Title V — S. 1371 (Placed on Calendar Senate)

Sec. 501

The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended—

(1)

in section 1405 (15 U.S.C. 8004)—

(A)

in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking “all swimming pools constructed after the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 in the State” and inserting “all swimming pools constructed in the State after the date the State submits an application to the Commission for a grant under this section”; and

(B)

in subsection (e)—

(i)

by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: “There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section through fiscal year 2015.”; and

(ii)

in the second sentence, by striking “fiscal year 2012” and inserting “fiscal year 2015”; and

(2)

in section 1406(a) (15 U.S.C. 8005(a))—

(A)

in paragraph (1)(A)—

(i)

in clause (i), by inserting “and” after the semicolon;

(ii)

by striking clauses (ii), (iv), and (v) and redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and

(iii)

in clause (ii)(III) (as so redesignated), by inserting “and” after the semicolon;

(B)

by striking subsection (2) and redesignating subsections (3) and (4) as subsections (2) and (3), respectively; and

(C)

in subsection (3) (as so redesignated), by striking “paragraph (1)” and inserting “paragraph (1)(B)”.

Sec. 502

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—

(1)

conduct a study of the ability of the Consumer Product Safety Commission to respond quickly to emerging consumer product safety hazards using authorities under sections 7, 8, and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056, 2057, and 2058), section 3 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1262), and section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1193); and

(2)

submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the results of the study that includes an assessment of whether—

(A)

the Commission requires any additional authorities to respond to new and emerging consumer product safety hazards in a timely manner; and

(B)

any resources would be required to implement such additional authorities and to achieve appropriate remedies for new and emerging consumer product safety hazards.

Sec. 503

Section 29(f) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2078(f)) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;

(2)

by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

“(2) Additional provisions for foreign government agencies

“(A) Executive agencies—The Commission may authorize a foreign government agency to share information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1) with other agencies of such foreign government, including political subdivisions of such foreign government that are located within the same territory or administrative area of the foreign government agency, subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1).

“(B) Legislative and judicial bodies—A foreign government agency may disclose information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1) to legislative and judicial bodies with jurisdiction over the foreign government agency, subject to the requirements and limitations imposed on the Commission under this subsection.”

(3)

in paragraph (5), as redesignated—

(A)

by striking “Limitation.—Nothing in this subsection authorizes” and inserting the following: “Rules of construction.—Nothing in this subsection may be construed—

“(A) to authorize”

(B)

by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; or

“(B) to prohibit the Commission from providing any information received under this subsection, which is related to an immediate health or safety threat to the public or to a potential violation of a criminal law, to the Attorney General or to other appropriate Federal, State, or local agencies.”

Sec. 510

Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking “December 31, 2013”, each place it appears and inserting “December 31, 2015”.

Sec. 511

None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments.

Sec. 520

Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.

Sec. 521

Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2014 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Sec. 522

Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2015 request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 5-year construction plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.

Sec. 523

None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services Administration in compliance with the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–313).

Sec. 524

From funds made available under the heading “Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue”, claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Sec. 525

In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution.

Sec. 526

Funds made available to the General Services Administration may be used to implement or use green building certification systems for new construction, major renovations, and existing buildings if the system was developed as a voluntary consensus standard as defined by the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–113) and OMB Circular A–119 that was either designated as an American National Standard or was developed by an ANSI accredited Standards Developing Organization.

Sec. 530

Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

Sec. 531

(a)

Section 1122(b) of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (15 U.S.C. 696 note) is repealed.

(b)

Subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)), as in effect on September 25, 2012, shall be in effect during fiscal year 2014.

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