[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2792-H2799]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS CERTAIN BILLS
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 8 of House Resolution
473, I move to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 293, H.R. 587, H.R. 610,
H.R. 1144, H.R. 1703, H.R. 1921, H.R. 2008, H.R. 2332, H.R. 2545, and
H.R. 3642.
The Clerk read the title of the bills.
The text of the bills are as follows:
VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act
H.R. 293
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Hospitals Establishing
Leadership Performance Act''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFICATIONS FOR HUMAN RESOURCES POSITIONS WITHIN
THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Establishment of Qualifications.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
(1) establish qualifications for each human resources
position within the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs;
(2) establish standardized performance metrics for each
such position; and
(3) submit to Congress a report containing the
qualifications and standardized performance metrics
established under paragraphs (1) and (2).
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the
establishment of the qualifications and performance metrics
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the Senate a report containing--
(1) a description of the implementation of such
qualifications and performance metrics; and
(2) an assessment of the quality of such qualifications and
performance metrics.
SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements
shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be
appropriated.
Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II
H.R. 587
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean Pollution Reduction
Act II''.
SEC. 2. SAN DIEGO POINT LOMA PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.),
the Administrator may issue a permit under section 402 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) for a
discharge from the Point Loma Plant into marine waters that
requires compliance with the requirements described in
subsection (b).
(b) Conditions.--A permit issued under this section shall
require--
(1) maintenance of the currently designed deep ocean
outfall from the Point Loma Plant with a discharge depth of
not less than 300 feet and distance from the shore of not
less than 4 miles;
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(2) as applicable to the term of the permit, discharge of
not more than 12,000 metric tons of total suspended solids
per year commencing on the date of enactment of this section,
not more than 11,500 metric tons of total suspended solids
per year commencing on December 31, 2025, and not more than
9,942 metric tons of total suspended solids per year
commencing on December 31, 2027;
(3) discharge of not more than 60 milligrams per liter of
total suspended solids, calculated as a 30-day average;
(4) removal of not less than 80 percent of total suspended
solids on a monthly average and not less than 58 percent of
biochemical oxygen demand on an annual average, taking into
account removal occurring at all treatment processes for
wastewater upstream from and at the Point Loma Plant;
(5) attainment of all other effluent limitations of
secondary treatment as determined by the Administrator
pursuant to section 304(d)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(d)(1)), other than any
requirements otherwise applicable to the discharge of
biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids;
(6) compliance with the requirements applicable to Federal
issuance of a permit under section 402 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, including State concurrence consistent
with section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1341) and ocean discharge criteria evaluation
pursuant to section 403 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1343);
(7) implementation of the pretreatment program requirements
of paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 301(h) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311(h)) in addition
to the requirements of section 402(b)(8) of such Act (33
U.S.C. 1342(b)(8));
(8) that the applicant provide 10 consecutive years of
ocean monitoring data and analysis for the period immediately
preceding the date of each application for a permit under
this section sufficient to demonstrate to the satisfaction of
the Administrator that the discharge of pollutants pursuant
to a permit issued under this section will meet the
requirements of section 301(h)(2) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311(h)(2)) and that the
applicant has established and will maintain throughout the
permit term an ocean monitoring program that meets or exceeds
the requirements of section 301(h)(3) of such Act (33 U.S.C.
1311(h)(3)); and
(9) to the extent potable reuse is permitted by Federal and
State regulatory agencies, that the applicant demonstrate
that at least 83,000,000 gallons per day on an annual average
of water suitable for potable reuse will be produced by
December 31, 2035, taking into account production of water
suitable for potable reuse occurring at all treatment
processes for wastewater upstream from and at the Point Loma
Plant.
(c) Milestones.--The Administrator shall determine
development milestones necessary to ensure compliance with
this section and include such milestones as conditions in
each permit issued under this section before December 31,
2035.
(d) Secondary Treatment.--Nothing in this section prevents
the applicant from alternatively submitting an application
for the Point Loma Plant that complies with secondary
treatment pursuant to section 301(b)(1)(B) and section 402 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1311(b)(1)(B); 33 U.S.C. 1342).
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Biochemical oxygen demand.--The term ``biochemical
oxygen demand'' means biological oxygen demand, as such term
is used in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
(3) Point loma plant.--The term ``Point Loma Plant'' means
the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant owned by the City
of San Diego on the date of enactment of this Act.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
California.
San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
H.R. 610
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Francisco Bay
Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM.
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 124. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Estuary partnership.--The term `Estuary Partnership'
means the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, designated as
the management conference for the San Francisco Bay under
section 320.
``(2) San francisco bay plan.--The term `San Francisco Bay
Plan' means--
``(A) until the date of the completion of the plan
developed by the Director under subsection (d), the
comprehensive conservation and management plan approved under
section 320 for the San Francisco Bay estuary; and
``(B) on and after the date of the completion of the plan
developed by the Director under subsection (d), the plan
developed by the Director under subsection (d).
``(b) Program Office.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish in
the Environmental Protection Agency a San Francisco Bay
Program Office. The Office shall be located at the
headquarters of Region 9 of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
``(2) Appointment of director.--The Administrator shall
appoint a Director of the Office, who shall have management
experience and technical expertise relating to the San
Francisco Bay and be highly qualified to direct the
development and implementation of projects, activities, and
studies necessary to implement the San Francisco Bay Plan.
``(3) Delegation of authority; staffing.--The Administrator
shall delegate to the Director such authority and provide
such staff as may be necessary to carry out this section.
``(c) Annual Priority List.--
``(1) In general.--After providing public notice, the
Director shall annually compile a priority list, consistent
with the San Francisco Bay Plan, identifying and prioritizing
the projects, activities, and studies to be carried out with
amounts made available under subsection (e).
``(2) Inclusions.--The annual priority list compiled under
paragraph (1) shall include the following:
``(A) Projects, activities, and studies, including
restoration projects and habitat improvement for fish,
waterfowl, and wildlife, that advance the goals and
objectives of the San Francisco Bay Plan, for--
``(i) water quality improvement, including the reduction of
marine litter;
``(ii) wetland, riverine, and estuary restoration and
protection;
``(iii) nearshore and endangered species recovery; and
``(iv) adaptation to climate change.
``(B) Information on the projects, activities, and studies
specified under subparagraph (A), including--
``(i) the identity of each entity receiving assistance
pursuant to subsection (e); and
``(ii) a description of the communities to be served.
``(C) The criteria and methods established by the Director
for identification of projects, activities, and studies to be
included on the annual priority list.
``(3) Consultation.--In compiling the annual priority list
under paragraph (1), the Director shall consult with, and
consider the recommendations of--
``(A) the Estuary Partnership;
``(B) the State of California and affected local
governments in the San Francisco Bay estuary watershed;
``(C) the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority; and
``(D) any other relevant stakeholder involved with the
protection and restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary
that the Director determines to be appropriate.
``(d) San Francisco Bay Plan.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this section, the Director, in conjunction with
the Estuary Partnership, shall review and revise the
comprehensive conservation and management plan approved under
section 320 for the San Francisco Bay estuary to develop a
plan to guide the projects, activities, and studies of the
Office to address the restoration and protection of the San
Francisco Bay.
``(2) Revision of san francisco bay plan.--Not less often
than once every 5 years after the date of the completion of
the plan described in paragraph (1), the Director shall
review, and revise as appropriate, the San Francisco Bay
Plan.
``(3) Outreach.--In carrying out this subsection, the
Director shall consult with the Estuary Partnership and
Indian tribes and solicit input from other non-Federal
stakeholders.
``(e) Grant Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Director may provide funding through
cooperative agreements, grants, or other means to State and
local agencies, special districts, and public or nonprofit
agencies, institutions, and organizations, including the
Estuary Partnership, for projects, activities, and studies
identified on the annual priority list compiled under
subsection (c).
``(2) Maximum amount of grants; non-federal share.--
``(A) Maximum amount of grants.--Amounts provided to any
entity under this section for a fiscal year shall not exceed
an amount equal to 75 percent of the total cost of any
projects, activities, and studies that are to be carried out
using those amounts.
``(B) Non-federal share.--Not less than 25 percent of the
cost of any project, activity, or study carried out using
amounts provided under this section shall be provided from
non-Federal sources.
``(f) Funding.--
``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
``(2) Administrative expenses.--Of the amount made
available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the
Director may not use more than 5 percent to pay
administrative expenses incurred in carrying out this
section.
``(3) Prohibition.--No amounts made available under this
section may be used for the administration of a management
conference under section 320.
``(g) Annual Budget Plan.--For each of the budgets for
fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the President, as part of the
annual budget
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submission of the President to Congress under section 1105(a)
of title 31, United States Code, shall submit information
regarding each Federal department and agency involved in San
Francisco Bay protection and restoration, including--
``(1) a report that displays for each Federal agency--
``(A) the amounts obligated in the preceding fiscal year
for protection and restoration projects, activities, and
studies relating to the San Francisco Bay; and
``(B) the proposed budget for protection and restoration
projects, activities, and studies relating to the San
Francisco Bay; and
``(2) a description and assessment of the Federal role in
the implementation of the San Francisco Bay Plan and the
specific role of each Federal department and agency involved
in San Francisco Bay protection and restoration, including
specific projects, activities, and studies conducted or
planned to achieve the identified goals and objectives of the
San Francisco Bay Plan.''.
Promoting United Government Efforts to Save Our Sound Act
H.R. 1144
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting United Government
Efforts to Save Our Sound Act'' or the ``PUGET SOS Act''.
SEC. 2. PUGET SOUND COORDINATED RECOVERY.
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 124. PUGET SOUND.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Coastal nonpoint pollution control program.--The term
`Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program' means the State
of Washington's Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
approved under section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act
Reauthorization Amendments of 1990.
``(2) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Program Office.
``(3) Federal action plan.--The term `Federal Action Plan'
means the plan developed under subsection (c)(3)(B).
``(4) International joint commission.--The term
`International Joint Commission' means the International
Joint Commission established by the Treaty relating to the
boundary waters and questions arising along the boundary
between the United States and Canada, signed at Washington
January 11, 1909, and entered into force May 5, 1910 (36
Stat. 2448; TS 548; 12 Bevans 319).
``(5) Pacific salmon commission.--The term `Pacific Salmon
Commission' means the Pacific Salmon Commission established
by the United States and Canada under the Treaty concerning
Pacific salmon, with annexes and memorandum of understanding,
signed at Ottawa January 28, 1985, and entered into force
March 18, 1985 (TIAS 11091; 1469 UNTS 357) (commonly known as
the `Pacific Salmon Treaty').
``(6) Program office.--The term `Program Office' means the
Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office established by
subsection (b).
``(7) Puget sound action agenda; action agenda.--The term
`Puget Sound Action Agenda' or `Action Agenda' means the most
recent plan developed by the Puget Sound National Estuary
Program Management Conference, in consultation with the Puget
Sound Tribal Management Conference, and approved by the
Administrator as the comprehensive conservation and
management plan for the Puget Sound under section 320.
``(8) Puget sound federal leadership task force.--The term
`Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force' means the Puget
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force established under
subsection (c).
``(9) Puget sound federal task force.--The term `Puget
Sound Federal Task Force' means the Puget Sound Federal Task
Force established in 2016 under a memorandum of understanding
among 9 Federal agencies.
``(10) Puget sound national estuary program management
conference.--The term `Puget Sound National Estuary Program
Management Conference' means the management conference for
the Puget Sound convened pursuant to section 320.
``(11) Puget sound partnership.--The term `Puget Sound
Partnership' means the State agency created under the laws of
the State of Washington (section 90.71.210 of the Revised
Code of Washington), or its successor agency that has been
designated by the Administrator as the lead entity to support
the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management
Conference.
``(12) Puget sound region.--
``(A) In general.--The term `Puget Sound region' means the
land and waters in the northwest corner of the State of
Washington from the Canadian border to the north to the
Pacific Ocean on the west, including Hood Canal and the
Strait of Juan de Fuca.
``(B) Inclusion.--The term `Puget Sound region' includes
all watersheds that drain into the Puget Sound.
``(13) Puget sound tribal management conference.--The term
`Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference' means the 20
treaty Indian tribes of western Washington and the Northwest
Indian Fisheries Commission.
``(14) Salish sea.--The term `Salish Sea' means the network
of coastal waterways on the west coast of North America that
includes the Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and the
Strait of Juan de Fuca.
``(15) Salmon recovery plans.--The term `Salmon Recovery
Plans' means the recovery plans for salmon and steelhead
species approved by the Secretary of the Interior under
section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 that are
applicable to the Puget Sound region.
``(16) State advisory committee.--The term `State Advisory
Committee' means the advisory committee established by
subsection (d).
``(17) Treaty rights at risk initiative.--The term `Treaty
Rights at Risk Initiative' means the report from the treaty
Indian tribes of western Washington entitled `Treaty Rights
At Risk: Ongoing Habitat Loss, the Decline of the Salmon
Resource, and Recommendations for Change' and dated July 14,
2011, or its successor report that outlines issues and offers
solutions for the protection of Tribal treaty rights,
recovery of salmon habitat, and management of sustainable
treaty and nontreaty salmon fisheries, including through
Tribal salmon hatchery programs.
``(b) Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the
Environmental Protection Agency a Puget Sound Recovery
National Program Office, to be located in the State of
Washington.
``(2) Director.--
``(A) In general.--There shall be a Director of the Program
Office, who shall have leadership and project management
experience and shall be highly qualified to--
``(i) direct the integration of multiple project planning
efforts and programs from different agencies and
jurisdictions; and
``(ii) align numerous, and possibly competing, priorities
to accomplish visible and measurable outcomes under the
Action Agenda.
``(B) Position.--The position of Director of the Program
Office shall be a career reserved position, as such term is
defined in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code.
``(3) Delegation of authority; staffing.--Using amounts
made available pursuant to subsection (h), the Administrator
shall delegate to the Director such authority and provide
such staff as may be necessary to carry out this section.
``(4) Duties.--The Director shall--
``(A) coordinate and manage the timely execution of the
requirements of this section, including the formation and
meetings of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force;
``(B) coordinate activities related to the restoration and
protection of the Puget Sound across the Environmental
Protection Agency;
``(C) coordinate and align the activities of the
Administrator with the Action Agenda, Salmon Recovery Plans,
the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal
Nonpoint Pollution Control Program;
``(D) promote the efficient use of Environmental Protection
Agency resources in pursuit of the restoration and protection
of the Puget Sound;
``(E) serve on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task
Force and collaborate with, help coordinate, and implement
activities with other Federal agencies that have
responsibilities involving the restoration and protection of
the Puget Sound;
``(F) provide or procure such other advice, technical
assistance, research, assessments, monitoring, or other
support as is determined by the Director to be necessary or
prudent to most efficiently and effectively fulfill the
objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon
Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program, consistent with
the best available science, to ensure the health of the Puget
Sound ecosystem;
``(G) track the progress of the Environmental Protection
Agency towards meeting the agency's specified objectives and
priorities within the Action Agenda and the Federal Action
Plan;
``(H) implement the recommendations of the Comptroller
General set forth in the report entitled `Puget Sound
Restoration: Additional Actions Could Improve Assessments of
Progress' and dated July 19, 2018;
``(I) serve as liaison and coordinate activities for the
restoration and protection of the Salish Sea with Canadian
authorities, the Pacific Salmon Commission, and the
International Joint Commission; and
``(J) carry out such additional duties as the Director
determines necessary and appropriate.
``(c) Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established a Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force.
``(2) Membership.--
``(A) Composition.--The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task
Force shall be composed of the following members:
``(i) The following individuals appointed by the Secretary
of Agriculture:
``(I) A representative of the National Forest Service.
``(II) A representative of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
``(ii) A representative of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce.
``(iii) The following individuals appointed by the
Secretary of Defense:
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``(I) A representative of the Corps of Engineers.
``(II) A representative of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
``(III) A representative of the Commander, Navy Region
Northwest.
``(iv) The Director of the Program Office.
``(v) The following individuals appointed by the Secretary
of Homeland Security:
``(I) A representative of the Coast Guard.
``(II) A representative of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
``(vi) The following individuals appointed by the Secretary
of the Interior:
``(I) A representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
``(II) A representative of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
``(III) A representative of the United States Geological
Survey.
``(IV) A representative of the National Park Service.
``(vii) The following individuals appointed by the
Secretary of Transportation:
``(I) A representative of the Federal Highway
Administration.
``(II) A representative of the Federal Transit
Administration.
``(viii) Representatives of such other Federal agencies,
programs, and initiatives as the other members of the Puget
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force determines necessary.
``(B) Qualifications.--Members appointed under this
paragraph shall have experience and expertise in matters of
restoration and protection of large watersheds and bodies of
water, or related experience that will benefit the
restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.
``(C) Co-chairs.--
``(i) In general.--The following members of the Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force shall serve as Co-Chairs of the
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force:
``(I) The representative of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
``(II) The Director of the Program Office.
``(III) The representative of the Corps of Engineers.
``(ii) Leadership.--The Co-Chairs shall ensure the Puget
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force completes its duties
through robust discussion of all relevant issues. The Co-
Chairs shall share leadership responsibilities equally.
``(3) Duties.--
``(A) General duties.--The Puget Sound Federal Leadership
Task Force shall--
``(i) uphold Federal trust responsibilities to restore and
protect resources crucial to Tribal treaty rights, including
by carrying out government-to-government consultation with
Indian tribes when requested by such tribes;
``(ii) provide a venue for dialogue and coordination across
all Federal agencies represented by a member of the Puget
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force to align Federal
resources for the purposes of carrying out the requirements
of this section and all other Federal laws that contribute to
the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound, including
by--
``(I) enabling and encouraging such agencies to act
consistently with the objectives and priorities of the Action
Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk
Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Program;
``(II) facilitating the coordination of Federal activities
that impact such restoration and protection;
``(III) facilitating the delivery of feedback given by such
agencies to the Puget Sound Partnership during the
development of the Action Agenda;
``(IV) facilitating the resolution of interagency conflicts
associated with such restoration and protection among such
agencies;
``(V) providing a forum for exchanging information among
such agencies regarding activities being conducted, including
obstacles or efficiencies found, during restoration and
protection activities; and
``(VI) promoting the efficient use of government resources
in pursuit of such restoration and protection through
coordination and collaboration, including by ensuring that
the Federal efforts relating to the science necessary for
such restoration and protection are consistent, and not
duplicative, across the Federal Government;
``(iii) catalyze public leaders at all levels to work
together toward shared goals by demonstrating interagency
best practices coming from such agencies;
``(iv) provide advice and support on scientific and
technical issues and act as a forum for the exchange of
scientific information about the Puget Sound;
``(v) identify and inventory Federal environmental research
and monitoring programs related to the Puget Sound, and
provide such inventory to the Puget Sound National Estuary
Program Management Conference;
``(vi) ensure that Puget Sound restoration and protection
activities are as consistent as practicable with ongoing
restoration and protection and related efforts in the Salish
Sea that are being conducted by Canadian authorities, the
Pacific Salmon Commission, and the International Joint
Commission;
``(vii) ensure that Puget Sound restoration and protection
activities are consistent with national security interests;
``(viii) establish any working groups or committees
necessary to assist the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task
Force in its duties, including relating to public policy and
scientific issues; and
``(ix) raise national awareness of the significance of the
Puget Sound.
``(B) Puget sound federal action plan.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this section, the Puget Sound Federal Leadership
Task Force shall develop and approve a Federal Action Plan
that leverages Federal programs across agencies and serves to
coordinate diverse programs and priorities for the
restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.
``(ii) Revision of puget sound federal action plan.--Not
less often than once every 5 years after the date of approval
of the Federal Action Plan under clause (i), the Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force shall review, and revise as
appropriate, the Federal Action Plan.
``(C) Feedback by federal agencies.--In facilitating
feedback under subparagraph (A)(ii)(III), the Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force shall request Federal agencies
to consider, at a minimum, possible Federal actions within
the Puget Sound region designed to--
``(i) further the goals, targets, and actions of the Action
Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk
Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Program;
``(ii) as applicable, implement and enforce this Act, the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all other Federal laws
that contribute to the restoration and protection of the
Puget Sound, including those that protect Tribal treaty
rights;
``(iii) prevent the introduction and spread of invasive
species;
``(iv) protect marine and wildlife habitats;
``(v) protect, restore, and conserve forests, wetlands,
riparian zones, and nearshore waters;
``(vi) promote resilience to climate change and ocean
acidification effects;
``(vii) restore fisheries so that they are sustainable and
productive;
``(viii) preserve biodiversity;
``(ix) restore and protect ecosystem services that provide
clean water, filter toxic chemicals, and increase ecosystem
resilience; and
``(x) improve water quality, including by preventing and
managing stormwater runoff, incorporating erosion control
techniques and trash capture devices, using sustainable
stormwater practices, and mitigating and minimizing nonpoint
source pollution, including marine litter.
``(4) Participation of state advisory committee and puget
sound tribal management conference.--The Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force shall carry out its duties with input
from, and in collaboration with, the State Advisory Committee
and the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference, including
by seeking advice and recommendations on the actions,
progress, and issues pertaining to the restoration and
protection of the Puget Sound.
``(5) Meetings.--
``(A) Initial meeting.--The Puget Sound Federal Leadership
Task Force shall meet not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this section--
``(i) to determine if all Federal agencies are properly
represented;
``(ii) to establish the bylaws of the Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force;
``(iii) to establish necessary working groups or
committees; and
``(iv) to determine subsequent meeting times, dates, and
logistics.
``(B) Subsequent meetings.--After the initial meeting, the
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall meet, at a
minimum, twice per year to carry out the duties of the Puget
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.
``(C) Working group meetings.--A meeting of any established
working group or committee of the Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force shall not be considered a biannual
meeting for purposes of subparagraph (B).
``(D) Joint meetings.--The Puget Sound Federal Leadership
Task Force--
``(i) shall offer to meet jointly with the Puget Sound
National Estuary Program Management Conference and the Puget
Sound Tribal Management Conference, at a minimum, once per
year; and
``(ii) may consider such a joint meeting to be a biannual
meeting of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force for
purposes of subparagraph (B).
``(E) Quorum.--A simple majority of the members of the
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall constitute a
quorum.
``(F) Voting.--For the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task
Force to take an official action, a quorum shall be present,
and at least a two-thirds majority of the members present
shall vote in the affirmative.
``(6) Puget sound federal leadership task force procedures
and advice.--
``(A) Advisors.--The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task
Force may seek advice and input from any interested,
knowledgeable, or affected party as the Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force determines necessary to perform its
duties.
``(B) Compensation.--A member of the Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force shall receive no additional
compensation for service as a member on the Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force.
``(C) Travel expenses.--Travel expenses incurred by a
member of the Puget Sound
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Federal Leadership Task Force in the performance of service
on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force may be paid
by the agency that the member represents.
``(7) Puget sound federal task force.--
``(A) In general.--On the date of enactment of this
section, the 2016 memorandum of understanding establishing
the Puget Sound Federal Task Force shall cease to be
effective.
``(B) Use of previous work.--The Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force shall, to the extent practicable, use
the work product produced, relied upon, and analyzed by the
Puget Sound Federal Task Force in order to avoid duplicating
the efforts of the Puget Sound Federal Task Force.
``(d) State Advisory Committee.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established a State Advisory
Committee.
``(2) Membership.--The State Advisory Committee shall
consist of up to seven members designated by the governing
body of the Puget Sound Partnership, in consultation with the
Governor of Washington, who will represent Washington State
agencies that have significant roles and responsibilities
related to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.
``(e) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force, State Advisory Committee, and
any working group or committee of the Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force, shall not be considered an advisory
committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).
``(f) Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force Biennial
Report on Puget Sound Restoration and Protection
Activities.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, in collaboration
with the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference and the
State Advisory Committee, shall submit to the President,
Congress, the Governor of Washington, and the governing body
of the Puget Sound Partnership a report that summarizes the
progress, challenges, and milestones of the Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force relating to the restoration and
protection of the Puget Sound.
``(2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include a description of the following:
``(A) The roles and progress of each State, local
government entity, and Federal agency that has jurisdiction
in the Puget Sound region relating to meeting the identified
objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon
Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program.
``(B) If available, the roles and progress of Tribal
governments that have jurisdiction in the Puget Sound region
relating to meeting the identified objectives and priorities
of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty
Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution
Control Program.
``(C) A summary of specific recommendations concerning
implementation of the Action Agenda and the Federal Action
Plan, including challenges, barriers, and anticipated
milestones, targets, and timelines.
``(D) A summary of progress made by Federal agencies toward
the priorities identified in the Federal Action Plan.
``(g) Crosscut Budget Report.--
``(1) Financial report.--As soon as practicable, but not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
section, and every 5 years thereafter, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, shall, in
conjunction with the annual budget submission of the
President to Congress for the year under section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code, submit to Congress and make
available to the public, including on the internet, a
financial report that is certified by the head of each agency
represented by a member of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership
Task Force.
``(2) Contents.--The report shall contain an interagency
crosscut budget relating to Puget Sound restoration and
protection activities that displays--
``(A) the proposed funding for any Federal restoration and
protection activity to be carried out in the succeeding
fiscal year, including any planned interagency or intra-
agency transfer, for each of the Federal agencies that carry
out restoration and protection activities;
``(B) the estimated expenditures for Federal restoration
and protection activities from the preceding 2 fiscal years,
the current fiscal year, and the succeeding fiscal year; and
``(C) the estimated expenditures for Federal environmental
research and monitoring programs from the preceding 2 fiscal
years, the current fiscal year, and the succeeding fiscal
year.
``(3) Included recovery activities.--With respect to
activities described in the report, the report shall only
describe activities that have a total Federal cost of more
than $100,000.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to any
other funds authorized to be appropriated for activities
related to the Puget Sound, there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
``(i) Tribal Rights and Consultation.--
``(1) Preservation of tribal treaty rights.--Nothing in
this section affects, or is intended to affect, any right
reserved by treaty between the United States and one or more
Indian tribes.
``(2) Consultation.--Nothing in this section affects any
authorization or obligation of a Federal agency to consult
with an Indian tribe under any other provision of law.
``(j) Consistency.--
``(1) In general.--Actions authorized or implemented under
this section shall be consistent with--
``(A) the Salmon Recovery Plans;
``(B) the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program; and
``(C) the water quality standards of the State of
Washington approved by the Administrator under section 303.
``(2) Federal actions.--All Federal agencies represented on
the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall act
consistently with the protection of Tribal, treaty-reserved
rights and, to the greatest extent practicable given such
agencies' existing obligations under Federal law, act
consistently with the objectives and priorities of the Action
Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk
Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Program, when--
``(A) conducting Federal agency activities within or
outside the Puget Sound that affect any land or water use or
natural resources of the Puget Sound region, including
activities performed by a contractor for the benefit of a
Federal agency;
``(B) interpreting and enforcing regulations that impact
the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound;
``(C) issuing Federal licenses or permits that impact the
restoration and protection of the Puget Sound; and
``(D) granting Federal assistance to State, local, and
Tribal governments for activities related to the restoration
and protection of the Puget Sound.''.
National Children's Museum Act
H.R. 1703
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Children's Museum
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 (Public Law
108-81) designated the Capital Children's Museum, the
predecessor to the National Children's Museum, as the
``National Children's Museum'';
(2) the National Children's Museum operates under section
501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is
organized under the laws of the District of Columbia;
(3) the mission of the National Children's Museum is to
inspire children to care about and change the world; and
(4) the National Children's Museum is located in the
federally owned Ronald Reagan Building and International
Trade Center.
(b) National Children's Museum.--Chapter 67 of title 40,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 6735. National Children's Museum
``(a) In General.-- Not later than 30 days after the date
of enactment of this section, the Administrator of General
Services shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the
National Children's Museum for the operation of the National
Children's Museum in the approximately 32,369 square feet of
space commonly known as suite C-001 (hereinafter referred to
as the `Space') of the Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center for the duration of the retail
space license agreement between Trade Center Management
Associates, LLC, or a successor entity, and the Museum, dated
December 4, 2017, including any exercised renewal options.
``(b) Contents.--The cooperative agreement under subsection
(a) shall include provisions that--
``(1) require, for the period in which the General Services
Administration owns or controls the Space, the General
Services Administration to provide rent for the Space;
``(2) terminate such agreement if--
``(A) the Museum does not continue to qualify as a
nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
``(B) the Museum no longer uses the Space as a children's
museum; and
``(3) prohibits the Museum from transferring the interest
in such agreement.
``(c) Source of Funds.--To carry out this section, the
Administrator shall use funds derived from--
``(1) the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation fund;
or
``(2) the International Trade Center fund.
``(d) Report.--The cooperative agreement under subsection
(a) shall require the National Children's Museum to submit to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate an annual report on the operations
and finances of the Museum.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 67 of
title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``6735. National Children's Museum.''.
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SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall
be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act,
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such
statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Amending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to Reauthorize Lake
Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program
H.R. 1921
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION PROGRAM
REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) Review of Comprehensive Management Plan.--Section 121
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) ensure that the comprehensive conservation and
management plan approved for the Basin under section 320 is
reviewed and revised in accordance with section 320 not less
often than once every 5 years, beginning on the date of
enactment of this paragraph.''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``recommended by a
management conference convened for the Basin under section
320'' and inserting ``identified in the comprehensive
conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under
section 320''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 121(e)(1) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(e)(1)) is amended by
striking ``, a 5,000 square mile''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 121(f) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(f)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2001 through 2012 and
the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for each of
fiscal years 2013 through 2017'' and inserting ``2022 through
2026''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Administrative expenses.--The Administrator may use
for administrative expenses not more than 5 percent of the
amounts appropriated to carry out this section.''.
Local Water Protection Act
H.R. 2008
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Water Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.
Section 319(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1329(j)) is amended by striking ``subsections (h)
and (i) not to exceed'' and all that follows through ``fiscal
year 1991'' and inserting ``subsections (h) and (i)
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026''.
Debt Bondage Repair Act
H.R. 2332
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Bondage Repair Act''.
SEC. 2. ADVERSE INFORMATION IN CASES OF TRAFFICKING.
(a) In General.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.
1681 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 605B the
following:
``Sec. 605C Adverse information in cases of trafficking
``(a) In General.--A consumer reporting agency may not
furnish a consumer report containing any adverse item of
information about a consumer that resulted from a severe form
of trafficking in persons or sex trafficking if the consumer
has provided trafficking documentation to the consumer
reporting agency.
``(b) Rulemaking.--
``(1) In general.--The Director shall, not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this section, issue a
rule to implement subsection (a).
``(2) Contents.--The rule issued pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall establish a method by which consumers shall submit
trafficking documentation to consumer reporting agencies.
``(c) Definitions.--
``(1) Trafficking documentation.--The term trafficking
documentation means--
``(A) documentation of either--
``(i) a determination by a Federal or State government
entity that a consumer is a victim of trafficking; or
``(ii) a determination by a court of competent jurisdiction
that a consumer is a victim of trafficking; and
``(B) documentation that identifies items of adverse
information that should not be furnished by a consumer
reporting agency because the items resulted from the severe
form of trafficking in persons or sex trafficking of which
such consumer is a victim.
``(2) Victim of trafficking.--For the purposes of this
section, the term ``victim of trafficking'' means a person
who is a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons or
sex trafficking, as such terms are defined in section 103 of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of
the Fair Credit Reporting Act is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 605B the following new item:
``605C. Adverse information in cases of trafficking.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply on the date that is 30 days after the date on
which the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection issues a rule pursuant to section 605C(b) of the
Fair Credit Reporting Act.
(d) Determination of Budgetary Effects.--The budgetary
effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects
of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing
in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House
Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been
submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Clarifying Role of Doctors of Podiatric Medicine in Department of
Veterans Affairs
H.R. 2545
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ROLE OF DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE IN
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Clarification of Role.--Section 7306 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``a Director of Podiatric
Service,'';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new
paragraph:
``(10) A Podiatric Medical Director, who shall be a
qualified doctor of podiatric medicine and who shall be
responsible to the Under Secretary for Health for the
operation of the Podiatric Service.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``podiatric
medicine,'' after ``doctors of medicine,''; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``and (8)'' and
inserting ``(8), and (10)''.
(b) Clarification of Pay Grade.--Section 7404 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``, podiatrists,''
after ``physicians'' ; and
(2) in subsection (b), in the first heading of the list
following the colon, by striking ``PODIATRIST'' and inserting
``PODIATRIST (DPM)''.
Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
H.R. 3642
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harlem Hellfighters
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) When the United States officially entered World War I
in April 1917, the Armed Forces were still segregated, even
though African-American soldiers had served and distinguished
themselves in every war since the Revolutionary War, and even
the Colonial Wars preceding the American Revolution.
(2) After several years of advocacy and debate, in 1916 the
State of New York authorized the recruitment of the 15th New
York National Guard Regiment, which was called to Federal
service on July 25, 1917, soon after arriving for training at
Camp Whitman, New York.
(3) The 15th completed its basic military practice training
at Camp Whitman, New York.
(4) To receive combat training, the 15th reported, on
October 8, 1917, to Camp Wadsworth, in Spartanburg, South
Carolina, where it experienced many incidents of racial
discrimination.
(5) Consequently, the government agreed to remove the 15th
from Camp Wadsworth, but, instead of receiving further
training, the regiment began preparing for deployment to
France in November.
(6) The 15th arrived in Saint Nazaire, France, on January
1, 1918, where it was redesignated the 369th Infantry
Regiment
(7) Partly because many White soldiers within the American
Expeditionary Forces (hereinafter, the ``AEF'') refused to
perform combat duty with Black soldiers, members of the 369th
were initially assigned manual labor tasks, such as loading
and unloading supplies, and constructing roads and railroads.
(8) After receiving pressure from the 369th regimental
commander about not having a combat mission, the AEF attached
the 369th to the French Fourth Army.
(9) By mid-March of 1918, the 369th went to the Argonne
Forest with the French 16th Division for training and soon
entered the trenches.
(10) The 369th encountered its first German soldiers in
combat in April, 1918.
(11) In May of 1918, Private Henry Johnson of the 369th
received the French Croix de
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Guerre, with Palm, for extraordinary valor, becoming one of
the first American soldiers to be awarded this honor.
(12) Johnson also belatedly received a Purple Heart, was
awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and in, 2015, was
awarded the Medal of Honor.
(13) Throughout the remainder of the spring and into the
summer the 369th served at Minacourt, in the Champagne-Marne
Defensive, and during the Aisne-Marne Offensive in support of
the French 161st Infantry Division.
(14) As summer turned to autumn, the 369th went on to
participate in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, where it captured
the important village of Sechault despite sustaining severe
losses.
(15) On October 14, 1918, the 369th advanced to Alsace.
(16) On November 20, 1918, the 369th reached the banks of
the Rhine River as part of the French Army of Occupation, the
first Allied unit to do so.
(17) The 369th was relieved of its assignment with the
French 161st Division in December, 1918, and elements of the
regiment sailed for New York in late January and early
February, 1919.
(18) The 369th Infantry Regiment received a parade up 5th
Avenue in New York City on February 17, 1919, receiving
applause and cheers from hundreds of thousands of onlookers.
(19) The 369th was demobilized on February 28, 1919.
(20) Over 170 individual members of the 369th received the
Croix de Guerre, many were awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross, and the 369th was awarded a unit citation.
(21) It is generally believed that the 369th was dubbed the
``Harlem Hellfighters'' by German soldiers, who found the men
to be incredibly determined and courageous in battle.
(22) The 369th was the first regiment of African Americans
to deploy overseas during World War I and spent 191 days on
the front line in World War I, more than any other American
regimental sized unit.
(23) The 369th never lost a foot of ground nor had a man
taken prisoner, despite suffering a high number of
casualties.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) Award Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate
shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf
of the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to the
369th Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the ``Harlem
Hellfighters'', in recognition of their bravery and
outstanding service during World War I.
(b) Design and Striking.--For the purposes of the award
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury
shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices,
and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
(c) Smithsonian Institution.--
(1) In general.--Following the award of the gold medal in
honor of the 369th Infantry Regiment, the ``Harlem
Hellfighters'', the gold medal shall be given to the
Smithsonian Institution, where it will be displayed as
appropriate and made available for research.
(2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal
awarded pursuant to this Act available for display elsewhere,
particularly at other locations associated with the Harlem
Hellfighters.
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may strike and sell
duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section
3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the bronze
medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery,
and overhead expenses.
(b) Proceeds of Sales.--The amounts received from the sale
of duplicate medals under subsection (a) shall be deposited
in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
(c) Authority to Use Fund Amounts.--There is authorized to
be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise
Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of
the medals struck under this Act.
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.
The gold medal struck pursuant to this Act is a national
medal for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States
Code.
SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall
be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act,
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such
statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cuellar). Pursuant to section 8 of House
Resolution 473, the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions
to suspend the rules with respect to such measures is vacated to the
end that all such motions are considered as withdrawn.
The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from
Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) that the House suspend the rules and pass
the bills.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 287,
nays 140, not voting 3, as follows:
[Roll No. 159]
YEAS--287
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Bacon
Barr
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bice (OK)
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cheney
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Comer
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Feenstra
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallagher
Gallego
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gimenez
Golden
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al (TX)
Griffith
Grijalva
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jacobs (NY)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Joyce (OH)
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Lamborn
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luria
Lynch
Mace
Malinowski
Malliotakis
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCarthy
McCaul
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McHenry
McKinley
McNerney
Meeks
Meijer
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (NC)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reed
Reschenthaler
Rice (NY)
Ross
Rouzer
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Salazar
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Steel
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Wagner
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Womack
Yarmuth
Young
NAYS--140
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Bentz
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Brady
Brooks
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
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Cline
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Clyde
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Crenshaw
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Dunn
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Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
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Guest
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Huizenga
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Latta
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Long
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Mann
Massie
Mast
McClain
McClintock
Miller (IL)
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Miller (WV)
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Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Nehls
Norman
Nunes
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Palazzo
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Pence
Perry
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Steube
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Taylor
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Walberg
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Weber (TX)
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Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
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Zeldin
NOT VOTING--3
Aderholt
DeFazio
Rogers (AL)
{time} 1645
Messrs. FULCHER, CARL, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. CHABOT, Ms.
STEFANIK, Messrs. WILLIAMS of Texas, ZELDIN, BUCSHON, BALDERSON,
WESTERMAN, BAIRD, MAST, JOHNSON of South Dakota, and TURNER changed
their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
Messrs. WELCH, Ms. GRANGER, Messrs. MURPHY of North Carolina, and
SMITH of Nebraska, changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and
the bills were passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Barragan (Gallego)
Cardenas (Gomez)
DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA))
Fleischmann (Bilirakis)
Gaetz (Greene (GA))
Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
Hoyer (Brown)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
Langevin (Courtney)
Lawson (FL) (Evans)
Lieu (Raskin)
Lowenthal (Beyer)
Meng (Clark (MA))
Mfume (Evans)
Mullin (Lucas)
Napolitano (Correa)
Payne (Pallone)
Porter (Wexton)
Roybal-Allard (Escobar)
Ruiz (Aguilar)
Rush (Underwood)
Sewell (DelBene)
Sherrill (Pallone)
Van Drew (Norman)
Velazquez (Clarke (NY))
Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
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