[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 17593-17628]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3996. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. Udall of 
New Mexico, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Franken, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
Rockefeller, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Merkley) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 
3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that 
emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees 
under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1034. PROHIBITION ON THE INDEFINITE DETENTION OF 
                   CITIZENS AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS.

       Section 4001 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 
     new subsection (a):
       ``(a) No citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United 
     States shall be imprisoned or otherwise detained by the 
     United States except consistent with the Constitution and 
     pursuant to an act of Congress that expressly authorizes such 
     imprisonment or detention.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b)(1) A general authorization to use military force, a 
     declaration of war, or any similar authority, on its own, 
     shall not be construed to authorize the imprisonment or 
     detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful 
     permanent resident of the United States apprehended in the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to an authorization to use 
     military force, a declaration of war, or any similar 
     authority enacted before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
       ``(3) This section shall not be construed to authorize the 
     imprisonment or detention of a citizen of the United States, 
     a lawful permanent resident of the United States, or any 
     other person who is apprehended in the United States.''.
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  SA 3997. Mrs. BOXER (for Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr. Thune)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2444, to authorize appropriations 
for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Howard Coble Coast Guard and 
     Maritime Transportation Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is the following:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.

                         TITLE II--COAST GUARD

Sec. 201. Commissioned officers.
Sec. 202. Commandant; appointment.
Sec. 203. Prevention and response workforces.
Sec. 204. Centers of expertise.
Sec. 205. Penalties.
Sec. 206. Agreements.
Sec. 207. Tuition assistance program coverage of textbooks and other 
              educational materials.
Sec. 208. Coast Guard housing.
Sec. 209. Lease authority.
Sec. 210. Notification of certain determinations.
Sec. 211. Annual Board of Visitors.
Sec. 212. Flag officers.
Sec. 213. Repeal of limitation on medals of honor.
Sec. 214. Coast Guard family support and child care.
Sec. 215. Mission need statement.
Sec. 216. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request.
Sec. 217. Inventory of real property.
Sec. 218. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory 
              committees.
Sec. 219. Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces.

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Sec. 220. Acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority.
Sec. 221. Coast Guard administrative savings.
Sec. 222. Technical corrections to title 14.
Sec. 223. Multiyear procurement authority for Offshore Patrol Cutters.
Sec. 224. Maintaining Medium Endurance Cutter mission capability.
Sec. 225. Aviation capability.
Sec. 226. Gaps in writings on Coast Guard history.
Sec. 227. Officer evaluation reports.
Sec. 228. Improved safety information for vessels.
Sec. 229. E-LORAN.
Sec. 230. Analysis of resource deficiencies with respect to maritime 
              border security.
Sec. 231. Modernization of National Distress and Response System.
Sec. 232. Report reconciling maintenance and operational priorities on 
              the Missouri River.
Sec. 233. Maritime Search and Rescue Assistance Policy assessment.

                   TITLE III--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

Sec. 301. Repeal.
Sec. 302. Donation of historical property.
Sec. 303. Small shipyards.
Sec. 304. Drug testing reporting.
Sec. 305. Opportunities for sea service veterans.
Sec. 306. Clarification of high-risk waters.
Sec. 307. Technical corrections.
Sec. 308. Report.
Sec. 309. Fishing safety grant programs.
Sec. 310. Establishment of Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 
              Committee.
Sec. 311. Travel and subsistence.
Sec. 312. Prompt intergovernmental notice of marine casualties.
Sec. 313. Area Contingency Plans.
Sec. 314. International ice patrol reform.
Sec. 315. Offshore supply vessel third-party inspection.
Sec. 316. Watches.
Sec. 317. Coast Guard response plan requirements.
Sec. 318. Regional Citizens' Advisory Council.
Sec. 319. Uninspected passenger vessels in the United States Virgin 
              Islands.
Sec. 320. Treatment of abandoned seafarers.
Sec. 321. Website.
Sec. 322. Coast Guard regulations.

                 TITLE IV--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 402. Award of reparations.
Sec. 403. Terms of Commissioners.

                TITLE V--ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 501. Arctic maritime transportation.
Sec. 502. Arctic maritime domain awareness.
Sec. 503. IMO Polar Code negotiations.
Sec. 504. Forward operating facilities.
Sec. 505. Icebreakers.
Sec. 506. Icebreaking in polar regions.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 601. Distant water tuna fleet.
Sec. 602. Extension of moratorium.
Sec. 603. National maritime strategy.
Sec. 604. Waivers.
Sec. 605. Competition by United States flag vessels.
Sec. 606. Vessel requirements for notices of arrival and departure and 
              automatic identification system.
Sec. 607. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Rochester, New York.
Sec. 608. Conveyance of certain property in Gig Harbor, Washington.
Sec. 609. Vessel determination.
Sec. 610. Safe vessel operation in Thunder Bay.
Sec. 611. Parking facilities.

                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2015 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as follows:
       (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, 
     $6,981,036,000.
       (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
     improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore 
     facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
     related thereto, $1,546,448,000, to remain available until 
     expended.
       (3) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, including 
     personnel and training costs, equipment, and services, 
     $140,016,000.
       (4) For environmental compliance and restoration of Coast 
     Guard vessels, aircraft, and facilities (other than parts and 
     equipment associated with operation and maintenance), 
     $16,701,000, to remain available until expended.
       (5) To the Commandant of the Coast Guard for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, 
     and human factors directly related to improving the 
     performance of the Coast Guard's mission with respect to 
     search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine 
     environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, 
     ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense 
     readiness, $19,890,000.
       (6) For alteration or removal of bridges over navigable 
     waters of the United States constituting obstructions to 
     navigation, and for personnel and administrative costs 
     associated with the Alteration of Bridges Program, 
     $16,000,000.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Active Duty Strength.--The Coast Guard is authorized an 
     end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 43,000 for 
     fiscal year 2015.
       (b) Military Training Student Loads.--The Coast Guard is 
     authorized average military training student loads for fiscal 
     year 2015 as follows:
       (1) For recruit and special training, 2,500 student years.
       (2) For flight training, 165 student years.
       (3) For professional training in military and civilian 
     institutions, 350 student years.
       (4) For officer acquisition, 1,200 student years.

                         TITLE II--COAST GUARD

     SEC. 201. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

       Section 42(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``7,200'' and inserting ``6,900''.

     SEC. 202. COMMANDANT; APPOINTMENT.

       Section 44 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the first sentence the following: ``The term 
     of an appointment, and any reappointment, shall begin on June 
     1 of the appropriate year and end on May 31 of the 
     appropriate year, except that, in the event of death, 
     retirement, resignation, or reassignment, or when the needs 
     of the Service demand, the Secretary may alter the date on 
     which a term begins or ends if the alteration does not result 
     in the term exceeding a period of 4 years.''.

     SEC. 203. PREVENTION AND RESPONSE WORKFORCES.

       Section 57 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) waterways operations manager shall have knowledge, 
     skill, and practical experience with respect to marine 
     transportation system management; or
       ``(5) port and facility safety and security specialist 
     shall have knowledge, skill, and practical experience with 
     respect to the safety, security, and environmental protection 
     responsibilities associated with maritime ports and 
     facilities.'';
       (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``or marine safety 
     engineer'' and inserting ``marine safety engineer, waterways 
     operations manager, or port and facility safety and security 
     specialist''; and
       (3) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ``investigator or 
     marine safety engineer.'' and inserting ``investigator, 
     marine safety engineer, waterways operations manager, or port 
     and facility safety and security specialist.''.

     SEC. 204. CENTERS OF EXPERTISE.

       Section 58(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Missions.--Any center established under subsection 
     (a) shall--
       ``(1) promote, facilitate, and conduct--
       ``(A) education;
       ``(B) training; and
       ``(C) activities authorized under section 93(a)(4);
       ``(2) be a repository of information on operations, 
     practices, and resources related to the mission for which the 
     center was established; and
       ``(3) perform and support the mission for which the center 
     was established.''.

     SEC. 205. PENALTIES.

       (a) Aids to Navigation and False Distress Messages.--
     Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 83 by striking ``$100'' and inserting 
     ``$1,500'';
       (2) in section 84 by striking ``$500'' and inserting 
     ``$1,500'';
       (3) in section 85 by striking ``$100'' and inserting 
     ``$1,500''; and
       (4) in section 88(c)(2) by striking ``$5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000''.
       (b) Unauthorized Use of Words ``Coast Guard''.--Section 639 
     of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''.

     SEC. 206. AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 93(a)(4) of title 14, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, investigate'' and inserting ``and 
     investigate''; and
       (2) by striking ``, and cooperate and coordinate such 
     activities with other Government agencies and with private 
     agencies''.
       (b) Authority.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, 
     as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``Sec. 102. Agreements

       ``(a) In General.--In carrying out section 93(a)(4), the 
     Commandant may--
       ``(1) enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, and 
     other agreements with--
       ``(A) Federal entities;
       ``(B) other public or private entities in the United 
     States, including academic entities; and
       ``(C) foreign governments with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State; and
       ``(2) impose on and collect from an entity subject to an 
     agreement or contract under

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     paragraph (1) a fee to assist with expenses incurred in 
     carrying out such section.
       ``(b) Deposit and Use of Fees.--Fees collected under this 
     section shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury as offsetting receipts. The fees may be used, to the 
     extent provided in advance in an appropriation law, only to 
     carry out activities under section 93(a)(4).''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``102. Agreements.''.

     SEC. 207. TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COVERAGE OF TEXTBOOKS 
                   AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.

       Section 93(a)(7) of title 14, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``and the textbooks, manuals, and other 
     materials required as part of such training or course of 
     instruction'' after ``correspondence courses''.

     SEC. 208. COAST GUARD HOUSING.

       (a) Commandant; General Powers.--Section 93(a)(13) of title 
     14, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the 
     Treasury'' and inserting ``the fund established under section 
     687''.
       (b) Lighthouse Property.--Section 672a(b) of title 14, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``the Treasury'' 
     and inserting ``the fund established under section 687''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 687(b) of title 14, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) Monies received under section 93(a)(13).
       ``(5) Amounts received under section 672a(b).''.

     SEC. 209. LEASE AUTHORITY.

       Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Leasing of Tidelands and Submerged Lands.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Commandant may lease under subsection 
     (a)(13) submerged lands and tidelands under the control of 
     the Coast Guard without regard to the limitation under that 
     subsection with respect to lease duration.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The Commandant may lease submerged lands 
     and tidelands under paragraph (1) only if--
       ``(A) lease payments are--
       ``(i) received exclusively in the form of cash;
       ``(ii) equal to the fair market value of the use of the 
     leased submerged lands or tidelands for the period during 
     which such lands are leased, as determined by the Commandant; 
     and
       ``(iii) deposited in the fund established under section 
     687; and
       ``(B) the lease does not provide authority to or commit the 
     Coast Guard to use or support any improvements to such 
     submerged lands or tidelands, or obtain goods or services 
     from the lessee.''.

     SEC. 210. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, 
     as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``Sec. 103. Notification of certain determinations

       ``(a) In General.--At least 90 days prior to making a final 
     determination that a waterway, or a portion thereof, is 
     navigable for purposes of the jurisdiction of the Coast 
     Guard, the Commandant shall provide notification regarding 
     the proposed determination to--
       ``(1) the Governor of each State in which such waterway, or 
     portion thereof, is located;
       ``(2) the public; and
       ``(3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(b) Content Requirement.--Each notification provided 
     under subsection (a) to an entity specified in paragraph (3) 
     of that subsection shall include--
       ``(1) an analysis of whether vessels operating on the 
     waterway, or portion thereof, subject to the proposed 
     determination are subject to inspection or similar regulation 
     by State or local officials;
       ``(2) an analysis of whether operators of commercial 
     vessels on such waterway, or portion thereof, are subject to 
     licensing or similar regulation by State or local officials; 
     and
       ``(3) an estimate of the annual costs that the Coast Guard 
     may incur in conducting operations on such waterway, or 
     portion thereof.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter, as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``103. Notification of certain determinations.''.

     SEC. 211. ANNUAL BOARD OF VISITORS.

       Section 194 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 194. Annual Board of Visitors

       ``(a) In General.--A Board of Visitors to the Coast Guard 
     Academy is established to review and make recommendations on 
     the operation of the Academy.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The membership of the Board shall 
     consist of the following:
       ``(A) The chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate, or the chairman's designee.
       ``(B) The chairman of the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, or the 
     chairman's designee.
       ``(C) 3 Members of the Senate designated by the Vice 
     President.
       ``(D) 4 Members of the House of Representatives designated 
     by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
       ``(E) 6 individuals designated by the President.
       ``(2) Length of service.--
       ``(A) Members of congress.--A Member of Congress designated 
     under subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (1) as a member of 
     the Board shall be designated as a member in the First 
     Session of a Congress and serve for the duration of that 
     Congress.
       ``(B) Individuals designated by the president.--Each 
     individual designated by the President under subparagraph (E) 
     of paragraph (1) shall serve as a member of the Board for 3 
     years, except that any such member whose term of office has 
     expired shall continue to serve until a successor is 
     appointed.
       ``(3) Death or resignation of a member.--If a member of the 
     Board dies or resigns, a successor shall be designated for 
     any unexpired portion of the term of the member by the 
     official who designated the member.
       ``(c) Academy Visits.--
       ``(1) Annual visit.--The Board shall visit the Academy 
     annually to review the operation of the Academy.
       ``(2) Additional visits.--With the approval of the 
     Secretary, the Board or individual members of the Board may 
     make other visits to the Academy in connection with the 
     duties of the Board or to consult with the Superintendent of 
     the Academy.
       ``(d) Scope of Review.--The Board shall review, with 
     respect to the Academy--
       ``(1) the state of morale and discipline;
       ``(2) the curriculum;
       ``(3) instruction;
       ``(4) physical equipment;
       ``(5) fiscal affairs; and
       ``(6) other matters relating to the Academy that the Board 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(e) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of an 
     annual visit of the Board under subsection (c)(1), the Board 
     shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the actions of the Board during 
     such visit and the recommendations of the Board pertaining to 
     the Academy.
       ``(f) Advisors.--If approved by the Secretary, the Board 
     may consult with advisors in carrying out this section.
       ``(g) Reimbursement.--Each member of the Board and each 
     adviser consulted by the Board under subsection (f) shall be 
     reimbursed, to the extent permitted by law, by the Coast 
     Guard for actual expenses incurred while engaged in duties as 
     a member or adviser.''.

     SEC. 212. FLAG OFFICERS.

       (a) In General.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after section 295 the following:

     ``Sec. 296. Flag officers

       ``During any period in which the Coast Guard is not 
     operating as a service in the Navy, section 1216(d) of title 
     10 does not apply with respect to flag officers of the Coast 
     Guard.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 11 of 
     title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 295 the following:

``296. Flag officers.''.

     SEC. 213. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON MEDALS OF HONOR.

       Section 494 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``medal of honor,'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 214. COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT AND CHILD CARE.

       (a) In General.--Title 14, United States Code, as amended 
     by this Act, is further amended by inserting after chapter 13 
     the following:

        ``CHAPTER 14--COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT AND CHILD CARE

                   ``subchapter i--general provisions

``Sec.
``531. Work-life policies and programs.
``532. Surveys of Coast Guard families.

               ``subchapter ii--coast guard family support

``542. Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses.
``543. Youth sponsorship initiatives.

                ``subchapter iii--coast guard child care

``551. Definitions.
``553. Child development center standards and inspections.
``554. Child development center employees.
``555. Parent partnerships with child development centers.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``Sec. 531. Work-life policies and programs

       ``The Commandant is authorized--
       ``(1) to establish an office for the purpose of developing, 
     promulgating, and coordinating policies, programs, and 
     activities related to the families of Coast Guard members;

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       ``(2) to implement and oversee policies, programs, and 
     activities described in paragraph (1) as the Commandant 
     considers necessary; and
       ``(3) to perform such other duties as the Commandant 
     considers necessary.

     ``Sec. 532. Surveys of Coast Guard families

       ``(a) Authority.--The Commandant, in order to determine the 
     effectiveness of Federal policies, programs, and activities 
     related to the families of Coast Guard members, may survey--
       ``(1) any Coast Guard member;
       ``(2) any retired Coast Guard member;
       ``(3) the immediate family of any Coast Guard member or 
     retired Coast Guard member; and
       ``(4) any survivor of a deceased Coast Guard member.
       ``(b) Voluntary Participation.--Participation in any survey 
     conducted under subsection (a) shall be voluntary.
       ``(c) Federal Recordkeeping.--Each person surveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be considered an employee of the United 
     States for purposes of section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44.

              ``SUBCHAPTER II--COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT

     ``Sec. 542. Education and training opportunities for Coast 
       Guard spouses

       ``(a) Tuition Assistance.--The Commandant may provide, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, tuition 
     assistance to an eligible spouse to facilitate the 
     acquisition of--
       ``(1) education and training required for a degree or 
     credential at an accredited college, university, or technical 
     school in the United States that expands employment and 
     portable career opportunities for the spouse; or
       ``(2) education prerequisites and a professional license or 
     credential required, by a government or government-sanctioned 
     licensing body, for an occupation that expands employment and 
     portable career opportunities for the spouse.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Eligible spouse.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible spouse' means the 
     spouse of a member of the Coast Guard who is serving on 
     active duty and includes a spouse who receives transitional 
     compensation under section 1059 of title 10.
       ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `eligible spouse' does not 
     include a person who--
       ``(i) is married to, but legally separated from, a member 
     of the Coast Guard under a court order or statute of any 
     State or territorial possession of the United States; or
       ``(ii) is eligible for tuition assistance as a member of 
     the Armed Forces.
       ``(2) Portable career.--The term `portable career' includes 
     an occupation that requires education, training, or both that 
     results in a credential that is recognized by an industry, 
     profession, or specific type of business.

     ``Sec. 543. Youth sponsorship initiatives

       ``(a) In General.--The Commandant is authorized to 
     establish, within any Coast Guard unit, an initiative to help 
     integrate into new surroundings the dependent children of 
     members of the Coast Guard who received permanent change of 
     station orders.
       ``(b) Description of Initiative.--An initiative established 
     under subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) provide for the involvement of a dependent child of a 
     member of the Coast Guard in the dependent child's new Coast 
     Guard community; and
       ``(2) primarily focus on preteen and teenaged children.
       ``(c) Authority.--In carrying out an initiative under 
     subsection (a), the Commandant may--
       ``(1) provide to a dependent child of a member of the Coast 
     Guard information on youth programs and activities available 
     in the dependent child's new Coast Guard community; and
       ``(2) enter into agreements with nonprofit entities to 
     provide youth programs and activities to such child.

                ``SUBCHAPTER III--COAST GUARD CHILD CARE

     ``Sec. 551. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Child abuse and neglect.--The term `child abuse and 
     neglect' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 
     note).
       ``(2) Child development center employee.--The term `child 
     development center employee' means a civilian employee of the 
     Coast Guard who is employed to work in a Coast Guard child 
     development center without regard to whether the employee is 
     paid from appropriated or nonappropriated funds.
       ``(3) Coast guard child development center.--The term 
     `Coast Guard child development center' means a facility on 
     Coast Guard property or on property under the jurisdiction of 
     the commander of a Coast Guard unit at which child care 
     services are provided for members of the Coast Guard.
       ``(4) Competitive service position.--The term `competitive 
     service position' means a position in the competitive service 
     (as defined in section 2102 of title 5).
       ``(5) Family home daycare.--The term `family home daycare' 
     means home-based child care services provided for a member of 
     the Coast Guard by an individual who--
       ``(A) is certified by the Commandant as qualified to 
     provide home-based child care services; and
       ``(B) provides home-based child care services on a regular 
     basis in exchange for monetary compensation.

     ``Sec. 553. Child development center standards and 
       inspections

       ``(a) Standards.--The Commandant shall require each Coast 
     Guard child development center to meet standards that the 
     Commandant considers appropriate to ensure the health, 
     safety, and welfare of the children and employees at the 
     center.
       ``(b) Inspections.--The Commandant shall provide for 
     regular and unannounced inspections of each Coast Guard child 
     development center to ensure compliance with this section.
       ``(c) National Reporting.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall maintain and 
     publicize a means by which an individual can report, with 
     respect to a Coast Guard child development center or a family 
     home daycare--
       ``(A) any suspected violation of--
       ``(i) standards established under subsection (a); or
       ``(ii) any other applicable law or standard;
       ``(B) suspected child abuse or neglect; or
       ``(C) any other deficiency.
       ``(2) Anonymous reporting.--The Commandant shall ensure 
     that an individual making a report pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     may do so anonymously if so desired by the individual.
       ``(3) Procedures.--The Commandant shall establish 
     procedures for investigating reports made pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).

     ``Sec. 554. Child development center employees

       ``(a) Training.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall establish a 
     training program for Coast Guard child development center 
     employees and satisfactory completion of the training program 
     shall be a condition of employment for each employee of a 
     Coast Guard child development center.
       ``(2) Timing for new hires.--The Commandant shall require 
     each employee of a Coast Guard child development center to 
     complete the training program established under paragraph (1) 
     not later than 6 months after the date on which the employee 
     is hired.
       ``(3) Minimum requirements.--The training program 
     established under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, 
     instruction with respect to--
       ``(A) early childhood development;
       ``(B) activities and disciplinary techniques appropriate to 
     children of different ages;
       ``(C) child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and
       ``(D) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency 
     medical procedures.
       ``(4) Use of department of defense programs.--The 
     Commandant may use Department of Defense training programs, 
     on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, for purposes of 
     this subsection.
       ``(b) Training and Curriculum Specialists.--
       ``(1) Specialist required.--The Commandant shall require 
     that at least 1 employee at each Coast Guard child 
     development center be a specialist in training and curriculum 
     development with appropriate credentials and experience.
       ``(2) Duties.--The duties of the specialist described in 
     paragraph (1) shall include--
       ``(A) special teaching activities;
       ``(B) daily oversight and instruction of other child care 
     employees;
       ``(C) daily assistance in the preparation of lesson plans;
       ``(D) assisting with child abuse and neglect prevention and 
     detection; and
       ``(E) advising the director of the center on the 
     performance of the other child care employees.
       ``(3) Competitive service.--Each specialist described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be an employee in a competitive service 
     position.

     ``Sec. 555. Parent partnerships with child development 
       centers

       ``(a) Parent Boards.--
       ``(1) Formation.--The Commandant shall require that there 
     be formed at each Coast Guard child development center a 
     board of parents, to be composed of parents of children 
     attending the center.
       ``(2) Functions.--Each board of parents formed under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) meet periodically with the staff of the center at 
     which the board is formed and the commander of the unit 
     served by the center, for the purpose of discussing problems 
     and concerns; and
       ``(B) be responsible, together with the staff of the 
     center, for coordinating any parent participation initiative 
     established under subsection (b).
       ``(3) FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) does not apply to a board of parents formed under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Parent Participation Initiative.--The Commandant is 
     authorized to establish a parent participation initiative at 
     each Coast Guard child development center to encourage and 
     facilitate parent participation

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     in educational and related activities at the center.''.
       (b) Transfer of Provisions.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Reimbursement for adoption expenses.--Section 514 of 
     title 14, United States Code, is redesignated as section 541 
     and transferred to appear before section 542 of such title, 
     as added by subsection (a) of this section.
       (B) Child development services.--Section 515 of title 14, 
     United States Code--
       (i) is redesignated as section 552 and transferred to 
     appear after section 551 of such title, as added by 
     subsection (a) of this section; and
       (ii) is amended--

       (I) in subsection (b)(2)(B) by inserting ``and whether a 
     family is participating in an initiative established under 
     section 555(b)'' after ``family income'';
       (II) by striking subsections (c) and (e); and
       (III) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

       (C) Dependent school children.--Section 657 of title 14, 
     United States Code--
       (i) is redesignated as section 544 and transferred to 
     appear after section 543 of such title, as added by 
     subsection (a) of this section; and
       (ii) is amended in subsection (a) by striking ``Except as 
     otherwise'' and all that follows through ``the Secretary 
     may'' and inserting ``The Secretary may''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Part i.--The analysis for part I of title 14, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to chapter 13 the following:

``14. Coast Guard Family Support and Child Care..............531''.....

       (B) Chapter 13.--The analysis for chapter 13 of title 14, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (i) by striking the item relating to section 514; and
       (ii) by striking the item relating to section 515.
       (C) Chapter 14.--The analysis for chapter 14 of title 14, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section, is amended by inserting--
       (i) before the item relating to section 542 the following:

``541. Reimbursement for adoption expenses.'';
       (ii) after the item relating to section 551 the following:

``552. Child development services.''; and
       (iii) after the item relating to section 543 the following:

``544. Dependent school children.''.
       (D) Chapter 17.--The analysis for chapter 17 of title 14, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 657.
       (c) Commandant; General Powers.--Section 93(a)(7) of title 
     14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by inserting ``, and to eligible spouses as defined 
     under section 542,'' after ``Coast Guard''.
       (d) Sense of Congress.--
       (1) In general.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
     amount of funds appropriated for a fiscal year for operating 
     expenses related to Coast Guard child development services 
     should not be less than the amount of the child development 
     center fee receipts estimated to be collected by the Coast 
     Guard during that fiscal year.
       (2) Child development center fee receipts defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``child development center fee 
     receipts'' means fees paid by members of the Coast Guard for 
     child care services provided at Coast Guard child development 
     centers.

     SEC. 215. MISSION NEED STATEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 569 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 569. Mission need statement

       ``(a) In General.--On the date on which the President 
     submits to Congress a budget for fiscal year 2016 under 
     section 1105 of title 31, on the date on which the President 
     submits to Congress a budget for fiscal year 2019 under such 
     section, and every 4 years thereafter, the Commandant shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate an 
     integrated major acquisition mission need statement.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Integrated major acquisition mission need 
     statement.--The term `integrated major acquisition mission 
     need statement' means a document that--
       ``(A) identifies current and projected gaps in Coast Guard 
     mission capabilities using mission hour targets;
       ``(B) explains how each major acquisition program addresses 
     gaps identified under subparagraph (A) if funded at the 
     levels provided for such program in the most recently 
     submitted capital investment plan; and
       ``(C) describes the missions the Coast Guard will not be 
     able to achieve, by fiscal year, for each gap identified 
     under subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Major acquisition program.--The term `major 
     acquisition program' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 569a(e).
       ``(3) Capital investment plan.--The term `capital 
     investment plan' means the plan required under section 
     663(a)(1).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 15 of 
     title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 569 and inserting the following:

``569. Mission need statement.''.

     SEC. 216. TRANSMISSION OF ANNUAL COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION 
                   REQUEST.

       (a) In General.--Title 14, United States Code, as amended 
     by this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 
     662 the following:

     ``Sec. 662a. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization 
       request

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the President submits to Congress a budget for a fiscal 
     year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a Coast Guard authorization request with respect to 
     such fiscal year.
       ``(b) Coast Guard Authorization Request Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `Coast Guard authorization request' means a 
     proposal for legislation that, with respect to the Coast 
     Guard for the relevant fiscal year--
       ``(1) recommends end strengths for personnel for that 
     fiscal year, as described in section 661;
       ``(2) recommends authorizations of appropriations for that 
     fiscal year, including with respect to matters described in 
     section 662; and
       ``(3) addresses any other matter that the Secretary 
     determines is appropriate for inclusion in a Coast Guard 
     authorization bill.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 17 of 
     title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 662 the following:

``662a. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request.''.

     SEC. 217. INVENTORY OF REAL PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 679. Inventory of real property

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2015, the 
     Commandant shall establish an inventory of all real property, 
     including submerged lands, under the control of the Coast 
     Guard, which shall include--
       ``(1) the size, the location, and any other appropriate 
     description of each unit of such property;
       ``(2) an assessment of the physical condition of each unit 
     of such property, excluding lands;
       ``(3) a determination of whether each unit of such property 
     should be--
       ``(A) retained to fulfill a current or projected Coast 
     Guard mission requirement; or
       ``(B) subject to divestiture; and
       ``(4) other information the Commandant considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(b) Inventory Maintenance.--The Commandant shall--
       ``(1) maintain the inventory required under subsection (a) 
     on an ongoing basis; and
       ``(2) update information on each unit of real property 
     included in such inventory not later than 30 days after any 
     change relating to the control of such property.
       ``(c) Recommendations to Congress.--Not later than March 
     30, 2016, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commandant shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
     that includes--
       ``(1) a list of all real property under the control of the 
     Coast Guard and the location of such property by property 
     type;
       ``(2) recommendations for divestiture with respect to any 
     units of such property; and
       ``(3) recommendations for consolidating any units of such 
     property, including--
       ``(A) an estimate of the costs or savings associated with 
     each recommended consolidation; and
       ``(B) a discussion of the impact that such consolidation 
     would have on Coast Guard mission effectiveness.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter, as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``679. Inventory of real property.''.

     SEC. 218. RETIRED SERVICE MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS SERVING ON 
                   ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 14, United States 
     Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``Sec. 680. Retired service members and dependents serving on 
       advisory committees

       ``A committee that--
       ``(1) advises or assists the Coast Guard with respect to a 
     function that affects a member of the Coast Guard or a 
     dependent of such a member; and
       ``(2) includes in its membership a retired Coast Guard 
     member or a dependent of such a retired member;


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     shall not be considered an advisory committee under the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) solely because 
     of such membership.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter, as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 679 the following:

``680. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory 
              committees.''.

     SEC. 219. ACTIVE DUTY FOR EMERGENCY AUGMENTATION OF REGULAR 
                   FORCES.

       Section 712(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``not more than 60 days in any 4-month period 
     and''.

     SEC. 220. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXPEDITED HIRING AUTHORITY.

       Section 404(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 
     (Public Law 111-281; 124 Stat. 2951) is amended by striking 
     ``2015'' and inserting ``2017''.

     SEC. 221. COAST GUARD ADMINISTRATIVE SAVINGS.

       (a) Elimination of Outdated and Duplicative Reports.--
       (1) Marine industry training.--Section 59 of title 14, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a) In General.--The Commandant'' and 
     inserting ``The Commandant''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (b).
       (2) Operations and expenditures.--Section 651 of title 14, 
     United States Code, and the item relating to such section in 
     the analysis for chapter 17 of such title, are repealed.
       (3) Drug interdiction.--Section 103 of the Coast Guard 
     Authorization Act of 1996 (14 U.S.C. 89 note), and the item 
     relating to that section in the table of contents in section 
     2 of that Act, are repealed.
       (4) National defense.--Section 426 of the Maritime 
     Transportation Security Act of 2002 (14 U.S.C. 2 note), and 
     the item relating to that section in the table of contents in 
     section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.
       (5) Living marine resources.--Section 4(b) of the Cruise 
     Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010 (16 U.S.C. 1828 note) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following: ``No report 
     shall be required under this subsection, including that no 
     report shall be required under section 224 of the Coast Guard 
     and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 or section 804 of the 
     Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006, for 
     fiscal years beginning after fiscal year 2014.''.
       (b) Consolidation and Reform of Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Marine safety.--
       (A) In general.--Section 2116(d)(2)(B) of title 46, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) on the program's mission performance in achieving 
     numerical measurable goals established under subsection (b), 
     including--
       ``(i) the number of civilian and military Coast Guard 
     personnel assigned to marine safety positions; and
       ``(ii) an identification of marine safety positions that 
     are understaffed to meet the workload required to accomplish 
     each activity included in the strategy and plans under 
     subsection (a); and''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 57 of title 14, United 
     States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (i) by striking subsection (e); and
       (ii) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g) respectively.
       (2) Minor construction.--Section 656(d)(2) of title 14, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than the date on which the 
     President submits to Congress a budget under section 1105 of 
     title 31 each year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report describing each 
     project carried out under paragraph (1), in the most recently 
     concluded fiscal year, for which the amount expended under 
     such paragraph for such project was more than $1,000,000. If 
     no such project was carried out during a fiscal year, no 
     report under this paragraph shall be required with respect to 
     that fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 222. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 14.

       Title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended--
       (1) in section 93(b)(1) by striking ``Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a)(14)'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a)(13)''; and
       (2) in section 197(b) by striking ``of Homeland Security''.

     SEC. 223. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR OFFSHORE PATROL 
                   CUTTERS.

       In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
     Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating may enter into, in accordance with section 2306b of 
     title 10, United States Code, multiyear contracts for the 
     procurement of Offshore Patrol Cutters and associated 
     equipment.

     SEC. 224. MAINTAINING MEDIUM ENDURANCE CUTTER MISSION 
                   CAPABILITY.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
     is operating shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report that includes--
       (1) a schedule and plan for decommissioning, not later than 
     September 30, 2029, each of the 210-foot, Reliance-Class 
     Cutters operated by the Coast Guard on the date of enactment 
     of this Act;
       (2) a schedule and plan for enhancing the maintenance or 
     extending the service life of each of the 270-foot, Famous-
     Class Cutters operated by the Coast Guard on the date of 
     enactment of this Act--
       (A) to maintain the capability of the Coast Guard to carry 
     out sea-going missions with respect to such Cutters at the 
     level of capability existing on September 30, 2013; and
       (B) for the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
     this Act and ending on the date on which the final Offshore 
     Patrol Cutter is scheduled to be commissioned under paragraph 
     (4);
       (3) an identification of the number of Offshore Patrol 
     Cutters capable of sea state 5 operations that, if 8 National 
     Security Cutters are commissioned, are necessary to return 
     the sea state 5 operating capability of the Coast Guard to 
     the level of capability that existed prior to the 
     decommissioning of the first High Endurance Cutter in fiscal 
     year 2011;
       (4) a schedule and plan for commissioning the number of 
     Offshore Patrol Cutters identified under paragraph (3); and
       (5) a schedule and plan for commissioning, not later than 
     September 30, 2034, a number of Offshore Patrol Cutters not 
     capable of sea state 5 operations that is equal to--
       (A) 25; less
       (B) the number of Offshore Patrol Cutters identified under 
     paragraph (3).

     SEC. 225. AVIATION CAPABILITY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which 
     the Coast Guard is operating may--
       (1) request and accept through a direct military-to-
     military transfer under section 2571 of title 10, United 
     States Code, such H-60 helicopters as may be necessary to 
     establish a year-round operational capability in the Coast 
     Guard's Ninth District; and
       (2) use funds provided under section 101 of this Act to 
     convert such helicopters to Coast Guard MH-60T configuration.
       (b) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--The Coast Guard may not--
       (A) close a Coast Guard air facility that was in operation 
     on November 30, 2014; or
       (B) retire, transfer, relocate, or deploy an aviation asset 
     from an air facility described in subparagraph (A) for the 
     purpose of closing such facility.
       (2) Sunset.--This subsection is repealed effective January 
     1, 2016.

     SEC. 226. GAPS IN WRITINGS ON COAST GUARD HISTORY.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives a report on any gaps that 
     exist in writings on the history of the Coast Guard. The 
     report shall address, at a minimum, operations, broad topics, 
     and biographies with respect to the Coast Guard.

     SEC. 227. OFFICER EVALUATION REPORTS.

       (a) Assessment Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives a written assessment of the Coast Guard's 
     officer evaluation reporting system.
       (b) Contents of Assessment.--The assessment required under 
     subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, an analysis of--
       (1) the extent to which the Coast Guard's officer 
     evaluation reports differ in length, form, and content from 
     the officer fitness reports used by the Navy and other 
     branches of the Armed Forces;
       (2) the extent to which differences determined pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) are the result of inherent differences 
     between--
       (A) the Coast Guard and the Navy; and
       (B) the Coast Guard and other branches of the Armed Forces;
       (3) the feasibility of more closely aligning and conforming 
     the Coast Guard's officer evaluation reports with the officer 
     fitness reports of the Navy and other branches of the Armed 
     Forces; and
       (4) the costs and benefits of the alignment and conformity 
     described in paragraph (3), including with respect to--
       (A) Coast Guard administrative efficiency;
       (B) fairness and equity for Coast Guard officers; and
       (C) carrying out the Coast Guard's statutory mission of 
     defense readiness, including when operating as a service in 
     the Navy.

     SEC. 228. IMPROVED SAFETY INFORMATION FOR VESSELS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
     is operating shall establish a process that allows an 
     operator of a marine exchange or other non-Federal vessel 
     traffic information service to

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     use the automatic identification system to transmit weather, 
     ice, and other important navigation safety information to 
     vessels.

     SEC. 229. E-LORAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which 
     the Coast Guard is operating may not carry out activities 
     related to the dismantling or disposal of infrastructure that 
     supported the former LORAN system until the later of--
       (1) the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act; or
       (2) the date on which the Secretary provides to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate notice of a determination by 
     the Secretary that such infrastructure is not required to 
     provide a positioning, navigation, and timing system to 
     provide redundant capability in the event GPS signals are 
     disrupted.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to activities 
     necessary for the safety of human life.
       (c) Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements, contracts, and other agreements with Federal 
     entities and other public or private entities, including 
     academic entities, to develop a positioning, navigation, and 
     timing system, including an enhanced LORAN system, to provide 
     redundant capability in the event GPS signals are disrupted.

     SEC. 230. ANALYSIS OF RESOURCE DEFICIENCIES WITH RESPECT TO 
                   MARITIME BORDER SECURITY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report 
     describing any Coast Guard resource deficiencies related to--
       (1) securing maritime borders with respect to the Great 
     Lakes and the coastal areas of the Southeastern and 
     Southwestern United States, including with respect to 
     Florida, California, Puerto Rico, and the United States 
     Virgin Islands;
       (2) patrolling and monitoring maritime approaches to the 
     areas described in paragraph (1); and
       (3) patrolling and monitoring relevant portions of the 
     Western Hemisphere Drug Transit Zone.
       (b) Scope.--In preparing the report under subsection (a), 
     the Commandant shall consider, at a minimum--
       (1) the Coast Guard's statutory missions with respect to 
     migrant interdiction, drug interdiction, defense readiness, 
     living marine resources, and ports, waterways, and coastal 
     security;
       (2) whether Coast Guard missions are being executed to meet 
     national performance targets set under the National Drug 
     Control Strategy;
       (3) the number and types of cutters and other vessels 
     required to effectively execute Coast Guard missions;
       (4) the number and types of aircraft, including unmanned 
     aircraft, required to effectively execute Coast Guard 
     missions;
       (5) the number of assets that require upgraded sensor and 
     communications systems to effectively execute Coast Guard 
     missions;
       (6) the Deployable Specialized Forces required to 
     effectively execute Coast Guard missions; and
       (7) whether additional shoreside facilities are required to 
     accommodate Coast Guard personnel and assets in support of 
     Coast Guard missions.

     SEC. 231. MODERNIZATION OF NATIONAL DISTRESS AND RESPONSE 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in 
     which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
     implementation of the Rescue 21 project in Alaska and in 
     Coast Guard sectors Upper Mississippi River, Lower 
     Mississippi River, and Ohio River Valley.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) describe what improvements are being made to the 
     distress response system in the areas specified in subsection 
     (a), including information on which areas will receive 
     digital selective calling and direction finding capability;
       (2) describe the impediments to installing digital 
     selective calling and direction finding capability in areas 
     where such technology will not be installed;
       (3) identify locations in the areas specified in subsection 
     (a) where communication gaps will continue to present a risk 
     to mariners after completion of the Rescue 21 project;
       (4) include a list of all reported marine accidents, 
     casualties, and fatalities occurring in the locations 
     identified under paragraph (3) since 1990; and
       (5) provide an estimate of the costs associated with 
     installing the technology necessary to close communication 
     gaps in the locations identified under paragraph (3).

     SEC. 232. REPORT RECONCILING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL 
                   PRIORITIES ON THE MISSOURI RIVER.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives a report that outlines a 
     course of action to reconcile general maintenance priorities 
     for cutters with operational priorities on the Missouri 
     River.

     SEC. 233. MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSISTANCE POLICY 
                   ASSESSMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
     assess the Maritime Search and Rescue Assistance Policy as it 
     relates to State and local responders.
       (b) Scope.--The assessment under subsection (a) shall 
     consider, at a minimum--
       (1) the extent to which Coast Guard search and rescue 
     coordinators have entered into domestic search and rescue 
     agreements with State and local responders under the National 
     Search and Rescue Plan;
       (2) whether the domestic search and rescue agreements 
     include the Maritime Search and Rescue Assistance Policy; and
       (3) the extent to which Coast Guard sectors coordinate with 
     911 emergency centers, including ensuring the dissemination 
     of appropriate maritime distress check-sheets.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     shall submit a report on the assessment under subsection (a) 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.

                   TITLE III--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

     SEC. 301. REPEAL.

       Chapter 555 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by repealing section 55501;
       (2) by redesignating section 55502 as section 55501; and
       (3) in the analysis by striking the items relating to 
     sections 55501 and 55502 and inserting the following:

``55501. United States Committee on the Marine Transportation 
              System.''.

     SEC. 302. DONATION OF HISTORICAL PROPERTY.

       Section 51103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Donation for Historical Purposes.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may convey the right, 
     title, and interest of the United States Government in any 
     property administered by the Maritime Administration, except 
     real estate or vessels, if--
       ``(A) the Secretary determines that such property is not 
     needed by the Maritime Administration; and
       ``(B) the recipient--
       ``(i) is a nonprofit organization, a State, or a political 
     subdivision of a State;
       ``(ii) agrees to hold the Government harmless for any 
     claims arising from exposure to hazardous materials, 
     including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, or lead paint, 
     after conveyance of the property;
       ``(iii) provides a description and explanation of the 
     intended use of the property to the Secretary for approval;
       ``(iv) has provided to the Secretary proof, as determined 
     by the Secretary, of resources sufficient to accomplish the 
     intended use provided under clause (iii) and to maintain the 
     property;
       ``(v) agrees that when the recipient no longer requires the 
     property, the recipient shall--

       ``(I) return the property to the Secretary, at the 
     recipient's expense and in the same condition as received 
     except for ordinary wear and tear; or
       ``(II) subject to the approval of the Secretary, retain, 
     sell, or otherwise dispose of the property in a manner 
     consistent with applicable law; and

       ``(vi) agrees to any additional terms the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(2) Reversion.--The Secretary shall include in any 
     conveyance under this subsection terms under which all right, 
     title, and interest conveyed by the Secretary shall revert to 
     the Government if the Secretary determines the property has 
     been used other than as approved by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1)(B)(iii).''.

     SEC. 303. SMALL SHIPYARDS.

       Section 54101(i) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``2009 through 2013'' and inserting 
     ``2015 through 2017''.

     SEC. 304. DRUG TESTING REPORTING.

       Section 7706 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``an applicant for 
     employment by a Federal agency,'' after ``Federal agency,''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (c), by--
       (A) inserting ``or an applicant for employment by a Federal 
     agency'' after ``an employee''; and
       (B) striking ``the employee.'' and inserting ``the employee 
     or the applicant.''.

     SEC. 305. OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEA SERVICE VETERANS.

       (a) Endorsements for Veterans.--Section 7101 of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

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       ``(j) The Secretary may issue a license under this section 
     in a class under subsection (c) to an applicant that--
       ``(1) has at least 3 months of qualifying service on 
     vessels of the uniformed services (as that term is defined in 
     section 101(a) of title 10) of appropriate tonnage or 
     horsepower within the 7-year period immediately preceding the 
     date of application; and
       ``(2) satisfies all other requirements for such a 
     license.''.
       (b) Sea Service Letters.--
       (1) In general.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after section 427 the following:

     ``Sec. 428. Sea service letters

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide a sea 
     service letter to a member or former member of the Coast 
     Guard who--
       ``(1) accumulated sea service on a vessel of the armed 
     forces (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 
     10); and
       ``(2) requests such letter.
       ``(b) Deadline.--Not later than 30 days after receiving a 
     request for a sea service letter from a member or former 
     member of the Coast Guard under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall provide such letter to such member or former member if 
     such member or former member satisfies the requirement under 
     subsection (a)(1).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 11 of 
     title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 427 the following:

``428. Sea service letters.''.
       (c) Crediting of United States Armed Forces Service, 
     Training, and Qualifications.--
       (1) Maximizing creditability.--The Secretary of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in 
     implementing United States merchant mariner license, 
     certification, and document laws and the International 
     Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and 
     Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, shall maximize the extent 
     to which United States Armed Forces service, training, and 
     qualifications are creditable toward meeting the requirements 
     of such laws and such Convention.
       (2) Notification.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate on the steps taken to 
     implement this subsection.
       (d) Merchant Marine Post-Service Career Opportunities.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall take steps to promote 
     better awareness, on an ongoing basis, among Coast Guard 
     personnel regarding post-service use of Coast Guard training, 
     education, and practical experience in satisfaction of 
     requirements for merchant mariner credentials under section 
     11.213 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations.

     SEC. 306. CLARIFICATION OF HIGH-RISK WATERS.

       Section 55305(e) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``provide armed personnel aboard'' and 
     inserting ``reimburse, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the owners or operators of''; and
       (B) by inserting ``for the cost of providing armed 
     personnel aboard such vessels'' before ``if''; and
       (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `high-risk waters' means 
     waters so designated by the Commandant of the Coast Guard in 
     the maritime security directive issued by the Commandant and 
     in effect on the date on which an applicable voyage begins, 
     if the Secretary of Transportation--
       ``(A) determines that an act of piracy occurred in the 12-
     month period preceding the date the voyage begins; or
       ``(B) in such period, issued an advisory warning that an 
     act of piracy is possible in such waters.''.

     SEC. 307. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Title 46.--Section 2116(b)(1)(D) of title 46, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``section 93(c)'' and 
     inserting ``section 93(c) of title 14''.
       (b) Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006.--
     Section 304(a) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
     Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-241; 33 U.S.C. 1503 note) is 
     amended by inserting ``and from'' before ``the United 
     States''.
       (c) Deepwater Port Act of 1974.--Section 4(i) of the 
     Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1503(i)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or that will supply'' after ``be supplied with''.

     SEC. 308. REPORT.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
     on the number of jobs, including vessel construction and 
     vessel operating jobs, that would be created in the United 
     States maritime industry each year in 2015 through 2025 if 
     liquified natural gas exported from the United States were 
     required to be carried--
       (1) before December 31, 2018, on vessels documented under 
     the laws of the United States; and
       (2) on and after such date, on vessels documented under the 
     laws of the United States and constructed in the United 
     States.

     SEC. 309. FISHING SAFETY GRANT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Fishing Safety Training Grant Program.--Section 
     4502(i)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``2010 through 2014'' and inserting ``2015 through 
     2017''.
       (b) Fishing Safety Research Grant Program.--Section 
     4502(j)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``2010 through 2014'' and inserting ``2015 through 
     2017''.

     SEC. 310. ESTABLISHMENT OF MERCHANT MARINE PERSONNEL ADVISORY 
                   COMMITTEE.

       (a) Establishment.--Chapter 81 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 8108. Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (in this section 
     referred to as `the Committee'). The Committee--
       ``(1) shall act solely in an advisory capacity to the 
     Secretary through the Commandant of the Coast Guard on 
     matters relating to personnel in the United States merchant 
     marine, including training, qualifications, certification, 
     documentation, and fitness standards, and other matters as 
     assigned by the Commandant;
       ``(2) shall review and comment on proposed Coast Guard 
     regulations and policies relating to personnel in the United 
     States merchant marine, including training, qualifications, 
     certification, documentation, and fitness standards;
       ``(3) may be given special assignments by the Secretary and 
     may conduct studies, inquiries, workshops, and fact finding 
     in consultation with individuals and groups in the private 
     sector and with State or local governments;
       ``(4) shall advise, consult with, and make recommendations 
     reflecting its independent judgment to the Secretary;
       ``(5) shall meet not less than twice each year; and
       ``(6) may make available to Congress recommendations that 
     the Committee makes to the Secretary.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of not more 
     than 19 members who are appointed by and serve terms of a 
     duration determined by the Secretary. Before filling a 
     position on the Committee, the Secretary shall publish a 
     notice in the Federal Register soliciting nominations for 
     membership on the Committee.
       ``(2) Required members.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
     Secretary shall appoint as members of the Committee--
       ``(A) 9 United States citizens with active licenses or 
     certificates issued under chapter 71 or merchant mariner 
     documents issued under chapter 73, including--
       ``(i) 3 deck officers who represent the viewpoint of 
     merchant marine deck officers, of whom--

       ``(I) 2 shall be licensed for oceans any gross tons;
       ``(II) 1 shall be licensed for inland river route with a 
     limited or unlimited tonnage;
       ``(III) 2 shall have a master's license or a master of 
     towing vessels license;
       ``(IV) 1 shall have significant tanker experience; and
       ``(V) to the extent practicable--

       ``(aa) 1 shall represent the viewpoint of labor; and
       ``(bb) another shall represent a management perspective;
       ``(ii) 3 engineering officers who represent the viewpoint 
     of merchant marine engineering officers, of whom--

       ``(I) 2 shall be licensed as chief engineer any horsepower;
       ``(II) 1 shall be licensed as either a limited chief 
     engineer or a designated duty engineer; and
       ``(III) to the extent practicable--

       ``(aa) 1 shall represent a labor viewpoint; and
       ``(bb) another shall represent a management perspective;
       ``(iii) 2 unlicensed seamen, of whom--

       ``(I) 1 shall represent the viewpoint of able-bodied 
     seamen; and
       ``(II) another shall represent the viewpoint of qualified 
     members of the engine department; and

       ``(iv) 1 pilot who represents the viewpoint of merchant 
     marine pilots;
       ``(B) 6 marine educators, including--
       ``(i) 3 marine educators who represent the viewpoint of 
     maritime academies, including--

       ``(I) 2 who represent the viewpoint of State maritime 
     academies and are jointly recommended by such State maritime 
     academies; and
       ``(II) 1 who represents either the viewpoint of the State 
     maritime academies or the United States Merchant Marine 
     Academy; and

       ``(ii) 3 marine educators who represent the viewpoint of 
     other maritime training institutions, 1 of whom shall 
     represent the viewpoint of the small vessel industry;

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       ``(C) 2 individuals who represent the viewpoint of shipping 
     companies employed in ship operation management; and
       ``(D) 2 members who are appointed from the general public.
       ``(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
     Secretary of Transportation in making an appointment under 
     paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II).
       ``(c) Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The Secretary shall 
     designate one member of the Committee as the Chairman and one 
     member of the Committee as the Vice Chairman. The Vice 
     Chairman shall act as Chairman in the absence or incapacity 
     of the Chairman, or in the event of a vacancy in the office 
     of the Chairman.
       ``(d) Subcommittees.--The Committee may establish and 
     disestablish subcommittees and working groups for any purpose 
     consistent with this section, subject to conditions imposed 
     by the Committee. Members of the Committee and additional 
     persons drawn from the general public may be assigned to such 
     subcommittees and working groups. Only Committee members may 
     chair subcommittee or working groups.
       ``(e) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate on 
     September 30, 2020.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``8108. Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee.''.

     SEC. 311. TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE.

       (a) Title 46, United States Code.--Section 2110 of title 
     46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) In addition to the collection of fees and charges 
     established under subsection (a), in providing a service or 
     thing of value under this subtitle the Secretary may accept 
     in-kind transportation, travel, and subsistence.
       ``(2) The value of in-kind transportation, travel, and 
     subsistence accepted under this paragraph may not exceed 
     applicable per diem rates set forth in regulations prescribed 
     under section 464 of title 37.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsections (a) and 
     (b),'' and inserting ``subsection (a),''.
       (b) Title 14, United States Code.--Section 664 of title 14, 
     United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections 
     (e) though (g) as subsections (f) through (h), respectively, 
     and by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e)(1) In addition to the collection of fees and charges 
     established under this section, in the provision of a service 
     or thing of value by the Coast Guard the Secretary may accept 
     in-kind transportation, travel, and subsistence.
       ``(2) The value of in-kind transportation, travel, and 
     subsistence accepted under this paragraph may not exceed 
     applicable per diem rates set forth in regulations prescribed 
     under section 464 of title 37.''.
       (c) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Department in which 
     the Coast Guard is operating may not accept in-kind 
     transportation, travel, or subsistence under section 664(e) 
     of title 14, United States Code, or section 2110(d)(4) of 
     title 46, United States Code, as amended by this section, 
     until the Commandant of the Coast Guard--
       (1) amends the Standards of Ethical Conduct for members and 
     employees of the Coast Guard to include regulations governing 
     the acceptance of in-kind reimbursements; and
       (2) notifies the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives of the amendments made under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 312. PROMPT INTERGOVERNMENTAL NOTICE OF MARINE 
                   CASUALTIES.

       Section 6101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Notice to State and Tribal Governments.--Not later 
     than 24 hours after receiving a notice of a major marine 
     casualty under this section, the Secretary shall notify each 
     State or federally recognized Indian tribe that is, or may 
     reasonably be expected to be, affected by such marine 
     casualty.'';
       (2) in subsection (h)--
       (A) by striking ``(1)''; and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (h)(2) as subsection (i) of 
     section 6101, and in such subsection--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph,'' and inserting ``section,''; 
     and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (4); and
       (3) by redesignating the last subsection as subsection (j).

     SEC. 313. AREA CONTINGENCY PLANS.

       Section 311(j)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``qualified personnel 
     of Federal, State, and local agencies.'' and inserting 
     ``qualified--
       ``(i) personnel of Federal, State, and local agencies; and
       ``(ii) members of federally recognized Indian tribes, where 
     applicable.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``and local'' and inserting ``, local, and 
     tribal''; and
       (B) by striking ``wildlife;'' and inserting ``wildlife, 
     including advance planning with respect to the closing and 
     reopening of fishing areas following a discharge;'';
       (3) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``and local'' and 
     inserting ``, local, and tribal''; and
       (4) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``and Federal, State, and 
     local agencies'' and inserting ``, Federal, State, and local 
     agencies, and tribal governments'';
       (B) by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) as clauses 
     (viii) and (ix), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
       ``(vii) include a framework for advance planning and 
     decisionmaking with respect to the closing and reopening of 
     fishing areas following a discharge, including protocols and 
     standards for the closing and reopening of fishing areas;''.

     SEC. 314. INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL REFORM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 803 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 80301, by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Payments.--Payments received pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(1) shall be credited to the appropriation for operating 
     expenses of the Coast Guard.'';
       (2) in section 80302--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``An ice patrol vessel'' 
     and inserting ``The ice patrol'';
       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``An ice patrol 
     vessel'' and inserting ``The ice patrol''; and
       (C) in the first sentence of subsection (d), by striking 
     ``vessels'' and inserting ``aircraft''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 80304. Limitation on ice patrol data

       ``Notwithstanding sections 80301 and 80302, data collected 
     by an ice patrol conducted by the Coast Guard under this 
     chapter may not be disseminated to a vessel unless such 
     vessel is--
       ``(1) documented under the laws of the United States; or
       ``(2) documented under the laws of a foreign country that 
     made the payment or contribution required under section 
     80301(b) for the year preceding the year in which the data is 
     collected.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``80304. Limitation on ice patrol data.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on 
     January 1, 2017.

     SEC. 315. OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL THIRD-PARTY INSPECTION.

       Section 3316 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g), and by 
     inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f)(1) Upon request of an owner or operator of an 
     offshore supply vessel, the Secretary shall delegate the 
     authorities set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) with 
     respect to such vessel to a classification society to which a 
     delegation is authorized under that paragraph. A delegation 
     by the Secretary under this subsection shall be used for any 
     vessel inspection and examination function carried out by the 
     Secretary, including the issuance of certificates of 
     inspection and all other related documents.
       ``(2) If the Secretary determines that a certificate of 
     inspection or related document issued under authority 
     delegated under paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect 
     to a vessel has reduced the operational safety of that 
     vessel, the Secretary may terminate the certificate or 
     document, respectively.
       ``(3) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime 
     Transportation Act of 2014, and for each year of the 
     subsequent 2-year period, the Secretary shall provide to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report describing--
       ``(A) the number of vessels for which a delegation was made 
     under paragraph (1);
       ``(B) any savings in personnel and operational costs 
     incurred by the Coast Guard that resulted from the 
     delegations; and
       ``(C) based on measurable marine casualty and other data, 
     any impacts of the delegations on the operational safety of 
     vessels for which the delegations were made, and on the crew 
     on those vessels.''.

     SEC. 316. WATCHES.

       Section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), by striking ``coal passers, firemen, 
     oilers, and water tenders'' and inserting ``and oilers''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``(except the coal 
     passers, firemen, oilers, and water tenders)''.

     SEC. 317. COAST GUARD RESPONSE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Vessel Response Plan Contents.--The Secretary of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 
     require that each vessel response plan prepared for a mobile 
     offshore drilling unit includes information from the facility 
     response plan prepared for the mobile offshore drilling unit 
     regarding the planned response to a worst case discharge, and 
     to a threat of such a discharge.

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       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Mobile offshore drilling unit.--The term ``mobile 
     offshore drilling unit'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
     2701).
       (2) Response plan.--The term ``response plan'' means a 
     response plan prepared under section 311(j) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)).
       (3) Worst case discharge.--The term ``worst case 
     discharge'' has the meaning given that term under section 
     311(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1321(a)).
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require the Coast Guard to review or approve a 
     facility response plan for a mobile offshore drilling unit.

     SEC. 318. REGIONAL CITIZENS' ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       Section 5002(k)(3) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
     U.S.C. 2732(k)(3)) is amended by striking ``not more than 
     $1,000,000'' and inserting ``not less than $1,400,000''.

     SEC. 319. UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS IN THE UNITED STATES 
                   VIRGIN ISLANDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4105 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b)(1) In applying this title with respect to an 
     uninspected vessel of less than 24 meters overall in length 
     that carries passengers to or from a port in the United 
     States Virgin Islands, the Secretary shall substitute `12 
     passengers' for `6 passengers' each place it appears in 
     section 2101(42) if the Secretary determines that the vessel 
     complies with, as applicable to the vessel--
       ``(A) the Code of Practice for the Safety of Small 
     Commercial Motor Vessels (commonly referred to as the `Yellow 
     Code'), as published by the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard 
     Agency and in effect on January 1, 2014; or
       ``(B) the Code of Practice for the Safety of Small 
     Commercial Sailing Vessels (commonly referred to as the `Blue 
     Code'), as published by such agency and in effect on such 
     date.
       ``(2) If the Secretary establishes standards to carry out 
     this subsection--
       ``(A) such standards shall be identical to those 
     established in the Codes of Practice referred to in paragraph 
     (1); and
       ``(B) on any dates before the date on which such standards 
     are in effect, the Codes of Practice referred to in paragraph 
     (1) shall apply with respect to the vessels referred to in 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Technical Correction.--Section 4105(c) of title 46, 
     United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of 
     this section, is amended by striking ``Within twenty-four 
     months of the date of enactment of this subsection, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''.

     SEC. 320. TREATMENT OF ABANDONED SEAFARERS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 111 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 11113. Treatment of abandoned seafarers

       ``(a) Abandoned Seafarers Fund.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     a separate account to be known as the Abandoned Seafarers 
     Fund.
       ``(2) Authorized uses.--Amounts in the Fund may be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for use--
       ``(A) to pay necessary support of a seafarer--
       ``(i) who--

       ``(I) was paroled into the United States under section 
     212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(d)(5)), or for whom the Secretary has requested parole 
     under such section; and
       ``(II) is involved in an investigation, reporting, 
     documentation, or adjudication of any matter that is related 
     to the administration or enforcement of law by the Coast 
     Guard; or

       ``(ii) who--

       ``(I) is physically present in the United States;
       ``(II) the Secretary determines was abandoned in the United 
     States; and
       ``(III) has not applied for asylum under the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and

       ``(B) to reimburse a vessel owner or operator for the costs 
     of necessary support of a seafarer who has been paroled into 
     the United States to facilitate an investigation, reporting, 
     documentation, or adjudication of any matter that is related 
     to the administration or enforcement of law by the Coast 
     Guard, if--
       ``(i) the vessel owner or operator is not convicted of a 
     criminal offense related to such matter; or
       ``(ii) the Secretary determines that reimbursement is 
     appropriate.
       ``(3) Crediting of amounts to fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     there shall be credited to the Fund the following:
       ``(i) Penalties deposited in the Fund under section 9 of 
     the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1908).
       ``(ii) Amounts reimbursed or recovered under subsection 
     (c).
       ``(B) Limitation.--Amounts may be credited to the Fund 
     under subparagraph (A) only if the unobligated balance of the 
     Fund is less than $5,000,000.
       ``(4) Report required.--On the date on which the President 
     submits each budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section 
     1105 of title 31, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report that describes--
       ``(A) the amounts credited to the Fund under paragraph (2) 
     for the preceding fiscal year; and
       ``(B) amounts in the Fund that were expended for the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(b) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed--
       ``(1) to create a private right of action or any other 
     right, benefit, or entitlement to necessary support for any 
     person; or
       ``(2) to compel the Secretary to pay or reimburse the cost 
     of necessary support.
       ``(c) Reimbursement; Recovery.--
       ``(1) In general.--A vessel owner or operator shall 
     reimburse the Fund an amount equal to the total amount paid 
     from the Fund for necessary support of a seafarer, if--
       ``(A) the vessel owner or operator--
       ``(i) during the course of an investigation, reporting, 
     documentation, or adjudication of any matter under this Act 
     that the Coast Guard referred to a United States attorney or 
     the Attorney General, fails to provide necessary support of a 
     seafarer who was paroled into the United States to facilitate 
     the investigation, reporting, documentation, or adjudication; 
     and
       ``(ii) subsequently is--

       ``(I) convicted of a criminal offense related to such 
     matter; or
       ``(II) required to reimburse the Fund pursuant to a court 
     order or negotiated settlement related to such matter; or

       ``(B) the vessel owner or operator abandons a seafarer in 
     the United States, as determined by the Secretary based on 
     substantial evidence.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--If a vessel owner or operator fails to 
     reimburse the Fund under paragraph (1) within 60 days after 
     receiving a written, itemized description of reimbursable 
     expenses and a demand for payment, the Secretary may--
       ``(A) proceed in rem against the vessel on which the 
     seafarer served in the Federal district court for the 
     district in which the vessel is found; and
       ``(B) withhold or revoke the clearance required under 
     section 60105 for the vessel and any other vessel operated by 
     the same operator (as that term is defined in section 2(9)(a) 
     of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 
     1901(9)(a)) as the vessel on which the seafarer served.
       ``(3) Obtaining clearance.--A vessel may obtain clearance 
     from the Secretary after it is withheld or revoked under 
     paragraph (2)(B) if the vessel owner or operator--
       ``(A) reimburses the Fund the amount required under 
     paragraph (1); or
       ``(B) provides a bond, or other evidence of financial 
     responsibility, sufficient to meet the amount required to be 
     reimbursed under paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Notification required.--The Secretary shall notify 
     the vessel at least 72 hours before taking any action under 
     paragraph (2)(B).
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Abandons; abandoned.--Each of the terms `abandons' 
     and `abandoned' means--
       ``(A) a vessel owner's or operator's unilateral severance 
     of ties with a seafarer; or
       ``(B) a vessel owner's or operator's failure to provide 
     necessary support of a seafarer.
       ``(2) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the Abandoned Seafarers 
     Fund established under this section.
       ``(3) Necessary support.--The term `necessary support' 
     means normal wages and expenses the Secretary considers 
     reasonable for lodging, subsistence, clothing, medical care 
     (including hospitalization), repatriation, and any other 
     support the Secretary considers to be appropriate.
       ``(4) Seafarer.--The term `seafarer' means an alien crew 
     member who is employed or engaged in any capacity on board a 
     vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
       ``(5) Vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the united 
     states.--The term `vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     United States' has the meaning given that term in section 
     70502(c), except that it does not include a vessel that is--
       ``(A) owned, or operated under a bareboat charter, by the 
     United States, a State or political subdivision thereof, or a 
     foreign nation; and
       ``(B) not engaged in commerce.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``11113. Treatment of abandoned seafarers.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9 of the Act to Prevent 
     Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1908) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(g) Any penalty collected under subsection (a) or (b) 
     that is not paid under that subsection to the person giving 
     information leading to the conviction or assessment of such 
     penalties shall be deposited in the

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     Abandoned Seafarers Fund established under section 11113 of 
     title 46, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 321. WEBSITE.

       (a) Reports to Secretary of Transportation; Incidents and 
     Details.--Section 3507(g)(3)(A) of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii) by striking ``the incident to an 
     Internet based portal maintained by the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``each incident specified in clause (i) to the 
     Internet website maintained by the Secretary of 
     Transportation under paragraph (4)(A)''; and
       (2) in clause (iii) by striking ``based portal maintained 
     by the Secretary'' and inserting ``website maintained by the 
     Secretary of Transportation under paragraph (4)(A)''.
       (b) Availability of Incident Data on Internet.--Section 
     3507(g)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Website.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     maintain a statistical compilation of all incidents on board 
     a cruise vessel specified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) on an 
     Internet website that provides a numerical accounting of the 
     missing persons and alleged crimes reported under that 
     paragraph without regard to the investigative status of the 
     incident.
       ``(ii) Updates and other requirements.--The compilation 
     under clause (i) shall--

       ``(I) be updated not less frequently than quarterly;
       ``(II) be able to be sorted by cruise line;
       ``(III) identify each cruise line by name;
       ``(IV) identify each crime or alleged crime committed or 
     allegedly committed by a passenger or crewmember;
       ``(V) identify the number of individuals alleged overboard; 
     and
       ``(VI) include the approximate number of passengers and 
     crew carried by each cruise line during each quarterly 
     reporting period.

       ``(iii) User-friendly format.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall ensure that the compilation, data, and 
     any other information provided on the Internet website 
     maintained under this subparagraph are in a user-friendly 
     format. The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, use existing commercial off the shelf technology 
     to transfer and establish the website, and shall not 
     independently develop software, or acquire new hardware in 
     operating the site.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of Transportation''.

     SEC. 322. COAST GUARD REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in 
     which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives an analysis of the Coast 
     Guard's proposed promulgation of safety and environmental 
     management system requirements for vessels engaged in Outer 
     Continental Shelf activities. The analysis shall include--
       (1) a discussion of any new operational, management, design 
     and construction, financial, and other mandates that would be 
     imposed on vessel owners and operators;
       (2) an estimate of all associated direct and indirect 
     operational, management, personnel, training, vessel design 
     and construction, record keeping, and other costs;
       (3) an identification and justification of any of such 
     proposed requirements that exceed those in international 
     conventions applicable to the design, construction, 
     operation, and management of vessels engaging in United 
     States Outer Continental Shelf activities; and
       (4) an identification of exemptions to the proposed 
     requirements, that are based upon vessel classification, 
     tonnage, offshore activity or function, alternative 
     certifications, or any other appropriate criteria.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not issue proposed 
     regulations relating to safety and environmental management 
     system requirements for vessels on the United States Outer 
     Continental Shelf for which noticed was published on 
     September 10, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 55230) earlier than 6 months 
     after the submittal of the analysis required by subsection 
     (a).

                 TITLE IV--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

     SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Federal 
     Maritime Commission $24,700,000 for fiscal year 2015.

     SEC. 402. AWARD OF REPARATIONS.

       Section 41305 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``, plus reasonable 
     attorney fees''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Attorney Fees.--In any action brought under section 
     41301, the prevailing party may be awarded reasonable 
     attorney fees.''.

     SEC. 403. TERMS OF COMMISSIONERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 301(b) of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Terms.--The term of each Commissioner is 5 years. 
     When the term of a Commissioner ends, the Commissioner may 
     continue to serve until a successor is appointed and 
     qualified, but for a period not to exceed one year. Except as 
     provided in paragraph (3), no individual may serve more than 
     2 terms.''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5), and 
     inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Vacancies.--A vacancy shall be filled in the same 
     manner as the original appointment. An individual appointed 
     to fill a vacancy is appointed only for the unexpired term of 
     the individual being succeeded. An individual appointed to 
     fill a vacancy may serve 2 terms in addition to the remainder 
     of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was 
     appointed.
       ``(4) Conflicts of interest.--
       ``(A) Limitation on relationships with regulated 
     entities.--A Commissioner may not have a pecuniary interest 
     in, hold an official relation to, or own stocks or bonds of 
     any entity the Commission regulates under chapter 401 of this 
     title.
       ``(B) Limitation on other activities.--A Commissioner may 
     not engage in another business, vocation, or employment.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) 
     does not apply with respect to a Commissioner of the Federal 
     Maritime Commission appointed and confirmed by the Senate 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.

                TITLE V--ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION

     SEC. 501. ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Arctic Maritime Transportation.--Chapter 5 of title 14, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 89 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 90. Arctic maritime transportation

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure 
     safe and secure maritime shipping in the Arctic including the 
     availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill 
     response capability, and maritime search and rescue in the 
     Arctic.
       ``(b) International Maritime Organization Agreements.--To 
     carry out the purpose of this section, the Secretary is 
     encouraged to enter into negotiations through the 
     International Maritime Organization to conclude and execute 
     agreements to promote coordinated action among the United 
     States, Russia, Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark and 
     other seafaring and Arctic nations to ensure, in the Arctic--
       ``(1) placement and maintenance of aids to navigation;
       ``(2) appropriate marine safety, tug, and salvage 
     capabilities;
       ``(3) oil spill prevention and response capability;
       ``(4) maritime domain awareness, including long-range 
     vessel tracking; and
       ``(5) search and rescue.
       ``(c) Coordination by Committee on the Maritime 
     Transportation System.--The Committee on the Maritime 
     Transportation System established under section 55501 of 
     title 46, United States Code, shall coordinate the 
     establishment of domestic transportation policies in the 
     Arctic necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.
       ``(d) Agreements and Contracts.--The Secretary may, subject 
     to the availability of appropriations, enter into cooperative 
     agreements, contracts, or other agreements with, or make 
     grants to, individuals and governments to carry out the 
     purpose of this section or any agreements established under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(e) Icebreaking.--The Secretary shall promote safe 
     maritime navigation by means of icebreaking where necessary, 
     feasible, and effective to carry out the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(f) Arctic Definition.--In this section, the term 
     `Arctic'? has the meaning given such term in section 112 of 
     the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 
     4111).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 89 
     the following:

``90. Arctic maritime transportation''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 307 of the Coast Guard 
     Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281; 14 U.S.C. 92 
     note) is repealed.

     SEC. 502. ARCTIC MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 154. Arctic maritime domain awareness

       ``(a) In General.--The Commandant shall improve maritime 
     domain awareness in the Arctic--
       ``(1) by promoting interagency cooperation and 
     coordination;
       ``(2) by employing joint, interagency, and international 
     capabilities; and
       ``(3) by facilitating the sharing of information, 
     intelligence, and data related to the Arctic maritime domain 
     between the Coast Guard and departments and agencies listed 
     in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Coordination.--The Commandant shall seek to 
     coordinate the collection, sharing, and use of information, 
     intelligence, and

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     data related to the Arctic maritime domain between the Coast 
     Guard and the following:
       ``(1) The Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(2) The Department of Defense.
       ``(3) The Department of Transportation.
       ``(4) The Department of State.
       ``(5) The Department of the Interior.
       ``(6) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       ``(7) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       ``(8) The Environmental Protection Agency.
       ``(9) The National Science Foundation.
       ``(10) The Arctic Research Commission.
       ``(11) Any Federal agency or commission or State the 
     Commandant determines is appropriate.
       ``(c) Cooperation.--The Commandant and the head of a 
     department or agency listed in subsection (b) may by 
     agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, share 
     personnel, services, equipment, and facilities to carry out 
     the requirements of this section.
       ``(d) 5-year Strategic Plan.--Not later than January 1, 
     2016 and every 5 years thereafter, the Commandant shall 
     submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives a 5-year strategic plan to guide interagency 
     and international intergovernmental cooperation and 
     coordination for the purpose of improving maritime domain 
     awareness in the Arctic
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section the term `Arctic' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 112 of the Arctic 
     Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 153 
     the following:

``154. Arctic maritime domain awareness.''.

     SEC. 503. IMO POLAR CODE NEGOTIATIONS.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and thereafter with the submission of the budget 
     proposal submitted for each of fiscal years 2016, 2017, and 
     2018 under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 
     Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate, a report on--
       (1) the status of the negotiations at the International 
     Maritime Organization regarding the establishment of a draft 
     international code of safety for ships operating in polar 
     waters, popularly known as the Polar Code, and any amendments 
     proposed by such a code to be made to the International 
     Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and the 
     International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from 
     Ships;
       (2) the coming into effect of such a code and such 
     amendments for nations that are parties to those conventions;
       (3) impacts, for coastal communities located in the Arctic 
     (as that term is defined in the section 112 of the Arctic 
     Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111)) of such a 
     code or such amendments, on--
       (A) the costs of delivering fuel and freight; and
       (B) the safety of maritime transportation; and
       (4) actions the Secretary must take to implement the 
     requirements of such a code and such amendments.

     SEC. 504. FORWARD OPERATING FACILITIES.

       The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating may construct facilities in the Arctic (as that 
     term is defined in section 112 of the Arctic Research and 
     Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111). The facilities shall--
       (1) support aircraft maintenance, including exhaust 
     ventilation, heat, an engine wash system, fuel, ground 
     support services, and electrical power;
       (2) provide shelter for both current helicopter assets and 
     those projected to be located at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, 
     for at least 20 years; and
       (3) include accommodations for personnel.

     SEC. 505. ICEBREAKERS.

       (a) Coast Guard Polar Icebreakers.--Section 222 of the 
     Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (Public 
     Law 112-213; 126 Stat. 1560) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``; bridging 
     strategy''; and
       (B) by striking ``Commandant of the Coast Guard'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``Commandant of the Coast Guard may decommission the Polar 
     Sea.'';
       (2) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following:
       ``(3) Result of no determination.--If in the analysis 
     submitted under this section the Secretary does not make a 
     determination under subsection (a)(5) regarding whether it is 
     cost effective to reactivate the Polar Sea, then--
       ``(A) the Commandant of the Coast Guard may decommission 
     the Polar Sea; or
       ``(B) the Secretary may make such determination, not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the enactment of Howard Coble 
     Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, and take 
     actions in accordance with this subsection as though such 
     determination was made in the analysis previously 
     submitted.'';
       (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Strategies.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     on which the analysis required under subsection (a) is 
     submitted, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate--
       ``(A) unless the Secretary makes a determination under this 
     section that it is cost effective to reactivate the Polar 
     Sea, a bridging strategy for maintaining the Coast Guard's 
     polar icebreaking services until at least September 30, 2024;
       ``(B) a strategy to meet the Coast Guard's Arctic ice 
     operations needs through September 30, 2050; and
       ``(C) a strategy to meet the Coast Guard's Antarctic ice 
     operations needs through September 30, 2050
       ``(2) Requirement.--The strategies required under paragraph 
     (1) shall include a business case analysis comparing the 
     leasing and purchasing of icebreakers to maintain the needs 
     and services described in that paragraph.''.
       (b) Cutter ``Polar Sea''.--Upon the submission of a service 
     life extension plan in accordance with section 222(d)(1)(C) 
     of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 
     (Public Law 112-213; 126 Stat. 1560), the Secretary of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating may use 
     funds authorized under section 101 of this Act to conduct a 
     service life extension of 7 to 10 years for the Coast Guard 
     Cutter Polar Sea (WAGB 11) in accordance with such plan.
       (c) Limitation.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the department in which 
     the Coast Guard is operating may not expend amounts 
     appropriated for the Coast Guard for any of fiscal years 2015 
     through 2024, for--
       (A) design activities related to a capability of a Polar-
     Class Icebreaker that is based solely on an operational 
     requirement of another Federal department or agency, except 
     for amounts appropriated for design activities for a fiscal 
     year before fiscal year 2016; or
       (B) long-lead-time materials, production, or post-delivery 
     activities related to such a capability.
       (2) Other amounts.--Amounts made available to the Secretary 
     under an agreement with another Federal department or agency 
     and expended on a capability of a Polar-Class Icebreaker that 
     is based solely on an operational requirement of that or 
     another Federal department or agency shall not be treated as 
     amounts expended by the Secretary for purposes of the 
     limitation established under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 506. ICEBREAKING IN POLAR REGIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 86 the following:

     ``Sec. 87. Icebreaking in polar regions

       ``The President shall facilitate planning for the design, 
     procurement, maintenance, deployment, and operation of 
     icebreakers as needed to support the statutory missions of 
     the Coast Guard in the polar regions by allocating all funds 
     to support icebreaking operations in such regions, except for 
     recurring incremental costs associated with specific 
     projects, to the Coast Guard.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 86 
     the following:

``87. Icebreaking in polar regions.''.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 601. DISTANT WATER TUNA FLEET.

       Section 421 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
     Act of 2006 (46 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (c) and (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (f) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.

     SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.

       Section 2(a) of Public Law 110-299 (33 U.S.C. 1342 note) is 
     amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2017''.

     SEC. 603. NATIONAL MARITIME STRATEGY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which 
     the Coast Guard is operating, shall submit to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a national maritime strategy.
       (b) Contents.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) identify--
       (A) Federal regulations and policies that reduce the 
     competitiveness of United States flag vessels in 
     international transportation markets; and
       (B) the impact of reduced cargo flow due to reductions in 
     the number of members of the

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     United States Armed Forces stationed or deployed outside of 
     the United States; and
       (2) include recommendations to--
       (A) make United States flag vessels more competitive in 
     shipping routes between United States and foreign ports;
       (B) increase the use of United States flag vessels to carry 
     cargo imported to and exported from the United States;
       (C) ensure compliance by Federal agencies with chapter 553 
     of title 46, United States Code;
       (D) increase the use of third-party inspection and 
     certification authorities to inspect and certify vessels;
       (E) increase the use of short sea transportation routes, 
     including routes designated under section 55601(c) of title 
     46, United States Code, to enhance intermodal freight 
     movements; and
       (F) enhance United States shipbuilding capability.

     SEC. 604. WAIVERS.

       (a) ``John Craig''.--
       (1) In general.--Section 8902 of title 46, United States 
     Code, shall not apply to the vessel John Craig (United States 
     official number D1110613) when such vessel is operating on 
     the portion of the Kentucky River, Kentucky, located at 
     approximately mile point 158, in Pool Number 9, between Lock 
     and Dam Number 9 and Lock and Dam Number 10.
       (2) Application.--Paragraph (1) shall apply on and after 
     the date on which the Secretary of the department in which 
     the Coast Guard is operating determines that a licensing 
     requirement has been established under Kentucky State law 
     that applies to an operator of the vessel John Craig.
       (b) ``F/V Western Challenger''.--Notwithstanding section 
     12132 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue a 
     certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for 
     the F/V Western Challenger (IMO number 5388108).

     SEC. 605. COMPETITION BY UNITED STATES FLAG VESSELS.

       (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
     enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of 
     Sciences to conduct an assessment of authorities under 
     subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, that have been 
     delegated to the Coast Guard and that impact the ability of 
     vessels documented under the laws of the United States to 
     effectively compete in international transportation markets.
       (b) Review of Differences With IMO Standards.--The 
     assessment under subsection (a) shall include a review of 
     differences between United States laws, policies, 
     regulations, and guidance governing the inspection of vessels 
     documented under the laws of the United States and standards 
     set by the International Maritime Organization governing the 
     inspection of vessels.
       (c) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the Commandant enters into an arrangement with the 
     National Academy of Sciences under subsection (a), the 
     Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate the assessment required under such subsection.

     SEC. 606. VESSEL REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTICES OF ARRIVAL AND 
                   DEPARTURE AND AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
     Guard is operating shall notify the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate of the status of the final rule 
     that relates to the notice of proposed rulemaking titled 
     ``Vessel Requirements for Notices of Arrival and Departure, 
     and Automatic Identification System'' and published in the 
     Federal Register on December 16, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 76295).

     SEC. 607. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN ROCHESTER, 
                   NEW YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard is authorized to convey, at fair market value, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, consisting of approximately 0.2 
     acres, that is under the administrative control of the Coast 
     Guard and located at 527 River Street in Rochester, New York.
       (b) Right of First Refusal.--The City of Rochester, New 
     York, shall have the right of first refusal with respect to 
     the purchase, at fair market value, of the real property 
     described in subsection (a).
       (c) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
     property described in subsection (a) shall be determined by a 
     survey satisfactory to the Commandant.
       (d) Fair Market Value.--The fair market value of the 
     property described in subsection (a) shall--
       (1) be determined by appraisal; and
       (2) be subject to the approval of the Commandant.
       (e) Costs of Conveyance.--The responsibility for all 
     reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate 
     transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated 
     with a conveyance under subsection (a) shall be determined by 
     the Commandant and the purchaser.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Commandant may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with a conveyance under subsection (a) as the Commandant 
     considers appropriate and reasonable to protect the interests 
     of the United States.
       (g) Deposit of Proceeds.--Any proceeds from a conveyance 
     under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the fund 
     established under section 687 of title 14, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 608. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY IN GIG HARBOR, 
                   WASHINGTON.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Gig Harbor, 
     Washington.
       (2) Property.--The term ``Property'' means the parcel of 
     real property, together with any improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 0.86 acres of fast lands commonly 
     identified as tract 65 of lot 1 of section 8, township 21 
     north, range 2 east, Willamette Meridian, on the north side 
     of the entrance of Gig Harbor, narrows of Puget Sound, 
     Washington.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (b) Conveyance.--
       (1) Authority to convey.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary of the department in which the 
     Coast Guard is operating relinquishes the reservation of the 
     Property for lighthouse purposes, at the request of the City 
     and subject to the requirements of this section, the 
     Secretary shall convey to the City all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to the Property, 
     notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of 
     sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713).
       (2) Terms of conveyance.--A conveyance made under paragraph 
     (1) shall be made--
       (A) subject to valid existing rights;
       (B) at the fair market value as described in subsection 
     (c); and
       (C) subject to any other condition that the Secretary may 
     consider appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (3) Costs.--The City shall pay any transaction or 
     administrative costs associated with a conveyance under 
     paragraph (1), including the costs of the appraisal, title 
     searches, maps, and boundary and cadastral surveys.
       (4) Conveyance is not a major federal action.--A conveyance 
     under paragraph (1) shall not be considered a major Federal 
     action for purposes of section 102(2) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)).
       (c) Fair Market Value.--
       (1) Determination.--The fair market value of the Property 
     shall be--
       (A) determined by an appraisal conducted by an independent 
     appraiser selected by the Secretary; and
       (B) approved by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph 
     (3).
       (2) Requirements.--An appraisal conducted under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       (A) be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized 
     appraisal standards, including--
       (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
     Acquisitions; and
       (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
     Practice; and
       (B) shall reflect the equitable considerations described in 
     paragraph (3).
       (3) Equitable considerations.--In approving the fair market 
     value of the Property under this subsection, the Secretary 
     shall take into consideration matters of equity and fairness, 
     including the City's past and current lease of the Property, 
     any maintenance or improvements by the City to the Property, 
     and such other factors as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (d) Revocation; Reversion.--Effective on and after the date 
     on which a conveyance of the Property is made under 
     subsection (b)(1)--
       (1) Executive Order 3528, dated August 9, 1921, is revoked; 
     and
       (2) the use of the tide and shore lands belonging to the 
     State of Washington and adjoining and bordering the Property, 
     that were granted to the Government of the United States 
     pursuant to the Act of the Legislature, State of Washington, 
     approved March 13, 1909, the same being chapter 110 of the 
     Session Laws of 1909, shall revert to the State of 
     Washington.

     SEC. 609. VESSEL DETERMINATION.

       The vessel assigned United States official number 1205366 
     is deemed a new vessel effective on the date of delivery of 
     the vessel after January 1, 2012, from a privately owned 
     United States shipyard, if no encumbrances are on record with 
     the Coast Guard at the time of the issuance of the new 
     certificate of documentation for the vessel.

     SEC. 610. SAFE VESSEL OPERATION IN THUNDER BAY.

       The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating and the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency may not prohibit a vessel operating within 
     the existing boundaries and any future expanded boundaries of 
     the Thunder

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     Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve from 
     taking up or discharging ballast water to allow for safe and 
     efficient vessel operation if the uptake or discharge meets 
     all Federal and State ballast water management requirements 
     that would apply if the area were not a marine sanctuary.

     SEC. 611. PARKING FACILITIES.

       (a) Allocation and Assignment.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     section, the Administrator of General Services, in 
     coordination with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall 
     allocate and assign the spaces in parking facilities at the 
     Department of Homeland Security St. Elizabeths Campus to 
     allow any member or employee of the Coast Guard, who is 
     assigned to the Campus, to use such spaces.
       (2) Timing.--In carrying out paragraph (1), and in addition 
     to the parking spaces allocated and assigned to Coast Guard 
     members and employees in fiscal year 2014, the Administrator 
     shall allocate and assign not less than--
       (A) 300 parking spaces not later than September 30, 2015;
       (B) 700 parking spaces not later than September 30, 2016; 
     and
       (C) 1,042 parking spaces not later than September 30, 2017.
       (b) Transportation Management Report.--Not later than 1 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each 
     fiscal year thereafter in which spaces are allocated and 
     assigned under subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall 
     provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives a report on--
       (1) the impact of assigning and allocating parking spaces 
     under subsection (a) on the congestion of roads connecting 
     the St. Elizabeths Campus to the portions of Suitland Parkway 
     and I-295 located in the Anacostia section of the District of 
     Columbia; and
       (2) progress made toward completion of essential 
     transportation improvements identified in the Transportation 
     Management Program for the St. Elizabeths Campus.
       (c) Reallocation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
     Administrator may revise the allocation and assignment of 
     spaces to members and employees of the Coast Guard made under 
     subsection (a) as necessary to accommodate employees of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, other than the Coast Guard, 
     when such employees are assigned to the St. Elizabeths 
     Campus.
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  SA 3998. Mrs. BOXER (for Mr. Rockefeller) proposed an amendment to 
the bill S. 2444, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for 
fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to authorize 
     appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2015, and 
     for other purposes.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3999. Mrs. BOXER (for Mr. Carper) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2519, to codify an existing operations center for 
cybersecurity; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Cybersecurity 
     Protection Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act--
       (1) the term ``Center'' means the national cybersecurity 
     and communications integration center under section 226 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 3;
       (2) the term ``critical infrastructure'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 101);
       (3) the term ``cybersecurity risk'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 226 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002, as added by section 3;
       (4) the term ``information sharing and analysis 
     organization'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     212(5) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     131(5));
       (5) the term ``information system'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 3502(8) of title 44, United States Code; 
     and
       (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.

     SEC. 3. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS INTEGRATION 
                   CENTER.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 226. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS 
                   INTEGRATION CENTER.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `cybersecurity risk' means threats to and 
     vulnerabilities of information or information systems and any 
     related consequences caused by or resulting from unauthorized 
     access, use, disclosure, degradation, disruption, 
     modification, or destruction of information or information 
     systems, including such related consequences caused by an act 
     of terrorism;
       ``(2) the term `incident' means an occurrence that--
       ``(A) actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful 
     authority, the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of 
     information on an information system; or
       ``(B) constitutes a violation or imminent threat of 
     violation of law, security policies, security procedures, or 
     acceptable use policies;
       ``(3) the term `information sharing and analysis 
     organization' has the meaning given that term in section 
     212(5); and
       ``(4) the term `information system' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 3502(8) of title 44, United States Code.
       ``(b) Center.--There is in the Department a national 
     cybersecurity and communications integration center (referred 
     to in this section as the `Center') to carry out certain 
     responsibilities of the Under Secretary appointed under 
     section 103(a)(1)(H).
       ``(c) Functions.--The cybersecurity functions of the Center 
     shall include--
       ``(1) being a Federal civilian interface for the multi-
     directional and cross-sector sharing of information related 
     to cybersecurity risks, incidents, analysis, and warnings for 
     Federal and non-Federal entities;
       ``(2) providing shared situational awareness to enable 
     real-time, integrated, and operational actions across the 
     Federal Government and non-Federal entities to address 
     cybersecurity risks and incidents to Federal and non-Federal 
     entities;
       ``(3) coordinating the sharing of information related to 
     cybersecurity risks and incidents across the Federal 
     Government;
       ``(4) facilitating cross-sector coordination to address 
     cybersecurity risks and incidents, including cybersecurity 
     risks and incidents that may be related or could have 
     consequential impacts across multiple sectors;
       ``(5)(A) conducting integration and analysis, including 
     cross-sector integration and analysis, of cybersecurity risks 
     and incidents; and
       ``(B) sharing the analysis conducted under subparagraph (A) 
     with Federal and non-Federal entities;
       ``(6) upon request, providing timely technical assistance, 
     risk management support, and incident response capabilities 
     to Federal and non-Federal entities with respect to 
     cybersecurity risks and incidents, which may include 
     attribution, mitigation, and remediation; and
       ``(7) providing information and recommendations on security 
     and resilience measures to Federal and non-Federal entities, 
     including information and recommendations to--
       ``(A) facilitate information security; and
       ``(B) strengthen information systems against cybersecurity 
     risks and incidents.
       ``(d) Composition.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Center shall be composed of--
       ``(A) appropriate representatives of Federal entities, such 
     as--
       ``(i) sector-specific agencies;
       ``(ii) civilian and law enforcement agencies; and
       ``(iii) elements of the intelligence community, as that 
     term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
       ``(B) appropriate representatives of non-Federal entities, 
     such as--
       ``(i) State and local governments;
       ``(ii) information sharing and analysis organizations; and
       ``(iii) owners and operators of critical information 
     systems;
       ``(C) components within the Center that carry out 
     cybersecurity and communications activities;
       ``(D) a designated Federal official for operational 
     coordination with and across each sector; and
       ``(E) other appropriate representatives or entities, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Incidents.--In the event of an incident, during 
     exigent circumstances the Secretary may grant a Federal or 
     non-Federal entity immediate temporary access to the Center.
       ``(e) Principles.--In carrying out the functions under 
     subsection (c), the Center shall ensure--
       ``(1) to the extent practicable, that--
       ``(A) timely, actionable, and relevant information related 
     to cybersecurity risks, incidents, and analysis is shared;
       ``(B) when appropriate, information related to 
     cybersecurity risks, incidents, and analysis is integrated 
     with other relevant information and tailored to the specific 
     characteristics of a sector;
       ``(C) activities are prioritized and conducted based on the 
     level of risk;
       ``(D) industry sector-specific, academic, and national 
     laboratory expertise is sought and receives appropriate 
     consideration;
       ``(E) continuous, collaborative, and inclusive coordination 
     occurs--
       ``(i) across sectors; and
       ``(ii) with--

       ``(I) sector coordinating councils;
       ``(II) information sharing and analysis organizations; and
       ``(III) other appropriate non-Federal partners;

       ``(F) as appropriate, the Center works to develop and use 
     mechanisms for sharing information related to cybersecurity 
     risks and

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     incidents that are technology-neutral, interoperable, real-
     time, cost-effective, and resilient; and
       ``(G) the Center works with other agencies to reduce 
     unnecessarily duplicative sharing of information related to 
     cybersecurity risks and incidents;
       ``(2) that information related to cybersecurity risks and 
     incidents is appropriately safeguarded against unauthorized 
     access; and
       ``(3) that activities conducted by the Center comply with 
     all policies, regulations, and laws that protect the privacy 
     and civil liberties of United States persons.
       ``(f) No Right or Benefit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The provision of assistance or 
     information to, and inclusion in the Center of, governmental 
     or private entities under this section shall be at the sole 
     and unreviewable discretion of the Under Secretary appointed 
     under section 103(a)(1)(H).
       ``(2) Certain assistance or information.--The provision of 
     certain assistance or information to, or inclusion in the 
     Center of, one governmental or private entity pursuant to 
     this section shall not create a right or benefit, substantive 
     or procedural, to similar assistance or information for any 
     other governmental or private entity.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (6 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 225 the following:

``Sec. 226. National cybersecurity and communications integration 
              center.''.

     SEC. 4. RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING NEW AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     recommendations on how to expedite the implementation of 
     information-sharing agreements for cybersecurity purposes 
     between the Center and non-Federal entities (referred to in 
     this section as ``cybersecurity information-sharing 
     agreements'') to--
       (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Contents.--In submitting recommendations under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) address the development and utilization of a scalable 
     form that retains all privacy and other protections in 
     cybersecurity information-sharing agreements that are in 
     effect as of the date on which the Secretary submits the 
     recommendations, including Cooperative Research and 
     Development Agreements; and
       (2) include in the recommendations any additional 
     authorities or resources that may be needed to carry out the 
     implementation of any new cybersecurity information-sharing 
     agreements.

     SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, and every year thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
     the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Comptroller General of the United States a report on 
     the Center, which shall include--
        (a) information on the Center, including--
       (1) an assessment of the capability and capacity of the 
     Center to carry out its cybersecurity mission under this Act;
       (2) the number of representatives from non-Federal entities 
     that are participating in the Center, including the number of 
     representatives from States, nonprofit organizations, and 
     private sector entities, respectively;
       (3) the number of requests from non-Federal entities to 
     participate in the Center and the response to such requests;
       (4) the average length of time taken to resolve requests 
     described in paragraph (3);
       (5) the identification of--
       (A) any delay in resolving requests described in paragraph 
     (3) involving security clearance processing; and
       (B) the agency involved with a delay described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       (6) a description of any other obstacles or challenges to 
     resolving requests described in paragraph (3) and a summary 
     of the reasons for denials of any such requests;
       (7) the extent to which the Department is engaged in 
     information sharing with each critical infrastructure sector, 
     including--
       (A) the extent to which each sector has representatives at 
     the Center;
       (B) the extent to which owners and operators of critical 
     infrastructure in each critical infrastructure sector 
     participate in information sharing at the Center; and
       (C) the volume and range of activities with respect to 
     which the Secretary has collaborated with the sector 
     coordinating councils and the sector-specific agencies to 
     promote greater engagement with the Center; and
       (8) the policies and procedures established by the Center 
     to safeguard privacy and civil liberties.

     SEC. 6. GAO REPORT.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness 
     of the Center in carrying out its cybersecurity mission.

     SEC. 7. CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN; CLEARANCES; BREACHES.

       (a) Cyber Incident Response Plan; Clearances.--Subtitle C 
     of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     141 et seq.), as amended by section 3, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 227. CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN.

       ``The Under Secretary appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H) 
     shall, in coordination with appropriate Federal departments 
     and agencies, State and local governments, sector 
     coordinating councils, information sharing and analysis 
     organizations (as defined in section 212(5)), owners and 
     operators of critical infrastructure, and other appropriate 
     entities and individuals, develop, regularly update, 
     maintain, and exercise adaptable cyber incident response 
     plans to address cybersecurity risks (as defined in section 
     226) to critical infrastructure.

     ``SEC. 228. CLEARANCES.

       ``The Secretary shall make available the process of 
     application for security clearances under Executive Order 
     13549 (75 Fed. Reg. 162; relating to a classified national 
     security information program) or any successor Executive 
     Order to appropriate representatives of sector coordinating 
     councils, sector information sharing and analysis 
     organizations (as defined in section 212(5)), owners and 
     operators of critical infrastructure, and any other person 
     that the Secretary determines appropriate.''.
       (b) Breaches.--
       (1) Requirements.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall ensure that data breach notification 
     policies and guidelines are updated periodically and 
     require--
       (A) except as provided in paragraph (4), notice by the 
     affected agency to each committee of Congress described in 
     section 3544(c)(1) of title 44, United States Code, the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
     the House of Representatives, which shall--
       (i) be provided expeditiously and not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the agency discovered the 
     unauthorized acquisition or access; and
       (ii) include--

       (I) information about the breach, including a summary of 
     any information that the agency knows on the date on which 
     notification is provided about how the breach occurred;
       (II) an estimate of the number of individuals affected by 
     the breach, based on information that the agency knows on the 
     date on which notification is provided, including an 
     assessment of the risk of harm to affected individuals;
       (III) a description of any circumstances necessitating a 
     delay in providing notice to affected individuals; and
       (IV) an estimate of whether and when the agency will 
     provide notice to affected individuals; and

       (B) notice by the affected agency to affected individuals, 
     pursuant to data breach notification policies and guidelines, 
     which shall be provided as expeditiously as practicable and 
     without unreasonable delay after the agency discovers the 
     unauthorized acquisition or access.
       (2) National security; law enforcement; remediation.--The 
     Attorney General, the head of an element of the intelligence 
     community (as such term is defined under section 3(4) of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)), or the 
     Secretary may delay the notice to affected individuals under 
     paragraph (1)(B) if the notice would disrupt a law 
     enforcement investigation, endanger national security, or 
     hamper security remediation actions.
       (3) OMB report.--During the first 2 years beginning after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall, on an annual basis--
       (A) assess agency implementation of data breach 
     notification policies and guidelines in aggregate; and
       (B) include the assessment described in clause (i) in the 
     report required under section 3543(a)(8) of title 44, United 
     States Code.
       (4) Exception.--Any element of the intelligence community 
     (as such term is defined under section 3(4) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) that is required to 
     provide notice under paragraph (1)(A) shall only provide such 
     notice to appropriate committees of Congress.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) or in subsection (b)(1) shall be construed to 
     alter any authority of a Federal agency or department.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (6 U.S.C. 101 note), as amended by section 3, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 226 the 
     following:

``Sec. 227. Cyber incident response plan.
``Sec. 228. Clearances.''.

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     SEC. 8. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Prohibition on New Regulatory Authority.--Nothing in 
     this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be 
     construed to grant the Secretary any authority to promulgate 
     regulations or set standards relating to the cybersecurity of 
     private sector critical infrastructure that was not in effect 
     on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Private Entities.--Nothing in this Act or the 
     amendments made by this Act shall be construed to require any 
     private entity--
       (1) to request assistance from the Secretary; or
       (2) that requested such assistance from the Secretary to 
     implement any measure or recommendation suggested by the 
     Secretary.
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  SA 4000. Mrs. BOXER (for Mr. Carper (for himself and Mr. Coburn)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4007, to recodify and 
reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program; as 
follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting and Securing 
     Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 2. CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

        ``TITLE XXI--CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS

     ``SEC. 2101. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title--
       ``(1) the term `CFATS regulation' means--
       ``(A) an existing CFATS regulation; and
       ``(B) any regulation or amendment to an existing CFATS 
     regulation issued pursuant to the authority under section 
     2107;
       ``(2) the term `chemical facility of interest' means a 
     facility that--
       ``(A) holds, or that the Secretary has a reasonable basis 
     to believe holds, a chemical of interest, as designated under 
     Appendix A to part 27 of title 6, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or any successor thereto, at a threshold 
     quantity set pursuant to relevant risk-related security 
     principles; and
       ``(B) is not an excluded facility;
       ``(3) the term `covered chemical facility' means a facility 
     that--
       ``(A) the Secretary--
       ``(i) identifies as a chemical facility of interest; and
       ``(ii) based upon review of the facility's Top-Screen, 
     determines meets the risk criteria developed under section 
     2102(e)(2)(B); and
       ``(B) is not an excluded facility;
       ``(4) the term `excluded facility' means--
       ``(A) a facility regulated under the Maritime 
     Transportation Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-295; 116 
     Stat. 2064);
       ``(B) a public water system, as that term is defined in 
     section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f);
       ``(C) a Treatment Works, as that term is defined in section 
     212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1292);
       ``(D) a facility owned or operated by the Department of 
     Defense or the Department of Energy; or
       ``(E) a facility subject to regulation by the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, or by a State that has entered into an 
     agreement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 
     section 274 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2021(b)) to protect against unauthorized access of any 
     material, activity, or structure licensed by the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission;
       ``(5) the term `existing CFATS regulation' means--
       ``(A) a regulation promulgated under section 550 of the 
     Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 
     (Public Law 109-295; 6 U.S.C. 121 note) that is in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of the Protecting and 
     Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 
     2014; and
       ``(B) a Federal Register notice or other published guidance 
     relating to section 550 of the Department of Homeland 
     Security Appropriations Act, 2007 that is in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of the Protecting and 
     Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 
     2014;
       ``(6) the term `expedited approval facility' means a 
     covered chemical facility for which the owner or operator 
     elects to submit a site security plan in accordance with 
     section 2102(c)(4);
       ``(7) the term `facially deficient', relating to a site 
     security plan, means a site security plan that does not 
     support a certification that the security measures in the 
     plan address the security vulnerability assessment and the 
     risk-based performance standards for security for the 
     facility, based on a review of--
       ``(A) the facility's site security plan;
       ``(B) the facility's Top-Screen;
       ``(C) the facility's security vulnerability assessment; or
       ``(D) any other information that--
       ``(i) the facility submits to the Department; or
       ``(ii) the Department obtains from a public source or other 
     source;
       ``(8) the term `guidance for expedited approval facilities' 
     means the guidance issued under section 2102(c)(4)(B)(i);
       ``(9) the term `risk assessment' means the Secretary's 
     application of relevant risk criteria identified in section 
     2102(e)(2)(B);
       ``(10) the term `terrorist screening database' means the 
     terrorist screening database maintained by the Federal 
     Government Terrorist Screening Center or its successor;
       ``(11) the term `tier' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 27.105 of title 6, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
     any successor thereto;
       ``(12) the terms `tiering' and `tiering methodology' mean 
     the procedure by which the Secretary assigns a tier to each 
     covered chemical facility based on the risk assessment for 
     that covered chemical facility;
       ``(13) the term `Top-Screen' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 27.105 of title 6, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
     any successor thereto; and
       ``(14) the term `vulnerability assessment' means the 
     identification of weaknesses in the security of a chemical 
     facility of interest.

     ``SEC. 2102. CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Program Established.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is in the Department a Chemical 
     Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program.
       ``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out the Chemical Facility 
     Anti-Terrorism Standards Program, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) identify--
       ``(i) chemical facilities of interest; and
       ``(ii) covered chemical facilities;
       ``(B) require each chemical facility of interest to submit 
     a Top-Screen and any other information the Secretary 
     determines necessary to enable the Department to assess the 
     security risks associated with the facility;
       ``(C) establish risk-based performance standards designed 
     to address high levels of security risk at covered chemical 
     facilities; and
       ``(D) require each covered chemical facility to--
       ``(i) submit a security vulnerability assessment; and
       ``(ii) develop, submit, and implement a site security plan.
       ``(b) Security Measures.--
       ``(1) In general.--A facility, in developing a site 
     security plan as required under subsection (a), shall include 
     security measures that, in combination, appropriately address 
     the security vulnerability assessment and the risk-based 
     performance standards for security for the facility.
       ``(2) Employee input.--To the greatest extent practicable, 
     a facility's security vulnerability assessment and site 
     security plan shall include input from at least 1 facility 
     employee and, where applicable, 1 employee representative 
     from the bargaining agent at that facility, each of whom 
     possesses, in the determination of the facility's security 
     officer, relevant knowledge, experience, training, or 
     education as pertains to matters of site security.
       ``(c) Approval or Disapproval of Site Security Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Review.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), the 
     Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove each site 
     security plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a).
       ``(B) Bases for disapproval.--The Secretary--
       ``(i) may not disapprove a site security plan based on the 
     presence or absence of a particular security measure; and
       ``(ii) shall disapprove a site security plan if the plan 
     fails to satisfy the risk-based performance standards 
     established pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(C).
       ``(2) Alternative security programs.--
       ``(A) Authority to approve.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may approve an alternative 
     security program established by a private sector entity or a 
     Federal, State, or local authority or under other applicable 
     laws, if the Secretary determines that the requirements of 
     the program meet the requirements under this section.
       ``(ii) Additional security measures.--If the requirements 
     of an alternative security program do not meet the 
     requirements under this section, the Secretary may recommend 
     additional security measures to the program that will enable 
     the Secretary to approve the program.
       ``(B) Satisfaction of site security plan requirement.--A 
     covered chemical facility may satisfy the site security plan 
     requirement under subsection (a) by adopting an alternative 
     security program that the Secretary has--
       ``(i) reviewed and approved under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) determined to be appropriate for the operations and 
     security concerns of the covered chemical facility.
       ``(3) Site security plan assessments.--
       ``(A) Risk assessment policies and procedures.--In 
     approving or disapproving a site security plan under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall employ the risk assessment 
     policies and procedures developed under this title.
       ``(B) Previously approved plans.--In the case of a covered 
     chemical facility for which

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     the Secretary approved a site security plan before the date 
     of enactment of the Protecting and Securing Chemical 
     Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014, the Secretary 
     may not require the facility to resubmit the site security 
     plan solely by reason of the enactment of this title.
       ``(4) Expedited approval program.--
       ``(A) In general.--A covered chemical facility assigned to 
     tier 3 or 4 may meet the requirement to develop and submit a 
     site security plan under subsection (a)(2)(D) by developing 
     and submitting to the Secretary--
       ``(i) a site security plan and the certification described 
     in subparagraph (C); or
       ``(ii) a site security plan in conformance with a template 
     authorized under subparagraph (H).
       ``(B) Guidance for expedited approval facilities.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Protecting and Securing Chemical 
     Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014, the Secretary 
     shall issue guidance for expedited approval facilities that 
     identifies specific security measures that are sufficient to 
     meet the risk-based performance standards.
       ``(ii) Material deviation from guidance.--If a security 
     measure in the site security plan of an expedited approval 
     facility materially deviates from a security measure in the 
     guidance for expedited approval facilities, the site security 
     plan shall include an explanation of how such security 
     measure meets the risk-based performance standards.
       ``(iii) Applicability of other laws to development and 
     issuance of initial guidance.--During the period before the 
     Secretary has met the deadline under clause (i), in 
     developing and issuing, or amending, the guidance for 
     expedited approval facilities under this subparagraph and in 
     collecting information from expedited approval facilities, 
     the Secretary shall not be subject to--

       ``(I) section 553 of title 5, United States Code;
       ``(II) subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code; or
       ``(III) section 2107(b) of this title.

       ``(C) Certification.--The owner or operator of an expedited 
     approval facility shall submit to the Secretary a 
     certification, signed under penalty of perjury, that--
       ``(i) the owner or operator is familiar with the 
     requirements of this title and part 27 of title 6, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, and the site 
     security plan being submitted;
       ``(ii) the site security plan includes the security 
     measures required by subsection (b);
       ``(iii)(I) the security measures in the site security plan 
     do not materially deviate from the guidance for expedited 
     approval facilities except where indicated in the site 
     security plan;
       ``(II) any deviations from the guidance for expedited 
     approval facilities in the site security plan meet the risk-
     based performance standards for the tier to which the 
     facility is assigned; and
       ``(III) the owner or operator has provided an explanation 
     of how the site security plan meets the risk-based 
     performance standards for any material deviation;
       ``(iv) the owner or operator has visited, examined, 
     documented, and verified that the expedited approval facility 
     meets the criteria set forth in the site security plan;
       ``(v) the expedited approval facility has implemented all 
     of the required performance measures outlined in the site 
     security plan or set out planned measures that will be 
     implemented within a reasonable time period stated in the 
     site security plan;
       ``(vi) each individual responsible for implementing the 
     site security plan has been made aware of the requirements 
     relevant to the individual's responsibility contained in the 
     site security plan and has demonstrated competency to carry 
     out those requirements;
       ``(vii) the owner or operator has committed, or, in the 
     case of planned measures will commit, the necessary resources 
     to fully implement the site security plan; and
       ``(viii) the planned measures include an adequate procedure 
     for addressing events beyond the control of the owner or 
     operator in implementing any planned measures.
       ``(D) Deadline.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     described in clause (ii), the owner or operator of an 
     expedited approval facility shall submit to the Secretary the 
     site security plan and the certification described in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(ii) Date.--The date described in this clause is--

       ``(I) for an expedited approval facility that was assigned 
     to tier 3 or 4 under existing CFATS regulations before the 
     date of enactment of the Protecting and Securing Chemical 
     Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014, the date that 
     is 210 days after the date of enactment of that Act; and
       ``(II) for any expedited approval facility not described in 
     subclause (I), the later of--

       ``(aa) the date on which the expedited approval facility is 
     assigned to tier 3 or 4 under subsection (e)(2)(A); or
       ``(bb) the date that is 210 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities 
     from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014.
       ``(iii) Notice.--An owner or operator of an expedited 
     approval facility shall notify the Secretary of the intent of 
     the owner or operator to certify the site security plan for 
     the expedited approval facility not later than 30 days before 
     the date on which the owner or operator submits the site 
     security plan and certification described in subparagraph 
     (C).
       ``(E) Compliance.--
       ``(i) In general.--For an expedited approval facility 
     submitting a site security plan and certification in 
     accordance with subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D)--

       ``(I) the expedited approval facility shall comply with all 
     of the requirements of its site security plan; and
       ``(II) the Secretary--

       ``(aa) except as provided in subparagraph (G), may not 
     disapprove the site security plan; and
       ``(bb) may audit and inspect the expedited approval 
     facility under subsection (d) to verify compliance with its 
     site security plan.
       ``(ii) Noncompliance.--If the Secretary determines an 
     expedited approval facility is not in compliance with the 
     requirements of the site security plan or is otherwise in 
     violation of this title, the Secretary may enforce compliance 
     in accordance with section 2104.
       ``(F) Amendments to site security plan.--
       ``(i) Requirement.--

       ``(I) In general.--If the owner or operator of an expedited 
     approval facility amends a site security plan submitted under 
     subparagraph (A), the owner or operator shall submit the 
     amended site security plan and a certification relating to 
     the amended site security plan that contains the information 
     described in subparagraph (C).
       ``(II) Technical amendments.--For purposes of this clause, 
     an amendment to a site security plan includes any technical 
     amendment to the site security plan.

       ``(ii) Amendment required.--The owner or operator of an 
     expedited approval facility shall amend the site security 
     plan if--

       ``(I) there is a change in the design, construction, 
     operation, or maintenance of the expedited approval facility 
     that affects the site security plan;
       ``(II) the Secretary requires additional security measures 
     or suspends a certification and recommends additional 
     security measures under subparagraph (G); or
       ``(III) the owner or operator receives notice from the 
     Secretary of a change in tiering under subsection (e)(3).

       ``(iii) Deadline.--An amended site security plan and 
     certification shall be submitted under clause (i)--

       ``(I) in the case of a change in design, construction, 
     operation, or maintenance of the expedited approval facility 
     that affects the security plan, not later than 120 days after 
     the date on which the change in design, construction, 
     operation, or maintenance occurred;
       ``(II) in the case of the Secretary requiring additional 
     security measures or suspending a certification and 
     recommending additional security measures under subparagraph 
     (G), not later than 120 days after the date on which the 
     owner or operator receives notice of the requirement for 
     additional security measures or suspension of the 
     certification and recommendation of additional security 
     measures; and
       ``(III) in the case of a change in tiering, not later than 
     120 days after the date on which the owner or operator 
     receives notice under subsection (e)(3).

       ``(G) Facially deficient site security plans.--
       ``(i) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) or 
     (E), the Secretary may suspend the authority of a covered 
     chemical facility to certify a site security plan if the 
     Secretary--

       ``(I) determines the certified site security plan or an 
     amended site security plan is facially deficient; and
       ``(II) not later than 100 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary receives the site security plan and certification, 
     provides the covered chemical facility with written 
     notification that the site security plan is facially 
     deficient, including a clear explanation of each deficiency 
     in the site security plan.

       ``(ii) Additional security measures.--

       ``(I) In general.--If, during or after a compliance 
     inspection of an expedited approval facility, the Secretary 
     determines that planned or implemented security measures in 
     the site security plan of the facility are insufficient to 
     meet the risk-based performance standards based on 
     misrepresentation, omission, or an inadequate description of 
     the site, the Secretary may--

       ``(aa) require additional security measures; or
       ``(bb) suspend the certification of the facility.

       ``(II) Recommendation of additional security measures.--If 
     the Secretary suspends the certification of an expedited 
     approval facility under subclause (I), the Secretary shall--

       ``(aa) recommend specific additional security measures 
     that, if made part of the site security plan by the facility, 
     would enable the Secretary to approve the site security plan; 
     and
       ``(bb) provide the facility an opportunity to submit a new 
     or modified site security plan and certification under 
     subparagraph (A).

       ``(III) Submission; review.--If an expedited approval 
     facility determines to submit a new

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     or modified site security plan and certification as 
     authorized under subclause (II)(bb)--

       ``(aa) not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
     facility receives recommendations under subclause (II)(aa), 
     the facility shall submit the new or modified plan and 
     certification; and
       ``(bb) not later than 45 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary receives the new or modified plan under item (aa), 
     the Secretary shall review the plan and determine whether the 
     plan is facially deficient.

       ``(IV) Determination not to include additional security 
     measures.--

       ``(aa) Revocation of certification.--If an expedited 
     approval facility does not agree to include in its site 
     security plan specific additional security measures 
     recommended by the Secretary under subclause (II)(aa), or 
     does not submit a new or modified site security plan in 
     accordance with subclause (III), the Secretary may revoke the 
     certification of the facility by issuing an order under 
     section 2104(a)(1)(B).
       ``(bb) Effect of revocation.--If the Secretary revokes the 
     certification of an expedited approval facility under item 
     (aa) by issuing an order under section 2104(a)(1)(B)--
       ``(AA) the order shall require the owner or operator of the 
     facility to submit a site security plan or alternative 
     security program for review by the Secretary review under 
     subsection (c)(1); and
       ``(BB) the facility shall no longer be eligible to certify 
     a site security plan under this paragraph.

       ``(V) Facial deficiency.--If the Secretary determines that 
     a new or modified site security plan submitted by an 
     expedited approval facility under subclause (III) is facially 
     deficient--

       ``(aa) not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     determination, the owner or operator of the facility shall 
     submit a site security plan or alternative security program 
     for review by the Secretary under subsection (c)(1); and
       ``(bb) the facility shall no longer be eligible to certify 
     a site security plan under this paragraph.
       ``(H) Templates.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may develop prescriptive 
     site security plan templates with specific security measures 
     to meet the risk-based performance standards under subsection 
     (a)(2)(C) for adoption and certification by a covered 
     chemical facility assigned to tier 3 or 4 in lieu of 
     developing and certifying its own plan.
       ``(ii) Applicability of other laws to development and 
     issuance of initial site security plan templates and related 
     guidance.--During the period before the Secretary has met the 
     deadline under subparagraph (B)(i), in developing and 
     issuing, or amending, the site security plan templates under 
     this subparagraph, in issuing guidance for implementation of 
     the templates, and in collecting information from expedited 
     approval facilities, the Secretary shall not be subject to--

       ``(I) section 553 of title 5, United States Code;
       ``(II) subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code; or
       ``(III) section 2107(b) of this title.

       ``(iii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subparagraph 
     shall be construed to prevent a covered chemical facility 
     from developing and certifying its own security plan in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A).
       ``(I) Evaluation.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of enactment of the Protecting and Securing Chemical 
     Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014, the Secretary 
     shall take any appropriate action necessary for a full 
     evaluation of the expedited approval program authorized under 
     this paragraph, including conducting an appropriate number of 
     inspections, as authorized under subsection (d), of expedited 
     approval facilities.
       ``(ii) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities 
     from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives a report that contains--

       ``(I)(aa) the number of eligible facilities using the 
     expedited approval program authorized under this paragraph; 
     and
       ``(bb) the number of facilities that are eligible for the 
     expedited approval program but are using the standard process 
     for developing and submitting a site security plan under 
     subsection (a)(2)(D);
       ``(II) any costs and efficiencies associated with the 
     expedited approval program;
       ``(III) the impact of the expedited approval program on the 
     backlog for site security plan approval and authorization 
     inspections;
       ``(IV) an assessment of the ability of expedited approval 
     facilities to submit facially sufficient site security plans;
       ``(V) an assessment of any impact of the expedited approval 
     program on the security of chemical facilities; and
       ``(VI) a recommendation by the Secretary on the frequency 
     of compliance inspections that may be required for expedited 
     approval facilities.

       ``(d) Compliance.--
       ``(1) Audits and inspections.--
       ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `nondepartmental'--

       ``(I) with respect to personnel, means personnel that is 
     not employed by the Department; and
       ``(II) with respect to an entity, means an entity that is 
     not a component or other authority of the Department; and

       ``(ii) the term `nongovernmental'--

       ``(I) with respect to personnel, means personnel that is 
     not employed by the Federal Government; and
       ``(II) with respect to an entity, means an entity that is 
     not an agency, department, or other authority of the Federal 
     Government.

       ``(B) Authority to conduct audits and inspections.--The 
     Secretary shall conduct audits or inspections under this 
     title using--
       ``(i) employees of the Department;
       ``(ii) nondepartmental or nongovernmental personnel 
     approved by the Secretary; or
       ``(iii) a combination of individuals described in clauses 
     (i) and (ii).
       ``(C) Support personnel.--The Secretary may use 
     nongovernmental personnel to provide administrative and 
     logistical services in support of audits and inspections 
     under this title.
       ``(D) Reporting structure.--
       ``(i) Nondepartmental and nongovernmental audits and 
     inspections.--Any audit or inspection conducted by an 
     individual employed by a nondepartmental or nongovernmental 
     entity shall be assigned in coordination with a regional 
     supervisor with responsibility for supervising inspectors 
     within the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division of the 
     Department for the region in which the audit or inspection is 
     to be conducted.
       ``(ii) Requirement to report.--While an individual employed 
     by a nondepartmental or nongovernmental entity is in the 
     field conducting an audit or inspection under this 
     subsection, the individual shall report to the regional 
     supervisor with responsibility for supervising inspectors 
     within the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division of the 
     Department for the region in which the individual is 
     operating.
       ``(iii) Approval.--The authority to approve a site security 
     plan under subsection (c) or determine if a covered chemical 
     facility is in compliance with an approved site security plan 
     shall be exercised solely by the Secretary or a designee of 
     the Secretary within the Department.
       ``(E) Standards for auditors and inspectors.--The Secretary 
     shall prescribe standards for the training and retraining of 
     each individual used by the Department as an auditor or 
     inspector, including each individual employed by the 
     Department and all nondepartmental or nongovernmental 
     personnel, including--
       ``(i) minimum training requirements for new auditors and 
     inspectors;
       ``(ii) retraining requirements;
       ``(iii) minimum education and experience levels;
       ``(iv) the submission of information as required by the 
     Secretary to enable determination of whether the auditor or 
     inspector has a conflict of interest;
       ``(v) the proper certification or certifications necessary 
     to handle chemical-terrorism vulnerability information (as 
     defined in section 27.105 of title 6, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or any successor thereto);
       ``(vi) the reporting of any issue of non-compliance with 
     this section to the Secretary within 24 hours; and
       ``(vii) any additional qualifications for fitness of duty 
     as the Secretary may require.
       ``(F) Conditions for nongovernmental auditors and 
     inspectors.--If the Secretary arranges for an audit or 
     inspection under subparagraph (B) to be carried out by a 
     nongovernmental entity, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) prescribe standards for the qualification of the 
     individuals who carry out such audits and inspections that 
     are commensurate with the standards for similar Government 
     auditors or inspectors; and
       ``(ii) ensure that any duties carried out by a 
     nongovernmental entity are not inherently governmental 
     functions.
       ``(2) Personnel surety.--
       ``(A) Personnel surety program.--For purposes of this 
     title, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
     Personnel Surety Program that--
       ``(i) does not require an owner or operator of a covered 
     chemical facility that voluntarily participates in the 
     program to submit information about an individual more than 1 
     time;
       ``(ii) provides a participating owner or operator of a 
     covered chemical facility with relevant information about an 
     individual based on vetting the individual against the 
     terrorist screening database, to the extent that such 
     feedback is necessary for the facility to be in compliance 
     with regulations promulgated under this title; and
       ``(iii) provides redress to an individual--

       ``(I) whose information was vetted against the terrorist 
     screening database under the program; and
       ``(II) who believes that the personally identifiable 
     information submitted to the Department for such vetting by a 
     covered chemical facility, or its designated representative, 
     was inaccurate.

       ``(B) Personnel surety program implementation.--To the 
     extent that a risk-based

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     performance standard established under subsection (a) 
     requires identifying individuals with ties to terrorism--
       ``(i) a covered chemical facility--

       ``(I) may satisfy its obligation under the standard by 
     using any Federal screening program that periodically vets 
     individuals against the terrorist screening database, or any 
     successor program, including the Personnel Surety Program 
     established under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(II) shall--

       ``(aa) accept a credential from a Federal screening program 
     described in subclause (I) if an individual who is required 
     to be screened presents such a credential; and
       ``(bb) address in its site security plan or alternative 
     security program the measures it will take to verify that a 
     credential or documentation from a Federal screening program 
     described in subclause (I) is current;
       ``(ii) visual inspection shall be sufficient to meet the 
     requirement under clause (i)(II)(bb), but the facility should 
     consider other means of verification, consistent with the 
     facility's assessment of the threat posed by acceptance of 
     such credentials; and
       ``(iii) the Secretary may not require a covered chemical 
     facility to submit any information about an individual unless 
     the individual--

       ``(I) is to be vetted under the Personnel Surety Program; 
     or
       ``(II) has been identified as presenting a terrorism 
     security risk.

       ``(C) Rights unaffected.--Nothing in this section shall 
     supersede the ability--
       ``(i) of a facility to maintain its own policies regarding 
     the access of individuals to restricted areas or critical 
     assets; or
       ``(ii) of an employing facility and a bargaining agent, 
     where applicable, to negotiate as to how the results of a 
     background check may be used by the facility with respect to 
     employment status.
       ``(3) Availability of information.--The Secretary shall 
     share with the owner or operator of a covered chemical 
     facility any information that the owner or operator needs to 
     comply with this section.
       ``(e) Responsibilities of the Secretary.--
       ``(1) Identification of chemical facilities of interest.--
     In carrying out this title, the Secretary shall consult with 
     the heads of other Federal agencies, States and political 
     subdivisions thereof, relevant business associations, and 
     public and private labor organizations to identify all 
     chemical facilities of interest.
       ``(2) Risk assessment.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this title, the 
     Secretary shall develop a security risk assessment approach 
     and corresponding tiering methodology for covered chemical 
     facilities that incorporates the relevant elements of risk, 
     including threat, vulnerability, and consequence.
       ``(B) Criteria for determining security risk.--The criteria 
     for determining the security risk of terrorism associated 
     with a covered chemical facility shall take into account--
       ``(i) relevant threat information;
       ``(ii) potential severe economic consequences and the 
     potential loss of human life in the event of the facility 
     being subject to attack, compromise, infiltration, or 
     exploitation by terrorists; and
       ``(iii) vulnerability of the facility to attack, 
     compromise, infiltration, or exploitation by terrorists.
       ``(3) Changes in tiering.--
       ``(A) Maintenance of records.--The Secretary shall document 
     the basis for each instance in which--
       ``(i) tiering for a covered chemical facility is changed; 
     or
       ``(ii) a covered chemical facility is determined to no 
     longer be subject to the requirements under this title.
       ``(B) Required information.--The records maintained under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include information on whether and how 
     the Secretary confirmed the information that was the basis 
     for the change or determination described in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(4) Semiannual performance reporting.--Not later than 6 
     months after the date of enactment of the Protecting and 
     Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 
     2014, and not less frequently than once every 6 months 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 
     that includes, for the period covered by the report--
       ``(A) the number of covered chemical facilities in the 
     United States;
       ``(B) information--
       ``(i) describing--

       ``(I) the number of instances in which the Secretary--

       ``(aa) placed a covered chemical facility in a lower risk 
     tier; or
       ``(bb) determined that a facility that had previously met 
     the criteria for a covered chemical facility under section 
     2101(3) no longer met the criteria; and

       ``(II) the basis, in summary form, for each action or 
     determination under subclause (I); and

       ``(ii) that is provided in a sufficiently anonymized form 
     to ensure that the information does not identify any specific 
     facility or company as the source of the information when 
     viewed alone or in combination with other public information;
       ``(C) the average number of days spent reviewing site 
     security or an alternative security program for a covered 
     chemical facility prior to approval;
       ``(D) the number of covered chemical facilities inspected;
       ``(E) the average number of covered chemical facilities 
     inspected per inspector; and
       ``(F) any other information that the Secretary determines 
     will be helpful to Congress in evaluating the performance of 
     the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program.

     ``SEC. 2103. PROTECTION AND SHARING OF INFORMATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, information developed under this title, including 
     vulnerability assessments, site security plans, and other 
     security related information, records, and documents shall be 
     given protections from public disclosure consistent with the 
     protection of similar information under section 70103(d) of 
     title 46, United States Code.
       ``(b) Sharing of Information With States and Local 
     Governments.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     prohibit the sharing of information developed under this 
     title, as the Secretary determines appropriate, with State 
     and local government officials possessing a need to know and 
     the necessary security clearances, including law enforcement 
     officials and first responders, for the purpose of carrying 
     out this title, provided that such information may not be 
     disclosed pursuant to any State or local law.
       ``(c) Sharing of Information With First Responders.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall provide to State, 
     local, and regional fusion centers (as that term is defined 
     in section 210A(j)(1)) and State and local government 
     officials, as the Secretary determines appropriate, such 
     information as is necessary to help ensure that first 
     responders are properly prepared and provided with the 
     situational awareness needed to respond to security incidents 
     at covered chemical facilities.
       ``(2) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall disseminate 
     information under paragraph (1) through a medium or system 
     determined by the Secretary to be appropriate to ensure the 
     secure and expeditious dissemination of such information to 
     necessary selected individuals.
       ``(d) Enforcement Proceedings.--In any proceeding to 
     enforce this section, vulnerability assessments, site 
     security plans, and other information submitted to or 
     obtained by the Secretary under this title, and related 
     vulnerability or security information, shall be treated as if 
     the information were classified information.
       ``(e) Availability of Information.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law (including section 552(b)(3) of title 
     5, United States Code), section 552 of title 5, United States 
     Code (commonly known as the `Freedom of Information Act') 
     shall not apply to information protected from public 
     disclosure pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
       ``(f) Sharing of Information With Members of Congress.--
     Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Secretary from 
     disclosing information developed under this title to a Member 
     of Congress in response to a request by a Member of Congress.

     ``SEC. 2104. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.

       ``(a) Notice of Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Notice.--If the Secretary determines that a covered 
     chemical facility is not in compliance with this title, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) provide the owner or operator of the facility with--
       ``(i) not later than 14 days after date on which the 
     Secretary makes the determination, a written notification of 
     noncompliance that includes a clear explanation of any 
     deficiency in the security vulnerability assessment or site 
     security plan; and
       ``(ii) an opportunity for consultation with the Secretary 
     or the Secretary's designee; and
       ``(B) issue to the owner or operator of the facility an 
     order to comply with this title by a date specified by the 
     Secretary in the order, which date shall be not later than 
     180 days after the date on which the Secretary issues the 
     order.
       ``(2) Continued noncompliance.--If an owner or operator 
     remains noncompliant after the procedures outlined in 
     paragraph (1) have been executed, or demonstrates repeated 
     violations of this title, the Secretary may enter an order in 
     accordance with this section assessing a civil penalty, an 
     order to cease operations, or both.
       ``(b) Civil Penalties.--
       ``(1) Violations of orders.--Any person who violates an 
     order issued under this title shall be liable for a civil 
     penalty under section 70119(a) of title 46, United States 
     Code.
       ``(2) Non-reporting chemical facilities of interest.--Any 
     owner of a chemical facility of interest who fails to comply 
     with, or knowingly submits false information under, this 
     title or the CFATS regulations shall be liable for a civil 
     penalty under section 70119(a) of title 46, United States 
     Code.
       ``(c) Emergency Orders.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any 
     site security plan or alternative security program approved 
     under this

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     title, if the Secretary determines that there is an imminent 
     threat of death, serious illness, or severe personal injury, 
     due to a violation of this title or the risk of a terrorist 
     incident that may affect a chemical facility of interest, the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) shall consult with the facility, if practicable, on 
     steps to mitigate the risk; and
       ``(B) may order the facility, without notice or opportunity 
     for a hearing, effective immediately or as soon as 
     practicable, to--
       ``(i) implement appropriate emergency security measures; or
       ``(ii) cease or reduce some or all operations, in 
     accordance with safe shutdown procedures, if the Secretary 
     determines that such a cessation or reduction of operations 
     is the most appropriate means to address the risk.
       ``(2) Limitation on delegation.--The Secretary may not 
     delegate the authority under paragraph (1) to any official 
     other than the Under Secretary responsible for overseeing 
     critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and other 
     related programs of the Department appointed under section 
     103(a)(1)(H).
       ``(3) Limitation on authority.--The Secretary may exercise 
     the authority under this subsection only to the extent 
     necessary to abate the imminent threat determination under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Due process for facility owner or operator.--
       ``(A) Written orders.--An order issued by the Secretary 
     under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of a written 
     emergency order that--
       ``(i) describes the violation or risk that creates the 
     imminent threat;
       ``(ii) states the security measures or order issued or 
     imposed; and
       ``(iii) describes the standards and procedures for 
     obtaining relief from the order.
       ``(B) Opportunity for review.--After issuing an order under 
     paragraph (1) with respect to a chemical facility of 
     interest, the Secretary shall provide for review of the order 
     under section 554 of title 5 if a petition for review is 
     filed not later than 20 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary issues the order.
       ``(C) Expiration of effectiveness of order.--If a petition 
     for review of an order is filed under subparagraph (B) and 
     the review under that paragraph is not completed by the last 
     day of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the 
     petition is filed, the order shall vacate automatically at 
     the end of that period unless the Secretary determines, in 
     writing, that the imminent threat providing a basis for the 
     order continues to exist.
       ``(d) Right of Action.--Nothing in this title confers upon 
     any person except the Secretary or his or her designee a 
     right of action against an owner or operator of a covered 
     chemical facility to enforce any provision of this title.

     ``SEC. 2105. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.

       ``(a) Procedure for Reporting Problems.--
       ``(1) Establishment of a reporting procedure.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Protecting 
     and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act 
     of 2014, the Secretary shall establish, and provide 
     information to the public regarding, a procedure under which 
     any employee or contractor of a chemical facility of interest 
     may submit a report to the Secretary regarding a violation of 
     a requirement under this title.
       ``(2) Confidentiality.--The Secretary shall keep 
     confidential the identity of an individual who submits a 
     report under paragraph (1) and any such report shall be 
     treated as a record containing protected information to the 
     extent that the report does not consist of publicly available 
     information.
       ``(3) Acknowledgment of receipt.--If a report submitted 
     under paragraph (1) identifies the individual making the 
     report, the Secretary shall promptly respond to the 
     individual directly and shall promptly acknowledge receipt of 
     the report.
       ``(4) Steps to address problems.--The Secretary--
       ``(A) shall review and consider the information provided in 
     any report submitted under paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) may take action under section 2104 of this title if 
     necessary to address any substantiated violation of a 
     requirement under this title identified in the report.
       ``(5) Due process for facility owner or operator.--
       ``(A) In general.--If, upon the review described in 
     paragraph (4), the Secretary determines that a violation of a 
     provision of this title, or a regulation prescribed under 
     this title, has occurred, the Secretary may--
       ``(i) institute a civil enforcement under section 2104(a) 
     of this title; or
       ``(ii) if the Secretary makes the determination under 
     section 2104(c), issue an emergency order.
       ``(B) Written orders.--The action of the Secretary under 
     paragraph (4) shall be in a written form that--
       ``(i) describes the violation;
       ``(ii) states the authority under which the Secretary is 
     proceeding; and
       ``(iii) describes the standards and procedures for 
     obtaining relief from the order.
       ``(C) Opportunity for review.--After taking action under 
     paragraph (4), the Secretary shall provide for review of the 
     action if a petition for review is filed within 20 calendar 
     days of the date of issuance of the order for the action.
       ``(D) Expiration of effectiveness of order.--If a petition 
     for review of an action is filed under subparagraph (C) and 
     the review under that subparagraph is not completed by the 
     end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the petition 
     is filed, the action shall cease to be effective at the end 
     of such period unless the Secretary determines, in writing, 
     that the violation providing a basis for the action continues 
     to exist.
       ``(6) Retaliation prohibited.--
       ``(A) In general.--An owner or operator of a chemical 
     facility of interest or agent thereof may not discharge an 
     employee or otherwise discriminate against an employee with 
     respect to the compensation provided to, or terms, 
     conditions, or privileges of the employment of, the employee 
     because the employee (or an individual acting pursuant to a 
     request of the employee) submitted a report under paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(B) Exception.--An employee shall not be entitled to the 
     protections under this section if the employee--
       ``(i) knowingly and willfully makes any false, fictitious, 
     or fraudulent statement or representation; or
       ``(ii) uses any false writing or document knowing the 
     writing or document contains any false, fictitious, or 
     fraudulent statement or entry.
       ``(b) Protected Disclosures.--Nothing in this title shall 
     be construed to limit the right of an individual to make any 
     disclosure--
       ``(1) protected or authorized under section 2302(b)(8) or 
     7211 of title 5, United States Code;
       ``(2) protected under any other Federal or State law that 
     shields the disclosing individual against retaliation or 
     discrimination for having made the disclosure in the public 
     interest; or
       ``(3) to the Special Counsel of an agency, the inspector 
     general of an agency, or any other employee designated by the 
     head of an agency to receive disclosures similar to the 
     disclosures described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
       ``(c) Publication of Rights.--The Secretary, in partnership 
     with industry associations and labor organizations, shall 
     make publicly available both physically and online the rights 
     that an individual who discloses information, including 
     security-sensitive information, regarding problems, 
     deficiencies, or vulnerabilities at a covered chemical 
     facility would have under Federal whistleblower protection 
     laws or this title.
       ``(d) Protected Information.--All information contained in 
     a report made under this subsection (a) shall be protected in 
     accordance with section 2103.

     ``SEC. 2106. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       ``(a) Other Federal Laws.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to supersede, amend, alter, or affect any Federal 
     law that--
       ``(1) regulates (including by requiring information to be 
     submitted or made available) the manufacture, distribution in 
     commerce, use, handling, sale, other treatment, or disposal 
     of chemical substances or mixtures; or
       ``(2) authorizes or requires the disclosure of any record 
     or information obtained from a chemical facility under any 
     law other than this title.
       ``(b) States and Political Subdivisions.--This title shall 
     not preclude or deny any right of any State or political 
     subdivision thereof to adopt or enforce any regulation, 
     requirement, or standard of performance with respect to 
     chemical facility security that is more stringent than a 
     regulation, requirement, or standard of performance issued 
     under this section, or otherwise impair any right or 
     jurisdiction of any State with respect to chemical facilities 
     within that State, unless there is an actual conflict between 
     this section and the law of that State.

     ``SEC. 2107. CFATS REGULATIONS.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may, in accordance 
     with chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, promulgate 
     regulations or amend existing CFATS regulations to implement 
     the provisions under this title.
       ``(b) Existing CFATS Regulations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 4(b) of the 
     Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist 
     Attacks Act of 2014, each existing CFATS regulation shall 
     remain in effect unless the Secretary amends, consolidates, 
     or repeals the regulation.
       ``(2) Repeal.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities 
     from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014, the Secretary shall 
     repeal any existing CFATS regulation that the Secretary 
     determines is duplicative of, or conflicts with, this title.
       ``(c) Authority.--The Secretary shall exclusively rely upon 
     authority provided under this title in--
       ``(1) determining compliance with this title;
       ``(2) identifying chemicals of interest; and
       ``(3) determining security risk associated with a chemical 
     facility.

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     ``SEC. 2108. SMALL COVERED CHEMICAL FACILITIES.

       ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `small covered 
     chemical facility' means a covered chemical facility that--
       ``(1) has fewer than 100 employees employed at the covered 
     chemical facility; and
       ``(2) is owned and operated by a small business concern (as 
     defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632)).
       ``(b) Assistance to Facilities.--The Secretary may provide 
     guidance and, as appropriate, tools, methodologies, or 
     computer software, to assist small covered chemical 
     facilities in developing the physical security, 
     cybersecurity, recordkeeping, and reporting procedures 
     required under this title.
       ``(c) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 
     on best practices that may assist small covered chemical 
     facilities in development of physical security best 
     practices.

     ``SEC. 2109. OUTREACH TO CHEMICAL FACILITIES OF INTEREST.

       ``Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist 
     Attacks Act of 2014, the Secretary shall establish an 
     outreach implementation plan, in coordination with the heads 
     of other appropriate Federal and State agencies, relevant 
     business associations, and public and private labor 
     organizations, to--
       ``(1) identify chemical facilities of interest; and
       ``(2) make available compliance assistance materials and 
     information on education and training.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
     196; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

        ``TITLE XXI--CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS

``Sec. 2101. Definitions.
``Sec. 2102. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program.
``Sec. 2103. Protection and sharing of information.
``Sec. 2104. Civil enforcement.
``Sec. 2105. Whistleblower protections.
``Sec. 2106. Relationship to other laws.
``Sec. 2107. CFATS regulations.
``Sec. 2108. Small covered chemical facilities.
``Sec. 2109. Outreach to chemical facilities of interest.''.

     SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT; REPORTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards 
     Program'' means--
       (A) the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program 
     initially authorized under section 550 of the Department of 
     Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-
     295; 6 U.S.C. 121 note); and
       (B) the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program 
     subsequently authorized under section 2102(a) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2;
       (2) the term ``Department'' means the Department of 
     Homeland Security; and
       (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.
       (b) Third-party Assessment.--Using amounts appropriated to 
     the Department before the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall commission a third-party study to assess 
     vulnerabilities of covered chemical facilities, as defined in 
     section 2101 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added 
     by section 2), to acts of terrorism.
       (c) Reports.--
       (1) Report to congress.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the Chemical Facility Anti-
     Terrorism Standards Program that includes--
       (A) a certification by the Secretary that the Secretary has 
     made significant progress in the identification of all 
     chemical facilities of interest under section 2102(e)(1) of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2, 
     including--
       (i) a description of the steps taken to achieve that 
     progress and the metrics used to measure the progress;
       (ii) information on whether facilities that submitted Top-
     Screens as a result of the identification of chemical 
     facilities of interest were tiered and in what tiers those 
     facilities were placed; and
       (iii) an action plan to better identify chemical facilities 
     of interest and bring those facilities into compliance with 
     title XXI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
     section 2;
       (B) a certification by the Secretary that the Secretary has 
     developed a risk assessment approach and corresponding 
     tiering methodology under section 2102(e)(2) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2;
       (C) an assessment by the Secretary of the implementation by 
     the Department of the recommendations made by the Homeland 
     Security Studies and Analysis Institute as outlined in the 
     Institute's Tiering Methodology Peer Review (Publication 
     Number: RP12-22-02); and
       (D) a description of best practices that may assist small 
     covered chemical facilities, as defined in section 2108(a) of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2, in 
     the development of physical security best practices.
       (2) Annual gao report.--
       (A) In general.--During the 3-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to Congress an annual report that 
     assesses the implementation of this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act.
       (B) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress the first report under subparagraph (A).
       (C) Second annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the initial report required under subparagraph (B), 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the second 
     report under subparagraph (A), which shall include an 
     assessment of the whistleblower protections provided under 
     section 2105 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
     by section 2, and--
       (i) describes the number and type of problems, 
     deficiencies, and vulnerabilities with respect to which 
     reports have been submitted under such section 2105;
       (ii) evaluates the efforts of the Secretary in addressing 
     the problems, deficiencies, and vulnerabilities described in 
     subsection (a)(1) of such section 2105; and
       (iii) evaluates the efforts of the Secretary to inform 
     individuals of their rights, as required under subsection (c) 
     of such section 2105.
       (D) Third annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date on which the Comptroller General submits the second 
     report required under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress the third report under 
     subparagraph (A), which shall include an assessment of--
       (i) the expedited approval program authorized under section 
     2102(c)(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
     section 2; and
       (ii) the report on the expedited approval program submitted 
     by the Secretary under subparagraph (I)(ii) of such section 
     2102(c)(4).

     SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; CONFORMING REPEAL.

       (a) Effective Date.--This Act, and the amendments made by 
     this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 550 of the Department of 
     Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-
     295; 120 Stat. 1388), is repealed as of the effective date of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 5. TERMINATION.

       The authority provided under title XXI of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2(a), shall 
     terminate on the date that is 4 years after the effective 
     date of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4001. Mrs. BOXER (for Mr. Carper) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2952, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess 
the cybersecurity workforce of the Department of Homeland Security and 
develop a comprehensive workforce strategy, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity Workforce 
     Assessment Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act--
       (1) the term ``Cybersecurity Category'' means a position's 
     or incumbent's primary work function involving cybersecurity, 
     which is further defined by Specialty Area;
       (2) the term ``Department'' means the Department of 
     Homeland Security;
       (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security; and
       (4) the term ``Specialty Area'' means any of the common 
     types of cybersecurity work as recognized by the National 
     Initiative for Cybersecurity Education's National 
     Cybersecurity Workforce Framework report.

     SEC. 3. CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY.

       (a) Workforce Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, 
     the Secretary shall assess the cybersecurity workforce of the 
     Department.
       (2) Contents.--The assessment required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include, at a minimum--
       (A) an assessment of the readiness and capacity of the 
     workforce of the Department to meet its cybersecurity 
     mission;
       (B) information on where cybersecurity workforce positions 
     are located within the Department;
       (C) information on which cybersecurity workforce positions 
     are--
       (i) performed by--

       (I) permanent full-time equivalent employees of the 
     Department, including, to the

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     greatest extent practicable, demographic information about 
     such employees;
       (II) independent contractors; and
       (III) individuals employed by other Federal agencies, 
     including the National Security Agency; or

       (ii) vacant; and
       (D) information on--
       (i) the percentage of individuals within each Cybersecurity 
     Category and Specialty Area who received essential training 
     to perform their jobs; and
       (ii) in cases in which such essential training was not 
     received, what challenges, if any, were encountered with 
     respect to the provision of such essential training.
       (b) Workforce Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, develop a comprehensive workforce strategy to 
     enhance the readiness, capacity, training, recruitment, and 
     retention of the cybersecurity workforce of the Department; 
     and
       (B) maintain and, as necessary, update the comprehensive 
     workforce strategy developed under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Contents.--The comprehensive workforce strategy 
     developed under paragraph (1) shall include a description 
     of--
       (A) a multi-phased recruitment plan, including with respect 
     to experienced professionals, members of disadvantaged or 
     underserved communities, the unemployed, and veterans;
       (B) a 5-year implementation plan;
       (C) a 10-year projection of the cybersecurity workforce 
     needs of the Department;
       (D) any obstacle impeding the hiring and development of a 
     cybersecurity workforce in the Department; and
       (E) any gap in the existing cybersecurity workforce of the 
     Department and a plan to fill any such gap.
       (c) Updates.--The Secretary submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees annual updates on--
       (1) the cybersecurity workforce assessment required under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) the progress of the Secretary in carrying out the 
     comprehensive workforce strategy required to be developed 
     under subsection (b).

     SEC. 4. CYBERSECURITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the feasibility, cost, 
     and benefits of establishing a Cybersecurity Fellowship 
     Program to offer a tuition payment plan for individuals 
     pursuing undergraduate and doctoral degrees who agree to work 
     for the Department for an agreed-upon period of time.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4002. Mrs. BOXER (for Mr. Carper) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2952, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess 
the cybersecurity workforce of the Department of Homeland Security and 
develop a comprehensive workforce strategy, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       Amend the title so as to read: ``To require the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security to assess the cybersecurity workforce of 
     the Department of Homeland Security and develop a 
     comprehensive workforce strategy, and for other purposes.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4003. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 30__. DEFERRED MAINTENANCE BACKLOG ON FEDERAL LAND.

       Section 7(a) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
     1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(4) To address the maintenance backlog on Federal 
     land.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4004. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 30___. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.

       Any land designated as a unit of the National Park System 
     or a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System 
     under this title shall not be subject to chapter 69 of title 
     31, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4005. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 30__. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR FEDERAL 
                   LAND ACQUISITION.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     (or an amendment made by this Act) may be obligated or 
     expended to establish a new unit of the National Park System 
     or to acquire Federal land until the date on which the 
     Secretary of the Interior certifies that the maintenance 
     backlog on Federal land has declined for at least 2 
     consecutive years.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4006. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                DIVISION E--EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS

     SEC. 5001. SEALASKA LAND ENTITLEMENT FINALIZATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3002 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5002. BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3031 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5003. COLTSVILLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3032 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5004. FIRST STATE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3033 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5005. HINCHLIFFE STADIUM ADDITION TO PATERSON GREAT 
                   FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3037 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5006. MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3039 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5007. VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE, NEW MEXICO.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3043 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5008. VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3044 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5009. REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812 AMERICAN 
                   BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3050 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5010. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDIES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3051 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5011. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS AND CORRIDORS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3052 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5012. COMMISSION TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL CREATION OF A 
                   NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3056 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5013. ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS ADDITIONS AND PRATT AND 
                   MIDDLE FORK SNOQUALMIE RIVERS PROTECTION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3060 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5014. COLUMBINE-HONDO WILDERNESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3061 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5015. HERMOSA CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3062 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5016. NORTH FORK FEDERAL LANDS WITHDRAWAL AREA.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3063 shall have no force or effect.

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     SEC. 5017. PINE FOREST RANGE WILDERNESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3064 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5018. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT AREA 
                   AND WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3065 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5019. WOVOKA WILDERNESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3066 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5020. WITHDRAWAL AREA RELATED TO WOVOKA WILDERNESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3067 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5021. ILLABOT CREEK, WASHINGTON, WILD AND SCENIC RIVER.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3071 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5022. MISSISQUOI AND TROUT WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS, 
                   VERMONT.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3072 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5023. WHITE CLAY CREEK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER EXPANSION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3073 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5024. STUDIES OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3074 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5025. MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES RELATED TO LAS VEGAS VALLEY 
                   PUBLIC LAND AND TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS 
                   NATIONAL MONUMENT.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3092 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5026. REFINANCING OF PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHING 
                   CAPACITY REDUCTION LOAN.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3095 shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 5027. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3096 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4007. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CRITERIA FOR OCO FUNDING REQUESTS.

       (a) Certification by Director of OMB.--
       (1) In general.--Any request of the President for funds for 
     overseas contingency operations to be carried out by the 
     Armed Forces (including any request for supplemental funding 
     for a fiscal year for such purpose) shall include, for each 
     program, project, activity, or other item for which funds are 
     so requested, a certification by the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget whether such program, project, 
     activity, or item meets one or more of the criteria specified 
     in paragraph (3).
       (2) Scope of certification.--Each certification under 
     paragraph (1) for a program, project, activity, or item that 
     meets more than one of the criteria specified in paragraph 
     (3) shall specify each of the criteria which such program, 
     project, activity, or item meets.
       (3) Criteria.--The criteria specified in this paragraph are 
     as follows:
       (A) Major equipment.--That the program, project, activity, 
     or item is for major equipment as follows:
       (i) Replacement of loses that have occurred, other than--

       (I) items already programmed for replacement in the future-
     years defense program; and
       (II) accelerations of replacements.

       (ii) Replacement or repair to original capability (to 
     upgraded capability if currently available) of equipment 
     returning from a theater operations--

       (I) including replacement by a similar end item if the 
     original item is no longer in production; but
       (II) excluding incremental cost of non-war related 
     upgrades.

       (iii) Procurement of specialized, theater-specific 
     equipment.
       (B) Ground equipment replacement.--That the program, 
     project, activity, or item is for replacement of ground 
     equipment as follows:
       (i) Replacement of combat losses and returning equipment 
     that is not economical to repair, including replacement of 
     equipment to be given to coalition partners.
       (ii) Replacement of in-theater stocks above customary 
     equipping levels, if jointly determined by the Director and 
     the Secretary of Defense to be consistent with the purposes 
     of certification under paragraph (1).
       (C) Equipment modifications.--That the program, project, 
     activity, or item is for operationally-required modifications 
     to equipment used in a theater of operations or in direct 
     support of combat operations, other than modifications 
     already programmed in the future-years defense program.
       (D) Munitions.--That the program, project, activity, or 
     item is for munitions as follows:
       (i) Replenishment of munitions expended in combat 
     operations in a theater of operations.
       (ii) Procurement of training ammunition for training events 
     unique to a theater of operations.
       (iii) Anticipated procurement of munitions where existing 
     stocks are insufficient to sustain combat operations in a 
     theater of operations, if jointly determined by the Director 
     and the Secretary to be consistent with the purposes of 
     certification under paragraph (1).
       (E) Aircraft replacement.--That the program, project, 
     activity, or item is for replacement of aircraft as follows:
       (i) Replacement of combat losses by accident that occur in 
     a theater of operations.
       (ii) Replacement of combat losses by enemy action that 
     occur in a theater of operations.
       (F) Military construction.--That the program, project, 
     activity, or item is for military construction as follows:
       (i) Construction of facilities and infrastructure in a 
     theater of operations in direct support of combat operations.
       (ii) Construction at non-enduring locations of facilities, 
     and infrastructure for temporary use.
       (iii) Construction at enduring locations of facilities and 
     infrastructure for temporary use.
       (iv) Construction an enduring locations for surge 
     operations or major changes in operational requirements, if 
     jointly determined by the Director and the Secretary to be 
     consistent with the purposes of certification under paragraph 
     (1).
       (G) Research and development.--That the program, project, 
     activity, or item is for research and development for combat 
     operations that can be delivered in 12 months.
       (H) Operations.--That the item is for operations as 
     follows:
       (i) Direct war costs, including the following:

       (I) Transport of personnel, equipment, and supplies to, 
     from, and within a theater of operations.
       (II) Deployment-specific training and preparation for units 
     and personnel (whether military or civilian) to assume their 
     directed missions as defined in the orders for deployment 
     into a theater of operations.

       (ii) Within a theater of operations, incremental costs for 
     purposes as follows:

       (I) To support commanders in the conduct of their directed 
     missions (including Emergency Response Programs).
       (II) To build and maintain temporary facilities.
       (III) To provide food, fuel, supplies, contracted services 
     and other support.
       (IV) To cover the operational costs of coalition partners 
     supporting military missions of the United States Armed 
     Forces.

       (iii) Indirect war costs incurred outside a theater of 
     operations, if jointly determined by the Director and the 
     Secretary to be consistent with the purposes of certification 
     under paragraph (1).
       (I) Health care.--That the program, project, activity, or 
     item is for health care as follows:
       (i) Provision of short-term care directly related to 
     combat.
       (ii) Procurement of infrastructure that is only to be used 
     during the current conflict.
       (J) Personnel.--That the item is for pay and allowances for 
     members of the Armed Forces as follows:
       (i) Payment of incremental special pays and allowances for 
     members of the Armed Forces and civilians deployed to a 
     combat zone.
       (ii) Payment of incremental pay, special pays, and 
     allowances for members of the reserve components of the Armed 
     Forces who are mobilized to support war missions.
       (K) Special operations command.--That the program, project, 
     activity, or item is for the United States Special Operations 
     Command as follows:
       (i) Operations certifiable under another subparagraph of 
     this paragraph.
       (ii) Equipment certifiable under another subparagraph of 
     this paragraph.
       (L) Prepositioned supplied and equipment.--That the 
     program, project, activity, or item is for procurement of 
     prepositioned supplies and equipment for resetting in-theater 
     stocks of supplies and equipment to pre-conflict levels.
       (M) Security forces.--That the program, project, activity, 
     or item is for training, equipping, and sustaining military 
     and police forces of countries in a theater of operations.
       (N) Fuel.--That the program, project, activity, or item is 
     for fuel as follows:
       (i) Procurement of fuel for logistical support for combat 
     operations.
       (ii) Maintenance of Defense Working Capital Funds to cover 
     seven-day disbursements

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     for base fuel shortfalls attributable to fuel price 
     increases.
       (b) Senate Point of Order.--
       (1) In general.--In the Senate, it shall not be in order to 
     consider any appropriations legislation, including any 
     amendment thereto, motion in relation thereto, or conference 
     report thereon, that includes amounts designated for overseas 
     contingency operations unless such amounts are for a program, 
     project, activity, or other item that meets one or more of 
     the criteria specified in subsection (a)(3).
       (2) Waiver and appeal.--
       (A) Waiver.--In the Senate, paragraph (1) may be waived or 
     suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
     Members, duly chosen and sworn.
       (B) Appeal.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
     Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be 
     required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a 
     point of order raised under paragraph (1).
       (c) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--
     Notwithstanding section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(A)), if, for any fiscal year, appropriations for 
     discretionary accounts are enacted that the Congress 
     designates for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism, the adjustment to discretionary spending limits 
     under such section 251(b)(2)(A) for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism shall be the total of only 
     such appropriations in discretionary accounts that are 
     certified by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget to be for a program, project, activity, or other item 
     that meets one or more criteria specified in subsection 
     (a)(3).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4008. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. INSTALLATION RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT DATABASE.

       (a) Limitation.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a searchable database to uniformly report 
     information regarding installation renewable energy projects 
     undertaken since 2010.
       (b) Elements.--The database established under subsection 
     (a) shall include, for each installation energy project--
       (1) the estimated project costs;
       (2) estimated power generation;
       (3) estimated total cost savings;
       (4) estimated payback period;
       (5) total project costs;
       (6) actual power generation;
       (7) actual cost savings to date;
       (8) current operational status; and
       (9) access to relevant business case documents, including 
     the economic viability assessment.
       (c) Updates.--The database established under subsection (a) 
     shall be updated not less than quarterly.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4009. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. ENHANCED WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR CONTRACTOR 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Prohibition on Prevention of Whistleblower 
     Disclosures.--
       (1) Defense contracts.--Section 2409(a)(1) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``may not be 
     discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a 
     reprisal for disclosing'' and inserting ``may not be 
     prohibited in any way from, or discharged, demoted, or 
     otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for, 
     disclosing''.
       (2) Civilian contracts.--Section 4705(b) of title 41, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``may not be 
     discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a 
     reprisal for disclosing'' and inserting ``may not be 
     prohibited in any way from, or discharged, demoted, or 
     otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for, 
     disclosing''.
       (b) Contract Clause Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     and the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall be amended to require that any contract 
     entered into after such date by an executive agency, and any 
     subcontract at any tier, include the following clause: ``The 
     contractor shall not enter into any agreement with an 
     employee performing work under this contract that would 
     prohibit that employee from disclosing information as 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
     2409(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code or section 4705(b) 
     of title 41, United States Code, to officials described in 
     such sections.''.
       (2) Executive agency defined.--The term ``executive 
     agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 133 of 
     title 41, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4010. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

             TITLE ___--AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Audit the Pentagon Act of 
     2014''.

     SEC. __02. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Section 9 of Article I of the Constitution of the 
     United States requires all agencies of the Federal 
     Government, including the Department of Defense, to publish 
     ``a regular statement and account of the receipts and 
     expenditures of all public money''.
       (2) Section 3515 of title 31, United States Code, requires 
     the agencies of the Federal Government, including the 
     Department of Defense, to present auditable financial 
     statements beginning not later than March 1, 1997. The 
     Department has not complied with this law.
       (3) The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 
     1996 (31 U.S.C. 3512 note) requires financial systems 
     acquired by the Federal Government, including the Department 
     of Defense, to be able to provide information to leaders to 
     manage and control the cost of Government. The Department has 
     not complied with this law.
       (4) The financial management of the Department of Defense 
     has been on the ``High-Risk'' list of the Government 
     Accountability Office, which means that the Department is not 
     consistently able to ``control costs; ensure basic 
     accountability; anticipate future costs and claims on the 
     budget; measure performance; maintain funds control; [and] 
     prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse''.
       (5) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2002 (Public Law 107-107) requires the Secretary of Defense 
     to report to Congress annually on the reliability of the 
     financial statements of the Department of Defense, to 
     minimize resources spent on producing unreliable financial 
     statements, and to use resources saved to improve financial 
     management policies, procedures, and internal controls.
       (6) In 2005, the Department of Defense created a Financial 
     Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan, overseen by a 
     directorate within the office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), to improve Department business 
     processes with the goal of producing timely, reliable, and 
     accurate financial information that could generate an audit-
     ready annual financial statement. In December 2005, that 
     directorate, known as the FIAR Directorate, issued the first 
     of a series of semiannual reports on the status of the 
     Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan.
       (7) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2010 (Public Law 111-84) requires regular status reports on 
     the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan described 
     in paragraph (6), and codified as a statutory requirement the 
     goal of the Plan in ensuring that Department of Defense 
     financial statements are validated as ready for audit not 
     later than September 30, 2017. In addition, the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
     112-239) requires that the statement of budgetary resources 
     of the Department of Defense be validated as ready for audit 
     by not later than September 30, 2014.
       (8) At a September 2010 hearing of the Senate, the 
     Government Accountability Office stated that past 
     expenditures by the Department of Defense of $5,800,000,000 
     to improve financial information, and billions of dollars 
     more of anticipated expenditures on new information 
     technology systems for that purpose, may not suffice to 
     achieve full audit readiness of the financial statement of 
     the Department. At that hearing, the Government 
     Accountability Office could not predict when the Department 
     would achieve full audit readiness of such statements.
       (9) At a 2013 hearing of the Senate, Secretary of Defense 
     Chuck Hagel affirmed his commitment to audit-ready budget 
     statements for the Department of Defense by the end of 2014, 
     and stated that he ``will do everything he can to fulfill 
     this commitment''. At that hearing, Secretary Hagel noted 
     that

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     auditable financial statements were essential to the 
     Department not only for improving the quality of its 
     financial information, but also for reassuring the public and 
     Congress that it is a good steward of public funds.

     SEC. __03. CESSATION OF APPLICABILITY OF REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
                   OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Cessation of Applicability.--
       (1) Military departments.--The financial statements of a 
     military department shall cease to be covered by the 
     reporting requirements specified in subsection (b) upon the 
     issuance of an unqualified audit opinion on such financial 
     statements.
       (2) Department of defense.--The reporting requirements 
     specified in subsection (b) shall cease to be effective when 
     an unqualified audit opinion is issued on the financial 
     statements of the Department of Defense, including each of 
     the military departments and the other reporting entities 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget.
       (b) Reporting Requirements.--The reporting requirements 
     specified in this subsection are the following:
       (1) The requirement for annual reports in section 892(b) of 
     the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4311; 10 U.S.C. 
     2306a note).
       (2) The requirement for semi-annual reports in section 
     1003(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2440; 10 U.S.C. 2222 
     note).
       (3) The requirement for annual reports in section 817(d) of 
     the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2003 (10 U.S.C. 2306a note).
       (4) The requirement for annual reports in section 1008(a) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1204; 10 U.S.C. 113 
     note).
       (5) The requirement for periodic reports in section 908(b) 
     of the Defense Acquisition Improvement Act of 1986 (Public 
     Law 99-500; 100 Stat. 1783-140; 10 U.S.C. 2326 note) and 
     duplicate requirements as provided for in section 6 of the 
     Defense Technical Corrections Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-26; 
     101 Stat. 274; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note).

     SEC. __04. ENHANCED REPROGRAMMING AUTHORITY FOLLOWING 
                   ACHIEVEMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 
                   MILITARY DEPARTMENTS OF AUDIT WITH UNQUALIFIED 
                   OPINION OF STATEMENT OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES FOR 
                   FISCAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2014.

       (a) Department of Defense Generally.--Subject to section 
     __06(1), if the Department of Defense obtains an audit with 
     an unqualified opinion on its statement of budgetary 
     resources for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2014, the 
     limitation on the total amount of authorizations that the 
     Secretary of Defense may transfer pursuant to general 
     transfer authority available to the Secretary in the national 
     interest in the succeeding fiscal year shall be 
     $8,000,000,000.
       (b) Military Departments, Defense Agencies, and Defense 
     Field Activities.--Subject to section __07(a), if a military 
     department, Defense Agency, or defense field activity obtains 
     an audit with an unqualified opinion on its statement of 
     budgetary resources for any fiscal year after fiscal year 
     2014, the thresholds for reprogramming of funds of such 
     military department, Defense Agency, or defense field 
     activity, as the case may be, without prior notice to 
     Congress for the succeeding fiscal year shall be deemed to be 
     the thresholds as follows:
       (1) In the case of an increase or decrease to the program 
     base amount for a procurement program, $60,000,000.
       (2) In the case of an increase or decrease to the program 
     base amount for a research program, $30,000,000.
       (3) In the case of an increase or decrease to the amount 
     for a budget activity for operation and maintenance, 
     $45,000,000.
       (4) In the case of an increase or decrease to the amount 
     for a budget activity for military personnel, $30,000,000.
       (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to alter or revise any requirement (other than a 
     threshold amount) for notice to Congress on transfers covered 
     by subsection (a) or reprogrammings covered by subsection (b) 
     under any other provision of law.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``program base 
     amount'', ``procurement program'', ``research program'', and 
     ``budget activity'' have the meanings given such terms in 
     chapter 6 of volume 3 of the Financial Management Regulation 
     of the Department of Defense (DoD 7000.14R), dated March 
     2011, or any successor document.

     SEC. __05. FAILURE TO OBTAIN AUDITS WITH UNQUALIFIED OPINION 
                   OF FISCAL YEAR 2015 GENERAL FUND STATEMENT OF 
                   BUDGETARY RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--If the Department of Defense fails to 
     obtain an audit with an unqualified opinion on its general 
     fund statement of budgetary resources for fiscal year 2015 by 
     December 31, 2015, the following shall take effect on January 
     1, 2016:
       (1) Additional qualifications and duties of usd 
     (comptroller).--
       (A) Qualifications.--Any individual nominated for 
     appointment to the position of Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) under section 135 of title 10, United States 
     Code, shall be an individual who has served--
       (i) as the chief financial officer or equivalent position 
     of a Federal or State agency that has received an audit with 
     an unqualified opinion on such agency's financial statements 
     during the time of such individual's service; or
       (ii) as the chief financial officer or equivalent position 
     of a public company that has received an audit with an 
     unqualified opinion on such company's financial statements 
     during the time of such individual's service.
       (B) Duties and powers.--The duties and powers of the 
     individual serving as Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) shall include, in addition to the duties and 
     powers specified in section 135(c) of title 10, United States 
     Code, such duties and powers with respect to the financial 
     management of the Department of Defense as the Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense (acting in the capacity of Chief 
     Management Officer of the Department of Defense) or a 
     successor official in the Department of Defense (acting in 
     such capacity) may prescribe.
       (2) Additional qualifications and responsibilities of asa 
     for financial management.--
       (A) Qualifications.--Any individual nominated for 
     appointment to the position of Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army for Financial Management under section 3016 of title 10, 
     United States Code, shall be an individual who has served--
       (i) as the chief financial officer or equivalent position 
     of a Federal or State agency that has received an audit with 
     an unqualified opinion on such agency's financial statements 
     during the time of such individual's service; or
       (ii) as the chief financial officer or equivalent position 
     of a public company that has received an audit with an 
     unqualified opinion on such company's financial statements 
     during the time of such individual's service.
       (B) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the 
     individual serving as Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Financial Management shall include, in addition to the 
     responsibilities specified in section 3016(b)(4) of title 10, 
     United States Code, such responsibilities as the Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense (acting in the capacity of Chief 
     Management Officer of the Department of Defense) or a 
     successor official in the Department of Defense (acting in 
     such capacity) may prescribe.
       (3) Additional qualifications and responsibilities of asn 
     for financial management.--
       (A) Qualifications.--Any individual nominated for 
     appointment to the position of Assistant Secretary of the 
     Navy for Financial Management under section 5016 of title 10, 
     United States Code, shall be an individual who has served--
       (i) as the chief financial officer or equivalent position 
     of a Federal or State agency that has received an audit with 
     an unqualified opinion on such agency's financial statements 
     during the time of such individual's service; or
       (ii) as the chief financial officer or equivalent position 
     of a public company that has received an audit with an 
     unqualified opinion on such company's financial statements 
     during the time of such individual's service.
       (B) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the 
     individual serving as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
     Financial Management shall include, in addition to the 
     responsibilities specified in section 5016(b)(4) of title 10, 
     United States Code, such responsibilities as the Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense (acting in the capacity of Chief 
     Management Officer of the Department of Defense) or a 
     successor official in the Department of Defense (acting in 
     such capacity) may prescribe.
       (4) Additional qualifications and responsibilities of asaf 
     for financial management.--
       (A) Qualifications.--Any individual nominated for 
     appointment to the position of Assistant Secretary of the Air 
     Force for Financial Management under section 8016 of title 
     10, United States Code, shall be an individual who has 
     served--
       (i) as the chief financial officer or equivalent position 
     of a Federal or State agency that has received an audit with 
     an unqualified opinion on such agency's financial statements 
     during the time of such individual's service; or
       (ii) as the chief financial officer or equivalent position 
     of a public company that has received an audit with an 
     unqualified opinion on such company's financial statements 
     during the time of such individual's service.
       (B) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the 
     individual serving as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
     for Financial Management shall include, in addition to the 
     responsibilities specified in section 8016(b)(4) of title 10, 
     United States Code, such responsibilities as the Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense (acting in the capacity of Chief 
     Management Officer of the Department of Defense) or a 
     successor official in the Department of Defense (acting in 
     such capacity) may prescribe.
       (b) Public Company Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``public company'' has the

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     meaning given the term ``issuer'' in section 2(a)(7) of the 
     Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7201(a)(7)).

     SEC. __06. FAILURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO OBTAIN 
                   AUDITS WITH UNQUALIFIED OPINION OF FISCAL YEAR 
                   2018 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

       If the Department of Defense fails to obtain an audit with 
     an unqualified opinion on its general fund statement of 
     budgetary resources for fiscal year 2018 by December 31, 
     2018:
       (1) Permanent cessation of enhanced general transfer 
     authority.--Effective as of January 1, 2019, the authority in 
     section __04(a) shall cease to be available to the Department 
     of Defense for fiscal year 2018 and any fiscal year 
     thereafter.
       (2) Reorganization of responsibilities of chief management 
     officer.--Effective as of April 1, 2019:
       (A) Position of chief management officer.--Section 132a of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 132a. Chief Management Officer

       ``(a) In General.--(1) There is a Chief Management Officer 
     of the Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by 
     the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate.
       ``(2) Any individual nominated for appointment as Chief 
     Management Officer shall be an individual who has--
       ``(A) extensive executive level leadership and management 
     experience in the public or private sector;
       ``(B) strong leadership skills;
       ``(C) a demonstrated ability to manage large and complex 
     organizations; and
       ``(D) a proven record in achieving positive operational 
     results.
       ``(b) Powers and Duties.--The Chief Management Officer 
     shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the 
     Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
       ``(c) Service as Chief Management Officer.--(1) The Chief 
     Management Officer is the Chief Management Officer of the 
     Department of Defense.
       ``(2) In serving as the Chief Management Officer of the 
     Department of Defense, the Chief Management Officer shall be 
     responsible for the management and administration of the 
     Department of Defense with respect to the following:
       ``(A) The expenditure of funds, accounting, and finance.
       ``(B) Procurement, including procurement of any enterprise 
     resource planning (ERP) system and any information technology 
     (IT) system that is a financial feeder system, human 
     resources system, or logistics system.
       ``(C) Facilities, property, nonmilitary equipment, and 
     other resources.
       ``(D) Strategic planning, annual performance planning, and 
     identification and tracking of performance measures.
       ``(E) Internal audits and management analyses of the 
     programs and activities of the Department, including the 
     Defense Contract Audit Agency.
       ``(F) Such other areas or matters as the Secretary of 
     Defense may designate.
       ``(3) The head of the Defense Contract Audit Agency shall 
     be under the supervision of, and shall report directly to, 
     the Chief Management Officer.
       ``(d) Precedence.--The Chief Management Officer takes 
     precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary 
     of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense.''.
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Section 131(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--

       (I) by striking paragraph (3);
       (II) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (III) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):

       ``(2) The Chief Management Officer of the Department of 
     Defense.''.
       (ii) Section 132 of such title is amended--

       (I) by striking subsection (c); and
       (II) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
     subsections (c) and (d), respectively.

       (iii) Section 133(e)(1) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``and the Deputy Secretary of Defense'' and 
     inserting ``, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Chief 
     Management Officer of the Department of Defense''.
       (iv) Such title is further amended by inserting ``the Chief 
     Management Officer of the Department of Defense,'' after 
     ``the Deputy Secretary of Defense,'' each place it appears in 
     the provisions as follows:

       (I) Section 133(e)(2).
       (II) Section 134(c).

       (v) Section 137a(d) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``the Secretaries of the military departments,'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``the Chief Management Officer of the 
     Department of Defense, the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, and the Under Secretaries of Defense.''.
       (vi) Section 138(d) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``the Secretaries of the military departments,'' and all that 
     follows through the period and inserting ``the Chief 
     Management Officer of the Department of Defense, the 
     Secretaries of the military departments, the Under 
     Secretaries of Defense, and the Director of Defense Research 
     and Engineering.''.
       (C) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 132a and inserting the following 
     new item:

``132a. Chief Management Officer.''.

       (D) Executive schedule.--Section 5313 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.''.
       (E) Reference in law.--Any reference in any provision of 
     law to the Chief Management Officer of the Department of 
     Defense shall be deemed to refer to the Chief Management 
     Officer of the Department of Defense under section 132a of 
     title 10, United States Code (as amended by this paragraph).
       (3) Jurisdiction of dfas.--Effective as of April 1, 2019:
       (A) Transfer to department of the treasury.--Jurisdiction 
     of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is 
     transferred from the Department of Defense to the Department 
     of the Treasury.
       (B) Administration.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     administer the Defense Finance and Accounting Service 
     following transfer under this paragraph through the Financial 
     Management Service of the Department of the Treasury.
       (C) Memorandum of understanding.--The Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of the Treasury shall jointly enter into a 
     memorandum of understanding regarding the transfer of 
     jurisdiction of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service 
     under this paragraph. The memorandum of understanding shall 
     provide for the transfer of the personnel and other resources 
     of the Service to the Department of the Treasury and for the 
     assumption of responsibility for such personnel and resources 
     by the Department of the Treasury.
       (D) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed as terminating, altering, or revising any 
     responsibilities or authorities of the Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service (other than responsibilities and 
     authorities in connection with the exercise of jurisdiction 
     of the Service following transfer under this paragraph).

     SEC. __07. FAILURE OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS TO OBTAIN 
                   AUDITS WITH UNQUALIFIED OPINION OF FINANCIAL 
                   STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 
                   2018.

       (a) Permanent Cessation of Authorities on Reprogramming of 
     Funds.--If a military department fails to obtain an audit 
     with an unqualified opinion on its financial statements for 
     fiscal year 2018 by December 31, 2018, effective as of 
     January 1, 2019, the authorities in section __04(b) shall 
     cease to be available to the military department for fiscal 
     year 2018 and any fiscal year thereafter.
       (b) Annual Prohibition on Expenditure of Funds for Certain 
     MDAPs Past Milestone B in Connection With Failure.--
       (1) Prohibition.--Effective for fiscal years after fiscal 
     year 2017, if a military department fails to obtain an audit 
     with an unqualified opinion on its financial statements for 
     any fiscal year, effective as of the date of the issuance of 
     the opinion on such audit, amounts available to the military 
     department for the following fiscal year may not be obligated 
     by the military department for a weapon or weapon system or 
     platform being acquired as a major defense acquisition 
     program for any activity beyond Milestone B approval unless 
     such program has already achieved Milestone B approval of the 
     date of the issuance of the opinion on such audit.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) The term ``major defense acquisition program'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 2430 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (B) The term ``Milestone B approval'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 2366(e)(7) of title 10, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. __08. ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING.

       The Secretary of Defense shall amend the acquisition 
     guidance of the Department of Defense to provide for the 
     following:
       (1) The Defense Business System Management Committee may 
     not approve procurement of any Enterprise Resource Planning 
     (ERP) business system that is independently estimated to take 
     longer than three years to procure from initial obligation of 
     funds to full deployment and sustainment.
       (2) Any contract for the acquisition of an Enterprise 
     Resource Planning business system shall include a provision 
     authorizing termination of the contract at no cost to the 
     Government if procurement of the system takes longer than 
     three years from initial obligation of funds to full 
     deployment and sustainment.
       (3) Any implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning 
     system shall comply with each of the following:
       (A) The current Business Enterprise Architecture 
     established by the Chief Management Officer of the Department 
     of Defense.
       (B) The provisions of section 2222 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (4) The Deputy Secretary of Defense (acting in the capacity 
     of Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense) or 
     a successor official in the Department of Defense (acting in 
     such capacity) shall have the authority to replace any 
     program manager (whether in a military department or a 
     Defense Agency) for the procurement of an Enterprise Resource 
     Planning business system

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     if procurement of the system takes longer than three years 
     from initial obligation of funds to full deployment and 
     sustainment.
       (5) Any integrator contract for the implementation of an 
     Enterprise Resource Planning business system shall only be 
     awarded to companies that have a history of successful 
     implementation of other Enterprise Resource Planning business 
     systems for the Federal Government (whether with the 
     Department of Defense or another department or agency of the 
     Federal Government), including meeting cost and schedule 
     goals.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4011. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON EMPLOYMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE OF INDIVIDUALS AND CONTRACTORS WITH 
                   SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBTS.

       (a) Prohibition.--An individual or contractor with a 
     seriously delinquent tax debt may not be appointed to, or 
     continue serving in, a position within or funded by the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``seriously delinquent tax debt'' means an 
     outstanding debt under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for 
     which a notice of lien has been filed in public records 
     pursuant to section 6323 of such Code, except that such term 
     does not include--
       (1) a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant 
     to an agreement under section 6159 or section 7122 of such 
     Code; and
       (2) a debt with respect to which a collection due process 
     hearing under section 6330 of such Code, or relief under 
     subsection (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of such Code, is 
     requested or pending.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4012. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CONSOLIDATION OF DUPLICATIVE AND OVERLAPPING 
                   AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES OF THE 
                   FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination 
     with the heads of other departments and agencies of the 
     Federal Government--
       (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, 
     consolidate, or streamline Government agencies, programs, and 
     activities with duplicative and overlapping missions as 
     identified in Government Accountability Office reports on 
     duplication and overlap in Government programs;
       (2) identify and submit to Congress a report setting the 
     legislative action required to further eliminate, 
     consolidate, or streamline Government agencies, programs, and 
     activities with duplicative and overlapping missions as 
     identified in the reports referred to in paragraph (1); and
       (3) determine the total cost savings that--
       (A) will accrue to each department, agency, and office 
     effected by an action under paragraph (1) as a result of the 
     actions taken under that paragraph; and
       (B) could accrue to each department, agency, and office 
     effected by an action under paragraph (2) as a result of the 
     actions proposed to be taken under that paragraph using the 
     legislative authority set forth under that paragraph.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4013. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. TERMINATION OF US FAMILY HEALTH PLAN.

       (a) Termination.--The US Family Health Plan (USFHP) is 
     hereby terminated.
       (b) Wind-up of Activities.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     take appropriate actions to wind up the activities of the US 
     Family Health Plan as soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4014. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DATABASE ON PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF CARE, AND 
                   OUTCOME MEASURES REGARDING HEALTH CARE PROVIDED 
                   BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Publicly Available Database.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop and make available to the public a comprehensive 
     database containing all applicable patient safety, quality of 
     care, and outcome measures for health care provided by the 
     Department of Defense that are tracked by the Secretary.
       (2) Updates.--The Secretary shall update the database 
     required by paragraph (1) not less frequently than once every 
     six months.
       (3) Unavailable measures.--For any measure that the 
     Secretary would otherwise publish in the database required by 
     paragraph (1) but has not done so because such measure is not 
     available, the Secretary shall publish notice in the database 
     of the reason for such unavailability and a timeline for 
     making such measure available in the database.
       (4) Accessibility.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     database required by paragraph (1) is accessible to the 
     public through the primary Internet website of the Department 
     and through each primary Internet website of a Department 
     medical center.
       (b) Sharing of Information Between Department Medical 
     Centers and Defense Health Agency.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall take appropriate actions to facilitate and enhance 
     sharing between the medical centers of the Department of 
     Defense and the Defense Health Agency on information on 
     patient safety, quality of care, and outcomes for health care 
     provided by such medical centers, including information 
     obtained through the measures developed pursuant to 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Hospital Compare Website of Department of Health and 
     Human Services.--
       (1) Agreement required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services for the provision by the Secretary of 
     Defense of such information as the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services may require to report and make publicly 
     available patient quality and outcome information concerning 
     Department of Defense medical centers through the Hospital 
     Compare Internet website of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services or any successor Internet website.
       (2) Information provided.--The information provided by the 
     Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) Measures of timely and effective health care.
       (B) Measures of readmissions, complications of death, 
     including with respect to 30-day mortality rates and 30-day 
     readmission rates, surgical complication measures, and health 
     care related infection measures.
       (C) Survey data of patient experiences, including the 
     Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and 
     Systems or any similar successor survey developed by the 
     Department of Health and Human Services.
       (D) Any other measures required of or reported with respect 
     to hospitals participating in the Medicare program under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
     seq.).
       (3) Unavailable information.--For any applicable metric 
     collected by the Department of Defense or required to be 
     provided under paragraph (2) and withheld from or unavailable 
     in the Hospital Compare Internet website or successor 
     Internet website, the Secretary of Defense shall publish a 
     notice on such Internet website stating the reason why such 
     metric was withheld from public disclosure and a timeline for 
     making such metric available, if applicable.
       (d) Comptroller General Review of Publicly Available Safety 
     and Quality Metrics.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall conduct a review of the safety and 
     quality metrics made publicly available by the Secretary of 
     Defense under this section to assess the degree to which the 
     Secretary is complying with the provisions of this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4015. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees

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under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENT AGENCY EXPENDITURES ON 
                   CONFERENCES.

       (a) Conference Limitations.--
       (1) Limitation on amount expended on a conference.--
       (A) In general.--No agency may expend more than $500,000 to 
     support a single conference, unless the head of the agency 
     and the Chief Financial Officer of the agency submits to 
     Congress before the conference a written certification that 
     the conference is in the national interest, which shall 
     include--
       (i) an estimate of the total cost of the conference;
       (ii) the dates of the conference;
       (iii) an estimate of the number of full-time equivalent 
     employees attending the conference;
       (iv) any costs associated with planning for the conference; 
     and
       (v) an explanation of how the conference advances the 
     mission of the agency.
       (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     be construed to preclude an agency from receiving financial 
     support or other assistance from a foundation or other non-
     Federal source to pay or defray the costs of a conference.
       (2) Limitation on conference policies.--An agency may not 
     establish or implement a policy that discourages or prohibits 
     the selection of a location for travel, an event, a meeting, 
     or a conference because the location is perceived to be a 
     resort or vacation destination.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given that term 
     under section 5701(1) of title 5, United States Code; and
       (2) the term ``conference'' means a meeting, retreat, 
     seminar, symposium, or event that involves attendee travel.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4016. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SPONSORSHIP OF 
                   PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT OR MOTOR 
                   SPORTS.

       Section 503(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Recruiting and advertising campaigns authorized by 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) or by any other provision of law, 
     including section 561(b) of the Floyd D. Spence National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
     into law by Public Law 106-398; 10 U.S.C. 503 note), for the 
     purposes of branding or marketing of, or promoting enlistment 
     in, the Army National Guard may not include payments for 
     professional wrestling entertainment sponsorships or motor 
     sports sponsorships. Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed to prohibit recruiters from making direct, personal 
     contact with secondary school students and other prospective 
     recruits.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4017. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1212. INCREASED MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT 
                   OF UKRAINE.

       (a) In General.--The President is authorized to provide 
     defense articles, defense services, and training to the 
     Government of Ukraine for the purpose of countering offensive 
     weapons and reestablishing the sovereignty and territorial 
     integrity of Ukraine, including anti-tank and anti-armor 
     weapons, crew weapons and ammunition, counter-artillery 
     radars to identify and target artillery batteries, fire 
     control, range finder, and optical and guidance and control 
     equipment, tactical troop-operated surveillance drones, and 
     secure command and communications equipment, pursuant to the 
     provisions of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
     seq.), the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.), and other relevant provisions of law.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     includes--
       (1) a detailed description of the anticipated defense 
     articles, defense services, and training to be provided 
     pursuant to this section;
       (2) a timeline for the provision of such defense articles, 
     defense services, and training; and
       (3) a list of defense articles, defense services, and 
     training authorized to be provided by subsection (a) that 
     have been requested by the Government of Ukraine but are not 
     being provided and an explanation with respect to why such 
     defense articles, defense services, and training are not 
     being provided.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of State $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 to 
     carry out activities under this section.
       (2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available 
     for obligation and expenditure through the end of fiscal year 
     2017.
       (d) Authority for the Use of Funds.--The funds made 
     available pursuant to subsection (c) for provision of defense 
     articles, defense services, and training may be used to 
     procure such articles, services, and training from the United 
     States Government or other appropriate sources.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Defense article; defense service; training.--The terms 
     ``defense article'', ``defense service'', and ``training'' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 47 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4018. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XII, add the following:

                Subtitle F--Palestinian Authority Reform

     SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Palestinian and United 
     Nations Anti-Terrorism Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 1282. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On April 23, 2014, representatives of the Palestinian 
     Liberation Organization and Hamas, a designated terrorist 
     organization, signed an agreement to form a government of 
     national consensus.
       (2) On June 2, 2014, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas 
     announced a unity government as a result of the April 23, 
     2014, agreement.
       (3) United States law requires that any Palestinian 
     government that ``includes Hamas as a member'', or over which 
     Hamas exercises ``undue influence'', only receive United 
     States assistance if certain certifications are made to 
     Congress.
       (4) The President has taken the position that the current 
     Palestinian government does not include members of Hamas or 
     is influenced by Hamas and has thus not made the 
     certifications required under current law.
       (5) The leadership of the Palestinian Authority has failed 
     to completely denounce and distance itself from Hamas' 
     campaign of terrorism against Israel.
       (6) President Abbas has refused to dissolve the power-
     sharing agreement with Hamas even as more than 2,300 rockets 
     have targeted Israel since July 2, 2014.
       (7) President Abbas and other Palestinian Authority 
     officials have failed to condemn Hamas' extensive use of the 
     Palestinian people as human shields.
       (8) The Israeli Defense Forces have gone to unprecedented 
     lengths for a modern military to limit civilian casualties.
       (9) On July 23, 2014, the United Nations Human Rights 
     Council adopted a one-sided resolution criticizing Israel's 
     ongoing military operations in Gaza.
       (10) The United Nations Human Rights Council has a long 
     history of taking anti-Israel actions while ignoring the 
     widespread and egregious human rights violations of many 
     other countries, including some of its own members.
       (11) On July 16, 2014, officials of the United Nations 
     Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near 
     East (UNRWA) discovered 20 rockets in one of the 
     organization's schools in Gaza, before returning the weapons 
     to local Palestinian officials rather than dismantling them.

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       (12) On multiple occasions during the conflict in Gaza, 
     Hamas has used the facilities and the areas surrounding UNRWA 
     locations to store weapons, harbor their fighters, and 
     conduct attacks.

     SEC. 1283. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       It shall be the policy of the United States--
       (1) to deny United States assistance to any entity or 
     international organization that harbors or collaborates with 
     Hamas, a designated terrorist organization, until Hamas 
     agrees to recognize Israel, renounces violence, disarms, and 
     accepts prior Israeli-Palestinian agreements;
       (2) to seek a negotiated settlement of this conflict only 
     under the condition that Hamas and any United States-
     designated terrorist groups are required to entirely disarm; 
     and
       (3) to continue to provide security assistance to the 
     Government of Israel to assist its efforts to defend its 
     territory and people from rockets, missiles, and other 
     threats.

     SEC. 1284. RESTRICTIONS ON AID TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.

       For purposes of section 620K of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378b), any power-sharing government, 
     including the current government, formed in connection with 
     the agreement signed on April 23, 2014, between the 
     Palestinian Liberation Organization and Hamas is considered a 
     ``Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority''.

     SEC. 1285. REFORM OF UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--Until the Secretary of State submits to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a certification that 
     the requirements described in subsection (b) have been 
     satisfied--
       (1) the United States contribution to the regular budget of 
     the United Nations shall be reduced by an amount equal to the 
     percentage of such contribution that the Secretary determines 
     would be allocated by the United Nations to support the 
     United Nations Human Rights Council or any of its Special 
     Procedures;
       (2) the Secretary shall not make a voluntary contribution 
     to the United Nations Human Rights Council; and
       (3) the United States shall not run for a seat on the 
     United Nations Human Rights Council.
       (b) Certification.--The annual certification referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a certification made by the Secretary of 
     State to Congress that the United Nations Human Rights 
     Council's agenda does not include a permanent item related to 
     the State of Israel or the Palestinian territories.
       (c) Reversion of Funds.--Funds appropriated and available 
     for a United States contribution to the United Nations but 
     withheld from obligation and expenditure pursuant to this 
     section shall immediately revert to the United States 
     Treasury and the United States Government shall not consider 
     them arrears to be repaid to any United Nations entity.

     SEC. 1286. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS 
                   RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES 
                   IN THE NEAR EAST (UNRWA).

       Section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2221(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Palestine Refugees; Considerations and Conditions for 
     Furnishing Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--No contributions by the United States to 
     the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine 
     Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for programs in the West 
     Bank and Gaza, a successor entity or any related entity, or 
     to the regular budget of the United Nations for the support 
     of UNRWA or a successor entity for programs in the West Bank 
     and Gaza, may be provided until the Secretary certifies to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that--
       ``(A) no official, employee, consultant, contractor, 
     subcontractor, representative, or affiliate of UNRWA--
       ``(i) is a member of Hamas or any United States-designated 
     terrorist group; or
       ``(ii) has propagated, disseminated, or incited anti-
     Israel, or anti-Semitic rhetoric or propaganda;
       ``(B) no UNRWA school, hospital, clinic, other facility, or 
     other infrastructure or resource is being used by Hamas or an 
     affiliated group for operations, planning, training, 
     recruitment, fundraising, indoctrination, communications, 
     sanctuary, storage of weapons or other materials, or any 
     other purposes;
       ``(C) UNRWA is subject to comprehensive financial audits by 
     an internationally recognized third party independent 
     auditing firm and has implemented an effective system of 
     vetting and oversight to prevent the use, receipt, or 
     diversion of any UNRWA resources by Hamas or any United 
     States-designated terrorist group, or their members; and
       ``(D) no recipient of UNRWA funds or loans is a member of 
     Hamas or any United States-designated terrorist group.
       ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In 
     this subsection, the term `appropriate congressional 
     committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations, 
     and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
     and
       ``(B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Appropriations, 
     and Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.''.

     SEC. 1287. ISRAELI SECURITY ASSISTANCE.

       The equivalent amount of all United States contributions 
     withheld from the Palestinian Authority, the United Nations 
     Human Rights Council, and the United Nations Relief and Works 
     Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East under this 
     subtitle is authorized to be provided to--
       (1) the Government of Israel for the Iron Dome missile 
     defense system and other missile defense programs; and
       (2) underground warfare training and technology and 
     assistance to identify and deter tunneling from Palestinian-
     controlled territories into Israel.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4019. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 333. REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR LAUNCHES IN SUPPORT OF 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the requirements and investments needed to modernize 
     Department of Defense space launch facilities and supporting 
     infrastructure at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and 
     Vandenberg Air Force Base.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) The results of the investigation into the failure of 
     the radar system supporting the Eastern range in March 2014, 
     including the causes for the failure.
       (2) An assessment of each current radar and other system as 
     well as supporting infrastructure required to support the 
     mission requirement of the range, including back-up systems.
       (3) An estimate of the annual level of dedicated funding 
     required to maintain and modernize the range infrastructure 
     in adequate condition to meet national security requirements.
       (4) A review of requirements to repair, upgrade, and 
     modernize the radars and other mission support systems to 
     current technologies.
       (5) A prioritized list of projects, costs, and projected 
     funding schedules needed to carry out the maintenance, 
     repair, and modernization requirements.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4020. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1080. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BENEFITS OF USING SIMULATORS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The use of technologies such as virtual reality and 
     modeling and simulation tools provides cutting-edge, cost-
     effective training and technology development for members of 
     the Armed Forces.
       (2) Leveraging such technologies is an especially relevant 
     supplement to live training given the future of declining 
     defense budgets.
       (3) The implementation by the Air Force Agency for Modeling 
     and Simulation of virtual reality centers is part of a 
     coordinated effort to broaden the use of virtual training 
     methods.
       (4) Those centers use of a variety of training tools that 
     give members of the Armed Forces and developers alike a 
     realistic training experience that contributes to improved 
     readiness and system effectiveness.
       (5) Organizations like the United States Army Program 
     Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and 
     Instrumentation would benefit from increased utilization of 
     virtual reality and modeling and simulations tools.
       (6) Modeling and simulation tools can provide powerful 
     planning and training capabilities to expose a member of the 
     Armed Forces to the complexities and uncertainties of combat 
     before ever leaving the member's home station. For example, 
     the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division 
     integrates the science of learning with performance-based 
     training focused on improving the performance of members of 
     the Army and Marine Corps and measures the effectiveness of 
     such training. The Naval Air

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     Warfare Center Training Systems Division continually engages 
     members of the Army and Marine Corps to understand 
     challenges, solve problems, create new capabilities, and 
     provide essential support.
       (7) The use of simulation training has yielded military 
     units that are better trained, more capable, and more 
     confident when compared to units that do not have access to 
     modern simulation training devices.
       (8) Simulation training can be a cost-effective means for 
     units to improve combat readiness and tactical decisionmaking 
     skills and ultimately to save lives.
       (9) The Department of Defense could meet the training 
     challenges of the future in a fiscally austere environment by 
     leveraging simulation training that uses simulators owned and 
     operated by the Federal Government combined with simulation 
     training services provided by universities and industry.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the use of simulators offers cost savings and provides 
     members of the Armed Forces exceptional preparation for 
     combat; and
       (2) existing synergies between the Department of Defense 
     and entities in the private sector should be maintained and 
     cultivated to provide members of the Armed Forces with the 
     best simulation experience possible.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4021. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 601 and insert the following:

     SEC. 601. FISCAL YEAR 2015 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to 
     become effective during fiscal year 2015 required by section 
     1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the rates of monthly 
     basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services shall 
     not be made.
       (b) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 2015, 
     the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed 
     services are increased by 1.8 percent for enlisted member pay 
     grades, warrant officer pay grades, and commissioned officer 
     pay grades below pay grade O-7.
       (c) Application of Executive Schedule Level II Ceiling on 
     Payable Rates for General and Flag Officers.--Section 
     203(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, shall be applied 
     for rates of basic pay payable for commissioned officers in 
     pay grades O-7 through O-10 during calendar year 2015 by 
     using the rate of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule 
     in effect during 2014.
       (d) Increase in Amount for Military Personnel.--The amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 
     421 for military personnel is hereby increased by 
     $600,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4022. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 30__. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES REFORM.

       (a) Amendments to PILT.--
       (1) Definition of entitlement land.--Section 6901(1) of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the National Park 
     System or''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``, other than land 
     that is a unit of the National Park System'' before the 
     period at the end.
       (2) Additional payments.--Section 6904(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) the United States acquired for the National Forest 
     Wilderness Areas; and''.
       (3) Redwood national park.--Section 6905 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is repealed.
       (4) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 501 of the Department of the Interior and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (16 U.S.C. 471j) is 
     amended by striking subsection (f).
       (B) The chapter analysis for chapter 69 of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 6905.
       (b) Deferred Maintenance Backlog.--Any amounts saved as a 
     result of the amendments made by subsection (a) shall be made 
     available to the Secretary of the Interior, without further 
     appropriation, to address the maintenance backlog on National 
     Park System land.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4023. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE SUMMIT OF 
                   RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN IN THE HANFORD REACH 
                   NATIONAL MONUMENT.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3081 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4024. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, CONVEYANCE OF REVERSIONARY 
                   INTERESTS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3082 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4025. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS IN BUREAU OF LAND 
                   MANAGEMENT LAND CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF OREGON 
                   FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF HERMISTON AGRICULTURAL 
                   RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3083 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4026. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3087 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4027. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. TOLEDO BEND HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3088 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4028. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. EAST BENCH IRRIGATION DISTRICT CONTRACT EXTENSION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3089 shall have no force or effect.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4029. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. COMMEMORATION OF CENTENNIAL OF WORLD WAR I.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3091 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4030. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES RELATED TO LAS VEGAS VALLEY 
                   PUBLIC LAND AND TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS 
                   NATIONAL MONUMENT.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3092 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4031. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. NATIONAL DESERT STORM AND DESERT SHIELD MEMORIAL.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3093 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4032. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. EXTENSION OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY FOR 
                   ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK IN HONOR OF 
                   FORMER PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3094 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4033. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. REFINANCING OF PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHING 
                   CAPACITY REDUCTION LOAN.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3095 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4034. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3096 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4035. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. ILLABOT CREEK, WASHINGTON, WILD AND SCENIC RIVER.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3071 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4036. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. MISSISQUOI AND TROUT WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS, 
                   VERMONT.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3072 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4037. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. WHITE CLAY CREEK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER EXPANSION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3073 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4038. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. STUDIES OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3074 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4039. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF THE NORTHERN 
                   CHEYENNE TRIBE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3077 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4040. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, BADGER 
                   ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, BARABOO, WISCONSIN.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3078 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4041. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

[[Page 17624]]

him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5044. HERMOSA CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3062 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4042. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5045. NORTH FORK FEDERAL LANDS WITHDRAWAL AREA.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3063 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4043. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. PINE FOREST RANGE WILDERNESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3064 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4044. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT AREA 
                   AND WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3065 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4045. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. WOVOKA WILDERNESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3066 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4046. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. WITHDRAWAL AREA RELATED TO WOVOKA WILDERNESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3067 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4047. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF ADDITIONAL PUBLIC 
                   LAND FOR NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, CHINA LAKE, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3068 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4048. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5043. COLUMBINE-HONDO WILDERNESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3061 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4049. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5037. NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE SUPPORT FACILITY 
                   IMPROVEMENTS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3053 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4050. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5038. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3054 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4051. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5039. COIN TO COMMEMORATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                   NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3055 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4052. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5040. COMMISSION TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL CREATION OF A 
                   NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3056 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4053. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees

[[Page 17625]]

under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5041. CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREA.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3057 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4054. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5042. ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS ADDITIONS AND PRATT AND 
                   MIDDLE FORK SNOQUALMIE RIVERS PROTECTION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3060 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4055. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5031. SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3042 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4056. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5032. VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE, NEW MEXICO.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3043 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4057. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5033. VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3044 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4058. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5034. REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812 AMERICAN 
                   BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3050 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4059. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5035. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDIES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3051 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4060. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5036. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS AND CORRIDORS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3052 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4061. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5030. OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3041 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4062. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. INTERNET-BASED ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3022 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4063. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3023 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4064. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. CABIN USER AND TRANSFER FEES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3024 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4065. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:


[[Page 17626]]

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. ADDITION OF ASHLAND HARBOR BREAKWATER LIGHT TO THE 
                   APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3030 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4066. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3031 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4067. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. COLTSVILLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3032 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4068. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. FIRST STATE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3033 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4069. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3034 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4070. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NATIONAL 
                   HISTORICAL PARK, MARYLAND.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3035 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4071. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, AUBURN, 
                   NEW YORK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3036 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4072. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. HINCHLIFFE STADIUM ADDITION TO PATERSON GREAT 
                   FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3037 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4073. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5027. LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3038 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4074. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5028. MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3039 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4075. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5029. NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK AND STEPHEN MATHER 
                   WILDERNESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3040 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4076. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. LAND CONVEYANCE, WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3001 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4077. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

[[Page 17627]]



     SEC. 3097. SEALASKA LAND ENTITLEMENT FINALIZATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3002 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4078. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. SOUTHEAST ARIZONA LAND EXCHANGE AND CONSERVATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3003 shall have no force or effect
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4079. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. LAND EXCHANGE, CIBOLA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, 
                   ARIZONA, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN 
                   RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3004 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4080. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. SPECIAL RULES FOR INYO NATIONAL FOREST, 
                   CALIFORNIA, LAND EXCHANGE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3005 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4081. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. LAND EXCHANGE, TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT, 
                   TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THE BUREAU OF LAND 
                   MANAGEMENT, AND THE FOREST SERVICE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3006 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4082. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO, SHOOTING RANGE LAND 
                   CONVEYANCE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3007 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4083. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. SCHOOL DISTRICT 318, MINNESOTA, LAND EXCHANGE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3008 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4084. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. NORTHERN NEVADA LAND CONVEYANCES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3009 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4085. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. SAN JUAN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, FEDERAL LAND 
                   CONVEYANCE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3010 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4086. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. LAND CONVEYANCE, UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL 
                   FOREST, UTAH.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3011 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4087. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND TO THE CITY OF FRUIT 
                   HEIGHTS, UTAH.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3012 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4088. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. LAND CONVEYANCE, HANFORD SITE, WASHINGTON.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3013 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4089. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

[[Page 17628]]



     SEC. 3097. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PERMIT PROCESSING.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3021 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4090. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account 
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle J of title XXX of division B, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3097. RANCH A WYOMING CONSOLIDATION AND MANAGEMENT 
                   IMPROVEMENT.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, section 
     3014 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4091. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Begich) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services 
volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared 
responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1209.

                          ____________________