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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    There is established in the legislative branch the Katrina
Commission (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 2. COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Members.--The Commission shall be composed of 10 members, of
whom--
            (1) 1 member shall be appointed by the President, who shall
        serve as chairman of the Commission;
            (2) 1 member shall be appointed by the leader of the Senate
        (majority or minority leader, as the case may be) of the
        Democratic Party, in consultation with the leader of the House
        of Representatives (majority or minority leader, as the case
        may be) of the Democratic Party, who shall serve as vice
        chairman of the Commission;
            (3) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the Senate leadership of the Democratic Party;
            (4) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the leadership of the House of Representatives of the
        Republican Party;
            (5) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the Senate leadership of the Republican Party; and
            (6) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the leadership of the House of Representatives of the
        Democratic Party.
    (b) Qualifications; Initial Meeting.--
            (1) Political party affiliation.--Not more than 5 members
        of the Commission shall be from the same political party.
            (2) Nongovernmental appointees.--An individual appointed to
        the Commission may not be an officer or employee of the Federal
        Government or any State or local government.
            (3) Other qualifications.--It is the sense of Congress that
        individuals appointed to the Commission should be prominent
        United States citizens who represent a diverse range of
        citizens and enjoy national recognition and significant depth
        of experience in such professions as governmental service,
        emergency preparedness, mitigation planning, cataclysmic
        planning and response, intergovernmental management, resource
        planning, recovery operations and planning, Federal
        coordination, military coordination, and other extensive
        natural disaster and emergency response experience.
            (4) Deadline for appointment.--All members of the
        Commission shall be appointed on or before October 1, 2005.
            (5) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall meet and begin
        the operations of the Commission as soon as practicable.
    (c) Quorum; Vacancies.--After its initial meeting, the Commission
shall meet upon the call of the chairman or a majority of its members.
Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Any vacancy in
the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the
same manner in which the original appointment was made.

SEC. 3. DUTIES.

    The duties of the Commission are to--
            (1) examine and report upon the Federal, State, and local
        response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the
        Gulf Region of the United States of America especially in the
        States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas
        impacted in the aftermath;
            (2) ascertain, evaluate, and report on the information
        developed by all relevant governmental agencies regarding the
        facts and circumstances related to Hurricane Katrina prior to
        striking the United States and in the days and weeks following;
            (3) build upon concurrent and prior investigations of other
        entities, and avoid unnecessary duplication concerning
        information related to existing vulnerabilities;
            (4) make a full and complete accounting of the
        circumstances surrounding the approach of Hurricane Katrina to
        the Gulf States, and the extent of the United States
        government's preparedness for, and response to, the hurricane;
            (5) planning necessary for future cataclysmic events
        requiring a significant marshaling of Federal resources,
        mitigation, response, and recovery to avoid significant loss of
        life;
            (6) an analysis as to whether any decisions differed with
        respect to response and recovery for different communities,
        neighborhoods, parishes, and locations and what problems
        occurred as a result of a lack of a common plan, communication
        structure, and centralized command structure; and
            (7) investigate and report to the President and Congress on
        its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for immediate
        corrective measures that can be taken to prevent problems with
        Federal response that occurred in the preparation for, and in
        the aftermath of, Hurricane Katrina so that future cataclysmic
        events are responded to adequately.

SEC. 4. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The functions of the Commission are to--
            (1) conduct an investigation that--
                    (A) investigates relevant facts and circumstances
                relating to the catastrophic impacts that Hurricane
                Katrina exacted upon the Gulf Region of the United
                States especially in New Orleans and surrounding
                parishes, and impacted areas of Mississippi and
                Alabama; and
                    (B) shall include relevant facts and circumstances
                relating to--
                            (i) Federal emergency response planning and
                        execution at the Federal Emergency Management
                        Agency, the Department of Homeland Security,
                        the White House, and all other Federal entities
                        with responsibility for assisting during, and
                        responding to, natural disasters;
                            (ii) military and law enforcement response
                        planning and execution;
                            (iii) Federal mitigation plans, programs,
                        and policies including prior assessments of
                        existing vulnerabilities and exercises designed
                        to test those vulnerabilities;
                            (iv) Federal, State, and local
                        communication interoperability successes and
                        failures;
                            (v) past, present, and future Federal
                        budgetary provisions for preparedness,
                        mitigation, response, and recovery;
                            (vi) the Federal Emergency Management
                        Agency's response capabilities as an
                        independent agency and as part of the
                        Department of Homeland Security;
                            (vii) the role of congressional oversight
                        and resource allocation;
                            (viii) other areas of the public and
                        private sectors determined relevant by the
                        Commission for its inquiry; and
                            (ix) long-term needs for people impacted by
                        Hurricane Katrina and other forms of Federal
                        assistance necessary for large-scale recovery;
            (2) identify, review, and evaluate the lessons learned from
        Hurricane Katrina including coordination, management policies,
        and procedures of the Federal Government, State and local
        governments, and nongovernmental entities, relative to
        detection, planning, mitigation, asset prepositioning, and
        responding to cataclysmic natural disasters such as Hurricane
        Katrina; and
            (3) submit to the President and Congress such reports as
        are required by this Act containing such findings, conclusions,
        and recommendations as the Commission shall determine,
        including proposing organization, coordination, planning,
        management arrangements, procedures, rules, and regulations.

SEC. 5. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission or, on the
        authority of the Commission, any subcommittee or member
        thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act--
                    (A) hold such hearings and sit and act at such
                times and places, take such testimony, receive such
                evidence, administer such oaths; and
                    (B) subject to paragraph (2)(A), require, by
                subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of
                such witnesses and the production of such books,
                records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and
                documents, as the Commission or such designated
                subcommittee or designated member may determine
                advisable.
            (2) Subpoenas.--
                    (A) Issuance.--
                            (i) In general.--A subpoena may be issued
                        under this subsection only--
                                    (I) by the agreement of the
                                chairman and the vice chairman; or
                                    (II) by the affirmative vote of 6
                                members of the Commission.
                            (ii) Signature.--Subject to clause (i),
                        subpoenas issued under this subsection may be
                        issued under the signature of the chairman or
                        any member designated by a majority of the
                        Commission, and may be served by any person
                        designated by the chairman or by a member
                        designated by a majority of the Commission.
                    (B) Enforcement.--
                            (i) In general.--In the case of contumacy
                        or failure to obey a subpoena issued under
                        subsection (a), the United States district
                        court for the judicial district in which the
                        subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be
                        found, or where the subpoena is returnable, may
                        issue an order requiring such person to appear
                        at any designated place to testify or to
                        produce documentary or other evidence. Any
                        failure to obey the order of the court may be
                        punished by the court as a contempt of that
                        court.
                            (ii) Additional enforcement.--In the case
                        of any failure of any witness to comply with
                        any subpoena or to testify when summoned under
                        authority of this section, the Commission may,
                        by majority vote, certify a statement of fact
                        constituting such failure to the appropriate
                        United States attorney, who may bring the
                        matter before the grand jury for its action,
                        under the same statutory authority and
                        procedures as if the United States attorney had
                        received a certification under sections 102
                        through 104 of the Revised Statutes of the
                        United States (2 U.S.C. 192 through 194).
    (b) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such extent and in such
amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to
enable the Commission to discharge its duties under this Act.
    (c) Information From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission is authorized to secure
        directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board,
        commission, office, independent establishment, or
        instrumentality of the Government, information, suggestions,
        estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this Act. Each
        department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office,
        independent establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the
        extent authorized by law, furnish such information,
        suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the
        Commission, upon request made by the chairman, the chairman of
        any subcommittee created by a majority of the Commission, or
        any member designated by a majority of the Commission.
            (2) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination.--
        Information shall only be received, handled, stored, and
        disseminated by members of the Commission and its staff
        consistent with all applicable statutes, regulations, and
        Executive orders.
    (d) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) General services administration.--The Administrator of
        General Services shall provide to the Commission on a
        reimbursable basis administrative support and other services
        for the performance of the Commission's functions.
            (2) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to the
        assistance prescribed in paragraph (1), departments and
        agencies of the United States may provide to the Commission
        such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support
        services as they may determine advisable and as may be
        authorized by law.
    (e) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of services or property.
    (f) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as departments
and agencies of the United States.

SEC. 6. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.

    (a) In General.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the Commission.
    (b) Public Meetings and Release of Public Versions of Reports.--The
Commission shall--
            (1) hold public hearings and meetings to the extent
        appropriate; and
            (2) release public versions of the reports required under
        section 10.
    (c) Public Hearings.--Any public hearings of the Commission shall
be conducted in a manner consistent with the protection of information
provided to or developed for or by the Commission as required by any
applicable statute, regulation, or Executive order.

SEC. 7. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Appointment and compensation.--The chairman, in
        consultation with the vice chairman, in accordance with rules
        agreed upon by the Commission, may appoint and fix the
        compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as
        may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its
        functions, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
        States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service,
        and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
        subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to
        classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no
        rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the
        equivalent of that payable for a position at level V of the
        Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States
        Code.
            (2) Personnel as federal employees.--
                    (A) In general.--The executive director and any
                personnel of the Commission who are employees shall be
                employees under section 2105 of title 5, United States
                Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87,
                89, and 90 of that title.
                    (B) Members of commission.--Subparagraph (A) shall
                not be construed to apply to members of the Commission.
    (b) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to
the Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, and such
detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her
regular employment without interruption.
    (c) Consultant Services.--The Commission is authorized to procure
the services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily
rate paid a person occupying a position at level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 8. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.

    (a) Compensation.--Each member of the Commission may be compensated
at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay
in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day during which
that member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the
Commission.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--While away from their homes or regular places
of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members
of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem
in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed
intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under
section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 9. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS AND STAFF.

    The appropriate Federal agencies or departments shall cooperate
with the Commission in expeditiously providing to the Commission
members and staff appropriate security clearances to the extent
possible pursuant to existing procedures and requirements, except that
no person shall be provided with access to classified information under
this Act without the appropriate security clearances.

SEC. 10. REPORTS OF COMMISSION; TERMINATION.

    (a) Interim Reports.--The Commission may submit to the President
and Congress interim reports containing such findings, conclusions, and
recommendations for corrective measures as have been agreed to by a
majority of Commission members.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and
Congress a final report containing such findings, conclusions, and
recommendations for corrective measures as have been agreed to by a
majority of Commission members.
    (c) Termination.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission, and all the authorities of
        this Act, shall terminate 60 days after the date on which the
        final report is submitted under subsection (b).
            (2) Administrative activities before termination.--The
        Commission may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph
        (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, including
        providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning its
        reports and disseminating the final report.

SEC. 11. FUNDING.

    (a) Emergency Appropriation of Funds.--There are authorized to be
appropriated $3,000,000 for purposes of the activities of the
Commission under this Act and such funding is designated as emergency
spending under section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).
    (b) Duration of Availability.--Amounts made available to the
Commission under subsection (a) shall remain available until the
termination of the Commission.

Output: Establishes in the legislative branch a bipartisan Katrina Commission to: (1) examine and report upon the federal, state, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other affected areas; (2) evaluate and report on the information developed by all relevant governmental agencies related to Hurricane Katrina before it struck the United States and in the days and weeks following; (3) make a complete accounting of the circumstances surrounding the approach of Hurricane Katrina to the Gulf states, and the extent of the Government's preparedness for and response to it; (4) examine planning necessary for future cataclysmic events that will require a significant marshaling of federal resources, mitigation, response, and recovery to avoid significant loss of life; (5) analyze whether any decisions differed with respect to response and recovery for different communities and what problems occurred as a result of a lack of a common plan, communication structure, and centralized command structure; and (6) investigate and report to the President and Congress on immediate corrective measures that can be taken to prevent problems with federal response to future cataclysmic events.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hack Your State Department Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Bug bounty program.--The term ``bug bounty program''
        means a program under which an approved individual,
        organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify
        and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information
        technology of the Department in exchange for compensation.
            (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
        Department of State.
            (3) Information technology.--The term ``information
        technology'' has the meaning given such term in section 11101
        of title 40, United States Code.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of State.

SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF STATE VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE PROCESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall design, establish, and make
publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process (VDP) to improve
Department cybersecurity by--
            (1) providing security researchers with clear guidelines
        for--
                    (A) conducting vulnerability discovery activities
                directed at Department information technology; and
                    (B) submitting discovered security vulnerabilities
                to the Department; and
            (2) creating Department procedures and infrastructure to
        receive and fix discovered vulnerabilities.
    (b) Requirements.--In establishing the VDP pursuant to paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall--
            (1) identify which Department information technology should
        be included in the process;
            (2) determine whether the process should differentiate
        among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that
        may be targeted;
            (3) provide a readily available means of reporting
        discovered security vulnerabilities and the form in which such
        vulnerabilities should be reported;
            (4) identify which Department offices and positions will be
        responsible for receiving, prioritizing, and addressing
        security vulnerability disclosure reports;
            (5) consult with the Attorney General regarding how to
        ensure that approved individuals, organizations, and companies
        that comply with the requirements of the process are protected
        from prosecution under section 1030 of title 18, United States
        Code, and similar provisions of law for specific activities
        authorized under the process;
            (6) consult with the relevant offices at the Department of
        Defense that were responsible for launching the 2016
        Vulnerability Disclosure Program, ``Hack the Pentagon'', and
        subsequent Department of Defense bug bounty programs;
            (7) engage qualified interested persons, including
        nongovernmental sector representatives, about the structure of
        the process as constructive and to the extent practicable; and
            (8) award a contract to an entity, as necessary, to manage
        the process and implement the remediation of discovered
        security vulnerabilities.
    (c) Annual Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the
establishment of the VDP under subsection (a) and annually thereafter
for the next six years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the following
with respect to the VDP:
            (1) The number and severity, in accordance with the
        National Vulnerabilities Database of the National Institute of
        Standards and Technology, of security vulnerabilities reported.
            (2) The number of previously unidentified security
        vulnerabilities remediated as a result.
            (3) The current number of outstanding previously
        unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department of State
        remediation plans.
            (4) The average length of time between the reporting of
        security vulnerabilities and remediation of such
        vulnerabilities.
            (5) An estimate of the total cost savings of discovering
        and addressing security vulnerabilities submitted through the
        VDP.
            (6) The resources, surge staffing, roles, and
        responsibilities within the Department used to implement the
        VDP and complete security vulnerability remediation.
            (7) Any other information the Secretary determines
        relevant.

SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUG BOUNTY PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a bug
        bounty pilot program to minimize security vulnerabilities of
        internet-facing information technology of the Department.
            (2) Requirements.--In establishing the pilot program
        described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) provide compensation for reports of previously
                unidentified security vulnerabilities within the
                websites, applications, and other internet-facing
                information technology of the Department that are
                accessible to the public;
                    (B) award a contract to an entity, as necessary, to
                manage such pilot program and for executing the
                remediation of security vulnerabilities identified
                pursuant to subparagraph (A);
                    (C) identify which Department information
                technology should be included in such pilot program;
                    (D) consult with the Attorney General on how to
                ensure that approved individuals, organizations, or
                companies that comply with the requirements of such
                pilot program are protected from prosecution under
                section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, and
                similar provisions of law for specific activities
                authorized under such pilot program;
                    (E) consult with the relevant offices at the
                Department of Defense that were responsible for
                launching the 2016 ``Hack the Pentagon'' pilot program
                and subsequent Department of Defense bug bounty
                programs;
                    (F) develop a process by which an approved
                individual, organization, or company can register with
                the entity referred to in subparagraph (B), submit to a
                background check as determined by the Department, and
                receive a determination as to eligibility for
                participation in such pilot program;
                    (G) engage qualified interested persons, including
                nongovernmental sector representatives, about the
                structure of such pilot program as constructive and to
                the extent practicable; and
                    (H) consult with relevant United States Government
                officials to ensure that such pilot program compliments
                persistent network and vulnerability scans of the
                Department of State's internet-accessible systems, such
                as the scans conducted pursuant to Binding Operational
                Directive BOD-15-01.
            (3) Duration.--The pilot program established under
        paragraph (1) should be short-term in duration and not last
        longer than one year.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
bug bounty pilot program under subsection (a) is completed, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on such pilot program, including information
relating to--
            (1) the number of approved individuals, organizations, or
        companies involved in such pilot program, broken down by the
        number of approved individuals, organizations, or companies
        that--
                    (A) registered;
                    (B) were approved;
                    (C) submitted security vulnerabilities; and
                    (D) received compensation;
            (2) the number and severity, in accordance with the
        National Vulnerabilities Database of the National Institute of
        Standards and Technology, of security vulnerabilities reported
        as part of such pilot program;
            (3) the number of previously unidentified security
        vulnerabilities remediated as a result of such pilot program;
            (4) the current number of outstanding previously
        unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department
        remediation plans;
            (5) the average length of time between the reporting of
        security vulnerabilities and remediation of such
        vulnerabilities;
            (6) the types of compensation provided under such pilot
        program; and
            (7) the lessons learned from such pilot program.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Hack Your State Department Act This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. The process requirements include: (1) identifying which information technology should be included, (2) providing a readily available means of reporting discovered security vulnerabilities, and (3) identifying the offices and position that will be responsible for addressing security vulnerability disclosures. The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program to provide compensation for reports of previously unidentified security vulnerabilities of its internet-facing information technology.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Energy
Cooperation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) it is in the highest national security interests of the
        United States to develop alternative renewable energy sources;
            (2) the State of Israel is a steadfast ally of the United
        States;
            (3) the special relationship between the United States and
        Israel is manifested in a variety of cooperative scientific
        research and development programs, such as--
                    (A) the United States-Israel Binational Science
                Foundation (BSF); and
                    (B) the United States-Israel Binational Industrial
                Research and Development Foundation (BIRD);
            (4) those programs have made possible many scientific,
        technological, and commercial breakthroughs in the fields of
        life sciences, medicine, bioengineering, agriculture,
        biotechnology, communications, and others;
            (5) on February 1, 1996, the Secretary of Energy and the
        Israeli Minister of Energy and Infrastructure signed an
        agreement to establish a framework for collaboration between
        the United States and Israel in energy research and development
        activities;
            (6) Israeli scientists and engineers are at the forefront
        of research and development in the field of alternative
        renewable energy sources; and
            (7) enhanced cooperation between the United States and
        Israel for the purpose of research and development of
        alternative renewable energy sources would be in the national
        interests of both countries.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) BIRD.--The term ``BIRD'' means the United States-Israel
        Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation.
            (2) BSF.--The term ``BSF'' means the United States-Israel
        Binational Science Foundation.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy
        Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--In implementing the Agreement entitled the
``Agreement between the Department of Energy of the United States of
America and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel
Concerning Energy Cooperation'', dated February 1, 1996, the Secretary
shall establish a grant program to support research, development, and
commercialization of alternative renewable energy sources.
    (b) Types of Energy.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
may make grants to promote--
            (1) solar energy;
            (2) biomass energy;
            (3) energy efficiency;
            (4) wind energy;
            (5) fossil energy; and
            (6) other types of energy, as determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Eligible Applicants.--An applicant shall be eligible to receive
a grant under this section if the project of the applicant--
            (1)(A) addresses a requirement in the areas of alternative
        energy, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources
        determined by the Secretary and applies for the grant in
        accordance with procedures established under this section; or
            (B) is a joint venture between--
                    (i)(I) a for-profit business entity, academic
                institution, National Laboratory (as defined in section
                2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005), or nonprofit
                entity in the United States; and
                    (II) a for-profit business entity, academic
                institution, or nonprofit entity in Israel; or
                    (ii)(I) the Government of the United States; and
                    (II) the Government of Israel; and
            (2) meets any other qualifications that the Secretary may
        require.
    (d) Applications.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
        this section, an applicant shall submit an application for the
        grant to--
                    (A) the Secretary, in accordance with procedures
                established by the Secretary; or
                    (B) the BIRD or BSF, in accordance with procedures
                established by the respective entity.
            (2) Use of bird and bsf.--
                    (A) Allocation for bird and bsf.--The Secretary
                shall use not less than 50 percent of the funds that
                are provided to make grants under this section for a
                fiscal year to make grants through the BIRD and BSF.
                    (B) Allocation between bird and bsf.--The Secretary
                shall determine the manner in which funds made
                available for a fiscal year under this paragraph are
                allocated between the BIRD and BSF.
    (e) Advisory Board.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an
        advisory board to--
                    (A) monitor how grants are awarded under this
                section; and
                    (B) provide to the Secretary periodic performance
                reviews of actions taken to carry out this section.
            (2) Composition.--The advisory board shall be composed of--
                    (A) a representative of the Government of the
                United States, appointed by the Secretary; and
                    (B) a representative of the Government of Israel,
                appointed by the Government of Israel.
    (f) Repayment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
        may require a recipient of a grant under this section to repay
        to the Secretary, the BIRD, or the BSF, as determined by the
        Secretary, an amount equal to--
                    (A) the amount of the grant, including interest at
                a rate determined by the Secretary; and
                    (B) such charges for the administration of the
                grant as the Secretary determines appropriate.
            (2) Limitation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
        Secretary may not require a grant recipient to repay more than
        150 percent of the amount of the grant, adjusted in accordance
        with the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers, United
        States city average, as published by the Bureau of Labor
        Statistics.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2012.

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United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy, in implementing the Agreement between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel Concerning Energy Cooperation, to establish a grant program to support research, development, and commercialization of alternative renewable energy sources.

Authorizes grants to promote the following: (1) solar energy; (2) biomass energy; (3) energy efficiency; (4) wind energy; and (5) fossil energy.

Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to: (1) monitor how such grants are awarded; and (2) provide periodic performance reviews of actions taken to carry out the grant program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Doctor-Patient Relationship and
Research Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS
              RESEARCH.

    (a) Authority.--Paragraph (1) of section 804(c) of title VIII of
division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (42
U.S.C. 299b-8(c)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) notwithstanding the provisions under the heading
        `agency for healthcare research and quality' of this title and
        any other provision of law, have full authority to direct and
        coordinate all Federal funding of comparative effectiveness
        health care research, including such research conducted or
        supported by the Departments of Health and Human Services,
        Veterans Affairs, and Defense; and''.
    (b) Membership.--Subsection (d) of section 804 of title VIII of
division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (42
U.S.C. 299b-8) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The members of the Council shall include
        one senior officer or employee from each of the following
        agencies:
                    ``(A) The Agency for Healthcare Research and
                Quality.
                    ``(B) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
                    ``(C) The Director of the National Institutes of
                Health.
                    ``(D) 20 members, 9 of whom are not full-time
                government employees, appointed by the Comptroller
                General of the United States as follows:
                            ``(i) 3 members representing patients and
                        health care consumers.
                            ``(ii) 3 members representing practicing
                        physicians, including surgeons.
                            ``(iii) 3 members representing agencies
                        that administer public programs, as follows:
                                    ``(I) 1 member representing the
                                Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
                                Services who has experience in
                                administering the program under title
                                XVIII of the Social Security Act.
                                    ``(II) 1 member representing
                                agencies that administer State health
                                programs (who may represent the Centers
                                for Medicare & Medicaid Services and
                                have experience in administering the
                                program under title XIX or the program
                                under title XXI of the Social Security
                                Act or be a governor of a State).
                                    ``(III) 1 member representing
                                agencies that administer other Federal
                                health programs (such as a health
                                program of the Department of Defense
                                Federal employees health benefits
                                program under chapter 89 of title 5 of
                                the United States Code, a health
                                program of the Department of Veterans
                                Affairs under chapter 17 of title 38 of
                                such Code, or a medical care program of
                                the Indian Health Service or of a
                                tribal organization).
                            ``(iv) 3 members representing private
                        payers, of whom at least 1 member shall
                        represent health insurance issuers and at least
                        1 member shall represent employers who self-
                        insure employee benefits.
                            ``(v) 3 members representing
                        pharmaceutical, device, and technology
                        manufacturers or developers.
                            ``(vi) 1 member representing nonprofit
                        organizations involved in health services
                        research.
                            ``(vii) 1 member representing organizations
                        that focus on quality measurement and
                        improvement or decision support.
                            ``(viii) 1 member representing independent
                        health services researchers.
                            ``(ix) 1 member representing research in
                        differences in treatment outcomes along the
                        lines of racial and ethnic background, gender,
                        and geography.
                            ``(x) 1 member representing research in
                        treating rural populations.
                    ``(E) Qualifications.--At least half of the members
                of the Council shall be physicians or other experts
                with clinical expertise.
            ``(2) Chairman; vice chairman.--The Secretary shall serve
        as Chairman of the Council and shall designate a member to
        serve as Vice Chairman.''.
    (c) Rules of Construction.--Subsection (g) of section 804 of title
VIII of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (42 U.S.C. 299b-8) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Rules of Construction.--
            ``(1) Coverage.--Nothing in this section shall be
        construed--
                    ``(A) to permit the Council to mandate or recommend
                coverage, reimbursement, or other policies for any
                public or private payer; or
                    ``(B) as preventing the Secretary of Health and
                Human Services from covering the routine costs of
                clinical care received by an individual entitled to, or
                enrolled for, benefits under title XVIII, XIX, or XXI
                of the Social Security Act in the case where such
                individual is participating in a clinical trial and
                such costs would otherwise be covered under such title
                with respect to the beneficiary.
            ``(2) Reports and finding.--No report submitted under this
        section or research findings disseminated by the Council shall
        be construed as mandates, guidelines, or recommendations for
        payment, coverage, or treatment.''.
    (d) Transparency, Credibility, and Access.--Section 804 of title
VIII of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (42 U.S.C. 299b-8) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Transparency, Credibility, and Access.--The Council shall
establish procedures to ensure that the following requirements for
ensuring transparency, credibility, and access are met:
            ``(1) Public comment period.--
                    ``(A) Comment prior to obligation of funds for
                research.--Before any Federal funds may be obligated to
                conduct or support comparative effectiveness research,
                the Council shall provide for a period of not less than
                30 days for the public to comment on the research
                proposal.
                    ``(B) Comment after research results published.--
                After the publication of the results of research
                described in subparagraph (A), the Council shall
                provide for a period of 60 days for the public to
                comment on such results.
                    ``(C) Transmission of public comments.--The Council
                shall ensure the transmission of public comments
                submitted under subparagraph (A) to the entity
                conducting the research with respect to which the
                individual study design is being finalized.
            ``(2) Additional forums.--The Council shall, in addition to
        the public comment period described in paragraph (1), support
        forums to increase public awareness and obtain and incorporate
        public feedback through media (such as an Internet website) on
        the following:
                    ``(A) The identification of comparative
                effectiveness research priorities.
                    ``(B) Comparative effectiveness research findings.
                    ``(C) Any other duties, activities, or processes
                the Council determines appropriate.
            ``(3) Public availability.--The Council shall make
        available to the public and disclose through the official
        public Internet website of the Council, and through other
        forums and media the Council determines appropriate, the
        following:
                    ``(A) The process and methods for the conduct of
                comparative effectiveness research pursuant to this
                section, including--
                            ``(i) the identity of the entity conducting
                        any such research;
                            ``(ii) any links the entity has to industry
                        (including such links that are not directly
                        tied to the particular research);
                            ``(iii) draft study designs (including
                        research questions and the finalized study
                        design, together with public comments on such
                        study design and responses to such comments);
                            ``(iv) research protocols (including
                        measures taken, methods of research, methods of
                        analysis, research results, and such other
                        information as the Council determines
                        appropriate);
                            ``(v) the identity of investigators
                        conducting such research and any conflicts of
                        interest of such investigators; and
                            ``(vi) any progress reports the Council
                        determines appropriate.
                    ``(B) Public comments submitted during each public
                comment period under paragraph (1)(A).
                    ``(C) Bylaws, processes, and proceedings of the
                Council, to the extent practicable and as the Council
                determines appropriate.
                    ``(D) Not later than 60 days after receipt by the
                Council of a relevant report or comparative
                effectiveness research finding, appropriate information
                contained in such report or finding.
            ``(4) Conflicts of interest.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Council shall--
                            ``(i) in appointing members to an advisory
                        panel, and in selecting individuals to
                        contribute to any peer-review process and for
                        employment as executive staff of the Council,
                        take into consideration any conflicts of
                        interest of potential appointees, participants,
                        and staff; and
                            ``(ii) include a description of any such
                        conflicts of interest and conflicts of interest
                        of Council members in an annual report to the
                        Congress, except that, in the case of
                        individuals contributing to any such peer
                        review process, such description shall be in a
                        manner such that those individuals cannot be
                        identified with a particular research project.
                    ``(B) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
                `conflict of interest' means associations, including
                financial and personal, that may be reasonably assumed
                to have the potential to bias an individual's decisions
                in matters related to the Council or the conduct of the
                comparative effectiveness research.''.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF FEDERALLY FUNDED CLINICAL COMPARATIVE
              EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH.

    (a) Limitation on CMS.--The Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services may not use federally funded clinical
comparative effectiveness research data to make coverage determinations
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for medical treatments,
services, and items on the basis of cost.
    (b) Requirement for Implementation.--Federally funded clinical
comparative effectiveness research and related evaluation and
communication activities shall reflect the principle that clinicians
and patients should have the best available evidence upon which to make
choices in health care items and services, in providers, and in health
care delivery systems, recognizing that patient subpopulations and
patient and physician preferences may vary.
    (c) Appeals of Certain Medicare Coverage Determinations.--In the
case of a national or local coverage determination under title XVIII of
the Social Security Act that has been made utilizing federally funded
comparative effectiveness research, an individual entitled to benefits
under such title shall--
            (1) be an eligible requester under section 1869(h)(1)(B) of
        such Act in relation;
            (2) have expedited access (as specified by the Secretary)
        to coverage determinations, redeterminations, and appeals
        relating to such determinations; and
            (3) have full access to all administrative or judicial
        review under section 1869 of such Act with respect to such
        determinations.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments
made by this Act shall be construed to require coverage of any drug,
biological product, device, or treatment that has been determined by
the Food and Drug Administration to be unsafe.
    (e) Disaggregation of Research Results.--No Federal funds may be
made available to any person for any federally funded clinical
comparative effectiveness research, unless the person agrees to ensure
that, whenever possible, the methodology and research protocols will
include variables that not only measure, but can be disaggregated to
analyze and identify, any differences along the lines of racial and
ethnic background, gender, and geography that may exist among and
within patient subpopulations.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``federally funded clinical comparative
        effectiveness research'' means research that--
                    (A) evaluates and compares the clinical
                effectiveness, risks, and benefits of 2 or more medical
                treatments, services, and items; and
                    (B) is conducted or supported in accordance with
                provisions of title VIII of division A of the American
                Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or with the use
                of other Federal funds.
            (2) The term ``medical treatments, services, and items''
        means health care interventions, protocols for treatment,
        procedures, medical devices, diagnostic tools, pharmaceuticals
        (including drugs and biologicals), and any other processes or
        items being used in the treatment and diagnosis of, or
        prevention of illness or injury in, patients.
            (3) The term ``patient subpopulations'' means populations
        of patients of different racial and ethnic backgrounds,
        genders, and geographic locations.

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Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: (1) expand the membership of the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; and (2) require the Council to provide for a public comment period prior to obligating funds for comparative effectiveness research, support increased public awareness of such research, and identify conflicts of interest in appointing members of the Council.

Prohibits the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from using federally funded clinical comparative effectiveness research data to make coverage determinations under Medicare for medical treatments, services, and items on the basis of cost.

Provides for expedited appeals of Medicare coverage determinations using federally funded comparative effectiveness research.

Denies federal funding for clinical comparative effectiveness research that does not consider racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic differences within patient subpopulations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bereaved Borrowers' Bill of Rights
Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL LENDERS.

    Section 140 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(g) Requirements Regarding Cosigners for a Private Education
Loan.--
            ``(1) Cosigner release requirements.--If a private
        education loan has a cosigner who is jointly liable for such
        loan, a private educational lender shall include a process for
        releasing the cosigner from any obligations on the loan and in
        such process the lender--
                    ``(A) shall make the criteria for obtaining the
                release clear, transparent, and easily accessible via
                the website of the private educational lender;
                    ``(B) shall notify the borrower if the borrower is
                eligible to release a cosigner;
                    ``(C) shall, if denying a request to release a
                cosigner, provide an explanation for the denial and
                offer the borrower an opportunity to correct the
                request; and
                    ``(D) may not change the terms of the release to
                impose additional duties on the borrower or cosigner
                over the duration of the private education loan.
            ``(2) Additional requirements.--Notwithstanding any
        provision in a private education loan agreement that contains a
        process for releasing a cosigner from obligations on the loan,
        a private educational lender shall, upon receiving notification
        of the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner--
                    ``(A) notify the borrower about the borrower's
                rights under the private education loan agreement
                regarding the release of the cosigner; and
                    ``(B) if the borrower continues to make on-time
                payments (in the amount determined prior to the death
                or bankruptcy of the cosigner) on the private education
                loan, provide a period of time of not less than 90 days
                for the borrower to follow the process for release of
                the cosigner before deeming the borrower to be in
                default, changing the terms of the loan, accelerating
                the repayment terms of the loan, or notifying consumer
                reporting agencies (as defined in section 603(f)) of a
                change in the status of the loan.
            ``(3) Requirements in case of death or bankruptcy of a
        cosigner.--Notwithstanding any provision in a private education
        loan agreement, a private educational lender shall, upon
        receiving notification of the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner
        who is jointly liable for the private education loan--
                    ``(A) notify the borrower about the borrower's
                rights under the private education loan agreement
                regarding identifying a new cosigner or refinancing the
                loan; and
                    ``(B) if the borrower continues to make on-time
                payments (in the amount determined prior to the death
                or bankruptcy of the cosigner) on the private education
                loan, provide a period of time of not less than 90 days
                for a borrower to identify a new cosigner or refinance
                the loan before deeming the borrower to be in default,
                changing the terms of the loan, accelerating the
                repayment terms of the loan, or notifying consumer
                reporting agencies (as defined in section 603(f)) of a
                change in the status of the loan.''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS FOR CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES AND FURNISHERS OF
              INFORMATION TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES RELATED TO
              PRIVATE EDUCATION LOANS.

    (a) Prohibition for Consumer Reporting Agencies.--Subsection (a) of
section 605 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Default on a private education loan (as defined in
        section 140(a)) resulting from accelerated repayment terms of
        the loan after the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner who is
        jointly liable for the loan.''.
    (b) Prohibition for Furnishers of Information to Consumer Reporting
Agencies.--Paragraph (1) of section 623(a) of such Act is amended by
adding the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Reporting information on private education
                loans.--A private educational lender (as defined in
                section 140(a)) or the servicer of a private education
                loan (as defined in such section) shall not furnish any
                information relating to the loan to any consumer
                reporting agency if the consumer defaulted on the loan
                due to accelerated repayment terms of the loan after
                the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner who is jointly
                liable for the loan.''.

Output: Bereaved Borrowers' Bill of Rights Act of 2014 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require a private educational lender to include in a private education loan for which the cosigner is jointly liable a process for releasing the cosigner from obligations on such loan.  Requires a lender who receives notification of the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner who is jointly liable for the loan to notify the borrower about the borrower's rights under the loan agreement regarding: (1) release of the cosigner, and (2) identification of a new cosigner or refinancing of the loan.   Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit: (1) consumer reporting agencies from containing in any consumer report default on a private education loan that results from accelerated repayment terms of the loan after the death or bankruptcy of a jointly liable cosigner, and (2) the lender or servicer of a private educational loan from furnishing loan information to a consumer reporting agency if the consumer defaulted on the loan due to accelerated repayment terms after the death or bankruptcy of such a cosigner.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS' RIGHTS.
    (a) In General.--Part II of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding after chapter 237 the following:

            ``CHAPTER 238--SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS' RIGHTS

``Sec.
``3772. Sexual assault survivors' rights.

``Sec. 3772. Sexual assault survivors' rights
    ``(a) Rights of Sexual Assault Survivors.--In addition to those
rights provided in section 3771, a sexual assault survivor has the
following rights:
        ``(1) The right not to be prevented from, or charged for,
    receiving a medical forensic examination.
        ``(2) The right to--
            ``(A) subject to paragraph (3), have a sexual assault
        evidence collection kit or its probative contents preserved,
        without charge, for the duration of the maximum applicable
        statute of limitations or 20 years, whichever is shorter;
            ``(B) be informed of any result of a sexual assault
        evidence collection kit, including a DNA profile match,
        toxicology report, or other information collected as part of a
        medical forensic examination, if such disclosure would not
        impede or compromise an ongoing investigation; and
            ``(C) be informed in writing of policies governing the
        collection and preservation of a sexual assault evidence
        collection kit.
        ``(3) The right to--
            ``(A) upon written request, receive written notification
        from the appropriate official with custody not later than 60
        days before the date of the intended destruction or disposal;
        and
            ``(B) upon written request, be granted further preservation
        of the kit or its probative contents.
        ``(4) The right to be informed of the rights under this
    subsection.
    ``(b) Applicability.--Subsections (b) through (f) of section 3771
shall apply to sexual assault survivors.
    ``(c) Definition of Sexual Assault.--In this section, the term
`sexual assault' means any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by
Federal, tribal, or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity
to consent.
    ``(d) Funding.--This section, other than paragraphs (2)(A) and
(3)(B) of subsection (a), shall be carried out using funds made
available under section 1402(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Victims of Crime Act of
1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)(A)(i)). No additional funds are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for
part II of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:

``238. Sexual assault survivors' rights..........................3772''.

    (c) Amendment to Victims of Crime Act of 1984.--Section
1402(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C.
10601(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting after ``section 3771'' the
following: ``or section 3772, as it relates to direct services,''.
SEC. 3. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS' NOTIFICATION GRANTS.
    The Victims of Crime Act of 1984 is amended by adding after section
1404E (42 U.S.C. 10603e) the following:
``SEC. 1404F. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS' NOTIFICATION GRANTS.
    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants as provided
in section 1404(c)(1)(A) to States to develop and disseminate to
entities described in subsection (c)(1) of this section written notice
of applicable rights and policies for sexual assault survivors.
    ``(b) Notification of Rights.--Each recipient of a grant awarded
under subsection (a) shall make its best effort to ensure that each
entity described in subsection (c)(1) provides individuals who identify
as a survivor of a sexual assault, and who consent to receiving such
information, with written notice of applicable rights and policies
regarding--
        ``(1) the right not to be charged fees for or otherwise
    prevented from pursuing a sexual assault evidence collection kit;
        ``(2) the right to have a sexual assault medical forensic
    examination regardless of whether the survivor reports to or
    cooperates with law enforcement;
        ``(3) the availability of a sexual assault advocate;
        ``(4) the availability of protective orders and policies
    related to their enforcement;
        ``(5) policies regarding the storage, preservation, and
    disposal of sexual assault evidence collection kits;
        ``(6) the process, if any, to request preservation of sexual
    assault evidence collection kits or the probative evidence from
    such kits; and
        ``(7) the availability of victim compensation and restitution.
    ``(c) Dissemination of Written Notice.--Each recipient of a grant
awarded under subsection (a) shall--
        ``(1) provide the written notice described in subsection (b) to
    medical centers, hospitals, forensic examiners, sexual assault
    service providers, State and local law enforcement agencies, and
    any other State agency or department reasonably likely to serve
    sexual assault survivors; and
        ``(2) make the written notice described in subsection (b)
    publicly available on the Internet website of the attorney general
    of the State.
    ``(d) Provision To Promote Compliance.--The Attorney General may
provide such technical assistance and guidance as necessary to help
recipients meet the requirements of this section.
    ``(e) Integration of Systems.--Any system developed and implemented
under this section may be integrated with an existing case management
system operated by the recipient of the grant if the system meets the
requirements listed in this section.''.
SEC. 4. WORKING GROUP.
    (a) In General.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as
the ``Secretary''), shall establish a joint working group (referred to
in this section as the ``Working Group'') to develop, coordinate, and
disseminate best practices regarding the care and treatment of sexual
assault survivors and the preservation of forensic evidence.
    (b) Consultation With Stakeholders.--The Working Group shall
consult with--
        (1) stakeholders in law enforcement, prosecution, forensic
    laboratory, counseling, forensic examiner, medical facility, and
    medical provider communities; and
        (2) representatives of not less than 3 entities with
    demonstrated expertise in sexual assault prevention, sexual assault
    advocacy, or representation of sexual assault victims, of which not
    less than 1 representative shall be a sexual assault victim.
    (c) Membership.--The Working Group shall be composed of
governmental or nongovernmental agency heads at the discretion of the
Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary.
    (d) Duties.--The Working Group shall--
        (1) develop recommendations for improving the coordination of
    the dissemination and implementation of best practices and
    protocols regarding the care and treatment of sexual assault
    survivors and the preservation of evidence to hospital
    administrators, physicians, forensic examiners, and other medical
    associations and leaders in the medical community;
        (2) encourage, where appropriate, the adoption and
    implementation of best practices and protocols regarding the care
    and treatment of sexual assault survivors and the preservation of
    evidence among hospital administrators, physicians, forensic
    examiners, and other medical associations and leaders in the
    medical community;
        (3) develop recommendations to promote the coordination of the
    dissemination and implementation of best practices regarding the
    care and treatment of sexual assault survivors and the preservation
    of evidence to State attorneys general, United States attorneys,
    heads of State law enforcement agencies, forensic laboratory
    directors and managers, and other leaders in the law enforcement
    community;
        (4) develop and implement, where practicable, incentives to
    encourage the adoption or implementation of best practices
    regarding the care and treatment of sexual assault survivors and
    the preservation of evidence among State attorneys general, United
    States attorneys, heads of State law enforcement agencies, forensic
    laboratory directors and managers, and other leaders in the law
    enforcement community;
        (5) collect feedback from stakeholders, practitioners, and
    leadership throughout the Federal and State law enforcement, victim
    services, forensic science practitioner, and health care
    communities to inform development of future best practices or
    clinical guidelines regarding the care and treatment of sexual
    assault survivors; and
        (6) perform other activities, such as activities relating to
    development, dissemination, outreach, engagement, or training
    associated with advancing victim-centered care for sexual assault
    survivors.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Working Group shall submit to the Attorney General, the
Secretary, and Congress a report containing the findings and
recommended actions of the Working Group.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

Output: .   Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish statutory rights for sexual assault survivors, including the right to: (1) not be prevented from receiving a forensic medical examination and not be charged for an examination; (2) have a sexual assault evidence collection kit (i.e., a rape kit) preserved for 20 years or the maximum applicable statute of limitations, whichever is shorter; (3) receive written notification prior to destruction or disposal of a rape kit; and (4) be informed of these rights and policies. Additionally, it makes statutory crime victims' rights applicable to sexual assault survivors.   The term "sexual assault" means any nonconsensual sexual act prohibited by federal, state, or tribal law, including when a victim lacks capacity to consent. Funds made available to the Crime Victims Fund under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 must be used to carry out the requirements concerning these rights, subject to specified exceptions.   The bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Justice Programs to make grants to states to develop sexual assault survivors' rights and policies and to disseminate written notice of such rights and policies to medical centers, hospitals, forensic examiners, sexual assault service providers, law enforcement agencies, and other state entities.  (Sec. 4) DOJ must establish a working group to develop, coordinate, and disseminate best practices regarding the care and treatment of sexual assault survivors and the preservation of forensic evidence.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare
Payment Modernization Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833(i) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395l(i)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(i)(1) Payment shall be made under this part in the amount
specified under paragraph (2) for facility services furnished to an
individual in an ambulatory surgical center (meeting the standards
specified under section 1832(a)(2)(F)(i)) in connection with any
outpatient surgical procedure covered under this part as a hospital
outpatient department service, except for those procedures that the
Secretary designates, in consultation with appropriate trade and
professional organizations (including those having direct experience
with ambulatory surgical centers), as posing a significant safety risk
or requiring an overnight stay when performed in ambulatory surgical
centers. Absent an identifiable safety risk specific to the performance
of a particular procedure in an ambulatory surgical center, the
Secretary shall presume that an outpatient surgical procedure covered
under this part as a hospital outpatient department service does not
pose a significant safety risk when performed in ambulatory surgical
centers. Not less frequently than once every two years the Secretary
shall review and, may, after public comment, make appropriate
adjustments to this list of procedures excluded from coverage when
performed in ambulatory surgical centers as the Secretary deems
necessary.
    ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), the amount of
payment to be made under this subsection for facility services
furnished to an individual in an ambulatory surgical center in
accordance with paragraph (1) shall be equal to 75 percent of the fee
schedule amount determined under paragraph (3)(A) of subsection (t) for
payment of the same service furnished in hospital outpatient
departments, as adjusted under paragraphs (4)(A), (6), and (15) of such
subsection, less a 20 percent beneficiary copayment.
    ``(B) For covered ambulatory surgical center services furnished on
or after January 1, 2008, and before January 1, 2012, for which the
ambulatory surgical center payment amount payable under this subsection
in 2007 (in this subsection referred to as the `2007 ASC payment
amount') is less than 75 percent of the hospital OPD fee schedule
amount under subsection (t) in 2007 for the same services, the amount
of payment under this subsection shall be calculated as follows:
            ``(i) For services furnished during 2008, the amount shall
        be equal to the sum of--
                    ``(I) 80 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount, as
                increased by the market basket percentage increase
                applicable under subsection (t)(3)(C)(iv) for OPD
                services occurring during the fiscal year ending in
                such year; and
                    ``(II) 20 percent of the payment amount under
                paragraph (2)(A) for 2008.
            ``(ii) For services furnished during 2009, the amount shall
        be equal to the sum of--
                    ``(I) 60 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount as
                increased under clause (i)(I) and as further increased
                by the market basket percentage increase applicable
                under subsection (t)(3)(C)(iv) for OPD services
                occurring during the fiscal year ending in such year;
                and
                    ``(II) 40 percent of the payment amount under
                paragraph (2)(A) for 2009.
            ``(iii) For services furnished during 2010, the amount
        shall be equal to the sum of--
                    ``(I) 40 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount as
                increased under clauses (i)(I) and (ii)(I) and as
                further increased by the market basket percentage
                increase applicable under subsection (t)(3)(C)(iv) for
                OPD services occurring during the fiscal year ending in
                such year; and
                    ``(II) 60 percent of the payment amount under
                paragraph (2)(A) for 2010.
            ``(iv) For services furnished during 2011, the amount shall
        be equal to the sum of--
                    ``(I) 20 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount as
                increased under clauses (i)(I), (ii)(I), and (iii)(I)
                and as further increased by the market basket
                percentage increase applicable under subsection
                (t)(3)(C)(iv) for OPD services occurring during the
                fiscal year ending in such year; and
                    ``(II) 80 percent of the payment amount under
                paragraph (2)(A) for 2011.
    ``(C) For covered ambulatory surgical center services for which the
2007 ASC payment amount is greater than 75 percent of the hospital OPD
fee schedule amount under subsection (t) in 2007 for the same services,
the amount of payment under this subsection shall be the greater of the
2007 ASC payment amount or--
            ``(i) for services furnished in 2008, the payment amount
        under subparagraph (B)(i);
            ``(ii) for services furnished in 2009, the payment amount
        under subparagraph (B)(ii);
            ``(iii) for services furnished in 2010, the payment amount
        under subparagraph (B)(iii);
            ``(iv) for services furnished in 2011, the payment amount
        under subparagraph (B)(iv); or
            ``(v) in 2012 and subsequent years, the payment amount
        under subparagraph (A),
but in no case in excess of the then applicable hospital OPD fee
schedule amount.
            ``(D)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C),
        if a facility service furnished to an individual in an
        ambulatory surgical center includes an implantable medical
        device, the amount of payment for that service shall be equal
        to the sum of--
                    ``(I) 100 percent of the hospital OPD fee schedule
                amount that the Secretary determines is associated with
                the device; and
                    ``(II) 75 percent of non-device-related component
                of the OPD fee schedule amount;
        less a 20 percent beneficiary copayment.
            ``(ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term `implantable
        medical device' includes devices that--
                    ``(I) are an integral and subordinate part of the
                procedure performed;
                    ``(II) are used for 1 patient only;
                    ``(III) are single use;
                    ``(IV) come into contact with human tissue; and
                    ``(V) are surgically implanted or inserted, whether
                or not the device remains with the patient when the
                patient is released from the ambulatory surgical
                center..''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395k(a)(2)(F)(i)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``section 1833(i)(1)(A)'' and
                inserting ``section 1833(i)(1)'';
                    (B) by striking ``the standard overhead amount as
                determined under section 1833(i)(2)(A)'' and inserting
                ``the amount determined under section 1833(i)(2)''; and
                    (C) by striking all that follows ``as full payment
                for such services'' and inserting ``, or''.
            (2) Section 1833(a)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395l(a)(1)(G)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``subsection (i)(1)(A)'' and
                inserting ``subsection (i)(1)'';
                    (B) by striking ``for services furnished
                beginning'' and all that follows through ``subsection
                (i)(2)(D)''; and
                    (C) by striking ``such revised payment system'' and
                inserting ``under subsection (i)(2)''.
            (3) Section 1833(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(4))
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``section 1833(i)(1)(A)'' and
                inserting ``subsection (i)(1)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``paragraph (2) or (3) of
                subsection (i)'' and inserting ``subsection (i)(1)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to ambulatory surgical center services furnished on or after
January 1, 2008.

SEC. 3. CLARIFYING STATE LICENSURE AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(F)(i)) is amended by inserting ``, except
that such standards shall not preclude the provision of surgical
services to individuals not covered under the program under this part
if such services are permitted to be performed in such a center under
applicable State licensure laws'' after ``performed in an ambulatory
surgical center (which meets health, safety, and other standards
specified by the Secretary in regulations''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the requirements and the formula for payments for services, including an implantable medical device, furnished to individuals in ambulatory surgical centers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The western basin of Lake Erie, as part of the Great
        Lakes ecosystem, the largest freshwater ecosystem on the face
        of the Earth, is vitally important to the economic and
        environmental future of the United States.
            (2) Over the past three decades, the citizens and
        governmental institutions of both the United States and Canada
        have devoted increasing attention and resources to the
        restoration of the water quality and fisheries of the Great
        Lakes, including the western basin. This increased awareness
        has been accompanied by a gradual shift to a holistic
        ``ecosystem approach'' that highlights a growing recognition
        that shoreline areas--the nearshore terrestrial ecosystems--are
        an integral part of the western basin and the Great Lakes
        ecosystem as a whole.
            (3) The Great Lakes account for more than 90 percent of the
        surface freshwater in the nation. The western basin receives
        approximately 90 percent of its flow from the Detroit River and
        only approximately 10 percent from tributaries.
            (4) The western basin of Lake Erie is an important
        ecosystem that includes a number of distinct islands, channels,
        rivers, and shoals that support dense populations of fish,
        wildlife, and aquatic plants.
            (5) The coastal wetlands of Lake Erie support the largest
        diversity of plant and wildlife species in the Great Lakes. The
        moderate climate of Lake Erie and its more southern latitude
        allow for many species that are not found in or along the
        northern Great Lakes. More than 300 species of plants,
        including 37 significant species, have been identified in the
        aquatic and wetland habitats of the western basin.
            (6) The shallow western basin of Lake Erie, from the Lower
        Detroit River to Sandusky Bay, is home to the largest
        concentration of marshes in Lake Erie, including Mouille,
        Metzger, and Magee marshes, the Maumee Bay wetland complex, the
        wetland complexes flanking Locust Point, and the wetlands in
        Sandusky Bay. The larger United States islands in western Lake
        Erie have wetlands in their small embayments.
            (7) The wetlands in the western basin of Lake Erie comprise
        as some of the most important waterfowl habitat in the Great
        Lakes. Waterfowl, wading birds, shore birds, gulls and terns,
        raptors, and perching birds all use the western basin wetlands
        for migration, nesting, and feeding. Hundreds of thousands of
        diving ducks stop to rest in the Lake Erie area on their fall
        migration from Canada to the east and south. The wetlands of
        the western basin of Lake Erie provide a major stopover for
        ducks such as migrating bufflehead, common goldeneye, common
        mergansers, and ruddy duck.
            (8) The international importance of Lake Erie is manifested
        in the United States congressional designation of the Ottawa
        and Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuges.
            (9) Lake Erie has an international reputation for walleye,
        perch, and bass fishing, recreational boating, birding,
        photography, and duck hunting. On an economic basis, Lake Erie
        tourism accounts for an estimated $1,500,000,000 in retail
        sales and more than 50,000 jobs.
            (10) Many of the 417,000 boats that are registered in Ohio
        are used in the western basin of Lake Erie, in part to fish for
        the estimated 10,000,000 walleye that migrate from other areas
        of the lake to spawn. This internationally renowned walleye
        fishery drives much of Ohio's $2,000,000,000 sport fishing
        industry.
            (11) Coastal wetlands in the western basin of Lake Erie
        have been subjected to intense pressure for 150 years. Prior to
        1850, the western basin was part of an extensive coastal marsh
        and swamp system of approximately 122,000 hectares that
        comprised a portion of the Great Black Swamp. By 1951, only
        12,407 wetland hectares remained in the western basin. Half of
        that acreage was destroyed between 1972 and 1987. Therefore,
        today only approximately 5,000 hectares remain. Along the
        Michigan shoreline, coastal wetlands were reduced by 62 percent
        between 1916 and the early 1970s. The development of the city
        of Monroe, Michigan, has had a particularly significant impact
        on the coastal wetlands at the mouth of the Raisin River: only
        approximately 100 hectares remain physically unaltered today in
        an area where 70 years ago marshes were 10 times more
        extensive. In addition to the actual loss of coastal wetland
        acreage along the shores of Lake Erie, the quality of many
        remaining diked wetlands has been degraded by numerous
        stressors, especially excessive loadings of sediments and
        nutrients, contaminants, shoreline modification, exotic
        species, and the diking of wetlands. Protective peninsula beach
        systems, such as the former Bay Point and Woodtick, at the
        border of Ohio and Michigan near the mouth of the Ottawa River
        and Maumee Bay, have been eroded over the years, exacerbating
        erosion along the shorelines and impacting the breeding and
        spawning grounds.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

     For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Refuge Complex'' means the Ottawa National
        Wildlife Refuge Complex and the lands and waters therein, as
        described in the document entitled ``The Comprehensive
        Conservation Plan for the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
        Complex'' and dated September 22, 2000, including Ottawa
        National Wildlife Refuge, West Sister Island National Wildlife
        Refuge, and Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge.
            (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
        Interior.
            (3) The term ``International Refuge'' means the Detroit
        River International Wildlife Refuge established by the Detroit
        River International Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (Public
        Law 107-91).

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES.

    (a) Refuge Complex Boundaries.--
            (1) Expansion.--The boundaries of the Refuge Complex are
        expanded to include lands and waters in the State of Ohio from
        the eastern boundary of Maumee Bay State Park to the eastern
        boundary of the Darby Unit, including the Bass Island
        archipelago, as depicted on the map entitled ``Ottawa National
        Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River
        International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act'', dated September
        6, 2002.
            (2) Boundary revisions.--The Secretary may make such
        revisions to the boundaries of the Refuge Complex as may be
        appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Refuge Complex or
        to facilitate the acquisition of property within the Refuge
        Complex.
    (b) International Refuge Boundaries.--The southern boundary of the
International Refuge is extended south to include additional lands and
waters in the State of Michigan east of Interstate Highway 75 from the
southern boundary of Sterling State Park to the Ohio State boundary, as
depicted on the map referred to in subsection (a)(1).
    (c) Availability of Map.--The Secretary shall keep the map referred
to in subsection (a)(1) available for inspection in appropriate offices
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

SEC. 5. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF LANDS FOR REFUGE COMPLEX.

    (a) Acquisitions.--The Secretary may acquire by donation, purchase
with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange the lands and waters,
or interests therein (including conservation easements), within the
boundaries of the Refuge Complex as expanded by this title. No such
lands, waters, or interests therein may be acquired without the consent
of the owner thereof.
    (b) Transfers From Other Agencies.--Any Federal property located
within the boundaries of the Refuge Complex, as expanded by this title,
that is under the administrative jurisdiction of a department or agency
of the United States other than the Department of the Interior may,
with the concurrence of the head of administering department or agency,
be transferred without consideration to the administrative jurisdiction
of the Secretary for the purposes of this title.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION OF REFUGE COMPLEX.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer all federally owned
lands, waters, and interests therein that are within the boundaries of
the Refuge Complex, as expanded by this title, in accordance with the
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
668dd et seq.) and this title. The Secretary may use such additional
statutory authority as may be available for the conservation of fish
and wildlife, and the provision of fish and wildlife dependent
recreational opportunities as the Secretary considers appropriate to
implement this title.
    (b) Additional Purposes.--In addition to the purposes of the Refuge
Complex under other laws, regulations, executive orders, and
comprehensive conservation plans, the Refuge Complex shall be managed
for the following purposes:
            (1) To strengthen and complement existing resource
        management, conservation, and education programs and activities
        at the Refuge Complex in a manner consistent with the primary
        purpose of the Refuge Complex to provide major resting,
        feeding, and wintering habitats for migratory birds and other
        wildlife, and to enhance national resource conservation and
        management in the western basin of Lake Erie.
            (2) To conserve, enhance, and restore the native aquatic
        and terrestrial community characteristics of the western basin
        of Lake Erie (including associated fish, wildlife, and plant
        species), both in the United States and Canada in partnership
        with nongovernmental and private organizations, as well as
        private individuals dedicated to habitat enhancement.
            (3) To facilitate partnerships among the United States Fish
        and Wildlife Service, Canadian national and provincial
        authorities, State and local governments, local communities in
        the United States and in Canada, conservation organizations,
        and other non-Federal entities to promote public awareness of
        the resources of the western basin of Lake Erie.
            (4) To advance the collective goals and priorities
        established in the ``Great Lakes Strategy 2002--A Plan for the
        New Millennium'', by the United States Policy Committee
        comprised of various Federal agencies, including the United
        States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and
        Atmospheric Administration, the United States Geological
        Survey, the Forest Service, and the Great Lakes Fishery
        Commission, as well as the State governments and tribal
        governments in the Great Lakes. These goals, broadly stated,
        include working together to protect and restore the chemical,
        physical, and biological integrity of the Great Lakes basin
        ecosystem.
    (c) Priority Uses.--In providing opportunities for compatible fish
and wildlife dependent recreation, the Secretary, in accordance with
paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)), shall ensure
that hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and
environmental education and interpretation are the priority public uses
of the Refuge Complex.
    (d) Cooperative Agreements Regarding Non-Federal Lands.--The
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Ohio
or the State of Michigan, or any political subdivision thereof, and
with any other person or entity for the management in a manner
consistent with this title of lands that are owned by such State,
subdivision, or other person or entity and located within the
boundaries of the Refuge Complex and to promote public awareness of the
resources of the western basin of Lake Erie and encourage public
participation in the conservation of those resources.
    (e) Use of Existing Greenway Authority.--The Secretary shall
encourage the State of Ohio to use existing authorities under the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to provide funding for
acquisition and development of trails within the boundaries of the
Refuge Complex.

SEC. 7. STUDY OF ASSOCIATED AREA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall conduct a study of fish
and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial communities of the 2
dredge spoil disposal sites referred to by the Toledo-Lucas County Port
Authority as Port Authority Facility Number Three and Grassy Island,
located within Toledo Harbor near the mouth of the Maumee River.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of the Act, the Secretary shall complete such study and
submit a report containing the results thereof to the Congress.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

     There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the
Interior--
            (1) such sums as may be necessary for the acquisition of
        lands and waters within the Refuge Complex;
            (2) such sums as may be necessary for the development,
        operation, and maintenance of the Refuge Complex; and
            (3) such sums as may be necessary to carry out the study
        under section 7.

Output: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act - Expands the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex to include specified land and water in the State of Ohio. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange the land and water and interests in land and water within the boundaries of the Complex.Expands the southern boundary of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (the Refuge) to include additional land and water located in the State of Michigan east of Interstate Route 75.Prescribes requirements for administration of the Complex.Directs the Secretary to ensure that hunting, trapping, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation shall be the priority public uses of the Complex.Requires the Secretary to encourage the State of Ohio to use authority under the recreational trails program under Federal law to provide funding for the acquisition and development of trails within the boundaries of the Complex.Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, study and report to Congress on fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial communities in and around two specified dredge spoil disposal sites in Toledo Harbor.