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<?I99 ??>
<?I50 PRIVATE LAW 112–1—DEC. 28, 2012?>
<?I51 PRIVATE LAW 112–1—DEC. 28, 2012?>
<?I52 PRIVATE LAW 112–1—DEC. 28, 2012?>
<meta><dc:title>Private Law 112–1: For the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke.</dc:title><dc:type>Private Law</dc:type><docNumber>1</docNumber><citableAs>Private Law 112–1</citableAs><dc:publisher>United States Government Publishing Office</dc:publisher><dc:creator>National Archives and Records Administration</dc:creator><dc:creator>Office of the Federal Register</dc:creator><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>EN</dc:language><dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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<congress>112</congress><publicPrivate>private</publicPrivate></meta>
<preface><page>?1</page><dc:type>Private Law</dc:type><docNumber>112–1</docNumber><congress value="112">112th Congress</congress></preface>
<main>
<longTitle>
<docTitle>An Act</docTitle>
<officialTitle>For the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke.</officialTitle><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658076" class="centered">Dec. 28, 2012</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658076" class="centered">[<ref href="/us/bill/112/s/285">S. 285</ref>]<?GPOvSpace 08?></p></sidenote>
</longTitle>
<enactingFormula style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</enactingFormula>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading>ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  (a) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/etseq">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</ref>), Sopuruchi Chukwueke shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the United States, and shall be eligible for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1255">8 U.S.C. 1255</ref>) upon filing an application for such adjustment of status.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  (b) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Application and Payment of Fees</inline>.—</heading><content>Subsection (a) shall apply only if the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  (c) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon the granting of permanent resident status to Sopuruchi Chukwueke, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the birth of Sopuruchi Chukwueke under section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1152/a/2">8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)</ref>).</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  (d) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives</inline>.—</heading><content>The natural parents, brothers, and sisters <page>?2</page>of Sopuruchi Victor Chukwueke shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1101/etseq">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</ref>).</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<action>
<actionDescription style="-uslm-lc:I658030">Approved December 28, 2012.</actionDescription></action>
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<meta><dc:title>113 HJRES 91 ENR: Making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.</dc:title><dc:type>House Joint Resolution</dc:type><docNumber>91</docNumber><dc:creator>United States House of Representatives</dc:creator><dc:publisher>United States Government Publishing Office</dc:publisher><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>EN</dc:language><dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights><docStage>ENR</docStage>
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<preface><dc:type>H. J. RES.</dc:type><docNumber>91</docNumber><congress style="-uslm-lc:I665502" value="113">One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America</congress><session style="-uslm-lc:I665503" value="1">AT THE FIRST SESSION</session><enrolledDateline style="-uslm-lc:I665504">Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen</enrolledDateline></preface>
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<longTitle>
<docTitle style="-uslm-lc:I665505" class="centered fontsize18">Joint Resolution</docTitle>
<officialTitle style="-uslm-lc:I665511" class="centered fontsize8">Making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.<?GPOvSpace 08?></officialTitle>
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<resolvingClause class="indent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</resolvingClause>
<section class="inline">
<content class="inline"> That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for death gratuities and related benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, namely:</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="101">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 101.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a">(a)</num><chapeau> Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided for fiscal year 2013 in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/6/dC">division C of Public Law 113–6</ref>) and under the authority and conditions provided in such Act, for “Operation and Maintenance” and “Military Personnel” accounts for continuing the following projects and activities that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution or the Pay Our Military Act (<ref href="/us/pl/113/39">Public Law 113–39</ref>), and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013:</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1)</num><content> The payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475–1477 and 1489 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2)</num><content> The payment or reimbursement for funeral and burial expenses authorized under sections 1481 and 1482 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3)</num><content>The payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s481f">section 481f of title 37, United States Code</ref>.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  (4)</num><content> The temporary continuation of a basic allowance of housing for dependents of members dying on active duty, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s403/l">section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code</ref>.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  (b)</num><chapeau> The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) for each program or activity shall be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 pursuant to—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1)</num><content> any provision of division G of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/6">Public Law 113–6</ref>), including section 3004; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2)</num><content> the Presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget authority made available by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/2">Public Law 113–2</ref>).</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="102">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 102. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="103">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 103. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) December 15, 2013.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="104">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="105">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">This joint resolution shall be implemented so that only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="106">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 106. </inline> </num><content class="inline">It is the sense of Congress that this joint resolution may also be referred to as the “Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act”.</content>
</section><level><p style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10">   This joint resolution may be cited as the <shortTitle role="jointResolution">“Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014”</shortTitle>.</p></level>
</main>
<signatures>
<signature><role style="-uslm-lc:I650114">Speaker of the House of Representatives.</role></signature>
<signature><role style="-uslm-lc:I650114">Vice President of the United States and  President of the Senate.</role></signature>
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<?I97 127 STAT. ?>
<?I98 127 STAT. ?>
<?I99 127 STAT. ?>
<?I50 PUBLIC LAW 113–44—OCT. 10, 2013?>
<?I51 PUBLIC LAW 113–44—OCT. 10, 2013?>
<?I52 PUBLIC LAW 113–44—OCT. 10, 2013?>
<meta><dc:title>Public Law 113–44: Making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.</dc:title><dc:type>Public Law</dc:type><docNumber>44</docNumber><citableAs>Public Law 113–44</citableAs><citableAs>127 Stat. 555</citableAs><dc:publisher>United States Government Publishing Office</dc:publisher><dc:creator>National Archives and Records Administration</dc:creator><dc:creator>Office of the Federal Register</dc:creator><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>EN</dc:language><dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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<preface><page>127 STAT. 555</page><dc:type>Public Law</dc:type><docNumber>113–44</docNumber><congress value="113">113th Congress</congress></preface>
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<longTitle>
<docTitle>Joint Resolution</docTitle>
<officialTitle>Making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.</officialTitle><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658076" class="centered">Oct. 10, 2013</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658076" class="centered">[<ref href="/us/bill/113/hjres/91">H.J. Res. 91</ref>]<?GPOvSpace 08?></p></sidenote>
</longTitle>
<resolvingClause class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</resolvingClause><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014.</p></sidenote>
<section class="inline">
<content class="inline"> That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for death gratuities and related benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, namely:</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="101">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 101.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a">(a) </num><chapeau>Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided for fiscal year 2013 in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/6/dC">division C of Public Law 113–6</ref>) and under the authority and conditions provided in such Act, for “Operation and Maintenance” and “Military Personnel” accounts for continuing the following projects and activities that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution or the Pay Our Military Act (<ref href="/us/pl/113/39">Public Law 113–39</ref>), and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013:</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1) </num><content>The payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475–1477 and 1489 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2) </num><content>The payment or reimbursement for funeral and burial expenses authorized under sections 1481 and 1482 of <ref href="/us/usc/t10">title 10, United States Code</ref>.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3) </num><content>The payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services under <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s481f">section 481f of title 37, United States Code</ref>.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  (4) </num><content>The temporary continuation of a basic allowance of housing for dependents of members dying on active duty, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t37/s403/l">section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code</ref>.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  (b) </num><chapeau>The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) for each program or activity shall be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 pursuant to—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1) </num><content>any provision of division G of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/6">Public Law 113–6</ref>), including section 3004; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2) </num><content>the Presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget authority made available by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (<ref href="/us/pl/113/2">Public Law 113–2</ref>).<page>127 STAT. 556</page></content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="102">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 102.</inline> </num><content class="inline">Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="103">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 103.</inline> </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Expiration date.</p></sidenote><content class="inline"> Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) December 15, 2013.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="104">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 104. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="105">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 105. </inline> </num><content class="inline">This joint resolution shall be implemented so that only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="106">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 106. </inline> </num><content class="inline">It is the sense of Congress that this joint resolution may also be referred to as the “Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act”.</content>
</section><level><p style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10">   This joint resolution may be cited as the <shortTitle role="jointResolution">“Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014”</shortTitle>.</p></level>
<action>
<actionDescription style="-uslm-lc:I658030">Approved October 10, 2013.</actionDescription></action>
</main>
<legislativeHistory>
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658031"><inline class="underline">LEGISLATIVE HISTORY</inline>—<ref href="/us/bill/113/hjres/91">H.J. Res. 91</ref>:</heading>
<note>
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658032">CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 159 (2013):</heading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Oct. 9, considered and passed House.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Oct. 10, considered and passed Senate.</p></note>
</legislativeHistory>
<endMarker>○</endMarker>
</pLaw>

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<meta><dc:title>114 HR 2028 ENR: Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.</dc:title><dc:type>House Bill</dc:type><docNumber>2028</docNumber><dc:creator>United States House of Representatives</dc:creator><dc:publisher>United States Government Publishing Office</dc:publisher><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>EN</dc:language><dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights><docStage>ENR</docStage>
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<preface><dc:type>H. R.</dc:type><docNumber>2028</docNumber><congress style="-uslm-lc:I665502" value="114">One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America</congress><session style="-uslm-lc:I665503" value="2">AT THE SECOND SESSION</session><enrolledDateline style="-uslm-lc:I665504">Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen</enrolledDateline></preface>
<main>
<longTitle>
<docTitle style="-uslm-lc:I665505" class="centered fontsize18">An Act</docTitle>
<officialTitle style="-uslm-lc:I665511" class="centered fontsize8">Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.<?GPOvSpace 08?></officialTitle>
</longTitle>
<enactingFormula style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</enactingFormula>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650146"><num value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  This Act may be cited the <shortTitle role="act">“Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017”</shortTitle>.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650141"><num value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading>TABLE OF CONTENTS.</heading><content><?GPOvSpace 04?>
<toc>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I651142" role="section">
<designator>Sec. 1. </designator>
<label>Short title.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I651142" role="section">
<designator>Sec. 2. </designator>
<label>Table of contents.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I651142" role="section">
<designator>Sec. 3. </designator>
<label>References.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I651142" role="section">
<designator>Sec. 4. </designator>
<label>Availability of funds.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I651174" role="division">
<designator>DIVISION A—</designator>
<label>FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I651174" role="division">
<designator>DIVISION B—</designator>
<label>SECURITY ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017</label></referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I651142" role="title">
<designator>Title I—</designator>
<label>Department of Defense</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I651142" role="title">
<designator>Title II—</designator>
<label>Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies</label>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650141"><num value="3">SEC. 3. </num><heading>REFERENCES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in division B of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650141"><num value="4">SEC. 4. </num><heading>AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  (a)</num><content> Each amount designated in this Act, or in an amendment made by this Act, by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  (b)</num><content> Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.</content>
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<division style="-uslm-lc:I650178"><num value="A">DIVISION A—</num><heading>FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017</heading>
<section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="101">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num>
<chapeau class="inline">The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/223/dC">division C of Public Law 114–223</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1) </num><content><amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the date specified in section 106(3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedText>“April 28, 2017”</quotedText>;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2) </num><content><amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> <quotedText>“0.496 percent”</quotedText> in section 101(b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedText>“0.1901 percent”</quotedText>; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3) </num><content><amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 145 the following new sections:<quotedContent><section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="146">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 146. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Farm Service Agency—Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to fund loans for which applications are approved.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="147">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 147. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Food and Nutrition Service—Child Nutrition Programs’ to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/80">Public Law 111–80</ref>) may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to ensure that the program can be fully operational by May, 2017.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="148">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 148. </inline></num><content> Section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1769g/d">42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)</ref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘2010 through 2016’ and inserting ‘2010 through 2017’.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="149">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 149. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Rural Utilities Service’ may be transferred between appropriations under such heading as necessary for the cost of direct telecommunications loans authorized by section 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s935">7 U.S.C. 935</ref>).</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="150">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 150. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by Section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account’ for the section 538 Guaranteed Multi-Family Housing Loan Program may be apportioned up to the rate necessary to fund loans for which applications are approved.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="151">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 151. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Procurement, Acquisition and Construction’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned launch schedules for the Joint Polar Satellite System.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="152">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 152. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Commerce—Bureau of the Census—Periodic Censuses and Programs’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the schedule and deliver the required data according to statutory deadlines in the 2020 Decennial Census Program.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="153">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 153. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration—Exploration’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned launch capability schedules for the Space Launch System launch vehicle, Exploration Ground Systems, and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle programs.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="154">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 154. </inline></num><content> In addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, and notwithstanding section 104 and section 109, for ‘Department of Justice—State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—Office of Justice Programs—State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’, there is appropriated $7,000,000, for an additional amount for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program for the purpose of providing reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement overtime costs directly and solely associated with protection of the President-elect incurred from November 9, 2016 until the inauguration of the President-elect as President: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That reimbursement shall be provided only for overtime costs that a State or local law enforcement agency can document as being over and above normal law enforcement operations and directly attributable to security for the President-elect.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="155">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 155. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding sections 101, 102, and 104 of this Act, from within amounts provided for ‘Department of Defense—Procurement—Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’, funds are provided for ‘Ohio Replacement Submarine (AP)’ at a rate for operations of $773,138,000.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="156">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 156.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a)</num><content> Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104 of this Act, amounts made available pursuant to section 101 may be used for multiyear procurement contracts, including advance procurement, for the AH–64E Attack Helicopter and the UH–60M Black Hawk Helicopter.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><content>The Secretary of the Army may exercise the authority conferred in subsection (a) notwithstanding subsection (i)(1) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2306b">section 2306b of title 10, United States Code</ref>, until the date of enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, subject to satisfaction of all other requirements of such section 2306b.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="157">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 157. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding section 102, funds made available pursuant to section 101 for ‘Department of Defense—Procurement—Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’ are provided for the KC–46A Tanker up to the rate for operations necessary to support the production rate specified in the President’s fiscal year 2017 budget request.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="158">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 158. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding section 101, <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dD/s301/d">section 301(d) of division D of Public Law 114–113</ref> shall not apply to amounts made available by this Act for ‘Department of Energy—Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons Activities’:<proviso><i>Provided</i>, That the Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 15 days after funds made available by this Act for such account are allotted to a Department of Energy program, project, or activity at a rate for operations that differs from that provided under such heading in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dD">division D of Public Law 114–113</ref> by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="159">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 159. </inline></num><content> As authorized by section 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/74">Public Law 114–74</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6239">42 U.S.C. 6239 note</ref>), the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell not to exceed $375,400,000 of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in fiscal year 2017:<proviso><i>Provided</i>, That the proceeds from such drawdown and sale shall be deposited into the ‘Energy Security and Infrastructure Modernization Fund’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’) during fiscal year 2017: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That in addition to amounts otherwise made available by section 101, and notwithstanding section 104, any amounts deposited in the Fund shall be made available and shall remain available until expended at a rate for operations of $375,400,000, for necessary expenses in carrying out the Life Extension II project for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="160">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 160. </inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a">(a)</num><content> Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for ‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund’ at a rate for operations of $767,014,000: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amounts may not be reprogrammed below the levels provided in the table referred to in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dD/s301/d">section 301(d) of division D of Public Law 114–113</ref>.</proviso></content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><content> As of the date of the enactment of this section, section 123 of this Act shall not be in effect.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="161">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 161. </inline></num><content> In addition to amounts provided by section 101, amounts are provided for ‘General Services Administration—Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents’ for the pension of the outgoing President at a rate for operations of $157,000.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="162">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 162.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the <shortTitle role="section">‘SOAR Funding Availability Act’</shortTitle>.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Requiring Use of Funds Remaining Unobligated From Previous Fiscal Years</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3007 of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (sec. 38–1853.07, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="e">  “ ‘(e)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Requiring Use Of Funds Remaining Unobligated From Previous Fiscal Years</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “ ‘(1)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent that any funds appropriated for the opportunity scholarship program under this division for any fiscal year remain available for subsequent fiscal years under section 3014(c), the Secretary shall make such funds available to eligible entities receiving grants under section 3004(a) for the uses described in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I650124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="A">  “ ‘(A)</num><content> in the case of any remaining funds that were appropriated before the date of enactment of the SOAR Funding Availability Act, beginning on the date of enactment of such Act; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I650124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="B">  “ ‘(B)</num><content> in the case of any remaining funds appropriated on or after the date of enactment of such Act, by the first day of the first subsequent fiscal year.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “ ‘(2)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If an eligible entity to which the Secretary provided additional funds under paragraph (1) elects to use such funds during a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall use—</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I650124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="A">  “ ‘(A)</num><content> not less than 95 percent of such additional funds to provide additional scholarships for eligible students under subsection (a), or to increase the amount of the scholarships, during such year; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I650124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="B">  “ ‘(B)</num><content> not more than a total of 5 percent of such additional funds for administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring, as described in subsections (b), (c), and (d), during such year.</content>
</subparagraph>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “ ‘(3)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Special rule</inline>.—</heading><content>Any amounts made available for administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring under paragraph (2)(B) shall be in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes in accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d).’.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Availability of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3014 of such Act (sec. 38–1853.14, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “ ‘(c)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts appropriated under subsection (a)(1), including amounts appropriated and available under such subsection before the date of enactment of the SOAR Funding Availability Act, shall remain available until expended.’.</content>
</subsection>
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</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="163">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 163. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support’, ‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’, ‘Transportation Security Administration—Operations and Support’, and ‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’ accounts of the Department of Homeland Security shall be apportioned at a rate for operations as necessary, and apportioned to provide staffing levels as necessary, to ensure border security, fulfill immigration enforcement priorities, maintain aviation security activities, and carry out the mission associated with the protection of the President-elect.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="164">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 164. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘National Gallery of Art—Salaries and Expenses’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to provide for staffing, maintenance, security, and administrative expenses for the recently reopened galleries.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="165">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 165. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Smithsonian Institution—Salaries and Expenses’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to provide for facilities maintenance, facilities operations, security, and support at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="166">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 166. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Services’ and for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Facilities’, respectively, may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to provide for costs of staffing and operating newly constructed facilities.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="167">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 167. </inline></num><heading> Miners Health Benefits.—</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  “(a)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the <shortTitle role="section">‘Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act’</shortTitle>.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Inclusion of Certain Retirees in the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 402(h)(2)(C) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1232/h/2/C">30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)</ref>) is amended—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><content>by striking ‘A transfer’ and inserting the following:<quotedContent><clause style="-uslm-lc:I650126" class="indent3 fontsize10"><num value="i">  “ ‘(i)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Transfer to the plan</inline>.—</heading><content>A transfer’;</content>
</clause>
</quotedContent></content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><content>by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and moving such subclauses 2 ems to the right; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3)</num><content>by striking the matter following such subclause (II) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:<quotedContent><clause style="-uslm-lc:I650126" class="indent3 fontsize10"><num value="ii">  “ ‘(ii)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Calculation of excess</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The excess determined under clause (i) shall be calculated—</chapeau><subclause style="-uslm-lc:I650128" class="indent4 fontsize10"><num value="I">  “ ‘(I)</num><content> except as provided in subclause (II), by taking into account only those beneficiaries actually enrolled in the Plan as of December 31, 2006, who are eligible to receive health benefits under the Plan on the first day of the calendar year for which the transfer is made; and</content>
</subclause>
<subclause style="-uslm-lc:I650128" class="indent4 fontsize10"><num value="II">  “ ‘(II)</num><chapeau> for purposes of the transfer made for fiscal year 2017, as if, for the period beginning January 1, 2017, and ending April 30, 2017, only—</chapeau><item style="-uslm-lc:I650130" class="indent5 fontsize10"><num value="aa">  “ ‘(aa)</num><content> those beneficiaries actually enrolled in the Plan as of the date of the enactment of the Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act who are eligible to receive health benefits under the Plan on January 1, 2017, other than those beneficiaries enrolled in the Plan under the terms of a participation agreement with the current or former employer of such beneficiaries; and</content>
</item>
<item style="-uslm-lc:I650130" class="indent5 fontsize10"><num value="bb">  “ ‘(bb)</num><content> those beneficiaries whose health benefits, defined as those benefits payable directly following death or retirement or upon a finding of disability by an employer in the bituminous coal industry under a coal wage agreement (as defined in section 9701(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), would be denied or reduced as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding commenced in 2012 or 2015,</content>
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<continuation style="-uslm-lc:I650128" class="indent4 fontsize10">were taken into account, and for any other period during such fiscal year, only the beneficiaries described in subclause (I) were taken into account.</continuation>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-lc:I650126" class="indent3 fontsize10"><num value="iii">  “ ‘(iii)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Eligibility of certain retirees</inline>.—</heading><content>Individuals referred to in clause (ii)(II)(bb) shall be treated as eligible to receive health benefits under the Plan for the plan year that includes January 1, 2017.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-lc:I650126" class="indent3 fontsize10"><num value="iv">  “ ‘(iv)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Requirements for transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of the transfer otherwise determined under this subparagraph for fiscal year 2017 shall be reduced by any amount transferred for the fiscal year to the Plan, to pay benefits required under the Plan, from a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association established as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding described in clause (ii)(II).</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-lc:I650126" class="indent3 fontsize10"><num value="v">  “ ‘(v)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">VEBA transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>The administrator of such voluntary employees’ beneficiary association shall transfer to the Plan any amounts received as a result of such bankruptcy proceeding, reduced by an amount for administrative costs of such association.’.</content>
</clause>
</quotedContent></content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Preservation of Payments to States and Indian Tribes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subparagraph (B) of section 402(i)(3) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1232/i/3">30 U.S.C. 1232(i)(3)</ref>) is amended—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><content>by striking ‘so that’ and inserting ‘under paragraph (1) so that’;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><content>by striking ‘each transfer’ in clause (i) and inserting ‘each such transfer’; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3)</num><content>by striking ‘this subsection’ in clause (iii) and inserting ‘paragraph (1)’.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Budgetary Effects</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Statutory paygo scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Senate paygo scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Classification of budgetary effects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this section shall not be estimated—</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I650124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="A">  “(A)</num><content> for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I650124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="B">  “(B)</num><content> for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="168">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 168. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding section 111, the fourth proviso under the heading ‘Department of Labor—Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs—Special Benefits’ shall be applied by substituting ‘$66,675,000’ for ‘$62,170,000’, ‘$22,740,000’ for ‘$21,140,000’, ‘$16,866,000’ for ‘$16,668,000’ and ‘$4,101,000’ for ‘$1,394,000’.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="169">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 169. </inline></num><content> Section 458(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087h/a/4">20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)(4)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting ‘2017’ for ‘2016’.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="170">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 170.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a)</num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) may transfer up to $300,000,000 from the Fund established by section 223 of the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3514a">42 U.S.C. 3514a</ref>) to ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’ only for activities authorized under section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279">6 U.S.C. 279</ref>) and section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1232">8 U.S.C. 1232</ref>): <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such funds transferred shall not be available for obligation prior to February 1, 2017.</proviso></content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><content> In addition to amounts provided by subsection (a), if after March 1, 2017, and before the date specified in section 106(3), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines that the percentage increase in the cumulative number of cases transferred to the custody of the Secretary pursuant to such sections 462 and 235 for the current fiscal year over the number transferred through the comparable date in the previous fiscal year exceeds 40 percent, an amount not to exceed $200,000,000 may be made available to ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’ only for activities authorized under such sections 462 and 235.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c)</num><content> The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified at least 15 days in advance of any funds being made available under subsection (a).</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d)</num><content> Of the unobligated balances available in the Fund established by section 223 of the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3514a">42 U.S.C. 3514a</ref>), $100,000,000 is hereby rescinded.</content>
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</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="171">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 171. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, within 10 days of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall transfer funds appropriated for fiscal year 2017 under <ref href="/us/pl/111/148/s4002">section 4002 of Public Law 111–148</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300u–11">42 U.S.C. 300u–11</ref>) to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified in subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dH/s221">section 221 of division H of Public Law 114–113</ref>, except that the Secretary shall adjust the amounts transferred to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under this section to result in a total amount transferred to such agency under this section that is $1,000,000 less than the total amount transferred to such agency under such section 221:<proviso><i>Provided</i>, That subsections (b) and (c) of such section 221 shall apply to amounts transferred under this section.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="172">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 172. </inline></num><content> The fifth proviso under the heading ‘Social Security Administration—Limitation on Administrative Expenses’ in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dH">division H of Public Law 114–113</ref> shall be applied during the period covered by this Act by substituting ‘shall be used for activities to address the hearing backlog within the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review’ for ‘shall be for necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of the Arthur J. Altmeyer Building’.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="173">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 173. </inline></num><content> Activities authorized under part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (except for activities authorized in section 403(b)) shall continue through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2016, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="174">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 174. </inline></num><content> The Secretary of Health and Human Services may use discretionary amounts appropriated in this Act for the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out section 399V–6 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280g–17">42 U.S.C. 280g–17</ref>).</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="175">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 175. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4501">2 U.S.C. 4501</ref>) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2017.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="176">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 176. </inline></num><heading> Transfer of O’Neill Building to House of Representatives.—</heading><subsection class="inline"><num value="a">(a)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Transfer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Effective upon the expiration of the 180-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this section—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><content> the building described in subsection (e) shall become an office building of the House of Representatives;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><content> the Administrator of General Services shall transfer custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction over the building to the Architect of the Capitol; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3)</num><content> the Architect of the Capitol shall exercise custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction over the building subject to the direction of the House Office Building Commission.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Treatment as House Office Building and Part of Capitol Grounds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon the transfer of custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a), the building and grounds described in subsection (e) shall be treated as a House Office Building and as part of the United States Capitol Grounds for purposes of all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the House Office Buildings and the Capitol Grounds, including—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch51">chapter 51 of title 40, United States Code</ref> (relating to the administration of the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds); and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><content> section 9 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes’, approved July 31, 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1961">2 U.S.C. 1961</ref>) (relating to the authority of the United States Capitol Police to police the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds).</content>
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</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Authority of Architect of the Capitol to Enter Into Leases and Other Agreements With Federal Departments and Agencies for Use of Building</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Authority described</inline>.—</heading><content>The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to enter into leases and other agreements with departments and agencies of the Federal Government for the use of the building described in subsection (e) (or portions thereof), subject to the approval of the House Office Building Commission.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Collection of payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to a lease or other agreement entered into between the Architect of the Capitol and a department or agency of the Federal Government under the authority described in paragraph (1), the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to collect payments from such department or agency and such department or agency is authorized to make payments to the Architect of the Capitol, including payments of commercially-equivalent rent.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Treatment of payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Any payments received by the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to any lease or other agreement entered into under this subsection shall be deposited to the appropriation available to the Architect of the Capitol from the House Office Buildings Fund established under subsection (d) and shall be subject to future appropriation.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">House Office Buildings Fund</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘House Office Buildings Fund’ (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’).</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Contents of fund</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Fund shall consist of the following amounts:</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I650124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="A">  “(A)</num><content> Amounts transferred by the Architect of the Capitol under paragraph (3) of subsection (c).</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I650124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="B">  “(B)</num><content> Interest earned on the balance of the Fund.</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I650124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="C">  “(C)</num><content> Such other amounts as may be appropriated by law.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Use of fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Architect of the Capitol for the maintenance, care, and operation of the House office buildings, and may be used to reimburse the United States Capitol Police, the House of Representatives, or any other office of the legislative branch which provides goods or services for the maintenance, care, and operation of the building and grounds described in subsection (e), in such amounts as may be appropriated under law.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  “(4)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Notification to committee on appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon making any obligation or expenditure of any amount in the Fund, the Architect of the Capitol shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of the amount and purpose of the obligation or expenditure.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="5">  “(5)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Continuing availability of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts in the Fund are available without regard to fiscal year limitation.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="e">  “(e)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Description of Building and Grounds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Description</inline>.—</heading><content>The building and grounds described in this subsection is the Federal building located in the District of Columbia which is commonly known as the ‘Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Federal Building’, and which is more particularly described as follows: Square 579, Lot 827, at 200 C Street Southwest, bounded by C Street Southwest on the north, by 2nd Street Southwest on the east, by D Street Southwest on the south, and by 3rd Street Southwest on the west, and by all that area contiguous to and surrounding Square 579 from the property line thereof to the west curb of 3rd Street Southwest, the north curb of C Street Southwest, the east curb of 2nd Street Southwest, and the south curb of D Street Southwest.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Retention of responsibilities of district of columbia</inline>.—</heading><content>The Mayor of the District of Columbia will retain responsibility for the maintenance and improvement of those portions of the streets which are situated between the curb lines of the streets referenced in paragraph (1).</content>
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</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="177">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 177.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a)</num><chapeau> During the 115th Congress—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><content> amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority of the Senate shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><content> the duties and authorities of the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority of the Senate under section 3 of title I of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s6154">2 U.S.C. 6154</ref>), section 101 of chapter VIII of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s6156">2 U.S.C. 6156</ref>), or any other provision of law shall be duties and authorities of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate.</content>
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</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><chapeau> For purposes of any individual employed by the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate during the 115th Congress—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><content> section 506(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s6314/e">2 U.S.C. 6314(e)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting ‘Assistant Minority Leader’ for ‘Secretary of the Conference of the Minority’;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s207/e/9/M">section 207(e)(9)(M) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, shall be applied by substituting ‘Assistant Minority Leader’ for ‘secretary of the Conference of the Minority’; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3)</num><content>subsection (b) of the first section of S. Res. 458 (98th Congress) shall be applied by substituting ‘Assistant Minority Leader’ for ‘Secretary of the Conference of the Minority’.</content>
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</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c)</num><content> For purposes of any individual employed by the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate during the 115th Congress, with respect to any practice that occurs during that Congress, section 220(e)(2)(C) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1351/e/2/C">2 U.S.C. 1351(e)(2)(C)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting ‘the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate’ for ‘the Office of the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority of the Senate’.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d)</num><content> Nothing in this section shall be construed to have any effect on the continuation of any procedure or action initiated under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1301/etseq">2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.</ref>) or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s207">section 207 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="178">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 178. </inline></num><content> Section 21(d) of Senate Resolution 64 of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, 1st session (agreed to on March 5, 2013) is amended by striking ‘December 31, 2016’ and inserting ‘December 31, 2018’.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="179">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 179. </inline></num><heading> Expedited Consideration of Certain Legislation.—</heading><subsection role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  “(a)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Qualifying Legislation Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term <term>‘qualifying legislation’</term> means a Senate bill or joint resolution—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><content> that is introduced in the Senate during the 30-calendar day period beginning on the date on which Congress convenes the First Session of the 115th Congress;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><content> the title of which is as follows: ‘To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.’; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3)</num><content> the matter after the enacting or resolving clause of which is as follows:<quotedContent><section style="-uslm-lc:I650146"><num value="1" class="bold ">“ ‘SECTION 1.</num><heading class="bold "> EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION AGAINST APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF RELIEF FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  “ ‘(a)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the second sentence of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113/a">section 113(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the first person appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as Secretary of Defense after the date of the enactment of this Act may be a person who is, on the date of appointment, within seven years after relief, but not within three years after relief, from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “ ‘(b)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Limited Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>This section applies only to the first person appointed as Secretary of Defense as described in subsection (a) after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to no other person.’.</content>
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</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Introduction</inline>.—</heading><content>During the 30-calendar day period described in subsection (a)(1), qualifying legislation may be introduced in the Senate by the Majority Leader (or the Majority Leader’s designee), the Minority Leader (or the Minority Leader’s designee), the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, or the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Armed Services.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Consideration in the Senate</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Committee referral</inline>.—</heading><content>Qualifying legislation introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Armed Services.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Reporting and discharge</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Committee on Armed Services has not reported the qualifying legislation within 5 session days after the date of referral of the legislation, the Committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the legislation, and the qualifying legislation shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Proceeding to consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time after the Committee on Armed Serves reports the qualifying legislation to the Senate or has been discharged from its consideration (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the qualifying legislation, and all points of order against the qualifying legislation (and against consideration of the qualifying legislation) are waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the qualifying legislation is agreed to, the qualifying legislation shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  “(4)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>Consideration of the qualifying legislation, and all debate, debatable motions, and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the qualifying legislation is not in order.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="5">  “(5)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Vote on passage</inline>.—</heading><content>The vote on passage shall occur immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the qualifying legislation and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate, if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate. Passage of the qualifying legislation shall require an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="6">  “(6)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Rulings of the chair on procedure</inline>.—</heading><content>Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to qualifying legislation shall be decided without debate.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="7">  “(7)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Consideration of veto messages</inline>.—</heading><content>Consideration in the Senate of any veto message with respect to the qualifying legislation, including all debate, debatable motions, and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees.</content>
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</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Rules of the Senate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This section is enacted—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1)</num><content> as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and as such is deemed a part of the rules of the Senate, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in the Senate in the case of qualifying legislation described in subsection (a), and supersedes other rules only to the extent that this section is inconsistent with such rules; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2)</num><content> with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of the Senate) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate.</content>
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</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="180">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 180. </inline></num><content> Section 133 of division L, title I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, <ref href="/us/pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</ref>, is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  “ ‘(a) </num><chapeau>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the requirement for two off-duty periods from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. under paragraph 395.3(c) or the restriction on use of more than one restart during a 168-hour period under paragraph 395.3(d) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t49">title 49, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, and those provisions shall have no force or effect upon submission of the final report issued by the Secretary of Transportation, as required by <ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dK/s133">section 133 of division K of Public Law 113–235</ref>, unless the Secretary and the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation each review and determine that the final report.</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “ ‘(1) </num><content>meets the statutory requirements set forth in such section; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “ ‘(2) </num><content>establishes that commercial motor vehicle drivers who operated under the restart provisions in operational effect between July 1, 2013, and the day before the date of enactment of such Public Law demonstrated statistically significant improvement in all outcomes related to safety, operator fatigue, driver health and longevity, and work schedules, in comparison to commercial motor vehicle drivers who operated under the restart provisions in operational effect on June 30, 2013.</content>
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</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “ ‘(b) </num><content>If the Secretary and the Inspector General do not each make the findings outlined in subsection (a) of this section with respect to the final report, hereafter, the 34-hour restart rule in operational effect on June 30, 2013 shall be restored to full force and effect on the date that the Secretary submits the final report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act shall be available to implement, administer, or enforce the rule.’.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="181">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 181.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a)</num><content> Funds made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration—Operations’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid disruption of continuing projects or activities funded by this appropriation.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><content> Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first proviso under the heading ‘Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration—Facilities and Equipment’ in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dL">division L of Public Law 114–113</ref> shall be applied by substituting ‘$479,412,000’ for ‘$470,049,000’ and ‘$2,375,588,000’ for ‘$2,384,951,000’.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="182">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 182.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a)</num><content> Amounts available under section 101 for ‘Department of Transportation—Maritime Administration—Operations and Training’ for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and any available prior year balances for the Student Incentive Program at State Maritime Academies may, either in whole or part, be used for costs associated with the midshipmen Sea Year training program of the Academy without regard to any limitations on reprogramming or transfer under <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dL">division L of Public Law 114–113</ref> or otherwise applicable under a provision of this Act.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><content> The matter under the heading ‘Department of Transportation—Maritime Administration—Operations and Training’ in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dL">division L of Public Law 114–113</ref> is amended by striking the third proviso (relating to an Academy spending plan).</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="183">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 183. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Public and Indian Housing—Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to renew grants for rental assistance and administrative costs that were provided pursuant to the third through tenth provisos of paragraph (5) under such heading in <ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dK/tII">title II of division K of Public Law 113–235</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/128/2732">128 Stat. 2732</ref>).</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="184">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 184. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if not later than 10 days after the end of the Second Session of the 114th Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (‘OMB’) determines that the total of enacted appropriations for fiscal year 2017 subject to the discretionary spending limits in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, excluding any appropriations that would result in adjustments under section 251(b)(2) of such Act, does not exceed the sum of the unadjusted discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2017 in section 251(c)(4) of such Act and provides written notification of that determination, then the final sequestration report for fiscal year 2017 under section 254(f)(1) of such Act and any order for fiscal year 2017 under section 254(f)(5) of such Act shall be issued, for the Congressional Budget Office, 10 days after the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act and, for OMB, 15 days after the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That the written notification required by this section shall include the total dollar amount and estimated uniform percentage that would be required to eliminate a breach within a category if OMB were to issue such final sequestration report and order pursuant to the timetable in section 254(a) of such Act.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="185">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 185. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for the ‘Emergency Watershed Protection Program’, there is appropriated $103,140,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, and for the ‘Emergency Conservation Program’, there is appropriated $102,978,524 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That all amounts made available by this section are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="186">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 186. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, there is appropriated $74,700,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration—Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration’ for repairs at National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities damaged by Hurricane Matthew: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="187">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 187. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, there is appropriated $54,827,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil—Construction’ for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to address emergency situations at Corps of Engineers projects, and to rehabilitate and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, caused by natural disasters: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="188">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 188. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, there is appropriated $290,708,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil—Mississippi River and Tributaries’ for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="189">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 189. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, there is appropriated $259,574,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil—Operation and Maintenance’ for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="190">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 190. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, there is appropriated $419,891,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil—Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n">33 U.S.C. 701n</ref>), for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law:<proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="191">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 191. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to any amount otherwise provided by section 101 for the ‘Emergency Relief Program’, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s125">section 125 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, there is appropriated $1,004,017,000 for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended:<proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="192">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 192.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a)</num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for ‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development—Community Development Fund’, there is appropriated $1,808,976,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, that is identical to the additional appropriation for fiscal year 2016 in section 145(a) of this Act (except that ‘enactment of this Act’ shall be treated as referring to enactment of this section, and except for the last proviso under such subsection), and with respect to which the same authority and conditions shall be in effect: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That of the amount made available by this subsection, $1,416,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and $392,976,000 is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><content> Of the amounts made available by subsection (a) and designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, up to $3,000,000 may be transferred, in aggregate, to ‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Planning and Development’ for necessary costs, including information technology costs, of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts in section 145 and all amounts in this section.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="193">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 193. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Food and Drug Administration-FDA Innovation Account’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Account’): <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, are for the necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under section 1002(b)(4) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Food and Drug Administration—Salaries and Expenses’ solely for the purposes provided in such Act: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That upon a determination by the Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the Account: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="194">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 194. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $352,000,000, to remain available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—National Institutes of Health—NIH Innovation Account’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Account’): <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1001(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section 1001(b)(2)(A) of such Act, are for the necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described in section 1001(b)(4) of such Act and in the amounts provided for fiscal year 2017 in such section 1001(b)(4), and may be transferred by the Director of the National Institutes of Health to other accounts of the National Institutes of Health solely for the purposes provided in such Act: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That upon a determination by the Director that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the Account: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="195">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 195. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Account For the State Response to the Opioid Abuse Crisis’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Account’): <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1003(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section 1003(b)(2)(A) of such Act, are for the necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under section 1003(c) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to other accounts of the Department solely for the purposes provided in such Act: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That upon a determination by the Secretary that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the Account: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="196">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 196.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a)</num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for ‘Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants’, there is appropriated $100,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act pursuant to section 2201 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><content> The last proviso of paragraph (1) under the heading ‘Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants’ in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dG">division G of Public Law 114–113</ref> shall be applied to amounts made available by this section by substituting for ‘only where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act’ the following: ‘where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to the date of enactment if the State, with concurrence from the Administrator, determines that such funds could be used to help address a threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency declaration has been issued due to a threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal drinking water supply before the date of enactment of this Act: <proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That in a State in which such an emergency declaration has been issued, the State may use more than 20 percent of the funds made available under this title to the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients’.</proviso></content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="197">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 197.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a)</num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there is provided for ‘Environmental Protection Agency—Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account’ for the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3901/etseq">33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.</ref>), $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $2,073,000,000.</proviso></content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><content> In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3908">33 U.S.C. 3908</ref> and 3909) shall be credited to the appropriation made by this section to remain available until expended.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c)</num><content> Of the amounts provided under subsection (a), not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3912">33 U.S.C. 3912</ref>).</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="198">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 198. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Environmental Health’, for carrying out section 2203 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there is appropriated $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, of which $17,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 2203(b) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 and $2,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 2203(c) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such funds may be made available to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for carrying out such sections of the Water and Waste Act of 2016.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="199">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 199. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Environmental Health’, for carrying out section 2204(a) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there is appropriated $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for childhood lead poisoning prevention programs authorized under section 317A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247b–1">42 U.S.C. 247b–1</ref>).</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="200">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 200. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Health Resources and Services Administration—Maternal and Child Health’, for carrying out section 2204(b) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there is appropriated $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for the Healthy Start Initiative authorized under section 330H of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254c–8">42 U.S.C. 254c–8</ref>).</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num value="201">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 201.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a)</num><content>Of any available amounts appropriated under <ref href="/us/pl/114/10/s301/b/3">section 301(b)(3) of Public Law 114–10</ref>, $170,000,000 is rescinded immediately upon enactment of this section.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b)</num><content> In the Senate, the budgetary effects of this section shall not count for purposes of the amount in section 3103(b)(3) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016 (S. Con. Res. 11) when determining points of order pursuant to section 3103(b)(1) of that section of that concurrent resolution.”</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedContent>.</content>
</paragraph>
</section><level><p style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10">   This division may be cited as the <shortTitle role="division">“Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017”</shortTitle>.</p></level>
</division>
<division style="-uslm-lc:I650178"><num value="B">DIVISION B—</num><heading>SECURITY ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017</heading>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><content>   The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes, namely:</content></section>
<title style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><num value="I">TITLE I</num><heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</heading>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">MILITARY PERSONNEL</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Military Personnel, Army</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Army”, $196,964,000, of which $94,034,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $102,930,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Military Personnel, Navy</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Navy”, $10,484,000, of which $7,354,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $3,130,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Military Personnel, Marine Corps</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Marine Corps”, $5,840,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Military Personnel, Air Force</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Air Force”, $51,830,000, of which $37,640,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $14,190,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Operation and Maintenance, Army</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army”, $3,173,679,000, of which $2,734,952,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $438,727,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Operation and Maintenance, Navy</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, $97,881,000, of which $95,531,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $2,350,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps”, $180,546,000, of which $168,446,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $12,100,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force”, $428,046,000, of which $382,496,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $45,550,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $446,283,000, of which $412,959,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $33,324,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Iraq Train and Equip Fund</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Iraq Train and Equip Fund”, $289,500,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">PROCUREMENT</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Missile Procurement, Army</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Missile Procurement, Army”, $229,100,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Other Procurement, Army</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Army”, $72,000,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force”, $201,563,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Missile Procurement, Air Force</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Missile Procurement, Air Force”, $83,900,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Other Procurement, Air Force</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Air Force”, $137,884,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army”, $78,700,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, $3,000,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund”, $87,800,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
</title>
<title style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><num value="II">TITLE II</num><heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS</heading>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Administration of Foreign Affairs</heading>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">diplomatic and consular programs</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Diplomatic and Consular Programs”, $1,052,400,000 to remain available until September 30, 2018, of which $927,189,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such funds are for operational and security requirements to support activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia, and to counter Russian influence: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">office of inspector general</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Office of Inspector General”, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">embassy security, construction, and maintenance</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance”, $654,411,000, to remain available until expended, for construction of, and security enhancements for, United States diplomatic facilities in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia, of which $618,411,000 is for Worldwide Security Upgrades: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">operating expenses</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Operating Expenses”, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for operational and security requirements to support activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">capital investment fund</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Capital Investment Fund”, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">office of inspector general</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Office of Inspector General”, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">international disaster assistance</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “International Disaster Assistance”, $616,100,000, to remain available until expended, for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, including in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">transition initiatives</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Transition Initiatives”, $50,234,000, to remain available until expended, for programs to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism, and address the needs of populations impacted by such organizations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">economic support fund</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Economic Support Fund”, $1,030,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for programs to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism, and address the needs of populations impacted by such organizations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for programs that include activities to document, investigate, and prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other human rights violations in Iraq and Syria, including to build capacity of Syrian and Iraqi investigators; atrocity prevention, transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration programs for vulnerable and persecuted minorities and ethnic groups in the Middle East and North Africa; and support for higher education institutions in Iraq: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That such funds shall also be made available for assistance for major non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies in the Middle East and North Africa, including Jordan and Tunisia: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, $157,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for programs to counter Russian influence: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for assistance for Ukraine, Georgia, and other countries affected by Russian aggression: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $6,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading “Broadcasting Board of Governors—International Broadcasting Operations” for programs to counter Russian influence: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Department of State</heading>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">migration and refugee assistance</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, to respond to refugee and migration crises, including in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia, except that such funds shall not be made available for the resettlement costs of refugees in the United States: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Department of State</heading>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">international narcotics control and law enforcement</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, $26,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for programs in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, and the Middle East: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, $128,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for anti-terrorism, demining and related programs and activities in Africa and the Middle East: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">peacekeeping operations</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Peacekeeping Operations”, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for equipment, training, logistics, and related support for peacekeeping, stabilization, and counter-terrorism programs in Africa and the Middle East: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">foreign military financing program</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  For an additional amount for “Foreign Military Financing Program”, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for assistance for countries in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, and the Middle East: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for assistance for Ukraine, Georgia, the Baltic states, Tunisia, and Jordan: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<level style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174">GENERAL PROVISIONS</heading>
<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">extension of authorities and conditions</inline></heading><num value="201" style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for by this title, the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2017.</content>
</section>
<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">notification requirement</inline></heading><num value="202" style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this title shall not be available for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, has notified the Committees on Appropriations in writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That the requirement of this section shall not apply to funds made available by this title under the headings “Department of State—Administration of Foreign Affairs—Office of Inspector General”, “United States Agency for International Development—Funds Appropriated to the President—Office of Inspector General”, “Bilateral Economic Assistance—Funds Appropriated to the President—International Disaster Assistance”, and “Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of State—Migration and Refugee Assistance”.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">transfer authority</inline></heading><num value="203" style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 203.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “Diplomatic and Consular Programs”, including for Worldwide Security Protection, and “Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  (b) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  (c) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under the heading “International Disaster Assistance”.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  (d) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, “Peacekeeping Operations”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="e">  (e) </num><content>The transfer authority provided by this section shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law.</proviso></content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">consolidated reporting requirement</inline></heading><num value="204" style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this title, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall submit a consolidated report to the Committees on Appropriations on the anticipated uses of such funds on a country and project basis for which the obligation of funds is anticipated, including estimated personnel and administrative costs: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such report shall be updated and submitted to such Committees every 60 days until September 30, 2018, and every 180 days thereafter until all funds have been expended: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated by this title under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” may be obligated prior to submission of the report required by this section.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">loan authority</inline></heading><num value="205" style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 205.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the heading “Economic Support Fund” and in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under such heading may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Iraq, which are authorized to be provided: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That amounts made available under this subsection for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of State should obtain a commitment from the Government of Iraq that such government will make available the proceeds of such financing to regions and governorates, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, in a manner consistent with the principles of equitable share of national revenues contained in clause “Third” of <ref href="/us/cons/a121">Article 121 of the Constitution</ref> of Iraq: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, except that any such notification shall include a detailed summary of the terms and conditions of such financing and an assessment of the extent to which the proposed financing agreement between the Governments of the United States and Iraq supports the constitutional principles of equitable share of national revenues to regions and governorates, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.</proviso></content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  (b) </num><content>Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the authority provided by section 1101 of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</ref>) shall continue in effect through fiscal year 2017: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That any notification submitted pursuant to such section shall include a detailed summary of the terms and conditions of such loan and an assessment of the extent to which use of the proposed loan proceeds would place special emphasis on the Kurdish Peshmerga, Sunni tribal security forces, or other local security forces, with a national security mission.</proviso></content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  (c) </num><content>Funds made available pursuant to this section and section 7034(o)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dK">division K of Public Law 114–113</ref>) from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that were previously designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act and shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I650174"><inline class="small-caps">personal services contracts</inline></heading><num value="206" style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 206. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this title to support counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism programs, including activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, may be used to enter into contracts with individuals for the provision of personal services (as described in <ref href="/us/cfr/t48/s37.104">section 37.104 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (<ref href="/us/cfr/t48/s37.104">48 CFR 37.104</ref>)) in the United States or abroad: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such individuals may not be deemed employees of the United States for the purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That the authority made available pursuant to this section shall expire on September 30, 2018.</proviso></content>
</section>
</level></title><level><p style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10">   This division may be cited as the <shortTitle role="division">“Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017”</shortTitle>.</p></level>
</division>
</main>
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<signature><role style="-uslm-lc:I650114">Speaker of the House of Representatives.</role></signature>
<signature><role style="-uslm-lc:I650114">Vice President of the United States and  President of the Senate.</role></signature>
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<?I50 PUBLIC LAW 114–254—DEC. 10, 2016?>
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<meta><dc:title>Public Law 114–254: Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.</dc:title><dc:type>Public Law</dc:type><docNumber>254</docNumber><citableAs>Public Law 114–254</citableAs><citableAs>130 Stat. 1005</citableAs><dc:publisher>United States Government Publishing Office</dc:publisher><dc:creator>National Archives and Records Administration</dc:creator><dc:creator>Office of the Federal Register</dc:creator><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>EN</dc:language><dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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<preface><page>130 STAT. 1005</page><dc:type>Public Law</dc:type><docNumber>114–254</docNumber><congress value="114">114th Congress</congress></preface>
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<docTitle>An Act</docTitle>
<officialTitle>Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.</officialTitle><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658076" class="centered">Dec. 10, 2016</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658076" class="centered">[<ref href="/us/bill/114/hr/2028">H.R. 2028</ref>]<?GPOvSpace 08?></p></sidenote>
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<enactingFormula style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</enactingFormula><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Further Continuing</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017.</p></sidenote>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This Act may be cited the <shortTitle role="act">“Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017”</shortTitle>.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading>TABLE OF CONTENTS.<?GPOvSpace 04?></heading><content><toc>
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<designator>Sec. 1. </designator>
<label>Short title.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I658242" role="section">
<designator>Sec. 2. </designator>
<label>Table of contents.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I658242" role="section">
<designator>Sec. 3. </designator>
<label>References.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I658242" role="section">
<designator>Sec. 4. </designator>
<label>Availability of funds.</label>
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<designator>DIVISION A—</designator>
<label>FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I658274" role="division">
<designator>DIVISION B—</designator>
<label>SECURITY ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017</label></referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I658242" role="title">
<designator>Title I—</designator>
<label>Department of Defense</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem style="-uslm-lc:I658242" role="title">
<designator>Title II—</designator>
<label>Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies</label>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num value="3">SEC. 3. </num><heading>REFERENCES.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in division B of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num value="4">SEC. 4. </num><heading>AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  (a) </num><content>Each amount designated in this Act, or in an amendment made by this Act, by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  (b) </num><content>Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<division style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="A">DIVISION A—</num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017.</p></sidenote><heading>FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017</heading>
<section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="101">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 101. </inline> </num>
<chapeau class="inline">The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/223/dC">division C of Public Law 114–223</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by—<page>130 STAT. 1006</page></chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12"><i>Ante</i>, p. 910.</p></sidenote><content><amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the date specified in section 106(3) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedText>“April 28, 2017”</quotedText>;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2) </num><content><amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> <quotedText>“0.496 percent”</quotedText> in section 101(b) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedText>“0.1901 percent”</quotedText>; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3) </num><content><amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after section 145 the following new sections:<quotedContent><section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="146">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 146. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Farm Service Agency—Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to fund loans for which applications are approved.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="147">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 147. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Food and Nutrition Service—Child Nutrition Programs’ to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (<ref href="/us/pl/111/80">Public Law 111–80</ref>) may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to ensure that the program can be fully operational by May, 2017.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="148">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 148. </inline></num><content> Section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1769g/d">42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)</ref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘2010 through 2016’ and inserting ‘2010 through 2017’.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="149">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 149. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Rural Utilities Service’ may be transferred between appropriations under such heading as necessary for the cost of direct telecommunications loans authorized by section 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<ref href="/us/usc/t7/s935">7 U.S.C. 935</ref>).</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="150">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 150. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by Section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account’ for the section 538 Guaranteed Multi-Family Housing Loan Program may be apportioned up to the rate necessary to fund loans for which applications are approved.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="151">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 151. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Procurement, Acquisition and Construction’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned launch schedules for the Joint Polar Satellite System.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="152">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 152. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Commerce—Bureau of the Census—Periodic Censuses and Programs’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the schedule and deliver the required data according to statutory deadlines in the 2020 Decennial Census Program.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="153">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 153. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration—Exploration’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned launch capability schedules for the Space Launch System launch vehicle, Exploration Ground Systems, and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle programs.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="154">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 154. </inline></num><content> In addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, and notwithstanding section 104 and section 109, for ‘Department of Justice—State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—Office of Justice Programs—State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’, there is appropriated $7,000,000, for an additional amount for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program for the purpose of providing reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement overtime costs directly and solely associated with protection of the President-elect incurred from November 9, 2016 until the inauguration of the President-elect as President: <page>130 STAT. 1007</page><proviso><i>Provided</i>, That reimbursement shall be provided only for overtime costs that a State or local law enforcement agency can document as being over and above normal law enforcement operations and directly attributable to security for the President-elect.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="155">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 155. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding sections 101, 102, and 104 of this Act, from within amounts provided for ‘Department of Defense—Procurement—Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’, funds are provided for ‘Ohio Replacement Submarine (AP)’ at a rate for operations of $773,138,000.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="156">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 156.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a) </num><content>Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104 of this Act, amounts made available pursuant to section 101 may be used for multiyear procurement contracts, including advance procurement, for the AH–64E Attack Helicopter and the UH–60M Black Hawk Helicopter.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><content>The Secretary of the Army may exercise the authority conferred in subsection (a) notwithstanding subsection (i)(1) of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2306b">section 2306b of title 10, United States Code</ref>, until the date of enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, subject to satisfaction of all other requirements of such section 2306b.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="157">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 157. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding section 102, funds made available pursuant to section 101 for ‘Department of Defense—Procurement—Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’ are provided for the KC–46A Tanker up to the rate for operations necessary to support the production rate specified in the President’s fiscal year 2017 budget request.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="158">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 158. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding section 101, <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dD/s301/d">section 301(d) of division D of Public Law 114–113</ref> shall not apply to amounts made available by this Act for ‘Department of Energy—Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons Activities’: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That<sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Notification.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Deadline.</p></sidenote> the Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 15 days after funds made available by this Act for such account are allotted to a Department of Energy program, project, or activity at a rate for operations that differs from that provided under such heading in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dD">division D of Public Law 114–113</ref> by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="159">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 159. </inline></num><content> As authorized by section 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/74">Public Law 114–74</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s6239">42 U.S.C. 6239 note</ref>), the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell not to exceed $375,400,000 of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in fiscal year 2017: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That the proceeds from such drawdown and sale shall be deposited into the ‘Energy Security and Infrastructure Modernization Fund’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’) during fiscal year 2017: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That in addition to amounts otherwise made available by section 101, and notwithstanding section 104, any amounts deposited in the Fund shall be made available and shall remain available until expended at a rate for operations of $375,400,000, for necessary expenses in carrying out the Life Extension II project for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="160">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 160. </inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a) </num><content>Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for ‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund’ at a rate for operations of $767,014,000: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amounts may not be reprogrammed below the levels provided in the table referred to in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dD/s301/d">section 301(d) of division D of Public Law 114–113</ref>.<page>130 STAT. 1008</page></proviso></content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><content>As of the date of the enactment of this section, section 123 of this Act shall not be in effect.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="161">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 161. </inline></num><content> In addition to amounts provided by section 101, amounts are provided for ‘General Services Administration—Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents’ for the pension of the outgoing President at a rate for operations of $157,000.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="162">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 162.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">SOAR Funding Availability Act.</p></sidenote><heading><inline class="small-caps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the <shortTitle role="section">‘SOAR Funding Availability Act’</shortTitle>.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Requiring Use of Funds Remaining Unobligated From Previous Fiscal Years</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3007 of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (sec. 38–1853.07, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="e">  “ ‘(e) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Requiring Use Of Funds Remaining Unobligated From Previous Fiscal Years</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “ ‘(1) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">In general</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>To the extent that any funds appropriated for the opportunity scholarship program under this division for any fiscal year remain available for subsequent fiscal years under section 3014(c), the Secretary shall make such funds available to eligible entities receiving grants under section 3004(a) for the uses described in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I658124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="A">  “ ‘(A) </num><content>in the case of any remaining funds that were appropriated before the date of enactment of the SOAR Funding Availability Act, beginning on the date of enactment of such Act; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I658124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="B">  “ ‘(B) </num><content>in the case of any remaining funds appropriated on or after the date of enactment of such Act, by the first day of the first subsequent fiscal year.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “ ‘(2) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Use of funds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>If an eligible entity to which the Secretary provided additional funds under paragraph (1) elects to use such funds during a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall use—</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I658124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="A">  “ ‘(A) </num><content>not less than 95 percent of such additional funds to provide additional scholarships for eligible students under subsection (a), or to increase the amount of the scholarships, during such year; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I658124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="B">  “ ‘(B) </num><content>not more than a total of 5 percent of such additional funds for administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring, as described in subsections (b), (c), and (d), during such year.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “ ‘(3) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Special rule</inline>.—</heading><content>Any amounts made available for administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring under paragraph (2)(B) shall be in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes in accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d).’.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedContent></content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Availability of Funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 3014 of such Act (sec. 38–1853.14, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “ ‘(c) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Availability</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts appropriated under subsection (a)(1), including amounts appropriated and available under such subsection before the date of enactment of the SOAR Funding Availability Act, shall remain available until expended.’.</content>
</subsection>
</quotedContent></content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Effective Date</inline>.—</heading><content>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="163">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 163. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support’, ‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’, ‘Transportation Security Administration—Operations and Support’, <page>130 STAT. 1009</page>and ‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’ accounts of the Department of Homeland Security shall be apportioned at a rate for operations as necessary, and apportioned to provide staffing levels as necessary, to ensure border security, fulfill immigration enforcement priorities, maintain aviation security activities, and carry out the mission associated with the protection of the President-elect.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="164">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 164. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘National Gallery of Art—Salaries and Expenses’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to provide for staffing, maintenance, security, and administrative expenses for the recently reopened galleries.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="165">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 165. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Smithsonian Institution—Salaries and Expenses’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to provide for facilities maintenance, facilities operations, security, and support at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="166">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 166. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Services’ and for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Facilities’, respectively, may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to provide for costs of staffing and operating newly constructed facilities.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="167">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 167.</inline></num><heading><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12"><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1201">30 USC 1201 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> Miners Health Benefits.—</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  “(a) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>This section may be cited as the <shortTitle role="section">‘Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act’</shortTitle>.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Inclusion of Certain Retirees in the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 402(h)(2)(C) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1232/h/2/C">30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)</ref>) is amended—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><content>by striking ‘A transfer’ and inserting the following:<quotedContent><clause style="-uslm-lc:I658126" class="indent3 fontsize10"><num value="i">  “ ‘(i) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Transfer to the plan</inline>.—</heading><content>A transfer’;</content>
</clause>
</quotedContent></content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><content>by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and moving such subclauses 2 ems to the right; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3) </num><content>by striking the matter following such subclause (II) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:<quotedContent><clause style="-uslm-lc:I658126" class="indent3 fontsize10"><num value="ii">  “ ‘(ii) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Calculation of excess</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The excess determined under clause (i) shall be calculated—</chapeau><subclause style="-uslm-lc:I658128" class="indent4 fontsize10"><num value="I">  “ ‘(I) </num><content>except as provided in subclause (II), by taking into account only those beneficiaries actually enrolled in the Plan as of December 31, 2006, who are eligible to receive health benefits under the Plan on the first day of the calendar year for which the transfer is made; and</content>
</subclause>
<subclause style="-uslm-lc:I658128" class="indent4 fontsize10"><num value="II">  “ ‘(II) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Time period.</p></sidenote><chapeau> for purposes of the transfer made for fiscal year 2017, as if, for the period beginning January 1, 2017, and ending April 30, 2017, only—</chapeau><item style="-uslm-lc:I658130" class="indent5 fontsize10"><num value="aa">  “ ‘(aa) </num><content>those beneficiaries actually enrolled in the Plan as of the date of the enactment of the Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act who are eligible to receive health benefits under the Plan on January 1, 2017, other than those beneficiaries enrolled in the Plan under the terms of a participation agreement with <page>130 STAT. 1010</page>the current or former employer of such beneficiaries; and</content>
</item>
<item style="-uslm-lc:I658130" class="indent5 fontsize10"><num value="bb">  “ ‘(bb) </num><content>those beneficiaries whose health benefits, defined as those benefits payable directly following death or retirement or upon a finding of disability by an employer in the bituminous coal industry under a coal wage agreement (as defined in section 9701(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), would be denied or reduced as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding commenced in 2012 or 2015,</content>
</item>
<continuation style="-uslm-lc:I658128" class="indent4 fontsize10">were taken into account, and for any other period during such fiscal year, only the beneficiaries described in subclause (I) were taken into account.</continuation>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-lc:I658126" class="indent3 fontsize10"><num value="iii">  “ ‘(iii) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Eligibility of certain retirees</inline>.—</heading><content>Individuals referred to in clause (ii)(II)(bb) shall be treated as eligible to receive health benefits under the Plan for the plan year that includes January 1, 2017.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-lc:I658126" class="indent3 fontsize10"><num value="iv">  “ ‘(iv) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Requirements for transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>The amount of the transfer otherwise determined under this subparagraph for fiscal year 2017 shall be reduced by any amount transferred for the fiscal year to the Plan, to pay benefits required under the Plan, from a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association established as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding described in clause (ii)(II).</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-lc:I658126" class="indent3 fontsize10"><num value="v">  “ ‘(v) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">VEBA transfer</inline>.—</heading><content>The administrator of such voluntary employees’ beneficiary association shall transfer to the Plan any amounts received as a result of such bankruptcy proceeding, reduced by an amount for administrative costs of such association.’.</content>
</clause>
</quotedContent></content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Preservation of Payments to States and Indian Tribes</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Subparagraph (B) of section 402(i)(3) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (<ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1232/i/3">30 U.S.C. 1232(i)(3)</ref>) is amended—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><content>by striking ‘so that’ and inserting ‘under paragraph (1) so that’;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><content>by striking ‘each transfer’ in clause (i) and inserting ‘each such transfer’; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3) </num><content>by striking ‘this subsection’ in clause (iii) and inserting ‘paragraph (1)’.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Budgetary Effects</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Statutory paygo scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Senate paygo scorecards</inline>.—</heading><content>The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Classification of budgetary effects</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this section shall not be estimated—<page>130 STAT. 1011</page></chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I658124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="A">  “(A) </num><content>for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I658124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="B">  “(B) </num><content>for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="168">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 168. </inline></num><content> <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Applicability.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding section 111, the fourth proviso under the heading ‘Department of Labor—Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs—Special Benefits’ shall be applied by substituting ‘$66,675,000’ for ‘$62,170,000’, ‘$22,740,000’ for ‘$21,140,000’, ‘$16,866,000’ for ‘$16,668,000’ and ‘$4,101,000’ for ‘$1,394,000’.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="169">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 169. </inline></num><content> <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Applicability.</p></sidenote>Section 458(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<ref href="/us/usc/t20/s1087h/a/4">20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)(4)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting ‘2017’ for ‘2016’.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="170">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 170.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) may transfer up to $300,000,000 from the Fund established by section 223 of the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3514a">42 U.S.C. 3514a</ref>) to ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’ only for activities authorized under section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<ref href="/us/usc/t6/s279">6 U.S.C. 279</ref>) and section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t8/s1232">8 U.S.C. 1232</ref>): <proviso><i>Provided</i>, <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Time period.</p></sidenote>That such funds transferred shall not be available for obligation prior to February 1, 2017.</proviso></content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Time period.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Consultation.</p></sidenote><content> In addition to amounts provided by subsection (a), if after March 1, 2017, and before the date specified in section 106(3), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines that the percentage increase in the cumulative number of cases transferred to the custody of the Secretary pursuant to such sections 462 and 235 for the current fiscal year over the number transferred through the comparable date in the previous fiscal year exceeds 40 percent, an amount not to exceed $200,000,000 may be made available to ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’ only for activities authorized under such sections 462 and 235.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Notification.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content> The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified at least 15 days in advance of any funds being made available under subsection (a).</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Rescission.</p></sidenote><content> Of the unobligated balances available in the Fund established by section 223 of the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3514a">42 U.S.C. 3514a</ref>), $100,000,000 is hereby rescinded.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="171">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 171. </inline></num><content> <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Deadline.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, within 10 days of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall transfer funds appropriated for fiscal year 2017 under <ref href="/us/pl/111/148/s4002">section 4002 of Public Law 111–148</ref> (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s300u–11">42 U.S.C. 300u–11</ref>) to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified in subsection (a) of <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dH/s221">section 221 of division H of Public Law 114–113</ref>, except that the Secretary shall adjust the amounts transferred to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under this section to result in a total amount transferred to such agency under this section that is $1,000,000 less than the total amount transferred to such agency under such section 221: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Applicability.</p></sidenote>That subsections (b) and (c) <page>130 STAT. 1012</page>of such section 221 shall apply to amounts transferred under this section.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="172">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 172. </inline></num><content> <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Applicability.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Time period.</p></sidenote>The fifth proviso under the heading ‘Social Security Administration—Limitation on Administrative Expenses’ in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dH">division H of Public Law 114–113</ref> shall be applied during the period covered by this Act by substituting ‘shall be used for activities to address the hearing backlog within the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review’ for ‘shall be for necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of the Arthur J. Altmeyer Building’.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="173">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 173. </inline></num><content> <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Extension.</p></sidenote>Activities authorized under part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (except for activities authorized in section 403(b)) shall continue through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2016, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="174">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 174. </inline></num><content> The Secretary of Health and Human Services may use discretionary amounts appropriated in this Act for the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out section 399V–6 of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s280g–17">42 U.S.C. 280g–17</ref>).</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="175">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 175. </inline></num><content> <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4501">2 USC 4501 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4501">2 U.S.C. 4501</ref>) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2017.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="176">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 176.</inline></num><heading><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12"><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s2001">2 USC 2001 note</ref>.</p></sidenote> Transfer of O’Neill Building to House of Representatives.—</heading><subsection class="inline"><num value="a">(a) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Transfer</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Effective <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Effective date.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Time period.</p></sidenote>upon the expiration of the 180-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this section—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><content>the building described in subsection (e) shall become an office building of the House of Representatives;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><content>the Administrator of General Services shall transfer custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction over the building to the Architect of the Capitol; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3) </num><content>the Architect of the Capitol shall exercise custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction over the building subject to the direction of the House Office Building Commission.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Treatment as House Office Building and Part of Capitol Grounds</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Upon the transfer of custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a), the building and grounds described in subsection (e) shall be treated as a House Office Building and as part of the United States Capitol Grounds for purposes of all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the House Office Buildings and the Capitol Grounds, including—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t40/ch51">chapter 51 of title 40, United States Code</ref> (relating to the administration of the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds); and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><content>section 9 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes’, approved July 31, 1946 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1961">2 U.S.C. 1961</ref>) (relating to the authority of the United States Capitol Police to police the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds).</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Authority of Architect of the Capitol to Enter Into Leases and Other Agreements With Federal Departments and Agencies for Use of Building</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><page>130 STAT. 1013</page></chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Authority described</inline>.—</heading><content>The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to enter into leases and other agreements with departments and agencies of the Federal Government for the use of the building described in subsection (e) (or portions thereof), subject to the approval of the House Office Building Commission.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Collection of payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Pursuant to a lease or other agreement entered into between the Architect of the Capitol and a department or agency of the Federal Government under the authority described in paragraph (1), the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to collect payments from such department or agency and such department or agency is authorized to make payments to the Architect of the Capitol, including payments of commercially-equivalent rent.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Treatment of payments</inline>.—</heading><content>Any payments received by the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to any lease or other agreement entered into under this subsection shall be deposited to the appropriation available to the Architect of the Capitol from the House Office Buildings Fund established under subsection (d) and shall be subject to future appropriation.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">House Office Buildings Fund</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Establishment</inline>.—</heading><content>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘House Office Buildings Fund’ (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Contents of fund</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Fund shall consist of the following amounts:</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I658124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="A">  “(A) </num><content>Amounts transferred by the Architect of the Capitol under paragraph (3) of subsection (c).</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I658124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="B">  “(B) </num><content>Interest earned on the balance of the Fund.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I658124" class="indent2 fontsize10"><num value="C">  “(C) </num><content>Such other amounts as may be appropriated by law.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Use of fund</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Architect of the Capitol for the maintenance, care, and operation of the House office buildings, and may be used to reimburse the United States Capitol Police, the House of Representatives, or any other office of the legislative branch which provides goods or services for the maintenance, care, and operation of the building and grounds described in subsection (e), in such amounts as may be appropriated under law.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  “(4) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Notification to committee on appropriations</inline>.—</heading><content>Upon making any obligation or expenditure of any amount in the Fund, the Architect of the Capitol shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of the amount and purpose of the obligation or expenditure.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="5">  “(5) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Continuing availability of funds</inline>.—</heading><content>Amounts in the Fund are available without regard to fiscal year limitation.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="e">  “(e) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Description of Building and Grounds</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Description</inline>.—</heading><content>The building and grounds described in this subsection is the Federal building located in the District of Columbia which is commonly known as the ‘Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Federal Building’, and which is more particularly described as follows: Square 579, Lot 827, at 200 C Street Southwest, bounded by C Street Southwest on the north, by 2nd Street Southwest on the east, by D Street Southwest on the south, and by 3rd Street Southwest on the west, and by all that area contiguous to and surrounding Square 579 <page>130 STAT. 1014</page>from the property line thereof to the west curb of 3rd Street Southwest, the north curb of C Street Southwest, the east curb of 2nd Street Southwest, and the south curb of D Street Southwest.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Retention of responsibilities of district of columbia</inline>.—</heading><content>The Mayor of the District of Columbia will retain responsibility for the maintenance and improvement of those portions of the streets which are situated between the curb lines of the streets referenced in paragraph (1).</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="177">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 177.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a) </num><chapeau>During the 115th Congress—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><content>amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority of the Senate shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><content>the duties and authorities of the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority of the Senate under section 3 of title I of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s6154">2 U.S.C. 6154</ref>), section 101 of chapter VIII of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s6156">2 U.S.C. 6156</ref>), or any other provision of law shall be duties and authorities of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Applicability.</p></sidenote><chapeau> For purposes of any individual employed by the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate during the 115th Congress—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><content>section 506(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s6314/e">2 U.S.C. 6314(e)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting ‘Assistant Minority Leader’ for ‘Secretary of the Conference of the Minority’;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t18/s207/e/9/M">section 207(e)(9)(M) of title 18, United States Code</ref>, shall be applied by substituting ‘Assistant Minority Leader’ for ‘secretary of the Conference of the Minority’; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3) </num><content>subsection (b) of the first section of S. Res. 458 (98th Congress) shall be applied by substituting ‘Assistant Minority Leader’ for ‘Secretary of the Conference of the Minority’.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content> For purposes of any individual employed by the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate during the 115th Congress, with respect to any practice that occurs during that Congress, section 220(e)(2)(C) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1351/e/2/C">2 U.S.C. 1351(e)(2)(C)</ref>) shall be applied by substituting ‘the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate’ for ‘the Office of the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority of the Senate’.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d) </num><content>Nothing in this section shall be construed to have any effect on the continuation of any procedure or action initiated under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1301/etseq">2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.</ref>) or <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s207">section 207 of title 18, United States Code</ref>.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="178">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 178. </inline></num><content> Section 21(d) of Senate Resolution 64 of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, 1st session (agreed to on March 5, 2013) is amended by striking ‘December 31, 2016’ and inserting ‘December 31, 2018’.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="179">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 179. </inline></num><heading>Expedited Consideration of Certain Legislation.—</heading><subsection role="definitions" style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  “(a) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Qualifying Legislation Defined</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>In this section, the term <term>‘qualifying legislation’</term> means a Senate bill or joint resolution—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Time period.</p></sidenote><content> that is introduced in the Senate during the 30-calendar day period beginning on the date on which Congress convenes the First Session of the 115th Congress;<page>130 STAT. 1015</page>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><content>the title of which is as follows: ‘To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.’; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3) </num><content>the matter after the enacting or resolving clause of which is as follows:<quotedContent><section style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num value="1" class="bold ">“ ‘SECTION 1.</num><heading class="bold "> EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION AGAINST APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF RELIEF FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  “ ‘(a) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">In General</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding the second sentence of <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s113/a">section 113(a) of title 10, United States Code</ref>, the first person appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as Secretary of Defense after the date of the enactment of this Act may be a person who is, on the date of appointment, within seven years after relief, but not within three years after relief, from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “ ‘(b) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Applicability.</p></sidenote><heading><inline class="small-caps">Limited Exception</inline>.—</heading><content>This section applies only to the first person appointed as Secretary of Defense as described in subsection (a) after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to no other person.’.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading><inline class="small-caps">Introduction</inline>.—</heading><content>During the 30-calendar day period described in subsection (a)(1), qualifying legislation may be introduced in the Senate by the Majority Leader (or the Majority Leader’s designee), the Minority Leader (or the Minority Leader’s designee), the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, or the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Armed Services.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Consideration in the Senate</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Committee referral</inline>.—</heading><content>Qualifying legislation introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Armed Services.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Reporting and discharge</inline>.—</heading><content>If the Committee on Armed Services has not reported the qualifying legislation within 5 session days after the date of referral of the legislation, the Committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the legislation, and the qualifying legislation shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  “(3) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Proceeding to consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time after the Committee on Armed Serves reports the qualifying legislation to the Senate or has been discharged from its consideration (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the qualifying legislation, and all points of order against the qualifying legislation (and against consideration of the qualifying legislation) are waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the qualifying legislation is agreed to, the qualifying legislation shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of.<page>130 STAT. 1016</page></content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  “(4) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Consideration</inline>.—</heading><content>Consideration of the qualifying legislation, and all debate, debatable motions, and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the qualifying legislation is not in order.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="5">  “(5) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Vote on passage</inline>.—</heading><content>The vote on passage shall occur immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the qualifying legislation and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate, if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate. Passage of the qualifying legislation shall require an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="6">  “(6) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Rulings of the chair on procedure</inline>.—</heading><content>Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to qualifying legislation shall be decided without debate.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="7">  “(7) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Consideration of veto messages</inline>.—</heading><content>Consideration in the Senate of any veto message with respect to the qualifying legislation, including all debate, debatable motions, and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  “(d) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Rules of the Senate</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>This section is enacted—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “(1) </num><content>as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and as such is deemed a part of the rules of the Senate, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in the Senate in the case of qualifying legislation described in subsection (a), and supersedes other rules only to the extent that this section is inconsistent with such rules; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “(2) </num><content>with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of the Senate) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="180">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 180. </inline></num><content> Section 133 of division L, title I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, <ref href="/us/pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</ref>, <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12"><ref href="/us/stat/129/2850">129 Stat. 2850</ref>.</p></sidenote>is amended to read as follows:<quotedContent><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  “ ‘(a) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Time periods.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Review.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Determination.</p></sidenote><chapeau> None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the requirement for two off-duty periods from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. under paragraph 395.3(c) or the restriction on use of more than one restart during a 168-hour period under paragraph 395.3(d) of <ref href="/us/cfr/t49">title 49, Code of Federal Regulations</ref>, and those provisions shall have no force or effect upon submission of the final report issued by the Secretary of Transportation, as required by <ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dK/s133">section 133 of division K of Public Law 113–235</ref>, unless the Secretary and the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation each review and determine that the final report.</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  “ ‘(1) </num><content>meets the statutory requirements set forth in such section; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  “ ‘(2) </num><content>establishes that commercial motor vehicle drivers who operated under the restart provisions in operational effect between July 1, 2013, and the day before the date of enactment <page>130 STAT. 1017</page>of such Public Law demonstrated statistically significant improvement in all outcomes related to safety, operator fatigue, driver health and longevity, and work schedules, in comparison to commercial motor vehicle drivers who operated under the restart provisions in operational effect on June 30, 2013.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “ ‘(b) </num><content>If the Secretary and the Inspector General do not each make the findings outlined in subsection (a) of this section with respect to the final report, hereafter, the 34-hour restart rule in operational effect on June 30, 2013 shall be restored to full force and effect on the date that the Secretary submits the final report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act shall be available to implement, administer, or enforce the rule.’.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="181">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 181.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a) </num><content>Funds made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration—Operations’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid disruption of continuing projects or activities funded by this appropriation.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Applicability.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first proviso under the heading ‘Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration—Facilities and Equipment’ in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dL">division L of Public Law 114–113</ref> shall be applied by substituting ‘$479,412,000’ for ‘$470,049,000’ and ‘$2,375,588,000’ for ‘$2,384,951,000’.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="182">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 182.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a) </num><content>Amounts available under section 101 for ‘Department of Transportation—Maritime Administration—Operations and Training’ for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and any available prior year balances for the Student Incentive Program at State Maritime Academies may, either in whole or part, be used for costs associated with the midshipmen Sea Year training program of the Academy without regard to any limitations on reprogramming or transfer under <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dL">division L of Public Law 114–113</ref> or otherwise applicable under a provision of this Act.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><content>The matter under the heading ‘Department of Transportation—Maritime Administration—Operations and Training’ in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dL">division L of Public Law 114–113</ref> <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12"><ref href="/us/stat/129/2860">129 Stat. 2860</ref>.</p></sidenote>is amended by striking the third proviso (relating to an Academy spending plan).</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="183">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 183. </inline></num><content> Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Public and Indian Housing—Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to renew grants for rental assistance and administrative costs that were provided pursuant to the third through tenth provisos of paragraph (5) under such heading in <ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dK/tII">title II of division K of Public Law 113–235</ref> (<ref href="/us/stat/128/2732">128 Stat. 2732</ref>).</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="184">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 184. </inline></num><content> <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Deadlines.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Determination.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Notification.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if not later than 10 days after the end of the Second Session of the 114th Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (‘OMB’) determines that the total of enacted appropriations for fiscal year 2017 subject to the discretionary spending limits in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, excluding any appropriations that would result in adjustments under section 251(b)(2) of such Act, does not exceed the sum of the unadjusted discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2017 <page>130 STAT. 1018</page>in section 251(c)(4) of such Act and provides written notification of that determination, then the final sequestration report for fiscal year 2017 under section 254(f)(1) of such Act and any order for fiscal year 2017 under section 254(f)(5) of such Act shall be issued, for the Congressional Budget Office, 10 days after the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act and, for OMB, 15 days after the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That the written notification required by this section shall include the total dollar amount and estimated uniform percentage that would be required to eliminate a breach within a category if OMB were to issue such final sequestration report and order pursuant to the timetable in section 254(a) of such Act.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="185">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 185. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for the ‘Emergency Watershed Protection Program’, there is appropriated $103,140,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, and for the ‘Emergency Conservation Program’, there is appropriated $102,978,524 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That all amounts made available by this section are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="186">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 186. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, there is appropriated $74,700,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration—Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration’ for repairs at National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities damaged by Hurricane Matthew: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="187">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 187. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, there is appropriated $54,827,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil—Construction’ for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to address emergency situations at Corps of Engineers projects, and to rehabilitate and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, caused by natural disasters: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Effective date.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Deadline.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Reports.</p></sidenote>That beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="188">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 188. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, there is appropriated $290,708,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil—Mississippi River and Tributaries’ for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters: <page>130 STAT. 1019</page><proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Effective date.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Deadline.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Reports.</p></sidenote>That beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="189">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 189. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, there is appropriated $259,574,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil—Operation and Maintenance’ for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Effective date.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Deadline.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Reports.</p></sidenote>That beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="190">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 190. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, there is appropriated $419,891,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil—Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s701n">33 U.S.C. 701n</ref>), for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Effective date.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Deadline.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Reports.</p></sidenote>That beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="191">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 191. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to any amount otherwise provided by section 101 for the ‘Emergency Relief Program’, as authorized by <ref href="/us/usc/t23/s125">section 125 of title 23, United States Code</ref>, there is appropriated $1,004,017,000 for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="192">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 192.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for ‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development—Community Development Fund’, there is appropriated $1,808,976,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, that is identical to the additional appropriation for fiscal year 2016 in section 145(a) of this Act (except that ‘enactment of this Act’ shall be treated as referring to enactment of this section, and except for the last <page>130 STAT. 1020</page>proviso under such subsection), and with respect to which the same authority and conditions shall be in effect: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That of the amount made available by this subsection, $1,416,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and $392,976,000 is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><content>Of the amounts made available by subsection (a) and designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, up to $3,000,000 may be transferred, in aggregate, to ‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Planning and Development’ for necessary costs, including information technology costs, of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts in section 145 and all amounts in this section.</content>
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</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="193">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 193. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Food and Drug Administration-FDA Innovation Account’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Account’): <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, are for the necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under section 1002(b)(4) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Food and Drug Administration—Salaries and Expenses’ solely for the purposes provided in such Act: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Determination.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote>That upon a determination by the Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the Account: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="194">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 194. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $352,000,000, to remain available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—National Institutes of Health—NIH Innovation Account’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Account’): <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1001(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section 1001(b)(2)(A) of such Act, are for the necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described in section 1001(b)(4) of such Act and in the amounts provided for fiscal year 2017 in such section 1001(b)(4), and may be transferred by the Director of the National Institutes of Health to other accounts of the National Institutes of Health solely for the purposes provided in such Act: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Determination.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote>That upon a determination by the Director that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the Account: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That this <page>130 STAT. 1021</page>transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="195">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 195. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Account For the State Response to the Opioid Abuse Crisis’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Account’): <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1003(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section 1003(b)(2)(A) of such Act, are for the necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under section 1003(c) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to other accounts of the Department solely for the purposes provided in such Act: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Determination.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Transfer authority.</p></sidenote>That upon a determination by the Secretary that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the Account: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.</proviso></content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="196">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 196.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a) </num><content>Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for ‘Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants’, there is appropriated $100,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act pursuant to section 2201 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Applicability.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">State and local governments.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Determination.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Water.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Lead exposure.</p></sidenote><content>The last proviso of paragraph (1) under the heading ‘Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants’ in <ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dG">division G of Public Law 114–113</ref> shall be applied to amounts made available by this section by substituting for ‘only where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act’ the following: ‘where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to the date of enactment if the State, with concurrence from the Administrator, determines that such funds could be used to help address a threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency declaration has been issued due to a threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal drinking water supply before the date of enactment of this Act: <proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That in a State in which such an emergency declaration has been issued, the State may use more than 20 percent of the funds made available under this title to the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients’.</proviso></content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="197">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 197.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Loans.</p></sidenote><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there is provided for ‘Environmental Protection Agency—Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account’ for the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3901/etseq">33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.</ref>), $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal <page>130 STAT. 1022</page>amount of direct loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $2,073,000,000.</proviso></content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><content>In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3908">33 U.S.C. 3908</ref> and 3909) shall be credited to the appropriation made by this section to remain available until expended.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  “(c) </num><content>Of the amounts provided under subsection (a), not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (<ref href="/us/usc/t33/s3912">33 U.S.C. 3912</ref>).</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="198">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 198. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Environmental Health’, for carrying out section 2203 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there is appropriated $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, of which $17,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 2203(b) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 and $2,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 2203(c) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such funds may be made available to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for carrying out such sections of the Water and Waste Act of 2016.</proviso></content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="199">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 199. </inline></num><content> <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Lead poisoning.</p></sidenote>Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Environmental Health’, for carrying out section 2204(a) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there is appropriated $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for childhood lead poisoning prevention programs authorized under section 317A of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s247b–1">42 U.S.C. 247b–1</ref>).</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="200">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 200. </inline></num><content> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Health Resources and Services Administration—Maternal and Child Health’, for carrying out section 2204(b) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there is appropriated $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for the Healthy Start Initiative authorized under section 330H of the Public Health Service Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s254c–8">42 U.S.C. 254c–8</ref>).</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num value="201">  “<inline class="small-caps">Sec. 201.</inline></num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a"> (a) </num><content>Of any available amounts appropriated under <ref href="/us/pl/114/10/s301/b/3">section 301(b)(3) of Public Law 114–10</ref>, $170,000,000 is rescinded immediately upon enactment of this section.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  “(b) </num><content>In the Senate, the budgetary effects of this section shall not count for purposes of the amount in section 3103(b)(3) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016 (S. Con. Res. 11) when determining points of order pursuant to section 3103(b)(1) of that section of that concurrent resolution.”</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedContent>.</content>
</paragraph>
</section><level><p style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10">   This division may be cited as the <shortTitle role="division">“Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017”</shortTitle>.<page>130 STAT. 1023</page></p></level>
</division>
<division style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="B">DIVISION B—</num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017.</p></sidenote><heading>SECURITY ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017</heading>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><content>   The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes, namely:</content></section>
<title style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="I">TITLE I</num><heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</heading>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">MILITARY PERSONNEL</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Army</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Army”, $196,964,000, of which $94,034,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $102,930,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Navy</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Navy”, $10,484,000, of which $7,354,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $3,130,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Marine Corps</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Marine Corps”, $5,840,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Military Personnel, Air Force</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Military Personnel, Air Force”, $51,830,000, of which $37,640,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $14,190,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.<page>130 STAT. 1024</page></proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Army</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army”, $3,173,679,000, of which $2,734,952,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $438,727,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Navy</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, $97,881,000, of which $95,531,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $2,350,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps”, $180,546,000, of which $168,446,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $12,100,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Air Force</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force”, $428,046,000, of which $382,496,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $45,550,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $446,283,000, of which $412,959,000 is to support counter-terrorism operations and $33,324,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Iraq Train and Equip Fund</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Iraq Train and Equip Fund”, $289,500,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas <page>130 STAT. 1025</page>Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">PROCUREMENT</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Missile Procurement, Army</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Missile Procurement, Army”, $229,100,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Army</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Army”, $72,000,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force”, $201,563,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Missile Procurement, Air Force</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Missile Procurement, Air Force”, $83,900,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Other Procurement, Air Force</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Other Procurement, Air Force”, $137,884,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army”, $78,700,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism <page>130 STAT. 1026</page>pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, $3,000,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund</heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund”, $87,800,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
</title>
<title style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><num value="II">TITLE II</num><heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS</heading>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">DEPARTMENT OF STATE</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Administration of Foreign Affairs</heading>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">diplomatic and consular programs</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Diplomatic and Consular Programs”, $1,052,400,000 to remain available until September 30, 2018, of which $927,189,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available until expended: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such funds are for operational and security requirements to support activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia, and to counter Russian influence: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">office of inspector general</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Office of Inspector General”, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.<page>130 STAT. 1027</page></proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">embassy security, construction, and maintenance</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance”, $654,411,000, to remain available until expended, for construction of, and security enhancements for, United States diplomatic facilities in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia, of which $618,411,000 is for Worldwide Security Upgrades: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">operating expenses</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Operating Expenses”, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for operational and security requirements to support activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">capital investment fund</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Capital Investment Fund”, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">office of inspector general</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Office of Inspector General”, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Funds Appropriated to the President</heading>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">international disaster assistance</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “International Disaster Assistance”, $616,100,000, to remain available until expended, for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, including in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/<page>130 STAT. 1028</page>Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">transition initiatives</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Transition Initiatives”, $50,234,000, to remain available until expended, for programs to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism, and address the needs of populations impacted by such organizations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">economic support fund</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Economic Support Fund”, $1,030,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for programs to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism, and address the needs of populations impacted by such organizations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for programs that include activities to document, investigate, and prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other human rights violations in Iraq and Syria, including to build capacity of Syrian and Iraqi investigators; atrocity prevention, transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration programs for vulnerable and persecuted minorities and ethnic groups in the Middle East and North Africa; and support for higher education institutions in Iraq: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That such funds shall also be made available for assistance for major non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies in the Middle East and North Africa, including Jordan and Tunisia: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, $157,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for programs to counter Russian influence: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for assistance for Ukraine, Georgia, and other countries affected by Russian aggression: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $6,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading “Broadcasting Board of Governors—International Broadcasting Operations” for programs to counter Russian influence: </proviso><proviso><i> Provided further</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.<page>130 STAT. 1029</page></proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">migration and refugee assistance</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, to respond to refugee and migration crises, including in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia, except that such funds shall not be made available for the resettlement costs of refugees in the United States: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="major">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE</heading>
<appropriations level="intermediate">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174">Department of State</heading>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">international narcotics control and law enforcement</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, $26,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for programs in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, and the Middle East: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, $128,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for anti-terrorism, demining and related programs and activities in Africa and the Middle East: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
</appropriations>
<appropriations level="small">
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">peacekeeping operations</inline></heading>
<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Peacekeeping Operations”, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for equipment, training, logistics, and related support for peacekeeping, stabilization, and counter-terrorism programs in Africa and the Middle East: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.<page>130 STAT. 1030</page></proviso></content>
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<content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  For an additional amount for “Foreign Military Financing Program”, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for assistance for countries in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, and the Middle East: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for assistance for Ukraine, Georgia, the Baltic states, Tunisia, and Jordan: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</proviso></content>
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<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">extension of authorities and conditions</inline></heading><num value="201" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 201. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Unless otherwise provided for by this title, the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2017.</content>
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<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">notification requirement</inline></heading><num value="202" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 202. </inline> </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Deadline.</p></sidenote><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this title shall not be available for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, has notified the Committees on Appropriations in writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That the requirement of this section shall not apply to funds made available by this title under the headings “Department of State—Administration of Foreign Affairs—Office of Inspector General”, “United States Agency for International Development—Funds Appropriated to the President—Office of Inspector General”, “Bilateral Economic Assistance—Funds Appropriated to the President—International Disaster Assistance”, and “Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of State—Migration and Refugee Assistance”.</proviso></content>
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<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">transfer authority</inline></heading><num value="203" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 203.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a">(a)</num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Determination.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Reports.</p></sidenote><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “Diplomatic and Consular Programs”, including for Worldwide Security Protection, and “Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  (b) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  (c) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and <page>130 STAT. 1031</page>Central Asia” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under the heading “International Disaster Assistance”.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="d">  (d) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the headings “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, “Peacekeeping Operations”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program” may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="e">  (e) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Consultation.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Notification.</p></sidenote><content>The transfer authority provided by this section shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law.</proviso></content>
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<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">consolidated reporting requirement</inline></heading><num value="204" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 204. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this title, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall submit a consolidated report to the Committees on Appropriations on the anticipated uses of such funds on a country and project basis for which the obligation of funds is anticipated, including estimated personnel and administrative costs: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such report shall be updated and submitted to such Committees every 60 days until September 30, 2018, and every 180 days thereafter until all funds have been expended: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That funds appropriated by this title under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” may be obligated prior to submission of the report required by this section.</proviso></content>
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<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">loan authority</inline></heading><num value="205" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 205.</inline> </num><subsection class="inline"><num value="a">(a) </num><content>Funds appropriated by this title under the heading “Economic Support Fund” and in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under such heading may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Iraq, which are authorized to be provided: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That amounts made available under this subsection for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That the Secretary of State should obtain a commitment from the Government of Iraq that such government will make available the proceeds of such financing to regions and governorates, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, in a manner consistent with the principles of equitable share of national revenues contained in clause “Third” of <ref href="/us/cons/a121">Article 121 of the Constitution</ref> of Iraq: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Consultation.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Notification.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Assessment.</p></sidenote>That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, except that any such notification shall include a detailed summary of the terms and conditions of such financing and an assessment of the extent to which the proposed financing agreement between the Governments of the United States and Iraq supports the constitutional principles of equitable share of national revenues to regions and governorates, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.<page>130 STAT. 1032</page>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  (b) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Extension.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Assessment.</p></sidenote><content>Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the authority provided by section 1101 of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</ref>) shall continue in effect through fiscal year 2017: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That any notification submitted pursuant to such section shall include a detailed summary of the terms and conditions of such loan and an assessment of the extent to which use of the proposed loan proceeds would place special emphasis on the Kurdish Peshmerga, Sunni tribal security forces, or other local security forces, with a national security mission.</proviso></content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="c">  (c) </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">President.</p></sidenote><content>Funds made available pursuant to this section and section 7034(o)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/113/dK">division K of Public Law 114–113</ref>) from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that were previously designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act and shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.</content>
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<section><heading style="-uslm-lc:I658174"><inline class="small-caps">personal services contracts</inline></heading><num value="206" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <inline class="small-caps">Sec. 206. </inline> </num><content class="inline">Funds appropriated by this title to support counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism programs, including activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, may be used to enter into contracts with individuals for the provision of personal services (as described in <ref href="/us/cfr/t48/s37.104">section 37.104 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations</ref> (<ref href="/us/cfr/t48/s37.104">48 CFR 37.104</ref>)) in the United States or abroad: <proviso><i>Provided</i>, That such individuals may not be deemed employees of the United States for the purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel <sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Expiration date.</p></sidenote>Management: </proviso><proviso><i>Provided further</i>, That the authority made available pursuant to this section shall expire on September 30, 2018.</proviso></content>
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</level></title><level><p style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10">   This division may be cited as the <shortTitle role="division">“Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017”</shortTitle>.</p></level>
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<actionDescription style="-uslm-lc:I658030">Approved December 10, 2016.</actionDescription></action>
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<headingText style="-uslm-lc:I658032">HOUSE REPORTS:</headingText> ┐No. <ref href="/us/hrpt/114/91">114–91</ref> (<committee>Comm. on Appropriations</committee>).
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<headingText style="-uslm-lc:I658032">SENATE REPORTS:</headingText> ┐No. <ref href="/us/srpt/114/54">114–54</ref> (<committee>Comm. on Appropriations</committee>).
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<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658032">CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:</heading>
<subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658033">Vol. 161 (2015):</subheading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I658034" class="indent2 firstIndent-1">Apr. 29–May 1, considered and passed House.</p><subheading style="-uslm-lc:I658033">Vol. 162 (2016):</subheading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I658034" class="indent2 firstIndent-1">Apr. 20, 21, 25–28, May 9–12, considered and passed Senate, amended.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658034" class="indent2 firstIndent-1">Dec. 8, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment. Senate considered concurring in House amendment.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658034" class="indent2 firstIndent-1">Dec. 9, Senate concurred in House amendment.</p></note>
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<content class="inline"> That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (published at <ref href="/us/fr/81/58562">81 Fed. Reg. 58562</ref> (August 25, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650141"><num value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading>FINDINGS.</heading>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2)</num><content> women are less likely to focus on the STEM disciplines in undergraduate and graduate study;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3)</num><content> only 26 percent of women who do attain degrees in STEM fields work in STEM jobs;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  (4)</num><content> there is an increasing demand for individuals with STEM degrees to extend their focus beyond the laboratory so they can be leaders in discovery commercialization;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="5">  (5)</num><content> studies have shown that technology and commercialization ventures are successful when women are in top management positions; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="6">  (6)</num><content> the National Science Foundation’s mission includes supporting women in STEM disciplines.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2)</num><content> The Aspire to Inspire (A2I) program engages young girls to present science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career opportunities through the real lives and jobs of early career women at NASA.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3)</num><content> The Summer Institute in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Research (SISTER) program at the Goddard Space Flight Center is designed to increase awareness of, and provide an opportunity for, female middle school students to be exposed to and explore nontraditional career fields with Goddard Space Flight Center women engineers, mathematicians, scientists, technicians, and researchers.</content>
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<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10">  The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall encourage women and girls to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, pursue careers in aerospace, and further advance the Nation’s space science and exploration efforts through support of the following initiatives:</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1)</num><content> NASA GIRLS and NASA BOYS.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2)</num><content> Aspire to Inspire.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3)</num><content> Summer Institute in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Research.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650141"><num value="4">SEC. 4. </num><heading>PLAN.</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10">  Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan for how NASA can best facilitate and support both current and retired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators, including early career female astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators, to engage with K–12 female STEM students and inspire the next generation of women to consider participating in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to pursue careers in aerospace. This plan shall—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1)</num><content> report on existing activities with current and retired NASA astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2)</num><content> identify how NASA could best leverage existing authorities to facilitate and support current and retired astronaut, scientist, engineer, and innovator participation in NASA outreach efforts;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3)</num><content> propose and describe a program specific to retired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  (4)</num><content> identify any additional authorities necessary to institute such a program.</content>
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<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10">  Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1)</num><content> Abie Abraham of Lyndora, Pennsylvania, was stationed during World War II with the 18th Infantry in New York; 3 years with the 14th Infantry in Panama; 15th Infantry, unassigned in China, while the U.S.S. Panay was sunk; 30th Infantry, Presidio, San Francisco; and the 31st Infantry, Manila, Philippines, for 9 years.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  (4)</num><content> After his promotion in 1945, Abraham came back to the United States where he served as a recruiter and then also served 2 years in Germany until his retirement with 30 years of service as a Master Sergeant.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="5">  (5)</num><content> Abraham received numerous medals for his service, including the Purple Heart, and had several documentaries on the Discovery Channel and History Channel.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="6">  (6)</num><content> Abraham wrote the books “Ghost of Bataan Speaks” in 1971 and “Oh, God, Where Are You” in 1977 to help the public better understand what our brave men endured at the hands of the Imperial Japanese Army as prisoners of war.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="7">  (7)</num><content> Abraham was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Purple Heart Combat/Infantry Organization, the American Ex-POWs, the Disabled American Veterans, and the American Defenders of Bataan.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I650122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="8">  (8)</num><content> Abraham was a volunteer at Veterans Affairs Butler Healthcare for 23 years from 1988 to 2011 and had 36,851 service hours caring for our veterans.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I650141"><num value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading>ABIE ABRAHAM VA CLINIC.</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  (a)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Abie Abraham VA Clinic”.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  (b)</num><heading><inline class="small-caps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the health care center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Abie Abraham VA Clinic”.</content>
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<officialTitle>Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.</officialTitle><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658076" class="centered">Mar. 31, 2017</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658076" class="centered">[<ref href="/us/bill/115/sjres/1">S.J. Res. 1</ref>]<?GPOvSpace 04?></p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658080" class="centered fontsize12"><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 USC 8903 note</ref>.<?GPOvSpace 08?></p></sidenote>
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<preamble><recital style="-uslm-lc:I658127" class="indent1 firstIndent-1 fontsize10">Whereas <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8908/b/1">section 8908(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, provides that the location of a commemorative work in Area I, as depicted on the map entitled “Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs”, numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, shall be deemed to be authorized only if a recommendation for the location is approved by law not later than 150 calendar days after the date on which Congress is notified of the recommendation;<?GPOvSpace 03?></recital><recital style="-uslm-lc:I658127" class="indent1 firstIndent-1 fontsize10">Whereas section 3093 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 U.S.C. 8903 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</ref>) authorized the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia, to honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield; and<?GPOvSpace 03?></recital><recital style="-uslm-lc:I658127" class="indent1 firstIndent-1 fontsize10">Whereas the Secretary of the Interior has notified Congress of the determination of the Secretary of the Interior that the memorial should be located in Area I: Now, therefore, be it<?GPOvSpace 03?></recital><resolvingClause style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10">  Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</resolvingClause></preamble>
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<content class="inline"> That the location of a commemorative work to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield authorized by section 3093 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 U.S.C. 8903 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</ref>), within Area I, as depicted on <page>131 STAT. 83</page>the map entitled “Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs”, numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, is approved.</content>
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<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658032">CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):</heading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Mar. 8, considered and passed Senate.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Mar. 15, considered and passed House.</p></note>
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<officialTitle>To authorize the National Science Foundation to support entrepreneurial programs for women.</officialTitle><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658076" class="centered">Feb. 28, 2017</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658076" class="centered">[<ref href="/us/bill/115/hr/255">H.R. 255</ref>]<?GPOvSpace 08?></p></sidenote>
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<enactingFormula style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</enactingFormula><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Promoting Women in Entre­pre­neur­ship Act.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1861">42 USC 1861 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>
<section style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This Act may be cited as the <shortTitle role="act">“Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act”</shortTitle>.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num value="2">SEC. 2. </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12"><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1885a">42 USC 1885a note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>FINDINGS.</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10">  The Congress finds that—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1) </num><content>women make up almost 50 percent of the workforce, but less than 25 percent of the workforce in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2) </num><content>women are less likely to focus on the STEM disciplines in undergraduate and graduate study;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3) </num><content>only 26 percent of women who do attain degrees in STEM fields work in STEM jobs;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  (4) </num><content>there is an increasing demand for individuals with STEM degrees to extend their focus beyond the laboratory so they can be leaders in discovery commercialization;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="5">  (5) </num><content>studies have shown that technology and commercialization ventures are successful when women are in top management positions; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="6">  (6) </num><content>the National Science Foundation’s mission includes supporting women in STEM disciplines.</content>
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<section role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num value="3">SEC. 3. </num><heading>SUPPORTING WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAMS.</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10">  Section 33 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1885a">42 U.S.C. 1885a</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> <quotedText>“and”</quotedText> at the end of paragraph (10);</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of paragraph (11) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> <quotedText>“; and”</quotedText>; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<page>131 STAT. 12</page><quotedContent><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="12">  “(12) </num><content>encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world.”</content>
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</quotedContent>.</content>
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<actionDescription style="-uslm-lc:I658030">Approved February 28, 2017.</actionDescription></action>
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<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658031"><inline class="underline">LEGISLATIVE HISTORY</inline>—<ref href="/us/bill/115/hr/255">H.R. 255</ref>:</heading>
<note>
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658032">CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):</heading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Jan. 10, considered and passed House.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Feb. 14, considered and passed Senate.</p></note>
<note>
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658032">DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2017):</heading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Feb. 28, Presidential remarks.</p></note>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading>FINDINGS.</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10">  The Congress finds that—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1) </num><content>NASA GIRLS and NASA BOYS are virtual mentoring programs using commercially available video chat programs to pair National Aeronautics and Space Administration mentors with young students anywhere in the country. NASA GIRLS and NASA BOYS give young students the opportunity to interact and learn from real engineers, scientists, and technologists.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2) </num><content>The Aspire to Inspire (A2I) program engages young girls to present science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career opportunities through the real lives and jobs of early career women at NASA.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3) </num><content>The Summer Institute in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Research (SISTER) program at the Goddard Space Flight Center is designed to increase awareness of, and provide an opportunity for, female middle school students to be exposed to and explore nontraditional career fields with Goddard Space Flight Center women engineers, mathematicians, scientists, technicians, and researchers.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num value="3">SEC. 3. </num><heading>SUPPORTING WOMEN’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE FIELDS OF AEROSPACE AND SPACE EXPLORATION.</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10">  The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall encourage women and girls to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, pursue careers in aerospace, and further advance the Nation’s space science and exploration efforts through support of the following initiatives:</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1) </num><content>NASA GIRLS and NASA BOYS.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2) </num><content>Aspire to Inspire.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3) </num><content>Summer Institute in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Research.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num value="4">SEC. 4. </num><sidenote><p style="-uslm-lc:I658180" class="centered fontsize12">Deadline.</p></sidenote><heading>PLAN.</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10">  Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Science, <page>131 STAT. 14</page>Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan for how NASA can best facilitate and support both current and retired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators, including early career female astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators, to engage with K–12 female STEM students and inspire the next generation of women to consider participating in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to pursue careers in aerospace. This plan shall—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1) </num><content>report on existing activities with current and retired NASA astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2) </num><content>identify how NASA could best leverage existing authorities to facilitate and support current and retired astronaut, scientist, engineer, and innovator participation in NASA outreach efforts;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3) </num><content>propose and describe a program specific to retired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  (4) </num><content>identify any additional authorities necessary to institute such a program.</content>
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<actionDescription style="-uslm-lc:I658030">Approved February 28, 2017.</actionDescription></action>
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<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658031"><inline class="underline">LEGISLATIVE HISTORY</inline>—<ref href="/us/bill/115/hr/321">H.R. 321</ref>:</heading>
<note>
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658032">CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):</heading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Jan. 10, considered and passed House.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Feb. 14, considered and passed Senate.</p></note>
<note>
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658032">DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2017):</heading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Feb. 28, Presidential remarks.</p></note>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading>FINDINGS.</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10">  Congress finds the following:</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="1">  (1) </num><content>Abie Abraham of Lyndora, Pennsylvania, was stationed during World War II with the 18th Infantry in New York; 3 years with the 14th Infantry in Panama; 15th Infantry, unassigned in China, while the U.S.S. Panay was sunk; 30th Infantry, Presidio, San Francisco; and the 31st Infantry, Manila, Philippines, for 9 years.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="2">  (2) </num><content>During World War II, Abraham fought, was captured, endured the Bataan Death March and as a prisoner of war for 3½ years, was beaten, stabbed, shot, survived malaria and starvation to be rescued by the 6th Rangers.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="3">  (3) </num><content>Abraham stayed behind at the request of General Douglas MacArthur for 2½ more years disinterring the bodies of his fallen comrades from the Bataan Death March and the prison camps, helping to identify their bodies and see that they were properly laid to rest.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="4">  (4) </num><content>After his promotion in 1945, Abraham came back to the United States where he served as a recruiter and then also served 2 years in Germany until his retirement with 30 years of service as a Master Sergeant.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="5">  (5) </num><content>Abraham received numerous medals for his service, including the Purple Heart, and had several documentaries on the Discovery Channel and History Channel.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="6">  (6) </num><content>Abraham wrote the books “Ghost of Bataan Speaks” in 1971 and “Oh, God, Where Are You” in 1977 to help the public better understand what our brave men endured at the hands of the Imperial Japanese Army as prisoners of war.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="7">  (7) </num><content>Abraham was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Purple Heart Combat/Infantry Organization, the American Ex-POWs, the Disabled American Veterans, and the American Defenders of Bataan.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I658122" class="indent1 fontsize10"><num value="8">  (8) </num><content>Abraham was a volunteer at Veterans Affairs Butler Healthcare for 23 years from 1988 to 2011 and had 36,851 service hours caring for our veterans.</content>
</paragraph>
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<section style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading>ABIE ABRAHAM VA CLINIC.</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="a">  (a) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">Designation</inline>.—</heading><content>The Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, shall <page>131 STAT. 17</page>after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Abie Abraham VA Clinic”.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I658120" class="indent0 firstIndent0 fontsize10"><num value="b">  (b) </num><heading><inline class="small-caps">References</inline>.—</heading><content>Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the health care center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Abie Abraham VA Clinic”.</content>
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<actionDescription style="-uslm-lc:I658030">Approved March 13, 2017.</actionDescription></action>
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<legislativeHistory>
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658031"><inline class="underline">LEGISLATIVE HISTORY</inline>—<ref href="/us/bill/115/hr/609">H.R. 609</ref>:</heading>
<note>
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658032">CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):</heading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Feb. 13, considered and passed House.</p><p style="-uslm-lc:I658035" class="indent4 firstIndent-1">Feb. 17, considered and passed Senate.</p></note>
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<date date="2017-01-03">January 3, 2017</date>
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<content class="inline"> That the two Houses of Congress shall meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Friday, the 6th day of January 2017, at 1 o’clock post meridian, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and the President of the Senate shall be their Presiding Officer; that two tellers shall be previously appointed by the President of the Senate on the part of the Senate and two by the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives, to whom shall be handed, as they are opened by the President of the Senate, all the certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes, which certificates and papers shall be opened, presented, and acted upon in the alphabetical order of the States, beginning with the letter “A”; and said tellers, having then read the same in the presence and hearing of the two Houses, shall make a list of the votes as they shall appear from said certificates; and the votes having been ascertained and counted in the manner and according to the rules by law provided, the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote, which announcement shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons, if any, elected President and Vice President of the United States, and, together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the two Houses.</content>
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<meta><dc:title>115 SJRES 1 ENR: Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.</dc:title><dc:type>Senate Joint Resolution</dc:type><docNumber>1</docNumber><dc:creator>United States Senate</dc:creator><dc:publisher>United States Government Publishing Office</dc:publisher><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>EN</dc:language><dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights><docStage>ENR</docStage>
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<preamble><recital style="-uslm-lc:I650127" class="indent3 fontsize10">Whereas <ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8908/b/1">section 8908(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code</ref>, provides that the location of a commemorative work in Area I, as depicted on the map entitled “Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs”, numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, shall be deemed to be authorized only if a recommendation for the location is approved by law not later than 150 calendar days after the date on which Congress is notified of the recommendation;<?GPOvSpace 03?></recital><recital style="-uslm-lc:I650127" class="indent3 fontsize10">Whereas section 3093 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 U.S.C. 8903 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</ref>) authorized the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia, to honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield; and<?GPOvSpace 03?></recital><recital style="-uslm-lc:I650127" class="indent3 fontsize10">Whereas the Secretary of the Interior has notified Congress of the determination of the Secretary of the Interior that the memorial should be located in Area I: Now, therefore, be it<?GPOvSpace 03?></recital><resolvingClause style="-uslm-lc:I650120" class="indent0 fontsize10">  Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</resolvingClause></preamble>
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<content class="inline"> That the location of a commemorative work to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield authorized by section 3093 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<ref href="/us/usc/t40/s8903">40 U.S.C. 8903 note</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</ref>), within Area I, as depicted on the map entitled “Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs”, numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, is approved.</content>
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<main style="-uslm-dtd:legis-body"><longTitle><docTitle style="-uslm-dtd:legis-type">AN ACT</docTitle><officialTitle style="-uslm-dtd:official-title">To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health; and for other purposes.</officialTitle></longTitle><enactingFormula style="-uslm-dtd:enacting-clause">
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="(2)">Sec. (2)<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDF9549612DEA54351B3DA03CBB6290F3E" class="footnoteRef">1</ref> </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="traditional" role="undesignated-level" class="inline"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Congress finds that personal injuries and illnesses arising out of work situations impose a substantial burden upon, and are a hindrance to, interstate commerce in terms of lost production, wage loss, medical expenses, and disability compensation payments.</content><footnote id="IDF9549612DEA54351B3DA03CBB6290F3E" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">1</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">So in original. Probably should strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(2)</quotedText>” and insert “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">2. (a)</quotedText>”.</p></footnote></subsection>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Congress declares it to be its purpose and policy, through the exercise of its powers to regulate commerce among the several States and with foreign nations and to provide for the general welfare, to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources—</chapeau>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by encouraging employers and employees in their efforts to reduce the number of occupational safety and health hazards at their places of employment, and to stimulate employers and employees to institute new and to perfect existing programs for providing safe and healthful working conditions;</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by providing that employers and employees have separate but dependent responsibilities and rights with respect to achieving safe and healthful working conditions;</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by authorizing the Secretary of Labor to set mandatory occupational safety and health standards applicable to businesses affecting interstate commerce, and by creating an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for carrying out adjudicatory functions under the Act;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s(2)/b/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by building upon advances already made through employer and employee initiative for providing safe and healthful working conditions;</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by providing for research in the field of occupational safety and health, including the psychological factors involved, and by developing innovative methods, techniques, and approaches for dealing with occupational safety and health problems;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s(2)/b/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by exploring ways to discover latent diseases, establishing causal connections between diseases and work in environmental conditions, and conducting other research relating to health problems, in recognition of the fact that occupational health standards present problems often different from those involved in occupational safety;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s(2)/b/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by providing medical criteria which will assure insofar as practicable that no employee will suffer diminished health, functional capacity, or life expectancy as a result of his work experience;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s(2)/b/8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by providing for training programs to increase the number and competence of personnel engaged in the field of occupational safety and health;</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by providing for the development and promulgation of occupational safety and health standards;</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by providing an effective enforcement program which shall include a prohibition against giving advance notice of any inspection and sanctions for any individual violating this prohibition;</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by encouraging the States to assume the fullest responsibility for the administration and enforcement of their occupational safety and health laws by providing grants to the States to assist in identifying their needs and responsibilities in the area of occupational safety and health, to develop plans in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to improve the administration and enforcement of State occupational safety and health laws, and to conduct experimental and demonstration projects in connection therewith;</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by providing for appropriate reporting procedures with respect to occupational safety and health which procedures will help achieve the objectives of this Act and accurately describe the nature of the occupational safety and health problem;</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by encouraging joint labor-management efforts to reduce injuries and disease arising out of employment.</content>
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</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s651">29 U.S.C. 651</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 2, 84 Stat. 1590.</sourceCredit>
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<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">definitions </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">Sec. 3. </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purposes of this Act—</chapeau>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Labor.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s3/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Commission</term>” means the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission established under this Act.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s3/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">commerce</term>” means trade, traffic, commerce, transportation, or communication among the several States, or between a State and any place outside thereof, or within the District of Columbia, or a possession of the United States (other than the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands), or between points in the same State but through a point outside thereof.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s3/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">person</term>” means one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, business trusts, legal representatives, or any organized group of persons.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s3/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">employer</term>” means a person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees, but does not include the United States (not including the United States Postal Service) or any State or political subdivision of a State.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">employee</term>” means an employee of an employer who is employed in a business of his employer which affects commerce.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s3/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">State</term>” includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">occupational safety and health standard</term>” means a standard which requires conditions, or the adoption or use of one or more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes, reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide safe or healthful employment and places of employment.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">national consensus standard</term>” means any occupational safety and health standard or modification thereof which (1) has been adopted and promulgated by a nationally recognized standards-producing organization under procedures whereby it can be determined by the Secretary that persons interested and affected by the scope or provisions of the standard have reached substantial agreement on its adoption, (2) was formulated in a manner which afforded an opportunity for diverse views to be considered and (3) has been designated as such a standard by the Secretary, after consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s3/10" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">established Federal standard</term>” means any operative occupational safety and health standard established by any agency of the United States and presently in effect, or contained in any Act of Congress in force on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s3/11" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Committee</term>” means the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health established under this Act.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s3/12" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Director</term>” means the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s3/13" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Institute</term>” means the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health established under this Act.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s3/14" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Workmen's Compensation Commission</term>” means the National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws established under this Act.</content>
</paragraph><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s652">29 U.S.C. 652</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 3, 84 Stat. 1591.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s4" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">applicability of this act </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">Sec. 4. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s4/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This Act shall apply with respect to employment performed in a workplace in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Wake Island, Outer Continental Shelf lands defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Johnston Island, and the Canal Zone. The Secretary of the Interior shall, by regulation, provide for judicial enforcement of this Act by the courts established for areas in which there are no United States district courts having jurisdiction.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s4/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s4/b/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this Act shall apply to working conditions of employees with respect to which other Federal agencies, and State agencies acting under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2021), exercise statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational safety or health.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s4/b/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The safety and health standards promulgated under the Act of June 30, 1936, commonly known as the Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.), the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), Public Law 91–54, Act ofAugust 9, 1969 (40 U.S.C. 333). Public Law 85–742, Act of August 23, 1958 (33 U.S.C. 941), and the National Foundation on Arts and Humanities Act (20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) are superseded on the effective date of corresponding standards, promulgated under this Act, which are determined by the Secretary to be more effective. Standards issued under the laws listed in this paragraph and in effect on or after the effective date of this Act shall be deemed to be occupational safety and health standards issued under this Act, as well as under such other Acts.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s4/b/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, within three years after the effective date of this Act, report to the Congress his recommendations for legislation to avoid unnecessary duplication and to achieve coordination between this Act and other Federal laws.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s4/b/4" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect any workmen's compensation law or to enlarge or diminish or affect in any other manner the common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers and employees under any law with respect to injuries, diseases, or death of employees arising out of, or in the course of, employment.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s653">29 U.S.C. 653</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 4, 84 Stat. 1592.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s5" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">duties </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">Sec. 5. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s5/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each employer—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s5/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s5/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act.</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s5/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this Act which are applicable to his own actions and conduct.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s654">29 U.S.C. 654</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 5, 84 Stat. 1593.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">occupational safety and health standards </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">Sec. 6. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Without regard to chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, or to the other subsections of this section, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable during the period beginning with the effective date of this Act and ending two years after such date, by rule promulgate as an occupational safety or health standard any national consensus standard, and any established Federal standard, unless he determines that the promulgation of such a standard would not result in improved safety or health for specifically designated employees. In the event of conflict among any such standards, the Secretary shall promulgate the standard which assures the greatest protection of the safety or health of the affected employees.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may by rule promulgate, modify, or revoke any occupational safety or health standard in the following manner:</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whenever the Secretary, upon the basis of information submitted to him in writing by an interested person, a representative of any organization of employers or employees, a nationally recognized standards-producing organization, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare,<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID57F0D2B450A4424D9000C6A24115B2CA" class="footnoteRef">2</ref> the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, or a State or political subdivision, or on the basis of information developed by the Secretary or otherwise available to him, determines that a rule should be promulgated in order to serve the objectives of this Act, the Secretary may request the recommendations of an advisory committee appointed under section 7 of this Act. The Secretary shall provide such an advisory committee with any proposals of his own or of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, together with all pertinent factual information developed by the Secretary or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, or otherwise available, including the results of research, demonstrations, and experiments. An advisory committee shall submit to the Secretary its recommendations regarding the rule to be promulgated within ninety days from the date of its appointment or within such longer or shorter period as may be prescribed by the Secretary, but in no event for a period which is longer than two hundred and seventy days.</content><footnote id="ID57F0D2B450A4424D9000C6A24115B2CA" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">2</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">References in this Act to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare are deemed to refer to the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 509(b) of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3508(b); 93 Stat. 695).</p></footnote>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall publish a proposed rule promulgating, modifying, or revoking an occupational safety or health standard in the Federal Register and shall afford interested persons a period of thirty days after publication to submit written data or comments. Where an advisory committee is appointed and the Secretary determines that a rule should be issued, he shall publish the proposed rule within sixty days after the submission of the advisory committee's recommendations or the expiration of the period prescribed by the Secretary for such submission.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On or before the last day of the period provided for the submission of written data or comments under paragraph (2), any interested person may file with the Secretary written objections to the proposed rule, stating the grounds therefor and requesting a public hearing on such objections. Within thirty days after the last day for filing such objections, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice specifying the occupational safety or health standard to which objections have been filed and a hearing requested, and specifying a time and place for such hearing.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within sixty days after the expiration of the period provided for the submission of written data or comments under paragraph (2), or within sixty days after the completion of any hearing held under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall issue a rule promulgating, modifying, or revoking an occupational safety or health standard or make a determination that a rule should not be issued. Such a rule may contain a provision delaying its effective date for such period (not in excess of ninety days) as the Secretary determines may be necessary to insure that affected employers and employees will be informed of the existence of the standard and of its terms and that employers affected are given an opportunity to familiarize themselves and their employees with the existence of the requirements of the standard.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in promulgating standards dealing with toxic materials or harmful physical agents under this subsection, shall set the standard which most adequately assures, to the extent feasible, on the basis of the best available evidence, that no employee will suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity even if such employee has regular exposure to the hazard dealt with by such standard for the period of his working life. Development of standards under this subsection shall be based upon research, demonstrations, experiments, and such other information as may be appropriate. In addition to the attainment of the highest degree of health and safety protection for the employee, other considerations shall be the latest available scientific data in the field, the feasibility of the standards, and experience gained under this and other health and safety laws. Whenever practicable, the standard promulgated shall be expressed in terms of objective criteria and of the performance desired.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6)</num><subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/6/A" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any employer may apply to the Secretary for a temporary order granting a variance from a standard or any provision thereof promulgated under this section. Such temporary order shall be granted only if the employer files an application which meets the requirements of clause (B) and establishes that (i) he is unable to comply with a standard by its effective date because of unavailability of professional or technical personnel or of materials and equipment needed to come into compliance with the standard or because necessary construction or alteration of facilities cannot be completed by the effective date, (ii) he is taking all available steps to safeguard his employees against the hazards covered by the standard, and (iii) he has an effective program for coming into compliance with the standard as quickly as practicable. Any temporary order issued under this paragraph shall prescribe the practices, means, methods, operations, and processes which the employer must adopt and use while the order is in effect and state in detail his program for coming into compliance with the standard. Such a temporary order may be granted only after notice to employees and an opportunity for a hearing: <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Provided</i>, That the Secretary may issue one interim order to be effective until a decision is made on the basis of the hearing. No temporary order may be in effect for longer than the period needed by the employer to achieve compliance with the standard or one year, whichever is shorter, except that such an order may be renewed not more than twice (I) so long as the requirements of this paragraph are met and (II) if an application for renewal is filed at least 90 days prior to the expiration date of the order. No interim renewal of an order may remain in effect for longer than 180 days.</content></subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/6/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An application for a temporary order under this paragraph (6) shall contain:</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/6/B/i" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a specification of the standard or portion thereof from which the employer seeks a variance,</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/6/B/ii" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a representation by the employer, supported by representations from qualified persons having firsthand knowledge of the facts represented, that he is unable to comply with the standard or portion thereof and a detailed statement of the reasons thereof,</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/6/B/iii" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a statement of the steps he has taken and will take (with specific dates) to protect employees against the hazard covered by the standard,</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/6/B/iv" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a statement of when he expects to be able to comply with the standard and what steps he has taken and what steps he will take (with dates specified) to come into compliance with the standard, and</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/6/B/v" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a certification that he has informed his employees of the application by giving a copy thereof to their authorized representative, posting a statement giving a summary of the application and specifying where a copy may be examined at the place or places where notices to employees are normally posted, and by other appropriate means.</content>
</clause><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="subparagraph">A description of how employees have been informed shall be contained in the certification. The information to employees shall also inform them of their right to petition the Secretary for a hearing.</continuation>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/6/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to grant a variance from any standard or portion thereof whenever he determines, or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare certifies, that such variance is necessary to permit an employer to participate in an experiment approved by him or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare designed to demonstrate or validate new and improved techniques to safeguard the health or safety of workers.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any standard promulgated under this subsection shall prescribe the use of labels or other appropriate forms of warning as are necessary to insure that employees are apprised of all hazards to which they are exposed, relevant symptoms and appropriate emergency treatment, and proper conditions and precautions of safe use or exposure. Where appropriate, such standard shall also prescribe suitable protective equipment and control or technological procedures to be used in connection with such hazards and shall provide for monitoring or measuring employee exposure at such locations and intervals, and in such manner as may be necessary for the protection of employees. In addition, where appropriate, any such standard shall prescribe the type and frequency of medical examinations or other tests which shall be made available, by the employer or at his cost, to employees exposed to such hazards in order to most effectively determine whether the health of such employees is adversely affected by such exposure. In the event such medical examinations are in the nature of research, as determined by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, such examinations may be furnished at the expense of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. The results of such examinations or tests shall be furnished only to the Secretary or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and, at the request of the employee, to his physician. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, may by rule promulgated pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code, make appropriate modifications in the foregoing requirements relating to the use of labels or other forms of warning, monitoring or measuring, and medical examinations, as may be warranted by experience, information, or medical or technological developments acquired subsequent to the promulgation of the relevant standard.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/b/8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whenever a rule promulgated by the Secretary differs substantially from an existing national consensus standard, the Secretary shall, at the same time, publish in the Federal Register a statement of the reasons why the rule as adopted will better effectuate the purposes of this Act than the national consensus stantard.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/c/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall provide, without regard to the requirements of chapter 5, title 5, United States Code, for an emergency temporary standard to take immediate effect upon publication in the Federal Register if he determines (A) that employees are exposed to grave danger from exposure to substances or agents determined to be toxic or physically harmful or from new hazards, and (B) that such emergency standard is necessary to protect employees from such danger.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/c/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such standard shall be effective until superseded by standard promulgated in accordance with the procedures in paragraph (3) of this subsection.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/c/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon publication of such standard in the Federal Register the Secretary shall commence a proceeding in accordance with section 6(b) of this Act, and the standard as published shall also serve as a proposed rule for the proceeding. The Secretary shall promulgate a standard under this paragraph no later than six months after publication of the emergency standard as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any affected employer may apply to the Secretary for a rule or order for a variance from a standard promulgated under this section. Affected employees shall be given notice of each such application and an opportunity to participate in a hearing. The Secretary shall issue such rule or order if he determines on the record, after opportunity for an inspection where appropriate and a hearing, that the proponent of the variance has demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that the conditions, practices, means, methods, operations, or processes used or proposed to be used by an employer will provide employment and places of employment to his employees which are as safe and healthful as those which would prevail if he complied with the standard. The rule or order so issued shall prescribe the conditions the employer must maintain, and the practices, means, methods, operations, and processes which he must adopt and utilize to the extent they differ from the standard in question. Such a rule or order may be modified or revoked upon application by an employer, employees, or by the Secretary on his own motion, in the manner prescribed for its issuance under this subsection at any time after six months from its issuance.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whenever the Secretary promulgates any standard, makes any rule, order, or decision, grants any exemption or extention of time, or compromises, mitigates, or settles any penalty assessed under this Act, he shall include a statement of the reasons for such action, which shall be published in the Federal Register.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any person who may be adversely affected by a standard issued under this section may at any time prior to the sixtieth day after such standard is promulgated file a petition challenging the validity of such standard with the United States court of appeals for the circuit wherein such person resides or has his principal place of business, for a judicial review of such standards. A copy of the petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the clerk of the court to the Secretary. The filing of such petition shall not, unless otherwise ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the standard. The determinations of the Secretary shall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence in the record considered as a whole.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s6/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In determining the priority for establishing standards under this section, the Secretary shall give due regard to the urgency of the need for mandatory safety and health standards for particular industries, trades, crafts, occupations, businesses, workplaces or work environments. The Secretary shall also give due regard to the recommendations of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare regarding the need for mandatory standards in determining the priority for establishing such standards.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s655">29 U.S.C. 655</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 6. 84 Stat. 1593.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s7" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">advisory committees; administration </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">Sec. 7. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s7/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s7/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is hereby established a National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health consisting of twelve members appointed by the Secretary, four of whom are to be designated by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and composed of representatives of management, labor, occupational safety and occupational health professions, and of the public. The Secretary shall designate one of the public members as Chairman. The members shall be selected upon the basis of their experience and competence in the field of occupational safety and health.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s7/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee shall advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on matters relating to the administration of the Act. The Committee shall hold no fewer than two meetings during each calendar year. All meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public and a transcript shall be kept and made available for public inspection.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s7/a/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The members of the Committee shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s7/a/4" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall furnish to the Committee an executive secretary and such secretarial, clerical, and other services as are deemed necessary to the conduct of its business.</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s7/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An advisory committee may be appointed by the Secretary to assist him in his standard-setting functions under section 6 of this Act. Each such committee shall consist of not more than fifteen members and shall include as a member one or more designees of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and shall include among its members an equal number of persons qualified by experience and affiliation to present the viewpoint of the employers involved, and of persons similarly qualified to present the viewpoint of the workers inolved, as well as one or more representatives of health and safety agencies of the States. An advisory committee may also include such other persons as the Secretary may appoint who are qualified by knowledge and experience to make a useful contribution to the work of such committee, including one or more representatives of professional organizations of technicians or professionals specializing in occupational safety or health, and one or more representatives of nationally recognized standards-producing organizations, but the number of persons so appointed to any such advisory committee shall not exceed the number appointed to such committee as representatives of Federal and State agencies. Persons appointed to advisory committees from private life shall be compensated in the same manner as consultants or experts under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. The Secretary shall pay to any State which is the employer of a member of such a committee who is a representative of the health or safety agency of that State, reimbursement sufficient to cover the actual cost to the State resulting from such representative's membership on such committee. Any meeting of such committee shall be open to the public and an accurate record shall be kept and made available to the public. No member of such committee (other than representatives of employers and employees) shall have an economic interest in any proposed rule.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s7/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out his responsibilities under this Act, the Secretary is authorized to—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s7/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">use, with the consent of any Federal agency, the services, facilities, and personnel of such agency, with or without reimbursement, and with the consent of any State or political subdivision thereof, accept and use the services, facilities, and personnel of any agency of such State or subdivision with reimbursement; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s7/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">employ experts and consultants or organizations thereof as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, except that contracts for such employment may be renewed annually; compensate individuals so employed at rates not in excess of the rate specified at the time of service for grade GS–18 under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, including traveltime, and allow them while away from their homes or regular places of business, travel expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently, while so employed.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s7/d" styleType="traditional">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is established a Maritime Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Committee, which shall be a continuing body and shall provide advice to the Secretary in formulating maritime industry standards and regarding matters pertaining to the administration of this Act related to the maritime industry. The composition of such advisory committee shall be consistent with the advisory committees established under subsection (b). A member of the advisory committee who is otherwise qualified may continue to serve until a successor is appointed. The Secretary may promulgate or amend regulations as necessary to implement this subsection.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s656">29 U.S.C. 656</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 7, 84 Stat. 1597.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">inspections, investigations, and recordkeeping </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">Sec. 8. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, is authorized—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to enter without delay and at reasonable times any factory, plant, establishment, construction site, or other area, workplace or environment where work is performed by an employee of an employer; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, any such place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment, and materials therein, and to question privately any such employer, owner, operator, agent or employee.</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In making his inspections and investigations under this Act the Secretary may require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence under oath. Witnesses shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States. In case of a contumacy, failure, or refusal of any person to obey such an order, any district court of the United States or the United States courts of any territory or possession, within the jurisdiction of which such person is found, or resides or transacts business, upon the application by the Secretary, shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring such person to appear to produce evidence if, as, and when so ordered, and to give testimony relating to the matter under investigation or in question, and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by said court as a contempt thereof.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/c/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each employer shall make, keep and preserve, and make available to the Secretary or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, such records regarding his activities relating to this Act as the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, may prescribe by regulation as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of this Act or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational accidents and illnesses. In order to carry out the provisions of this paragraph such regulations may include provisions requiring employers to conduct periodic inspections. The Secretary shall also issue regulations requiring that employers, through posting of notices or other appropriate means, keep their employees informed of their protections and obligations under this Act, including the provisions of applicable standards.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/c/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall prescribe regulations requiring employers to maintain accurate records of, and to make periodic reports on, work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses other than minor injuries requiring only first aid treatment and which do not involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness, restriction of work or motion, or transfer to another job.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/c/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall issue regulations requiring employers to maintain accurate records of employee exposures to potentially toxic materials or harmful physical agents which are required to be monitored or measured under section 6. Such regulations shall provide employees or their representatives with an opportunity to observe such monitoring or measuring, and to have access to the records thereof. Such regulations shall also make appropriate provision for each employee or former employee to have access to such records as will indicate his own exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents. Each employer shall promptly notify any employee who has been or is being exposed to toxic materials or harmful physical agents in concentrations or at levels which exceed those prescribed by an applicable occupational safety and health standard promulgated under section 6, and shall inform any employee who is being thus exposed of the corrective action being taken.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any information obtained by the Secretary, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, or a State agency under this Act shall be obtained with a minimum burden upon employers, especially those operating small businesses. Unnecessary duplication of efforts in obtaining information shall be reduced to the maximum extent feasible.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to regulations issued by the Secretary, a representative of the employer and a representative authorized by his employees shall be given an opportunity to accompany the Secretary or his authorized representative during the physical inspection of any workplace under subsection (a) for the purpose of aiding such inspection. Where there is no authorized employee representative, the Secretary or his authorized representative shall consult with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters of health and safety in the workplace.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/f/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any employees or representative of employees who believe that a violation of a safety or health standard exists that threatens physical harm, or that an imminent danger exists, may request an inspection by giving notice to the Secretary or his authorized representative of such violation or danger. Any such notice shall be reduced to writing, shall be set forth with reasonable particularity the grounds for the notice, and shall be signed by the employees or representative of employees, and a copy shall be provided the employer or his agent no later than at the time of inspection, except that, upon the request of the person giving such notice, his name and the names of individual employees referred to therein shall not appear in such copy or on any record published, released, or made available pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. If upon receipt of such notification the Secretary determines there are reasonable grounds to believe that such violation or danger exists, he shall make a special inspection in accordance with the provisions of this section as soon as practicable, to determine if such violation or danger exists. If the Secretary determines there are no reasonable grounds to believe that a violation or danger exists he shall notify the employees or representative of the employees in writing of such determination.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/f/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to or during any inspection of a workplace, any employees or representative of employees employed in such workplace may notify the Secretary or any repesentative of the Secretary responsible for conducting the inspection, in writing, of any violation of this Act which they have reason to believe exists in such workplace. The Secretary shall, by regulation, establish procedures for informal review of any refusal by a representative of the Secretary to issue a citation with respect to any such alleged violation and shall furnish the employees or representative of employees requesting such review a written statement of the reasons for the Secretary's final disposition of the case.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/g/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare are authorized to compile, analyze, and publish, either in summary or detailed form, all reports or information obtained under this section.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/g/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall each prescribe such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out their responsibilities under this Act, including rules and regulations dealing with the inspection of an employer's establishment.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s8/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall not use the results of enforcement activities, such as the number of citations issued or penalties assessed, to evaluate employees directly involved in enforcement activities under this Act or to impose quotas or goals with regard to the results of such activities.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s657">29 U.S.C. 657</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 8, 84 Stat. 1598; amended July 16, 1998, P.L. 105–198, sec. 1, 112 Stat. 640.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s9" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">citations </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">Sec. 9. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s9/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, upon inspection or investigation, the Secretary or his authorized representative believes that an employer has violated a requirement of section 5 of this Act, of any standard, rule or order promulgated pursuant to section 6 of this Act, or of any regulations prescribed pursuant to this Act, he shall with reasonable promptness issue a citation to the employer. Each citation shall be in writing and shall describe with particularity the nature of the violation, including a reference to the provision of the Act, standard, rule, regulation, or order alleged to have been violated. In addition, the citation shall fix a reasonable time for the abatement of the violation. The Secretary may prescribe procedures for the issuance of a notice in lieu of a citation with respect to de minimis violations which have no direct or immediate relationship to safety or health.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s9/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each citation issued under this section, or a copy or copies thereof, shall be prominently posted, as prescribed in regulations issued by the Secretary, at or near each place a violation referred to in the citation occurred.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s9/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No citation may be issued under this section after the expiration of six months following the occurrence of any violation.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s658">29 U.S.C. 658</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 9, 84 Stat. 1601.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s10" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">procedure for enforcement </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">Sec. 10. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s10/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, after an inspection or investigation, the Secretary issues a citation under section 9(a), he shall, within a reasonable time after the termination of such inspection or investigation, notify the employer by certified mail of the penalty, if any, proposed to be assessed under section 17 and that the employer has fifteen working days within which to notify the Secretary that he wishes to contest the citation or proposed assessment of penalty. If, within fifteen working days from the receipt of the notice issued by the Secretary the employer fails to notify the Secretary that he intends to contest the citation or proposed assessment of penalty, and no notice is filed by any employee or representative of employees under subsection (c) within such time, the citation and the assessment, as proposed, shall be deemed a final order of the Commission and not subject to review by any court or agency.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s10/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary has reason to believe that an employer has failed to correct a violation for which a citation has been issued within the period permitted for its correction (which period shall not begin to run until the entry of a final order by the Commission in the case of any review proceedings under this section initiated by the employer in good faith and not solely for delay or avoidance of penalties), the Secretary shall notify the employer by certified mail of such failure and of the penalty proposed to assessed under section 17 by reason of such failure, and that the employer has fifteen working days within which to notify the Secretary that he wishes to contest the Secretary's notification or the proposed assessment of penalty. If, within fifteen working days from the receipt of notification issued by the Secretary, the employer fails to notify the Secretary that he intends to contest the notification or proposed assessment of penalty, the notification and assessment, as proposed, shall be deemed a final order of the Commission and not subject to review by any court or agency.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s10/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If an employer notifies the Secretary that he intends to contest a citation issued under section 9(a) or notification issued under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or if, within fifteen working days of the issuance of a citation under section 9(a), any employee or representative of employees files a notice with the Secretary alleging that the period of time fixed in the citation for the abatement of the violation is unreasonable, the Secretary shall immediately advise the Commission of such notification, and the Commission shall afford an opportunity for a hearing (in accordance with section 554 of title 5, United States Code, but without regard to subsection (a)(3) of such section). The Commission shall thereafter issue an order, based on findings of fact, affirming, modifying, or vacating the Secretary's citation or proposed penalty, or directing other appropriate relief, and such order shall become final thirty days after its issuance. Upon a showing by an employer of a good faith effort to comply with the abatement requirements of a citation, and that abatement has not been completed because of factors beyond his reasonable control, the Secretary, after an opportunity for a hearing as provided in this subsection, shall issue an order affirming or modifying the abatement requirements in such citation. The rules of procedure prescribed by the Commission shall provide affected employees or representatives of affected employees an opportunity to participate as parties to hearings under this subsection.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s659">29 U.S.C 659</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 10, 84 Stat. 1601.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s11" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">judicial review </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">Sec. 11. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s11/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any person adversely affected, or aggrieved by an order of the Commission issued under subsection (c) of section 10 may obtain a review of such order in any United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the violation is alleged to have occurred or where the employer has its principal office, or in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing in such court within sixty days following the issuance of such order a written petition praying that the order be modified or set aside. A copy of such petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the clerk of the court to the Commission and to the other parties, and thereupon the Commission shall file in the court and the record in the proceeding as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. Upon such filing, the court shall have jurisdiction of the proceeding and of the question determined therein, and shall have power to grant such temporary relief or restraining order as it deems just and proper, and to make and enter upon the pleadings, testimony, and proceedings set forth in such record a decree affirming, modifying, or setting aside in whole or in part, the order of the Commission and enforcing the same to the extent that such order affirmed or modified. The commencement of proceedings under this subsection shall not, unless ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the order of the Commission. No objection that has not been urged before the Commission shall be considered by the court, unless the failure or neglect to urge such objection shall be excused because of extraordinary circumstances. The findings of the Commission with respect to questions of the fact, if supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole, shall be conclusive. If any party shall apply to the court for leave to adduce additional evidence and shall show to the satisfaction of the court that such additional evidence is material and that such additional evidence is material and that there were reasonable grounds for the failure to adduce such evidence in the hearing before the Commission, the court may order such additional evidence to be taken before the Commission and to be made a part of the record. The Commission may modify its findings as to the facts, or make new finding, by reason of additional evidence so taken and filed, and it shall file such modified or new findings, which findings with respect to questions of fact, is supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole, shall be conclusive, and its recommendations, if any, for the modification or setting aside of its original order. Upon the filing of the record, with it, the jurisdiction of the court shall be exclusive and its judgment and decree shall be final, except that the same shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States, as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s11/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may also obtain review or enforcement of any final order of the Commission by filing a petition for such relief in the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the alleged violation occurred or in which the employer has its principal office, and the provisions of subsection (a) shall govern such proceedings to the extent applicable. If no petition for review, as provided in subsection (a), is filed within sixty days after service of the Commission's order, the Commission's findings of fact and order shall be conclusive in connection with any petition for enforcement which is filed by the Secretary after the expiration of such sixty-day period. In any such case, as well as in the case of a noncontested citation or notification by the Secretary which has become a final order of the Commission under subsection (a) or (b) of section 10, the clerk of the court, unless otherwise ordered by the court, shall forthwith enter a decree enforcing the order and shall transmit a copy of such decree to the Secretary and the employer named in the petition. In any contempt proceeding brought to enforce a decree of a court of appeals entered pursuant to this subsection or subsection (a), the court of appeals may assess the penalties provided in section 17, in addition to invoking any other available remedies.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s11/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s11/c/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this Act or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding or because of the exercise by such employee on behalf of himself or others of any right afforded by this Act.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s11/c/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any employee who believes that he has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of this subsection may, within thirty days after such violation occurs, file a complaint with the Secretary alleging such discrimination. Upon receipt of such complaint, the Secretary shall cause such investigation to be made as he deems appropriate. If upon such investigation, the Secretary determines that the provisions of this subsection have been violated, he shall bring an action in any appropriate United States district court against such person. In any such action the United States district courts shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown to restrain violations of paragraph (1) of this subsection and order all appropriate relief including rehiring or reinstatement of the employee to his former position with back pay.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s11/c/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within 90 days of the receipt of a complaint filed under this subsection the Secretary shall notify the complainant of his determination under paragraph 2 of this subsection.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s660">29 U.S.C. 660</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 11, 84 Stat. 1602; amended November 8, 1984, P.L. 98–620, title IV, sec. 402(32), 98 Stat.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">the occupational safety and health review commission </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">Sec. 12. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is hereby established. The Commission shall be composed of three members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among persons who by reason of training, education, or experience are qualified to carry out the functions of the Commission under this Act. The President shall designate one of the members of the Commission to serve as Chairman.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms of members of the Commission shall be six years except that (1) the members of the Commission first taking office shall serve, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, one for a term of two years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of six years, and (2) a vacancy caused by the death, resignation, or removal of a member prior to the expiration of the term for which he was appointed shall be filled only for the remainder of such unexpired term. A member of the Commission may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c)<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDA5C58B57DC6B418F977700BDFDCB4E37" class="footnoteRef">3</ref> </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
<elided style="-uslm-dtd:omitted-text">* * *</elided>
</content><footnote id="IDA5C58B57DC6B418F977700BDFDCB4E37" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">3</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">Sections 12(c) (1) and (2) of the Act amend sections 5314 and 5315 of title 5 of the United States Code.</p></footnote>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The principal office of the Commission shall be in the District of Columbia. Whenever the Commission deems that the convenience of the public or of the parties may be promoted, or delay or expense may be minimized, it may hold hearings or conduct other proceedings at any other place.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Chairman shall be responsible on behalf of the Commission for the administrative operations of the Commission and shall appoint such administrative law judges and other employees as he deems necessary to assist in the performance of the Commission's functions and to fix their compensation in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates: <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Provided, </i>That assignment, removal and compensation of administrative law judges shall be in accordance with sections 3105, 3344, 5362, and 7521 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act, two members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum and official action can be taken only on the affirmative vote of at least two members.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Every official act of the Commission shall be entered of record, and its hearings and records shall be open to the public. The Commission is authorized to make such rules as are necessary for the orderly transaction of its proceedings. Unless the Commission has adopted a different rule, its proceedings shall be in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission may order testimony to be taken by deposition in any proceedings pending before it at any state of such proceeding. Any person may be compelled to appear and depose, and to produce books, papers, or documents, in the same manner as witnesses may be compelled to appear and testify and produce like documentary evidence before the Commission. Witnesses whose depositions are taken under this subsection, and the persons taking such depositions, shall be entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in the courts of the United States.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purpose of any proceeding before the Commission, the provisions of section 11 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 161) are hereby made applicable to the jurisdiction and powers of the Commission.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12/j" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A administrative law judge appointed by the Commission shall hear, and make a determination upon, any proceeding instituted before the Commission and any motion in connection therewith, assigned to such administrative law judge by the Chairman of the Commission, and shall make a report of any such determination which constitutes his final disposition of the proceedings. The report of the administrative law judge shall become the final order of the Commission within thirty days after such report by the administrative law judge, unless within such period any Commission member has directed that such report shall be reviewed by the Commission.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s12/k" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the administrative law judges shall be subject to the laws governing employees in the classified civil service, except that appointments shall be made without regard to section 5108 of title 5, United States Code. Each administrative law judge shall receive compensation at a rate not less than that prescribed for GS–16 under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s661">29 U.S.C. 661</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 12, 84 Stat. 1603–1605; amended March 27, 1978, P.L. 95–251, sec. 2(a)(7), 92 Stat. 183.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s13" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">procedures to counteract imminent dangers </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">Sec. 13. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s13/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The United States district courts shall have jurisdiction, upon petition of the Secretary, to restrain any conditions or practices in any place of employment which are such that a danger exists which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated through the enforcement procedures otherwise provided by this Act. Any order issued under this section may require such steps to be taken as may be necessary to avoid, correct, or remove such imminent danger and prohibit the employment or presence of any individual in locations or under conditions where such imminent danger exists, except individuals whose presence is necessary to avoid, correct, or remove such imminent danger or to maintain the capacity of a continuous process operation to resume normal operations without a complete cessation of operations, or where a cessation of operations is necessary, to permit such to be accomplished in a safe and orderly manner.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s13/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon the filing of any such petition the district court shall have jurisdiction to grant such injunctive relief or temporary restraining order pending the outcome of an enforcement proceeding pursuant to this Act. The proceeding shall be as provided by Rule 65 of the Federal Rules, Civil Procedure, except that no temporary restraining order issued without notice shall be effective for a period longer than five days.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s13/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whenever and as soon as an inspector concludes that conditions or practices described in subsection (a) exist in any place of employment, he shall inform the affected employees and employers of the danger and that he is recommending to the Secretary that relief be sought.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s13/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary arbitrarily or capriciously fails to seek relief under this section, any employee who may be injured by reason of such failure, or the representative of such employees, might bring an action against the Secretary in the United States district court for the district in which the imminent danger is alleged to exist or the employer has its principal office, or for the District of Columbia, for a writ of mandamus to compel the Secretary to seek such an order and for such further relief as may be appropriate.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s662">29 U.S.C. 662</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 13, 84 Stat. 1605.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s14" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">representation in civil litigation </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">Sec. 14. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in section 518(a) of title 28, United States Code, relating to litigation before the Supreme Court, the Solicitor of Labor may appear for and represent the Secretary in any civil litigation brought under this Act but all such litigation shall be subject to the direction and control of the Attorney General.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s663">29 U.S.C. 663</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 14, 84 Stat. 1606.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s15" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">confidentiality of trade secrets </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">Sec. 15. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Secretary or his representative in connection with any inspection or proceeding under the Act which contains or which might reveal a trade secret referred to in section 1905 of title 18 of the United States Code shall be considered confidential for the purpose of that section, except that such information may be disclosed to other officers or employees concerned with carrying out this Act or when relevant in any proceeding under this Act. In any such proceeding the Secretary, the Commission, or the court shall issue such orders as may be appropriate to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s654">29 U.S.C. 654</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 15, 84 Stat. 1606.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s16" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">variations, tolerances, and exemptions </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">Sec. 16. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, on the record, after notice and opportunity for a hearing may provide such reasonable limitations and may make such rules and regulations allowing reasonable variations, tolerances, and exemptions to and from any or all provisions of this Act as he may find necessary and proper to avoid serious impairment of the national defense. Such action shall not be in effect for more than six months without notification to affected employees and an opportunity being afforded for a hearing.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s655">29 U.S.C. 655</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 16, 84 Stat. 1606.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">penalties </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">Sec. 17. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any employer who willfully or repeatedly violates the requirements of section 5 of this Act, any standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to section 6 of this Act, or regulations prescribed pursuant to this Act, may be assessed a civil penalty or not more than $70,000 for each violation, but not less than $5,000 for each willful violation.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any employer who has received a citation for a serious violation of the requirements of section 5 of this Act, of any standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to section 6 of this Act, or of any regulations prescribed pursuant to this Act, shall be assessed a civil penalty of up to $7,000 for each such violation.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any employer who has received a citation for a violation of the requirements of section 5 of this Act, of any standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to section 6 of this Act, or of regulations prescribed pursuant to this Act, and such violation is specifically determined not to be of a serious nature, may be assessed a civil penalty of up to $7,000 for each violation.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any employer who fails to correct a violation for which a citation has been issued under section 9(a) within the period permitted for its correction (which period shall not begin to run until the date of the final order of the Commission in the case of any review proceeding under section 10 initiated by the employer in good faith and not solely for delay or avoidance of penalties), may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $7,000 for each day during which such failure or violation continues.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any employer who willfully violates any standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to section 6 of this Act, or of any regulations prescribed pursuant to this Act, and that violation caused death to any employee, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both; except that if the conviction is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person, punishment shall be by a fine of not more than $20,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any person who gives advance notice of any inspection to be conducted under this Act, without authority from the Secretary or his designees, shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whoever knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/h/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, is hereby amended by striking out “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">designated by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to conduct investigations, or inspections under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</quotedText>” and inserting in lieu thereof “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or of the Department of Labor assigned to perform investigative, inspection, or law enforcement functions</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/h/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1111 and 1114 of title 18, United States Code, whoever, in violation of the provisions of section 1114 of such title, kills a person while engaged in or on account of the performance of investigative, inspection, or law enforcement functions added to such section 1114 by paragraph (1) of this subsection, and who would otherwise be subject to the penalty provisions of such section 1111, shall be punished by imprisonment for any term of years or for life.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any employer who violates of the posting requirements, as prescribed under the provisions of this Act, shall be assessed a civil penalty of up to $7,000 for each violation.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/j" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall have authority to assess all civil penalties provided in this section, giving due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of the business of the employer being charged, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the employer, and the history of previous violations.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/k" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="k">(k) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this section, a serious violation shall be deemed to exist in a place of employment if there is a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a condition which exists, or from one or more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes which have been adopted or are in use, in such place of employment unless the employer did not, and could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence, know of the presence of the violation.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s17/l" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="l">(l) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Civil penalties owed under this Act shall be paid to the Secretary for deposit into the Treasury of the United States and shall accrue to the United States and may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the United States brought in the United States district court for the district where the violation is alleged to have occurred or where the employer has its principal office.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s666">29 U.S.C. 666</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 17, 84 Stat. 1606, 1607, amended November 5, 1990, P.O. 101–508, sec. 3101, 104 Stat. 1388–29.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">state jurisdiction and state plans </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">Sec. 18. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this Act shall prevent any State agency or court from asserting jurisdiction under State law over any occupational safety or health issue with respect to which no standard is in effect under section 6.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any State which, at any time, desires to assume responsibility for development and enforcement therein of occupational safety and health standards relating to any occupational safety or health issue with respect to which a Federal standard has been promulgated under section 6 shall submit a State plan for the development of such standards and their enforcement.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall approve the plan submitted by a State under subsection (b), or any modification thereof, if such a plan in his judgment—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">designates a State agency or agencies as the agency or agencies responsible for administering the plan throughout the State,</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides for the development and enforcement of safety and health standards relating to one or more safety or health issues, which standards (and the enforcement of which standards) are or will be at least as effective in providing safe and healthful employment and places of employment as the standards promulgated under section 6 which relate to the same issues, and which standards, when applicable to products which are distributed or used in interstate commerce, are required by compelling local conditions and do not unduly burden interstate commerce,</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/c/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides for a right of entry and inspection of all workplaces subject to the Act which is at least as effective as that provided in section 8, and includes a prohibition on advance notice of inspections,</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/c/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contains satisfactory assurances that such agency or agencies have or will have the legal authority and qualified personnel necessary for the enforcement of such standards,</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/c/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">gives satisfactory assurances that such State will devote adequate funds to the administration and enforcement of such standards,</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/c/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contains satisfactory assurances that such State will, to the extent permitted by its law, establish and maintain an effective and comprehensive occupational safety and health program applicable to all employees of public agencies of the State and its political subdivisions, which program is as effective as the standards contained in an approved plan,</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/c/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requires employers in the State to make reports to the Secretary in the same manner and to the same extent as if the plan were not in effect, and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/c/8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides that the State agency will make such reports to the Secretary in such form and containing such information, as the Secretary shall from time to time require.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary rejects a plan submitted under subsection (b), he shall afford the State submitting the plan due notice and opportunity for a hearing before so doing.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">After the Secretary approves a State plan submitted under subsection (b), he may, but shall not be required to, exercise his authority under sections 8, 9, 10, 13, and 17 with respect to comparable standards promulgated under section 6, for the period specified in the next sentence. The Secretary may exercise the authority referred to above until he determines, on the basis of actual operations under the State plan, that the criteria set forth in subsection (c) are being applied, but he shall not make such determination for at least three years after the plan's approval under subsection (c). Upon making the determination referred to in the preceding sentence, the provisions of sections 5(a)(2), 8 (except for the purpose of carrying out subsection (f) of this section), 9, 10, 13, and 17, and standards promulgated under section 6 of this Act, shall not apply with respect to any occupational safety or health issues covered under the plan, but the Secretary may retain jurisdiction under the above provisions in any proceeding commenced under section 9 or 10 before the date of determination.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, on the basis of reports submitted by the State agency and his own inspections make a continuing evaluation of the manner in which each State having a plan approved under this section is carrying out such plan. Whenever the Secretary finds, after affording due notice and opportunity for a hearing, that in the administration of the State plan there is a failure to comply substantially with any provision of the State plan (or any assurance contained therein), he shall notify the State agency of his withdrawal of approval of such plan and upon receipt of such notice such plan shall cease to be in effect, but the State may retain jurisdiction in any case commenced before the withdrawal of the plan in order to enforce standards under the plan whenever the issues involved do not relate to the reasons for the withdrawal of the plan.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The State may obtain a review of a decision of the Secretary withdrawing approval of or rejecting its plan by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the State is located by filing in such court within thrity days following receipt of notice of such decision a petition to modify or set aside in whole or in part the action of the Secretary. A copy of such petition shall forthwith be served upon the Secretary, and thereupon the Secretary shall certify and file in the court the record upon which the decision complained of was issued as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. Unless the court finds that the Secretary's decision in rejecting a proposed State plan or withdrawing his approval of such a plan is not supported by substantial evidence the court shall affirm the Secretary's decision. The judgment of the court shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s18/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may enter into an agreement with a State under which the State will be permitted to continue to enforce one or more occupational health and safety standards in effect in such State until final action is taken by the Secretary with respect to a plan submitted by a State under subsection (b) of this section, or two years from the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is earlier.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s667">29 U.S.C. 667</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 18, 84 Stat. 1608.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s19" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">federal agency safety programs and responsibilities </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="19">Sec. 19. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s19/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It shall be the responsibility of the head of each Federal agency (not including the United States Postal Service) to establish and maintain an effective and comprehensive occupational safety and health program which is consistent with the standards promulgated under section 6. The head of each agency shall (after consultation with representatives of the employees thereof)—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s19/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide safe and healthful places and conditions of employment, consistent with the standards set under section 6;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s19/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">acquire, maintain, and require the use of safety equipment, personal protective equipment, and devices reasonably necessary to protect employees;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s19/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">keep adequate records of all occupational accidents and illnesses for proper evaluation and necessary corrective action;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s19/a/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult with the Secretary with regard to the adequacy as to form and content of records kept pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of this section; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s19/a/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make an annual report to the Secretary with respect to occupational accidents and injuries and the agency's program under this section. Such report shall include any report submitted under section 7902(e)(2) of title 5, United States Code.</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s19/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall report to the President a summary or digest of reports submitted to him under subsection (a)(5) of this section, together with his evaluations of and recommendations derived from such reports.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s19/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7902(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">agencies</quotedText>” the following: “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and of labor organizations representing employees</quotedText>”.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s19/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall have access to records and reports kept and filed by Federal agencies pursuant to subsections (a) (3) and (5) of this section unless those records and reports are specifically required by Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of the national defense or foreign policy, in which case the Secretary shall have access to such information as will not jeopardize national defense or foreign policy.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s668">29 U.S.C. 668</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 17, 84 Stat. 1609; amended December 21, 1982, P.L. 97–375, title I, sec. 110(c), 96 Stat. 1821.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">research and related activities </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="20">Sec. 20. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, after consultation with the Secretary and with other appropriate Federal departments or agencies, shall conduct (directly or by grants or contracts) research, experiments, and demonstrations relating to occupational safety and health, including studies of psychological factors involved, and relating to innovative methods techniques, and approaches for dealing with occupational safety and health problems.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall from time to time consult with the Secretary in order to develop specific plans for such research, demonstrations, and experiments as are necessary to produce criteria, including criteria identifying toxic substances, enabling the Secretary to meet his responsibility for the formulation of safety and health standards under this Act; and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, on the basis of such research, demonstrations, and experiments and any other information available to him, shall develop and publish at least annually such criteria as will effectuate the purposes of this Act.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/a/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, on the basis of such research, demonstrations, and experiments, and any other information available to him, shall develop criteria dealing with toxic materials and harmful physical agents and substances which will describe exposure levels that are safe for various periods of employment, including but not limited to the exposure levels at which no employee will suffer impaired health or functional capacities or diminished life expectancy as a result of his work experience.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/a/4" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall also conduct special research, experiments, and demonstrations relating to occupational safety and health as are necessary to explore new problems, including those created by new technology in occupational safety and health, which may require ameliorative action beyond that which is otherwise provided for in the operating provisions of this Act. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Wefare shall also conduct research into the motivational and behavioral factors relating to the field of occupational safety and health.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/a/5" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, in order to comply with his responsibilities under paragraph (2) and in order to develop needed information regarding potentially toxic substances or harmful physical agents, may prescribe regulations requiring employers to measure, record, and make reports on the exposure of employees to substances or physical agents which the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare reasonably believes may endanger the health or safety of employees. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare also is authorized to establish such programs of medical examinations and tests as may be necessary for determining the incidence of occupational illnesses and the susceptibility of employees to such illnesses. Nothing in this or any other provision of this Act shall be deemed to authorize or require medical examination, immunization, or treatment for those who object thereto on religious grounds, except where such is necessary for the protection of the health or safety of others. Upon the request of any employer who is required to measure and record exposure of employees to substances or physical agents as provided under this subsection, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall furnish full financial or other assistance to such employer for the purpose of defraying any additional expense incurred by him in carying out the measuring and recording as provided in this subsection.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/a/6" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall publish within six months of enactment of this Act and thereafter as needed but at least annually a list of all known toxic substances by generic family or other useful grouping, and the concentrations at which such toxicity is known to occur. He shall determine following a written request by any employer or authorized representative of employees, specifying with reasonable particularity the grounds on which the request is made, whether any substance normally found in the place of employment has potentially toxic effects in such concentrations as used or found; and shall submit such determination both to employers and affected employees as soon as possible. If the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare determines that any substance is potentially toxic at the concentrations in which it is used or found in a place of employment, and such substance is not covered by an occupational safety or health standard promulgated under section 6, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall immediately submit such determination to the Secretary, together with all pertinent criteria.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/a/7" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within two years of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall conduct and publish industrywide studies of the effect of chronic or low-level exposure to industrial materials, processes, and stresses on the potential for illness, disease, or loss of functional capacity in aging adults.</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare is authorized to make inspections and question employers and employees as provided in section 8 of this Act in order to carry out his functions and responsibilities under this section.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts, agreements, or other arrangements with appropriate public agencies or private organizations for the purpose of conducting studies relating to his responsibilities under this Act. In carrying out his responsibilities under this subsection, the Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in order to avoid any duplication of efforts under this section.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information obtained by the Secretary and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under this section shall be disseminated by the Secretary to employers and employees and organizations thereof.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s20/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The functions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under this Act shall, to the extent feasible, be delegated to the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health established by section 22 of this Act.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s669">29 U.S.C. 669</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 20, 84 Stat. 1610.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">training and employee education </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="21">Sec. 21. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, after consultation with the Secretary and with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall conduct, directly or by grants or contracts (1) education programs to provide an adequate supply of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of this Act, and (2) informational programs on the importance of and proper use of adquate safety and health equipment.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is also authorized to conduct, directly or by grants or contracts, short-term training of personnel engaged in work related to his responsibilities under this Act.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall (1) provide for the estabishment and supervision of programs for the education and training of employers and employees in the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions in employments covered by this Act, and (2) consult with and advise employers and employees, and organizations representing employers and employees as to effective means of preventing occupational injuries and illnesses.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/d/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish and support cooperative agreements with the States under which employers subject to this Act may consult with State personnel with respect to—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/d/1/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the application of occupational safety and health requirements under this Act or under State plans approved under section 18; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/d/1/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">voluntary efforts that employers may undertake to establish and maintain safe and healthful employment and places of employment.</content>
</subparagraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="paragraph">Such agreements may provide, as a condition of receiving funds under such agreements, for contributions by States towards meeting the costs of such agreements.</continuation></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/d/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Pursuant to such agreements the State shall provide on-site consultation at the employer's worksite to employers who request such assistance. The State may also provide other education and training programs for employers and employees in the State. The State shall ensure that on-site consultations conducted pursuant to such agreements include provision for the participation by employees.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/d/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities under this subsection shall be conducted independently of any enforcement activity. If an employer fails to take immediate action to eliminate employee exposure to an imminent danger identified in a consultation or fails to correct a serious hazard so identified within a reasonable time, a report shall be made to the appropriate enforcement authority for such action as is appropriate.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/d/4" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, by regulation after notice and opportunity for comment, establish rules under which an employer—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/d/4/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">which requests and undergoes an on-site consultative visit provided under this subsection;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/d/4/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">which corrects the hazards that have been identified during the visit within the time frames established by the State and agrees to request a subsequent consultative visit if major changes in working conditions or work processes occur which introduce new hazards in the workplace; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/d/4/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">which is implementing procedures for regularly identifying and preventing hazards regulated under this Act and maintains appropriate involvement of, and training for, management and non-management employees in achieving safe and healthful working conditions,</content>
</subparagraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="paragraph">may be exempt from an inspection (except an inspection requested under section 8(f) or an inspection to determine the cause of a workplace accident which resulted in the death of one or more employees or hospitalization for three or more employees) for a period of 1 year from the closing of the consultative visit.</continuation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s21/d/5" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A State shall provide worksite consultations under paragraph (2) at the request of an employer. Priority in scheduling such consultations shall be assigned to requests from small businesses which are in higher hazard industries or have the most hazardous conditions at issue in the request.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s670">29 U.S.C. 670</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 21, 84 Stat. 1612; amended July 16, 1998, P.L. 105–197, sec. 2, 112 Stat. 638.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">national institute for occupational safety and health </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="22">Sec. 22. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the purpose of this section to establish a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in order to carry out the policy set froth in section 2 of this Act and to perform the functions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under sections 20 and 21 of this Act.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is hereby established in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The Institute shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and who shall serve for a term of six years unless previously removed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Institute is authorized to—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">develop and establish recommended occupational safety and health standards; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">perform all functions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under sections 20 and 21 of this Act.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon his own initiative, or upon the request of the Secretary or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Director is authorized (1) to conduct such research and experimental programs as he determines are necessary for the development of criteria for new and improved occupational safety and health standards, and (2) after consideration of the results of such research and experimental programs make recommendations concerning new or improved occupational safety and health standards. Any occupational safety and health standard recommended pursuant to this section shall immediately be forwarded to the Secretary of Labor, and to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to any authority vested in the Institute by the other provisions of this section, the Director, in carrying out the functions of the Institute, is authorized to—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/e/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary governing the manner in which its functions shall be carried out;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/e/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised, without condition or restriction other than that it be used for the purposes of the Institute and to use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such property for the purpose of carrying out its functions;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/e/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">receive (and use, sell, or otherwise dispose of, in accordance with paragraph (2)), money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised to the Institute with a condition or restriction, including a condition that the Institute use other funds of the Institute for the purposes of the gift;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/e/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with the civil service laws, appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/e/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/e/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">accept and utilize the services of voluntary and noncompensated personnel and reimburse them for travel expenses, including per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/e/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enter into contracts, grants or other arrangements, or modifications thereof to carry out the provisions of this section, and such contracts or modifications thereof may be entered into without performance of other bonds, and without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5), or any other provision of law relating to competitive bidding;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/e/8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make advance, progress, and other payments which the Director deems necessary under this title without regard to the provisions of section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529); and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/e/9" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">made other necessary expenditures.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director shall submit to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, to the President, and to the Congress an annual report of the operations of the Institute under this Act, which shall include a detailed statement of all private and public funds received and expended by it, and such recommendations as he deemd appropriate.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lead-Based Paint Activities.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/g/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Training grant program.—</heading><subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/g/1/A" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Institute, in conjunction with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, may make grants for the training and education of workers and supervisors who are or may be directly engaged in lead-based paint activities.</content></subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/g/1/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Grants referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be awarded to nonprofit organizations (including colleges and universities, joint labor-management trust funds, States, and nonprofit government employee organizations)—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/g/1/B/i" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">which are engaged in the training and education of workers and supervisors who are or who may be directly engaged in lead-based paint activities (as defined in title IV of the Toxic Substances Control Act),</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/g/1/B/ii" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">which have demonstrated experience in implementing and operating health and safety training and education programs, and</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/g/1/B/iii" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">with a demonstrated ability to reach, and involve in lead-based paint training programs, target populations of individuals who are or will be engaged in lead-based paint activities.</content>
</clause><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="subparagraph">Grants under this subsection shall be awarded only to those organizations that fund at least 30 percent of their lead-based paint activities training programs from non-Federal sources, excluding in-kind contributions. Grants may also be made to local governments to carry out such training and education for their employees.</continuation>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/g/1/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated, at a minimum, $10,000,000 to the Institute for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1997 to make grants under this paragraph.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/g/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Evaluation of programs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Institute shall conduct periodic and comprehensive assessments of the efficacy of the worker and supervisor training programs developed and offered by those receiving grants under this section. The Director shall prepare reports on the results of these assessments addressed to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include recommendations as may be appropriate for the revision of these programs. The sum of $500,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the Institute for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1997 to carry out this paragraph.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Office of Mine Safety and Health.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There shall be permanently established within the Institute an Office of Mine Safety and Health which shall be administered by an Associate Director to be appointed by the Director.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of the Office is to enhance the development of new mine safety technology and technological applications and to expedite the commercial availability and implementation of such technology in mining environments.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In addition to all purposes and authorities provided for under this section, the Office of Mine Safety and Health shall be responsible for research, development, and testing of new technologies and equipment designed to enhance mine safety and health. To carry out such functions the Director of the Institute, acting through the Office, shall have the authority to—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/3/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">award competitive grants to institutions and private entities to encourage the development and manufacture of mine safety equipment;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/3/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">award contracts to educational institutions or private laboratories for the performance of product testing or related work with respect to new mine technology and equipment; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/3/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish an interagency working group as provided for in paragraph (5).</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grant authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To be eligible to receive a grant under the authority provided for under paragraph (3)(A), an entity or institution shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/4/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">submit to the Director of the Institute an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/4/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include in the application under subparagraph (A), a description of the mine safety equipment to be developed and manufactured under the grant and a description of the reasons that such equipment would otherwise not be developed or manufactured, including reasons relating to the limited potential commercial market for such equipment.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interagency working group.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/5/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Institute, in carrying out paragraph (3)(D) shall establish an interagency working group to share technology and technological research and developments that could be utilized to enhance mine safety and accident response.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/5/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Membership.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The working group under subparagraph (A) shall be chaired by the Associate Director of the Office who shall appoint the members of the working group, which may include representatives of other Federal agencies or departments as determined appropriate by the Associate Director.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/5/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The working group under subparagraph (A) shall conduct an evaluation of research conducted by, and the technological developments of, agencies and departments who are represented on the working group that may have applicability to mine safety and accident response and make recommendations to the Director for the further development and eventual implementation of such technology.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Annual report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the establishment of the Office under this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Director of the Institute shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report that, with respect to the year involved, describes the new mine safety technologies and equipment that have been studied, tested, and certified for use, and with respect to those instances of technologies and equipment that have been considered but not yet certified for use, the reasons therefore.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s22/h/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is authorized to be appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to enable the Institute and the Office of Mine Safety and Health to carry out this subsection.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s671">29 U.S.C. 671</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 22, 84 Stat. 1612; amended October 28, 1992, P.L. 102–550, sec. 1033, 106 Stat. 3924; June 15, 2006, P.L. 109–236, sec. 6(a), 120 Stat. 498.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">grants to the states </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="23">Sec. 23. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and the two succeeding fiscal years, to make grants to the States which have designated a State agency under section 18 to assist them—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in identifying their needs and responsibilities in the area of occupational safety and health,</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in developing State plans under section 18, or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in developing plans for—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/a/3/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishing systems for the collection of information concerning the nature and frequency of occupational injuries and diseases;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/a/3/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increasing the expertise and enforcement capabilities of their personnel engaged in occupational safety and health programs; or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/a/3/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">otherwise improving the administration and enforcement of State occupational safety and health laws, including standards thereunder, consistent with the objectives of this Act.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and the two succeeding fiscal years, to make grants to the States for experimental and demonstration projects consistent with the objectives set forth in subsection (a) of this section.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Governor of the State shall designate the appropriate State agency for receipt of any grant made by the Secretary under this section.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any State agency designated by the Governor of the State desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application therefor to the Secretary.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall review the application, and shall, after consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, approve or reject such application.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share for each State grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section may not exceed 90 per centum of the total cost of the application. In the event the Federal share for all States under either such subsection is not the same, the differences among the States shall be established on the basis of objective criteria.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to make grants to the States to assist them in administering and enforcing programs for occupational safety and health contained in State plans approved by the Secretary pursuant to section 18 of this Act. The Federal share for each State grant under this subsection may not exceed 50 per centum of the total cost to the State of such a program. The last sentence of subsection (f) shall be applicable in determining the Federal share under this subsection.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s23/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to June 30, 1973, the Secretary shall, after consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, transmit a report to the President and to the Congress, describing the experience under the grant programs authorized by this section and making any recommendations he may deem appropriate.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s672">29 U.S.C. 672</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 23, 84 Stat. 1613.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s24" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">statistics </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="24">Sec. 24. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s24/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to further the purposes of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall develop and maintain an effective program of collection, compilation, and analysis of occupational safety and health statistics. Such program may cover all employments whether or not subject to any other provisions of this Act but shall not cover employments excluded by section 4 of the Act. The Secretary shall compile accurate statistics on work injuries and illnesses which shall include all disabling, serious, or significant injuries and illnesses, whether or not involving loss of time from work, other than minor injuries requiring only first aid treatment and which do not involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness, restriction of work or motion, or transfer to another job.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s24/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To carry out his duties under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s24/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote, encourage, or directly engage in programs of studies, information and communication concerning occupational safety and health statistics;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s24/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make grants to States or political subdivisions thereof in order to assist them in developing and administering programs dealing with occupational safety and health statistics; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s24/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">arrange, through grants or contracts, for the conduct of such research and investigations as give promise of furthering the objectives of this section.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s24/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal share for each grant under subsection (b) of this section may be up to 50 per centum of the State's total cost.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s24/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may, with the consent of any State or political subdivision thereof, accept and use the services, facilities, and employees of the agencies of such State or political subdivision, with or without reimbursement, in order to assist him in carrying out his functions under this section.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s24/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On the basis of the records made and kept pursuant to section 8(c) of this Act, employers shall file such reports with the Secretary as he shall prescribe by regulation, as necessary to carry out his functions under this Act.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s24/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Agreements between the Department of Labor and States pertaining to the collection of occupational safety and health statistics already in effect on the effective date of this Act shall remain in effect until superseded by grants or contracts made under this Act.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s673">29 U.S.C. 673</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 24, 84 Stat. 1614.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s25" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">audits </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="25">Sec. 25. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s25/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each recipient of a grant under this Act shall keep such records as the Secretary or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grant, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such grant is made or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s25/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients of any grant under this Act that are pertinent to any such grant.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s674">29 U.S.C. 674</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 25, 84 Stat. 1615.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s26" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">annual report </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="26">Sec. 26. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within one hundred and twenty days following the convening of each regular session of each Congress, the Secretary and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall each prepare and submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress a report upon the subject matter of this Act, the progress toward achievement of the purpose of this Act, the needs and requirements in the field of occupational safety and health, and any other relevant information. Such reports shall include information regarding occupational safety and health standards, and criteria for such standards, developed during the preceding year; evaluation of standards and criteria previously developed under this Act, defining areas of emphasis for new criteria and standards; an evaluation of the degree of observance of applicable occupational safety and health standards, and a summary of inspection and enforcement activity undertaken; analysis and evaluation of research activities for which results have been obtained under governmental and nongovernmental sponsorship; an analysis of major occupational diseases; evaluation of available control and measurement technology for hazards for which standards or criteria have been developed during the preceding year; description of cooperative efforts undertaken between Government agencies and other interested parties in the implementation of this Act during the preceding year; a progress report on the development of an adequate supply of trained manpower in the field of occupational safety and health, including estimates of future needs and the efforts being made by Government and others to meet those needs; listing of all toxic substances in industrial usage for which labeling requirements, criteria, or standards have not yet been established; and such recommendations for additional legislation as are deemed necessary to protect the safety and health of the worker and improve the administration of this Act.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s675">29 U.S.C. 675</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 26, 84 Stat. 1615.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">national commission on state workmen's compensation laws </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="27">Sec. 27. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Congress hereby finds and declares that—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/a/1/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the vast majority of American workers, and their families, are dependent on workmen's compensation for their basic economic security in the event such workers suffer disabling injury or death in the course of their employment; and that the full protection of American workers from job-related injury or death requires an adequate, prompt, and equitable system of workmen's compensation as well as an effective program of occupational health and safety regulation; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/a/1/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in recent years serious questions have been raised concerning the fairness and adequacy of present workmen's compensation laws in the light of the growth of the economy, the changing nature of the labor force, increases in medical knowledge, changes in the hazards associated with various types of employment, new technology creating new risks to health and safety, and increases in the general level of wages and the cost of living.</content>
</subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of this section is to authorize an effective study and objective evaluation of State workmen's compensation laws in order to determine if such laws provide an adequate, prompt, and equitable system of compensation for injury or death arising out of or in the course of employment.</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is hereby established a National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/c/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Workmen's Compensation Commission shall be composed of fifteen members to be appointed by the President from among members of State Workmen's compensation boards, representatives of insurance carriers, business, labor, members of the medical profession having experience in industrial medicine or in workmen's compensation cases, educators having a special expertise in the field of workmen's compensation, and representatives of the general public. The Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall be ex officio members of the Workmen's Compensation Commission:</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/c/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any vacancy in the Workmen's Compensation Commission shall not affect its powers.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/c/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The President shall designate one of the members to serve as Chairman and one to serve as Vice Chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Commission.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/c/4" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Eight members of the Workmen's Compensation Commission shall constitute a quroum.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/d/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Workmen's Compensation Commission shall undertake a comprehensive study and evaluation of State Workmen's compensation laws in order to determine if such laws provide an adequate, prompt, and equitable system of compensation. Such study and evaluation shall include, without being limited to, the following subjects: (A) the amount and duration of permanent and temporary disability benefits and the criteria for determining the maximum, limitations thereon, (B) the amount and duration of medical benefits and provisions insuring adequate medical care and free choice of physician, (C) the extent of coverage of workers, including exemptions based on numbers or type of employment, (D) standards for determining which injuries or diseases should be deemed compensable, (E) rehabilitation, (F) coverage under second or subsequent injury funds, (G) time limits on filing claims, (H) waiting periods, (I) compulsory or elective coverage, (J) administration, (K) legal expenses, (L) the feasibility and desirability of a uniform system of reporting information concerning job-related injuries and diseases and the operation of workmen's compensation laws, (M) the resolution of conflict of laws, extraterritoriality and similar problems arising from claims with multistate aspects, (N) the extent to which private insurance carriers are excluded from supplying workmen's compensation coverage and the desirability of such exclusionary practices, to the extent they are found to exist, (O) the relationship, between workmen's compensation on the one hand, and old-age, disability, and survivors insurance and other types of insurance, public or private, on the other hand, (P) methods of implementing the recommendations of the Commission.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/d/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Workmen's Compensation Commission shall transmit to the President and to the Congress not later than July 31, 1972, a final report containing a detailed statement to the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/e/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Workmen's Compensation Commission or, on the authorization of the Workmen's Compensation Commission, any subcommittee or members thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title, hold such hearings, take such testimony, and sit and act at such times and places as the Workmen's Compensation Commission deems advisable. Any member authorized by the Workmen's Compensation Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the Workmen's Compensation Commission or any subcommittee or members thereof.</content></paragraph>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Government, including independent agencies, is authorized and directed to furnish to the Workmen's Compensation Commission, upon request made by the Chairman or Vice Chairman, such information as the Workmen's Compensation Commission deems necessary to carry out its function under this section.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Workmen's Compensation Commission, the Chairman shall have the power to—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/f/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appoint and fix the compensation of an executive director, and such additional staff personnel as he deems necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but at rates not in excess of the maximum rate for GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title, and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/f/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Workmen's Compensation Commission is authorized to enter into contracts with Federal or State agencies, private firms, institutions, and individuals for the conduct of research or surveys, the preparation of reports, and other activities necessary to the discharge of its duties.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Members of the Workmen's Compensation Commission shall receive compensation for each day they are engaged in the performance of their duties as members of the Workmen's Compensation Commission at the daily rate prescribed for GS–18 under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, and shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as members of the Workmen's Compensation Commission.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s27/j" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="j">(j) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">On the ninetieth day after the date of submission of its final report to the President, the Workmen's Compensation Commission shall cease to exist.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s676">29 U.S.C. 676</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 27, 84 Stat. 1616.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s28" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">economic assistance to small business </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="28">Sec. 28. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s28/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, as amended, is amended—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s28/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by striking out the period at the end of “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (5)</quotedText>” and inserting in lieu thereof “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">; and</quotedText>”; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s28/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding after paragraph (5) a new paragraph as follows:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">“(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to make such loans (either directly or in cooperation with banks or other lending institutions through agreements to participate on an immediate or deferred basis) as the Administration may determine to be necessary or appropriate to assist any small business concern in effecting additions to or alterations in the equipment facilities, or methods of operation of such business in order to comply with the applicable standards promulgated pursuant to section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 or standards adopted by a State pursuant to a plan approved under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, if the Administration determines that such concern is likely to suffer substantial economic injury without assistance under this paragraph.”</content>
</paragraph></quotedContent>
</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s28/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The third sentence of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, as amended, is amended by striking out “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or (5)</quotedText>” after “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">paragraph (3)</quotedText>” and inserting a comma followed by “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(5) or (6)</quotedText>”.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1636">15 U.S.C. 1636</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s28/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 4(c)(1) of the Small Business Act, as amended, is amended by inserting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">&amp;(b)(6),</quotedText>” after “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">7(b)(5),</quotedText>”.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1633">15 U.S.C. 1633</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s28/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Loans may also be made or guaranteed for the purposes set forth in section 7(b)(6) of the Small Business Act, as amended, pursuant to the provisions of section 202 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3142–1">42 U.S.C. 3142–1</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 28, 84 Stat. 1618.</sourceCredit>
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<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">additional assistant secretary of labor </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="29">Sec. 29. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s29/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 2 of the Act of April 17, 1946 (60 Stat. 91) as amended (29 U.S.C. 553) is amended by—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s29/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">striking out “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">four</quotedText>” in the first sentence of such section and inserting in lieu thereof “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">five</quotedText>”; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s29/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adding at the end thereof the following new sentence, “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">One of such Assistant Secretaries shall be an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.</quotedText>”.</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s29/b" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (20) of section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(4)</quotedText>” and inserting in lieu thereof “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">(5)</quotedText>”.</content>
</subsection><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 29, 84 Stat. 1618.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s30" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">additional positions </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="30">Sec. 30. </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 5108(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s30/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">striking out the word “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>” at the end of paragraph (8);</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s30/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">striking out the period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</quotedText>”; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s30/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">by adding immediately after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">“(10)</num><subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of Labor, subject to the standards and procedures prescribed by this chapter, may place an additional twenty-five positions an the Department of Labor in GS–16, 17, and 18 for the purposes of carrying out his responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970;</content></subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, subject to the standards and procedures prescribed by this chapter, may place ten positions in GS–16, 17, and 18 in carrying out its functions under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.”</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph></quotedContent>
</content>
</paragraph><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5108">5 U.S.C. 5108</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 29, 84 Stat. 1619.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s31" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">emergency locator beacons </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="31">Sec. 31. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Omitted—Section 31 amends section 601 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, relating to emergency locator beacons.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s32" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">separability </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="32">Sec. 32. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person of circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s677">29 U.S.C. 677</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 32, 84 Stat. 1619.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s33" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">appropriations </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="33">Sec. 33. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act for each fiscal year such sums as the Congress shall deem necessary.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s678">29 U.S.C. 678</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 33, 84 Stat. 1620.</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/596/s34" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">effective date </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="34">Sec. 34. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This Act shall take effect one hundred and twenty days after the date of its enactment.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t29/s651nt">29 U.S.C. 651nt</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><sourceCredit style="-uslm-dtd:legis-history-note">Enacted December 29, 1970, P.L. 91–596, sec. 34, 84 Stat. 1620.</sourceCredit>
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<main style="-uslm-dtd:legis-body"><longTitle><docTitle style="-uslm-dtd:legis-type">AN ACT</docTitle><officialTitle style="-uslm-dtd:official-title">To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make disposition of geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources, and for other purposes.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDD5E8C5A8FC0D4FCD9786A7891E8117BB" class="footnoteRef">1</ref></officialTitle></longTitle><enactingFormula style="-uslm-dtd:enacting-clause">
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">SEC. 1. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">This Act may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><inline style="-uslm-dtd:short-title">Geothermal Steam Act of 1970</inline></shortTitle>”.</content><footnote id="IDD5E8C5A8FC0D4FCD9786A7891E8117BB" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">1</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1566) consists of the Act of December 24, 1970, (Public Law 91–581) and subsequent amendments thereto (30 U.S.C. 1001 and following).</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1001">30 U.S.C. 1001 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
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</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s2/b" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
“<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">geothermal lease</term>” means a lease issued under authority of this Act;</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s2/c" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
“<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">geothermal resources</term>” means (i) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water and hot brines; (ii) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines resulting from water, gas, or other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations; (iii) heat or other associated energy found in geothermal formations; and (iv) any byproduct derived from them;</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s2/d" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
“<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">byproduct</term>” means any mineral or minerals (exclusive of oil, hydrocarbon gas, and helium) which are found in solution or in association with geothermal steam and which have a value of less than 75 per centum of the value of the geothermal steam or are not, because of quantity, quality, or technical difficulties in extraction and production, of sufficient value to warrant extraction and production by themselves;</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s2/e" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
“<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">known geothermal resources area</term>” means an area in which the geology, nearby discoveries, competitive interests, or other indicia would, in the opinion of the Secretary, engender a belief in men who are experienced in the subject matter that the prospects for extraction of geothermal steam or associated geothermal resources<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID446D087596FE477CBF621DC355631B5A" class="footnoteRef">3</ref> are good enough to warrant expenditures of money for that purpose.</content><footnote id="ID446D087596FE477CBF621DC355631B5A" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">3</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">Probably should read “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">geothermal resources</term>”. Section 236(1) of Public Law 109–58 amended the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 by striking `geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources'' each place it appears and inserting “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">geothermal resources</term>”. The amendment could not be executed because the word “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">or</term>” appears in paragraph (e) instead of “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">and</term>” in the matter purported to be struck.</p></footnote>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s2/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">
“<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Significant thermal features within units of the National Park System</term>” shall include, but not be limited to, the following:</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s2/f/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Thermal features within units of the National Park System listed in Section 28(a)(1) and designated as significant in the Federal Register notice of August 3, 1987 (Vol. 52. No. 148 Fed. Reg. 28790).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s2/f/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Crater Lake National Park.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s2/f/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Thermal features within Big Bend National Park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area proposed as significant in the Federal Register notice of February 13, 1987 (Vol. 52, No. 30 Fed. Reg. 4700).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s2/f/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Thermal features within units of the National Park System added to the significant thermal features list pursuant to section 28(a)(2) of this Act.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s2/g" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
“<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">direct use</term>” means utilization of geothermal resources for commercial, residential, agricultural, public facilities, or other energy needs other than the commercial production of electricity; and<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID0E1A0E5E375E4796AEFE2C876D16B54E" class="footnoteRef">4</ref></content><footnote id="ID0E1A0E5E375E4796AEFE2C876D16B54E" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">4</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">Punctuation in paragraph (g) so in law. See amendment made by section 236(2) of Public Law 109–58.</p></footnote>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1001">30 U.S.C. 1001</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">SEC. 3. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LANDS SUBJECT TO GEOTHERMAL LEASING.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID653FA89F3B2F445AA63AD7BE48987C68" class="footnoteRef">5</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Subject to the provisions of section 15 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may issue leases for the development and utilization of geothermal resources (1) in lands administered by him, including public, withdrawn, and acquired lands, (2) in any national forest or other lands administered by the Department of Agriculture through the Forest Service, including Public, withdrawn, and acquired lands, and (3) in lands which have been conveyed by the United States subject to a reservation to the United States of the geothermal resources therein.</content><footnote id="ID653FA89F3B2F445AA63AD7BE48987C68" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">5</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(6) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 3. Subject</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 3. Subject</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1002">30 U.S.C. 1002</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">SEC. 4. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LEASING PROCEDURES. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Nominations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall accept nominations of land to be leased at any time from qualified companies and individuals under this Act.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Competitive Lease Sale Required.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise specifically provided by this Act, all land to be leased that is not subject to leasing under subsection (c) shall be leased as provided in this subsection to the highest responsible qualified bidder, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Competitive lease sales.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall hold a competitive lease sale at least once every 2 years for land in a State that has nominations pending under subsection (a) if the land is otherwise available for leasing.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lands subject to mining claims.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lands that are subject to a mining claim for which a plan of operations has been approved by the relevant Federal land management agency may be available for noncompetitive leasing under this section to the mining claim holder.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/b/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land subject to oil and gas lease.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Land under an oil and gas lease issued pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) that is subject to an approved application for permit to drill and from which oil and gas production is occurring may be available for noncompetitive leasing under subsection (c) by the holder of the oil and gas lease—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/b/4/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">on a determination that geothermal energy will be produced from a well producing or capable of producing oil and gas; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/b/4/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide for the coproduction of geothermal energy with oil and gas.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Noncompetitive Leasing.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall make available for a period of 2 years for noncompetitive leasing any tract for which a competitive lease sale is held, but for which the Secretary does not receive any bids in a competitive lease sale.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pending Lease Applications.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/d/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It shall be a priority for the Secretary, and for the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest Systems land, to ensure timely completion of administrative actions, including amendments to applicable forest plans and resource management plans, necessary to process applications for geothermal leasing pending on the date of enactment of this subsection. All future forest plans and resource management plans for areas with high geothermal resource potential shall consider geothermal leasing and development.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/d/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administration.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An application described in paragraph (1) and any lease issued pursuant to the application—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/d/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">except as provided in subparagraph (B), shall be subject to this section as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this paragraph; or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/d/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at the election of the applicant, shall be subject to this section as in effect on the effective date of this paragraph.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Leases Sold as a Block.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If information is available to the Secretary indicating a geothermal resource that could be produced as 1 unit can reasonably be expected to underlie more than 1 parcel to be offered in a competitive lease sale, the parcels for such a resource may be offered for bidding as a block in the competitive lease sale.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Leasing for Direct Use of Geothermal Resources.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary may identify areas in which the land to be leased under this Act exclusively for direct use of geothermal resources, without sale for purposes other than commercial generation of electricity, may be leased to any qualified applicant that first applies for such a lease under regulations issued by the Secretary, if the Secretary—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/f/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">publishes a notice of the land proposed for leasing not later than 90 days before the date of the issuance of the lease;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/f/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not receive during the 90-day period beginning on the date of the publication any nomination to include the land concerned in the next competitive lease sale; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/f/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determines there is no competitive interest in the geothermal resources in the land to be leased.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Area Subject to Lease for Direct Use.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/g/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraph (2), a geothermal lease for the direct use of geothermal resources shall cover not more than the quantity of acreage determined by the Secretary to be reasonably necessary for the proposed use.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s4/g/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The quantity of acreage covered by the lease shall not exceed the limitations established under section 7.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1003">30 U.S.C. 1003</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">SEC. 5. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RENTS AND ROYALTIES.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID2702E2B4420E4C7BA4921795AD76384F" class="footnoteRef">6</ref> </heading><footnote id="ID2702E2B4420E4C7BA4921795AD76384F" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">6</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(7) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 5.</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 5.</quotedText>”.</p></footnote>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Geothermal leases shall provide for—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a royalty on electricity produced using geothermal resources, other than direct use of geothermal resources, that shall be—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/a/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not less than 1 percent and not more than 2.5 percent of the gross proceeds from the sale of electricity produced from such resources during the first 10 years of production under the lease; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/a/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not less than 2 and not more than 5 percent of the gross proceeds from the sale of electricity produced from such resources during each year after such 10-year period;</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a royalty on any byproduct that is a mineral specified in the first section of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181), and that is derived from production under the lease, at the rate of the royalty that applies under that Act to production of the mineral under a lease under that Act; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">payment in advance of an annual rental of not less than—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/a/3/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each of the 1st through 10th years of the lease—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/a/3/A/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a lease awarded in a noncompetitive lease sale, $1 per acre or fraction thereof; or</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/a/3/A/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in the case of a lease awarded in a competitive lease sale, $2 per acre or fraction thereof for the 1st year and $3 per acre or fraction thereof for each of the 2nd through 10th years; and</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/a/3/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for each year after the 10th year of the lease, $5 per acre or fraction thereof.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Direct Use.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall establish a schedule of fees, in lieu of royalties for geothermal resources, that a lessee or its affiliate—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">uses for a purpose other than the commercial generation of electricity; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not sell.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Schedule of fees.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The schedule of fees—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may be based on the quantity or thermal content, or both, of geothermal resources used;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall ensure a fair return to the United States for use of the resource; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall encourage development of the resource.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State, tribal, or local governments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a State, tribal, or local government is the lessee and uses geothermal resources without sale and for public purposes other than commercial generation of electricity, the Secretary shall charge only a nominal fee for use of the resource.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final regulation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing any final regulation establishing a schedule of fees under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/4/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide lessees with a simplified administrative system;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/4/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to facilitate development of direct use of geothermal resources; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/b/4/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to contribute to sustainable economic development opportunities in the area.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Final Regulation Establishing Royalty Rates.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In issuing any final regulation establishing royalty rates under this section, the Secretary shall seek—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide lessees a simplified administrative system;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to encourage new development; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/c/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to achieve the same level of royalty revenues over a 10-year period as the regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Credits for In-Kind Payments of Electricity.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may provide to a lessee a credit against royalties owed under this Act, in an amount equal to the value of electricity provided under contract to a State or county government that is entitled to a portion of such royalties under section 20 of this Act, section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191), except as otherwise provided by this section, or section 6 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 355), if—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/d/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary has approved in advance the contract between the lessee and the State or county government for such in-kind payments;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/d/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the contract establishes a specific methodology to determine the value of such credits; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/d/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the maximum credit will be equal to the royalty value owed to the State or county that is a party to the contract and the electricity received will serve as the royalty payment from the Federal Government to that entity.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Crediting of Rental Toward Royalty.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any annual rental under this section that is paid with respect to a lease before the first day of the year for which the annual rental is owed shall be credited to the amount of royalty that is required to be paid under the lease for that year.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Advanced Royalties Required for Cessation of Production.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/f/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), if, at any time after commercial production under a lease is achieved, production ceases for any reason, the lease shall remain in full force and effect for a period of not more than an aggregate number of 10 years beginning on the date production ceases, if, during the period in which production is ceased, the lessee pays royalties in advance at the monthly average rate at which the royalty was paid during the period of production.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/f/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reduction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of any production royalty paid for any year shall be reduced (but not below 0) by the amount of any advanced royalties paid under the lease to the extent that the advance royalties have not been used to reduce production royalties for a prior year.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/f/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the cessation in production is required or otherwise caused by—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/f/3/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/f/3/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Air Force;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/f/3/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Army;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/f/3/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Navy;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/f/3/E" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a State or a political subdivision of a State; or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/f/3/F" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a force majeure.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of Lease for Failure to Pay Rental.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/g/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall terminate any lease with respect to which rental is not paid in accordance with this Act and the terms of the lease under which the rental is required, on the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date of the failure to pay the rental.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/g/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall promptly notify a lessee that has not paid rental required under the lease that the lease will be terminated at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s5/g/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reinstatement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A lease that would otherwise terminate under paragraph (1) shall not terminate under that paragraph if the lessee pays to the Secretary, before the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1), the amount of rental due plus a late fee equal to 10 percent of the amount.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1004">30 U.S.C. 1004</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">SEC. 6. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LEASE TERM AND WORK COMMITMENT REQUIREMENTS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Primary term.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A geothermal lease shall be for a primary term of 10 years.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initial extension.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall extend the primary term of a geothermal lease for 5 years if, for each year after the 10th year of the lease—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/a/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary determined under subsection (b) that the lessee satisfied the work commitment requirements that applied to the lease for that year; or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/a/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the lessee paid in annual payments accordance with subsection (c).</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Additional extension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall extend the primary term of a geothermal lease (after an initial extension under paragraph (2)) for an additional 5 years if, for each year of the initial extension under paragraph (2), the Secretary determined under subsection (b) that the lessee satisfied the minimum work requirements that applied to the lease for that year.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement to Satisfy Annual Minimum Work Requirement.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The lessee for a geothermal lease shall, for each year after the 10th year of the lease, satisfy minimum work requirements prescribed by the Secretary that apply to the lease for that year.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prescription of minimum work requirements.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall issue regulations prescribing minimum work requirements for geothermal leases, that—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/b/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a geothermal potential; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/b/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if a geothermal potential has been established, confirm the existence of producible geothermal resources.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Payments in Lieu of Minimum Work Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In lieu of the minimum work requirements set forth in subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall by regulation establish minimum annual payments which may be made by the lessee for a limited number of years that the Secretary determines will not impair achieving diligent development of the geothermal resource, but in no event shall the number of years exceed the duration of the extension period provided in subsection (a).</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transition Rules for Leases Issued Prior to Enactment of Energy Policy Act of 2005.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall by regulation establish transition rules for leases issued before the date of the enactment of this subsection, including terms under which a lease that is near the end of its term on the date of enactment of this subsection may be extended for up to 2 years—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/d/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to allow achievement of production under the lease; or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/d/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to allow the lease to be included in a producing unit.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Geothermal Lease Overlying Mining Claim.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/e/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The lessee for a geothermal lease of an area overlying an area subject to a mining claim for which a plan of operations has been approved by the relevant Federal land management agency is exempt from annual work requirements established under this Act, if development of the geothermal resource subject to the lease would interfere with the mining operations under such claim.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/e/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of exemption.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An exemption under this paragraph expires upon the termination of the mining operations.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Termination of Application of Requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Minimum work requirements prescribed under this section shall not apply to a geothermal lease after the date on which the geothermal resource is utilized under the lease in commercial quantities.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any lease for land on which, or for which under an approved cooperative or unit plan of development or operation, actual drilling operations were commenced prior to the end of its primary term and are being diligently prosecuted at that time shall be extended for five years and so long thereafter, but not more than thirty-five years, as geothermal steam is produced or utilized in commercial quantities. If, at the end of such extended term, steam is being produced or utilized in commercial quantities and the lands are not needed for other purposes, the lessee shall have a preferential right to a renewal of such lease for a second term in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise provided for in this section, for purposes of this section the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">produced or utilized in commercial quantities</term>” means the completion of a well producing geothermal steam in commercial quantities. Such term shall also include the completion of a well capable of producing geothermal steam in commercial quantities so long as the Secretary determines that diligent efforts are being made toward the utilization of the geothermal steam.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s6/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Minerals locatable under the mining laws of the United States in lands subject to a geothermal lease issued under the provisions of this Act which are not associated with the geothermal resources of such lands as defined in section 2(c) herein shall be locatable under said mining laws in accordance with the principles of the Multiple Mineral Development Act (68 Stat. 708; found in 30 U.S.C. 521 et seq.).</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1005">30 U.S.C. 1005</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">SEC. 7. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ACREAGE LIMITATIONS.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID4C737F403D2344E4B3A396C6C8B58B03" class="footnoteRef">7</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">A geothermal lease shall embrace a reasonably compact area of not more than 5,120 acres, except where a departure therefrom is occasioned by an irregular subdivision or subdivisions. No person, association, or corporation, except as otherwise provided in this Act, shall take, hold, own, or control at one time, whether acquired directly from the Secretary under this Act or otherwise, any direct or indirect interest in Federal geothermal leases in any one State exceeding 51,200 acres, including leases acquired under the provisions of section 4 of this Act.</content><footnote id="ID4C737F403D2344E4B3A396C6C8B58B03" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">7</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 235(1) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 7.</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 7.</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1006">30 U.S.C. 1006</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">SEC. 8. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">READJUSTMENT OF LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDF1CB5A894CFE49B4B9B0E87026A2D91E" class="footnoteRef">8</ref> </heading><footnote id="IDF1CB5A894CFE49B4B9B0E87026A2D91E" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">8</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(8) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 8. (a) The</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 8. (a) The</quotedText>”.</p></footnote>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s8/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may readjust the terms and conditions, except as otherwise provided herein, of any geothermal lease issued under this Act at not less than ten-year intervals beginning ten years after the date the geothermal steam is produced, as determined by the Secretary. Each geothermal lease issued under this Act shall provide for such readjustment. The Secretary shall give notice of any proposed readjustment of terms and conditions, and, unless the lessee files with the Secretary objection to the proposed terms or relinquishes the lease within thirty days after receipts of such notice, the lessee shall conclusively be deemed to have agreed with such terms and conditions. If the lessee files objections, and no agreement can be reached between the Secretary and the lessee within a period of not less than sixty days, the lease may be terminated by either party.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s8/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may readjust the rentals and royalties of any geothermal lease issued under this Act at not less than twenty-year intervals beginning thirty-five years after the date geothermal steam is produced, as determined by the Secretary. In the event of any such readjustment neither the rental nor royalty may be increased by more than 50 per centum over the rental or royalty paid during the preceding period<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID96816DAED25841B2B5C88385FBA636DB" class="footnoteRef">9</ref> Each geothermal lease issued under this Act shall provide for such readjustment. The Secretary shall give notice of any proposed readjustment of rentals and royalties, and, unless the lessee files with the Secretary objection to the proposed rentals and royalties or relinquishes the lease within thirty days after receipt of such notice, the lessee shall conclusively be deemed to have agreed with such terms and conditions. If the lessee files objections, and no agreement can be reached between the Secretary and the lessee within a period of not less than sixty days, the lease may be terminated by either party.</content><footnote id="ID96816DAED25841B2B5C88385FBA636DB" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">9</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">So in law. There is no punctuation at the end of the second sentence in subsection (b). See amendment made by section 229 of Public Law 109–58.</p></footnote>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s8/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any readjustment of the terms and conditions as to use, protection, or restoration of the surface of any lease of lands withdrawn or acquired in aid of a function of a Federal department or agency other than the Department of the Interior may be made only upon notice to, and with the approval of, such department or agency.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1007">30 U.S.C. 1007</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s9" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">SEC. 9. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BYPRODUCTS.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID81281995BD6E48F3A35528C59BF9D5E2" class="footnoteRef">10</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">If the production, use, or conversion of geothermal steam is susceptible of producing a valuable byproduct or byproducts, including commercially demineralized water for beneficial uses in accordance with applicable State water laws, the Secretary shall require substantial beneficial production or use thereof unless, in individual circumstances he modifies or waives this requirement in the interest of conservation of natural resources or for other reasons satisfactory to him. However, the production or use of such byproducts shall be subject to the rights of the holders of preexisting leases, claims, or permits covering the same land or the same minerals, if any.</content><footnote id="ID81281995BD6E48F3A35528C59BF9D5E2" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">10</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(9) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 9. If</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 9. If</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1008">30 U.S.C. 1008</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s10" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">SEC. 10. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RELINQUISHMENT OF GEOTHERMAL RIGHTS.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID841C359B7F694755AA5ECECAA56F4AD3" class="footnoteRef">11</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">The holder of any geothermal lease at any time may make and file in the appropriate land office a written relinquishment of all rights under such lease or of any legal subdivision of the area covered by such lease. Such relinquishment shall be effective as of the date of its filing. Thereupon the lessee shall be released of all obligations thereafter accruing under said lease with respect to the lands relinquished, but no such relinquishment shall release such lessee, or his surety or bond, from any liability for breach of any obligation of the lease, other than an obligation to drill, accrued at the date of the relinquishment, or from the continued obligation, in accordance with the applicable lease terms and regulations, (1) to make payment of all accrued rentals any royalties, (2) to place all wells on the relinquished lands in condition for suspension or abandonment, and (3) to protect or restore substantially the surface and surface resources.</content><footnote id="ID841C359B7F694755AA5ECECAA56F4AD3" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">11</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(10) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 10. The</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 10. The</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1009">30 U.S.C. 1009</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s11" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">SEC. 11. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID9F8D065A46F747BB9A5AED3C82C75C8A" class="footnoteRef">12</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">The Secretary, upon application by the lessee, may authorize the lessee to suspend operations and production on a producing lease and he may, on his own motion, in the interest of conservation suspend operations on any lease but in either case he may extend the lease term for the period of any suspension, and he may waive, suspend, or reduce the rental or royalty required in such lease.</content><footnote id="ID9F8D065A46F747BB9A5AED3C82C75C8A" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">12</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(11) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 11. The</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 11. The</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1010">30 U.S.C. 1010</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s12" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">SEC. 12. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TERMINATION OF LEASES.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID830ABC33C9084C47AC478A1CB012134F" class="footnoteRef">13</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Leases may be terminated by the Secretary for any violation of the regulations or lease terms after thirty days notice provided that such violation is not corrected within the notice period, or in the event the violation is such that it cannot be corrected within the notice period then provided that lessee has not commenced in good faith within said notice period to correct such violation and thereafter to proceed diligently to correct such violation. Lessee shall be entitled to a hearing on the matter of such claimed violation or proposed termination of lease if request for a hearing is made to the Secretary within the thirty-day period after notice. The period for correction of violation or commencement to correct such violation of regulations or of lease terms, as aforesaid, shall be extended to thirty days after the Secretary's decision after such hearing if the Secretary shall find that a violation exists.</content><footnote id="ID830ABC33C9084C47AC478A1CB012134F" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">13</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(12) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 12. Leases</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 12. Leases</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1011">30 U.S.C. 1011</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s13" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">SEC. 13. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">WAIVER, SUSPENSION, OR REDUCTION OF RENTAL OR ROYALTY.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDA5E803B6E4DC47E5B45F81C3FE697927" class="footnoteRef">14</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">The Secretary may waive, suspend, or reduce the rental or royalty for any lease or portion thereof in the interests of conservation and to encourage the greatest ultimate recovery of geothermal resources, if he determines that this is necessary to promote development or that the lease cannot be successfully operated under the lease terms.</content><footnote id="IDA5E803B6E4DC47E5B45F81C3FE697927" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">14</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(13) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 13. The</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 13. The</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1012">30 U.S.C. 1012</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s14" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">SEC. 14. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SURFACE LAND USE.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDE40BBE1131744455B1650A432906941B" class="footnoteRef">15</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Subject to the other provisions of this Act, a lessee shall be entitled to use so much of the surface of the land covered by his geothermal lease as may be found by the Secretary to be necessary for the production, utilization, and conservation of geothermal resources.</content><footnote id="IDE40BBE1131744455B1650A432906941B" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">15</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(14) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 14. Subject</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 14. Subject</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1013">30 U.S.C. 1013</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s15" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="15">SEC. 15. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LANDS SUBJECT TO GEOTHERMAL LEASING.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDBEB0BE34CFD644A1A05F3757FA2EB9C3" class="footnoteRef">16</ref> </heading><footnote id="IDBEB0BE34CFD644A1A05F3757FA2EB9C3" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">16</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(15) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 15. (a) Geothermal</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 15. (a) Geothermal</quotedText>”.</p></footnote>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s15/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Geothermal leases for lands withdrawn or acquired in aid of functions of the Department of the Interior may be issued only under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe to insure adequate utilization of the lands for the purposes for which they were withdrawn or acquired.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s15/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Geothermal leases for lands withdrawn or acquired in aid of functions of the Department of Agriculture may be issued only with the consent of, and subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by, the head of that Department to insure adequate utilization of the lands for the purposes for which they were withdrawn or acquired. Geothermal leases for lands to which section 24 of the Federal Power Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 818), is applicable, may be issued only with the consent of, and subject to, such terms and conditions as the Federal Power Commission may prescribe to insure adequate utilization of such lands for power and related purposes.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s15/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Geothermal leases under this Act shall not be issued for lands administered in accordance with (1) the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended or supplemented, (2) for lands within a national recreation area, (3) for lands in a fish hatchery administered by the Secretary, wildlife refuge, wildlife range, game range, wildlife management area, waterfowl production area, or for lands acquired or reserved for the protection and conservation of fish and wildlife that are threatened with extinction, (4) for tribally or individually owned Indian trust or restricted lands, within or without the boundaries of Indian reservations.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1014">30 U.S.C. 1014</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s16" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="16">SEC. 16. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REQUIREMENT FOR LESSEES.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID390756CB0B024B99882316228476B0D0" class="footnoteRef">17</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Leases under this Act may be issued only to citizens of the United States, associations of such citizens, corporations organized under the laws of the United States or of any State or the District of Columbia, or governmental units, including, without limitation, municipalities.</content><footnote id="ID390756CB0B024B99882316228476B0D0" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">17</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(16) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 16. Leases</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 16. Leases</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1015">30 U.S.C. 1015</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s17" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="17">SEC. 17. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ADMINISTRATION.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID22B0B955A840471B91266E82F63B9704" class="footnoteRef">18</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Administration of this Act shall be under the principles of multiple use of lands and resources, and geothermal leases shall, insofar as feasible, allow for coexistence of other leases of the same lands for deposits of minerals under the laws applicable to them, for the location and production of claims under the mining laws, and for other uses of the areas covered by them. Operations under such other leases or for such other uses, however, shall not unreasonably interfere with or endanger operations under any lease issued pursuant to this Act, nor shall operations under leases so issued unreasonably interfere with or endanger operations under any lease, license, claim, or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of any other Act.</content><footnote id="ID22B0B955A840471B91266E82F63B9704" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">18</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(17) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 17. Administration</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 17. Administration</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1016">30 U.S.C. 1016</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="18">SEC. 18. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">UNIT AND COMMUNITIZATION AGREEMENTS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Adoption of Units by Lessees.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the purpose of more properly conserving the natural resources of any geothermal reservoir, field, or like area, or any part thereof (whether or not any part of the geothermal reservoir, field, or like area, is subject to any cooperative plan of development or operation (referred to in this section as a “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">unit agreement</quotedText>”)), lessees thereof and their representatives may unite with each other, or jointly or separately with others, in collectively adopting and operating under a unit agreement for the reservoir, field, or like area, or any part thereof, including direct use resources, if determined and certified by the Secretary to be necessary or advisable in the public interest.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Majority interest of single leases.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A majority interest of owners of any single lease shall have the authority to commit the lease to a unit agreement.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Initiative of secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may also initiate the formation of a unit agreement, or require an existing Federal lease to commit to a unit agreement, if in the public interest.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/a/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of lease requirements by secretary.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/a/4/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may, in the discretion of the Secretary and with the consent of the holders of leases involved, establish, alter, change, or revoke rates of operations (including drilling, operations, production, and other requirements) of the leases and make conditions with respect to the leases, with the consent of the lessees, in connection with the creation and operation of any such unit agreement as the Secretary may consider necessary or advisable to secure the protection of the public interest.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/a/4/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unlike terms or rates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Leases with unlike lease terms or royalty rates shall not be required to be modified to be in the same unit.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement of Plans Under New Leases.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that geothermal leases issued under this Act shall contain a provision requiring the lessee to operate under a unit agreement; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prescribe the unit agreement under which the lessee shall operate, which shall adequately protect the rights of all parties in interest, including the United States.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Modification of Rate of Prospecting, Development, and Production.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may require that any unit agreement authorized by this section that applies to land owned by the United States contain a provision under which authority is vested in the Secretary, or any person, committee, or State or Federal officer or agency as may be designated in the unit agreement to alter or modify, from time to time, the rate of prospecting and development and the quantity and rate of production under the unit agreement.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusion From Determination of Holding or Control.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any land that is subject to a unit agreement approved or prescribed by the Secretary under this section shall not be considered in determining holdings or control under section 7.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pooling of Certain Land.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If separate tracts of land cannot be independently developed and operated to use geothermal resources pursuant to any section of this Act—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/e/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the land, or a portion of the land, may be pooled with other land, whether or not owned by the United States, for purposes of development and operation under a communitization agreement providing for an apportionment of production or royalties among the separate tracts of land comprising the production unit, if the pooling is determined by the Secretary to be in the public interest; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/e/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">operation or production pursuant to the communitization agreement shall be treated as operation or production with respect to each tract of land that is subject to the communitization agreement.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Unit Agreement Review.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/f/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 5 years after the date of approval of any unit agreement and at least every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/f/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review each unit agreement; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/f/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">after notice and opportunity for comment, eliminate from inclusion in the unit agreement any land that the Secretary determines is not reasonably necessary for unit operations under the unit agreement.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/f/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Basis for elimination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The elimination shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/f/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be based on scientific evidence; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/f/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">occur only if the elimination is determined by the Secretary to be for the purpose of conserving and properly managing the geothermal resource.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/f/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Extension.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any land eliminated under this subsection shall be eligible for an extension under section 6(g) if the land meets the requirements for the extension.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Drilling or Development Contracts.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/g/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may, on such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, approve drilling or development contracts made by one or more lessees of geothermal leases, with one or more persons, associations, or corporations if, in the discretion of the Secretary, the conservation of natural resources or the public convenience or necessity may require or the interests of the United States may be best served by the approval.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/g/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Holdings or control.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each lease operated under an approved drilling or development contract, and interest under the contract, shall be excepted in determining holdings or control under section 7.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s18/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coordination With State Governments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall coordinate unitization and pooling activities with appropriate State agencies.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1017">30 U.S.C. 1017</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s19" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="19">SEC. 19. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DATA FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID5779EE63EF2C41A586CB1A97455C9885" class="footnoteRef">19</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Upon request of the Secretary, other Federal departments and agencies shall furnish him with any relevant data then in their possession or knowledge concerning or having bearing upon fair and adequate charges to be made for geothermal steam produced or to be produced for conversion to electric power or other purposes. Data given to any department or agency as confidential under law shall not be furnished in any fashion which identifies or tends to identify the business entity whose activities are the subject of such data or the person or persons who furnished such in information.</content><footnote id="ID5779EE63EF2C41A586CB1A97455C9885" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">19</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(18) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 19. Upon</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 19. Upon</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1018">30 U.S.C. 1018</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s20" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="20">SEC. 20. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DISPOSAL OF MONEYS FROM SALES, BONUSES, RENTALS, AND ROYALTIES. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s20/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except with respect to lands in the State of Alaska, all monies received by the United States from sales, bonuses, rentals, and royalties under this Act shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States. Of amounts deposited under this subsection, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)) and section 5(a)(2) of this Act—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s20/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">50 percent shall be paid to the State within the boundaries of which the leased lands or geothermal resources are or were located; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s20/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">25 percent shall be paid to the county within the boundaries of which the leased lands or geothermal resources are or were located.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s20/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Payments.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts paid to a State or county under subsection (a) shall be used consistent with the terms of section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191).</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1019">30 U.S.C. 1019</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s21" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="21">SEC. 21. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER; RESERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDA38B86E645A24E02A61DB38882E0815F" class="footnoteRef">20</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Geothermal resources in lands the surface of which has passed from Federal ownership but in which the minerals have been reserved to the United States shall not be developed or produced except under geothermal leases made pursuant to this Act. If the Secretary of the Interior finds that such development is imminent, or that production from a well heretofore drilled on such lands in imminent, he shall so report to the Attorney General, and the Attorney General is authorized and directed to institute an appropriate proceeding in the United States district court of the district in which such lands are located, to quiet the title of the United States in such resources, and if the court determines that the reservation of minerals to the United States in the lands involved included the geothermal resources, to enjoin their production otherwise than under the terms of this Act: <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic"> Provided,</i> That upon an authoritative judicial determination that Federal mineral reservation does not include geothermal resources the duties of the Secretary of the Interior to report and of the Attorney General to institute proceedings, as hereinbefore set forth, shall cease.</content><footnote id="IDA38B86E645A24E02A61DB38882E0815F" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">20</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(19) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 21.</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 21.</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1020">30 U.S.C. 1020</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s22" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="22">SEC. 22. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEDERAL EXEMPTION FROM STATE WATER LAWS.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID41C7F17424AD4A54B8310BC5700B9B85" class="footnoteRef">21</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Nothing in this Act shall constitute an express or implied claim or denial on the part of the Federal Government as to its exemption from State water laws.</content><footnote id="ID41C7F17424AD4A54B8310BC5700B9B85" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">21</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(20) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 22. Nothing</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 22. Nothing</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1021">30 U.S.C. 1021</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s23" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="23">SEC. 23. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PREVENTION OF WASTE; EXCLUSIVITY.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID71E2545FFD1B42B9BBA07A948830AAD5" class="footnoteRef">22</ref> </heading><footnote id="ID71E2545FFD1B42B9BBA07A948830AAD5" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">22</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(21) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 23. (a) all</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 23. (a) all</quotedText>”.</p></footnote>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s23/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">All leases under this Act shall be subject to the condition that the lessee will, in conducting his exploration, development and producing operations, use all reasonable precautions to prevent waste of geothermal resources developed in this lands leased.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s23/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Rights to develop and utilize geothermal resources underlying lands owned by the United States may be acquired solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1022">30 U.S.C. 1022</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s24" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="24">SEC. 24. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RULES AND REGULATIONS.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDCE0A13FA0E8E47D192CF231E835C611E" class="footnoteRef">23</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">The Secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations as he may deem appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Act. Such regulations may include, without limitation, provisions for (a) the prevention of waste, (b) development and conservation of geothermal and other natural resources, (c) the protection of the public interest, (d) assignment, segregation, extension of terms, relinquishment of leases, development contracts, unitization, pooling, and drilling agreements, (e) compensatory royalty agreements, suspension of operations or production, and suspension or reduction of rentals or royalties, (f) the filing of surety bonds to assure compliance with the terms of the lease and to protect surface use and resources, (g) use of the surface by a lessee of the lands embraced in his lease, (h) the maintenance by the lessee of an active development program, and (i) protection of water quality and other environmental qualities.</content><footnote id="IDCE0A13FA0E8E47D192CF231E835C611E" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">23</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(22) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 24. The</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 24. The</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1023">30 U.S.C. 1023</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s25" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="25">SEC. 25. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INCLUSION OF GEOTHERMAL LEASING UNDER CERTAIN OTHER LAWS.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID9F8A53C04DA64B9891821CEB5F891B3A" class="footnoteRef">24</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">As to any land subject to geothermal leasing under section 3 of this Act, all laws which either (a) provide for the disposal of land by patent or other form of conveyance or by grant or by operation of law subject to a reservation of any mineral or (b) prevent or restrict the disposal of such land because of the mineral character of the land, shall hereafter be deemed to embrace geothermal resources as a substance which either must be reserved or must prevent or restrict the disposal of such land, as the case may be. This section shall not be construed to affect grants, patents, or other forms of conveyances made prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</content><footnote id="ID9F8A53C04DA64B9891821CEB5F891B3A" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">24</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(23) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 25. As</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 25. As</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1024">30 U.S.C. 1024</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s26" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="26">SEC. 26. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AMENDMENT.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID70827B4F70FC4D5F8F51AB27C6A0DAD9" class="footnoteRef">25</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">The first two clauses in section 11 of the Act of August 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 708, 716), are amended to read as follows:<footnote id="ID70827B4F70FC4D5F8F51AB27C6A0DAD9" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">25</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(24) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 26. The</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 26. The</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="traditional-inline" role="undesignated-level"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">“As used in this Act, ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">mineral leasing laws</quotedText>’ shall mean the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437); the Act of April 17, 1926 (44 Stat. 301); the Act of February 7, 1927 (44 Stat. 1057); Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, and all Acts heretofore or hereafter enacted which are amendatory of or supplementary to any of the foregoing Acts; ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Leasing Act minerals</quotedText>’ shall mean all minerals which, upon the effective date of this Act, are provided in the mineral leasing laws to be disposed of thereunder and all geothermal resources which, upon the effective date of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, are provided in that Act to be disposed of thereunder;”</content>
</section></quotedContent>.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s27" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="27">SEC. 27. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEDERAL RESERVATION OF CERTAIN MINERAL RIGHTS.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID7BB85DDB9340465184C92FD3078F5B23" class="footnoteRef">26</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">The United States reserves the ownership of and the right to extract under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe oil, hydrocarbon gas, and helium from all geothermal resources produced from lands leased under this Act in accordance with presently applicable laws: <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Provided,</i> That whenever the right to extract oil, hydrocarbon gas, and helium from geothermal resources produced from such lands is exercised pursuant to this section, it shall be exercised so as to cause no substantial interference with the production of geothermal resources from such lands.</content><footnote id="ID7BB85DDB9340465184C92FD3078F5B23" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">26</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(25) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 27. The</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 27. The</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1025">30 U.S.C. 1025</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="28">SEC. 28. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SIGNIFICANT THERMAL FEATURES.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID99677B074299406B8F49418CC9EC4333" class="footnoteRef">27</ref> </heading><footnote id="ID99677B074299406B8F49418CC9EC4333" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">27</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(26) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 28. (a)(1) The</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 28. (a)(1) The</quotedText>”.</p></footnote>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall maintain a list of significant thermal features, as defined in section 2(f), within units of the National Park System, including but not limited to the following units:</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mount Rainier National Park.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Crater Lake National Park.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Yellowstone National Park.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/D" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">John D. Rockfeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/E" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Bering Land Bridge National Preserve.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/F" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/G" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Katmai National Park.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/H" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/I" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/J" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/K" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Hot Springs National Park.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/L" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Big Bend National Park (including that portion of the Rio Grande National Wild Scenic River within the boundaries of Big Bend National Park).</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/M" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="M">(M) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lassen Volcanic National Park.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/N" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="N">(N) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/O" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="O">(O) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Haleakala National Park.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/1/P" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="P">(P) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lake Mead National Recreation Area.</content>
</subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may, after notice and public comment, add significant thermal features within units of the National Park System to the significant thermal features list.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall consider the following criteria in determining the significance of thermal features:</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/3/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Size, extent and uniqueness.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/3/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Scientific and geologic significance.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/3/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The extent to which such features remain in a natural, undisturbed condition.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/a/3/D" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Significance of thermal features to the authorized purposes for which the National Park System unit was established.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/b/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall maintain a monitoring program for significant thermal features within units of the National Park System.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/b/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of the monitoring program required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a research program to collect and assess data on the geothermal resources within units of the National Park System with significant thermal features. Such program shall be carried out by the National Park Service in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey and shall begin with the collection and assessment of data for significant thermal features near current or proposed geothermal development and shall also include such features near areas of potential geothermal development.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/c/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon receipt of an application for a lease under this Act, the Secretary shall determine on the basis of scientific evidence if exploration, development or utilization of the lands subject to the lease application is reasonably likely to result in a significant adverse effect on a significant thermal feature within a unit of the National Park System. Such determination shall be subject to notice and public comment.</content></paragraph>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary determines that the exploration, development or utilization of the land subject to the lease application is reasonably likely to result in a significant adverse effect on a significant thermal feature within a unit of the National Park System, the Secretary shall not issue such lease.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall not issue any lease under this Act for those lands, or portions thereof, which are the subject of a determination made pursuant to subparagraph (2).</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to all leases or drilling permits issued, extended, renewed or modified under this Act, the Secretary shall include stipulations in such leases and permits necessary to protect significant thermal features within units of the National Park System where the Secretary determines that, based on scientific evidence, the exploration, development or utilization of the land subject to the lease or drilling permit is reasonably likely to adversely affect any such significant thermal feature. Stipulations shall include, but not be limited to—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/d/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requiring the lessee to reinject geothermal fluids into the rock formations from which they originate;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/d/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requiring the lessee to report annually to the Secretary on activities taken on the lease;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/d/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requiring the lessee to continuously monitor geothermal resources production and injection wells; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/d/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requiring the lessee to suspend activity on the lease if the Secretary determines that ongoing exploration, development or utilization activities are having a significant adverse effect on a significant thermal feature within a unit of the National Park System until such time as the significant adverse effect is eliminated. The stipulation shall provide for the termination of the lease by the Secretary if the significant adverse effect cannot be eliminated within a reasonable period of time.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of Agriculture shall consider the effects on significant thermal features within units of the National Park System in determining whether to consent to leasing under this Act on national forest lands or other lands administered by the Department of Agriculture available for leasing under this Act, including public, withdrawn, and acquired lands.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/91/581/s28/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this Act shall affect the ban on leasing under this Act with respect to the Island Park Geothermal Area, as designated by the map in the “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Final Environmental Impact Statement of the Island Park Geothermal Area</quotedText>” (January 15, 1980, p. XI), and provided for in Public Law 98–473.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1026">30 U.S.C. 1026</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="29">SEC. 29. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAND SUBJECT TO PROHIBITION ON LEASING.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID9F7971512FD34484B983E9BCEA937685" class="footnoteRef">28</ref> </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">The Secretary shall not issue any lease under this Act on those lands subject to the prohibition provided under section 43 of the Mineral Leasing Act.</content><footnote id="ID9F7971512FD34484B983E9BCEA937685" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">28</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">The amendment made by section 236(27) of Public Law 109–58 was carried out to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The instruction to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">SEC. 29. The</quotedText>” probably should have been to strike “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><headingText style="-uslm-dtd:header-in-text">Sec</headingText>. 29. The</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t30/s1027">30 U.S.C. 1027</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
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<property style="-uslm-dtd:comp-short-title" role="compShortTitle">URANIUM MILL TAILINGS RADIATION CONTROL ACT OF 1978<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDB4CA42045EE1434DAD3B86C9F9C6AB93" class="footnoteRef">1</ref><footnote id="IDB4CA42045EE1434DAD3B86C9F9C6AB93" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">1</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">This Act consists of Pub. L. 95–604 (92 Stat. 3021) enacted on Nov. 8, 1978, and subsequent amendments. The Act, except for amendments made to other law, appears in the United States Code at 42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq. Bracketed notes are used at the end of each section for the convenience of the reader to indicate the United States Code citation.</p></footnote></property>
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<main style="-uslm-dtd:legis-body"><longTitle><docTitle style="-uslm-dtd:legis-type">AN ACT</docTitle><officialTitle style="-uslm-dtd:official-title">To authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into cooperative agreements with certain States respecting residual radioactive material at existing sites, to provide for the regulation of uranium mill tailings under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and for other purposes.</officialTitle></longTitle><enactingFormula style="-uslm-dtd:enacting-clause">
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">short title and table of contents </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">Section 1. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This Act may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><inline style="-uslm-dtd:short-title">Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978</inline></shortTitle>”.<toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry">TABLE OF CONTENTS</heading>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 1.</designator><label> Short title and table of contents.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 2.</designator><label> Findings and purposes.</label></referenceItem>
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<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="title"><designator>TITLE I—</designator><label>REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 101.</designator><label> Definitions.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 102.</designator><label> Designation of processing sites.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 103.</designator><label> State cooperative agreements.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 104.</designator><label> Acquisition and disposition of land and materials.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 105.</designator><label> Indian tribe cooperative agreements.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 106.</designator><label> Acquisition of lands by Secretary.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 107.</designator><label> Financial assistance.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 108.</designator><label> Remedial action.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 109.</designator><label> Rules.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 110.</designator><label> Enforcement.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 111.</designator><label> Public participation.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 112.</designator><label> Termination; authorization.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 113.</designator><label> Limitation.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 114.</designator><label> Reports to Congress.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 115.</designator><label> Active operations; liability for remedial action.</label></referenceItem>
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<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="title"><designator>TITLE II—</designator><label>URANIUM MILL TAILINGS LICENSING AND REGULATIONS</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 201.</designator><label> Definition.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 202.</designator><label> Custody of disposal site.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 203.</designator><label> Authority to establish certain requirements.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 204.</designator><label> Cooperation with States.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 205.</designator><label> Authorities of Commission respecting certain byproduct material.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 206.</designator><label> Authority of Environmental Protection Agency respecting certain byproduct material.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 207.</designator><label> Authorization of appropriations for grants.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 208.</designator><label> Effective date.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 209.</designator><label> Consolidation of licenses and procedures.</label></referenceItem>
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<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="title"><designator>TITLE III—</designator><label>STUDY AND DESIGNATION OF TWO MILL TAILINGS SITES IN NEW MEXICO</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 301.</designator><label> Study.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 302.</designator><label> Designation by Secretary.</label></referenceItem>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/s2" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">findings and purposes </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">Sec. 2. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/s2/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Congress finds that uranium mill tailings located at active and inactive mill operations may pose a potential and significant radiation health hazard to the public, and that the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare and the regulation of interstate commerce require that every reasonable effort be made to provide for the stabilization, disposal, and control in a safe and environmentally sound manner of such tailings in order to prevent or minimize radon diffusion into the environment and to prevent or minimize other environmental hazards from such tailings.</content></subsection>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purposes of this Act are to provide—</chapeau>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in cooperation with the interested States, Indian tribes, and the persons who own or control inactive mill tailings sites, a program of assessment and remedial action at such sites, including, where appropriate, the reprocessing of tailings to extract residual uranium and other mineral values where practicable, in order to stabilize and control such tailings in a safe and environmentally sound manner and to minimize or eliminate radiation health hazards to the public, and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/s2/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a program to regulate mill tailings during uranium or thorium ore processing at active mill operations and after termination of such operations in order to stabilize and control such tailings in a safe and environmentally sound manner and to minimize or eliminate radiation health hazards to the public.</content>
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</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7901">42 U.S.C. 7901</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM </heading>
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<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">definitions </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="101">Sec. 101. </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this title—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Energy.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Commission</term>” means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Administrator</term>” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Indian tribe</term>” means any tribe, band, clan, group, pueblo, or community of Indians recognized as eligible for services provided by the Secretary of the Interior to Indians.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">person</term>” means any individual, association, partnership, corporation, firm, joint venture, trust, government entity, and any other entity, except that such term does not include any Indian or Indian tribe.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">processing site</term>” means—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/6/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">any site, including the mill, containing residual radioactive materials at which all or substantially all of the uranium was produced for sale to any Federal agency prior to January 1, 1971 under a contract with any Federal agency, except in the case of a site at or near Slick Rock, Colorado, unless—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/6/A/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such site was owned or controlled as of January 1, 1978, or is thereafter owned or controlled, by any Federal agency, or</content>
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<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/6/A/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a license (issued by the Commission or its predecessor agency under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or by a State as permitted under section 274 of such Act) for the production at such site of any uranium or thorium product derived from ores is in effect on January 1, 1978, or is issued or renewed after such date; and</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/6/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other real property or improvement thereon which—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/6/B/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is in the vicinity of such site, and</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/6/B/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, to be contaminated with residual radioactive materials derived from such site.</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="paragraph">Any ownership or control of an area by a Federal agency which is acquired pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this title shall not be treated as ownership or control by such agency for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i). A license for the production of any uranium product from residual radioactive materials shall not be treated as a license for production from ores within the meaning of subparagraph (A)(ii) if such production is in accordance with section 108(b).</continuation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">residual radioactive material</term>” means—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/7/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">waste (which the Secretary determines to be radioactive) in the form of tailings resulting from the processing of ores for the extraction of uranium and other valuable constituents of the ores; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/7/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">other waste (which the Secretary determines to be radioactive) at a processing site which relate to such processing, including any residual stock of unprocessed ores or low-grade materials.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">tailings</term>” means the remaining portion of a metal-bearing ore after some or all of such metal, such as uranium, has been extracted.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/9" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Federal agency</term>” includes any executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5 of the United States Code.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s101/10" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">United States</term>” means the 48 contiguous States and Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.</content>
</paragraph><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7911">42 U.S.C. 7911</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">designation of processing sites </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="102">Sec. 102. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As soon as practicable, but no later than one year after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall designate processing sites at or near the following locations:</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Salt Lake, Utah</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Green River, Utah</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mexican Hat, Utah</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Durango, Colorado</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Grand Junction, Colorado</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Rifle, Colorado (two sites)</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Gunnison, Colorado</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Naturita, Colorado</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Maybell, Colorado</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Slick Rock, Colorado (two sites)</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Shiprock, New Mexico</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Ambrosia Lake, New Mexico</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Riverton, Wyoming</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Converse County, Wyoming</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lakeview, Oregon</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Falls City, Texas</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Tuba City, Arizona</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Monument Valley, Arizona</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lowman, Idaho</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="leftIndentDecrease1"><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Canonsburg, Pennsylvania</content>
</subparagraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="paragraph">Subject to the provisions of this title, the Secretary shall complete remedial action at the above listed sites before his authority terminates under this title. The Secretary shall within one year of the date of enactment of this Act also designate all other processing sites within the United States which he determines requires remedial action to carry out the purposes of this title. In making such designation, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator, the Commission, and the affected States, and in the case of Indian lands, the appropriate Indian tribe and the Secretary of the Interior.</continuation></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As part of his designation under this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, shall determine the boundaries of each such site.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/a/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No site or structure with respect to which remedial action is authorized under Public Law 92–314 in Grand Junction, Colorado, may be designated by the Secretary as a processing site under this section.</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within one year from the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall assess the potential health hazard to the public from the residual radioactive materials at designated processing sites. Based upon such assessment, the Secretary shall, within such one year period, establish priorities for carrying out remedial action at each such site. In establishing such priorities, the Secretary shall rely primarily on the advice of the Administrator.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within thirty days after making designations of processing sites and establishing the priorities for such sites under this section, the Secretary shall notify the Governor of each affected State, and, where appropriate, the Indian tribes and the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The designations made, and priorities established, by the Secretary under this section shall be final and not be subject to judicial review.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/e/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The designation of processing sites within one year after enactment under this section shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, the areas referred to in section 101(6)(B).</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/e/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding the one year limitation contained in this section, the Secretary may, after such one year period, include any area described in section 101(6)(B) as part of a processing site designated under this section if he determines such inclusion to be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this title.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/e/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall designate as a processing site within the meaning of section 101(6) any real property, or improvements thereon, in Edgemont, South Dakota that—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/e/3/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is in the vicinity of the Tennessee Valley Authority uranium mill site at Edgemont (but not including such site), and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/e/3/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is determined by the Secretary to be contaminated with residual radioactive materials.</content>
</subparagraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="paragraph">In making the designation under this paragraph, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator, the Commission and the State of South Dakota. The provisions of this title shall apply to the site so designated in the same manner and to the same extent as to the sites designated under subsection (a) except that, in applying such provisions to such site, any reference in this title to the date of the enactment of this Act shall be treated as a reference to the date of the enactment of this paragraph and in determining the State share under section 107 of the costs of remedial action, there shall be credited to the State, expenditures made by the State prior to the date of the enactment of this paragraph which the Secretary determines would have been made by the State or the United States in carrying out the requirements of this title.</continuation>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation of Moab Site as Processing Site.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/f/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Moab uranium milling site (referred to in this subsection as the “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Moab site</quotedText>”) located approximately three miles northwest of Moab, Utah, and identified in the Final Environmental Impact Statement issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March 1996 in conjunction with Source Materials License No. SUA–917, is designated as a processing site.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/f/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applicability.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">This title applies to the Moab site in the same manner and to the same extent as to other processing sites designated under subsection (a), except that—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/f/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sections 103, 104(b), 107(a), 112(a), and 115(a) of this title shall not apply; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/f/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a reference in this title to the date of the enactment of this Act shall be treated as a reference to the date of the enactment of this subsection.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/f/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Remediation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations for this purpose, the Secretary shall conduct remediation at the Moab site in a safe and environmentally sound manner that takes into consideration the remedial action plan prepared pursuant to section 3405(i) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (10 U.S.C. 8720 note;
Public Law 105–261), including—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/f/3/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ground water restoration; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s102/f/3/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the removal, to a site in the State of Utah, for permanent disposition and any necessary stabilization, of residual radioactive material and other contaminated material from the Moab site and the floodplain of the Colorado River.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7912">42 U.S.C. 7912</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">state cooperative agreements </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="103">Sec. 103. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">After notifying a State of the designation referred to in section 102 of this title, the Secretary subject to section 113, is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with such State to perform remedial actions at each designated processing site in such State (other than a site located on Indian lands referred to in section 105). The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, enter into such agreements and carry out such remedial actions in accordance with the priorities established by him under section 102. The Secretary shall commence preparations for cooperative agreements with respect to each designated processing site as promptly as practicable following the designation of each site.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each cooperative agreement under this section shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate and consistent with the purposes of this Act, including, but not limited to, a limitation on the use of Federal assistance to those costs which are directly required to complete the remedial action selected pursuant to section 108.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/c/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except where the State is required to acquire the processing site as provided in subsection (a) of section 104, each cooperative agreement with a State under section 103 shall provide that the State shall obtain, in a form prescribed by the Secretary, written consent from any person holding any record interest in the designated processing site for the Secretary or any person designated by him to perform remedial action at such site.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/c/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such written consent shall include a waiver by each such person on behalf of himself, his heirs, successors, and assigns—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/c/2/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">releasing the United States of any liability or claim thereof by such person, his heirs, successors, and assigns concerning such remedial action, and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/c/2/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">holding the United States harmless against any claim by such person on behalf of himself, his heirs, successors, or assigns arising out of the performance of any such remedial action.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each cooperative agreement under this section shall require the State to assure that the Secretary, the Commission, and the Administrator and their authorized representatives have a permanent right of entry at any time to inspect the processing site and the site provided pursuant to section 104(b)(1) in furtherance of the provisions of this title and to carry out such agreement and enforce this Act and any rules prescribed under this Act. Such right of entry under this section or section 106 into an area described in section 101(6)(B) shall terminate on completion of the remedial action, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each agreement under this section shall take effect only upon the concurrence of the Commission with the terms and conditions thereof.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may, in any cooperative agreement entered into under this section or section 105, provide for reimbursement of the actual costs, as determined by the Secretary, of any remedial action performed with respect to so much of a designated processing site as is described in section 101(6)(B). Such reimbursement shall be made only to a property owner of record at the time such remedial action was undertaken and only with respect to costs incurred by such property owner. No such reimbursement may be made unless—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/f/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such remedial action was completed prior to enactment of this Act, and unless the application for such reimbursement was filed by such owner within one year after an agreement under this section or section 105 is approved by the Secretary and the Commission, and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s103/f/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary is satisfied that such action adequately achieves the purposes of this Act with respect to the site concerned and is consistent with the standards established by the Administrator pursuant to section 275(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7913">42 U.S.C. 7913</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">acquisition and disposition of lands and materials </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="104">Sec. 104. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each cooperative agreement under section 103 shall require the State, where determined appropriate by the Secretary with the concurrence of the Commission, to acquire any designated processing site, including where appropriate any interest therein. In determining whether to require the State to acquire a designated processing site or interest therein, consideration shall be given to the prevention of windfall profits.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/b/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Secretary with the concurrence of the Commission determines that removal of residual radioactive material from a processing site is appropriate, the cooperative agreement shall provide that the State shall acquire land (including, where appropriate, any interest therein) to be used as a site for the permanent disposition and stabilization of such residual radioactive materials in a safe and environmentally sound manner.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/b/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Acquisition by the State shall not be required under this subsection if a site located on land controlled by the Secretary or made available by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 106 (a)(2) is designated by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Commission, for such disposition and stabilization.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">No State shall be required under subsection (a) or (b) to acquire any real property or improvement outside the boundaries of—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that portion of the processing site which is described in section 101(6)(A), and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the site used for disposition of the residual radioactive materials.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of each processing site designated under this title other than a site designated on Indian land, the State shall take such action as may be necessary, and pursuant to regulations of the Secretary under this subsection, to assure that any person who purchases such a processing site after the removal of radioactive materials from such site shall be notified in an appropriate manner prior to such purchase, of the nature and extent of residual radioactive materials removed from the site, including notice of the date when such action took place, and the condition of such site after such action. If the State is the owner of such site, the State shall so notify any prospective purchaser before entering into a contract, option, or other arrangement to sell or otherwise dispose of such site. The Secretary shall issue appropriate rules and regulations to require notice in the local land records of the residual radioactive materials which were located at any processing site and notice of the nature and extent of residual radioactive materials removed from the site, including notice of the date when such action took place. For purposes of this subsection, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">site</term>” does not include any property described in section 101(6)(B) which is in a State which the Secretary has certified has a program which would achieve the purposes of this subsection.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/e/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The terms and conditions of any cooperative agreement with a State under section 103 shall provide that in the case of any lands or interests therein acquired by the State pursuant to subsection (a), the State, with the concurrence of the Secretary and the Commission, may—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/e/1/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">sell such lands and interests,</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/e/1/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">permanently retain such lands and interests in lands (or donate such lands and interest therein to another governmental entity within such State) for permanent use by such State or entity solely for park, recreational, or other public purposes, or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/e/1/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">transfer such lands and interests to the United States as provided in subsection (f).</content>
</subparagraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="paragraph">No lands may be sold under subparagraph (A) without the consent of the Secretary and the Commission. No site may be sold under subparagraph (A) or retained under subparagraph (B) if such site is used for the disposition of residual radioactive materials.</continuation></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/e/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before offering for sale any lands and interests therein which comprise a processing site, the State shall offer to sell such lands and interests at their fair market value to the person from whom the State acquired them.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/f/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each agreement under section 103 shall provide that title to—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/f/1/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the residual radioactive materials subject to the agreement, and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/f/1/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any lands and interests therein which have been acquired by the State, under subsection (a) or (b), for the disposition of such materials,</content>
</subparagraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="paragraph">shall be transferred by the State to the Secretary when the Secretary (with the concurrence of the Commission) determines that remedial action is completed in accordance with the requirements imposed pursuant to this title. No payment shall be made in connection with the transfer of such property from funds appropriated for purposes of this Act other than payments for any administrative and legal costs incurred in carrying out such transfer.</continuation></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/f/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Custody of any property transferred to the United States under this subsection shall be assumed by the Secretary or such Federal agency as the President may designate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon completion of the remedial action program authorized by this title, such property and minerals shall be maintained pursuant to a license issued by the Commission in such manner as will protect the public health, safety, and the environment. The Commission may, pursuant to such license or by rule or order, require the Secretary or other Federal agency having custody of such property and minerals to undertake such monitoring, maintenance, and emergency measures necessary to protect public health and safety and other actions as the Commission deems necessary to comply with the standards of section 275(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. The Secretary or such other Federal agency is authorized to carry out maintenance, monitoring and emergency measures under this subsection, but shall take no other action pursuant to such license, rule or order with respect to such property and minerals unless expressly authorized by Congress after the date of enactment of this Act. The United States shall not transfer title to property or interest therein acquired under this subsection to any person or State, except as provided in subsection (h).</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each agreement under section 103 which permits any sale described in subsection (e)(1)(A) shall provide for the prompt reimbursement to the Secretary from the proceeds of such sale. Such reimbursement shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/g/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that portion of the fair market value of the lands or interests therein which bears the same ratio to such fair market value as the Federal share of the costs of acquisition by the State to such lands or interests therein bears to the total cost of such acquisition, or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/g/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the total amount paid by the Secretary with respect to such acquisition.</content>
</paragraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="subsection">The fair market value of such lands or interest shall be determined by the Secretary as of the date of the sale by the State. Any amounts received by the Secretary under this title shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.</continuation>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s104/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No provision of any agreement under section 103 shall prohibit the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy and the Commission, from disposing of any subsurface mineral rights by sale or lease (in accordance with laws of the United States applicable to the sale, lease, or other disposal of such rights) which are associated with land on which residual radioactive materials are disposed and which are transferred to the United States as required under this section if the Secretary of the Interior takes such action as the Commission deems necessary pursuant to a license issued by the Commission to assure that the residual radioactive materials will not be disturbed by reason of any activity carried on following such disposition. If any such materials are disturbed by any such activity, the Secretary of the Interior shall insure, prior to the disposition of the minerals, that such materials will be restored to a safe and environmentally sound condition as determined by the Commission, and that the costs of such restoration will be borne by the person acquiring such rights from the Secretary of the Interior or from his successor or assign.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7914">42 U.S.C. 7914</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s105" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">indian tribe cooperative agreements </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="105">Sec. 105. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s105/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">After notifying the Indian tribe of the designation pursuant to section 102 of this title, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement, subject to section 113, with any Indian tribe to perform remedial action at a designated processing site located on land of such Indian tribe. The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, enter into such agreements and carry out such remedial actions in accordance with the priorities established by him under section 102. In performing any remedial action under this section and in carrying out any continued monitoring or maintenance respecting residual radioactive materials associated with any site subject to a cooperative agreement under this section, the Secretary shall make full use of any qualified members of Indian tribes resident in the vicinity of any such site. Each such agreement shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate and consistent with the purposes of this Act. Such terms and conditions shall require the following:</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s105/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Indian tribe and any person holding any interest in such land shall execute a waiver (A) releasing the United States of any liability or claim thereof by such tribe or person concerning such remedial action and (B) holding the United States harmless against any claim arising out of the performance of any such remedial action.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s105/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The remedial action shall be selected and performed in accordance with section 108 by the Secretary or such person as he may designate.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s105/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, the Commission, and the Administrator and their authorized representatives shall have a permanent right of entry at any time to inspect such processing site in furtherance of the provisions of this title, to carry out such agreement, and to enforce any rules described under this Act.</content>
</paragraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="subsection">Each agreement under this section shall take effect only upon concurrence of the Commission with the terms and conditions thereof.</continuation></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s105/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">When the Secretary with the concurrences of the Commission determines removal of residual radioactive materials from a processing site on lands described in subsection (a) to be appropriate, he shall provide, consistent with other applicable provisions of law, a site or sites for the permanent disposition and stabilization in a safe and environmentally sound manner of such residual radioactive materials. Such materials shall be transferred to the Secretary (without payment therefor by the Secretary) and permanently retained and maintained by the Secretary under the conditions established in a license issued by the Commission, subject to section 104 (f)(2) and (h).</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7915">42 U.S.C. 7915</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s106" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">acquisition of land by secretary </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="106">Sec. 106. </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Where necessary or appropriate in order to consolidate in a safe and environmentally sound manner the location of residual radioactive materials which are removed from processing sites under cooperative agreements under this title, or where otherwise necessary for the permanent disposition and stabilization of such materials in such manner—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s106/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary may acquire land and interests in land for such purposes by purchase, donation, or under any other authority of law or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s106/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary of the Interior may transfer permanently to the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this Act, public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of processing sites in the following counties:</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s106/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Apache County in the State of Arizona;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s106/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Mesa, Gunnison, Moffat, Montrose, Garfield, and San Miguel Counties in the State of Colorado;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s106/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Boise County in the State of Idaho;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s106/2/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Billings and Bowman Counties in the State of North Dakota;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s106/2/E" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Grand and San Juan Counties in the State of Utah;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s106/2/F" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Converse and Fremont Counties in the State of Wyoming; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s106/2/G" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any other county in the vicinity of a processing site, if no site in the county in which a processing site is located is suitable.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="section">Any permanent transfer of lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management by the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary shall not take place until the Secretary complies with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID1B7915A361F84D83BE00E6453AC29ADC" class="footnoteRef">2</ref> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to the selection of a site for the permanent disposition and stabilization of residual radioactive materials. Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1714) shall not apply to this transfer of jurisdiction. Prior to acquisition of land under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID3FFBCB35EA4F441091864BD680E5FB0A" class="footnoteRef">3</ref> in any State, the Secretary shall consult with the Governor of such State. No lands may be acquired under such paragraph (1) or (2) in any State in which there is no (1) processing site designated under this title or (2) active uranium mill operation, unless the Secretary has obtained the consent of the Governor of such State. No lands controlled by any Federal agency may be transferred to the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this Act without the concurrence of the chief administrative officer of such agency.</continuation><footnote id="ID1B7915A361F84D83BE00E6453AC29ADC" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">2</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">So in original. Probably should be “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><footnote id="ID3FFBCB35EA4F441091864BD680E5FB0A" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">3</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">So in original. Probably should be “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">section</quotedText>”.</p></footnote><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7916">42 U.S.C. 7916</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s107" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">financial assistance </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="107">Sec. 107. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s107/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of any designated processing site for which an agreement is executed with any State for remedial action at such site, the Secretary shall pay 90 per centum of the actual cost of such remedial action, including the actual costs of acquiring such site (and any interest therein) or any disposition site (and any interest therein) pursuant to section 103 of this title, and the State shall pay the remainder of such costs from non-Federal funds. The Secretary shall not pay the administrative costs incurred by any State to develop, prepare, and carry out any cooperative agreement executed with such State under this title, except the proportionate share of the administrative costs associated with the acquisition of lands and interests therein acquired by the State pursuant to this title.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s107/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of any designated processing site located on Indian lands, the Secretary shall pay the entire cost of such remedial action.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7917">42 U.S.C. 7917</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s108" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">remedial action </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="108">Sec. 108. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s108/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s108/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary or such person as he may designate shall select and perform remedial actions at designated processing sites and disposal sites in accordance with the general standards prescribed by the Administrator pursuant to section 275 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. The State shall participate fully in the selection and performance of a remedial action for which it pays part of the cost. Such remedial action shall be selected and performed with the concurrence of the Commission and in consultation, as appropriate, with the Indian tribe and the Secretary of the Interior. Residual radioactive material from a processing site designated under this title may be disposed of at a facility licensed under title II under the administrative and technical requirements of such title. Disposal of such material at such a site in accordance with such requirements shall be considered to have been done in accordance with the administrative and technical requirements of this title.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s108/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall use technology in performing such remedial action as will insure compliance with the general standards promulgated by the Administrator under section 275 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and will assure the safe and environmentally sound stabilization of residual radioactive materials, consistent with existing law.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s108/a/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, after October 31, 1982, if the Administrator has not promulgated standards under section 275 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 in final form by such date, remedial action taken by the Secretary under this title shall comply with the standards proposed by the Administrator under such section 275 a. until such time as the Administrator promulgates the standards in final form.</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s108/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Prior to undertaking any remedial action at a designated site pursuant to this title, the Secretary shall request expressions of interest from private parties regarding the remilling of the residual radioactive materials at the site and, upon receipt of any expression of interest, the Secretary shall evaluate among other things the mineral concentration of the residual radioactive materials at each designated processing site to determine whether, as a part of any remedial action program, recovery of such minerals is practicable. The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Commission, may permit the recovery of such minerals, under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe to carry out the purposes of this title. No such recovery shall be permitted unless such recovery is consistent with remedial action. Any person permitted by the Secretary to recover such mineral shall pay to the Secretary a share of the net profits derived from such recovery, as determined by the Secretary. Such share shall not exceed the total amount paid by the Secretary for carrying out remedial action at such designated site. After payment of such share to the United States under this subsection, such person shall pay to the State in which the residual radioactive materials are located a share of the net profits derived from such recovery, as determined by the Secretary. The person recovering such minerals shall bear all costs of such recovery. Any person carrying out mineral recovery activities under this paragraph shall be required to obtain any necessary license under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or under State law as permitted under section 274 of such Act.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7918">42 U.S.C. 7918</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s109" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">rules </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="109">Sec. 109. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may prescribe such rules consistent with the purposes of this Act as he deems appropriate pursuant to title V of the Department of Energy Organization Act.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7919">42 U.S.C. 7919</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s110" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">enforcement </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="110">Sec. 110. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s110/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s110/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any person who violates any provision of this title or any cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to this title or any rule prescribed under this Act concerning any designated processing site, disposition site, or remedial action shall be subject to an assessment by the Secretary of a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day per violation. Such assessment shall be made by order after notice and an opportunity for a public hearing, pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s110/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any person against whom a penalty is assessed under this section may, within sixty calendar days after the date of the order of the Secretary assessing such penalty, institute an action in the United States court of appeals for the appropriate judicial circuit for judicial review of such order in accordance with chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code. The court shall have jurisdiction to enter a judgment affirming, modifying, or setting aside in whole or in part, the order of the Secretary, or the court may remand the proceeding to the Secretary for such further action as the court may direct.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s110/a/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If any person fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty after it has become a final and unappealable order, the Secretary shall institute an action to recover the amount of such penalty in any appropriate district court of the United States. In such action, the validity and appropriateness of such final assessment order or judgment shall not be subject to review. Section 402(d) of the Department of Energy Organization Act shall not apply with respect to the functions of the Secretary under this section.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s110/a/4" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No civil penalty may be assessed against the United States or any State or political subdivision of a State or any official or employee of the foregoing.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s110/a/5" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section shall prevent the Secretary from enforcing any provision of this title or any cooperative agreement or any such rule by injunction or other equitable remedy.</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s110/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) shall not apply to any licensing requirement under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Such licensing requirements shall be enforced by the Commission as provided in such Act.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7920">42 U.S.C. 7920</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s111" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">public participation </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="111">Sec. 111. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out the provisions of this title, including the designation of processing sites, establishing priorities for such sites, the selection of remedial actions, and the execution of cooperative agreements, the Secretary, the Administrator, and the Commission shall encourage public participation and, where appropriate, the Secretary shall hold public hearings relative to such matters in the States where processing sites and disposal sites are located.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7921">42 U.S.C. 7921</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s112" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">termination; authorization </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="112">Sec. 112. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s112/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s112/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority of the Secretary to perform remedial action under this title shall terminate on September 30, 1998, except that—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s112/a/1/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the authority of the Secretary to perform groundwater restoration activities under this title is without limitation, and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s112/a/1/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Secretary may continue operation of the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado (known as the Cheney disposal cell) for receiving and disposing of residual radioactive material from processing sites and of byproduct material from property in the vicinity of the uranium milling site located in Monticello, Utah, until the Cheney disposal cell has been filled to the capacity for which it was designed, or September 30, 2031, whichever comes first.</content>
</subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s112/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this subsection, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">byproduct material</term>” has the meaning given that term in section 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)).</content>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s112/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this title by the Secretary, the Administrator, the Commission, and the Secretary of the Interior shall not exceed such amounts as are established in annual authorization Acts for fiscal year 1979 and each fiscal year thereafter applicable to the Department of Energy. Any sums appropriated for the purposes of this title shall be available until expended.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7922">42 U.S.C. 7922</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s113" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">limitation </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="113">Sec. 113. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The authority under this title to enter into contracts or other obligations requiring the United States to make outlays may be exercised only to the extent provided in advance in annual authorization and appropriation Acts.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7923">42 U.S.C. 7923</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s114" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">reports to congress </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="114">Sec. 114. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s114/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on January 1, 1980, and each year thereafter until January 1, 1986, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress with respect to the status of the actions required to be taken by the Secretary, the Commission, the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator, and the States and Indian tribes under this Act and any amendments to other laws made by this Act. Each report shall—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s114/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include data on the actual and estimated costs of the program authorized by this title;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s114/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">describe the extent of participation by the States and Indian tribes in this program;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s114/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate the effectiveness of remedial actions, and describe any problems associated with the performance of such actions; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s114/a/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contain such other information as may be appropriate.</content>
</paragraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="subsection">Such report shall be prepared in consultation with the Commission, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator and shall contain their separate views, comments, and recommendations, if any. The Commission shall submit to the Secretary and Congress such portion of the report under this subsection as relates to the authorities of the Commission under title II of this Act.</continuation></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s114/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than July 1, 1979, the Secretary shall provide a report to the Congress which identifies all sites located on public or acquired lands of the United States containing residual radioactive materials and other raidoactive<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDE8E6CCEE65AD42419A2ABCBBEB29E266" class="footnoteRef">4</ref> waste (other than waste resulting from the production of electric energy) and specifies which Federal agency has jurisdiction over such sites. The report shall include the identity of property and other structures in the vicinity of such site that are contaminated or may be contaminated by such materials and the actions planned or taken to remove such materials. The report shall describe in what manner such sites are adequately stabilized and otherwise controlled to prevent radon diffusion from such sites into the environment and other environmental harm. If any site is not so stabilized or controlled, the report shall describe the remedial actions planned for such site and the time frame for performing such actions. In preparing the reports under this section, the Secretary shall avoid duplication of previous or ongoing studies and shall utilize all information available from other departments and agencies of the United States respecting the subject matter of such report. Such agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary in the preparation of such report and furnish such information as available to them and necessary for such report.</content><footnote id="IDE8E6CCEE65AD42419A2ABCBBEB29E266" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">4</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">So in original. Probably should be “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">radioactive</quotedText>”.</p></footnote>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s114/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than January 1, 1980, the Administrator, in consultation with the Commission, shall provide a report to the Congress which identifies the location and potential health, safety, and environmental hazards of uranium mine wastes together with recommendations, if any, for a program to eliminate these hazards.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s114/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Copies of the reports required by this section to be submitted to the Congress shall be separately submitted to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs and on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s114/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall ensure that any relevant information, other than trade secrets and other proprietary information otherwise exempted from mandatory disclosure under any other provision of law, obtained from the conduct of each of the remedial actions authorized by this title and the subsequent perpetual care of those residual radioactive materials is documented systematically, and made publicly available conveniently for use.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7924">42 U.S.C. 7924</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s115" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">active operations; liability for remedial action </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="115">Sec. 115. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s115/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No amount may be expended under this title with respect to any site licensed by the Commission under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or by a State as permitted under section 274 of such Act at which production of any uranium product from ores (other than from residual radioactive materials) takes place. This subsection does not prohibit the disposal of residual radioactive material from a processing site under this title at a site licensed under title II or the expenditure of funds under this title for such disposal.</content></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tI/s115/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of each processing site designated under this title, the Attorney General shall conduct a study to determine the identity and legal responsibility which any person (other than the United States, a State, or Indian tribe) who owned or operated or controlled (as determined by the Attorney General) such site before the date of the enactment of this Act may have under any law or rule of law for reclamation or other remedial action with respect to such site. The Attorney General shall publish the results of such study, and provide copies thereof to the Congress, as promptly as practicable following the date of the enactment of this Act. The Attorney General, based on such study, shall, to the extent he deems it appropriate and in the public interest, take such action under any provision of law in effect when uranium was produced at such site to require payment by such person of all or any part of the costs incurred by the United States for such remedial action for which he determines such person is liable.</content>
</subsection><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7925">42 U.S.C. 7925</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
</title>
<title style="-uslm-dtd:title; -uslm-dtd-nonstandard:all-cap 10 no-bold" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII" styleType="nonstandard">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">URANIUM MILL TAILINGS LICENSING AND REGULATION DEFINITION<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID40FEE93F904949069FB9FCF4FCAF266C" class="footnoteRef">5</ref> </heading><footnote id="ID40FEE93F904949069FB9FCF4FCAF266C" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">5</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">So in original. “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">REGULATION DEFINITION</quotedText>” probably should be “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">REGULATIONS</quotedText>”.</p></footnote>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s201" styleType="traditional-inline">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="201">Sec. 201. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends section 11 e. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s202" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">custody of disposal site </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="202">Sec. 202. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s202/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends chapter 8 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by adding a new section 83.<b>]</b> </editorialNote></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s202/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section shall be effective three years after the enactment of this Act. <editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2113">42 U.S.C. 2113</ref> nt<b>]</b></editorialNote></content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s202/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends table of contents for chapter 8 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by inserting a new item after the item relating to section 82.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s203" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">authority to establish certain requirements </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="203">Sec. 203. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends section 161 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by adding a new subsection x.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">cooperation with states </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="204">Sec. 204. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends section 274 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.<b>]</b> </editorialNote></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends section 274 d. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends section 274 n. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends section 274 j. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/e/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by adding a new subsection o.<b>]</b> </editorialNote></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/e/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provisions of the amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection (which adds a new subsection o. to section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954) shall apply only to the maximum extent practicable during the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. <editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2021">42 U.S.C. 2021</ref> nt<b>]</b></editorialNote></content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends section 274 c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in any amendment made by this section shall preclude any State from exercising any other authority as permitted under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 respecting any byproduct material, as defined in section 11 e. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. <editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2021">42 U.S.C. 2021</ref> nt<b>]</b></editorialNote></content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/h/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of this title, any State may exercise any authority under State law (including authority exercised pursuant to an agreement entered into pursuant to section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954) respecting (A) byproduct material, as defined in section 11 e. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or (B) any activity which results in the production of byproduct material as so defined, in the same manner and to the same extent as permitted before the date of the enactment of this Act, except that such State authority shall be exercised in a manner which, to the extent practicable, is consistent with the requirements of section 274 o. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (as added by section 204(e) of this Act). The Commission shall have the authority to ensure that such section 274 o. is implemented by any such State to the extent practicable during the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the Commission or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from taking such action under section 275 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as may be necessary to implement title I of this Act. <editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2021">42 U.S.C. 2021</ref> nt<b>]</b></editorialNote></content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/h/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An agreement entered into with any State as permitted under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 with respect to byproduct material as defined in section 11 e. (2) of such Act, may be entered into at any time after the date of the enactment of this Act but no such agreement may take effect before the date three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s204/h/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, where a State assumes or has assumed, pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 274 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, authority over any activity which results in the production of byproduct material, as defined in section 11 e. (2) of such Act, the Commission shall not, until the end of the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, have licensing authority over such byproduct material produced in any activity covered by such agreement, unless the agreement is terminated, suspended, or amended to provide for such Federal licensing. If, at the end of such three-year period, a State has not entered into such an agreement with respect to byproduct material, as defined in section 11 e. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the Commission shall have authority over such byproduct material: <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Provided, however, </i>That, in the case of a State which has exercised any authority under State law pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the State authority over such byproduct material may be terminated, and the Commission authority over such material may be exercised, only after compliance by the Commission with the same procedures as are applicable in the case of termination of agreements under section 274 j. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s205" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">authorities of commission respecting certain byproduct material </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="205">Sec. 205. </num><subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s205/a" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends chapter 8 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by adding a new section 84.<b>]</b> </editorialNote></subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s205/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends the first sentence of section 81 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s205/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends the table of contents for such chapter 8 by inserting a new item after the item relating to section 83.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s206" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">authority of environmental protection agency respecting certain byproduct material </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="206">Sec. 206. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Amends chapter 19 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by adding a new section 275.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s207" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">authorization of appropriation for grants </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="207">Sec. 207. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1980 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission not to exceed $500,000 to be used for making grants to States which have entered into agreements with the Commission under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, to aid in the development of State regulatory programs under such section which implement the provisions of this Act.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s208" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">effective date </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="208">Sec. 208. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise provided in this title the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2014">42 U.S.C. 2014</ref> nt<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tII/s209" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">consolidation of licenses and procedures </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="209">Sec. 209. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall consolidate, to the maximum extent practicable, licenses and licensing procedures under amendments made by this title with licenses and licensing procedures under other authorities contained in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2113">42 U.S.C. 2113</ref> nt<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
</title>
<title style="-uslm-dtd:title; -uslm-dtd-nonstandard:all-cap 10 no-bold" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tIII" styleType="nonstandard">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STUDY AND DESIGNATION OF TWO MILL TAILINGS SITES IN NEW MEXICO </heading>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tIII/s301" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">study </heading>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="301">Sec. 301. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Attorney General of the State of New Mexico, shall conduct a study to determine the extent and adequacy of the authority of the Commission and the State of New Mexico to require, under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (as amended by title II of this Act) or under State authority as permitted under section 274 of such Act or under other provision of law, the owners of the following active uranium mill sites to undertake appropriate action to regulate and control all residual radioactive materials at such sites to protect public health, safety, and the environment: the former Homestake-New Mexico Partners site near Milan, New Mexico, and the Anaconda carbonate process tailings site near Bluewater, New Mexico. Such study shall be completed and a report thereof submitted to the Congress and to the Secretary within one year after enactment of this Act, together with such recommendations as may be appropriate. If the Commission determines that such authority is not adequate to regulate and control such materials at such sites in the manner provided in the first sentence of this section, the Commission shall include in the report a statement of the basis for such determination. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent or delay action by a State as permitted under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or under any other provision of law or by the Commission to regulate such residual radioactive materials at such sites prior to completion of such study.</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s7941">42 U.S.C. 7941</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/95/604/tIII/s302" styleType="traditional">
<heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">designation by secretary </heading>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise specifically provided in subsection (a), any remedial action under title I with respect to any sites designated under this title shall be subject to the provisions of title I (including the authorization of appropriations referred to in section 112(b)).</content>
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<main style="-uslm-dtd:legis-body"><longTitle><docTitle style="-uslm-dtd:legis-type">AN ACT</docTitle><officialTitle style="-uslm-dtd:official-title">To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to initiate with the several States a cooperative program for the conservation, development, and enhancement of the Nation's anadromous fish, and for other purposes</officialTitle></longTitle><enactingFormula style="-uslm-dtd:enacting-clause">Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</enactingFormula><section style="-uslm-dtd:section" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level" class="inline"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text"><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s757a">16 U.S.C. 757a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote>That (a) for the purpose of conserving, developing, and enhancing within the several States the anadromous fishery resources of the Nation that are subject to depletion from water resources developments and other causes, or with respect to which the United States has made conservation commitments by international agreements, and for the purpose of conserving, developing, and enhancing the fish in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain that ascend streams to spawn, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with one or more States, acting jointly or severally, that are concerned with the development, conservation, and enhancement of such fish, and, whenever he deems it appropriate, with other non-Federal interests. Such agreements shall describe (1) the actions to be taken by the Secretary and the cooperating parties, (2) the benefits that are expected to be derived by the States and other non-Federal interests, (3) the estimated cost of these actions, (4) the share of such costs to be borne by the Federal Government and by the States and other non-Federal interests: <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Provided,</i> That, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, The Federal share, including the operation and maintenance costs of any facilities constructed by the Secretary pursuant to this Act, which he annually determines to be a proper Federal cost, shall not exceed 50 per centum of such costs exclusive of the value of any Federal land involved: <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Provided further,</i> That the non-Federal share may be in the form of real or personal property, the value of which will be determined by the Secretary, as well as money, (5) the term of the agreement, (6) the terms and conditions for disposing of any real or personal property acquired by the Secretary during or at the end of the term of the agreement, and (7) such other terms and conditions as he deems desirable.</chapeau>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/89/304/b/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may also enter into agreements with the States for the operation of any facilities and management and administration of any lands or interests therein acquired or facilities constructed pursuant to this Act.</content></paragraph>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out responsibilities under this section, the Secretary shall conduct, promote, and encourage research in preparation for the implementation of the use of ecosystems and interspecies approaches to the conservation and management of anadromous and Great Lakes fishery resources.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c)</num><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/89/304/c/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whenever two or more States having a common interest in any basin jointly enter into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section to carry out a research and development program to conserve, develop, and enhance anadromous fishery resources of the Nation, or fish in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain that ascend streams to spawn, the Federal share of the program costs shall be increased to a maximum of 66⅔ per centum. For the purpose of this subsection, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">basin</term>” includes rivers and their tributaries, lakes, and other bodies of water or portions thereof.</content></paragraph>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of any State that has implemented an interstate fisheries management plan for anadromous fishery resources, prepared by an interstate commission, the Federal share of any grant made under this section to carry out activities required by such plan shall be up to 90 percent. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">interstate commission</term>” means—</chapeau>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the commission established by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact (as consented to and approved by Public Law 80–77), approved May 4, 1942 (56 Stat. 267);</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the commission established by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact (as consented to and approved by Public Law 80–232), approved July 24, 1947 (16 Stat. 419); and</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the commission established by the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact (as consented to and approved by Public Law 81–66), approved May 19, 1949 (63 Stat. 70).</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">Sec. 2. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s757b">16 U.S.C. 757b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary, in accordance with any agreements entered into pursuant to section 1(a) of this Act, is authorized (1) to conduct such investigations, engineering and biological surveys, and research as may be desirable to carry out the program; (2) to carry out stream clearance activities; (3) to construct, install, maintain, and operate devices and structures for the improvement of feeding and spawning conditions, for the protection of fishery resources, and for facilitating the free migration of the fish, and for control of the sea lamprey; (4) to construct, operate, and maintain fish hatcheries wherever necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act; (5) to conduct such studies and make such recommendations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding the development and management of any stream or other body of water for the conservation and enhancement of anadromous fishery resources and the fish in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain that ascend streams to spawn: <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Provided,</i> That the reports on such studies and the recommendations of the Secretary shall be transmitted to the States, the Congress, and the Federal water resources construction agencies for their information: <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Provided further,</i> That this Act shall not be construed as authorizing the formulation or construction of water resources projects, except that water resources projects which are determined by the Secretary to be needed solely for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of such fish may be planned and constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation in its currently authorized geographic area of responsibility, or by the Corps of Engineers, or by the Department of Agriculture, or by the States, with funds made available by the Secretary under this Act and subject to the costsharing and appropriations provisions of this Act; (6) to acquire lands or interests therein by purchase, lease, donation, or exchange for acquired lands or public lands under his jurisdiction which he finds suitable for disposition: <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Provided,</i> That the lands or interests therein so exchanged shall involve approximately equal values, as determined by the Secretary: <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">Provided further,</i> That the Secretary may accept cash from, or pay cash to, the grantor in such an exchange in order to equalize the values of the properties exchanged; (7) to accept donations of funds and to use such funds to acquire or manage lands or interests therein; and (8) to administer such lands or interests therein for the purposes of this Act. Title to lands or interests therein acquired pursuant to this Act shall be in the cooperating States or other non-Federal interests.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">Sec. 3. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s757c">16 U.S.C. 757c</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Activities authorized by this Act to be performed on lands administered by other Federal departments or agencies shall be carried out only with the prior approval of such departments or agencies.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">SEC. 4. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s757d">16 U.S.C. 757d</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this Act not to exceed $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">Sec. 5. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s757e">16 U.S.C. 757e</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This Act shall not be construed to affect, modify, or apply to the same area as the provisions of the Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 345), as amended (16 U.S.C. 755–757).</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">Sec. 6. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s757f">16 U.S.C. 757f</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary of the Interior shall, on the basis of studies carried out pursuant to this Act and section 5 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 402), as amended (16 U.S.C. 665), make recommendations to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare concerning the elimination or reduction of polluting substances detrimental to fish and wildlife in interstate or navigable waters or the tributaries thereof. Such recommendations and any enforcement measures initiated pursuant thereto by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall be designed to enhance the quality of such waters, and shall take into consideration all other legitimate uses of such waters.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">Sec. 7. </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Repealed by section 3(a) of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Amendments of 1997; P.L. 105–146 (111 Stat. 2677)</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">Sec. 8. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s757a">16 U.S.C. 757a note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This Act may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Anadromous Fish Conservation Act.</shortTitle>”</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to strengthen the partnership between the Federal
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration
by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and
tribal governments without adequate Federal funding, in a
manner that may displace other essential State, local, and
tribal governmental priorities;</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to assist Congress in its consideration of proposed legislation establishing or revising Federal programs containing
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">providing for the development of information about
the nature and size of mandates in proposed legislation;
and</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishing a mechanism to bring such information
to the attention of the Senate and the House of Representatives
before the Senate and the House of Representatives
vote on proposed legislation;</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to promote informed and deliberate decisions by Congress
on the appropriateness of Federal mandates in any particular instance; </content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s2/5" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to require that Congress consider whether to provide funding to assist State, local, and tribal governments in complying
with Federal mandates, to require analyses of the impact
of private sector mandates, and through the dissemination of
that information provide informed and deliberate decisions by
Congress and Federal agencies and retain competitive balance
between the public and private sectors;</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s2/6" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to establish a point-of-order vote on the consideration
in the Senate and House of Representatives of legislation
containing significant Federal intergovernmental mandates
without providing adequate funding to comply with such mandates;</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s2/7" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">to assist Federal agencies in their consideration of proposed
regulations affecting State, local, and tribal governments,
by—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s2/7/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requiring that Federal agencies develop a process
to enable the elected and other officials of State, local,
and tribal governments to provide input when Federal
agencies are developing regulations; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s2/7/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requiring that Federal agencies prepare and consider
estimates of the budgetary impact of regulations
containing Federal mandates upon State, local, and tribal
governments and the private sector before adopting such
regulations, and ensuring that small governments are given
special consideration in that process; and</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s2/8" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to begin consideration of the effect of previously imposed
Federal mandates, including the impact on State, local, and
tribal governments of Federal court interpretations of Federal
statutes and regulations that impose Federal intergovernmental
mandates.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s3" styleType="OLC" role="definitions">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">SEC. 3. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1502">2 U.S.C. 1502</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">For the purposes of this Act—</chapeau>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s3/1" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">except as provided in section 305 of this Act, the terms
defined under section 421 of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as added by section 101
of this Act) shall have the meanings as so defined; and</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s3/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Director</term>” means the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">SEC. 4. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1503">2 U.S.C. 1503</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EXCLUSIONS. </heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">This Act shall not apply to any provision in a bill, joint resolution,
amendment, motion, or conference report before Congress and
any provision in a proposed or final Federal regulation that—</chapeau>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s4/1" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enforces constitutional rights of individuals; </content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s4/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establishes or enforces any statutory rights that prohibit
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age, handicap, or disability; </content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s4/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">requires compliance with accounting and auditing procedures
with respect to grants or other money or property provided
by the Federal Government; </content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s4/4" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides for emergency assistance or relief at the
request of any State, local, or tribal government or any official
of a State, local, or tribal government; </content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s4/5" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is necessary for the national security or the ratification
or implementation of international treaty obligations;</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s4/6" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the President designates as emergency legislation and
that the Congress so designates in statute; or</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s4/7" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentIncrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">relates to the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance
program under title II of the Social Security Act (including
taxes imposed by sections 3101(a) and 3111(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance)).</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/s5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">SEC. 5. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1504">2 U.S.C. 1504</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AGENCY ASSISTANCE. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Each agency shall provide to the Director such information
and assistance as the Director may reasonably request to assist
the Director in carrying out this Act. </content>
</section>
<title style="-uslm-dtd:title" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM </heading>
<elided style="-uslm-dtd:omitted-text">* * * * * * *</elided>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s103" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1511">2 U.S.C. 1511</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">COST OF REGULATIONS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s103/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of the Congress.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of the Congress that Federal agencies should review and evaluate planned regulations to ensure that the cost estimates provided by the Congressional Budget Office will be carefully considered as regulations are promulgated.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s103/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Statement of Cost.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of a committee chairman or ranking minority member, the Director shall, to the extent practicable, prepare a comparison between—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s103/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an estimate by the relevant agency, prepared under section 202 of this Act, of the costs of regulations implementing an Act containing a Federal mandate; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s103/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the cost estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office for such Act when it was enacted by the Congress.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s103/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperation of Office of Management and Budget.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">At the request of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide data and cost estimates for regulations implementing an Act containing a Federal mandate covered by part B of title IV of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as added by section 101 of this Act).</content>
<elided style="-uslm-dtd:omitted-text">* * * * * * *</elided>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s105" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1512">2 U.S.C. 1512</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONSIDERATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Nothing in this Act shall preclude a State, local, or tribal government that already complies with all or part of the Federal intergovernmental mandates included in the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report from consideration for Federal funding under section 425(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as added by section 101 of this Act) for the cost of the mandate, including the costs the State, local, or tribal government is currently paying and any additional costs necessary to meet the mandate.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s106" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="106">SEC. 106. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1513">2 U.S.C. 1513</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IMPACT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s106/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Senate finds that—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s106/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Congress should be concerned about shifting costs from Federal to State and local authorities and should be equally concerned about the growing tendency of States to shift costs to local governments;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s106/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cost shifting from States to local governments has, in many instances, forced local governments to raise property taxes or curtail sometimes essential services; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s106/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increases in local property taxes and cuts in essential services threaten the ability of many citizens to attain and maintain the American dream of owning a home in a safe, secure community.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s106/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sense of the Senate.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is the sense of the Senate that—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s106/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal Government should not shift certain costs to the State, and States should end the practice of shifting costs to local governments, which forces many local governments to increase property taxes;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s106/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">States should end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by their legislatures, of State issued mandates on local governments without adequate State funding, in a manner that may displace other essential government priorities; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s106/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one primary objective of this Act and other efforts to change the relationship among Federal, State, and local governments should be to reduce taxes and spending at all levels and to end the practice of shifting costs from one level of government to another with little or no benefit to taxpayers.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s107" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="107">SEC. 107. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1514">2 U.S.C. 1514</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s107/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Motions To Strike in the Committee of the Whole.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Clause 5 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">“(c) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the consideration of any measure for amendment in the Committee of the Whole containing any Federal mandate the direct costs of which exceed the threshold in section 424(a)(1) of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995, it shall always be in order, unless specifically waived by terms of a rule governing consideration of that measure, to move to strike such Federal mandate from the portion of the bill then open to amendment.”</content>
</subsection></quotedContent>.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s107/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Committee on Rules Reports on Waived Points of Order.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Committee on Rules shall include in the report required by clause 1(d) of rule XI (relating to its activities during the Congress) of the Rules of the House of Representatives a separate item identifying all waivers of points of order relating to Federal mandates, listed by bill or joint resolution number and the subject matter of that measure.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<elided style="-uslm-dtd:omitted-text">* * * * * * *</elided>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tI/s109" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="109">SEC. 109. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1516">2 U.S.C. 1516</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Congressional Budget Office $4,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 to carry out the provisions of this title.</content>
</section>
<elided style="-uslm-dtd:omitted-text">* * * * * * *</elided>
</title>
<title style="-uslm-dtd:title" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM </heading>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s201" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1531">2 U.S.C. 1531</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REGULATORY PROCESS. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Each agency shall, unless otherwise prohibited by law, assess the effects of Federal regulatory actions on State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector (other than to the extent that such regulations incorporate requirements specifically set forth in law).</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1532">2 U.S.C. 1532</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STATEMENTS TO ACCOMPANY SIGNIFICANT REGULATORY ACTIONS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Unless otherwise prohibited by law, before promulgating any general notice of proposed rulemaking that is likely to result in promulgation of any rule that includes any Federal mandate that may result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100,000,000 or more (adjusted annually for inflation) in any 1 year, and before promulgating any final rule for which a general notice of proposed rulemaking was published, the agency shall prepare a written statement containing—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an identification of the provision of Federal law under which the rule is being promulgated;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the anticipated costs and benefits of the Federal mandate, including the costs and benefits to State, local, and tribal governments or the private sector, as well as the effect of the Federal mandate on health, safety, and the natural environment and such an assessment shall include—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an analysis of the extent to which such costs to State, local, and tribal governments may be paid with Federal financial assistance (or otherwise paid for by the Federal Government); and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which there are available Federal resources to carry out the intergovernmental mandate;</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">estimates by the agency, if and to the extent that the agency determines that accurate estimates are reasonably feasible, of—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/3/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the future compliance costs of the Federal mandate; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/3/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any disproportionate budgetary effects of the Federal mandate upon any particular regions of the nation or particular State, local, or tribal governments, urban or rural or other types of communities, or particular segments of the private sector;</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">estimates by the agency of the effect on the national economy, such as the effect on productivity, economic growth, full employment, creation of productive jobs, and international competitiveness of United States goods and services, if and to the extent that the agency in its sole discretion determines that accurate estimates are reasonably feasible and that such effect is relevant and material; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5)</num><subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/5/A" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a description of the extent of the agency's prior consultation with elected representatives (under section 204) of the affected State, local, and tribal governments;</content></subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/5/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the comments and concerns that were presented by State, local, or tribal governments either orally or in writing to the agency; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/a/5/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the agency's evaluation of those comments and concerns.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Promulgation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In promulgating a general notice of proposed rulemaking or a final rule for which a statement under subsection (a) is required, the agency shall include in the promulgation a summary of the information contained in the statement.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s202/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Preparation in Conjunction With Other Statement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any agency may prepare any statement required under subsection (a) in conjunction with or as a part of any other statement or analysis, provided that the statement or analysis satisfies the provisions of subsection (a).</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s203" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1533">2 U.S.C. 1533</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SMALL GOVERNMENT AGENCY PLAN. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s203/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effects on Small Governments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before establishing any regulatory requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect small governments, agencies shall have developed a plan under which the agency shall—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s203/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide notice of the requirements to potentially affected small governments, if any;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s203/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enable officials of affected small governments to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory proposals containing significant Federal intergovernmental mandates; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s203/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inform, educate, and advise small governments on compliance with the requirements.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s203/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated to each agency to carry out the provisions of this section and for no other purpose, such sums as are necessary.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1534">2 U.S.C. 1534</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT INPUT. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s204/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each agency shall, to the extent permitted in law, develop an effective process to permit elected officers of State, local, and tribal governments (or their designated employees with authority to act on their behalf) to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory proposals containing significant Federal intergovernmental mandates.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s204/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Meetings Between State, Local, Tribal and Federal Officers.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to actions in support of intergovernmental communications where—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s204/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meetings are held exclusively between Federal officials and elected officers of State, local, and tribal governments (or their designated employees with authority to act on their behalf) acting in their official capacities; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s204/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such meetings are solely for the purposes of exchanging views, information, or advice relating to the management or implementation of Federal programs established pursuant to public law that explicitly or inherently share intergovernmental responsibilities or administration.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s204/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementing Guidelines.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall issue guidelines and instructions to Federal agencies for appropriate implementation of subsections (a) and (b) consistent with applicable laws and regulations.</content>
</subsection>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s205" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="205">SEC. 205. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1535">2 U.S.C. 1535</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LEAST BURDENSOME OPTION OR EXPLANATION REQUIRED. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s205/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsection (b), before promulgating any rule for which a written statement is required under section 202, the agency shall identify and consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and from those alternatives select the least costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative that achieves the objectives of the rule, for—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s205/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State, local, and tribal governments, in the case of a rule containing a Federal intergovernmental mandate; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s205/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the private sector, in the case of a rule containing a Federal private sector mandate.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s205/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply unless—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s205/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the head of the affected agency publishes with the final rule an explanation of why the least costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome method of achieving the objectives of the rule was not adopted; or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s205/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the provisions are inconsistent with law.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s205/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OMB Certification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">No later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall certify to Congress, with a written explanation, agency compliance with this section and include in that certification agencies and rulemakings that fail to adequately comply with this section.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s206" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="206">SEC. 206. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1536">2 U.S.C. 1536</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ASSISTANCE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s206/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">collect from agencies the statements prepared under section 202; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s206/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">periodically forward copies of such statements to the Director of the Congressional Budget Office on a reasonably timely basis after promulgation of the general notice of proposed rulemaking or of the final rule for which the statement was prepared.</content>
</paragraph>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s207" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="207">SEC. 207. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1537">2 U.S.C. 1537</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PILOT PROGRAM ON SMALL GOVERNMENT FLEXIBILITY. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s207/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with Federal agencies, shall establish pilot programs in at least 2 agencies to test innovative, and more flexible regulatory approaches that—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s207/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">reduce reporting and compliance burdens on small governments; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s207/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">meet overall statutory goals and objectives.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s207/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Program Focus.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pilot programs shall focus on rules in effect or proposed rules, or a combination thereof.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s208" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="208">SEC. 208. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1538">2 U.S.C. 1538</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL STATEMENTS TO CONGRESS ON AGENCY COMPLIANCE. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">No later than 1 year after the effective date of this title and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the Congress, including the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives, a written report detailing compliance by each agency during the preceding reporting period with the requirements of this title.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tII/s209" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="209">SEC. 209. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1531">2 U.S.C. 1531</ref> nt<b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">EFFECTIVE DATE. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">This title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</content>
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<title style="-uslm-dtd:title" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIII" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">TITLE III—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REVIEW OF FEDERAL MANDATES </heading>
<elided style="-uslm-dtd:omitted-text">* * * * * * *</elided>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIII/s304" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="304">SEC. 304. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1554">2 U.S.C. 1554</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS REGARDING FEDERAL COURT RULINGS. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">No later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and no later than March 15 of each year thereafter, the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations shall submit to the Congress, including the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and to the President a report describing any Federal court case to which a State, local, or tribal government was a party in the preceding calendar year that required such State, local, or tribal government to undertake responsibilities or activities, beyond those such government would otherwise have undertaken, to comply with Federal statutes and regulations.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIII/s305" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="305">SEC. 305. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1555">2 U.S.C. 1555</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITION. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Notwithstanding section 3 of this Act, for purposes of this title the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Federal mandate</term>” means any provision in statute or regulation or any Federal court ruling that imposes an enforceable duty upon State, local, or tribal governments including a condition of Federal assistance or a duty arising from participation in a voluntary Federal program.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="401">SEC. 401. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1571">2 U.S.C. 1571</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">JUDICIAL REVIEW. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Agency Statements on Significant Regulatory Actions.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Compliance or noncompliance by any agency with the provisions of sections 202 and 203(a) (1) and (2) shall be subject to judicial review only in accordance with this section.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limited review of agency compliance or noncompliance.—</heading><subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401/a/2/A" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Agency compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of sections 202 and 203(a) (1) and (2) shall be subject to judicial review only under section 706(1) of title 5, United States Code, and only as provided under subparagraph (B).</content></subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401/a/2/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If an agency fails to prepare the written statement (including the preparation of the estimates, analyses, statements, or descriptions) under section 202 or the written plan under section 203(a) (1) and (2), a court may compel the agency to prepare such written statement.</content>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Review of agency rules.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In any judicial review under any other Federal law of an agency rule for which a written statement or plan is required under sections 202 and 203(a) (1) and (2), the inadequacy or failure to prepare such statement (including the inadequacy or failure to prepare any estimate, analysis, statement or description) or written plan shall not be used as a basis for staying, enjoining, invalidating or otherwise affecting such agency rule.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401/a/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certain information as part of record.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any information generated under sections 202 and 203(a) (1) and (2) that is part of the rulemaking record for judicial review under the provisions of any other Federal law may be considered as part of the record for judicial review conducted under such other provisions of Federal law.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401/a/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application of other federal law.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For any petition under paragraph (2) the provisions of such other Federal law shall control all other matters, such as exhaustion of administrative remedies, the time for and manner of seeking review and venue, except that if such other Federal law does not provide a limitation on the time for filing a petition for judicial review that is less than 180 days, such limitation shall be 180 days after a final rule is promulgated by the appropriate agency.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401/a/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subsection shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and shall apply only to any agency rule for which a general notice of proposed rulemaking is promulgated on or after such date.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Judicial Review and Rule of Construction.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsection (a)—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any estimate, analysis, statement, description or report prepared under this Act, and any compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of this Act, and any determination concerning the applicability of the provisions of this Act shall not be subject to judicial review; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/104/4/tIV/s401/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">no provision of this Act shall be construed to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any person in any administrative or judicial action.</content>
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<main style="-uslm-dtd:legis-body"><longTitle><docTitle style="-uslm-dtd:legis-type">AN ACT</docTitle><officialTitle style="-uslm-dtd:official-title">To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children’s products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.</officialTitle></longTitle><enactingFormula style="-uslm-dtd:enacting-clause">
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2051">15 U.S.C. 2051 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This Act may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><inline style="-uslm-dtd:short-title">Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008</inline></shortTitle>”.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Table of Contents.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The table of contents for this Act is as follows:<toc style="-uslm-dtd:toc">
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<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 2.</designator><label> References.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 3.</designator><label> Authority to issue implementing regulations.</label></referenceItem>
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<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="title"><designator>TITLE I—</designator><label>CHILDREN’S PRODUCT SAFETY</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 101.</designator><label> Children’s products containing lead; lead paint rule.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 102.</designator><label> Mandatory third party testing for certain children’s products.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 103.</designator><label> Tracking labels for children’s products.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 104.</designator><label> Standards and consumer registration of durable nursery products.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 105.</designator><label> Labeling requirement for advertising toys and games.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 106.</designator><label> Mandatory toy safety standards.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 107.</designator><label> Study of preventable injuries and deaths in minority children related to consumer products.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 108.</designator><label> Prohibition on sale of certain products containing specified phthalates.</label></referenceItem>
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<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="title"><designator>TITLE II—</designator><label>CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION REFORM</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="subtitle"><designator>Subtitle A—</designator><label>Administrative Improvements</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 201.</designator><label> Reauthorization of the Commission.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 202.</designator><label> Full Commission requirement; interim quorum; personnel.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 203.</designator><label> Submission of copy of certain documents to Congress.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 204.</designator><label> Expedited rulemaking.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 205.</designator><label> Inspector general audits and reports.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 206.</designator><label> Industry-sponsored travel ban.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 207.</designator><label> Sharing of information with Federal, State, local, and foreign government agencies.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 208.</designator><label> Employee training exchanges.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 209.</designator><label> Annual reporting requirement.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="subtitle"><designator>Subtitle B—</designator><label>Enhanced Enforcement Authority</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 211.</designator><label> Public disclosure of information.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 212.</designator><label> Establishment of a public consumer product safety database.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 213.</designator><label> Prohibition on stockpiling under other Commission-enforced statutes.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 214.</designator><label> Enhanced recall authority and corrective action plans.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 215.</designator><label> Inspection of firewalled conformity assessment bodies; identification of supply chain.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 216.</designator><label> Prohibited acts.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 217.</designator><label> Penalties.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 218.</designator><label> Enforcement by State attorneys general.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 219.</designator><label> Whistleblower protections. </label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="subtitle"><designator>Subtitle C—</designator><label>Specific Import-Export Provisions</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 221.</designator><label> Export of recalled and non-conforming products.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 222.</designator><label> Import safety management and interagency cooperation.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 223.</designator><label> Substantial product hazard list and destruction of noncompliant imported products.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 224.</designator><label> Financial responsibility.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 225.</designator><label> Study and report on effectiveness of authorities relating to safety of imported consumer products.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="subtitle"><designator>Subtitle D—</designator><label>Miscellaneous Provisions and Conforming Amendments</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 231.</designator><label> Preemption.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 232.</designator><label> All-terrain vehicle standard.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 233.</designator><label> Cost-benefit analysis under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 234.</designator><label> Study on use of formaldehyde in manufacturing of textile and apparel articles.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 235.</designator><label> Technical and conforming changes.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 236.</designator><label> Expedited judicial review.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 237.</designator><label> Repeal.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 238.</designator><label> Pool and Spa Safety Act technical amendments.</label></referenceItem>
<referenceItem style="-uslm-dtd:toc-entry" role="section"><designator>Sec. 239.</designator><label> Effective dates and Severability.</label></referenceItem>
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</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/s2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REFERENCES. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/s2/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2051">15 U.S.C. 2051 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined Terms.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As used in this Act—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/s2/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">appropriate Congressional committees</quotedText>” means the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/s2/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Commission</quotedText>” means the Consumer Product Safety Commission.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/s2/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consumer Product Safety Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed as an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.).</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/s3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">SEC. 3. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2051">15 U.S.C. 2051 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORITY TO ISSUE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">The Commission may issue regulations, as necessary, to implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act.</content>
</section>
<title style="-uslm-dtd:title" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CHILDREN’S PRODUCT SAFETY </heading>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s1278a">15 U.S.C. 1278a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS CONTAINING LEAD; LEAD PAINT RULE. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Lead Ban.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment as a banned hazardous substance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as expressly provided in subsection (b) beginning on the dates provided in paragraph (2), any children’s product (as defined in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a))) that contains more lead than the limit established by paragraph (2) shall be treated as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261 et seq.).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Lead limit.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/a/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">600 parts per million.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E), beginning 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the lead limit referred to in paragraph (1) is 600 parts per million total lead content by weight for any part of the product.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/a/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">300 parts per million.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided by subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the lead limit referred to in paragraph (1) is 300 parts per million total lead content by weight for any part of the product.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/a/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">100 parts per million.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraphs (D) and (E), beginning on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, subparagraph (B) shall be applied by substituting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">100 parts per million</quotedText>” for “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">300 parts per million</quotedText>” unless the Commission determines that a limit of 100 parts per million is not technologically feasible for a product or product category. The Commission may make such a determination only after notice and a hearing and after analyzing the public health protections associated with substantially reducing lead in children’s products.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/a/2/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alternate reduction of limit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Commission determines under subparagraph (C) that the 100 parts per million limit is not technologically feasible for a product or product category, the Commission shall, by regulation, establish an amount that is the lowest amount of lead, lower than 300 parts per million, the Commission determines to be technologically feasible to achieve for that product or product category. The amount of lead established by the Commission under the preceding sentence shall be substituted for the 300 parts per million limit under subparagraph (B) beginning on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/a/2/E" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic review and further reductions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, based on the best available scientific and technical information, periodically review and revise downward the limit set forth in this subsection, no less frequently than every 5 years after promulgation of the limit under subparagraph (C) or (D) to require the lowest amount of lead that the Commission determines is technologically feasible to achieve. The amount of lead established by the Commission under the preceding sentence shall be substituted for the lead limit in effect immediately before such revision.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each limit set forth in paragraph (2) (except for the limit set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B)) shall apply only to a children’s product (as defined in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a))) that is manufactured after the effective date of such respective limit.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusion of Certain Materials or Products and Inaccessible Component Parts.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Functional purpose exception.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission, on its own initiative or upon petition by an interested party, shall grant an exception to the limit in subsection (a) for a specific product, class of product, material, or component part if the Commission, after notice and a hearing, determines that—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/A/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the product, class of product, material, or component part requires the inclusion of lead because it is not practicable or not technologically feasible to manufacture such product, class of product, material, or component part, as the case may be, in accordance with subsection (a) by removing the excessive lead or by making the lead inaccessible;</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/A/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the product, class of product, material, or component part is not likely to be placed in the mouth or ingested, taking into account normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of such product, class of product, material, or component part by a child; and</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/A/iii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an exception for the product, class of product, material, or component part will have no measurable adverse effect on public health or safety, taking into account normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse.</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Measurement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), there is no measurable adverse effect on public health or safety if the exception described in subparagraph (A) will result in no measurable increase in blood lead levels of a child. The Commission may adopt an alternative method of measurement other than blood lead levels if it determines, after notice and a hearing, that such alternative method is a better scientific method for measuring adverse effect on public health and safety.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Procedures for granting exception.—</heading>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/C/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Burden of proof.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A party seeking an exception under subparagraph (A) has the burden of demonstrating that it meets the requirements of such subparagraph.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/C/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Grounds for decision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case where a party has petitioned for an exception, in determining whether to grant the exception, the Commission may base its decision solely on the materials presented by the party seeking the exception and any materials received through notice and a hearing.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/C/iii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Admissible evidence.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In demonstrating that it meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), a party seeking an exception under such subparagraph may rely on any nonproprietary information submitted by any other party seeking such an exception and such information shall be considered part of the record presented by the party that relies on that information.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/C/iv" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Scope of exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If an exception is sought for an entire product, the burden is on the petitioning party to demonstrate that the criteria in subparagraph (A) are met with respect to every accessible component or accessible material of the product.</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation on exception.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Commission grants an exception for a product, class of product, material, or component part under subparagraph (A), the Commission may, as necessary to protect public health or safety—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/D/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a lead limit that such product, class of product, material, or component part may not exceed; or</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/D/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">place a manufacturing expiration date on such exception or establish a schedule after which the manufacturer of such product, class of product, material, or component part shall be in full compliance with the limit established under clause (i) or the limit set forth in subsection (a).</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/E" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application of exception.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An exception under subparagraph (A) for a product, class of product, material, or component part shall apply regardless of the date of manufacture unless the Commission expressly provides otherwise.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/1/F" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Previously submitted petitions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A party seeking an exception under this paragraph may rely on materials previously submitted in connection with a petition for exclusion under this section. In such cases, petitioners must notify the Commission of their intent to rely on materials previously submitted. Such reliance does not affect petitioners’ obligation to demonstrate that they meet all requirements of this paragraph as required by subparagraph (C)(i).</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception for inaccessible component parts.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The limits established under subsection (a) shall not apply to any component part of a children’s product that is not accessible to a child through normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of such product, as determined by the Commission. A component part is not accessible under this subparagraph if such component part is not physically exposed by reason of a sealed covering or casing and does not become physically exposed through reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of the product. Reasonably foreseeable use and abuse shall include swallowing, mouthing, breaking, or other children’s activities, and the aging of the product.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inaccessibility proceeding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate a rule providing guidance with respect to what product components, or classes of components, will be considered to be inaccessible for purposes of subparagraph (A).</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application pending cpsc guidance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Until the Commission promulgates a rule pursuant to subparagraph (B), the determination of whether a product component is inaccessible to a child shall be made in accordance with the requirements laid out in subparagraph (A) for considering a component to be inaccessible to a child.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certain barriers disqualified.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this subsection, paint, coatings, or electroplating may not be considered to be a barrier that would render lead in the substrate inaccessible to a child, or to prevent absorption of any lead into the human body, through normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of the product.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Certain electronic devices.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Commission determines that it is not technologically feasible for certain electronic devices, including devices containing batteries, to comply with subsection (a), the Commission, by regulation, shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/4/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">issue requirements to eliminate or minimize the potential for exposure to and accessibility of lead in such electronic devices, which may include requirements that such electronic devices be equipped with a child-resistant cover or casing that prevents exposure to and accessibility of the parts of the product containing lead; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/4/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a schedule by which such electronic devices shall be in full compliance with the limits in subsection (a), unless the Commission determines that full compliance will not be technologically feasible for such devices within a schedule set by the Commission.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exception for off-highway vehicles.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/5/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (a) shall not apply to an off-highway vehicle.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/5/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Off-highway vehicle defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this section, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">off-highway vehicle</term>”—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/5/B/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">means any motorized vehicle—</chapeau>
<subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/5/B/i/I" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">that is manufactured primarily for use off public streets, roads, and highways;</content>
</subclause>
<subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/5/B/i/II" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">designed to travel on 2, 3, or 4 wheels; and</content>
</subclause>
<subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/5/B/i/III" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="III">(III) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">that has either—</chapeau>
<item style="-uslm-dtd:item" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/5/B/i/III/aa" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="aa">(aa) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control; or</content>
</item>
<item style="-uslm-dtd:item" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/5/B/i/III/bb" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="bb">(bb) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a nonstraddle seat, steering wheel, seat belts, and roll-over protective structure; and</content>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/5/B/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes a snowmobile.</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Bicycles and related products.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In lieu of the lead limits established in subsection (a)(2), the limits set forth for each respective material in the notice of the Commission entitled “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Notice of Stay of Enforcement Pertaining to Bicycles and Related Products</quotedText>”, published June 30, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 31254), shall apply to any metal component part of the products to which the stay of enforcement described in such notice applies, except that after December 31, 2011, the limits set forth in such notice shall not be more than 300 parts per million total lead content by weight for any metal component part of the products to which such stay pertains.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusion of certain used children’s products.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/7/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General exclusion.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The lead limits established under subsection (a) shall not apply to a used children’s product.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/7/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this paragraph, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">used children’s product</term>” means a children’s product (as defined in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)) that was obtained by the seller for use and not for the purpose of resale or was obtained by the seller, either directly or indirectly, from a person who obtained such children’s product for use and not for the purpose of resale. Such term also includes a children’s product that was donated to the seller for charitable distribution or resale to support charitable purposes. Such term shall not include—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/7/B/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">children’s metal jewelry; </content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/7/B/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any children’s product for which the donating party or the seller has actual knowledge that the product is in violation of the lead limits in this section; or</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/7/B/iii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other children’s product or product category that the Commission determines, after notice and a hearing.</content>
</clause><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="subparagraph">For purposes of this definition, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">seller</term>” includes a person who lends or donates a used children’s product.</continuation>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/b/8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, based on the best available scientific and technical information, periodically review and revise the regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection no less frequently than every 5 years after the first promulgation of a regulation under this subsection to make them more stringent and to require the lowest amount of lead the Commission determines is technologically feasible to achieve.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application With ASTM F963.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent that any regulation promulgated by the Commission under this section (or any section of the Consumer Product Safety Act or any other Act enforced by the Commission, as such Acts are affected by this section) is inconsistent with the ASTM F963 standard, such promulgated regulation shall supersede the ASTM F963 standard to the extent of the inconsistency.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technological Feasibility Defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this section, a limit shall be deemed technologically feasible with regard to a product or product category if—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/d/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a product that complies with the limit is commercially available in the product category;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/d/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">technology to comply with the limit is commercially available to manufacturers or is otherwise available within the common meaning of the term;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/d/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">industrial strategies or devices have been developed that are capable or will be capable of achieving such a limit by the effective date of the limit and that companies, acting in good faith, are generally capable of adopting; or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/d/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">alternative practices, best practices, or other operational changes would allow the manufacturer to comply with the limit.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Pending Rulemaking Proceedings To Have No Effect.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The pendency of a rulemaking proceeding to consider—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/e/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a delay in the effective date of a limit or an alternate limit under this section related to technological feasibility,</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/e/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">an exception for certain products or materials or inaccessibility guidance under subsection (b) of this section, or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/e/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other request for modification of or exemption from any regulation, rule, standard, or ban under this Act or any other Act enforced by the Commission,</content>
</paragraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="subsection">shall not delay the effect of any provision or limit under this section nor shall it stay general enforcement of the requirements of this section.</continuation>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">More Stringent Lead Paint Ban.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/f/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effective on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall modify section 1303.1 of its regulations (16 C.F.R. 1301.1) by substituting “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">0.009 percent</quotedText>” for “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">0.06 percent</quotedText>” in subsection (a) of that section.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/f/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic review and reduction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, no less frequently than every 5 years after the date on which the Commission modifies the regulations pursuant to paragraph (1), review the limit for lead in paint set forth in section 1303.1 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations (as revised by paragraph (1)), and shall by regulation revise downward the limit to require the lowest amount of lead that the Commission determines is technologically feasible to achieve.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/f/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Methods for screening lead in small painted areas.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In order to provide for effective and efficient enforcement of the limit set forth in section 1303.1 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, the Commission may rely on x-ray fluorescence technology or other alternative methods for measuring lead in paint or other surface coatings on products subject to such section where the total weight of such paint or surface coating is no greater than 10 milligrams or where such paint or surface coating covers no more than 1 square centimeter of the surface area of such products. Such alternative methods for measurement shall not permit more than 2 micrograms of lead in a total weight of 10 milligrams or less of paint or other surface coating or in a surface area of 1 square centimeter or less.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/f/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Alternative methods of measuring lead in paint generally.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/f/4/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall complete a study to evaluate the effectiveness, precision, and reliability of x-ray fluorescence technology and other alternative methods for measuring lead in paint or other surface coatings when used on a children’s product or furniture article in order to determine compliance with part 1303 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, as modified pursuant to this subsection.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/f/4/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the Commission determines, based on the study in subparagraph (A), that x-ray fluorescence technology or other alternative methods for measuring lead in paint are as effective, precise, and reliable as the methodology used by the Commission for compliance determinations prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission may promulgate regulations governing the use of such methods in determining the compliance of products with part 1303 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, as modified pursuant to this subsection. Any regulations promulgated by the Commission shall ensure that such alternative methods are no less effective, precise, and reliable than the methodology used by the Commission prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/f/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, no less frequently than every 5 years after the Commission completes the study required by paragraph (4)(A), review and revise any methods for measurement utilized by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (3) or pursuant to any regulations promulgated under paragraph (4) to ensure that such methods are the most effective methods available to protect children’s health. The Commission shall conduct an ongoing effort to study and encourage the further development of alternative methods for measuring lead in paint and other surface coating that can effectively, precisely, and reliably detect lead levels at or below the level set forth in part 1303 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, or any lower level established by regulation.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/f/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No effect on legal limit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in paragraph (3), nor reliance by the Commission on any alternative method of measurement pursuant to such paragraph, nor any rule prescribed pursuant to paragraph (4), nor any method established pursuant to paragraph (5) shall be construed to alter the limit set forth in section 1303 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, as modified pursuant to this subsection, or provide any exemption from such limit.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/f/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Construction.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the authority of the Commission or any other person to use alternative methods for detecting lead as a screening method to determine whether further testing or action is needed.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s101/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment as a Regulation Under the FHSA.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any ban imposed by subsection (a) or rule promulgated under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, and section 1303.1 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations (as modified pursuant to subsection (f)(1) or (2)), or any successor regulation, shall be considered a regulation of the Commission promulgated under or for the enforcement of section 2(q) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(q)).</content>
</subsection>
</section>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2056a">15 U.S.C. 2056a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STANDARDS AND CONSUMER REGISTRATION OF DURABLE NURSERY PRODUCTS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><inline style="-uslm-dtd:short-title">Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act</inline></shortTitle>”.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Safety Standards.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/b/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in consultation with representatives of consumer groups, juvenile product manufacturers, and independent child product engineers and experts, examine and assess the effectiveness of any voluntary consumer product safety standards for durable infant or toddler products; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/b/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, promulgate consumer product safety standards that—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/b/1/B/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are substantially the same as such voluntary standards; or</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/b/1/B/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are more stringent than such voluntary standards, if the Commission determines that more stringent standards would further reduce the risk of injury associated with such products.</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Timetable for rulemaking.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall commence the rulemaking required under paragraph (1) and shall promulgate standards for no fewer than 2 categories of durable infant or toddler products every 6 months thereafter, beginning with the product categories that the Commission determines to be of highest priority, until the Commission has promulgated standards for all such product categories. Thereafter, the Commission shall periodically review and revise the standards set forth under this subsection to ensure that such standards provide the highest level of safety for such products that is feasible.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Judicial review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any person adversely affected by such standards may file a petition for review under the procedures set forth in section 11(g) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2060(g)), as added by section 236 of this Act.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/b/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Process for considering subsequent revisions to voluntary standard.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/b/4/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notice of adoption of voluntary standard.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">When the Commission promulgates a consumer product safety standard under this subsection that is based, in whole or in part, on a voluntary standard, the Commission shall notify the organization that issued the voluntary standard of the Commission’s action and shall provide a copy of the consumer product safety standard to the organization. </content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/b/4/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commission action on revised voluntary standard.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If an organization revises a standard that has been adopted, in whole or in part, as a consumer product safety standard under this subsection, it shall notify the Commission. The revised voluntary standard shall be considered to be a consumer product safety standard issued by the Commission under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058), effective 180 days after the date on which the organization notifies the Commission (or such later date specified by the Commission in the Federal Register) unless, within 90 days after receiving that notice, the Commission notifies the organization that it has determined that the proposed revision does not improve the safety of the consumer product covered by the standard and that the Commission is retaining the existing consumer product safety standard.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cribs.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It shall be a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1)) for any person to which this subsection applies to manufacture, sell, contract to sell or resell, lease, sublet, offer, provide for use, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce a crib that is not in compliance with a standard promulgated under subsection (b).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Persons to which subsection applies.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">This subsection applies to any person that—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">manufactures, distributes in commerce, or contracts to sell cribs;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">based on the person’s occupation, holds itself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to cribs, including child care facilities and family child care homes;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is in the business of contracting to sell or resell, lease, sublet, or otherwise place cribs in the stream of commerce; or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c/2/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">owns or operates a place of public accommodation affecting commerce (as defined in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203) applied without regard to the phrase “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">not owned by the Federal Government</quotedText>”).</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application of any revision.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With respect to any revision of the standard promulgated under subsection (b)(1)(B) subsequent to the initial promulgation of a standard under such subsection, paragraph (1) shall apply only to a person that manufactures or imports cribs, unless the Commission determines that application to any other person described in paragraph (2) is necessary to protect against an unreasonable risk to health or safety. If the Commission determines that application to a person described in paragraph (2) is necessary, it shall provide not less than 12 months for such person to come into compliance.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Crib defined.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this subsection, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">crib</quotedText>” includes—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c/4/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">new and used cribs;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c/4/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">full-sized or nonfull-sized cribs; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/c/4/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">portable cribs and crib-pens.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consumer Registration Requirement.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, or the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall, pursuant to its authority under section 16(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2065(b)), promulgate a final consumer product safety rule to require each manufacturer of a durable infant or toddler product—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to provide consumers with a postage-paid consumer registration form with each such product;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to maintain a record of the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and other contact information of consumers who register their ownership of such products with the manufacturer in order to improve the effectiveness of manufacturer campaigns to recall such products; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/1/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to permanently place the manufacturer name and contact information, model name and number, and the date of manufacture on each durable infant or toddler product.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirements for registration form.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The registration form required to be provided to consumers under paragraph (1) shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include spaces for a consumer to provide the consumer’s name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include space sufficiently large to permit easy, legible recording of all desired information;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">be attached to the surface of each durable infant or toddler product so that, as a practical matter, the consumer must notice and handle the form after purchasing the product;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/2/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include the manufacturer’s name, model name and number for the product, and the date of manufacture;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/2/E" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a message explaining the purpose of the registration and designed to encourage consumers to complete the registration;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/2/F" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include an option for consumers to register through the Internet; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/2/G" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include a statement that information provided by the consumer shall not be used for any purpose other than to facilitate a recall of or safety alert regarding that product.</content>
</subparagraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="paragraph">In issuing regulations under this section, the Commission may prescribe the exact text and format of the required registration form.</continuation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Record keeping and notification requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The rules required under this section shall require each manufacturer of a durable infant or toddler product to maintain a record of registrants for each product manufactured that includes all of the information provided by each consumer registered, and to use such information to notify such consumers in the event of a voluntary or involuntary recall of or safety alert regarding such product. Each manufacturer shall maintain such a record for a period of not less than 6 years after the date of manufacture of the product. Consumer information collected by a manufacturer under this Act may not be used by the manufacturer, nor disseminated by such manufacturer to any other party, for any purpose other than notification to such consumer in the event of a product recall or safety alert.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/d/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Study.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall conduct a study at such time as it considers appropriate on the effectiveness of the consumer registration forms required by this section in facilitating product recalls and whether such registration forms should be required for other children’s products. Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall report its findings to the appropriate Congressional committees.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of Alternative Recall Notification Technology.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/e/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Technology assessment and report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/e/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">beginning 2 years after a rule is promulgated under subsection (d), regularly review recall notification technology and assess the effectiveness of such technology in facilitating recalls of durable infant or toddler products; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/e/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter as the Commission considers appropriate, transmit a report on such assessments to the appropriate Congressional committees.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/e/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, based on the assessment required by paragraph (1), the Commission determines by rule that a recall notification technology is likely to be as effective or more effective in facilitating recalls of durable infant or toddler products as the registration forms required by subsection (d), the Commission—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/e/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a report on such determination; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/e/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall permit a manufacturer of durable infant or toddler products to use such technology in lieu of such registration forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant or toddler products.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition of Durable Infant or Toddler Product.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As used in this section, the term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">durable infant or toddler product</quotedText>”—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">means a durable product intended for use, or that may be reasonably expected to be used, by children under the age of 5 years; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">includes—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">full-size cribs and nonfull-size cribs;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">toddler beds;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">high chairs, booster chairs, and hook-on chairs;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">bath seats;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/E" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">gates and other enclosures for confining a child;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/F" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">play yards;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/G" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">stationary activity centers;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/H" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="H">(H) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">infant carriers;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/I" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">strollers;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/J" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="J">(J) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">walkers;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/K" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="K">(K) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">swings; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s104/f/2/L" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="L">(L) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">bassinets and cradles.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="106">SEC. 106. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MANDATORY TOY SAFETY STANDARDS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2056b">15 U.S.C. 2056b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the provisions of ASTM International Standard F963-07 Consumer Safety Specifications for Toy Safety (ASTM F963), as it exists on the date of enactment of this Act (except for section 4.2 and Annex 4 or any provision that restates or incorporates an existing mandatory standard or ban promulgated by the Commission or by statute or any provision that restates or incorporates a regulation promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration or any statute administered by the Food and Drug Administration) shall be considered to be consumer product safety standards issued by the Commission under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058).</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking for Specific Toys, Components and Risks.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Evaluation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with representatives of consumer groups, juvenile product manufacturers, and independent child product engineers and experts, shall examine and assess the effectiveness of ASTM F963 or its successor standard (except for section 4.2 and Annex 4), as it relates to safety requirements, safety labeling requirements, and test methods related to—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/b/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">internal harm or injury hazards caused by the ingestion or inhalation of magnets in children’s products;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/b/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">toxic substances;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/b/1/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">toys with spherical ends;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/b/1/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">hemispheric-shaped objects;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/b/1/E" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">cords, straps, and elastics; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/b/1/F" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">battery-operated toys.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within 1 year after the completion of the assessment required by paragraph (1), the Commission shall promulgate rules in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, that—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/b/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take into account other children’s product safety rules; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/b/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are more stringent than such standards, if the Commission determines that more stringent standards would further reduce the risk of injury of such toys.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Periodic Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall periodically review and revise the rules set forth under this section to ensure that such rules provide the highest level of safety for such products that is feasible.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration of Remaining ASTM Standards.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">After promulgating the rules required by subsection (b), the Commission shall—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/d/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in consultation with representatives of consumer groups, juvenile product manufacturers, and independent child product engineers and experts, examine and assess the effectiveness of ASTM F963 (and alternative health protective requirements to prevent or minimize flammability of children’s products) or its successor standard, and shall assess the adequacy of such standards in protecting children from safety hazards; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/d/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, promulgate consumer product safety rules that—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/d/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take into account other children’s product safety rules; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/d/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">are more stringent than such standards, if the Commission determines that more stringent standards would further reduce the risk of injury associated with such toys.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prioritization.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall promulgate rules beginning with the product categories that the Commission determines to be of highest priority, until the Commission has promulgated standards for all such product categories.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment as Consumer Product Safety Standards.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Rules issued under this section shall be considered consumer product safety standards issued by the Commission under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058).</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Revisions.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If ASTM International (or its successor entity) proposes to revise ASTM F963-07, or a successor standard, it shall notify the Commission of the proposed revision. The Commission shall incorporate the revision or a section of the revision into the consumer product safety rule. The revised standard shall be considered to be a consumer product safety standard issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058), effective 180 days after the date on which ASTM International notifies the Commission of the revision unless, within 90 days after receiving that notice, the Commission notifies ASTM International that it has determined that the proposed revision does not improve the safety of the consumer product covered by the standard. If the Commission so notifies ASTM International with respect to a proposed revision of the standard, the existing standard shall continue to be considered to be a consumer product safety rule without regard to the proposed revision.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Rulemaking to Consider Exemption From Preemption.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/h/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption of state law from preemption.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon application of a State or political subdivision of a State, the Commission shall, after notice and opportunity for oral presentation of views, consider a rulemaking to exempt from the provisions of section 26(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (under such conditions as it may impose in the rule) any proposed safety standard or regulation which is described in such application and which is designed to protect against a risk of injury associated with a children’s product subject to the consumer product safety standards described in subsection (a) or any rule promulgated under this section. The Commission shall grant such an exemption if the State or political subdivision standard or regulation—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/h/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provides a significantly higher degree of protection from such risk of injury than the consumer product safety standard or rule under this section; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/h/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not unduly burden interstate commerce.</content>
</subparagraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="paragraph">In determining the burden, if any, of a State or political subdivision standard or regulation on interstate commerce, the Commission shall consider and make appropriate (as determined by the Commission in its discretion) findings on the technological and economic feasibility of complying with such standard or regulation, the cost of complying with such standard or regulation, the geographic distribution of the consumer product to which the standard or regulation would apply, the probability of other States or political subdivisions applying for an exemption under this subsection for a similar standard or regulation, and the need for a national, uniform standard under this Act for such consumer product.</continuation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/h/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effect of standards on established state laws.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section or in section 26 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2075) shall prevent a State or political subdivision of a State from continuing in effect a safety requirement applicable to a toy or other children’s product that is designed to deal with the same risk of injury as the consumer product safety standards established by this section and that is in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, if such State or political subdivision has filed such requirement with the Commission within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in such form and in such manner as the Commission may require.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s106/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Judicial Review.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The issuance of any rule under this section is subject to judicial review as provided in section 11(g) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2060(g)), as added by section 236 of this Act.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="108">SEC. 108. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s2057c">15 U.S.C. 2057c</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROHIBITION ON SALE OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS CONTAINING SPECIFIED PHTHALATES. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on the Sale of Certain Products Containing Phthalates.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States any children’s toy or child care article that contains concentrations of more than 0.1 percent of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), or benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP).</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibition on the Sale of Additional Products Containing Certain Phthalates.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Interim prohibition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and until a final rule is promulgated under paragraph (3), it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States any children’s toy that can be placed in a child’s mouth or child care article that contains concentrations of more than 0.1 percent of diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), or di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Chronic hazard advisory panel.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Appointment.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not earlier than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall begin the process of appointing a Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel pursuant to the procedures of section 28 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2077) to study the effects on children’s health of all phthalates and phthalate alternatives as used in children’s toys and child care articles.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Examination.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The panel shall, within 18 months after its appointment under subparagraph (A), complete an examination of the full range of phthalates that are used in products for children and shall—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2/B/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">examine all of the potential health effects (including endocrine disrupting effects) of the full range of phthalates;</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2/B/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider the potential health effects of each of these phthalates both in isolation and in combination with other phthalates;</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2/B/iii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">examine the likely levels of children’s, pregnant women’s, and others’ exposure to phthalates, based on a reasonable estimation of normal and foreseeable use and abuse of such products;</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2/B/iv" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider the cumulative effect of total exposure to phthalates, both from children’s products and from other sources, such as personal care products;</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2/B/v" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review all relevant data, including the most recent, best-available, peer-reviewed, scientific studies of these phthalates and phthalate alternatives that employ objective data collection practices or employ other objective methods;</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2/B/vi" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider the health effects of phthalates not only from ingestion but also as a result of dermal, hand-to-mouth, or other exposure;</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2/B/vii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider the level at which there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to children, pregnant women, or other susceptible individuals and their offspring, considering the best available science, and using sufficient safety factors to account for uncertainties regarding exposure and susceptibility of children, pregnant women, and other potentially susceptible individuals; and</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2/B/viii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consider possible similar health effects of phthalate alternatives used in children’s toys and child care articles.</content>
</clause><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="subparagraph">The panel’s examinations pursuant to this paragraph shall be conducted <i style="-uslm-dtd:italic">de novo</i>. The findings and conclusions of any previous Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on this issue and other studies conducted by the Commission shall be reviewed by the panel but shall not be considered determinative.</continuation>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after completing its examination, the panel appointed under subparagraph (A) shall report to the Commission the results of the examination conducted under this section and shall make recommendations to the Commission regarding any phthalates (or combinations of phthalates) in addition to those identified in subsection (a) or phthalate alternatives that the panel determines should be declared banned hazardous substances.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Permanent prohibition by rule.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after receiving the report of the panel under paragraph (2)(C), the Commission shall, pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code, promulgate a final rule to—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/3/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">determine, based on such report, whether to continue in effect the prohibition under paragraph (1), in order to ensure a reasonable certainty of no harm to children, pregnant women, or other susceptible individuals with an adequate margin of safety; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/b/3/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">evaluate the findings and recommendations of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel and declare any children’s product containing any phthalates to be a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057), as the Commission determines necessary to protect the health of children.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, subsections (a) and (b)(1) and any rule promulgated under subsection (b)(3) shall apply to any plasticized component part of a children’s toy or child care article or any other component part of a children’s toy or child care article that is made of other materials that may contain phthalates. </content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exclusion for Inaccessible Component Parts.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/d/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The prohibitions established under subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to any component part of a children’s toy or child care article that is not accessible to a child through normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of such product, as determined by the Commission. A component part is not accessible under this paragraph if such component part is not physically exposed by reason of a sealed covering or casing and does not become physically exposed through reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of the product. Reasonably foreseeable use and abuse shall include swallowing, mouthing, breaking, or other children’s activities, and the aging of the product.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/d/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission may revoke an exclusion or all exclusions granted under paragraph (1) at any time and require that any or all component parts manufactured after such exclusion is revoked comply with the prohibitions established under subsections (a) and (b) if the Commission finds, based on scientific evidence, that such compliance is necessary to protect the public health or safety.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/d/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inaccessibility proceeding.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/d/3/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promulgate a rule providing guidance with respect to what product components, or classes of components, will be considered to be inaccessible for purposes of paragraph (1); or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/d/3/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adopt the same guidance with respect to inaccessibility that was adopted by the Commission with regards to accessibility of lead under section 101(b)(2)(B), with additional consideration, as appropriate, of whether such component can be placed in a child’s mouth. </content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/d/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Application pending Commission guidance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Until the Commission promulgates a rule pursuant to paragraph (3), the determination of whether a product component is inaccessible to a child shall be made in accordance with the requirements laid out in paragraph (1) for considering a component to be inaccessible to a child.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment of Violation.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A violation of subsection (a) or (b)(1) or any rule promulgated by the Commission under subsection (b)(3) shall be treated as a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1)).</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Treatment as Consumer Product Safety Standards; Effect on State Laws.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsections (a) and (b)(1) and any rule promulgated under subsection (b)(3) shall be considered consumer product safety standards under the Consumer Product Safety Act. Nothing in this section or the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) shall be construed to preempt or otherwise affect any State requirement with respect to any phthalate alternative not specifically regulated in a consumer product safety standard under the Consumer Product Safety Act.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Defined terms.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As used in this section:</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">phthalate alternative</quotedText>” means any common substitute to a phthalate, alternative material to a phthalate, or alternative plasticizer.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">children’s toy</quotedText>” means a consumer product designed or intended by the manufacturer for a child 12 years of age or younger for use by the child when the child plays.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/1/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">child care article</quotedText>” means a consumer product designed or intended by the manufacturer to facilitate sleep or the feeding of children age 3 and younger, or to help such children with sucking or teething.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/1/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">consumer product</quotedText>” has the meaning given such term in section 3(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(1)).</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Determination guidelines.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Age.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In determining whether products described in paragraph (1) are designed or intended for use by a child of the ages specified, the following factors shall be considered:</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/2/A/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A statement by a manufacturer about the intended use of such product, including a label on such product if such statement is reasonable.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/2/A/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the product is represented in its packaging, display, promotion, or advertising as appropriate for use by children of the ages specified.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/2/A/iii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Whether the product is commonly recognized by consumers as being intended for use by a child of the ages specified.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/2/A/iv" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Age Determination guidelines issued by the Commission staff in September 2002 and any successor to such guidelines.</content>
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</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/110/314/tI/s108/g/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Toy that can be placed in a child’s mouth.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this section a toy can be placed in a child’s mouth if any part of the toy can actually be brought to the mouth and kept in the mouth by a child so that it can be sucked and chewed. If the children’s product can only be licked, it is not regarded as able to be placed in the mouth. If a toy or part of a toy in one dimension is smaller than 5 centimeters, it can be placed in the mouth.</content>
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