SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Pump Access Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The technical assistance materials for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 of the Department of Justice requires gas stations, including those offering self-service, to provide equal access for their customers with disabilities. (2) Customers with disabilities are advised that they can obtain refueling assistance by either honking or otherwise signaling an employee. (3) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires self-service gas stations to provide refueling assistance upon the request of a qualified person with a disability if there is more than one attendant on duty at the station. Such service is provided without any charge beyond the self-service price. (4) A qualified person with a disability is described as a person to whom an accessible or disabled parking permit has been issued or a person who is in legal possession of a specialized motor vehicle license plate indicating that the owner is a person with a disability. (5) History has shown that these methods to attract refueling assistance are not effective. Throughout the United States, individuals with disabilities who need gas pumping assistance at gas stations or convenience stores do not generally receive such assistance when they honk their horns, flash their headlights, or otherwise signal to attract the attention of an attendant inside the facility. This is not considered equal access under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (6) In 2014, the State of Florida enacted House Bill 7005, which requires phone numbers to be placed on all gas pumps not later than two years after July 1, 2014. This requirement allows qualified individuals with disabilities to call on their cell phones for free gas pumping assistance. However, should such refueling assistance be requested during times when a second attendant is not present at a self-service gasoline station, the Florida gas station retailer is not required to provide the requested assistance and will inform the caller. History has proven this to be a simple, inexpensive, common sense, effective solution that is favored by both customers with disabilities and the petroleum and convenience store industries. (7) Today, unlike in 1990, almost everyone owns a cell phone. Owning a cell phone is a safety measure for drivers with disabilities in case their vehicle breaks down on the road. SEC. 3. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to provide accessibility to gas stations by ensuring that it will be considered discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) for a gas station to fail to display a phone number to call for assistance on each self-service gas pump of the gas station. SEC. 4. ACCESSIBILITY. (a) Notification Requirement.-- (1) In general.--It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 302 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12182) for a gas station or convenience store to fail to clearly display at each self-service gas pump a decal that-- (A) is at least 15 square inches in size; (B) has a blue background; (C) includes the telephone number of the gas station or convenience store at which such pump is located and the words ``Call for Assistance'' in printed white text; and (D) includes the International Symbol of Accessibility. (2) Operational telephone.--With respect to the telephone number indicated on the decal, it shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 302 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12182) if the phone connected to such number is not operational and answered directly by an employee of the gas station retailer during the hours the gas station retailer is open for business to the public. (b) Assistance.-- (1) Two or more attendants.--It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 302 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12182) for a gas station or convenience store that is open for business to the public with two or more attendants on duty to fail to provide gas pumping assistance to a qualified individual with a disability who makes a request for such assistance. (2) One attendant.--It shall not be considered discrimination for purposes of section 302 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12182) for a gas station or convenience store that is open for business to the public with one attendant on duty to fail to provide gas pumping assistance to a qualified individual with a disability who makes a request for such assistance, if such attendant notifies the individual that assistance cannot be provided because there is only one attendant on duty. (c) Further Accessibility Standards.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit a unit of local government from adopting an ordinance, or enforcing an existing ordinance, that expands the accessibility, safety, or availability of fueling assistance to a motor vehicle operator with a qualified disability. (d) Regulations.--Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Attorney General shall each promulgate such regulations as are necessary to ensure compliance with this section. (e) Example of Decal Made Publicly Available.--Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Attorney General shall make a graphic example of a decal described in subsection (a) publicly available at no cost, in downloadable format, on the websites of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Justice, respectively. Such decal shall have a blank area in which a telephone number may be inserted.

Summary: Gas Pump Access Act of 2016 This bill declares that it shall be a prohibited form of discrimination against individuals with disabilities in a place of public accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for a gas station or convenience store to fail to clearly display at each self-service gas pump a decal that includes its telephone number and the words "Call for Assistance." A gas station or convenience store that is open for business to the public with at least two attendants on duty must provide gas pumping assistance to a qualified individual with a disability who makes a request for such assistance. But it shall not be considered discrimination for a gas station or convenience store with one attendant on duty to fail to provide such requested gas pumping assistance if such attendant notifies the individual that assistance cannot be provided because there is only one attendant on duty. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Justice must promulgate regulations necessary to ensure compliance with this bill and make graphics for the decals publicly available on their websites.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that-- (1) the Constitution requires that the number of persons in the Nation be enumerated every 10 years in order to permit the apportionment of Representatives among the several States; (2) information collected through a decennial census is also used to determine-- (A) the boundaries of congressional districts within States; (B) the boundaries of the districts for the legislature of each State and the boundaries of other political subdivisions within the States; and (C) the allocation of billions of dollars of Federal and State funds; (3) the Constitution requires that those enumerations be made in such manner as the Congress ``shall by law direct''; (4) in the 1990 decennial census, the Bureau of the Census used a combination of mail questionnaires and personal interviews, involving more than 350,000 enumerators, to collect the census data; (5) in August 1992, the Bureau concluded that the 1990 decennial census had failed to count four million persons or 1.6 percent of the population; (6) the extent of the undercount varies by group and by the part of the country involved; for example, the undercount in the 1990 decennial census was-- (A) 4.4 percent for African Americans, 4.5 percent for American Indians, 2.3 percent for Asians or Pacific Islanders, and 5 percent for Hispanic Americans; and (B) 3.1 percent for New Mexico, 2.8 percent for Texas, 2.7 percent for California, and 2 percent for Florida; (7) in 1993, the Bureau concluded that legislation providing that pay for temporary census enumerators in the 2000 decennial census not be used to reduce benefits under Federal assistance programs would make it easier for the Bureau to hire neighborhood people as temporary census enumerators in low- income neighborhoods; (8) a number of lawsuits were filed challenging the accuracy of the 1990 decennial census, and in March 1996 the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Secretary of Commerce's decision in July 1991 not to adjust the initial enumeration in the 1990 decennial census by using a postenumeration statistical survey; (9) on February 28, 1996, the Bureau announced that, for the 2000 decennial census, it plans to use a combination of mail questionnaires and personal interviews in each county until it has collected data from 90 percent of the households in the county, whereupon it would conduct interviews with respect to one-tenth of the remaining households in the county and use the information obtained from those interviews to make estimates with respect to the remaining nonresponding households; (10) certain witnesses testified, at a hearing held by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives on February 29, 1996, that the Bureau's proposed sampling technique may increase the disparity in the undercount among either geographic areas (such as between rural and urban areas) or racial or ethnic groups (such as with respect to African Americans and Hispanic Americans, as compared to other groups); (11) the planning, conduct, and analysis of a decennial census often requires close to a period of 10 years; (12) the Bureau estimates that the proposed sampling technique will cost about $500 million less, over that period of time, than the $4.4 billion that it estimates would be spent over that same period if the method used in the 1990 decennial census were to be used (instead of such sampling technique) in the 2000 decennial census; and (13) the Chairman of the Panel on Census Requirements in the Year 2000 and Beyond of the National Academy of Sciences testified at the February 29th hearing that there is a trade- off between cost savings associated with using a sampling technique on the one hand, and adverse effects with respect to sampling variability, public perception, and political consequences, on the other. (b) Purposes.--It is the purpose of this Act to promote the accuracy of the 2000 decennial census, and public confidence with respect to the data obtained therefrom. SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS. The 2000 decennial census shall be conducted in accordance with the following: (1) Direct contact must be attempted.--The Bureau shall attempt to contact every household directly (whether by mail or in person), and may use sampling as a substitute for direct contact in a particular census tract only after direct contact has been made with at least 90 percent of the households in such tract. (2) Greater use of non-federal resources.--The Bureau-- (A) shall seek to make more effective use of State and local government offices, as well as appropriate local groups, in order to reduce the undercount; and (B) shall include, as part of its report under section 141(f) of title 13, United States Code, next due after the date of the enactment of this Act, a description of the measures it intends to pursue to carry out subparagraph (A). SEC. 4. MEASURES TO FACILITATE THE RECRUITMENT OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES. (a) Purposes for Which Compensation Shall Not Be Taken Into Account.--Section 23 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Compensation for services performed by an individual appointed by the Secretary to a temporary position for purposes relating to the 2000 decennial census (if the position is so designated by the Secretary, in writing, at the time of such individual's appointment) shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining either the eligibility of any individual for or the amount of benefits payable to an individual under any Federal, State, or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.''. (b) Exemption From Provisions Relating to Reemployed Annuitants and Former Members of the Uniformed Services.--Public Law 101-86 (13 U.S.C. 23 note) is amended-- (1) in section 1(b) and the long title by striking ``the 1990 decennial census'' and inserting ``the 2000 decennial census''; and (2) in section 4 by striking ``December 31, 1990.'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000.''. SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act-- (1) the term ``census'' means a census of population within the meaning of section 141(g) of title 13, United States Code; (2) the term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of the Census; and (3) the term ``census tract'' means a statistical subdivision as defined by the Bureau for purposes of the 1990 decennial census.

Summary: Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1997 - Requires the Bureau of the Census, in conducting the 2000 decennial census, to: (1) attempt to contact every household directly, whether by mail or in person (and allows the use of sampling as a substitute for direct contact in a particular census tract only after direct contact has been made with at least 90 percent of the households in such tract); and (2) seek to make more effective use of State and local government offices and appropriate local groups to reduce the undercount and include in a specified report a description of the measures it intends to pursue to carry out such requirement. Prohibits taking into account compensation for services performed by an individual appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to a temporary position for purposes relating to the 2000 decennial census (if the position is so designated by the Secretary at the time of such individual's appointment) for purposes of determining either the individual's eligibility for benefits, or the amount of benefits payable to an individual, under any Federal, State, or local program financed with Federal funds. Modifies Federal law regarding exemptions for reemployed annuitants and former uniformed service members to make such law: (1) applicable to service in any temporary position within the Bureau established for purposes relating to the 2000 decennial census; and (2) inapplicable to any service performed after December 31, 2000.


SECTION 1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSEMBLY OF THE AMERICAS. (a) Establishment and Meetings.--Not to exceed 13 Members of Congress shall be appointed to meet jointly and at least annually and when Congress is not in session (except that this restriction shall not apply to meetings held in the United States) with representative parliamentary groups from other countries in the Americas for the purposes of-- (1) discussing common problems and interests in intellectual and industrial property; and (2) initiating and promoting such national and multilateral measures as may further common interests in intellectual and industrial property. (b) Appointment of United States Delegation.--For each meeting of the Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas, there shall be appointed a United States Delegation, as follows: (1) In 1998 and every even-numbered year thereafter-- (A) 7 members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from Members of the House of Representatives (3 of whom, including the Chairperson of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Committee on International Relations and 4 of whom shall be from the Committee on the Judiciary); and (B) 6 members shall, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate from Members of the Senate (2 of whom, including the Vice Chairperson of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Committee on Foreign Relations and 4 of whom shall be from the Committee on the Judiciary, unless the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, determines otherwise). Such appointments shall be for the period of each meeting of the Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas. (2) In every odd-numbered year beginning in 1999-- (A) 7 members shall, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate from Members of the Senate (3 of whom, including the Chairperson of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Committee on Foreign Relations and 4 of whom shall be from the Committee on the Judiciary, unless the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, determines otherwise); and (B) 6 members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from Members of the House of Representatives (2 of whom, including the Vice Chairperson of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Committee on the Judiciary). Such appointments shall be for the period of each meeting of the Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas. (c) Administrative Support.--For the purpose of providing general staff support, each United States Delegation shall have 2 secretaries (1 of whom shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Delegation and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Vice Chairperson of the Delegation). (d) Funding.-- (1) United states participation.--There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year the sum of $60,000 to assist in meeting the expenses of the United States Delegation. For each fiscal year for which an appropriation is made under this subsection, half of such appropriation may be disbursed on vouchers to be approved by the Chairperson and half of such appropriation may be disbursed on vouchers to be approved by the Vice Chairperson. (2) Availability of appropriations.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended. (e) Annual Report.--The United States Delegation shall, for each fiscal year for which an appropriation is made pursuant to this section, submit to the Congress a report that includes its expenditures under such appropriation. The certificate of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the United States Delegation shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers in the auditing of the accounts of the United States Delegation. (f) Funding for Expenses of Annual Meetings.--In addition to the amounts authorized by subsection (d), there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $100,000 for fiscal year 1998 to meet the expenses incurred by the United States Delegation in hosting the first annual meeting of the Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended. SEC. 2. REPORTS OF EXPENDITURES; CONFORMING AMENDMENT. Section 105(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1961 (22 U.S.C. 276c-1), is amended by inserting ``the Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas,'' after ``the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group,''.

Summary: Provides for appointment of a U.S. Delegation (consisting of 13 Members of Congress) to the Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas, which shall meet annually with representative parliamentary groups from other countries in the Americas to: (1) discuss common problems and interests in intellectual and industrial property; and (2) promote national and multilateral measures that may further common interests in such property. Authorizes appropriations.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Two-thirds of all Medicare spending involves beneficiaries living with 5 or more chronic conditions. (2) Eighty-four percent of people ages 65 to 70 live with at least one of the following chronic conditions: hypertension, heart disease or heart attack, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, or high cholesterol. (3) Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions are more likely to undergo duplicative tests, receive contradictory information from their healthcare providers, experience adverse responses to medications, and undergo hospital visits that could have been prevented. (4) Both traditional fee-for-service Medicare and Medicare Advantage are not currently configured to meet the unique needs of beneficiaries living with multiple chronic conditions. (5) Care for these patients is typically fragmented and delivered by multiple providers working at multiple sites. (6) Medicare has implemented a number of demonstration projects focused on ways to improve care for beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions, yet there has been limited translation of evidence-based results to the wider chronic care community in a timely manner. (7) As the population of Medicare beneficiaries living with multiple chronic conditions continues to increase, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should seek more effective actions to test various care models, analyze the outcomes, and implement evidence-based best practices as soon as possible. (8) The United States Government should partner with qualified and experienced health care institutions already serving these beneficiaries to effectively and efficiently develop, evaluate, and translate improvements in coordinated care for them. Generating this information and supporting its translation into clinical practice will serve beneficiaries far more effectively. SEC. 3. MEDICARE CHRONIC CARE PRACTICE RESEARCH NETWORK TO DEVELOP AND APPLY IMPROVED PRACTICES IN COORDINATED CARE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH MULTIPLE, CHRONIC CONDITIONS. (a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish in accordance with this section a Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network (in this section referred to as the ``Network''). (2) Duration.--The initial period of the Network shall be not less than five years. The Secretary may extend or make permanent the Network if the Network's performance demonstrates benefit to the Medicare program. (b) Purpose and Duties of Network.-- (1) Purpose.--The purpose of the Network is to enable highly qualified providers, including providers participating in the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration under section 1807 of the Social Security Act (in this section referred to as the ``MCCD''), to form a stable and flexible research infrastructure that accelerates the development and deployment of evidence-based chronic care management practices for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple, chronic conditions. (2) Duties of the network.-- (A) In general.--The Network shall develop and evaluate evidence-based chronic care management practices for Medicare beneficiaries who have two or more chronic illnesses, with a focus on such beneficiaries who are provided benefits under the Medicare fee-for-service program and whose care is most costly. (B) Specific duties.--The Network shall-- (i) research, design, implement, test, and validate specific interventions designed to improve care management for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions; and (ii) provide a reproducible, reliable, and scalable framework to standardize and translate best practices for all Medicare beneficiaries. (3) Financial support.--The Network shall provide financial support in the following areas: (A) Collaboration.--Support of collaboration and networking, including conference calls, meetings, and other forms of communication between and among Network project sites, of publication of guidelines and findings, and of development and dissemination of information on proven, common care management practices. (B) Infrastructure.--Support of research and infrastructure for Network project sites, which may be based upon enrollment size and success of such sites in realizing targets and compliance with data submission requirements. (C) Patient recruitment and care management.-- Support of patient recruitment and care management at Network project sites for the delivery of specific services and ongoing testing of improvements to large patient panels. (D) Evaluation.--Support of internal and external evaluation activities, including evaluation activities conducted at individual Network project sites and the Network. (4) Establishment of target enrollment numbers.--The Secretary and the Network shall jointly develop, based on demographics and previous history, target enrollment numbers for each Network project site. (c) Board of Directors.-- (1) Membership.-- (A) In general.--The Network shall have a Board of Directors (in this section referred to as the ``Board'') composed of the following: (i) CMS administrator.--The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, who shall serve as chairman of the Board and head of the Network. (ii) Ex officio members.-- (I) The Director of the Agency for Health Research and Quality. (II) The Director of the National Institute on Aging. (III) Representatives of other Federal health care and research agency officials, as selected by the Secretary. (iii) Appointed members.--Members appointed under subparagraph (B). (B) Appointed members.-- (i) Initial appointment.--The Secretary shall appoint at least 8 individuals to serve on the Board, including one individual representing each MCCD site. (ii) Additional members.--The Secretary may appoint additional members to the Board to the extent the Secretary determines, including individuals who represent Network project sites not otherwise represented under clause (i). (iii) Term.--The term of office of each member of the Board appointed under this subparagraph shall be five years. (C) Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the membership of the Board-- (i) shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the duties of the Board; and (ii) shall be filled by appointment by the Secretary. (2) Project evaluations.--The Board shall provide for both an internal and external evaluation of each Network project site. (3) Initial meeting.--Not later than 60 days after the date members are first appointed under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall convene a meeting of the members of the Board to-- (A) initiate the Network; and (B) begin the planning phase of the Network. (d) Biennial Reports.-- (1) Congressional reports.--Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of the establishment of the Network, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress biennial reports on the Network. Each report shall include at least the following: (A) A report on progress made toward developing an efficient and effective research infrastructure capable of robustly testing new interventions and models of care for chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries in a timely manner. (B) An evaluation of the overall quality, satisfaction, and cost effectiveness of interventions tested. (C) An evaluation of the capability of the Network to define and test specifications needed to deploy successful interventions on a large geographic or nationwide scale without loss of effectiveness. (D) A description of benefits to the Medicare program resulting from increased collaboration and partnership between Network sites. (E) Any other information regarding the Network that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (2) Public reports on care models.--Every two years, the Network shall develop and the Secretary shall issue a public report of recommended practices and guidelines for chronic care that summarizes the care models the Network has found to be most effective in managing Medicare beneficiaries with multiple, chronic problems. (e) Waiver.--The Secretary shall waive such provisions of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) as may be necessary for the Network to conduct activities under this section. (f) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 1817 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i) and from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t), in such proportions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, $60,000,000. Such amount shall be available to carry out this section during a 5-fiscal-year period. (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section: (1) Medicare program.--The term ``Medicare program'' means the programs under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. (2) Network project site.--The term ``Network project site'' means the site of a chronic care management program conducted under the authority of the Network.

Summary: Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network to develop and evaluate evidence-based chronic care management for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple, chronic conditions, with a focus on beneficiaries under the Medicare fee-for-service program whose care is most costly.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. FEDERAL WORKERS COMPENSATION REFORMS FOR RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES. (a) Transition to Retirement.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8106 the following: ``Sec. 8106a. Transition to retirement ``(a) Definitions.--In this section-- ``(1) the term `covered employee' means an employee who-- ``(A) is paid compensation under section 8105 or 8106; and ``(B) on or after attaining retirement age is eligible for an annuity under chapter 83 or 84 (other than a survivor annuity); and ``(2) the term `retirement age' has the meaning given under section 216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)(1)). ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the payment of compensation under section 8105 or 8106 to a covered employee shall terminate on the date that the covered employee-- ``(1) attains retirement age and is eligible for an annuity under chapter 83 or 84 (other than a survivor annuity); or ``(2) after attaining retirement age becomes eligible for an annuity under chapter 83 or 84 (other than a survivor annuity). ``(c) Not later than 1 year before the date that a covered employee attains retirement age or subsequently becomes eligible for an annuity under chapter 83 or 84 (other than a survivor annuity), the Secretary of Labor shall provide notice of this section to-- ``(1) the covered employee; ``(2) the employing agency of that covered employee; and ``(3) the Office of Personnel Management. ``(d) The employing agency of a covered employee shall file an application for an annuity with the Office of Personnel Management in accordance with section 8352 or 8471.''. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8106 the following: ``Sec. 8106a. Transition to retirement.''. (b) Filing of Applications.-- (1) Civil service retirement system.-- (A) In general.--Chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8351 the following: ``Sec. 8352. Employees transitioning from workers compensation ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `covered employee' means an employee who is a covered employee as defined under section 8106a(a)(1) and is eligible for an annuity under this chapter. ``(b) Applications.--Not later than 1 year before the date of the termination of payments of compensation under section 8106a(b) to a covered employee who is eligible for an annuity under this chapter, the employing agency of that covered employee shall file an application for an annuity for that covered employee under this chapter with the Office of Personnel Management. ``(c) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''. (B) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8351 the following: ``Sec. 8352. Employees transitioning from workers compensation.''. (2) Federal employees retirement system.-- (A) In general.--Chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8470 the following: ``Sec. 8471. Employees transitioning from workers compensation ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `covered employee' means an employee who is a covered employee as defined under section 8106a(a)(1) and is eligible for an annuity under this chapter. ``(b) Applications.--Not later than 1 year before the date of the termination of payments of compensation under section 8106a(b) to a covered employee who is eligible for an annuity under this chapter, the employing agency of that covered employee shall file an application for an annuity for that covered employee under this chapter with the Office of Personnel Management. ``(c) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''. (B) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8456 the following: ``Sec. 8471. Employees transitioning from workers compensation.''. SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, after consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) In General.--Except as provided under subsection (b), this Act (including the amendments made by this Act) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Termination of Compensation.--Section 8106a(b) of title 5, United States Code, (as added by section 2 of this Act) shall take effect 1 year after the date regulations are prescribed under section 3.

Summary: Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act of 2011 - Requires federal employees, including postal employees, who are receiving total or partial disability benefits under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) to convert to the federal retirement system when such employees reach retirement age as defined by the Social Security Act and are otherwise eligible for an annuity under the the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, CARIBBEAN NATIONAL FOREST, PUERTO RICO. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following: (1) In the revised land and resource management plan for the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest, approved April 17, 1997, and the environmental impact statement prepared as part of the plan, the Secretary of Agriculture examined the suitability of rivers within the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. (2) Based on such examination, the Rio Icacos, Rio Mameyes, and Rio de La Mina were found to be free flowing waterways and to possess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geological, hydrological, biological, historical, and cultural values, and, therefore, to qualify for addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. (b) Designations.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(____) Rivers of Caribbean National Forest, Puerto Rico.-- ``(A) Rio mameyes.--The segment of approximately 4.5 miles from its headwaters in the Bano de Oro Research Natural Area to the boundary of the Caribbean National Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as follows: ``(i) As a wild river from its headwaters in the Bano de Oro Research Natural Area to the crossing point of Trail No. 24/11 (approximately 500 feet upstream from the confluence with the Rio de La Mina), a total of approximately 2.1 miles. ``(ii) As a scenic river from the crossing point of Trail No. 24/11 to the access point of Trail No. 7, a total of approximately 1.4 miles. ``(iii) As a recreational river from the access point of Trail No. 7 to the national forest boundary, a total of approximately 1.0 miles. ``(B) Rio de la mina.--The segment of approximately 2.1 miles from its headwaters to its confluence with the Rio Mameyes, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as follows: ``(i) As a recreational river from its headwaters in the El Yunque Recreation Area downstream to La Mina Falls, a total of approximately 0.9 miles. ``(ii) As a scenic river from La Mina falls downstream to its confluence with the Rio Mameyes, a total of approximately 1.2 miles. ``(C) Rio icacos.--The segment of approximately 2.3 miles from its headwaters to the boundary of the Caribbean National Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.''. (c) Special Management Considerations.-- (1) Certain permitted activities.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment made by the subsection (b) and the applicability of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) to the river segments added to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System by the amendment shall not be construed to prevent any of the following activities within the boundaries of the river segments: (A) Installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and transmission facilities, or any combination of such facilities, when the Secretary of Agriculture determines that such facilities are essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest. (B) Construction and maintenance of nesting structures, observation blinds, and population monitoring platforms for threatened and endangered species. (C) Construction and maintenance of trails to such facilities as necessary for research purposes and for the recovery of threatened and endangered species. (2) Conditions.--The activities authorized by paragraph (1) shall be subject to such conditions as the Secretary considers desirable. The Secretary shall ensure that the scale and scope of such activities within the boundaries of a river segment added to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System by the amendment made by the subsection (b) are not detrimental to the characteristics of the river segment that merited its designation as a wild, scenic, or recreational river. (d) Preservation of Commonwealth Authority.--Nothing in this section or the amendment made by this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico over waters and natural channels of public domain pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

Summary: Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2002 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Rio Mameyes, Rio de la Mina, and Rio Icacos of the Caribbean National Forest of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.Provides that such designation shall not be construed to limit the authority of Puerto Rico over waters and natural channels of its public domain or to prevent any of the following activities within such segments: (1) installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and transmission facilities when they are essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest; (2) construction and maintenance of nesting structures, observation blinds, and population monitoring platforms for threatened and endangered species; or (3) construction and maintenance of trails to such facilities as necessary for research purposes and the recovery of such species. Provides that all such activities shall be subject to such conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture considers desirable. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the scale and scope of such activities are not detrimental to a river segment's characteristics that merited its designation as a wild, scenic, or recreational river.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Import Control and Safe Handling of Spent Nuclear Fuel Act of 1995''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL. No spent nuclear fuel may be imported into the United States unless-- (1) the Congress by law has approved a repository or repositories with the capacity to store or dispose of all spent nuclear fuel generated by commercial nuclear reactors in the United States and from atomic energy defense activities; (2) the appropriate Federal agency or agencies have licensed such repository or repositories for the purpose described in paragraph (1); and (3) the repository or repositories are operating. SEC. 3. NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTIONS. (a) Proliferating Countries.--The prohibition contained in section 2 shall not apply to imports of spent nuclear fuel from a country if-- (1) the President determines that such country-- (A) is not a country authorized to possess nuclear weapons under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; and (B) is known or suspected to be producing or developing nuclear weapons; and (2) the President so notifies the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate at least 30 days in advance of the arrival of the imported fuel into the customs territory of the United States. (b) Samples.--The prohibition contained in section 2 shall not apply to samples of spent nuclear fuel imported for testing and evaluation for national security purposes. SEC. 4. GUIDELINES BY PORT AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE SAFE SHIPMENT OF CERTAIN MATERIAL. (a) In General.--Any port authority may-- (1) through a public comment process, establish reasonable guidelines to ensure that the unloading, transfer, and shipment of spent nuclear fuel at or through a port under its jurisdiction is conducted in a manner that protects the public health and safety and the environment at, and in the vicinity of, such marine port; and (2) require that any such unloading, transfer, or shipment be in compliance with such guidelines. (b) Descriptions of Guidelines.--Guidelines which a port authority may establish include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Workers must be properly trained (to the satisfaction of any union representing such workers) in the handling of the spent nuclear fuel. (2) A comprehensive response plan covering spent nuclear fuel (including containment in case of fire, spill response, and other contingencies) must be in place before spent nuclear fuel can enter the port. (3) Local communities must be informed of the unloading, transfer, or shipment of the spent nuclear fuel, as well as possible consequences. The guidelines may include and, if requested by local communities in the immediate vicinity of the port over which the port authority has jurisdiction, or local communities through which spent nuclear fuel would pass when transported by rail or motor vehicle from the port, should include, reasonable standards for storage or parking of casks or transport vehicles carrying spent nuclear fuel and prohibitions against the movement of spent nuclear fuel from the port at certain times or under certain weather, traffic, or similar conditions that could increase the exposure of the public to radiation or increase the risk of an accident occurring during the movement of the spent nuclear fuel. (4) Radiation exposure levels for workers may not exceed standards for public exposure previously established by regulation. (c) Relation to Other Requirements.--(1) Subsection (a) shall apply only to guidelines that are more protective of the public health and safety and the environment than other applicable requirements established under Federal, State, or local law. (2) The existence or enforcement of any requirements under any Federal, State, or local law governing the unloading, transfer, or shipment of spent nuclear fuel shall not preclude or preempt the adoption or enforcement of guidelines established under subsection (a). SEC. 5. LIABILITY. Nothing in this Act shall affect the liability or indemnification of the port in the handling of nuclear materials. SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act-- (1) Atomic energy defense activity.--The term ``atomic energy defense activity'' means any activity of the Secretary of Energy performed in whole or in part in carrying out any of the following functions: (A) Naval reactors development. (B) Weapons activities including defense inertial confinement fusion. (C) Verification and control technology. (D) Defense nuclear materials production. (E) Defense nuclear waste and materials byproducts management. (F) Defense nuclear materials security and safeguards and security investigations. (G) Defense research and development. (2) Port authority.--The term ``port authority'' means any local, regional, State, or interstate authority having jurisdiction with respect to the operation of a port in the United States. (3) Repository.--The term ``repository'' has the meaning given such term by section 2(18) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(18)). (4) Spent nuclear fuel.--The term ``spent nuclear fuel'' has the meaning given such term by section 2(23) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(23)).

Summary: Import Control and Safe Handling of Spent Nuclear Fuel Act of 1995 - Prohibits the importation of spent nuclear fuel unless: (1) the Congress has approved a repository with storage or disposal capacity for all the spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear reactors and atomic energy defense activities; and (2) such repositories are federally licensed and operating. Exempts from such proscription: (1) samples of spent nuclear fuel imported for testing and evaluation for national security reasons; and (2) imports from countries not authorized to possess nuclear weapons under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, but which are known or suspected to be producing or developing nuclear weapons. Provides guidelines which a port authority may use to ensure the safe unloading, transfer, and shipment of spent nuclear fuel through its port.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Multilingual Education and Technological Advancement Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION. (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Education may award grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies to provide financial assistance to elementary and secondary schools for obtaining computer software for multilingual education. (b) Preference.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to local educational agencies that serve an elementary or secondary school in which-- (1) a majority of the students are from families with incomes below the poverty line, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and in effect under section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)); or (2) there is a high concentration of students with low levels of English proficiency. (c) Eligible Schools.--A grant under this section may be used to provide financial assistance only to an elementary or secondary school that meets the criteria of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b). (d) Study.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual study of the effectiveness of the grant program under this section. (2) Report.--By the end of each fiscal year for which appropriations to carry out this Act are available, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report that includes the following: (A) Findings on the effectiveness of this grant program, including the effectiveness of the computer software. (B) Recommendations for improving this grant program. (e) Application.--To seek a grant under subsection (a), a local educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for grants under this section $80,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 through 2006. SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR COMPUTERS. (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Education may award grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies to provide financial assistance to elementary and secondary schools for obtaining computers. (b) Mandatory Grants.--The Secretary shall award a grant under subsection (a) to any local educational agency that-- (1) submits an application under subsection (c); and (2) serves elementary or secondary schools in which, cumulatively, a majority of the students are from families with incomes below the poverty line, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and in effect under section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)). (c) Eligible Schools.--A grant under this section may be used to provide financial assistance only to an elementary or secondary school in which-- (1) a majority of students are from families with incomes below the poverty line, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and in effect under section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)); or (2) there are fewer computers than the greater of-- (A) 6 computers; or (B) a number of computers for that type school established by the Secretary by a regulation under this paragraph. (d) Application.--To seek a grant under this section, a local educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for grants under this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006. SEC. 4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM GRANTS. (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretaries may make grants to eligible partnerships to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing and carrying out-- (1) information technology training programs for former participants in information technology training programs who have not received information technology certification, minorities, women, older individuals, veterans, Native Americans, and dislocated workers; and (2) multilingual education programs. (b) Partnerships.--To be an eligible partnership under subsection (a), a partnership shall consist of-- (1) an institution of higher education; and (2) a private organization, such as a certified commercial information technology training provider or an information technology trade or professional association. (c) Application.--To seek a grant under subsection (a), an eligible partnership shall submit an application to the Secretaries at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretaries may require. (d) Federal Share.-- (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost described in subsection (a) shall be 50 percent. (2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost shall be provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated by the Secretaries, and may include plant, equipment, or services. (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretaries to carry out this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year. SEC. 5. BONUS GRANTS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION. (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Education may make grants to local educational agencies to assist such agencies in awarding bonuses to teachers who achieve information technology certification. (b) Limitation on Amount.--The amount of a grant to a local educational agency under subsection (a) shall not exceed the product determined by multiplying $5,000 by the number of teachers described pursuant to subsection (c)(2) in the application for the grant. (c) Application.-- (1) In general.--To seek a grant under this section, a local educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (2) Contents.--The application shall include information describing the number of teachers employed by the local educational agency who-- (A) have achieved information technology certification, including such certification for integrating information technology into the classroom or a curriculum; and (B) have not previously received a bonus under this section. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Education to carry out this section $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006. SEC. 6. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHER TRAINING. (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Education may award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education to provide scholarships to any eligible student. (b) Eligible Students.--For purposes of this section, the term ``eligible student'' means a student who-- (1) is preparing to enter the teaching workforce; and (2) meets the criteria established under subsection (c). (c) Criteria.--For purposes of subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall establish criteria that require a student to obtain both technological and multilingual education. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Certified commercial information technology training provider.--The term ``certified commercial information technology training provider'' means a private sector provider of educational products and services utilized for training in information technology that is certified by 1 or more software publishers or hardware manufacturers (the products of which are the subject of the training) with respect to-- (A) the curriculum that is used for the training; or (B) the technical knowledge of the instructors of such provider. (2) Dislocated worker.--The term ``dislocated worker'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801). (3) Elementary school.--The term ``elementary school'' has the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801). (4) Information technology certification.--The term ``information technology certification'' means certification in information technology, in accordance with such standards as-- (A)(i) the Computing Technology Industry Association or the Information Technology Training Association may issue, after consultation with chief education officers of States, State boards, entities that certify or license teachers, and other entities affected by the standards; or (ii) a State board or entity that certifies or licenses teachers may issue, after consultation with chief education officers of States, and other entities affected by the standards; and (B) the Secretaries may approve. (5) Information technology training program.--The term ``information technology training program'' means a program for the training of-- (A) computer programmers, systems analysts, and computer scientists or engineers (as such occupations are defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics); and (B) persons for such other occupations as are determined to be appropriate by the Secretaries, after consultation with a working group broadly solicited by the Secretaries and open to all interested information technology entities and trade and professional associations. (6) Institution of higher education.--The term ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). (7) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801). (8) Native american.--The term ``Native American'' means an Indian or a Native Hawaiian, as defined in section 166(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2911(b)). (9) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801). (10) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor, acting jointly. (11) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801).

Summary: Multilingual Education and Technological Advancement Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide financial assistance to elementary and secondary schools for obtaining: (1) computer software for multilingual education, with preference given to schools with a majority of students from poor families or a high concentration of students with low levels of English proficiency; and (2) computers, with grant awards mandatory for schools where a majority of students meet poverty criteria or where there are a specified low number of computers for students.Authorizes the Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of Labor, to make matching grants for: (1) information technology training programs for former participants in such programs who have not received information technology certification, minorities, women, older individuals, veterans, Native Americans, and dislocated workers; and (2) multilingual education programs. Requires a partnership, to be eligible for such a grant, to consist of: (1) an institution of higher education; and (2) a private organization, such as a certified commercial information technology training provider or an information technology trade or professional association.Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to LEAs to assist them in awarding bonuses to teachers who achieve information technology certification.Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education to provide scholarships to students who: (1) are preparing to enter the teaching profession; and (2) meet criteria established by the Secretary that requires them to obtain both technological and multilingual education.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Section 402 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended-- (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: ``(1) each year tens of thousands of children run away, or are abducted or removed, from the control of a parent having legal custody without such parent's consent, under circumstances which immediately place the child in grave danger;''; (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); (3) in paragraph (6) by inserting ``, including child sex trafficking and sextortion'' after ``exploitation''; (4) in paragraph (8) by adding ``and'' at the end; (5) by striking paragraph (9); (6) by amending paragraph (10) to read as follows: ``(10) a key component of such programs is the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that-- ``(A) serves as a nonprofit, national resource center and clearinghouse to provide assistance to victims, families, child-serving professionals, and the general public; ``(B) works with the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Marshals Service, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United States Secret Service, the United States Postal Inspection Service, other agencies, and nongovernmental organizations in the effort to find missing children and to prevent child victimization; and ``(C) coordinates with each of the missing children clearinghouses operated by the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and international organizations to transmit images and information regarding missing and exploited children to law enforcement, nongovernmental organizations, and corporate partners across the United States and around the world instantly.''; and (7) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (10) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. Section 403 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5772) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by striking ``legal custodian'' each place it appears and inserting ``parent''; (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``custodian's'' and inserting ``parent's''; and (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and the end and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and'' at the end; (3) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ``(4) the term `parent' includes a legal guardian or other individual standing in loco parentis (such as a grandparent or stepparent with whom the child lives, or an individual who is legally responsible for the child's welfare).''. SEC. 4. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. Section 404 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5773) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``telephone line'' and inserting ``hotline''; and (B) in paragraph (6)(E)-- (i) by striking ``telephone line'' and inserting ``hotline''; (ii) by striking ``(b)(1)(A) and'' and inserting ``(b)(1)(A),''; and (iii) by inserting ``, and the number and types of reports to the tipline established under subsection (b)(1)(K)(i)'' before the semicolon at the end; (2) in subsection (b)(1)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)-- (i) by striking ``telephone line'' each place it appears and inserting ``hotline''; and (ii) by striking ``legal custodian'' and inserting ``parent''; (B) in subparagraph (C)-- (i) in clause (i)-- (I) by striking ``restaurant'' and inserting ``food''; and (II) by striking ``and'' at the end; (ii) in clause (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: ``(iii) innovative and model programs, services, and legislation that benefit missing and exploited children;''; (C) by striking subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G); (D) by amending subparagraph (H) to read as follows: ``(H) provide technical assistance and training to families, law enforcement agencies, State and local governments, elements of the criminal justice system, nongovernmental agencies, local educational agencies, and the general public-- ``(i) in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of cases involving missing and exploited children; ``(ii) to respond to foster children missing from the State child welfare system in coordination with child welfare agencies and courts handling juvenile justice and dependency matters; and ``(iii) in the identification, location, and recovery of victims of, and children at risk for, child sex trafficking;''; (E) by amending subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K) to read as follows: ``(I) provide assistance to families, law enforcement agencies, State and local governments, nongovernmental agencies, child-serving professionals, and other individuals involved in the location and recovery of missing and abducted children, both nationally, and in cooperation with the Department of State, internationally; ``(J) provide support and technical assistance to child-serving professionals involved in helping to recover missing and exploited children by searching public records databases to help in the identification, location, and recovery of such children, and help in the location and identification of potential abductors and offenders; ``(K) provide forensic and direct on-site technical assistance and consultation to families, law enforcement agencies, child-serving professionals, and nongovernmental organizations in child abduction and exploitation cases, including facial reconstruction of skeletal remains and similar techniques to assist in the identification of unidentified deceased children;''; (F) by striking subparagraphs (L) and (M); (G) by amending subparagraph (N) to read as follows: ``(N) provide training, technical assistance, and information to nongovernmental organizations relating to non-compliant sex offenders and to law enforcement agencies in identifying and locating such individuals;''; (H) by striking subparagraph (P); (I) by amending subparagraph (Q) to read as follows: ``(Q) work with families, law enforcement agencies, electronic service providers, electronic payment service providers, technology companies, nongovernmental organizations, and others on methods to reduce the existence and distribution of online images and videos of sexually exploited children-- ``(i) by operating a tipline to provide to individuals and electronic service providers an effective means of reporting Internet-related and other instances of child sexual exploitation in the areas of-- ``(I) possession, manufacture, and distribution of child pornography; ``(II) online enticement of children for sexual acts; ``(III) child sex trafficking; ``(IV) sex tourism involving children; ``(V) extra familial child sexual molestation; ``(VI) unsolicited obscene material sent to a child; ``(VII) misleading domain names; and ``(VIII) misleading words or digital images on the Internet; and subsequently to make such reports available to the appropriate law enforcement agency for its review and potential investigation; ``(ii) by operating a child victim identification program to assist law enforcement agencies in identifying victims of child pornography and other sexual crimes to support the recovery of children from sexually exploitative situations; and ``(iii) by utilizing emerging technologies to provide additional outreach and educational materials to parents and families;''; (J) by striking subparagraph (R); (K) by amending subparagraphs (S) and (T) to read as follows: ``(S) develop and disseminate programs and information to families, child-serving professionals, law enforcement agencies, State and local governments, nongovernmental organizations, schools, local educational agencies, child-serving organizations, and the general public on-- ``(i) the prevention of child abduction and sexual exploitation; ``(ii) Internet safety, including tips for social media and cyberbullying; and ``(iii) sexting and sextortion; and ``(T) provide technical assistance and training to local educational agencies, schools, State and local law enforcement agencies, individuals, and other nongovernmental organizations that assist with finding missing and abducted children in identifying and recovering such children.''; and (L) by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), (J), (K), (N), (O), (Q), (S), (T), (U), and (V) as subparagraphs (E) through (O), respectively. SEC. 5. GRANTS. Section 405 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5775) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (7) by striking ``(as defined in section 403(1)(A))''; and (B) in paragraph (8)-- (i) by striking ``legal custodians'' and inserting ``parents''; and (ii) by striking ``custodians''' and inserting ``parents'''; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ``legal custodians'' and inserting ``parents''. SEC. 6. REPORTING. The Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating sections 407 and 408 as section 408 and 409, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 406 the following: ``SEC. 407. REPORTING. ``(a) Required Reporting.--As a condition of receiving funds under section 404(b), the grant recipient shall, based solely on reports received by the grantee and not involving any data collection by the grantee other than those reports, annually provide to the Administrator and make available to the general public, as appropriate-- ``(1) the number of children nationwide who are reported to the grantee as missing; ``(2) the number of children nationwide who are reported to the grantee as victims of non-family abductions; ``(3) the number of children nationwide who are reported to the grantee as victims of family abductions; and ``(4) the number of missing children recovered nationwide whose recovery was reported to the grantee. ``(b) Incidence of Attempted Child Abductions.--As a condition of receiving funds under section 404(b), the grant recipient shall-- ``(1) track the incidence of attempted child abductions in order to identify links and patterns; ``(2) provide such information to law enforcement agencies; and ``(3) make such information available to the general public, as appropriate.''. Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2017. Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk.

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 4, 2017. Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to revise the findings to, among other things, specify that the growing numbers of children who are victims of child sexual exploitation include victims of child sex trafficking and sextortion. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the definition of "missing child" to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian). It specifies that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent). (Sec. 4) It revises existing functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and adds new requirements for the NCMEC, including to: provide training and technical assistance to help families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities respond to missing foster children and identify, locate, and recover child sex trafficking victims; provide forensic and direct on-site technical assistance, including facial reconstruction of skeletal remains, to help families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities identify deceased children; provide training, technical assistance, and information to help law enforcement agencies and nongovernmental organizations identify and locate non-compliant sex offenders; and develop and disseminate programs and information on sexting and sextortion to families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities. (Sec. 6) The NCMEC must make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions.


SECTION 1. PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MICROENTERPRISES. Title I of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle: ``Subtitle C--Microenterprise Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program ``SEC. 171. SHORT TITLE. ``This subtitle may be cited as the `Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999', also referred to as the `PRIME Act'. ``SEC. 172. DEFINITIONS. ``For purposes of this subtitle-- ``(1) the term `Administrator' has the same meaning as in section 103; ``(2) the term `capacity building services' means services provided to an organization that is, or is in the process of becoming a microenterprise development organization or program, for the purpose of enhancing its ability to provide training and services to disadvantaged entrepreneurs; ``(3) the term `collaborative' means 2 or more nonprofit entities that agree to act jointly as a qualified organization under this subtitle; ``(4) the term `disadvantaged entrepreneur' means a microentrepreneur that is-- ``(A) a low-income person; ``(B) a very low-income person; or ``(C) an entrepreneur that lacks adequate access to capital or other resources essential for business success, or is economically disadvantaged, as determined by the Administrator; ``(5) the term `Fund' has the same meaning as in section 103; ``(6) the term `Indian tribe' has the same meaning as in section 103; ``(7) the term `intermediary' means a private, nonprofit entity that seeks to serve microenterprise development organizations and programs as authorized under section 175; ``(8) the term `low-income person' has the same meaning as in section 103; ``(9) the term `microentrepreneur' means the owner or developer of a microenterprise; ``(10) the term `microenterprise' means a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation that-- ``(A) has fewer than 5 employees; and ``(B) generally lacks access to conventional loans, equity, or other banking services; ``(11) the term `microenterprise development organization or program' means a nonprofit entity, or a program administered by such an entity, including community development corporations or other nonprofit development organizations and social service organizations, that provides services to disadvantaged entrepreneurs or prospective entrepreneurs; ``(12) the term `training and technical assistance' means services and support provided to disadvantaged entrepreneurs or prospective entrepreneurs, such as assistance for the purpose of enhancing business planning, marketing, management, financial management skills, and assistance for the purpose of accessing financial services; and ``(13) the term `very low-income person' means having an income, adjusted for family size, of not more than 150 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2), including any revision required by that section). ``SEC. 173. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. ``The Administrator shall establish a microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program to provide assistance from the Fund in the form of grants to qualified organizations in accordance with this subtitle. ``SEC. 174. USES OF ASSISTANCE. ``A qualified organization shall use grants made under this subtitle-- ``(1) to provide training and technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs; ``(2) to provide training and capacity building services to microenterprise development organizations and programs and groups of such organizations to assist such organizations and programs in developing microenterprise training and services; ``(3) to aid in researching and developing the best practices in the field of microenterprise and technical assistance programs for disadvantaged entrepreneurs; and ``(4) for such other activities as the Administrator determines are consistent with the purposes of this subtitle. ``SEC. 175. QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS. ``For purposes of eligibility for assistance under this subtitle, a qualified organization shall be-- ``(1) a nonprofit microenterprise development organization or program (or a group or collaborative thereof) that has a demonstrated record of delivering microenterprise services to disadvantaged entrepreneurs; ``(2) an intermediary; ``(3) a microenterprise development organization or program that is accountable to a local community, working in conjunction with a State or local government or Indian tribe; or ``(4) an Indian tribe acting on its own, if the Indian tribe can certify that no private organization or program referred to in this paragraph exists within its jurisdiction. ``SEC. 176. ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE; SUBGRANTS. ``(a) Allocation of Assistance.-- ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall allocate assistance from the Fund under this subtitle to ensure that-- ``(A) activities described in section 174(1) are funded using not less than 75 percent of amounts made available for such assistance; and ``(B) activities described in section 174(2) are funded using not less than 15 percent of amounts made available for such assistance. ``(2) Limit on individual assistance.--No single organization or entity may receive more than 10 percent of the total funds appropriated under this subtitle in a single fiscal year. ``(b) Targeted Assistance.--The Administrator shall ensure that not less than 50 percent of the grants made under this subtitle are used to benefit very low-income persons, including those residing on Indian reservations. ``(c) Subgrants Authorized.-- ``(1) In general.--A qualified organization receiving assistance under this subtitle may provide grants using that assistance to qualified small and emerging microenterprise organizations and programs, subject to such rules and regulations as the Administrator determines to be appropriate. ``(2) Limit on administrative expenses.--Not more than 7.5 percent of assistance received by a qualified organization under this subtitle may be used for administrative expenses in connection with the making of subgrants under paragraph (1). ``(d) Diversity.--In making grants under this subtitle, the Administrator shall ensure that grant recipients include both large and small microenterprise organizations, serving urban, rural, and Indian tribal communities and racially and ethnically diverse populations. ``SEC. 177. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS. ``(a) In General.--Financial assistance under this subtitle shall be matched with funds from sources other than the Federal Government on the basis of not less than 50 percent of each dollar provided by the Fund. ``(b) Sources of Matching Funds.--Fees, grants, gifts, funds from loan sources, and in-kind resources of a grant recipient from public or private sources may be used to comply with the matching requirement in subsection (a). ``(c) Exception.-- ``(1) In general.--In the case of an applicant for assistance under this subtitle with severe constraints on available sources of matching funds, the Administrator may reduce or eliminate the matching requirements of subsection (a). ``(2) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the total funds made available from the Fund in any fiscal year to carry out this subtitle may be excepted from the matching requirements of subsection (a), as authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection. ``SEC. 178. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE. ``An application for assistance under this subtitle shall be submitted in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the Fund shall establish. ``SEC. 179. RECORDKEEPING. ``The requirements of section 115 shall apply to a qualified organization receiving assistance from the Fund under this subtitle as if it were a community development financial institution receiving assistance from the Fund under subtitle A. ``SEC. 180. AUTHORIZATION. ``In addition to funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Fund to carry out this title, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund to carry out this subtitle-- ``(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; ``(2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; ``(3) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and ``(4) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. ``SEC. 181. IMPLEMENTATION. ``The Administrator shall, by regulation, establish such requirements as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle.''. SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Section 121(a)(2)(A) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4718(a)(2)(A)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``$5,550,000'' and inserting ``$6,100,000''; and (2) in the first sentence, by inserting before the period ``, including costs and expenses associated with carrying out subtitle C''. SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. Section 104(d) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(d)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)-- (A) by striking ``15'' and inserting ``17''; (B) in subparagraph (G)-- (i) by striking ``9'' and inserting ``11''; (ii) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively; and (iii) by inserting after clause (iii) the following: ``(iv) 2 individuals who have expertise in microenterprises and microenterprise development;''; and (2) in paragraph (4), in the first sentence, by inserting before the period ``and subtitle C''.

Summary: Amends the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to add to title I a new subtitle C, which may be cited as the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999 (or PRIME Act). Directs the Administrator of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (Administrator) to establish a microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building program to provide Fund grants to qualified nonprofit organizations to: (1) provide training and technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs; (2) provide training and capacity building services to help microenterprise development organizations and programs develop microenterprise training and services; and (3) aid in researching and developing the best practices in the field of microenterprise and technical assistance programs for disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Prohibits the use of grant amounts to make loans of any kind. Sets forth an allocation formula for such assistance and for grants benefitting very low-income persons, including those residing on Indian reservations. Authorizes a qualified organization to provide subgrants to small and emerging microenterprise entities. Instructs the Administrator to employ selection criteria that provide positive consideration to applications by qualified organizations participating in the Microloan program established under the Small Business Act. Mandates matching funds from non-Federal sources. Requires the Administrator to report to certain congressional committees on the enterprise technical assistance and capacity building program, including an evaluation of its effectiveness. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Administrator to: (1) submit regulations to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) for review and comment; and (2) enter into a memorandum of understanding with the SBA Administrator providing that the program under this Act and the Microloan program under the Small Business Act will be implemented in conjunction and coordination with one another. Prohibits the Fund Administrator from making any grant under this Act before reaching accord on such memorandum of understanding.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Construction Subcontractors Payment Protection Enhancement Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY. Section 6(d) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405(d)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13), as paragraphs (10), (11), (12), (13), and (14), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph: ``(9) establishing appropriate Government-wide policies and assuring Government-wide implementation through the Federal Acquisition Regulation of statutes and policies assuring the timely payment of contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, including chapter 39 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Prompt Payment Act''), the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a-270d-1), and section 2091 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Pub. Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3306);''. SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS. (a) Proposed Regulations.--Proposed revisions to the Government- wide Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement the amendments made by this Act shall be published not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and provide not less than 60 days for public comment. (b) Final Regulations.--Final regulations shall be published not less than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be effective on the date that is 30 days after the date of publication. SEC. 4. RELATED AMENDMENTS TO THE MILLER ACT. (a) Improvement of Payment Bond Protection.--Subsection (a)(2) of the first section of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a(2)) is amended by striking the second, third, and fourth sentences and inserting in lieu thereof the following new sentence: ``The amount of the payment bond shall be equal to the amount of the performance bond.''. (b) Payment Bond Protection for Progress Payments.--Section 2(a) of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270b(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``who has not been paid in full therefor'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``(1) who has not been paid in full for a progress payment before the expiration of a period of seven days after the due date of the progress payment, or (2) who has not been paid in full for the labor or material''. (c) Extension of Payment Bond Protection to All Subcontractors and Suppliers.--Section 2(a) of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270b(a)) is further amended-- (1) by striking ``performed by him'' and inserting ``performed by the person''; (2) by striking ``supplied by him'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``supplied by the person''; and (3) by striking ``him: Provided, however,'' and all that follows through ``within ninety days from'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the person. Any person who institutes such a suit shall give notice of such suit to the contractor who furnished such payment bond not later than 90 days after''. (d) Preservation of Payment Bond Protection.--The first section of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(e) No waiver of any protection afforded to a person by a payment bond required by this Act shall be valid unless the waiver is in writing and is made after the date such person may institute a suit under section 2 with respect to such bond.''. (e) Modernization of Service of Payment Bond Claims.--Section 2(a) of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270b(a)) is further amended in the sentence beginning with ``Such notice'' by striking ``by mailing'' and all that follows through ``or his residence'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``to the contractor at any place the contractor conducts business through any delivery service that provides proof of receipt, including the United States Postal Service, a private express delivery service, or delivery by any form of electronic means,''. (f) Elimination of Delays in Payment Bond Protection.--Section 2 of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270b) is further amended-- (1) in the second paragraph, by inserting ``(b)'' before ``Every suit instituted''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(c) A suit instituted under this section shall not be dismissed on the grounds that it was filed before the expiration of a period of ninety days after the date on which the last of the labor was done or performed or material was furnished or supplied if the person who instituted the suit has received from the contractor who furnished the bond a denial in writing that payment is due, in whole or in part.''. (g) Discouragement of Frivolous Payment Bond Litigation.--Section 2 of the Miller Act is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d)(1) A court may award the prevailing party in a suit instituted under this section court costs, attorneys' fees, and interest, if the court determines that such an award is appropriate and that-- ``(A) the suit is frivolous or a defense that is asserted in the suit is groundless; or ``(B) such an award is needed to preserve the protections of this Act with respect to a small claim, in an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act; 41 U.S.C. 403(11)).''. ``(2) Interest awarded under this subsection shall be calculated for the period beginning on the date the claim is made and ending on the date of payment, using the interest rates applicable to late payment interest penalties pursuant to section 3902 of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Prompt Payment Act'').''. (h) Accountability of Contracting Officers.--The first section of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(f)(1) The contracting officer for a contract shall be responsible for-- ``(A) obtaining from the contractor the payment bond required under subsection (a); and ``(B) ensuring that the payment bond remains in effect during the administration of the contract. ``(2) In any case in which a person brings suit pursuant to section 2 and the court determines that the required payment bond is not in effect because the contracting officer has failed to perform the responsibilities required by paragraph (1), upon petition of the person who brought the suit the court may authorize such person to bring suit against the United States for the amount that the person would have sued for under section 2.''.

Summary: Construction Subcontractors Payment Protection Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to provide for the establishment of policies assuring the timely payment of contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. Amends the Miller Act to revise provisions concerning payment bonds.