Congressional Record, Senate — December 21, 2022, S10016
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This is S10016 of the Congressional Record, Senate, December 21, 2022, with interleaved columns of amendment text. The text includes sections of a bill on sexual activity with minors, Title V, the Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act, which clarifies the contents of registration under section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, and a section on programming for post-traumatic stress disorder for public safety officers. It also lists SA 6605, submitted by Mr. Hagerty, intended to be proposed to H.R. 2617. The findings text refers to the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 and a 2019 report.
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S10016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 21, 2022
commerce through the connection or affili- (6) Firefighters have been reported to have els, taking into account in-person and tele-
ation of the person with such organization; higher suicide attempt and ideation rates health capabilities;
and than the general population. (4) a draft of legislative language necessary
‘‘(3) commits an act in furtherance of il- (7) It is estimated that between 125 and 300 to authorize each proposed program de-
licit sexual conduct through the connection police officers die by suicide every year. scribed in paragraph (1); and
or affiliation of the person with such organi- (8) In 2019, pursuant to section 2(b) of the (5) an estimate of the amount of annual ap-
zation, Law Enforcement Mental Health and propriations necessary for administering
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–113; 131 each proposed program described in para-
not more than 30 years, or both.’’; Stat. 2276), the Director of the Office of Com- graph (1).
(2) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by munity Oriented Policing Services of the De- (c) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing the re-
striking ‘‘or (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d), or (e)’’; partment of Justice developed a report (re- port required under subsection (b), the At-
and ferred to in this section as the ‘‘LEMHWA torney General shall consult relevant stake-
(3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by report’’) that expressed that many law en- holders, including—
striking ‘‘(f)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(g)(2)’’. forcement agencies do not have the capacity (1) Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and
SEC. 4005. SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH MINORS. or local access to the mental health profes- local agencies employing public safety offi-
Section 2427 of title 18, United States Code, sionals necessary for treating their law en- cers and public safety telecommunicators;
is amended by inserting ‘‘does not require forcement officers. and
interpersonal physical contact, and’’ before (9) The LEMHWA report recommended (2) non-governmental organizations, inter-
‘‘includes’’. methods for establishing remote access or re- national organizations, academies, or other
TITLE V—DISCLOSING FOREIGN gional mental health check programs at the entities, including organizations that sup-
State or Federal level. port the interests of public safety officers
INFLUENCE IN LOBBYING
(10) Individual police and fire departments and public safety telecommunicators and the
SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE. generally do not have the resources to em- interests of family members of public safety
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Disclosing ploy full-time mental health experts who are officers and public safety
Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act’’. able to treat public safety officers with telecommunicators.
SEC. 5002. CLARIFICATION OF CONTENTS OF state-of-the-art techniques for the purpose of
REGISTRATION. treating job-related post-traumatic stress SA 6605. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an
Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure disorder and acute stress disorder. amendment intended to be proposed by
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(b)) is amended— SEC. 7003. PROGRAMMING FOR POST-TRAUMATIC him to the bill H.R. 2617, to amend sec-
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at STRESS DISORDER.
the end; and tion 1115 of title 31, United States
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘the of- (1) PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER.—The term
Code, to amend the description of how
fense.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the of- ‘‘public safety officer’’— performance goals are achieved, and
fense; and (A) has the meaning given the term in sec- for other purposes; which was ordered
‘‘(8) notwithstanding paragraph (4), the tion 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and to lie on the table; as follows:
name and address of each government of a Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284); and At the end, add the following:
foreign country (including any agency or (B) includes Tribal public safety officers. DIVISION KK—REPORTING OF THIRD
subdivision of a foreign government, such as (2) PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR.— PARTY NETWORK TRANSACTIONS
a regional or municipal unit of government) The term ‘‘public safety telecommunicator’’ SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
and foreign political party, other than the means an individual who— This division may be cited as the ‘‘Stop the
client, that participates in the direction, (A) operates telephone, radio, or other Nosy Obsession with Online Payments Act of
planning, supervision, or control of any lob- communication systems to receive and com- 2022’’ or the ‘‘SNOOP Act of 2022’’.
bying activities of the registrant.’’. municate requests for emergency assistance SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MODIFICATION OF EXCEP-
TITLE VI—AMENDMENTS TO THE at 911 public safety answering points and TIONS FOR REPORTING OF THIRD
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT emergency operations centers; PARTY NETWORK TRANSACTIONS.
SEC. 6001. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED (B) takes information from the public and (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6050W(e) of the
SUBSTANCES ACT. other sources relating to crimes, threats, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to
Section 102 of the Controlled Substances disturbances, acts of terrorism, fires, med- read as follows:
Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended— ical emergencies, and other public safety ‘‘(e) EXCEPTION FOR DE MINIMIS PAYMENTS
(1) by redesignating paragraph (58) as para- matters; and BY THIRD PARTY SETTLEMENT ORGANIZA-
graph (59); (C) coordinates and provides information TIONS.—A third party settlement organiza-
(2) by redesignating the second paragraph to law enforcement and emergency response tion shall be required to report any informa-
designated as paragraph (57) (relating to the personnel. tion under subsection (a) with respect to
definition of ‘‘serious drug felony’’) as para- (b) REPORT.—Not later than 150 days after third party network transactions of any par-
graph (58); and the date of enactment of this Act, the Attor- ticipating payee only if—
(3) by moving paragraphs (57), (58) (as so re- ney General, acting through the Director of ‘‘(1) the amount which would otherwise be
designated), and (59) (as so redesignated) 2 the Office of Community Oriented Policing reported under subsection (a)(2) with respect
ems to the left. Services of the Department of Justice, shall to such transactions exceeds $20,000, and
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of ‘‘(2) the aggregate number of such trans-
TITLE VII—FIGHTING POST-TRAUMATIC the Senate and the Committee on the Judici- actions exceeds 200.’’.
STRESS DISORDER ary of the House of Representatives a report (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section
SEC. 7001. SHORT TITLE. on— 6050W(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fighting (1) not fewer than 1 proposed program, if 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘described in
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2022’’. the Attorney General determines it appro- subsection (d)(3)(A)(iii)’’.
SEC. 7002. FINDINGS. priate and feasible to do so, to be adminis- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
Congress finds the following: tered by the Department of Justice for mak- (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by
(1) Public safety officers serve their com- ing state-of-the-art treatments or preventa- subsection (a) shall apply to returns for cal-
munities with bravery and distinction in tive care available to public safety officers endar years beginning after December 31,
order to keep their communities safe. and public safety telecommunicators with 2021.
(2) Public safety officers, including police regard to job-related post-traumatic stress (2) CLARIFICATION.—The amendment made
officers, firefighters, emergency medical disorder or acute stress disorder by providing by subsection (b) shall apply to transactions
technicians, and 911 dispatchers, are on the public safety officers and public safety tele- after the date of the enactment of the Amer-
front lines of dealing with situations that communicators access to evidence-based ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
are stressful, graphic, harrowing, and life- trauma-informed care, peer support, coun-
threatening. selor services, and family supports for the SA 6606. Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr.
(3) The work of public safety officers puts purpose of treating or preventing post-trau- ROMNEY, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. HAGERTY,
them at risk for developing post-traumatic matic stress disorder or acute stress dis- and Mr. SULLIVAN) submitted an
stress disorder and acute stress disorder. order; amendment intended to be proposed to
(4) It is estimated that 30 percent of public (2) a draft of any necessary grant condi- amendment SA 6552 proposed by Mr.
safety officers develop behavioral health tions required to ensure that confidentiality LEAHY to the bill H.R. 2617, to amend
conditions at some point in their lifetimes, is afforded to public safety officers on ac- section 1115 of title 31, United States
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including depression and post-traumatic count of seeking the care or services de-
stress disorder, in comparison to 20 percent scribed in paragraph (1) under the proposed
Code, to amend the description of how
of the general population that develops such program; performance goals are achieved, and
conditions. (3) how each proposed program described in for other purposes; which was ordered
(5) Victims of post-traumatic stress dis- paragraph (1) could be most efficiently ad- to lie on the table; as follows:
order and acute stress disorder are at a high- ministered throughout the United States at On page 1858, line 19, strike ‘‘SEC. 1805’’ and
er risk of dying by suicide. the State, Tribal, territorial, and local lev- insert the following:
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