[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H9803-H9810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS CERTAIN BILLS AND CONCUR IN SENATE 
                               AMENDMENT

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution 
1518, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bills: H.R. 1082; H.R. 
5349; H.R. 6218; H.R. 6220; H.R. 6221; H.R. 6611; H.R. 6630; H.R. 6725; 
H.R. 7832; H.R. 8665; S. 558; and S. 789; and concur in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 7077.
  The Clerk read the title of the bills and the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 7077.
  The text of the bill and the Senate amendment to H.R. 7077 are as 
follows:


                               Sami's Law

                               H.R. 1082

       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 ``Sami's Law''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

        In this Act:

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       (1) Passenger.--The term ``passenger'' means an individual 
     who is matched with a TNC driver through a TNC platform.
       (2) Tnc driver.--The term ``TNC driver'' means an 
     individual who contracts with a transportation network 
     company and provides transportation services facilitated 
     through a TNC platform in exchange for compensation or 
     payment of a fee from a passenger.
       (3) Tnc platform.--The term ``TNC platform'' means an 
     online-enabled application or digital network made available 
     by a transportation network company to connect passengers to 
     TNC drivers for the purpose of a TNC driver providing 
     prearranged transportation services.
       (4) Tnc vehicle.--The term ``TNC vehicle'' means a vehicle 
     (also known as a ``ride-hailing vehicle'') that is--
       (A) owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by a TNC 
     driver; and
       (B) used by the TNC driver to provide to passengers 
     prearranged transportation services facilitated through a TNC 
     platform.
       (5) Transportation network company; tnc.--
       (A) In general.--The terms ``transportation network 
     company'' and ``TNC'' mean a corporation, partnership, sole 
     proprietorship, or other entity that makes available a TNC 
     platform to connect passengers to TNC drivers in exchange for 
     compensation or payment of a fee in order for the TNC driver 
     to transport the passenger using a TNC vehicle.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``transportation network 
     company'' and ``TNC'' does not include--
       (i) a shared-expense carpool or vanpool arrangement that is 
     not intended to generate profit for the driver; or
       (ii) microtransit or other dedicated services provided 
     exclusively on behalf of a government entity, a nonprofit 
     organization, or a third-party commercial enterprise.

     SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF RIDE-HAILING SIGNAGE.

       (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it 
     shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale 
     any signage that--
       (1) is designed to help a passenger to identify a TNC 
     vehicle; and
       (2) either--
       (A) contains a proprietary trademark or logo of a 
     transportation network company; or
       (B) purports to be signage of a transportation network 
     company.
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     person authorized by a transportation network company to sell 
     or offer for sale signage of the transportation network 
     company described in that subsection.
       (c) Enforcement.--
       (1) In general.--A violation of this section shall be 
     considered to be a violation of a rule defining an unfair or 
     deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 
     18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
     57a(a)(1)(B)).
       (2) Action by ftc.--The Federal Trade Commission shall 
     enforce this section in the same manner, by the same means, 
     and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though 
     all applicable provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) are incorporated in this Act.
       (3) Treatment.--Any person who violates this section shall 
     be subject to the penalties, and entitled to the privileges 
     and immunities, provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
       (d) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section limits the 
     authority of the Federal Trade Commission under any other 
     provision of law.

     SEC. 4. GAO STUDY ON INCIDENCE OF FATAL AND NON-FATAL 
                   PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PASSENGERS, TNC 
                   DRIVERS, AND DRIVERS OF OTHER FOR-HIRE 
                   VEHICLES.

       (a) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report that includes the results of a study 
     regarding--
       (1) the incidence of fatal and non-fatal physical assault 
     and sexual assault perpetrated in the preceding 2 calendar 
     years (starting with calendar years 2019 and 2020 for the 
     first study)--
       (A) against TNC drivers and drivers of other for-hire 
     vehicles (including taxicabs) by passengers and riders of 
     for-hire vehicles; and
       (B) against passengers and riders by other passengers and 
     TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire vehicles (including 
     taxicabs), including the incidences that are committed by 
     individuals who are not TNC drivers or drivers of other for-
     hire vehicles but who pose as TNC drivers or drivers of other 
     for-hire vehicles;
       (2) the nature and specifics of any background checks 
     conducted on prospective TNC drivers and drivers of other 
     for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs), including any State 
     and local laws requiring those background checks; and
       (3) the safety steps taken by transportation network 
     companies and other for-hire vehicle services (including 
     taxicab companies) related to rider and driver safety.
       (b) Sexual Assault Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``sexual assault'' means the occurrence of an act that 
     constitutes any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by 
     Federal, Tribal, or State law, including when the victim 
     lacks capacity to consent.

     SEC. 5. 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.


                  J.I. Washington Post Office Building

                               H.R. 5349

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

     SECTION 1. J.I. WASHINGTON POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 1550 State Road S-38-211 in Orangeburg, 
     South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the ``J.I. 
     Washington Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``J.I. Washington Post Office Building''.

               W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office

                               H.R. 6218

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

     SECTION 1. W.O.C. KORT MILLER PLANTENBERG POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``W.O.C. Kort Miller 
     Plantenberg Post Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post 
     Office''.

                      Charles P. Nord Post Office

                               H.R. 6220

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

     SECTION 1. CHARLES P. NORD POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in Perham, 
     Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the ``Charles P. 
     Nord Post Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Charles P. Nord Post Office''.

                    James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office

                               H.R. 6221

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

     SECTION 1. JAMES A. ROGERS JR. POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 155 Main Avenue West in Winsted, 
     Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the ``James A. 
     Rogers Jr. Post Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office''.

             Authorization to Establish Commemorative Work

                               H.R. 6611

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

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (2) Sponsor.--The term ``Sponsor'' means the Government of 
     France.
       (b) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--The Sponsor may establish a commemorative 
     work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its 
     environs to honor the extraordinary contributions of Jean 
     Monnet with respect to--
       (A) restoring peace between European nations; and
       (B) establishing the European Union.
       (2) Compliance with standards for commemorative works.--The 
     establishment of the commemorative work under this section 
     shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works 
     Act''), except that sections 8902(a)(1) and 8908(b) shall not 
     apply with respect to the commemorative work.
       (3) Prohibition on the use of federal funds.--
       (A) In general.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any 
     expense of the establishment or maintenance of the 
     commemorative work under this section.
       (B) Acceptance of contributions and payment of expenses.--
     The Sponsor shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of 
     contributions for, and the payment of the expenses of, the 
     establishment and maintenance of the commemorative work under 
     this section.
       (4) Deposit of excess funds.--

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       (A) In general.--If, on payment of all expenses for the 
     establishment of the commemorative work under this section 
     (including the maintenance and preservation amount required 
     by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there 
     remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of 
     the commemorative work, the Sponsor shall transmit the amount 
     of the balance to the Secretary for deposit in the account 
     provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of that title.
       (B) On expiration of authority.--If, on expiration of the 
     authority for the commemorative work under section 8903(e) of 
     title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of 
     funds received for the establishment of the commemorative 
     work under this section, the Sponsor shall transmit the 
     amount of the balance to a separate account with the National 
     Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the 
     Secretary or the Administrator of General Services, as 
     appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in 
     paragraph (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for accounts 
     established under paragraph (2) or (3) of that section.
       (c) 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 Senate 
     Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been 
     submitted prior to the vote on passage.

                  PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building

                               H.R. 6630

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

     SECTION 1. PFC JANG HO KIM POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 2400 N Kraemer Blvd. in Placentia, 
     California, shall be known and designated as the ``PFC Jang 
     Ho Kim Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building''.

                  Marilyn Monroe Post Office Building

                               H.R. 6725

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

     SECTION 1. CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR MARILYN MONROE POST OFFICE.

       Section 1 of Public Law 116-80 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SECTION 1. MARILYN MONROE POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       ``(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States 
     Postal Service located at 15701 Sherman Way in Van Nuys, 
     California, shall be known and designated as the `Marilyn 
     Monroe Post Office Building'.
       ``(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the `Marilyn Monroe Post Office Building'.''.

                 Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building

                               H.R. 7832

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

     SECTION 1. ESTEBAN E. TORRES POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 396 South California Avenue in West 
     Covina, California, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Esteban E. Torres Post Office 
     Building''.

 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act

                               H.R. 8665

       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 Archives and 
     Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

       Title 44, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 710, by striking ``his approval'' and 
     inserting ``approval by the President'';
       (2) in section 711, by striking ``he shall'' and inserting 
     ``the Director shall'';
       (3) in section 2108--
       (A) by striking ``transferred to him'' and inserting 
     ``transferred to the Archivist'';
       (B) by striking ``appear to him'' and inserting ``appear to 
     the head of the Federal agency'';
       (C) by striking ``his custody'' and inserting ``the custody 
     of the head of the Federal agency'';
       (D) by striking ``he concurs,'' and inserting ``the 
     Archivist concurs'';
       (E) by striking ``his successor in function'', each place 
     it appears, and inserting ``the successor in function of the 
     head of the agency''; and
       (F) by striking ``he determines'' and inserting ``the 
     Archivist determines'';
       (4) in section 2109--
       (A) by striking ``to him'' and inserting ``to the 
     Archivist''; and
       (B) by striking ``He may'' and inserting ``The Archivist 
     may'';
       (5) in section 2110--
       (A) by striking ``he considers'' and inserting ``the 
     Archivist considers''; and
       (B) by striking ``his custody'' and inserting ``the custody 
     of the Archivist'';
       (6) in section 2112--
       (A) by striking ``he may'', each place it appears, and 
     inserting ``the Archivist may'';
       (B) by striking ``in him'' and inserting ``in the 
     Archivist'';
       (C) by striking ``his custody'' and inserting ``the custody 
     of the Archivist''; and
       (D) by striking ``his control'' and inserting ``the control 
     of the Archivist'';
       (7) in section 2307, by striking ``his designee'' and 
     inserting ``the designee of the Archivist'';
       (8) in section 2903, by striking ``by him'' and inserting 
     ``by the Archivist'';
       (9) in section 3308, by striking ``he may'' and inserting 
     ``the Archivist may'';
       (10) in section 3310, by striking ``he considers'' and 
     inserting ``the Archivist considers''; and
       (11) in section 3311--
       (A) by striking ``his legal custody'' and inserting ``the 
     legal custody of the head of the agency of the United States 
     Government'';
       (B) by striking ``his opinion'' and inserting ``the opinion 
     of such head of such agency'';
       (C) by striking ``he shall'' and inserting ``such official 
     shall''; and
       (D) by striking ``he disposed'' and inserting ``such 
     official disposed''.


     Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act

                                 S. 558

       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 ``Flood 
     Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act'' or 
     the ``FLOODS Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. National Integrated Flood Information System.
Sec. 4. Observations and modeling for total water prediction.
Sec. 5. Service coordination hydrologists at River Forecast Centers of 
              the National Weather Service.
Sec. 6. Improving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
              communication of future flood risks and hazardous flash 
              flood events.
Sec. 7. Freshwater monitoring along the coast.
Sec. 8. Tornado warning improvement.
Sec. 9. Hurricane forecast improvement program.
Sec. 10. Weather and water research and development planning.
Sec. 11. Forecast communication coordinators.
Sec. 12. Estimates of precipitation frequency in the United States.
Sec. 13. Interagency Committee on Water Management and Infrastructure.
Sec. 14. National Weather Service hydrologic research fellowship 
              program.
Sec. 15. Identification and support of consistent, Federal set of 
              forward-looking, long-term meteorological information.
Sec. 16. Gap analysis on availability of snow-related data to assess 
              and predict flood and flood impacts.
Sec. 17. Availability to the public of flood-related data.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United 
     States, and any other territory or possession of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 3. NATIONAL INTEGRATED FLOOD INFORMATION SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     system, to be known as the ``National Integrated Flood 
     Information System'', to better inform and provide for more 
     timely decision making to reduce flood-related effects and 
     costs.
       (b) System Functions.--The Administrator, through the 
     National Integrated Flood Information System, shall--
       (1) provide an effective flood early warning system that--
       (A) collects and integrates information on the key 
     indicators of floods and flood impacts, including streamflow, 
     reservoir release and diversion, precipitation, soil 
     moisture, snow water equivalent, land cover, and evaporative 
     demand;
       (B) makes usable, reliable, and timely forecasts of floods;

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       (C) assesses the severity of flood conditions and effects;
       (D) provides information described in subparagraph (A), 
     forecasts described in subparagraph (B), and assessments 
     described in subparagraph (C) at the national, regional, and 
     local levels, as appropriate; and
       (E) communicates flood forecasts, flood conditions, and 
     flood impacts to appropriate entities engaged in flood 
     planning, preparedness, and response and post-event flood 
     extent, including--
       (i) decision makers at the Federal, State, local, and 
     Tribal levels of government; and
       (ii) the public;
       (2) provide timely data, information, and products that 
     reflect differences in flood conditions among localities, 
     regions, watersheds, and States;
       (3) coordinate and integrate, through interagency 
     agreements as practicable, Federal research and monitoring in 
     support of the flood early warning information system 
     provided under paragraph (1);
       (4) use existing forecasting and assessment programs and 
     partnerships;
       (5) make improvements in seasonal precipitation and 
     temperature, subseasonal precipitation and temperature, and 
     flood water prediction; and
       (6) continue ongoing research and monitoring activities 
     relating to floods, including research activities relating 
     to--
       (A) the prediction, length, severity, and impacts of floods 
     and improvement of the accuracy, timing, and specificity of 
     flash flood warnings;
       (B) the role of extreme weather events and climate 
     variability in floods; and
       (C) how water travels over and through surfaces.
       (c) Partnerships.--The Administrator, through the National 
     Integrated Flood Information System, may--
       (1) engage with the private sector to improve flood 
     monitoring, forecasts, land and topography data, and 
     communication, if the Administrator determines that such 
     engagement is appropriate, cost effective, and beneficial to 
     the public and decision makers described in subsection 
     (b)(1)(E)(i);
       (2) facilitate the development of 1 or more academic 
     cooperative partnerships to assist in carrying out the 
     functions of the National Integrated Flood Information System 
     described in subsection (b);
       (3) use and support monitoring by citizen scientists, 
     including by developing best practices to facilitate maximum 
     data integration, as the Administrator considers appropriate;
       (4) engage with, and leverage the resources of, entities 
     within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 
     existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, such 
     as the National Weather Service with respect to forecast and 
     warning functions, the National Integrated Drought 
     Information System, the Regional Climate Center, and the 
     National Mesonet Program, to improve coordination of water 
     monitoring, forecasting, and management; and
       (5) engage with and support water monitoring by the United 
     States Geological Survey--
       (A) to improve the availability and continuity of 
     streamflow data at critical locations through the deployment 
     of rapid deployment gages and the flood-hardening of at-risk 
     streamflow gauges; and
       (B) to increase storm surge monitoring data through the 
     deployment of additional storm surge sensors.
       (d) Consultation.--In developing and maintaining the 
     National Integrated Flood Information System, the 
     Administrator shall consult with relevant Federal, State, 
     local, and Tribal government agencies, research institutions, 
     and the private sector.
       (e) Cooperation From Other Federal Agencies.--Each Federal 
     agency shall cooperate as appropriate with the Administrator 
     in carrying out this section.

     SEC. 4. OBSERVATIONS AND MODELING FOR TOTAL WATER PREDICTION.

       (a) Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish 
     partnerships with 1 or more institutions of higher education 
     (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to evaluate observations that would 
     improve total water prediction.
       (2) Priority observations.--In establishing partnerships 
     under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall prioritize 
     partnerships to evaluate observations from uncrewed aerial 
     systems.
       (b) Maintained Observations.--If the Administrator 
     determines that incorporating additional observations 
     improves total water prediction, the Administrator shall, to 
     the extent practicable, continue incorporating those 
     observations.
       (c) Modeling Improvements.--The Administrator shall advance 
     geographic coverage, resolution, skill, and efficiency of 
     coastal oceanographic modeling, including efforts that 
     improve the coupling of and interoperability between 
     hydrological models and coastal ocean models.

     SEC. 5. SERVICE COORDINATION HYDROLOGISTS AT RIVER FORECAST 
                   CENTERS OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

       (a) Designation of Service Coordination Hydrologists.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the National Weather 
     Service (in this section referred to as the ``Director'') 
     shall designate at least 1 service coordination hydrologist 
     at each River Forecast Center of the National Weather 
     Service.
       (2) Performance by other employees.--Performance of the 
     responsibilities outlined in this section is not limited to 
     the service coordination hydrologist position.
       (b) Primary Role of Service Coordination Hydrologists.--The 
     primary role of the service coordination hydrologist shall be 
     to carry out the responsibilities required by this section.
       (c) Responsibilities.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), consistent with 
     the analysis described in section 409 of the Weather Research 
     and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-25; 
     131 Stat. 112), and in order to increase impact-based 
     decision support services, each service coordination 
     hydrologist designated under subsection (a) shall, with 
     respect to hydrology--
       (A) be responsible for providing service to the geographic 
     area of responsibility covered by the River Forecast Center 
     at which the service coordination hydrologist is employed to 
     help ensure that users of products and services of the 
     National Weather Service can respond effectively to improve 
     outcomes from flood events;
       (B) liaise with users of products and services of the 
     National Weather Service, such as the public, academia, media 
     outlets, users in the hydropower, transportation, recreation, 
     and agricultural communities, and forestry, land, fisheries, 
     and water management interests, to evaluate the adequacy and 
     usefulness of the products and services of the National 
     Weather Service;
       (C) collaborate with such River Forecast Centers and 
     Weather Forecast Offices and Federal, State, local, and 
     Tribal government agencies as the Director considers 
     appropriate in developing, proposing, and implementing plans 
     to develop, modify, or tailor products and services of the 
     National Weather Service to improve the usefulness of such 
     products and services;
       (D) engage in interagency partnerships with Federal, State, 
     local, and Tribal government agencies to explore the use of 
     forecast-informed reservoir operations to reduce flood risk;
       (E) ensure the maintenance and accuracy of flooding call 
     lists, appropriate office flooding policy or procedures, and 
     other flooding information or dissemination methodologies or 
     strategies; and
       (F) work closely with Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
     emergency and floodplain management agencies, and other 
     agencies relating to disaster management, to ensure a 
     planned, coordinated, and effective preparedness and response 
     effort.
       (2) Other staff.--The Director may assign a responsibility 
     set forth in paragraph (1) to such other staff as the 
     Director considers appropriate to carry out such 
     responsibility.
       (d) Additional Responsibilities.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a service 
     coordination hydrologist designated under subsection (a) may, 
     with respect to hydrology--
       (A) work with a State agency to develop plans for promoting 
     more effective use of products and services of the National 
     Weather Service throughout the State;
       (B) identify priority community preparedness objectives;
       (C) develop plans to meet the objectives identified under 
     subparagraph (B); and
       (D) conduct flooding event preparedness planning and 
     citizen education efforts with and through various State, 
     local, and Tribal government agencies and other disaster 
     management-related organizations.
       (2) Other staff.--The Director may assign a responsibility 
     set forth in paragraph (1) to such other staff as the 
     Director considers appropriate to carry out such 
     responsibility.

     SEC. 6. IMPROVING NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
                   ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATION OF FUTURE FLOOD 
                   RISKS AND HAZARDOUS FLASH FLOOD EVENTS.

       (a) Assessment of Flash Flood Watches and Warnings.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall--
       (A) conduct an assessment of--
       (i) the flash flood watches and warnings of the National 
     Weather Service; and
       (ii) the information delivery to support preparation and 
     responses to floods; and
       (B) submit to Congress a report on the findings of the 
     Administrator with respect to the assessment required by 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Elements.--The assessment required by paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An evaluation of whether the watches, warnings, and 
     information described in paragraph (1)(A) effectively--
       (i) communicate risk to the general public;
       (ii) inform action to prevent loss of life and property;
       (iii) inform action to support flood preparation and 
     response; and
       (iv) deliver information in a manner designed to lead to 
     appropriate action.
       (B) Subject to subsection (b)(2), such recommendations as 
     the Administrator may have for--
       (i) legislative and administrative action to improve the 
     watches and warnings described in paragraph (1)(A)(i); and
       (ii) such research as the Administrator considers necessary 
     to address the focus areas described in paragraph (3).
       (3) Focus areas.--The assessment required by paragraph 
     (1)(A) shall focus on the following areas:
       (A) Ways to communicate the risks posed by hazardous flash 
     flood events to the public

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     that are most likely to result in informed decision making 
     regarding the mitigation of those risks.
       (B) Ways to provide actionable geographic information to 
     the recipient of a watch or warning for a flash flood, 
     including partnering with emergency response agencies, as 
     appropriate.
       (C) Evaluation of information delivery to support the 
     preparation for and response to floods.
       (4) Consultation.--In conducting the assessment required by 
     paragraph (1)(A), the Administrator shall consult with--
       (A) individuals in the academic sector, including 
     individuals in the field of social and behavioral sciences;
       (B) other weather services;
       (C) media outlets and other entities that distribute the 
     watches and warnings described in paragraph (1)(A)(i);
       (D) floodplain managers and emergency planners and 
     responders, including State, local, and Tribal emergency 
     management agencies;
       (E) other government users of the watches and warnings 
     described in paragraph (1)(A)(i), including the Federal 
     Highway Administration; and
       (F) such other Federal agencies as the Administrator 
     determines rely on watches and warnings regarding flash 
     floods for operational decisions.
       (5) National academy of sciences.--The Administrator shall 
     engage with the National Academy of Sciences, as the 
     Administrator considers necessary and practicable, including 
     by contracting with the National Research Council to review 
     the scientific and technical soundness of the assessment 
     required by paragraph (1)(A), including the recommendations 
     under paragraph (2)(B).
       (6) Methodologies.--In conducting the assessment required 
     by paragraph (1)(A), the Administrator shall use such 
     methodologies as the Administrator considers are generally 
     accepted by the weather enterprise, including social and 
     behavioral sciences.
       (b) Improvements to Flash Flood Watches and Warnings.--
       (1) In general.--Based on the assessment required by 
     subsection (a)(1)(A), the Administrator shall make such 
     improvements to the watches and warnings described in that 
     subsection as the Administrator considers necessary--
       (A) to improve the communication of the risks posed by 
     hazardous flash flood events; and
       (B) to provide actionable geographic information to the 
     recipient of a watch or warning for a flash flood.
       (2) Requirements regarding recommendations.--In conducting 
     the assessment required by subsection (a)(1)(A), the 
     Administrator shall ensure that any recommendation under 
     subsection (a)(2)(B) that the Administrator considers a major 
     change--
       (A) is validated by social and behavioral science using a 
     generalizable sample;
       (B) accounts for the needs of various demographics, 
     vulnerable populations, and geographic regions;
       (C) responds to the needs of Federal, State, local, and 
     Tribal government partners and media partners; and
       (D) accounts for necessary changes to federally operated 
     watch and warning propagation and dissemination 
     infrastructure and protocols.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Watch; warning.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the terms ``watch'' and ``warning'', with respect to a 
     hazardous flash flood event, mean products issued by the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, intended for 
     use by the general public--
       (i) to alert the general public to the potential for or 
     presence of the event; and
       (ii) to inform action to prevent loss of life and property.
       (B) Exclusion.--The terms ``watch'' and ``warning'' do not 
     include technical or specialized meteorological and 
     hydrological forecasts, outlooks, or model guidance products.
       (2) Weather enterprise.--The term ``weather enterprise'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Weather 
     Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 
     8501).

     SEC. 7. FRESHWATER MONITORING ALONG THE COAST.

       (a) Data Availability Assessment.--The Administrator shall 
     assess the availability of short- and long-term data on 
     large-scale freshwater flooding into oceans, bays, and 
     estuaries, including data on--
       (1) flow rate, including discharge;
       (2) conductivity;
       (3) oxygen concentration;
       (4) nutrient load;
       (5) water temperature; and
       (6) sediment load.
       (b) Data Needs Assessment.--The Administrator shall assess 
     the need for additional data to assess and predict the effect 
     of the flooding and freshwater discharge described in 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Inventory of Data Needs.--Based on the assessments 
     required by subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall 
     create an inventory of data needs with respect to the 
     flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsections 
     (a) and (b).
       (d) Planning.--In planning for the collection of additional 
     data necessary for ecosystem-based modeling of the effect of 
     the flooding and freshwater discharge described in 
     subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall use the 
     inventory created under subsection (c).

     SEC. 8. TORNADO WARNING IMPROVEMENT.

       Section 103 of the Weather Research and Forecasting 
     Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8513) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Innovative Observations.--The Under Secretary shall 
     ensure that the program periodically examines the value of 
     incorporating innovative observations, such as acoustic or 
     infrasonic measurements, observations from phased array 
     radars, and observations from mesonets, with respect to the 
     improvement of tornado forecasts, predictions, and 
     warnings.''.

     SEC. 9. HURRICANE FORECAST IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 104(b) of the Weather Research and Forecasting 
     Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8514(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) evaluating and incorporating, as appropriate, 
     innovative observations, including acoustic or infrasonic 
     measurements.''.

     SEC. 10. WEATHER AND WATER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.

       Section 105(2) of the Weather Research and Forecasting 
     Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8515(2)) is amended by 
     inserting ``and flood-event'' after ``operational weather''.

     SEC. 11. FORECAST COMMUNICATION COORDINATORS.

       Section 1762(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15 
     U.S.C. 8521(f)(1)) is amended, in the second sentence, by 
     striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.

     SEC. 12. ESTIMATES OF PRECIPITATION FREQUENCY IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated 
     States'' means the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, 
     which have each entered into a Compact of Free Association 
     with the United States.
       (2) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 50 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, and the Freely Associated States.
       (b) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     program, to be known as the ``NOAA Precipitation Frequency 
     Atlas of the United States'', to compile, estimate, analyze, 
     and communicate the frequency of precipitation in the United 
     States.
       (c) Functions.--The NOAA Precipitation Frequency Atlas of 
     the United States--
       (1) shall better inform the public and provide information 
     on--
       (A) temporal and spatial distribution of heavy 
     precipitation;
       (B) analyses of seasonality in precipitation; and
       (C) trends in annual maximum series data; and
       (2) may serve as the official source of the Federal 
     Government on estimates of precipitation frequency and 
     associated information with respect to the United States.
       (d) Requirements.--
       (1) Coverage.--The NOAA Precipitation Frequency Atlas of 
     the United States shall include such estimates of the 
     frequency of precipitation in the United States as the 
     Administrator determines appropriate.
       (2) Frequency.--Such estimates--
       (A) shall be conducted not less frequently than once every 
     10 years; and
       (B) may be conducted more frequently if determined 
     appropriate by the Administrator.
       (3) Publication.--Such estimates and methodologies used to 
     conduct such estimates shall be--
       (A) subject to an appropriate, scientific process, as 
     determined by the Administrator; and
       (B) published on a publicly accessible website of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       (e) Partnerships.--The Administrator may partner with other 
     Federal agencies, members of the private sector, academic 
     cooperative partnerships, or nongovernment associations to 
     assist in carrying out the functions described in subsection 
     (c).
       (f) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Administrator may consult with relevant Federal, State, 
     local, Tribal, and Territorial government agencies, research 
     institutions, and the private sector, as the Administrator 
     determines necessary.
       (g) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Administrator may coordinate with other Federal agencies.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, from amounts 
     otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
     to carry out this Act, $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2022 through 2030.

     SEC. 13. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON WATER MANAGEMENT AND 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a committee, to be 
     known as the ``Interagency Committee on Water Management and 
     Infrastructure'' (in this section referred to as the ``Water 
     Policy Committee'').

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       (b) Membership.--The Water Policy Committee shall be 
     composed of the following members:
       (1) The Administrator.
       (2) The Secretary of the Interior.
       (3) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
       (4) The Secretary of Agriculture.
       (5) The Secretary of Commerce.
       (6) The Secretary of Energy.
       (7) The Secretary of the Army.
       (8) The heads of such other agencies as the co-chairs 
     consider appropriate.
       (c) Co-Chairs.--The Water Policy Committee shall be co-
     chaired by the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (d) Meetings.--The Water Policy Committee shall meet not 
     less frequently than 6 times each year, at the call of the 
     co-chairs.
       (e) General Purpose and Duties.--The Water Policy Committee 
     shall ensure that agencies and departments across the Federal 
     Government that engage in water-related matters, including 
     water storage and supplies, water quality and restoration 
     activities, water infrastructure, transportation on United 
     States rivers and inland waterways, and water forecasting, 
     work together where such agencies and departments have joint 
     or overlapping responsibilities to--
       (1) improve interagency coordination among Federal agencies 
     and departments on water resource management and water 
     infrastructure issues;
       (2) coordinate existing water-related Federal task forces, 
     working groups, and other formal cross-agency initiatives, as 
     appropriate;
       (3) prioritize managing the water resources of the United 
     States and promoting resilience of the water-related 
     infrastructure of the United States, including--
       (A) increasing water storage, water supply reliability, and 
     drought resiliency;
       (B) improving water quality, source water protection, and 
     nutrient management;
       (C) promoting restoration activities;
       (D) improving water systems, including with respect to 
     drinking water, desalination, water reuse, wastewater, and 
     flood control; and
       (E) improving water data management, research, modeling, 
     and forecasting;
       (4) improve interagency coordination of data management, 
     access, modeling, and visualization with respect to water-
     related matters;
       (5) promote integrated planning for Federal investments in 
     water-related infrastructure to enhance coordination and 
     protect taxpayer investment; and
       (6) support workforce development and efforts to recruit, 
     train, and retain professionals to operate and maintain 
     essential drinking water, wastewater, flood control, 
     hydropower, water delivery, and water storage facilities in 
     the United States.
       (f) Cross-Agency Priority Research Needs.--Not later than 1 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Water 
     Policy Committee shall develop and submit to Congress a list 
     of research needs that includes needs for cross-agency 
     research and coordination.

     SEC. 14. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH 
                   FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Assistant administrator.--The term ``Assistant 
     Administrator'' means the Assistant Administrator for Weather 
     Services of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       (2) Decision support services.--The term ``decision support 
     services'' means information, including data and refined 
     products, that supports water resources-related decision-
     making processes.
       (3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001).
       (4) NOAA line offices.--The term ``NOAA line offices'' 
     means the following offices of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration:
       (A) The National Ocean Service.
       (B) The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and 
     Information Service.
       (C) The National Marine Fisheries Service.
       (D) The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
       (E) The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.
       (b) Hydrologic Research Fellowship Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     hydrologic research fellowship program (in this section 
     referred to as the ``program'') for qualified individuals.
       (2) Qualified individual.--For purposes of this section, a 
     qualified individual is an individual who is--
       (A) a citizen of the United States; and
       (B) enrolled in a research-based graduate program, at an 
     institution of higher education, in a field that advances the 
     research priorities developed by the Assistant Administrator 
     under paragraph (7), such as--
       (i) hydrology;
       (ii) earth sciences;
       (iii) atmospheric sciences;
       (iv) computer sciences;
       (v) engineering;
       (vi) environmental sciences;
       (vii) geosciences;
       (viii) urban planning; or
       (ix) related social sciences.
       (3) Award guidelines.--Fellowships under the program shall 
     be awarded pursuant to guidelines established by the 
     Assistant Administrator.
       (4) Selection preference.--In selecting qualified 
     individuals for participation in the program, the Assistant 
     Administrator shall give preference to applicants from 
     historically Black colleges and universities and minority-
     serving institutions.
       (5) Placement.--The program shall support the placement of 
     qualified individuals in positions within the executive 
     branch of the Federal Government where such individuals can 
     address and advance the research priorities developed by the 
     Assistant Administrator under paragraph (7).
       (6) Fellowship term.--A fellowship under the program shall 
     be for a period of up to 2 years.
       (7) Fellowship research priorities.--The Assistant 
     Administrator, in consultation with representatives from the 
     NOAA line offices, the United States Geological Survey, the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Army Corps of 
     Engineers, as appropriate, shall develop and publish 
     priorities for the conduct of research by fellows, which may 
     include the following:
       (A) Advance the collaborative development of a flexible 
     community-based water resources modeling system.
       (B) Apply artificial intelligence and machine learning 
     capabilities to advance existing hydrologic modeling 
     capabilities.
       (C) Support the evolution and integration of hydrologic 
     modeling within an Earth Systems Modeling Framework.
       (D) Improve visualizations of hydrologic model outputs.
       (E) Advance the state of coupled freshwater and salt water 
     modeling and forecasting capabilities.
       (F) Advance understanding and process representation of 
     water quality parameters.
       (G) Advance the assimilation of in-situ and remotely sensed 
     observations and data.
       (H) Support the integration of social science to advance 
     decision support services.
       (I) Develop methods to study groundwater sustainability and 
     estimate the efficiency of recharge management.
       (c) Direct Hiring.--
       (1) Authority.--During fiscal year 2022 and any fiscal year 
     thereafter, the head of any Federal agency may appoint, 
     without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 
     33 of title 5, United States Code, other than sections 3303 
     and 3328 of that title, to a position with the Federal agency 
     a recipient of a fellowship under the program who--
       (A) earned a degree from a program described in subsection 
     (b)(2)(B);
       (B) successfully fulfilled the requirements of the 
     fellowship within the executive branch of the Federal 
     Government; and
       (C) meets qualification standards established by the Office 
     of Personnel Management.
       (2) Exercise of authority.--The direct hire authority 
     provided by this subsection shall be exercised with respect 
     to an individual described in paragraph (1) not later than 2 
     years after the date on which the individual completed the 
     fellowship under the program.

     SEC. 15. IDENTIFICATION AND SUPPORT OF CONSISTENT, FEDERAL 
                   SET OF FORWARD-LOOKING, LONG-TERM 
                   METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Extreme weather.--The term ``extreme weather'' includes 
     observed or anticipated severe and unseasonable atmospheric 
     conditions, including drought, heavy precipitation, 
     hurricanes, tornadoes and other windstorms (including 
     derechos), large hail, extreme heat, extreme cold, flooding, 
     sustained temperatures or precipitation that deviate 
     substantially from historical averages, and any other weather 
     event that the Administrator determines qualifies as extreme 
     weather.
       (2) Long-term.--The term ``long-term'' shall have such 
     meaning as the Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, considers appropriate for purposes of this 
     section.
       (3) Other environmental trends.--The term ``other 
     environmental trends'' means wildfires, coastal flooding, 
     inland flooding, land subsidence, rising sea levels, and any 
     other challenges relating to changes in environmental systems 
     over time that the Administrator determines qualify as 
     environmental challenges other than extreme weather.
       (b) Identification and Support of Consistent, Federal Set 
     of Forward-looking, Long-term Meteorological Information.--
     The Administrator shall identify, and support research that 
     enables, a consistent, Federal set of forward-looking, long-
     term meteorological information that models future extreme 
     weather events, other environmental trends, projections, and 
     up-to-date observations, including mesoscale information as 
     determined appropriate by the Administrator.

     SEC. 16. GAP ANALYSIS ON AVAILABILITY OF SNOW-RELATED DATA TO 
                   ASSESS AND PREDICT FLOOD AND FLOOD IMPACTS.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
     the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the 
     Interior, and the Army Corps of Engineers, shall conduct an 
     analysis of gaps in the availability of snow-related data to 
     assess and predict floods and flood impacts, including data 
     on the following:
       (1) Snow water equivalent.
       (2) Snow depth.
       (3) Snowpack temperature.

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       (4) Snow and mixed-phase precipitation.
       (5) Snow melt.
       (6) Rain-snow line.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
     the House of Representatives a report on--
       (1) the findings of the gap analysis required by subsection 
     (a); and
       (2) opportunities for additional collaboration among 
     Federal agencies to collect snow-related data to better 
     assess and predict floods and flood impacts.

     SEC. 17. AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC OF FLOOD-RELATED DATA.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall make flood-related 
     data available to the public on the website of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       (b) Cost.--The Administrator may make the data under 
     subsection (a) freely accessible or available at a cost that 
     does not exceed the cost of preparing the data.


Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation With 
                               Tribes Act

                                 S. 789

       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 ``Repealing Existing 
     Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes 
     Act'' or the ``RESPECT Act''.

     SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE LAWS RELATING TO INDIANS.

       (1) Section 2080 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 72) is 
     repealed.
       (2) Section 2100 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 127) is 
     repealed.
       (3) Section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 449, 
     chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 128), is repealed.
       (4) The first section of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 
     424, chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 129), is amended under the 
     heading ``CHEYENNES AND ARAPAHOES.'' by striking ``; that the 
     Secretary of the Interior be authorized to withhold, from any 
     tribe of Indians who may hold any captives other than 
     Indians, any moneys due them from the United States until 
     said captives shall be surrendered to the lawful authorities 
     of the United States''.
       (5) Section 2087 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 130) is 
     repealed.
       (6) Section 3 of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 449, 
     chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 137), is repealed.
       (7) Section 2101 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 138) is 
     repealed.
       (8) Section 7 of the Act of June 23, 1879 (21 Stat. 35, 
     chapter 35; 25 U.S.C. 273), is repealed.
       (9) The first section of the Act of March 3, 1893 (27 Stat. 
     612, chapter 209), is amended--
       (A) under the heading ``MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORTS.'' (27 Stat. 
     628; 25 U.S.C. 283), by striking the last 2 undesignated 
     paragraphs; and
  

       (B) under the heading ``FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.'' (27 Stat. 
     635; 25 U.S.C. 283), by striking the second undesignated 
     paragraph.
       (10) Section 18 of the Act of June 30, 1913 (38 Stat. 96, 
     chapter 4; 25 U.S.C. 285), is amended by striking the tenth 
     undesignated paragraph.
       (11) The Act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stat. 325, chapter 3504), 
     is amended under the heading ``commissioner.'' under the 
     heading ``I. GENERAL
     PROVISIONS.'' (34 Stat. 328; 25 U.S.C. 302) by striking the 
     fourth undesignated paragraph.


              Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering the U.S. Fire 
     Administration Act''.

     SEC. 2. FIRE SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS.

       The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 38. INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a major fire, the 
     Administrator may send incident investigators, which may 
     include safety specialists, fire protection engineers, codes 
     and standards experts, researchers, and fire training 
     specialists, to the site of the fire to conduct a fire safety 
     investigation as described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Investigation Required.--A fire safety investigation 
     conducted under this section--
       ``(1) shall be conducted in coordination and cooperation 
     with appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and 
     territorial authorities, including Federal agencies that are 
     authorized to investigate any fire; and
       ``(2) shall examine the previously determined cause and 
     origin of the fire and assess broader systematic matters to 
     include use of codes and standards, demographics, structural 
     characteristics, smoke and fire dynamics (movement) during 
     the event, and costs of associated injuries and deaths.
       ``(c) Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), upon 
     concluding any fire safety investigation under this section, 
     the Administrator shall--
       ``(A) issue a public report to the appropriate Federal, 
     State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities on the 
     findings of such investigation; or
       ``(B) collaborate with another investigating Federal, 
     State, local, Tribal, or territorial agency on the report of 
     that agency.
       ``(2) Exception.--If the Administrator, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and 
     territorial authorities determines that issuing a report 
     under paragraph (1) would have a negative impact on a 
     potential or ongoing criminal investigation, the 
     Administrator is not required to issue such report.
       ``(3) Contents.--Each public report issued under paragraph 
     (1) shall include recommendations on--
       ``(A) any other buildings with similar characteristics that 
     may bear similar fire risks;
       ``(B) improving tactical response to similar fires;
       ``(C) improving civilian safety practices;
       ``(D) assessing the costs and benefits to the community of 
     adding fire safety features; and
       ``(E) how to mitigate the causes of the fire.
       ``(d) Discretionary Authority.--In addition to a fire 
     safety investigation conducted pursuant to subsection (a), 
     provided doing so would not have a negative impact on a 
     potential or ongoing criminal investigation, the 
     Administrator may send fire investigators to conduct a fire 
     safety investigation at the site of any fire with unusual or 
     remarkable context that results in losses less severe than 
     those occurring as a result of a major fire, in coordination 
     and cooperation with the appropriate Federal, State, local, 
     Tribal, and territorial authorities, including Federal 
     agencies that are authorized to investigate the fire.
       ``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to--
       ``(1) affect or otherwise diminish the authorities or the 
     mandates vested in other Federal agencies;
       ``(2) grant the Administrator authority to investigate a 
     major fire for the purpose of an enforcement action or 
     criminal prosecution; or
       ``(3) require the Administrator to send investigators or 
     issue a report for a major fire when the Administrator, in 
     coordination and cooperation with the appropriate Federal, 
     State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities, determine 
     that it may compromise a potential or ongoing criminal 
     investigation.
       ``(f) Major Fire Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `major fire' shall have the meaning given such term 
     under regulations to be issued by the Administrator.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution 
1518, 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 Maryland 
(Mr. Hoyer) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bills and 
concur in the Senate amendment.
  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. ROSENDALE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  This is a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 349, 
nays 80, not voting 1, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 522]

                               YEAS--349

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Amodei
     Arrington
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Barr
     Barragan
     Beatty
     Bentz
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bice (OK)
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady
     Brown (MD)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownley
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Bush
     Bustos
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                             NOT VOTING--1

       
     Hinson
       

                              {time}  1425

  Mr. ADERHOLT changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, and Mr. TAKANO changed 
their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended, 
the bills were passed and the Senate amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The title of H.R. 1082 was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
prohibit the unauthorized sale of ride-hailing signage and study the 
incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles 
in order to enhance safety and save lives.''.
  The title of H.R. 6611 was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
authorize the Government of France to establish a commemorative work in 
the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the extraordinary 
contributions of Jean Monnet to restoring peace between European 
nations and establishing the European Union, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Axne (Pappas)
     Beatty (Neguse)
     Boebert (Gaetz)
     Brooks (Moore (AL))
     Brown (MD) (Evans)
     Carter (LA) (Horsford)
     Cawthorn (Gaetz)
     Cherfilus-McCormick (Brown (OH))
     Cicilline (Jayapal)
     Clyburn (Butterfield)
     DeFazio (Pallone)
     Dingell (Pappas)
     Doyle, Michael F. (Evans)
     Dunn (Salazar)
     Escobar (Garcia (TX))
     Espaillat (Correa)
     Gosar (Weber (TX))
     Green (TN) (Fleischmann)
     Jacobs (NY) (Sempolinski)
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     Kelly (IL) (Horsford)
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     Speier (Garcia (TX))
     Stevens (Craig)
     Strickland (Correa)
     Tiffany (Fitzgerald)
     Titus (Pallone)
     Welch (Pallone)
  

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