[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H7197-H7211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS CERTAIN BILLS

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution 
1254, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bills: H.R. 623, H.R. 
3952, H.R. 3962, H.R. 4551, H.R. 5313, H.R. 6933, H.R. 7132, H.R. 7361, 
H.R. 7569, H.R. 7624, H.R. 7733, and H.R. 7981.
  The Clerk read the titles of the bills.

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  The text of the bills are as follows:


           Gabriella Miller Kids First Research       Act 2.0

                                 H.R. 623

       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 ``Gabriella Miller Kids First 
     Research Act 2.0''.

     SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

       The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 402A(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 282a(a)(2))--
       (A) in the heading--
       (i) by striking ``10-year''; and
       (ii) by striking ``through common fund'';
       (B) by striking ``to the Common Fund'' and inserting ``to 
     the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic 
     Initiatives'';
       (C) by striking ``10-Year'';
       (D) by striking ``and reserved under subsection 
     (c)(1)(B)(i) of this section''; and
       (E) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and 
     $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027'';
       (2) in each of paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(C) of section 
     402A(c) (42 U.S.C. 282a(c)), by striking ``section 
     402(b)(7)(B)'' and inserting ``section 402(b)(7)(B)(i)''; and
       (3) in section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     282(b)(7)(B)(ii)), by striking ``the Common Fund'' and 
     inserting ``the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, 
     and Strategic Initiatives''.

     SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF NIH FUNDING FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Director of the National Institutes of Health should 
     continue to oversee and coordinate research that is conducted 
     or supported by the National Institutes of Health for 
     research on pediatric cancer and other pediatric diseases and 
     conditions, including through the Pediatric Research 
     Initiative Fund.
       (b) Avoiding Duplication.--Section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)) is 
     amended by inserting ``and shall prioritize, as appropriate, 
     such pediatric research that does not duplicate existing 
     research activities of the National Institutes of Health'' 
     before ``; and''.

     SEC. 4. REPORT ON PROGRESS AND INVESTMENTS IN PEDIATRIC 
                   RESEARCH.

       Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     that--
       (1) details pediatric research projects and initiatives 
     receiving funds allocated pursuant to section 
     402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     282(b)(7)(B)(ii)); and
       (2) summarizes advancements made in pediatric research with 
     funds allocated pursuant to section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)).


                        NOAA Chief Scientist Act

                               H.R. 3952

       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 ``NOAA Chief Scientist Act''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 4 OF 1970 
                   RELATING TO CHIEF SCIENTIST OF THE NATIONAL 
                   OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 2 of 
     Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. App) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d)(1) There is in the Administration a Chief Scientist 
     of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (in 
     this subsection referred to as the `Chief Scientist'), who 
     shall be selected by the Administrator and compensated at the 
     rate now or hereafter provided for Level V of the Executive 
     Schedule pursuant to section 5316 of title 5, United States 
     Code. In selecting a Chief Scientist, the Administrator shall 
     give due consideration to any recommendations for candidates 
     which may be submitted by the National Academies of Sciences, 
     Engineering, and Medicine, the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Science Advisory Board, and other 
     widely recognized, reputable, and diverse United States 
     scientific or academic bodies, including minority serving 
     institutions or other such bodies representing 
     underrepresented populations. The Chief Scientist shall be 
     the principal scientific adviser to the Administrator on 
     science and technology policy and strategy, as well as 
     scientific integrity, and shall perform such other duties as 
     the Administrator may direct. The Chief Scientist shall be an 
     individual who is, by reason of scientific education and 
     experience, knowledgeable in the principles of scientific 
     disciplines associated with the work of the Administration, 
     and who has produced work of scientific merit through an 
     established record of distinguished service and achievement.
       ``(2) The Chief Scientist shall--
       ``(A) adhere to any agency or department scientific 
     integrity policy and--
       ``(i) provide written consent to all applicable scientific 
     integrity and other relevant science and technology policies 
     of the Administration prior to serving in such position, with 
     such written consent to be made available on a publicly 
     accessible website of the Administration;
       ``(ii) in conjunction with the Administrator and other 
     members of Administration leadership, undergo all applicable 
     training programs of the Administration which inform 
     employees of their rights and responsibilities regarding the 
     conduct of scientific research and communication with the 
     media and the public regarding scientific research; and
       ``(iii) in coordination with the Administrator and other 
     members of Administration leadership, make all practicable 
     efforts to ensure Administration employees and contractors 
     who are engaged in, supervise, or manage scientific 
     activities, analyze or communicate information resulting from 
     scientific activities, or use scientific information in 
     policy, management, or regulatory decisions, adhere to 
     established scientific integrity policies of the 
     Administration;
       ``(B) provide policy and program direction for science and 
     technology priorities of the Administration and facilitate 
     integration and coordination of research efforts across line 
     offices of the Administration, with other Federal agencies, 
     and with the external scientific community, including 
     through--
       ``(i) leading the development of a science and technology 
     strategy of the Administration and issuing policy guidance to 
     ensure that overarching Administration policy is aligned with 
     science and technology goals and objectives;
       ``(ii) chairing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration Science Council and serving as a liaison to 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Science 
     Advisory Board;
       ``(iii) providing oversight to ensure--
       ``(I) the Administration funds high priority and mission-
     aligned science and technology development, including through 
     partnerships with the private sector, Cooperative Institutes, 
     academia, nongovernmental organizations, and other Federal 
     and non-Federal institutions; and
       ``(II) there is no unnecessary duplication of such science 
     and technology development;
       ``(iv) ensuring the Administration attracts, retains, and 
     promotes world class scientists and researchers from diverse 
     backgrounds, experiences, and expertise;
       ``(v) promoting the health and professional development of 
     the Administration's scientific workforce, including by 
     promoting efforts to reduce assault, harassment, and 
     discrimination that could hamper such health and development; 
     and
       ``(vi) ensuring coordination across the scientific 
     workforce and its conduct and application of science and 
     technology with the Administration's most recent Diversity 
     and Inclusion Strategic Plan;
       ``(C) under the direction of the Administrator, promote, 
     communicate, and advocate for the Administration's science 
     and technology portfolio and strategy to the broad domestic, 
     Tribal, and international communities and Congress, represent 
     the Administration in promoting and maintaining good public 
     and community relations, and provide the widest practical and 
     appropriate dissemination of science and technology 
     information concerning the full range of the Administration's 
     earth system authorities;
       ``(D) manage an Office of the Chief Scientist--
       ``(i) which shall be staffed by Federal employees of the 
     Administration detailed to the office on a rotating basis, in 
     a manner that promotes diversity of expertise, background, 
     and to the extent practicable, ensures that each line office 
     of the Administration is represented in the Office over time;
       ``(ii) in which there shall be a Deputy Chief Scientist, to 
     be designated by the Administrator or Acting Administrator 
     from among the Assistant Administrators on a rotational 
     basis, as appropriate to their backgrounds or expertise, who 
     shall advise and support the Chief Scientist and perform the 
     functions and duties of the Chief Scientist for not more than 
     one year in the event the Chief Scientist is unable to carry 
     out the duties of the Office, or in the event of a vacancy in 
     such position; and
       ``(iii) which may utilize contractors pursuant to 
     applicable laws and regulations, and offer opportunities to 
     fellows under existing programs; and
       ``(E) not less frequently than once each year, in 
     coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration Science Council, produce and make publicly 
     available a report that--
       ``(i) describes the Administration's implementation of the 
     science and technology strategy and scientific 
     accomplishments from the past year;
       ``(ii) details progress toward goals and challenges faced 
     by the Administration's science and technology portfolio and 
     scientific workforce;
       ``(iii) provides a summary of Administration-funded 
     research, including--
       ``(I) the percentage of Administration-funded research that 
     is funded intramurally;
       ``(II) the percentage of Administration-funded research 
     that is funded extramurally, including the relative 
     proportion of extramural research that is carried out by--

       ``(aa) the private sector;
       ``(bb) Cooperative Institutes;
       ``(cc) academia;
       ``(dd) nongovernmental organizations; and
       ``(ee) other categories as necessary; and

       ``(III) a summary of Administration-funded research that is 
     transitioned to operations, applications, commercialization, 
     and utilization; and
       ``(iv) provides reporting on scientific integrity actions, 
     including by specifying the aggregate number of scientific 
     and research misconduct cases, the number of consultations 
     conducted, the number of allegations investigated, the number 
     of findings of misconduct, and a summary of actions in 
     response to such findings.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection may be construed as 
     impeding the ability of the Administrator to select any 
     person for the position of

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     Chief Scientist the Administrator determines is qualified to 
     serve in such position.''.
       (b) Saving Clause.--The individual serving as Chief 
     Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act may continue to so serve until such time as the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration selects such a Chief Scientist in accordance 
     with subsection (d) of section 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 4 
     of 1970 (5 U.S.C. App), as amended by subsection (a).


Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization 
                              Act of 2022

                               H.R. 3962

       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 ``Securing and Enabling 
     Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 
     2022'' or the ``SECURE Notarization Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Communication technology.--The term ``communication 
     technology'', with respect to a notarization, means an 
     electronic device or process that allows the notary public 
     performing the notarization, a remotely located individual, 
     and (if applicable) a credible witness to communicate with 
     each other simultaneously by sight and sound during the 
     notarization.
       (2) Electronic; electronic record; electronic signature; 
     information; person; record.--The terms ``electronic'', 
     ``electronic record'', ``electronic signature'', 
     ``information'', ``person'', and ``record'' have the meanings 
     given those terms in section 106 of the Electronic Signatures 
     in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7006).
       (3) Law.--The term ``law'' includes any statute, 
     regulation, rule, or rule of law.
       (4) Notarial officer.--The term ``notarial officer'' 
     means--
       (A) a notary public; or
       (B) any other individual authorized to perform a 
     notarization under the laws of a State without a commission 
     or appointment as a notary public.
       (5) Notarial officer's state; notary public's state.--The 
     term ``notarial officer's State'' or ``notary public's 
     State'' means the State in which a notarial officer, or a 
     notary public, as applicable, is authorized to perform a 
     notarization.
       (6) Notarization.--The term ``notarization''--
       (A) means any act that a notarial officer may perform 
     under--
       (i) Federal law, including this Act; or
       (ii) the laws of the notarial officer's State; and
       (B) includes any act described in subparagraph (A) and 
     performed by a notarial officer--
       (i) with respect to--

       (I) a tangible record; or
       (II) an electronic record; and

       (ii) for--

       (I) an individual in the physical presence of the notarial 
     officer; or
       (II) a remotely located individual.

       (7) Notary public.--The term ``notary public'' means an 
     individual commissioned or appointed as a notary public to 
     perform a notarization under the laws of a State.
       (8) Personal knowledge.--The term ``personal knowledge'', 
     with respect to the identity of an individual, means 
     knowledge of the identity of the individual through dealings 
     sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the 
     individual has the identity claimed.
       (9) Remotely located individual.--The term ``remotely 
     located individual'', with respect to a notarization, means 
     an individual who is not in the physical presence of the 
     notarial officer performing the notarization.
       (10) Requirement.--The term ``requirement'' includes a 
     duty, a standard of care, and a prohibition.
       (11) Signature.--The term ``signature'' means--
       (A) an electronic signature; or
       (B) a tangible symbol executed or adopted by a person and 
     evidencing the present intent to authenticate or adopt a 
     record.
       (12) Simultaneously.--The term ``simultaneously'', with 
     respect to a communication between parties--
       (A) means that each party communicates substantially 
     simultaneously and without unreasonable interruption or 
     disconnection; and
       (B) includes any reasonably short delay that is inherent 
     in, or common with respect to, the method used for the 
     communication.
       (13) State.--The term ``State''--
       (A) means--
       (i) any State of the United States;
       (ii) the District of Columbia;
       (iii) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       (iv) any territory or possession of the United States; and
       (v) any federally recognized Indian Tribe; and
       (B) includes any executive, legislative, or judicial 
     agency, court, department, board, office, clerk, recorder, 
     register, registrar, commission, authority, institution, 
     instrumentality, county, municipality, or other political 
     subdivision of an entity described in any of clauses (i) 
     through (v) of subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR 
                   ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION.

       (a) Authorization.--Unless prohibited under section 10, and 
     subject to subsection (b), a notary public may perform a 
     notarization that occurs in or affects interstate commerce 
     with respect to an electronic record.
       (b) Requirements of Electronic Notarization.--If a notary 
     public performs a notarization under subsection (a), the 
     following requirements shall apply with respect to the 
     notarization:
       (1) The electronic signature of the notary public, and all 
     other information required to be included under other 
     applicable law, shall be attached to or logically associated 
     with the electronic record.
       (2) The electronic signature and other information 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be bound to the electronic 
     record in a manner that renders any subsequent change or 
     modification to the electronic record evident.

     SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR 
                   REMOTE NOTARIZATION.

       (a) Authorization.--Unless prohibited under section 10, and 
     subject to subsection (b), a notary public may perform a 
     notarization that occurs in or affects interstate commerce 
     for a remotely located individual.
       (b) Requirements of Remote Notarization.--If a notary 
     public performs a notarization under subsection (a), the 
     following requirements shall apply with respect to the 
     notarization:
       (1) The remotely located individual shall appear personally 
     before the notary public at the time of the notarization by 
     using communication technology.
       (2) The notary public shall--
       (A) reasonably identify the remotely located individual--
       (i) through personal knowledge of the identity of the 
     remotely located individual; or
       (ii) by obtaining satisfactory evidence of the identity of 
     the remotely located individual by--

       (I) using not fewer than 2 distinct types of processes or 
     services through which a third person provides a means to 
     verify the identity of the remotely located individual 
     through a review of public or private data sources; or
       (II) oath or affirmation of a credible witness who--

       (aa)(AA) is in the physical presence of the notary public 
     or the remotely located individual; or
       (BB) appears personally before the notary public and the 
     remotely located individual by using communication 
     technology;
       (bb) has personal knowledge of the identity of the remotely 
     located individual; and
       (cc) has been identified by the notary public in the same 
     manner as specified for identification of a remotely located 
     individual under clause (i) or subclause (I) of this clause;
       (B) either directly or through an agent--
       (i) create an audio and visual recording of the performance 
     of the notarization; and
       (ii) notwithstanding any resignation from, or revocation, 
     suspension, or termination of, the notary public's commission 
     or appointment, retain the recording created under clause (i) 
     as a notarial record--

       (I) for a period of not less than--

       (aa) if an applicable law of the notary public's State 
     specifies a period of retention, the greater of--
       (AA) that specified period; or
       (BB) 5 years after the date on which the recording is 
     created; or
       (bb) if no applicable law of the notary public's State 
     specifies a period of retention, 10 years after the date on 
     which the recording is created; and

       (II) if any applicable law of the notary public's State 
     governs the content, manner or place of retention, security, 
     use, effect, or disclosure of the recording or any 
     information contained in the recording, in accordance with 
     that law; and

       (C) if the notarization is performed with respect to a 
     tangible or electronic record, take reasonable steps to 
     confirm that the record before the notary public is the same 
     record with respect to which the remotely located individual 
     made a statement or on which the individual executed a 
     signature.
       (3) If a guardian, conservator, executor, personal 
     representative, administrator, or similar fiduciary or 
     successor is appointed for or on behalf of a notary public or 
     a deceased notary public under applicable law, that person 
     shall retain the recording under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), 
     unless--
       (A) another person is obligated to retain the recording 
     under applicable law of the notary public's State; or
       (B)(i) under applicable law of the notary public's State, 
     that person may transmit the recording to an office, archive, 
     or repository approved or designated by the State; and
       (ii) that person transmits the recording to the office, 
     archive, or repository described in clause (i) in accordance 
     with applicable law of the notary public's State.
       (4) If the remotely located individual is physically 
     located outside the geographic boundaries of a State, or is 
     otherwise physically located in a location that is not 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, at the time 
     of the notarization--
       (A) the record shall--
       (i) be intended for filing with, or relate to a matter 
     before, a court, governmental entity, public official, or 
     other entity that is subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     United States; or
       (ii) involve property located in the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States or a transaction 
     substantially connected to the United States; and
       (B) the act of making the statement or signing the record 
     may not be prohibited by a law of the jurisdiction in which 
     the individual is physically located.
       (c) Personal Appearance Satisfied.--If a State or Federal 
     law requires an individual to appear personally before or be 
     in the physical presence of a notary public at the time of a 
     notarization, that requirement shall be considered to be 
     satisfied if--
       (1) the individual--

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       (A) is a remotely located individual; and
       (B) appears personally before the notary public at the time 
     of the notarization by using communication technology; and
       (2)(A) the notarization was performed under or relates to a 
     public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the notary 
     public's State; or
       (B) the notarization occurs in or affects interstate 
     commerce.

     SEC. 5. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN FEDERAL COURT.

       (a) Recognition of Validity.--Each court of the United 
     States shall recognize as valid under the State or Federal 
     law applicable in a judicial proceeding before the court any 
     notarization performed by a notarial officer of any State if 
     the notarization is valid under the laws of the notarial 
     officer's State or under this Act.
       (b) Legal Effect of Recognized Notarization.--A 
     notarization recognized under subsection (a) shall have the 
     same effect under the State or Federal law applicable in the 
     applicable judicial proceeding as if that notarization was 
     validly performed--
       (1)(A) by a notarial officer of the State, the law of which 
     is applicable in the proceeding; or
       (B) under this Act or other Federal law; and
       (2) without regard to whether the notarization was 
     performed--
       (A) with respect to--
       (i) a tangible record; or
       (ii) an electronic record; or
       (B) for--
       (i) an individual in the physical presence of the notarial 
     officer; or
       (ii) a remotely located individual.
       (c) Presumption of Genuineness.--In a determination of the 
     validity of a notarization for the purposes of subsection 
     (a), the signature and title of an individual performing the 
     notarization shall be prima facie evidence in any court of 
     the United States that the signature of the individual is 
     genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
       (d) Conclusive Evidence of Authority.--In a determination 
     of the validity of a notarization for the purposes of 
     subsection (a), the signature and title of the following 
     notarial officers of a State shall conclusively establish the 
     authority of the officer to perform the notarization:
       (1) A notary public of that State.
       (2) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of that 
     State.

     SEC. 6. RECOGNITION BY STATE OF NOTARIZATIONS PERFORMED UNDER 
                   AUTHORITY OF ANOTHER STATE.

       (a) Recognition of Validity.--Each State shall recognize as 
     valid under the laws of that State any notarization performed 
     by a notarial officer of any other State if--
       (1) the notarization is valid under the laws of the 
     notarial officer's State or under this Act; and
       (2)(A) the notarization was performed under or relates to a 
     public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the notarial 
     officer's State; or
       (B) the notarization occurs in or affects interstate 
     commerce.
       (b) Legal Effect of Recognized Notarization.--A 
     notarization recognized under subsection (a) shall have the 
     same effect under the laws of the recognizing State as if 
     that notarization was validly performed by a notarial officer 
     of the recognizing State, without regard to whether the 
     notarization was performed--
       (1) with respect to--
       (A) a tangible record; or
       (B) an electronic record; or
       (2) for--
       (A) an individual in the physical presence of the notarial 
     officer; or
       (B) a remotely located individual.
       (c) Presumption of Genuineness.--In a determination of the 
     validity of a notarization for the purposes of subsection 
     (a), the signature and title of an individual performing a 
     notarization shall be prima facie evidence in any State court 
     or judicial proceeding that the signature is genuine and that 
     the individual holds the designated title.
       (d) Conclusive Evidence of Authority.--In a determination 
     of the validity of a notarization for the purposes of 
     subsection (a), the signature and title of the following 
     notarial officers of a State shall conclusively establish the 
     authority of the officer to perform the notarization:
       (1) A notary public of that State.
       (2) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of that 
     State.

     SEC. 7. ELECTRONIC AND REMOTE NOTARIZATION NOT REQUIRED.

       Nothing in this Act may be construed to require a notary 
     public to perform a notarization--
       (1) with respect to an electronic record;
       (2) for a remotely located individual; or
       (3) using a technology that the notary public has not 
     selected.

     SEC. 8. VALIDITY OF NOTARIZATIONS; RIGHTS OF AGGRIEVED 
                   PERSONS NOT AFFECTED; STATE LAWS ON THE 
                   PRACTICE OF LAW NOT AFFECTED.

       (a) Validity Not Affected.--The failure of a notary public 
     to meet a requirement under section 3 or 4 in the performance 
     of a notarization, or the failure of a notarization to 
     conform to a requirement under section 3 or 4, shall not 
     invalidate or impair the validity or recognition of the 
     notarization.
       (b) Rights of Aggrieved Persons.--The validity and 
     recognition of a notarization under this Act may not be 
     construed to prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to 
     invalidate a record or transaction that is the subject of a 
     notarization or from seeking other remedies based on State or 
     Federal law other than this Act for any reason not specified 
     in this Act, including on the basis--
       (1) that a person did not, with present intent to 
     authenticate or adopt a record, execute a signature on the 
     record;
       (2) that an individual was incompetent, lacked authority or 
     capacity to authenticate or adopt a record, or did not 
     knowingly and voluntarily authenticate or adopt a record; or
       (3) of fraud, forgery, mistake, misrepresentation, 
     impersonation, duress, undue influence, or other invalidating 
     cause.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be 
     construed to affect a State law governing, authorizing, or 
     prohibiting the practice of law.

     SEC. 9. EXCEPTION TO PREEMPTION.

       (a) In General.--A State law may modify, limit, or 
     supersede the provisions of section 3, or subsection (a) or 
     (b) of section 4, with respect to State law only if that 
     State law--
       (1) either--
       (A) constitutes an enactment or adoption of the Revised 
     Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, as approved and recommended for 
     enactment in all the States by the National Conference of 
     Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2018 or the Revised 
     Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, as approved and recommended for 
     enactment in all the States by the National Conference of 
     Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2021, except that a 
     modification to such Law enacted or adopted by a State shall 
     be preempted to the extent such modification--
       (i) is inconsistent with a provision of section 3 or 
     subsection (a) or (b) of section 4, as applicable; or
       (ii) would not be permitted under subparagraph (B); or
       (B) specifies additional or alternative procedures or 
     requirements for the performance of notarizations with 
     respect to electronic records or for remotely located 
     individuals, if those additional or alternative procedures or 
     requirements--
       (i) are consistent with section 3 and subsections (a) and 
     (b) of section 4; and
       (ii) do not accord greater legal effect to the 
     implementation or application of a specific technology or 
     technical specification for performing those notarizations; 
     and
       (2) requires the retention of an audio and visual recording 
     of the performance of a notarization for a remotely located 
     individual for a period of not less than 5 years after the 
     recording is created.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in section 5 or 6 may be 
     construed to preclude the recognition of a notarization under 
     applicable State law, regardless of whether such State law is 
     consistent with section 5 or 6.

     SEC. 10. STANDARD OF CARE; SPECIAL NOTARIAL COMMISSIONS.

       (a) State Standards of Care; Authority of State Regulatory 
     Officials.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent a 
     State, or a notarial regulatory official of a State, from--
       (1) adopting a requirement in this Act as a duty or 
     standard of care under the laws of that State or sanctioning 
     a notary public for breach of such a duty or standard of 
     care;
       (2) establishing requirements and qualifications for, or 
     denying, refusing to renew, revoking, suspending, or imposing 
     a condition on, a commission or appointment as a notary 
     public;
       (3) creating or designating a class or type of commission 
     or appointment, or requiring an endorsement or other 
     authorization to be received by a notary public, as a 
     condition on the authority to perform notarizations with 
     respect to electronic records or for remotely located 
     individuals; or
       (4) prohibiting a notary public from performing a 
     notarization under section 3 or 4 as a sanction for a breach 
     of duty or standard of care or for official misconduct.
       (b) Special Commissions or Authorizations Created by a 
     State; Sanction for Breach or Official Misconduct.--A notary 
     public may not perform a notarization under section 3 or 4 
     if--
       (1)(A) the notary public's State has enacted a law that 
     creates or designates a class or type of commission or 
     appointment, or requires an endorsement or other 
     authorization to be received by a notary public, as a 
     condition on the authority to perform notarizations with 
     respect to electronic records or for remotely located 
     individuals; and
       (B) the commission or appointment of the notary public is 
     not of the class or type or the notary public has not 
     received the endorsement or other authorization; or
       (2) the notarial regulatory official of the notary public's 
     State has prohibited the notary public from performing the 
     notarization as a sanction for a breach of duty or standard 
     of care or for official misconduct.

     SEC. 11. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this Act or the application of such 
     provision to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid 
     or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the 
     application of the provisions thereof to other persons or 
     circumstances shall not be affected by that holding.


 Reporting Attacks From Nations Selected For Oversight and Monitoring 
              Web Attacks and Ransomware From Enemies Act

                               H.R. 4551

       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 ``Reporting Attacks from 
     Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and 
     Ransomware from Enemies Act'' or the ``RANSOMWARE Act''.

     SEC. 2. RANSOMWARE AND OTHER CYBER-RELATED ATTACKS.

       Section 14 of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 (Public Law 
     109-455; 120 Stat. 3382) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--

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       (A) by striking ``Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act,'' and inserting ``Not later than 1 
     year after the date of enactment of the Reporting Attacks 
     from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web 
     Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act, and every 2 years 
     thereafter,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, with respect to the 2-year period 
     preceding the date of the report (or, in the case of the 
     first report transmitted under this section after the date of 
     the enactment of the Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected 
     for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from 
     Enemies Act, the 1-year period preceding the date of the 
     report)'' after ``include'';
       (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (3) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) the number and details of cross-border complaints 
     received by the Commission that involve ransomware or other 
     cyber-related attacks--
       ``(A) that were committed by individuals located in foreign 
     countries or with ties to foreign countries; and
       ``(B) that were committed by companies located in foreign 
     countries or with ties to foreign countries.''.

     SEC. 3. REPORT ON RANSOMWARE AND OTHER CYBER-RELATED ATTACKS 
                   BY CERTAIN FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, AND 
                   GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
     Federal Trade Commission shall transmit to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report describing its use of and experience with the 
     authority granted by the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 (Public 
     Law 109-455) and the amendments made by such Act. The report 
     shall include the following:
       (1) The number and details of cross-border complaints 
     received by the Commission (including which such complaints 
     were acted upon and which such complaints were not acted 
     upon) that relate to incidents that were committed by 
     individuals, companies, or governments described in 
     subsection (b), broken down by each type of individual, type 
     of company, or government described in a paragraph of such 
     subsection.
       (2) The number and details of cross-border complaints 
     received by the Commission (including which such complaints 
     were acted upon and which such complaints were not acted 
     upon) that involve ransomware or other cyber-related attacks 
     that were committed by individuals, companies, or governments 
     described in subsection (b), broken down by each type of 
     individual, type of company, or government described in a 
     paragraph of such subsection.
       (3) A description of trends in the number of cross-border 
     complaints received by the Commission that relate to 
     incidents that were committed by individuals, companies, or 
     governments described in subsection (b), broken down by each 
     type of individual, type of company, or government described 
     in a paragraph of such subsection.
       (4) Identification and details of foreign agencies 
     (including foreign law enforcement agencies (as defined in 
     section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
     44))) located in Russia, China, North Korea, or Iran with 
     which the Commission has cooperated and the results of such 
     cooperation, including any foreign agency enforcement action 
     or lack thereof.
       (5) A description of Commission litigation, in relation to 
     cross-border complaints described in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     brought in foreign courts and the results of such litigation.
       (6) Any recommendations for legislation that may advance 
     the mission of the Commission in carrying out the U.S. SAFE 
     WEB Act of 2006 and the amendments made by such Act.
       (7) Any recommendations for legislation that may advance 
     the security of the United States and United States companies 
     against ransomware and other cyber-related attacks.
       (8) Any recommendations for United States citizens and 
     United States businesses to implement best practices on 
     mitigating ransomware and other cyber-related attacks.
       (b) Individuals, Companies, and Governments Described.--The 
     individuals, companies, and governments described in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) An individual located within Russia or with direct or 
     indirect ties to the Government of the Russian Federation.
       (2) A company located within Russia or with direct or 
     indirect ties to the Government of the Russian Federation.
       (3) The Government of the Russian Federation.
       (4) An individual located within China or with direct or 
     indirect ties to the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (5) A company located within China or with direct or 
     indirect ties to the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (6) The Government of the People's Republic of China.
       (7) An individual located within North Korea or with direct 
     or indirect ties to the Government of the Democratic People's 
     Republic of Korea.
       (8) A company located within North Korea or with direct or 
     indirect ties to the Government of the Democratic People's 
     Republic of Korea.
       (9) The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea.
       (10) An individual located within Iran or with direct or 
     indirect ties to the Government of the Islamic Republic of 
     Iran.
       (11) A company located within Iran or with direct or 
     indirect ties to the Government of the Islamic Republic of 
     Iran.
       (12) The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.


                              Reese's Law

                               H.R. 5313

       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 ``Reese's Law''.

     SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR BUTTON CELL OR 
                   COIN BATTERIES AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS CONTAINING 
                   SUCH BATTERIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall, in 
     accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
     promulgate a final consumer product safety standard for 
     button cell or coin batteries and consumer products 
     containing button cell or coin batteries that shall only 
     contain--
       (1) a performance standard requiring the button cell or 
     coin battery compartments of a consumer product containing 
     button cell or coin batteries to be secured in a manner that 
     would eliminate or adequately reduce the risk of injury from 
     button or coin cell battery ingestion by children that are 6 
     years of age or younger during reasonably foreseeable use or 
     misuse conditions; and
       (2) warning label requirements--
       (A) to be included on the packaging of button cell or coin 
     batteries and the packaging of a consumer product containing 
     button cell or coin batteries;
       (B) to be included in any literature, such as a user 
     manual, that accompanies a consumer product containing button 
     cell or coin batteries; and
       (C) to be included, as practicable--
       (i) directly on a consumer product containing button cell 
     or coin batteries in a manner that is visible to the consumer 
     upon installation or replacement of the button cell or coin 
     battery; or
       (ii) in the case of a product for which the battery is not 
     intended to be replaced or installed by the consumer, to be 
     included directly on the consumer product in a manner that is 
     visible to the consumer upon access to the battery 
     compartment, except that if it is impracticable to label the 
     product, this information shall be placed on the packaging or 
     instructions.
       (b) Requirements for Warning Labels.--Warning labels 
     required under subsection (a)(2) shall--
       (1) clearly identify the hazard of ingestion; and
       (2) instruct consumers, as practicable, to keep new and 
     used batteries out of the reach of children, to seek 
     immediate medical attention if a battery is ingested, and to 
     follow any other consensus medical advice.
       (c) Treatment of Standard for Enforcement Purposes.--A 
     consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection 
     (a) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule 
     promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 2058).
       (d) Exception for Reliance on Voluntary Standard.--
       (1) Before promulgation of standard by commission.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Commission determines, 
     before the Commission promulgates a final consumer product 
     safety standard under such subsection, that--
       (A) with respect to any consumer product for which there is 
     a voluntary consumer product safety standard that meets the 
     requirements for a standard promulgated under subsection (a) 
     with respect to such product; and
       (B) the voluntary standard described in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) is in effect at the time of the determination by the 
     Commission; or
       (ii) will be in effect not later than the date that is 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Determination required to be published in federal 
     register.--Any determination made by the Commission under 
     this subsection shall be published in the Federal Register.
       (e) Treatment of Voluntary Standard for Enforcement 
     Purposes.--
       (1) In general.--If the Commission makes a determination 
     under subsection (d) with respect to a voluntary standard, 
     the requirements of such voluntary standard shall be treated 
     as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 
     of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058) beginning 
     on the date described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Date described.--The date described in this paragraph 
     is the later of--
       (A) the date of the determination of the Commission under 
     subsection (d) with respect to the voluntary standard 
     described in paragraph (1); or
       (B) the effective date contained in the voluntary standard 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (f) Revision of Voluntary Standard.--
       (1) Notice to commission.--If a voluntary standard with 
     respect to which the Commission has made a determination 
     under subsection (d) is subsequently revised, the 
     organization that revised the standard shall notify the 
     Commission after the final approval of the revision.
       (2) Effective date of revision.--Beginning on the date that 
     is 180 days after the Commission is notified of a revised 
     voluntary standard described in paragraph (1) (or such later 
     date as

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     the Commission determines appropriate), such revised 
     voluntary standard in whole or in part shall be considered to 
     be a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 
     of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058), in place 
     of the prior version, unless, within 90 days after receiving 
     the notice, the Commission notifies the organization that the 
     revised voluntary standard, in whole or in part, does not 
     improve the safety of the consumer product covered by the 
     standard and that the Commission is retaining all or part of 
     the existing consumer product safety standard.
       (g) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after the promulgation 
     of a final consumer product safety standard under subsection 
     (a), a voluntary standard is treated as a consumer product 
     safety rule under subsection (e), or a revised voluntary 
     standard becomes enforceable as a consumer product safety 
     rule under subsection (f), the Commission may initiate a 
     rulemaking in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to modify the requirements of the standard or 
     revised standard. Any rule promulgated under this subsection 
     shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule 
     promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 2058).

     SEC. 3. CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGING FOR BUTTON CELL OR COIN 
                   BATTERIES.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, any button cell or coin battery 
     sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, distributed in 
     commerce, or imported into the United States, or included 
     separately with a consumer product sold, offered for sale, 
     manufactured for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported 
     into the United States, shall be packaged in accordance with 
     the standards provided in section 1700.15 of title 16, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), as 
     determined through testing in accordance with the method 
     described in section 1700.20 of title 16, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or any successor regulation), or another test 
     method for button cell or coin battery packaging specified, 
     by rule, by the Commission.
       (b) Applicability.--The requirement of subsection (a) shall 
     be treated as a standard for the special packaging of a 
     household substance established under section 3(a) of the 
     Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1472(a)).

     SEC. 4. EXEMPTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING STANDARD.

       The standards promulgated under this Act shall not apply 
     with respect to any toy product that is in compliance with 
     the battery accessibility and labeling requirements of part 
     1250 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, and in 
     reference to section 3(a), shall not apply with respect to 
     button cell or coin batteries that are in compliance with the 
     marking and packaging provisions of the ANSI Safety Standard 
     for Portable Lithium Primary Cells and Batteries (ANSI 
     C18.3M).

     SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Button cell or coin battery.--The term ``button cell or 
     coin battery'' means--
       (A) a single cell battery with a diameter greater than the 
     height of the battery; or
       (B) any other battery, regardless of the technology used to 
     produce an electrical charge, that is determined by the 
     Commission to pose an ingestion hazard.
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission.
       (3) Consumer product.--The term ``consumer product'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 3(a) of the Consumer 
     Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)).
       (4) Consumer product containing button cell or coin 
     batteries.--The term ``consumer product containing button 
     cell or coin batteries'' means a consumer product containing 
     or designed to use one or more button cell or coin batteries, 
     regardless of whether such batteries are intended to be 
     replaced by the consumer or are included with the product or 
     sold separately.
       (5) Toy product.--The term ``toy product'' means any object 
     designed, manufactured, or marketed as a plaything for 
     children under 14 years of age.

     SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The standard promulgated under section 2(a) and the 
     requirements of section 3(a) shall only apply to a product 
     that is manufactured or imported after the effective date of 
     such standard or requirement.


                 Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022

                               H.R. 6933

       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 ``Cost-Share Accountability 
     Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16352) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Reporting.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     enactment of the Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022, and 
     at least quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate, and shall make publicly 
     available, a report on the use by the Department during the 
     period covered by the report of the authority to reduce or 
     eliminate cost-sharing requirements provided by subsections 
     (b)(3) or (c)(2).''.

                      Safe Connections Act of 2022

                               H.R. 7132

       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 ``Safe Connections Act of 
     2022''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, terms used in 
     this Act that are defined in section 345(a) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this 
     Act, have the meanings given those terms in such section 
     345(a).

     SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual 
     assault, human trafficking, and related crimes are life-
     threatening issues and have lasting and harmful effects on 
     individuals, families, and entire communities.
       (2) Survivors often lack meaningful support and options 
     when establishing independence from an abuser, including 
     barriers such as financial insecurity and limited access to 
     reliable communications tools to maintain essential 
     connections with family, social safety networks, employers, 
     and support services.
       (3) Perpetrators of violence and abuse described in 
     paragraph (1) increasingly use technological and 
     communications tools to exercise control over, monitor, and 
     abuse their victims.
       (4) Communications law can play a public interest role in 
     the promotion of safety, life, and property with respect to 
     the types of violence and abuse described in paragraph (1). 
     For example, independent access to a wireless phone plan can 
     assist survivors in establishing security and autonomy.
       (5) Safeguards within communications services can serve a 
     role in preventing abuse and narrowing the digital divide 
     experienced by survivors of abuse.

     SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WITHIN 
                   COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

       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. 345. PROTECTION OF SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
                   HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND RELATED CRIMES.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Abuser.--The term `abuser' means an individual who 
     has committed or allegedly committed a covered act against--
       ``(A) an individual who seeks relief under subsection (b); 
     or
       ``(B) an individual in the care of an individual who seeks 
     relief under subsection (b).
       ``(2) Covered act.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `covered act' means conduct 
     that constitutes--
       ``(i) a crime described in section 40002(a) of the Violence 
     Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)), including 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
     and sex trafficking;
       ``(ii) an act or practice described in paragraph (11) or 
     (12) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) (relating to severe forms of 
     trafficking in persons and sex trafficking, respectively); or
       ``(iii) an act under State law, Tribal law, or the Uniform 
     Code of Military Justice that is similar to an offense 
     described in clause (i) or (ii).
       ``(B) Conviction not required.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) 
     shall be construed to require a criminal conviction or any 
     other determination of a court in order for conduct to 
     constitute a covered act.
       ``(3) Covered provider.--The term `covered provider' means 
     a provider of a private mobile service or commercial mobile 
     service, as those terms are defined in section 332(d).
       ``(4) Primary account holder.--The term `primary account 
     holder' means an individual who is a party to a mobile 
     service contract with a covered provider.
       ``(5) Shared mobile service contract.--The term `shared 
     mobile service contract'--
       ``(A) means a mobile service contract for an account that 
     includes not less than 2 consumers; and
       ``(B) does not include enterprise services offered by a 
     covered provider.
       ``(6) Survivor.--The term `survivor' means an individual 
     who is not less than 18 years old and--
       ``(A) against whom a covered act has been committed or 
     allegedly committed; or
       ``(B) who cares for another individual against whom a 
     covered act has been committed or allegedly committed 
     (provided that the individual providing care did not commit 
     or allegedly commit the covered act).
       ``(b) Separation of Lines From Shared Mobile Service 
     Contract.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 business days after 
     receiving a completed line separation request from a survivor 
     pursuant to subsection (c), a covered provider shall, as 
     applicable, with respect to a shared mobile service contract 
     under which the survivor and the abuser each use a line--
       ``(A) separate the line of the survivor, and the line of 
     any individual in the care of the survivor, from the shared 
     mobile service contract; or
       ``(B) separate the line of the abuser from the shared 
     mobile service contract.
       ``(2) Limitations on penalties, fees, and other 
     requirements.--Except as provided in

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     paragraphs (5) through (7), a covered provider may not make 
     separation of a line from a shared mobile service contract 
     under paragraph (1) contingent on any requirement other than 
     the requirements under subsection (c), including--
       ``(A) payment of a fee, penalty, or other charge;
       ``(B) maintaining contractual or billing responsibility of 
     a separated line with the provider;
       ``(C) approval of separation by the primary account holder, 
     if the primary account holder is not the survivor;
       ``(D) a prohibition or limitation, including one described 
     in subparagraph (A), on number portability, provided such 
     portability is technically feasible, or a request to change 
     phone numbers;
       ``(E) a prohibition or limitation on the separation of 
     lines as a result of arrears accrued by the account;
       ``(F) an increase in the rate charged for the mobile 
     service plan of the primary account holder with respect to 
     service on any remaining line or lines; or
       ``(G) any other limitation or requirement not listed under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (2) shall 
     be construed to require a covered provider to provide a rate 
     plan for the primary account holder that is not otherwise 
     commercially available.
       ``(4) Remote option.--A covered provider shall offer a 
     survivor the ability to submit a line separation request 
     under subsection (c) through secure remote means that are 
     easily navigable, provided that remote options are 
     commercially available and technically feasible.
       ``(5) Responsibility for transferred telephone numbers.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (2), beginning on the date on which 
     a covered provider transfers billing responsibilities for and 
     use of a telephone number or numbers to a survivor under 
     paragraph (1)(A) in response to a line separation request 
     submitted by the survivor under subsection (c), unless 
     ordered otherwise by a court, the survivor shall assume 
     financial responsibility, including for monthly service 
     costs, for the transferred telephone number or numbers.
       ``(6) Responsibility for transferred telephone numbers from 
     a survivor's account.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), upon 
     the transfer of a telephone number under paragraph (1)(B) in 
     response to a line separation request submitted by a survivor 
     under subsection (c), the survivor shall have no further 
     financial responsibilities to the transferring covered 
     provider for the services provided by the transferring 
     covered provider for the telephone number or for any mobile 
     device associated with the telephone number.
       ``(7) Responsibility for mobile device.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (2), beginning on the date on which a covered 
     provider transfers billing responsibilities for and rights to 
     a telephone number or numbers to a survivor under paragraph 
     (1)(A) in response to a line separation request submitted by 
     the survivor under subsection (c), unless otherwise ordered 
     by a court, the survivor shall not assume financial 
     responsibility for any mobile device associated with the 
     separated line, unless the survivor purchased the mobile 
     device, or affirmatively elects to maintain possession of the 
     mobile device.
       ``(8) Notice to survivor.--If a covered provider separates 
     a line from a shared mobile service contract under paragraph 
     (1) and the primary account holder is not the survivor, the 
     covered provider shall notify the survivor of the date on 
     which the covered provider intends to give any formal notice 
     to the primary account holder.
       ``(c) Line Separation Request.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a survivor seeking to 
     separate a line from a shared mobile service contract, the 
     survivor shall submit to the covered provider a line 
     separation request that--
       ``(A) verifies that an individual who uses a line under the 
     shared mobile service contract has committed or allegedly 
     committed a covered act against the survivor or an individual 
     in the survivor's care, by providing--
       ``(i) a copy of a signed affidavit from a licensed medical 
     or mental health care provider, licensed military medical or 
     mental health care provider, licensed social worker, victim 
     services provider, or licensed military victim services 
     provider, or an employee of a court, acting within the scope 
     of that person's employment; or
       ``(ii) a copy of a police report, statements provided by 
     police, including military police, to magistrates or judges, 
     charging documents, protective or restraining orders, 
     military protective orders, or any other official record that 
     documents the covered act;
       ``(B) in the case of relief sought under subsection 
     (b)(1)(A), with respect to--
       ``(i) a line used by the survivor that the survivor seeks 
     to have separated, states that the survivor is the user of 
     that specific line; and
       ``(ii) a line used by an individual in the care of the 
     survivor that the survivor seeks to have separated, includes 
     an affidavit setting forth that the individual--

       ``(I) is in the care of the survivor; and
       ``(II) is the user of that specific line; and

       ``(C) requests relief under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     subsection (b)(1) and identifies each line that should be 
     separated.
       ``(2) Communications from covered providers.--
       ``(A) In general.--A covered provider shall notify a 
     survivor seeking relief under subsection (b) in clear and 
     accessible language that the covered provider may contact the 
     survivor, or designated representative of the survivor, to 
     confirm the line separation, or if the covered provider is 
     unable to complete the line separation for any reason, 
     pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       ``(B) Remote means.--A covered provider shall notify a 
     survivor under subparagraph (A) through remote means, 
     provided that remote means are commercially available and 
     technically feasible.
       ``(C) Election of manner of contact.--When completing a 
     line separation request submitted by a survivor through 
     remote means under paragraph (1), a covered provider shall 
     allow the survivor to elect in the manner in which the 
     covered provider may--
       ``(i) contact the survivor, or designated representative of 
     the survivor, in response to the request, if necessary; or
       ``(ii) notify the survivor, or designated representative of 
     the survivor, of the inability of the covered provider to 
     complete the line separation.
       ``(3) Enhanced protections under state law.--This 
     subsection shall not affect any law or regulation of a State 
     providing communications protections for survivors (or any 
     similar category of individuals) that has less stringent 
     requirements for providing evidence of a covered act (or any 
     similar category of conduct) than this subsection.
       ``(d) Confidential and Secure Treatment of Personal 
     Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 222(c)(2), a 
     covered provider and any officer, director, employee, vendor, 
     or agent thereof shall treat any information submitted by a 
     survivor under subsection (c) as confidential and securely 
     dispose of the information not later than 90 days after 
     receiving the information.
       ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall 
     be construed to prohibit a covered provider from maintaining, 
     for longer than the period specified in that paragraph, a 
     record that verifies that a survivor fulfilled the conditions 
     of a line separation request under subsection (c).
       ``(e) Availability of Information to Consumers.--A covered 
     provider shall make information about the options and process 
     described in subsections (b) and (c) readily available to 
     consumers--
       ``(1) on the website and the mobile application of the 
     provider;
       ``(2) in physical stores; and
       ``(3) in other forms of public-facing consumer 
     communication.
       ``(f) Technical Infeasibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--The requirement to effectuate a line 
     separation request pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall not 
     apply to a covered provider if the covered provider cannot 
     operationally or technically effectuate the request.
       ``(2) Notification.--If a covered provider cannot 
     operationally or technically effectuate a line separation 
     request as described in paragraph (1), the covered provider 
     shall--
       ``(A) notify the survivor who submitted the request of that 
     infeasibility--
       ``(i) at the time of the request; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a survivor who has submitted the 
     request using remote means, not later than 2 business days 
     after receiving the request; and
       ``(B) provide the survivor with information about other 
     alternatives to submitting a line separation request, 
     including starting a new line of service.
       ``(g) Liability Protection.--
       ``(1) In general.--A covered provider and any officer, 
     director, employee, vendor, or agent thereof shall not be 
     subject to liability for any claims deriving from an action 
     taken or omission made with respect to compliance with this 
     section and the rules adopted to implement this section.
       ``(2) Commission authority.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall limit the authority of the Commission to enforce this 
     section or any rules or regulations promulgated by the 
     Commission pursuant to this section.''.

     SEC. 5. RULEMAKING ON PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Affordable Connectivity Program'' means the 
     program established under section 904(b) of division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), 
     as amended by section 60502 of the Infrastructure Investment 
     and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), or any successor program;
       (2) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives;
       (3) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission;
       (4) the term ``covered hotline'' means a hotline related to 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
     sex trafficking, severe forms of trafficking in persons, or 
     any other similar act;
       (5) the term ``designated program'' means the program 
     designated by the Commission under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) to 
     provide emergency communications support to survivors;
       (6) the term ``Lifeline program'' means the program set 
     forth in subpart E of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or any successor regulation);
       (7) the term ``text message'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8)); and

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       (8) the term ``voice service'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 4(a) of the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall 
     Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (47 U.S.C. 
     227b(a)).
       (b) Rulemakings.--
       (1) Line separations.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall adopt rules to 
     implement section 345 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
     added by section 4 of this Act.
       (B) Considerations.--In adopting rules under subparagraph 
     (A), the Commission shall consider--
       (i) privacy protections;
       (ii) account security and fraud detection;
       (iii) account billing procedures;
       (iv) procedures for notification of survivors about line 
     separation processes;
       (v) notice to primary account holders;
       (vi) situations in which a covered provider cannot 
     operationally or technically separate a telephone number or 
     numbers from a shared mobile service contract such that the 
     provider cannot effectuate a line separation request;
       (vii) the requirements for remote submission of a line 
     separation request, including how that option facilitates 
     submission of verification information and meets the other 
     requirements of section 345 of the Communications Act of 
     1934, as added by section 4 of this Act;
       (viii) feasibility of remote options for small covered 
     providers;
       (ix) implementation timelines, including those for small 
     covered providers;
       (x) financial responsibility for transferred telephone 
     numbers;
       (xi) whether and how the survivor can affirmatively elect 
     to take financial responsibility for the mobile device 
     associated with the separated line;
       (xii) compliance with subpart U of part 64 of title 47, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations 
     (relating to customer proprietary network information) or any 
     other legal or law enforcement requirements; and
       (xiii) ensuring covered providers have the necessary 
     account information to comply with the rules and with section 
     345 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 
     of this Act.
       (2) Emergency communications support for survivors.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, or as part of a general rulemaking 
     proceeding relating to the Lifeline program or the Affordable 
     Connectivity Program, whichever occurs earlier, the 
     Commission shall adopt rules that--
       (i) designate a single program, which shall be either the 
     Lifeline program or the Affordable Connectivity Program, to 
     provide emergency communications support to survivors in 
     accordance with this paragraph; and
       (ii) allow a survivor who is suffering from financial 
     hardship and meets the requirements under section 345(c)(1) 
     of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of 
     this Act, without regard to whether the survivor meets the 
     otherwise applicable eligibility requirements of the 
     designated program, to--

       (I) enroll in the designated program as quickly as is 
     feasible; and
       (II) participate in the designated program based on such 
     qualifications for not more than 6 months.

       (B) Considerations.--In adopting rules under subparagraph 
     (A), the Commission shall consider--
       (i) how survivors who are eligible for relief and elected 
     to separate a line under section 345(c)(1) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this 
     Act, but whose lines could not be separated due to 
     operational or technical infeasibility, can participate in 
     the designated program; and
       (ii) confidentiality in the transfer and retention of any 
     necessary documentation regarding the eligibility of a 
     survivor to enroll in the designated program.
       (C) Evaluation.--Not later than 2 years after completing 
     the rulemaking under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall--
       (i) evaluate the effectiveness of the Commission's 
     provision of support to survivors through the designated 
     program;
       (ii) assess the detection and elimination of fraud, waste, 
     and abuse with respect to the support described in clause 
     (i); and
       (iii) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report that includes the evaluation and assessment described 
     in clauses (i) and (ii), respectively.
       (D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     be construed to limit the ability of a survivor who meets the 
     requirements under section 345(c)(1) of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this Act, to 
     participate in the designated program indefinitely if the 
     survivor otherwise qualifies for the designated program under 
     the rules of the designated program.
       (E) Notification.--A covered provider that receives a line 
     separation request pursuant to section 345 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this 
     Act, shall inform the survivor who submitted the request of--
       (i) the existence of the designated program;
       (ii) who qualifies to participate in the designated program 
     under the rules adopted under subparagraph (A) that are 
     specially applicable to survivors; and
       (iii) how to participate in the designated program under 
     the rules described in clause (ii).
       (3) Hotline calls.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall commence a 
     rulemaking proceeding to consider whether to, and how the 
     Commission should--
       (i) establish, and update on a monthly basis, a central 
     database of covered hotlines to be used by a covered provider 
     or a wireline provider of voice service; and
       (ii) require a covered provider or a wireline provider of 
     voice service to omit from consumer-facing logs of calls or 
     text messages any records of calls or text messages to 
     covered hotlines in the central database described in clause 
     (i), while maintaining internal records of those calls and 
     messages.
       (B) Considerations.--The rulemaking conducted under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include consideration of--
       (i) the ability of law enforcement agencies or survivors to 
     access a log of calls or text messages in a criminal 
     investigation or civil proceeding;
       (ii) the ability of a covered provider or a wireline 
     provider of voice service to--

       (I) identify logs that are consumer-facing; and
       (II) omit certain consumer-facing logs, while maintaining 
     internal records of such calls and text messages; and

       (iii) any other factors associated with the implementation 
     of clauses (i) and (ii) to protect survivors, including 
     factors that may impact smaller providers.
       (C) No effect on law enforcement.--Nothing in subparagraph 
     (A) shall be construed to--
       (i) limit or otherwise affect the ability of a law 
     enforcement agency to access a log of calls or text messages 
     in a criminal investigation; or
       (ii) alter or otherwise expand provider requirements under 
     the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (Public 
     Law 103-414; 108 Stat. 4279) or the amendments made by that 
     Act.
       (D) Compliance.--If the Commission establishes a central 
     database through the rulemaking under subparagraph (A) and a 
     covered provider updates its own databases to match the 
     central database not less frequently than once every 30 days, 
     no cause of action shall lie or be maintained in any court 
     against the covered provider or its officers, employees, or 
     agents for claims deriving from omission from consumer-facing 
     logs of calls or text messages of any records of calls or 
     text messages to covered hotlines in the central database.

     SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The requirements under section 345 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as added by section 4 of this Act, shall take 
     effect 60 days after the date on which the Federal 
     Communications Commission adopts the rules implementing that 
     section pursuant to section 5(b)(1) of this Act.

     SEC. 7. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

        Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act 
     shall be construed to abrogate, limit, or otherwise affect 
     the provisions set forth in the Communications Assistance for 
     Law Enforcement Act (Public Law 103-414; 108 Stat. 4279) and 
     the amendments made by that Act, any authority granted to the 
     Federal Communications Commission pursuant to that Act or the 
     amendments made by that Act, or any regulations promulgated 
     by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to that Act 
     or the amendments made by that Act.

     SEC. 8. 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.


        National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act

                               H.R. 7361

       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 Weather Service 
     Communications Improvement Act''.

     SEC. 2. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Title IV of the Weather Research and 
     Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8541 et seq.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 415. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS.

       ``(a) System Upgrade.--The Director of the National Weather 
     Service shall improve the instant messaging service used by 
     National Weather Service personnel by implementing a 
     commercial off-the-shelf communications solution hosted on 
     the public cloud to serve as a replacement for the 
     communications system in use as of the date of the enactment 
     of this section (commonly referred to as `NWSChat'). Such 
     communications solution shall satisfy requirements set forth 
     by the Director to best accommodate future growth and perform 
     successfully with increased numbers of users.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to

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     carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2023 through 2026, to remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act 
     of 2017 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 414 the following new item:

``Sec. 415. National Weather Service communications.''.


         Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act of 2022

                               H.R. 7569

       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 ``Energy Cybersecurity 
     University Leadership Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. ENERGY CYBERSECURITY UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in energy-
     related critical infrastructure after an intrusion occurs is 
     inefficient, ineffective, and costly.
       (2) Integrating cybersecurity considerations into the 
     research, design, and development of energy infrastructure 
     represents a cost-effective approach to enhancing the 
     security, resilience, and reliability of the electric grid, 
     oil and natural gas pipelines, and other energy distribution, 
     transmission, and generation systems.
       (3) Successfully employing the approach outlined in 
     paragraph (2) as a guiding principle for the Department's 
     energy infrastructure activities will require a diverse, 
     inclusive, and highly skilled workforce which possesses 
     energy-specific cybersecurity expertise and familiarity with 
     associated research, development, and demonstration needs.
       (4) A dedicated science scholarship program at the 
     Department for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers 
     studying energy-specific cybersecurity disciplines could help 
     address the challenges stated in paragraphs (1) through (3).
       (b) Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish 
     an Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Program 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Program'') to carry out 
     the activities described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Program activities.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) provide financial assistance, on a competitive basis, 
     for scholarships, fellowships, and research and development 
     projects at institutions of higher education to support 
     graduate students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing a 
     course of study that integrates cybersecurity competencies 
     within disciplines associated with energy infrastructure 
     needs;
       (B) provide graduate students and postdoctoral researchers 
     supported under the Program with research traineeship 
     experiences at National Laboratories and utilities; and
       (C) conduct outreach to historically Black colleges and 
     universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-
     serving institutions.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate a report on the development and 
     implementation of the Program.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Energy.
       (2) Historically black college and university.--The term 
     ``historically Black college and university'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``part B institution'' in section 322 of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
       (3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
       (4) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' means an eligible institution under 
     section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(a)).
       (5) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
       (6) Tribal college or university.--The term ``Tribal 
     College or University'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059c(b)).


                    Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022

                               H.R. 7624

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Spectrum 
     Innovation Act of 2022''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

               TITLE I--SPECTRUM AUCTIONS AND INNOVATION

Sec. 101. Spectrum auctions and innovation.

  TITLE II--SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS REIMBURSEMENT 
                                PROGRAM

Sec. 201. Increase in limitation on expenditure.

                    TITLE III--NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1

Sec. 301. Further deployment and coordination of Next Generation 9-1-1.

                TITLE IV--INCUMBENT INFORMING CAPABILITY

Sec. 401. Incumbent informing capability.

              TITLE V--EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY

Sec. 501. Extension of FCC auction authority.

            TITLE VI--PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURE NETWORKS FUND

Sec. 601. Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund.

             TITLE VII--DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS

Sec. 701. Determination of budgetary effects.

               TITLE I--SPECTRUM AUCTIONS AND INNOVATION

     SEC. 101. SPECTRUM AUCTIONS AND INNOVATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
     means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
     and Information.
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       (3) Covered band.--The term ``covered band'' means the band 
     of frequencies between 3100 megahertz and 3450 megahertz, 
     inclusive.
       (4) Federal entity.--The term ``Federal entity'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 113(l) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(l)).
       (5) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (6) Relocation or sharing costs.--The term ``relocation or 
     sharing costs'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     113(g)(3) of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(3)).
       (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce.
       (b) 3.1-3.45 GHz Band.--
       (1) Pipeline funding.--
       (A) In general.--A Federal entity with operations in the 
     covered band that the Assistant Secretary determines might be 
     affected by reallocation of the covered band may request a 
     payment of up to $25,000,000 under section 118(g)(2)(A) of 
     the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928(g)(2)(A)) in 
     order to make available the entire covered band for non-
     Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a 
     combination thereof.
       (B) Exemptions.--Subparagraphs (C)(ii) and (D)(ii) of 
     section 118(g)(2) of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
     928(g)(2)) shall not apply with respect to a payment 
     described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
       (C) Oversight.--The Assistant Secretary and the Executive 
     Office of the President shall continuously review and provide 
     oversight of the activities carried out using a payment 
     described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the payment 
     required by section 90008(b)(1)(A) of the Infrastructure 
     Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1348; 
     47 U.S.C. 921 note), as such section was in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, or a 
     combination of both such payments.
       (D) Report to secretary of commerce and congress.--Not 
     later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, for the purposes of aiding the Secretary in making the 
     identification under paragraph (2) and informed by the 
     activities carried out using a payment described in 
     subparagraph (A), the payment required by section 
     90008(b)(1)(A) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
     (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note), as 
     such section was in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, or a combination of both such 
     payments, any Federal entity receiving such a payment or 
     payments, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary and 
     the Executive Office of the President, shall submit to the 
     Secretary and the relevant congressional committees a report 
     that--
       (i) contains the findings of the activities carried out 
     using such payment or payments; and
       (ii) recommends frequencies in the covered band for 
     identification by the Secretary under paragraph (2).
       (2) Identification.--Not later than 21 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, informed by the report 
     required under paragraph (1)(D), the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of 
     the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the 
     Commission,

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     shall submit to the President, the Commission, and the 
     relevant congressional committees a report that identifies 
     for inclusion in a system of competitive bidding under 
     paragraph (3) 350 megahertz of frequencies in the covered 
     band for non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, 
     or a combination thereof.
       (3) Auction.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 7 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commission, in coordination 
     with the Assistant Secretary, shall commence a system of 
     competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)), in accordance 
     with paragraph (2) of this subsection, of the frequencies 
     identified under such paragraph for a system of competitive 
     bidding.
       (B) Prohibition.--No entity that produces or provides any 
     covered communications equipment or service (as defined in 
     section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 
     Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608)), or any affiliate (as defined 
     in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     153)) of such an entity, may participate in the system of 
     competitive bidding required by subparagraph (A).
       (C) Scope.--The Commission may not include in the system of 
     competitive bidding required by subparagraph (A) any 
     frequencies that are not in the covered band.
       (D) Deposit of proceeds.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs 
     (A), (C)(i), and (D) of section 309(j)(8) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) and except 
     as provided in subparagraph (B) of such section, the proceeds 
     (including deposits and upfront payments from successful 
     bidders) of the system of competitive bidding required by 
     subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (in this subparagraph 
     referred to as the ``covered proceeds'') shall be deposited 
     or available as follows:
       (i) Such amount of the covered proceeds as is necessary to 
     cover 110 percent of the relocation or sharing costs of 
     Federal entities relocated from or sharing the frequencies 
     identified under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be 
     deposited in the Spectrum Relocation Fund established under 
     section 118 of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928).
       (ii) After the amount required to be deposited by clause 
     (i) is so deposited, any remainder of the covered proceeds 
     shall be deposited in the Public Safety and Secure Networks 
     Fund established by section 601.
       (4) Modification or withdrawal.--
       (A) In general.--The President shall modify or withdraw any 
     assignment to a Federal Government station of the frequencies 
     identified under paragraph (2) to accommodate non-Federal 
     use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination 
     thereof in accordance with that paragraph.
       (B) Limitations.--The President may not modify or withdraw 
     any assignment to a Federal Government station as described 
     in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) unless the President determines that such modification 
     or withdrawal will not compromise the primary mission of a 
     Federal entity operating in the covered band; or
       (ii) before November 30, 2024.
       (5) Auction proceeds to cover 110 percent of federal 
     relocation or sharing costs.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to relieve the Commission from the 
     requirements under section 309(j)(16)(B) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(16)(B)).
       (c) FCC Auction Authority.--
       (1) Termination.--Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking 
     ``2025'' and all that follows and inserting ``2026, and with 
     respect to the electromagnetic spectrum identified under 
     section 101(b)(2) of the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022, 
     such authority shall expire on the date that is 7 years after 
     the date of the enactment of that Act.''.
       (2) Spectrum pipeline act of 2015.--Section 1004 of the 
     Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74; 129 Stat. 
     621; 47 U.S.C. 921 note) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2022'' and inserting 
     ``2024'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``2022'' and 
     inserting ``2024''; and
       (C) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``2024'' and 
     inserting ``2026''.
       (d) Repeal.--Section 90008 of the Infrastructure Investment 
     and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1348; 47 U.S.C. 
     921 note), and the item relating to such section in the table 
     of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or the 
     repeal made by subsection (d), may be construed to alter or 
     impede the activities authorized to be conducted using the 
     payment required by section 90008(b)(1)(A) of the 
     Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 
     135 Stat. 1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note), as such section was in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, if the Assistant Secretary determines that such 
     activities are conducted in accordance with subsection (b) of 
     this section.

  TITLE II--SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS REIMBURSEMENT 
                                PROGRAM

     SEC. 201. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE.

       Section 4(k) of the Secure and Trusted Communications 
     Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603(k)) is amended by 
     striking ``$1,900,000,000'' and inserting ``$4,980,000,000''.

                    TITLE III--NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1

     SEC. 301. FURTHER DEPLOYMENT AND COORDINATION OF NEXT 
                   GENERATION 9-1-1.

       (a) In General.--Part C of the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 159. COORDINATION OF NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 
                   IMPLEMENTATION.

       ``(a) Duties of Assistant Secretary With Respect to Next 
     Generation 9-1-1.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall--
       ``(A) take actions, in coordination with State point of 
     contacts described under subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii), to improve 
     coordination and communication with respect to the 
     implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1;
       ``(B) develop, collect, and disseminate information 
     concerning the practices, procedures, and technology used in 
     the implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1;
       ``(C) advise and assist eligible entities in the 
     preparation of implementation plans required under subsection 
     (c)(3)(A)(iii);
       ``(D) provide technical assistance to eligible entities 
     provided a grant under subsection (c) in support of efforts 
     to explore efficiencies related to Next Generation 9-1-1;
       ``(E) review and approve or disapprove applications for 
     grants under subsection (c); and
       ``(F) oversee the use of funds provided by such grants in 
     fulfilling such implementation plans.
       ``(2) Annual reports.--Not later than October 1, 2023, and 
     each year thereafter until funds made available to make 
     grants under subsection (c) are no longer available to be 
     expended, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the activities conducted by the Assistant Secretary 
     under paragraph (1) in the year preceding the submission of 
     the report.
       ``(b) Additional Duties.--
       ``(1) Management plan.--
       ``(A) Development.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop a 
     management plan for the grant program established under this 
     section, including by developing--
       ``(i) plans related to the organizational structure of such 
     program; and
       ``(ii) funding profiles for each fiscal year of the 
     duration of such program.
       ``(B) Submission to congress.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     Assistant Secretary shall--
       ``(i) submit the management plan developed under 
     subparagraph (A) to--

       ``(I) the Committees on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(II) the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

       ``(ii) publish the management plan developed under 
     subparagraph (A) on the website of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration.
       ``(2) Modification of plan.--
       ``(A) Modification.--The Assistant Secretary may modify the 
     management plan developed under paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(B) Submission.--Not later than 90 days after the plan is 
     modified under subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(i) submit the modified plan to--

       ``(I) the Committees on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(II) the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

       ``(ii) publish the modified plan on the website of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
       ``(c) Next Generation 9-1-1 Implementation Grants.--
       ``(1) Grants.--The Assistant Secretary shall provide grants 
     to eligible entities for--
       ``(A) implementing Next Generation 9-1-1;
       ``(B) maintaining Next Generation 9-1-1;
       ``(C) training directly related to implementing, 
     maintaining, and operating Next Generation 9-1-1 if the cost 
     related to the training does not exceed 3 percent of the 
     total grant award;
       ``(D) public outreach and education on how the public can 
     best use Next Generation 9-1-1 and the capabilities and 
     usefulness of Next Generation 9-1-1;
       ``(E) administrative costs associated with planning of Next 
     Generation 9-1-1, including any cost related to planning for 
     and preparing an application and related materials as 
     required by this subsection, if--
       ``(i) the cost is fully documented in materials submitted 
     to the Assistant Secretary; and
       ``(ii) the cost is reasonable, necessary, and does not 
     exceed 1 percent of the total grant award; and
       ``(F) costs associated with implementing cybersecurity 
     measures at emergency communications centers or with respect 
     to Next Generation 9-1-1.
       ``(2) Application.--In providing grants under paragraph 
     (1), the Assistant Secretary shall require an eligible entity 
     to submit to the Assistant Secretary an application, at the 
     time and in the manner determined by the Assistant Secretary, 
     and containing the certification required by paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Coordination required.--Each eligible entity shall 
     include in the application required by paragraph (2) a 
     certification that--
       ``(A) in the case of an eligible entity that is a State, 
     the entity--
       ``(i) has coordinated the application with the emergency 
     communications centers located within the jurisdiction of the 
     entity;

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       ``(ii) has designated a single officer or governmental body 
     to serve as the State point of contact to coordinate the 
     implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 for that State, 
     except that such designation need not vest such officer or 
     governmental body with direct legal authority to implement 
     Next Generation 9-1-1 or to manage emergency communications 
     operations; and
       ``(iii) has developed and submitted a plan for the 
     coordination and implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 
     that--

       ``(I) ensures interoperability by requiring the use of 
     commonly accepted standards;
       ``(II) ensures reliability;
       ``(III) enables emergency communications centers to 
     process, analyze, and store multimedia, data, and other 
     information;
       ``(IV) incorporates cybersecurity tools, including 
     intrusion detection and prevention measures;
       ``(V) includes strategies for coordinating cybersecurity 
     information sharing between Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
     government partners;
       ``(VI) uses open and competitive request for proposal 
     processes, including through shared government procurement 
     vehicles, for deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1;
       ``(VII) documents how input was received and accounted for 
     from relevant rural and urban emergency communications 
     centers, regional authorities, local authorities, and Tribal 
     authorities;
       ``(VIII) includes a governance body or bodies, either by 
     creation of new, or use of existing, body or bodies, for the 
     development and deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 that--

       ``(aa) ensures full notice and opportunity for 
     participation by relevant stakeholders; and
       ``(bb) consults and coordinates with the State point of 
     contact required by clause (ii);

       ``(IX) creates efficiencies related to Next Generation 9-1-
     1 functions, including cybersecurity and the virtualization 
     and sharing of infrastructure, equipment, and services; and
       ``(X) utilizes an effective, competitive approach to 
     establishing authentication, credentialing, secure 
     connections, and access in deploying Next Generation 9-1-1, 
     including by--

       ``(aa) requiring certificate authorities to be capable of 
     cross-certification with other authorities;
       ``(bb) avoiding risk of a single point of failure or 
     vulnerability; and
       ``(cc) adhering to Federal agency best practices such as 
     those promulgated by the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology; and
       ``(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is a Tribal 
     Organization, the Tribal Organization has complied with 
     clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Criteria.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary shall 
     issue regulations, after providing the public with notice and 
     an opportunity to comment, prescribing the criteria for 
     selecting eligible entities for grants under this subsection.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The criteria shall--
       ``(i) include performance requirements and a schedule for 
     completion of any project to be financed by a grant under 
     this subsection; and
       ``(ii) specifically permit regional or multi-State 
     applications for funds.
       ``(C) Updates.--The Assistant Secretary shall update such 
     regulations as necessary.
       ``(5) Grant certifications.--Each eligible entity shall 
     certify to the Assistant Secretary at the time of application 
     for a grant under this subsection, and each eligible entity 
     that receives such a grant shall certify to the Assistant 
     Secretary annually thereafter during any period of time the 
     funds from the grant are available to the eligible entity, 
     that--
       ``(A) beginning on the date that is 180 days before the 
     date on which the application is filed, no portion of any 9-
     1-1 fee or charge imposed by the eligible entity (or in the 
     case that the eligible entity is not a State or Tribal 
     organization, any State or taxing jurisdiction within which 
     the eligible entity will carry out, or is carrying out, 
     activities using grant funds) are obligated or expended for a 
     purpose or function not designated under the rules issued 
     pursuant to section 6(f)(3) of the Wireless Communications 
     and Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615a-1(f)(3)) (as 
     such rules are in effect on the date on which the eligible 
     entity makes the certification) as acceptable;
       ``(B) any funds received by the eligible entity will be 
     used, consistent with paragraph (1), to support the 
     deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 that ensures reliability 
     and interoperability, by requiring the use of commonly 
     accepted standards;
       ``(C) the eligible entity (or in the case that the eligible 
     entity is not a State or Tribal organization, any State or 
     taxing jurisdiction within which the eligible entity will 
     carry out or is carrying out activities using grant funds) 
     has established, or has committed to establish not later than 
     3 years following the date on which the grant funds are 
     distributed to the eligible entity--
       ``(i) a sustainable funding mechanism for Next Generation 
     9-1-1; and
       ``(ii) effective cybersecurity resources for Next 
     Generation 9-1-1;
       ``(D) the eligible entity will promote interoperability 
     between emergency communications centers deploying Next 
     Generation 9-1-1 and emergency response providers, including 
     users of the nationwide public safety broadband network;
       ``(E) the eligible entity has or will take steps to 
     coordinate with adjoining States and Tribes to establish and 
     maintain Next Generation 9-1-1; and
       ``(F) the eligible entity has developed a plan for public 
     outreach and education on how the public can best use Next 
     Generation 9-1-1 and on the capabilities and usefulness of 
     Next Generation 9-1-1.
       ``(6) Condition of grant.--Each eligible entity shall 
     agree, as a condition of receipt of a grant under this 
     subsection, that if any State or taxing jurisdiction within 
     which the eligible entity will carry out activities using 
     grant funds fails to comply with a certification required 
     under paragraph (5), during any period of time during which 
     the funds from the grant are available to the eligible 
     entity, all of the funds from such grant shall be returned to 
     the Assistant Secretary.
       ``(7) Penalty for providing false information.--Any 
     eligible entity that provides a certification under paragraph 
     (5) knowing that the information provided in the 
     certification was false shall--
       ``(A) not be eligible to receive the grant under this 
     subsection;
       ``(B) return any grant awarded under this subsection; and
       ``(C) not be eligible to receive any subsequent grants 
     under this subsection.
       ``(8) Prohibition.--Grant funds provided under this 
     subsection may not be used--
       ``(A) to support any activity of the First Responder 
     Network Authority; or
       ``(B) to make any payments to a person who has been, for 
     reasons of national security, prohibited by any entity of the 
     Federal Government from bidding on a contract, participating 
     in an auction, or receiving a grant.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section and sections 160 and 
     161:
       ``(1) 9-1-1 fee or charge.--The term `9-1-1 fee or charge' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 6(f)(3)(D) of the 
     Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 
     U.S.C. 615a-1(f)(3)(D)).
       ``(2) 9-1-1 request for emergency assistance.--The term `9-
     1-1 request for emergency assistance' means a communication, 
     such as voice, text, picture, multimedia, or any other type 
     of data that is sent to an emergency communications center 
     for the purpose of requesting emergency assistance.
       ``(3) Commonly accepted standards.--The term `commonly 
     accepted standards' means the technical standards followed by 
     the communications industry for network, device, and Internet 
     Protocol connectivity that--
       ``(A) enable interoperability; and
       ``(B) are--
       ``(i) developed and approved by a standards development 
     organization that is accredited by an American standards body 
     (such as the American National Standards Institute) or an 
     equivalent international standards body in a process--

       ``(I) that is open to the public, including open for 
     participation by any person; and
       ``(II) provides for a conflict resolution process;

       ``(ii) subject to an open comment and input process before 
     being finalized by the standards development organization;
       ``(iii) consensus-based; and
       ``(iv) made publicly available once approved.
       ``(4) Cost related to the training.--The term `cost related 
     to the training' means--
       ``(A) actual wages incurred for travel and attendance, 
     including any necessary overtime pay and backfill wage;
       ``(B) travel expenses;
       ``(C) instructor expenses; or
       ``(D) facility costs and training materials.
       ``(5) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'--
       ``(A) means--
       ``(i) a State or a Tribal organization (as defined in 
     section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(l))); or
       ``(ii) an entity, including a public authority, board, or 
     commission, established by one or more entities described in 
     clause (i); and
       ``(B) does not include any entity that has failed to submit 
     the certifications required under subsection (c)(5).
       ``(6) Emergency communications center.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `emergency communications 
     center' means--
       ``(i) a facility that--

       ``(I) is designated to receive a 9-1-1 request for 
     emergency assistance; and
       ``(II) performs one or more of the functions described in 
     subparagraph (B); or

       ``(ii) a public safety answering point, as defined in 
     section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     222).
       ``(B) Functions described.--The functions described in this 
     subparagraph are the following:
       ``(i) Processing and analyzing 9-1-1 requests for emergency 
     assistance and information and data related to such requests.
       ``(ii) Dispatching appropriate emergency response 
     providers.
       ``(iii) Transferring or exchanging 9-1-1 requests for 
     emergency assistance and information and data related to such 
     requests with one or more other emergency communications 
     centers and emergency response providers.
       ``(iv) Analyzing any communications received from emergency 
     response providers.
       ``(v) Supporting incident command functions.
       ``(7) Emergency response provider.--The term `emergency 
     response provider' has the meaning given that term under 
     section 2 of

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     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).
       ``(8) First responder network authority.--The term `First 
     Responder Network Authority' means the authority established 
     under 6204 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation 
     Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1424).
       ``(9) Interoperability.--The term `interoperability' means 
     the capability of emergency communications centers to receive 
     9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance and information and 
     data related to such requests, such as location information 
     and callback numbers from a person initiating the request, 
     then process and share the 9-1-1 requests for emergency 
     assistance and information and data related to such requests 
     with other emergency communications centers and emergency 
     response providers without the need for proprietary 
     interfaces and regardless of jurisdiction, equipment, device, 
     software, service provider, or other relevant factors.
       ``(10) Nationwide public safety broadband network.--The 
     term `nationwide public safety broadband network' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 6001 of the Middle Class 
     Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401).
       ``(11) Next generation 9-1-1.--The term `Next Generation 9-
     1-1' means an Internet Protocol-based system that--
       ``(A) ensures interoperability;
       ``(B) is secure;
       ``(C) employs commonly accepted standards;
       ``(D) enables emergency communications centers to receive, 
     process, and analyze all types of 9-1-1 requests for 
     emergency assistance;
       ``(E) acquires and integrates additional information useful 
     to handling 9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance; and
       ``(F) supports sharing information related to 9-1-1 
     requests for emergency assistance among emergency 
     communications centers and emergency response providers.
       ``(12) Reliability.--The term `reliability' means the 
     employment of sufficient measures to ensure the ongoing 
     operation of Next Generation 9-1-1 including through the use 
     of geo-diverse, device- and network-agnostic elements that 
     provide more than one route between end points with no common 
     points where a single failure at that point would cause all 
     to fail.
       ``(13) State.--The term `State' means any State of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
     American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or 
     possession of the United States.
       ``(14) Sustainable funding mechanism.--The term 
     `sustainable funding mechanism' means a funding mechanism 
     that provides adequate revenues to cover ongoing expenses, 
     including operations, maintenance, and upgrades.

     ``SEC. 160. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONWIDE NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 
                   CYBERSECURITY CENTER.

       ``The Assistant Secretary shall establish a Next Generation 
     9-1-1 Cybersecurity Center to coordinate with State, local, 
     and regional governments on the sharing of cybersecurity 
     information about, the analysis of cybersecurity threats to, 
     and guidelines for strategies to detect and prevent 
     cybersecurity intrusions relating to Next Generation 9-1-1.

     ``SEC. 161. NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 ADVISORY BOARD.

       ``(a) Next Generation 9-1-1 Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
     establish a `Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Advisory 
     Board' (in this section referred to as the `Board') to 
     provide recommendations to the Assistant Secretary--
       ``(A) with respect to carrying out the duties and 
     responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary in issuing the 
     regulations required under section 159(c);
       ``(B) as required by paragraph (7); and
       ``(C) upon request under paragraph (8).
       ``(2) Membership.--
       ``(A) Voting members.--Not later than 150 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Assistant 
     Secretary shall appoint 16 public safety members to the 
     Board, of which--
       ``(i) 4 members shall represent local law enforcement 
     officials;
       ``(ii) 4 members shall represent fire and rescue officials;
       ``(iii) 4 members shall represent emergency medical service 
     officials; and
       ``(iv) 4 members shall represent 9-1-1 professionals.
       ``(B) Diversity of membership.--Members shall be 
     representatives of State or Tribes and local governments, 
     chosen to reflect geographic and population density 
     differences as well as public safety organizations at the 
     national level across the United States.
       ``(C) Expertise.--All members shall have specific expertise 
     necessary for developing technical requirements under this 
     section, such as technical expertise, and expertise related 
     to public safety communications and 9-1-1 services.
       ``(D) Rank and file members.--In making the appointments 
     required by subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary shall 
     appoint a rank and file member from each of the public safety 
     disciplines listed in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
     subparagraph (A) as a member of the Board and shall select 
     such member from an organization that represents its public 
     safety discipline at the national level.
       ``(3) Period of appointment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     members of the Board shall serve for a 3-year term.
       ``(B) Removal for cause.--A member of the Board may be 
     removed for cause upon the determination of the Assistant 
     Secretary.
       ``(4) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled 
     in the same manner as the original appointment.
       ``(5) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
     constitute a quorum.
       ``(6) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--The Board shall 
     select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the 
     voting members of the Board.
       ``(7) Duty of board to submit recommendations.--Not later 
     than 120 days after all members of the Board are appointed 
     under paragraph (2), the Board shall submit to the Assistant 
     Secretary recommendations for--
       ``(A) deploying Next Generation 9-1-1 in rural and urban 
     areas;
       ``(B) ensuring flexibility in guidance, rules, and grant 
     funding to allow for technology improvements;
       ``(C) creating efficiencies related to Next Generation 9-1-
     1, including cybersecurity and the virtualization and sharing 
     of core infrastructure;
       ``(D) enabling effective coordination among State, local, 
     Tribal, and territorial government entities to ensure that 
     the needs of emergency communications centers in both rural 
     and urban areas are taken into account in each implementation 
     plan required under section 159(c)(3)(A)(iii); and
       ``(E) incorporating existing cybersecurity resources to 
     Next Generation 9-1-1 procurement and deployment.
       ``(8) Authority to provide additional recommendations.--
     Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (7), the Board may 
     provide recommendations to the Assistant Secretary only upon 
     request of the Assistant Secretary.
       ``(9) Duration of authority.--The Board shall terminate on 
     the date on which funds made available to make grants under 
     section 159(c) are no longer available to be expended.
       ``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed as limiting the authority of the Assistant 
     Secretary to seek comment from stakeholders and the 
     public.''.
       (b) Preservation of Certain Definitions.--Section 158(d)(2) 
     of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942(d)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``section'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section (except for subsection (e))''.

                TITLE IV--INCUMBENT INFORMING CAPABILITY

     SEC. 401. INCUMBENT INFORMING CAPABILITY.

       Part B of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 120. INCUMBENT INFORMING CAPABILITY.

       ``(a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall--
       ``(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, begin to amend the Department of 
     Commerce spectrum management document entitled `Manual of 
     Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency 
     Management' so as to incorporate an incumbent informing 
     capability; and
       ``(2) not later than the date on which the total amount of 
     funds required to be made available from the Public Safety 
     and Secure Networks Fund under section 601(c)(3) of the 
     Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 is so made available, begin 
     to implement such capability, including the development and 
     testing of such capability.
       ``(b) Establishment of the Incumbent Informing 
     Capability.--
       ``(1) In general.--The incumbent informing capability 
     required by subsection (a) shall include a system to enable 
     sharing, including time-based sharing and coordination, to 
     securely manage harmful interference between non-Federal 
     users and incumbent Federal entities sharing a band of 
     covered spectrum and between Federal entities sharing a band 
     of covered spectrum.
       ``(2) Requirements.--The system required by paragraph (1) 
     shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(A) One or more mechanisms to allow non-Federal use in 
     covered spectrum, as authorized by the rules of the 
     Commission. Such mechanism or mechanisms shall include 
     interfaces to commercial sharing systems, as appropriate.
       ``(B) One or more mechanisms to facilitate Federal-to-
     Federal sharing, as authorized by the NTIA.
       ``(C) One or more mechanisms to prevent, eliminate, or 
     mitigate harmful interference to incumbent Federal entities, 
     including one or more of the following functions:
       ``(i) Sensing.
       ``(ii) Identification.
       ``(iii) Reporting.
       ``(iv) Analysis.
       ``(v) Resolution.
       ``(D) Dynamic coordination area analysis, definition, and 
     control, if appropriate for a band.
       ``(3) Compliance with commission rules.--The incumbent 
     informing capability required by subsection (a) shall ensure 
     that use of covered spectrum is in accordance with the 
     applicable rules of the Commission.
       ``(4) Input of information.--Each incumbent Federal entity 
     sharing a band of covered spectrum shall--

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       ``(A) input into the system required by paragraph (1) such 
     information as the Assistant Secretary may require, including 
     the frequency, time, and location of the use of the band by 
     such Federal entity; and
       ``(B) to the extent practicable, input such information 
     into such system on an automated basis.
       ``(5) Protection of classified information and controlled 
     unclassified information.--The system required by paragraph 
     (1) shall contain appropriate measures to protect classified 
     information and controlled unclassified information, 
     including any such classified information or controlled 
     unclassified information that relates to military operations.
       ``(c) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the total amount of funds required to be made available 
     from the Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund under section 
     601(c)(3) of the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 is so made 
     available, the Assistant Secretary shall provide a briefing 
     on the implementation of this section to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered spectrum.--The term `covered spectrum' 
     means--
       ``(A) electromagnetic spectrum for which usage rights are 
     assigned to or authorized for (including before the date on 
     which the incumbent informing capability required by 
     subsection (a) is implemented) a non-Federal user or class of 
     non-Federal users for use on a shared basis with an incumbent 
     Federal entity in accordance with the rules of the 
     Commission; and
       ``(B) electromagnetic spectrum allocated on a primary or 
     co-primary basis for Federal use that is shared among Federal 
     entities.
       ``(2) Federal entity.--The term `Federal entity' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 113(l).
       ``(3) Incumbent informing capability.--The term `incumbent 
     informing capability' means a capability to facilitate the 
     sharing of covered spectrum.
       ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to alter or expand the authority of the NTIA as 
     described in section 113(j)(1).''.

              TITLE V--EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY

     SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 2022'' and inserting ``March 31, 2024''.
       (b) Deposit of Proceeds.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (C)(i), 
     (D), and (G)(iii) of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) and except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B) of such section, the proceeds (including 
     deposits and upfront payments from successful bidders) of any 
     system of competitive bidding described in paragraph (2) (in 
     this paragraph referred to as the ``covered proceeds'') shall 
     be deposited as follows:
       (A) In the case of covered proceeds attributable to 
     eligible frequencies described in subsection (g)(2) of 
     section 113 of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923), 
     such amount of such proceeds as is necessary to cover the 
     relocation or sharing costs (as defined in subsection (g)(3) 
     of such section) of Federal entities (as defined in 
     subsection (l) of such section) relocated from or sharing 
     such eligible frequencies shall be deposited in the Spectrum 
     Relocation Fund established under section 118 of such Act (47 
     U.S.C. 928). Any remainder of such proceeds shall be 
     deposited in the Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund 
     established by section 601 of this Act.
       (B) In the case of covered proceeds attributable to 
     spectrum usage rights made available through an incentive 
     auction under subparagraph (G) of section 309(j)(8) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)), such amount 
     of such proceeds as the Federal Communications Commission has 
     agreed to share with licensees under such subparagraph shall 
     be shared with such licensees. Any remainder of such proceeds 
     shall be deposited in the Public Safety and Secure Networks 
     Fund established by section 601 of this Act.
       (C) Any other covered proceeds shall be deposited in the 
     Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund established by section 
     601 of this Act.
       (2) System of competitive bidding described.--A system of 
     competitive bidding described in this paragraph is any system 
     of competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) that is 
     concluded during the period beginning on July 1, 2022, and 
     ending on March 31, 2024, except for the system of 
     competitive bidding required by section 101(b)(3)(A) of this 
     Act.

            TITLE VI--PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURE NETWORKS FUND

     SEC. 601. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURE NETWORKS FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund to be known as the ``Public Safety 
     and Secure Networks Fund'' (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Fund'').
       (b) Accounting for Federal Budget Baseline.--
       (1) Proceeds of auction of 2496-2690 mhz band.--In the case 
     of the proceeds of any system of competitive bidding under 
     section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     309(j)) with respect to the frequencies between 2496 
     megahertz and 2690 megahertz, inclusive, that are deposited 
     in the Fund as required by section 501(b) of this Act, the 
     first $1,800,000,000 of such proceeds shall be deposited in 
     the general fund of the Treasury, where such amounts shall be 
     dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. The 
     remainder of such proceeds shall be available or deposited 
     under subsection (c).
       (2) Proceeds of required auction of 3.1-3.45 ghz band.--In 
     the case of the proceeds of the system of competitive bidding 
     required by subparagraph (A) of section 101(b)(3) that are 
     deposited in the Fund as required by subparagraph (D) of such 
     section, the first $17,300,000,000 of such proceeds shall be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury, where such 
     amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit 
     reduction. The remainder of such proceeds shall be available 
     or deposited under subsection (c).
       (c) Use of Funds.--Except as provided in subsection (b), as 
     amounts are deposited in the Fund, such amounts shall be 
     available or deposited as follows:
       (1) $3,080,000,000 shall be available to the Federal 
     Communications Commission until expended to carry out the 
     program established under section 4 of the Secure and Trusted 
     Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603).
       (2) After the amount required to be made available by 
     paragraph (1) is so made available, $10,000,000,000 shall be 
     available to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
     Communications and Information until expended to carry out 
     sections 159, 160, and 161 of the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act, as added by 
     section 301(a) of this Act, except that not more than 4 
     percent of the amount made available by this paragraph may be 
     used for administrative purposes (including carrying out such 
     sections 160 and 161).
       (3) After the amount required to be made available by 
     paragraph (2) is so made available, $117,400,000 shall be 
     available to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
     Communications and Information until expended to carry out 
     section 120 of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act, as added by 
     section 401 of this Act.
       (4) After the amount required to be made available by 
     paragraph (3) is so made available, any remaining amounts 
     deposited in the Fund shall be deposited in the general fund 
     of the Treasury, where such amounts shall be dedicated for 
     the sole purpose of deficit reduction.

             TITLE VII--DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS

     SEC. 701. 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.


          CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act of 2022

                               H.R. 7733

       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 ``CDFI Bond Guarantee Program 
     Improvement Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the authority to guarantee 
     bonds under section 114A of the Community Development Banking 
     and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a) 
     (commonly referred to as the ``CDFI Bond Guarantee Program'') 
     provides community development financial institutions with a 
     sustainable source of long-term capital and furthers the 
     mission of the Community Development Financial Institutions 
     Fund (established under section 104(a) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 
     4703(a)) to increase economic opportunity and promote 
     community development investments for underserved populations 
     and distressed communities in the United States.

     SEC. 3. GUARANTEES FOR BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED FOR COMMUNITY 
                   OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES.

       Section 114A of the Community Development Banking and 
     Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``, multiplied by an 
     amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of issued 
     notes or bonds'';
       (2) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking ``$100,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$25,000,000''; and
       (3) in subsection (k), by striking ``September 30, 2014'' 
     and inserting ``the date that is 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act 
     of 2022''.

     SEC. 4. REPORT ON THE CDFI BOND GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, and not later than 3 years after such date of enactment, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue a report to the 
     Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate on the effectiveness of the CDFI 
     bond guarantee program established under section 114A of the

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     Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act 
     of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a).


     Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022

                               H.R. 7981

       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 ``Public and Federally 
     Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. SMOKE ALARMS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING.

       (a) Public Housing, Tenant-Based Assistance, and Project-
     Based Assistance.--The United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3(a) (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)), by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(9) Qualifying smoke alarms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each public housing agency shall ensure 
     that a qualifying smoke alarm is installed in accordance with 
     applicable codes and standards published by the International 
     Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and 
     the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in 
     or near each sleeping area in any dwelling unit in public 
     housing owned or operated by the public housing agency, 
     including in basements but excepting crawl spaces and 
     unfinished attics, and in each common area in a project 
     containing such a dwelling unit.
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(i) Smoke alarm defined.--The term `smoke alarm' has the 
     meaning given the term `smoke detector' in section 29(d) of 
     the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2225(d)).
       ``(ii) Qualifying smoke alarm defined.--The term 
     `qualifying smoke alarm' means a smoke alarm that--

       ``(I) in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially 
     rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph 
     is--

       ``(aa) hardwired; or
       ``(bb) uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable 
     primary batteries and--
       ``(AA) is sealed;
       ``(BB) is tamper resistant;
       ``(CC) contains silencing means; and
       ``(DD) provides notification for persons with hearing loss 
     as required by the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard; or

       ``(II) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
     substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph, is hardwired.''; and

       (2) in section 8 (42 U.S.C. 1437f)--
       (A) by inserting after subsection (k) the following:
       ``(l) Qualifying Smoke Alarms.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each owner of a dwelling unit receiving 
     project-based assistance under this section shall ensure that 
     qualifying smoke alarms are installed in accordance with 
     applicable codes and standards published by the International 
     Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and 
     the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in 
     or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including 
     in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished 
     attics, and in each common area in a project containing such 
     a dwelling unit.
       ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Smoke alarm defined.--The term `smoke alarm' has the 
     meaning given the term `smoke detector' in section 29(d) of 
     the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2225(d)).
       ``(B) Qualifying smoke alarm defined.--The term `qualifying 
     smoke alarm' means a smoke alarm that--
       ``(i) in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially 
     rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph 
     is--

       ``(I) hardwired; or
       ``(II) uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable 
     primary batteries and--

       ``(aa) is sealed;
       ``(bb) is tamper resistant;
       ``(cc) contains silencing means; and
       ``(dd) provides notification for persons with hearing loss 
     as required by the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
     substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph, is hardwired.''; and
       (B) in subsection (o), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(22) Qualifying smoke alarms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each dwelling unit receiving tenant-
     based assistance or project-based assistance under this 
     subsection shall have a qualifying smoke alarm installed in 
     accordance with applicable codes and standards published by 
     the International Code Council or the National Fire 
     Protection Association and the requirements of the National 
     Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor 
     standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area in 
     such dwelling unit, including in basements but excepting 
     crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common area 
     in a project containing such a dwelling unit.
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(i) Smoke alarm defined.--The term `smoke alarm' has the 
     meaning given the term `smoke detector' in section 29(d) of 
     the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2225(d)).
       ``(ii) Qualifying smoke alarm defined.--The term 
     `qualifying smoke alarm' means a smoke alarm that--

       ``(I) in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially 
     rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph 
     is--

       ``(aa) hardwired; or
       ``(bb) uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable 
     primary batteries and--
       ``(AA) is sealed;
       ``(BB) is tamper resistant;
       ``(CC) contains silencing means; and
       ``(DD) provides notification for persons with hearing loss 
     as required by the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard; or

       ``(II) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
     substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph, is hardwired.''.

       (b) Supportive Housing for the Elderly.--Section 202(j) of 
     the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(j)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) Qualifying smoke alarms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each owner of a dwelling unit assisted 
     under this section shall ensure that qualifying smoke alarms 
     are installed in accordance with the requirements of 
     applicable codes and standards and the National Fire 
     Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor 
     standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area in 
     such dwelling unit, including in basements but excepting 
     crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common area 
     in a project containing such a dwelling unit.
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(i) Smoke alarm defined.--The term `smoke alarm' has the 
     meaning given the term `smoke detector' in section 29(d) of 
     the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2225(d)).
       ``(ii) Qualifying smoke alarm defined.--The term 
     `qualifying smoke alarm' means a smoke alarm that--

       ``(I) in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially 
     rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph 
     is--

       ``(aa) hardwired; or
       ``(bb) uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable 
     primary batteries and--
       ``(AA) is sealed;
       ``(BB) is tamper resistant;
       ``(CC) contains silencing means; and
       ``(DD) provides notification for persons with hearing loss 
     as required by the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard; or

       ``(II) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
     substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph, is hardwired.''.

       (c) Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities.--
     Section 811(j) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(j)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(8) Qualifying smoke alarms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each dwelling unit assisted under this 
     section shall contain qualifying smoke alarms that are 
     installed in accordance with applicable codes and standards 
     published by the International Code Council or the National 
     Fire Protection Association and the requirements of the 
     National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any 
     successor standard, in each level and in or near each 
     sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements 
     but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each 
     common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(i) Smoke alarm defined.--The term `smoke alarm' has the 
     meaning given the term `smoke detector' in section 29(d) of 
     the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2225(d)).
       ``(ii) Qualifying smoke alarm defined.--The term 
     `qualifying smoke alarm' means a smoke alarm that--

       ``(I) in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially 
     rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph 
     is--

       ``(aa) hardwired; or
       ``(bb) uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable 
     primary batteries and--
       ``(AA) is sealed;
       ``(BB) is tamper resistant;
       ``(CC) contains silencing means; and
       ``(DD) provides notification for persons with hearing loss 
     as required by the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard; or

       ``(II) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
     substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph, is hardwired.''.

       (d) Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS.--Section 
     856 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 12905) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(j) Qualifying Smoke Alarms.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each dwelling unit assisted under this 
     subtitle shall contain qualifying smoke alarms that are 
     installed in accordance with applicable codes and standards 
     published by the International Code Council or the National 
     Fire Protection Association and the requirements of the 
     National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any 
     successor standard, in each level and in or near each 
     sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements 
     but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each 
     common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.
       ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Smoke alarm defined.--The term `smoke alarm' has the 
     meaning given the term `smoke detector' in section 29(d) of 
     the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2225(d)).
       ``(B) Qualifying smoke alarm defined.--The term `qualifying 
     smoke alarm' means a smoke alarm that--

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       ``(i) in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date 
     of enactment of this subsection and not substantially 
     rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this subsection 
     is--

       ``(I) hardwired; or
       ``(II) uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable 
     primary batteries and--

       ``(aa) is sealed;
       ``(bb) is tamper resistant;
       ``(cc) contains silencing means; and
       ``(dd) provides notification for persons with hearing loss 
     as required by the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
     substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of 
     this subsection, is hardwired.''.
       (e) Rural Housing.--Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
     U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 514 (42 U.S.C. 1484), by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(k) Qualifying Smoke Alarms.--
       ``(1) In general.--Housing and related facilities 
     constructed with loans under this section shall contain 
     qualifying smoke alarms that are installed in accordance with 
     applicable codes and standards published by the International 
     Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and 
     the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in 
     or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including 
     in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished 
     attics, and in each common area in a project containing such 
     a dwelling unit.
       ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Smoke alarm defined.--The term `smoke alarm' has the 
     meaning given the term `smoke detector' in section 29(d) of 
     the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2225(d)).
       ``(B) Qualifying smoke alarm defined.--The term `qualifying 
     smoke alarm' means a smoke alarm that--
       ``(i) in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date 
     of enactment of this subsection and not substantially 
     rehabilitated after the date enactment of this subsection 
     is--

       ``(I) hardwired; or
       ``(II) uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable 
     primary batteries and--

       ``(aa) is sealed;
       ``(bb) is tamper resistant;
       ``(cc) contains silencing means; and
       ``(dd) provides notification for persons with hearing loss 
     as required by the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
     substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of 
     this subsection, is hardwired.''; and
       (2) in section 515(m) (42 U.S.C. 1485(m)) by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(3) Qualifying Smoke Alarms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Housing and related facilities 
     rehabilitated or repaired with amounts received under a loan 
     made or insured under this section shall contain qualifying 
     smoke alarms that are installed in accordance with applicable 
     codes and standards published by the International Code 
     Council or the National Fire Protection Association and the 
     requirements of the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and in 
     or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including 
     in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished 
     attics, and in each common area in a project containing such 
     a dwelling unit.
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(i) Smoke alarm defined.--The term `smoke alarm' has the 
     meaning given the term `smoke detector' in section 29(d) of 
     the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2225(d)).
       ``(ii) Qualifying smoke alarm defined.--The term 
     `qualifying smoke alarm' means a smoke alarm that--
       ``(I) in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially 
     rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph 
     is--

       ``(aa) hardwired; or
       ``(bb) uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable 
     primary batteries and--

       ``(AA) is sealed;
       ``(BB) is tamper resistant;
       ``(CC) contains silencing means; and
       ``(DD) provides notification for persons with hearing loss 
     as required by the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard; or
       ``(II) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
     substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph, is hardwired.''.
       (f) Farm Labor Housing Direct Loans & Grants.--Section 516 
     of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1486) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) that such housing shall contain qualifying smoke 
     alarms that are installed in accordance with applicable codes 
     and standards published by the International Code Council or 
     the National Fire Protection Association and the requirements 
     of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or 
     any successor standard, in each level and in or near each 
     sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements 
     but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each 
     common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit.''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) the term `smoke alarm' has the meaning given the term 
     `smoke detector' in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)); and
       ``(6) the term `qualifying smoke alarm' means a smoke alarm 
     that--
       ``(A) in the case of a dwelling unit built before the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially 
     rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph 
     is--
       ``(i) hardwired; or
       ``(ii) uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable 
     primary batteries and--

       ``(I) is sealed;
       ``(II) is tamper resistant;
       ``(III) contains silencing means; and
       ``(IV) provides notification for persons with hearing loss 
     as required by the National Fire Protection Association 
     Standard 72, or any successor standard; or

       ``(B) in the case of a dwelling unit built or substantially 
     rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
     is hardwired.''.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the amendments made by this 
     section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
     2023 through 2027.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     through (f) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (i) No Preemption.--Nothing in the amendments made by this 
     section shall be construed to preempt or limit the 
     applicability of any State or local law relating to the 
     installation and maintenance of smoke alarms in housing that 
     requires standards that are more stringent than the standards 
     described in the amendments made by this section.

     SEC. 3. FIRE SAFETY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall, not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, complete a national educational 
     campaign that educates the general public about health and 
     safety requirements in housing and how to properly use safety 
     features in housing, including self-closing doors, smoke 
     alarms, and carbon monoxide detectors.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development to carry out this section, $2,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2024.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1254, 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 Michigan 
(Mr. Kildee) 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. GOOD of Virginia. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further 
proceedings on this motion will be postponed.

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