[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 626 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 626
To advance commonsense policy priorities.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 30, 2023
Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Science, Space, and
Technology, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure,
Oversight and Accountability, Financial Services, Agriculture, House
Administration, the Judiciary, Small Business, Homeland Security,
Rules, Ethics, the Budget, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent
Select), Armed Services, and Appropriations, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To advance commonsense policy priorities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breaking the Gridlock Act''.
TITLE I
SEC. 101. FEDERAL TASK FORCE TO SUPPORT GRANDPARENTS RAISING
GRANDCHILDREN.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a Federal Task Force to
Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (referred to in this section
as the ``Task Force'').
(b) Older Relative Caregiver.--In this section, the term ``older
relative caregiver'' has the meaning given the term under section
372(a)(3) of the National Family Caregiver Support (42 U.S.C.
3030s(a)(3)).
(c) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall be composed of the
following members, or their designee:
(A) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(B) The Attorney General.
(C) The Administrator of the Administration for
Community Living.
(D) The Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
(E) The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and
Substance Use.
(F) The Assistant Secretary for the Administration
for Children and Families.
(G) The Director of the Indian Health Service.
(H) The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
(I) The head of each Federal department, agency, or
other governmental entity identified by the Secretary
of Health and Human Services as having
responsibilities, or administering programs, relating
to the current health, educational, nutritional, and
other needs and current issues affecting older relative
caregivers, including grandparents, raising children in
their care.
(J) A grandparent raising a grandchild or
grandchildren as well as another older relative
caregiver of children.
(2) Lead agency.--The Department of Health and Human
Services shall be the lead agency for the Task Force.
(d) Duties.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Information.--The Task Force shall identify,
coordinate, and disseminate information publicly about
Federal information, resources, and best practices
available, on the date of the determination, to help
older relative caregivers, including grandparents,
raising children in their care, including those raising
children in their care as a result of the opioid
crisis, meet the health, educational, nutritional, and
other needs of the children in their care as well as
maintain their own physical and mental health and
emotional well-being.
(B) Native americans.--In carrying out the duties
described in subparagraph (A), the Task Force shall
ensure that the needs of Native Americans (as defined
in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3002)) are considered.
(2) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 360 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall
submit a report to the Special Committee on Aging, the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions,
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives that includes--
(i) best practices, resources, and other
useful information for older relative
caregivers, including grandparents, raising
children in their care; and
(ii) an identification of the gaps in needs
of older relative caregivers, including
grandparents, raising children in their care.
(B) Final report.--Not later than 4 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall
submit a final report to the Special Committee on
Aging, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate
and the Committee on Education and the Workforce, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives that
includes the final findings of the Task Force,
recommendations for future actions to address issues
faced by older relative caregivers, including
grandparents, raising children in their care, and any
other useful information.
(3) Process for public input.--The Task Force shall
establish a process for public input to inform the
identification of, and updates to, the best practices,
resources, and other useful information and the gaps in needs
described in paragraph (2), including a process for the public
to submit recommendations to the Task Force and an opportunity
for public comment.
(e) Sunset.--The Task Force shall terminate on the date that is 5
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(f) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Requirements.--
The provisions of chapter 10 of part I of title 5, United States Code,
shall not apply to the Task Force.
(g) Funding.--No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section. The Task Force shall be carried out with
funds otherwise appropriated.
TITLE II
SEC. 201. MODIFICATION OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Section 2 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of
1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico,'' after ``States'';
(B) by inserting ``Oregon,'' after ``New York,'';
and
(C) by inserting ``Tennessee,'' after ``South
Carolina'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``prediction techniques
and'';
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
``(4) A well-funded seismological research program could
provide the scientific understanding needed to fully implement
an effective earthquake early warning system.'';
(4) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking ``lifelines''
each place it appears and inserting ``lifeline
infrastructure''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(12) The built environment has generally been constructed
and maintained to meet the needs of the users under normal
conditions. When earthquakes occur, the built environment is
generally designed to prevent severe injuries or loss of human
life and is not expected to remain operational or able to
recover under any specified schedule.
``(13) The National Research Council published a study on
reducing hazards and risks associated with earthquakes based on
the goals and objectives for achieving national earthquake
resilience described in the strategic plan entitled `Strategic
Plan for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program'.
The study and an accompanying report called for work in 18
tasks focused on research, preparedness, and mitigation and
annual funding of approximately $300,000,000 per year for 20
years.''.
(b) Purpose.--Section 3 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7702) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first
sentence, by inserting ``and increase the resilience of
communities'' after ``future earthquakes'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``to individuals and the
communities'' after ``an earthquake'';
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``in time of disaster''
and inserting ``to facilitate community-wide post-earthquake
recovery and in times of disaster'';
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ``for predicting damaging
earthquakes and'';
(5) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and planning'' after
``model building''; and
(6) in paragraph (5), by striking ``reconstruction'' and
inserting ``re-occupancy, recovery, reconstruction,''.
(c) Definitions.--
(1) Lifeline infrastructure.--
(A) In general.--Section 4(6) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 7703(6)) is amended by striking ``lifelines''
and inserting ``lifeline infrastructure''.
(B) Conforming amendment.--Such Act (42 U.S.C. 7701
et seq.) is amended by striking ``lifelines'' each
place it appears and inserting ``lifeline
infrastructure''.
(2) Community resilience.--Section 4 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
7703) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(10) The term `community resilience' means the ability of
a community to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and
more successfully adapt to adverse seismic events.''.
SEC. 202. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION
PROGRAM.
(a) Modification of Program Activities.--Subsection (a)(2) of
section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C.
7704) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (iii), by inserting ``, community
resilience,'' after ``seismic risk''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) publishing a systematic set of maps
of active faults and folds, liquefaction
susceptibility, susceptibility for earthquake
induced landslides, and other seismically
induced hazards; and''; and
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``develop, operate''
and all that follows through ``7708),'' and inserting
``continue the development of the Advanced National Seismic
System, including earthquake early warning capabilities''.
(b) Amendments Relating to Interagency Coordinating Committee on
Earthquake Hazards Reduction.--
(1) Clarification regarding membership.--Subparagraph (B)
of subsection (a)(3) of such section is amended, in the matter
preceding clause (i), by striking ``The committee'' and
inserting ``In addition to the Director, the committee''.
(2) Reduction in minimum frequency of meetings of
interagency coordinating committee on earthquake hazards
reduction.--Subparagraph (C) of such subsection is amended by
striking ``not less than 3 times a year'' and inserting ``not
less frequently than once each year''.
(3) Expansion of duties.--Subparagraph (D) of such
subsection is amended to read as follows:
``(D) Duties.--
``(i) General duty.--The Interagency
Coordinating Committee shall oversee the
planning, management, and coordination of the
Program.
``(ii) Specific duties.--The duties of the
Interagency Coordinating Committee include the
following:
``(I) Developing, not later than 6
months after the date of the enactment
of the National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program Reauthorization Act
of 2004 and updating periodically--
``(aa) a strategic plan
that establishes goals and
priorities for the Program
activities described under
subsection (a)(2); and
``(bb) a detailed
management plan to implement
such strategic plan.
``(II) Developing a coordinated
interagency budget for the Program that
will ensure appropriate balance among
the Program activities described under
subsection (a)(2), and, in accordance
with the plans developed under
subclause (I), submitting such budget
to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget at the time
designated by the Director for agencies
to submit biennial budgets.
``(III) Developing interagency
memorandums of understanding with any
relevant Federal agencies on data
sharing and resource commitment in the
event of an earthquake disaster.
``(IV) Coordinating with the
Interagency Coordinating Committee on
Windstorm Impact Reduction and other
natural hazards coordination committees
as the Director determines appropriate
to share data and best practices.
``(V) Coordinating with the
Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
and the Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
on data sharing and resource allocation
to ensure judicious use of Government
resources and the free-flowing exchange
of information related to earthquakes.
``(VI) Coordinating with the
Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior on the use of
public lands for earthquake monitoring
and research stations, and related data
collection.
``(VII) Coordinating with the
Secretary of Transportation and the
Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development on the effects of
earthquakes on transportation and
housing stocks.
``(iii) Assistance from secretary of
agriculture and secretary of the interior.--To
the extent practicable, the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
shall expedite any request for a permit to use
public land under clause (ii)(VI).''.
(4) Reduction in frequency of reporting by interagency
coordinating committee on earthquake hazards reduction.--
(A) In general.--Subsection (a)(4) of such section
is amended--
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
``Annual'' and inserting ``Biennial'';
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (F) as clauses (i) through (vi),
respectively, and adjusting the indentation of
the margin of such clauses, as so redesignated,
two ems to the right;
(iii) in clause (v), as so redesignated, by
striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(iv) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, by
striking the period at the end and inserting
``; and'';
(v) by inserting after clause (vi), as so
redesignated, the following:
``(vii) a statement regarding whether the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency has lowered or waived the
cost share requirement for assistance provided
under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i).'';
(vi) in the matter preceding clause (i), as
so redesignated, by striking ``The
Interagency'' and all that follows through
``Senate'' and inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--Not less frequently than once
every two years, the Interagency Coordinating Committee
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, the Committee on Natural Resources, and
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives a report on the Program''; and
(vii) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Support for preparation of report.--Each head
of a Program agency shall submit to the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology such
information as the Director may request for the
preparation of a report under subparagraph (A) not
later than 90 days after the date on which the Director
requests such information.''.
(B) Effective date.--The amendments made by
subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the first day of
the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) Modification of Responsibilities of National Institute of
Standards and Technology.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and
constructing,'' and inserting ``constructing,
evaluating, and retrofitting''; and
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``provide new
and'' after ``research to''; and
(2) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), in the first sentence, by inserting ``community resilience
through'' after ``improve''.
(d) Modification of Responsibilities of Federal Emergency
Management Agency.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
``(2) Department of homeland security; federal emergency
management agency.--
``(A) Program responsibilities.--The Administrator
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency--
``(i) shall operate a program of grants and
assistance to enable States to develop
mitigation, preparedness, and response plans,
purchase necessary instrumentation, prepare
inventories and conduct seismic safety
inspections of critical structures and lifeline
infrastructure, update building, land use
planning, and zoning codes and ordinances to
enhance seismic safety, increase earthquake
awareness and education, and provide assistance
to multi-State groups for such purposes;
``(ii) shall support the implementation of
a comprehensive earthquake education, outreach,
and public awareness program, including
development of materials and their wide
dissemination to all appropriate audiences and
support public access to locality-specific
information that may assist the public in
preparing for, mitigating against, responding
to and recovering from earthquakes and related
disasters;
``(iii) shall, in conjunction with the
Director of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, other Federal agencies, and
private sector groups, use research results to
support the preparation, maintenance, and wide
dissemination of seismic resistant design
guidance and related information on building
codes, standards, and practices for new and
existing buildings, structures, and lifeline
infrastructure, aid in the development of
performance-based design guidelines and
methodologies, and support model codes that are
cost effective and affordable in order to
promote better practices within the design and
construction industry and reduce losses from
earthquakes;
``(iv) shall enter into cooperative
agreements or contracts with States and local
jurisdictions and other Federal agencies to
establish demonstration projects on earthquake
hazard mitigation, to link earthquake research
and mitigation efforts with emergency
management programs, or to prepare educational
materials for national distribution; and
``(v) shall support the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
in the completion of programmatic goals.
``(B) State assistance program criteria.--In order
to qualify for assistance under subparagraph (A)(i), a
State must--
``(i) demonstrate that the assistance will
result in enhanced seismic safety in the State;
``(ii) provide 25 percent of the costs of
the activities for which assistance is being
given, except that the Administrator may lower
or waive the cost-share requirement for these
activities for a small impoverished community,
as defined in section 203 of the Disaster
Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5133(a)); and
``(iii) meet such other requirements as the
Administrator shall prescribe.''.
(e) Modification of Responsibilities of United States Geological
Survey.--Subsection (b)(3) of such section is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first
sentence--
(A) by inserting ``report on significant domestic
and international earthquakes and'' after ``Survey
shall''; and
(B) by striking ``predictions.'' and inserting
``forecasts.'';
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``predictions,
including aftershock advisories'' and inserting ``alerts and
early warnings'';
(3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the
following:
``(D) issue when necessary and feasible, and notify
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, and State and local
officials, an alert and an earthquake warning;'';
(4) in subparagraph (E), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``using'' and inserting ``including'';
(5) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(6) in subparagraph (J)--
(A) by inserting ``and data'' after ``hazard
maps''; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
``; and''; and
(7) by adding at the end the following:
``(K) support the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology in the completion
of programmatic goals.''.
(f) Modification of Responsibilities of National Science
Foundation.--Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, State agencies,
State geological surveys,'' after ``consortia'';
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``to support applied
science in the production of a systematic series of earthquake-
related geologic hazard maps, and'' after ``Survey'';
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``large-scale
experimental and computational facilities of the George E.
Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation and
other institutions engaged in research and the implementation
of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program'' and
inserting ``experimental and computational facilities'';
(4) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(5) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and'';
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(I) support the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology in the completion
of programmatic goals.'';
(7) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (I) as
clauses (i) through (ix), respectively, and indenting such
clauses accordingly;
(8) in the matter before clause (i), as redesignated by
paragraph (7), in the first sentence, by striking ``The
National Science Foundation'' and inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--The National Science
Foundation''; and
(9) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Identification of funding.--The National
Science Foundation shall--
``(i) to the extent practicable, note in
any notice of Program funding or other funding
possibilities under the Program that the funds
are part of the Program;
``(ii) to the extent practicable, track the
awarding of Federal funds through the Program;
and
``(iii) not less frequently than once every
2 years, submit to the director of the Program
a report specifying the amount of Federal funds
awarded to conduct research that enhances the
understanding of earthquake science.''.
SEC. 203. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--As soon as practicable, but not later than such
date as is necessary for the Comptroller General of the United States
to submit the report required by subsection (c) in accordance with such
subsection, the Comptroller General shall complete a review of Federal
earthquake hazard risk reduction efforts.
(b) Elements.--The review conducted under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A comprehensive assessment of--
(A) the extent to which the United States
Geological Survey has identified the risks and hazards
to the United States posed by earthquakes, including
risks and hazards resulting from tsunamis and
landslides that are generated by earthquakes;
(B) the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency and the National Institute of Standards and
Technology to improve the resilience of the United
States to earthquakes and to identify important gaps in
the resilience of the United States to earthquakes;
(C) the progress made by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology and the Interagency
Coordinating Committee (as defined in section 4 the
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 of the
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C.
7703)) to coordinate effectively the budget and
activities of the Program agencies (as defined in such
section 4) in advancing the plans and goals of the
Program (as defined in such section 4) and how
coordination among the Program agencies may be
improved;
(D) the extent to which the results of research in
earthquake risk and hazards reduction supported by the
National Science Foundation during the 40 years of the
Program has been effectively disseminated to Federal,
State, local, and private sector stakeholders; and
(E) the extent to which the research done during
the 40 years of the Program has been applied to both
public and private earthquake risk and hazards
reduction.
(2) Recommendations to improve the Program and the
resiliency of the United States to earthquake risks.
(c) Report.--As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Natural
Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives a report on the findings of the Comptroller General
with respect to the review completed under subsection (a).
SEC. 204. SEISMIC STANDARDS.
Section 8 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7705b) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 8. SEISMIC STANDARDS.
``(a) Assessment and Recommendations.--Not later than December 1,
2023, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall jointly convene a committee of experts from Federal
agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private sector entities,
disaster management professional associations, engineering professional
associations, and professional construction and homebuilding industry
associations, to assess and recommend options for improving the built
environment and critical infrastructure to reflect performance goals
stated in terms of post-earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery
time.
``(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than June 30, 2024, the
committee convened under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on
recommended options for improving the built environment and critical
infrastructure to reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-
earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery time.''.
SEC. 205. MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC SYSTEM.
(a) Plan Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the United States Geological Survey shall submit
to Congress a 5-year management plan for the continued operation of the
Advanced National Seismic System.
(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) Strategies to continue the development of an earthquake
early warning system.
(2) A mechanism for securing the participation of State and
regional level earthquake monitoring entities, including those
defunded by the Advanced National Seismic System in the last
five years.
(3) A plan to encourage and support the integration of
geodetic and geospatial data products into earthquake
monitoring in regions experiencing large earthquakes.
(4) A plan to identify and evaluate existing data sets
available across commercial, civil, and defense entities to
determine if there are additional data sources to inform the
development and deployment of the Advanced National Seismic
System and an earthquake early warning system.
(5) A plan to ensure that there is an active,
geographically diverse, management and advisory structure for
the Advanced National Seismic System.
SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7706) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(8)--
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (J), by adding ``and'' at the
end; and
(C) by inserting before the language following
subparagraph (J) the following:
``(K) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2024,'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(K) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2024, of which
not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for
completion of the Advanced National Seismic System
established under section 7707 of this title.'';
(3) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(K) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.''; and
(4) in subsection (d)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``, and''; and
(C) by inserting before the language following
subparagraph (J) the following:
``(K) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2023,''.
SEC. 207. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) Correction of Title of Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.--The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 5 (42 U.S.C. 7704)--
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(B), as amended by section
202(b)(1) of this Act--
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ``the directors of'';
(ii) in clause (i), by inserting ``the
Administrator of'' before ``the''; and
(iii) in clauses (ii) through (v), by
inserting ``the Director of'' before ``the''
each place it appears; and
(B) in subsection (b)(3)(C), as amended by section
202(e), by striking ``Director of the Federal'' and
inserting ``Administrator of the Federal''; and
(2) in section 9 (42 U.S.C. 7705c), by striking ``Director
of the Agency'' and inserting ``Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency'' each place it appears.
(b) References to the Advanced National Seismic System.--Such Act
is amended--
(1) in section 13 (42 U.S.C. 7707), in the section heading,
by striking ``advanced national seismic research and monitoring
system'' and inserting ``advanced national seismic system'';
and
(2) by striking ``Advanced National Seismic Research and
Monitoring System'' each place it appears and inserting
``Advanced National Seismic System''.
(c) Incorrect Cross-References.--Paragraph (4) of section 5(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 7704(a)), as amended by section 202(b)(4)(A) of
this Act, is amended--
(1) in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), as
redesignated by such section 3(b)(4)(A), by striking
``subparagraph (3)(A)'' both places it appears and inserting
``paragraph (3)(D)(i)(I)''; and
(2) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by striking
``under (3)(A)'' and inserting ``under paragraph
(3)(D)(i)(I)''.
TITLE III
SEC. 301. RENAMING.
(a) Short Title.--Section 1 of the Stop Trading on Congressional
Knowledge Act of 2012 is amended by striking ``Stop Trading on
Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012'' and inserting ``Representative
Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge
Act''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 103(i)(2) of the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 103(i)(2)) is amended by striking
``Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012'' and inserting
``STOCK Act''.
TITLE IV
SEC. 401. MATURITY FOR LOANS WITH REMAINING BALANCE AFTER APPLICATION
OF FORGIVENESS.
(a) In General.--Section 7(a)(36)(K)(ii) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is amended by inserting ``minimum maturity of 5
years and a'' before ``maximum maturity''.
(b) Effective Date; Applicability.--The amendment made by this
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply to any loan made pursuant to section 7(a)(36) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) on or after such date. Nothing in
this Act, the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), or the Paycheck
Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139)
shall be construed to prohibit lenders and borrowers from mutually
agreeing to modify the maturity terms of a covered loan described in
subparagraph (K) of such section to conform with requirements of this
section.
TITLE V
SEC. 501. RESTORATION OF AMOUNTS IMPROPERLY WITHHELD FOR TAX PURPOSES
FROM SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO VETERANS WITH COMBAT-RELATED
INJURIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) identify--
(A) the severance payments--
(i) that the Secretary paid after January
17, 1991;
(ii) that the Secretary computed under
section 1212 of title 10, United States Code;
(iii) that were not considered gross income
pursuant to section 104(a)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986; and
(iv) from which the Secretary withheld
amounts for tax purposes; and
(B) the individuals to whom such severance payments
were made; and
(2) with respect to each person identified under paragraph
(1)(B), provide--
(A) notice of--
(i) the amount of severance payments in
paragraph (1)(A) which were improperly withheld
for tax purposes; and
(ii) such other information determined to
be necessary by the Secretary of the Treasury
to carry out the purposes of this section; and
(B) instructions for filing amended tax returns to
recover the amounts improperly withheld for tax
purposes.
(b) Extension of Limitation on Time for Credit or Refund.--
(1) Period for filing claim.--If a claim for credit or
refund under section 6511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 relates to a specified overpayment, the 3-year period of
limitation prescribed by such subsection shall not expire
before the date which is 1 year after the date the information
return described in subsection (a)(2) is provided. The
allowable amount of credit or refund of a specified overpayment
shall be determined without regard to the amount of tax paid
within the period provided in section 6511(b)(2).
(2) Specified overpayment.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term ``specified overpayment'' means an overpayment
attributable to a severance payment described in subsection
(a)(1).
TITLE VI
SEC. 601. NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 2009. NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a
program to be known as the `Nonprofit Security Grant Program' (in this
section referred to as the `Program'). Under the Program, the
Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall make grants to
eligible nonprofit organizations described in subsection (b), through
the State in which such organizations are located, for target hardening
and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks.
``(b) Eligible Recipients.--Eligible nonprofit organizations
described in this subsection (a) are organizations that are--
``(1) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a)
of such Code; and
``(2) determined to be at risk of a terrorist attack by the
Administrator.
``(c) Permitted Uses.--The recipient of a grant under this section
may use such grant for any of the following uses:
``(1) Target hardening activities, including physical
security enhancement equipment and inspection and screening
systems.
``(2) Fees for security training relating to physical
security and cybersecurity, target hardening, terrorism
awareness, and employee awareness.
``(3) Any other appropriate activity, including
cybersecurity resilience activities, as determined by the
Administrator.
``(d) Period of Performance.--The Administrator shall make funds
provided under this section available for use by a recipient of a grant
for a period of not less than 36 months.
``(e) Report.--The Administrator shall for fiscal year 2024 submit
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate a report containing information on the expenditure by each grant
recipient of grant funds made under this section.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
``(2) Specification.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1)--
``(A) $50,000,000 is authorized for eligible
recipients located in jurisdictions that receive
funding under section 2003; and
``(B) $25,000,000 is authorized for eligible
recipients in jurisdictions not receiving funding under
section 2003.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 2002 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking
``sections 2003 and 2004'' and inserting ``sections 2003, 2004, and
2009''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2008 the following new item:
``Sec. 2009. Nonprofit security grant program.''.
TITLE VII
SEC. 701. STUDY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
(1) complete a study that--
(A) reviews what actions Federal agencies have
taken to help to address barriers to participation in
federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations
that have been traditionally underrepresented in such
trials, and identifies challenges, if any, in
implementing such actions; and
(B) identifies additional actions that can be taken
by Federal agencies to address barriers to
participation in federally funded cancer clinical
trials by populations that have been traditionally
underrepresented in such trials; and
(2) submit a report to the Congress on the results of such
study, including recommendations on potential changes in
practices and policies to improve participation in such trials
by such populations.
(b) Inclusion of Clinical Trials.--The study under subsection
(a)(1) shall include review of cancer clinical trials that are largely
funded by Federal agencies.
TITLE VIII
SEC. 801. REGIONAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE THREAT POSED BY BOKO HARAM.
(a) Strategy Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a five-year strategy to help
enable the Government of Nigeria, members of the Multinational
Joint Task Force to Combat Boko Haram (MNJTF) authorized by the
African Union, and relevant partners to counter the regional
threat of Boko Haram and assist the Government of Nigeria and
its neighbors to accept and address legitimate grievances of
vulnerable populations in areas affected by Boko Haram.
(2) Elements.--At a minimum, the strategy must address the
following elements:
(A) Enhance, pursuant to existing authorities and
restrictions, the institutional capacity, including
military capabilities, of the Government of Nigeria and
partner nations in the region, as appropriate, to
counter the threat posed by Boko Haram.
(B) Provide humanitarian support to civilian
populations impacted by Boko Haram's activity.
(C) Specific activities through which the United
States Government intends to improve and enhance the
capacity of Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat
Boko Haram partner nations to investigate and prosecute
human rights abuses by security forces and promote
respect for the rule of law within the military.
(D) A means for assisting Nigeria, and as
appropriate, Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat
Boko Haram nations, to counter violent extremism,
including efforts to address underlying societal
factors shown to contribute to the ability of Boko
Haram to radicalize and recruit individuals.
(E) A plan to strengthen and promote the rule of
law, including by improving the capacity of the
civilian police and judicial system in Nigeria,
enhancing public safety, and responding to crime
(including gender-based violence), while respecting
human rights and strengthening accountability measures,
including measures to prevent corruption.
(F) Strengthen the long-term capacity of the
Government of Nigeria to enhance security for schools
such that children are safer and girls seeking an
education are better protected, and to combat gender-
based violence and gender inequality.
(G) Identify and develop mechanisms for
coordinating the implementation of the strategy across
the inter-agency and with the Government of Nigeria,
regional partners, and other relevant foreign partners.
(H) Identify the resources required to achieve the
strategy's objectives.
(b) Assessment.--The Director of National Intelligence shall
submit, to the appropriate committees of Congress, an assessment
regarding--
(1) the willingness and capability of the Government of
Nigeria and regional partners to implement the strategy
developed under subsection (a), including the capability gaps,
if any, of the Government and military forces of Nigeria that
would need to be addressed to enable the Government of Nigeria
and the governments of its partner countries in the region--
(A) to counter the threat of Boko Haram; and
(B) to address the legitimate grievances of
vulnerable populations in areas affected by Boko Haram;
and
(2) significant United States intelligence gaps concerning
Boko Haram or on the willingness and capacity of the Government
of Nigeria and regional partners to implement the strategy
developed under subsection (a).
(c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that lack of
economic opportunity and access to education, justice, and other social
services contributes to the ability of Boko Haram to radicalize and
recruit individuals.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
TITLE IX
SEC. 901. HEARINGS.
(a) In General.--Each standing committee of the House of
Representatives shall hold a hearing on the implementation of this Act
within one year of enactment.
(b) Exercise of Rulemaking Authority.--Subsection (a) is enacted--
(1) as an exercise of rulemaking power of the House of
Representatives, and, as such, shall be considered as part of
the rules of the House, and such rules shall supersede any
other rule of the House only to the extent that rule is
inconsistent therewith; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change such rules (so far as relating to the
procedure in such House) at any time, in the same manner, and
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the
House.
TITLE X
SEC. 1001. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2023, and for other purposes, namely:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
rural health
For an additional amount for the Telehealth Resource Center of the
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy of the Office for the Advancement
of Telehealth, to provide assistance with respect to technical, legal,
regulatory service delivery or other related barriers to the
development of telehealth technologies for skilled nursing facilities
(as defined in section 1819 of the Social Security Act) and nursing
facilities (as defined in section 1919 of such Act), $5,000,000 to
remain available through September 30, 2024.
TITLE XI
SEC. 1101. CODE OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.
In rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives strike
clause 20 and insert the following:
``20. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House may not, directly or indirectly, take any actions
to prevent any individual from or retaliate against any individual for
providing truthful information to the Committee on Ethics, the Office
of Congressional Ethics, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights,
or any law enforcement official, provided that the disclosure of such
information is not otherwise prohibited by law or House rules.''.
TITLE XII
SEC. 1201. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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