SECTION 1. ROCKLAND HARBOR, MAINE.

    As of the date of enactment of this Act, the portion of the project
for navigation, Rockland Harbor, Maine, authorized by the Act of June
3, 1896 (29 Stat. 202, chapter 314), consisting of a 14-foot channel
located in Lermond Cove and beginning at a point with coordinates N.
99977.37, E. 340290.02, thence running easterly about 200.00 feet to a
point with coordinates N. 99978.49, E. 340490.02, thence running
northerly about 138.00 feet to a point with coordinates N. 100116.49,
E. 340289.25, thence running westerly about 200.00 feet to a point with
coordinates N. 100115.37, E. 340289.25, thence running southerly about
138.00 feet to the point of origin, is not authorized.

SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF PROJECT FOR NAVIGATION, SACO RIVER, MAINE.

    The portion of the project for navigation, Saco River, Maine,
authorized under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33
U.S.C. 577) and described as a 6-foot deep, 10-acre maneuvering basin
located at the head of navigation, is redesignated as an anchorage
area.

SEC. 3. HERBERT HOOVER DIKE SUPPLEMENTAL MAJOR REHABILITATION REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than May 31, 2007, the Secretary shall
publish a supplement to the major rehabilitation report for the Herbert
Hoover Dike system, approved by the Chief of Engineers in November
2000.
    (b) Inclusions.--The supplemental report under subsection (a) shall
include--
            (1) an evaluation of existing conditions at the Herbert
        Hoover Dike system;
            (2) an identification of additional risks associated with
        flood events at the system that are equal to or greater than
        the standard projected flood risks;
            (3) an evaluation of the potential to integrate projects of
        the Corps of Engineers into an enhanced flood protection system
        for Lake Okeechobee, including--
                    (A) the potential for additional water storage
                north of Lake Okeechobee; and
                    (B) an analysis of other project features included
                in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan; and
            (4) a review of the report prepared for the South Florida
        Water Management District dated April 2006.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000.

SEC. 4. ILLINOIS WATERWAY, SOUTH FORK OF THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE
              CHICAGO RIVER, ILLINOIS.

    (a) In General.--The portion of the Illinois Waterway project
authorized by the Act of January 21, 1927 (commonly known as the
``River and Harbor Act of 1927'') (44 Stat. 1013), in the South Fork of
the South Branch of the Chicago River, as identified in subsection (b)
is not authorized.
    (b) Description of Project Portion.--The portion of the project
referred to in subsection (a) is the portion of the SW \1/4\ of sec.
29, T. 39 N., R. 14 E., Third Principal Meridian, Cook County,
Illinois, and more particularly described as follows:
            (1) Commencing at the SW corner of the SW \1/4\.
            (2) Thence north 1 degree, 32 minutes, 31 seconds west,
        bearing based on the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System,
        NAD 83 east zone, along the west line of that quarter, 1810.16
        feet to the southerly line of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
            (3) Thence north 50 degrees, 41 minutes, 55 seconds east
        along that southerly line 62.91 feet to the easterly line of
        South Ashland Avenue, as widened by the ordinance dated
        November 24, 1920, which is also the east line of an easement
        to the State of Illinois for highway purposes numbered 12340342
        and recorded July 13, 1939, for a point of beginnings.
            (4) Thence continuing north 50 degrees, 41 minutes, 55
        seconds east along that southerly line 70.13 feet to the
        southerly line of the South Branch Turning Basin per for the
        plat numbered 3645392 and recorded January 19, 1905.
            (5) Thence south 67 degrees, 18 minutes, 31 seconds east
        along that southerly line 245.50 feet.
            (6) Thence north 14 degrees, 35 minutes, 13 seconds east
        145.38 feet.
            (7) Thence north 10 degrees, 57 minutes, 15 seconds east
        326.87 feet.
            (8) Thence north 17 degrees, 52 minutes, 44 seconds west
        56.20 feet.
            (9) Thence north 52 degrees, 7 minutes, 32 seconds west
        78.69 feet.
            (10) Thence north 69 degrees, 26 minutes, 35 seconds west
        58.97 feet.
            (11) Thence north 90 degrees, 00 minutes, 00 seconds west
        259.02 feet to the east line of South Ashland Avenue.
            (12) Thence south 1 degree, 32 minutes, 31 seconds east
        along that east line 322.46 feet.
            (13) Thence south 00 degrees, 14 minutes, 35 seconds east
        along that east line 11.56 feet to the point of beginnings.

Summary: Deauthorizes: (1) a portion of the project for navigation at Rockland Harbor, Maine. And (2) the portion of the Illinois Waterway project authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1927 in the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River. Redesignates a portion of the navigation project, Saco River, Maine, described as a maneuvering basin as an anchorage area. Directs the Secretary of the Army, by May 31, 2007, to publish a supplement to the major rehabilitation report for the Herbert Hoover Dike system, approved by the Chief of Engineers in November 2000, which shall: (1) evaluate existing conditions at the Herbert Hoover Dike system. (2) identify additional risks associated with flood events at the system that are equal to or greater than the standard projected flood risks. (3) evaluate the potential to integrate Corps of Engineers projects into an enhanced flood protection system for Lake Okeechobee, including the potential for additional water storage north of that lake and an analysis of other project features included in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. And (4) review the report prepared for the South Florida Water Management District dated April 2006.

A bill to deauthorize a certain portion of the project for navigation, Rockland Harbor, Maine.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Extension of Public
Housing Reform Provisions Act of 1997''.

        TITLE I--PUBLIC HOUSING AND SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE

SEC. 101. PUBLIC HOUSING CEILING RENTS AND INCOME ADJUSTMENTS AND
              PREFERENCES FOR ASSISTED HOUSING.

    Section 402(f) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (42 U.S.C.
1437aa note) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``and the portion of fiscal year 1998 that precedes April 1,
1998''.

SEC. 102. PUBLIC HOUSING DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION.

    Section 1002(d) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for
Additional Disaster Assistance, for Anti-terrorism Initiatives, for
Assistance in the Recovery from the Tragedy that Occurred at Oklahoma
City, and Rescissions Act, 1995 (42 U.S.C. 1437c note) is amended by
striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting ``March 31, 1998''.

SEC. 103. PUBLIC HOUSING FUNDING FLEXIBILITY AND MIXED-FINANCE
              DEVELOPMENTS.

    Section 201(a)(2) of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1996 (as contained in section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134)) (42
U.S.C. 1437l note) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and
inserting ``the portion of fiscal year 1998 that precedes April 1,
1998''.

SEC. 104. MINIMUM RENTS.

  Section 402(a) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (Public Law
104-99; 110 Stat. 40) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
by inserting after ``fiscal year 1997'' the following: ``and for the
portion of fiscal year 1998 that precedes April 1, 1998''.

SEC. 105. PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Take-One-Take-All, Notice Requirements, and Endless Lease
Provisions.--Section 203(d) of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1996 (as contained in section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134)) (42
U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking ``for fiscal years 1996 and
1997 only'' and inserting ``only for fiscal year 1996, fiscal year
1997, and the portion of fiscal year 1998 that precedes April 1,
1998''.
    (b) Fair Market Rentals.--The first sentence of section 403(a) of
The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (Public Law 104-99; 110 Stat.
43) is amended by inserting after ``fiscal year 1997'' the following:
``and the portion of fiscal year 1998 that precedes April 1, 1998,''.

        TITLE II--FEDERALLY ASSISTED MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING

SEC. 201. SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE CONTRACT RENEWAL
              AUTHORITY.

    Section 211 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
(42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``or 1998'' before
        the semicolon at the end; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by inserting after ``fiscal
        year 1997'' each place it appears the following: ``or 1998''.

SEC. 202. MORTGAGE RESTRUCTURING DEMONSTRATION FOR FHA-INSURED
              MULTIFAMILY HOUSING.

    Section 212 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
(42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ``fiscal year
        1997'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1998'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by inserting ``or 1998''
        before the semicolon at the end;
            (3) in subsection (h)(1)(B), by striking ``fiscal year
        1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''; and
            (4) in subsection (h)(1)(F)(ii), by striking ``fiscal year
        1997'' and inserting: ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''.

SEC. 203. MULTIFAMILY HOUSING FINANCE PILOT PROGRAMS.

    Section 542 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
(12 U.S.C. 1707 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting before the period at
        the end of the first sentence the following: ``, and not more
        than an additional 15,000 units during fiscal year 1998''; and
            (2) in the first sentence of subsection (c)(4)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' and inserting a comma; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the
                following: ``, and not more than an additional 15,000
                units during fiscal year 1998''.

SEC. 204. PROPERTY DISPOSITION.

    (a) Enhanced Authority for HUD Disposition of Multifamily
Housing.--Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-11a) is amended by inserting after ``owned
by the Secretary'' the following: ``, including the provision of grants
and loans from the General Insurance Fund for the necessary costs of
rehabilitation or demolition,''.
    (b) Disposition for Affordable Housing Purposes.--The provisions of
section 714 of the bill, H.R. 2 (105th Congress), as passed by the
House of Representatives on May 14, 1997, are hereby enacted into law.

SEC. 205. MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE AUCTIONS.

    Section 221(g)(4)(C) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715l(g)(4)(C)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of clause (viii), by striking
        ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting ``December 31, 2005''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
            ``(ix) Subject to the limitation in clause (x), the costs
        of any multifamily auctions under this subparagraph occurring
        during any fiscal year shall be paid from amounts in the
        General Insurance Fund established under section 519.
            ``(x) This authority of the Secretary to conduct
        multifamily auctions under this subparagraph shall be effective
        for any fiscal year only to the extent or in such amounts that
        amounts in the General Insurance Fund are or have been approved
        in appropriation Acts for costs of such auctions occurring
        during such fiscal year.''.

SEC. 206. INTEREST REDUCTION PAYMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH SALES OF
              SECTION 236 MORTGAGES HELD BY HUD.

    Section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) is
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting
        before the colon at the end of the first proviso the following:
        ``and when the mortgage is assigned or otherwise transferred to
        a subsequent holder or purchaser (including any successors and
        assignees)'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after the subsection
                designation; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraphs:
    ``(2) The Secretary may continue to make interest reduction
payments to the holder or purchaser (including any successors and
assignees) of a mortgage formerly held by the Secretary upon such terms
and conditions as the Secretary may determine. In exercising the
authority under the preceding sentence, upon cancellation of any
contract for such interest reduction payments as a result of
foreclosure or transfer of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, any amounts
of budget authority which would have been available for such contract,
absent cancellation, shall remain available for the project for the
balance of the term of the original mortgage upon such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may determine.
    ``(3) Notwithstanding subsection (i)(2) or any other provision of
law, in connection with the sale of mortgages held by the Secretary,
the Secretary may establish appropriate terms and conditions, based on
section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or another appropriate
standard, for determining eligibility for occupancy in the project and
rental charges.''.

SEC. 207. ASSIGNMENT OF REGULATORY AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH SALES
              OF MORTGAGES HELD BY HUD.

    Section 203(k) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments
of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-11(k)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Assignment of regulatory agreement in connection with
        sale of mortgages.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
        and upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
        prescribe, the Secretary may, in connection with the sale of
        mortgages held by the Secretary, provide for the assumption of
        all rights and responsibilities under the regulatory agreement
        executed by or for the benefit of the Secretary. Such
        assumption shall further provide for the regulatory agreement
        to be so assumed by any successor or assignee of the initial
        assuming entity. Such regulatory agreement shall continue to be
        binding upon the mortgagor and its successors and assignees.''.

Summary: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Public Housing and Section 8 Rental Assistance Title II: Federally Assisted Multifamily Rental Housing Temporary Extension of Public Housing Reform Provisions Act of 1997 - Title I: Public Housing and Section 8 Rental Assistance - Amends the Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I to extend provisions regarding public housing ceiling rents, income adjustments, and Federal preferences for assisted housing. Amends the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Additional Disaster Assistance, for Antiterrorism Initiatives, for Assistance in the Recovery from the Tragedy that Occurred at Oklahoma City, and Rescissions Act, 1995 to extend the public housing demolition and disposition one-for-one replacement requirement. Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 to extend provisions regarding use of public housing modernization funding for mixed income developments. Amends the Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I to extend minimum rent provisions. Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 to extend certain provisions regarding the section 8 rental assistance program. Amends the Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I to extend fair market rental provisions. Title II: Federally Assisted Multifamily Rental Housing - Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 to extend authority for: (1) section 8 contract renewals. And (2) the multifamily housing mortgage restructuring demonstration. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to increase the number of units and extend the risk-sharing and housing finance agency multifamily housing finance pilot programs. Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 to state that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) authority to manage and dispose of multifamily housing includes the provision of grants and loans from the General Insurance Fund. Amends the National Housing Act to: (1) extend multifamily mortgage auction authority. And (2) authorize the Secretary to continue to make interest reduction payments on transferred mortgage loans under the rental or cooperative housing for lower income families program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize the Secretary to provide for the assumption of all regulatory rights and responsibilities in connection with the sale of a HUD-held mortgage.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of
2012''.

SEC. 2. STOLEN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--Part I of title III of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 343. STOLEN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

    ``(a) Prohibition on Provision of Service.--
            ``(1) In general.--A provider of commercial mobile service
        or commercial mobile data service may not provide service on a
        mobile electronic device that has been reported to such
        provider as stolen--
                    ``(A) by the person who holds the account with
                respect to such service, if such person submits to such
                provider a copy of a report made to a law enforcement
                agency regarding the theft; or
                    ``(B) by another provider of commercial mobile
                service or commercial mobile data service, in
                accordance with paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Reporting by service providers.--A provider of
        commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service to
        which a mobile electronic device is reported stolen as
        described in paragraph (1)(A) shall inform all other providers
        of such service--
                    ``(A) that such device has been reported stolen;
                and
                    ``(B) of any information necessary for the
                identification of such device.
    ``(b) Remote Deletion of Data.--A provider of commercial mobile
service or commercial mobile data service on a mobile electronic device
shall make available to the person who holds the account with respect
to such service the capability of deleting from such device, from a
remote location, all information that was placed on such device after
its manufacture.
    ``(c) Device Standards.--A person may not manufacture in the United
States or import into the United States for sale or resale to the
public a mobile electronic device unless such device is--
            ``(1) equipped with a unique identifier (such as a Mobile
        Equipment Identifier) that allows a provider of commercial
        mobile service or commercial mobile data service to identify
        such device for purposes of complying with subsections (a) and
        (b); and
            ``(2) configured in such a manner that the provider of
        commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service on
        the device is able to make available the remote deletion
        capability required by subsection (b).
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Commercial mobile data service.--The term `commercial
        mobile data service' has the meaning given such term in section
        6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of
        2012 (Public Law 112-96).
            ``(2) Commercial mobile service.--The term `commercial
        mobile service' has the meaning given such term in section 332.
            ``(3) Mobile electronic device.--The term `mobile
        electronic device' means a personal electronic device on which
        commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service is
        provided, except that such term does not include a device--
                    ``(A) for which the consumer purchases service by
                paying in advance for a specified amount of calling or
                data usage; or
                    ``(B) with respect to which the consumer does not
                have a direct relationship with the provider of
                commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data
                service.''.
    (b) Report to FCC.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, each provider of commercial mobile service or
commercial mobile data service that provides such service on a mobile
electronic device shall submit to the Federal Communications Commission
a report on--
            (1) the efforts such provider is making in order to be
        prepared to comply, not later than the effective date described
        in subsection (c)(1), with the requirements of subsections (a)
        and (b) of section 343 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
        added by subsection (a) of this section; and
            (2) the progress of such provider toward being prepared to
        comply with such requirements by such date.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Such section 343 shall take effect on the
        date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this
        Act.
            (2) Devices previously manufactured or imported.--In the
        case of a mobile electronic device that was manufactured in the
        United States (or imported into the United States, if such
        device was manufactured outside the United States) before the
        date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this
        Act, a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial
        mobile data service shall only be required to comply with
        subsections (a) and (b) of such section to the extent
        technologically feasible.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section, a term that is defined in such
section 343 shall have the meaning given such term in such section.

Summary: Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a provider of commercial mobile or commercial mobile data service from providing service on a mobile electronic device reported to such provider as stolen by: (1) the person who holds the service account, if such person submits a copy of a report made to a law enforcement agency regarding the theft. Or (2) another provider of commercial mobile or commercial mobile data service required by this Act to inform all other providers of a device reported stolen and of any information necessary for identification of the device. Defines mobile electronic device as a personal electronic device on which commercial mobile or commercial mobile data service is provided, excluding devices: (1) for which the consumer purchases service by paying in advance for a specified amount of calling or data usage, or (2) with respect to which the consumer does not have a direct relationship with the provider. Directs providers to make available to account holders the capability of deleting, from a remote location, all information that was placed on such a device after its manufacture. Prohibits a person from manufacturing in or importing into the United States for sale or resale to the public a mobile electronic device unless it is: (1) equipped with a unique identifier that allows a provider to identify such device, and (2) configured to enable a provider to make available the remote deletion capability required by this Act.

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit mobile service providers from providing service on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen and to require such providers to give consumers the ability to remotely delete data from mobile electronic devices, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Election Jamming Prevention Act of
2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The most fundamental right accorded to United States
        citizens by the Constitution is the right to vote, and
        unimpeded exercise of the right to vote is essential to the
        functioning of our democracy.
            (2) Historically, significant efforts have been undertaken
        to prevent qualified individuals from exercising this right.
            (3) Poll taxes, property requirements, and literacy tests
        were once used to restrict voters' access to the polls. Now,
        efforts like deceptive practices, intimidation, and dirty
        tricks are used to impede qualified voters' exercise of their
        right to vote, to prevent voters from making informed decisions
        as to how to cast that vote, and to prevent candidates,
        parties, and organizations from engaging in constitutionally
        protected political speech.
            (4) In recent elections, there have been allegations of
        political campaigns and committees using telephone jamming
        techniques to shut down the communication operations of groups
        supporting their political opponents.
            (5) In November 2002, according to the Department of
        Justice, groups working on behalf of the Republican candidates
        in New Hampshire conspired to shut down Democratic get-out-the-
        vote efforts by placing hang-up calls to the phones of the
        Manchester Democratic Party and the Manchester Professional
        Firefighters Association, which were providing qualified voters
        rides to the election polling places. Several people have pled
        guilty or been convicted in connection with the incident.
            (6) As a result of the hang-up call effort, the phone lines
        of the Manchester Democratic Party and the Manchester
        Professional Firefighters Association were jammed on election
        day 2002 and qualified voters were unable to access information
        that would have facilitated their access to polling places.
            (7) The use of telephones or other communication devices to
        jam election-related communications should be prohibited in
        order to protect qualified voters' right to vote.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON PREVENTING OR OBSTRUCTING THE BROADCAST OR
              EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION THROUGH TELECOMMUNICATIONS
              DEVICES.

    (a) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 223(a)(1) of
        the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(a)(1)(C)) is
        amended by striking ``with the intent to annoy, abuse,
        threaten, or harass any person at the called number or who
        receives the communications;'' and inserting ``with the intent
        to--
                            ``(i) annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any
                        person at the called number or who receives the
                        communications;
                            ``(ii) prevent or obstruct the broadcast or
                        exchange of election-related information; or
                            ``(iii) impair or obstruct any other
                        telecommunications device from being used to
                        engage in communications containing election-
                        related information;''.
            (2) Election-related information.--Subsection (h) of
        section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
        223(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(5) The term `election-related information' means
        information related to--
                    ``(A) the endorsement, support, promotion of, or
                opposition to any clearly identified candidate or slate
                of candidates for the office of President, Vice
                President, presidential elector, Member of the Senate,
                Member of the House of Representatives, or Delegate or
                Commissioner from a territory or possession;
                    ``(B) the time, place, or manner for the election
                of such offices; or
                    ``(C) the facilitation of transport to or from
                polling places for any such election.''.
    (b) Private Right of Action.--Section 223 of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
    ``(i) Private Right of Action for Injunctive or Declarative Relief
Against Certain Actions.--Any person aggrieved by a violation of
subsection (a)(1)(C) may bring a civil action or other proper
proceeding for injunctive or declarative relief in any court of
competent jurisdiction, including an application in a United States
district court.''.

Summary: Election Jamming Prevention Act of 2006 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the use of telecommunications devices to: (1) prevent or obstruct the broadcast or exchange of election-related information. Or (2) impair or obstruct any other telecommunications device from being used to engage in communications containing election-related information. Defines election-related information. Provides a private right of action for injunctive or declarative relief against such violations .

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the use of telecommunications devices for the purposes of preventing or obstructing the broadcast or exchange of election-related information.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Coast Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the lack of current, accurate, uniform, and standards-
        based geospatial information to characterize the United States
        coastal region presents a significant liability to adequately
        manage and maintain the Nation's--
                    (A) environment;
                    (B) infrastructure;
                    (C) economy; and
                    (D) public safety and homeland security;
            (2) more than half of all people of the United States (153
        million) currently live on or near a coast and an additional 12
        million are expected in the next decade;
            (3) coastal counties in the United States average 300
        persons per square mile, compared with the national average of
        98;
            (4) on a typical day, more than 1,540 permits for
        construction of single-family homes are issued in coastal
        counties, combined with other commercial, retail, and
        institutional construction to support this population;
            (5) over half of the Nation's economic productivity is
        located within coastal regions;
            (6) highly accurate, high-resolution remote sensing and
        other geospatial data play an important role in management of
        the coastal zone and economy, including for flood and coastal
        storm surge prediction; hazard risk and vulnerability
        assessment; emergency response and recovery planning; community
        resilience to longer range climate change impacts; permitting
        and zoning decisionmaking; habitat and ecosystem health
        assessments; and landscape change detection; and
            (7) the Digital Coast is a model approach in effective
        Federal partnerships with local and State government,
        nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``Digital Coast'' means a constituent-driven
        effort led by the Secretary to provide an enabling platform
        that integrates geospatial data, decision support tools,
        training, and best practices to address coastal and emergency
        management issues and needs. The Digital Coast strives to
        sustain and enhance coastal economies and ecosystem services by
        helping communities address their issues, needs, and challenges
        through cost-effective and participatory solutions.
            (2) The term ``remote sensing and other geospatial'' means
        collecting, storing, retrieving, or disseminating graphical or
        digital data depicting natural or manmade physical features,
        phenomena, or boundaries of the Earth and any information
        related thereto, including surveys, maps, charts, satellite and
        airborne remote sensing data, images, lidar, and services
        performed by professionals such as surveyors,
        photogrammetrists, hydrographers, geodesists, cartographers,
        and other such services.
            (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce,
        acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
        Atmospheric Administration.
            (4) The term ``State''--
                    (A) means a State of the United States in, or
                bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Ocean,
                the Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island
                Sound, or one or more of the Great Lakes; and
                    (B) includes Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin
                Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
                Islands, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands,
                American Samoa, and any portion of a State that is
                located within 100 kilometers of the Atlantic or
                Pacific Ocean, the Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf of Mexico,
                or the Great Lakes.
            (5) The term ``coastal region'' means the area of United
        States waters extending inland from the shoreline to include
        coastal watersheds and seaward to the territorial sea.
            (6) The term ``Federal Geographic Data Committee'' means
        the interagency committee that promotes the coordinated
        development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data
        on a national basis.

SEC. 4. BUILDING THE DIGITAL COAST.

    (a) Establishment and Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and
        implement the Digital Coast to collect the following priority
        supporting data and integrate such data with other available
        data for the benefit of the broadest measure of coastal
        resource management constituents and applications:
                    (A) Coastal elevation data.
                    (B) Land use and land cover data.
                    (C) Benthic habitat and submerged aquatic
                vegetation data.
                    (D) Parcels data.
                    (E) Planimetric data.
                    (F) Socioeconomic and human use data.
            (2) Focus on filling needs and gaps.--In implementing this
        section, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) recognize that remote sensing and other
                geospatial data acquisition for navigational and
                positioning purposes is carried out through other
                authorities and programs; and
                    (B) focus on filling data needs and gaps for
                critical coastal management issues.
    (b) Data Integration, Tool Development, Training, Documentation,
Dissemination, and Archive.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) make data and resulting integrated products developed
        under this section readily accessible via the Digital Coast and
        other related Internet technologies;
            (2) develop decision support tools that use and display
        resulting integrated data and provide training on use of such
        tools;
            (3) document such data to Federal Geographic Data Committee
        standards; and
            (4) archive all raw data acquired under this Act at the
        appropriate National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
        data center or other appropriate Federal data center.
    (c) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the activities
carried out pursuant to this Act to maximize data sharing and
integration and minimize duplication by--
            (1) coordinating activities, when appropriate, with--
                    (A) other Federal efforts, including efforts under
                the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33
                U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Coastal Zone Management Act
                of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), and the Integrated
                Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33
                U.S.C. 3601 et seq.);
                    (B) coastal States and United States territories;
                    (C) local governments; and
                    (D) representatives of nongovernmental entities;
            (2) participating, pursuant to section 216 of Public Law
        107-347 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), in the establishment of such
        standards and common protocols as are necessary to assure the
        interoperability of remote sensing and other geospatial data
        with all users of such information within--
                    (A) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                Administration;
                    (B) other Federal agencies;
                    (C) State and local government; and
                    (D) the private sector;
            (3) coordinating with, seeking assistance and cooperation
        of, and providing liaison to the Federal Geographic Data
        Committee pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular
        A-16 and Executive Order No. 12906; and
            (4) providing for the utilization of contracts with the
        private sector, to the maximum extent practicable, to provide
        such products and services as are necessary to collect remote
        sensing and other geospatial data; which contracts shall be
        considered ``surveying and mapping'' services as such term is
        used and as such contracts are awarded at the discretion of the
        Secretary in accordance with the selection procedures in
        chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code.

SEC. 5. COASTAL SERVICES CENTERS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish, within the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Coastal Services
Centers to facilitate the development of products and services that
address the needs of local, State, and regional entities involved with
coastal and ocean decisionmaking including those State coastal
management and research reserves benefitting from this Act, and to lead
development and maintenance of the Digital Coast.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Coastal Services Centers shall be
to--
            (1) support the environmental, social, and economic well-
        being of the coast by linking people, information, and
        technology;
            (2) identify and assess coastal and ocean management needs
        and increase the capabilities and capacities of managers to
        address them at the local, State, and regional levels;
            (3) manage the Digital Coast program to carry out the
        intent of this Act;
            (4) convene and engage coastal managers and decisionmakers
        in dialog concerning coastal issues and share information and
        best practices across this audience; and
            (5) collaborate with various programs of the National
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, other Federal agencies,
        and nongovernmental entities to bring data, information,
        services, and tools to the Nation's coastal and ocean
        decisionmakers.
    (c) Financial Agreements.--To carry out this Act, including to
provide program support to non-Federal entities that participate in
implementing this Act, the Secretary--
            (1) may enter into financial agreements including grants,
        cooperative agreements, interagency agreements, and contracts
        with other Federal, tribal, State, and local governmental and
        nongovernmental entities; and
            (2) may collect registration fees in support of training,
        workshops, and conferences that advance the purposes of this
        Act.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $85,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018 to carry out this Act.

Summary: Digital Coast Act of 2012 - Defines Digital Coast as a constituent-driven effort led by the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to provide an enabling platform integrating geospatial data, decision support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal and emergency management issues and enhance coastal economies and ecosystem services by helping communities with cost-effective and participatory solutions. Directs NOAA to establish and implement the Digital Coast to: (1) collect data concerning coastal elevations, land use and cover, habitat and submerged aquatic vegetation, parcels, planimetrics, socioeconomics, and human use. And (2) integrate other data sources for the broadest measure of coastal resource management constituents and applications. Directs NOAA to: (1) make such data and resulting products accessible via the Digital Coast and other related Internet technologies, (2) provide training on decision support tools developed under this Act, (3) document data to Federal Geographic Data Committee standards, and (4) archive the raw data at appropriate NOAA or federal data centers. Requires coordination and data sharing with states, US territories, local governments, nongovernmental entities, and other federal efforts. Requires the establishment of NOAA Coastal Services Centers to facilitate the development of products and services addressing the needs of local, state, and regional entities involved with coastal and ocean decisionmaking and to lead development and maintenance of the Digital Coast.

To authorize the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program that collects priority coastal geospatial data and supports an information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision support tools, training, and best practices to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Revolving Door Sunshine Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS.

    (a) Disclosure Requirement.--Section 552b of title 5, United States
Code, commonly referred to as the ``Government in the Sunshine Act'',
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n)(1) Any person who is a senior member of the Federal
Government shall, after his or her service or employment as a senior
member of the Federal Government terminates, file, in accordance with
paragraph (2), reports containing the following information:
            ``(A)(i) The name of any Member of Congress, and the name
        and title of any congressional staff member or of any officer
        or employee of any agency, to whom he or she makes an oral or
        written communication on behalf of anyone other than himself or
        herself or the United States, during the 5-year period
        beginning on the date on which his or her service or employment
        as a senior member of the Federal Government terminates,
        regarding an official action of the Congress or that agency.
            ``(ii) A person who is a former senior appointee is
        required under this subparagraph to report only a communication
        regarding--
                    ``(I) an official action by an agency of which he
                or she, as such senior appointee, was an officer or
                employee;
                    ``(II) an official action by the Congress that
                directly affects an agency described in subclause (I);
                or
                    ``(III) an official action relating to a matter in
                which he or she participated personally and
                substantially as such senior appointee.
            ``(B) The name, address, and telephone number of any person
        on whose behalf he or she makes a communication described in
        subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) A description of the legislation, regulation, trade
        negotiation, or other matter that a communication described in
        subparagraph (A) concerns.
            ``(D) The name, address, and telephone number of any
        foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign
        business entity whom he or she represents, aids, or advises,
        during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which his or
        her service or employment as a senior member of the Federal
        Government terminates, regarding any official action of the
        Congress or of an agency.
    ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), each person who is required
to file a report under paragraph (1) shall file such report--
            ``(i) by July 30 of each year, containing information
        relating to the period January 1 through June 30 of that year;
        and
            ``(ii) by January 31 of each year, containing information
        relating to the period July 1 through December 31 of the
        preceding year.
    ``(B)(i) A person shall file the first report under paragraph (1)
for the first reporting period described in subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph--
            ``(I) which occurs after the person leaves his or her
        office or position; and
            ``(II) in which he or she made any communication described
        in paragraph (1)(A), or any representation, aid, or advice
        described in paragraph (1)(D).
For all subsequent reporting periods, such person shall file a report
under paragraph (1) whether or not the person made any communication
described in paragraph (1)(A), or any representation, aid, or advice
described in paragraph (1)(D), during the reporting period.
    ``(ii) In the case of a person who makes no communication described
in paragraph (1)(A), and no representation, aid, or advice described in
paragraph (1)(D), during the 5-year period beginning on the date on
which his or her service or employment as a senior member of the
Federal Government terminates, such person shall file under paragraph
(1) a report covering the first 2 years of such 5-year period, and a
report covering the next 3 years of such 5-year period.
    ``(iii) The last report which a person described in clause (i) or
(ii) is required to file under paragraph (1) is a report filed by the
date specified in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) that first
occurs after the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date on
which his or her service or employment as a senior member of the
Federal Government terminates.
    ``(3)(A) A former President, Vice President, or senior appointee
shall file the report required by paragraph (1) with the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.
    ``(B) A former Representative in the Congress, Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to the Congress, or senior congressional staff member
whose pay was disbursed by the Director of Nonlegislative and Financial
Services of the House of Representatives, shall file the report
required by paragraph (1) with the Clerk of the House of
Representatives.
    ``(C) A former Senator, or former senior congressional staff member
whose pay was disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, shall file the
report required by paragraph (1) with the Secretary of the Senate.
    ``(4) The Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of
the Senate, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall, within 30 days after receiving a report filed under paragraph
(1), make such report available to the public for inspection and
copying during normal business hours.
    ``(5) In any case in which a person--
            ``(A) has failed to file a report required by paragraph (1)
        with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the
        Clerk of the House of Representatives, or the Secretary of the
        Senate, as the case may be,
            ``(B) has failed to file information required in such
        report, or
            ``(C) has filed false information in such report,
the Director, Clerk, or Secretary, as the case may be, shall, within 60
days after the date on which the report should have been filed or was
filed, make public the name of such person and refer the name of such
person to the Attorney General.
    ``(6) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any
appropriate United States district court against any person who fails
to file a report required by paragraph (1), fails to file information
required in such report, or has filed false information in any such
report. The court in which such action is brought shall, upon proof of
such filing or failure to file by a preponderance of the evidence,
assess against such person a civil penalty of not more than $10,000.
    ``(7)(A) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make
public on January 31 of each year the names of each former
Representative in the Congress, each Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to the Congress, and each senior congressional staff member whose
compensation was disbursed by the Director of Nonlegislative and
Financial Services of the House of Representatives, who is required to
file a report under paragraph (1).
    ``(B) The Secretary of the Senate shall make public on January 31
of each year the names of each former Senator, and each senior
congressional staff member whose compensation was disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate, who is required to file a report under
paragraph (1).
    ``(C) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
make public on January 31 of each year the names of each senior
appointee who is required to file a report under paragraph (1).
    ``(D) The requirements of this paragraph shall first apply in
January of 1995.
    ``(8) For purposes of this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `agency' has the meaning given that term in
        section 552(f) of this title;
            ``(B) the term `congressional staff member' means an
        elected officer of either House of Congress, an employee whose
        pay is disbursed by the Director of Nonlegislative and
        Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and an
        employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate;
            ``(C) the term `foreign business entity' means a
        partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other
        combination of persons either organized under the laws of or
        having its principal place of business in a foreign country;
            ``(D) the term `foreign government' means the `government
        of a foreign country', as defined in section 1(e) of the
        Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended;
            ``(E) the term `foreign political party' has the meaning
        given that term in section 1(f) of the Foreign Agents
        Registration Act of 1938, as amended;
            ``(F) the term `Member of Congress' means a Senator or a
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
        Congress;
            ``(G) the term `official action' does not include the
        routine provision of information and services;
            ``(H) the term `senior appointee' means any individual--
                    ``(i) who is appointed by the President, the Vice
                President, or the head of an agency to a full-time
                position in an agency in the civil service or in the
                uniformed services, or is appointed to a position in
                the Foreign Service or the Senior Executive Service;
                and
                    ``(ii)(I) whose rate of basic pay, if appointed to
                a position in the civil service, the Foreign Service,
                or the Senior Executive Service, is not less than the
                rate of basic pay in effect for level V of the
                Executive Schedule under section 5316 of this title; or
                    ``(II) who, if appointed to a position in the
                uniformed services, is serving in a grade or rank for
                which the pay grade (as specified in section 201 of
                title 37) is pay grade O-7 or above;
            ``(I) the term `senior congressional staff member' means
        any individual who is a congressional staff member and whose
        rate of basic pay is not less than the rate of basic pay in
        effect for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316
        of this title;
            ``(J) the term `senior member of the Federal Government'
        means an individual who--
                    ``(i) is President, Vice President, or a senior
                appointee, or
                    ``(ii) is a Member of Congress or a senior
                congressional staff member,
        and is serving in such position after January 4, 1995; and
            ``(K) the term `written communication' includes any
        communication, other than an oral communication, that is
        transmitted by any means, including by an electronic device.''.
    (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--Section 552b(a)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, except as provided in subsection
        (n),'' after `` `agency' ''; and
            (2) by striking ``section 552(e)'' and inserting ``section
        552(f)''.

Summary: Revolving Door Sunshine Act of 1993 - Amends the Government in the Sunshine Act to require former Presidents, Vice Presidents, and senior Federal appointees, as well as former Members of Congress and senior congressional staff members, to file, for a certain period after leaving Government, periodic reports with the appropriate entity which disclose certain communications made and other actions taken by them during the reporting period. Requires such reports to be made public. Authorizes sanctions in cases of noncompliance.

Revolving Door Sunshine Act of 1993


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Border Health Security Act of
2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States-Mexico border is an interdependent
        and dynamic region of more than 15,000,000 people with
        significant and unique public health challenges.
            (2) These challenges include low rates of health insurance
        coverage, poor access to health care services, high
        unemployment rates, low educational attainment, and high rates
        of dangerous diseases, such as tuberculosis, diabetes, obesity,
        and other non-communicable diseases.
            (3) As the 2009 novel influenza A (H1N1) pandemic
        illustrated, diseases do not respect international boundaries,
        and a strong public health effort at and along the borders is
        crucial to not only protect and improve the health of Americans
        but also to help secure the country against threats to
        biosecurity and other emerging threats.
            (4) For 11 years, the United States-Mexico Border Health
        Commission has served as a crucial binational institution to
        address these unique and truly cross-border health issues.
            (5) More than 75 percent of Canadians live within 100 miles
        of the United States border. The 2003 epidemic of severe acute
        respiratory syndrome caused more than 250 illnesses in the
        Greater Toronto Area, just 80 miles from New York.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER HEALTH COMMISSION ACT AMENDMENTS.

    The United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act (22 U.S.C.
290n et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 3--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and
                inserting ``;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) to cooperate with the Canada-United States Pan Border
        Public Health Preparedness Council (referred to in this Act as
        the `Council'), as appropriate; and
            ``(4) to serve as an independent and objective body to both
        recommend and implement initiatives that solve border health
        issues.'';
            (2) in section 5--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``should be the
                leader'' and inserting ``shall be the Chair''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Providing Advice and Recommendations.--Members of the
Commission and the Council may at any time provide advice or
recommendations to the Secretary, Congress, or any Member of Congress
concerning issues that are considered by the Commission or Council.
Such advice or recommendations may be provided regardless of whether a
request for such is made and regardless of whether the member or
individual is authorized to provide such advice or recommendations by
the Commission or Council or any other Federal official.'';
            (3) by redesignating section 8 as section 12;
            (4) by striking section 7 and inserting the following:

``SEC. 7. BORDER HEALTH GRANTS.

    ``(a) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this section, the term `eligible
entity' means a State, public institution of higher education, local
government, Indian tribe, tribal organization, urban Indian
organization, nonprofit health organization, trauma center, critical
access hospital or other hospital that serves rural or other vulnerable
communities and populations, faith-based entity, or community health
center receiving assistance under section 330 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), that is located in the United States-
Mexico border area or the United States-Canada border area.
    ``(b) Authorization.--From amounts appropriated under section 11,
the Secretary, in consultation with members of the Commission and
Council and in coordination with the Office of Global Affairs, shall
award grants to eligible entities to address priorities and
recommendations outlined by the strategic plan and operational work
plan of the Commission and the Council, as authorized under section 9,
to improve the health of United States-Mexico border area and United
States-Canada border area residents.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible entity that desires a grant under
subsection (b) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
subsection (b) shall use the grant funds for any of the following:
            ``(1) Programs relating to any one or more of the
        following:
                    ``(A) Maternal and child health.
                    ``(B) Primary care and preventative health.
                    ``(C) Infectious disease testing, monitoring, and
                surveillance.
                    ``(D) Public health and public health
                infrastructure.
                    ``(E) Health promotion.
                    ``(F) Oral health.
                    ``(G) Behavioral and mental health.
                    ``(H) Substance abuse prevention and harm
                reduction.
                    ``(I) Health conditions that have a high prevalence
                in the United States-Mexico border area or United
                States-Canada border area.
                    ``(J) Medical and health services research.
                    ``(K) Workforce training and development.
                    ``(L) Community health workers and promotoras.
                    ``(M) Health care infrastructure problems in the
                United States-Mexico border area or United States-
                Canada border area (including planning and construction
                grants).
                    ``(N) Health disparities in the United States-
                Mexico border area or United States-Canada border area.
                    ``(O) Environmental health.
                    ``(P) Health education.
                    ``(Q) Outreach and enrollment services with respect
                to Federal programs (including programs authorized
                under titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act (42
                U.S.C. 1396 et seq. and 1397aa et seq.)).
                    ``(R) Trauma care.
                    ``(S) Health research with an emphasis on
                infectious disease and pressing issues related to
                noncommunicable diseases.
                    ``(T) Epidemiology and health research.
                    ``(U) Cross-border health surveillance coordinated
                with Mexican Health Authorities or Canadian Health
                Authorities.
                    ``(V) Obesity, particularly childhood obesity.
                    ``(W) Crisis communication, domestic violence,
                health literacy, or cancer.
                    ``(X) Community-based participatory research on
                border health issues.
                    ``(Y) Violence prevention.
                    ``(Z) Cross-border public health preparedness.
            ``(2) Other programs determined appropriate by the
        Secretary.
    ``(e) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Amounts provided to an eligible
entity awarded a grant under subsection (b) shall be used to supplement
and not supplant other funds available to the eligible entity to carry
out the activities described in subsection (d).

``SEC. 8. GRANTS FOR EARLY WARNING INFECTIOUS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
              (EWIDS) IN THE BORDER AREA.

    ``(a) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this section, the term `eligible
entity' means a State, local government, Indian tribe, tribal
organization, urban Indian organization, trauma center, regional trauma
center coordinating entity, or public health entity.
    ``(b) Authorization.--From funds appropriated under section 11, the
Secretary shall award grants for Early Warning Infectious Disease
Surveillance (EWIDS) to eligible entities for infectious disease
surveillance activities in the United States-Mexico border area or
United States-Canada border area.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible entity that desires a grant under
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
    ``(d) Uses of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
under subsection (b) shall use the grant funds, in coordination with
State and all local hazards programs, to--
            ``(1) develop and implement infectious disease surveillance
        plans and networks and public health emergency and readiness
        assessments and preparedness plans, and purchase items
        necessary for such plans;
            ``(2) coordinate infectious disease surveillance planning
        and interjurisdictional risk assessments in the region with
        appropriate United States-based agencies and organizations and
        appropriate authorities in Mexico or Canada;
            ``(3) improve infrastructure, including surge capacity,
        syndromic surveillance, and isolation/decontamination capacity,
        and policy preparedness, including for mutual assistance and
        for the sharing of information and resources;
            ``(4) improve laboratory capacity, in order to maintain and
        enhance capability and capacity to detect potential infectious
        disease, whether naturally occurring or the result of
        terrorism;
            ``(5) create and maintain a health alert network, including
        risk communication and information dissemination that is
        culturally competent and takes into account the needs of at-
        risk populations, including individuals with disabilities;
            ``(6) educate and train clinicians, epidemiologists,
        laboratories, and emergency management personnel;
            ``(7) implement electronic data and infrastructure
        inventory systems to coordinate the triage, transportation, and
        treatment of multicasualty incident victims;
            ``(8) provide infectious disease testing in the United
        States-Mexico border area or United States-Canada border area;
        and
            ``(9) carry out such other activities identified by the
        Secretary, members of the Commission, members of the Council,
        State or local public health authorities, representatives of
        border health offices, or authorities at the United States-
        Mexico or United States-Canada borders.

``SEC. 9. PLANS, REPORTS, AUDITS, AND BY-LAWS.

    ``(a) Strategic Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        enactment of this section, and every 5 years thereafter, the
        Commission (including the participation of members representing
        both the United States and Mexican sections) and the Council
        (including the participation of members representing both the
        United States and Canada) shall each prepare a binational
        strategic plan to guide the operations of the Commission and
        the Council and submit such plan to the Secretary and Congress.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The binational strategic plan under
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    ``(A) health-related priority areas determined most
                important by the full membership of the Commission or
                Council, as applicable;
                    ``(B) recommendations for goals, objectives,
                strategies, and actions designed to address such
                priority areas; and
                    ``(C) a proposed evaluation framework with output
                and outcome indicators appropriate to gauge progress
                toward meeting the objectives and priorities of the
                Commission or Council, as applicable.
    ``(b) Work Plan.--Not later than January 1, 2015, and every 2 years
thereafter, the Commission and the Council shall develop and approve an
operational work plan and budget based on the strategic plan under
subsection (a).
    ``(c) GAO Review.--Not later than January 1, 2016, and every 2
years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct an evaluation of the activities conducted by the Commission and
the Council based on the operational work plans described in subsection
(b) for the previous year and the output and outcome indicators
included in the strategic plan described in subsection (a). The
evaluation shall include a request for written evaluations from members
of the Commission and the Council about barriers and facilitators to
executing successfully the work plans of the Commission and the
Council.
    ``(d) Biannual Reporting.--The Commission and Council shall each
issue a biannual report to the Secretary that provides independent
policy recommendations related to border health issues. Not later than
3 months following receipt of each such biannual report, the Secretary
shall provide to Congress the report and any studies or other materials
produced independently by the Commission and Council.
    ``(e) Audits.--The Secretary shall annually prepare an audited
financial report to account for all appropriated assets expended by the
Commission and Council to address both the strategic and operational
work plans for the year involved.
    ``(f) By-Laws.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment
of this section, the Commission and Council shall develop and approve
bylaws to provide fully for compliance with the requirements of this
section.
    ``(g) Transmittal to Congress.--The Commission and Council shall
submit copies of the operational work plan and by-laws to Congress. The
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a copy of each
evaluation completed under subsection (c) to Congress.

``SEC. 10. COORDINATION.

    ``(a) In General.--To the extent practicable and appropriate,
plans, systems, and activities to be funded (or supported) under this
Act for all hazard preparedness, and general border health, shall be
coordinated with Federal, State, and local authorities in Mexico,
Canada, and the United States.
    ``(b) Coordination of Health Services and Surveillance.--The
Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response, when appropriate, may coordinate with the Secretary of
Homeland Security in establishing a health alert system that--
            ``(1) alerts clinicians and public health officials of
        emerging disease clusters and syndromes along the United
        States-Mexico border area and United States-Canada border area;
        and
            ``(2) warns of health threats, extreme weather conditions,
        disasters of mass scale, bioterrorism, and other emerging
        threats along the United States-Mexico border area and United
        States-Canada border area.

``SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding year, subject to
the availability of appropriations for such purpose, of which
$4,650,000 shall be made available to fund operationally feasible
functions, activities, and grants with respect to the United States-
Mexico border and the border health activities under cooperative
agreements with the border health offices of the States of California,
Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, and $2,350,000 shall be allocated for
the administration of United States activities under this Act on the
United States-Canada border and the border health authorities, acting
through the Canada-United States Pan-Border Public Health Preparedness
Council.''; and
            (5) in section 12 (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
                paragraphs (4) and (6), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2), the
                following:
            ``(3) Indians; indian tribe; tribal organization; urban
        indian organization.--The terms `Indian', `Indian tribe',
        `tribal organization', and `urban Indian organization' have the
        meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Health
        Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603).''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (4), as so
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(5) United states-canada border area.--The term `United
        States-Canada border area' means the area located in the United
        States and Canada within 100 kilometers of the border between
        the United States and Canada.''.

Summary: Border Health Security Act of 2013 - Amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to: (1) revise the duties of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission to include cooperating with the Canada-United States Pan Border Public Health Preparedness Council and serving as an independent and objective body to recommend and implement initiatives that solve border health issues, and (2) authorize appropriations. Designates the Commissioner of the US section of the Commission as the Chair of the section. Authorizes members of the Commission and the Council to provide advice or recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, or any Member of Congress concerning issues that are considered by the Commission or Council. Requires the Secretary to award grants: (1) to eligible entities to improve the health of individuals residing in the US-Mexico and US-Canada border areas, and (2) for Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance to eligible entities for infection disease surveillance activities in such areas. Requires the Commission and the Council to each: (1) prepare a binational strategic plan to guide its operation, (2) develop and approve an operational work plan and budget based on the strategic plan, and (3) issue a biannual report to the Secretary that provides independent policy recommendations related to border health issues. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct an evaluation of Commission and Counsel activities. Requires plans, systems, and activities supported under such Act for all hazard preparedness, and general border health, to be coordinated with authorities in Mexico, Canada, and the United States to the extent practicable. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in establishing a health alert system that: (1) alerts clinicians and public health officials of emerging disease clusters and syndromes along the US-Mexico and US-Canada border areas. And (2) warns of health threats, extreme weather conditions, disasters of mass scale, bioterrorism, and other emerging threats along such areas.

Border Health Security Act of 2013


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of
Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. PROMPT PAYMENT BY MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS AND MA-PD
              PLANS UNDER PART D.

    (a) Application to Prescription Drug Plans.--Section 1860D-12(b) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-112 (b)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Prompt payment of clean claims.--
                    ``(A) Prompt payment.--Each contract entered into
                with a PDP sponsor under this subsection with respect
                to a prescription drug plan offered by such sponsor
                shall provide that payment shall be issued, mailed, or
                otherwise transmitted with respect to all clean claims
                submitted under this part within the applicable number
                of calendar days after the date on which the claim is
                received.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(I) Clean claim.--The term `clean claim'
                        means a claim, with respect to a covered part D
                        drug, that has no apparent defect or
                        impropriety (including any lack of any required
                        substantiating documentation) or particular
                        circumstance requiring special treatment that
                        prevents timely payment from being made on the
                        claim under this part.
                            ``(ii) Applicable number of calendar
                        days.--The term `applicable number of calendar
                        days' means--
                                    ``(I) with respect to claims
                                submitted electronically, 14 calendar
                                days; and
                                    ``(II) with respect to claims
                                submitted otherwise, 30 calendar days.
                    ``(c) Interest payment.--If payment is not issued,
                mailed, or otherwise transmitted within the applicable
                number of calendar days (as defined in subparagraph
                (B)) after a clean claim is received, interest shall be
                paid at a rate used for purposes of section 3902(a) of
                title 31, United States Code (relating to interest
                penalties for failure to make prompt payments), for the
                period beginning on the day after the required payment
                date and ending on the date on which payment is made.
                    ``(D) Procedures involving claims.--
                            ``(I) Claims deemed to be clean claims.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--A claim for a
                                covered part D drug shall be deemed to
                                be a clean claim for purposes of this
                                paragraph if the PDP sponsor involved
                                does not provide a notification of
                                deficiency to the claimant by the 10th
                                day that begins after the date on which
                                the claim is submitted.
                                    ``(II) Notification of
                                deficiency.--For purposes of subclause
                                (II), the term `notification of
                                deficiency' means a notification that
                                specifies all defects or improprieties
                                in the claim involved and that lists
                                all additional information or documents
                                necessary for the proper processing and
                                payment of the claim.
                            ``(ii) Payment of clean portions of
                        claims.--A PDP sponsor shall, as appropriate,
                        pay any portion of a claim for a covered part D
                        drug that would be a clean claim but for a
                        defect or impropriety in a separate portion of
                        the claim in accordance with subparagraph (A).
                            ``(iii) Obligation to pay.--A claim for a
                        covered part D drug submitted to a PDP sponsor
                        that is not paid or contested by the provider
                        within the applicable number of calendar days
                        (as defined in subparagraph (B)) shall be
                        deemed to be a clean claim and shall be paid by
                        the PDP sponsor in accordance with subparagraph
                        (A).
                            ``(iv) Date of payment of claim.--Payment
                        of a clean claim under subparagraph (A) is
                        considered to have been made on the date on
                        which full payment is received by the provider.
                    ``(E) Electronic transfer of funds.--A PDP sponsor
                shall pay all clean claims submitted electronically by
                an electronic funds transfer mechanism.''.
    (b) Application to MA-PD Plans.--Section 1857(f) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-27) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(3) Incorporation of certain prescription drug plan
        contract requirements.--The provisions of section 1860D-
        12(b)(4) shall apply to contracts with a Medicare Advantage
        organization in the same manner as they apply to contracts with
        a PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan under part
        D.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to contracts entered into or renewed on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON CO-BRANDING.

    (a) Application to Prescription Drug Information Disseminated.--
Subsection (a) of section 1860D-4 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w-104) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Restriction on displaying pharmacy brand or trademark
        information.--
                    ``(A) In general.--It is unlawful for a PDP sponsor
                of a prescription drug plan to display on any
                explanatory information described in subparagraph (B),
                with respect to benefits provided under this part, the
                brand or trademark of any pharmacy.
                    ``(B) Explanatory information described.--For
                purposes of subparagraph (A), explanatory information
                is each of the following:
                            ``(i) Information on evidence of coverage
                        under this part.
                            ``(ii) Information that summarizes benefits
                        provided under this part.
                            ``(iii) Enrollment and disenrollment forms.
                            ``(iv) Enrollment and disenrollment
                        letters.
                            ``(v) Pharmacy directories.
                            ``(vi) Formulary information.
                            ``(vii) Grievance letters provided pursuant
                        to subsection (f), coverage determination
                        letters provided pursuant to subsection (g),
                        and appeals letters provided pursuant to
                        subsection (h).
                            ``(viii) Exceptions process letters.
                            ``(ix) Information contained in sales
                        descriptions or sales presentations.''.
    (b) Application to Enrollee Cards.--Subsection (b)(2)(A) of such
section is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``It is unlawful for a PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan to
display on such a card the name, brand, or trademark of any pharmacy.''
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) Explanatory information.--With respect to explanatory
        information dispensed on or after the date of the enactment of
        this Act, the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to
        such information on and after the date that is 90 days after
        such date of enactment.
            (2) Enrollee cards.--With respect to cards dispensed
        before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
        amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to such cards on
        and after the date that is 90 days after such date of
        enactment. Any card dispensed before such date that is 90 days
        after the date of enactment that violates the second sentence
        of section 1860D-4(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act, as
        added by subsection (b), shall be reissued by such 90-day date.

Summary: Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prompt payment of clean claims to pharmacies by prescription drug plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans . Defines prompt payment as within 14 calendar days from submission for claims submitted electronically, and within 30 calendar days for claims submitted otherwise. Requires payment of interest, also, if a payment is not issued, mailed, or otherwise transmitted within the applicable number of calendar days. Makes it unlawful for a PDP sponsor to display on any explanatory prescription drug information and enrollee cards the name, brand, or trademark (co-branding) of any pharmacy.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering an MA-PD plan to promptly pay claims submitted under part D and to prohibit the inclusion of certain identifying information of pharmacies on explanatory prescription drug information and cards distributed by prescription drug plan sponsors.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``EMTALA Regulatory Improvement Act of
2003''.

SEC. 2. EMTALA IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) Notification of Providers When EMTALA Investigation Closed.--
Section 1867(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 42 U.S.C.
1395dd(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Notice upon closing an investigation.--The Secretary
        shall establish a procedure to notify hospitals and physicians
        when an investigation under this section is closed.''.
    (b) Prior Review by Peer Review Organizations in EMTALA Cases
Involving Termination of Participation.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1867(d)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395dd(d)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or in
                terminating a hospital's participation under this
                title'' after ``in imposing sanctions under paragraph
                (1)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                sentences: ``Except in the case in which a delay would
                jeopardize the health or safety of individuals, the
                Secretary shall also request such a review before
                making a compliance determination as part of the
                process of terminating a hospital's participation under
                this title for violations related to the
                appropriateness of a medical screening examination,
                stabilizing treatment, or an appropriate transfer as
                required by this section, and shall provide a period of
                5 days for such review. The Secretary shall provide a
                copy of the organization's report to the hospital or
                physician consistent with confidentiality requirements
                imposed on the organization under such part B.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
        shall apply to terminations of participation initiated on or
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACTIVE LABOR ACT (EMTALA)
              TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a Technical
Advisory Group (in this section referred to as the ``Advisory Group'')
to review issues related to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor
Act (EMTALA) and its implementation. In this section, the term
``EMTALA'' refers to the provisions of section 1867 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd).
    (b) Membership.--The Advisory Group shall be composed of 19
members, including the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services and the Inspector General of the Department of Health
and Human Services and of which--
            (1) 4 shall be representatives of hospitals, including at
        least one public hospital, that have experience with the
        application of EMTALA and at least 2 of which have not been
        cited for EMTALA violations;
            (2) 7 shall be practicing physicians drawn from the fields
        of emergency medicine, cardiology or cardiothoracic surgery,
        orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, pediatrics or a pediatric
        subspecialty, obstetrics-gynecology, and psychiatry, with not
        more than one physician from any particular field;
            (3) 2 shall represent patients;
            (4) 2 shall be staff involved in EMTALA investigations from
        different regional offices of the Centers for Medicare &
        Medicaid Services; and
            (5) 1 shall be from a State survey office involved in
        EMTALA investigations and 1 shall be from a peer review
        organization, both of whom shall be from areas other than the
        regions represented under paragraph (4).
In selecting members described in paragraphs (1) through (3), the
Secretary shall consider qualified individuals nominated by
organizations representing providers and patients.
    (c) General Responsibilities.--The Advisory Group--
            (1) shall review EMTALA regulations;
            (2) may provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary
        with respect to those regulations and their application to
        hospitals and physicians;
            (3) shall solicit comments and recommendations from
        hospitals, physicians, and the public regarding the
        implementation of such regulations; and
            (4) may disseminate information on the application of such
        regulations to hospitals, physicians, and the public.
    (d) Administrative Matters.--
            (1) Chairperson.--The members of the Advisory Group shall
        elect a member to serve as chairperson of the Advisory Group
        for the life of the Advisory Group.
            (2) Meetings.--The Advisory Group shall first meet at the
        direction of the Secretary. The Advisory Group shall then meet
        twice per year and at such other times as the Advisory Group
        may provide.
    (e) Termination.--The Advisory Group shall terminate 30 months
after the date of its first meeting.
    (f) Waiver of Administrative Limitation.--The Secretary shall
establish the Advisory Group notwithstanding any limitation that may
apply to the number of advisory committees that may be established
(within the Department of Health and Human Services or otherwise).

Summary: EMTALA Regulatory Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a procedure to notify hospitals and physicians when an investigation under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is closed. Directs the Secretary to establish a Technical Advisory Group to review issues related to EMTALA and its implementation.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the regulatory operation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).