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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Department of Homeland
Security Firearms Act of 2017'' or the ``Securing DHS Firearms Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
        Department of Homeland Security.
            (2) Lost.--The term ``lost'' includes loss by theft.
            (3) Sensitive assets.--The term ``sensitive assets'' means
        any asset, regardless of value--
                    (A) that the Department of Homeland Security issues
                to a Department employee; and
                    (B) that either the Under Secretary for Management
                of the Department or a component head determines
                requires special control and accounting.
            (4) Under secretary for management.--The term ``Under
        Secretary for Management'' means the Under Secretary for
        Management of the Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF SECURING FIREARMS AND OTHER SENSITIVE ASSETS IN
              RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.

    Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ``(including
        firearms and other sensitive assets)'' after ``equipment'';
            (2) by redesignating the second subsection (e) (relating to
        the definition of interoperable communications) as subsection
        (f); and
            (3) by amending such redesignated subsection (f) to read as
        follows:
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Interoperable communications.--The term
        `interoperable communications' has the meaning given such term
        in section 7303(g) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
        Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(g)).
            ``(2) Sensitive assets.--The term `sensitive assets' means
        any asset, regardless of value--
                    ``(A) that the Department of Homeland Security
                issues to a Department employee; and
                    ``(B) that either the Under Secretary for
                Management of the Department or a component head
                determines requires special control and accounting.''.

SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.

    (a) Safeguarding Firearms and Sensitive Assets Directive.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management
        shall develop and disseminate a Department-wide directive for
        achieving adequate security over firearms and other sensitive
        assets across the Department.
            (2) Contents.--The directive required under subsection (a)
        shall, at a minimum, include the following:
                    (A) Descriptions of what equipment, in addition to
                firearms, is classified as a sensitive asset for the
                purpose of carrying out this Act.
                    (B) Requirements for securing Department-issued
                firearms and other sensitive assets.
                    (C) A classification system for all categories of
                Department-issued badges and corresponding requirements
                for safeguarding such assets.
                    (D) Reporting requirements for lost firearms and
                other sensitive assets, including timelines for such
                reporting, to supervisors, local law enforcement, the
                Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime
                Information Center, and Department headquarters.
                    (E) Recordkeeping requirements for lost firearms
                and other sensitive assets in inventory systems,
                including a timeline for recording such losses.
            (3) Review and update of directive.--Not later than 1 year
        after the issuance of the directive required under subsection
        (a) the Under Secretary for Management shall review and update,
        as necessary, such directive, including adding a requirement
        relating to recording in the inventory systems maintained by
        each component of the Department the acceptance or transfer of
        a firearm or other sensitive asset by such component.
    (b) Personal Property Asset Management Program Manual.--Together
with the issuance of the directive pursuant to subsection (a), the
Under Secretary for Management shall disseminate a revised version of
the Personal Property Asset Management Program Manual that includes the
following:
            (1) Requirements for component heads to develop procedures
        to safeguard firearms and other sensitive assets during on and
        off-duty time.
            (2) Requirements for the issuance of safety locking devices
        and policies on the use of such assets, as applicable.
            (3) Requirements for initial, recurrent, and remedial
        training on safeguarding such assets.
            (4) Examples, with detail, of how to report and record lost
        sensitive assets across components of the Department, and an
        enforcement mechanism to ensure supervisors maintain such
        records.
            (5) A requirement that the file maintained on a lost
        firearm or other sensitive asset contains both the
        corresponding police report and the Department report detailing
        the circumstances surrounding such loss, including information
        on adherence to safeguarding procedures.

SEC. 5. COMPONENT RESPONSIBILITIES.

    Department component heads shall--
            (1) comply with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive
        branch guidance, and Department policy, including directives
        required by this Act, relating to the management and oversight
        of securing firearms and other sensitive assets;
            (2) review the need for non-law enforcement badges;
            (3) require component personnel to safeguard firearms and
        other sensitive assets in accordance with the directive issued
        by the Under Secretary for Management under section 4;
            (4) require that component personnel adhere to the
        procedures and timelines for properly reporting to supervisors
        lost firearms and other sensitive assets;
            (5) require that lost firearms and other sensitive assets
        are reported to local law enforcement, the Federal Bureau of
        Investigation's National Crime Information Center, and
        Department headquarters in the timeframe established in such
        directive; and
            (6) require that lost firearms and other sensitive assets
        are recorded in inventory systems in the timeframe established
        by such directive.

SEC. 6. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.

    The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall,
on an ongoing basis, review implementation of this Act and, not later
than 180 days after issuance of the directive under section 4, submit
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate a review of the progress and effectiveness of such directive,
including an assessment of the adequacy of such directive, as well as
the level of compliance among the components of the Department to
achieve adequate security of sensitive assets across Department
components.

            Passed the House of Representatives January 9, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Securing Department of Homeland Security Firearms Act of 2017 or the Securing DHS Firearms Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill makes the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for the security of DHS firearms and other sensitive assets."Sensitive assets" are defined as any asset, regardless of value, that DHS issues to a DHS employee and that the Under Secretary or a component head determines requires special control and accounting. (Sec. 4) The Under Secretary shall develop and disseminate a directive for achieving adequate security over such assets across DHS, which shall include: (1) descriptions of what equipment is classified as a sensitive asset, (2) requirements for securing such assets, (3) a classification system for all categories of DHS-issued badges and corresponding requirements for safeguarding such assets, and (4) reporting and record keeping requirements for lost assets (defined to include loss by theft). The Under Secretary shall update such directive within one year, including by adding a requirement relating to recording in the inventory systems maintained by each DHS component the acceptance or transfer of a sensitive asset.  The Under Secretary shall disseminate a revised version of the Personal Property Asset Management Program Manual that includes:   requirements for component heads to develop procedures to safeguard firearms and other sensitive assets during on- and off-duty time; requirements for the issuance of safety locking devices and policies on the use of such assets; requirements for training on safeguarding such assets;  instructions for reporting and recording lost sensitive assets and an enforcement mechanism to ensure that supervisors maintain such records; and  a requirement that a file on a lost asset contain the DHS report and the corresponding police report.  (Sec. 5) DHS components must:  comply with federal law, executive branch guidance, and DHS policy regarding the management and oversight of securing sensitive assets;  review the need for non-law enforcement badges;  require personnel to comply with requirements for safeguarding sensitive assets and reporting on lost assets; and  require that lost assets are reported to local law enforcement, the National Crime Information Center, and DHS headquarters and recorded in inventory systems in the time frame established by the security directive.   (Sec. 6) The Inspector General of DHS shall, on an ongoing basis, review implementation of this bill and report to Congress on the progress and effectiveness of the directive for safeguarding firearms and sensitive assets.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of
2016''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Studies conducted since the 1990s have indicated a
        strong link between firefighting and an increased risk for
        several major cancers.
            (2) The cancers identified as most common among
        firefighters according to these studies include testicular
        cancer, which male firefighters are 102 percent more likely to
        be diagnosed with, stomach cancer, multiple myeloma, and brain
        cancer, among several others.
            (3) The heightened incidence of cancer among firefighters
        has been attributed to their frequent exposure to a range of
        harmful substances including resultant pyrolysis products,
        toxic particulates, gases and fumes, metals such as cadmium and
        lead, chemical substances such as benzene and vinyl chloride,
        and minerals such as asbestos and silicates.
            (4) An extensive 2014 study conducted by the National
        Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) over the
        course of several years and which included almost 30,000
        firefighters found that firefighters were at an increased risk
        of being diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma and found
        potential links between exposure to fire incidents and
        heightened risks for lung cancer and leukemia, among several
        others.
            (5) Past studies examining cancer incidence among
        firefighters have been limited by the availability and
        standardization of important epidemiological data, relatively
        small sample sizes, inconsistencies in the operationalization
        of key terms and metrics, incomplete employment histories, and
        an underrepresentation of minority, female, and volunteer
        firefighters.
            (6) Today, many States across the country maintain cancer
        registries that collect and collate information regarding
        cancer diagnoses, demographic information, and treatment plans.
        State cancer registries have greatly contributed to overcoming
        these obstacles by offering centralized repositories of
        information, which researchers in the public and private
        sectors can access when conducting research on cancer risks.
            (7) While these State-based cancer registries undoubtedly
        contribute to furthering research related to assessing cancer
        incidence among firefighters, a special purpose national cancer
        registry would provide researchers and public health agencies
        with more direct and comprehensive access to the specific set
        of information they need to conduct more robust, focused, and
        epidemiologically rigorous research on cancer incidence among
        firefighters.
            (8) Efforts to understand cancer incidence among
        firefighters through a specialized national cancer registry
        will better inform the kinds of precautions firefighters should
        take in the future, improve our understanding of key
        epidemiological trends, and potentially lead to the development
        of more sophisticated safety protocols to lower cancer risks.

SEC. 3. PATIENT REGISTRY FOR FIREFIGHTER CANCER INCIDENCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
shall develop and maintain a voluntary patient registry to collect data
on cancer incidence among firefighters.
    (b) Use of Registry.--The patient registry shall be used for the
following purposes:
            (1) To establish and improve collection infrastructure and
        activities related to the nationwide monitoring of the
        incidence of cancer among firefighters.
            (2) To collect, consolidate, store, and make publicly
        available epidemiological information related to cancer
        incidence and trends among firefighters.
    (c) Relevant Data.--In carrying out the voluntary data collection
for purposes of inclusion under the patient registry under subsection
(a), the Secretary should seek to include the following de-identified
information:
            (1) With respect to cancer diagnoses and treatment of
        firefighters, de-identified information on--
                    (A) full detailing of physical examinations and
                medical history;
                    (B) complete detailing of all relevant diagnostic
                tests and lab procedures;
                    (C) complete detailing of all pathology and
                operative reports; and
                    (D) complete detailing of treatments undergone or
                planned.
            (2) With respect to individual patient history relating to
        the incidence of cancer among firefighters, de-identified
        information on--
                    (A) basic demographic information, including the
                age of the firefighter involved and age of onset of
                cancer;
                    (B) a listing of status of the firefighter as
                either volunteer, paid-on-call, or career firefighter;
                    (C) the number of years on the job and a detailing
                of additional employment experience that was either
                performed concurrently alongside firefighting service
                or anytime thereafter;
                    (D)(i) a measure of the number of fire incidents
                attended as well as the type of fire incidents (such as
                residential house fire or commercial fire); or
                    (ii) in the case of a firefighter who is unable to
                provide information on such number and type, an
                estimate of such number and type based on the method
                developed under subsection (d)(2); and
                    (E) a list of additional risk factors, including
                smoking or drug use, as determined relevant by the
                Secretary.
            (3) Any additional information that is deemed necessary by
        the Secretary.
    (d) Methods.--
            (1) In general.--For the purposes described in subsection
        (b), the Secretary is authorized to incorporate questions into
        public health surveys, questionnaires, and other databases in
        existence as of the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Ensuring representation of underrepresented groups in
        registry.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall
        take such measures as the Secretary deems appropriate to
        encourage the inclusion of data on minority, female, and
        volunteer firefighters in the registry established under this
        section.
            (3) Method to estimate number and type of fire incidents.--
        For purposes of subsection (c)(2)(D), the Secretary, in
        consultation with the experts described in subsection (e),
        shall develop a reliable and standardized method for estimating
        the number of fire incidents attended by a firefighter as well
        as the type of fire incident so attended in the case such
        firefighter is unable to provide such information.
    (e) Consultation.--The Secretary shall, on a regular basis, seek
feedback regarding the utility of the registry established under this
section and ways the registry can be improved from non-Federal experts
in the following areas:
            (1) Public health experts with experience in developing and
        maintaining cancer registries.
            (2) Epidemiologists with experience in studying cancer
        incidence.
            (3) Clinicians with experience in diagnosing and treating
        cancer incidence.
            (4) Active and retired volunteer, paid-on-call, and career
        firefighters as well as relevant national fire and emergency
        response organizations.
    (f) Research Availability.--The Secretary shall develop and make
public an approval process for making de-identified cancer registry
data submitted for inclusion in the patient registry developed under
subsection (a) available without a fee for public research purposes.
Such process shall provide that such data shall be made available for
such research purposes only if there is an agreement to make findings,
journal articles, or other print or web-based publications derived from
such research public or available to the relevant stakeholders
identified in subsection (e)(4).
    (g) Privacy.--In carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall apply
to the registry developed under subsection (a) data security provisions
and privacy standards that comply with the best practices of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as defined by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology in Special Publication 800-37
revision 1, as well as the HIPAA privacy regulation, as defined in
section 1180(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-
9(b)(3)).
    (h) Authorization of Funds.--To carry out this section, there are
authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years
2017 through 2021.

Output: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary patient registry to monitor, collect, and make available epidemiological information related to cancer incidence and trends among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type of fire incidents attended by an individual. To collect information for the registry, the CDC may incorporate questions into existing public health surveys, questionnaires, and other databases. The CDC must: (1) encourage the inclusion in the registry of data on minority, female, and volunteer firefighters; and (2) seek feedback on the registry from nonfederal experts. The CDC must develop an approval process for making registry data available for research without a fee if findings or publications derived from the research are made public or available to stakeholders.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Trucks and Buses Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE.

    (a) Data Availability and Use.--
            (1) Availability.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation
                shall ensure that covered motor carrier data is not
                made available to the public.
                    (B) Rule of construction.--Subparagraph (A) may not
                be construed to prevent covered motor carrier data from
                being made available to law enforcement personnel.
                    (C) Termination.--Subparagraph (A) shall cease to
                have effect on the date on which the Secretary submits
                to Congress the report required under subsection (e).
            (2) Use.--Covered motor carrier data may not be admitted
        into evidence or otherwise used in a civil action for damages
        resulting from an incident involving a motor carrier.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an
        agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration to
        have the Academy conduct a study on how to improve the
        Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative of the Federal
        Motor Carrier Safety Administration, including how to ensure
        that the initiative--
                    (A) utilizes only safety data determined to be
                predictive of motor carrier crashes;
                    (B) appropriately addresses concerns relating to
                the age of utilized safety data, including violations;
                    (C) does not unfairly harm small motor carriers as
                a result of limited safety data availability;
                    (D) appropriately addresses differences between
                motor carriers transporting passengers and motor
                carriers transporting freight;
                    (E) allows individual motor carriers to be
                effectively compared; and
                    (F) utilizes accurate safety data, including--
                            (i) by appropriately addressing variations
                        between State- and self-reported data;
                            (ii) by accounting for geographic
                        differences with respect to enforcement; and
                            (iii) by not utilizing crash data from
                        crashes with respect to which a motor carrier
                        was free from fault.
            (2) Free from fault.--For purposes of paragraph
        (1)(F)(iii), a motor carrier is free from fault with respect to
        a crash if--
                    (A) the vehicle of the carrier was struck by
                another vehicle that--
                            (i) crossed the center line or median of a
                        roadway;
                            (ii) was driving the wrong way on a
                        roadway;
                            (iii) struck the rear of the carrier's
                        vehicle while the vehicle was being lawfully
                        operated;
                            (iv) struck the carrier's vehicle while the
                        vehicle was legally stopped at a traffic
                        control device or off the traveled portion of a
                        roadway; or
                            (v) was operated by an individual--
                                    (I) found to be driving under the
                                influence of alcohol;
                                    (II) found by a law enforcement
                                officer or agency to be responsible for
                                the crash; or
                                    (III) who was the sole party cited
                                by law enforcement for an action that
                                contributed to the crash;
                    (B) the crash was the result of an individual,
                other than the driver of the carrier's vehicle,
                committing suicide;
                    (C) the vehicle of the carrier was struck by an
                animal; or
                    (D) the carrier is otherwise determined not
                responsible for the crash.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
Secretary enters into an agreement under subsection (b), the National
Academy of Public Administration shall submit to the Secretary, the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study
conducted under subsection (b), including recommendations for
improvement based on those results.
    (d) Implementation of Recommendations.--Not later than 90 days
after the date on which the National Academy of Public Administration
submits the report required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall
begin implementing the recommendations included in that report.
    (e) Certification of Implementation.--Not later than 1 year after
the date on which the Secretary begins implementing recommendations
under subsection (d), the Secretary shall complete the implementation
of such recommendations and shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) describes the implementation of such recommendations;
            (2) contains a document in which the Secretary certifies
        that such implementation is complete; and
            (3) contains a document in which the Inspector General of
        the Department of Transportation certifies that such
        implementation is complete.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered motor carrier data.--The term ``covered motor
        carrier data'' means the Compliance, Safety, Accountability
        Safety Measurement System scores and performance data of the
        Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
            (2) Motor carrier.--The term ``motor carrier'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 13102 of title 49, United
        States Code.

Output: Safer Trucks and Buses Act of 2015 The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration to study how to improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.   DOT must ensure that motor carrier safety data predictive of crashes which is generated under this initiative is not made available to the public (except law enforcement personnel) until the study findings and recommendations are reported to Congress.  Such data may not be used used in a civil action for damages resulting from an incident involving a motor carrier.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
        (1) the western basin of Lake Erie, as part of the Great Lakes
    ecosystem--
            (A) is the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world; and
            (B) is vitally important to the economic and environmental
        future of the United States;
        (2) over the 30-year period preceding the date of enactment of
    this Act, the citizens and governmental institutions of the United
    States and Canada have devoted increasing attention and resources
    to the restoration of the water quality and fisheries of the Great
    Lakes, including the western basin;
        (3) that increased awareness has been accompanied by a gradual
    shift toward a holistic ecosystem approach that highlights a
    growing recognition that shoreline areas, commonly referred to as
    nearshore terrestrial ecosystems, are an integral part of the
    western basin and the Great Lakes ecosystem;
        (4) the Great Lakes account for more than 90 percent of the
    surface freshwater in the United States;
        (5) the western basin receives approximately 90 percent of its
    flow from the Detroit River and only approximately 10 percent from
    tributaries;
        (6) the western basin is an important ecosystem that includes a
    number of distinct islands, channels, rivers, and shoals that
    support dense populations of fish, wildlife, and aquatic plants;
        (7) coastal wetland of Lake Erie supports the largest diversity
    of plant and wildlife species in the Great Lakes;
        (8) because Lake Erie is located at a more southern latitude
    than other Great Lakes, the moderate climate of Lake Erie is
    appropriate for many species that are not found in or along the
    northern Great Lakes;
        (9) more than 300 species of plants, including 37 significant
    species, have been identified in the aquatic and wetland habitats
    of the western basin;
        (10) the shallow western basin of Lake Erie, extending from the
    Lower Detroit River to Sandusky Bay, is home to the greatest
    concentration of marshes in Lake Erie, including--
            (A) Mouille, Metzger, and Magee marshes;
            (B) the Maumee Bay wetland complex;
            (C) the wetland complexes flanking Locust Point; and
            (D) the wetland in Sandusky Bay;
        (11) the larger islands of the United States in western Lake
    Erie have wetland in small embayments;
        (12) the wetland in the western basin comprises some of the
    most important waterfowl habitat in the Great Lakes;
        (13) waterfowl, wading birds, shore birds, gulls and terns,
    raptors, and perching birds use the wetland in the western basin
    for migration, nesting, and feeding;
        (14) hundreds of thousands of diving ducks stop to rest in the
    Lake Erie area during autumn migration from Canada to points east
    and south;
        (15) the wetland of the western basin provides a major stopover
    for ducks, such as migrating bufflehead, common goldeneye, common
    mergansers, and ruddy duck;
        (16) the international importance of Lake Erie is indicated in
    the United States by congressional designation of the Ottawa and
    Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuges;
        (17)(A) Lake Erie has an international reputation for walleye,
    perch, and bass fishing, recreational boating, birding,
    photography, and duck hunting; and
        (B) on an economic basis, tourism in the Lake Erie area
    accounts for an estimated $1,500,000,000 in retail sales and more
    than 50,000 jobs;
        (18)(A) many of the 417,000 boats that are registered in the
    State of Ohio are used in the western basin, in part to fish for
    the estimated 10,000,000 walleye that migrate from the lake to
    spawn; and
        (B) that internationally renowned walleye fishery drives much
    of the $2,000,000,000 sport fishing industry in the State of Ohio;
        (19) coastal wetland in the western basin has been subjected to
    intense pressure for 150 years;
        (20) prior to 1850, the western basin was part of an extensive
    coastal marsh and swamp system consisting of approximately 122,000
    hectares that comprised a portion of the Great Black Swamp;
        (21) by 1951, only 12,407 wetland hectares remained in the
    western basin;
        (22) 50 percent of that acreage was destroyed between 1972 and
    1987, leaving only approximately 5,000 hectares in existence today;
        (23) along the Michigan shoreline, coastal wetland was reduced
    by 62 percent between 1916 and the early 1970s;
        (24) the development of the city of Monroe, Michigan, has had a
    particularly significant impact on the coastal wetland at the mouth
    of the Raisin River;
        (25) only approximately 100 hectares remain physically
    unaltered today in an area in which, 70 years ago, marshes were 10
    times more extensive;
        (26) in addition to the actual loss of coastal wetland acreage
    along the shores of Lake Erie, the quality of much remaining dike
    wetland has been degraded by numerous stressors, especially
    excessive loadings of sediments and nutrients, contaminants,
    shoreline modification, exotic species, and the diking of wetland;
    and
        (27) protective peninsula beach systems, such as the former Bay
    Point and Woodtick, at the border of Ohio and Michigan near the
    mouth of the Ottawa River and Maumee Bay, have been eroded over the
    years, exacerbating erosion along the shorelines and negatively
    affecting breeding and spawning grounds.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) International refuge.--The term ``International Refuge''
    means the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge established
    by section 5(a) of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
    Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd note; 115 Stat. 894).
        (2) Refuge complex.--The term ``Refuge Complex'' means the
    Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the lands and waters in
    the complex, as described in the document entitled ``The
    Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the Ottawa National Wildlife
    Refuge Complex'' and dated September 22, 2000, including--
            (A) the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, established by the
        Secretary in accordance with the Migratory Bird Conservation
        Act (16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.);
            (B) the West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge
        established by Executive Order No. 7937, dated August 2, 1937;
        and
            (C) the Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge established by
        the Secretary in accordance with the Migratory Bird
        Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.).
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
    the Interior.
        (4) Western basin.--
            (A) In general.--The term ``western basin'' means the
        western basin of Lake Erie, consisting of the land and water in
        the watersheds of Lake Erie extending from the watershed of the
        Lower Detroit River in the State of Michigan to and including
        Sandusky Bay and the watershed of Sandusky Bay in the State of
        Ohio.
            (B) Inclusion.--The term ``western basin'' includes the
        Bass Island archipelago in the State of Ohio.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES.

    (a) Refuge Complex Boundaries.--
        (1) Expansion.--The boundaries of the Refuge Complex are
    expanded to include land and water in the State of Ohio from the
    eastern boundary of Maumee Bay State Park to the eastern boundary
    of the Darby Unit (including the Bass Island archipelago), as
    depicted on the map entitled ``Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
    Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
    Expansion Act'' and dated September 6, 2002.
        (2) Availability of map.--The map referred to in paragraph (1)
    shall be available for inspection in appropriate offices of the
    United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (b) Boundary Revisions.--The Secretary may make such revisions of
the boundaries of the Refuge Complex as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate to facilitate the acquisition of property within the Refuge
Complex.
    (c) Acquisition.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may
    acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,
    or exchange the land and water, and interests in land and water
    (including conservation easements), within the boundaries of the
    Refuge Complex.
        (2) Manner of Acquisition.--Any and all acquisitions of land or
    waters under the provisions of this Act shall be made in a
    voluntary manner and shall not be the result of forced takings.
    (d) Transfers From Other Agencies.--Administrative jurisdiction
over any Federal property that is located within the boundaries of the
Refuge Complex and under the administrative jurisdiction of an agency
of the United States other than the Department of the Interior may,
with the concurrence of the head of the administering agency, be
transferred without consideration to the Secretary for the purpose of
this Act.
    (e) Study of Associated Area.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
    the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall conduct a study
    of fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial
    communities in and around the 2 dredge spoil disposal sites that
    are--
            (A) referred to by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
        as ``Port Authority Facility Number Three'' and ``Grassy
        Island'', respectively; and
            (B) located within Toledo Harbor near the mouth of the
        Maumee River.
        (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
    enactment of the Act, the Secretary shall--
            (A) complete the study under paragraph (1); and
            (B) submit to Congress a report on the results of the
        study.

SEC. 5. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL REFUGE BOUNDARIES.

    The southern boundary of the International Refuge is extended south
to include additional land and water in the State of Michigan located
east of Interstate Route 75, extending from the southern boundary of
Sterling State Park to the Ohio State boundary, as depicted on the map
referred to in section 4(a)(1).

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Refuge Complex.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer all federally
    owned land, water, and interests in land and water that are located
    within the boundaries of the Refuge Complex in accordance with--
            (A) the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act
        of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.); and
            (B) this Act.
        (2) Additional authority.--The Secretary may use such
    additional statutory authority available to the Secretary for the
    conservation of fish and wildlife, and the provision of
    opportunities for fish- and wildlife-dependent recreation, as the
    Secretary determines to be appropriate to carry out this Act.
    (b) Additional Purposes.--In addition to the purposes of the Refuge
Complex under other laws, regulations, Executive orders, and
comprehensive conservation plans, the Refuge Complex shall be managed--
        (1) to strengthen and complement existing resource management,
    conservation, and education programs and activities at the Refuge
    Complex in a manner consistent with the primary purposes of the
    Refuge Complex--
            (A) to provide major resting, feeding, and wintering
        habitats for migratory birds and other wildlife; and
            (B) to enhance national resource conservation and
        management in the western basin;
        (2) in partnership with nongovernmental and private
    organizations and private individuals dedicated to habitat
    enhancement, to conserve, enhance, and restore the native aquatic
    and terrestrial community characteristics of the western basin
    (including associated fish, wildlife, and plant species);
        (3) to facilitate partnerships among the United States Fish and
    Wildlife Service, Canadian national and provincial authorities,
    State and local governments, local communities in the United States
    and Canada, conservation organizations, and other non-Federal
    entities to promote public awareness of the resources of the
    western basin; and
        (4) to advance the collective goals and priorities that--
            (A) were established in the report entitled ``Great Lakes
        Strategy 2002--A Plan for the New Millennium'', developed by
        the United States Policy Committee, comprised of Federal
        agencies (including the United States Fish and Wildlife
        Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
        the United States Geological Survey, the Forest Service, and
        the Great Lakes Fishery Commission) and State governments and
        tribal governments in the Great Lakes basin; and
            (B) include the goals of cooperating to protect and restore
        the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Great
        Lakes basin ecosystem.
    (c) Priority Uses.--In providing opportunities for compatible fish-
and wildlife-dependent recreation, the Secretary, in accordance with
paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)), shall ensure
that hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and
environmental education and interpretation are the priority public uses
of the Refuge Complex.
    (d) Cooperative Agreements Regarding Non-Federal Land.--To promote
public awareness of the resources of the western basin and encourage
public participation in the conservation of those resources, the
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Ohio
or Michigan, any political subdivision of the State, or any person for
the management, in a manner consistent with this Act, of land that--
        (1) is owned by the State, political subdivision, or person;
    and
        (2) is located within the boundaries of the Refuge Complex.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary--
        (1) to acquire land and water within the Refuge Complex under
    section 4(c);
        (2) to carry out the study under section 4(e); and
        (3) to develop, operate, and maintain the Refuge Complex.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed in the House on April 1, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act - (Sec. 4) Expands the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex to include specified land and water in the State of Ohio. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange the land and water and interests in land and water within the boundaries of the Complex.Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to study and report to Congress on fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial communities in and around two specified dredge spoil disposal sites in Toledo Harbor.(Sec. 5) Expands the southern boundary of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (the Refuge) to include additional land and water located in the State of Michigan east of Interstate Route 75.(Sec. 6) Prescribes requirements for administration of the Complex. Directs the Secretary to administer all Federally owned land, water, and interests in land and water that are located within the boundaries of the Complex in accordance with this Act and the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966.States that the Complex shall be managed to strengthen and complement existing resource management, conservation, and education programs and activities in order to facilitate: (1) the provision of major resting, feeding, and wintering habits for migratory birds and other wildlife; and (2) the enhancement of national resource conservation and management in the western basin. States other purposes for which the Complex shall be managed, including to protect and restore the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem.Directs the Secretary to ensure that hunting, trapping, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation shall be the priority public uses of the Complex.(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Commerce Extension
Establishment Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States economy is in the early stages of a
        revolution in electronic commerce--the ability to buy, sell,
        and even deliver goods and services through computer networks.
        Estimates are that electronic commerce sales in 1998 were
        around $100,000,000,000 and could rise to $1,300,000,000,000 by
        2003.
            (2) Electronic commerce promises to spur tremendously
        United States productivity and economic growth--repeating a
        historical pattern where the greatest impetus toward economic
        growth lies not in the sale of new technologies but in their
        widespread adoption and use.
            (3) Electronic commerce presents an enormous opportunity
        and challenge for small businesses. Such commerce will give
        such businesses new markets and new ways of doing businesses.
        However, many such business will have difficulty in adopting
        appropriate electronic commerce technologies and practices.
        Moreover, such businesses in more rural areas will find distant
        businesses entering their markets and competing with them.
        Thus, there is considerable risk many small businesses will be
        left behind in the shift to electronic commerce.
            (4) The United States has an interest in ensuring that
        small businesses in all parts of the United States participate
        fully in the electronic commerce revolution, both for the sake
        of such businesses and in order to promote productivity and
        economic growth throughout the entire United States economy.
            (5) The Federal Government has a long history of
        successfully helping small farmers with new agricultural
        technologies through the Cooperative Extension System at the
        Department of Agriculture, founded in 1914. More recently, the
        National Institute of Standards and Technology has successfully
        helped small manufacturers with manufacturing technologies
        through its Manufacturing Extension Program, established in
        1988.
            (6) Similarly, now is the time to establish an electronic
        commerce extension program to help small businesses throughout
        the United States identify, adapt, and adopt electronic
        commerce technologies and business practices, thereby ensuring
        that such businesses fully participate in the electronic
        commerce revolution.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish an electronic commerce
extension program focused on small businesses at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE EXTENSION PROGRAM AT
              NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Establishment.--The National Bureau of Standards Act (15 U.S.C.
271 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 25 (15 U.S.C. 278k)
the following new section:

 ``regional centers for the transfer of electronic commerce technology

    ``Sec. 25A. (a)(1) The Secretary, through the Undersecretary of
Commerce for Technology and the Director and in consultation with other
appropriate officials, shall provide assistance for the creation and
support of Regional Centers for the Transfer of Electronic Commerce
Technology (in this section referred to as `Centers').
    ``(2) The Centers shall be affiliated with any United States-based
nonprofit institution or organization, or group thereof, that applies
for and is awarded financial assistance under this section in
accordance with the program established by the Secretary under
subsection (c).
    ``(3) The objective of the Centers is to enhance productivity and
technological performance in United States electronic commerce
through--
            ``(A) the transfer of electronic commerce technology and
        techniques developed at the Institute to Centers and, through
        them, to companies throughout the United States;
            ``(B) the participation of individuals from industry,
        institutions of higher education, State governments, other
        Federal agencies, and, when appropriate, the Institute in
        cooperative technology transfer activities;
            ``(C) efforts to make electronic commerce technology and
        techniques usable by a wide range of United States-based small
        companies;
            ``(D) the active dissemination of scientific, engineering,
        technical, and management information about electronic commerce
        to small companies, with a particular focus on reaching those
        located in rural or isolated areas; and
            ``(E) the utilization, when appropriate, of the expertise
        and capability that exists in State and local governments,
        institutions of higher education, the private sector, and
        Federal laboratories other than the Institute.
    ``(b) The activities of the Centers shall include--
            ``(1) the establishment of electronic commerce
        demonstration systems, based on research by the Institute and
        other organizations and entities, for the purpose of technology
        transfer; and
            ``(2) the active transfer and dissemination of research
        findings and Center expertise to a wide range of companies and
        enterprises, particularly small companies.
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary may provide financial support to any Center
created under subsection (a) in accordance with a program established
by the Secretary for purposes of this section.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not provide to a Center more than 50
percent of the capital and annual operating and maintenance funds
required to create and maintain the Center.
    ``(3)(A) Any nonprofit institution, or group thereof, or consortia
of nonprofit institutions may, in accordance with the procedures
established by the Secretary under the program under paragraph (1),
submit to the Secretary an application for financial support for the
creation and operation of a Center under this section.
    ``(B) In order to receive financial assistance under this section
for a Center, an applicant shall provide adequate assurances that it
will contribute 50 percent or more of the estimated capital and annual
operating and maintenance costs of the Center for the first three years
of its operation and an increasing share of such costs over the next
three years of its operation.
    ``(C) An applicant shall also submit a proposal for the allocation
of the legal rights associated with any invention which may result from
the activities of the Center proposed by the applicant.
    ``(4)(A) The Secretary shall subject each application submitted
under this subsection to merit review.
    ``(B) In making a decision whether to approve an application and
provide financial support for a Center under this section, the
Secretary shall consider at a minimum--
            ``(i) the merits of the application, particularly the
        portions of the application regarding technology transfer,
        training and education, and adaptation of electronic commerce
        technologies to the needs of particular industrial sectors;
            ``(ii) the quality of service to be provided;
            ``(iii) geographical diversity and extent of service area;
        and
            ``(iv) the percentage of funding and amount of in-kind
        commitment from other sources.
    ``(5)(A) Each Center receiving financial assistance under this
section shall be evaluated during the third year of its operation by an
evaluation panel appointed by the Secretary.
    ``(B) Each evaluation panel under this paragraph shall be composed
of private experts, none of whom shall be connected with the Center
involved, and with appropriate Federal officials. An official of the
Institute shall chair each evaluation panel.
    ``(C) Each evaluation panel under this paragraph shall measure the
performance of the Center involved against the objectives specified in
this section and under the arrangement between the Center and the
Institute.
    ``(6) The Secretary may not provide funding for a Center under this
section for the fourth through the sixth years of its operation unless
the evaluation regarding the Center under paragraph (5) is positive. If
such evaluation for a Center is positive, the Secretary may provide
continued funding for the Center through the sixth year of its
operation at declining levels.
    ``(7)(A) After the sixth year of operation of a Center, the Center
may receive additional financial support under this section if the
Center has received a positive evaluation of its operation through an
independent review conducted under procedures established by the
Institute. Such independent review shall be undertaken for a Center not
less often than every two years commencing after the sixth year of its
operation.
    ``(B) The amount of funding received by a Center under this section
for any fiscal year of the Center after the sixth year of its operation
may not exceed an amount equal to one-third of the capital and annual
operating and maintenance costs of the Center in such fiscal year under
the program.
    ``(8) The provisions of chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code,
shall (to the extent not inconsistent with this section) apply to the
promotion of technology from research by Centers under this section
except for contracts for such specific technology extension or transfer
services as may be specified by statute or by the Director.
    ``(d)(1) In addition to such sums as may be appropriated to the
Secretary and Director for purposes of the support of Centers under
this section, the Secretary and Director may accept funds from other
Federal departments and agencies for such purposes.
    ``(2) The selection and operation of a Center under this section
shall be governed by the provisions of this section, regardless of the
Federal department or agency providing funds for the operation of the
Center.
    ``(e) In this section, the term `electronic commerce' means the
buying, selling, and delivery of goods and services, or the
coordination or conduct of economic activities within and among
organizations, through computer networks.''.
    (b) Description of Program.--(1) Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall
publish in the Federal Register a proposal for the program required by
section 25A(c) of the National Bureau of Standards Act, as added by
subsection (a).
    (2) The proposal for the program under paragraph (1) shall
include--
            (A) a description of the program;
            (B) procedures to be followed by applicants for support
        under the program;
            (C) criteria for determining qualified applicants under the
        program;
            (D) criteria, including the criteria specified in paragraph
        (4) of such section 25A(c), for choosing recipients of
        financial assistance under the program from among qualified
        applicants; and
            (E) maximum support levels expected to be available to
        Centers for the Transfer of Electronic Commerce Technology
        under the program in each year of assistance under the program.
    (3) The Secretary shall provide a 30-day period of opportunity for
public comment on the proposal published under paragraph (1).
    (4) Upon completion of the period referred to in paragraph (3), the
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a final version of the
program referred to in paragraph (1). The final version of the program
shall take into account public comments received by the Secretary under
paragraph (3).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby authorized to
be appropriated for the Department of Commerce each fiscal year such
amounts as may be required during such fiscal year for purposes of
activities under section 25A of the National Bureau of Standards Act,
as added by subsection (a).

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Electronic Commerce Extension Establishment Act of 1999 - Amends the National Bureau of Standards Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to provide assistance for the creation and support of Regional Centers for the Transfer of Electronic Commerce Technology (Centers).  Requires the Centers to be affiliated with any U.S.-based nonprofit institution or organization that applies for and is awarded financial assistance under this Act.  Outlines objectives of the Centers, including aiding small businesses, especially those located in rural areas, in identifying and adopting electronic commerce technologies and business practices.  Defines "electronic commerce" as the ability to buy, sell, and deliver goods and services through computer networks.  Requires such Centers to: (1) establish electronic commerce demonstration systems for technology transfer; and (2) transfer and disseminate research findings and Center expertise to companies and enterprises, particularly small businesses.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial support to a Center for such activities and objectives.
Outlines application requirements for such assistance.  Requires Centers receiving assistance to be evaluated during the third year of operation by a panel of private experts.  Requires a positive finding from such panel before a Center may receive such assistance for its fourth through sixth years.  Requires independent review of a Center every two years after the sixth year, to be conducted under procedures established by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. Provides Center funding limitations.
Requires the Secretary to publish a proposal for the assistance program provided under this Act, as well as a final program.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Outreach and Turnout Expansion
Act of 2003''.

       TITLE I--EXPANSION OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 101. SAME-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(42 U.S.C. 15483) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(d) Permitting Voter Registration on Date of Election.--
            ``(1) In general.--At each polling place in a State at
        which ballots are cast in an election for Federal office, an
        individual may register to vote on the date of the election,
        and may cast a vote at the polling place in the election, if
        the individual--
                    ``(A) completes an application for voter
                registration in accordance with the requirements of
                this Act and other applicable law; and
                    ``(B) executes a written affirmation before an
                election official at the polling place stating that the
                individual is eligible to register to vote in the
                jurisdiction in which the individual desires to vote
                and has not already voted in the election.
            ``(2) Transmittal of completed applications to state
        election official.--An appropriate official at a polling place
        shall transmit any voter registration application accepted
        under this subsection to the appropriate State election
        official at the time the official at the polling place
        transmits the ballots cast at the polling place to the
        official.
            ``(3) Notice to individuals filing voter registration
        applications after deadline.--If an individual's application
        for voter registration prior to the date of an election is
        received by the appropriate election official after the
        deadline for receipt of applications with respect to the
        election under State law, the official shall transmit a notice
        to the individual stating that the application was received
        after the deadline and that the individual may register to vote
        at the polling place on the date of the election in accordance
        with this subsection.
            ``(4) Requirements under national voter registration act of
        1993.--In carrying out this subsection, a polling place in a
        State shall meet the requirements applicable to a voter
        registration agency designated by the State under section
        7(a)(2) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42
        U.S.C. 1973gg-5(a)(2)), except that clauses (i), (ii), and
        (iii) of section 7(a)(6)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-
        5(a)(6)(B)) shall not apply with respect to any of the voter
        registration forms distributed by the polling place pursuant to
        this subsection.''.
    (b) Inclusion in Voting Information Requirements.--Section
302(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 14582(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``and the right to
        register to vote at the polling place on the date of an
        election and vote in that election'' after ``provisional
        ballot'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as
        subparagraphs (F) and (G); and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(E) instructions for individuals registering to
                vote at the polling place under section 303(d);''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 303(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15483(e)), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Requirement for voter registration on date of
        election.--Each State and jurisdiction shall be required to
        comply with the requirements of subsection (d) on and after
        January 1, 2004.''.

SEC. 102. PERMITTING VOTERS TO CAST BALLOTS PRIOR TO ELECTION;
              PERMITTING VOTERS TO OBTAIN ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR ANY
              REASON.

    (a) In General.--The Help America Vote Act of 2002 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305
        and 306; and
            (2) by inserting after section 303 the following new
        section:

``SEC. 304. PROMOTING EARLY AND ABSENTEE VOTING.

    ``(a) Requiring Jurisdictions To Establish Early Voting Sites.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each jurisdiction in a State which
        administers an election for Federal office shall designate
        early voting sites within the jurisdiction to serve as polling
        places for the election prior to the date of the election, and
        shall permit any individual who is registered to vote in the
        election and eligible to cast a ballot at any polling place
        within the jurisdiction to cast the ballot at the site.
            ``(2) Treatment of ballots cast at sites.--After a ballot
        is cast for an election at an early voting site under this
        subsection, the ballot shall be held and tabulated by the
        jurisdiction in the same manner as an absentee ballot cast for
        the election.
            ``(3) Period of operation.--The jurisdiction shall operate
        the early voting sites designated under this subsection for an
        election during such period as it considers appropriate, except
        that--
                    ``(A) the period may not begin later than the 22nd
                day before the date of the election or the date on
                which the ballots for the election are available to be
                cast (whichever occurs later); and
                    ``(B) at least 2 of the days during the period
                shall be weekend days.
            ``(4) Conditions for designation and distribution of
        sites.--The number of early voting sites of a jurisdiction and
        the location of such sites within the jurisdiction shall be
        determined by the jurisdiction, subject to the following
        conditions:
                    ``(A) To the greatest extent practicable, the
                jurisdiction shall designate sites which are also
                designated as voter registration agencies under section
                7 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42
                U.S.C. 1973gg-5).
                    ``(B) The aggregate number of voting systems used
                in all such sites in the jurisdiction may not be less
                than 25 percent of the total number of voting systems
                which will be used in all polling places in the
                jurisdiction on the date of the election.
                    ``(C) At least one of the sites selected, and the
                voting system used at such site, shall be accessible
                for individuals with disabilities (including the blind
                and visually impaired).
                    ``(D) The geographic distribution of the sites
                shall reflect the geographic distribution of the voting
                age population of the jurisdiction.
                    ``(E) In establishing sites, the jurisdiction shall
                comply with the applicable requirements of the Voting
                Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.).
    ``(b) Permitting Voters To Obtain Absentee Ballots for Any
Reason.--No State election official may require an individual who
requests an absentee ballot for an election to provide a reason for the
request, or to otherwise provide any proof of the individual's need for
an absentee ballot, as a condition of obtaining the ballot.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Deadline for adoption of voluntary guidance by election
        assistance commission.--Section 311(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        15501(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (2);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (3) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(4) in the case of recommendations with respect to
        section 304, January 1, 2004.''.
            (2) Enforcement.--Section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15511)
        is amended by striking ``and 303'' and inserting ``303, and
        304''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subtitle A of
title III of such Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and
        305 as items relating to sections 305 and 306; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the
        following new item:

        ``Sec. 304. Promoting early and absentee voting.''.

SEC. 103. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO PERMIT INDIVIDUALS TO
              COMPLETE INCOMPLETE MAIL-IN VOTER REGISTRATION
              APPLICATIONS.

    Section 303(b)(4)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42
U.S.C. 15483(b)(4)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Incomplete forms.--If an applicant for voter
                registration with respect to an election fails to
                answer any of the questions included on the mail voter
                registration form pursuant to subparagraph (A), or
                otherwise fails to provide any information required to
                be provided on the form, the registrar shall--
                            ``(i) notify the applicant of the failure
                        and of the opportunity for the applicant to
                        register to vote at the polling place on the
                        date of the election in accordance with
                        subsection (d); and
                            ``(ii) if the form was received by the
                        registrar within the deadline under State law
                        for the receipt of voter registration
                        applications with respect to the election,
                        provide the applicant with an opportunity to
                        complete the form in a timely manner to allow
                        for the completion of the registration form
                        prior to the election.''.

SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

    Section 257(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.
15407(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$1,400,000,000'' and
        inserting ``$1,405,000,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$1,000,000,000'' and
        inserting ``$1,005,000,000''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$600,000,000'' and
        inserting ``$605,000,000''.

SEC. 105. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall take effect as if included
in the enactment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

              TITLE II--REMOVING OTHER BARRIERS TO VOTING

SEC. 201. TREATMENT OF ELECTION DAY IN SAME MANNER AS VETERANS DAY FOR
              PURPOSES OF FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) many Americans do not vote on Election Day because of
        conflicting work schedules;
            (2) Federal, State, and local governments should share the
        responsibility for increasing voter turnout on Election Day;
            (3) States should establish Election Day as a legal public
        holiday in each year and should provide full paid leave for
        State government employees on Election Day; and
            (4) the treatment of Election Day in the same manner as
        Veterans Day for purposes of laws relating to Federal
        employment will lead to increased voter turnout and will
        increase the availability of poll workers and suitable polling
        places.
    (b) Treatment of Election Day in Same Manner as Veterans Day for
Purposes of Federal Employment.--For purposes of any law relating to
Federal employment, the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November
in 2004 and each even-numbered year thereafter shall be treated in the
same manner as November 11.

SEC. 202. VOTING LEAVE.

    (a) In General.--Each employee of an employer may take up to 2
hours of leave (or up to 3 hours of leave, in the case of an employee
whose workplace is further than 25 miles from the polling place at
which the employee is eligible to cast a ballot under State law) in
order to vote on any workday on which an election for Federal office is
held.
    (b) Unpaid or Paid Leave Permitted.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, leave granted under this subsection may be unpaid
leave or paid leave.
    (c) Duties of Employee.--An employee taking leave under this
subsection shall make a reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as
not to disrupt unduly the operations of the employer, shall provide
such notice prior to taking leave as is practicable, and shall make a
reasonable effort to vote.
    (d) No Loss of Benefits.--The taking of leave under this subsection
shall not result in the loss of any employment benefit accrued prior to
the date on which the leave commenced.
    (e) Prohibited Acts.--
            (1) Exercise of rights.--It shall be unlawful for any
        employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the taking of or
        the attempt to take any leave provided under this subsection.
            (2) Discrimination.--It shall be unlawful for any employer
        to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any
        individual for--
                    (A) opposing any practice made unlawful by this
                subsection;
                    (B) filing any charge, or instituting or causing to
                be instituted any proceeding, under or related to this
                subsection;
                    (C) giving or preparing to give any information in
                connection with any inquiry or proceeding relating to
                any leave provided under this subsection; or
                    (D) testifying or preparing to testify in any
                inquiry or proceeding relating to any leave provided
                under this subsection.
    (f) Investigative Authority.--The Secretary of Labor shall have
investigative authority with respect to the provisions of this
subsection in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions
as the investigative authority provided under section 106 of the Family
and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and the requirements of section 106 of
such Act shall apply to employers under this subsection in the same
manner as such requirements apply to employers under section 106 of
such Act.
    (g) Enforcement.--The provisions of section 107 of the Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall apply with respect to the enforcement
of the requirements of this subsection in the same manner and under the
same terms and conditions as such provisions apply with respect to the
enforcement of the requirements of title I of such Act.
    (h) Employer Defined.--In this section, the term ``employer'' means
any person engaged in commerce or in any industry or activity affecting
commerce who employs 25 or more employees during a calendar year, and
includes any person who acts, directly or indirectly, in the interest
of an employer to any of the employees of such employer and any
successor in interest of an employer. In the previous sentence, the
terms ``commerce'' and ``industry or activity affecting commerce'' have
the meaning given such terms in section 101(1) of the Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1993.
    (i) Nondiscrimination.--The implementation and enforcement of this
section shall be in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
    (j) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
elections occurring after January 2004.

SEC. 203. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE BALLOTS
              AND VOTING MATERIALS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the distribution of sample
ballots, information on voting, and other voter education materials
will help to prevent errors by voters at the polls and to reduce the
rates of spoiled ballots, and Congress encourages States and other
jurisdictions which administer elections to distribute these materials
to registered voters prior to elections.

Output: Voter Outreach and Turnout Expansion Act of 2003 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) permit an individual to register to vote on the date of the election at each polling place in a State at which ballots are cast in an election for Federal office; and (2) require each jurisdiction in a State which administers an election for Federal office to designate early voting sites to serve as polling places for the election prior to the election date, and to permit any registered voter to cast a ballot at the site.Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) many Americans do not vote on Election Day because of conflicting work schedules; (2) Federal, State, and local governments should share the responsibility for increasing voter turnout; (3) States should establish Election Day as a legal public holiday and provide full paid leave for State government employees; and (4) the treatment of Election Day in the same manner as Veterans Day for purposes of law relating to Federal employment will lead to increased voter turnout and will increase the availability of poll workers and suitable polling places.Sets out requirements for employee voting leave.Expresses the sense of Congress encouraging State and other jurisdictions to distribute sample ballots, information on voting, and other voter education materials as an aid to preventing errors by voters at the polls and reducing the rates of spoiled ballots.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Chemical and
Biological Warfare Agent Exposure Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the ``Commission on Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent Exposure''
(in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 9 members (in
this Act referred to as the ``members'') who shall be appointed as
follows:
            (1) 3 members shall be appointed by the President.
            (2) 2 members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
        House of Representatives.
            (3) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority leader of
        the House of Representatives.
            (4) 2 members shall be appointed by the President pro
        tempore of the Senate.
            (5) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority leader of
        the Senate.
    (c) Qualifications.--
            (1) In general.--Members shall be appointed from among
        individuals with knowledge and expertise relevant to the duties
        of the Commission, and may not be officers or employees of the
        United States.
            (2) Exception.--A member who, when appointed to the
        Commission, was not an officer or employee of the United
        States, and who later becomes such an officer or employee may
        continue as a member for not longer than the 30-day period
        beginning on the date that the member becomes such an officer
        or employee.
    (d) Initial Appointments.--All initial appointments to the
Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
    (e) Chairman.--The Chairman of the Commission (in this Act referred
to as the ``Chairman'') shall be elected by the members.
    (f) Period of Appointment.--Each member shall be appointed for the
life of the Commission.
    (g) Security Clearances.--All members of the Commission shall apply
for appropriate security clearances. The Secretary of Defense shall
provide expedited processing of security clearances of members.
    (h) Initial Meeting.--The Commission shall convene its first
meeting not later than 30 days after the date as of which all initial
appointments to the Commission have been made.

SEC. 3. INVESTIGATION.

    The Commission shall investigate the following:
            (1) The presence of chemical and biological warfare agents
        in the Persian Gulf theater during the Persian Gulf conflict,
        the amounts and locations of the agents present, and the
proximity of members of the Armed Forces to such locations.
            (2) The location and nature of all releases, detections, or
        reports of chemical or biological warfare agents in connection
        with the Persian Gulf conflict, the identity of the units of
        the Armed Forces and the number of individuals potentially
        exposed to the agents, and the degree of exposure to the
        agents.
            (3) The level of preparedness of members of the Armed
        Forces to recognize and respond to possible exposure to
        chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf
        conflict, the appropriateness of standards used by the Armed
        Forces to evaluate low levels of exposure to the agents, the
        adequacy of medical training and procedures of the Armed Forces
        for identifying and treating exposure to the agents, the
        adequacy of information provided to members of the Armed Forces
        on the possible presence or release of the agents, and the
        appropriateness of instructions and procedures followed to
        protect members of the Armed Forces from exposure to the
        agents.
            (4) The handling by the Department of Defense of reports on
        the use, presence, destruction, storage, and transportation of
        chemical and biological weapons in connection with the Persian
        Gulf conflict.
            (5) The adequacy of the recordkeeping and reporting
        procedures of the Department of Defense with respect to
        exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents.
            (6) The adequacy of Department of Defense training,
        preparation, detection, and safety procedures concerning
        chemical and biological warfare agents.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 2 years after the first meeting of the Commission,
the Commission shall submit to the President and the Congress a report
containing--
            (1) the results and findings of the investigation conducted
        under section 3; and
            (2) recommendations for such changes as the Commission
        considers appropriate, in the recordkeeping, reporting,
        preparation, and training procedures of the Department of
        Defense with respect to exposure to chemical and biological
        warfare agents, to improve the safety and readiness of members
        of the Armed Forces.

SEC. 5. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold such hearings, sit and act at such times
and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the
Commission considers appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths
to witnesses appearing before it.
    (b) Obtaining Information.--The Commission may secure directly from
any department or agency of the United States information necessary to
enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the Chairman, the head
of that department or agency shall furnish that information to the
Commission in a full and timely manner.
    (c) Subpoena Power.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may issue a subpoena to
        require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
        production of evidence relating to any matter under
        investigation by the Commission.
            (2) Failure to obey an order or subpoena.--If a person
        refuses to obey an order or subpoena of the Commission that is
        issued in connection with a Commission proceeding, the
        Commission may apply to the United States district court in the
        judicial district in which the proceeding is held for an order
requiring the person to comply with the subpoena or order.
    (d) Immunity.--The Commission is an agency of the United States for
purposes of part V of title 18, United States Code (relating to
immunity of witnesses).
    (e) Contract Authority.--The Commission may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for services
without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).

SEC. 6. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

    (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairman.
    (b) Quorum.--5 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum
but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (c) Delegation of Authority.--Any member or agent of the Commission
may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which the
Commission is authorized to take by this Act.

SEC. 7. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Pay of Members.--Members shall not be paid by reason of their
service as members.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--Each member shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director who shall be
appointed by the Chairman.
    (d) Staff.--With the approval of the Commission and as the Director
considers appropriate, the Director may--
            (1) appoint trained investigators and other Commission
        personnel; and
            (2) fix the pay of such trained investigators and other
        Commission personnel.
    (e) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The Director and
staff of the Commission shall be appointed subject to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates.

SEC. 8. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use the
United States mails and obtain printing and binding services in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the United States.
    (b) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under
this Act.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code.

SEC. 9. BUDGET ACT COMPLIANCE.

    Any spending authority (as defined in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of
section 401(c)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) authorized
by this Act shall be effective only to such extent and in such amounts
as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.

SEC. 10. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall terminate 60 days after submitting its report
pursuant to section 4.

Output:
Commission on Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent Exposure Act - Establishes the Commission on Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent Exposure to investigate the presence of, and U.S. military personnel exposure to, chemical and biological warfare agents in the Persian Gulf theater during the Persian Gulf War.  Requires a Commission report to the President and the Congress on investigation results and appropriate recommendations for changes in the recordkeeping, reporting, preparation, and training procedures of the Department of Defense with respect to such exposure in order to improve the safety and readiness of U.S. military personnel.
Terminates the Commission 60 days after such report.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Drug Sales Accountability
Act''.

SEC. 2. SALES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES THROUGH THIRD-PARTY INTERNET
              SALES SITES.

    The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 423 the following section:

``SEC. 424. PROHIBITIONS REGARDING SALES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
              THROUGH THIRD-PARTY INTERNET SALES SITES.

    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (d), it is unlawful for a
person who controls a third-party Internet sales site--
            ``(1) to accept for posting on the site an offer to sell an
        item that the person knows is a controlled substance; or
            ``(2) to fail to promptly remove from the site an offer to
        sell an item when a Federal or State official notifies the
        person, in accordance with subsection (e), that the item is a
        controlled substance.
    ``(b) Third-Party Internet Sales Site.--For purposes of this
section, the term `third-party Internet sales site' means an Internet
site, operated as part of a business, that permits users of the site to
post an offer to sell an item directly to a consumer.
    ``(c) Advertising.--For purposes of this section, the term `offer',
with respect to the sale of an item, includes an advertisement for the
sale of the item.
    ``(d) Exclusion Regarding Licensed Pharmacies.--Subsection (a) does
not have any applicability with respect to the sale of controlled
substances by a licensed pharmacy, including a licensed Internet
pharmacy.
    ``(e) Notice Regarding Controlled Substance.--A person who controls
a third-party Internet sales site shall create a system for receipt of
notice under subsection (a)(2) in accordance with this subsection if
the notice is in writing and the notice--
            ``(1) specifies this section as the relevant statutory
        authority;
            ``(2) specifies the name, title, physical address, and
        contact information of the Federal or State official or
        officials who sent the notice;
            ``(3) specifies the third-party Internet site involved;
            ``(4) specifies the offer with which the notice is
        concerned, including the controlled substance involved;
            ``(5) specifies the location of the offer on the site
        through the uniform resource locator (commonly referred to as
        the URL) or through the Internet Protocol numbers that
        constitute the address of the location; and
            ``(6) is provided to the designated agent of the third-
        party Internet sales site designated in accordance with section
        512 of title 17, United States Code, if the site has designated
        such an agent.
    ``(f) Penalties.--
            ``(1) Criminal penalties.--
                    ``(A) First conviction.--A person who violates
                subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United
                States Code, or imprisoned not more than one year, or
                both, subject to subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Subsequent convictions.--If a person commits
                a violation of subsection (a) after a single prior
                conviction of the person under this paragraph, the
                person shall for such violation be fined under title
                18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than
                five years, or both. If a person commits a violation of
                such subsection after two or more prior convictions of
                the person under this paragraph, the person shall for
                such violation be fined under such title or imprisoned
                not more than 10 years, or both.
            ``(2) Civil penalty.--A person who violates a requirement
        under subsection (e) is subject to a civil penalty not
        exceeding $1,000,000 for each such violation.
    ``(g) Protection for Identifying and Removing Illegal Offers.--
            ``(1) Monitoring and removal of offers.--A third-party
        Internet sales site should monitor and remove in good faith any
        posting of an offer to sell an item that the third-party
        Internet sales site believes to violate Federal or State law,
        or that is the subject of a notice described in subsection (e).
            ``(2) Protection against liability.--A third-party Internet
        sales site that in good faith monitors and removes any posting
        in accordance with paragraph (1) shall not be liable under any
        Federal or State law.
    ``(h) Additional Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `control', with respect to an Internet site,
        means to have the legal right to exercise control over all or
        substantially all of the content of the site, without regard to
        the extent to which such authority actually is exercised.
            ``(2) The term `Internet' means collectively the myriad of
        computer and telecommunications facilities, including equipment
        and operating software, which comprise the interconnected
        world-wide network of networks that employ the transmission
        control protocol/internet protocol, or any predecessor or
        successor protocols to such protocol, to communicate
        information of all kinds by wire or radio.
            ``(3) The terms `Internet site', with respect to the
        Internet, mean a specific location on the Internet that is
        determined by Internet Protocol numbers or by any successor
        protocol for determining a specific location on the Internet.
            ``(4) The term `licensed Internet pharmacy' mean an
        Internet site that is controlled by a licensed pharmacy and is
        used by such pharmacy to make sales of controlled substances or
        other drugs.
            ``(5) The term `licensed pharmacy' means a person who is
        licensed as a pharmacy under applicable Federal or State law.
            ``(6) The term `remove', with respect to an offer posted on
        a third-party Internet sales site, includes disabling public
        access to the offer.''.

Output:
Internet Drug Sales Accountability Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit a person who controls a third-party Internet sales site from: (1) accepting for posting on the site an offer to sell an item that the person knows is a controlled substance; or (2) failing to promptly remove from the site an offer to sell an item which a federal or state official notifies the person is a controlled substance. Requires such person to create a system for receipt of such notice in writing and specifying information including the offer and substance involved and the name, title, address, and contact information of the officials who sent the notice. (Makes this provision inapplicable with respect to the sale of controlled substances by a licensed pharmacy.)

Sets criminal and civil penalties for violations. Requires a third-party Internet sales site to monitor and remove in good faith any posting of an offer to sell an item that the site believes to violate federal or state law or that is the subject of notice under this Act. Shields from liability any such site that in good faith monitors and removes a posting pursuant to this provision.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of
2018''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR FDA-APPROVED QUALIFYING COLORECTAL CANCER
              SCREENING BLOOD-BASED TESTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(pp) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(pp)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
                subparagraph (E); and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) Qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based
        test.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The term `qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based
test' means, with respect to a year, a screening blood-based test for
the early detection of colorectal cancer furnished in the year that was
marketed or used, as applicable, in accordance with the relevant
provisions of section 353 of the Public Health Service Act or the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act more than 6 months before the
beginning of the year.''.
    (b) Frequency Limits for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests and
Payment Amount for Qualifying Colorectal Cancer Screening Blood-Based
Tests.--Section 1834(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(d))
is amended--
            (1) by amending clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(B) to read as
        follows:
                            ``(ii) if the test is performed within--
                                    ``(I) the 11 months after a
                                previous screening fecal-occult blood
                                test or a previous qualifying
                                colorectal cancer screening blood-based
                                test;
                                    ``(II) the 35 months after a
                                previous screening flexible
                                sigmoidoscopy or a previous screening
                                colonoscopy with adenoma findings;
                                    ``(III) the 59 months after a
                                previous screening colonoscopy with
                                small polyp findings; or
                                    ``(IV) the 119 months after a
                                previous screening colonoscopy without
                                adenoma findings or small polyp
                                findings.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(E)(ii), by inserting ``or within the
        35 months after a previous screening fecal-occult blood test or
        previous qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based
        test'' after ``sigmoidoscopy'';
            (3) by amending subparagraph (E) of paragraph (3) to read
        as follows:
                    ``(E) Frequency limit.--No payment may be made
                under this part for a colorectal cancer screening test
                consisting of a screening colonoscopy--
                            ``(i) if the procedure is performed within
                        the 11 months after a previous screening fecal-
                        occult blood test or previous qualifying
                        colorectal cancer screening blood-based test;
                            ``(ii) for individuals at high risk for
                        colorectal cancer if the procedure is performed
                        within the 23 months after a previous screening
                        colonoscopy; or
                            ``(iii) for individuals not at high risk
                        for colorectal cancer if the procedure is
                        performed within the 119 months after a
                        previous screening colonoscopy or within the 47
                        months after a previous screening flexible
                        sigmoidoscopy.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based
        tests.--
                    ``(A) Payment amount.--The payment amount for
                colorectal cancer screening tests consisting of
                qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based
                tests shall be established by the Secretary based on a
                crosswalk to payment amounts for tests for the
                diagnosis of inherited colorectal cancer by methylation
                methods.
                    ``(B) Frequency limit.--Paragraph (1)(B) shall
                apply to colorectal cancer screening tests consisting
                of qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based
                tests in the same manner as such paragraph applies to
                colorectal cancer screening tests consisting of fecal-
                occult blood tests.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to colorectal cancer screening tests furnished in a year
beginning more than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Output: Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2018 This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment, subject to specified frequency limits, of certain colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests.