from account</header><text>Except as provided in
+				subparagraph (C), subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any payment for
+				insurance.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf3fa0b576cdb425d8b141fdcfae2211b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Subparagraph
+				(B) shall not apply to any expense for coverage under—</text>
+								<clause id="ID20ca5804913344b08ac1b02ccfc34da8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
+				health plan during any period of continuation coverage required under any
+				Federal law,</text>
+								</clause><clause id="idA30C9BC48C0646C89B7822F774F4B0F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a qualified
+				long-term care insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)),</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id951F51AA60EA46D9B50991501FAB378C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a health plan
+				during any period in which the individual is receiving unemployment
+				compensation under any Federal or State law,</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id9F91BC85F2B84192B45A95D1A2A68850"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a high
+				deductible health plan, or</text>
+								</clause><clause id="ID28867f895ad140408a28adc063eeed45"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any health
+				insurance under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, other than a Medicare
+				supplemental policy (as defined in section 1882 of such
+				Act).</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="ID5c43299f781f4f11b87fce50d44e7728"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect
+			 to insurance purchased after the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable
+			 years beginning after such date.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="ID0c31955b523949cba0a0374d73615aac"><enum>109.</enum><header>Special rule
+			 for certain medical expenses incurred before establishment of account</header>
+				<subsection id="id1933580C46FE4797A45BDE6020E87EF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of
+			 section 223(d), as amended by section 108, is amended by adding at the end the
+			 following new subparagraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE86AA8A7BBA449D6A1AD76FD551EC331" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="ID520739d53b1c45359d296508a2f8b232"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Certain medical
+				expenses incurred before establishment of account treated as
+				qualified</header><text>An expense shall not fail to be treated as a qualified
+				medical expense solely because such expense was incurred before the
+				establishment of the health savings account if such expense was
+				incurred—</text>
+							<clause id="ID56a81626733b4534b1a0ee4e24c341d3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during
+				either—</text>
+								<subclause id="IDd8f27ca33f5f4348a647a86489c7a121"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the taxable year
+				in which the health savings account was established, or</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="ID499c36898cbd4ad5814ce4b94515a0ba"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the preceding
+				taxable year in the case of a health savings account established after the
+				taxable year in which such expense was incurred but before the time prescribed
+				by law for filing the return for such taxable year (not including extensions
+				thereof), and</text>
+								</subclause></clause><clause id="IDabe803903ac042449f8192a0a3bb1496"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for medical care
+				of an individual during a period that such individual was covered by a high
+				deductible health plan and met the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii)
+				(after application of subsection
+				(c)(1)(B)).</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id039DBCB9CF9143288F7C14ECD01EB10C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="IDfb3405b06f9d42c8adadc0514293cb4e"><enum>110.</enum><header>Preventive
+			 care prescription drug clarification</header>
+				<subsection id="ID8103e922806643ba937dbda859478357"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clarify use of
+			 drugs in preventive care</header><text>Subparagraph (C) of section 223(c)(2) is
+			 amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>Preventive care shall
+			 include prescription and over-the-counter drugs and medicines which have the
+			 primary purpose of preventing the onset of, further deterioration from, or
+			 complications associated with chronic conditions, illnesses, or
+			 diseases.</quote>.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="ID70742958d900471b8cb337b57de99fac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after December 31, 2003.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="id6B6E07889C694C298788B168BC338444" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header>Equivalent
+			 bankruptcy protections for health savings accounts as retirement funds</header>
+				<subsection id="id390C1E5995D34416A415B0409EDD3A4D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 522 of title
+			 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
+			 subsection:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90C6B482887645898DE25A1ACB2BBA43" style="OLC">
+						<subsection id="id2CAED9EE795E4AE8BF8C186426E11983"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Treatment of
+				health savings accounts</header><text>For purposes of this section, any health
+				savings account (as described in section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of
+				1986) shall be treated in the same manner as an individual retirement account
+				described in section 408 of such
+				Code.</text>
+						</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="idB31F085EC6464360B9928FD00F82BD2A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to cases
+			 commencing under title 11, United States Code, after the date of the enactment
+			 of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="id1267D92289C84E448F3130A83F535D5A"><enum>112.</enum><header>Administrative
+			 error correction before due date of return</header>
+				<subsection id="id710B1CD278A2438FA5C73B296014424B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Paragraph (4) of section 223(f) is amended by adding at
+			 the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71B9A3F2550A4635B0CC871152D6C83C" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="idF21DBC164F504BF2B95CD75423AF305F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Exception for
+				administrative errors corrected before due date of
+				return</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if any payment or
+				distribution is made to correct an administrative, clerical or payroll
+				contribution error and if—</text>
+							<clause id="idC0FF85D9660A4D3382179E6EFC2D446F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such distribution
+				is received by the individual on or before the last day prescribed by law
+				(including extensions of time) for filing such individual's return for such
+				taxable year, and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="idC2D7DB83DC0E4901BD71189BE2B6582F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such
+				distribution is accompanied by the amount of net income attributable to such
+				contribution.</text>
+							</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">Any net
+				income described in clause (ii) shall be included in the gross income of the
+				individual for the taxable year in which it is
+				received.</continuation-text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="idD12C34F29A594D18A7E181445876BF45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the
+			 date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="idDB17DEEC7F95404DBFE7EC6EE3BD0A81" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><header>Reauthorization of
+			 medicaid health opportunity accounts</header>
+				<subsection id="id91A32AA070D24B879451109B01B5E44A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1938 of the
+			 Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396u-8">42 U.S.C. 1396u–8</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+					<paragraph id="id9637986EAD7D46ECBFC4CF433065A8ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="id55770FEA98A544D5BEFC08E719F2DE85"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
+			 following:</text>
+							<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAEC30A0AC8948269F4BC662F79EC92B" style="OLC">
+								<paragraph id="id9CDB8CDC9F5B45F29020F2EBDDDA7941"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial
+				demonstration</header><text>The demonstration program under this section shall
+				begin on January 1, 2007. The Secretary shall approve States to conduct
+				demonstration programs under this section for a 5-year period, with each State
+				demonstration program covering one or more geographic areas specified by the
+				State. With respect to a State, after the initial 5-year period of any
+				demonstration program conducted under this section by the State, unless the
+				Secretary finds, taking into account cost-effectiveness and quality of care,
+				that the State demonstration program has been unsuccessful, the demonstration
+				program may be extended or made permanent in the
+				State.</text>
+								</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE13062FD0C8422EA68510BBA67B56BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
+			 in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text>
+							<clause id="id0221E1F0C3F749788EAF86361962D395"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>not</quote>; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id5C522CFC554F4E93944B2B5A40354000"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 striking <quote>unless</quote> and inserting <quote>if </quote>;</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE0B4768410B64D179D0CD5AD35D95944"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (b)—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="id1983A1B8FD354B31A22B43E389B16640"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
+			 by inserting <quote>clause (i) through (vii), (viii) (without regard to the
+			 amendment made by section 2004(c)(2) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">Public Law 111–148</external-xref>), (x), or (xi)
+			 of</quote> after <quote>described in </quote>; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEE6E6468C53C4B47BAB4BFC93B41CD26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
+			 paragraphs (4), (5), and (6);</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5E5C0980866B422DB12EAE27F69DBC3C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (c)—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="id2C367EA5D3E34375B6C1F493AA7FD961"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
+			 paragraphs (3) and (4);</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D52F5B9184A4F46BC3590BB72F0F1FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;
+			 and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBDA1B94C176B41D2A4DCDBE27E2BFF81"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)
+			 (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>Subject to
+			 subparagraphs (D) and (E)</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to subparagraph
+			 (D)</quote>; and</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2A2A2727AFEF4801B2315B3637D95BCF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
+			 (d)—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="idDBFD90EB4C4640F4BE52D676D81A8BF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
+			 by striking subparagraph (E); and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06B2BE7A91314876BBCC3E3E802F0A96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
+			 (3)—</text>
+							<clause id="idDB8AD8B8ABC94D2C80F31DBC3864A36A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
+			 subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking <quote>Subject to subparagraph (B)(ii),
+			 in</quote> and inserting <quote>In</quote>; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id2A39D3378C214B81AA4BB571055C9290"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
+			 striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
+								<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80310F84E01146B19492105973A93AF8" style="OLC">
+									<subparagraph id="IDFB5B505DFE2F4F7487CDBF43A6C14161"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maintenance of
+				health opportunity account after becoming ineligible for public
+				benefit</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if an account
+				holder of a health opportunity account becomes ineligible for benefits under
+				this title because of an increase in income or assets—</text>
+										<clause id="ID7D75D9B3B3E84A2BBF299A62C2B0795F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>no additional
+				contribution shall be made into the account under paragraph (2)(A)(i);
+				and</text>
+										</clause><clause id="ID5265AE5CB5E44A2194C58F3FD82A3C09"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the account
+				shall remain available to the account holder for 3 years after the date on
+				which the individual becomes ineligible for such benefits for withdrawals under
+				the same terms and conditions as if the account holder remained eligible for
+				such benefits, and such withdrawals shall be treated as medical assistance in
+				accordance with subsection
+				(c)(4).</text>
+										</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+							</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD050393E0E649A281ABAAEE275A26F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment</header><text>Section 613 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/3">Public Law 111–3</external-xref> is repealed.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="H3E9F47AEDBF742DDAD1F72C1D75EBD01"><enum>114.</enum><header>Members of
+			 health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings
+			 accounts</header>
+				<subsection id="H49E0D48597814FCB85D91289A24E59C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 223 is
+			 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79BB9AC4DEA64B73A3517BC41BE62555" style="OLC">
+						<subsection id="HB8B7F5F5F7884C34A2E4C4EDF7EFF7E9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Application to
+				health care sharing ministries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, membership in
+				a health care sharing ministry (as defined in section 5000A(d)(2)(B)(ii)) shall
+				be treated as coverage under a high deductible health
+				plan.</text>
+						</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59001941EA7A4A5DA298E7085FD3AE6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="id613EE3347482469D95BE31D8DCC94944"><enum>115.</enum><header>High
+			 deductible health plans renamed HSA qualified plans</header>
+				<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id817C5783FAF14E75AE5F2447542D812C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Section 223, as amended by this Act, is amended by
+			 striking <quote>high deductible health plan</quote> each place it appears and
+			 inserting <quote>HSA qualified health plan</quote>.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD46C3FD58F184CD8A352134A519441C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendments</header>
+					<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAF07C93582C427D818B78C66A0B0FF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 106(e),
+			 as amended by this Act, is amended by striking <quote>high deductible health
+			 plan</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>HSA qualified health
+			 plan</quote>.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24C232435900411D92BE7976AC8AD1EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The heading for
+			 paragraph (2) of section 223(c) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">High deductible health
+			 plan</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">HSA qualified health
+			 plan</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEA73C69AD87416A8D7A1007061AF7E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 408(d)(9)
+			 is amended—</text>
+						<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAAA5A30BC970416980D1EF3C0711E370"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>high deductible health plan</quote> each place it appears in
+			 subparagraph (C) and inserting <quote>HSA qualified health plan</quote>,
+			 and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE5CE65BF7F74E0982E20B44C21FF3C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">High deductible health
+			 plan</header-in-text></quote> in the heading of subparagraph (D) and inserting
+			 <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">HSA qualified health
+			 plan</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58CB3C8EFA2644BF805A3A9CBC9BB172"><enum>116.</enum><header>Treatment of
+			 direct primary care service arrangements</header>
+				<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B3E089E62904273890F94CD17433303"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Section 223(c) is amended by adding at the end the
+			 following new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EF18E902B0749DFAB8B63BD3D16C1F7" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ECF16079A5842EBA1F63E52F05FC960"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Treatment of
+				direct primary care service arrangements</header><text>An arrangement under
+				which an individual is provided coverage restricted to primary care services in
+				exchange for a fixed periodic fee—</text>
+							<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A7571B0FA074768BAC861DCD4E67349"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not be
+				treated as a health plan for purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7D4D6AEC5CA43F2A82F4D8C6308025A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not be
+				treated as insurance for purposes of subsection
+				(d)(2)(B).</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCE190972A8541CE96D814FB84977C76"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id659B92F3ACAB476689667B7D978B4BD8"><enum>117.</enum><header>High
+			 deductible health plans with HSAs treated as qualified health
+			 plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1301 of the
+			 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by adding at the end the
+			 following new subsection:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d60705df4464ae28ddf91805c5e1448" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="ide11e13987ec44d1281e178a63e8a7da6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>High deductible
+				health plan with health savings account</header><text>A health plan not
+				providing a bronze, silver, gold, or platinum level of coverage shall be
+				treated as meeting the requirements of subsection (d) with respect to any plan
+				year for any enrollee if the plan meets the requirements for a high deductible
+				health plan under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/223">section 223(c)(2)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
+				such enrollee has established a health savings account (as defined in section
+				223(d)(1) of such Code) in relation to such
+				plan.</text>
+					</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1865682A11124250A01177638AD53998"><enum>118.</enum><header>Certain
+			 stand-alone HRAs not subject to prohibition on annual limits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2711(a) of the Public Health Service
+			 Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300gg-11">42 U.S.C. 300gg–11(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new
+			 paragraph:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC1C98D401884A389C6E75D3AEE86A61" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFB3A7FA19174D5399EE7739F65DA229"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception for
+				health reimbursement arrangements</header><text>Paragraph (1)(A) shall not
+				apply to any health reimbursement arrangement which permits the purchase of a
+				qualified health plan through an Exchange established under section 1311 of the
+				Patient Protection and Affordable Care
+				Act.</text>
+					</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</section></title><title id="id114E39F7649D4901A198978EF9EB5D7C"><enum>II</enum><header>Other
+			 provisions</header>
+			<section id="IDf2514de3f1274a8790331f1e3b1dbf49"><enum>201.</enum><header>Certain
+			 exercise equipment and physical fitness programs treated as medical
+			 care</header>
+				<subsection id="IDb90e033f4e8c4de7bdc1e9711bca8b0b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Subsection (d) of section 213 is amended by adding at the
+			 end the following new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E84546AA8BF4E11BF9885ED0AC23ED7" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="ID491ca348ca714e25a0977e33828a187a"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Exercise
+				equipment and physical fitness programs</header>
+							<subparagraph id="IDfe7fded721994e1ba3e4bc50b8e47872"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The term <term>medical care</term> shall include amounts
+				paid—</text>
+								<clause id="ID97025bf7fb06443e8f289de6cb116b55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to purchase or
+				use equipment used in a program (including a self-directed program) of physical
+				exercise,</text>
+								</clause><clause id="ID0ee3de122fdd4163b9e33da22cadb3fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to participate,
+				or receive instruction, in a program of physical exercise, and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="IDe93dd45ab95e47c284d29af010d00e36"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for membership
+				dues in a fitness club the primary purpose of which is to provide access to
+				equipment and facilities for physical exercise.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf0b4ec5c23a049b897fef71f41a0c095"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Amounts
+				treated as medical care under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed $1,000 with
+				respect to any individual for any taxable
+				year.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="ID0422b5e7ef8449729307fac5c7a55bf7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="IDacc7969cb585404ba4c482155cc17ed7"><enum>202.</enum><header>Certain
+			 nutritional and dietary supplements to be treated as medical care</header>
+				<subsection id="ID80c38bcf9c634a63affe9600f0d9a60d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Subsection (d) of section 213, as amended by section 201,
+			 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AB4F619D78049A2ADAC7E9AC77B304E" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="ID8634aebfac7a46a8b01d7e718c40882f"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Nutritional
+				and dietary supplements</header>
+							<subparagraph id="ID30c1756d1590414c8e3ad279664878e4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The term <term>medical care</term> shall include amounts
+				paid to purchase herbs, vitamins, minerals, homeopathic remedies, meal
+				replacement products, and other dietary and nutritional supplements.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f3d12b9ded04192be8ae8d8f4395510"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Amounts
+				treated as medical care under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed $1,000 with
+				respect to any individual for any taxable year.</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48443CF87DFF4521AAFC0A8FC774B8F6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Meal
+				replacement product</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the term
+				<term>meal replacement product</term> means any product that—</text>
+								<clause id="id65F6DC38C7CD484EBC5E4DBF8EA546B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is permitted to
+				bear labeling making a claim described in section 403(r)(3) of the Federal
+				Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and</text>
+								</clause><clause id="id661EFC071BCA40659707DC6C684E325B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is permitted to
+				claim under such section that such product is low in fat and is a good source
+				of protein, fiber, and multiple essential vitamins and
+				minerals.</text>
+								</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="IDd54c4387e6c44fed91d4d1766295df2f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="ID39b8a109b27a4b6582631ab1aa1144d7"><enum>203.</enum><header>Certain
+			 provider fees to be treated as medical care</header>
+				<subsection id="IDefef4384712b4c22973d171796a3df0e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Subsection (d) of section 213, as amended by sections 201
+			 and 202, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7862452DCAE4F9BAB4E2227CD7D9308" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="IDd5f0339f1e8e43359f6539b030357a84"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Periodic
+				provider fees</header><text>The term <term>medical care</term> shall include
+				periodic fees paid to a primary care physician for the right to receive medical
+				services on an as-needed
+				basis.</text>
+						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="IDcccb47c345374db6982f54f054fa3b1f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
+			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="idFD80FD25DC8245EDA73407BC5392A653" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>Repeal of annual
+			 limitations on deductibles for employer-sponsored plans offered in small group
+			 market</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1302(c)(2) of
+			 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">Public Law 111–148</external-xref>) is
+			 repealed.</text>
+			</section></title></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1032 IS: Better Enforcement for Sexual Assault Free Environments Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1032</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S312">Mrs. McCaskill</sponsor> (for
+			 herself, <cosponsor name-id="S252">Ms. Collins</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S324">Mrs. Shaheen</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S342">Mr. Blunt</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S311">Ms.
+			 Klobuchar</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
+			 referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSAS00">Committee on Armed
+			 Services</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend title 10, United States Code, to make certain
+		  improvements in the Uniform Code of Military Justice related to sex-related
+		  offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, and for other
+		  purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body id="HA5EA618A40BF44FBA79BC1B6DB0E59DD" style="OLC">
+		<section id="H90A58EB9373742B39A82B61A50130993" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title; table of
+			 contents</header>
+			<subsection id="HC527F6D5360A408A96C0D7429405670C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act may be cited
+			 as the <quote><short-title>Better Enforcement for Sexual
+			 Assault Free Environments Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H29AF227E8FE743019F85B782670B8F5A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
+			 contents</header><text>The table of contents of this Act is as follows:</text>
+				<toc>
+					<toc-entry idref="H90A58EB9373742B39A82B61A50130993" level="section">Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H807C6324EF7848C5AB062C0C7FFEA51A" level="section">Sec. 2. Limitations on convening authority discretion regarding
+				court-martial findings and sentence.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id6838E5328C9C42338B5ACE49AAD97095" level="section">Sec. 3. Participation by complaining witnesses in clemency
+				phase of courts-martial process.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HE58936BB87AA490ABD05D914FD62B8E4" level="section">Sec. 4. Mandatory discharge or dismissal for certain
+				sex-related offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and trial of
+				such offenses by general courts-martial.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id98AEA47149754A0298EE3A4195A673B0" level="section">Sec. 5. Defense counsel interview of complaining witnesses in
+				presence of trial counsel or outside counsel.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HB74D52B1C47E49A8AA5B9EC0974B3E6D" level="section">Sec. 6. Elimination of five-year statute of limitations on
+				trial by court-martial for additional offenses involving sex-related
+				crimes.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H05650289AD3942609933823EC469904E" level="section">Sec. 7. Consideration of need for, and authority to provide
+				for, temporary administrative reassignment or removal of a member on active
+				duty who is accused of committing a sexual assault or related
+				offense.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="id82D9DC85A7B04EBC9CC90A608C9C7ECE" level="section">Sec. 8. Briefings of commanding officers following unrestricted
+				reports of sexual assault on members of the Armed Forces.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H6025EE81BD444C149FD00F9C4521539E" level="section">Sec. 9. Victims’ Counsel for victims of sex-related offenses
+				committed by members of the Armed Forces and related provisions.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H70C5C3BFCEF6413FB7DF352D49D38BAF" level="section">Sec. 10. Secretary of Defense report on sentencing
+				reform.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HB31E9628AAB44793BBE3F554F68CF316" level="section">Sec. 11. Secretary of Defense report on role of commanders in
+				military justice process.</toc-entry>
+				</toc>
+			</subsection></section><section id="H807C6324EF7848C5AB062C0C7FFEA51A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Limitations on
+			 convening authority discretion regarding court-martial findings and
+			 sentence</header>
+			<subsection id="H8A761BAE7AA847A79BE2C6A94FEE58C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Elimination of
+			 unlimited command prerogative and discretion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 860(c) of title
+			 10, United States Code (article 60(c) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice)
+			 is amended by striking the first sentence.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H76F1E6479B19402EA9B52541040A9107"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations on
+			 discretion regarding court-Martial findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of section 860(c) of title
+			 10, United States Code (article 60(c) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice)
+			 is amended to read as follows:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB87A276796A54D93BBBBF7ECCC58E24B" style="OLC">
+					<paragraph id="HAF2D1794E0694651AC97A3CEF501BF7D" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD1A29E99939D42CCA9B276BCFB8E6E7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action on the findings of a court-martial
+				by the convening authority or by another person authorized to act under this
+				section is not required.</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7ECA16A6E8A64CA9BAFAAFF7DE0A9CE7" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a convening authority or other person
+				acts on the findings of a court-martial, the convening authority or other
+				person may not—</text>
+							<clause id="H54F68154CAE74B03BEBB21D79932A0B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>dismiss any charge or specification,
+				other than a charge or specification for a qualifying offense, by setting aside
+				a finding of guilty thereto; or</text>
+							</clause><clause id="H3A819B889AD645A3B2026B3EDB9A167A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">change a finding of guilty to a charge or
+				specification, other than a charge or specification for a qualifying offense,
+				to a finding of guilty to an offense that is a lesser included offense of the
+				offense stated in the charge or specification.</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9E8C82FAA0E4E47A16E0E1AB75F3FA0" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a convening authority or other person
+				acts on the findings to dismiss or change any charge or specification for a
+				qualifying offense, the convening authority or other person shall prepare a
+				written explanation of such action. Such written explanation shall be
+				immediately provided and made a part of the record of the court-martial at the
+				time the action is taken and becomes effective.</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id391711B0D6D04F20AE5FB5BA1FFAF592" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9AA516EE1C30477FA6CF5CBDFF8E7F3C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>In this paragraph, the
+				term <term>qualifying offense</term> means, except as provided in clause (ii),
+				an offense under this chapter for which—</text>
+								<subclause id="id3954e96e404e451c84a603fc3ffb2f6d" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the maximum sentence of confinement
+				that may be adjudged does not exceed two years; and</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="idc1325d549afb47bab14acd07f6cfe43f" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the sentence adjudged does not
+				include dismissal, a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, or confinement for
+				more than six months.</text>
+								</subclause></clause><clause id="id2635a2129e22420ca6e3de895a3d514b" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Such term does not include the
+				following:</text>
+								<subclause id="id67e2c9c6e7b348b7a02841c64e253cf2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>An offense under section 920 of this
+				title (article 120).</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="id96B713714E2C4B549EE79EADF0DC861B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>An offense under section 928 of this
+				title (article 128), if such offense consisted of assault consummated by
+				battery upon child under 16 years of age.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="idDF0D74D73779434F9A382F433166B1E1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>An offense under section 934 of this
+				title (article 134), if such offense consisted of indecent language
+				communicated to child under the age of 16 years.</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="idC74491C72B9B4C679D6DBEF1DE2D0275"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Such other offenses as the Secretary
+				of Defense may prescribe by
+				regulation.</text>
+								</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HDDAA2AE45E3545F1AF4C038583FB451D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations of
+			 discretion To modify an adjudged sentence to less than mandatory minimum
+			 sentence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 860(c) of
+			 title 10, United States Code (article 60(c) of the Uniform Code of Military
+			 Justice) is amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="H3A1525CBFA8C445596C00518FB7834C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
+			 by striking <quote>The convening authority</quote> and inserting the
+			 following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EF9CC9DF2814999A8688BDF5FB4D8C5" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="H4A6FB2D8853A477C9CAD585425DB8204" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (4), the
+				convening authority</text>
+						</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F9F914BE45C4B32A8244F27078D7866"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following new paragraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63FA6118301E49E9ACCACB7773012DAB" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="H825CA76FB6854FC19FABB732C165EC2B" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a mandatory minimum sentence exists for
+				a charge, the convening authority or another person authorized to act under
+				this section may not modify an adjudged sentence to reduce the sentence to less
+				than the mandatory minimum sentence, except that, upon the recommendation of
+				the trial counsel, the convening authority or other person shall have the
+				authority to impose a sentence below a level established by statute as a
+				minimum sentence so as to reflect the substantial assistance by the accused in
+				the investigation or prosecution of another person who has committed an
+				offense.</text>
+						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDE94B661EA1F47D1A6624ED316387919"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Explanation for
+			 any decision disapproving, commuting, or suspending court-Martial
+			 sentence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 860(c)(2) of
+			 title 10, United States Code (article 60(c)(2) of the Uniform Code of Military
+			 Justice), as amended by subsection (c)(1), is further amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="HFF4F48A7C4F843DCAF4958478C21292C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 <quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(2)</quote>; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H843EA3A04EF4435781FBFECC8E91BC5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following new subparagraph:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H407F597E44C54FDBAF1EC92992015F19" style="OLC">
+						<subparagraph id="HBB59BE0A98B84900868D744BD6FDA778" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the convening authority or other person
+				makes a decision to disapprove, commute, or suspend the sentence in whole or in
+				part, the convening authority or such person shall prepare a detailed written
+				explanation of such action. Such written explanation shall be immediately
+				provided and made a part of the record of the court-martial at the time the
+				action is taken and becomes
+				effective.</text>
+						</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC799D6D9F7514C2D9EADC6D11AB57D5E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment to other authority for convening authority To suspend
+			 sentence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 871(d) of
+			 such title (article 71(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended
+			 by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>Paragraphs (2) and (4)
+			 of subsection (c) of section 860 of this title (article 60) shall apply to any
+			 decision by the convening authority or such person to suspend the execution of
+			 any sentence or part thereof under this subsection.</quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD48AEE546F04408AA654D100940BD4A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect 180
+			 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect
+			 to findings and sentences of courts-martial reported to convening authorities
+			 under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/860">section 860</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code (article 60 of the Uniform
+			 Code of Military Justice), as amended by this section, on or after that
+			 effective date.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6838E5328C9C42338B5ACE49AAD97095"><enum>3.</enum><header>Participation by
+			 complaining witnesses in clemency phase of courts-martial process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/860">Section 860(b)</external-xref> of title 10, United States
+			 Code (article 60(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by
+			 adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text>
+			<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C487F8658EE4391AA659E17D8178E65" style="OLC">
+				<paragraph id="id50AA676D60A742548CD8EA4560168945" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2633169B354844BCA1CAB3D754DF3B7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>If an accused elects to
+				submit matters for consideration by the convening authority under this
+				subsection, a copy of any portion of such matters that refers to a complaining
+				witness shall be provided to the complaining witness before the convening
+				authority takes any action on the findings or sentence under this
+				section.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC15A0326EE1D462DB9B99B0D905A5922" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD0A938B3405C46A08152F6A0808918CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Upon receipt of matters
+				under this paragraph, a complaining witness shall have 10 days to submit
+				materials in response to such matters to the convening authority.</text>
+						</clause><clause id="id731004C16D944756AB8E50935AFB523F" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>If a complaining witness shows that
+				additional time is required for submission of materials under this
+				subparagraph, the convening authority or other person taking action under this
+				section, for good cause, may extend the applicable period for submission of
+				such materials for not more than an additional 20 days.</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf8922b4f59a6466c9adc9bbbd1ceffb4" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In any case in which findings and
+				sentence have been adjudged for an offense involving a complaining witness, the
+				complaining witness shall be provided an opportunity to submit matters to the
+				convening authority for consideration prior to taking action under this
+				section.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="ideedd69f3d01a4ea4a9483b52fd996802" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The convening authority shall not
+				consider under this section any submitted matters that go to the character of a
+				complaining witness unless such matters were presented at the
+				court-martial.</text>
+				</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+		</section><section id="HE58936BB87AA490ABD05D914FD62B8E4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4.</enum><header>Mandatory discharge or
+			 dismissal for certain sex-related offenses under the Uniform Code of Military
+			 Justice and trial of such offenses by general courts-martial</header>
+			<subsection id="H16E0D832090544D5903058F4ED1F6FA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandatory
+			 discharge or dismissal required</header>
+				<paragraph id="HB8CA84F29B6D46BBA6564EB96DD43791"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Imposition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/856">Section 856</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code
+			 (article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="H0E76D2A231244AEC927A21B7C1E2CD02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 <quote>(a)</quote> before <quote>The punishment</quote>; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA27FA1C987414D28843917B717F9956B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following new subsection:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A8D7CE615A04F7EB988CBFDF31C4074" style="OLC">
+							<subsection id="H36E3FBCCFBD64373A19A2447DA0C6425"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H809AA7C5E59D4D7F99C34AD4B7497C99"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">While a person subject to this chapter who
+				is found guilty of an offense specified in paragraph (2) shall be punished as a
+				general court-martial may direct, such punishment must include, at a minimum,
+				dismissal or dishonorable discharge.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF16AA66E53D4EBDA498708291F6FB98" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) applies to the
+				following offenses:</text>
+									<subparagraph id="HB34016381FF74D028834E1FD33FA035E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
+				offense in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of section 920 (article 120(a) or
+				(b)).</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD5FCB011E7B4DD7975CFCE0BAE836FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forcible sodomy under section 925 of this
+				title (article 125).</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15DECC9142EA4A69B02704EDE2640953"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An attempt to commit an offense
+				specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) that is punishable under section 880 of
+				this title (article
+				80).</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE0372BEB89B4F13AFB2BFA23A660BFD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
+			 amendments</header>
+					<subparagraph id="HFB04AE09B70640BE943142D0E67663E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Section
+			 heading</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of such
+			 section is amended to read as follows:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AB8EA6925FD49D8863C50939BD517E9" style="USC">
+							<section id="H39D19533CB1A44CBBE4C2E1D91FAE931"><enum>856. Art.
+				56.</enum><header>Maximum and minimum
+				limits</header>
+							</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBBBFC45BE134462AB6A6F0CCCF157CE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Table of
+			 sections</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter
+			 VIII of chapter 47 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to
+			 section 856 and inserting the following new item:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B40795C29DA4D88BC032C704A6D6AF5" style="USC">
+							<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
+								<toc-entry level="section">856. Art 56. Maximum and minimum
+				limits.</toc-entry>
+							</toc>
+							<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAE5017D0E13C4C7AB99D9A4FE0B0F62A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Jurisdiction
+			 limited to general courts-Martial</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 818 of such title (article 18 of
+			 the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="H01B87D7BF9B64C61BC78C06F5D1C8D4A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 <quote>(a)</quote> before the first sentence;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6EF6041EFD24CA88E13945E9B01A6F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the third
+			 sentence, by striking <quote>However, a general court-martial</quote> and
+			 inserting the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H838BC760FFD14BD981304FE0048D67C9" style="OLC">
+						<subsection id="HFC341A872DF14D9798FACEA24A128697"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A general
+				court-martial</text>
+						</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H309DCB0962754C4DB334F7080900E72D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end the following new subsection:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B377E854FCE4A9BADEE84B4CAB3F586" style="OLC">
+						<subsection id="HBB0D337E9B194EB290E088211973DC20"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with sections 819, 820, and
+				856(b) of this title (articles 19, 20, and 56(b)), only general courts-martial
+				have jurisdiction over an offense specified in section 856(b)(2) of this title
+				(article
+				56(b)(2)).</text>
+						</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4AAE45B1B1134938A04FC546B93114B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
+			 this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
+			 Act.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="id98AEA47149754A0298EE3A4195A673B0"><enum>5.</enum><header>Defense counsel
+			 interview of complaining witnesses in presence of trial counsel or outside
+			 counsel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 846 of title
+			 10, United States Code (article 46 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is
+			 amended—</text>
+			<paragraph id="idEE8716039D4A424A894FBDF9C32C8925"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Opportunity To obtain
+			 witnesses and other evidence</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>The trial
+			 counsel</quote>;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id261A638883C34E1B90A8AFC429252AE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>Process issued</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17842CDC7B2A43E591EEA16950288BED" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="id1BE75560A8A240829B64465E9C4CD459"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Process</header><text>Process
+				issued</text>
+					</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
+				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id8DA68C41BF10460A90FD4352A6F0F9EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 after subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1), the following new
+			 subsection (b):</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1AFEE92E177A4AD291B6B87A3F02643B" style="OLC">
+					<subsection id="idF0785136C5534CCAA4E83DB33AE15348"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interview of
+				complaining witnesses by defense counsel</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id57592F389C3140E594428360C768A234"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Upon notice by trial
+				counsel to defense counsel of the name and address of the complaining witness
+				or witnesses trial counsel intends to call to testify in any portion of an
+				investigation under section 832 of this title (article 32) or a court-martial
+				under this chapter, defense counsel shall make all requests to interview any
+				such complaining witness through trial counsel.</text>
+						</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA55F18B7A33E4103A8148FD850D4CF38" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If requested by a complaining witness
+				subject to a request for interview under paragraph (1), any interview of the
+				witness by defense counsel shall take place only in the presence of trial
+				counsel, counsel for the witness, or outside
+				counsel.</text>
+						</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="HB74D52B1C47E49A8AA5B9EC0974B3E6D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6.</enum><header>Elimination of
+			 five-year statute of limitations on trial by court-martial for additional
+			 offenses involving sex-related crimes</header>
+			<subsection id="H4B43D44A6D1049DE8D6EF97B77286288"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inclusion of
+			 additional offenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
+			 843(a) of title 10, United States Code (article 43(a) of the Uniform Code of
+			 Military Justice) is amended by striking <quote>rape, or rape of a
+			 child</quote> and inserting <quote>rape or sexual assault, or rape or sexual
+			 assault of a child</quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H0E018FB2650549F4A6188944EA2E9DD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
+			 843(b)(2)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code (article 43(b)(2)(B)(i) of the
+			 Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by inserting before the period at
+			 the end the following: <quote>, unless the offense is covered by subsection
+			 (a)</quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HA1DCA251457F47F2900665FCF6029EEA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
+			 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and
+			 shall apply with respect to an offense covered by section 920(b) or 920b(b) of
+			 title 10, United States Code (article 120(b) or 120b(b) of the Uniform Code of
+			 Military Justice) that is committed on or after that date.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="H05650289AD3942609933823EC469904E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7.</enum><header>Consideration of need
+			 for, and authority to provide for, temporary administrative reassignment or
+			 removal of a member on active duty who is accused of committing a sexual
+			 assault or related offense</header>
+			<subsection id="HAD47B6A959C94065BB8FE00C57E1A46C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 39 of title
+			 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 673 the following
+			 new section:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01A189333E0D4A829D668D2EE3F063BE" style="USC">
+					<section id="HA7BC9FDC75664AA9BB89AE2DF39CF2EE"><enum>674.</enum><header>Temporary
+				administrative reassignment or removal of a member on active duty accused of
+				committing a sexual assault or related offense</header>
+						<subsection id="HD66A9D1C80B14358B7B2956D397B0FF3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Guidance for
+				timely consideration and action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary concerned may provide
+				guidance, within guidelines provided by the Secretary of Defense, for
+				commanders regarding their authority to make a timely determination, and to
+				take action, regarding whether a member of the armed forces serving on active
+				duty who is alleged to have committed a sexual assault or other sex-related
+				offense covered by section 920, 920a, 920b, or 920c of this title (article 120,
+				120a, 120b, or 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) should be
+				temporarily reassigned or removed from a position of authority or assignment,
+				not as a punitive measure, but solely for the purpose of maintaining good order
+				and discipline within the member’s unit.</text>
+						</subsection><subsection id="HA16C68F40F1C4BF9B93C8CE19B96AD3C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Time for
+				determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
+				determination described in subsection (a) may be made at any time after receipt
+				of notification of an unrestricted report of a sexual assault or other
+				sex-related offense that identifies the member as an alleged
+				perpetrator.</text>
+						</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H8F008A2DFEEA4A0E98EB997B8DA9CE73"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
+			 amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
+			 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 673 the following
+			 new item:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB47E45F8B1A54BB4A031522186D5660E" style="USC">
+					<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
+						<toc-entry level="section">674. Temporary administrative reassignment
+				or removal of a member on active duty accused of committing a sexual assault or
+				related
+				offense.</toc-entry>
+					</toc>
+					<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HC02964B408BB40579A517382337C2E89"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
+			 training requirement for commanders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall provide for
+			 inclusion of information and discussion regarding the availability and use of
+			 the authority provided by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/674">section 674</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, as added
+			 by subsection (a), as part of the training for new and prospective commanders
+			 at all levels of command required by section 585(b) of the National Defense
+			 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/81">Public Law 112–81</external-xref>; 10 U.S.C. 1561
+			 note).</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="id82D9DC85A7B04EBC9CC90A608C9C7ECE"><enum>8.</enum><header>Briefings of
+			 commanding officers following unrestricted reports of sexual assault on members
+			 of the Armed Forces</header>
+			<subsection id="id324a1a2fbce84a3db5a53ad4b2298adb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Briefings
+			 required</header><text>Not later than eight days after a member of the Armed
+			 Forces files an unrestricted report on a sexual assault of such member, the
+			 commanding officer of the member filing such report shall provide a briefing on
+			 such incident to the following:</text>
+				<paragraph id="id0A86786782324B7EB4BEC777CEE4AE8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The first
+			 colonel, or captain in the case of the Navy, in the chain of command of such
+			 member.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idC1D0704561E44061AF37F0CCA4D671E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The first general
+			 or flag officer in the chain of command of such member.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id60C6933C405D4E95A7B1DD4413D9FC67"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header>
+				<paragraph id="idAE39F07CA6B34CD6936EAD38C5D7B385"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>A briefing on an incident under subsection (a) shall
+			 include the following:</text>
+					<subparagraph id="ide8009536ebb5417ca62589baba78bb0c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Information on
+			 the victim (other than the name of the victim).</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id369065bb5e0241058726bc4bfd176280"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Information on
+			 the alleged offender (other than the name of the alleged offender).</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCDEDB8BDF10B4182ABD7134014E23629"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The details of
+			 the incident.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0F637FD3E5546758A60A1BCD5094D15"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any actions taken
+			 in connection with the incident, including the following:</text>
+						<clause id="id183a06a63180499c851bd81ded3ef5fb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Referral of the
+			 victim to any services available for members of the Armed Forces who are
+			 victims of sexual assault, including the date of each such referral.</text>
+						</clause><clause id="id74013a852a7e4404a775f416e2bbb3fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Any
+			 investigation of the incident, including the date of any significant action in
+			 connection any such investigation.</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8815D980F19B4F82A2FC843BAFFCAAF7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>The
+			 Secretary of Defense may modify the elements required in a briefing under this
+			 section if the Secretary determines that such modification will facilitate
+			 compliance of briefings under this section with best practices for such
+			 briefing as identified by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of
+			 the Department of Defense.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida978f478b51e4b079542648edfdbc476"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preparation</header><text>The
+			 collection and assembly of any information required for a briefing under this
+			 section shall be conducted by a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator.
+			 Information required for a briefing may not be collected or assembled through
+			 an investigation or interview of the victim by any commanding officer of the
+			 victim.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="ide6346bcecfd7498ea0adc120463c92d4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
+			 Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this
+			 section.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="H6025EE81BD444C149FD00F9C4521539E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9.</enum><header>Victims’ Counsel for
+			 victims of sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces and
+			 related provisions</header>
+			<subsection id="H41FE0A4074174A0BBE4423ECB155B28A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation and
+			 duties</header>
+				<paragraph id="HC39632672AAB4452AA62F93BAFC067E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 53 of title
+			 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1044d the
+			 following new section:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD05EC72398E846F19648481A28FC4891" style="USC">
+						<section id="HA171E1B519354B54A6C08CC45BA74065"><enum>1044e.</enum><header>Victims'
+				Counsel for victims of sex-related offenses committed by members of the armed
+				forces</header>
+							<subsection id="H8682A2EF92B24F6B909748CEFCF5760A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation;
+				purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under regulations
+				prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary concerned shall designate
+				legal counsel (to be known as <quote>Victims’ Counsel</quote>) for the purpose
+				of providing legal assistance to any member of the armed forces, any dependent
+				of a member, or any other individual eligible for military legal assistance
+				under section 1044 of this title, who is the victim of a sex-related offense,
+				regardless of whether the allegation is restricted or unrestricted.</text>
+							</subsection><subsection id="HF213555A41BC43818B1A03ACABC18161"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Types of legal
+				assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The types of legal
+				assistance contemplated by this subsection may include the following:</text>
+								<paragraph id="H4E91F82B8BDC4EF5938E77396B934D63"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Legal consultation regarding potential
+				criminal liability of the victim stemming from or in relation to the
+				circumstances surrounding the alleged sex-related offense and the victim’s
+				right to seek military defense services.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="H58434A317B6E41EBBFD25A349CE52238"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Legal consultation
+				regarding the Victim Witness Assistance Program (VWAP), including—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="H060EAA2C1D0A4D06AE105199971023E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the rights and
+				benefits afforded the victim;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB5BB359586F41D285F44C07F85BB2E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the role of the
+				Victim/Witness Advocate or Liaison and what privileges do or do not exist
+				between the victim and the Advocate or Liaison; and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF7C2BA5E11141149191095773C0D2E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the nature of
+				communication made to the Victim/Witness Advocate or Liaison as opposed to
+				communication made to the Legal Assistance Attorney.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8465C7B7B68412894D356E3E5E1AFD4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Legal consultation
+				regarding the potential for civil litigation against other parties (other than
+				the Department of Defense).</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="H6080515F16DC4CFBA6D26AAFFB7A96E2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Legal consultation
+				regarding any proceedings of the military justice process that the victim may
+				observe.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE8D0479AE184EABBDB9BD351C5C1E27"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Legal consultation
+				regarding the military justice system, including—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="H844C902F0B2648D6A7B44AECC07694F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the roles and
+				responsibilities of the trial counsel, the defense counsel, and
+				investigators;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB072B9F2BDBA4308BBF1CE08F80E02E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any proceedings of
+				the military justice process in which the victim may observe or participate as
+				a witness or other party;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE19C0DE414134519B906E704EB6DC1B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Government’s
+				authority to compel cooperation and testimony; and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0D21E72B253496C93E12D6777DC60D1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the victim’s
+				responsibility to testify, and other duties to the court.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC08240D697284A4593CD8C1906679C70"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Accompanying the
+				victim at any proceedings in connection with the reporting, military
+				investigation, and military prosecution of the alleged sex-related
+				offense.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="H305C8D65E7AF4E3F8211A68F87455BCA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Legal consultation
+				regarding—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="H42554FC8EF754570A82BB66400B13AE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>services available
+				from appropriate agencies or offices for emotional and mental health counseling
+				and other medical services;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB60274C3C9ED4D239F9339E5128DBCBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>eligibility for
+				and requirements for obtaining any available military and veteran benefits,
+				such as transitional compensation benefits found in section 1059 of this title
+				and other State and Federal victims’ compensation programs; and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB15FAF66427F4498BDA3698C419EF584"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the availability
+				of, and any protections offered by, civilian and military restraining
+				orders.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2E27B19E2A8431291A056CE359261A3"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Legal consultation
+				and assistance in personal civil legal matters in accordance with section 1044
+				of this title.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AC6689E20374FC2B8B15F96D6EB41C1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Such other legal
+				assistance as the Secretary concerned may specify under this subsection.</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E5460DE8888425C81C1F3866174CA54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>An
+				individual may not be designated as a Victims’ Counsel under this section
+				unless the individual is—</text>
+								<paragraph id="H31ADE714F57F42A7AD14F5F43ED7DB51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a judge advocate
+				or a civilian attorney serving as a legal assistance attorney who is a graduate
+				of an accredited law school and is a member of the bar of a Federal court or of
+				the highest court of a State; and</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="H341DC3D8457749D3A9662DC78F5AD793"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is certified as
+				competent to be designated as a Victims’ Counsel by the Judge Advocate General
+				of the Armed Force of which the individual is a member.</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H007922514CD74CB8A119B4018AF083B0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administrative
+				responsibility</header><text>Under such regulations as may be prescribed by the
+				Secretary concerned, the Judge Advocate General (as defined in section 801(1)
+				of this title) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, and within the Marine
+				Corps the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, is
+				responsible for the establishment and supervision of individuals designated as
+				Victims’ Counsel.</text>
+							</subsection><subsection id="H5FC17E165AB349C89B5F456375C1F674"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sex-Related
+				offense defined</header><text>In this subsection, a <quote>sex-related
+				offense</quote> includes—</text>
+								<paragraph id="H2A3A2D73870F45379B8B9C921A0AD26B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any offense covered by section 920, 920a,
+				920b, 920c, or 925 (article 120, 120a, 120b, 120c, or 125 of the Uniform Code
+				of Military Justice); or</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="H2303109CB6BE49F18BEC865E25BC39A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an attempt to
+				commit an offense specified in a paragraph (1) as punishable under section 880
+				of this title (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE0453D23C04046FC8D12C4194F8E25A1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Availability of
+				victims’ counsel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of
+				the armed forces, or a dependent of a member, or any other individual eligible
+				for military legal assistance under section 1044 of this title, who is the
+				victim of an alleged sex-related offense shall be provided assistance by a
+				Victims’ Counsel upon report of an allegation of a sex-related offense or at
+				the time the victim seeks assistance from a Sexual Assault Response
+				Coordinator, a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate, a military criminal
+				investigator, a victim/witness liaison, a trial counsel, a healthcare provider,
+				or any other personnel designated by the Secretary concerned for purposes of
+				this subsection. The assistance of a Victims’ Counsel under this subsection
+				shall be available to a member or a dependent regardless of whether the member
+				or dependent elects unrestricted or restricted reporting of the sex-related
+				offense. The member or dependent shall also be informed that the assistance of
+				the Victims’ Counsel is an option and may be declined, in whole or in part, at
+				any
+				time.</text>
+							</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H4FCF68C9DD2F4CE2B022D627AC8B8E9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
+			 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
+			 sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
+			 item relating to section 1044d the following new item:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B23481BFE1544E28BD4F102AF30A4CB" style="USC">
+						<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
+							<toc-entry level="section">1044e. Victims' Counsel for victims of
+				sexual assault-related offenses committed by members of the armed
+				forces.</toc-entry>
+						</toc>
+						<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DDA7984B633492F9E7ACE230CB53910"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment</header><text>Section 1044(d)(2)(B) of this title is amended by
+			 striking <quote>and 1044d</quote> and inserting <quote>1044d, and
+			 1044e</quote>.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9C690033AD324469AF04ED0F3495254A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enhanced
+			 Training Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
+			 Secretary of each military department, and the Secretary of Homeland Security
+			 with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the
+			 Department of the Navy, shall implement, within the guidelines provided by the
+			 Secretary of Defense, in-depth and advanced training for all military and
+			 civilian attorneys assigned under section <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1044">1044</external-xref> or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1044e">1044e</external-xref> of title 10, United
+			 States Code, to provide legal assistance to victims of sex-related
+			 offenses.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HAD6BC78F5FAA43B9AB3452EB589D9AB1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Secretary of
+			 Defense reporting requirement</header>
+				<paragraph id="H6115ED07B6FD4CC6A5FAAD275C211F75"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report
+			 required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90
+			 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
+			 coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast
+			 Guard, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
+			 House of Representatives a report outlining how the Armed Forces have
+			 implemented the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1044e">section 1044e</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code,
+			 as added by subsection (a).</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HFEB261DFB7B843BE95ADCA5486BF5262"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
+			 submission requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
+			 report required by paragraph (1) shall also be submitted to the Independent
+			 Review Panels established by section 576 of the National Defense Authorization
+			 Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/239">Public Law 112–239</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 1758), and the Joint
+			 Services Committee on Military Justice.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9C5AB63AD65E42F28A3C17C72AAD2924"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
+			 duties for independent review panel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Independent Review Panel established by
+			 section 576(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
+			 2013 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/239">Public Law 112–239</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 1758) shall include as part of its duties
+			 the following:</text>
+				<paragraph id="H7A2AB9C233434155BD8BFB3BD6A12DAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the roles,
+			 responsibilities, and authorities of the Victims’ Counsel to provide legal
+			 assistance to victims of sex-related offenses under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1044e">section 1044e</external-xref> of title 10,
+			 United States Code, as added by subsection (a).</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H9BE2DEBB36314BD8B12EE56185D6117D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of
+			 whether the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the Victims’ Counsel to
+			 provide legal assistance to victims of sex-related offenses under such section
+			 should be expanded to include legal standing to represent the alleged victim
+			 during investigative and military justice proceedings in connection with the
+			 prosecution of a sex-related offense.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H70C5C3BFCEF6413FB7DF352D49D38BAF"><enum>10.</enum><header>Secretary of
+			 Defense report on sentencing reform</header>
+			<subsection id="HA8E0114C6ACF47BEAEA7B18F95B2FAFD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reports
+			 required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
+			 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
+			 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
+			 Representatives a report on sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimum
+			 sentencing provisions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H41D320465A0D40D0B14716368A1C7C07"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of
+			 report</header><text>The report required by subsection (a) shall include the
+			 following:</text>
+				<paragraph id="H0F8A0AEE32134C4FBA853DDAD4578DDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of
+			 the effects of mandatory minimum sentencing provisions under the Uniform Code
+			 of Military Justice on the goal of eliminating unwarranted sentencing disparity
+			 and other goals of sentencing.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C36F3440A0346E59A1D8A4B5EE97AFB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of
+			 the penalties imposed by the current mandatory minimum sentences in relation to
+			 the offenses for which imposed under the Uniform Code of Military
+			 Justice.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H9066946ADA4140B29DB98D12A4D35AC2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A
+			 description of the interaction between mandatory minimum sentencing provisions
+			 under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and plea agreements.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B189D2D7AF840C1A9ED90D9EBF7F7D3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An assessment of
+			 the appropriateness of statutorily mandated minimum sentencing provisions for
+			 additional serious offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0FC1E5D302A466A947FC8FADFA68C18"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An assessment of
+			 the advisory sentencing guidelines used in civilian courts and whether it would
+			 be advisable to promulgate sentencing guidelines for use in
+			 courts-martial.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C9881238B91437990C94B418A8D3946"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Any other
+			 information that the Secretary of Defense determines would contribute to a
+			 thorough assessment of sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimum sentencing
+			 provisions under the Uniform Code of Military Law.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB31E9628AAB44793BBE3F554F68CF316"><enum>11.</enum><header>Secretary of
+			 Defense report on role of commanders in military justice process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
+			 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
+			 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
+			 report containing an assessment of the current role of commanders in the
+			 administration of military justice and the investigation, prosecution, and
+			 adjudication of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
+			 Specifically, the Secretary of Defense shall assess the post-trial authority of
+			 a commander under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/860">section 860</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code (article 60 of
+			 the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by section 2, and include in
+			 the report a recommendation regarding whether this authority should be further
+			 modified or repealed.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S1033 IS: Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1033</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S172">Mr. Harkin</sponsor> introduced
+			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00">Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
+			 and Pensions</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To authorize a grant program to promote physical
+		  education, activity, and fitness and nutrition, and to ensure healthy students,
+		  and for other purposes. </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Fitness Integrated with Teaching
+			 Kids Act</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>FIT Kids Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><title id="id313C07A41AB74CF8B2BAE6EBE446BF3B"><enum>I</enum><header>Healthy students
+			 grants</header>
+			<section id="IDd668fa314ad34f90bf4207d654641f8b"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
+				<paragraph id="IDbd1fdce14ec14005926142add2cbd312"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Physical
+			 education indicators measurement system</header>
+					<subparagraph id="idEB76272359A54F3880B290D3E711B15A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>The term <term>physical education indicators measurement
+			 system</term> means a State reporting and information system that measures
+			 student physical health and well-being, nutrition, and fitness based on the
+			 physical education indicators and is, to the extent possible, part of the
+			 State’s statewide longitudinal data system and part of the State’s system for
+			 reporting the data required under section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary
+			 Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C. 6311</external-xref>).</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID991165e42f574f30be219669eb021ae6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description of
+			 system</header><text>Such system shall—</text>
+						<clause id="IDe68746f0b4cb444abdf56ee3bbf5ab6f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contain, at a
+			 minimum, data from valid and reliable surveys of students and staff on the
+			 physical education indicators that allow staff at the State, local educational
+			 agencies, and schools to examine and improve school-level conditions regarding
+			 physical activity, education, and fitness and nutrition;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="ID9b1c16fc5493404ca6888934e02e7111"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>collect
+			 school-level data on the physical education indicators, in the aggregate and
+			 disaggregated by the categories of race, ethnicity, gender, disability status,
+			 migrant status, English proficiency, and status as economically disadvantaged,
+			 and cross-tabulated across all of such categories by gender and by
+			 disability;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="ID9789ba70bffd4dd4a10df27b9fee6d33"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>protect student
+			 privacy, consistent with applicable data privacy laws and regulations,
+			 including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>,
+			 commonly known as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
+			 1974</quote>); and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="IDc19f0f65aa904fa4b82ac391e1410c38"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to
+			 the extent possible, utilize a web-based reporting system.</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6b13918213534d4a8590c0c43c60963f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible local
+			 applicant</header><text>The term <term>eligible local applicant</term> means a
+			 local educational agency, a consortium of local educational agencies, or a
+			 nonprofit organization that has a track record of success in implementing the
+			 proposed activities and has signed a memorandum of understanding with a local
+			 educational agency or consortium of local educational agencies to—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="idA4FB9EF836C947D8938298B9F0DADF68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implement
+			 school-based activities; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8B0612284E9C43ECADDD39D66A8FA185"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conduct
+			 school-level measurement of the physical education indicators that are
+			 consistent with this title.</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID145c97fd60c948329b6d7d49c18bb833"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local
+			 educational agency</header><text>The term <term>local educational agency</term>
+			 has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
+			 Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0c02109cc0b40bd904f292b1b521b88"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Physical
+			 education indicators</header><text>The term <term>physical education
+			 indicators</term> means a set of measures for instruction on physical activity,
+			 health-related fitness, physical competence, and cognitive understanding about
+			 physical activity. Such indicators shall include—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="ID0a2594d56c4742c79471b35ae893c829"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the State,
+			 for each local educational agency in the State, and for each school in the
+			 State, the average number of minutes per week (averaged over the school year)
+			 that all students spend in required physical education, and the average number
+			 of minutes per week (averaged over the school year) that all students engage in
+			 moderate to vigorous physical activity, as measured against established
+			 recommended guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
+			 the Department of Health and Human Services;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe4b9b2ab4847450cb150cac34993f16a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the State,
+			 the percentage of local educational agencies that have a required,
+			 age-appropriate physical education curriculum that adheres to Centers for
+			 Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and State standards;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2074dc9fa60443ffb2f4e1e91949cc70"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for the State,
+			 for each local educational agency in the State, and for each school in the
+			 State, the percentage of elementary school and secondary school physical
+			 education teachers who are licensed or certified by the State to teach physical
+			 education;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca402c72b44b405faf0157f0838c57b8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for the State,
+			 and for each local educational agency in the State, the percentage of schools
+			 that have a physical education teacher who is certified or licensed in the
+			 State to teach physical education and adapted physical education;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa5d3bd58bf9b43b29197cdd934464385"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for each school
+			 in the State, the number of indoor square feet and the number of outdoor square
+			 feet used primarily for physical education; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd33bfb1f4944f4aaaec82801617aea5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>for the State,
+			 the percentage of local educational agencies that have a school wellness
+			 council that—</text>
+						<clause id="idCC35D3006BC5494C9DE42AFAE89A5A05"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes members
+			 appointed by the local educational agency superintendent;</text>
+						</clause><clause id="id2D0CFB5CED5049D9BD5E60A43F58734D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may include
+			 parents, students, representatives of the school food authority,
+			 representatives of the school board, school administrators, school nurses, and
+			 members of the public; and</text>
+						</clause><clause id="id55E2F4FAF6B341838B84AB3EB6C67298"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>meets regularly
+			 to promote a healthy school environment.</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2faadd509efd40388425750f8f568452"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Program to
+			 promote physical activity, education, and fitness and
+			 nutrition</header><text>The term <term>program to promote physical activity,
+			 education, and fitness and nutrition</term> means a program that—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id84995366D8DB4407B283D01FF85C863A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increases and
+			 enables active student participation in physical well-being activities and
+			 provides teacher and school leader professional development to encourage and
+			 increase such participation;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8C7933DD30B54ED6B8C076EE31693DC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is comprehensive
+			 in nature;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0D8A6244C4F649F288F6D4354F274620"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes
+			 opportunities for professional development for teachers of physical education
+			 to stay abreast of the latest research, issues, and trends in the field of
+			 physical education; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE0A44D5FB8848B1B938A755852161C6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>includes 1 or
+			 more of the following activities:</text>
+						<clause id="ID0c072e215370405f85aef558ddd8edf9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Fitness education
+			 and assessment to help students understand, improve, or maintain their physical
+			 well-being.</text>
+						</clause><clause id="IDed1a00ced81f44bc81b6c3eec89ffbe4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Instruction in a
+			 variety of motor skills and physical activities designed to enhance the
+			 physical, mental, social, and emotional development of every student.</text>
+						</clause><clause id="IDc0ae41e21d1344efbd6e4953d1d1796e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Development of,
+			 and instruction in, cognitive concepts about motor skill and physical fitness
+			 that support a lifelong healthy lifestyle.</text>
+						</clause><clause id="ID6704f972dd0a47cda081d66823a2429e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Opportunities to
+			 develop positive social and cooperative skills through physical
+			 activity.</text>
+						</clause><clause id="ID799c92b597af46fd87f6353f7d725edb"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Instruction in
+			 healthy eating habits and good nutrition.</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id32B8F0428A074EDF9E33FB8AD1A68C6A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
+			 term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Education.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5C320AEED45F45189B3F0E80FA987DD0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
+			 term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the
+			 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text>
+				</paragraph></section><section id="ID9eefca3322ed4cd3b464494ed3bc11bb"><enum>102.</enum><header>Distribution
+			 of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">From amounts made
+			 available under section 105, the Secretary shall use—</text>
+				<paragraph id="ID81b18b0146374c169fb8e340e70319d3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in each year for
+			 which funding is made available under such section, not more than 2 percent of
+			 such amounts for technical assistance and evaluation;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="ID31463e2c90694c238f07fc40b62e69eb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the first 3
+			 fiscal years for which funding is made available under such section—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id977B4A1DD4B249D1A866D3FB1C789607"><enum>(A)</enum><text>except as
+			 provided in subparagraph (B)—</text>
+						<clause id="idB7FB1FCC230E44BD80D82EBC0199FAFE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
+			 more than 30 percent of such amounts or $30,000,000, whichever amount is more,
+			 for State measurement system grants, distributed to every State (by an
+			 application process consistent with section 103(c)) in an amount proportional
+			 to each State’s share of funding under part A of title I of the Elementary and
+			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.</external-xref>), to be used—</text>
+							<subclause id="id2AE68FB300D34A4FBEA13AACA249C08D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to develop the
+			 State’s physical education indicators measurement system;</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="id13AC1159AE7B48C282926E29E0314693"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to conduct a
+			 needs analysis to meet the requirements of section 103(c)(2)(C); and</text>
+							</subclause><subclause id="idBC22FC638B0642B18B3187306E4B3193"><enum>(III)</enum><text>if grant funds
+			 remain after carrying out subclauses (I) and (II), for activities described in
+			 section 103(f); and</text>
+							</subclause></clause><clause id="idBC786073303E4A22B1A621853D20EA6D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not more than 68
+			 percent of such amounts for grants under section 103; and</text>
+						</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id00DBF182A89941BF980080126E084678"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for any fiscal
+			 year for which the amount remaining available after funds are reserved under
+			 paragraph (1) is less than $30,000,000, all of such remainder for the State
+			 measurement system grants described in subparagraph (A)(i); and</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd83153ab99fe4141a44c2a31dc18f5f1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for the fourth
+			 fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal year for which funding is made available
+			 under section 105, not less than 98 percent of such amounts for grants under
+			 section 103.</text>
+				</paragraph></section><section id="IDd666b138361d408ab2d2070556990b11"><enum>103.</enum><header>Healthy
+			 students grants</header>
+				<subsection id="ID506603efec90487e8a5d3ea420042db6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grant program
+			 authorized</header>
+					<paragraph id="ID3257bdeaa67a4ad589874406a36164fc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>From amounts made available under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) or
+			 (3) of section 102 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to
+			 States to implement comprehensive programs to promote physical activity,
+			 education, and fitness and nutrition and that are based on—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="id08AFA154277B411F805CA9CD66E4712A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>scientifically
+			 valid research; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CF73A549CF64A6FB7D14411C21F556C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of
+			 need that considers, at a minimum, the physical education indicators.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID402a86ebe04a4c2b9069c664cab9eed9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Awards to
+			 States</header>
+						<subparagraph id="IDfe7be8da054b447e8fa6cb1a6fae2380"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Formula
+			 grants</header><text>For any fiscal year for which the total amount available
+			 under (2)(A)(ii) or (3) of section 102 for grants under this section is
+			 $250,000,000 or more, the Secretary shall allot to each State with an approved
+			 application an amount that bears the same relationship to such total amount as
+			 the amount received under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
+			 Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.</external-xref>) by such State for such fiscal
+			 year bears to the amount received under such part for such fiscal year by all
+			 States.</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78966E5C65D844BAABED7CD16A6F3BB2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Competitive
+			 grants</header>
+							<clause id="id21CEFC22CB2047FC9555AF6CD732DF47"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>For any fiscal year for which the total amount available
+			 under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) or (3) of section 102 for grants under this section
+			 is less than $250,000,000, the Secretary shall award such grants to States on a
+			 competitive basis.</text>
+							</clause><clause id="ID0e00ad9a454d4f1e99f4de52ca8a194d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Sufficient
+			 size and scope</header><text>In awarding grants on a competitive basis pursuant
+			 to clause (i), the Secretary shall ensure that grant awards are of sufficient
+			 size and scope to carry out required and approved activities under this
+			 section.</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1af434cf0b084a8c8a831e67226b7c00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
+			 be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall demonstrate
+			 that the State has established a statewide physical education requirement that
+			 is consistent with widely recognized standards.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id88BA029EFEB14231BAC3D1917DD833FA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header>
+					<paragraph id="ID0776169d304d4e5a9221545f47758e9b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>A State that desires to receive a grant under this
+			 section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and
+			 containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc867ccdb8f3247fdbfe91c228f312de7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content of
+			 application</header><text>At a minimum, the application shall include—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="ID38c51ee3a6a9424d843c2f57055b38da"><enum>(A)</enum><text>documentation of
+			 the State’s eligibility to receive a grant under this section, as described in
+			 subsection (b);</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDf90bbe24bffc4a7aae542d053c5eac22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a plan for
+			 improving physical activity, education, and fitness and nutrition in schools in
+			 the State in a manner consistent with the requirements of the program that may
+			 be a part of a broader statewide child and youth plan, if such a plan exists
+			 and is consistent with the requirements of this title;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeed054747d324330995b636e7af4a7d7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a needs analysis
+			 of the schools in the State regarding physical activity, education, and fitness
+			 and nutrition, which—</text>
+							<clause id="id15FDCEAA4BEC47CEAE498EDCFC5269D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall include a
+			 description of, and data measuring, the State's performance on the physical
+			 education indicators; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id15152FE3DBB14F2C83B8DCA3AF21C9C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be a part of
+			 a broader statewide child and youth needs analysis, if such an analysis exists
+			 and is consistent with the requirements of this title;</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc615f1be5d7d41bcac6a35174e466fd9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
+			 how the programs to promote physical activity, education, and fitness and
+			 nutrition that the State proposes to implement with grant funds are responsive
+			 to the results of the needs analysis described in subparagraph (C); and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1c7c83c9da32408fb16752086b992b41"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
+			 how the State will—</text>
+							<clause id="IDc21adb849d764a1792cc8f853d3686ef"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop, adapt,
+			 improve, or adopt, and implement, the State's physical education indicators
+			 measurement system, and how the State will ensure that all local educational
+			 agencies and schools in the State participate in such system;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="ID817559dd88f74deb9c32b97581f91d85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure the
+			 quality of the State's data collection for the physical education indicators,
+			 including the State's plan for survey administration and for ensuring the
+			 reliability and validity of survey instruments;</text>
+							</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDd85edb335ce04a8b875e21e16e3f2224"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>coordinate the
+			 proposed activities with other Federal and State programs, which may include
+			 programs to expand learning time and for before- and after-school programming
+			 in order to provide sufficient time to carry out the activities described in
+			 this title;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="ID65aa715c09b844e0b822bfbe83aeb22d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>assist local
+			 educational agencies in aligning activities carried out with funds the agencies
+			 receive under the grant with other funding sources in order to support a
+			 coherent and non-duplicative program;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="ID4d0fb4053fe24964b563448626b6edf8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>solicit and
+			 approve subgrant applications, including how the State will—</text>
+								<subclause id="ID002537a731e444d189af6bd16197c086"><enum>(I)</enum><text>allocate funds
+			 for statewide activities and subgrants for each year of the grant; and</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="ID6645fd699f9f4cc5b2ae12867ac5d36d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>consider the
+			 results of the needs analysis described in subparagraph (C) in the State’s
+			 distribution of subgrants;</text>
+								</subclause></clause><clause id="ID26720d68a8994dc685438abaa0ab699c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>address the
+			 needs of diverse geographic areas in the State, including rural and urban
+			 communities; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="id9ee9b0b8cc4346a7a03df3228944b309"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>assist local
+			 educational agencies and schools in their efforts to increase the provision of
+			 physical activity and physical education opportunities during the school day
+			 and implement programs to promote physical activity, education, and fitness,
+			 and nutrition.</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID948417b844724ad9938f6d73ae75dae6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Peer-review
+			 process</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a peer-review process that
+			 includes individuals with applicable expertise in physical activity, education,
+			 or fitness or nutrition to review applications submitted under this
+			 subsection.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID23c29078432b46cea04730861d1ad180"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duration</header>
+					<paragraph id="id82B7DB8E13E248B49807BC94E2021297"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>A State that receives a grant under this section may
+			 receive funding for not more than 5 years in accordance with this
+			 subsection.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="ID210217462e1d403ca04313d2daab590d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial
+			 period</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants under this section for an
+			 initial period of not more than 3 years.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8f948116fe6844d4aa2d5e7554a756c8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grant
+			 extension</header><text>The Secretary may extend a grant awarded to a State
+			 under this section for not more than an additional 2 years if the State shows
+			 sufficient improvement, as determined by the Secretary, against baseline data
+			 for the performance metrics established under subsection (h)(1).</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA25C8C2CD9DF4618BAE6A8657DF68E51"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reservation and
+			 use of funds</header><text>A State that receives a grant under this section
+			 shall—</text>
+					<paragraph id="ID74e6ca6cfa9e4b14aab8b0308fe366d8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reserve not more
+			 than 10 percent of the grant funds for administration of the program, technical
+			 assistance, and the development, adaptation, improvement, or adoption, and
+			 implementation of the State’s physical education indicators measurement system,
+			 as described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (f); and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5bc9b6d7c5bf4866a5003500cca7af90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use the remainder
+			 of grant funds after making the reservation under paragraph (1) to award
+			 subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local applicants.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe89f7905f99c4ed9bcc10acb4a42b883"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Required State
+			 activities</header><text>A State that receives a grant under this section
+			 shall—</text>
+					<paragraph id="ID831853981e3b41f7b1d74b7fac841b67"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 1
+			 year after receipt of the grant, develop, adapt, improve, or adopt and
+			 implement a physical education indicators measurement system (unless the State
+			 can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that an appropriate
+			 system has already been implemented) that annually measures the State’s
+			 progress regarding physical activity, education, and fitness and nutrition for
+			 every public school in the State;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="IDae0654940a76434da67a87a6d11d39d6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collect
+			 information in each year of the grant on physical activity, education, and
+			 fitness and nutrition at the school level through comprehensive needs
+			 assessments of student, school staff, and family perceptions, experiences, and
+			 behaviors;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="ID07d115f7f4f64c238f9fdb2ef1ec38d1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>publicly report,
+			 at the school level and district level, the data collected in the physical
+			 education indicators measurement system each year in a timely and highly
+			 accessible manner and in a manner that does not reveal personally identifiable
+			 information;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="ID45b1b09423f8436085347f48f31fecc4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>use, on a
+			 continuous basis, the results of the physical education indicators measurement
+			 system to—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="IDd6af2ae0f6d44a0ba2eabb3de0f5a1f2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify and
+			 address student physical activity, education, and fitness needs
+			 statewide;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf4a894cf3ddb4001ae310fd771387762"><enum>(B)</enum><text>help subgrantees
+			 identify and address school and student needs; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6b716393095b4beaab14ef1e9b3486c5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide
+			 individualized assistance to the lowest-performing schools (consistent with
+			 section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
+			 6316)) and schools with significant weaknesses with respect to physical
+			 activity, education, and fitness and nutrition as identified through the
+			 physical education indicators measurement system with implementation of
+			 activities under this title;</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id00bdea1c046c4291b89c7500432f2c3a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>encourage local
+			 educational agencies to—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="id69ed9328cb4848cb90c75fb890de7d35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>integrate
+			 physical activity, education, and fitness into a range of subjects throughout
+			 the school day and locations within schools;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc95c62053a80421c815d2c0f3d7811d5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>encourage
+			 consultation with a variety of stakeholders, including families, students,
+			 school officials, and other organizations with wellness and physical activity,
+			 education, and fitness expertise; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id382e968a3561420d980232c26a983faa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>regularly monitor
+			 schools’ efforts in improving wellness and physical activity, education, and
+			 fitness understanding and habits among students; and</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID856914fa065d404cac07dcbe8a02922f"><enum>(6)</enum><text>award subgrants
+			 under subsection (g) to eligible local applicants.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id757EA5117AC6414E82829ACF3FE27179"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Subgrants</header>
+					<paragraph id="idE3110E0365424FF08CF2FAFB884376AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header>
+						<subparagraph id="id92199113AFB44E6CBA70ED525C5FA1BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Awarding of
+			 subgrants</header><text>A State that receives a grant under this section shall
+			 award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local applicants—</text>
+							<clause id="ID43adf4ec37784931827b1157b51a2d0b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>based on need, as
+			 identified by—</text>
+								<subclause id="idD873CFA48F224A1F99AC802043B6AE60"><enum>(I)</enum><text>data from the
+			 State physical education indicators measurement system and, if available,
+			 similar local systems; or</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="id05921AE7EEAA40D39F9291AB81E73DCF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a
+			 State for which the State physical education indicators measurement system
+			 required under subsection (f)(1) is not yet implemented, other data determined
+			 appropriate by the State;</text>
+								</subclause></clause><clause id="ID366a2bd44c8f46988ca4822283c455a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that are of
+			 sufficient size and scope to enable the eligible local applicants to carry out
+			 approved activities; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="ID6350f638993845b791b3246aceb944f2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to implement
+			 programs to promote physical activity, education, and fitness and nutrition
+			 that—</text>
+								<subclause id="ID03e6bb7380c34359a543776579973a57"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are comprehensive
+			 in nature; and</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="ID7320d50b890a457fafd70d83d9798525"><enum>(II)</enum><text>are based on
+			 scientifically valid research.</text>
+								</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD80631984124AF3823D106293F79821"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>A
+			 State that receives a grant under this section shall provide assistance to
+			 subgrant applicants and recipients in the selection of scientifically valid
+			 programs to promote physical activity, education, and fitness and
+			 nutrition.</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4464573F56384CD1B5BC4547E6C175D6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Partnerships
+			 allowed</header><text>An eligible local applicant may apply for a subgrant
+			 under this subsection in partnership with 1 or more community-based
+			 organizations.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idFDCA432EABDF42ADB1DE0C73253D3591"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>An
+			 eligible local applicant that desires to receive a subgrant under this
+			 subsection shall submit to the State an application at such time, in such
+			 manner, and containing such information as the State may require.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="IDefd28045d5934184b6f05f1b73346147"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
+			 awarding subgrants under this subsection, a State shall give priority to
+			 applications that—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="id01A020A1C12045569359CD90A5C887DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>demonstrate the
+			 greatest need according to the results of the State’s needs analysis described
+			 in subsection (c)(2)(C); and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF23F1AE6FB1C484E87D7FFB397573C83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>propose to serve
+			 schools with the highest concentrations of poverty, based on the percentage of
+			 students receiving or eligible to receive a free or reduced price lunch under
+			 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
+			 seq.).</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID362a52c659d643e7908177fd15da5384"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Activities of
+			 subgrant recipients</header><text>Each eligible local applicant receiving a
+			 subgrant under this subsection shall, for the duration of the subgrant—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="IDcf6d1736e9384969b6fb3e0b487772be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carry out, as
+			 part of a program to promote physical activity, education, and fitness and
+			 nutrition, activities—</text>
+							<clause id="id3589150862134161B2F28B7FE4CC2DEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
+			 need for which has been identified, at a minimum—</text>
+								<subclause id="idF41474D640C24E4BA0AD624330FCEFF8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>through the
+			 physical education indicators measurement system; or</text>
+								</subclause><subclause id="id0E7A5AECEEB24B949F9F1B968A9D6740"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a
+			 State that has not yet implemented the physical education indicators
+			 measurement system as required under subsection (f)(1), the State's needs
+			 analysis described in subsection (c)(2)(C); and</text>
+								</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id9E1ABB7B62384E1B822DDF62CFBBE5E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that are part of
+			 a comprehensive strategy or framework to address such need;</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb7bb17d57dfd4adc895148e7b515234f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that each
+			 activity selected as part of such program be based on scientifically valid
+			 research and be used for the purpose for which such activity was found to be
+			 effective;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID16377b58153245ddb441f477916b98b9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>use school-level
+			 data from the statewide physical education indicators, and use the statewide
+			 physical education indicators measurement system when implemented by the State
+			 as required under subsection (f)(1), to inform the implementation and
+			 continuous improvement of activities carried out under this title;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe8ca67f293fd4916abc0cec2493b1425"><enum>(D)</enum><text>collect and
+			 report to the State educational agency, data for schools served by the eligible
+			 local applicant, in a manner determined by the State and consistent with the
+			 State’s physical education indicators measurement system, when
+			 established;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfaa4cd9e4ef444738255754ddde24da6"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9E20507FE0944F3EAC0BF6A64F3FC146"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish policies to
+			 expand access to quality physical activity opportunities (including school
+			 wellness policies); and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="idb6328f826da640dcb42604eae51b1048" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the local educational agency to
+			 be served through the grant does not have an active school wellness council
+			 consistent with the requirements of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
+			 1771 et seq.), establish such a school wellness council, which may be part of
+			 an existing school council that has the capacity and willingness to address
+			 school wellness;</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc38f55dac0704034b4d3d2f89a84e75a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>engage family
+			 members and community-based organizations in the development of physical
+			 education indicators surveys, and in the planning, implementation, and review
+			 of the eligible local applicant’s efforts under this title; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDecdb95613dff4912b12287a9b2c113b6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>consider and
+			 accommodate the unique needs of students with disabilities and English language
+			 learners in implementing activities.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcb36f147cafa4db7b8823d736202c160"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Accountability</header>
+					<paragraph id="IDabff4f5f055246bfb3de4212d39ba4d4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment
+			 of performance metrics</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director
+			 of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall establish program performance
+			 metrics to measure the effectiveness of the activities carried out under this
+			 title.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb47b7d8e71c41cdb02012c8cc84dfcb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual
+			 report</header><text>Each State that receives a grant under this title shall
+			 prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report that includes information
+			 relevant to the physical education indicators, including progress towards
+			 meeting outcomes for the metrics established under paragraph (1).</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID2ed2fc3e75bc414192bb229615aebc04"><enum>104.</enum><header>Funds reserved
+			 for Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">From the amount
+			 reserved under section 102(1), the Secretary shall—</text>
+				<paragraph id="IDc93f9b8b767c4b759cb8a52233fe9b7e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>direct the
+			 Institute of Education Sciences to conduct an evaluation of the impact of the
+			 practices funded or disseminated under this title; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe5c8c00d054b4a53aa646e55bad36328"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide technical
+			 assistance to applicants for and recipients of, grants and subgrants under this
+			 title.</text>
+				</paragraph></section><section id="IDa808072a1db34af3ae5e032a038f3fcd"><enum>105.</enum><header>Authorization
+			 of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
+			 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be
+			 necessary for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
+			 years.</text>
+			</section></title><title id="id0EE23A716BCB4E76A6532C15C19856DD"><enum>II</enum><header>Parental
+			 involvement for healthy students; equal physical activity opportunities for
+			 students with disabilities</header>
+			<section commented="no" id="idA00090B6B2AA4ADF9CDA7B20FCFD2B58"><enum>201.</enum><header>Parental
+			 involvement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1118(d)(1)
+			 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6318">20 U.S.C. 6318(d)(1)</external-xref>) is
+			 amended—</text>
+				<paragraph commented="no" id="idbb7b64ba7876479dac348baaeaaf6680"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 <quote>, healthy,</quote> after <quote>supportive</quote>;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1cfaf894868e433ba2ad66ec0a3db7f1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
+			 <quote>; and participating</quote> and inserting <quote>;
+			 participating</quote>; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3e80fe460df4e90acca7c339738d0bf"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 after <quote>extracurricular time</quote> the following: <quote>; and
+			 supporting their children in leading a healthy and active life, such as by
+			 providing healthy meals and snacks, encouraging participation in physical
+			 education, and sharing in physical activity outside the school day to support
+			 successful academic achievement</quote>.</text>
+				</paragraph></section><section id="idAF4F4209529E48FCA8F328815354C04D"><enum>202.</enum><header>Equal physical
+			 activity opportunities for students with disabilities</header>
+				<subsection id="id65AD3BA973094A6099450E0C4CDDAF28"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791
+			 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC2EA120AC9341718F818EEEF3BC3913" style="OLC">
+						<section id="id041D8889853441D5882489842159DC83"><enum>511.</enum><header>Equal physical
+				activity opportunities for students with disabilities</header>
+							<subsection id="ID3990f5d8fa4243e0a288ecb25297b437"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The Secretary shall promote equal opportunities for
+				students with disabilities to be included and to participate in physical
+				education and extracurricular athletics implemented in, or in conjunction with,
+				elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education, by
+				ensuring the provision of appropriate technical assistance and guidance for
+				schools and institutions described in this subsection and their
+				personnel.</text>
+							</subsection><subsection id="idF1A13AEC47F445F98DFEA1E921EFE138"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
+				assistance and guidance</header><text>The provision of technical assistance and
+				guidance described in subsection (a) shall include—</text>
+								<paragraph id="IDfcc3a37f26ca4534b401e476cfd36e28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing
+				technical assistance to elementary schools, secondary schools, local
+				educational agencies, State educational agencies, and institutions of higher
+				education, regarding—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="ID10a261fa24cf4c25ad7b6f5debd28ed6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inclusion and
+				participation of students with disabilities, in a manner equal to that of the
+				other students, in physical education opportunities (including classes) and
+				extracurricular athletics opportunities, including technical assistance
+				on—</text>
+										<clause id="id9734D783E52D4E3F812587024FF15D61"><enum>(i)</enum><text>providing
+				reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures; and</text>
+										</clause><clause id="idFDFEEAD3B7C14958A563CD328E80380F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
+				supports to ensure such inclusion and participation;</text>
+										</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe73693d1a56d4335bdad35a599e27ae1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provision of
+				adaptive sports programs, in the physical education and extracurricular
+				athletics opportunities, including programs with competitive sports leagues or
+				competitions, for students with disabilities; and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1aab32111df44175a1ff79abae73378b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>responsibilities
+				of the schools, institutions, and agencies involved under section 504, the
+				Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>), and any
+				other applicable Federal law to provide students with disabilities equal access
+				to extracurricular athletics;</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa03c317fe8c34b31af983c2d39c56990"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitating
+				information sharing among the schools, institutions, and agencies, and students
+				with disabilities, on ways to provide inclusive opportunities in physical
+				education and extracurricular athletics for students with disabilities;
+				and</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6cd196287a4c4ad089cc6a39895852e7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>monitoring the
+				extent to which physical education and extracurricular athletics opportunities
+				for students with disabilities are implemented in, or in conjunction with,
+				elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher
+				education.</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF0FEF019064D4E8EBDFAE9D0271C4C7D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
+				this section:</text>
+								<paragraph id="idA05004A177D2419592BFD5CC63C642AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agencies</header><text>The
+				terms <term>local educational agency</term> and <term>State educational
+				agency</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the
+				Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id0137CDD92EAF4EA483216794ADEB19AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Schools and
+				institutions</header><text>The terms <term>elementary school</term>,
+				<term>secondary school</term>, and <term>institution of higher education</term>
+				mean an elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher
+				education, respectively (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and
+				Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>)), that receives, or has 1 or
+				more students that receive, Federal financial assistance.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="idD4226250B5D94D5C82121DBDE37D6C86"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Student with a
+				disability</header>
+									<subparagraph id="idFDBE96297C30481DB669FC9D74C27675"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The term <term>student with a disability</term> means an
+				individual who—</text>
+										<clause id="idDAF7C00C62F94DFAB0695BCFA96E2B1A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>attends an
+				elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education;
+				and</text>
+										</clause><clause id="idDFE34D14364544A9A166C712079C81DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who—</text>
+											<subclause id="id296AB22F4CAB4A879A402FEB3FBB472D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is eligible for,
+				and receiving, special education or related services under part B of the
+				Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1411">20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text>
+											</subclause><subclause id="id376BF8BE0053404D98166E04D25C3C6D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is an individual
+				with a disability, for purposes of section 504 or the Americans with
+				Disabilities Act of 1990.</text>
+											</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6A884C81C7674C31AF358DBD5976D586"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Students with
+				disabilities</header><text>The term <term>students with disabilities</term>
+				means more than 1 student with a
+				disability.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection><subsection id="id325131BC2FFF43EABA637FB05AF3FF41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
+			 contents</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
+			 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by inserting after the item relating to
+			 section 509 the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F6F7DF7016D440290EAA3A5597B7C1F" style="OLC">
+						<toc>
+							<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 510. Establishment of
+				standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment.</toc-entry>
+							<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 511. Equal physical
+				activity opportunities for students with
+				disabilities.</toc-entry>
+						</toc>
+						<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</subsection></section></title></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1035 IS: Targeted Strike Oversight Reform Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1035</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S363">Mr. King</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S350">Mr. Rubio</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SLIN00">Select Committee on
+			 Intelligence</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To require an independent alternative analysis of the
+		  consideration of the use of targeted lethal force against a particular, known
+		  United States person knowingly engaged in acts of international terrorism
+		  against the United States and for other purposes. </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Targeted Strike Oversight Reform
+			 Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id6423402E34684F41898197574C472CA6"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
+			<paragraph id="id65FE3EDDDA5349E1A65546D791BEFB0D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Congressional
+			 intelligence committees</header><text>The term <quote>congressional
+			 intelligence committees</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 3(7)
+			 of the National Security Act of 1947 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3003">50 U.S.C. 3003(7)</external-xref>).</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id0397434E14E44AB2B86973689110EBE1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
+			 term <quote>Director</quote> means the Director of National
+			 Intelligence.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idB34064AAF2474D7684A8321E33E11E03"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Intelligence
+			 community</header><text>The term <quote>intelligence community</quote> has the
+			 meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3003">50 U.S.C. 3003(4)</external-xref>).</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id6FFAFF6C93254950B543F20FFB8BA85E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>United States
+			 person</header><text>The term <term>United States person</term> means a citizen
+			 of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as
+			 defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
+			 1101(a)(20)).</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="id468676A04E7948E5BC7DA0F4B11F81D9"><enum>3.</enum><header>Alternative
+			 analysis</header>
+			<subsection id="id938c99e110bd4995bd8b657b9b1e53f3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Notification of
+			 director</header><text>Upon a determination by the head of an element of the
+			 intelligence community that a particular, known United States person is
+			 knowingly engaged in acts of international terrorism against the United States,
+			 such that the United States Government is considering the legality or the use
+			 of targeted lethal force against that United States person, the head of the
+			 element shall, as soon as practicable, notify the Director of the
+			 determination.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idc6d16fb51d734809b7dc698825b6e083"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Independent
+			 alternative analysis</header>
+				<paragraph id="id06017A646E084065AD2CE142C44C61B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
+			 alternative analysis</header><text>Not later than 15 days after the date the
+			 Director receives a notification under subsection (a), the Director shall
+			 complete an independent alternative analysis (commonly referred to as
+			 <quote>red-team analysis</quote>) of the information relied on to support the
+			 determination made under subsection (a).</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id4C5F49A8D05A4B49B942623F0D436127"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Independent
+			 leadership</header><text>In completing the independent alternative analysis
+			 required by paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure that the individual
+			 appointed to lead such alternative analysis does not report to the head of the
+			 element of the intelligence community who made the determination under
+			 subsection (a).</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc6c49cfd34764c2389df11fcb9d08880"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notification of
+			 the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community</header><text>As soon as
+			 practicable, the Director shall notify the Inspector General of the
+			 Intelligence Community of the receipt of a notification under subsection
+			 (a).</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="idd5b479ed8d334c4cba7fc0b69b725ad6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notification to
+			 Congress</header><text>As soon as practicable, the Director shall notify the
+			 congressional intelligence committees, in writing, of the receipt of a
+			 notification under subsection (a), including the identity of the United States
+			 person, and the results of the independent alternative analysis performed under
+			 subsection (b), including any written product containing the alternative
+			 analysis, or if no product has been created, a summary of such analysis.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id900e5d706a3a42e290df4bb585e18488"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Construction
+			 with other law</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to
+			 impede the ability of the United States Government to conduct any operation
+			 consistent with otherwise applicable law.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="idac48451824fd4419ace4fdd0453e3d9c"><enum>4.</enum><header>Inspector
+			 General of the Intelligence Community review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">On an annual basis the Inspector General of
+			 the Intelligence Community shall—</text>
+			<paragraph id="id0B2B34B138224E42A9FEC978CB4E12D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a review of any notifications
+			 received under section 3(c) with respect to the element of the intelligence
+			 community’s compliance with all appropriate policies and procedures related to
+			 consideration of the use of targeted lethal force against a particular, known
+			 United States person; and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id4542F648819A45609658C28A8DD99783"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Director and the
+			 congressional intelligence committees a report on the findings of such
+			 review.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="id2ACEC9DDBA70468084168E056617EAF0"><enum>5.</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act or the amendments made
+			 by this Act may be construed to authorize the use of targeted lethal force
+			 against a United States person.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1036 IS: Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1036</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S198">Mr. Reid</sponsor> (for
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S166">Mr. Lautenberg</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00">Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
+			 and Pensions</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
+		  1965 to establish a partnership program in foreign languages.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body id="H3695DE2C1AFD418B838752EFA991D5D2" style="OLC">
+		<section id="H4DDCECA1E5744772940CA7D1E99702C0" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>Foreign Language Education Partnership
+			 Program Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="H900B832B728D44C4BE6DEE631817B5E9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Partnership program in
+			 foreign languages</header>
+			<subsection id="H932F661BCC944199B8AE4FE3D67B61AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Section 5494 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
+			 Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7259c">20 U.S.C. 7259c</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1769C503C65E43A687F442F0BBF08C97" style="OLC">
+					<section id="HB927902155024C14B7F348EE8935FFFD"><enum>5494.</enum><header>Partnership
+				program in foreign languages</header>
+						<subsection id="H2F83A18BC1AA48D0A384C71EA8689A5D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
+				purposes of this section are—</text>
+							<paragraph id="H1A93424B96B145C49500B8FECDC29623"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide grants
+				for developing and maintaining model programs of articulated foreign language
+				learning from kindergarten through grade 12 that increase the number of
+				students graduating from high school with an advanced level of proficiency in
+				at least one foreign language; and</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1248A6EFB0F40C4A4D829D3BE695581"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to widely
+				disseminate information on the model programs that demonstrate success.</text>
+							</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6478E9A6984E4EC3A664803D1FF94B48"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
+				authorized</header>
+							<paragraph id="H0496967B5753458DABD8EC5C8F994063"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>From the amounts made available to carry out this section
+				for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible partnerships to
+				develop and maintain, or to improve and expand, model programs that support
+				articulated foreign language learning in kindergarten through grade 12.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="HDBCE3A2208FC46959F5CB36322E7054B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning and
+				development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the first 2
+				fiscal years that an eligible partnership receives funds under paragraph (1)
+				for a model program on a less-commonly-taught foreign language (as determined
+				by the Secretary), the Secretary may allow that partnership, based on
+				demonstrated need, to use those funds for planning and development activities,
+				including—</text>
+								<subparagraph id="H921942F0B6C146B393490EDA61898DD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development of an
+				articulated instructional curriculum for the less-commonly-taught foreign
+				language to which the model program relates;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBAA7850F9024D849E5514E8E47A7EB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in-service and
+				pre-service development of teachers, and development of curriculum and language
+				assessments in the less-commonly-taught foreign language to which the model
+				program relates; and</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44875803DF7A4FB799C7760D12163185"><enum>(C)</enum><text>development of
+				contextual programs and curriculum materials related to the
+				less-commonly-taught foreign language to which the model program relates, as
+				described in subsection (e).</text>
+								</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H73110FEEF75A44DAA58111DA0AF0D14B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header>
+							<paragraph id="H8C2A4A94A4AD41CB93B677EC30B10573"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>Each eligible partnership desiring a grant under this
+				section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
+				manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="H92B5A605A0394DA4A076D504CA0E52BC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
+				application shall—</text>
+								<subparagraph id="H3FBD83C76CE7426DB67BBB4E3F9D428A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify each
+				member of the partnership, provide contact information and letters of
+				commitment for each such member, and describe the responsibilities of each such
+				member, including—</text>
+									<clause id="HDF71A78644D94F4E8D133DA1D44E5411"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifying the
+				member that will receive and manage the grant;</text>
+									</clause><clause id="H748B3CC19A5F4EB8B5C8386CDB1B2767"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specifying how
+				each member will be involved in the planning, development, and implementation
+				of the activities proposed under the grant;</text>
+									</clause><clause id="H1A2C68C9B47F44769ECD66A7E9BA6EC5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>describing the
+				resources to be provided by each member; and</text>
+									</clause><clause id="H21144BD216B24FD08CB8B9CD288190F5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describing how each member will contribute
+				to ensuring the continuity of student progress in proficiency from kindergarten
+				through grade 12 in not less than 1 foreign language to which the program
+				relates;</text>
+									</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H675D6FA738354EB1BF8266CE1C12ECE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describe how an
+				articulated curriculum for students to achieve an advanced level of proficiency
+				by grade 12 in the foreign language will be developed and implemented;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4E2AD3D36A1449594B4CFF76AF2469D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify target
+				proficiency levels in the foreign language for students at critical benchmarks,
+				and describe how progress toward those proficiency levels will be assessed at
+				the benchmarks;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC59B60F64F3149F5BF1553525E253492"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describe how the
+				partnership will support and continue the program after the grant has expired,
+				including how the partnership will seek support from other sources, such as
+				State and local governments, foundations, and the private sector; and</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCABA21559FBC48B49CAA5C424E9C8D0B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>describe what
+				assessments will be used or, if assessments are not available, how assessments
+				will be developed.</text>
+								</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6FE58753F3D14C67B47DEFAB00F21E72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of
+				funds</header><text>An eligible partnership receiving a grant under this
+				section—</text>
+							<paragraph id="HC1A710C34251441AA0BAB702B3EA05E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use grant
+				funds—</text>
+								<subparagraph id="H312D488E192143A3A3EB6E34A87B92FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to design model programs and teaching
+				strategies relating to not less than one foreign language that are informed by
+				the best practices recognized by the field and by available research;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE456D311E0B9480196403A7B5C247D96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop, for
+				the foreign language to which the model program relates, curriculum materials
+				based on an articulated framework or approach designed to bring students to an
+				advanced level of proficiency by grade 12;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E18A11F753B48B7B49ACE564AF14572"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to recruit
+				students and teachers for the foreign language, such as individuals from
+				heritage populations; and</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC12FE61D4A4248B28224E35263527435"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to carry out
+				teacher in-service and pre-service professional development programs, including
+				summer institutes, that support the model programs; and</text>
+								</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEAA8A73C3D744E42B14445942D17F3DA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may be
+				used—</text>
+								<subparagraph id="HF05732E6320C41D4982A94CC4111CC58"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF18C63292D8045CAB6417AE9BFF96DFD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to develop nationally
+				recognized assessments for kindergarten through grade 12 for the foreign
+				language to which the model program relates, if such assessments do not exist
+				for that language; or</text>
+									</clause><clause id="H7D1790A7545B481DBEE405C9E8AC0270" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to enhance nationally recognized
+				assessments for kindergarten through grade 12 for the foreign language to which
+				the model program relates, if such assessments already exist for that
+				language;</text>
+									</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F29002445794F7F988A89C0608FC133"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide
+				scholarships and incentives to recruit new teachers for the foreign language,
+				and encourage practicing teachers to take advantage of the professional
+				development opportunities;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64FAC1830ABB49928E020B789334B510"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to provide
+				opportunities for maximum foreign language exposure for students domestically,
+				such as the creation of immersion environments in the classroom and school and
+				on weekend or summer experiences, and special tutoring and academic
+				support;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEEDAD4F53B745D18998A91571150F7A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to provide the
+				possibility for multiple entry points for studying the foreign language;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BF8D3D9D0134F30B35FD26BF27CE60B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to provide
+				scholarships for study-abroad opportunities related to the foreign language,
+				for students in grades 9 through 12 and teachers and prospective teachers of
+				such students, except that the eligible entity shall not use more than 20
+				percent of the grant funds for this purpose;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C6B54DA5C5B4F45B5676A84BDE7B066"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to carry out
+				activities to integrate foreign languages into the school curriculum and
+				generate whole-school collaboration, including activities and support for
+				teachers of other subjects and administrators;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97BCEED8F38D47A3B270A191100D0BA4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to carry out
+				activities to encourage community involvement in the model program, especially
+				with respect to heritage communities;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5EFBA45802F4917AF7CEE9C21DC904A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>to incorporate
+				effective and innovative uses of technology to enhance student learning and
+				teaching in the foreign language;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84903A33BEDD48018F07B8DDE72F8248"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to develop
+				certification and alternative certification programs at the State level,
+				especially for less-commonly-taught foreign languages (as determined by the
+				Secretary);</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9B4423F99C9340D3B35F169E388665C6"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to obtain technical assistance in the
+				development and implementation of the model program funded under this section;
+				and</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8D1005143DF4EB0AE6DE5910C708D71"><enum>(K)</enum><text>to recruit or
+				appoint a language supervisor to oversee and coordinate the progress of the
+				articulated foreign language program funded under this section across grade
+				levels in the local educational agency.</text>
+								</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB030C4DBD9B48308C0ECB20F00F3E3F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contextual
+				dimension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under this
+				section may not be used to support a model program unless the program includes
+				a dimension, carried out in conjunction with foreign language instruction,
+				under which each foreign language learner also participates in programs to
+				expand the understanding and knowledge of historic, geographic, cultural,
+				economic, and other contextual factors of countries with populations who speak
+				the foreign language to which the model program relates.</text>
+						</subsection><subsection id="HAA02A79914CF4CC582B4A27E0C3E9F7C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Research and
+				evaluation</header>
+							<paragraph id="H8874E0B4432F4D5F9C5E4FF1D5041627"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>A grant under this section may not be used to support a
+				model program unless the program includes a research and evaluation component,
+				under which—</text>
+								<subparagraph id="HE86AE8E0F4A643C2956C9AC214636DAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information is
+				collected and analyzed regarding the effectiveness of activities carried out
+				under the program, including—</text>
+									<clause id="HD3157DE981E64E8B83341C5F2DFC050F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>program
+				design;</text>
+									</clause><clause id="HCB02571F7B634E60AD27566608925284"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>student and
+				teacher recruitment strategies;</text>
+									</clause><clause id="HD13A856387284E1298F2692143A0859C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>curricular
+				approaches;</text>
+									</clause><clause id="HEFFCC0C56DAC49CD9DC37829E447E85D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>teacher
+				development; and</text>
+									</clause><clause id="HD9FF7958F0D34BE5AA6135CC62C6C2E7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>foreign language
+				assessment instruments;</text>
+									</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59897B527AD54601BA944403CE125640"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information is
+				collected and analyzed regarding the impact of each activity in subparagraph
+				(A) on the foreign language proficiency of the students;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B0407A743134430A182A39D69421443"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information is
+				collected and analyzed regarding program participation, including data on
+				student enrollments and numbers of foreign language teachers; and</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20C4E873982149EA835CEE38DBFE519E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the information
+				collected, and the analyses of that information, are made widely available to
+				the public.</text>
+								</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5A2ED321F3044CF8186EE44E755D3A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Standardization</header><text>The
+				Secretary shall provide guidelines to standardize the categories of information
+				collected and analyzed under paragraph (1) and the manner in which that
+				information is collected, analyzed, and made available to the public.</text>
+							</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3D6853DEF814E74B48F8D4E3641E3C0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Duration of
+				payments</header>
+							<paragraph id="H96C0B9024BC2414EAD92D6575A6441CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
+				grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An initial grant
+				awarded under this section to an eligible partnership shall be for a period of
+				4 years.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="H54BA71FC6F2341B59214878927766C43"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
+				grants</header><text>An eligible partnership completing a 4-year grant award
+				under this section may be eligible for not more than 2 additional 5-year awards
+				under this section, but only if the partnership demonstrates, based on
+				nationally recognized standardized foreign language assessments, that the
+				partnership's model program is effective.</text>
+							</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFDC807169AC14A4F92B0865270A0D509"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Matching
+				requirement</header>
+							<paragraph id="H63567DCFCA8A4F059B19624E5F0D2497"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible
+				partnership that receives a grant under this section shall provide, toward the
+				cost of carrying out the activities supported by the grant, from non-Federal
+				sources an amount equal to––</text>
+								<subparagraph id="H5B31CA095AF34801B4FEA9C857FCFA57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>20 percent of the
+				amount of the grant payment for the first fiscal year for which a grant payment
+				is made;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1B9689D808D4DAF94AF9F7E16BA516D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>30 percent of the
+				amount of the grant payment for the second such fiscal year;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H916C0B28484C499BABF8216ECD07B574"><enum>(C)</enum><text>40 percent of the
+				amount of the grant payment for the third such fiscal year; and</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F8214C4CDD9465C8A61743FA83DB509"><enum>(D)</enum><text>50 percent of the
+				amount of the grant payment for the fourth such fiscal year, and for each year
+				of any subsequent grants made to the eligible partnership under this
+				section.</text>
+								</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF10BCA282DDA4DA9BC93CDD1FF69CD94"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-federal
+				share</header><text>The non-Federal share required under paragraph (1) may be
+				provided in cash or in-kind.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6719D20D13047BCA029140FFCC9C463"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive, in whole or in
+				part, the matching requirement under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year
+				if––</text>
+								<subparagraph id="HBCBC6FF329D445A6823CA7E4680B3270"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the eligible
+				partnership demonstrates hardship and the waiver will best serve the purposes
+				of this section; or</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45732865ADC84B5290A5EDDC8674032E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the foreign
+				language to which the model program relates is a less-commonly-taught foreign
+				language (as determined by the Secretary).</text>
+								</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD9C6C7A0BD7F45EB8F1972CEF22309F3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Supplement not
+				supplant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds provided
+				under this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal and
+				non-Federal funds available to carry out the activities described in this
+				section.</text>
+						</subsection><subsection id="HD53618AB52DA437CBB196365F0729EC3"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Data collection,
+				analysis, and dissemination</header>
+							<paragraph id="H672234254E1F45C1BE3F7B67EFF48C9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text>The Secretary may reserve not more than 3 percent of the
+				total amount appropriated for this section for any fiscal year to—</text>
+								<subparagraph id="HAAF9BF672BB040DBA3BE99C0C17362FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>annually collect
+				and analyze data on the model programs supported under this section; and</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18968BE96F6E44E6897B1961E23516BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disseminate
+				nationally, including through a Web-based clearinghouse—</text>
+									<clause id="H30C13051728240BEBD37A3170C1A1964"><enum>(i)</enum><text>aggregated data
+				collected under subparagraph (A); and</text>
+									</clause><clause id="HE3D096A3D3D74CDCB14A4E93A4B8844A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promising
+				kindergarten through grade 12 foreign language learning and teaching practices,
+				and successful program models, that are developed under this section.</text>
+									</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB65188049184217B9D26D6284D333F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority for
+				grants or contracts</header><text>The activities described in paragraph (1) may
+				be carried out by the Secretary directly or through grants or contracts to
+				institutions of higher education or public or private nonprofit agencies and
+				organizations.</text>
+							</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB077F78F99184D208B141D4F5FD980A8"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
+				this section:</text>
+							<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE2F4F4268B74A64A5CFEE2E82C6832F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advanced level
+				of proficiency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
+				<term>advanced level of proficiency</term> means—</text>
+								<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A38BD9123B54CBC88112BD1B63A6061"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the advanced level as measured by the
+				American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages;</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5320B9D37C454BC191105F560DB5F463"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">level 2 as measured by the Interagency
+				Language Roundtable; or</text>
+								</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3081C25665D84153AAEAF6E07050D7B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other nationally recognized measure of
+				advanced standards of foreign language proficiency, as determined by the
+				Secretary.</text>
+								</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6629BB4D2C8B4631A0F2432F88E76CFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Articulated</header><text>The
+				term <term>articulated</term> means that each grade level of the foreign
+				language program is designed to sequentially expand on the student achievement
+				of the previous level with a goal toward achieving an established level of
+				language proficiency.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="H19DEAA6C6F1E4109B208D9F6180B3FBF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
+				partnership</header><text>The term <term>eligible partnership</term> means a
+				partnership that—</text>
+								<subparagraph id="H2BC239D982B44ED2AD23126E302E2BE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall
+				include—</text>
+									<clause id="H5A8A9E151E2A4C76A17342C04FA83970"><enum>(i)</enum><text>one or more local
+				educational agencies or State educational agencies; and</text>
+									</clause><clause id="H6954668943E24F89A64CF80E4CE87590"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>one or more
+				institutions of higher education, which shall include—</text>
+										<subclause id="HB8ED0E92D35341DD87896EDEB686F691"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a school, department, or program within the
+				institution or institutions of higher education that provides a teacher
+				preparation program;</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="HFF6B49E746AC411E905591591327C37E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a school,
+				department, program, or center within the institution or institutions of higher
+				education that provides a program of study or research in foreign languages;
+				and</text>
+										</subclause><subclause id="H63197B63A30544D38060AACF72A2A770"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a school,
+				department, program, or center within the institution or institutions of higher
+				education that provides programs of study about the historic, geographic,
+				cultural, economic, and other contextual factors of the world area or country
+				with populations who speak the foreign language to which the model program
+				relates; and</text>
+										</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34BFD87E92DC43268085B44988777F32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may also include
+				one or more businesses or nonprofit organizations.</text>
+								</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD19591D8988E433E9DD263EE2C0B84E3"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Authorization of
+				appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
+				out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and such sums as may be
+				necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
+				years.</text>
+						</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HCF232568F7D942CAA999362E435904AA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings and
+			 purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart 9 of part D
+			 of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
+			 7259 et seq.) is further amended by inserting after section 5491 the
+			 following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23D5EC80334D4A7B96C612AF46069786" style="OLC">
+					<section id="H8B3D39775DFC44E0AAA0BCAA56F3F3E6"><enum>5491A.</enum><header>Findings;
+				purposes</header>
+						<subsection id="H0FE9575F9B7F4FEEAA7F900922CF524D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
+							<paragraph id="HC1772C8618FA45D18198B966C18D1AB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>According to the
+				National Research Council in 2007, a pervasive lack of knowledge about foreign
+				cultures and foreign languages in this country threatens the security of the
+				United States as well as its ability to compete in the global marketplace and
+				produce an informed citizenry.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="H52E53805A3EC4AFEABEE12C8797C8999"><enum>(2)</enum><text>According to the
+				National Research Council in 2007, early language learning in elementary and
+				secondary school is key to establishing a pipeline of students who can
+				eventually reach a high enough level of proficiency in foreign language and
+				culture to meet national needs.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="H16B61448D6B946ADBE4CA1729C01D4FE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>According to the
+				Committee for Economic Development in 2006, current efforts to develop language
+				skills and knowledge of world regions at an early age are clearly inadequate to
+				prepare high school graduates with the skills necessary for productivity and
+				citizenship in an integrated global economy.</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C792EA4B7D24B4B91512CCBE89EBAC6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Research
+				demonstrates that success lies not only in the number of years of learning but
+				also in having carefully sequenced and articulated programs of language
+				learning across a child’s school experience, requiring bridging the gaps
+				between levels in foreign language education.</text>
+							</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H51A1C086C1E449A89C3F35686F20F146"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
+				purposes of this subpart are—</text>
+							<paragraph id="id279A29C89C6D4530AC5FD84C413170E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide grants
+				for model programs that address the needs for developing, strengthening, and
+				expanding the teaching and learning of foreign languages and foreign cultures
+				in the elementary and secondary schools of the United States; and</text>
+							</paragraph><paragraph id="idBF76E19E5F9F41CE9C0A08B8BC5669A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to widely
+				disseminate information on successful programs and
+				practices.</text>
+							</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H172BE70AC173463A8F727AFDCDE36852"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical
+			 amendments</header><text>The table of contents in section 2 of such Act is
+			 amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="H774CE798D9154EB6B6D0F10317318F8A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after
+			 the item relating to section 5491 the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H074679F441744CD096E5C86C177889E4" style="OLC">
+						<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
+							<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 5491A. Findings;
+				purposes.</toc-entry>
+						</toc>
+						<after-quoted-block>;
+				  </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph" indent="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H43439BE3CAEF424E823FA9A47627E7B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
+			 item relating to section 5494 and inserting the following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4817ACC0F1D1494F9ADEAFDB31713448" style="OLC">
+						<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
+							<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 5494. Partnership program in foreign
+				languages.</toc-entry>
+						</toc>
+						<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S1037 IS: Fourth Amendment Preservation and Protection Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
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+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1037</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S348">Mr. Paul</sponsor> introduced the
+			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the
+			 Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To ensure adequate protection of the rights under the
+		  Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="id2EBD1F72F740451086CBCEA44C388DF3" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>Fourth Amendment Preservation and
+			 Protection Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id3191FC3405F44F1FAF8CDCFBF7DC5F4D"><enum>2.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that the right under the
+			 Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of the people to be
+			 secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable
+			 searches and seizures is violated when the Federal Government or a State or
+			 local government acquires information voluntarily relinquished by a person to
+			 another party for a limited business purpose without the express informed
+			 consent of the person to the specific request by the Federal Government or a
+			 State or local government or a warrant, upon probable cause, supported by oath
+			 or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
+			 persons or things to be seized.</text>
+		</section><section id="idE98BCECFF6B04C148B9F3C9C5FAD14FA"><enum>3.</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act, the term <term>system of
+			 records</term> means any group of records from which information is retrieved
+			 by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other
+			 identifying particular associated with the individual.</text>
+		</section><section id="id702F7161387E45E6A3D55535DFD876A8"><enum>4.</enum><header>Prohibition</header>
+			<subsection id="idD9A51D5BABFE42F58203C2A4ABD975C4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), the Federal
+			 Government and a State or local government is prohibited from obtaining or
+			 seeking to obtain information relating to an individual or group of individuals
+			 held by a third-party in a system of records, and no such information shall be
+			 admissible in a criminal prosecution in a court of law.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id71136BD4B190484B88CDF909E6D39916"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
+			 Federal Government or a State or local government may obtain, and a court may
+			 admit, information relating to an individual held by a third-party in a system
+			 of records if—</text>
+				<paragraph id="idfd0aa88e88764dfe85f8d43107cffef9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the individual
+			 whose name or identification information the Federal Government or State or
+			 local government is using to access the information provides express and
+			 informed consent to the search; or</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="ida94b01c019f54741a1a2720553e41105"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Federal
+			 Government or State or local government obtains a warrant, upon probable cause,
+			 supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be
+			 searched, and the persons or things to be seized.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body>
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+<dc:title>113 S1038 IS: End Racial Profiling Act of 2013</dc:title>
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+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1038</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S308">Mr. Cardin</sponsor> (for himself,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S253">Mr. Durbin</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S341">Mr.
+			 Blumenthal</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S337">Mr. Coons</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S172">Mr. Harkin</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S306">Mr.
+			 Menendez</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S284">Ms. Stabenow</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S131">Mr. Levin</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S182">Ms.
+			 Mikulski</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S366">Ms. Warren</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S223">Mrs. Boxer</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S331">Mrs. Gillibrand</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S166">Mr.
+			 Lautenberg</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S361">Ms. Hirono</cosponsor>)
+			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the
+			 Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for
+		  other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body id="HB5225A4C684B4B63B96550D6C6F1CBFA" style="OLC">
+		<section id="H930689DDDB2B43AA99448B81E7C02A01" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title; table of
+			 contents</header>
+			<subsection id="H88147E40B97A429E86BE23C1B4755301"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act may be cited
+			 as the <quote><short-title>End Racial Profiling Act of
+			 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="H31559EF714614419BCD6D03EF7D90923"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
+			 contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
+			 contents of this Act is as follows:</text>
+				<toc container-level="legis-body-container" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
+					<toc-entry idref="H930689DDDB2B43AA99448B81E7C02A01" level="section">Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HA0124E1883FE444F98E951CB15C22EC2" level="section">Sec. 2. Definitions.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H0D992D35672A44A081EF792200581CBB" level="title">Title I—Prohibition of Racial Profiling</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H84C0187FE5804905B508871E3D57705F" level="section">Sec. 101. Prohibition.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H7D4A84D8851C40EEAF1E0F3B4652B987" level="section">Sec. 102. Enforcement.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H788B0D9EDB1243218380FB15A61EF02F" level="title">Title II—Programs to Eliminate Racial Profiling By Federal Law
+				Enforcement Agencies</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H3088BDF68462498987255F508F150513" level="section">Sec. 201. Policies to eliminate racial profiling.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HFBF845670CCF4F8084B6E2C8E5F39470" level="title">Title III—Programs to Eliminate Racial Profiling By State, Local,
+				and Indian Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H8FCB3EC9AA104FCEB73CA4A1E065D8F6" level="section">Sec. 301. Policies required for grants.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H35519E48C1554D57A13A758B226AED63" level="section">Sec. 302. Involvement of Attorney General.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H199DDA6C19214704BFA6A2C9420A428A" level="section">Sec. 303. Data collection demonstration project.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HCF235B0BF9D94133A1EAC602BA5A8631" level="section">Sec. 304. Best practices development grants.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HCDBFB37EB58A4637B065635200665144" level="section">Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H7C2EECE492B744F9A661F678449A40DD" level="title">Title IV—Data Collection</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HB6441D17274D464CA4E61899604B8D33" level="section">Sec. 401. Attorney General to issue regulations.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H5CD12F86558A4F83B2B71EAE7D0359E7" level="section">Sec. 402. Publication of data.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HC49F0475B4B24CA48BE243E7094F4E39" level="section">Sec. 403. Limitations on publication of data.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H3BEF4074B5E94D579FE68858F5194645" level="title">Title V—Department of Justice Regulations and Reports on Racial
+				Profiling in the United States</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H5B2B16A40B284B39BFD697611B16FDC2" level="section">Sec. 501. Attorney General to issue regulations and
+				reports.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HFB1B14C4EE4949D08E37244CF1862257" level="title">Title VI—Miscellaneous Provisions</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="H856EF5F05D4A4BC1A5FB094D1849733D" level="section">Sec. 601. Severability.</toc-entry>
+					<toc-entry idref="HF7ED0CFFC22443F28E946699BE41BD86" level="section">Sec. 602. Savings clause.</toc-entry>
+				</toc>
+			</subsection></section><section id="HA0124E1883FE444F98E951CB15C22EC2"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
+			<paragraph id="H0961464642204EAEBFCEB27C18A55AF7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
+			 program</header><text>The term <term>covered program</term> means any program
+			 or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="H7B501CFDBA264521AA4C52691292683C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
+			 Assistance Grant Program under part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
+			 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3750">42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51A98AB2A1B34958A2B55C4126176903"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the <quote>Cops on
+			 the Beat</quote> program under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
+			 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796dd">42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.</external-xref>), except that no
+			 program, project, or other activity specified in section 1701(b)(13) of such
+			 part shall be a covered program under this paragraph.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4046777D30A949C4B14636E4E114E841"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Governmental
+			 body</header><text>The term <term>governmental body</term> means any
+			 department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of
+			 Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal government.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id641924740AC543ECB2E3D4C842910A57"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hit
+			 rate</header><text>The term <term>hit rate</term> means the percentage of stops
+			 and searches in which a law enforcement officer finds drugs, a gun, or
+			 something else that leads to an arrest. The hit rate is calculated by dividing
+			 the total number of searches by the number of searches that yield contraband.
+			 The hit rate is complementary to the rate of false stops.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H47DED0780CB84413B5F2265873AC3ECB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Indian
+			 tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given
+			 the term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of
+			 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/479a">25 U.S.C. 479a</external-xref>).</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA5466818739482B906EC86083DE12C7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Law enforcement
+			 agency</header><text>The term <term>law enforcement agency</term> means any
+			 Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal public agency engaged in the
+			 prevention, detection, or investigation of violations of criminal, immigration,
+			 or customs laws.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H572649416216494AADFDDAB527473F4F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Law enforcement
+			 agent</header><text>The term <term>law enforcement agent</term> means any
+			 Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal official responsible for enforcing
+			 criminal, immigration, or customs laws, including police officers and other
+			 agents of a law enforcement agency.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H89EE4185D0F243CDA329C7B66FFAD815"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Racial
+			 profiling</header><text>The term <term>racial profiling</term> means the
+			 practice of a law enforcement agent or agency relying, to any degree, on race,
+			 ethnicity, national origin, or religion in selecting which individual to
+			 subject to routine or spontaneous investigatory activities or in deciding upon
+			 the scope and substance of law enforcement activity following the initial
+			 investigatory procedure, except when there is trustworthy information, relevant
+			 to the locality and timeframe, that links a person of a particular race,
+			 ethnicity, national origin, or religion to an identified criminal incident or
+			 scheme.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H63BDBD77E2584BFF94BA974A77D916C5"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Routine or
+			 spontaneous investigatory activities</header><text>The term <term>routine or
+			 spontaneous investigatory activities</term> means the following activities by a
+			 law enforcement agent:</text>
+				<subparagraph id="HD5AED2A1871D4210847BF535FC983D5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Interviews.</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8F1BDE1F498464CAE13AF8644EE38DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Traffic
+			 stops.</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3891DEFB7FA4F54AD5812AAAACED16E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Pedestrian
+			 stops.</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9C30DCF1A354031B7A9453FA2DCFA43"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Frisks and other
+			 types of body searches.</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E1C4942E6004C15895C858B1B7E7B63"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Consensual or
+			 nonconsensual searches of the persons, property, or possessions (including
+			 vehicles) of individuals using any form of public or private transportation,
+			 including motorists and pedestrians.</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd90e1364dfb84d2d968f2c2199afe258"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Data collection
+			 and analysis, assessments, and predicated investigations.</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE13941DBA01498B8FA9BE3789C44E5C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Inspections and
+			 interviews of entrants into the United States that are more extensive than
+			 those customarily carried out.</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C4691EA756D47EAA7C8D69CCC6FBFC3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Immigration-related
+			 workplace investigations.</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEBEBE15B1A44061A6E370BEF5B313FB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Such other types
+			 of law enforcement encounters compiled for or by the Federal Bureau of
+			 Investigation or the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE9A8192D819043259D9F701761D4E7AC"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Reasonable
+			 request</header><text>The term <term>reasonable request</term> means all
+			 requests for information, except for those that—</text>
+				<subparagraph commented="no" id="H45D6E4D1DA054240B8522261609E57F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are immaterial to
+			 the investigation;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1335173B8FA44F27B0EA2EA65EEBF181"><enum>(B)</enum><text>would result in
+			 the unnecessary disclosure of personal information; or</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HECDCEAAD2843429F96558A97351FCC76"><enum>(C)</enum><text>would place a
+			 severe burden on the resources of the law enforcement agency given its
+			 size.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H874CF000C39F40FEBBE47BBEDA496DC8"><enum>(10)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
+			 term <term>State</term> means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
+			 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the
+			 United States.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="HB5B6F44CA8094B938F141E36D74E5F56"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Unit of local
+			 government</header><text>The term <term>unit of local government</term>
+			 means—</text>
+				<subparagraph id="H13651B0EF0CB48B88B04B6DB2BB5A1D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any city, county,
+			 township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political
+			 subdivision of a State;</text>
+				</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33B3E1D756BB40AB9558E128EE938E68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any law
+			 enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that—</text>
+					<clause id="HAFE4562D801D47EBB24B10D5E3E944B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
+			 established under applicable State law; and</text>
+					</clause><clause id="H15F9D7D882B04D52BF551AC980244873"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has
+			 the authority to, in a manner independent of other State entities, establish a
+			 budget and impose taxes; or</text>
+					</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B6C7C1A9EB94D028D81E135D12D4FDA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any Indian tribe
+			 that performs law enforcement functions, as determined by the Secretary of the
+			 Interior.</text>
+				</subparagraph></paragraph></section><title id="H0D992D35672A44A081EF792200581CBB"><enum>I</enum><header>Prohibition of
+			 Racial Profiling</header>
+			<section id="H84C0187FE5804905B508871E3D57705F"><enum>101.</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No law enforcement agent or law enforcement
+			 agency shall engage in racial profiling.</text>
+			</section><section id="H7D4A84D8851C40EEAF1E0F3B4652B987"><enum>102.</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
+				<subsection id="H46C17A92F8A046019D3B7DE6920D37C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Remedy</header><text>The
+			 United States, or an individual injured by racial profiling, may enforce this
+			 title in a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief, filed either in a
+			 State court of general jurisdiction or in a district court of the United
+			 States.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="HAA5AD8DEDBC44F9787672FD9415E00E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Parties</header><text>In
+			 any action brought under this title, relief may be obtained against—</text>
+					<paragraph id="H0506810B221144FFA44C0BF15F53DA28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any governmental
+			 body that employed any law enforcement agent who engaged in racial
+			 profiling;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF52E61DE7B842E19140A9E3BF5C67BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any agent of such
+			 body who engaged in racial profiling; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H458E99BFE0574672AA48284E3D2930B4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any person with
+			 supervisory authority over such agent.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB9A04E8B46B24B63A05261708894EFA5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nature of
+			 proof</header><text>Proof that the routine or spontaneous investigatory
+			 activities of law enforcement agents in a jurisdiction have had a disparate
+			 impact on racial, ethnic, or religious minorities shall constitute prima facie
+			 evidence of a violation of this title.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="HD256EE61F8EC444CB8E14F477041E7DB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Attorney’s
+			 fees</header><text>In any action or proceeding to enforce this title against
+			 any governmental body, the court may allow a prevailing plaintiff, other than
+			 the United States, reasonable attorney’s fees as part of the costs, and may
+			 include expert fees as part of the attorney’s fee.</text>
+				</subsection></section></title><title id="H788B0D9EDB1243218380FB15A61EF02F"><enum>II</enum><header>Programs to
+			 Eliminate Racial Profiling By Federal Law Enforcement Agencies</header>
+			<section id="H3088BDF68462498987255F508F150513"><enum>201.</enum><header>Policies to
+			 eliminate racial profiling</header>
+				<subsection id="H7A419D059FFA497BB21CE43CC4487079"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Federal law enforcement agencies shall—</text>
+					<paragraph id="H355CA6015356465EACA9C875B7499A55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain adequate
+			 policies and procedures designed to eliminate racial profiling; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H418AB091C7854B5F820E24C5A8122635"><enum>(2)</enum><text>cease existing
+			 practices that permit racial profiling.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H29A4B8645132425B9EB6BAF9BB310335"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policies</header><text>The
+			 policies and procedures described in
+			 <internal-xref idref="H355CA6015356465EACA9C875B7499A55" legis-path="201.(a)(1)">subsection (a)(1)</internal-xref> shall include—</text>
+					<paragraph id="H89DFB1BF2E8E46DCBFDC0F741E2FAEBA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
+			 prohibition on racial profiling;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H15777CB1ACC14B89AC7FACDA6D58C2F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>training on racial
+			 profiling issues as part of Federal law enforcement training;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="HE672338B584747B4AFDB4D1460815DB0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the collection of
+			 data in accordance with the regulations issued by the Attorney General under
+			 section 401;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H32B4E88DD8094609AE136B7664E3FA76"><enum>(4)</enum><text>procedures for
+			 receiving, investigating, and responding meaningfully to complaints alleging
+			 racial profiling by law enforcement agents; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H28563F94C11B4D9B99BB5223276564CD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other policies
+			 and procedures the Attorney General determines to be necessary to eliminate
+			 racial profiling by Federal law enforcement agencies.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection></section></title><title id="HFBF845670CCF4F8084B6E2C8E5F39470"><enum>III</enum><header>Programs to
+			 Eliminate Racial Profiling By State, Local, and Indian Tribal Law Enforcement
+			 Agencies</header>
+			<section id="H8FCB3EC9AA104FCEB73CA4A1E065D8F6"><enum>301.</enum><header>Policies
+			 required for grants</header>
+				<subsection id="H67F50391B13044408988CCE5A95D76AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>An application by a State, a unit of local government, or
+			 a State, local, or Indian tribal law enforcement agency for funding under a
+			 covered program shall include a certification that such State, unit of local
+			 government, or law enforcement agency, and any law enforcement agency to which
+			 it will distribute funds—</text>
+					<paragraph id="HB71FDF4232AD4FE4909F89B84AE95C8C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintains adequate
+			 policies and procedures designed to eliminate racial profiling; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H24B232D9D77B42B18D3B0CD47C373255"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has eliminated any
+			 existing practices that permit or encourage racial profiling.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0702CF09DBA241D1A34DE9047ABB3BA5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policies</header><text>The
+			 policies and procedures described in
+			 <internal-xref idref="HB71FDF4232AD4FE4909F89B84AE95C8C" legis-path="301.(a)(1)">subsection (a)(1)</internal-xref> shall include—</text>
+					<paragraph id="H23745742FFBF481F9222821C02BD6E0F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
+			 prohibition on racial profiling;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC0EC3CE310A45D6AB825037E0280ED9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>training on racial
+			 profiling issues as part of law enforcement training;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A54A58098524B8DBDEB434FF136C0CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the collection of
+			 data in accordance with the regulations issued by the Attorney General under
+			 section 401; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4952642452E44B0A35181199004DD43"><enum>(4)</enum><text>participation in
+			 an administrative complaint procedure or independent audit program that meets
+			 the requirements of
+			 <internal-xref idref="H35519E48C1554D57A13A758B226AED63" legis-path="302.">section 302</internal-xref>.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBB7F8AF095D642569A51ADFA7247075A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>This section shall take effect 12 months after the date of
+			 enactment of this Act.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="H35519E48C1554D57A13A758B226AED63"><enum>302.</enum><header>Involvement of
+			 Attorney General</header>
+				<subsection id="H7E234435599940B0B2DB271296EAFC6A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
+					<paragraph id="HC6E61E430A8E4C5098D8ED3203E33A28"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6
+			 months after the date of enactment of this Act and in consultation with
+			 stakeholders, including Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement
+			 agencies and community, professional, research, and civil rights organizations,
+			 the Attorney General shall issue regulations for the operation of
+			 administrative complaint procedures and independent audit programs to ensure
+			 that such programs and procedures provide an appropriate response to
+			 allegations of racial profiling by law enforcement agents or agencies.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H4CFEE394BCDD44249CDBAFFE18608585"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The
+			 regulations issued under
+			 <internal-xref idref="HC6E61E430A8E4C5098D8ED3203E33A28" legis-path="302.(a)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> shall contain guidelines
+			 that ensure the fairness, effectiveness, and independence of the administrative
+			 complaint procedures and independent auditor programs.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H026FA1BE3B5A4179B1D44F70F7D97284"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text>If
+			 the Attorney General determines that the recipient of a grant from any covered
+			 program is not in compliance with the requirements of
+			 <internal-xref idref="H8FCB3EC9AA104FCEB73CA4A1E065D8F6" legis-path="301.">section 301</internal-xref> or the regulations issued under
+			 <internal-xref idref="H7E234435599940B0B2DB271296EAFC6A" legis-path="302.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>, the Attorney General shall
+			 withhold, in whole or in part (at the discretion of the Attorney General),
+			 funds for 1 or more grants to the recipient under the covered program, until
+			 the recipient establishes compliance.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="H2FFDF0E314BC4E48BBFF20D9A06555A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Private
+			 parties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General
+			 shall provide notice and an opportunity for private parties to present evidence
+			 to the Attorney General that a recipient of a grant from any covered program is
+			 not in compliance with the requirements of this title.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="H199DDA6C19214704BFA6A2C9420A428A"><enum>303.</enum><header>Data collection
+			 demonstration project</header>
+				<subsection id="H237ED49E18B948E0BF994A8DEB53C802"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Competitive
+			 awards</header>
+					<paragraph id="H4193C1D68727496A8303EE68F3F4B339"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General
+			 may, through competitive grants or contracts, carry out a 2-year demonstration
+			 project for the purpose of developing and implementing data collection programs
+			 on the hit rates for stops and searches by law enforcement agencies. The data
+			 collected shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, national origin, and
+			 religion.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H63EADB4612094371B8EC7F2734984391"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Number of
+			 grants</header><text>The Attorney General shall provide not more than 5 grants
+			 or contracts under this section.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H28AA9F720C3D479BB55DBE8A9DBCEAA4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
+			 grantees</header><text>Grants or contracts under this section shall be awarded
+			 to law enforcement agencies that serve communities where there is a significant
+			 concentration of racial or ethnic minorities and that are not already
+			 collecting data voluntarily.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D517B2494A04ED9890FF30D8EF438FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
+			 activities</header><text>Activities carried out with a grant under this section
+			 shall include—</text>
+					<paragraph id="HF04AF02C6E1A44F5BF2A8E26C9874A21"><enum>(1)</enum><text>developing a data
+			 collection tool and reporting the compiled data to the Attorney General;
+			 and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFC5B21409CD4C0A867E4FA03A19B72B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>training of law
+			 enforcement personnel on data collection, particularly for data collection on
+			 hit rates for stops and searches.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H62ACFDA956794AAA85718CF92A3B398E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Not
+			 later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney
+			 General shall enter into a contract with an institution of higher education (as
+			 defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)) to
+			 analyze the data collected by each of the grantees funded under this
+			 section.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="H81E2D3C5320E48A4ABFE006A520C32B7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
+			 appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
+			 out activities under this section—</text>
+					<paragraph id="HCA00D1834B2340FA9E35D70A5E9A3C65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$5,000,000, over a
+			 2-year period, to carry out the demonstration program under
+			 <internal-xref idref="H237ED49E18B948E0BF994A8DEB53C802" legis-path="303.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>; and</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H38318938AB95468C80C3D6E56B76E464"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$500,000 to carry
+			 out the evaluation under
+			 <internal-xref idref="H62ACFDA956794AAA85718CF92A3B398E" legis-path="303.(c)">subsection (c)</internal-xref>.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCF235B0BF9D94133A1EAC602BA5A8631"><enum>304.</enum><header>Best practices
+			 development grants</header>
+				<subsection id="H360AC16346C9444B8B582CBABD865ABE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grant
+			 authorization</header><text>The Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice
+			 Assistance, may make grants to States, local law enforcement agencies, and
+			 units of local government to develop and implement best practice devices and
+			 systems to eliminate racial profiling.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="H236E1E2347034CC9B941DFE568572495"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
+			 funds</header><text>The funds provided under
+			 <internal-xref idref="H360AC16346C9444B8B582CBABD865ABE" legis-path="304.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> shall be used for programs
+			 that include the following purposes:</text>
+					<paragraph id="HD32A9B053F3047DA869F34D88B41FB26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The development
+			 and implementation of training to prevent racial profiling and to encourage
+			 more respectful interaction with the public.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H58A9CF5AEFDA4BA5BA47663DB56E2971"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The acquisition
+			 and use of technology to facilitate the accurate collection and analysis of
+			 data.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H692B86D5E8A141C3B95073888CF5812E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The development
+			 and acquisition of feedback systems and technologies that identify officers or
+			 units of officers engaged in, or at risk of engaging in, racial profiling or
+			 other misconduct.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="HA681C9C984454DCB8FE76B7C3A08D27F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The establishment
+			 and maintenance of an administrative complaint procedure or independent auditor
+			 program.</text>
+					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3C97B6D8AC3840848F27A3A9E757193F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Equitable
+			 distribution</header><text>The Attorney General shall ensure that grants under
+			 this section are awarded in a manner that reserves an equitable share of
+			 funding for small and rural law enforcement agencies.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="HA0AACC6E1E7449E0B4C5BBD6E899B46B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each
+			 State, local law enforcement agency, or unit of local government desiring a
+			 grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at
+			 such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney
+			 General may reasonably require.</text>
+				</subsection></section><section id="HCDBFB37EB58A4637B065635200665144"><enum>305.</enum><header>Authorization
+			 of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
+			 authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
+			 title.</text>
+			</section></title><title id="H7C2EECE492B744F9A661F678449A40DD"><enum>IV</enum><header>Data
+			 Collection</header>
+			<section id="HB6441D17274D464CA4E61899604B8D33"><enum>401.</enum><header>Attorney
+			 General to issue regulations</header>
+				<subsection id="H89065138D1B84649AF71C8C9B68916CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
+			 later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney
+			 General, in consultation with stakeholders, including Federal, State, and local
+			 law enforcement agencies and community, professional, research, and civil
+			 rights organizations, shall issue regulations for the collection and
+			 compilation of data under sections 201 and 301.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="H74D7D3E213364FB38A72EBCE87510AB3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
+			 regulations issued under
+			 <internal-xref idref="H89065138D1B84649AF71C8C9B68916CE" legis-path="401.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> shall—</text>
+					<paragraph id="H84DE3E80D4254BB88C9D0E65720AFD55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for the
+			 collection of data on all routine or spontaneous investigatory
+			 activities;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF095D8EB3F04E2FB2203ED84CC2DDC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide that the
+			 data collected shall—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="HE430D3C9A267410084DB6193943F6D3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be collected by
+			 race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, and religion, as perceived by the law
+			 enforcement officer;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A6A23535D89405BAD484A57645D5A2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include the date,
+			 time, and location of such investigatory activities;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A56DC239E504994B3F4A70AD2CFDF15"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include detail
+			 sufficient to permit an analysis of whether a law enforcement agency is
+			 engaging in racial profiling; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE95DDF0477894D0B9C367BDCEC258237"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not include
+			 personally identifiable information;</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C329B75952143AFB5E0302E520F591F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide that a
+			 standardized form shall be made available to law enforcement agencies for the
+			 submission of collected data to the Department of Justice;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="HB700976CFFCB4B859DD890A728443EBA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide that law
+			 enforcement agencies shall compile data on the standardized form made available
+			 under
+			 <internal-xref idref="H6C329B75952143AFB5E0302E520F591F" legis-path="401.(b)(3)">paragraph (3)</internal-xref>, and submit the form to
+			 the Civil Rights Division and the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice
+			 Statistics;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB8BA80A44904A14BC38573D0B0BA1D6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide that law
+			 enforcement agencies shall maintain all data collected under this Act for not
+			 less than 4 years;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E250F7FE5BC4B7B90A1340F4766D695"><enum>(6)</enum><text>include guidelines
+			 for setting comparative benchmarks, consistent with best practices, against
+			 which collected data shall be measured;</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DEE52B8AF94411592CB9B55A064FD27"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide that the
+			 Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics shall—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="H013FACB1660B4C59B8B0C582642D8D2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>analyze the data
+			 for any statistically significant disparities, including—</text>
+							<clause id="HAED01279F77D4823A41CDF9281EDE112"><enum>(i)</enum><text>disparities in the
+			 percentage of drivers or pedestrians stopped relative to the proportion of the
+			 population passing through the neighborhood;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="H1582FE76D5AB4C27A2C8D66D403C1DA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>disparities in
+			 the hit rate; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="H89EE38C3E14A4B9A96AEC1E166158AA0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>disparities in
+			 the frequency of searches performed on minority drivers and the frequency of
+			 searches performed on non-minority drivers; and</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H568A12BCD4D84FB18ADC4433C78C9554"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 3
+			 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter—</text>
+							<clause id="HEEB85C98817B418E902F5B750FB6947B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prepare a report
+			 regarding the findings of the analysis conducted under
+			 <internal-xref idref="H013FACB1660B4C59B8B0C582642D8D2C" legis-path="401.(b)(7)(A)">subparagraph (A)</internal-xref>;</text>
+							</clause><clause id="HF88FD7633C674DBBBA2F1BB52917FF7C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide such
+			 report to Congress; and</text>
+							</clause><clause id="H4D211208673C4496BC7BD2497554D5E4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make such report
+			 available to the public, including on a website of the Department of Justice;
+			 and</text>
+							</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID12c646cc0f574af4ae8a1e700daea92c"><enum>(8)</enum><text>protect the
+			 privacy of individuals whose data is collected by—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="IDfe6079f5a33b41248ea988b5802ca5df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>limiting the use
+			 of the data collected under this Act to the purposes set forth in this
+			 Act;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4ca8e9c0ddc84ac99a614326458a8a84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>except as
+			 otherwise provided in this Act, limiting access to the data collected under
+			 this Act to those Federal, State, local, or tribal employees or agents who
+			 require such access in order to fulfill the purposes for the data set forth in
+			 this Act;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7cf57cd47f324f3cb30ff78c6cb3276d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>requiring
+			 contractors or other non-governmental agents who are permitted access to the
+			 data collected under this Act to sign use agreements incorporating the use and
+			 disclosure restrictions set forth in subparagraph (A); and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID91a8041ca13249c59890f768641001ce"><enum>(D)</enum><text>requiring the
+			 maintenance of adequate security measures to prevent unauthorized access to the
+			 data collected under this Act.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5CD12F86558A4F83B2B71EAE7D0359E7"><enum>402.</enum><header>Publication of
+			 data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Department of Justice
+			 Bureau of Justice Statistics shall provide to Congress and make available to
+			 the public, together with each annual report described in
+			 <internal-xref idref="HB6441D17274D464CA4E61899604B8D33" legis-path="401.">section 401</internal-xref>, the data collected pursuant to
+			 this Act, excluding any personally identifiable information described in
+			 section 403.</text>
+			</section><section id="HC49F0475B4B24CA48BE243E7094F4E39"><enum>403.</enum><header>Limitations on
+			 publication of data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The name
+			 or identifying information of a law enforcement officer, complainant, or any
+			 other individual involved in any activity for which data is collected and
+			 compiled under this Act shall not be—</text>
+				<paragraph id="HAA7F4924E49C42AB86792A1204AF6D5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>released to the
+			 public;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B685F32A4D944DE8A3CFAAFCB1C283E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disclosed to any
+			 person, except for—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id8E247193B1414625B88E99EA7A55117F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such disclosures
+			 as are necessary to comply with this Act;</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba6693483b134269bb428f1c07149787"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disclosures of
+			 information regarding a particular person to that person; or</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb0930a1d878348709d7bce8bdb60276c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>disclosures
+			 pursuant to litigation; or</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HED2759AE8E9A4D878822148FE8824AF5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>subject to
+			 disclosure under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as
+			 the Freedom of Information Act), except for disclosures of information
+			 regarding a particular person to that person.</text>
+				</paragraph></section></title><title id="H3BEF4074B5E94D579FE68858F5194645"><enum>V</enum><header>Department of
+			 Justice Regulations and Reports on Racial Pro­fil­ing in the United
+			 States</header>
+			<section id="H5B2B16A40B284B39BFD697611B16FDC2"><enum>501.</enum><header>Attorney
+			 General to issue regulations and reports</header>
+				<subsection id="H3E4A7006CEFB475EACAE268A1ED11897"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>In
+			 addition to the regulations required under sections 303 and 401, the Attorney
+			 General shall issue such other regulations as the Attorney General determines
+			 are necessary to implement this Act.</text>
+				</subsection><subsection id="H3D3FD5AEA9154C05AF58A367A953AB31"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header>
+					<paragraph id="H2F360F0769154767B46DA140850A30E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
+			 this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to
+			 Congress a report on racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.</text>
+					</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F89277967FF4C4EAA49FCC21F08731A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>Each
+			 report submitted under
+			 <internal-xref idref="H2F360F0769154767B46DA140850A30E8" legis-path="501.(b)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> shall include—</text>
+						<subparagraph id="H24C56190150141DA9292047E20FCF74D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of data
+			 collected under sections 201(b)(3) and 301(b)(3) and from any other reliable
+			 source of information regarding racial profiling in the United States;</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB309AC94C0F452D96AC95CD903EF3A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a discussion of
+			 the findings in the most recent report prepared by the Department of Justice
+			 Bureau of Justice Statistics under section 401(b)(7);</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84C51047C41649338A66021F1FD06AE6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the status of the
+			 adoption and implementation of policies and procedures by Federal law
+			 enforcement agencies under section 201 and by the State and local law
+			 enforcement agencies under sections 301 and 302; and</text>
+						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82E185FBAF594E62B3BEDF599870E5D8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
+			 any other policies and procedures that the Attorney General believes would
+			 facilitate the elimination of racial profiling.</text>
+						</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></title><title id="HFB1B14C4EE4949D08E37244CF1862257"><enum>VI</enum><header>Miscellaneous
+			 Provisions</header>
+			<section id="H856EF5F05D4A4BC1A5FB094D1849733D"><enum>601.</enum><header>Severability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If any provision of this Act, or the
+			 application of such a provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be
+			 unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of the
+			 remaining provisions of this Act to any person or circumstance shall not be
+			 affected thereby.</text>
+			</section><section commented="no" id="HF7ED0CFFC22443F28E946699BE41BD86"><enum>602.</enum><header>Savings
+			 clause</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act
+			 shall be construed—</text>
+				<paragraph commented="no" id="H1347BB70AD4147AAAD886C7586ACD3C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to limit legal or
+			 administrative remedies under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the
+			 United States (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1983">42 U.S.C. 1983</external-xref>), section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and
+			 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14141">42 U.S.C. 14141</external-xref>), the Omnibus Crime Control and
+			 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3701">42 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.</external-xref>), or title VI of the Civil
+			 Rights Act of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000d">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB32DBB9E0DFC4C65A8EE9701BAEA07D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to affect any
+			 Federal, State, or tribal law that applies to an Indian tribe because of the
+			 political status of the tribe; or</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5039F066ACCC479CBF8D5742C87351ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to waive the
+			 sovereign immunity of an Indian tribe without the consent of the tribe.</text>
+				</paragraph></section></title></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1039 IS: Spouses of Heroes Education Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1039</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S322">Mr. Merkley</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S352">Mr. Heller</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSVA00">Committee on Veterans'
+			 Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the
+		  Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses of
+		  members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty, and for other
+		  purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="id5CB04E933A714CB49EC2F277090FEA86" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote>Spouses
+			 of Heroes Education Act</quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="idEFC02D645D7B49EA9A77CBD3D6DFD7B0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Expansion of Marine
+			 Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship</header>
+			<subsection id="id3071D96EE64B489CBEFCDB99A209EE13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expansion of
+			 entitlement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b)(9)
+			 of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3311">section 3311</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting
+			 <quote>or spouse</quote> after <quote>child</quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id97098BF767904F3F8A162A460FC0471D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation and
+			 election on certain benefits</header><text>Subsection (f) of such section is
+			 amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id37603DBA56F64A71A9FF1DBD622E1485"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idD84AFFA5340D469CB103F18B51863299"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
+			 after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43435579A08D41DB92A7FD258F283F2C" style="OLC">
+						<paragraph id="id94C130353AAB4362AA0D25F52D449060"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
+				entitlement of an individual to assistance under subsection (a) pursuant to
+				paragraph (9) of subsection (b) because the individual was a spouse of a person
+				described in such paragraph shall expire on the earlier of—</text>
+							<subparagraph id="id8CEE4EC8B0D6412082AA8EC5F36F2F43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date that is
+				15 years after the date on which the person died; and</text>
+							</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB2AE1130688497E9E20540AC5E974BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date on which
+				the individual remarries.</text>
+							</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0468681E4BBB40A0AFD9146DDFC6E5B2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Election on
+				receipt of certain benefits</header><text>A surviving spouse entitled to
+				assistance under subsection (a) pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection (b) who
+				is also entitled to educational assistance under chapter 35 of this title may
+				not receive assistance under both this section and such chapter, but shall make
+				an irrevocable election (in such form and manner as the Secretary may
+				prescribe) under which section or chapter to receive educational
+				assistance.</text>
+						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6b639f4b9d5147f5b15ea9567d2c6ad6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
+			 amendment</header><text>Section 3321(b)(4) of such title is amended by striking
+			 <quote>an individual</quote> and inserting <quote>a child</quote>.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id6DBD0785E8164210A002965EB2669562"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
+			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
+			 date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S103 IS: Thurgood Marshall’s Elementary School Study Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-01-23</dc:date>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 103</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130123" legis-day="20130103">January 23
+			 (legislative day, January 3), 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S308">Mr. Cardin</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S182">Ms. Mikulski</cosponsor>) introduced the
+			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSEG00">Committee on Energy and Natural
+			 Resources</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
+		  special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland and for other
+		  purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Thurgood Marshall’s Elementary
+			 School Study Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="ID3d3d105243ab48a2b23a62187cf0af3c"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
+			<paragraph id="ID194117306056414896d925f1803de89a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
+			 term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="ID103a93f2e7754929bee228f52b2a9528"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study
+			 area</header><text>The term <term>study area</term> means P.S. 103, the public
+			 school located in West Baltimore, Maryland, which Thurgood Marshall attended as
+			 a youth.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="IDcbf337db542d4574b5a2de4917e2b924"><enum>3.</enum><header>Special resource
+			 study</header>
+			<subsection id="ID8dca89d7c6274f42a90d09abc2f4332a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The
+			 Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="ID5c67bc3821d9400ab441c809fcb5e946"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In
+			 conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
+				<paragraph id="IDb547a817bb734a41b63cc7760601f72f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate the
+			 national significance of the study area;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1739d9ebd1b744bca38b31b6493b1d7d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determine the
+			 suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the
+			 National Park System;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb12413b4b1784fbb8ed80be74279f77e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consider other
+			 alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area
+			 by the Federal Government, State or local government entities, or private and
+			 nonprofit organizations;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="ID767cc5b489a241be99548ac73c747f3c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consult with
+			 interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental entities, private and
+			 nonprofit organizations, or any other interested individuals;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="ID87ab00e4e070425b9d9fbec9f3fc705b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify cost
+			 estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation,
+			 and maintenance associated with the alternatives; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="ID19340b0f3b194b2ea09b6f0c12964e34"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identify any
+			 authorities that would compel or permit the Secretary to influence local land
+			 use decisions under the alternatives.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDff43720aa9114e6a9c5422bb9f927973"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicable
+			 law</header><text>The study required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in
+			 accordance with section 8 of the National Park System General Authorities Act
+			 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1a">16 U.S.C. 1a–5</external-xref>).</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="ID16f4d42b7faa48f5a88609f041cd3562"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
+			 later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to
+			 carry out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the
+			 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
+			 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that
+			 describes—</text>
+				<paragraph id="ID706ba0f7400642f78135cdd86ae775a5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of
+			 the study; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc5b71be8592747459ae70e2743306e84"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any conclusions
+			 and recommendations of the Secretary.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dc:title>113 S1040 IS: To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence, good sportsmanship, and philanthropy.</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
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+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1040</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S349">Mr. Portman</sponsor> (for
+			 himself, <cosponsor name-id="S305">Mr. Isakson</cosponsor>,
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S301">Mr. Coburn</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S307">Mr. Brown</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was
+			 read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSBK00">Committee
+			 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of
+		  Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in recognition of his service to the Nation in
+		  promoting excellence, good sportsmanship, and philanthropy.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="id7210D341BFAB44D58A535E24CC1BD62F" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
+			<paragraph id="idce9297a9fc2e407f8f40ad22644e5252"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus is
+			 a world-famous golf professional, a highly successful business executive, a
+			 prominent advertising spokesman, a passionate and dedicated philanthropist, a
+			 devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and a man with a common touch that
+			 has made him one of the most popular and accessible public figures in
+			 history.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id8943873172f6478bb31f667a1836fd73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus
+			 amassed 120 victories in professional competition of national or international
+			 stature, 73 of which came on the Professional Golf Association (in this Act
+			 referred to as the <term>PGA</term>) Tour. His record 18 professional major
+			 championship titles, which began more than 50 years ago, with his win at the
+			 1962 U.S. Open as a 22-year-old rookie, remains the standard by which all
+			 golfers are measured. He is the only player in golf history to have won each
+			 major championship at least 3 times, and is the only player to complete a
+			 career <term>Grand Slam</term> on both the regular and senior tours. He also
+			 owns the record for most major championships as a senior, with 8.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id3df2b473e9864559b6458f8cc0956285"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus’
+			 magnetic personality and unfailing sense of kindness and thoughtfulness have
+			 endeared him to millions throughout the world.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id55928a70804b4114b41cbd268dd62457"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus has
+			 been the recipient of countless athletic honors, including being named
+			 Individual Male Athlete of the Century by Sports Illustrated, one of the 10
+			 Greatest Athletes of the Century by ESPN, and Golfer of the Century or Golfer
+			 of the Millennium by every major national and international media outlet. He
+			 received the Muhammad Ali Sports Legend Award and the first-ever ESPY Lifetime
+			 Achievement Award. He became the first golfer and only the third athlete to
+			 receive the Vince Lombardi Award of Excellence, and is also a 5-time winner of
+			 the PGA Player of the Year Award. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of
+			 Fame at the age of 34.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id5226529fd10641c9a2d3ed05af7bdfe0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus has
+			 received numerous additional honors, including several golf industry awards for
+			 his work and contributions as a golf course designer, such as the Old Tom
+			 Morris Award, which is the highest honor given by the Golf Course
+			 Superintendents Association of America, and both the Donald Ross Award given by
+			 the American Society of Golf Course Architects and the Don A. Rossi Award given
+			 by the Golf Course Builders Association of America. Golf Inc. Magazine named
+			 him the Most Powerful Person in Golf for a record 6 consecutive years, due to
+			 his impact on various aspects of the industry through his course design work,
+			 marketing and licensing business, his ambassadorial role in promoting and
+			 growing the game of golf worldwide, and his involvement on a national and
+			 global level with various charitable causes.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idacb882865f17492987d52b065268bf27"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus has
+			 been involved in the design of more than 290 golf courses worldwide, and his
+			 business, Nicklaus Design, has close to 380 courses open for play in 36
+			 countries and 39 States.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="ide681d265b3934133bfb54529f8499053"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus
+			 served as the Global Ambassador for a campaign to include golf in the Olympic
+			 Games, which was achieved and will begin in the 2016 Olympic program.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="idd004ef4bbdaf41fc8d079d9934f32a0f"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus was
+			 honored by President George W. Bush in 2005 by receiving the Presidential Medal
+			 of Freedom, the highest honor given to any United States civilian.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id3360016ad7df45d896ee10f2df4812a1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus has
+			 a long-standing commitment to numerous charitable causes, such as his founding,
+			 along with his wife Barbara, of the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation,
+			 which provides pediatric health care services throughout South Florida and in
+			 other parts of the country. The Foundation has raised close to $24,000,000
+			 since it was formed in 2004, and has provided free-of-charge health assistance
+			 and services to more than 4,000 children and their families through Child Life
+			 programs (supporting therapeutic interventions for children with chronic and
+			 acute conditions during hospitalization), Miami Children’s Hospital Nicklaus
+			 Care Centers (to offer a new option to Palm Beach County-area families with
+			 children who require pediatric specialty care), and Safe Kids Program (aimed at
+			 keeping children injury-free and offering safety education in an effort to
+			 decrease accidental injuries in children). In October 2012, the Miami
+			 Children’s Hospital Nicklaus Outpatient Center was opened to provide pediatric
+			 urgent care, diagnostic services, and rehabilitation services in Palm Beach
+			 County, Florida.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id0B253730E590447888F4411D8E6FC235"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus
+			 also established an annual pro am golf tournament called <quote>The
+			 Jake</quote> to honor his 17-month-old grandson who passed away in 2005, and it
+			 serves as a primary fundraiser for the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care
+			 Foundation. The event alone has raised well over $4,000,000 over the last
+			 several years. He has been a tireless supporter of numerous junior golf
+			 initiatives, working with the PGA of America Junior Golf Foundation over the
+			 course of 4 decades, including the establishment of the Barbara and Jack
+			 Nicklaus Junior Golf Endowment Fund and the PGA-Nicklaus First Tee Teaching
+			 Grants. He also is a spokesperson for several PGA of America and USGA
+			 growth-of-the-game initiatives. In 2013, Jack Nicklaus, with the support of the
+			 National Park and Recreation Association (NRPA), launched the Jack Nicklaus
+			 Learning Leagues, taking team-concept golf to our parks system for children,
+			 ages 5 to 12. A nonprofit foundation called Global Outreach for Learning
+			 Foundation (GOLF) was created to underwrite the program. By the end of 2013,
+			 they hope to have the program in more than 100 locations and reach close to
+			 25,000 children. He continues to support several scholarship foundations, other
+			 children’s hospitals, and other causes, including spinal-cord research,
+			 pancreatic cancer issues, and Florida Everglades restoration.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id89842ED7847B4033BF75113D7AF8FFA3"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus
+			 continues to manage the Memorial Tournament in his home State of Ohio, in which
+			 contributions generated through the aid of over 2,600 volunteers are given to
+			 support Nationwide Children’s Hospital and close to 75 other Central Ohio
+			 charities. This has garnered more than $5,700,000 for programs and services at
+			 Nationwide Children’s Hospital since 1976, so that Central Ohio will continue
+			 to have one of the best children’s hospitals in the United States.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="ideae0a5eec7c64fc1ae5f02839f26844d"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus
+			 serves as an honorary chair of the American Lake Veterans Golf Course in
+			 Tacoma, Washington, which neighbors a Veterans Administration hospital and is
+			 designed for the rehabilitation of wounded and disabled veterans. Nicklaus has
+			 donated his design services for the improvement of the course, and raised
+			 contributions for the addition of 9 new holes (the <term>Nicklaus Nine</term>),
+			 the construction of the Rehabilitation and Learning Center, and the upgrade of
+			 the maintenance facilities. The course is considered the only one in the United
+			 States designed solely for the use of disabled veterans. It served over 30,000
+			 veterans and their families in 2012 to use the healing powers of golf to help
+			 them rehabilitate and recreate. The hope is that American Lake will serve as a
+			 pilot program for the more than 150 Veterans Administration hospitals
+			 nationwide.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id725ef991e3ed4f89a3244e32b874c7df"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus
+			 serves as a spokesperson and Trustee for The First Tee program, which brings
+			 golf to children who would not otherwise be exposed to it, and teaches them
+			 valuable, character-building life lessons through the game of golf, and is a
+			 national co-chair of the organization’s More Than a Game campaign.</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="id93e01924052242199071ee8a9a93b041"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Jack Nicklaus
+			 remains active in tournament golf, although he retired from major championship
+			 competition in 2005, when he played his final British Open and his final
+			 Masters Tournament, and led the United States to a thrilling victory in The
+			 President's Cup. He consults often with the PGA Tour, and no fewer than 95
+			 Nicklaus courses have hosted a combined total of almost 700 professional
+			 tournaments. In 2013 alone, Nicklaus courses will host 17 PGA Tour-sanctioned
+			 events. His Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio will be hosting The President's
+			 Cup in October 2013, making it the only club in history to have hosted all 3 of
+			 the game’s most prominent international team competitions, the Ryder Cup,
+			 Solheim Cup, and President's Cup. It is also expected that his course at the
+			 Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in New Songdo City, South Korea, will be named
+			 the host venue for the 2015 President's Cup, the first time that country has
+			 hosted an international team competition of this stature.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section id="id21a58e516a4b49db94b80517ed497896"><enum>2.</enum><header>Congressional
+			 gold medal</header>
+			<subsection id="id5429194ed67b400e8994abf6c9ab7e36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
+			 Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the
+			 Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of
+			 Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Jack Nicklaus, in
+			 recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good
+			 sportsmanship.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="iddb7466c584fe4fe3b7795a6726400d2e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Design and
+			 striking</header><text>For the purpose of the presentation referred to in
+			 subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the
+			 <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems,
+			 devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary.</text>
+			</subsection></section><section id="id2cae3786a67a40d6ad0d2d1babb0689c"><enum>3.</enum><header>Duplicate
+			 medals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Under such regulations
+			 as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike duplicate medals in
+			 bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 and sell such duplicate
+			 medals at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the duplicate medals
+			 (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses) and the
+			 cost of the gold medal.</text>
+		</section><section id="id4dc5dca76f0f48fe8d500b37b742d488"><enum>4.</enum><header>National
+			 medals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The medals struck under
+			 this Act are national medals for purposes of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/51">chapter 51</external-xref> of title 31, United
+			 States Code.</text>
+		</section><section id="id7050871f7e404ddda6b4fce8b8a48868"><enum>5.</enum><header>Funding</header>
+			<subsection id="idccbe169ce87c415baebf403b9cdd18e7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization
+			 of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be charged against the
+			 United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to
+			 pay for the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id75b0cdf611c74eb083b49a99ade0d5eb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Proceeds of
+			 sale</header><text>Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals
+			 under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise
+			 Fund.</text>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1041 IS: Military Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1041</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S341">Mr. Blumenthal</sponsor>
+			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSAS00">Committee on Armed
+			 Services</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend title 10, United States Code, to afford crime
+		  victims' rights to victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military
+		  Justice, and for other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Military Crime Victims' Rights Act
+			 of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id13E7CF68CA124FC896382293B76E8C90"><enum>2.</enum><header>Extension of
+			 crime victims' rights to victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military
+			 Justice</header>
+			<subsection id="idA20109E5466140E696B8B0F3AA3AD0CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Victims'
+			 rights</header>
+				<paragraph id="id1A7511C79413405D8C267F851F599C87"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10, United States
+			 Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end
+			 the following new section (article):</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B3CA9B943B04E46930B00B8C6C49859" style="USC">
+						<section id="id2950B08B1C714E8F9F9136FC094C5340"><enum>806b. Art.
+				6b.</enum><header>Victims' rights of victims of offenses under this
+				chapter</header>
+							<subsection id="id98AEAFE8C6B043F88C24B7646E821AAD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rights</header><text>Any
+				individual who is the victim of an offense under this chapter (the Uniform Code
+				of Military Justice), regardless of whether such individual is a member of the
+				Armed Forces (in this section referred to as a <quote>victim of a military
+				crime</quote>), has the following rights:</text>
+								<paragraph id="id37b489f9cce34267ad24d355e880fd58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The right to be
+				reasonably protected from the accused.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id116f2c0563dd4a45a7ba7f066a6ab3c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The right to
+				reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public proceeding in an
+				investigation under section 832 of this title (article 32), court-martial,
+				involuntary plea hearing, pre-sentencing hearing, or parole hearing involving
+				the offense or of any release or escape of the accused.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id1c53619a45d047c79173e29f50eecd84"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The right not to
+				be excluded from any such public proceeding, referred to in paragraph (2)
+				unless the military judge, after receiving clear and convincing evidence,
+				determines that testimony by the victim would be materially altered if the
+				victim heard other testimony at that proceeding.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id7898a1d824844ad68b423ea132d73282"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The right to be
+				reasonably heard at any public proceeding referred to in paragraph (2).</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="idc34a55e77c364dfb9e461659847705cf"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The reasonable
+				right to confer with the trial counsel in the case.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="idf92e74cbb8d649a89fcc6d5672569e45"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The right to full
+				and timely restitution as provided in law.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id522bd538e38b4672baf585c1adb19220"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The right to
+				proceedings free from unreasonable delay.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id3fb132d1727f4b329b24c59778bb6c14"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The right to be
+				treated with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity and
+				privacy.</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id392e056350994b148042c91bc775142c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rights
+				afforded</header><text>In any court-martial proceeding involving an offense
+				against a victim of a military crime, the military judge shall ensure that the
+				victim is afforded the rights described in subsection (a). Before making a
+				determination described in subsection (a)(3), the military judge shall make
+				every effort to permit the fullest attendance possible by the victim and shall
+				consider reasonable alternatives to the exclusion of the victim from the
+				criminal proceeding. The reasons for any decision denying relief under this
+				subsection shall be clearly stated on the record.</text>
+							</subsection><subsection id="idBA43C5FDDDC4486E9D43E32B750BECB2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Best efforts To
+				accord rights</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF5F7887EC8AD4F2AB48113D2E58ACA31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Military judges, trial
+				and defense counsel, military criminal investigation organizations, services,
+				and personnel, and other members and personnel of the Department of Defense
+				engaged in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of offenses under this
+				chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) shall make their best efforts to
+				see that victims of military crimes are notified of, and accorded, the rights
+				described in that subsection.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id6F408C1E87BF44CFBA22BA89B9048EAF" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The trial counsel in a case shall
+				advise the victim that the victim can seek the advice of an attorney with
+				respect to the rights described in subsection (a).</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="idD3544E880EF44612BE0FDF04E8E0EB50" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Notice of release otherwise required
+				pursuant to this chapter shall not be given if such notice may endanger the
+				safety of any person.</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id797A5FA27F744E8AAC94016F5494ECD1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enforcement and
+				limitations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id30495E04F5154EE8AF780C2D6CACC50B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A victim of a military
+				crime, the victim's lawful representative, and the trial counsel may assert the
+				rights described in subsection (a). A person accused of an offense under this
+				chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) may not obtain any form of
+				relief under this section with respect to such offense.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id6612DEDCBD3E447F9F24992E6500ACFE" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In a case where the military judge
+				finds that the number of victims makes it impracticable to accord all of the
+				victims the rights described in subsection (a), the military judge shall
+				fashion a reasonable procedure to give effect to this section that does not
+				unduly complicate or prolong the proceedings.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF0A0D9BB09C24356959E31304C9833BC" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The rights described in subsection
+				(a) shall be asserted in the court-martial in which the accused is being
+				prosecuted for the offense. The military judge shall take up and decide any
+				motion asserting a victim's right forthwith. If the military judge denies the
+				relief sought, the movant may petition the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Court
+				of Criminal Appeals may issue the writ on the order of a single judge pursuant
+				to the rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Court of Criminal Appeals
+				shall take up and decide such application forthwith within 72 hours after the
+				petition has been filed. In no event shall proceedings be stayed or subject to
+				a continuance of more than five days for purposes of enforcing this section. If
+				the Court of Criminal Appeals denies the relief sought, the reasons for the
+				denial shall be clearly stated on the record in a written opinion.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id202326C607BC4434BBDD6A9B985F23CA" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In any appeal in a case under this
+				chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the Government may assert as
+				error the military judge's denial of any victim's right in the proceeding to
+				which the appeal relates.</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id3A7CB33C19374BD09FBAECFF238239BA" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In no case shall a failure to afford
+				a right under this section provide grounds for a new trial. A victim may make a
+				motion to re-open a plea or sentence only if—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="idea7b2da914a949e68f23231c451a2e17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the victim has asserted the right to
+				be heard before or during the proceeding at issue and such right was
+				denied;</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac4164aee1bc47a4b383b6a86e5cd993"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the victim petitions the Court of
+				Criminal Appeals for a writ of mandamus within 14 days; and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide21948bcb00747ae9d1ab48d41c8c92a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a plea, the accused has
+				not pled to the highest offense charged.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida79fbdbfc4cf4cad9b99c5c74b8ab4cf" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Nothing in this section shall be
+				construed to authorize a cause of action for damages or to create, to enlarge,
+				or to imply any duty or obligation to any victim or other person for the breach
+				of which the United States or any of its officers or employees could be held
+				liable in damages. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair the
+				prosecutorial discretion of a Judge Advocate General or any officer under his
+				direction.</text>
+								</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDF4ECB50477B444CB91F4A6EC292A796"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Certain
+				victims</header><text>In the case of a victim of a military crime who is under
+				18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, the legal guardians
+				of the victim or the representatives of the victim's estate, family members, or
+				any other persons appointed as suitable by the military judge, may assume the
+				victim's rights under this section, but in no event shall an accused be named
+				as such guardian or
+				representative.</text>
+							</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idBF6B47FD0BA445FFBE83250568F7EE01"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
+			 amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I
+			 of chapter 47 of such title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended
+			 by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
+					<quoted-block id="idb0c76a82-c32d-46af-97ff-4bc21f30f3a0" style="USC">
+						<toc>
+							<toc-entry idref="id2950B08B1C714E8F9F9136FC094C5340" level="section">806b. Art. 6b. Victims' rights of victims of offenses under
+				this
+				chapter.</toc-entry>
+						</toc>
+						<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8E0F44E89E014DC39A8FFF594688961D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedures To
+			 promote compliance</header>
+				<paragraph id="idD2F955117C874A9596E136967DF9759E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
+			 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall modify the Manual for
+			 Courts-Martial, and prescribe such other regulations as the Secretary considers
+			 appropriate, to enforce the rights of victims of military crimes and to ensure
+			 compliance by responsible members of the Armed Forces and personnel of the
+			 Department of Defense with the obligations specified in section 806b of title
+			 10, United States Code (article 6b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as
+			 added by subsection (a).</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id38D8460510454D2A9742722F0C3BA796"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
+			 modifications and regulations issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include
+			 the following:</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id87f06870cf054f649ba3d4a1f97abcd7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The designation
+			 of an administrative authority within the Department of Defense to receive and
+			 investigate complaints relating to the provision or violation of the rights of
+			 victims of military crimes.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb0c99e373854da1b227ab2579e0b97a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A requirement for
+			 a course of training for judge advocates and other appropriate members of the
+			 Armed Forces and personnel of the Department that fail to comply with section
+			 806b of title 10, United States Code (article 6b of the Uniform Code of
+			 Military Justice), as so added, and otherwise assist such personnel in
+			 responding more effectively to the needs of victims of military crimes.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13080500b1e846c69dc36faecc2115cd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Disciplinary
+			 sanctions, including suspension or termination from employment in the case of
+			 employees of the Department of Defense, for members of the Armed Forces and
+			 other personnel of the Department who willfully or wantonly fail to comply with
+			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/806b">section 806b</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code (article 6b of the Uniform Code of
+			 Military Justice), as so added.</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida7fe8d9cea354a8da60415c7f9b93fcc"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Mechanisms to
+			 ensure that the Secretary of Defense shall be the final arbiter of a complaint
+			 authorized pursuant to subparagraph (A) by a victim of a military crime that
+			 the victim was not afforded the rights provided under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/806b">section 806b</external-xref> of title 10,
+			 United States Code (article 6b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as so
+			 added</text>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
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+<dc:title>113 S1042 IS: Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1042</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S324">Mrs. Shaheen</sponsor> (for
+			 herself, <cosponsor name-id="S311">Ms. Klobuchar</cosponsor>, and
+			 <cosponsor name-id="S364">Mr. Murphy</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSVA00">Committee on Veterans'
+			 Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide
+		  support to university law school programs that are designed to provide legal
+		  assistance to veterans, and for other purposes.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>Veterans Legal Support Act of
+			 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id75f66dc55c75499cb25a77b2b4e720c2"><enum>2.</enum><header>Department of
+			 Veterans Affairs support for university legal clinics that assist
+			 veterans</header>
+			<subsection id="idae8b983eaf854f12b848dae072b8734e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Support
+			 authorized</header><text>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide support
+			 to one or more university law school programs that are designed to provide
+			 legal assistance to veterans.</text>
+			</subsection><subsection id="id787608CB1BA3465BAFE320BED19ECE1A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
+			 programs</header><text>Programs of university law schools which may receive
+			 support under subsection (a) may include programs that assist veterans
+			 with—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id93B0D79FC90C4EFCAEEA5FF1B6D1C896"><enum>(1)</enum><text>filing and
+			 appealing claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary;
+			 and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id7039DA1752CC4CEAA0421318C41719D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such other civil,
+			 criminal, and family legal matters as the Secretary considers
+			 appropriate.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf1a54e192d254720b47d1f5dc220cea0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Financial
+			 support</header>
+				<paragraph id="id312faf80f697451f88e9e528f25514ea"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text>The support provided a program under subsection (a) may
+			 include financial support of the program.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id0b0d2be2ef46463499b02a87b3458186"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
+			 amount</header><text>The total amount of financial support provided under
+			 subsection (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000.</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id7754676bf7a84e708e8af0e5c2ee173f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Amounts
+			 for financial support under subsection (a) shall be derived from amounts
+			 appropriated or otherwise made available to the Medical Services account of the
+			 Department of Veterans Affairs.</text>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1043 IS: English Learning and Innovation Act</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
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+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1043</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S330">Mr. Bennet</sponsor> introduced
+			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00">Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
+			 and Pensions</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To promote innovative practices for the education of
+		  English learners and to help States and local educational agencies with English
+		  learner populations build capacity to ensure that English learners receive
+		  high-quality instruction that enables them to become proficient in English,
+		  access the academic content knowledge needed to meet State challenging academic
+		  content standards, and be prepared for postsecondary education and
+		  careers.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
+			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
+			 the <quote><short-title>English Learning and Innovation
+			 Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="id2C9F2E8CAD7A47E4A1AB7AF813E42506"><enum>2.</enum><header>English Learner
+			 Competitive Grants</header>
+			<subsection id="idE9AF3A18106A46ED9BC5564E529CA1B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 General</header><text>Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
+			 of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6801">20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
+				<paragraph id="id060C95EC36FB4A9A945D0C92E779B757"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
+			 3001(a)—</text>
+					<subparagraph id="id3D20EF4F9BF84B8A99B1B3537626B598"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
+			 by inserting “and part C” after “part B”; and</text>
+					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD13E5388577C4DA58F7BA43DE6540A60"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
+			 end of the following:</text>
+						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD011B9E0763E4B7A9E49B6D70FEBE94E" style="OLC">
+							<paragraph id="idFB27B7FE4C8D4547AEC841AAA830A7C7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>English Learner
+				Competitive Grants</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
+				carry out part C, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 5
+				succeeding fiscal years.</text>
+							</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
+				</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF40C1632FBEF44EB870C62AA0F10D468"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 part C as part D;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id9C47FD6628F546BC9BEF7B0D4E988369"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
+			 sections 3301 through 3304 as sections 3401 through 3404, respectively;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idFCC2D9B5CEB44914A292477A83E6DFB4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section
+			 3111(c)(1)(C), by striking <quote>3303</quote> each place the term appears and
+			 inserting <quote>3403</quote>; and</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="id49C326891896463A9FCA5E6956851EF3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section
+			 3116(d)(1), by striking <quote>3302</quote> and inserting
+			 <quote>3402</quote>;</text>
+				</paragraph><paragraph id="idE22C49DE215F43868D690A9B9290F0F1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after part B the
+			 following:</text>
+					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52DCF7E8A85E46E39DAF6FAD252AD16F" style="OLC">
+						<part id="id2E643844D44A4C69B30969FD3649AF29"><enum>C</enum><header>English Learner
+				Competitive Grants.</header>
+							<section id="idE832DF4B6F2543BBB2628867EE014192"><enum>3301.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this part are—</text>
+								<paragraph id="idCE7CDA8EA496448591CCC79915983F2F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support eligible entities and eligible
+				agencies in developing and strengthening innovative systems that support
+				high-quality instruction for a diverse group of English learners, including
+				English learners who have entered a school in the United States after
+				elementary school or English learners who have been in schools in the United
+				States for more than 5 years without achieving English language proficiency (as
+				determined through the assessment described in section 1111(b)(7)), or both;
+				and</text>
+								</paragraph><paragraph id="id3D8E7CEF9F75464998781088BC0DA8FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to encourage successful strategies in
+				providing coordinated literacy and parent engagement service models for
+				low-literate limited English proficient parents of English learners.</text>
+								</paragraph></section><section id="id90CF904805824FAC88F1D7C5BA0C584C"><enum>3302.</enum><header>Innovation
+				grants</header>
+								<subsection id="IDf97fa7f9cdc14904afdb70935e8315ea"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
+				authorized</header><text>From amounts appropriated under section 3001(a)(3),
+				the Secretary may award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities
+				that have demonstrated progress in establishing and committing to provide
+				high-quality instruction that results in the ability of English learners to
+				achieve English language proficiency and to demonstrate content mastery in core
+				academic subjects to enable such eligible entities to carry out the activities
+				described in subsection (f).</text>
+								</subsection><subsection id="id75BFAA997094429A850DECD7888D4882"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration</header>
+									<paragraph id="id62D1DF0E84E14EB28EB3013CD5FC8A5F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under
+				this section shall be for a period of not more than 4 years.</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="id172FA4597C824DC99864BFD083528F00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may renew a grant under this
+				section for an additional 2-year period, if the eligible entity demonstrates
+				success in—</text>
+										<subparagraph id="ID648ca47bdcca48c385a427f47c3dac8e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving the
+				English language proficiency of students served by the grant program, as
+				measured by the assessment described in section 1111(b)(7);</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID58019c64ddab410d8604e9f9f746a239"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increasing the
+				percentage of English learners who achieve proficiency on the State academic
+				assessment in mathematics, reading or language arts, and science, as described
+				in section 1111(b)(3);</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b03d45a60c448c78dd2dca6969a9995"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increasing the
+				percentage of secondary school students who achieve proficiency in core
+				academic subjects;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b16fde431f242a6addc28e068ad0bd3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>increasing the
+				awareness and knowledge of the education system for parents of English
+				learners;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id060b371d9c024342ab505930d43c45e6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improving the
+				English language proficiency and literacy skills of parents served by the grant
+				program; and</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID03ef5c9f1bfa418daa3ac45929c0186b"><enum>(F)</enum><text>increasing the
+				graduation rate, as defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) and clarified in
+				<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/34/200.19">section 200.19(b)(1)</external-xref> of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, for English
+				learners.</text>
+										</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8B1ABE33D7DD49D797EB14E5B028F827"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
+				entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
+									<paragraph id="id160C5E28B20F44BEAA99E6858B2274DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State
+				educational agency;</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="id66B1A1F340654DA6B4BF0F76A3C725AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a local
+				educational agency; or</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="id7745E02AF82247DEABE408A76C8893CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a public charter
+				school or a charter school management organization.</text>
+									</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8D135EE02C54409C9F5B52F3EF4406BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header>
+									<paragraph id="id428E6A0B58EE430DB20748BC14EC70BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				General</header><text>An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section
+				shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
+				containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="id59F68893DC2D4D0A85E84D5106F41262"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>At
+				a minimum, the application described in paragraph (1) shall include the
+				following:</text>
+										<subparagraph id="id1336A6D87E514FD3845E0C64E182E2C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of
+				how the eligible entity will use grant funds to implement English language
+				proficiency standards, and the academic content standards and student academic
+				achievement standards required under section 1111(b)(1), to assist English
+				learners in—</text>
+											<clause id="idC2E67771594A465BADEB12BF7D1380DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improving English
+				language proficiency, academic achievement, and achievement in core academic
+				subject areas; and</text>
+											</clause><clause id="id836F45851A7F4EEFAE3CD9CD086627C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improving
+				preparation for postsecondary education and careers.</text>
+											</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a9802dab8ef43e0b7bcff3c20628e1d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A description of
+				the benchmarks, consistent with section 3304(b)(1), that the eligible entity
+				will establish to demonstrate improvements in outcomes for students who are
+				English learners.</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe6256983b78c423983bb00914a208aea"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A description of
+				how the eligible entity has used the metrics described in subparagraphs (A)
+				through (D) of subsection (b)(2) and the benchmarks described in subparagraph
+				(B) to create a data-driven needs assessment that the eligible entity will use
+				to determine how grant funds will be used.</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9413dca428cd4865a9b319f49013e3ba"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description of
+				how the eligible entity will use Federal funds received under this section only
+				to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be
+				made available from non-Federal sources for the education of students
+				participating in programs assisted under this section, and not to supplant such
+				funds.</text>
+										</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4D3ED2F3679D4E79B2388BBDAF19A5B2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
+				awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to
+				eligible entities that—</text>
+									<paragraph id="id64BA3487C28C44EBB80C310A262BC377"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use funds, or
+				propose to use grant funds under this section, to—</text>
+										<subparagraph id="IDe9d1148c67f34645ba84dd9bcd2a7614"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implement
+				evidence-based strategies, as determined by the Secretary, for activities
+				described in subsection (f);</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbfea315a4e0f4ba9b42a32cb59292dc8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide
+				educational opportunities for English learners who have entered a school in the
+				United States after elementary school or English learners who have been in
+				schools in the United States for more than 5 years without achieving English
+				language proficiency (as determined through the assessment described in section
+				1111(b)(7)), or both;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idd543446fa17c4597818dcee9cab4478f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide a
+				continuum of literacy, parenting, and parent engagement services for
+				low-literate limited English proficient parents of young English learners;
+				or</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe3472692e07343bba1e2b5a03952e86e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>serve populations
+				of rural students and students who are migratory children, as defined in
+				section 1309(2);</text>
+										</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCA81B7AF676D487E8A92443E29E8FF41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>form partnerships
+				with entities to carry out activities under the grant; or</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="ID46b2be0064ee4f7bac6bc09eb4979e77"><enum>(3)</enum><text>work with an
+				educational research entity that is, at the time of the application,
+				implementing research-based programs or interventions in schools that serve a
+				significant percentage of English learners.</text>
+									</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8d1c91a263b7463e932a5fdb10a70a42"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of
+				funds</header><text>Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this
+				section shall use the grant funds to carry out activities that lead to English
+				learners becoming proficient in English in order to access the academic content
+				knowledge that English learners need to meet the State challenging academic
+				content standards under section 1111(b)(1) and to be ready for postsecondary
+				education and careers, which may include—</text>
+									<paragraph id="id737E49F4648D4E6CBCF75C3987C041E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improving
+				instructional programs by—</text>
+										<subparagraph id="id9A1912B67F504554B2C281E514C71AB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implementing
+				evidence-based language instruction programs, including—</text>
+											<clause id="idAC20302F8737400A9ACB339562AB5DA8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>technology-based
+				programs; and</text>
+											</clause><clause id="id932C190224E64F1387E1CA39592AAD41"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>early childhood
+				education programs, if applicable;</text>
+											</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4F5C4982CF3D409591B1E1D799590505"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consistent with
+				State law, implementing a program that uses instruction in the native language
+				as a basis for English language acquisition, such as—</text>
+											<clause id="idAC4F5A85A4804EAC90E5FD7D0E8F98B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
+				dual-language program; or</text>
+											</clause><clause id="id4D20373E700644B384D37AD21FB1C07D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a bilingual
+				education program; or</text>
+											</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB57111950B584943A483FCBEF8626CE6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>obtaining
+				technical assistance from an expert to develop or implement materials for
+				English learner instruction;</text>
+										</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID30657bc2769747b6a81f6b3bc6c32bcf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensuring that
+				English learners are taught by effective teachers and attend schools that are
+				administered by effective principals, by—</text>
+										<subparagraph id="id72CB2D6772BA426A90FC2ECA20CB164C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing or
+				implementing a strategy to recruit effective teachers and principals;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id007ECCE9932F426D8083AFFCAF3D383C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing or
+				implementing a strategy to retain effective teachers and principals; or</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6312E981714440C8B772D11B4ED70F68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>developing or
+				implementing a strategy to improve the effectiveness of teachers and
+				principals;</text>
+										</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID247c743e6f0a487d83109b4fa2c5147d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increasing the
+				ability of families of English learners to be engaged in their child’s
+				education and development;</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7c75fe08040049859ec4eb9699aedbbc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>expanding best
+				practices to other schools or local educational agencies that are served by the
+				eligible entity; or</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="id645A0EEF83A643C2BC0476325384E69B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>carrying out
+				other activities consistent with the purpose of this part.</text>
+									</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB5E89704170A4D1A8951B42BED589083"><enum>3303.</enum><header>Capacity
+				building grants</header>
+								<subsection id="id204EAD6C366E4511A1C88BD8DF440252"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Capacity
+				Building Grants</header>
+									<paragraph id="id31109FDBE5E14522B1908CDD0505A359"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts
+				appropriated under section 3001(a)(3), the Secretary may award
+				capacity-building grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible agencies that
+				demonstrate a commitment to establishing and maintaining a system of
+				high-quality instruction for English learners to enable such eligible agencies
+				to carry out the activities described in subsection (g).</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="id717DCC4E780A4EB2B961EE3C2644FDE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
+				Secretary shall not award a grant under this section to an eligible agency that
+				has received a grant under section 3302.</text>
+									</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE55BED027B12453BBCB7B9931EB26016"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration</header>
+									<paragraph id="idCB61E56B79C647F191F8616622E994F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under
+				this section shall be for a period of not more than 4 years.</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="id11B0B8E0AFF74F11B8D63BF25EB6E64C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall not renew a grant under
+				this section.</text>
+									</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID70e92bfbfe9042c387c1743c4a8d2610"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
+				agency</header><text>The term <term>eligible agency</term> means a State
+				educational agency or local educational agency that has experienced a
+				significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in the number of English
+				learners that the State educational agency or local educational agency,
+				respectively, serves.</text>
+								</subsection><subsection id="ID95364560fa4646ecb271fea87f78292c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding
+				requirement</header><text>Continued funding after the second year of the grant
+				period for a grant awarded under this section shall be contingent on the
+				eligible agency’s progress in—</text>
+									<paragraph id="IDdb7b238f33504ddb885bbbfa1deff02a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meeting the
+				benchmarks described in subsection (e)(2)(B);</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="idD882B25A494746CD91686115D89D219B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improving the
+				English language proficiency of students served by the grant program, as
+				measured by the assessment described in section 1111(b)(7);</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ca1690a5fa04481bd54e1b28799a921"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increasing the
+				percentage of English learners who achieve proficiency on State academic
+				assessments in mathematics, reading or language arts, and science, as described
+				in section 1111(b)(3);</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcdc8e636453c49d2891bc7c88f3a2c77"><enum>(4)</enum><text>increasing the
+				percentage of secondary school students who achieve proficiency in core
+				academic subjects;</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDddd92907bb6f4aa9938d7fd37ef01b9c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>increasing the
+				graduation rate, as defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) and clarified in
+				<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/34/200.19">section 200.19(b)(1)</external-xref> of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, for English
+				learners;</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="id02d06d6078b549b880c8564613130eb2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>increasing the
+				awareness and knowledge of the education system for parents of English
+				learners; and</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="idf8f18f7087e14ac19ee1328701c88d65"><enum>(7)</enum><text>improving the
+				English language proficiency and literacy skills of parents of English
+				learners.</text>
+									</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC3E783C9202642348436B8615EF0101C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applications</header>
+									<paragraph id="idCDE943C77FFA40308F136E61C94E886D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				General</header><text>An eligible agency desiring a grant under this section
+				shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
+				containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="id6EC5FDD9FFAB43CEB563F371876FD188"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>At
+				a minimum, the application described in paragraph (1) shall include the
+				following:</text>
+										<subparagraph id="IDf51f199b5b404de4b165e7b15c3a01ff"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of
+				how the eligible entity will use grant funds to implement English language
+				proficiency standards and challenging student academic achievement standards
+				and academic content standards under section 1111(b)(1) to assist English
+				learners in—</text>
+											<clause id="id5324FF6D949F4A1EB1360F3590054334"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improving English
+				language proficiency;</text>
+											</clause><clause id="id4520F74DA48D45A295EE0BCD5BC20059"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improving
+				preparation for postsecondary education and careers;</text>
+											</clause><clause id="idd6d3a7e3ef96490b90c010f2a8feb977"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improving the
+				English language proficiency and literacy skills of their parents; and</text>
+											</clause><clause id="iddde0e558f9c04050892bb470e7415e38"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>improving the
+				knowledge and ability of their parents to navigate the education system.</text>
+											</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1678970D7BBE492EA191491C8D7226B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A description of
+				the benchmarks, consistent with section 3304(b), that the eligible agency will
+				establish to demonstrate improvements in outcomes for students who are English
+				learners.</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0EC0B2BD3D514526971FE1FC8CE6F30E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A description of
+				how the eligible agency will efficiently use funds to build upon previous
+				efforts to educate English learners and their parents.</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id29CBD6694D294266AF740517A81833CF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description of
+				how the eligible entity will use Federal funds received under this section only
+				to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be
+				made available from non-Federal sources for the education of students
+				participating in programs assisted under this section, and not to supplant such
+				funds.</text>
+										</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id59670DE607A84769A2ADAD7C7351DB0B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
+				awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to
+				eligible agencies that propose to use grant funds to implement evidence-based
+				strategies, as determined by the Secretary, in order to become competitive in
+				the application process for a grant described in section 3302.</text>
+								</subsection><subsection id="id4B1D014EB71D4D8293EE458CDFB5144D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Use of
+				Funds</header>
+									<paragraph id="idB0899D7E07FF489F9E1466D31FBBD861"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required Use of
+				Funds</header><text>An eligible agency that receives a grant under this section
+				shall use the grant funds to carry out activities that—</text>
+										<subparagraph id="idEFF4942BFE334B95AB3B4236A56901E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>build the
+				eligible agency's capacity to provide quality instruction to English learners
+				and their parents; and</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id14135850DF074AB9B4FFB1A6D9DB9613"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will allow the
+				eligible agency to become competitive in the application process for a grant
+				described in section 3302.</text>
+										</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id84BEE63749204E49A6F7D575E25865FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permissible Use
+				of Funds</header><text>An eligible agency that receives a grant under this
+				section may use the grant funds to ensure that English learners are taught by
+				effective teachers and attend schools that are administered by effective
+				principals, by—</text>
+										<subparagraph id="ID337c19e210df4a60841a3e38521911d5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing or
+				implementing a strategy to recruit effective teachers and principals;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6980f0be05f34d1789ce0d39224d3a1f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing or
+				implementing a strategy to retain effective teachers and principals; or</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID08c31910942b4b0685addf84f233e9c4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>developing or
+				implementing a strategy to improve the effectiveness of teachers and
+				principals.</text>
+										</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idF00F36905D8D4DCF9E7E103EC0FDD158"><enum>3304.</enum><header>Indicators,
+				evaluation, technical assistance, and research</header>
+								<subsection id="idE1FE6DE5D78A4795AB14279032613CF5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Indicators</header>
+									<paragraph id="id81F64C6E31294BC3AFBECEF00E637C75"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
+				General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
+				consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall
+				establish indicators to measure the success of grant programs under this
+				part.</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f3b959274964c7d97a2388857b7e8dd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Primary
+				indicator</header><text>The primary indicator described in paragraph (1) shall
+				be the percentage of students who—</text>
+										<subparagraph id="id8DA2A63D8CCC4E87850E35142381313C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are English
+				learners;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48DA1C1B3D4C47BFBE7E3295EF48E549"><enum>(B)</enum><text>become English
+				language proficient;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id778A783A930B4121BFBA1A730DE19CAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are on track for
+				postsecondary education and a career;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id316a983bf44f40afb473c870f18177e9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>have parents who
+				demonstrate improved English language or basic literacy skills;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcdbf839d53ab4751a7c56557d64700d3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>have parents who
+				increase their knowledge of the education system; and</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8ee87072f78d4d73a91d28657138d697"><enum>(F)</enum><text>have parents who
+				increase their participation in their children’s education.</text>
+										</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id95424BE5477143E196C24EE05AF8F1EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation and
+				Reports by the Eligible Entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible entity and eligible agency
+				receiving a grant under this part shall—</text>
+									<paragraph id="ID05ee907a321748e595cd8aa97714d612"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop
+				quantifiable benchmarks to evaluate the activities that the eligible entity or
+				eligible agency carries out under this part, based on the applicable indicators
+				described in subsection (a), which may include—</text>
+										<subparagraph id="id29E9AC609CCE450D8F770FFBC118C9B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the percentage of
+				students who are English learners who obtain English proficiency;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id43BA73F6B52D4756A257F730975B4275"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the rate of
+				participation of students who are English learners in the State academic
+				assessments under section 1111(b);</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id410C701F526F417DB1DE5A78AA4D17C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the reduction in
+				the percentage of students who are English learners and who are in the lowest
+				level of achievement on such State assessments in English, reading or language
+				arts, and mathematics;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1426EC4134094660B7703576E01EDE05"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the percentage of
+				students who are English learners and who are taking advanced
+				coursework;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida318e4f734874f16a7e48e2ea42d56d2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the percentage of
+				parents of English learners who advance at least one educational functioning
+				level in English language proficiency, based on the Department's National
+				Reporting System of Adult Education, after a year of participating in a program
+				supported under this part;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id486957FB2AA140D499902C96F6A9CF52"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the percentage of
+				parents of English learners who enter postsecondary education or job training
+				after a year of participating in such program;</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9bc7b4dc24cf497a93ac96979bc947fc"><enum>(G)</enum><text>improvement,
+				based on pre- and post- surveys, of the knowledge of the parents of English
+				learners regarding the education system; or</text>
+										</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc8302ca364594e1ea30202422f84b9b2"><enum>(H)</enum><text>improvement,
+				based on instructor observation, of child and parent interactions and reports
+				of parent engagement;</text>
+										</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id592AB388DB814200B837E8CCBE503180"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the benchmarks described in
+				paragraph (1) to the Secretary for approval; and</text>
+									</paragraph><paragraph id="idC921B2390BA744899EA59ED37730DBC0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare and submit an annual report to the
+				Secretary on the progress that the eligible entity or eligible agency is making
+				toward meeting such benchmarks.</text>
+									</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2CCBDB88FD4E40EEBE12BF099FF473A4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical
+				Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
+				shall reserve not more than 1 percent from amounts appropriated in section
+				3001(a)(3) to directly, or through grant or contract, provide technical
+				assistance to eligible entities and eligible agencies to prepare the entities
+				and agencies to qualify, apply for, and maintain grants under this part.</text>
+								</subsection><subsection id="IDedf68aaf4b344913b7d8b94938ae0370"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Research and
+				evaluation</header><text>The Secretary shall reserve not more than 0.5 percent
+				from amounts appropriated in section 3001(a)(3) to evaluate grants or provide
+				technical assistance for activities funded under this part.</text>
+								</subsection></section><section id="idD8D743B99B9A487F8917DE193FC116FC"><enum>3305.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text>
+								<paragraph id="id27AD41EDEAF74A29B0B6C967ED7AB7BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Dual language
+				program</header><text>The term <term>dual language program</term> means an
+				instructional strategy for English learners—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="idDAD6BD7FE5B8460085B376AD80287511"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in which students
+				are taught literacy and content in English and another language and use the
+				other language for at least half of the instructional day; and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFF63207C823F4DEC88BDC59D0EC1B419"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that fosters
+				bilingualism, biliteracy, enhanced awareness of linguistic and cultural
+				diversity, and high levels of academic achievement through instruction in 2
+				languages.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA44C4DF0D2434047A486EBFF096488AF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>English
+				learner</header><text>The term <term>English learner</term> means an individual
+				who is limited English proficient, as defined in section
+				9101.</text>
+								</paragraph></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+				</paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
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+<dc:title>113 S1044 IS: World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2013</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
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+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1044</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S349">Mr. Portman</sponsor> introduced
+			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSEG00">Committee on Energy and Natural
+			 Resources</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title display="yes">To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
+		  install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a
+		  suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D.
+		  Roosevelt prayed with the United States on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
+		  </official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="H5A4885AD6BB94210BF5A672015C09471" style="OLC">
+		<section id="H7C7C0B0112A94582BDB2CB5798942F95" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
+			 <quote><short-title>World War II Memorial Prayer Act of
+			 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
+		</section><section id="H2F764D5FDF8C4616A476BA3FADBAD86C"><enum>2.</enum><header>Placement of
+			 plaque or inscription at world war II memorial</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior—</text>
+			<paragraph id="H0479E5E2008E45AC8BD02973F7F866BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall install in
+			 the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable
+			 plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt
+			 prayed with the United States on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day;</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B9D78CE3F14423591F96F51B0B27797"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall design,
+			 procure, prepare, and install the plaque or inscription referred to in
+			 paragraph (1); and</text>
+			</paragraph><paragraph id="H7549E49912B54B0BB593FFCB5B1C8B6D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not use Federal funds to prepare or
+			 install the plaque or inscription referred to in paragraph (1), but may accept
+			 and expend private contributions for this purpose.</text>
+			</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40896D6981074313B6A8CC7602E3E3F6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3.</enum><header>Commemorative Works
+			 Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter
+			 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the
+			 <quote>Commemorative Works Act</quote>), shall apply to the design and
+			 placement of the plaque within the area of the World War II Memorial.</text>
+		</section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
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+<dublinCore>
+<dc:title>113 S1045 IS: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.</dc:title>
+<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
+<dc:date>2013-05-23</dc:date>
+<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
+<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
+<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
+</dublinCore>
+</metadata>
+<form>
+		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
+		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
+		<session>1st Session</session>
+		<legis-num>S. 1045</legis-num>
+		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
+		<action>
+			<action-date date="20130523">May 23, 2013</action-date>
+			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S301">Mr. Coburn</sponsor> (for himself
+			 and <cosponsor name-id="S295">Mr. Pryor</cosponsor>) introduced the following
+			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+			 <committee-name committee-id="SSGA00">Committee on Homeland Security and
+			 Governmental Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
+		</action>
+		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
+		<official-title>To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that
+		  persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal
+		  employment.</official-title>
+	</form>
+	<legis-body>
+		<section id="HD700FAE7B9734AB0AEAD19BB125057F4" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Ineligibility of persons
+			 having seriously delinquent tax debts for Federal employment</header>
+			<subsection id="H1510357D47024D0AB155E81FC6061A46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
+			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 73 of title
+			 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FCF0308401F48558D2F3A2B4E6F0943" style="USC">
+					<subchapter id="H39B64F42E5D94440BA8F91C0F035BBC3"><enum>VIII</enum><header>Ineligibility
+				of persons having seriously delinquent tax debts for Federal
+				employment</header>
+						<section id="HA8FB47DC7F6044858E032911E4407B7F"><enum>7381.</enum><header>Ineligibility
+				of persons having seriously delinquent tax debts for Federal
+				employment</header>
+							<subsection id="H522346C1248242FF946302F3113DA9E6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section—</text>
+								<paragraph id="H130CB2F375DF4A3180A660E79D728790"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
+				<term>seriously delinquent tax debt</term> means an outstanding debt under the
+				Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for which a notice of lien has been filed in
+				public records pursuant to section 6323 of such Code, except that such term
+				does not include—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="HEDA261A240834A1A842308FF119C7C26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a debt that is
+				being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement under section 6159 or
+				section 7122 of such Code; and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09DE7B950A43415483FBA75547507AE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a debt with
+				respect to which a collection due process hearing under section 6330 of such
+				Code, or relief under subsection (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of such Code,
+				is requested or pending; and</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H75A8F7A57A45459C866DB1EB7F9D9E3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
+				<term>Federal employee</term> means—</text>
+									<subparagraph id="H23071EA5AA2E454685E1825AA3B3743E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an employee, as
+				defined by section 2105; and</text>
+									</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H83999B05567346F49DBC2DDC86B378DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an employee of the
+				United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission.</text>
+									</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H98DED5F2CCE0495397AAA4B86E2D6DC4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Ineligibility
+				for Federal employment</header><text>An individual who has a seriously
+				delinquent tax debt shall be ineligible to be appointed, or to continue
+				serving, as a Federal employee.</text>
+							</subsection><subsection id="H966DC5C6AB6649A183E501BC6EF687F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
+				Office of Personnel Management shall, for purposes of carrying out this section
+				with respect to the executive branch, prescribe any regulations which the
+				Office considers necessary, which shall include regulations authorizing each
+				agency to establish an appeal process for affected
+				individuals.</text>
+							</subsection></section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection><subsection id="HD51192CBFFFB4CC4AC6A5F6F8F674C69"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
+			 amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 5, United States
+			 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
+				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H861F3DD5B09C475FA8627B2C96E4AF28" style="OLC">
+					<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H5FCF0308401F48558D2F3A2B4E6F0943" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
+						<toc-entry idref="H39B64F42E5D94440BA8F91C0F035BBC3" level="subchapter">Subchapter VIII—Ineligibility of persons having seriously
+				delinquent tax debts for Federal employment</toc-entry>
+						<toc-entry idref="HA8FB47DC7F6044858E032911E4407B7F" level="section">7381. Ineligibility of persons having seriously delinquent tax
+				debts for Federal
+				employment.</toc-entry>
+					</toc>
+					<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
+			</subsection></section></legis-body>
+</bill>
+
+