SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) approximately 5,200 traditional gun shows are held
        annually across the United States, attracting thousands of
        attendees per show and hundreds of Federal firearms licensees
        and unlicensed firearms sellers; and
            (2) gun shows at which firearms are exhibited or offered
        for sale or exchange provide a convenient and centralized
        commercial location where criminals and other prohibited
        persons obtain firearms without background checks and without
        records that enable firearm tracing.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(36) Gun Show.--The term `gun show'--
            ``(A) means any event at which 50 or more firearms are
        offered or exhibited for sale, exchange, or transfer, if one or
        more of the firearms has been shipped or transported in, or
        otherwise affects, interstate or foreign commerce;
            ``(B) does not include an offer or exhibit of firearms for
        sale, exchange, or transfer by an individual from the personal
        collection of that individual, at the private residence of that
        individual, if the individual is not required to be licensed
        under section 923; and
            ``(C) does not include an offer or exhibit of firearms for
        sale, exchange, or transfer at events--
                    ``(i) where not more than 100 firearms are offered
                or exhibited for sale, exchange or transfer;
                    ``(ii) that are conducted by private, not-for-
                profit organizations whose primary purpose is owning
                and maintaining real property for the purpose of
                hunting activities; and
                    ``(iii) that are attended only by permanent or
                annual dues-paying members of the organizations, and
                the members of the immediate families of the dues-
                paying members.
    ``(37) Gun Show Vendor.--The term `gun show vendor' means a person
who is not licensed under section 923 and who exhibits, sells, offers
for sale, transfers, or exchanges a firearm at a gun show, regardless
of whether or not the person arranges with the gun show operator for a
fixed location from which to exhibit, sell, offer for sale, transfer,
or exchange the firearm.''.
    (c) Regulation of Firearms Transfers at Gun Shows.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 44 of such title is amended by
        adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 932. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows
    ``(a) Registration of Gun Show Operators.--It shall be unlawful for
a person to operate a gun show, unless--
            ``(1) the person has attained 21 years of age;
            ``(2) the person (and, if the person is a corporation,
        partnership, or association, each individual possessing,
        directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the
        direction of the management and policies of the corporation,
        partnership, or association) is not prohibited by subsection
        (g) or (n) of section 922 from transporting, shipping, or
        receiving firearms or ammunition in interstate or foreign
        commerce;
            ``(3) the person has not willfully violated any provision
        of this chapter or regulation issued under this chapter;
            ``(4) the person has registered with the Attorney General
        as a gun show operator, in accordance with regulations
        promulgated by the Attorney General, and as part of the
        registration--
                    ``(A) has provided the Attorney General with a
                photograph and the fingerprints of the person; and
                    ``(B) has certified that the person meets the
                requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
                section 923(d)(1);
            ``(5) the person has not willfully failed to disclose any
        material information required, and has not made any false
        statement as to any material fact, in connection with the
        registration; and
            ``(6) the person has paid the Attorney General a fee for
        the registration, in an amount determined by the Attorney
        General.
    ``(b) Responsibilities of Gun Show Operators.--
            ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for a person to
        operate a gun show, unless the person--
                    ``(A) not later than 30 days before the
                commencement of the gun show, notifies the Attorney
                General, in writing, of the date, time, duration, and
                location of the gun show, and the identity of each
                person who will be a gun show vendor at the gun show;
                    ``(B) before commencement of the gun show--
                            ``(i) verifies the identity of each
                        individual who will be a gun show vendor at the
                        gun show by examining a valid identification
                        document (as defined in section 1028(d)(3)) of
                        the individual containing a photograph of the
                        individual; and
                            ``(ii) requires each such individual to
                        sign--
                                    ``(I) a ledger, and enter into the
                                ledger identifying information
                                concerning the individual; and
                                    ``(II) a notice which sets forth
                                the obligations of a gun show vendor
                                under this chapter; and
                    ``(C) notifies each person who attends the gun show
                of the requirements of this chapter, in accordance with
                such regulations as the Attorney General shall
                prescribe.
            ``(2) Recordkeeping.--A person who operates, or has
        operated, a gun show shall maintain records demonstrating
        compliance with paragraph (1)(B), at such place, for such
        period of time, and in such form as the Attorney General shall
        require by regulation, or transmit the records to the Attorney
        General.
    ``(c) Background Check Required Before Transfer of Firearm Between
Unlicensed Persons.--It shall be unlawful for a person who is not
licensed under this chapter to transfer possession of, or title to, a
firearm at, or on the curtilage of, a gun show, to another person who
is not so licensed, or for a person who is not so licensed to receive
possession of, or title to, a firearm at, or on the curtilage of, a gun
show from another person who is not so licensed, unless a licensed
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer--
            ``(1) has entered into a separate bound record the make,
        model, and serial number of the firearm, and such other
        information about the transaction as the Attorney General may
        require by regulation; and
            ``(2) has notified the prospective transferor and
        prospective transferee of the firearm that the national instant
        criminal background check system established under section 103
        of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act has provided the
        licensee with a unique identification number, indicating that
        receipt of the firearm by the prospective transferee would not
        violate section 922 of this title or State law.
    ``(d) Recordkeeping Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--A licensee who provides a notice
        pursuant to subsection (c)(2) with respect to the transfer of a
        firearm shall--
                    ``(A) not later than 10 days after the date of the
                transfer, submit to the Attorney General a report of
                the transfer, which report shall specify the make,
                model, and serial number of the firearm, and contain
                such other information and be on such form, as the
                Attorney General shall require by regulation, except
                that the report shall not include the name of or other
                identifying information relating to any person involved
                in the transfer who is not licensed under this chapter;
                and
                    ``(B) retain a record of the transfer, including
                the same information as would be required if the
                transfer were from the inventory of the licensee, as
                part of the permanent business records of the licensee.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The Attorney General may not impose any
        recordkeeping requirement on any gun show vendor by reason of
        this section.''.
            (2) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by
        adding at the end the following:
    ``(8)(A) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a) or (d) of
section 932 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5
years, or both.
    ``(B) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (b) or (c) of section
932, shall be--
            ``(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2
        years, or both; and
            ``(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction,
        fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
        both.
    ``(C) In addition to any other penalties imposed under this
paragraph, the Attorney General may, with respect to any person who
knowingly violates any provision of section 932--
            ``(i) if the person is registered pursuant to section
        932(a), after notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend for
        not more than 6 months or revoke the registration of that
        person under section 932(a); and
            ``(ii) impose a civil fine in an amount equal to not more
        than $10,000.''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for such
        chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 932. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows.''.
    (d) Inspection Authority.--Section 923(g)(1) of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the
Attorney General may enter during business hours any place where a gun
show operator operates a gun show or is required to maintain records
pursuant to section 932(b)(2), for purposes of examining the records
required by sections 923 and 932 and the inventory of licensees
conducting business at the gun show. The entry and examination shall be
conducted for the purposes of determining compliance with this chapter
by gun show operators and licensees conducting business at the gun
show, and shall not require a showing of reasonable cause or a
warrant.''.
    (e) Reports of Multiple Sales Assisted by Licensees at Gun Shows.--
Section 923(g)(3)(A) of such title is amended by inserting ``or
provides pursuant to section 932(c)(2) notice with respect to,'' after
``sells or otherwise disposes of,''.
    (f) Increased Penalties for Serious Recordkeeping Violations by
Licensees.--Section 924(a)(3) of such title is amended to read as
follows:
    ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any licensed
dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed collector
who knowingly makes any false statement or representation with respect
to the information required by this chapter to be kept in the records
of a person licensed under this chapter, or violates section 922(m),
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or
both.
    ``(B) If the violation described in subparagraph (A) is in relation
to an offense--
            ``(i) under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 922(b), such
        person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
        than 5 years, or both; or
            ``(ii) under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section 922, such
        person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
        than 10 years, or both.''.
    (g) Increased Penalties for Violations of Criminal Background Check
Requirements.--
            (1) Penalties.--Section 924(a)(5) of such title is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``subsection (s) or (t) of section
                922'' and inserting ``section 922(t)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1'' and inserting ``5''.
            (2) Elimination of certain elements of offense.--Section
        922(t)(5) of such title is amended by striking ``and, at the
        time'' and all that follows through ``State law''.
    (h) Authority To Hire Personnel To Inspect Gun Shows.--The Director
of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives may hire at
least 40 additional Industry Operations Investigators for the purpose
of carrying out inspections of gun shows (as defined in section
921(a)(36) of title 18, United States Code).
    (i) Report to the Congress.--The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shall submit biennial reports to the
Congress on how firearms (as defined in section 921(a)(3) of title 18,
United States Code) are sold at gun shows (as defined in paragraph (36)
of such section), how this section is being carried out, whether
firearms are being sold without background checks conducted by the
national instant criminal background check system established under
section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, what
resources are needed to carry out this section, and any recommendations
for improvements to ensure that firearms are not sold without the
background checks.
    (j) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.

Summary: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017 This bill makes it unlawful for any person to operate a gun show unless such person: (1) has attained 21 years of age. (2) is not prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms and has not violated any federal firearms requirements. (3) has registered with the Department of Justice (DOJ) as a gun show operator and has provided a photograph and fingerprints. (4) has not concealed material information nor made false statements in connection with a gun show operator registration. And (5) notifies DOJ of the date, time, and duration of a gun show not later than 30 days before the commencement of such show and verifies the identity of each vendor at the gun show. The bill makes it unlawful for a person not licensed under this bill to transfer possession of a firearm at a gun show to another person not licensed unless a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer has, among other conditions, recorded the transfer with DOJ. Additionally, the licensed dealer must notify the prospective transferor and transferee of the firearm that the national instant criminal background check system has provided the dealer with a unique identification number indicating that the receipt of the firearm would not violate certain federal or state firearm laws. The bill grants DOJ authority to enter, without a showing of reasonable cause or a warrant, any place where a gun show is held or where a gun show operator is required to maintain records to examine records and inventory to determine compliance with this bill.

Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act
of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) Members of Congress pledge to uphold the Constitution
        and the laws of the United States;
            (2) Members of Congress are elected to serve in the public
        trust and pledge to uphold the public trust;
            (3) a breach of the public trust by a Member of Congress is
        a serious offense that should have serious consequences; and
            (4) taxpayers should not pay for the retirement benefits of
        Members of Congress who have breached the public trust.

SEC. 3. FORFEITURE.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8332 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
the service of an individual convicted of an offense described in
paragraph (2) shall not, if or to the extent rendered as a Member
(irrespective of when rendered), be taken into account for purposes of
this subchapter. Any such individual (or other person determined under
section 8342(c), if applicable) shall be entitled to be paid so much of
such individual's lump-sum credit as is attributable to service to
which the preceding sentence applies.
    ``(2)(A) An offense described in this paragraph is any offense
described in subparagraph (B) for which the following apply:
            ``(i) The offense is committed by the individual (referred
        to in paragraph (1)) while a Member.
            ``(ii) The conduct on which the offense is based is
        directly related to the individual's service as a Member.
            ``(iii) The offense is committed during the One Hundred
        Sixth Congress or later.
    ``(B) The offenses described in this subparagraph are as follows:
            ``(i) An offense within the purview of--
                    ``(I) section 201 of title 18 (bribery of public
                officials and witnesses);
                    ``(II) section 203 of title 18 (compensation to
                Members of Congress, officers, and others in matters
                affecting the Government);
                    ``(III) section 204 of title 18 (practice in United
                States Court of Federal Claims or the United States
                Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by Members of
                Congress);
                    ``(IV) section 219 of title 18 (officers and
                employees acting as agents of foreign principals);
                    ``(V) section 286 of title 18 (conspiracy to
                defraud the Government with respect to claims);
                    ``(VI) section 287 of title 18 (false, fictitious,
                or fraudulent claims);
                    ``(VII) section 371 of title 18 (conspiracy to
                commit offense or to defraud the United States);
                    ``(VIII) section 597 of title 18 (expenditures to
                influence voting);
                    ``(IX) section 599 of title 18 (promise of
                appointment by candidate);
                    ``(X) section 602 of title 18 (solicitation of
                political contributions);
                    ``(XI) section 606 of title 18 (intimidation to
                secure political contributions);
                    ``(XII) section 607 of title 18 (place of
                solicitation);
                    ``(XIII) section 641 of title 18 (public money,
                property or records);
                    ``(XIV) section 1001 of title 18 (statements or
                entries generally);
                    ``(XV) section 1341 of title 18 (frauds and
                swindles);
                    ``(XVI) section 1343 of title 18 (fraud by wire,
                radio, or television);
                    ``(XVII) section 1503 of title 18 (influencing or
                injuring officer or juror);
                    ``(XVIII) section 1951 of title 18 (interference
                with commerce by threats or violence);
                    ``(XIX) section 1952 of title 18 (interstate and
                foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering
                enterprises);
                    ``(XX) section 1962 of title 18 (prohibited
                activities); or
                    ``(XXI) section 7201 of the Internal Revenue Code
                of 1986 (attempt to evade or defeat tax).
            ``(ii) Perjury committed under the statutes of the United
        States in falsely denying the commission of an act which
        constitutes an offense within the purview of a statute named by
        clause (i).
            ``(iii) Subornation of perjury committed in connection with
        the false denial of another individual as specified by clause
        (ii).
    ``(3) An individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph
(2) shall not, after the date of the conviction, be eligible to
participate in the retirement system under this subchapter while
serving as a Member.
    ``(4) Except as provided in paragraph (5), the Office shall
prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection, including provisions under which interest on any lump-sum
payment under the second sentence of paragraph (1) shall be limited in
a manner similar to that specified in the last sentence of section
8316(b).
    ``(5) The Executive Director (within the meaning of section
8401(13)) shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out the purposes of this subsection with respect to the Thrift Savings
Plan. Regulations under this paragraph shall include provisions
requiring the return of all vested amounts.
    ``(6) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict any authority under
subchapter II or any other provision of law to deny or withhold
benefits authorized by statute.
    ``(7) For purposes of this subsection, the term `Member' has the
meaning given such term by section 2106, notwithstanding section
8331(2).''.
    (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Section 8411 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the
service of an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph
(2) shall not, if or to the extent rendered as a Member (irrespective
of when rendered), be taken into account for purposes of this chapter.
Any such individual (or other person determined under section 8424(d),
if applicable) shall be entitled to be paid so much of such
individual's lump-sum credit as is attributable to service to which the
preceding sentence applies.
    ``(2) An offense described in this paragraph is any offense
described in section 8332(o)(2)(B) for which the following apply:
            ``(A) The offense is committed by the individual (referred
        to in paragraph (1)) while a Member.
            ``(B) The conduct on which the offense is based is directly
        related to the individual's service as a Member.
            ``(C) The offense is committed during the One Hundred Sixth
        Congress or later.
    ``(3) An individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph
(2) shall not, after the date of the conviction, be eligible to
participate in the retirement system under this chapter while serving
as a Member.
    ``(4) Except as provided in paragraph (5), the Office shall
prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection, including provisions under which interest on any lump-sum
payment under the second sentence of paragraph (1) shall be limited in
a manner similar to that specified in the last sentence of section
8316(b).
    ``(5) The Executive Director shall prescribe such regulations as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection with
respect to the Thrift Savings Plan. Regulations under this paragraph
shall include provisions requiring the return of all vested amounts.
    ``(6) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict any authority under
subchapter II of chapter 83 or any other provision of law to deny or
withhold benefits authorized by statute.
    ``(7) For purposes of this subsection, the term `Member' has the
meaning given such term by section 2106, notwithstanding section
8401(20).''.

Summary: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law to provide that any service as a Member of Congress of an individual convicted of one of specified offenses committed while a Member and directly related to the individual's service during the 106th Congress or later shall not be taken into account as creditable service for purposes of annuity or retirement provisions. Includes among such offenses: (1) bribery of public officials, (2) conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to claims, (3) making or receiving expenditures to influence voting, (4) acting as an agent of a foreign principal, (5) frauds and swindles. And (6) tax evasion. Entitles such individual to be paid so much of such individual's lump-sum credit as is attributable to such service. Prohibits: (1) the individual, while serving as a Member after the date of the conviction, from being eligible to participate in the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System. And (2) interest from being computed on such lump-sum payment for the period after the conviction or commission of the violation, or after September 26, 1961, whichever is later.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emigrant Wilderness Historical Use
Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to ensure that--
            (1) an increasing population within the vicinity of the
        Emigrant Wilderness of Stanislaus National Forest in the State
        of California may continue to enjoy the traditional variety of
        appropriate wilderness uses and practices, including a
        wilderness equestrian experience of pack and saddle stock use,
        consistent with protecting untrammeled and unimpaired
        wilderness character;
            (2) the Federal land comprising the Emigrant Wilderness
        retains wilderness character consistent with the time of
        designation and that changes in use levels and social
        preferences are not allowed to displace historical and
        traditional uses, including recreational commercial services
        provided by pack stock stations, which existed at the time of
        designation; and
            (3) future generations of Americans continue to have the
        opportunity to enjoy the variety of traditional wilderness
        experiences, including a true wilderness equestrian experience,
        consistent with what existed when the Emigrant Wilderness was
        designated.

SEC. 3. PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL EQUESTRIAN ACTIVITIES AND ACCESS TO
              CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) Preservation of Historical Equestrian Activities and Level of
Use.--The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to
ensure that, within the area designated as the Emigrant Wilderness, all
pack and saddle stock use, including commercial pack and saddle stock
services, are recognized as appropriate wilderness activities, along
with their associated effect on soil, water, and vegetation. Conditions
of camps, trails, and grazing areas, at the time of designation, should
be considered an acceptable benchmark level for monitoring the
preservation of wilderness character. No action shall be taken to limit
or exclude pack and saddle stock without an appropriate environmental
analysis with an express finding that it is necessary to limit or
exclude pack and saddle stock, or modify stock practices, in order to
preserve the wilderness character of the area to that which existed at
the time of the designation of the Emigrant Wilderness.
    (b) Types of Activities and Impact.--The historical use and
activities in the Emigrant Wilderness, including commercial outfitting
and guiding, camping, pack stock grazing, and associated campsites,
campfires, tent locations, and social trails, are traditional uses that
are consistent with and part of an unconfined recreational experience,
and the signs of use created by these historical uses are to be
considered substantially unnoticeable and acceptable as long as they do
not exceed the level present at the time of wilderness designation. The
Secretary shall take such actions to ensure that these traditional uses
do not result in impacts that are greater than those experienced at the
time the Emigrant Wilderness was designated.
    (c) Emigrant Wilderness Plan.--Not later than 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an
updated wilderness plan to incorporate management direction for the
preservation of pack and saddle stock use and all legally acceptable
recreational uses within the Emigrant Wilderness, including
establishing the following:
            (1) Desired future conditions that recognize normal and
        expected pack and saddle stock use impacts as an accepted
        component of the wilderness character of the area.
            (2) Standards, and guidelines for pack and saddle stock
        that use ``leave no trace'' or gentle use principles for pack
        and saddle stock in the future consistent with past historical
        pack and saddle stock use practices and impacts.
            (3) Indicators, thresholds, and triggers for managing
        future pack and saddle stock use commensurate with other uses
        and that recognize the acceptability of historical use and
        impacts of pack and saddle stock.
            (4) A user capacity for pack and saddle stock use,
        including commercial pack and saddle stock services,
        commensurate with minimum levels necessary to ensure continued
        opportunity for a wilderness equestrian experience while
        preserving the overall wilderness character of the Emigrant
        Wilderness. Such user capacity shall recognize the number of
        stock necessary to support the typical extended family group
        size that frequent the Emigrant Wilderness, including
        commercial service support, and shall not limit group sizes to
        fewer than 15 people and 25 head of stock, inclusive of
        commercial service outfitters and guides.
            (5) A needs assessment that sets as a baseline the level of
        commercial services that existed at the time of designation.
    (d) Commercial Pack and Saddle Stock Services.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
                    (A) continue to authorize commercial pack and
                saddle stock services within the Emigrant Wilderness
                consistent with commercial use within that area that
                existed as of the date of the original designation of
                the Emigrant Wilderness on January 3, 1975;
                    (B) specify the level of use, allotted user days,
                and activities by commercial outfitters and guides
                within that area in the Wilderness Plan; and
                    (C) continue to issue authorizations to provide
                commercial services for commercial stock operations
                within the Emigrant Wilderness at historic levels
                consistent with this Act.
            (2) Levels of use.--Historical levels of commercial use, as
        established at the time of the designation of the Emigrant
        Wilderness, are considered within the normal range of
        acceptability for stock numbers and impacts and are considered
        the minimum extent necessary for realizing the recreational and
        other purposes of the area. Pack and saddle stock commercial
        use may be allowed to increase above current authorized use
        levels, and at levels consistent with increases in other
        traditional uses, after a finding in an appropriate
        environmental analysis that the wilderness character of the
        area is being protected. Current outfitter and guide special
        use permits may be reauthorized without environmental analysis
        to incorporate direction from the wilderness plan developed
        pursuant to subsection (c).
    (e) Limitations.--Nothing in subsections (a) through (e) shall be
construed to--
            (1) authorize the Secretary to issue or refuse to issue a
        permit for a new use of pack and saddle stock animals,
        including use by a commercial outfitter or guide, without
        complying with applicable resource management plans and
        planning processes required under this Act or any other
        provision of law;
            (2) limit the authority of the Secretary to impose a
        temporary emergency closure of a trail, route, or area to pack
        and saddle stock animals or issue special permits; or
            (3) create a preference for one recreational use over
        another for the Emigrant Wilderness, without consideration of
        the stated purpose of this area as stated in the Wilderness
        Act, PL88-577, and specific legislation establishing the
        Emigrant Wilderness.
    (f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Emigrant wilderness.--The term ``Emigrant Wilderness''
        means the Emigrant Wilderness of Stanislaus National Forest in
        the State of California, as originally designated by section
        2(b) of Public Law 93-632 (88 Stat. 2154; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note)
        and expanded by section 101(a)(9) of Public Law 98-425 (98
        Stat. 1620; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Agriculture.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to preserve the
        opportunity for pack and saddle stock that are part of the
        history and character of traditional uses, practices and access
        within the Emigrant Wilderness of Stanislaus National Forest in
        the State of California as appropriate within the wilderness
        designation, and for other purposes.''.

Summary: Emigrant Wilderness Historical Use Preservation Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that all pack and saddle stock uses within the Emigrant Wilderness of Stanislaus National Forest in California are recognized as appropriate wilderness activities, including the effect on soil, water, and vegetation. Prohibits any action from being taken to limit or exclude pack and saddle stock without an environmental analysis with a finding that the actions are necessary to preserve the wilderness character of the area to that which existed at the time of the designation. States that historical uses and activities, including commercial outfitting and guiding, camping, pack stock grazing. And associated campfires, tent locations, and social trails are traditional uses. Requires signs of use created by these activities to be considered substantially unnoticeable and acceptable as long as they do not exceed the level present at the time of the designation. Requires the USDA to take actions to ensure that these levels are not exceeded. Direct the USDA to complete an updated wilderness plan to preserve pack and saddle stock use and all legally acceptable recreational uses within the area. Specifies requirements for the plan. Requires the USDA to continue to authorize commercial pack and saddle stock services and issue authorizations to provide commercial services for commercial stock operations within the area at historic levels. Requires the USDA to specify levels of use, user days, and activities by commercial outfitters and guides.


SECTION 1. DISCLOSURE FOR CHARITY EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS
              PREVIOUSLY IMPLICATED IN TERROR FINANCE.

    (a) Application for Exemption.--Section 501 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) Disclosure for Charity Employees and Board Members Previously
Implicated in Terror Finance.--
            ``(1) In general.--An application of an organization for
        exemption from tax under subsection (a) shall not be treated as
        complete unless the application contains--
                    ``(A) the disclosures required by paragraph (2), or
                    ``(B) a statement that no officer, director,
                trustee, or highly compensated employee of the
                organization (or an individual having powers or
                responsibilities similar to those of officers,
                directors, trustees, or highly compensated employees of
                the organization) is described in subparagraph (A),
                (B), or (C) of paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Required disclosures.--The disclosures required by
        this paragraph are the names and addresses of any officer,
        director, trustee, or highly compensated employee of the
        organization who, at any time before the date of the
        application--
                    ``(A) was a member or employee of an organization
                described in paragraph (3),
                    ``(B) was an unindicted coconspirator with respect
                to a terror finance scheme of an organization described
                in paragraph (3), or
                    ``(C) was an employee of any charity found liable
                under section 2333 of title 18, United States Code.
            ``(3) Organization described.--An organization is described
        in this paragraph if--
                    ``(A) the organization is named on the Designated
                Charities and Potential Fundraising Front Organizations
                for FTOs list, published by the Department of the
                Treasury, or
                    ``(B) the organization's property is blocked
                pending investigation by the Office of Foreign Assets
                Control, Department of the Treasury.''.
    (b) Annual Reporting.--Section 6033 of such Code is amended by
redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting after
subsection (m) the following:
    ``(s) Disclosure for Charity Employees and Board Members Previously
Implicated in Terror Finance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The annual return required of an
        organization by subsection (a) shall not be treated as complete
        unless the return contains--
                    ``(A) the disclosures required by paragraph (2), or
                    ``(B) a statement that no officer, director,
                trustee, or highly compensated employee of the
                organization (or an individual having powers or
                responsibilities similar to those of officers,
                directors, trustees, or highly compensated employees of
                the organization) is described in subparagraph (A),
                (B), or (C) of paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Required disclosures.--The disclosures required by
        this paragraph are the names and addresses of any officer,
        director, trustee, or highly compensated employee of the
        organization who, at any time before the date of the
        application--
                    ``(A) was a member or employee of an organization
                described in paragraph (3),
                    ``(B) was an unindicted coconspirator with respect
                to a terror finance scheme of an organization described
                in paragraph (3), or
                    ``(C) was an employee of any charity found liable
                under section 2333 of title 18, United States Code.
            ``(3) Organization described.--An organization is described
        in this paragraph if--
                    ``(A) the organization is described in section
                501(c) and exempt from tax under section 501(a),
                    ``(B) the organization is named on the Designated
                Charities and Potential Fundraising Front Organizations
                for FTOs list, published by the Department of the
                Treasury, or
                    ``(C) the organization's property is blocked
                pending investigation by the Office of Foreign Assets
                Control, Department of the Treasury.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to
        applications filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to
        returns filed for taxable years beginning after the date of the
        enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require tax-exempt organizations to disclose details regarding employees and board members involved in terror finance activities. An organization applying for tax-exempt status must disclose in its application the names and addresses of any officer, director, trustee, or highly compensated employee who, at any time prior to the date of the application, was: a member or employee of an organization: (1) named on the Department of the Treasury's Designated Charities and Potential Fundraising Front Organizations for FTOs list, or (2) with property that has been blocked pending investigation by Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. An unindicted coconspirator with respect to a terror finance scheme of an organization described above, or an employee of any charity found liable for civil damages due to an act of international terrorism. In lieu of the disclosure, the organization may include a statement indicating that no officer, director, trustee, or highly compensated employee of the organization meets the criteria described above. Tax-exempt organizations must also include either the required disclosure or the statement in annual tax returns filed after the enactment of this bill.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for disclosure for charity employees and board members previously implicated in terror finance.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Hurricane Research
Initiative Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
        the National Science Foundation.
            (2) Under secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means
        the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department
        of Commerce.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL HURRICANE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

    (a) Requirement to Establish.--The Under Secretary and the Director
shall establish an initiative known as the National Hurricane Research
Initiative for the purposes described in subsection (b).
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the National Hurricane Research
Initiative shall be to set research objectives based on the findings of
the September 29, 2006, National Science Board report entitled
``Hurricane Warning: The Critical Need for National Hurricane
Initiative''--
            (1) to make recommendations to the National Science Board
        based on such research;
            (2) to assemble the expertise of the science and
        engineering capabilities of the United States through a multi-
        agency effort that is focused on--
                    (A) improving a better understanding of hurricane
                prediction, intensity, and mitigation on coastal
                populations;
                    (B) infrastructure; and
                    (C) the natural environment; and
            (3) to make grants to eligible entities to carry out
        research in the following areas:
                    (A) Predicting hurricane intensification.--Research
                to improve understanding of--
                            (i) rapid intensity change in storms,
                        relationships among storm size, motion and
                        intensity;
                            (ii) the internal dynamics of hurricanes;
                        and
                            (iii) the manner in which hurricanes
                        interact with the environment.
                    (B) Understanding air-sea interactions.--Research
                to improve understanding of theories of air-sea
                interaction that are common to the strong wind and high
                wave conditions associated with hurricanes, and cases
                in which the air-sea interface beneath hurricanes
                vanishes and is replaced by an emulsion, including
                theoretical theories, observational theories, and
                modeling.
                    (C) Predicting storm surge, rainfall, and inland
                flooding from hurricanes and tropical storms.--Research
                to understand and model rainfall and flooding from
                hurricanes, including probabilistic modeling and
                mapping of storm surge risk.
                    (D) Hurricane modification.--Basic research for
                modifying hurricanes to reduce the intensity or alter
                the movement of hurricanes by human intervention,
                including research to improve understanding of the
                potential effects of hurricane modification on
                precipitation and fresh water supply, as well as on
                climate.
                    (E) Improved observation of hurricanes and tropical
                storms.--Research to improve hurricane and tropical
                storm observation through mobile radars, Global
                Positioning System technology, unmanned aerial
                vehicles, and ground-based and aerial wireless sensors
                to improve understanding of the complex nature of
                storms.
                    (F) Assessing vulnerable infrastructure.--Research
                to develop a national engineering assessment of coastal
                infrastructure, including infrastructure related to
                levees, seawalls, drainage systems, bridges, water and
                sewage utilities, power, and communications, to
                determine the level of vulnerability of such
                infrastructure to damage from a hurricane.
                    (G) Interaction of hurricanes with engineered
                structures.--Research to improve understanding of the
                impacts of hurricanes and tropical storms on buildings,
                structures, and housing combined with modeling
                essential for guiding the creation of improved building
                designs and construction codes in locations
                particularly vulnerable to hurricanes.
                    (H) Relationship between hurricanes, climate, and
                natural ecosystems.--Research to improve the
                understanding of the complex relationships between
                hurricanes and climate, including research to determine
                the most effective methods to use observational
                information to examine the impacts on ecosystems over
                long- and short-periods of time.
                    (I) Technologies for disaster response and
                recovery.--Research to improve emergency communication
                networks for government agencies and non-government
                entities and to improve communications between such
                networks during disaster response and recovery,
                including cyber-security during disaster situations and
                the ability to improve damage assessments during
                storms.
                    (J) Evacuation planning.--Research to improve the
                manner in which hurricane-related information is
                provided to, and utilized by, the public and government
                officials, including research to assist officials of
                State or local government in determining the
                circumstances in which evacuations are required and in
                carrying out such evacuations.
                    (K) Computational capability.--Research to improve
                understanding of the efficient utility of multiple
                models requiring sharing and inter-operability of
                databases, computing environments, networks,
                visualization tools, and analytic systems beyond what
                is currently available for transitioning hurricane
                research assets into operational practice and to
                provide access to robust computational facilities
                beyond the facilities normally accessible by the
                civilian research community for the hurricane research
                enterprise, including data acquisition and modeling
                capability during hurricane events.
    (c) Cooperation With Other Agencies.--The Under Secretary and the
Director shall cooperate with the head of each appropriate Federal
agency or department, research institute, university, and disaster-
response or nongovernmental organization to utilize the expertise and
capabilities of such entity to carry out the purposes of the National
Hurricane Research Initiative, including cooperation with the heads of
the following entities:
            (1) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
            (2) The National Institute of Standards and Technology.
            (3) The Department of Homeland Security, including the
        Federal Emergency Management Agency.
            (4) The Department of Energy.
            (5) The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency.
            (6) The Environmental Protection Agency.
            (7) The United States Geological Survey.
            (8) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    (d) Coordination.--The White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy, through the National Science and Technology Council, shall
coordinate the activities carried out by the United States related to
the National Hurricane Research Initiative as a formal program with a
well defined organizational structure and execution plan.
    (e) Grants.--
            (1) Authority.--The Under Secretary and the Director may
        award grants to appropriate government agencies or departments
        or nongovernmental entities to carry out the purposes described
        in subsection (b).
            (2) Best practices.--The Under Secretary and the Director
        shall develop and make available to the public a description of
        best practices to be used to carry out a project with a grant
        awarded under this subsection.
    (f) Research Seminars and Forums.--The Under Secretary and the
Director shall carry out a series of national seminars and forums that
assemble a broad collection of scientific disciplines to direct
researchers to work collaboratively to carry out the purposes described
in subsection (b).
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $285,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2018 to carry out this section.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DATABASE.

    (a) Requirement to Establish.--The Under Secretary and the Director
shall establish a National Infrastructure Database for the purposes
of--
            (1) cataloging and characterizing the physical, social, and
        natural infrastructure in order to provide a baseline for
        developing standards, measuring modification, and determining
        loss;
            (2) providing information to Federal, State, and local
        government officials to improve information public policy
        related to hurricanes and tropical storms; and
            (3) providing data to researchers to improve their ability
        to measure hurricane impacts, separate such impacts from other
        effects, both natural and anthropogenic, make effective
        recommendations for improved building codes and urban planning
        practices, and develop effective procedures for responding to
        infrastructure disruption.
    (b) Database Requirements.--The National Infrastructure Database
shall be a virtual, cyber environment that uses existing capabilities
and facilities, and establishes new capabilities and facilities, as
appropriate, to provide an interoperable environment and the necessary
metadata and other resources needed by users of that Database.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2018
to carry out this section.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL HURRICANE RESEARCH MODEL.

    (a) Requirement to Establish.--The Under Secretary and the Director
shall develop a National Hurricane Research Model to conduct
integrative research and to facilitate the transfer of research
knowledge to operational applications, including linking relevant
theoretical, physical, and computational models from atmospheric,
oceanic, economic, sociological, engineered infrastructure, and
ecologic fields, conducting experimental research to understand the
extensive complexities of hurricanes, and obtaining measurable results
in a comprehensive framework suitable for testing end-to-end
integrative systems.
    (b) System Requirements.--The National Hurricane Research Model
shall be a physically distributed and highly coordinated working
environment in which research from the National Hurricane Research can
be experimentally substantiated using suitable quantitative metrics,
and where a culture of interaction and collaboration can further be
promoted, including in the areas of--
            (1) facilities and cyberinfrastructure;
            (2) software integration; and
            (3) fixed mobile data collection platforms and data
        provisioning systems.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $130,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2018 to carry out this section.

Summary: National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2006 - Requires the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a National Hurricane Research Initiative and to cooperate with other specified federal agencies to carry it out. Requires such Initiative to set research objectives to: (1) make recommendations to the Board. (2) assemble the expertise of US science and engineering capabilities through a multi-agency effort focused on infrastructure, the natural environment, and improving understanding of hurricane prediction, intensity, and mitigation on coastal populations. And (3) make grants for hurricane research, including regarding hurricane dynamics, modification, and observation, air-sea interaction, relationships between hurricanes and climate, predicting flooding and storm surge, coastal infrastructure, building construction, emergency communication networks, information utilization by public officials, and sharing computational capability. Directs the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, through the National Science and Technology Council, to coordinate US activities related to the Initiative as a formal program with a well-defined organizational structure and execution plan. Directs the Under Secretary and the Director to: (1) establish a National Infrastructure Database to catalog infrastructure, provide information to improve information public policy related to hurricanes, and provide data to improve researchers' abilities to measure hurricane impacts in order to improve building codes and urban planning. And (2) develop a National Hurricane Research Model to conduct integrative research and facilitate the transfer of research knowledge to operational applications.

A bill to establish the National Hurricane Research Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Traveler Redress Improvement Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF REDRESS PROCESS AND REVIEW OF THE
              TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S INTELLIGENCE-
              BASED SCREENING RULES FOR AVIATION SECURITY.

    (a) Redress Process.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
        Transportation Security Administration shall, using existing
        resources, systems, and processes, ensure the availability of
        the Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry
        Program (DHS TRIP) redress process to adjudicate inquiries for
        individuals who--
                    (A) are citizens of the United States or aliens
                lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
                    (B) have filed an inquiry with DHS TRIP after
                receiving enhanced screening at an airport passenger
                security checkpoint more than 3 times in any 60-day
                period; and
                    (C) believe they have been wrongly identified as
                being a threat to aviation security.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation
        Security Administration shall submit to the Committee on
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate a report on the implementation of the redress process
        required under paragraph (1).
    (b) Privacy Impact Review and Update.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
        Transportation Security Administration shall review and update
        the Privacy Impact Assessment for the Secure Flight programs to
        ensure such Assessment accurately reflects the operation of
        such programs.
            (2) Public dissemination.--The Secure Flight Privacy Impact
        Assessment review required under paragraph (1) shall be
        published on a publically accessible Internet webpage of the
        Transportation Security Administration and submitted to the
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
        and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
        the Senate.
    (c) Transportation Security Administration Rule Review and
Notification Process.--
            (1) Rule review.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act and every 120 days thereafter, the
        Assistant Administrator of the Office of Intelligence Analysis
        of the Transportation Security Administration, in coordination
        with the entities specified in paragraph (2), shall conduct a
        comprehensive review of the Transportation Security
        Administration's intelligence-based screening rules.
            (2) Notification process.--Not later than 48 hours after
        changing, updating, implementing, or suspending a
        Transportation Security Administration intelligence-based
        screening rule, the Assistant Administrator of the Office of
        Intelligence Analysis of the Transportation Security
        Administration shall notify the following entities of any such
        change, update, implementation, or suspension, as the case may
        be:
                    (A) The Office of Civil Rights and Liberties of the
                Transportation Security Administration.
                    (B) The Office of the Ombudsman of the
                Administration.
                    (C) The Office of Traveler Engagement of the
                Administration.
                    (D) The Office of Civil Rights and Liberties of the
                Department of Homeland Security.
                    (E) The Office of Chief Counsel of the
                Administration.
                    (F) The Office of General Counsel of the
                Department.
                    (G) The Privacy Office of the Administration.
                    (H) The Privacy Office of the Department.
                    (I) The Federal Air Marshal Service.
                    (J) The Traveler Redress Inquiry Program of the
                Department.
    (d) Federal Air Marshal Service Coordination.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator of the Transportation
        Security Administration shall ensure that the Transportation
        Security Administration's intelligence-based screening rules
        are incorporated in the risk analysis conducted during the
        Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling process.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation
        Security Administration shall submit to the Committee on
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate a report on how the Transportation Security
        Administration's intelligence-based screening rules are
        incorporated in the risk analysis conducted during the Federal
        Air Marshal mission scheduling process.
    (e) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a study on the Transportation Security
Administration's intelligence-based screening rules and the
effectiveness of such rules in identifying and mitigating potential
threats to aviation security. Such study shall also examine
coordination between the Transportation Security Administration, the
Department of Homeland Security,

 and other relevant partners relating to changing, updating,
implementing, or suspending such rules as necessary.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Summary: Traveler Redress Improvement Act of 2017 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure the availability of the Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Program redress process to adjudicate inquiries for individuals who: are US citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, have filed an inquiry with DHS TRIP after receiving enhanced screening at an airport security checkpoint more than three times in a 60-day period, and believe they have been wrongly identified as being a threat to aviation security. TSA shall review and update the Privacy Impact Assessment for the Secure Flight programs for accuracy and make such assessment available to the public on TSA's website. TSA shall also review its intelligence-based screening rules, notify specified federal agencies of any rule changes, and ensure such rules are incorporated in the risk analysis conducted during the Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling process. The Government Accountability Office shall: study the effectiveness of such rules in identifying and mitigating potential threats to aviation security. And examine coordination between the TSA, DHS, and other relevant partners relating to changing, updating, implementing, or suspending such rules as necessary.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Green Affordable Housing Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. GREEN RETROFIT GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall carry out a program to make grants and loans under this section
to owners of eligible federally assisted housing projects for making
eligible green retrofit improvements to such projects.
    (b) Eligible Federally Assisted Housing Projects.--Grants and loans
under this section may be provided only for eligible green retrofit
improvements under subsection (c) for--
            (1) housing for which project-based assistance is provided
        under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
        U.S.C. 1437f);
            (2) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the
        Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
            (3) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the
        Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the
        enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
        Act (Public Law 101-625);
            (4) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the
        Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
        8013);
            (5) housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under
        section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
        1715l(d)(3)) that bears interest at a rate determined under the
        proviso of section 221(d)(5) of such Act (12 U.S.C.
        1715l(d)(5));
            (6) housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or
        a State or State agency under section 236 of the National
        Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1);
            (7) housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated
        pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the
        United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect before October
        1, 1983, that is assisted under a contract for assistance under
        such section;
            (8) housing assisted or formerly assisted under section 101
        of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C.
        1701s);
            (9) multifamily housing projects assisted with amounts made
        available under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C.
        12721 et seq.);
            (10) housing for which a loan is made or insured under
        section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485); and
            (11) housing for which a low-income housing tax credit is
        provided pursuant to section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986 (26 U.S.C. 42).
    (c) Eligible Green Retrofit Improvements.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of this section, eligible
        green retrofit improvements are improvements to an eligible
        federally assisted housing project that are approved by the
        Secretary as having one or more of the following attributes, as
        compared with the comparable component that would normally be
        used by owners of similar properties in the same market area:
                    (A) Materially lower electric, heating fuel, or
                water consumption.
                    (B) Materially lower emissions of chemicals thought
                to be harmful to humans.
                    (C) Materially longer useful life.
                    (D) Materially more biodegradable.
                    (E) Materially more easily recycled.
                    (F) Materially lower use of raw materials or use of
                materially more recycled content.
                    (G) Materially lower transportation costs of
                products delivered to the project.
        For purposes of this paragraph, determinations of materiality
        shall be made by the Secretary in the sole discretion of the
        Secretary.
            (2) Related improvements.--For purposes of this section,
        eligible green retrofit improvements shall include improvements
        approved by the Secretary as related or collateral to the
        undertaking or provision of eligible green retrofit
        improvements approved pursuant to paragraph (1) for an eligible
        federally assisted housing project.
            (3) Verification.--For purposes of verifying improvements
        as eligible green retrofit improvements under this subsection,
        the Secretary shall, by regulation, provide for the following:
                    (A) Certification of building energy and
                environment auditors, inspectors, and raters by the
                Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET), or an
                equivalent certification system as determined by the
                Secretary.
                    (B) Certification or licensing of building energy
                and environmental retrofit contractors by the Building
                Performance Institute (BPI), or an equivalent
                certification or licensing system as determined by the
                Secretary.
                    (C) Use of equipment and procedures of the Building
                Performance Institute, Residential Energy Services
                Network, or other appropriate equipment and procedures
                (such as infrared photography and pressurized testing,
                and tests for water use and indoor air quality), as
                determined by the Secretary, to test the energy and
                environmental efficiency of buildings effectively.
                    (D) Determination of energy savings by comparison
                of scores on the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index
                before and after retrofit, with the final score
                produced by an objective third party.
    (d) Extension of Affordability Restrictions.--
            (1) Grants.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may provide a grant
                under this section for an eligible federally assisted
                housing project only if the owner of the project enters
                into such binding commitments as the Secretary shall
                require, which shall be applicable to any subsequent
                owner, to ensure that the project will be operated,
                until the expiration of the period specified in
                subparagraph (B), in accordance with all affordability
                restrictions that are applicable to the project under
                the federal assistance program referred to in
                subsection (b) under which assistance is provided for
                the project.
                    (B) Period.--The period specified in this paragraph
                for an eligible federally assisted housing project is
                the period that--
                            (i) begins upon the date of the expiration
                        of applicability, to the project, of the
                        affordability restrictions under the federal
                        assistance program referred to in subsection
                        (b) under which assistance is provided for the
                        project;
                            (ii) has such duration, as determined by
                        the Secretary, as commensurate with the amount
                        of the loan or grant assistance provided under
                        this section for the project; and
                            (iii) in no case exceeds 30 years.
                The Secretary may make such adjustments to such period
                as may be necessary to take into consideration any more
                significant restrictions accompanying other subsidies
                for the project.
            (2) Loans.--In providing loans under this section for
        eligible federally assisted housing projects, the Secretary may
        require the project to comply with affordability restrictions
        as the Secretary may establish, the terms of which shall be
        commensurate with the term and amount of the loan.
    (e) Limitation on Amount.--The amount of a grant or loan under this
section for an eligible federally assisted housing project may not
exceed--
            (1) a percentage, as determined by the Secretary, of the
        cost of the eligible green retrofit improvements for the
        project described in the retrofit plan under subsection (f)(2)
        for the project; and
            (2) a dollar amount limitation, as the Secretary may
        establish.
    (f) Applications.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for owners of
        eligible federally assisted housing project to submit
        applications to the Secretary for grants and loans under this
        subsection. The Secretary shall require each such application
        to include a retrofit plan under paragraph (2).
            (2) Retrofit plan.--
                    (A) Requirements.--The Secretary may not make any
                grant or loan under this section for any eligible green
                retrofit improvements for an eligible federally
                assisted housing project unless the owner of the
                project has submitted to the Secretary, and the
                Secretary has approved (pursuant to any amendments or
                changes as the Secretary may require), a detailed
                written plan regarding such improvements that complies
                with such requirements as the Secretary shall
                establish, which shall include the following:
                            (i) The plan shall set forth the current
                        utility costs for the project, including costs
                        for water, heat, and electricity.
                            (ii) The plan shall describe the eligible
                        green retrofit improvements to be made for the
                        project, setting forth--
                                    (I) a schedule for completing each
                                such improvement;
                                    (II) the cost of and sources of
                                funding for each such improvement;
                                    (III) the amount of anticipated
                                cost savings resulting from each such
                                improvement; and
                                    (IV) a schedule for such savings
                                for each such improvement based on the
                                current utility costs for the project
                                set forth pursuant to clause (i),
                                except that such cost-savings schedule
                                may not have a term exceeding 10 years.
                    (B) Cost-efficiency; cost savings.--The Secretary
                may approve a retrofit plan under this subsection only
                if the Secretary determines that--
                            (i) the total present value of the cost
                        savings resulting from the eligible green
                        retrofit improvements specified in the plan and
                        to be recovered over the term of the cost-
                        savings schedule included in the plan will
                        exceed the cost of making such improvements;
                        and
                            (ii) the eligible green retrofit
                        improvements specified in the plan will result
                        in savings in utility or other operating costs
                        for the eligible federally assisted housing
                        project of not less than 20 percent, in
                        comparison to utility and operating costs of
                        such project absent the eligible green retrofit
                        improvements to be undertaken under the plan.
            (3) Selection priorities.--In selecting applications for
        loans and grants under this section the Secretary may--
                    (A) give priority to applications providing for
                eligible green retrofit improvements that are funded in
                part with amounts from sources other than grants and
                loans under this section, and the extent of such
                priority provided may be based on the ratio of such
                funding from other sources; and
                    (B) give priority to applications based on the net
                amount of energy efficiency savings resulting from the
                eligible green retrofit improvements to be funded by
                such loans and grants.
    (g) Loans.--In such circumstances as the Secretary may provide, the
Secretary may provide assistance under this section in the form of a
loan, which shall have such term to maturity, shall bear interest, and
shall have such other terms and conditions as the Secretary may
establish.
    (h) Treatment of Grant Amounts.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, assistance amounts under this section may be treated
as amounts not derived from a Federal grant.
    (i) Monitoring.--
            (1) Submission of information to secretary.--The Secretary
        shall require each owner of an eligible federally assisted
        housing project for which a grant or loan under this section is
        made to submit to the Secretary such information, on a regular
        basis during the term of the cost savings schedule included in
        the retrofit plan for project for which such grant or loan is
        made or during such other term, and in such form and manner, as
        the Secretary considers appropriate to determine the cost
        savings resulting from the eligible green retrofit improvements
        funded with such grant or loan and to provide such other
        information as the Secretary considers necessary.
            (2) Other monitoring.--With respect to eligible federally
        assisted housing projects for which eligible green retrofit
        improvements have been made with assistance under this section,
        the Secretary shall--
                    (A) establish guidelines for obtaining
                certification of such projects, after retrofit, as
                Energy Star buildings, for assigning Home Energy Rating
                System (HERS) rating for such projects, and for
                completing applicable building performance labels; and
                    (B) establish processes for tracking the numbers
                and locations of such projects and obtaining
                information on projected and actual savings of energy
                and its value over time.
    (j) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Affordability restrictions.--The term ``affordability
        restrictions'' means, with respect to an eligible federally
        assisted housing project, limits imposed by statute,
        regulation, or regulatory agreement on tenant rents, rent
        contributions, or income eligibility.
            (2) Cost-savings schedule.--The term ``cost-savings
        schedule'' means, with respect to a retrofit plan for an
        eligible federally assisted housing project, the schedule
        included in such plan pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii)(IV).
            (3) Eligible federally assisted housing project.--The term
        ``eligible federally assisted housing project'' means a housing
        project described in subsection (b).
            (4) Retrofit plan.--The term ``retrofit plan'' means a plan
        required under subsection (f)(2).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Housing and Urban Development.
    (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated such sums for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014,
which shall be available for--
            (1) grants under this section; and
            (2) costs (as such term in defined in section 502 of the
        Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a) of loans
        under this section.
    (l) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue any regulations
necessary to carry out this section.

Summary: Green Affordable Housing Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a program of grants and loans to owners of specified eligible federally assisted housing projects for making eligible green retrofit improvements to such projects. Conditions such grants or loans on a HUD approved retrofit plan by the owners of such projects.

To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants and loans to owners of federally assisted housing projects for costs of making green retrofit improvements to such projects.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in Neighborhood-focused,
Vital, Evidence-based Strategies and Trust to Prevent Crime Act of
2016'' or the ``INVEST to Prevent Crime Act''.

SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:

                 ``PART MM--DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM

``SEC. 3031. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part--
            ``(1) the term `crime hot spot' means a defined geographic
        area within a target neighborhood where, for not less than 1
        year, the occurrence of crime is so frequent that it is highly
        predictable;
            ``(2) the term `eligible entity' means a State, unit of
        local government, Indian tribe, tribal organization, non-profit
        organization, or institution of higher education that is a
        member of a community consortium, which includes not less than
        1 partner law enforcement agency, that is committed to working
        with law enforcement agencies, community leaders, and research
        partners to develop an evidence-based or research-based, cross-
        sector strategy to revitalize a target neighborhood facing
        significant crime challenges;
            ``(3) the term `evidence-based practice' means a program,
        strategy, or procedure that has been demonstrated as effective
        by causal evidence, obtained through one or more outcome
        evaluations;
            ``(4) the terms `Indian tribe' and `tribal organization'
        have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
        5304);
            ``(5) the term `institution of higher education' has the
        meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002);
            ``(6) the term `State' means each of the 50 States, the
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
        United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the
        Northern Mariana Islands;
            ``(7) the term `target neighborhood' means a defined
        geographic area that is the focus of a project funded by a
        grant awarded under this part; and
            ``(8) the term `unit of local government' means a county,
        municipality, city, town, township, village, parish, borough,
        or other unit of general government below the State level.

``SEC. 3032. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General may--
            ``(1) make grants to eligible entities to prepare a
        comprehensive plan for and implement enhancement of the
        capacity of local and tribal communities to effectively target
        and address significant crime issues through collaborative
        cross-sector approaches; and
            ``(2) provide training and technical assistance to eligible
        entities that receive grants under this part.
    ``(b) Project Goals.--Projects funded under this section shall--
            ``(1) identify a target neighborhood facing significant
        crime challenges;
            ``(2) use evidence-based practices or research-based
        practices;
            ``(3) encourage active involvement and leadership from
        neighborhood residents, business owners, organizations, and
        others who live, work, or conduct business in the target
        neighborhood; and
            ``(4) build cross-sector partnerships to address crime
        problems from multiple perspectives.
    ``(c) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--To receive a planning grant or an
        implementation grant under this section, an eligible entity
        shall submit an application to the Attorney General in such
        form and containing such information as the Attorney General
        may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Combined application.--The Attorney General may
        develop a procedure under which an eligible entity may apply at
        the same time and in a single application for a planning grant
        and an implementation grant under this section, with receipt of
        the implementation grant conditioned on the successful
        completion of the activities funded by the planning grant.
            ``(3) Research partner.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An applicant for a grant under
                this section shall identify a research partner, such as
                an institution of higher education, research center, or
                State or local agency, to--
                            ``(i) conduct a detailed crime analysis
                        during the planning period described in
                        subsection (d)(1)(A); and
                            ``(ii) assist the grant recipient to select
                        the most appropriate evidence-based practices
                        or research-based practices to apply based on
                        the research findings.
                    ``(B) Continued assistance.--A research partner
                described in subparagraph (A) shall remain engaged
                throughout the duration of the grant by continuing to
                provide and analyze data to help inform project
                implementation.
    ``(d) Duration of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
                    ``(A) a planning grant awarded under this section
                shall be used by the recipient for a period not to
                exceed 12 months; and
                    ``(B) an implementation grant awarded under this
                section shall be used by the recipient for a period not
                to exceed 36 months.
            ``(2) Extension of planning or implementation.--Upon
        request of a grant recipient, the Attorney General may allow
        the grant recipient to extend the planning period described in
        paragraph (1)(A) or the implementation period described in
        paragraph (1)(B) for a reasonable length of time, as determined
        by the Attorney General.
            ``(3) Limitation on additional funds.--If the Attorney
        General allows an extension under paragraph (2), the Attorney
        General may not award additional grant funds.
    ``(e) Planning Grants.--A grant awarded for the planning phase of a
project may be used to--
            ``(1) identify, verify, and prioritize crime hot spots
        within the target neighborhood;
            ``(2) build community partnerships and facilitate
        leadership to ensure residents are active participants in the
        strategy to address crime in the community;
            ``(3) collaborate with local law enforcement agencies,
        research partners, and the community to analyze the drivers of
        crime and assess the needs of the community and the available
        resources to meet those needs; and
            ``(4) work with community consortium partners to develop a
        comprehensive cross-sector strategic plan to reduce crime in
        the target neighborhood that is based on the findings made
        under paragraph (3).
    ``(f) Implementation Grants.--Funds awarded for the implementation
phase of a project may be used to--
            ``(1) convene regular meetings of cross-sector partners and
        the project management team;
            ``(2) continue work with research partners to assess
        project implementation;
            ``(3) modify strategies developed during project planning
        as appropriate;
            ``(4) support personnel and program costs to implement
        strategies developed during project planning;
            ``(5) pursue community engagement and leadership
        development; and
            ``(6) identify and develop a long-term sustainable strategy
        to continue to achieve the project's goals after the conclusion
        of the implementation period.

``SEC. 3033. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    ``At the end of the first grant year, and each year thereafter, the
Attorney General shall submit a report to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives that provides an overall assessment of the
outcomes--
            ``(1) achieved by the demonstration projects funded under
        this part; and
            ``(2) achieved by any demonstration projects that--
                    ``(A) received funding under the Byrne Criminal
                Justice Innovation program of the Department of Justice
                during fiscal years 2013 through 2016; and
                    ``(B) were carried out during the grant year to
                which the report pertains.

``SEC. 3034. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.

    ``(a) Accountability.--All grants awarded by the Attorney General
under this part shall be subject to the following accountability
provisions:
            ``(1) Audit requirement.--
                    ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term
                `unresolved audit finding' means a finding in the final
                audit report of the Inspector General of the Department
                of Justice that the audited grantee has utilized grant
                funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise
                unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within
                12 months from the date when the final audit report is
                issued.
                    ``(B) Audits.--Beginning in the first fiscal year
                beginning after the date of enactment of this
                subsection, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the
                Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall
                conduct audits of recipients of grants under this part
                to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by
                grantees. The Inspector General shall determine the
                appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year.
                    ``(C) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant
                funds under this part that is found to have an
                unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to
                receive grant funds under this part during the first 2
                fiscal years beginning after the end of the 12-month
                period described in subparagraph (A).
                    ``(D) Priority.--In awarding grants under this
                part, the Attorney General shall give priority to
                eligible applicants that did not have an unresolved
                audit finding during the 3 fiscal years before
                submitting an application for a grant under this part.
                    ``(E) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded grant
                funds under this part during the 2-fiscal-year period
                during which the entity is barred from receiving grants
                under subparagraph (C), the Attorney General shall--
                            ``(i) deposit an amount equal to the amount
                        of the grant funds that were improperly awarded
                        to the grantee into the General Fund of the
                        Treasury; and
                            ``(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the
                        repayment to the fund from the grant recipient
                        that was erroneously awarded grant funds.
            ``(2) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
                    ``(A) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph
                and the grant programs under this part, the term
                `nonprofit organization' means an organization that is
                described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
                Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section
                501(a) of such Code.
                    ``(B) Prohibition.--The Attorney General may not
                award a grant under this part to a nonprofit
                organization that holds money in offshore accounts for
                the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in
                section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
                    ``(C) Disclosure.--Each nonprofit organization that
                is awarded a grant under this part and uses the
                procedures prescribed in regulations to create a
                rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for the
                compensation of its officers, directors, trustees, and
                key employees, shall disclose to the Attorney General,
                in the application for the grant, the process for
                determining such compensation, including the
                independent persons involved in reviewing and approving
                such compensation, the comparability data used, and
                contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and
                decision. Upon request, the Attorney General shall make
                the information disclosed under this subparagraph
                available for public inspection.
            ``(3) Conference expenditures.--
                    ``(A) Limitation.--No amounts made available to the
                Department of Justice under this part may be used by
                the Attorney General, or by any individual or entity
                awarded discretionary funds through a cooperative
                agreement under this part, to host or support any
                expenditure for conferences that uses more than $20,000
                in funds made available by the Department of Justice,
                unless the head of the relevant agency or department,
                provides prior written authorization that the funds may
                be expended to host the conference.
                    ``(B) Written approval.--Written approval under
                subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of
                all costs associated with the conference, including the
                cost of all food, beverages, audio-visual equipment,
                honoraria for speakers, and entertainment.
                    ``(C) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General shall
                submit an annual report to the Committee on the
                Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the
                Judiciary of the House of Representatives on all
                conference expenditures approved under this paragraph.
            ``(4) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal
        year beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection,
        the Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee on the
        Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and
        the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives, an annual
        certification--
                    ``(A) indicating whether--
                            ``(i) all audits issued by the Office of
                        the Inspector General under paragraph (1) have
                        been completed and reviewed by the appropriate
                        Assistant Attorney General or Director;
                            ``(ii) all mandatory exclusions required
                        under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; and
                            ``(iii) all reimbursements required under
                        paragraph (1)(E) have been made; and
                    ``(B) that includes a list of any grant recipients
                excluded under paragraph (1) from the previous year.
    ``(b) Preventing Duplicative Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Before the Attorney General awards a
        grant to an applicant under this part, the Attorney General
        shall compare potential grant awards with other grants awarded
        under this part to determine if duplicate grant awards are
        awarded for the same purpose.
            ``(2) Report.--If the Attorney General awards duplicate
        grants to the same applicant for the same purpose the Attorney
        General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
        Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
        Representatives a report that includes--
                    ``(A) a list of all duplicate grants awarded,
                including the total dollar amount of any duplicate
                grants awarded; and
                    ``(B) the reason the Attorney General awarded the
                duplicate grants.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3793(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(28) For activities under part MM, there are authorized
        to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017
        through 2021.''.

Summary: Investing in Neighborhood-focused, Vital, Evidence-based Strategies and Trust to Prevent Crime Act of 2016 or the INVEST to Prevent Crime Act This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program for governments, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education to prepare a comprehensive plan and enhance community capacity to address crime through collaborative cross-sector approaches.