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SECTION 1. INADMISSIBILITY OF ALIENS IDENTIFIED IN TERRORIST SCREENING
              DATABASE.

    Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (VIII), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subclause (IX) as subclause (X); and
            (3) by inserting after subclause (VIII) the following:
                                    ``(IX) is identified in the
                                terrorist screening database (as such
                                term is defined in section 2101(10) of
                                the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
                                U.S.C. 621(10))), except for an alien
                                lawfully admitted for permanent
                                residence (as defined in section
                                101(a)(20)); or''.

SEC. 2. DEPORTABILITY OF ALIENS IDENTIFIED IN TERRORIST SCREENING
              DATABASE.

    Section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended by inserting before the period at the
end the following ``, except that an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence (as defined in section 101(a)(20)) is not
deportable for being described in subparagraph (B)(i)(IX) of section
212(a)(3)''.

SEC. 3. WAIVERS OF GROUND OF INADMISSIBILITY FOR ALIENS IDENTIFIED IN
              TERRORIST SCREENING DATABASE.

    Section 212(d)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in each of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), by
        inserting ``and other than paragraph (3)(B)(i)(IX) of such
        subsection except as provided in subparagraph (C)'' after ``of
        such subsection'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``, or who is
        within the scope of subsection (a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) except as
        provided in subparagraph (C),'' after ``(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) of
        this section,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C)(i) Subject to clause (ii) and only on an individual case-by-
case basis, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines in the
Secretary's unreviewable discretion that it is in the national security
interests of the United States, an alien--
            ``(I) may be granted a nonimmigrant visa and be admitted
        into the United States temporarily as a nonimmigrant under
        subparagraph (A)(i);
            ``(II) may be admitted into the United States temporarily
        as a nonimmigrant under subparagraph (A)(ii); and
            ``(III) shall not be subject to subsection
        (a)(3)(B)(i)(IX).
    ``(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security may grant a waiver under
clause (i) with respect to an alien only with the unanimous concurrence
of the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary
of State.''.

SEC. 4. UNAVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN IMMIGRATION BENEFITS TO ALIENS
              IDENTIFIED IN TERRORIST SCREENING DATABASE.

    (a) Asylum.--Section 208(b)(2)(A)(v) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A)(v)) is amended by striking ``or
(VI)'' and inserting ``(VI), or (IX)''.
    (b) Withholding of Removal.--Section 241(b)(3)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)) is amended, in
the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``inadmissible under
section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or deportable under section 237(a)(4)(B) as
a consequence of being described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX), or''
after ``does not apply to an alien''.
    (c) Cancellation of Removal.--
            (1) Cancellation of removal for certain permanent
        residents.--Section 240A(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
        Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding
        paragraph (1), by striking ``inadmissible or deportable'' and
        inserting ``inadmissible (except an alien who is inadmissible
        under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX)) or deportable (except an
        alien who is deportable under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a
        consequence of being described in section
        212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX))''.
            (2) Cancellation of removal for certain nonpermanent
        residents.--Section 240A(b)(1) of the Immigration and
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(1)) is amended, in the
        matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``inadmissible
        or deportable'' and inserting ``inadmissible (except an alien
        who is inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX)) or
        deportable (except an alien who is deportable under section
        237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being described in section
        212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX))''.
    (d) Voluntary Departure.--Section 240B(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229c(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Aliens Ineligible.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
not permit an alien to depart voluntarily under this section if the
alien--
            ``(1) was previously permitted to so depart after having
        been found inadmissible under section 212(a)(6)(A); or
            ``(2) is inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or
        deportable under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being
        described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX).''.
    (e) Adjustment of Status.--Section 245 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking item (6) and inserting
        ``(6) an alien who is inadmissible under section
        212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or deportable under section
        237(a)(4)(B);''; and
            (2) in subsection (m)(1), in the matter preceding
        subparagraph (A), by striking ``212(a)(3)(E),'' and inserting
        ``subparagraph (B)(i)(IX) or (E) of section 212(a)(3) or
        section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being described in
        section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX),''.
    (f) Registry.--Section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place such term
        appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
            (2) by striking ``inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(E)
        or under'' and inserting ``inadmissible under section
        212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or (E) or deportable from the United States
        under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being described
        in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or under''.
    (g) Convention Against Torture.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall revise the regulations found at sections 208.16 through 208.18 of
title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, implementing the United Nations
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York on December 10,
1984. The revised regulations--
            (1) shall exclude from the protection of such regulations
        aliens described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX))
        and make such aliens ineligible for withholding or deferral of
        removal under the immigration laws (as defined in section
        101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
        1101(a)(17))); and
            (2) shall ensure that the revised regulations operate so as
        to allow for the reopening and readjudication of determinations
        made under the regulations before the effective date of the
        revision and apply to acts and conditions constituting grounds
        of ineligibility for the protection of such regulations
        (including ineligibility for withholding or deferral of
        removal) as revised, regardless of when such acts or conditions
        occurred.

SEC. 5. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF ALIENS INADMISSIBLE OR DEPORTABLE ON
              SECURITY AND RELATED GROUNDS.

    Section 238 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1228)
is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by adding at the end the
        following: ``or inadmissible or deportable on security or
        related grounds'';
            (2) by redesignating the subsections succeeding subsection
        (b) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Removal of Aliens Who Are Not Permanent Residents and Who Are
Inadmissible or Deportable on Security or Related Grounds.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
        accordance with paragraph (3)--
                    ``(A) notwithstanding section 240, in the case of
                every alien described in paragraph (2), shall determine
                the inadmissibility of such alien under section
                212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or the deportability of such alien
                under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being
                described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) and issue an
                order of removal pursuant to the procedures set forth
                in this subsection to every such alien determined to be
                inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or
                deportable under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence
                of being described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX); and
                    ``(B) in the case of an alien described in
                paragraph (2) who is not issued an order under
                subparagraph (A), may determine the inadmissibility of
                such alien under section 212(a)(3)(B) (other than
                subparagraph (B)(i)(IX)) or the deportability of such
                alien under section 237(a)(4)(B) (other than as a
                consequence of being described in section
                212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX)) and issue an order of removal
                pursuant to the procedures set forth in this subsection
                or section 240.
            ``(2) Aliens described.--An alien is described in this
        paragraph if--
                    ``(A) the alien has not been granted a waiver under
                section 212(d)(3)(C); and
                    ``(B) the alien--
                            ``(i) was not lawfully admitted for
                        permanent residence at the time at which
                        proceedings under this subsection commenced; or
                            ``(ii) had permanent resident status on a
                        conditional basis (as described in section 216)
                        at the time that proceedings under this
                        subsection commenced.
            ``(3) Expedited proceedings.--Proceedings under this
        subsection shall be in accordance with such regulations as the
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe. The Secretary
        shall ensure that--
                    ``(A) the alien is given reasonable notice of the
                charges and of the opportunity described in
                subparagraph (C);
                    ``(B) the alien shall have the privilege of being
                represented (at no expense to the government) by such
                counsel, authorized to practice in such proceedings, as
                the alien shall choose;
                    ``(C) the alien has a reasonable opportunity to
                inspect the evidence and rebut the charges;
                    ``(D) a determination is made for the record that
                the individual upon whom the notice for the proceeding
                under this section is served (either in person or by
                mail) is, in fact, the alien named in such notice;
                    ``(E) a record is maintained for judicial review;
                and
                    ``(F) the final order of removal is not adjudicated
                by the same person who issues the charges.
            ``(4) Judicial review.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
        may not execute any order described in paragraph (1) until 14
        calendar days have passed from the date that such order was
        issued, unless waived by the alien, in order that the alien has
        an opportunity to apply for judicial review under section 242.
            ``(5) Ineligibility for discretionary relief from
        removal.--No alien adjudicated inadmissible or deportable in a
        proceeding under this subsection shall be eligible for any
        relief from removal that the Secretary of Homeland Security may
        grant in the Secretary's discretion.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to all aliens
identified in the terrorist screening database (as such term is defined
in section 2101(10) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
621(10))) on or after such date.

Output: This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to make an alien, other than a lawful permanent resident, who is identified in the terrorist screening database inadmissible or deportable on terrorist grounds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with the unanimous concurrence of the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of State, may grant an individual a national security waiver to enter the United States temporarily as a nonimmigrant. An identified alien shall be ineligible for asylum, withholding or cancellation of removal, voluntary departure, adjustment of status, or acquisition of legal permanent residency through the registry provisions. DHS shall revise specified regulations implementing the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to: (1) exclude identified aliens from the protection of such regulations, and (2) make such aliens ineligible for withholding or deferral of removal under INA. The bill provides that, with respect to an alien who has not been granted a waiver under this bill and who either is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or has been granted conditional resident status: (1) DHS shall determine inadmissibility or deportability and issue an order of removal for an identified alien; and (2) in the case of an alien not issued an order of removal, DHS may determine inadmissibility or deportability and issue an order of removal based upon terrorist activity. Such expedited proceedings shall include specified protections for the alien in removal.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Congressionally Mandated
Reports Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WEBSITE FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS.

    (a) Requirement To Establish Website.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Public Printer shall
establish and maintain a website accessible by the public that allows
the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated
reports in one place. The Public Printer may publish other reports on
such website.
    (b) Content and Function.--The Public Printer shall ensure that the
website required under subsection (a) includes the following:
            (1) With respect to each congressionally mandated report,
        each of the following:
                    (A) A citation to the statute or conference report
                requiring the report.
                    (B) An electronic copy of the report, including any
                transmittal letter associated with the report, in an
                open format that is platform independent and that is
                available to the public without restrictions, including
                restrictions that would impede the re-use of the
                information in the report.
                    (C) The ability to retrieve a report, to the extent
                practicable, through searches based on each, and any
                combination, of the following:
                            (i) The title of the report.
                            (ii) The reporting Federal agency.
                            (iii) The date of publication.
                            (iv) Each congressional committee receiving
                        the report, if applicable.
                            (v) Subject tags.
                            (vi) The serial number, Superintendent of
                        Documents number, or other identification
                        number for the report, if applicable.
                            (vii) The statute or conference report
                        requiring the report.
                            (viii) Key words.
                            (ix) Full text search.
                            (x) Any other relevant information
                        specified by the Public Printer.
                    (D) The time and date when the report was required
                to be submitted, and when the report was submitted, to
                the website.
                    (E) Access to the report not later than 30 calendar
                days after its submission to Congress.
                    (F) To the extent practicable, a permanent means of
                accessing the report electronically.
            (2) A means for bulk download of all congressionally
        mandated reports or a selection of reports retrieved using a
        search.
            (3) A means for the head of each Federal agency to publish
        on the website each congressionally mandated report of the
        agency, as required by section 3.
            (4) A list form for all congressionally mandated reports
        that can be searched, sorted, and downloaded by--
                    (A) reports submitted within the required time;
                    (B) reports submitted after the date on which such
                reports were required to be submitted; and
                    (C) reports not submitted.
    (c) Free Access.--The Public Printer may not charge a fee, require
registration, or impose any other limitation in exchange for access to
the website required under subsection (a).
    (d) Upgrade Capability.--The website required under subsection (a)
shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry out the purposes of
this Act.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) Submission of Electronic Copies of Reports.--The head of each
Federal agency shall publish congressionally mandated reports of the
agency on the website required under section 2(a)--
            (1) in an open format that is platform independent, machine
        readable, and available to the public without restrictions
        (except the redaction of information described under section
        5), including restrictions that would impede the re-use of the
        information in the reports; and
            (2) in accordance with the guidance issued under subsection
        (c).
    (b) Submission of Additional Information.--The head of each Federal
agency shall submit to the Public Printer the information required
under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 2(b)(1) with respect to
each congressionally mandated report published pursuant to subsection
(a).
    (c) Guidance.--Not later than eight months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, in consultation with the Public Printer, shall issue guidance
to agencies on the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO REQUIREMENTS TO SUBMIT REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Compliance With Statutory Requirement To Submit Reports.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal agency is deemed
to have complied with a statutory requirement to submit a report to
Congress if the agency completes each of the following, with respect to
such report:
            (1) Publishes a complete and unredacted copy on the website
        required under section 2(a).
            (2) Notifies the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the
        Secretary of the Senate, and each congressional committee to
        which a report must be submitted of the report's availability
        on the website.
    (b) Removing and Altering Reports.--A report submitted to be
published to the website required under section 2(a) may only be
changed or removed, with the exception of technical changes, by the
Federal agency with the express, written consent of each congressional
committee to which the report must be submitted.

SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the disclosure of
information or records that are exempt from public disclosure under
section 552 of title 5, United States Code. If any information in a
congressionally mandated report may not be publicly released under
section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, the Federal agency
concerned shall redact from the report submitted to be published on the
website established under section 2 only such information, shall
indicate where such redactions were made in the report, and shall
identify the exemption under which each such redaction is made.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Congressionally mandated report.--The term
        ``congressionally mandated report'' means a report that is
        required to be submitted to either House of Congress or any
        committee of Congress by statute or by a conference report that
        accompanies legislation enacted into law.
            (2) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the
        meaning given that term under section 102 of title 40, United
        States Code, but does not include the Government Accountability
        Office.

SEC. 7. IMPLEMENTATION.

    Except as provided in section 3(c), this Act shall be implemented
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply with respect to congressionally mandated reports submitted
to Congress on or after the date occurring one year after such date of
enactment.

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Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act - Requires the Public Printer to establish and maintain a website accessible by the public for obtaining electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place.

Requires each federal agency to provide the Public Printer with an electronic copy of congressionally mandated reports for publication on the website.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Register Modernization
Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL REGISTER MODERNIZATION.

    (a) References to Printing.--Chapter 15 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 1502--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``printing'' and
                inserting ``publishing''; and
                    (B) by striking ``printing and distribution'' and
                inserting ``publishing'';
            (2) in section 1507 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``the duplicate originals or
                certified copies of the document have'' and inserting
                ``the document has''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``printed'' and
                inserting ``published''; and
            (3) in section 1509, in subsections (a) and (b) of, by
        striking ``printing, reprinting, wrapping, binding, and
        distributing'' and inserting ``publishing'', each place it
        appears.
    (b) Publish Defined.--Section 1501 of title 44, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``; and'' at the end of the definition for
        ``person'' and inserting a semicolon;
            (2) by inserting after the definition for ``person'' the
        following:
            ```publish' means to circulate for sale or distribution to
        the public; and''.
    (c) Filing Documents With Office Amendment.--Section 1503 of title
44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of time; public
              inspection; transmission for publishing
    ``The original document required or authorized to be published by
section 1505 of this title shall be filed with the Office of the
Federal Register for publication at times established by the
Administrative Committee of the Federal Register by regulation. The
Archivist of the United States shall cause to be noted on the original
of each document the day and hour of filing. Upon filing, the document
shall be immediately available for public inspection in the Office. The
original shall be retained by the National Archives and Records
Administration and shall be available for inspection under regulations
prescribed by the Archivist, unless such original is disposed of in
accordance with disposal schedules submitted by the Administrative
Committee and authorized by the Archivist pursuant to regulations
issued under chapter 33 of this title; however, originals of
proclamations of the President and Executive orders shall be
permanently retained by the Administration as part of the National
Archives of the United States. The Office shall transmit to the
Government Printing Office, as provided by this chapter, each document
required or authorized to be published by section 1505 of this title.
Every Federal agency shall cause to be transmitted for filing the
original of all such documents issued, prescribed, or promulgated by
the agency.''.
    (d) Federal Register Amendment.--Section 1504 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1504. `Federal Register'; publishing; contents; distribution;
              price
    ``Documents required or authorized to be published by section 1505
of this title shall be published immediately by the Government Printing
Office in a serial publication designated the `Federal Register'. The
Public Printer shall make available the facilities of the Government
Printing Office for the prompt publication of the Federal Register in
the manner and at the times required by this chapter and the
regulations prescribed under it. The contents of the daily issues shall
constitute all documents, required or authorized to be published, filed
with the Office of the Federal Register up to the time of the day
immediately preceding the day of publication fixed by regulations under
this chapter. There shall be published with each document a copy of the
notation, required to be made by section 1503 of this title, of the day
and hour when, upon filing with the Office, the document was made
available for public inspection. Distribution shall be made at a time
in the morning of the day of distribution fixed by regulations
prescribed under this chapter. The prices to be charged for the Federal
Register may be fixed by the Administrative Committee of the Federal
Register established by section 1506 of this title without reference to
the restrictions placed upon and fixed for the sale of Government
publications by sections 1705 and 1708 of this title.''.
    (e) Documents To Be Published in Federal Register.--Section 1505 of
title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Comments'' and
                inserting ``News Commentary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``comments'' and inserting ``news
                commentary''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), in the matter following paragraph
        (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``telecommunications, the
                Internet,'' after ``the press, the radio,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and two duplicate originals or
                two certified copies'' and inserting ``document''.
    (f) Administrative Committee of the Federal Register Amendment.--
Section 1506 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 1506. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register;
              establishment and composition; powers and duties
    ``The Administrative Committee of the Federal Register shall
consist of the Archivist of the United States or Acting Archivist, who
shall chair the committee, an officer of the Department of Justice
designated by the Attorney General, and the Public Printer or Acting
Public Printer. The Director of the Federal Register shall act as
secretary of the committee. The committee shall prescribe, with the
approval of the President, regulations for carrying out this chapter.
The regulations shall provide for, among other things--
            ``(1) the documents which shall be authorized under section
        1505(b) of this title to be published in the Federal Register;
            ``(2) the manner and form in which the Federal Register
        shall be published;
            ``(3) the manner of distribution to Members of Congress,
        officers and employees of the United States, or Federal agency,
        for official use, and the number which shall be available for
        distribution to the public;
            ``(4) the prices to be charged for individual copies of,
        and subscriptions to, the Federal Register and any reprints and
        bound volumes of it;
            ``(5) the manner and form by which the Federal Register may
        receive information and comments from the public, if
        practicable and efficient; and
            ``(6) special editions of the Federal Register.''.
    (g) Code of Federal Regulations Amendment.--Section 1510 of title
44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1510. Code of Federal Regulations
    ``(a) Special Edition for Codification of Agency Documents.--The
Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, with the approval of
the President, may require, from time to time as it considers
necessary, the preparation and publication in a special edition of the
Federal Register a complete codification of the documents of each
agency of the Government having general applicability and legal effect,
issued or promulgated by the agency by publication in the Federal
Register or by filing with the Administrative Committee, and which are
relied upon by the agency as authority for, or are invoked or used by
it in the discharge of, its activities or functions, and are in effect
as to facts arising on or after dates specified by the Administrative
Committee.
    ``(b) Code of Federal Regulations.--A codification prepared under
subsection (a) of this section shall be published and shall be
designated as the `Code of Federal Regulations'. The Administrative
Committee shall regulate the manner and forms of publishing this
codification.
    ``(c) Supplementation, Collation, and Republication.--The
Administrative Committee shall regulate the supplementation and the
collation and republication of the codification with a view to keeping
the Code of Federal Regulations as current as practicable. Each unit of
codification shall be supplemented and republished at least once each
calendar year. The Office of the Federal Register may create updates of
each unit of codification from time to time and make the same available
electronically or may provide public access using an electronic edition
that allows a user to select a specific date and retrieve the version
of the codification in effect as of that date.
    ``(d) Preparation and Publication by the Federal Register.--The
Office of the Federal Register shall prepare and publish the
codifications, supplements, collations, and user aids authorized by
this section.
    ``(e) Prima Facie Evidence.--The codified documents of the several
agencies published in the Code of Federal Regulations under this
section, as amended by documents subsequently filed with the Office and
published in the daily issues of the Federal Register, shall be prima
facie evidence of the text of the documents and of the fact that they
are in effect on and after the date of publication.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Administrative Committee, with approval of
the President, shall issue regulations for carrying out this section.
    ``(g) Exception.--This section does not require codification of the
text of Presidential documents published and periodically compiled in
supplements to title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations.''.
    (h) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections for
chapter 15 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking the
items related to sections 1502, 1503, and 1504 and inserting the
following:

``1502. Custody and publishing of Federal documents; appointment of
                            Director.
``1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of time; public
                            inspection; transmission for publishing.
``1504. `Federal Register'; publishing; contents; distribution;
                            price.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: .  Federal Register Modernization Act - Requires the Federal Register to be published (e.g., by electronic means), rather than printed, and that documents in the Federal Register be made available for sale or distribution to the public in published form. Revises requirements for the filing of documents with the Office of the Federal Register for inclusion in the Federal Register and for the publication of the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect the publication requirement.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Executive Organization
Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
on Executive Organization'' (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').

SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION; REPORT; IMPLEMENTATION OF
              RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a)  Functions.--The Commission shall examine and make
recommendations with respect to an effective and practicable
organization of the executive branch of the Federal Government,
including recommendations regarding--
            (1) criteria for use by the President and the Congress in
        evaluating proposals for changes in the structure of the
        executive branch of the Federal Government, including criteria
        for use by the President and the Congress in evaluating and
        overseeing Government-sponsored enterprises, Government
        corporations, and independent agencies;
            (2) the organization of the executive branch into not more
        than 8 departments, which shall include the Department of
        State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of
        Justice, and the Department of Defense;
            (3) the reorganization of independent agencies and
        Government corporations;
            (4) the most effective and practicable structure of the
        Executive Office of the President for conducting oversight of
        the executive branch, and criteria for use by such Office in
        evaluating and overseeing the performance of the executive
        branch; and
            (5) functions being performed by Federal Government
        agencies as of the effective date of this Act that should be
        performed by State or local agencies or by the private sector.
The Commission shall seek to reduce the total number of individuals
employed by the Federal Government by 5 percent within 5 years after
the effective date of this Act.
    (b) Report.--The Commission, by not later than 6 months after the
completion of appointment of the members of the Commission, shall
submit a report to the President which contains a detailed statement
of--
            (1) its recommendations under subsection (a); and
            (2) legislative changes necessary to implement such
        recommendations.
    (c) Implementation of Recommendations.--
            (1) Executive order.--The President, by as soon as
        practicable after the date of the receipt by the President of
        the Commission report under subsection (b), shall issue an
        Executive order which implements the recommendations made in
        the report.
            (2) Report to congress.--The President, by not later than
        the date the President issues an Executive order under
        paragraph (1), shall transmit to the Congress a report
        containing the recommendations for legislation submitted by the
        Commission under subsection (b)(2).

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall consist of 7 members, as
follows:
            (1) The Secretary of State.
            (2) The Secretary of the Treasury.
            (3) The Attorney General of the United States.
            (4) The Secretary of Defense.
            (5) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
            (6) 2 members appointed by the President from among other
        officials in the executive branch of the Federal Government.
    (b) Completion of Appointments.--The President, by not later than
30 days after the effective date of this Act, shall complete
appointment of members of the Commission pursuant to subsection (a)(6)
and identify those appointees to the Congress.
    (c) Chairman.--The President shall designate a member of the
Commission to be its Chairman.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTION ON PAY, ALLOWANCES, AND BENEFITS.

    A member of the Commission shall receive no pay, allowances, or
benefits by reason of his or her service on the Commission.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Meetings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
this section, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and
places, as the Commission considers appropriate.
    (b) Rules.--The Commission may adopt such rules as may be necessary
to establish procedures and to govern the manner of the operation,
organization, and personnel of the Commission.
    (c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) Information.--The Commission may request from the head
        of any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the
        Federal Government such information as the Commission may
        require for the purpose of carrying out this Act. The head of
        such department, agency, or instrumentality shall, to the
        extent otherwise permitted by law, furnish such information to
        the Commission upon request made by the Chairman.
            (2) Facilities, services, and personnel.--Upon request of
        the Chairman of the Commission, the head of any department,
        agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government
        shall, to the extent possible and subject to the discretion of
        such head--
                    (A) make any of the facilities and services of such
                department, agency, or instrumentality available to the
                Commission; and
                    (B) detail any of the personnel of such department,
                agency, or instrumentality to the Commission, on a non
                reimbursable basis, to assist the Commission in
                carrying out the duties of the Commission under this
                Act.
    (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as the departments and
agencies of the Federal Government.
    (e) Contracts for Research and Surveys.--The Commission may, to
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts,
enter into contracts with State agencies, private firms, institutions,
and individuals for the purpose of conducting research or surveys
necessary to enable the Commission to discharge the duties of the
Commission under this Act.
    (f) Executive Director and Staff.--Subject to such rules and
regulations as may be adopted by the Commission, the Chairman of the
Commission may appoint, terminate, and fix the pay of an Executive
Director and of such additional staff as the Chairman considers
appropriate to assist the Commission. The Chairman may fix the pay of
personnel appointed under this subsection without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5,
United States Code (relating to the number or classification of
employees and to rates of pay), the provisions of such title governing
appointments in the competitive service, and any other similar
provision of law; except that no rate of pay fixed under this
subsection may exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate of pay payable
for a position above GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5108
of such title.

SEC. 7. APPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.

    The Commission shall be an advisory committee for purposes of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 30 days
after the date on which the Commission submits the report required
under section 3(b).

SEC. 9. PREPARATION FOR THE COMMISSION.

    Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States, the Director of the
Congressional Research Service, the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office, and the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment
shall each submit to the Commission an index to, and synopses of,
materials on executive organization that such official considers useful
to the Commission. Subject to laws governing the disclosure of
classified or otherwise restricted information, such materials may
include reports, analyses, recommendations, and results of research of
such organizations.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission not more
than $1,500,000 for carrying out this Act.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on February 1, 1994.

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Commission on Executive Organization Act - Establishes the Commission on Executive Organization to examine and make recommendations with respect to an effective and practicable organization of the executive branch. Requires the Commission to seek to reduce the total number of Federal employees by five percent within five years after the effective date of this Act.  Requires the Commission to submit a report to the President describing its recommendations and legislative changes necessary to implement such recommendations. Requires the President to:  (1) issue an Executive order implementing the recommendations made in the report; and (2) report to the Congress on the Commission's recommendations for legislation.
Requires the Directors of the Congressional Research Service, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Office of Technology Assessment to submit to the Commission indices to, and synopses of, materials on executive organization useful to the Commission.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``BASIC Research Act''.

SEC. 2. REVIEW PANELS.

    (a) Inclusion on Review Panels.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, each review panel for a specific Federal research
grant shall include--
            (1) at least one individual who is not professionally
        affiliated with any academic or research institution, has not
        been professionally affiliated in the 10 years preceding the
        date of inclusion on the panel, and is an expert in a field
        unrelated to the field of research under which the grant
        proposal was submitted; and
            (2) at least one individual who shall serve primarily as a
        ``taxpayer advocate'' (defined as someone whose main focus is
        on the value proposed research delivers to the taxpayer).
    (b) Prohibition on Receiving Recommendations From Grant Applicants
on Review Panel.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
agency that awards a Federal research grant shall not accept
recommendations from an applicant for such grant as to who should or
should not be on the grant review panel for such applicant.
    (c) Nondisclosure of Members of Grant Review Panel.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each agency that awards a
Federal research grant shall not disclose, either publicly or
privately, to an applicant for such grant the identity of any member of
the grant review panel for such applicant.

SEC. 3. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL AND TAXPAYER ADVOCATE FOR RESEARCH.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established an Office of the
        Special Inspector General and Taxpayer Advocate for Research.
            (2) Head of office.--There shall be at the head of the
        Office described in paragraph (1) the Special Inspector General
        and Taxpayer Advocate for Research, who shall be appointed by
        the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
        Senate.
    (b) Transfer of Functions and Savings.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, unless otherwise
        provided or indicated by the context--
                    (A) the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning
                given to the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title
                5, United States Code;
                    (B) the term ``function'' means any duty,
                obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right,
                privilege, activity, or program; and
                    (C) the term ``office'' includes any office,
                administration, agency, institute, unit, organizational
                entity, or component thereof.
            (2) Transfer.--There are transferred to the Office of the
        Special Inspector General and Taxpayer Advocate for Research
        all functions which the Office of Inspector General of the
        National Science Foundation exercised before the date of
        enactment of this Act (including all related functions of any
        officer or employee of the Office of Inspector General of the
        National Science Foundation).
            (3) Rules.--The Office of the Special Inspector General and
        Taxpayer Advocate for Research is authorized to prescribe, in
        accordance with the provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5,
        United States Code, such rules and regulations as the Office of
        the Special Inspector General and Taxpayer Advocate for
        Research determines necessary or appropriate to administer and
        manage the functions of the Office of the Special Inspector
        General and Taxpayer Advocate for Research.
            (4) Transfer and allocations of appropriations and
        personnel.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
        the personnel employed in connection with, and the assets,
        liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended
        balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and
        other funds employed, used, held, arising from, available to,
        or to be made available in connection with the functions
        transferred by this subsection, subject to section 1531 of
        title 31, United States Code, shall be transferred to the
        Office of the Special Inspector General and Taxpayer Advocate
        for Research. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this
        paragraph shall be used only for the purposes for which the
        funds were originally authorized and appropriated.
            (5) Savings provisions.--
                    (A) Continuing effect of legal documents.--All
                orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits,
                agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses,
                registrations, privileges, and other administrative
                actions--
                            (i) which have been issued, made, granted,
                        or allowed to become effective by the
                        President, any Federal agency or official
                        thereof, or by a court of competent
                        jurisdiction, in the performance of functions
                        which are transferred under this subsection;
                        and
                            (ii) which are in effect at the time this
                        subsection takes effect, or were final before
                        the effective date of this subsection and are
                        to become effective on or after the effective
                        date of this subsection,
                shall continue in effect according to their terms until
                modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked
                in accordance with law by the President, the Office of
                the Special Inspector General and Taxpayer Advocate for
                Research or other authorized official, a court of
                competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
                    (B) Proceedings not affected.--The provisions of
                this subsection shall not affect any proceedings,
                including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any
                application for any license, permit, certificate, or
                financial assistance pending before the Office of
                Inspector General of the National Science Foundation at
                the time this subsection takes effect, with respect to
                functions transferred by this subsection but such
                proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders
                shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be
                taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to
                such orders, as if this subsection had not been
                enacted, and orders issued in any such proceedings
                shall continue in effect until modified, terminated,
                superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official,
                by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation
                of law. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be deemed to
                prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such
                proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to
                the same extent that such proceeding could have been
                discontinued or modified if this subsection had not
                been enacted.
                    (C) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this
                subsection shall not affect suits commenced before the
                effective date of this subsection, and in all such
                suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and
                judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same
                effect as if this subsection had not been enacted.
                    (D) Nonabatement of actions.--No suit, action, or
                other proceeding commenced by or against the Office of
                Inspector General of the National Science Foundation,
                or by or against any individual in the official
                capacity of such individual as an officer of the Office
                of Inspector General of the National Science
                Foundation, shall abate by reason of the enactment of
                this subsection.
                    (E) Administrative actions relating to promulgation
                of regulations.--Any administrative action relating to
                the preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the
                Office of Inspector General of the National Science
                Foundation relating to a function transferred under
                this subsection may be continued by the Office of the
                Special Inspector General and Taxpayer Advocate for
                Research with the same effect as if this subsection had
                not been enacted.
    (c) Powers and Authorities.--
            (1) Duties.--In addition to the duties otherwise described
        in this section, the Special Inspector General and Taxpayer
        Advocate for Research shall also have the duties and
        responsibilities of inspectors general under the Inspector
        General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
            (2) Authorities.--In carrying out the duties described in
        paragraph (1) and otherwise described in this section, the
        Special Inspector General and Taxpayer Advocate for Research
        shall have the authorities provided in section 6 of the
        Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
    (d) Focus and Review.--The focus of the Office of the Special
Inspector General and Taxpayer Advocate for Research shall be to review
Federal grant projects to determine if the research will deliver value
to the taxpayers by randomly selecting Federal grants for review after
awards are made but prior to distribution of funds.
    (e) Grant Support.--For a Federal grant reviewed under subsection
(d) to receive the grant funds, the grant shall receive the support of
the Office of the Special Inspector General and Taxpayer Advocate for
Research.

SEC. 4. PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY OF RESEARCH FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS.

    (a) Definition of Federal Agency.--In this section, the term
``Federal agency'' means an Executive agency, as defined under section
105 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Federal Research Public Access Policy.--
            (1) Requirement to develop policy.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                date of enactment of this section, each Federal agency
                with annual extramural research expenditures of over
                $100,000,000 shall develop a Federal research public
                access policy that is consistent with and advances the
                purposes of the Federal agency.
                    (B) Common procedures.--To the extent practicable,
                Federal agencies required to develop a policy under
                subparagraph (A) shall follow common procedures for the
                collection and depositing of research papers.
            (2) Content.--Each Federal research public access policy
        shall provide for--
                    (A) submission to a digital repository designated
                or maintained by the Federal agency of an electronic
                version of the author's final manuscript of original
                research papers that have been accepted for publication
                in peer-reviewed journals and that result from research
                supported, in whole or in part, from funding by the
                Federal Government;
                    (B) the incorporation of all changes resulting from
                the peer review publication process in the manuscript
                described under subparagraph (A);
                    (C) the replacement of the final manuscript with
                the final published version if--
                            (i) the publisher consents to the
                        replacement; and
                            (ii) the goals of the Federal agency for
                        functionality and interoperability are
                        retained;
                    (D) free online public access to such final peer-
                reviewed manuscripts or published versions within a
                time period that is appropriate for each type of
                research conducted or sponsored by the Federal agency,
                not later than 12 months after publication in peer-
                reviewed journals, preferably sooner, or as adjusted
                under established mechanisms;
                    (E) a means, using established mechanisms for
                making requests to the applicable Federal agency, for
                members of the public and other stakeholders to request
                to adjust the period before such a final peer-reviewed
                manuscript or published version is made publicly
                available by presenting evidence demonstrating that the
                period is inconsistent with the objectives of the
                Federal research public access policy or the needs of
                the public, industry, or the scientific community;
                    (F) providing research papers as described in
                subparagraph (D) in formats and under terms that enable
                productive reuse of the research and computational
                analysis by state-of-the-art technologies;
                    (G) improving the ability of the public to locate
                and access research papers made accessible under the
                Federal research public access policy; and
                    (H) long-term preservation of, and free public
                access to, published research findings--
                            (i) in a stable digital repository
                        maintained by the Federal agency; or
                            (ii) if consistent with the purposes of the
                        Federal agency, in any repository meeting
                        conditions determined favorable by the Federal
                        agency, including free public access,
                        interoperability, and long-term preservation.
            (3) Application of policy.--Each Federal research public
        access policy shall--
                    (A) apply to--
                            (i) researchers employed by the Federal
                        agency whose works remain in the public domain;
                        and
                            (ii) researchers funded by the Federal
                        agency;
                    (B) provide that works described under subparagraph
                (A)(i) shall be--
                            (i) marked as being public domain material
                        when published; and
                            (ii) made available at the same time such
                        works are made available under paragraph
                        (2)(D); and
                    (C) make effective use of any law or guidance
                relating to the creation and reservation of a
                Government license that provides for the reproduction,
                publication, release, or other uses of a final
                manuscript for Federal purposes.
            (4) Exclusions.--Each Federal research public access policy
        shall not apply to--
                    (A) research progress reports presented at
                professional meetings or conferences;
                    (B) laboratory notes, preliminary data analyses,
                notes of the author, phone logs, or other information
                used to produce final manuscripts;
                    (C) classified research, research resulting in
                works that generate revenue or royalties for authors
                (such as books) or patentable discoveries, to the
                extent necessary to protect a copyright or patent; or
                    (D) authors who do not submit their work to a
                journal or works that are rejected by journals.
            (5) Patent or copyright law.--Nothing in this section shall
        be construed to affect any right under the provisions of title
        17 or 35, United States Code.
            (6) GAO report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
        enactment of this section, and every 5 years thereafter, the
        Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to
        Congress a report that--
                    (A) includes an analysis of the period between the
                date on which each paper becomes publicly available in
                a journal and the date on which the paper is in the
                online repository of the applicable Federal agency; and
                    (B) examines the effectiveness of the Federal
                research public access policy in providing the public
                with free online access to papers on research funded by
                each Federal agency required to develop a policy under
                paragraph (1)(A), including--
                            (i) whether the terms of use applicable to
                        such research papers in effect are effective in
                        enabling productive reuse of the research and
                        computational analysis by state-of-the-art
                        technologies; and
                            (ii) examines whether such research papers
                        should include a royalty-free copyright license
                        that is available to the public and that
                        permits the reuse of those research papers, on
                        the condition that attribution is given to the
                        author or authors of the research and any
                        others designated by the copyright owner.

SEC. 5. DOWNSTREAM REPORTING.

    Any person or institution awarded a Federal grant shall submit a
statement to the head of the agency that awarded the Federal grant
certifying that--
            (1) no funds derived from the grant will be made available
        through a subgrant or subsequent grant (including to an
        employee or subdivision of the grant recipient's organization)
        unless the name of such recipient, their organization of
        affiliation, the intended uses and purposes of such funds, and
        specific amounts subgranted or subsequently granted funds are
        disclosed to the head of the agency that awarded the Federal
        grant for publication on a publicly accessible website; and
            (2) each subgrant or subsequent grant award (including to
        an employee or subdivision of the grant recipient's
        organization) funded with funds derived from the Federal grant
        is within the scope of the Federal grant award.

SEC. 6. GRANT APPLICATIONS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each application for a
Federal grant shall be made publicly available.

SEC. 7. IMPARTIALITY IN FUNDING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each Federal agency, in
awarding grants for scientific research, shall be impartial and shall
not seek to advance any political position or fund a grant to reach a
predetermined conclusion.

Output: BASIC Research Act This bill requires each review panel for a federal research grant to include: (1) at least one individual who is not professionally affiliated with any academic or research institution, has not been professionally affiliated in the preceding 10 years, and is an expert in a field unrelated to that under which the grant proposal was submitted; and (2) at least one individual who shall serve primarily as a taxpayer advocate. Each agency that awards such a grant shall not accept recommendations from an applicant as to who should be on the panel or disclose the identity of any panel member to an applicant. The bill: (1) establishes an Office of the Special Inspector General and Taxpayer Advocate for Research (OSIGTA), which shall randomly select grants for review to determine if the research will deliver value to the taxpayers; and (2) transfers to the OSIGTA all functions which the Office of Inspector General of the National Science Foundation previously exercised. A grant must have OSIGTA's support to receive funds. Each agency with annual extramural research expenditures of over $100 million must develop a federal research public access policy that is consistent with and advances the purposes of the agency and that meets specified requirements.  Any person or institution awarded a grant shall submit a statement to the agency that awarded the grant certifying that: (1) no funds derived from the grant will be made available through a subgrant or subsequent grant unless the recipient's name, its organization of affiliation, the intended uses and purposes of funds, and specific amounts subgranted or subsequently granted funds are disclosed to the agency for publication on a publicly accessible website; and (2) each subgrant or subsequent grant award funded is within the scope of the grant award. Each grant application shall be made publicly available. Each agency, in awarding grants for scientific research, shall be impartial and shall not seek to advance any political position or fund a grant to reach a predetermined conclusion.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Aquatic Animal Health Act
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Advisory committee.--The term ``advisory committee''
        means the General Advisory Committee for Oversight of National
        Aquatic Animal Health established under subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Plan.--The term ``plan'' means the national aquatic
        animal health plan developed by the National Aquatic Animal
        Health Task Force, composed of representatives of the
        Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce
        (including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
        Administration), and the Department of the Interior (including
        the United States Fish and Wildlife Service).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal
        and Plant Health Inspection Service.
    (b) General Advisory Committee for Oversight of National Aquatic
Animal Health.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with
        States and the private sector, shall establish an advisory
        committee, to be known as the ``General Advisory Committee for
        Oversight of National Aquatic Animal Health''.
            (2) Membership.--
                    (A) Composition.--The advisory committee shall--
                            (i) be composed equally of representatives
                        of--
                                    (I) State and tribal governments;
                                and
                                    (II) commercial aquaculture
                                interests; and
                            (ii) consist of not more than 20 members,
                        to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom--
                                    (I) not less than 3 shall be
                                representatives of Federal departments
                                or agencies;
                                    (II) not less than 6 shall be
                                representatives of State or tribal
                                governments that elect to participate
                                in the plan under subsection (d);
                                    (III) not less than 6 shall be
                                representatives of affected commercial
                                aquaculture interests; and
                                    (IV) not less than 2 shall be
                                aquatic animal health experts, as
                                determined by the Secretary.
                    (B) Nominations.--The Secretary shall publish in
                the Federal Register a solicitation for, and may
                accept, nominations for members of the advisory
                committee from appropriate entities, as determined by
                the Secretary.
    (c) Recommendations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the advisory committee shall develop and
        submit to the Secretary recommendations regarding--
                    (A) the establishment and membership of appropriate
                expert and representative commissions to efficiently
                implement and administer the plan;
                    (B) disease- and species-specific best management
                practices relating to activities carried out under the
                plan; and
                    (C) the establishment and administration of the
                indemnification fund under subsection (e).
            (2) Factors for consideration.--In developing
        recommendations under paragraph (1), the advisory committee
        shall take into consideration all emergency aquaculture-related
        projects that have been or are being carried out under the plan
        as of the date of submission of the recommendations.
    (d) Participation by State and Tribal Governments and Private
Sector.--
            (1) In general.--Any State or tribal government, and any
        entity in the private sector, may elect to participate in the
        plan.
            (2) Duties.--On election by a State or tribal government or
        entity in the private sector to participate in the plan under
        paragraph (1), the State or tribal government or entity shall--
                    (A) submit to the Secretary--
                            (i) a notification of the election; and
                            (ii) nominations for members of the
                        advisory committee, as appropriate; and
                    (B) as a condition of participation, enter into an
                agreement with the Secretary under which the State or
                tribal government or entity--
                            (i) assumes responsibility for a portion of
                        the non-Federal share of the costs of carrying
                        out the plan, as described in paragraph (3);
                        and
                            (ii) agrees to act in accordance with
                        applicable disease- and species-specific best
                        management practices relating to activities
                        carried out under the plan by the State or
                        tribal government or entity, as the Secretary
                        determines to be appropriate.
            (3) Non-federal share.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out the
                plan--
                            (i) shall be determined--
                                    (I) by the Secretary, in
                                consultation with the advisory
                                committee; and
                                    (II) on a case-by-case basis for
                                each project carried out under the
                                plan; and
                            (ii) may be provided by State and tribal
                        governments and entities in the private sector
                        in cash or in-kind.
                    (B) Deposits into indemnification fund.--The non-
                Federal share of amounts in the indemnification fund
                under subsection (e) provided by each State or tribal
                government or entity in the private sector shall be--
                            (i) zero with respect to the initial
                        deposit into the fund; and
                            (ii) determined on a case-by-case basis for
                        each project carried out under the plan.
    (e) Indemnification Fund.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
        advisory committee, shall establish a fund, to be known as the
        ``indemnification fund'', consisting of--
                    (A) such amounts as are initially deposited into
                the fund by the Secretary under subsection (g)(1); and
                    (B) such amounts as are deposited into the fund by
                the Secretary, State and tribal governments, and
                entities in the private sector for specific activities
                under the plan.
            (2) Uses.--The Secretary shall use amounts in the
        indemnification fund only to compensate aquatic farmers--
                    (A) the entire inventory of livestock or
                agricultural products of which is eradicated as a
                result of a disease control or eradication measure
                carried out under the plan; or
                    (B) for the cost of disinfecting and cleaning
                products or equipment in response to a depopulation
                order carried out under the plan.
            (3) Unused amounts.--Amounts remaining in the
        indemnification fund on September 30 of the fiscal year for
        which the amounts were appropriated--
                    (A) shall remain in the fund;
                    (B) may be used in any subsequent fiscal year in
                accordance with paragraph (2); and
                    (C) shall not be reprogrammed by the Secretary for
                any other use.
    (f) Review.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the advisory committee,
shall review, and submit to Congress a report regarding--
            (1) activities carried out under the plan during the
        preceding 2 years;
            (2) activities carried out by the advisory committee; and
            (3) recommendations for funding for subsequent fiscal years
        to carry out this section.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2008 and 2009, of which--
            (1) not less than 50 percent shall be deposited into the
        indemnification fund established under subsection (e) for use
        in accordance with that subsection; and
            (2) not more than 50 percent shall be used for the costs of
        carrying out the plan, including the costs of--
                    (A) administration of the plan;
                    (B) implementation of the plan;
                    (C) training and laboratory testing;
                    (D) cleaning and disinfection associated with
                depopulation orders; and
                    (E) public education and outreach activities.

Output: National Aquatic Animal Health Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish the General Advisory Committee for Oversight of National Aquatic Animal Health which shall make recommendations regarding the national aquatic animal health plan (developed by the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force); and (2) establish an indemnification fund to compensate aquatic farmers for livestock or agricultural products lost in disease control measures or for related equipment disinfecting costs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Librarian of Congress (referred to in this section
        as the ``Librarian'') should ensure that noninfringing uses of
        copyrighted works, as well as activities unrelated to the
        copyrighted works, are not unduly burdened by the application
        of section 1201 of title 17, United States Code;
            (2) the Librarian should apply section 1201 of title 17,
        United States Code, in a manner that strikes a balance between
        the ability of persons to make noninfringing use of copyrighted
        works and the legitimate protection of intellectual property
        rights;
            (3) the Librarian, in considering whether to grant
        exemptions to the prohibition on the circumvention of
        technological protection measures, should recognize that such
        measures prevent persons from undertaking activities unrelated
        to the use of copyrighted works; and
            (4) the Librarian--
                    (A) should not impose undue burdens on proponents
                of exemptions; and
                    (B) should ensure that the rulemaking process for
                considering exemptions is responsive to changes in the
                technological landscape.

SEC. 3. CIRCUMVENTION OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SYSTEMS.

    (a) Violations Regarding Circumvention of Technological Measures.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1201(a)(1) of title 17, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the second
                sentence;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``During the 2-year
                                period described in subparagraph (A),
                                and during each succeeding 3-year
                                period,'' and inserting ``Every 3
                                years,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``the Librarian
                                shall examine'' and inserting ``the
                                Librarian shall consider, if
                                applicable'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``the
                        availability for use of copyrighted works'' and
                        inserting ``any reduction in the availability
                        for use of copyrighted works as a result of the
                        prohibition on the circumvention of
                        technological measures'';
                            (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ``or
                        research'' and inserting the following:
                        ``repair, recycling, research, or other fair
                        uses, and on access to information not subject
                        to copyright protection'';
                            (iv) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v)
                        as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and
                            (v) by inserting after clause (iii) the
                        following:
                            ``(iv) the impact that the prohibition on
                        the circumvention of technological measures has
                        on the accessibility of works and technologies
                        for persons with disabilities;
                            ``(v) the impact that the prohibition on
                        the circumvention of technological measures has
                        on the furtherance of security research;'';
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
                subparagraph (F);
                    (D) by striking subparagraph (E);
                    (E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                following:
    ``(D) In making a determination under subparagraph (C), the
Librarian--
            ``(i) shall consider the totality of the evidence available
        to the Librarian; and
            ``(ii) may not assign the burden of proof to a proponent of
        an exemption.
    ``(E) The Librarian, at the discretion of the Librarian, may
conduct a rulemaking proceeding under subparagraph (C) outside of the
3-year review process described in that subparagraph if the Librarian
determines that it is substantially likely that persons who are users
of a copyrighted work which is in a particular class of works are, or
are likely to be in the succeeding 3-year period, adversely affected by
virtue of the prohibition under subparagraph (A) in their ability to
make noninfringing uses of that particular class of works under this
title.'';
                    (F) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``The Librarian'' and
                        inserting ``(i) The Librarian'';
                            (ii) by striking ``adversely affected, and
                        the prohibition'' and inserting the following:
                        ``adversely affected.
    ``(ii) The prohibition''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(iii) At the end of each 3-year period described in subparagraph
(C), the Librarian shall renew for the ensuing 3-year period each
exemption granted under subparagraph (C) unless the Librarian
determines that, as a result of changed circumstances, it is unlikely
that any persons who are users of a copyrighted work in the class of
copyrighted works to which the exemption relates will be adversely
affected by virtue of the prohibition under subparagraph (A) in their
ability to make noninfringing uses of that particular class of works
under this title.''; and
                    (G) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as
                redesignated, the following:
    ``(G) For purposes of this paragraph--
            ``(i) persons are `adversely affected' if a technological
        measure that effectively controls access to a work which is in
        a particular class of copyrighted works diminishes the ability
        of the persons to make noninfringing uses of that particular
        class of works under this title;
            ``(ii) if a technological measure inhibits noninfringing
        uses of a work which is in a particular class of copyrighted
        works relating to improving accessibility of works or
        technologies for persons with disabilities, there shall be a
        presumption that persons who use that particular class of work
        are likely to be adversely affected; and
            ``(iii) the Librarian may find that a use of a work is
        noninfringing based upon the totality of the circumstances,
        including--
                    ``(I) the presence of supporting judicial
                precedent;
                    ``(II) the absence of contrary judicial precedent;
                    ``(III) the intent of Congress; and
                    ``(IV) any other factors relevant to--
                            ``(aa) assessing the applicability of
                        copyright protection; or
                            ``(bb) exceptions to or limitations on
                        copyright protection.''.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Librarian of Congress, in
        consultation with the Register of Copyrights and the Assistant
        Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department
        of Commerce, shall--
                    (A) conduct a study, including by soliciting public
                comment, on--
                            (i) ways to ease the burden on persons
                        requesting an exemption under section
                        1201(a)(1)(C) of title 17, United States Code,
                        as amended by paragraph (1);
                            (ii) how the process for requesting and
                        granting exemptions described in clause (i) can
                        be used to foster security research; and
                            (iii) how the process for requesting and
                        granting exemptions described in clause (i) can
                        be expanded to enable the sale and
                        dissemination of circumvention tools, as
                        described in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(1) of
                        section 1201 of title 17, United States Code,
                        for the sole purposes of enabling
                        circumventions with respect to the classes of
                        copyrighted works that the Librarian has
                        published under subparagraph (F) of subsection
                        (a)(1) of such section, as redesignated by
                        paragraph (1); and
                    (B) shall submit to Congress a report on the study
                conducted under subparagraph (A) that includes--
                            (i) proposed legislation to achieve the
                        goals described in clauses (i) and (ii) of
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) a description of any obstacles to the
                        expansion described in clause (iii) of
                        subparagraph (A) and proposed legislation for
                        achieving such an expansion.
    (b) Reverse Engineering.--Section 1201(f) of title 17, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for the sole purpose''
        and all that follows through ``engaging in the circumvention''
        and inserting the following: ``for the sole purpose of
        undertaking activities aimed at achieving interoperability of
        an independently created computer program with other
        programs'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``in order to enable''
        and all that follows through ``achieve such interoperability''
        and inserting the following: ``for the activities described
        under paragraph (1), or for the purpose of enabling
        interoperability of an independently created computer program
        with other programs''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``if the person'' and all
        that follows through ``other programs, and''.
    (c) Encryption Research.--Section 1201(g) of title 17, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``activities necessary to identify
                and analyze flaws'' and inserting ``activities relating
                to the identification and analysis of flaws''; and
                    (B) by striking ``to advance the state of knowledge
                in the field of encryption technology'' and inserting
                ``for research purposes'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``necessary to
                conduct'' and inserting ``undertaken in the course of
                conducting''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking all that
                follows ``infringement under this title'' and inserting
                a period;
            (3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5);
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
            (5) in paragraph (3)(B), as redesignated, by striking
        ``with whom he or she is working collaboratively''.
    (d) Protection of Personally Identifying Information.--Section
1201(i)(1)(D) of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``solely''; and
            (2) by striking ``who seeks to gain access to the work
        protected, and is not in violation of any other law''.
    (e) Security Testing.--Section 1201(j) of title 17, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking all that follows
        ``infringement under this title'' and inserting a period;
            (2) by striking paragraph (3);
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
            (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking
        ``subsection (2)'' and all that follows and inserting
        ``paragraph (2)''.

Output: Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation Act of 2015 Revises procedures established under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for the Librarian of Congress to conduct an administrative rulemaking every three years to determine whether to exempt certain noninfringing uses of a copyrighted work from the statutory prohibition on circumventing a technological measure controlling access to a particular class of work. Requires the Librarian, when evaluating whether to allow an administrative exemption, to consider the impact of the circumvention prohibition on: (1) any reduction in the availability for use of copyrighted works; (2) repairs, recycling, or other fair uses when applied to copyrighted works, as well as access to information not subject to copyright protection; (3) accessibility of works and technologies for persons with disabilities; and (4) security research. Prohibits the Librarian from placing the burden of proof on the proponent of an exemption. Requires consideration of the totality of the evidence.  Allows the Librarian to make administrative exemption determinations through rulemaking proceedings outside of the three-year review process if it is substantially likely that users of a copyrighted work are, or are likely to be in the succeeding three-year period, adversely affected by virtue of the prohibition in their ability to make noninfringing uses. Requires the Librarian to automatically renew for an ensuing three-year period any exemptions granted under a rulemaking unless, as a result of changed circumstances, it is unlikely that users are adversely affected by the prohibition.  Establishes a presumption that users are likely to be adversely affected if a technological measure inhibits noninfringing uses that improve accessibility of works or technologies for persons with disabilities. Expands existing statutory exceptions by removing certain restrictions and conditions that apply to permissible circumventions for:  reverse engineering to achieve interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs; encryption research on copies, phonorecords, performances, or displays of a published work; activities to prevent the collection or dissemination of personally identifying information about a natural person; or authorized security testing on computer systems or networks.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Pinnacles National Park Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    The Congress makes the following findings:
        (1) Pinnacles National Monument was established by Presidential
    Proclamation 796 on January 16, 1908, for the purposes of
    protecting its rock formations, and expanded by Presidential
    Proclamation 1660 of May 7, 1923; Presidential Proclamation 1704 of
    July 2, 1924; Presidential Proclamation 1948 of April 13, 1931;
    Presidential Proclamation 2050 of July 11, 1933; Presidential
    Proclamation 2528 of December 5, 1941; Public Law 94-567; and
    Presidential Proclamation 7266 of January 11, 2000.
        (2) While the extraordinary geology of Pinnacles National
    Monument has attracted and enthralled visitors for well over a
    century, the expanded Monument now serves a critical role in
    protecting other important natural and cultural resources and
    ecological processes. This expanded role merits recognition through
    legislation.
        (3) Pinnacles National Monument provides the best remaining
    refuge for floral and fauna species representative of the central
    California coast and Pacific coast range, including 32 species
    holding special Federal or State status, not only because of its
    multiple ecological niches but also because of its long-term
    protected status with 14,500 acres of Congressionally designated
    wilderness.
        (4) Pinnacles National Monument encompasses a unique blend of
    California heritage from prehistoric and historic Native Americans
    to the arrival of the Spanish, followed by 18th and 19th century
    settlers, including miners, cowboys, vaqueros, ranchers, farmers,
    and homesteaders.
        (5) Pinnacles National Monument is the only National Park
    System site within the ancestral home range of the California
    Condor. The reintroduction of the condor to its traditional range
    in California is important to the survival of the species, and as a
    result, the scientific community with centers at the Los Angeles
    Zoo and San Diego Zoo in California and Buenos Aires Zoo in
    Argentina looks to Pinnacles National Monument as a leader in
    California Condor recovery, and as an international partner for
    condor recovery in South America.
        (6) The preservation, enhancement, economic and tourism
    potential and management of the central California coast and
    Pacific coast range's important natural and cultural resources
    requires cooperation and partnerships among local property owners,
    Federal, State, and local government entities and the private
    sector.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK.
    (a) Establishment and Purpose.--There is hereby established
Pinnacles National Park in the State of California for the purposes
of--
        (1) preserving and interpreting for the benefit of future
    generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and
    majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the area, the area's
    geomorphology, riparian watersheds, unique flora and fauna, and the
    ancestral and cultural history of native Americans, settlers and
    explorers; and
        (2) interpreting the recovery program for the California Condor
    and the international significance of the program.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of Pinnacles National Park are as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed: Pinnacles National
Park Designation Change'', numbered 114/111,724, and dated December
2011. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
    (c) Abolishment of Current Pinnacles National Monument.--
        (1) In general.--In light of the establishment of Pinnacles
    National Park, Pinnacles National Monument is hereby abolished and
    the lands and interests therein are incorporated within and made
    part of Pinnacles National Park. Any funds available for purposes
    of the monument shall be available for purposes of the park.
        (2) References.--Any references in law (other than in this
    Act), regulation, document, record, map or other paper of the
    United States to Pinnacles National Monument shall be considered a
    reference to Pinnacles National Park.
    (d) Administration.--The Secretary of the Interior shall administer
Pinnacles National Park in accordance with this Act and laws generally
applicable to units of the National Park System, including the National
Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4).
SEC. 4. REDESIGNATION OF PINNACLES WILDERNESS AS HAIN WILDERNESS.
    Subsection (i) of the first section of Public Law 94-567 (90 Stat.
2693; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by striking ``Pinnacles
Wilderness'' and inserting ``Hain Wilderness''. Any reference in a law,
map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States
to the Pinnacles Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the
Hain Wilderness.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output:
Pinnacles National Park Act - Establishes Pinnacles National Park in California to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the park's area, the areas's geomorphology, riparian watersheds, unique flora and fauna, and the ancestral and cultural history of native Americans, settlers, and explorers; and (2) interpret the recovery program for the California Condor and the international significance of that program.

Abolishes Pinnacles National Monument and includes the lands and interests therein in Pinnacles National Park.

Redesignates the Pinnacles Wilderness as the Hain Wilderness.