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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Black Lung
Benefits Restoration Act of 1994''.
    (b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act (other than section 9(a)(1))
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Black Lung
Benefits Act.

SEC. 2. BENEFIT OVERPAYMENT.

    Part C is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 436 (a) The repayment of benefits paid on a claim filed
under this part before the final adjudication of the claim shall not be
required if the claim was finally denied, unless fraud or deception was
used to procure the payment of such benefits.
    ``(b) The trust fund shall refund any payments made to it as a
reimbursement of benefits paid on a claim filed under this part before
the final adjudication of the claim, unless fraud or deception was used
to procure the payment of such benefits.
    ``(c) The trust fund shall reimburse an operator for any benefits
paid on a claim filed under this part before the final adjudication of
the claim if the claim was finally denied.
    ``(d) If on a claim for benefits filed under this part--
            ``(1) the Secretary makes an initial determination--
                    ``(A) of eligibility, or
                    ``(B) that particular medical benefits are payable,
                or
            ``(2) an award of benefits is made,
the operator found to be the responsible operator under section 422(h)
shall, within 30 days of the date of such determination or award,
commence the payment of monthly benefits accruing thereafter and of
medical benefits that have been found payable. If an operator fails to
timely make any payment required by an initial determination or by an
award, such determination or award shall be considered final as of the
date of its issuance.''.

SEC. 3. EVIDENCE.

    Section 422 (30 U.S.C. 932) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(m)(1)(A) During the course of all proceedings on a claim for
benefits under this part, the results of not more than 3 medical
examinations offered by the claimant may be received as evidence to
support eligibility for benefits.
    ``(B) During the course of all proceedings on a claim for benefits
under this part, the responsible operator and the trust fund--
            ``(i) may each require, at no expense to the claimant, not
        more than one medical examination of the miner, and
            ``(ii) may not each offer as evidence the results of more
        than one medical examination of the miner.
    ``(C) An administrative law judge may require the miner to submit
to a medical examination by a physician assigned by the District
Director if the administrative law judge determines that, at any time,
there is good cause for requiring such examination. For purposes of
this subparagraph, good cause shall exist only when the administrative
law judge is unable to determine from existing evidence whether the
claimant is entitled to benefits.
    ``(D) The complete pulmonary evaluation provided each miner under
section 413(b) and any consultive evaluation developed by the District
Director shall be received into evidence notwithstanding subparagraph
(A) or (B).
    ``(E) Any record of--
            ``(i) hospitalization for a pulmonary or related disease,
            ``(ii) medical treatment for a pulmonary or related
        disease, and
            ``(iii) a biopsy or an autopsy,
may be received into evidence notwithstanding subparagraph (A) or (B).
    ``(2) In addition to the medical examinations authorized by
paragraph (1), each party may submit one interpretive medical opinion
(whether presented as documentary evidence or in oral testimony)
reviewing each clinical study or physical examination (including a
consultive reading of a chest roentgenogram, an evaluation of a blood
gas study, and an evaluation of a pulmonary function study) derived
from any medical examination or contained in a record referred to in
paragraph (1)(E).
    ``(3) A request for modification of a denied claim under section 22
of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as made
applicable to this Act by subsection (a) of this section, shall be
considered as if it were a new claim for the purpose of applying the
limitations prescribed by paragraphs (1) and (2).
    ``(4) The opinion of a miner's treating physician, if offered in
accordance with paragraph (1)(A), shall be given substantial weight
over the opinion of other physicians in determining the claimant's
eligibility for benefits if the treating physician is board-certified
in a specialty relevant to the diagnosis of total disability or death
due to pneumoconiosis.
    ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, a medical examination
consists of a physical examination and all appropriate clinical studies
(not including a biopsy or an autopsy) related to the diagnosis of
total disability or death due to pneumoconiosis.''.

SEC. 4. SURVIVOR BENEFITS.

    (a) Death.--Section 422 (30 U.S.C. 932), as amended by section 3,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) If an eligible survivor files a claim for benefits under this
part and if the miner--
            ``(1) was receiving benefits for pneumoconiosis pursuant to
        a final adjudication under this part, or
            ``(2) was totally disabled by pneumoconiosis at the time of
        the miner's death,
the miner's death shall be considered to have occurred as a result of
the pneumoconiosis.''.
    (b) Rules for Widows and Widowers.--Section 422 (30 U.S.C. 932), as
amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(o)(1) A widow or widower of a miner who was married to the miner
for less than 9 months at any time preceding the miner's death is not
qualified to receive survivor benefits under this part unless the widow
or widower was the natural or adoptive parent of the miner's child.
    ``(2) The widow or widower of a miner is disqualified to receive
survivor benefits under this part if the widow or widower remarries
before attaining the age of 50.
    ``(3) A widow or widower may not receive an augmentation in
survivor benefits on any basis arising out of a remarriage of the widow
or widower.''.

SEC. 5. RESPONSIBLE OPERATOR.

    Section 422(h) (30 U.S.C. 932(h)) is amended by inserting ``(1)''
after ``(h)'' and by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2)(A) Prior to issuing an initial determination of eligibility,
the Secretary shall, after investigation, notice, and a hearing as
provided in section 19 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers'
Compensation Act, as made applicable to this Act by subsection (a) of
this section, determine whether any operator meets the Secretary's
criteria for liability as a responsible operator under this Act. If a
hearing is timely requested on the liability issue, the decision of the
administrative law judge conducting the hearing shall be issued not
later than 120 days after such request and shall not be subject to
further appellate review.
    ``(B) If the administrative law judge determines that an operator's
request for a hearing on the liability issue was made without
reasonable grounds, the administrative law judge may assess the
operator for the costs of the proceeding (not to exceed $750).''.

SEC. 6. ATTORNEY FEES.

    Section 422 (30 U.S.C. 932), as amended by section 4(b), is amended
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(p)(1) If in any administrative or judicial proceeding on a claim
for benefits a determination is made that a claimant is entitled to
such benefits, the claimant shall be entitled to receive all reasonable
costs and expenses (including expert witness and attorney's fees)
incurred by the claimant in such proceeding and in any other
administrative or judicial proceeding on such claim occurring before
such proceeding.
    ``(2) In the case of a proceeding held with respect to such claim--
            ``(A) the person or Board which made the determination that
        the claimant is entitled to benefits in an administrative
        proceeding and any other person or Board which made a prior
        determination in an administrative proceeding on such claim, or
            ``(B) the court in the case of a judicial proceeding,
shall determine the amount of all costs and expenses (including expert
witness and attorney's fees) incurred by the claimant in connection
with any such proceeding and shall assess the operator responsible to
the claimant for such costs and expenses which are reasonable or if
there is not an operator responsible to the claimant, shall assess the
fund for such costs and expenses.
    ``(3) The determination of such costs and expenses shall be made
within 60 days of the date the claimant submits a petition for the
payment of such costs and expenses to a person, the Board, or court
which made a determination on the claimant's claim. The person, Board,
or court receiving such petition shall take such action as may be
necessary to assure that such costs and expenses are paid within 45
days of the date of the determination of such costs and expenses unless
a motion to reconsider--
            ``(A) the amount of such costs and expenses, or
            ``(B) the person liable for the payment of such amount,
is pending.
    ``(4) If an operator pays costs and expenses assessed under
paragraph (1) and if the claimant for whom such costs and expenses were
paid is determined in a later proceeding not to be eligible for
benefits under this part, the fund shall pay the operator the amount
paid for such costs and expenses.
    ``(5) Section 28(e) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers'
Compensation Act shall apply with respect to any person who receives
costs and expenses which are paid under this subsection on account of
services rendered a claimant.''.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Appeals to the Benefits Review Board.--No appeal of an order in
a proceeding under the Black Lung Benefits Act may be made by a
claimant or respondent to the Benefits Review Board unless such order
has been made by an administrative law judge.
    (b) Acquiescence.--The Secretary of Labor may not delegate to the
Benefits Review Board the authority to refuse to acquiesce in a
decision of a Federal court.

SEC. 8. REFILING.

    Any claim filed under the Black Lung Benefits Act after January 1,
1982, but before the effective date of this Act prescribed by section
11(a), may be refiled under such Act after such effective date for a de
novo review on the merits.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Coke Ovens.--
            (1) Federal mine safety and health act of 1977.--Section 3
        of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
        802) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (d), by inserting before the
                semicolon the following: ``or who operates a coke oven
                or any machine shop or other operation reasonably
                related to the coke oven'',
                    (B) in paragraph (g), by inserting before the
                semicolon the following: ``or working at a coke oven or
                in any other operation reasonably related to the
                operation of a coke oven'', and
                    (C) in paragraph (h)(2), by inserting before the
                semicolon the following: ``and includes a coke oven and
                any operation, structure, or area of land reasonably
                related to the operation of a coke oven''.
            (2) Black lung benefits act.--The first sentence of section
        402(d) (30 U.S.C. 902(d)) is amended by inserting before the
        period the following: ``or who works or has worked at a coke
        oven or in any other operation reasonably related to the
        operation of a coke oven''.
    (b) Pneumoconiosis.--Section 402(b) (30 U.S.C. 902(b)) is amended--
            (1) by adding after ``sequelae'' the following: ``which
        disease or sequelae is restrictive or obstructive or both'',
        and
            (2) by striking out ``coal mine'' and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``coal mine or coke oven''.

SEC. 10. CONSTRUCTION.

    If in any legal proceeding a term in any amendment made by this Act
is considered to be ambiguous, the legislative history accompanying
this Act shall be considered controlling.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATES

    (a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect October 1, 1994.
    (b) Section 6.--The amendment made by section 6 shall apply only
with respect to claims which are filed for the first time after October
1, 1994, and shall not apply with respect to any claim which is filed
before such date and which is refiled under section 8 of this Act after
such date.

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Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1994 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act) to provide that, when black lung benefits are paid after an initial determination of eligibility, repayment of an overpayment will not be required even upon a final determination of ineligibility, if there was no fraud or deception by the claimant. Provides for refunds to claimants of any such repayments required before this Act.  Provides for reimbursement by the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund to operators who made such benefit overpayments.
(Sec. 3) Revises evidence requirements.  Prohibits the responsible operator or the Trust Fund from requiring more than one medical examination to controvert medical evidence presented by a claimant on the basis of a medical examination.  Prohibits any claimant from offering more than three medical examinations; but authorizes the administrative law judge to require the claimant to submit to an additional medical examination.
(Sec. 4) Revises requirements for survivor benefits.  Provides that a miner's death shall be considered to have occurred as a result of the pneumoconiosis if the miner was receiving benefits for, or was disabled by, pneumoconiosis at the time of death.  Qualifies to receive survivor benefits any widow or widower of a miner who was married to the miner for at least nine months preceding the miner's death, or who had children as a result of such a marriage. Provides that widows or widowers of miners are not disqualified to receive survivor benefits if they remarry after attaining age 50, but prohibits them from receiving an augmentation in survivor benefits on any basis arising out of a subsequent marriage.
(Sec. 5) Provides for notice and an opportunity for a hearing to appeal to the Secretary any designation of liability as the responsible operator.   Authorizes assessment of proceeding costs against any operator who does not have reasonable grounds to contest the designation.
(Sec. 6) Requires that all reasonable legal costs and expenses incurred by the claimant be paid by the responsible operator, or the Trust Fund, after an administrative or judicial determination that the claimant is entitled to black lung benefits.  Requires the Secretary or court to take action to assure that they are paid within 45 days after such determination.
Requires the Trust Fund to pay any operator the legal costs the operator paid to a claimant determined in a later proceeding to be ineligible for benefits.
(Sec. 7) Prohibits a claimant or respondent from appealing to the Benefits Review Board any order unless it has been made by an administrative law judge.
(Sec. 8) Allows any claim filed under the Act after January 1, 1982, but before enactment of this Act, to be refiled after enactment of this Act for a de novo review on the merits.
(Sec. 9) Provides for coverage of coke oven operators (or operators of machine shops or other operations reasonably related to coke ovens) under the Act and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act.
(Sec. 10) Requires that the legislative history accompanying this Act be considered controlling if a term in any amendment made by this Act is considered ambiguous in any legal proceeding.
(Sec. 11) Makes attorney fees provisions of this Act applicable only to new claims filed after October 1, 1994.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``North Korean Enablers Accountability
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of
        Korea has flagrantly defied the international community by
        illicitly developing its nuclear and ballistic missile
        programs, in violation of United Nations Security Council
        Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013),
        2270 (2016), and 2321 (2016).
            (2) The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of
        Korea engages in gross human rights abuses against its own
        people and citizens of other countries, including the United
        States and Japan.
            (3) The United States and its partners are committed to
        pursuing a peaceful denuclearization of the Democratic People's
        Republic of Korea through a policy of maximum pressure and
        engagement.

SEC. 3. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND ITS ENABLERS.

    (a) Blocking of Property.--On and after the date that is 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall block
and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property
of a person described in subsection (d) if such property and interests
in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or
are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.
    (b) Facilitation of Certain Transactions.--The President shall
prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the
maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a
payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the
President determines has knowingly, on or after the date that is 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, conducted or
facilitated a significant transaction with respect to the importation,
sale, or transfer of goods or services from the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea on behalf of a person described in subsection (d).
    (c) Importation, Sale, or Transfer of Goods and Services.--The
President shall impose sanctions pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to
a person if the President determines that the person knowingly, on or
after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, imports, purchases, or transfers goods or services from a person
described in subsection (d).
    (d) Persons Described.--A person described in this subsection is
any of the following:
            (1) The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of
        Korea or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality
        of that Government.
            (2) Any person owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
        by that Government.
            (3) Any person acting or purporting to act, directly or
        indirectly, for or on behalf of that Government.
            (4) The following entities:
                    (A) Dandong Zhicheng Metallic Material.
                    (B) Shandong International Trade co Ltd Hongjian.
                    (C) Xiamen Xiang Yu Shares Co.
                    (D) Sdic Jingmin Putian Ltd.
                    (E) Hangzhou Pei Amoy Trading company.
                    (F) Hunchun xin Times.
                    (G) Rizhao Steel Holding.
                    (H) Shandong Yun Hill Mines.
                    (I) China Dawn Garmet (Dalian).
                    (J) Dandong Hao Du Trading co. ltd.
            (5) Any person affiliated with an entity described in
        paragraph (4).
            (6) Any person affiliated with an entity identified by the
        Secretary of the Treasury as a major importer of goods and
        services from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
    (e) Exemptions.--The following activities are exempt from sanctions
under this section:
            (1) Activities subject to the reporting requirements under
        title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et
        seq.).
            (2) Authorized intelligence activities of the United
        States.
            (3) Activities necessary to comply with United States
        obligations under the Agreement between the United Nations and
        the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the
        United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
        entered into force November 21, 1947, the Convention on
        Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered
        into force March 19, 1967, or any other international
        agreement.
            (4) Activities incidental to the POW/MIA accounting mission
        in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, including
        activities by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and other
        governmental or nongovernmental organizations tasked with
        identifying or recovering the remains of members of the United
        States Armed Forces in the Democratic People's Republic of
        Korea.
    (f) Waivers.--
            (1) In general.--The President may waive the application of
        sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the
        President--
                    (A) determines that the waiver is in the national
                security interest of the United States; and
                    (B) submits to the appropriate congressional
                committees a report on the determination and the
                reasons for the determination.
            (2) Humanitarian waiver.--
                    (A) In general.--The President may waive, for
                renewable periods of not less than 30 days and not more
                than one year, the application of sanctions under this
                section if the President submits to the appropriate
                congressional committees a written determination that
                the waiver is necessary for humanitarian assistance or
                to carry out the humanitarian purposes set forth in
                section 4 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004
                (22 U.S.C. 7802).
                    (B) Content of written determination.--A written
                determination submitted under subparagraph (A) with
                respect to a waiver shall include a description of all
                notification and accountability controls that have been
                employed in order to ensure that the activities covered
                by the waiver are humanitarian assistance or are
                carried out for the purposes set forth in section 4 of
                the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C.
                7802) and do not entail any activities in North Korea
                or dealings with the Government of North Korea not
                reasonably related to humanitarian assistance or those
                purposes.
                    (C) Clarification of permitted activities.--An
                internationally recognized humanitarian organization
                shall not be subject to sanctions under this section
                for--
                            (i) engaging in a financial transaction
                        relating to humanitarian assistance or for
                        humanitarian purposes pursuant to a waiver
                        issued under subparagraph (A);
                            (ii) transporting goods or services that
                        are necessary to carry out operations relating
                        to humanitarian assistance or humanitarian
                        purposes pursuant to such a waiver; or
                            (iii) having merely incidental contact, in
                        the course of providing humanitarian assistance
                        or aid for humanitarian purposes pursuant to
                        such a waiver, with individuals who are under
                        the control of a foreign person subject to
                        sanctions under this section.
    (g) Rule of Construction.--A person described in subsection (d) is
subject to sanctions under this section without regard to whether the
name of the person is published in the Federal Register or incorporated
into the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons
maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of
the Treasury.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
                Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
                Committee on Financial Services of the House of
                Representatives.
            (2) Correspondent account; payable-through account.--The
        terms ``correspondent account'' and ``payable-through account''
        have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title
        31, United States Code.
            (3) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign
        financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in
        section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or
        any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).
            (4) Humanitarian assistance.--The term ``humanitarian
        assistance'' means assistance to meet humanitarian needs,
        including needs for food, medicine, medical supplies, clothing,
        and shelter.
            (5) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to
        conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has
        actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the
        circumstance, or the result.
            (6) United states person.--The term ``United States
        person'' means--
                    (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully
                admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
                and
                    (B) an entity organized under the laws of the
                United States or any jurisdiction within the United
                States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON IMPORT OF AND SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO GOODS
              MADE WITH NORTH KOREAN LABOR.

    (a) Prohibition on Import of Goods Made With North Korean Labor.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any
        significant goods, wares, articles, or merchandise mined,
        produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by the labor of
        nationals or citizens of the Democratic People's Republic of
        Korea shall be deemed to be mined, produced, or manufactured,
        as the case may be, by convict labor, forced labor, or
        indentured labor under penal sanctions for purposes of section
        307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) and shall not be
        entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States.
            (2) Exception.--The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall
        not apply to goods, wares, articles, or merchandise if the
        Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds, by
        clear and convincing evidence, that the goods, wares, articles,
        or merchandise were not produced with trafficked labor, convict
        labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions.
    (b) Sanctions With Respect to Persons That Use North Korean
Labor.--The President shall, pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all
transactions in property and interests in property of a person that the
President determines mines, produces, or manufactures goods, wares,
articles, or merchandise prohibited from entry into the United States
under subsection (a), if such property and interests in property are in
the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within
the possession or control of a United States person.
    (c) Trafficked Labor Defined.--In this section, the term
``trafficked labor'' means labor or services procured through the
recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a
person through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of
subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.

SEC. 5. MANDATORY DISCLOSURE OF INVESTMENTS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S
              REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND OTHER SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall
prescribe regulations requiring each issuer to disclose annually,
beginning with the issuer's first fiscal year that begins after the
date on which those regulations are prescribed--
            (1) any investments in the Democratic People's Republic of
        Korea; and
            (2) any other activities that may be subject to sanctions
        under section 3 or 4.
    (b) Issuer Defined.--In this section, the term ``issuer'' has the
meaning given that term in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)).

Output: North Korean Enablers Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) impose property-blocking sanctions against the North Korean government, business entities that trade with North Korea, including specified Chinese entities, and affiliated persons or entities; (2) prohibit the opening, and strictly control the maintaining in the United States, of correspondent or payable-through accounts by a foreign financial institution that assisted in the importation, sale, or transfer of North Korean goods or services; and (3) impose specified sanctions against a person that imports, purchases, or transfers goods or services from the North Korean government or from such entities or affiliates. The President may waive the application of these sanctions for humanitarian or national security purposes. The bill prohibits the U.S. entry of goods mined, produced, or manufactured by North Korean labor, and directs the President to apply property-blocking sanctions against a person or entity that mines, produces, or manufactures such prohibited goods. Such prohibition shall not apply if U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds that the goods were not produced with trafficked, convict, forced, or indentured labor.  The Securities and Exchange Commission shall require issuers of stock and other securities to disclose annually any investments in North Korea and activities potentially sanctionable under this bill.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) There are unfortunately many incidents that exemplify
        the abuse that children suffer across all 50 states--becoming
        victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome. One such incident involves 8-
        month-old Cynthia Gibbs, of Yonkers, New York, who on November
        17, 2000, died of massive brain damage. Cynthia's abuser and
        killer was her own State-certified child care provider
        operating child care services out of her home. Another involves
        11-month-old George ``Skipper'' Lithco of Poughkeepsie, New
        York, who died on December 3, 2000, from brain injuries he
        suffered when he was shaken by his day care provider--a 51-
        year-old grandmother who said she lost control when he spit up
        on her and cried during his afternoon feeding.
            (2) The most recent National Child Abuse and Neglect Data
        System figures reveal that almost 900,000 children were victims
        of abuse and neglect in the United States in 2002, causing
        unspeakable pain and suffering to our most vulnerable citizens.
            (3) Among the children who are victims of abuse and
        neglect, nearly 4 children die in the United States each day.
            (4) Children aged 1 year or younger accounted for 41.2
        percent of all child abuse and neglect fatalities in 2002, and
        children aged 4 years or younger accounted for 76.1 percent of
        all child abuse and neglect fatalities in 2002.
            (5) Abusive head trauma, including the trauma known as
        ``Shaken Baby Syndrome'', is recognized as the leading cause of
        death of physically abused children.
            (6) Shaken Baby Syndrome can result in loss of vision,
        brain damage, paralysis, seizures, or death.
            (7) A 2003 report in the Journal of the American Medical
        Association estimated that, in the United States, an average of
        300 children will die each year, and 600 to 1,200 more will be
        injured, of whom 2/3 will be babies or infants under 1 year in
        age, as a result of Shaken Baby Syndrome, with many cases
        resulting in severe and permanent disabilities.
            (8) Medical professionals believe that thousands of
        additional cases of Shaken Baby Syndrome are being misdiagnosed
        or are not detected.
            (9) Shaken Baby Syndrome often results in permanent,
        irreparable brain damage or death to an infant and may result
        in more than $1,000,000 in medical costs to care for a single,
        disabled child in just the first few years of life.
            (10) The most effective solution for ending Shaken Baby
        Syndrome is to prevent the abuse, and it is clear that the
        minimal costs of education and prevention programs may prevent
        enormous medical and disability costs and immeasurable amounts
        of grief for many families.
            (11) Prevention programs have demonstrated that educating
        new parents about the danger of shaking young children and how
        they can help protect their child from injury can bring about a
        significant reduction in the number of cases of Shaken Baby
        Syndrome. This is further evidenced in work completed by the
        Upstate New York SBS Prevention Project, which resulted in a 47
        percent reduction in the number of shaking and subsequent
        inflicted head injuries in the Buffalo, New York, region.
            (12) Education programs have been shown to raise awareness
        and provide critically important information about Shaken Baby
        Syndrome to parents, care givers, daycare workers, child
        protection employees, law enforcement personnel, health care
        professionals, and legal representatives.
            (13) Efforts to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome are supported
        by organizations across the United States whose mission it is
        to make aware, educate, and support the general public and
        professionals about Shaken Baby Syndrome, as well as increase
        support for victims and the families of victims.

SEC. 3. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
develop and implement an effective ongoing public information and
educational campaign to inform the public, in general, and new parents,
child care providers, and other care givers of young children, in
particular, about brain injuries and other harmful effects that may
result from shaking infants and children under 5 years of age and
healthy strategies to cope with a crying baby and related
frustrations--all to help protect children from injury.
    (b) Elements.--The program under subsection (a) shall include at
least the following elements:
            (1) Educational and informational materials in print,
        audio, video, electronic and other media which should be
        coordinated with national and Federal awareness activities,
        such as Shaken Baby Awareness Week, to the extent possible.
            (2) Public service announcements and advertisements.
            (3) Dissemination of effective prevention practices and
        techniques to parents and care givers, and to maternity
        hospitals, child care centers, organizations providing prenatal
        and postnatal care, and organizations providing parenting
        education and support services.
    (c) Meetings With Advocacy Community.--The Secretary of Health and
Human Services, working with all relevant components, shall establish
biannual meetings with Shaken Baby Syndrome advocacy groups, parenting
support communities, organizations involved in child protection and
child maltreatment prevention, and other Federal and State agencies
that are or should be involved in prevention activities, including the
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
    (d) Support for Parents of Surviving Children.--The Secretary of
Health and Human Services, along with its components, the Shaken Baby
Syndrome advocacy community, parenting support communities,
organizations involved in child protection and child maltreatment
prevention, as well as professional associations and institutions
involved in medical research and treatment shall work to provide
effective support for the parents of surviving children who suffer
serious brain injuries as the result of shaking, especially during the
traumatic period immediately following the shaking event, when parents
most need support.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.

Output:
Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a public information and educational campaign to inform the public, new parents, child care providers, and other care givers of young children about: (1) brain injuries and other harmful effects that may result from shaking infants and children under five years of age; and (2) healthy strategies to cope with a crying baby and related frustrations. Directs that such campaign include dissemination of effective prevention practices and techniques to parents, care givers, maternity hospitals, child care centers, organizations providing prenatal and postnatal care, and organizations providing parenting education and support services.

Requires the Secretary to establish biannual meetings with Shaken Baby Syndrome advocacy groups, parenting support communities, organizations involved in child protection and child maltreatment prevention, and other federal and state agencies involved in prevention activities. Directs the Secretary and such entities to provide support for the parents of surviving children who suffer serious brain injuries as the result of shaking.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Savings Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States imports more oil from the Middle East
        today than before the attacks on the United States on September
        11, 2001;
            (2) the United States remains the most oil-dependent
        industrialized nation in the world, consuming approximately 25
        percent of the world's oil despite having only 2-3 percent of
        the world's oil reserves;
            (3) the ongoing dependence of the United States on foreign
        oil is one of the greatest threats to the national security and
        economy of the United States; and
            (4) the United States needs to take transformative steps to
        wean itself from its addiction to oil.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHING AN INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, appointed by the
Chairperson of the Federal Trade Commission, shall establish, and serve
as the Director of, an interagency working group (in this Act referred
to as the ``Working Group'') consisting of the Secretary of Energy, the
Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and department
heads from other appropriate Federal entities determined by the
Director.

SEC. 4. ACTION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall publish in the Federal
Register an action plan.
    (b) Requirements.--The action plan shall include--
            (1) intermediate oil savings targets for each calendar year
        beginning on the calendar year after the date of the enactment
        of this Act;
            (2) a list of requirements, including the oil savings to be
        achieved by each requirement, that will be sufficient, when
        taken together, to save from the baseline determined under
        section 7--
                    (A) 2,500,000 barrels of oil per day on average
                during calendar year 2015;
                    (B) 7,000,000 barrels of oil per day on average
                during calendar year 2025; and
                    (C) 10,000,000 barrels of oil per day on average
                during calendar year 2030;
            (3) a supply disruption strategy for Federal departments
        and agencies to develop contingency plans in the event of a
        supply disruption resulting in a precipitous and short-term
        annualized decline of 4 percent of world oil production from
        the prior year's baseline, and to provide timely advice to
        Congress about cost-effective measures to mitigate the
        potential negative consequences of such a supply disruption;
        and
            (4) a peak oil strategy for Federal departments and
        agencies to develop contingency plans in the event of a peak
        and subsequent annualized decline of 4 percent of world oil
        production from the prior year's baseline, and to provide
        timely advice to Congress about cost-effective measures to
        mitigate the potential negative consequences of such a peak.
    (c) Proposed Regulations.--Not later than 270 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, each Federal entity with jurisdiction to
take action under any requirement of the action plan shall propose, or
issue a notice of intent to propose, regulations meeting such
requirement.
    (d) Notice of Intent To Propose Regulations.--If a Federal entity
issues a notice of intent to propose regulations under this section,
the entity shall propose such regulations not later than 330 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Final Regulations.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, each Federal entity with jurisdiction to
take action under any requirement of the action plan shall promulgate
final versions of the regulations required under this section.
    (f) Accompanying Analysis.--Each proposed and final regulation
promulgated under this section shall be accompanied by an analysis from
the applicable Federal entity demonstrating that the regulation will
achieve the oil savings required by the action plan.

SEC. 5. REPORT REQUIREMENT.

    Not later than January 1, 2012, and every 3 years thereafter, the
Working Group shall transmit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate a report that evaluates the progress achieved
in implementing the oil savings requirements established under section
4.

SEC. 6. REVISED ACTION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--If intermediate oil savings targets set by the
action plan are not met, not later than 60 days after submission of a
report required under section 5, the Working Group may publish a
revised action plan that is sufficient to achieve the requirements
established under section 4.
    (b) Proposed Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after submission
of the report required under section 5, each Federal entity with
jurisdiction to take action under any requirement of the revised action
plan shall propose, or issue a notice of intent to propose, regulations
meeting such requirement.
    (c) Notice of Intent To Propose Regulations.--If a Federal entity
issues a notice of intent to propose regulations under this section,
the entity shall propose such regulations not later than 120 days after
submission of the report required under section 5.
    (d) Final Regulations.--Not later than 6 months after publication
of the report required under section 5, each Federal entity with
jurisdiction to take action under any requirement of the revised action
plan shall promulgate final versions of the regulations required under
this section.
    (e) Accompanying Analysis.--Each proposed and final regulation
promulgated under this section shall be accompanied by an analysis from
the applicable Federal entity demonstrating that the regulation will
achieve the oil savings required by the revised action plan.

SEC. 7. DETERMINATION OF A BASELINE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Working Group established under section 3
shall determine the baseline level of United States consumption of
barrels of oil per day on average.
    (b) Energy Information Administration.--In determining the baseline
level of United States oil consumption, the Working Group shall utilize
the expertise and resources of the Energy Information Administration,
particularly in validating statistical data that may be relevant, and
shall consider the Energy Information Administration's Annual Energy
Outlook 2008 and Annual Energy Outlook 2009 Early Release.
    (c) Information From Federal Entities.--Each executive department,
bureau, commission, agency, board, office, independent establishment,
or instrumentality of the Federal Government shall make available to
the Working Group upon request any data, information, estimates,
statistics, and access to any employee necessary for the determination
of the baseline under this section.

Output:
Oil Savings Act of 2009 - Requires a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), appointed by the FTC Chairperson, to establish, and serve as Director of, an interagency working group, which shall publish in the Federal Register an action plan for achieving oil savings.

Authorizes the working group to publish a revised action plan if intermediate oil savings targets set by the action plan are not met.

Requires the working group to determine the baseline level of U.S. consumption of barrels of oil per day on average.


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SECTION 1. PRICE SUPPORT AND MARKETING ORDERS FOR MILK.

    (a) Reduction and Elimination of Milk Price Support.--Subsection
(b) of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e) is
amended by striking ``rate not less than $10.10 per hundredweight for
milk containing 3.67 percent milkfat.'' and inserting ``rate per
hundredweight for milk containing 3.67 percent milkfat of not less
than--
            ``(1) during calendar year 1995, $10.10 per hundredweight;
            ``(2) during calendar year 1996, $9.60 per hundredweight;
            ``(3) during calendar year 1997, $9.10 per hundredweight;
            ``(4) during calendar year 1998, $8.60 per hundredweight;
        and
            ``(5) during calendar year 1999, $8.10 per
        hundredweight.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments Regarding Price Support.--
            (1) References to support rate.--Section 204 of the
        Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e) is further amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``a 12-month
                period'' and inserting ``a calendar year'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(ii), by inserting
                before the period the following: ``(as adjusted by the
                Secretary to reflect the rate of price support in
                effect for a calendar year)'';
                    (C) by striking subsection (d), except paragraph
                (5) of such subsection;
                    (D) by redesignating such paragraph (5) as
                subsection (d) and subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
                paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection; and
                    (E) by adjusting the margins of subsection (d) (as
                so designated) to conform to the margins of subsection
                (c).
            (2) Period of price support program.--Such section is
        further amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1996''
                and inserting ``1999'';
                    (B) in subsections (a), (b) (the first place it
                appears), (g), and (k), by striking ``1996'' and
                inserting ``1999'';
                    (C) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by striking ``the date
                of enactment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
                of 1993'' and inserting ``August 10, 1993''; and
                    (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``1995'' and
                inserting ``1998''.
            (3) Termination of parity price program.--Effective
        December 31, 1999, section 201 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1446) is
        amended by striking subsection (c).
            (4) Prohibition on price support activities.--After
        December 31, 1999, the Secretary of Agriculture may not support
        the price of milk through the purchase of milk or the products
        of milk.
    (c) Termination of Milk Marketing Orders.--
            (1) Termination of orders.--Section 8c of the Agricultural
        Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted with amendments by
        the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by
        striking paragraphs (5) and (18) relating to milk and its
        products.
            (2) Prohibition on subsequent orders regarding milk.--
        Paragraph (2) of such section is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Milk, fruits'' and inserting
                ``Fruits''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``milk,'' after ``honey,'' in
                subparagraph (B).
            (3) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 2(3) of such Act (7
        U.S.C. 602(3) is amended by striking ``, other than milk and
        its products,''.
            (B) Section 8c of such Act (7 U.S.C. 608c) is amended--
                    (i) in paragraph (6), by striking ``, other than
                milk and its products,'';
                    (ii) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ``(except for
                milk and cream to be sold for consumption in fluid
                form)'';
                    (iii) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ``Except in
                the case of milk and its products, orders'' and
                inserting ``Orders'';
                    (iv) in paragraph (13)(A), by striking ``, except
                to a retailer in his capacity as a retailer of milk and
                its products''; and
                    (v) in paragraph (17), by striking the second
                proviso, which relates to milk orders.
            (C) Section 8d(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 608d(2)) is amended
        by striking the second sentence, which relates to information
        from milk handlers.
            (D) Section 10(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 610(b)) is
        amended--
                    (i) by striking clause (i);
                    (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as
                clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and
                    (iii) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by
                striking ``other commodity'' in the first sentence and
                inserting ``commodity''.
            (E) Section 11 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 611) is amended by
        striking ``and milk, and its products,''.
            (F) Section 715 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
        and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
        Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-111; 107 Stat. 1079; 7 U.S.C. 608d
        note), is amended by striking the third proviso, which relates
        to information from milk handlers.
            (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall take effect on December 31, 1995.
    (d) Adjustment of Reconciliation Assessment To Reflect
Amendments.--Subsection (h) of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Beginning January 1,
        1991'' and inserting ``During calendar years 1991 through
        1999'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``1997'' and inserting
        ``1999''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Price reduction adjustment.--During each of the
        calendar years 1996 through 1999, the Secretary shall reduce
        the amount of the price reduction specified in paragraph (2)(C)
        to reflect the reduced expenditures by the United States
        resulting from the termination of milk marketing orders issued
        under section 8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C.
        608c), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing
        Agreement Act of 1937, and the rate of price support for milk
        in effect for that calendar year.''.
    (e) Liability of Producers.--The amendments made by this section
shall not affect the liability of any person under any provision of law
as in effect before the effective date of the amendments.

Output:
Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to extend (and reduce on a sliding scale) milk price supports through 1999.  Terminates the milk price support program after December 31, 1999.
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to terminate milk marketing orders.


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SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IN CASES OF
              CERTAIN DISASTERS.

    The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

  ``TITLE VIII--ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IN CASES OF
                           CERTAIN DISASTERS

``SEC. 801. ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IN CASES OF
              CERTAIN DISASTERS.

    ``(a) Assistance.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Director of the Federal Emergency
        Management Agency may provide the assistance described in
        paragraph (2) in any case in which the Director determines with
        respect to any local educational agency (including for the
        purpose of this section any other public agency which operates
        schools providing technical, vocational, or other special
        education to children of elementary school or secondary school
        age) that--
                    ``(A) the agency serves in whole or in part an area
                with respect to which a major disaster has been
                declared by the President under section 401;
                    ``(B) the Governor of the State in which the agency
                is located has certified the need for disaster
                assistance under this section, and has given assurance
                of expenditure of a reasonable amount of the funds of
                the government of the State, or of any political
                subdivision thereof, for the same or similar purposes
                with respect to the disaster;
                    ``(C) the agency is utilizing or will utilize all
                State and other financial assistance available to the
                agency for the purpose of meeting the cost of providing
                free public education for the children attending the
                schools of the agency, but as a result of the disaster
                the agency is unable to obtain sufficient funds for
                such purpose and requires an amount of additional
                assistance equal to at least $10,000 or 5 percent of
                the agency's current expenditures during the fiscal
                year preceding the fiscal year in which the disaster
                occurred, whichever is less; and
                    ``(D) in the case of any such disaster to the
                extent that the operation of private elementary schools
                and secondary schools in the school attendance area of
                such local educational agency has been disrupted or
                impaired by the disaster, the local educational agency
                has made provisions for the conduct of educational
                programs under public auspices and administration in
                which children enrolled in the private elementary
                schools and secondary schools may attend and
                participate, except that nothing contained in this
                section shall be construed to authorize the making of
                any payment under this section for religious worship or
                instruction.
            ``(2) Assistance.--The assistance referred to in paragraph
        (1) is the assistance the Director determines necessary to pay
        the costs of emergency operating expenses incurred by the local
        educational agency in educating students in public and private
        elementary schools and secondary schools who have been
        displaced by the disaster, including--
                    ``(A) providing transportation costs for busing
                students to alternative sites;
                    ``(B) replacing instructional and maintenance
                supplies, equipment, and materials (including
                textbooks) destroyed or seriously damaged as a result
                of the disaster, making minor repairs, and leasing or
                otherwise providing (other than by acquisition of land
                or erection of facilities) school and cafeteria
                facilities needed to replace temporarily the facilities
                which have been made unavailable as a result of the
                disaster; and
                    ``(C) providing educational services to children
                who, as a result of damage to schools that the children
attended prior to the disaster, were required to attend other schools.
            ``(3) Duration.--The Director may provide a local
        educational agency with assistance under this section for the
        period beginning on the date the disaster is declared by the
        President under section 401 with respect to an area served by
        the local educational agency and ending 18 months after the
        date.
            ``(4) Payments to other local educational agencies.--A
        local educational agency may use funds received under this
        section to make a payment to another local educational agency
        for the costs of emergency operating expenses incurred by such
        other local educational agency in educating students who are
        displaced by the disaster.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for each fiscal year such amounts as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section. Pending such appropriation,
the Director is authorized to expend (without regard for subchapter II
of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code) from any funds
appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and at that
time available to the Director, such sums as may be necessary for
providing immediate assistance under this section. Expenditures
pursuant to the preceding sentence--
            ``(1) shall be reported by the Director to the Committees
        on Appropriations and Education and the Workplace of the House
        of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and
        Labor and Human Resources of the Senate within 30 days of the
        expenditure; and
            ``(2) shall be reimbursed from the appropriations
        authorized by the first sentence of this subsection.
    ``(c) Report.--The report required under subsection (b)(1) shall
constitute a budget estimate within the meaning of section 1109 of
title 31, United States Code.
    ``(d) Application.--No payment may be made to any local educational
agency under this section except upon application therefor which is
submitted through the appropriate State educational agency and is filed
with the Director in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the
Director. In determining the order in which such applications shall be
approved, the Director shall consider the relative educational and
financial needs of the local educational agencies which have submitted
approvable applications. The Director shall complete action of approval
or disapproval of an application within 90 days of the filing of an
application.
    ``(e) Payments.--Amounts paid by the Director to local educational
agencies under this section may be paid in advance or by way of
reimbursement and in such installments as the Director may determine.
Any funds paid to a local educational agency and not expended or
otherwise used for the purposes for which paid shall be repaid to the
Treasury of the United States.
    ``(f) Special Rule.--Funds available to carry out this section for
any fiscal year shall also be available to carry out section 403 with
respect to assistance for public and private elementary schools and
secondary schools.
    ``(g) Bureau Funded Schools.--The Director may provide assistance
to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for Bureau funded schools that are
located in an area with respect to which a major disaster has been
declared by the President under section 401 in a manner similar to the
manner in which local educational agencies receive assistance under
this section.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Bureau funded school.--The term `Bureau funded
        school' has the meaning given the term in section 1146 of the
        Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026).
            ``(2) Current expenditures.--The term `current
        expenditures' has the meaning given the term in section 8013 of
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        7713).
            ``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means Director of the
        Federal Emergency Management Agency.
            ``(4) Elementary school; secondary school; local
        educational agency; state educational agency.--The terms
        `elementary school', `secondary school', `local educational
        agency', and `State educational agency' have the meanings given
        the terms in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).''.

Output:
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance for emergency operating expenses incurred by a local educational agency (LEA) in educating students in elementary and secondary schools who have been displaced by a disaster when:  (1) the LEA serves an area in which a major disaster has been declared by the President; (2) the State's Governor has certified the need for such assistance; (3) the LEA is or will utilize all State and other financial assistance available for such purpose; and (4) the LEA has made provisions for the conduct of educational programs in which children enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools may attend and participate, except that no payments shall be made for religious worship or instruction. Authorizes such assistance for a period beginning on the date that the disaster is declared by the President and ending 18 months thereafter.
Authorizes appropriations.  Authorizes the FEMA Director, pending such appropriations, to expend funds from amounts currently available to FEMA or the Director in order to provide immediate assistance. Requires a report to the Congress on any such immediate assistance.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bring Our Troops Home Responsibly
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Prior to the initiation of the war in Iraq, the
        President cited concerns about weapons of mass destruction
        programs as one justification for the use of military force in
        Iraq. On October 6, 2004, the head of the Iraq Survey Group
        (ISG), Charles Duelfer, announced to the Committee on Armed
        Services of the Senate that the group found no evidence that
        Iraq under Saddam Hussein had produced and stockpiled any
        weapons of mass destruction since 1991.
            (2) Prior to the initiation of the war in Iraq, the
        President cited Saddam Hussein's role as a brutal dictator who
        tortured and killed thousands of Iraqi civilians during his 20-
        year rule as a justification for the use of military force in
        Iraq. Saddam Hussein was captured by United States forces on
        December 13, 2003, convicted of charges related to the
        execution of 148 Iraqi civilians on November 5, 2006, and
        executed on December 30, 2006.
            (3) Prior to the initiation of the war in Iraq, the
        President cited possible links between the Al-Qaeda terrorist
        network and Saddam Hussein's government as a justification for
        the use of military force in Iraq. Reports by the Central
        Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the
        Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense
        have all concluded that there was little evidence of any such
        links. While there is currently violence in Iraq directed
        towards American troops, a September 2007 Congressional
        Research Service report found that attacks by the group Al-
        Qaeda in Iraq make up only a small percentage of the total
        number of attacks on United States troops in Iraq.
            (4) Prior to the initiation of the war in Iraq, the
        President cited the importance of spreading democracy in the
        Middle East as a justification for the use of military force in
        Iraq. On October 15, 2005, the Iraqi people voted to ratify a
        new constitution, on January 30, 2005, the Iraqi people elected
        275 members of a newly created Iraqi National Assembly, and on
        May 20, 2006, Nouri al-Maliki was approved as Prime Minister of
        Iraq by the National Assembly and sworn in.
            (5) The President has failed to secure international
        support for the continuing efforts in Iraq. While the President
        has executed a plan known as the ``troop surge'', every other
        nation participating in the occupation of Iraq is reducing
        troop levels. The United Kingdom has reduced its troop levels
        from 45,000 to approximately 4,500. Twenty nations that had
        once been members of the international coalition contributing
        troops have completely withdrawn those troops from Iraq.
            (6) The United States has accomplished all of the military
        goals announced by the President at the outset of the war in
        Iraq. The brave men and women of the Armed Forces have
        performed admirably, showing both dedication to their mission
        and professionalism in carrying that mission out.
            (7) The Bush Administration has, at various times,
        confirmed that the military goals of the war in Iraq were
        complete. On May 1, 2003, the President stood in front of a
        banner reading ``Mission Accomplished'' and declared an end to
        major military operations in Iraq. On May 30, 2005, the Vice
        President stated in a television interview that the insurgency
        was in its ``last throes''.
            (8) It is clear that the American people are looking for a
        change in strategy in Iraq--one that will allow the Nation to
        safely and responsibly bring members of the Armed Forces home
        as quickly as possible. However, the strategy outlined by the
        President in his September 13, 2007, address makes it clear
        that the President has no plan for substantially reducing the
        number of troops in Iraq while he is in office. It is
        unconscionable for President Bush to leave this situation for
        the next President to fix.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107-243.

    The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution
of 2002 (Public Law 107-243) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States--
            (1) that, based upon the findings of section 1, the United
        States has accomplished those military goals that were
        established at the outset of the use of military force in Iraq,
        and that it no longer benefits the national security of the
        United States for members of the United States Armed Forces to
        remain in Iraq;
            (2) that the United States should begin withdrawing its
        Armed Forces from Iraq in a safe, responsible, and orderly
        manner, and that such withdrawal should begin no later than 30
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and should be
        accomplished by 12:00 p.m. on January 20, 2009;
            (3) that the congressionally mandated report produced by
        the Iraq Study Group contains a set of recommendations which,
        if followed, would assist the United States in accomplishing a
        troop withdrawal in the most responsible manner possible and
        prepare the Iraqis to return to full self-government;
            (4) that it is the moral duty of the United States to
        continue assisting the Government of Iraq in rebuilding and
        reconstruction efforts, as well as efforts to find a lasting
        political solution to the ongoing sectarian conflict that has
        occurred since the United States military invasion of Iraq, and
        that doing so will require that the United States engage in
        vigorous diplomatic efforts and the engagement of other
        regional and global actors; and
            (5) that the United States is further morally obligated to
        provide humanitarian assistance for the millions of Iraqi
        refugees that have been displaced since the beginning of the
        war in Iraq, especially those Iraqi civilians who have become
        targets for violence because they have worked with or assisted
        the United States military or the Iraqi Government.

SEC. 5. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM IRAQ.

    (a) Not more than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall begin the withdrawal of members of
the Armed Forces from Iraq, and shall complete this withdrawal by 12:00
p.m. January 20, 2009, except as otherwise provided in this Act.
    (b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the
Department of Defense shall be expended to increase the number of
members of the Armed Forces in Iraq beyond the number of such members
in Iraq on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the
Department of Defense shall be expended for the construction of
permanent United States military installations in Iraq.
    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Department
of Defense may retain such members of the Armed Forces in Iraq as
required for the following purposes:
            (1) Protection of the United States Embassy, including
        Embassy personnel.
            (2) Limited counter-terrorism activities directed at the
        Al-Qaeda terrorist network, provided that the members of the
        Armed Forces carrying out such activities are not permanently
        deployed in Iraq.
            (3) Nonoffensive military operations designed solely to
        address humanitarian concerns in Iraq, including assistance to
        refugees.
            (4) Assisting the Iraqi military in ensuring that Iraq's
        borders are secure.

SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report outlining a
strategy to remove the United States Armed Forces from Iraq by 12:00
p.m. on January 20, 2009.

Output:
Bring Our Troops Home Responsibly Act of 2007 - Repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (P.L. 107-243).

States U.S. policy with respect to Iraq, including that the United States should: (1) begin withdrawing its Armed Forces from there; (2) continue assisting the Iraqi government with rebuilding and reconstruction efforts; and (3) provide humanitarian assistance to displaced Iraqi refugees.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to begin the withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq within 30 days after the enactment of this Act, and to complete such withdrawal by January 20, 2009.

Prohibits funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) from being expended: (1) to increase the number of U.S. forces in Iraq; or (2) for the construction of permanent U.S. military installations in Iraq.

Allows DOD to retain members of the Armed Forces in Iraq for: (1) protection of the United States Embassy; (2) limited counterterrorism activities directed at the al-Qaeda terrorist network; (3) nonoffensive military actions to address humanitarian concerns; and (4) assisting the Iraqi military in securing Iraq's borders.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a strategy for removing U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq by the required deadline.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Saving America's Pollinators Act of
2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

            (1) Pollination services are a vital part of agricultural
        production, valued at over $125,000,000,000 globally and worth
        $20,000,000,000 to $30,000,000,000 in agricultural production
        annually in the United States.
            (2) One-third of food produced in North America depends on
        pollination by honey bees, including nearly 95 varieties of
        fruits such as almonds, avocados, cranberries, and apples.
            (3) Over the past several years, documented incidents of
        colony collapse disorder have been at a record high, with some
        beekeepers repeatedly losing 100 percent of their operations.
            (4) During the winter beginning in 2012 and ending in 2013,
        United States beekeepers, on average, lost 45.1 percent of the
        colonies they operate.
            (5) According to scientists of the Department of
        Agriculture, current estimates of the survivorship of honey bee
        colonies show they are too low to be able to meet the
        pollination demands of United States agricultural crops.
            (6) Scientists have linked the use of systemic
        neonicotinoid insecticides to the rapid decline of pollinators
        and to the deterioration of pollinator health.
            (7) Neonicotinoids cause sublethal effects including
        impaired foraging and feeding behavior, disorientation,
        weakened immunity, delayed larval development, and increased
        susceptibility to viruses, diseases, and parasites and numerous
        studies have also demonstrated acute, lethal effects from the
        application of neonicotinoid insecticides.
            (8) Recent science has demonstrated that a single corn
        kernel coated with a neonicotinoid is toxic enough to kill a
        songbird.
            (9) In June 2013, over 50,000 bumblebees were killed as a
        direct result of exposure to a neonicotinoid applied to Linden
        trees for cosmetic purposes.
            (10) In January 2013, the European Food Safety Authority
        determined that the most widely used neonicotinoids pose
        unacceptable hazards to bees, prompting the European Union to
        suspend their use on agricultural crops.

SEC. 3. URGENT REGULATORY RESPONSE FOR HONEY BEE AND POLLINATOR
              PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall suspend the registration of imidacloprid,
clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotafuran, and any other members of the
nitro group of neonicotinoid insecticides to the extent such
insecticide is registered, conditionally or otherwise, under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et
seq.) for use in seed treatment, soil application, or foliar treatment
on bee attractive plants, trees, and cereals until the Administrator
has made a determination that such insecticide will not cause
unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators based on--
            (1) an evaluation of the published and peer-reviewed
        scientific evidence on whether the use or uses of such
        neonicotinoids cause unreasonable adverse effects on
        pollinators, including native bees, honey bees, birds, bats,
        and other species of beneficial insects; and
            (2) a completed field study that meets the criteria
        required by the Administrator and evaluates residues, including
        residue build-up after repeated annual application, chronic
        low-dose exposure, cumulative effects of multiple chemical
        exposures, and any other protocol determined to be necessary by
        the Administrator to protect managed and native pollinators.
    (b) Conditions on Certain Pesticides Registrations.--
Notwithstanding section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a), for purposes of the protection of
honey bees, other pollinators, and beneficial insects, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall not issue
any new registrations, conditional or otherwise, for any seed
treatment, soil application, and foliar treatment on bee attractive
plants, trees, and cereals under such Act until the Administrator has
made the determination described in subsection (a), based on an
evaluation described in subsection (a)(1) and a completed field study
described in subsection (a)(2), with respect to such insecticide.
    (c) Monitoring of Native Bees.--The Secretary of the Interior, in
coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, shall, for purposes of protecting and ensuring the long-term
viability of native bees and other pollinators of agricultural crops,
horticultural plants, wild plants, and other plants--
            (1) regularly monitor the health and population status of
        native bees, including the status of native bees in
        agricultural and non-agricultural habitats and areas of
        ornamental plants, residential areas, and landscaped areas;
            (2) identify the scope and likely causes of unusual native
        bee mortality; and
            (3) beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act and each year thereafter, submit to
        Congress, and make available to the public, a report on such
        health and population status.

Output: Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the registration of imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotafuran, and any other members of the nitro group of neonicotinoid insecticides to the extent such insecticide is registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use in seed treatment, soil application, or foliar treatment on bee attractive plants, trees, and cereals until the Administrator has made a determination that such insecticide will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators. Requires such a determination to be based on: (1) an evaluation of the published and peer-reviewed scientific evidence on whether the use or uses of such neonicotinoids cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators, including native bees, honeybees, birds, bats, and other species of beneficial insects; and (2) a completed field study that meets the criteria required by the Administrator and evaluates residues, including residue build-up after repeated annual application, chronic low-dose exposure, and cumulative effects of multiple chemical exposures. Prohibits the Administrator from issuing any new registrations of the pesticides listed in this Act for any seed treatment, soil application, and foliar treatment on bee attractive plants, trees, and cereals under FIFRA until the Administrator has made such determination with respect to such insecticide. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the Administrator, to: (1) regularly monitor the health and population status of native bees, (2) identify the scope and likely causes of unusual native bee mortality, and (3) submit to Congress and make public an annual report on such health and population status.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Older and Disabled Americans
Protection Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECKS.

    (a) In General.--A shared housing referral service, as determined
for the purpose of this section by the Attorney General, may request
the Attorney General to conduct a search and exchange of records under
subsection (b) regarding any applicant for participation in a shared
housing arrangement as a service provider resident by--
            (1) submitting, to the Attorney General--
                    (A) fingerprints (or another form of positive
                identification approved by the Attorney General)
                regarding such applicant; and
                    (B) a written statement authorizing the shared
                housing referral service to request the search and
                exchange of records regarding the applicant, which is
                signed by the applicant; and
            (2) making the submission of the information under
        paragraph (1) not more than 1 day (not including Saturdays,
        Sundays, and legal public holidays under section 6103 of title
        5, United States Code) after completing acquiring the
        information.
    (b) Search and Exchange of Records.--Pursuant to any submission
that complies with subsection (a), the Attorney General shall search
the records of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for any criminal history records
corresponding to the fingerprints or other positive identification
submitted. The Attorney General shall provide any corresponding
information identified by the search to the appropriate State or local
governmental agency authorized to receive such information.
    (c) Use of Information.--Information regarding any applicant for
participation in a shared housing arrangement obtained pursuant to
subsection (b) may be used only by the shared housing referral service
requesting the information and only for determining the suitability of
the applicant for participation in a shared housing arrangement as a
service provider resident.
    (d) Fees.--The Attorney General may charge a reasonable fee, which
may not exceed $50, to any shared housing referral service requesting a
search and exchange of records pursuant to subsection (b) to cover the
costs of conducting the search and providing the records.
    (e) Report.--The Attorney General shall submit a report to the
House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act regarding the number of requests for
searches and exchanges of records made under this section by shared
housing referral services and the disposition of such requests.

SEC. 3. CRIMINAL PENALTY.

    Whoever knowingly uses any information obtained pursuant to section
2(b) in violation of section 2(c) shall be fined under title 18, United
States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.

SEC. 4. ORGANIZATIONAL LIABILITY.

    A shared housing referral agency that, in making a determination
regarding any referral for participation in a shared housing
arrangement, reasonably relies upon information provided to the agency
by the Attorney General pursuant to section 2 shall not be liable, in
any action for damages based on the referral determination, for any
damages resulting from incompleteness or inaccuracy or the information.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Shared housing arrangement.--The term ``shared housing
        arrangement'' means a primary residential arrangement that
        consists of at least 2 persons--
                    (A) who reside in the same dwelling unit and share
                the use of all or part of the facilities of the
                dwelling unit;
                    (B) who have no familial relationship;
                    (C) one of whom is an elderly person or a person
                with disabilities, who owns or is the lessee of the
                dwelling unit; and
                    (D) another of whom who provides care or other
                services for the benefit of the person described in
                subparagraph (C) in exchange for free occupancy in the
                dwelling unit, a reduction in the cost otherwise
                charged for occupancy of the dwelling unit, or other
                remuneration.
            (2) Shared housing referral service.--The term ``shared
        housing referral service'' means any nonprofit or for-profit
        organization, person, or other entity that, for consideration,
        performs services which involve the referral of individuals or
        families for participation in shared housing arrangements as
        service provider residents.
            (3) Service provider resident.--The term ``service provider
        resident'' means, with respect to a shared housing arrangement,
        the individual participating in the arrangement who is
        described in paragraph (1)(D).
            (4) Elderly person; person with disabilities.--The terms
        ``elderly person'' and ``person with disabilities'' have the
        meanings given such terms in section 3(b) of the United States
        Housing Act of 1937.

SEC. 6. REGULATIONS.

    The Attorney General may prescribe any regulations necessary to
carry out this Act, including regulations regarding the security,
confidentiality, accuracy, use, and dissemination of information and
audits and recordkeeping and the imposition of fees necessary for the
recovery of costs.

Output:
Older and Disabled Americans Protection Act of 1997 - Authorizes: (1) a shared housing (a residential arrangement involving a caretaker and at least one elderly or disabled person) referral agency to request the Attorney General to conduct and share criminal background checks respecting shared housing caretaker applicants; and (2) the Attorney General to charge a fee for such service.
Provides a criminal penalty for the knowing use of such information for other than housing determinations.
States that an agency that reasonably relies upon such information shall not be liable for damages based on such information's inaccuracy.