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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special
Management Area Designation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Frank Moore has committed his life to family, friends,
his country, and fly fishing;
(2) Frank Moore is a World War II veteran who stormed the
beaches of Normandy along with 150,000 troops during the D-Day
Allied invasion and was awarded the Chevalier of the French
Legion of Honor for his bravery;
(3) Frank Moore returned home after the war, started a
family, and pursued his passion of fishing on the winding
rivers in Oregon;
(4) as the proprietor of the Steamboat Inn along the North
Umpqua River in Oregon for nearly 20 years, Frank Moore, along
with his wife Jeanne, shared his love of fishing, the flowing
river, and the great outdoors, with visitors from all over the
United States and the world;
(5) Frank Moore has spent most of his life fishing the vast
rivers of Oregon, during which time he has contributed
significantly to efforts to conserve fish habitats and protect
river health, including serving on the State of Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission;
(6) Frank Moore has been recognized for his conservation
work with the National Wildlife Federation Conservationist of
the Year award, the Wild Steelhead Coalition Conservation
Award, and his 2010 induction into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall
of Fame; and
(7) in honor of the many accomplishments of Frank Moore,
both on and off the river, approximately 99,653 acres of Forest
Service land in the State of Oregon should be designated as the
``Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area''.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Frank
Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act''
and dated June 23, 2016.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
(3) Special management area.--The term ``Special Management
Area'' means the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management
Area designated by section 4(a).
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.
SEC. 4. FRANK MOORE WILD STEELHEAD SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA, OREGON.
(a) Designation.--The approximately 99,653 acres of Forest Service
land in the State, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated as
the ``Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area''.
(b) Map; Legal Description.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and
legal description of the Special Management Area.
(2) Force of law.--The map and legal description prepared
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct
clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal
description.
(3) Availability.--The map and legal description prepared
under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.
(c) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Special
Management Area shall be administered by the Secretary--
(1) in accordance with all laws (including regulations)
applicable to the National Forest System; and
(2) in a manner that--
(A) conserves and enhances the natural character,
scientific use, and the botanical, recreational,
ecological, fish and wildlife, scenic, drinking water,
and cultural values of the Special Management Area;
(B) maintains and seeks to enhance the wild
salmonid habitat of the Special Management Area;
(C) maintains or enhances the watershed as a
thermal refuge for wild salmonids; and
(D) preserves opportunities for recreation,
including primitive recreation.
(d) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this section affects the
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and
wildlife in the State.
(e) Adjacent Management.--Nothing in this section--
(1) creates any protective perimeter or buffer zone around
the Special Management Area; or
(2) modifies the applicable travel management plan for the
Special Management Area.
(f) Wildfire Management.--Nothing in this section prohibits the
Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local
agencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland fire operations in
the Special Management Area, consistent with the purposes of this Act,
including the use of aircraft, machinery, mechanized equipment, fire
breaks, backfires, and retardant.
(g) Vegetation Management.--Nothing in this section prohibits the
Secretary from conducting vegetation management projects within the
Special Management Area in a manner consistent with--
(1) the purposes described in subsection (c); and
(2) the applicable forest plan.
(h) Protection of Tribal Rights.--Nothing in this section
diminishes any treaty rights of an Indian tribe.
(i) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land
within the boundaries of the Special Management Area river segments
designated by subsection (a) is withdrawn from all forms of--
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land
laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing or mineral materials. | Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act This bill designates approximately 99,653 acres of Forest Service land in Oregon as the "Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area." | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act"} | 1,197 | 47 | 0.578896 | 1.694044 | 0.930161 | 3.90625 | 34.90625 | 0.84375 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Petroleum Supply Act''.
SEC. 2. PURCHASES FROM THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE BY ENTITIES IN
THE INSULAR AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) General Provisions.--Section 161 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(j)(1) With respect to each offering of a quantity of petroleum
product during a drawdown of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve:
``(A) the State of Hawaii, in addition to having the
opportunity to submit a competitive bid, may--
``(i) submit a binding offer, and shall on
submission of the offer, be entitled to purchase a
category of petroleum product specified in a notice of
sale at a price equal to the volumetrically weighted
average of the successful bids made for the remaining
quantity of petroleum product within the category that
is the subject of the offering; and
``(ii) submit one or more alternative offers, for
other categories of petroleum product, that will be
binding in the event that no price competitive contract
is awarded for the category of petroleum product on
which a binding offer is submitted under clause (i);
and
``(B) at the request of the Governor of the State of
Hawaii, petroleum product purchased by the State of Hawaii at a
competitive sale or through a binding offer shall have first
preference in scheduling for lifting.
``(2)(A) In administering this subsection, and with respect to each
offering, the Secretary may impose the limitation described in
subparagraph (B) or (C) that results in the purchase of the lesser
quantity of petroleum product.
``(B) The Secretary may limit the quantity of petroleum product
that the State of Hawaii may purchase through a binding offer at any
one offering to one-twelfth of the total quantity of imports of
petroleum product brought into the State during the previous year (or
other period determined by the Secretary to be representative).
``(C) The Secretary may limit the quantity that may be purchased
through binding offers at any one offering to 3 percent of the
offering.
``(3) Notwithstanding any limitation imposed under paragraph (2),
in administering this subsection, and with respect to each offering,
the Secretary shall, at the request of the Governor of the State of
Hawaii, or an eligible entity certified under paragraph (6), adjust the
quantity to be sold to the State of Hawaii as follows:
``(A) The Secretary shall adjust upward to the next whole
number increment of a full tanker load if the quantity to be
sold is--
``(i) less than one full tanker load; or
``(ii) greater than or equal to 50 percent of a
full tanker load more than a whole number increment of
a full tanker load.
``(B) The Secretary shall adjust downward to the next whole
number increment of a full tanker load if the quantity to be
sold is less than 50 percent of a full tanker load more than a
whole number increment of a full tanker load.
``(4) The State of Hawaii may enter into an exchange or a
processing agreement that requires delivery to other locations, so long
as petroleum product of similar value or quantity is delivered to the
State of Hawaii.
``(5) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Secretary may
require the State of Hawaii to comply with the standard sales
provisions applicable to purchasers of petroleum product at competitive
sales.
``(6)(A) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to
subparagraphs (B) and (C), if the Governor of the State of Hawaii
certifies to the Secretary that the State has entered into an agreement
with an eligible entity to effectuate the purposes of this Act, such
eligible entity may act on behalf of the State of Hawaii for purposes
of this subsection.
``(B) The Governor of the State of Hawaii shall not certify more
than one eligible entity under this paragraph for each notice of sale.
``(C) If the Secretary has notified the Governor of the State of
Hawaii that a company has been barred from bidding (either prior to, or
at the time that a notice of sale is issued), the Governor shall not
certify such company under the paragraph.
``(7) As used in this subsection--
``(A) the term `binding offer' means a bid submitted by the
State of Hawaii for an assured award of a specific quantity of
petroleum product, with a price to be calculated pursuant to
this Act, that obligates the offeror to take title to the
petroleum product without further negotiation or recourse to
withdraw the offer;
``(B) the term `category of petroleum product' means a
master line item within a notice of sale;
``(C) the term `eligible entity' means an entity that owns
or controls a refinery that is located within the State of
Hawaii;
``(D) the term `full tanker load' means a tanker of
approximately 700,000 barrels of capacity, or such lesser
tanker capacity as may be designated by the State of Hawaii;
``(E) the term `offering'' means a solicitation for bids
for a quantity or quantities of petroleum product from the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve as specified in the notice of sale;
and
``(F) the term `notice of sale' means the document that
announces--
``(i) the sale of Strategic Petroleum Reserve
products;
``(ii) the quantity, characteristics, and location
of the petroleum product being sold;
``(iii) the delivery period for the sale; and
``(iv) the procedures for submitting offers.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act or the date that final regulations are promulgated pursuant to
section 3, whichever is sooner.
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as
are necessary to carry out the amendment made by section 2.
(b) Administrative Procedure.--Regulations issued to carry out this
section, and the amendment made by section 2, shall not be subject to--
(1) section 523 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(42 U.S.C. 6393); or
(2) section 501 of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7191).
S 186 IS----2 | Emergency Petroleum Supply Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to each offering of a quantity of petroleum product during a drawdown of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to prescribe guidelines according to which the State of Hawaii may: (1) submit binding offers for and purchase categories of such product, receiving, at the Governor's request, first preference in scheduling for lifting; and (2) enter into agreements with eligible entities (local refineries) which may act on the State's behalf. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Emergency Petroleum Supply Act"} | 1,458 | 105 | 0.584896 | 1.63835 | 1.020405 | 3.707071 | 13.888889 | 0.878788 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Congressionally Mandated
Reports Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WEBSITE FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS.
(a) Requirement To Establish Website.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Public Printer shall
establish and maintain a website accessible by the public that allows
the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated
reports in one place. The Public Printer may publish other reports on
such website.
(b) Content and Function.--The Public Printer shall ensure that the
website required under subsection (a) includes the following:
(1) With respect to each congressionally mandated report,
each of the following:
(A) A citation to the statute or conference report
requiring the report.
(B) An electronic copy of the report, including any
transmittal letter associated with the report, in an
open format that is platform independent and that is
available to the public without restrictions, including
restrictions that would impede the re-use of the
information in the report.
(C) The ability to retrieve a report, to the extent
practicable, through searches based on each, and any
combination, of the following:
(i) The title of the report.
(ii) The reporting Federal agency.
(iii) The date of publication.
(iv) Each congressional committee receiving
the report, if applicable.
(v) Subject tags.
(vi) The serial number, Superintendent of
Documents number, or other identification
number for the report, if applicable.
(vii) The statute or conference report
requiring the report.
(viii) Key words.
(ix) Full text search.
(x) Any other relevant information
specified by the Public Printer.
(D) The time and date when the report was required
to be submitted, and when the report was submitted, to
the website.
(E) Access to the report not later than 30 calendar
days after its submission to Congress.
(F) To the extent practicable, a permanent means of
accessing the report electronically.
(2) A means for bulk download of all congressionally
mandated reports or a selection of reports retrieved using a
search.
(3) A means for the head of each Federal agency to publish
on the website each congressionally mandated report of the
agency, as required by section 3.
(4) A list form for all congressionally mandated reports
that can be searched, sorted, and downloaded by--
(A) reports submitted within the required time;
(B) reports submitted after the date on which such
reports were required to be submitted; and
(C) reports not submitted.
(c) Free Access.--The Public Printer may not charge a fee, require
registration, or impose any other limitation in exchange for access to
the website required under subsection (a).
(d) Upgrade Capability.--The website required under subsection (a)
shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry out the purposes of
this Act.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) Submission of Electronic Copies of Reports.--The head of each
Federal agency shall publish congressionally mandated reports of the
agency on the website required under section 2(a)--
(1) in an open format that is platform independent, machine
readable, and available to the public without restrictions
(except the redaction of information described under section
5), including restrictions that would impede the re-use of the
information in the reports; and
(2) in accordance with the guidance issued under subsection
(c).
(b) Submission of Additional Information.--The head of each Federal
agency shall submit to the Public Printer the information required
under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 2(b)(1) with respect to
each congressionally mandated report published pursuant to subsection
(a).
(c) Guidance.--Not later than eight months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, in consultation with the Public Printer, shall issue guidance
to agencies on the implementation of this Act.
SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO REQUIREMENTS TO SUBMIT REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
(a) Compliance With Statutory Requirement To Submit Reports.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal agency is deemed
to have complied with a statutory requirement to submit a report to
Congress if the agency completes each of the following, with respect to
such report:
(1) Publishes a complete and unredacted copy on the website
required under section 2(a).
(2) Notifies the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the
Secretary of the Senate, and each congressional committee to
which a report must be submitted of the report's availability
on the website.
(b) Removing and Altering Reports.--A report submitted to be
published to the website required under section 2(a) may only be
changed or removed, with the exception of technical changes, by the
Federal agency with the express, written consent of each congressional
committee to which the report must be submitted.
SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the disclosure of
information or records that are exempt from public disclosure under
section 552 of title 5, United States Code. If any information in a
congressionally mandated report may not be publicly released under
section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, the Federal agency
concerned shall redact from the report submitted to be published on the
website established under section 2 only such information, shall
indicate where such redactions were made in the report, and shall
identify the exemption under which each such redaction is made.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Congressionally mandated report.--The term
``congressionally mandated report'' means a report that is
required to be submitted to either House of Congress or any
committee of Congress by statute or by a conference report that
accompanies legislation enacted into law.
(2) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the
meaning given that term under section 102 of title 40, United
States Code, but does not include the Government Accountability
Office.
SEC. 7. IMPLEMENTATION.
Except as provided in section 3(c), this Act shall be implemented
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply with respect to congressionally mandated reports submitted
to Congress on or after the date occurring one year after such date of
enactment. | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Public Printer (GPO) to establish and maintain a website accessible by the public for obtaining electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place. Prohibits GPO from charging a fee, requiring registration, or imposing any other limitation in exchange for access to the website.
Requires that such website provide, with respect to each congressionally mandated report: (1) a citation to the statute or conference report requiring the report; (2) an electronic copy of the report, including any transmittal letter; (3) the ability to retrieve a report through searches based on the title of the report, the reporting federal agency, the date of publication, each congressional committee receiving the report, and other search data; (4) the time and date when the report was required to be submitted and when it was submitted to the website; (5) access to the report not later than 30 calendar days after its submission to Congress; and (6) a permanent means of accessing the report electronically.
Requires such website to include: (1) a means for bulk download of all congressionally mandated reports or a selection of reports retrieved using a search; (2) a means for each agency head to publish on the website each congressionally mandated agency report; and (3) a list form for all reports that can be searched, sorted, and downloaded by reports submitted within the required time, reports submitted after their required date of submission, and reports not submitted.
(Sec. 3) Requires the head of each federal agency to publish the agency's congressionally mandated reports on the website in an open format that is platform independent, machine readable, and available to the public without restrictions, including restrictions that would impede the reuse of information in the reports. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to agencies on the implementation of this Act.
(Sec. 4) Deems a federal agency to have complied with a statutory requirement to submit a report to Congress if the agency: (1) publishes a complete and unredacted copy on the website established by this Act; and (2) notifies the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, and each congressional committee to which a report must be submitted of the report's availability on the website. Prohibits any report posted on the website from being changed or removed, with the exception of technical changes, without the express, written consent of each such congressional committee.
(Sec. 5) Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the disclosure of information or records that are exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requires agencies to redact from reports information that may not be publicly released, to indicate where such redactions are made in the report, and to identify the exemption under which each redaction is made.
(Sec. 6) Defines "congressionally mandated report" as a report that is required to be submitted to either chamber of Congress or any committee of Congress by statute or by a conference report that accompanies legislation enacted into law.
(Sec. 7) Requires this Act to be implemented not later than one year after its enactment. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To require the Public Printer to establish and maintain a website accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place, and for other purposes."} | 1,453 | 736 | 0.806862 | 2.610283 | 0.700574 | 5.610675 | 2.11146 | 0.954474 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Security and American Cyber
Competitiveness Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Malicious state, terrorist, and criminal actors
exploiting vulnerabilities in information and communications
networks and gaps in cyber security pose one of the most
serious and rapidly growing threats to both the national
security and economy of the United States.
(2) With information technology now the backbone of the
United States economy, a critical element of United States
national security infrastructure and defense systems, the
primary foundation of global communications, and a key enabler
of most critical infrastructure, nearly every single American
citizen is touched by cyberspace and is threatened by cyber
attacks.
(3) Malicious actors in cyberspace have already caused
significant damage to the United States Government, the United
States economy, and United States citizens: United States
Government computer networks are probed millions of times each
day; approximately 9,000,000 Americans have their identities
stolen each year; cyber crime costs American businesses with
500 or more employees an average of $3,800,000 per year; and
intellectual property worth over $1,000,000,000,000 has already
been stolen from American businesses.
(4) In its 2009 Cyberspace Policy Review, the White House
concluded, ``Ensuring that cyberspace is sufficiently resilient
and trustworthy to support United States goals of economic
growth, civil liberties and privacy protections, national
security, and the continued advancement of democratic
institutions requires making cybersecurity a national
priority.''
(5) An effective solution to the tremendous challenges of
cyber security demands cooperation and integration of effort
across jurisdictions of multiple Federal, State, local, and
tribal government agencies, between the government and the
private sector, and with international allies, as well as
increased public awareness and preparedness among the American
people.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the
President should sign, bipartisan legislation to secure the United
States against cyber attack, to enhance American competitiveness and
create jobs in the information technology industry, and to protect the
identities and sensitive information of American citizens and
businesses by--
(1) enhancing the security and resiliency of United States
Government communications and information networks against
cyber attack by nation-states, terrorists, and cyber criminals;
(2) incentivizing the private sector to quantify, assess,
and mitigate cyber risks to their communications and
information networks;
(3) promoting investments in the American information
technology sector that create and maintain good, well-paying
jobs in the United States and help to enhance American economic
competitiveness;
(4) improving the capability of the United States
Government to assess cyber risks and prevent, detect, and
robustly respond to cyber attacks against the government and
the military;
(5) improving the capability of the United States
Government and the private sector to assess cyber risk and
prevent, detect, and robustly respond to cyber attacks against
United States critical infrastructure;
(6) preventing and mitigating identity theft and guarding
against abuses or breaches of personally identifiable
information;
(7) enhancing United States diplomatic capacity and
international cooperation to respond to emerging cyber threats,
including promoting security and freedom of access for
communications and information networks around the world and
battling global cyber crime through focused diplomacy;
(8) protecting and increasing the resiliency of United
States' critical infrastructure and assets, including the
electric grid, military assets, the financial sector, and
telecommunications networks against cyber attacks and other
threats and vulnerabilities;
(9) expanding tools and resources for investigating and
prosecuting cyber crimes in a manner that respects privacy
rights and civil liberties and promotes American innovation;
and
(10) maintaining robust protections of the privacy of
American citizens and their on-line activities and
communications. | Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Calls for the enactment of bipartisan legislation to secure the United States against cyber attack, enhance American competitiveness and create jobs in the information technology industry, and protect the identities and sensitive information of American citizens and businesses by: (1) enhancing the security and resiliency of U.S. government communications and information networks against cyber attack; (2) incentivizing the private sector to quantify, assess, and mitigate cyber risks to networks; (3) promoting investments in the American information technology sector; (4) improving the capability of the government and the private sector to assess cyber risks and prevent, detect, and respond to cyber attacks; (5) preventing and mitigating identity theft; (6) enhancing U.S. diplomatic capacity and international cooperation to respond to emerging cyber threats; (7) protecting and increasing the resiliency of U.S critical infrastructure and assets against cyber attacks; (8) expanding resources for investigating and prosecuting cyber crimes in a manner that respects privacy rights and civil liberties and promotes American innovation; and (9) maintaining robust protections of the privacy of American citizens and their on-line activities and communications. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to secure the United States against cyber attack, to enhance American competitiveness and create jobs in the information technology industry, and to protect the identities and sensitive information of American citizens and businesses."} | 784 | 249 | 0.67162 | 1.928313 | 1.15111 | 6.180995 | 3.61086 | 0.977376 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alice Paul Women's Suffrage
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Alice Paul was born on January, 11, 1885, in Moorestown
New Jersey, and died on July 9, 1977.
(2) Alice Paul dedicated her life to securing suffrage and
equal rights for all women and, as founder of the National
Woman's Party, she was instrumental in the passage of the 19th
Amendment to the United States Constitution.
(3) Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party were the
first group ever to picket the White House.
(4) While President Woodrow Wilson trumpeted America's
values of democracy abroad during World War I, Alice Paul was
dedicated to reminding the President that not all Americans
enjoyed democracy at home.
(5) Alice Paul used nonviolent civil disobedience to bring
national attention to the women's suffrage movement, such as
the 3-week hunger strike she undertook when she was sentenced
to jail in October, 1917, for her demonstrations.
(6) Alice Paul's courage inspired thousands of women to
join the women's suffrage movement.
(7) Instead of patiently waiting for States to grant women
suffrage, Alice Paul mobilized an entire generation of women to
pressure the United States Congress and the President to give
all women in America the right to vote.
(8) Alice Paul did not stop her fight after the 19th
Amendment was ratified; she drafted the Equal Rights Amendment
to the United States Constitution in 1923 and fought tirelessly
for its passage until her death 54 years later.
(9) Alice Paul lobbied Congress to include gender in civil
rights bills and was successful in including sex discrimination
in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(10) Alice Paul sought equal rights for women all over the
world, not just Americans and, as a means of pursuing this
goal, founded the World Party for Equal Rights for Women in the
1930's.
(11) Alice Paul was instrumental in the placement of a
passage on gender equality in the preamble of the United
Nations Charter.
(12) Few people have played a greater role in shaping the
history of the United States than Alice Paul.
(13) Alice Paul is an example to all Americans of what one
person can do to make a difference for millions of people.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make
appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the
Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of
Alice Paul, in recognition of her role in the women's suffrage movement
and in advancing equal rights for women.
(b) Presentation and Display.--The medal referred to in subsection
(a) shall be presented jointly to representatives of the Alice Paul
Institute and the Sewall-Belmont House, to be shared equally and
displayed as appropriate.
(c) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation referred
to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this
Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal with
suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the
Secretary.
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold
medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.
(a) National Medals.--The medals struck pursuant to this Act are
national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States
Code.
(b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.
(a) Authority To Use Fund Amounts.--There is authorized to be
charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, such
amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck
pursuant to this Act.
(b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate
bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited into the
United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2008.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk. | Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Alice Paul, to recognize her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women. Requires that the medal be presented jointly to representatives of the Alice Paul Institute and the Sewall-Belmont House, to be shared equally and displayed as appropriate.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of such medal. Requires proceeds from the sale of such medals to be deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to award a congressional gold medal in recognition of Alice Paul's role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women."} | 1,051 | 165 | 0.500652 | 1.452925 | 0.573897 | 5.75 | 7.46875 | 0.953125 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION AGAINST REVISING ANY NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR
QUALITY STANDARD APPLICABLE TO COARSE PARTICULATE MATTER.
Before the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may
not propose, finalize, implement, or enforce any regulation revising
the national primary ambient air quality standard or the national
secondary ambient air quality standard applicable to particulate matter
with an aerodynamic diameter greater than 2.5 micrometers under section
109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409).
SEC. 3. NUISANCE DUST.
Part A of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 132. REGULATION OF NUISANCE DUST PRIMARILY BY STATE, TRIBAL, AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act
does not apply to, and references in this Act to particulate matter are
deemed to exclude, nuisance dust.
``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to any
geographic area in which nuisance dust is not regulated under State,
tribal, or local law insofar as the Administrator, in consultation with
the Secretary of Agriculture, finds that--
``(1) nuisance dust (or any subcategory of nuisance dust)
causes substantial adverse public health and welfare effects at
ambient concentrations; and
``(2) the benefits of applying standards and other
requirements of this Act to nuisance dust (or such subcategory
of nuisance dust) outweigh the costs (including local and
regional economic and employment impacts) of applying such
standards and other requirements to nuisance dust (or such
subcategory).
``(c) Definition.--In this section--
``(1) the term `nuisance dust' means particulate matter
that--
``(A) is generated primarily from natural sources,
unpaved roads, agricultural activities, earth moving,
or other activities typically conducted in rural areas;
``(B) consists primarily of soil, other natural or
biological materials, or some combination thereof;
``(C) is not emitted directly into the ambient air
from combustion, such as exhaust from combustion
engines and emissions from stationary combustion
processes; and
``(D) is not comprised of residuals from the
combustion of coal; and
``(2) the term `nuisance dust' does not include radioactive
particulate matter produced from uranium mining or
processing.''.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency should implement an approach to
excluding so-called ``exceptional events'', or events that are not
reasonably controllable or preventable, from determinations of whether
an area is in compliance with any national ambient air quality standard
(NAAQS) applicable to coarse particulate matter that--
(1) maximizes transparency and predictability for States,
tribes, and local governments; and
(2) minimizes the regulatory and cost burdens States,
tribes, and local governments bear in excluding such events.
SEC. 5. IMPACTS OF EPA REGULATORY ACTIVITY ON EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY IN THE AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY.
(a) Analysis of Impacts of Actions on Employment and Economic
Activity in the Agriculture Community.--
(1) Analysis.--Before taking a covered action, the
Administrator shall analyze the impact, disaggregated by State,
of the covered action on--
(A) employment levels in the agriculture industry;
and
(B) agricultural economic activity, including
estimated job losses and decreased economic activity
related to agriculture.
(2) Economic models.--
(A) In general.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Administrator shall utilize the best available economic
models.
(B) Annual gao report.--Not later than December 31
of each year, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to Congress a report on the
economic models used by the Administrator to carry out
this subsection.
(3) Availability of information.--With respect to any
covered action, the Administrator shall--
(A) post the analysis under paragraph (1) as a link
on the main page of the public Internet Web site of the
Environmental Protection Agency;
(B) request the Secretary of Agriculture to post
the analysis under paragraph (1) as a link on the main
page of the public Internet Web site of the Department
of Agriculture; and
(C) request that the Governor of any State
experiencing more than a de minimis negative impact
post such analysis in the Capitol of such State.
(b) Public Hearings.--
(1) In general.--If the Administrator concludes under
subsection (a)(1) that a covered action will have more than a
de minimis negative impact on agricultural employment levels or
agricultural economic activity in a State, the Administrator
shall hold a public hearing in each such State at least 30 days
prior to the effective date of the covered action.
(2) Time, location, and selection.--A public hearing
required under paragraph (1) shall be held at a convenient time
and location for impacted residents. In selecting a location
for such a public hearing, the Administrator shall give
priority to locations in the State that will experience the
greatest number of job losses.
(c) Notification.--If the Administrator concludes under subsection
(a)(1) that a covered action will have more than a de minimis negative
impact on agricultural employment levels or agricultural economic
activity in any State, the Administrator shall give notice of such
impact to the State's Congressional delegation, Governor, and
Legislature at least 45 days before the effective date of the covered
action.
(d) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Covered action.--The term ``covered action'' means any
of the following actions taken by the Administrator under the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) relating to agriculture
and the national primary ambient air quality standard or the
national secondary ambient air quality standard for particulate
matter:
(A) Issuing a regulation, policy statement,
guidance, response to a petition, or other requirement.
(B) Implementing a new or substantially altered
program.
(3) More than a de minimis negative impact.--The term
``more than a de minimis negative impact'' means the following:
(A) With respect to employment levels, a loss of
more than 100 jobs related to the agriculture industry.
Any offsetting job gains that result from the
hypothetical creation of new jobs through new
technologies or government employment may not be used
in the job loss calculation.
(B) With respect to economic activity, a decrease
in agricultural economic activity of more than
$1,000,000 over any calendar year. Any offsetting
economic activity that results from the hypothetical
creation of new economic activity through new
technologies or government employment may not be used
in the economic activity calculation.
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 2011.
Attest:
Clerk. | Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation revising the national primary ambient air quality standard or the national secondary ambient air quality standard applicable to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter greater than 2.5 micrometers under the Clean Air Act (CAA) for one year.
Exempts nuisance dust from the CAA and excludes nuisance dust from references in such Act to particulate matter, except with respect to geographic areas where such dust is not regulated under state, tribal, or local law if the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, finds that: (1) nuisance dust (or any subcategory of nuisance dust) causes substantial adverse public health and welfare effects at ambient concentrations; and (2) the benefits of applying CAA standards and other requirements to such dust outweigh the costs.
Defines "nuisance dust" as particulate matter that: (1) is generated primarily from natural sources, unpaved roads, agricultural activities, earth moving, or other activities typically conducted in rural areas; (2) consists primarily of soil, other natural or biological materials, windblown dust, or some combination thereof; (3) is not emitted directly into the ambient air from combustion, such as exhaust from combustion engines and emissions from stationary combustion processes; (4) is not comprised of residuals from the combustion of coal; and (5) does not include radioactive particulate matter produced from uranium mining or processing.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Administrator should implement an approach to excluding exceptional events, or events that are not reasonably controllable or preventable, from determinations of whether an area is in compliance with any national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) applicable to coarse particulate matter that maximizes transparency and predictability for states, tribes, and local governments and minimizes their regulatory and cost burdens.
Requires the Administrator, before taking a covered action, to analyze its impact, disaggregated by state, on employment levels in the agriculture industry and on agricultural economic activity, utilizing the best available economic models. Defines a "covered action" as an action by the Administrator under the Clean Air Act, relating to agriculture and the primary and secondary NAAQS for particulate matter, to: (1) issue a regulation, policy statement, guidance, response to a petition, or other requirement; or (2) implement a new or substantially altered program. Requires the Administrator to: (1) post such analysis on the main page of EPA's website; (2) request the Secretary of Agriculture to post it on the main page of the Department of Agriculture's website; and (3) request the governor of any state experiencing more than a de minimis negative impact to post such analysis in the state's capitol.
Requires the Administrator to: (1) hold a public hearing in each state in which a covered action will have more than a de minimis negative impact on agricultural employment levels or agricultural economic activity, at least 30 days prior to the effective date of the action; and (2) give notice of such impact to the state's congressional delegation, governor, and legislature at least 45 days before the effective date of the action. Defines "de minimis negative impact" as: (1) a loss of more than 100 jobs related to the agriculture industry, or (2) a decrease in agricultural economic activity of more than $1 million over any calendar year. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter, to limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in areas in which such dust is regulated under State, tribal, or local law, and for other purposes."} | 1,637 | 745 | 0.758231 | 2.48383 | 0.837553 | 5.303704 | 2.192593 | 0.942222 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pre-K for USA Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR IMPROVING EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION.
Subpart 1 of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7243 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``SEC. 5415. GRANTS FOR IMPROVING EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION.
``(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection
(f), the Secretary jointly with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and on such terms as such Secretaries set forth in an
interagency agreement, shall make competitive grants to qualified
entities for activities that build the capacity to develop, enhance, or
expand high-quality preschool programs, including comprehensive
services and family engagement, for preschool-aged children.
``(b) Applications.--Each qualified entity that desires to receive
a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretaries at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretaries may require.
``(c) Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Other National
Activities.--The Secretaries may use up to 3 percent of the funds
appropriated under subsection (f) for technical assistance, evaluation,
and other national activities related to awarding grants under this
section.
``(d) Report.--
``(1) Initial report.--Not later than 30 days prior to the
announcement of a competition under this section, the
Secretaries shall submit a report outlining the proposed
competition and priorities to the Congress on the activities
carried out under this section.
``(2) Annual reports.--The Secretaries shall submit a
report to Congress on the activities carried out under this
section, including, at a minimum, information on the following:
``(A) The progress of each qualified entity in
moving toward fulfilling criteria outlined in the
entity's application.
``(B) The extent to which the qualified entities
used grants under this section to expand a high-quality
preschool program.
``(C) The costs and barriers to such expansion,
including building and renovating preschool facilities
so that such facilities are high-quality and age and
developmentally appropriate.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) High-quality preschool program.--The term `high-
quality preschool program' means an early learning program that
includes structural elements that are evidence-based and
nationally recognized (such as Head Start program performance
standards or research published by the National Institute for
Early Education) as important for ensuring program quality,
including at a minimum:
``(A) High staff qualifications, including a
teacher with a bachelor degree in early childhood
education or a bachelor degree in any field with a
State-approved alternate pathway, which may include
coursework, clinical practice, and evidence of
knowledge of content and pedagogy relating to early
childhood, and teaching assistants with appropriate
credentials.
``(B) High-quality professional development for all
staff.
``(C) A staff-child ratio of no more than 1:10.
``(D) A class size of no more than 20.
``(E) A full-day program.
``(F) Full inclusion of children with disabilities.
``(G) Developmentally appropriate, evidence-based
curricula and learning environments that are aligned
with the State early learning and development
standards, for at least the year prior to kindergarten
entry.
``(H) Individualized accommodations and supports so
that all children can access and participate fully in
learning activities.
``(I) Instructional staff salaries comparable to
kindergarten through grade 12 teaching staff.
``(J) Program evaluation to ensure continuous
improvement.
``(K) Onsite or accessible comprehensive services
for children.
``(L) Evidence-based health and safety standards.
``(2) Qualified entity.--The term `qualified entity' means
a local educational agency or a local government entity.
``(3) Secretaries.--The term `Secretaries' means the
Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section
for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2024.''.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 5414 the following:
``Sec. 5415. Grants for improving early childhood care and
education.''. | Pre-K for USA Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting jointly in accordance with an interagency agreement, to award competitive grants to local educational agencies or local governmental entities to develop, enhance, or expand high-quality preschool programs. Requires each of those programs to include structural elements that are evidence-based and nationally recognized as important for ensuring program quality, including, at a minimum: high staff qualifications, including having a teacher with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education or in any field with a state-approved alternate pathway to teaching preschool children and having teaching assistants with appropriate credentials; high-quality professional development for all staff; at least 1 staff member for every 10 children; a class size that does not exceed 20 children; a full-day program; the full inclusion of disabled children; developmentally appropriate curricula and learning environments, that are aligned with state early learning and development standards, for at least the year preceding kindergarten; individualized accommodations and supports so that all children can participate fully in learning activities; instructional staff salaries that are comparable to the salaries of kindergarten through grade 12 teaching staff; program evaluation to ensure continuous improvement; onsite or accessible comprehensive services for children; and health and safety standards. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Pre-K for USA Act"} | 1,056 | 288 | 0.586217 | 1.64503 | 0.881194 | 3.574144 | 3.722433 | 0.86692 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Officer Dale Claxton Bullet
Resistant Police Protective Equipment Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Officer Dale Claxton of the Cortez, Colorado, Police
Department was shot and killed by bullets that passed through
the windshield of his police ear after he stopped a stolen
truck, and his life may have been saved if his police car had
been equipped with bullet resistant equipment;
(2) the number of law enforcement officers who are killed
in the line of duty would significantly decrease if every law
enforcement officer in the United States had access to
additional bullet resistant equipment;
(3) according to studies, between 1985 and 1994, 709 law
enforcement officers in the United States were feloniously
killed in the line of duty;
(4) the Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates that the
risk of fatality to law enforcement officers while not wearing
bullet resistant equipment, such as an armor vest, is 14 times
higher than for officers wearing an armor vest;
(5) according to studies, between 1985 and 1994, bullet-
resistant materials helped save the lives of more than 2,000
law enforcement officers in the United States;
(6) the Executive Committee for Indian Country Law
Enforcement Improvements reports that violent crime in Indian
country has risen sharply despite a decrease in the national
crime rate, and has concluded that there is a ``public safety
crisis in Indian country''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to save lives of law
enforcement officers by helping State, local, and tribal law
enforcement agencies provide officers with bullet resistant equipment
and video cameras.
SEC. 3. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLET RESISTANT
EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--Part Y of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended--
(1) by striking the part designation and part heading and
inserting the following:
``PART Y--MATCHING GRANT PROGRAMS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
``Subpart A--Grant Program For Armor Vests'';
(2) by striking ``this part'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``this subpart''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``Subpart B--Grant Program For Bullet Resistant Equipment
``SEC. 2511. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
``(a) In General.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance is authorized to make grants to States, units of local
government, and Indian tribes to purchase bullet resistant equipment
for use by State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers.
``(b) Uses of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section shall be--
``(1) distributed directly to the State, unit of local
government, or Indian tribe; and
``(2) used for the purchase of bullet resistant equipment
for law enforcement officers in the jurisdiction of the
grantee.
``(c) Preferential Consideration.--In awarding grants under this
subpart, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance may give
preferential consideration, if feasible, to an application from a
jurisdiction that--
``(1) has the greatest need for bullet resistant equipment
based on the percentage of law enforcement officers in the
department who do not have access to a vest;
``(2) has a violent crime rate at or above the national
average as determined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
or
``(3) has not received a block grant under the Local Law
Enforcement Block Grant program described under the heading
`Violent Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local Law
Enforcement Assistance' of the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-119).
``(d) Minimum Amount.--Unless all eligible applications submitted
by any State or unit of local government within such State for a grant
under this section have been funded, such State, together with grantees
within the State (other than Indian tribes), shall be allocated in each
fiscal year under this section not less than 0.50 percent of the total
amount appropriated in the fiscal year for grants pursuant to this
section except that the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands shall each be allocated .25
percent.
``(e) Maximum Amount.--A qualifying State, unit of local
government, or Indian tribe may not receive more than 5 percent of the
total amount appropriated in each fiscal year for grants under this
section, except that a State, together with the grantees within the
State may not receive more than 20 percent of the total amount
appropriated in each fiscal year for grants under this section.
``(f) Matching Funds.--The portion of the costs of a program
provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent. Any
funds appropriated by Congress for the activities of any agency of an
Indian tribal government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law
enforcement functions on any Indian lands may be used to provide the
non-Federal share of a matching requirement funded under this
subsection.
``(g) Allocation of Funds.--At least half of the funds available
under this subpart shall be awarded to units of local government with
fewer than 100,000 residents.
``SEC. 2512. APPLICATIONS.
``(a) In General.--To request a grant under this subpart, the chief
executive of a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall
submit an application to the Director of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance in such form and containing such information as the Director
may reasonably require.
``(b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this subpart, the Director of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance shall promulgate regulations to implement this section
(including the information that must be included and the requirements
that the States, units of local government, and Indian tribes must
meet) in submitting the applications required under this section.
``(c) Eligibility.--A unit of local government that receives
funding under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program (described
under the heading `Violent Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local
Law Enforcement Assistance' of the Departments of Commerce, Justice,
and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
(Public Law 104-119)) during a fiscal year in which it submits an
application under this subpart shall not be eligible for a grant under
this subpart unless the chief executive officer of such unit of local
government certifies and provides an explanation to the Director that
the unit of local government considered or will consider using funding
received under the block grant program for any or all of the costs
relating to the purchase of bullet resistant equipment, but did not, or
does not expect to use such funds for such purpose.
``SEC. 2513. DEFINITIONS.
``In this subpart--
``(1) the term `equipment' means windshield glass, car
panels, shields, and protective gear;
``(2) the term `State' means each of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands;
``(3) the term `unit of local government' means a county,
municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or
other unit of general government below the State level;
(4) the term `Indian tribe' has the same meaning as in
section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); and
``(5) the term `law enforcement officer' means any officer,
agent, or employee of a State, unit of local government, or
Indian tribe authorized by law or by a government agency to
engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or
investigation of any violation of criminal law, or authorized
by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders.
``Subpart C--Grant Program For Video Cameras
``SEC. 2521. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
``(a) In General.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance
is authorized to make grants to States, units of local government, and
Indian tribes to purchase video cameras for use by State, local, and
tribal law enforcement agencies in law enforcement vehicles.
``(b) Uses of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section shall be--
``(1) distributed directly to the State, unit of local
government, or Indian tribe; and
``(2) used for the purchase of video cameras for law
enforcement vehicles in the jurisdiction of the grantee.
``(c) Preferential Consideration.--In awarding grants under this
subpart, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance may give
preferential consideration, if feasible, to an application from a
jurisdiction that--
``(1) has the greatest need for video cameras, based on the
percentage of law enforcement officers in the department do not
have access to a law enforcement vehicle equipped with a video
camera;
``(2) has a violent crime rate at or above the national
average as determined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
or
``(3) has not received a block grant under the Local Law
Enforcement Block Grant program described under the heading
`Violent Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local Law
Enforcement Assistance' of the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-119).
``(d) Minimum Amount.--Unless all eligible applications submitted
by any State or unit of local government within such State for a grant
under this section have been funded, such State, together with grantees
within the State (other than Indian tribes), shall be allocated in each
fiscal year under this section not less than 0.50 percent of the total
amount appropriated in the fiscal year for grants pursuant to this
section, except that the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands shall each be allocated 0.25
percent.
``(e) Maximum Amount.--A qualifying State, unit of local
government, or Indian tribe may not receive more than 5 percent of the
total amount appropriated in each fiscal year for grants under this
section, except that a State, together with the grantees within the
State may not receive more than 20 percent of the total amount
appropriated in each fiscal year for grants under this section.
``(f) Matching Funds.--The portion of the costs of a program
provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent. Any
funds appropriated by Congress for the activities of any agency of an
Indian tribal government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law
enforcement functions on any Indian lands may be used to provide the
non-Federal share of a matching requirement funded under this
subsection.
``(g) Allocation of Funds.--At least half of the funds available
under this subpart shall be awarded to units of local government with
fewer than 100,000 residents.
``SEC. 2522. APPLICATIONS.
``(a) In General.--To request a grant under this subpart, the chief
executive of a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall
submit an application to the Director of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance in such form and containing such information as the Director
may reasonably require.
``(b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this subpart, the Director of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance shall promulgate regulations to implement this section
(including the information that must be included and the requirements
that the States, units of local government, and Indian tribes must
meet) in submitting the applications required under this section.
``(c) Eligibility.--A unit of local government that receives
funding under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program (described
under the heading `Violent Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local
Law Enforcement Assistance' of the Departments of Commerce, Justice,
and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
(Public Law 105-119)) during a fiscal year in which it submits an
application under this subpart shall not be eligible for a grant under
this subpart unless the chief executive officer of such unit of local
government certifies and provides an explanation to the Director that
the unit of local government considered or will consider using funding
received under the block grant program for any or all of the costs
relating to the purchase of video cameras, but did not, or does not
expect to use such funds for such purpose.
``SEC. 2523. DEFINITIONS.
``In this subpart--
``(1) the term `Indian tribe' has the same meaning as in
section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e));
``(2) the term `law enforcement officer' means any officer,
agent, or employee of a State, unit of local government, or
Indian tribe authorized by law or by a government agency to
engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or
investigation of any violation of criminal law, or authorized
by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders;
``(3) the term `State' means each of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands; and
``(4) the term `unit of local government' means a county,
municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or
other unit of general government below the State level.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a))
is amended by striking paragraph (23) and inserting the following:
``(23) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part
Y--
``(A) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000
through 2002 for grants under subpart A of that part;
``(B) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000
through 2002 for grants under subpart B of that part;
and
``(C) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000
through 2002 for grants under subpart C of that
part.''.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
In the case of any equipment or products that may be authorized to
be purchased with financial assistance provided using funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, it is the sense
of the Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in
expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and
products.
SEC. 5. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
Section 202 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3722) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(e) Bullet Resistant Technology Development.--
``(1) In general.--The Institute is authorized to--
``(A) conduct research and otherwise work to
develop new bullet resistant technologies (i.e.,
acrylic, polymers, aluminized material, and transparent
ceramics) for use in police equipment (including
windshield glass, car panels, shields, and protective
gear);
``(B) inventory bullet resistant technologies used
in the private sector, in surplus military property,
and by foreign countries;
``(C) promulgate relevant standards for, and
conduct technical and operational testing and
evaluation of, bullet resistant technology and
equipment, and otherwise facilitate the use of that
technology in police equipment.
``(2) Priority.--In carrying out this subsection, the
Institute shall give priority in testing and engineering
surveys to law enforcement partnerships developed in
coordination with High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas.
``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $3,000,000 for
fiscal years 2000 through 2002.''. | Sets forth provisions regarding permissible uses of grant funds, preferential consideration, minimum and maximum allocations, matching funds, awards to local governmental units with fewer than 100,000 residents, and application requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 through 2002.
(Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress that entities receiving assistance under this Act should purchase only American-made equipment and products.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to: (1) conduct research and otherwise work to develop new bullet resistant technologies for use in police equipment; (2) inventory bullet resistant technologies used in the private sector, in surplus military property, and by foreign countries; and (3) promulgate relevant standards for, and conduct technical and operational testing and evaluation of, bullet resistant technology and equipment, and otherwise facilitate the use of that technology in police equipment.
Directs NIJ to give priority in testing and engineering surveys to law enforcement partnerships developed in coordination with High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 through 2002. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Officer Dale Claxton Bullet Resistant Police Protective Equipment Act of 1999"} | 3,599 | 228 | 0.445972 | 1.490399 | 0.624553 | 4.197044 | 16.359606 | 0.916256 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 30B. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP BONDS.
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of a taxpayer who holds a
qualified brownfields cleanup bond on a credit allowance date of such
bond which occurs during the taxable year, there shall be allowed as a
credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year an
amount equal to the sum of the credits determined under subsection (b)
with respect to credit allowance dates during such year on which the
taxpayer holds such bond.
``(b) Amount of Credit.--
``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit determined
under this subsection with respect to any credit allowance date
for a qualified brownfields cleanup bond is 25 percent of the
annual credit determined with respect to such bond.
``(2) Annual credit.--The annual credit determined with
respect to any qualified brownfields cleanup bond is the
product of--
``(A) the applicable credit rate, multiplied by
``(B) the outstanding face amount of the bond.
``(3) Applicable credit rate.--For purposes of paragraph
(1), the applicable credit rate with respect to an issue is the
rate equal to an average market yield (as of the day before the
date of issuance of the issue) on outstanding long-term
corporate debt obligations (determined under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary).
``(4) Special rule for issuance and redemption.--In the
case of a bond which is issued during the 3-month period ending
on a credit allowance date, the amount of the credit determined
under this subsection with respect to such credit allowance
date shall be a ratable portion of the credit otherwise
determined based on the portion of the 3-month period during
which the bond is outstanding. A similar rule shall apply when
the bond is redeemed.
``(c) Qualified Brownfields Cleanup Bond.--For purposes of this
section--
``(1) In general.--The term `qualified brownfields cleanup
bond' means any bond issued as part of an issue if--
``(A) 95 percent or more of the proceeds of such
issue are to be used for the abatement or control of
hazardous substances at a qualified contaminated site,
``(B) the bond is issued by a State or local
government within the jurisdiction of which such site
is located,
``(C) the issuer designates such bond for purposes
of this section, and
``(D) the term of each bond which is part of such
issue does not exceed 15 years.
``(2) Limitation on amount of bonds designated.--The
maximum aggregate face amount of bonds issued during any
calendar year which may be designated under paragraph (1) by
any issuer shall not exceed the limitation amount allocated
under paragraph (3) for such calendar year to such issuer.
``(3) National limitation on amount of bonds designated.--
There is a national qualified brownfields cleanup bond
limitation for each calendar year. Such limitation is--
``(A) $100,000,000 for 2002, and
``(B) $150,000,000 for 2003.
``(4) Allocation of limitation among states.--The
limitation applicable under paragraph (3) for any calendar year
shall be allocated among the States by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
``(5) Carryover of unused limitation.--If for any calendar
year--
``(A) the amount allocated under paragraph (4) to
any State, exceeds
``(B) the amount of bonds issued during such year
which are designated under paragraph (1) pursuant to
such allocation,
the limitation amount under paragraph (4) for such State for
the following calendar year shall be increased by the amount of
such excess.
``(6) Bond to be paid back from any tax revenue increase.--
A bond shall not be treated as a qualified brownfields cleanup
bond unless any increase in real property tax revenues
(attributable to increases in assessed value) by reason of the
carrying out of the purposes described in paragraph (1)(A) is
reserved exclusively for debt service on the issue referred to
in paragraph (1) (and similar issues) to the extent such
increase does not exceed such debt service.
``(d) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--
``(1) In general.--The credit allowed under subsection (a)
for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess of--
``(A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as
defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by
section 55, over
``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under part
IV of subchapter A (other than subpart C thereof,
relating to refundable credits).
``(2) Carryover of unused credit.--If the credit allowable
under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by
paragraph (1) for such taxable year, such excess shall be
carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit
allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year.
``(e) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) Credit allowance date.--The term `credit allowance
date' means--
``(A) March 15,
``(B) June 15,
``(C) September 15, and
``(D) December 15.
Such term includes the last day on which the bond is
outstanding.
``(2) Bond.--The term `bond' includes any obligation.
``(3) State.--The term `State' includes the District of
Columbia and any possession of the United States.
``(4) Qualified contaminated site.--The term `qualified
contaminated site' means a brownfield site designated by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
``(5) Hazardous substance.--The term `hazardous substance'
has the meaning provided by section 198(d).
``(f) Credit Included in Gross Income.--Gross income includes the
amount of the credit allowed to the taxpayer under this section
(determined without regard to subsection (d)) and the amount so
included shall be treated as interest income.
``(g) Bonds Held by Regulated Investment Companies.--If any
qualified brownfields cleanup bond is held by a regulated investment
company, the credit determined under subsection (a) shall be allowed to
shareholders of such company under procedures prescribed by the
Secretary.
``(h) Credits May Be Stripped.--Under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary--
``(1) In general.--There may be a separation (including at
issuance) of the ownership of a qualified brownfields cleanup
bond and the entitlement to the credit under this section with
respect to such bond. In case of any such separation, the
credit under this section shall be allowed to the person who on
the credit allowance date holds the instrument evidencing the
entitlement to the credit and not to the holder of the bond.
``(2) Certain rules to apply.--In the case of a separation
described in paragraph (1), the rules of section 1286 shall
apply to the qualified brownfields cleanup bond as if it were a
stripped bond and to the credit under this section as if it
were a stripped coupon.
``(i) Treatment for Estimated Tax Purposes.--Solely for purposes of
sections 6654 and 6655, the credit allowed by this section to a
taxpayer by reason of holding a qualified brownfields cleanup bond on a
credit allowance date shall be treated as if it were a payment of
estimated tax made by the taxpayer on such date.
``(j) Credit May Be Transferred.--Nothing in any law or rule of law
shall be construed to limit the transferability of the credit allowed
by this section through sale and repurchase agreements.
``(k) Reporting.--Issuers of qualified brownfields cleanup bonds
shall submit reports similar to the reports required under section
149(e).''
(b) Reporting.--Subsection (d) of section 6049 of such Code
(relating to returns regarding payments of interest) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) Reporting of credit on qualified brownfields cleanup
bonds.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a),
the term `interest' includes amounts includible in
gross income under section 30B(f) and such amounts
shall be treated as paid on the credit allowance date
(as defined in section 30B(e)(1)).
``(B) Reporting to corporations, etc.--Except as
otherwise provided in regulations, in the case of any
interest described in subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph, subsection (b)(4) of this section shall be
applied without regard to subparagraphs (A), (H), (I),
(J), (K), and (L)(i).
``(C) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary may
prescribe such regulations as are necessary or
appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
paragraph, including regulations which require more
frequent or more detailed reporting.''
(c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart B of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
``Sec. 30B. Credit to holders of
qualified public brownfields
cleanup bonds.''
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to obligations issued after December 31, 2001. | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit to holders of qualified brownfields cleanup bonds. Sets a national limit on the amount of such bonds and provides for allocation among the States. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain contaminated industrial sites designated as brownfields."} | 2,147 | 44 | 0.545176 | 1.248659 | 0.19994 | 3.527778 | 54.666667 | 0.861111 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prioritizing Reinvestment in
Infrastructure and Military while Eliminating Debt Act of 2015'' or the
``PRIMED Act''.
SEC. 2. DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION FOR REPATRIATED FOREIGN EARNINGS.
(a) Period for Repatriation.--Paragraph (1) of section 965(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``Only cash dividends received during the period beginning
after the date of the enactment of the Prioritizing Reinvestment in
Infrastructure and Military while Eliminating Debt Act of 2015, and
ending on December 31, 2016, shall be taken into account under
subsection (a).''.
(b) Extension.--Subsection (f) of section 965 of such Code is
amended to read as follows:
``(f) Election.--The taxpayer may elect to apply this section to
any taxable year that includes the period described in subsection
(a)(1). Such election may be made only for one taxable year that
includes such period and only if made on or before the due date
(including extensions) for filing the return of tax for such taxable
year.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Threshold period.--Section 965 of such Code is amended
by striking ``June 30, 2003'' each place it occurs and
inserting ``June 30, 2014''.
(2) Indebtedness determination date.--Subparagraph (B) of
section 965(b)(3) of such Code is amended by striking ``October
3, 2004'' and inserting ``May 1, 2015''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 3. DEBT REDUCTION.
(a) In General.--In the case of any taxes which--
(1) are received in the Treasury during a fiscal year for
which there is not Federal budget deficit, and
(2) are attributable to eligible 965 dividends received by
corporations which are United States shareholders,
an amount equal to \1/3\ of such taxes, reduced by \1/3\ of the amount
of the foreign tax credit allowed under section 901 which is
attributable to the non-deductible portion of such eligible 965
dividends, shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a), the terms
``eligible 965 dividend'' and ``non-deductible portion'' shall have the
respective meanings given such terms in section 9503(b)(7) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 4. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.
Section 9503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) Other transfers to highway trust fund.--
``(A) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to
the Highway Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the excess
of--
``(i) \1/3\ of the taxes received in the
Treasury which are attributable to eligible 965
dividends received by corporations which are
United States shareholders, over
``(ii) \1/3\ of the amount of the foreign
tax credit allowed under section 901 which is
attributable to the non-deductible portion of
such eligible 965 dividends.
``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this
subsection--
``(i) Eligible 965 dividend.--The term
`eligible 965 dividend' means any amount
received from a controlled foreign corporation
for which a deduction is allowed under section
965, as determined based on estimates made by
the Secretary.
``(ii) Non-deductible portion.--The term
`non-deductible portion' means the excess of
the amount of any eligible 965 dividend over
the deductible portion (as defined in section
965(d)(3)) of such amount.''.
SEC. 5. ADJUSTMENT TO DEFENSE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITATIONS.
(a) In General.--On the date that is 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and on February 1 of each of calendar years 2016
through 2020, the revised security category in section 251(c) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for fiscal
year 2016 and the fiscal year beginning on September 1st of such
applicable calendar year, respectively, shall be adjusted by the amount
described in subsection (b).
(b) Adjustment Amount.--The adjustment provided in subsection (a)
is equal to--
(1) \1/3\ of the taxes received in the Treasury during the
most recently ended calendar year which are attributable to
eligible 965 dividends received by corporations which are
United States shareholders, over
(2) \1/3\ of the amount of the foreign tax credit allowed
during the most recently ended calendar year under section 901
which is attributable to the non-deductible portion of such
eligible 965 dividends.
(b) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (b), the terms
``eligible 965 dividend'' and ``non-deductible portion'' shall have the
respective meanings given such terms in section 9503(b)(7) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. | Prioritizing Reinvestment in Infrastructure and Military while Eliminating Debt Act of 2015 or the PRIMED Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow corporate taxpayers to elect a tax deduction for cash dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation during the period beginning after the bill's enactment date and ending on December 31, 2016. The dividends received are subject to an effective tax rate of 5.25% when repatriated in the United States. The bill divides tax revenues attributable to such repatriated earnings equally for: (1) federal debt reduction, (2) transfers to the Highway Trust Fund, and (3) adjustments to limitations on defense discretionary spending. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "PRIMED Act"} | 1,227 | 144 | 0.578067 | 1.704663 | 0.663894 | 2.57377 | 8.483607 | 0.852459 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowner Assistance and Taxpayer
Protection Act''.
TITLE I--ASSISTING HOMEOWNERS
SEC. 101. RESTRUCTURING LOANS OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
(a) Mortgages Acquired by the Secretary.--Section 109(a) of the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public Law
110-343) is amended by striking ``encourage'' and inserting
``require''.
(b) Mortgages Held by Federal Property Managers.--Section 110(b)(1)
of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of
Public Law 110-343) is amended by striking ``encourage'' and inserting
``require''.
(c) Obligations Secured by Mortgages Held by Federal Property
Managers.--Section 110(c)(1) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008 (division A of Public Law 110-343) is amended by striking
``encourage'' and inserting ``require''.
SEC. 102. REQUIRING LENDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERS
PROGRAM WHEN HOMEOWNERS ELECT TO PARTICIPATE.
Section 257(b)(1) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
23(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``and existing loan holders'' and
inserting ``, but required on the part of existing loan holders when
homeowners apply,''.
SEC. 103. HELPING FAMILIES SAVE THEIR HOMES IN BANKRUPTCY.
(a) Special Rules for Modification of Loans Secured by
Residences.--
(1) In general.--Section 1322(b) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph
(12); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (10) the
following:
``(11) notwithstanding paragraph (2) and otherwise
applicable nonbankruptcy law--
``(A) modify an allowed secured claim secured by
the debtor's principal residence, as described in
subparagraph (B), if, after deduction from the debtor's
current monthly income of the expenses permitted for
debtors described in section 1325(b)(3) of this title
(other than amounts contractually due to creditors
holding such allowed secured claims and additional
payments necessary to maintain possession of that
residence), the debtor has insufficient remaining
income to retain possession of the residence by curing
a default and maintaining payments while the case is
pending, as provided under paragraph (5); and
``(B) provide for payment of such claim--
``(i) in an amount equal to the amount of
the allowed secured claim;
``(ii) for a period that is not longer than
40 years; and
``(iii) at a rate of interest accruing
after such date calculated at a fixed annual
percentage rate, in an amount equal to the most
recently published annual yield on conventional
mortgages published by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, as of the
applicable time set forth in the rules of the
Board, plus a reasonable premium for risk;
and''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1325(a)(5) of title 11,
United States Code, is amended by inserting before ``with
respect'' the following: ``except as otherwise provided in
section 1322(b)(11) of this title,''.
(b) Waiver of Counseling Requirement When Homes Are in
Foreclosure.--Section 109(h) of title 11, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall not apply
with respect to a debtor who files with the court a
certification that a foreclosure sale of the debtor's principal
residence has been scheduled.''.
(c) Combating Excessive Fees.--Section 1322(c) of title 11, the
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) the plan need not provide for the payment of, and the
debtor, the debtor's property, and property of the estate shall
not be liable for, any fee, cost, or charge, notwithstanding
section 506(b), that arises in connection with a claim secured
by the debtor's principal residence if the event that gives
rise to such fee, cost, or charge occurs while the case is
pending but before the discharge order, except to the extent
that--
``(A) notice of such fees, costs, or charges is
filed with the court, and served on the debtor and the
trustee, before the expiration of the earlier of--
``(i) 1 year after the event that gives
rise to such fee, cost, or charge occurs; or
``(ii) 60 days before the closing of the
case; and
``(B) such fees, costs, or charges are lawful,
reasonable, and provided for in the agreement under
which such claim or security interest arose;
``(4) the failure of a party to give notice described in
paragraph (3) shall be deemed a waiver of any claim for fees,
costs, or charges described in paragraph (3) for all purposes,
and any attempt to collect such fees, costs, or charges shall
constitute a violation of section 524(a)(2) of this title or,
if the violation occurs before the date of discharge, of
section 362(a) of this title; and
``(5) a plan may provide for the waiver of any prepayment
penalty on a claim secured by the principal residence of the
debtor.''.
(d) Prohibiting Claims Arising From Violations of Consumer
Protection Laws.--Section 502(b) of title 11, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) such claim includes a request for damages or
rescission based on a failure to comply with the Truth in
Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), or any other provision of
applicable State or Federal consumer protection law in force
when the failure to comply occurred, notwithstanding a prior
entry of a foreclosure judgment.''.
(e) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made to title 11,
United States Code, by this section shall apply with respect to cases
commenced under that title 11 on or after the date of enactment of this
Act, or pending on the date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE II--PROTECTING TAXPAYERS
SEC. 201. BARRING DIVIDEND INCREASES.
Section 113(d) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(division A of Public Law 110-343) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) Dividends.--If the Secretary purchases troubled
assets under the authority of this Act, the financial
institutions from which such assets are purchased may not pay
dividends in a cumulative amount that is higher in the current
or a future fiscal year than the cumulative dividends paid in
the fiscal year immediately preceding the sale of the troubled
assets until such time as the troubled assets are no longer
owned by the Secretary.''.
SEC. 202. REDUCING DIVIDENDS TO PAY FOR EXCESSIVE EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION.
Section 111(b)(2) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008 (Public Law 110-343) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) a reduction in dividends paid by the
institution in its next fiscal year equal to the
executive compensation paid to senior executive
officers in excess of $500,000 per officer in the
current fiscal year.''. | Homeowner Assistance and Taxpayer Protection Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), with respect to mortgages acquired by the Secretary of the Treasury, to direct the Secretary to use authority to require (currently, encourage) the servicers of the underlying mortgages to take advantage of the HOPE for Homeowners Program under the National Housing Act or other available programs to minimize foreclosures. Requires federal property managers holding, owning, or controlling mortgages, mortgage backed securities, and other assets secured by residential real estate to do likewise.
Directs a federal property manager to require (currently, encourage) loan servicers to implement specified loan modifications in any case in which the property manager does not own a residential mortgage loan, but holds an interest in obligations or pools of obligations secured by residential mortgage loans.
Requires lenders to participate in HOPE for Homeowners Program when homeowners elect to participate.
Amends Chapter 13 (Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income) of the federal bankruptcy code to allow a debtor's plan to modify an allowed secured claim secured by the debtor's principal residence (mortgage), if, after deduction of permitted expenses, the debtor has insufficient remaining current monthly income to retain possession of the residence by curing a default and maintaining payments while the case is pending.
Waives the credit counseling requirement for a debtor whose home is in foreclosure.
Waives the liaibility of the debtor and the debtor's estate for certain fees arising in connection with a claim secured by the debtor's principal residence.
Amends EESA to prohibit financial institutions from which troubled assets are purchased by the Secretary from paying increased dividends until such time as the troubled assets are no longer owned by the Secretary.
Requires that dividends be reduced to pay for excessive executive compensation in the case of any such financial institution. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to help struggling families stay in their homes and to ensure that taxpayers are protected when the Secretary of the Treasury purchases equity shares in financial situations."} | 1,931 | 427 | 0.604636 | 1.938726 | 0.701334 | 2.876081 | 4.838617 | 0.81268 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consistency, Accuracy,
Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the quality and value of
healthcare by increasing the safety and accuracy of medical imaging
examinations and radiation therapy treatments, thereby reducing
duplication of services and decreasing costs.
SEC. 3. QUALITY OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY.
Part F of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subpart 4--Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
``SEC. 355. QUALITY OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY.
``(a) Establishment of Standards.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with
recognized experts in the technical provision of medical
imaging and radiation therapy services, shall establish
standards to ensure the safety and accuracy of medical imaging
studies and radiation therapy treatments. Such standards shall
pertain to the personnel who perform, plan, evaluate, or verify
patient dose for medical imaging studies and radiation therapy
procedures and not to the equipment used.
``(2) Experts.--The Secretary shall select expert advisers
under paragraph (1) to reflect a broad and balanced input from
all sectors of the health care community that are involved in
the provision of such services to avoid undue influence from
any single sector of practice on the content of such standards.
``(3) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not take any action
under this subsection that would require licensure by a State
of those who provide the technical services referred to in this
subsection.
``(b) Exemptions.--The standards established under subsection (a)
shall not apply to physicians (as defined in section 1861(r) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r))), nurse practitioners and
physician assistants (as defined in section 1861(aa)(5) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(5))).
``(c) Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--Under the standards established under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that individuals,
prior to performing or planning medical imaging and radiation
therapy services, demonstrate compliance with the standards
established under subsection (a) through successful completion
of certification by a professional organization, licensure,
completion of an examination, pertinent coursework or degree
program, verified pertinent experience, or through other ways
determined appropriate by the Secretary, or through some
combination thereof.
``(2) Miscellaneous provisions.--The standards established
under subsection (a)--
``(A) may vary from discipline to discipline,
reflecting the unique and specialized nature of the
technical services provided, and shall represent expert
consensus as to what constitutes excellence in practice
and be appropriate to the particular scope of care
involved;
``(B) may vary in form for each of the covered
disciplines; and
``(C) may exempt individual providers from meeting
certain standards based on their scope of practice.
``(3) Recognition of individuals with extensive practical
experience.--For purposes of this section, the Secretary shall,
through regulation, provide a method for the recognition of
individuals whose training or experience are determined to be
equal to, or in excess of, those of a graduate of an accredited
educational program in that specialty, or of an individual who
is regularly eligible to take the licensure or certification
examination for that discipline.
``(d) Approved Bodies.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than the date described in
subsection (j)(2), the Secretary shall begin to certify
qualified entities as approved bodies with respect to the
accreditation of the various mechanisms by which an individual
can demonstrate compliance with the standards promulgated under
subsection (a), if such organizations or agencies meet the
standards established by the Secretary under paragraph (2) and
provide the assurances required under paragraph (3).
``(2) Standards.--The Secretary shall establish minimum
standards for the certification of approved bodies under
paragraph (1) (including standards for recordkeeping, the
approval of curricula and instructors, the charging of
reasonable fees for certification or for undertaking
examinations, and standards to minimize the possibility of
conflicts of interest), and other additional standards as the
Secretary may require.
``(3) Assurances.--To be certified as an approved body
under paragraph (1), an organization or agency shall provide
the Secretary satisfactory assurances that the body will--
``(A) be a nonprofit organization;
``(B) comply with the standards described in
paragraph (2);
``(C) notify the Secretary in a timely manner if
the body fails to comply with the standards described
in paragraph (2); and
``(D) provide such other information as the
Secretary may require.
``(4) Withdrawal of approval.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may withdraw the
certification of an approved body if the Secretary
determines the body does not meet the standards under
paragraph (2).
``(B) Effect of withdrawal.--The withdrawal of the
certification of an approved body under subparagraph
(A) shall have no effect on the certification status of
any individual or person that was certified by that
approved body prior to the date of such withdrawal.
``(e) Existing State Standards.--Standards established by a State
for the licensure or certification of personnel, accreditation of
educational programs, or administration of examinations shall be deemed
to be in compliance with the standards of this section unless the
Secretary determines that such State standards do not meet the minimum
standards prescribed by the Secretary or are inconsistent with the
purposes of this section. The Secretary shall establish a process by
which a State may respond to or appeal a determination made by the
Secretary under the preceding sentence.
``(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit a State or other approved body from requiring
compliance with a higher standard of education and training than that
specified by this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, individuals who provide medical imaging services relating to
mammograms shall continue to meet the standards applicable under the
Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992.
``(g) Evaluation and Report.--The Secretary shall periodically
evaluate the performance of each approved body under subsection (d) at
an interval determined appropriate by the Secretary. The results of
such evaluations shall be included as part of the report submitted to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives in accordance with 354(e)(6)(B).
``(h) Delivery of and Payment for Services.--Not later than the
date described in subsection (j)(3), the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations to ensure that all programs under the authority of the
Secretary that involve the performance of or payment for medical
imaging or radiation therapy, are performed in accordance with the
standards established under this section.
``(i) Alternative Standards for Rural and Underserved Areas.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall determine whether
the standards established under subsection (a) must be met in
their entirety for medical imaging or radiation therapy that is
performed in a geographic area that is determined by the
Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board to be a `rural
area' or that is designated as a health professional shortage
area. If the Secretary determines that alternative standards
for such rural areas or health professional shortage areas are
appropriate to assure access to quality medical imaging, the
Secretary is authorized to develop such alternative standards.
``(2) State discretion.--The chief executive officer of a
State may submit to the Secretary a statement declaring that an
alternative standard developed under paragraph (1) is
inappropriate for application to such State, and such
alternative standard shall not apply in such submitting State.
The chief executive officer of a State may rescind a statement
described in this paragraph following the provision of
appropriate notice to the Secretary.
``(j) Applicable Timelines.--
``(1) General implementation regulations.--Not later than
18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the
Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary
to implement all standards in this section except those
provided for in subsection (d)(2).
``(2) Minimum standards for certification of approved
bodies.--Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment
of this section, the Secretary shall establish the standards
regarding approved bodies referred to in subsection (d)(2) and
begin certifying approved bodies under such subsection.
``(3) Regulations for delivery of or payment for
services.--Not later than 36 months after the date of enactment
of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate the regulations
described in subsection (h). The Secretary may withhold the
provision of Federal assistance as provided for in subsection
(h) beginning on the date that is 48 months after the date of
enactment of this section.
``(k) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Approved body.--The term `approved body' means an
entity that has been certified by the Secretary under
subsection (d)(1) to accredit the various mechanisms by which
an individual can demonstrate compliance with the standards
promulgated under subsection (a) with respect to performing,
planning, evaluating, or verifying patient dose for medical
imaging or radiation therapy.
``(2) Medical imaging.--The term `medical imaging' means
any procedure used to visualize tissues, organs, or physiologic
processes in humans for the purpose of diagnosing illness or
following the progression of disease. Images may be produced
utilizing ionizing radiation, radiopharmaceuticals, magnetic
resonance, or ultrasound and image production may include the
use of contrast media or computer processing. For purposes of
this section, such term does not include routine dental
diagnostic procedures.
``(3) Perform.--The term `perform', with respect to medical
imaging or radiation therapy, means--
``(A) the act of directly exposing a patient to
radiation via ionizing or radio frequency radiation, to
ultrasound, or to a magnetic field for purposes of
medical imaging or for purposes of radiation therapy;
and
``(B) the act of positioning a patient to receive
such an exposure.
``(4) Plan.--The term `plan', with respect to medical
imaging or radiation therapy, means the act of preparing for
the performance of such a procedure to a patient by evaluating
site-specific information, based on measurement and
verification of radiation dose distribution, computer analysis,
or direct measurement of dose, in order to customize the
procedure for the patient.
``(5) Radiation therapy.--The term `radiation therapy'
means any procedure or article intended for use in the cure,
mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans that
achieves its intended purpose through the emission of
radiation.
``(l) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect after
September 30, 2017.''.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.
(a) Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director
of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, shall submit to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a
report on the effects of this Act. Such report shall include the types
and numbers of providers for whom standards have been developed, the
impact of such standards on diagnostic accuracy and patient safety, and
the availability and cost of services. Entities reimbursed for
technical services through programs operating under the authority of
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall be required to
contribute data to such report. | Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards to ensure the safety and accuracy of medical imaging studies and radiation therapy treatments. Imposes such standards on personnel who perform, plan, or evaluate, or verify patient doses for, medical imaging studies and radiation therapy procedures and not on the equipment used. Exempts physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Directs the Secretary to ensure that individuals demonstrate compliance with such standards.
Requires the Secretary to provide a method for the recognition of individuals whose training and experience are determined to equal or exceed that of: (1) a graduate of an accredited educational program in that specialty; or (2) an individual who is regularly eligible to take the licensure or certification examination for that discipline.
Directs the Secretary to certify qualified nonprofit organizations as approved bodies to provide accreditation to individuals that demonstrate compliance with such standards.
Requires individuals who provide medical imaging services relating to mammograms to continue to meet standards under the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992.
Deems state standards for licensure or certification of personnel, accreditation of educational programs, or administration of examinations to be in compliance with the standards under this Act unless the Secretary determines otherwise. Requires the Secretary to establish a process by which a state may appeal such a determination.
Requires the Secretary to ensure that all programs under the authority of the Secretary meet such standards.
Authorizes the Secretary to develop alternative standards for rural areas or health professional shortage areas as appropriate to assure access to quality medical imaging. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly."} | 2,588 | 359 | 0.607429 | 1.887502 | 0.864845 | 4.537975 | 7.731013 | 0.955696 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The academic intensity of a student's secondary school
curriculum counts more than any other precollegiate factor in
providing momentum toward eventual completion of a college
degree.
(2) By failing to provide challenging course work, some
secondary schools do not present adequate opportunities for all
students to learn. Some groups of students are excluded from
such opportunities more than others. For example, students from
the lowest socioeconomic status are much more likely than their
wealthier peers to attend secondary schools that do not offer
any mathematics beyond Algebra 2.
(3) To close gaps in the preparation for college, and in
the eventual attainment of a college degree, the provision of
challenging curriculum for all students is necessary.
(4) Colleges and community colleges have recently begun to
provide challenging courses to secondary school students, and
distance learning provides additional options if students have
access to distance learning technology.
(5) The cost of enrolling in a college-level course is a
barrier to learning opportunities for those students most in
need of such opportunities. Providing grants to capable
students from low-income families will provide these students
with increased access to the challenging coursework that leads
to success in college or the workplace.
SEC. 3. EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY GRANTS FOR ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME SECONDARY
SCHOOL STUDENTS.
(a) Education Opportunity Grants for Eligible Low-Income Secondary
School Students.--Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Subpart 9--Education Opportunity Grants for Eligible Low-Income
Secondary School Students
``SEC. 420L. EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.
``(a) Education Opportunity Grants Authorized.--The Secretary is
authorized to award grants to eligible low-income secondary school
students to enable the students to pay the cost of taking eligible
courses while enrolled in secondary school.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Eligible course.--The term `eligible course' means a
course--
``(A) that is offered by an institution of higher
education eligible to participate in a program under
this title;
``(B) for which the institution of higher education
awards postsecondary academic credit that is
transferrable;
``(C) that is held at the institution of higher
education, held at a secondary school, or offered in
whole or in part through telecommunications; and
``(D) that is not remedial in nature.
``(2) Eligible low-income secondary school student.--The
term `eligible low-income secondary school student' means a
student who--
``(A) is enrolled in a secondary school;
``(B) has a family income that is less than 185
percent of the poverty line (as defined by the Office
of Management and Budget, and revised annually in
accordance with section 673(2) of the Community
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable
to a family of the size involved; and
``(C) is a junior or senior in secondary school and
is making satisfactory progress toward on-time
graduation from secondary school.
``(c) Amount.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award a grant under
this section to an eligible low-income secondary school student
in an amount equal to the cost of tuition for each eligible
course the student takes while the student is enrolled in
secondary school, except that the total amount of grant
assistance awarded under this section to an eligible low-income
secondary school student for any academic year shall not exceed
$4,050.
``(2) Cost of tuition.--The cost of tuition for an eligible
course shall be the lesser of--
``(A) the cost of tuition and any necessary fees or
supplies that the institution of higher education
charges students of the secondary school that the
eligible low-income secondary school student attends
for the eligible course; or
``(B) $1,200.
``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect any policy or agreement, under which an institution
of higher education offers discounted tuition, fees, or supply costs to
secondary school students, that was in existence on the day before that
date of enactment of the Education Opportunity Act.
``(e) Supplement Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided under this
section shall supplement, not supplant, other non-Federal funds that
are available to assist an eligible low-income secondary school student
pay for an eligible course while the student is enrolled in secondary
school.
``(f) Interaction With Federal Pell Grants.--An eligible low-income
secondary school student's receipt of an award under this section shall
not in any way affect the student's future eligibility for a Federal
Pell Grant under section 401 or the amount of such Federal Pell Grant.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007
and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) any funds appropriated to carry out the grant program
under section 420L of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as
added by subsection (a)) should be in addition to the funds
appropriated for Federal Pell Grants under section 401 of such
Act; and
(2) the funding of the grant program under section 420L of
such Act should not in any way affect the amount that is
appropriated for Federal Pell Grants. | Education Opportunity Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to low-income secondary school juniors and seniors for the cost of taking nonremedial courses offered by institutions of higher education which award such students transferable postsecondary credits for such courses.
States the sense of the Senate that funding for this program should not affect funding for the Pell Grant program. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to provide education opportunity grants to low-income secondary school students."} | 1,295 | 86 | 0.511662 | 1.302531 | 0.5494 | 2.373333 | 15.773333 | 0.88 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``401(Kids) Education Savings Account
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF INCOME-BASED REDUCTION IN PERMITTED
CONTRIBUTIONS TO COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
Paragraph (1) of section 530(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``to an account under this section'' and
inserting ``to an account under this section in a taxable year
beginning before January 1, 2015,''.
SEC. 3. INCREASE IN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION FOR COVERDELL
EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Clause (iii) of section 530(b)(1)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``$2,000'' and
inserting ``the dollar amount in effect under section 2503(b) (relating
to exclusion from gifts) for the taxable year''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to contributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2014.
SEC. 4. ALLOWANCE OF HOME SCHOOL EXPENSES AS QUALIFIED EDUCATION
EXPENSES FOR PURPOSES OF A COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS
ACCOUNT.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 530(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) Private school.--For purposes of this
section, the term `private school' includes any home
school that meets the requirements of State law
applicable to such home schools, whether or not such
school is deemed a private school for purposes of State
law.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.
SEC. 5. QUALIFIED DISTRIBUTIONS FROM A COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS
ACCOUNT FOR FIRST HOME PURCHASES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 530(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``qualified education
expenses'' and inserting ``qualified expenses''.
(b) Qualified Expenses.--Subsection (b) of section 530 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is amended by
redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (4), (5), and
(6), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraphs:
``(2) Qualified expenses.--The term `qualified expenses'
means--
``(A) qualified first-time homebuyer expenses, and
``(B) qualified education expenses.
``(3) Qualified first-time homebuyer expenses.--
``(A) In general.--The term `qualified first-time
homebuyer expenses' means, in the case of a designated
beneficiary who is a first-time homebuyer, the
qualified acquisition costs with respect to a principal
residence of such beneficiary.
``(B) Definitions.--The terms `first-time
homebuyer', `qualified acquisition costs', and
`principal residence' have the same meaning as when
used in section 72(t)(8).''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Paragraph (4)(A)(ii) of section 530(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by subsection (b), is
amended by striking ``as defined in paragraph (3)'' and
inserting ``as defined in paragraph (5)''.
(2) Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of section 530(d)(1) of
such Code are each amended by striking ``qualified education
expenses'' each place it appears and inserting ``qualified
expenses''.
(3) The heading of paragraph (2) of section 530(d) of such
Code is amended by striking ``education expenses'' and
inserting ``expenses''.
(4) The heading of paragraph (4) of section 530(d) of such
Code is amended by striking ``educational expenses'' and
inserting ``expenses''.
(5) Subclause (I) of section 529(c)(3)(B)(vi) of such Code
is amended by striking ``to which clauses (i) and (ii) and
section 530(d)(2)(A) apply'' and inserting ``for qualified
higher education expenses to which clauses (i) and (ii) apply
and for qualified education expenses to which section
530(d)(2)(A) applies''.
(6) Clause (vi) of section 529(c)(3)(B) of such Code is
amended by striking ``and section 530(d)(2)(A).'' and inserting
``and the amount of the exclusion with respect to qualified
education expenses under section 530(d)(2)(A).''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to distributions made in taxable years beginning after December
31, 2014.
SEC. 6. QUALIFIED ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COVERDELL EDUCATION
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS TO ROTH IRAS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 530(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``, or into a Roth IRA of
the beneficiary'' after ``as of such date''.
(b) Conforming Amendment; Technical Correction.--Paragraph (1) of
section 408A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read
as follows:
``(1) In general.--The term `qualified rollover
contribution' means a rollover contribution to a Roth IRA from
another such account, from an eligible retirement plan (as
defined in section 402(c)(8)(B)), or from a Coverdell education
savings account (as defined in section 530(b)(1)), but only
if--
``(A) such rollover contribution meets the
requirements of section 408(d)(3),
``(B) in the case of a rollover contribution from
an eligible retirement plan described in clause (iii),
(iv), (v), or (vi) of section 402(c)(8)(B), such
contribution meets the requirements of section 402(c),
403(b)(8), or 457(e)(16), whichever is applicable, and
``(C) in the case of a rollover contribution from a
Coverdell education savings account, such contribution
meets the requirements of section 530(d)(5).
For purposes of section 408(d)(3)(B), there shall be
disregarded any qualified rollover contribution from an
individual retirement plan (other than a Roth IRA) to a Roth
IRA.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to rollover contributions made in taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2014. | 401(Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate after 2014 the income-based reduction of contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts, (2) increase the annual contribution limit for such accounts, (3) allow the use of such an account to pay home school expenses and the acquisition costs of a first-time homebuyer, and (4) allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in a Coverdell education savings account to a Roth individual retirement account (Roth IRA). | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "401(Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2014"} | 1,655 | 118 | 0.614367 | 1.499007 | 0.568979 | 2.693069 | 13.059406 | 0.891089 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Access to Primary Care for
Women & Children Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Medicaid plays a key role in providing coverage for
millions of working families.
(2) Medicaid enrollees include families, pregnant women,
children, individuals with disabilities, and other low-income
individuals. Without Medicaid coverage, many enrollees would be
uninsured or lack coverage for services they need.
(3) In 2013, the Medicaid program covered 62,000,000
individuals, or 1 in every 5 Americans. This number will
continue to grow, particularly since the Affordable Care Act
significantly expanded eligibility to millions of uninsured
adults. Enrollment in Medicaid and the Children's Health
Insurance Program is projected to increase by 12,800,000 by
2016.
(4) If all States expand their Medicaid programs, an
estimated 7,000,000 women ages 18 to 64 would gain coverage
under Medicaid.
(5) In 47 States and in the District of Columbia, Medicaid
pays up to 67 percent less than Medicare for the same primary
care services.
(6) Multiple studies have concluded that higher Medicaid
payment rates would increase the probability of primary care
providers accepting new Medicaid patients, and would further
support current Medicaid providers.
(7) Congress has recognized that low provider participation
in Medicaid decreases access to health care. To address this
problem, Congress acted to increase Medicaid payments for
certain primary care services to be not less than the Medicare
payment rates for 2013 and 2014.
(8) As more Americans become insured and empowered
participants in their own health care, demand for primary care
services is expected to increase over the next few years.
(9) Six in 10 women ages 18 to 44 (58 percent) report they
see an obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) physician on a
regular basis. They are more likely to see their OB/GYN
physician on a regular basis than any other type of provider.
Given that women comprise the majority of Medicaid enrollees,
it is critical that primary care providers, including OB/GYN
physicians, receive sufficient reimbursement to participate in
Medicaid.
(10) Nurse practitioners and other mid-level health
professionals deliver many primary care services. Applying
Medicare's rates for nurse practitioners and mid-level health
professionals encourages greater participation in Medicaid,
thereby increasing access to primary care, particularly in
underserved areas.
(11) The enhanced Medicaid reimbursement rate ensures
providers have the financial capability to serve their
patients' primary care needs. Furthermore, adding nurse
practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse-midwives,
and OB/GYN physicians serving in primary care settings
increases access to critical health care services for women and
children nationwide.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF APPLICATION OF MEDICARE PAYMENT RATE FLOOR TO
PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FURNISHED UNDER MEDICAID AND
APPLICATION TO ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS.
(a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(13) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and
inserting the following:
``(C) payment for primary care services (as defined
in subsection (jj)) at a rate that is not less than 100
percent of the payment rate that applies to such
services and physician under part B of title XVIII (or,
if greater, the payment rate that would be applicable
under such part if the conversion factor under section
1848(d) for the year involved were the conversion
factor under such section for 2009), and that is not
less than the rate that would otherwise apply to such
services under this title if the rate were determined
without regard to this subparagraph, and that are--
``(i) furnished in 2013 and 2014, by a
physician with a primary specialty designation
of family medicine, general internal medicine,
or pediatric medicine; or
``(ii) furnished in 2015 and 2016--
``(I) by a physician with a primary
specialty designation of family
medicine, general internal medicine, or
pediatric medicine, but only if the
physician self-attests that--
``(aa) the physician is
Board certified in family
medicine, general internal
medicine, or pediatric
medicine; or
``(bb) with respect to the
most recently completed
calendar year (or in the case
of a newly eligible physician,
the preceding month), 60
percent of all services the
physician billed for under the
State plan or a waiver under
this title, or provided through
a medicaid managed care
organization (as defined in
section 1903(m)(1)(A)), were
for services described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of
subsection (jj)(1);
``(II) by a physician with a
primary specialty designation of
obstetrics and gynecology, but only if
the physician self-attests that--
``(aa) the physician is
Board certified in obstetrics
and gynecology; and
``(bb) with respect to the
most recently completed
calendar year (or in the case
of a newly eligible physician,
the preceding month), 60
percent of all services the
physician billed for under the
State plan or a waiver under
this title, or provided through
a medicaid managed care
organization (as defined in
section 1903(m)(1)(A)), were
for services described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of
subsection (jj)(1);
``(III) by an advanced practice
clinician, as defined by the Secretary,
that works under the supervision of--
``(aa) a physician that
satisfies the criteria
specified in subclause (I) or
(II); or
``(bb) a nurse practitioner
or a physician assistant (as
such terms are defined in
section 1861(aa)(5)(A)) who is
working in accordance with
State law, or a certified
nurse-midwife (as defined in
section 1861(gg)) who is
working in accordance with
State law, but only if the
nurse practitioner, physician
assistant, or certified nurse-
midwife self-attests that, with
respect to the most recently
completed calendar year (or in
the case of a newly eligible
nurse practitioner, physician
assistant, or certified nurse-
midwife, the preceding month),
60 percent of all services the
nurse practitioner, physician
assistant, or certified nurse-
midwife billed for under the
State plan or a waiver under
this title, or provided through
a medicaid managed care
organization (as defined in
section 1903(m)(1)(A)), were
for services described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of
subsection (jj)(1);
``(IV) by a rural health clinic,
Federally-qualified health center, or
other health clinic that receives
reimbursement on a fee schedule
applicable to a physician, a nurse
practitioner or a physician assistant
(as such terms are defined in section
1861(aa)(5)(A)) who is working in
accordance with State law, or a
certified nurse-midwife (as defined in
section 1861(gg)) who is working in
accordance with State law, for services
furnished by a physician, nurse
practitioner, physician assistant, or
certified nurse-midwife, or services
furnished by an advanced practice
clinician supervised by a physician
described in subclause (I)(aa) or
(II)(aa), another advanced practice
clinician, or a certified nurse-
midwife, but only if the rural health
clinic or Federally-qualified health
center self-attests that 60 percent of
all services billed for under the State
plan or a waiver under this title, or
provided through a medicaid managed
care organization (as defined in
section 1903(m)(1)(A)), were for
services described in subparagraph (A)
or (B) of subsection (jj)(1); or
``(V) by a nurse practitioner or a
physician assistant (as such terms are
defined in section 1861(aa)(5)(A)) who
is working in accordance with State
law, or a certified nurse-midwife (as
defined in section 1861(gg)) who is
working in accordance with State law,
in accordance with procedures that
ensure that the portion of the payment
for such services that the nurse
practitioner, physician assistant, or
certified nurse-midwife is paid is not
less than the amount that the nurse
practitioner, physician assistant, or
certified nurse-midwife would be paid
if the services were provided under
part B of title XVIII, but only if the
nurse practitioner, physician
assistant, or certified nurse-midwife
self-attests that, with respect to the
most recently completed calendar year
(or in the case of a newly eligible
nurse practitioner, physician
assistant, or certified nurse-midwife,
the preceding month), 60 percent of all
services the nurse practitioner,
physician assistant, or certified
nurse-midwife billed for under the
State plan or a waiver under this
title, or provided through a medicaid
managed care organization (as defined
in section 1903(m)(1)(A)), were for
services described in subparagraph (A)
or (B) of subsection (jj)(1);''.
(b) Improved Targeting of Primary Care.--Section 1902(jj) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(jj)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively and realigning the left
margins accordingly;
(2) by striking ``For purposes of'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--For purposes of''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Exclusions.--Such term does not include any services
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) if such
services are provided in an emergency department of a
hospital.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1905(dd) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(dd)) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2015''
and inserting ``January 1, 2017''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take
effect on January 1, 2015. | Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that the primary care services furnished in 2015 and 2016 by a physician with a primary specialty designation of family medicine, general internal medicine, or pediatric medicine be paid at a rate that is not less than 100% of the payment rate that applies to such services and physician under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Extends this 100% of Medicare payment floor under certain conditions to the following providers, who are self-attested as Board-certified and at least 60% of whose services billed for under Medicaid must be for primary care services: (1) physicians with a primary specialty designation of obstetrics and gynecology; (2) advanced practice clinicians; (3) rural health clinics, federally-qualified health centers, or other specified health clinics; and (4) nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certified nurse-midwives. Excludes from coverage of primary care services any such services provided in an emergency department of a hospital. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act"} | 2,304 | 238 | 0.54928 | 1.578142 | 0.706754 | 3.34466 | 10.26699 | 0.898058 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Designer Anabolic Steroid Control
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 102(41) of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 802(41)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in clause (xlix), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) by redesignating clause (xlx) as clause (lxxx);
and
(C) by inserting after clause (xlix) the following:
``(l) 5a-Androstan-3,6,17-trione;
``(li) Androst-4-ene-3,6,17-trione;
``(lii) Androsta-1,4,6-triene-3,17-dione;
``(liii) 6-bromo-androstan-3,17-dione;
``(liv) 6-bromo-androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-
dione;
``(lv) 4-chloro-17a-methyl-androsta-1,4-
diene-3,17b-diol;
``(lvi) 4-chloro-17a-methyl-androst-4-ene-
3b,17b-diol;
``(lvii) 4-chloro-17a-methyl-17b-hydroxy-
androst-4-en-3-one;
``(lviii) 4-chloro-17a-methyl-17b-hydroxy-
androst-4-ene-3,11-dione;
``(lix) 4-chloro-17a-methyl-androsta-1,4-
diene-3,17b-diol;
``(lx) 2a,17a-dimethyl-17b-hydroxy-5a-
androstan-3-one;
``(lxi) 2a,17a-dimethyl-17b-hydroxy-5b-
androstan-3-one;
``(lxii) 2a,3a-epithio-17a-methyl-5a-
androstan-17b-ol;
``(lxiii) [3,2-c]-furazan-5a-androstan-17b-
ol;
``(lxiv) 3b-hydroxy-androst-1-en-17-one;
``(lxv) 3b-hydroxy-androst-4-en-17-one;
``(lxvi) 3b-hydroxy-estr-4-en-17-one;
``(lxvii) 3b-hydroxy-estra-4,9,11-trien-17-
one;
``(lxviii) 17a-methyl-androst-2-ene-3,17b-
diol;
``(lxix) 17a-methyl-androsta-1,4-diene-
3,17b-diol;
``(lxx) Estra-4,9,11-triene-3,17-dione;
``(lxxi) 18a-Homo-3-hydroxy-estra-2,5(10)-
dien-17-one;
``(lxxii) 6a-Methyl-androst-4-ene-3,17-
dione;
``(lxxiii) 17a-Methyl-androstan-3-
hydroxyimine-17b-ol;
``(lxxiv) 17a-Methyl-5a-androstan-17b-ol;
``(lxxv) 17b-Hydroxy-androstano[2,3-
d]isoxazole;
``(lxxvi) 17b-Hydroxy-androstano[3,2-
c]isoxazole
``(lxxvii) 4-Hydroxy-androst-4-ene-3,17-
dione[3,2-c]pyrazole-5a-androstan-17b-ol;
``(lxxviii) [3,2-c]pyrazole-androst-4-en-
17b-ol;
``(lxxix) [3,2-c]pyrazole-5a-androstan-17b-
ol; and''; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following:
``(C) A drug or hormonal substance (other than
estrogens, progestins, corticosteroids, and
dehydroepiandrosterone) that is not listed in
subparagraph (A), and is derived from, or has a
chemical structure substantially similar to, 1 or more
anabolic steroids listed in subparagraph (A), shall,
subject to the limitations of section 201(i)(6) (21
U.S.C. 811(i)(6)), be considered to be an anabolic
steroid for purposes of this Act if--
``(i) the drug or substance has been
created or manufactured with the intent of
producing a drug or other substance that
either--
``(I) promotes muscle growth; or
``(II) otherwise causes a
pharmacological effect similar to that
of testosterone; or
``(ii) the drug or substance has been, or
is intended to be, marketed or otherwise
promoted in any manner suggesting that
consuming it will promote muscle growth or any
other pharmacological effect similar to that of
testosterone.''.
(b) Classification Authority.--Section 201 of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i) Temporary and Permanent Scheduling of Recently Emerged
Anabolic Steroids.--
``(1) The Attorney General may issue a temporary order
adding a drug or other substance to the list of anabolic
steroids if the Attorney General finds that--
``(A) the drug or other substance satisfies the
criteria for being considered an anabolic steroid under
section 102(41) but is not listed in that section or by
regulation of the Attorney General as being an anabolic
steroid; and
``(B) adding such drug or other substance to the
list of anabolic steroids will assist in preventing the
unlawful importation, manufacture, distribution, or
dispensing of such drug or other substance.
``(2) An order issued under paragraph (1) shall not take
effect until 30 days after the date of the publication by the
Attorney General of a notice in the Federal Register of the
intention to issue such order and the grounds upon which such
order is to be issued. The order shall expire not later than 24
months after the date it becomes effective, except that the
Attorney General may, during the pendency of proceedings under
paragraph (5), extend the temporary scheduling order for up to
6 months.
``(3) A temporary scheduling order issued under paragraph
(1) shall be vacated upon the issuance of a permanent
scheduling order under paragraph (5).
``(4) An order issued under paragraph (1) is not subject to
judicial review.
``(5) The Attorney General may, by rule, issue a permanent
order adding a drug or other substance to the list of anabolic
steroids if such drug or other substance satisfies the criteria
for being considered an anabolic steroid under section 102(41).
Such rulemaking may be commenced simultaneously with the
issuance of the temporary order issued under paragraph (1).
``(6) If a drug or other substance has not been temporarily
or permanently added to the list of anabolic steroids pursuant
to this subsection, the drug or other substance shall be
considered an anabolic steroid if in any criminal, civil, or
administrative proceeding arising under this Act it has been
determined in such proceeding, based on evidence presented in
the proceeding, that the substance satisfies the criteria for
being considered an anabolic steroid under paragraph (41)(A),
(41)(C)(i), or (41)(C)(ii) of section 102.''.
(c) Labeling Requirements.--The Controlled Substances Act is
amended by inserting after section 305 (21 U.S.C. 825) the following:
``Sec. 305A. Offenses involving false labeling of anabolic steroids
``(a) Unlawful Acts.--
``(1) It shall be unlawful--
``(A) to import into the United States or to export
from the United States,
``(B) to manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell,
or offer to sell; or
``(C) to possess with intent to manufacture,
distribute, dispense, sell, or offer to sell;
any anabolic steroid, or any product containing an anabolic
steroid, unless it bears a label clearly identifying any
anabolic steroid contained in such steroid or product by the
nomenclature used by the International Union of Pure and
Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
``(2) A product that is the subject of an approved
application as described in section 505(b), (i) or (j) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(b), (i), or
(j)) is exempt from the International Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry nomenclature requirement of this subsection if such
product is labeled in the manner required by the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
``(b) Criminal Penalties.--
``(1) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be
sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 1 year, a
fine not to exceed the greater of that authorized in accordance
with the provisions of title 18, United States Code, or
$100,000 if the defendant is an individual or $250,000 if the
defendant is other than an individual, or both.
``(2) Any person who violates subsection (a) knowing,
intending, or having reasonable cause to believe, that the
substance or product is an anabolic steroid, or contains an
anabolic steroid, shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment
of not more than 10 years, a fine not to exceed the greater of
that authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18,
United States Code, or $500,000 if the defendant is an
individual or $2,500,000 if the defendant is other than an
individual, or both.
``(c) Civil Penalties.--
``(1) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be
subject to a civil penalty as follows:
``(A) In the case of an importer, exporter,
manufacturer, or distributor (other than as provided in
subparagraph (B)), up to $500,000 per violation. For
purposes of this subparagraph, a violation is defined
as each instance of importation, exportation,
manufacturing, or distribution, and each anabolic
steroid or product imported, exported, manufactured, or
distributed.
``(B) In the case of a sale or offer to sell at
retail, up to $25,000 per violation. For purposes of
this subparagraph, each sale and each product offered
for sale shall be considered a separate violation.
Continued offers to sell by a person 10 or more days
after written notice (including through electronic
message) to the person by the Attorney General or the
Secretary shall be considered additional violations.
``(2) Any person who violates subsection (a) with a product
that was, at the time of the violation, included on the list
described in subsection (d) shall be subject to twice the civil
penalty provided in paragraph (1).
``(3) In this subsection, the term `product' means a
discrete article, either in bulk or in finished form prepared
for sale. A number of articles, if similarly packaged and
bearing identical labels, shall be considered as one product,
but each package size, form, or differently labeled article
shall be considered a separate product.
``(d) Identification and Publication of List of Products Containing
Anabolic Steroids.--
``(1) The Attorney General may, in his discretion, collect
data and analyze products to determine whether they contain
anabolic steroids and are properly labeled in accordance with
this section. The Attorney General may publish in the Federal
Register or on the website of the Drug Enforcement
Administration a list of products that he has determined, based
on substantial evidence, contain an anabolic steroid and are
not labeled in accordance with this section.
``(2) The absence of a product from the list referred to in
paragraph (1) shall not constitute evidence that the product
does not contain an anabolic steroid.''.
SEC. 3. SENTENCING COMMISSION GUIDELINES.
The United States Sentencing Commission shall--
(1) review and amend the Federal sentencing guidelines with
respect to offenses involving anabolic steroids, including the
offenses established in section 2 (section 305A of the
Controlled Substance Act);
(2) amend the Federal sentencing guidelines, including
notes to the drug quantity tables, to provide clearly that in a
case involving an anabolic steroid not in a tablet, capsule,
liquid, or other form where dosage can be readily ascertained
(such as a powder, topical cream, gel, or aerosol), the
sentence shall be determined based on the entire weight of the
mixture or substance;
(3) amend the applicable guidelines by designating
quantities of mixture or substance that correspond to a unit so
that offenses involving such forms of anabolic steroids are
penalized at least as severely as offenses involving forms
whose dosage can be readily ascertained; and
(4) take such other action as the Commission considers
necessary to carry out this Act and this section.
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.
The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall
report to Congress every 2 years--
(1) what anabolic steroids have been scheduled on a
temporary basis under the provisions of this Act; and
(2) the findings and conclusions that led to such
scheduling. | Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2010 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) expand the list of substances defined as "anabolic steroids"; (2) authorize the Attorney General to issue a temporary order adding a drug or other substance to the list of anabolic steroids; (3) impose enhanced criminal and civil penalties for possessing or trafficking in any anabolic steroid, or product containing an anabolic steroid, unless it bears a label clearly identifying the anabolic steroid by the nomenclature used by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; and (4) authorize the Attorney General to collect data and analyze products to determine whether they contain anabolic steroids and are properly labeled.
Directs: (1) the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend federal sentencing guidelines with respect to offenses involving anabolic steroids; and (2) the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to report to Congress every two years on what anabolic steroids have been scheduled on a temporary basis under this Act. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to more effectively regulate anabolic steroids."} | 3,196 | 236 | 0.454167 | 1.18819 | 0.630989 | 4.080808 | 13.020202 | 0.89899 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF THE TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE TO THE
PERMANENT OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE IN CERTAIN JUDICIAL
DISTRICTS.
(a) District of Delaware.--
(1) The temporary office of 4 bankruptcy judges authorized
for the district of Delaware by section 1223(b)(1)(C) of Public
Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 196; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by
section 2(a)(1)(C) of Public Law 112-121 (126 Stat. 346; 28
U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent office
of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment made by
section 3(1) of this Act.
(2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for
the district of Delaware by section 3(a)(3) of Public Law 102-
361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by
section 1223(c)(1) of Public Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 198; 28
U.S.C. 152 note) and section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the
amendment made by section 3(1) of this Act.
(b) Southern District of Florida.--The temporary office of 2
bankruptcy judges authorized for the southern district of Florida by
section 1223(b)(1)(D) of Public law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152
note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(D) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent
offices of bankruptcy judges and represented in the amendment made by
section 3(3) of this Act.
(c) District of Maryland.--The temporary office of the 2 bankruptcy
judges first appointed as authorized for the district of Maryland by
section 1223(b)(1)(F) of Public Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152
note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(F) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent
office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment made by
section 3(4) of this Act.
(d) Eastern District of Michigan.--The temporary office of
bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern district of Michigan by
section 1223(b)(l)(G) of Public law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152
note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(G) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent
office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment made by
section 3(5) of this Act.
(e) District of Nevada.--The temporary office of bankruptcy judge
authorized for the district of Nevada by section 1223(b)(1)(T) of
Public law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by
section 2(a)(1)(Q) of Public Law 112-121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152
note), is converted hereby to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge
and represented in the amendment made by section 3(6) of this Act.
(f) Eastern District of North Carolina.--The temporary office of
bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern district of North Carolina
by section 1223(b)(1)(M) of Public law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C.
152 note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(J) of Public Law 112-121
(126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment
made by section 3(7) of this Act.
(g) District of Puerto Rico.--
(1) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for
the district of Puerto Rico by section 1223(b)(1)(P) of Public
law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by
section 2(a)(1)(M) of Public Law 112-121 (126 Stat. 346; 28
U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent office
of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment made by
section 3(8) of this Act.
(2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for
the district of Puerto Rico by section 3(a)(7) of Public Law
102-361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by
section 1223(c)(1) of Public Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 198; 28
U.S.C. 152 note) and section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and is represented in the
amendment made by section 3(8) of this Act.
(h) Western District of Tennessee.--The temporary office of
bankruptcy judge authorized for the western district of Tennessee by
section 1223(b)(1)(Q) of Public law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152
note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(O) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent
office of bankruptcy judge and is represented in the amendment made by
section 3(9) of this Act.
(i) Eastern District of Virginia.--The temporary office of
bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern district of Virginia by
section 1223(b)(1)(R) of Public law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152
note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(P) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent
office of bankruptcy judge and is represented in the amendment made by
section 3(10) of this Act.
SEC. 3. PERMANENT OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AUTHORIZED.
To reflect the conversion of the temporary office of bankruptcy
judge to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge made by the operation
of section 2, and to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy
judges, section 152(a)(2) of title 28 of the United States Code is
amended--
(1) in the item relating to the district of Delaware by
striking ``1'' and inserting ``8'',
(2) in the item relating to the middle district of Florida
by striking ``8'' and inserting ``10'',
(3) in the item relating to the southern district of
Florida by striking ``5'' and inserting ``7'',
(4) in the item relating to the district of Maryland by
striking ``4'' and inserting ``6'',
(5) in the item relating to the eastern district of
Michigan by striking ``4'' and inserting ``7'',
(6) in the item relating to the district of Nevada by
striking ``3'' and inserting ``4'',
(7) in the item relating to the eastern district of North
Carolina by striking ``2'' and inserting ``3'',
(8) in the item relating to the district of Puerto Rico by
striking ``2'' and inserting ``4'',
(9) in the item relating to the western district of
Tennessee by striking ``4'' and inserting ``5'', and
(10) in the item relating to the eastern district of
Virginia by striking ``5'' and inserting ``6''. | Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal judicial code to: convert certain temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Delaware and Michigan; convert temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Virginia; and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015"} | 1,816 | 89 | 0.568436 | 1.443532 | 0.778486 | 2.214286 | 17.869048 | 0.880952 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Solid Waste
Importation and Management Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 4010 the
following new section:
``SEC. 4011. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL
SOLID WASTE.
``(a) State Authority to Address Importation and Management of
Municipal Solid Waste.--
``(1) In general.--Until the date on which all final
regulations issued by the Administrator to implement and
enforce the Agreement (including notice and consent provisions
of the Agreement) become effective, a State may enact a law or
laws or issue regulations or orders imposing limitations on the
receipt and disposal of foreign municipal solid waste within
the State. Laws, regulations, and orders enacted or issued
before that date may continue in effect according to their
terms after that date.
``(2) Effect on interstate and foreign commerce.--No State
action taken as authorized by this section shall be considered
to impose an undue burden on interstate and foreign commerce or
to otherwise impair, restrain, or discriminate against
interstate and foreign commerce.
``(3) Trade and treaty obligations.--Nothing in this
section affects, replaces, or amends prior law relating to the
need for consistency with international trade obligations.
``(b) Authority of Administrator.--
``(1) In general.--Beginning immediately after the date of
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall--
``(A) perform the functions of the Designated
Authority of the United States described in the
Agreement with respect to the importation and
exportation of municipal solid waste under the
Agreement; and
``(B) implement and enforce the notice and consent
and other provisions of the Agreement.
``(2) Regulations.--Not later than 24 months after the date
of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue
final regulations with respect to the Administrator's
responsibilities under paragraph (1).
``(3) Consent to importation.--In considering whether to
consent to the importation under article 3(c) of the Agreement,
the Administrator shall--
``(A) give substantial weight to the views of the
State or States into which the municipal solid waste is
to be imported, and consider the views of the local
government with jurisdiction over the location where
the waste is to be disposed;
``(B) consider the impact of the importation on--
``(i) continued public support for and
adherence to State and local recycling
programs;
``(ii) landfill capacity as provided in
comprehensive waste management plans;
``(iii) air emissions from increased
vehicular traffic; and
``(iv) road deterioration from increased
vehicular traffic; and
``(C) consider the impact of the importation on
homeland security, public health, and the environment.
``(4) Actions in violation of the agreement.--No person
shall import, transport, or export municipal solid waste for
final disposal or for incineration in violation of the
Agreement.
``(c) Compliance Orders.--(1) Whenever on the basis of any
information the Administrator determines that any person has violated
or is in violation of this section, the Administrator may issue an
order assessing a civil penalty for any past or current violation,
requiring compliance immediately or within a specified time period, or
both, or the Administrator may commence a civil action in the United
States district court in the district in which the violation occurred
for appropriate relief, including a temporary or permanent injunction.
``(2) Any order issued pursuant to this subsection shall
state with reasonable specificity the nature of the violation.
Any penalty assessed in the order shall not exceed $25,000 per
day of noncompliance for each violation. In assessing such a
penalty, the Administrator shall take into account the
seriousness of the violation and any good faith efforts to
comply with applicable requirements.
``(d) Public Hearing.--Any order issued under this section shall
become final unless, not later than 30 days after the order is served,
the person or persons named therein request a public hearing. Upon such
request the Administrator shall promptly conduct a public hearing. In
connection with any proceeding under this section the Administrator may
issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
production of relevant papers, books, and documents, and may promulgate
rules for discovery procedures.
``(e) Violation of Compliance Orders.--If a violator fails to take
corrective action within the time specified in a compliance order, the
Administrator may assess a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for
each day of continued noncompliance with the order.
``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) Agreement.--The term `Agreement' means--
``(A) the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary
Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States
and Canada, signed at Ottawa on October 28, 1986 (TIAS
11099) and amended on November 25, 1992; and
``(B) any regulations promulgated and orders issued
to implement and enforce that Agreement.
``(2) Foreign municipal solid waste.--The term `foreign
municipal solid waste' means municipal solid waste generated
outside of the United States.
``(3) Municipal solid waste.--
``(A) Waste included.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the term `municipal solid waste'
means--
``(i) all waste materials discarded for
disposal by households, including single and
multifamily residences, and hotels and motels;
and
``(ii) all waste materials discarded for
disposal that were generated by commercial,
institutional, municipal, and industrial
sources, to the extent such materials--
``(I) are essentially the same as
materials described in clause (i); and
``(II) were collected and disposed
of with other municipal solid waste
described in clause (i) or subclause
(I) of this clause as part of normal
municipal solid waste collection
services, except that this subclause
does not apply to hazardous materials
other than hazardous materials that,
pursuant to regulations issued under
section 3001(d), are not subject to
regulation under subtitle C.
Examples of municipal solid waste include food
and yard waste, paper, clothing, appliances,
consumer product packaging, disposable diapers,
office supplies, cosmetics, glass and metal
food containers, and household hazardous waste.
Such term shall include debris resulting from
construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition
of structures.
``(B) Waste not included.--The term `municipal
solid waste' does not include any of the following:
``(i) Any solid waste identified or listed
as a hazardous waste under section 3001, except
for household hazardous waste.
``(ii) Any solid waste, including
contaminated soil and debris, resulting from--
``(I) a response action taken under
section 104 or 106 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9604 or
9606);
``(II) a response action taken
under a State law with authorities
comparable to the authorities of such
section 104 or 106; or
``(III) a corrective action taken
under this Act.
``(iii) Recyclable materials that have been
separated, at the source of the waste, from
waste otherwise destined for disposal or that
have been managed separately from waste
destined for disposal.
``(iv) Scrap rubber to be used as a fuel
source.
``(v) Materials and products returned from
a dispenser or distributor to the manufacturer
or an agent of the manufacturer for credit,
evaluation, and possible reuse.
``(vi) Any solid waste that is--
``(I) generated by an industrial
facility; and
``(II) transported for the purpose
of treatment, storage, or disposal to a
facility or unit thereof that is owned
or operated by the generator of the
waste, located on property owned by the
generator or a company with which the
generator is affiliated, or the
capacity of which is contractually
dedicated exclusively to a specific
generator, so long as the disposal area
complies with local and State land use
and zoning regulations applicable to
the disposal site.
``(vii) Any medical waste that is
segregated from or not mixed with solid waste.
``(viii) Sewage sludge and residuals from
any sewage treatment plant.
``(ix) Combustion ash generated by resource
recovery facilities or municipal incinerators,
or waste from manufacturing or processing
(including pollution control) operations not
essentially the same as waste normally
generated by households.
``(x) Solid waste generated incident to the
provision of service in interstate, intrastate,
foreign, or overseas air transportation.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of the
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6901) is amended by adding
after the item relating to section 4010 the following new item:
``Sec. 4011. International transportation and disposal of municipal
solid waste.''.
Passed the House of Representatives September 6, 2006.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk. | International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2006 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize states to enact laws or issue regulations or orders restricting the receipt and disposal of foreign municipal solid waste, as defined by this Act, within their borders until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issues regulations implementing and enforcing the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States and Canada (Agreement). Declares that state actions authorized by this Act shall not be considered a burden on, or otherwise impede, interstate and foreign commerce.
Requires the Administrator to: (1) perform the functions of the Designated Authority of the United States with respect to the importation and exportation of municipal solid waste under the Agreement; (2) implement and enforce the notice and consent and other provisions of the Agreement; and (3) issue final regulations on the Administrator's responsibilities as Designated Authority of the United States.
Requires the Administrator to give substantial weight to the views of affected states and local governments before consenting to the importation of foreign municipal solid waste into the United States under the Agreement, and to consider the impact of such importation on: (1) the continued public support for state and local recycling programs; (2) landfill capacities; (3) air emissions and road deterioration from increased vehicular traffic; and (4) homeland security, public health, and the environment.
Makes it unlawful for any person to import, transport, or export municipal solid waste for final disposal or for incineration in violation of the Agreement.
Authorizes the Administrator to assess civil penalties for any past or current violations of this Act or to commence a civil action in the U.S. district court. Limits the amount of such civil penalties to $25,000 per day of noncompliance for each violation. Provides for a public hearing to review any noncompliance order issued by the Administrator. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States and Canada, and for other purposes."} | 2,093 | 408 | 0.706228 | 2.216172 | 0.840545 | 3.853591 | 5.383978 | 0.90884 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Retirement
Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) Definitions.--Section 8331 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (26);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (27) and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(28) `revenue officer' means an employee of the Internal
Revenue Service, the duties of whose position are primarily the
collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent
returns, including an employee engaged in this activity who is
transferred to a supervisory or administrative position;
``(29) `customs inspector' means an employee of the United
States Customs Service, the duties of whose position are
primarily to--
``(A) enforce laws and regulations governing the
importing and exporting of merchandise;
``(B) process and control passengers and baggage;
``(C) interdict smuggled merchandise and
contraband; and
``(D) apprehend (if warranted) persons involved in
violations of customs laws,
including an employee engaged in this activity who is
transferred to a supervisory or administrative position;
``(30) `customs canine enforcement officer' means an
employee of the United States Customs Service, the duties of
whose position are primarily to work directly with a dog in an
effort to--
``(A) enforce laws and regulations governing the
importing and exporting of merchandise;
``(B) process and control passengers and baggage;
``(C) interdict smuggled merchandise and
contraband; and
``(D) apprehend (if warranted) persons involved in
violations of customs laws,
including an employee engaged in this activity who is
transferred to a supervisory or administrative position; and
``(31) `Immigration and Naturalization inspector' means an
employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the
duties of whose position are primarily the controlling and
guarding of the boundaries and borders of the United States
against the illegal entry of aliens, including an employee
engaged in this activity who is transferred to a supervisory or
administrative position.''.
(b) Deductions, Contributions, and Deposits.--Section 8334 of title
5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``a law enforcement
officer,'' and inserting ``a law enforcement officer, a revenue
officer, a customs inspector, a customs canine enforcement
officer, an Immigration and Naturalization inspector,''; and
(2) in the table in subsection (c), by striking ``and
firefighter for firefighter service.'' and inserting ``,
firefighter for firefighter service, revenue officer for
revenue officer service, customs inspector for customs
inspector service, customs canine enforcement officer for
customs canine enforcement officer service, and Immigration and
Naturalization inspector for Immigration and Naturalization
inspector service''.
(c) Mandatory Separation.--Section 8335(b) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended in the second sentence--
(1) by striking ``law enforcement officer or nuclear
materials courier'' and inserting ``law enforcement officer, a
revenue officer, a customs inspector, a customs canine
enforcement officer, an Immigration and Naturalization
inspector, or nuclear materials courier''; and
(2) by inserting ``, inspector,'' after ``that officer''.
(d) Immediate Retirement.--Section 8336(c)(1) of such title is
amended by striking ``law enforcement officer,'' and inserting ``law
enforcement officer, a revenue officer, a customs inspector, a customs
canine enforcement officer, or an Immigration and Naturalization
inspector,''.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) Definitions.--Section 8401 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (32);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(34) `revenue officer' means an employee of the Internal
Revenue Service, the duties of whose position are primarily the
collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent
returns, including an employee engaged in this activity who is
transferred to a supervisory or administrative position;
``(35) `customs inspector' means an employee of the United
States Customs Service, the duties of whose position are
primarily to--
``(A) enforce laws and regulations governing the
importing and exporting of merchandise;
``(B) process and control passengers and baggage;
``(C) interdict smuggled merchandise and
contraband; and
``(D) apprehend (if warranted) persons involved in
violations of customs laws,
including an employee engaged in this activity who is
transferred to a supervisory or administrative position;
``(36) `customs canine enforcement officer' means an
employee of the United States Customs Service, the duties of
whose position are primarily to work directly with a dog in an
effort to--
``(A) enforce laws and regulations governing the
importing and exporting of merchandise;
``(B) process and control passengers and baggage;
``(C) interdict smuggled merchandise and
contraband; and
``(D) apprehend (if warranted) persons involved in
violations of customs laws,
including an employee engaged in this activity who is
transferred to a supervisory or administrative position; and
``(37) `Immigration and Naturalization inspector' means an
employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the
duties of whose position are primarily the controlling and
guarding of the boundaries and borders of the United States
against the illegal entry of aliens, including an employee
engaged in this activity who is transferred to a supervisory or
administrative position.''.
(b) Immediate Retirement.--Section 8412(d) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``firefighter,'' and
inserting ``firefighter, revenue officer, customs inspector,
customs canine enforcement officer, Immigration and
Naturalization inspector,''; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``firefighter,'' and
inserting ``firefighter, revenue officer, customs inspector,
customs canine enforcement officer, Immigration and
Naturalization inspector,''.
(c) Computation of Basic Annuity.--Section 8415(g)(2) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended in the matter following subparagraph (B)
by inserting ``revenue officer, customs inspector, customs canine
enforcement officer, Immigration and Naturalization inspector,'' after
``firefighter,''.
(d) Deductions.--Section 8422(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by inserting ``revenue officer, customs inspector, customs
canine enforcement officer, Immigration and Naturalization inspector,''
before ``or air traffic controller,''.
(e) Government Contributions.--Section 8423(a) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i) by inserting ``revenue officers,
customs inspectors, customs canine enforcement officers,
Immigration and Naturalization inspectors,'' after ``law
enforcement officers,''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting ``revenue officers,
customs inspectors, customs canine enforcement officers,
Immigration and Naturalization inspectors,'' after ``law
enforcement officers,''.
(f) Mandatory Separation.--Section 8425(b) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended in the second sentence--
(1) by inserting ``, revenue officer, customs inspector,
customs canine enforcement officer, Immigration and
Naturalization inspector,'' after ``A law enforcement
officer''; and
(2) by striking ``that law enforcement officer'' and
inserting ``that officer, inspector,''.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) Employee Contributions.--Any individual who has served as a
revenue officer, customs inspector, customs canine enforcement officer,
or Immigration and Naturalization inspector before the effective date
of this Act, shall have such service credited and annuities determined
in accordance with the amendments made by sections 1 and 2 of this Act,
if such individual makes payment into the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund of an amount, determined by the Office of Personnel
Management, which would have been deducted and withheld from the basic
pay of such individual (including interest thereon) under chapters 83
and 84 of title 5, United States Code, as if such amendments had been
in effect during the periods of such service.
(b) Agency Contributions.--No later than 90 days after a payment
made by an individual under subsection (a), the Department of the
Treasury or the Department of Justice (as the case may be) shall make a
payment into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund of an
amount, determined by the Office of Personnel Management, which would
have been contributed as a Government contribution (including interest
thereon) under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, for
the service credited and annuities determined for such individual, as
if the amendments made by sections 1 and 2 of this Act had been in
effect during the applicable periods of service.
(c) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management shall
determine the amount of interest to be paid under this section and may
promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of this Act and amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on the date occurring 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act. | Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act - Amends Federal civil service law to include as Federal law enforcement officers eligible under Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees' Retirement System provisions for early retirement (at age 50 after 20 years of Federal service) revenue officers in the Internal Revenue Service, customs inspectors and canine enforcement officers in the U.S. Customs Service, and inspectors in the Immigration and Naturalization Service. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act"} | 2,301 | 90 | 0.48663 | 1.243085 | 0.96617 | 1.906667 | 26.893333 | 0.866667 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Disaster Loans Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATE DISASTER LOANS.
(a) In General.--Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Private Disaster Loans.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) the term `disaster area' means a county,
parish, or similar unit of general local government in
which a disaster was declared under subsection (b);
``(B) the term `eligible small business concern'
means a business concern that is--
``(i) a small business concern, as defined
in this Act; or
``(ii) a small business concern, as defined
in section 103 of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958; and
``(C) the term `qualified private lender' means any
privately-owned bank or other lending institution that
the Administrator determines meets the criteria
established under paragraph (9).
``(2) Authorization.--The Administrator may guarantee
timely payment of principal and interest, as scheduled on any
loan issued by a qualified private lender to an eligible small
business concern located in a disaster area.
``(3) Use of loans.--A loan guaranteed by the Administrator
under this subsection may be used for any purpose authorized
under subsection (b).
``(4) Online applications.--
``(A) Establishment.--The Administrator may
establish, directly or through an agreement with
another entity, an online application process for loans
guaranteed under this subsection.
``(B) Other federal assistance.--The Administrator
may coordinate with the head of any other appropriate
Federal agency so that any application submitted
through an online application process established under
this paragraph may be considered for any other Federal
assistance program for disaster relief.
``(C) Consultation.--In establishing an online
application process under this paragraph, the
Administrator shall consult with appropriate persons
from the public and private sectors, including private
lenders.
``(5) Maximum amounts.--
``(A) Guarantee percentage.--The Administrator may
guarantee not more than 85 percent of a loan under this
subsection.
``(B) Loan amounts.--The maximum amount of a loan
guaranteed under this subsection shall be $2,000,000.
``(6) Loan term.--The longest term of a loan for a loan
guaranteed under this subsection shall be--
``(A) 15 years for any loan that is issued without
collateral; and
``(B) 25 years for any loan that is issued with
collateral.
``(7) Fees.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator may not
collect a guarantee fee under this subsection.
``(B) Origination fee.--The Administrator may pay a
qualified private lender an origination fee for a loan
guaranteed under this subsection in an amount agreed
upon in advance between the qualified private lender
and the Administrator.
``(8) Documentation.--A qualified private lender may use
its own loan documentation for a loan guaranteed by the
Administrator, to the extent authorized by the Administrator.
The ability of a lender to use its own loan documentation for a
loan offered under this subsection shall not be considered part
of the criteria for becoming a qualified private lender under
the regulations promulgated under paragraph (9).
``(9) Implementation regulations.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of the Private Disaster Loans Act of
2007, the Administrator shall issue final regulations
establishing permanent criteria for qualified private
lenders.
``(B) Report to congress.--Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of the Private Disaster
Loans Act of 2007, the Administrator shall submit a
report on the progress of the regulations required by
subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on
Small Business of the House of Representatives.
``(10) Authorization of appropriations.--
``(A) In general.--Amounts necessary to carry out
this subsection shall be made available from amounts
appropriated to the Administration under subsection
(b).
``(B) Authority to reduce interest rates.--Funds
appropriated to the Administration to carry out this
subsection, may be used by the Administrator, to the
extent available, to reduce the applicable rate of
interest for a loan guaranteed under this subsection by
not more than 3 percentage points.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to disasters declared under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business
Act (631 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) before, on, or after the date of enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 4(c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``7(c)(2)'' and
inserting ``7(d)(2)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``7(c)(2)'' and inserting
``7(d)(2)''; and
(ii) by striking ``7(e),''; and
(2) in section 7(b), in the undesignated matter following
paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``That the provisions of paragraph
(1) of subsection (c)'' and inserting ``That the
provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (d)''; and
(B) by striking ``Notwithstanding the provisions of
any other law the interest rate on the Administration's
share of any loan made under subsection (b) except as
provided in subsection (c),'' and inserting
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
except as provided in subsection (d), the interest rate
on the Administration's share of any loan made under
subsection (b)''. | Private Disaster Loans Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee timely payment of principal and interest on any loan issued by a qualified private lender to an eligible small business located in a disaster area. Authorizes the Administrator to establish an online application process for such loans.
Authorizes the Administrator to guarantee up to 85 percent of such a loan. Sets the maximum amount of such a loan at $2 million. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to improve the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes."} | 1,370 | 106 | 0.613499 | 1.517431 | 1.073962 | 3.688172 | 13.623656 | 0.870968 |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHING A SINGLE STANDARDIZED AMOUNT UNDER MEDICARE
INPATIENT HOSPITAL PPS.
(a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (iv), by inserting ``and ending on or before
September 30, 2001,'' after ``October 1, 1995,''; and
(2) by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as clauses (vii)
and (viii), respectively, and inserting after clause (iv) the
following new clauses:
``(v) For discharges occurring in the fiscal year beginning
on October 1, 2001, the average standardized amount for
hospitals located in areas other than a large urban area shall
be equal to the average standardized amount for hospitals
located in a large urban area.
``(vi) For discharges occurring in a fiscal year beginning
on or after October 1, 2002, the Secretary shall compute an
average standardized amount for hospitals located in all areas
within the United States equal to the average standardized
amount computed under clause (v) or this clause for the
previous fiscal year increased by the applicable percentage
increase under subsection (b)(3)(B)(i) for the fiscal year
involved.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Update factor.--Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(i)(XVII) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)(XVII)) is
amended by striking ``for hospitals in all areas,'' and
inserting ``for hospitals located in a large urban area,''.
(2) Computing drg-specific rates.--
(A) In general.--Section 1886(d)(3)(D) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(D)) is amended--
(i) in the heading by striking ``in
different areas'';
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
(I) by inserting ``for fiscal years
before fiscal year 1997'' before ``a
regional DRG prospective payment rate
for each region,''; and
(II) by striking ``each of which
is'';
(iii) in clause (i)--
(I) by inserting ``for fiscal years
before fiscal year 2002,'' after
``(i)''; and
(II) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(iv) in clause (ii)--
(I) by inserting ``for fiscal years
before fiscal year 2002,'' after
``(ii)''; and
(II) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(v) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
``(iii) for a fiscal year beginning after fiscal
year 2001, for hospitals located in all areas, to the
product of--
``(I) the applicable average standardized
amount (computed under subparagraph (A)),
reduced under subparagraph (B), and adjusted or
reduced under subparagraph (C) for the fiscal
year; and
``(II) the weighting factor (determined
under paragraph (4)(B)) for that diagnosis-
related group.''.
(B) Technical conforming sunset.--Section
1886(d)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)) is
amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by
inserting ``for fiscal years before fiscal year 1997''
before ``a regional DRG prospective payment rate''.
SEC. 2. FLOOR ON AREA WAGE ADJUSTMENT FACTORS USED UNDER MEDICARE PPS
FOR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES.
(a) Inpatient PPS.--Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(i) In general.--'' before ``The
Secretary'', and adjusting the margin two ems to the right;
(2) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Subject
to clause (ii), the Secretary''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) Floor on area wage adjustment factor.--
Notwithstanding clause (i), in determining payments
under this subsection for discharges occurring on or
after October 1, 2001, the Secretary shall substitute a
factor of .925 for any factor that would otherwise
apply under such clause that is less than .925. Nothing
in this clause shall be construed as authorizing--
``(I) the application of the last sentence
of clause (i) to any substitution made pursuant
to this clause, or
``(II) the application of the preceding
sentence of this clause to adjustments for area
wage levels made under other payment systems
established under this title (other than the
payment system under section 1833(t)) to which
the factors established under clause (i)
apply.''.
(b) Outpatient PPS.--Section 1833(t)(2) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``For purposes of subparagraph (D) for items and services furnished on
or after October 1, 2001, if the factors established under clause (i)
of section 1886(d)(3)(E) are used to adjust for relative differences in
labor and labor-related costs under the payment system established
under this subsection, the provisions of clause (ii) of such section
(relating to a floor on area wage adjustment factor) shall apply to
such factors, as used in this subsection, in the same manner and to the
same extent (including waiving the applicability of the requirement for
such floor to be applied in a budget neutral manner) as they apply to
factors under section 1886.''. | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) mandate a single national average standardized payment amount for inpatient hospital services furnished, regardless of whether in an urban or non-urban area, under the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for discharges occurring in FY 2002 and thereafter; and (2) establish a minimum factor of .925 as a floor for area wage adjustment factors used under the PPS for inpatient and outpatient hospital services. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for national standardized payment amounts for inpatient hospital services furnished under the Medicare Program."} | 1,411 | 107 | 0.561438 | 1.544071 | 0.364298 | 2.586957 | 12.51087 | 0.869565 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Discovery Trails Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) National Discovery Trails Established.--Section 3(a) of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1242(a)) is amended by inserting
after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) National discovery trails, established under section
5, which will be extended, continuous interstate trails so
located as to provide for outstanding outdoor recreation and
travel and to connect representative examples of America's
trails and communities. National discovery trails should
provide for the conservation and enjoyment of significant
natural, cultural, and historic resources associated with each
trail and should be so located as to represent metropolitan,
urban, rural, and back-country regions of the Nation. The
appropriate Secretary shall administer national discovery
trails in cooperation with a nonprofit organization.''.
(b) Designation of the American Discovery Trail as a National
Discovery Trail.--Section 5(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating the paragraph relating to the
California National Historic Trail as paragraph 18;
(2) by redesignating the paragraph relating to the Pony
Express National Historic Trail as paragraph 19; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(20) The American Discovery Trail, a trail of approximately 6,000
miles extending from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point
Reyes National Seashore in California, traveling through Delaware,
Maryland, Washington, DC, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, where near
Cincinnati it splits into 2 routes. The Northern Midwest route winds
through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Colorado, and the
Southern Midwest route explores Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas,
and Colorado. After rejoining in Denver, Colorado, the route continues
through Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. The trail is generally
described in volume 2 of the National Park Service feasibility study
dated June 1995 which shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior, Washington, DC. The American Discovery
Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in
cooperation with a nonprofit organization and other affected land
managing agencies. No lands or interests outside the exterior
boundaries of federally administered areas may be acquired by the
United States solely for the American Discovery Trail. This trail is
exempted from sections 5(d), 7(e), 7(f), and 7(g).''.
(c) Comprehensive National Scenic Trail Plan.--Section 5(e) of such
Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(e)) is amended by striking the first sentence
through ``as part of the system,'' and inserting ``Within two complete
fiscal years of the date of enactment of legislation designating a
national scenic trail, except for the Continental Divide National
Scenic Trail and the North Country National Scenic Trail, or a national
discovery trail, except for the American Discovery Trail, as part of
the system,''.
(d) Comprehensive Plan for American Discovery Trail.--Section 5 of
such Act (16 U.S.C. 1244) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(g) The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into arrangements
with a nonprofit organization to submit (within 3 complete fiscal years
after the date of the enactment of this subsection) a comprehensive
plan for the protection, management, development, and use of the
American Discovery Trail, to the Committee on Resources of the United
States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the United States Senate. The Secretary shall ensure that
the comprehensive plan does not conflict with any existing agency
direction and that the nonprofit organization consults with affected
Federal land-managing agencies, the Governors of the affected States,
county and local political jurisdictions, and local organizations
maintaining components of the trail. Mandatory components of the
comprehensive plan include--
``(1) specific objectives and practices to be observed in
the administration and management of the trail, including the
identification of all significant natural, historical, and
cultural resources to be preserved, model agreements necessary
for joint trail administration among and between interested
parties, and an identified carrying capacity of the trail and a
plan for its implementation;
``(2) a trail protection plan to preserve the values for
which the trail is being established and recognized by the
Federal Government;
``(3) general and site-specific development plans,
including anticipated costs; and
``(4) the process to be followed by the nonprofit
organization in partnership with the Secretary of the Interior
to mark the trail under section 7(c) of this Act.''.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
The National Trails System Act is amended--
(1) in section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 1241(b)), by striking
``scenic and historic'' and inserting ``scenic, historic, and
discovery'';
(2) in the section heading to section 5 (16 U.S.C. 1244),
by striking ``and national historic'' and inserting ``,
national historic, and national discovery'';
(3) in section 5(a) (16 U.S.C. 1244(a))--
(A) by striking ``and national historic'' and
inserting ``, national historic, and national
discovery''; and
(B) by striking ``and National Historic'' and
inserting ``, National Historic, and National
Discovery'' ;
(4) in section 5(b) (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)), by striking ``or
national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic, or
national discovery'';
(5) in section 5(b)(3) (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)(3)), by striking
``or national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic,
or national discovery'';
(6) in section 5(d) (16 U.S.C. 1244(d)), by striking ``or
national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic, or
national discovery'';
(7) in section 7(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1246(a)(2)), by striking
``and national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic,
and national discovery'';
(8) in section 7(b) (16 U.S.C. 1246(b)), by striking ``or
national historic'' each place such term appears and inserting
``, national historic, or national discovery'';
(9) in section 7(c) (16 U.S.C. 1246(c))--
(A) by striking ``or national historic'' each place
such term appears and inserting ``, national historic,
or national discovery''; and
(B) by striking ``and national historic'' and
inserting ``, national historic, and national
discovery'';
(10) in section 7(d) (16 U.S.C. 1246(d)), by striking ``or
national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic, or
national discovery'';
(11) in section 7(e) (16 U.S.C. 1246(e)), by striking ``or
national historic'' each place such term appears and inserting
``, national historic, or national discovery'';
(12) in section 7(f)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1246(f)(2)), by striking
``or Historic'' and inserting ``, Historic, or Discovery'';
(13) in section 7(h)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1246(h)(1)), by striking
``or national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic,
or national discovery''; and
(14) in section 7(i) (16 U.S.C. 1246(i)), by striking ``or
national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic, or
national discovery''. | National Discovery Trails Act of 1996 - Amends the National Trails System Act (the Act) to provide that national discovery trails established under the Act shall be components of the National Trails System. Provides that such trails shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities.
Designates the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail (established by this Act) as a national discovery trail. Provides that the Trail shall extend from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, traveling northern and southern routes from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Denver, Colorado. Exempts the Trail from comprehensive national scenic trail plan requirements under the Act, but requires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into arrangements with a nonprofit organization to submit to specified congressional committees, within three fiscal years after this Act's enactment, a comprehensive plan for the protection, management, development, and use of the Trail. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "National Discovery Trails Act of 1996"} | 1,769 | 216 | 0.697491 | 2.223605 | 0.934962 | 3.682292 | 8.322917 | 0.911458 |
SECTION 1. COMBINATION FINANCING.
Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(31) Combination financing.--
``(A) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph--
``(i) the term `combination financing' means
financing comprised of a loan guaranteed under this
subsection and a commercial loan; and
``(ii) the term `commercial loan' means a loan
which is part of a combination financing and no portion
of which is guaranteed by the Federal Government.
``(B) Applicability.--This paragraph applies to a loan
guarantee obtained by a small business concern under this
subsection, if the small business concern also obtains a
commercial loan.
``(C) Commercial loan amount.--In the case of any
combination financing, the amount of the commercial loan which
is part of such financing shall not exceed the gross amount of
the loan guaranteed under this subsection which is part of such
financing.
``(D) Commercial loan provisions.--The commercial loan
obtained by the small business concern--
``(i) may be made by the participating lender that
is providing financing under this subsection or by a
different lender;
``(ii) may be secured by a senior lien; and
``(iii) may be made by a lender in the Preferred
Lenders Program, if applicable.
``(E) Commercial loan fee.--A one-time fee in an amount
equal to 0.7 percent of the amount of the commercial loan shall
be paid by the lender to the Administration if the commercial
loan has a senior credit position to that of the loan
guaranteed under this subsection. Any fee under the preceding
sentence shall be paid by the participating lender and shall
not be charged to the borrower.
``(F) Deferred participation loan security.--A loan
guaranteed under this paragraph may be secured by a
subordinated lien.
``(G) Completion of application processing.--The
Administrator shall complete processing of an application for
combination financing under this paragraph pursuant to the
program authorized by this subsection as it was operating on
October 1, 2003.
``(H) Business loan eligibility.--Any standards prescribed
by the Administrator relating to the eligibility of small
business concerns to obtain combination financing under this
subsection, which are in effect on September 1, 2004, shall
apply with respect to combination financings made under this
paragraph. Any modifications to such standards by the
Administrator after such date shall not unreasonably restrict
the availability of combination financing under this paragraph
relative to the availability of such financing before such
modifications.''.
SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEE FEES.
(a) In General.--Section 7(a)(23)(A) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 636(a)(23)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) Percentage.--With respect to each loan guaranteed
under this subsection, the Administrator shall, in accordance
with such terms and procedures as the Administrator shall
establish by regulation, assess and collect an annual fee in an
amount equal to 0.36 percent of the outstanding balance of the
deferred participation share of the loan.
(b) Guarantee Fees.--Section 7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 636(a)(18)) is amended to read as follows:
``(18) Guarantee fees.--With respect to each loan
guaranteed under this subsection (other than a loan that is
repayable in 1 year or less), the Administration shall collect
a guarantee fee, which shall be payable by the participating
lender, and may be charged to the borrower, as follows:
``(A) A guarantee fee equal to 1 percent of the
deferred participation share of a total loan amount
that is not more than $150,000.
``(B) A guarantee fee equal to 2.5 percent of the
deferred participation share of a total loan amount
that is more than $150,000, but not more than $700,000.
``(C) A guarantee fee equal to 3.5 percent of the
deferred participation share of a total loan amount
that is more than $700,000.
``(D) In addition to the fee under subparagraph
(C), a guarantee fee equal to 0.25 percent of the
amount, if any, by which the deferred participation
share of the loan exceeds $1,000,000.''.
SEC. 3. EXPRESS LOAN PROVISIONS.
Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as
amended by section 1, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(32) Express loan provisions.--
``(A) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
``(i) The term `express lender' means any
lender authorized by the Administrator to
participate in the Express Loan Program.
``(ii) The term `express loan' means any
loan made pursuant to this paragraph in which a
lender utilizes to the maximum extent
practicable its own loan analyses, procedures,
and documentation.
``(iii) The term `Express Loan Program'
means the program for express loans established
by the Administrator under paragraph (25)(B),
as in existence on April 5, 2004, with a
guaranty rate of not more than 50 percent.
``(B) Restriction to express lender.--The authority
to make an express loan shall be limited to those
lenders deemed qualified to make such loans by the
Administrator. Designation as an express lender for
purposes of making an express loan shall not prohibit
such lender from taking any other action authorized by
the Administrator for that lender pursuant to this
subsection.
``(C) Grandfathering of existing lenders.--Any
express lender shall retain such designation unless the
Administrator determines that the express lender has
violated the law or regulations promulgated by the
Administrator or modifies the requirements to be an
express lender and the lender no longer satisfies those
requirements.
``(D) Maximum loan amount.--The maximum loan amount
under the Express Loan Program is $2,000,000.
``(E) Option to participate.--Except as otherwise
provided in this paragraph, the Administrator shall
take no regulatory, policy, or administrative action,
without regard to whether such action requires
notification pursuant to paragraph (24), that has the
effect of--
``(i) requiring a lender to make an express
loan pursuant to subparagraph (D);
``(ii) limiting or modifying any term or
condition of deferred participation loans made
under this subsection (other than express
loans) unless the Administrator imposes the
same limit or modification on express loans;
``(iii) transferring or re-allocating
staff, staff responsibilities, resources, or
funding, if the result of such transfer or re-
allocation would be to increase the average
loan processing, approval, or disbursement time
above the averages for those functions as of
October 1, 2003, for loan guarantees approved
under this subsection by employees of the
Administration or through the Preferred Lenders
Program; or
``(iv) otherwise providing any incentive or
disincentive which encourages lenders or
borrowers to make or obtain loans under the
Express Loan Program instead of under the
general loan authority of this subsection.
``(F) Collection and reporting of data.--For all
loans in excess of $250,000 made pursuant to the
authority set forth in subparagraph (D), the
Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, collect
data on the purpose for each such loan. The
Administrator shall report monthly to the Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and
the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives on the number of such loans and their
purposes.''.
SEC. 4. STANDARDS FOR LOANS MADE WITH DEFERRED PARTICIPATION.
Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as
amended by sections 1 and 3, is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(33) Standards for loans made with deferred
participation.--Deferred participation loans made on or after
October 1, 2004, under this subsection shall have the same
terms and conditions (including maximum gross loan amounts and
collateral requirements) as were applicable to loans made under
this subsection on October 1, 2003, except as otherwise
provided in paragraph (18)(D), paragraph (31), or paragraph
(32) and subject to the $1,500,000 limitation on the total
amount outstanding and committed in paragraph (3)(A), as in
effect on October 1, 2004. This paragraph shall not preclude
the Administrator from taking such action as necessary to
maintain the loan program carried out under this subsection,
subject to appropriations.''.
SEC. 5. INCREASE IN GUARANTEE AMOUNT AND INSTITUTION OF ASSOCIATED FEE.
Section 7(a)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(3)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$1,000,000'' and
inserting ``$1,500,000''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$1,250,000, of which
not more than $750,000'' and inserting ``$1,750,000, of which
not more than $1,250,000''.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATES.
The amendments made by this Act shall be effective beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2005. | Amends the Small Business Act to permanently authorize small business loan provisions concerning: (1) combination financing; (2) loan guarantee fees; (3) express loan requirements; (4) deferred participation loan standards; and (5) increased Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed loan limits. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to reauthorize programs under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) through September 30, 2005."} | 2,118 | 55 | 0.511617 | 1.137603 | 0.738592 | 1.894737 | 33.561404 | 0.877193 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Nevada Native
Nations Land Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I--ELKO MOTOCROSS LAND CONVEYANCE
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Conveyance of land to county.
TITLE II--CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO INDIAN TRIBES
Sec. 201. Conveyance of land to be held in trust for certain Indian
tribes.
Sec. 202. Administration.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior.
TITLE I--ELKO MOTOCROSS LAND CONVEYANCE
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) City.--The term ``city'' means the city of Elko,
Nevada.
(2) County.--The term ``county'' means the county of Elko,
Nevada.
(3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Elko
Motocross Park'' and dated January 9, 2010.
SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO COUNTY.
(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, subject to valid existing rights and such terms and
conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and after
agreement from the county, the Secretary shall convey to the county,
without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the land described in subsection (b).
(b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a)
consists of approximately 275 acres of land managed by the Bureau of
Land Management, Elko District, Nevada, as generally depicted on the
map as ``Elko Motocross Park''.
(c) Map and Legal Description.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal
description of the parcel to be conveyed under this section.
(2) Minor errors.--The Secretary may correct any minor
error in--
(A) the map; or
(B) the legal description.
(3) Availability.--The map and legal description shall be
on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
(d) Use of Conveyed Land.--The land conveyed under this section
shall be used only as a motocross, bicycle, off-highway vehicle, or
stock car racing area, or for any other public purpose consistent with
uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the
``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
(e) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary shall require the county
to pay all survey costs and other administrative costs necessary for
the preparation and completion of any patents for, and transfers of
title to, the land described in subsection (b).
(f) Reversion.--If the land conveyed under this section ceases to
be used for a public purpose in accordance with subsection (d), the
land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United
States.
TITLE II--CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO INDIAN TRIBES
SEC. 201. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR CERTAIN INDIAN
TRIBES.
(a) Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Elko
Band).--
(1) Definition of map.--In this subsection, the term
``map'' means the map entitled ``Te-moak Tribal Land
Expansion'', dated September 30, 2008, and on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of
the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) Conveyance of land.--Subject to valid existing rights,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the land described in paragraph (3)--
(A) is held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone
Indians of Nevada (Elko Band); and
(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Te-Moak
Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Elko
Band).
(3) Description of land.--The land referred to in paragraph
(2) is the approximately 373 acres of land administered by the
Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map as
``Lands to be Held in Trust''.
(b) Conveyance of Land to Be Held in Trust for the Fort McDermitt
Paiute and Shoshone Tribe.--
(1) Definition of map.--In this subsection, the term
``map'' means the map entitled ``Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation Expansion Act'', dated February 21, 2013, and on
file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) Conveyance of land.--Subject to valid existing rights,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the land described in paragraph (3)--
(A) is held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone
Tribe; and
(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Fort
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe.
(3) Description of land.--The land referred to in paragraph
(2) is the approximately 19,094 acres of land administered by
the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map
as ``Reservation Expansion Lands''.
(c) Conveyance of Land to Be Held in Trust for the Shoshone Paiute
Tribes.--
(1) Definition of map.--In this subsection, the term
``map'' means the map entitled ``Mountain City Administrative
Site Proposed Acquisition'', dated July 29, 2013, and on file
and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices
of the Forest Service.
(2) Conveyance of land.--Subject to valid existing rights,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the land described in paragraph (3)--
(A) is held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck
Valley Indian Reservation; and
(B) shall be part of the reservation of the
Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian
Reservation.
(3) Description of land.--The land referred to in paragraph
(2) is the approximately 82 acres of land administered by the
Forest Service as generally depicted on the map as ``Proposed
Acquisition Site''.
(d) Transfer of Land to Be Held in Trust for the Summit Lake Paiute
Tribe.--
(1) Definition of map.--In this section, the term ``map''
means the map entitled ``Summit Lake Indian Reservation
Conveyance'', dated February 28, 2013, and on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of
the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) Conveyance of land.--Subject to valid existing rights,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the land described in paragraph (3)--
(A) is held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe; and
(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Summit
Lake Paiute Tribe.
(3) Description of land.--The land referred to in paragraph
(2) is the approximately 941 acres of land administered by the
Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map as
``Reservation Conveyance Lands''.
(e) Transfer of Land to Be Held in Trust for the Reno-Sparks Indian
Colony Land.--
(1) Definition of map.--In this subsection, the term
``map'' means the map entitled ``Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Expansion'', dated June 11, 2014, and on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of
Land Management.
(2) Conveyance of land.--Subject to valid existing rights,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the land described in paragraph (3)--
(A) is held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony; and
(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Reno-
Sparks Indian Colony.
(3) Description of land.--The land referred to in paragraph
(2) is the approximately 13,434 acres of land administered by
the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map
as ``RSIC Amended Boundary''.
(f) Transfer of Land to Be Held in Trust for the Pyramid Lake
Paiute Tribe.--
(1) Map.--In this subsection, the term ``map'' means the
map entitled ``Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Expansion'',
dated July 26, 2014, and on file and available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
Management.
(2) Conveyance of land.--Subject to valid existing rights,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the land described in paragraph (1)--
(A) is held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; and
(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Pyramid
Lake Paiute Tribe.
(3) Description of land.--The land referred to in paragraph
(2) is the approximately 11,719 acres of land administered by
the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map
as ``Reservation Expansion Lands''.
SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines
to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust for each
Indian tribe under section 201.
(b) Use of Trust Land.--
(1) Gaming.--Land taken into trust under section 201 shall
not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust,
for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are
defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25
U.S.C. 2703)).
(2) Thinning; landscape restoration.--With respect to the
land taken into trust under section 201, the Secretary, in
consultation and coordination with the applicable Indian tribe,
may carry out any fuel reduction and other landscape
restoration activities, including restoration of sage grouse
habitat, on the land that is beneficial to the Indian tribe and
the Bureau of Land Management.
Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2014.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk. | Nevada Native Nations Land Act - Title I: Elko Motocross Land Conveyance - (Sec. 102) Directs the Department of the Interior to convey to Elko County, Nevada, without consideration, approximately 275 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Elko District, Nevada, for use as a motocross, bicycle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area or for other public purpose consistent with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Reverts the conveyed land to the United States if it ceases being used for a public purpose. Title II: Conveyance of Land To Indian Tribes - (Sec. 201) Declares that the United States holds approximately 373 acres of BLM administered land in trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada. Makes such land part of the Tribe's reservation. Declares further that the United States holds approximately 19,094 acres of BLM-administered land in trust for the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe. Makes such land part of that Tribe's reservation. Declares that the United States also holds in trust the following lands: for the Shoshone Paiute Tribes, approximately 82 acres of land administered by the Forest Service depicted as the "Proposed Acquisition Site" on a Mountain City Administrative Site Proposed Acquisition map; for the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, approximately 941 acres of BLM-administered land depicted as "Reservation Conveyance Lands" on a Summit Lake Indian Reservation Conveyance map; for the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, approximately 13,434 acres of BLM-administered land depicted as "RSIC Amended Boundary" on a Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Expansion map; and for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, approximately 11,719 acres of BLM-administered land depicted as "Reservation Expansion Lands " on a Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Expansion map. (Sec. 202) Prohibits certain gaming on the lands taken into trust under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to such lands, to carry out any fuel reduction and other landscape restoration activities on the land, including restoration of sage grouse habitat, beneficial to the Indian tribe and the BLM. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Nevada Native Nations Land Act"} | 2,505 | 590 | 0.599094 | 2.08101 | 0.727164 | 3.355932 | 5.237288 | 0.876513 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Professionals Substance Abuse
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Illegal drugs and alcohol are responsible for thousands
of deaths each year, and they fuel the spread of a number of
communicable diseases, including AIDS and Hepatitis C, as well
as some of the worst social problems in the United States,
including child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
(2) There are an estimated 19,500,000 current drug users in
America, nearly 4,000,000 of whom are addicts. An estimated
14,800,000 Americans abuse alcohol or are alcoholic.
(3) There are nearly 27,000,000 children of alcoholics in
America, almost 11,000,000 of whom are under 18 years of age.
Countless other children are affected by substance abusing
parents or other caretakers. Health professionals are uniquely
positioned to help reduce or prevent alcohol and other drug-
related impairment by identifying affected families and youth
and by providing early intervention.
(4) Drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disease. As with
other chronic relapsing diseases (such as diabetes,
hypertension, and asthma), there is no cure, although a number
of treatments can effectively control the disease. According to
an article published in the Journal of the American Medical
Association, treatment for addiction works as well as treatment
for other chronic relapsing diseases.
(5) Drug treatment is cost effective, even when compared
with residential treatment, the most expensive type of
treatment. Residential treatment for cocaine addiction costs
between $15,000 and $20,000 a year, a substantial savings
compared to incarceration (costing nearly $40,000 a year), or
untreated addiction (costing more than $43,000 a year). Also,
in 1998, substance abuse and addiction accounted for
approximately $10,000,000,000 in Federal, State, and local
government spending simply to maintain the child welfare
system. The economic costs associated with fetal alcohol
syndrome were estimated at $54,000,000,000 in 2003.
(6) Many doctors and other health professionals are
unprepared to recognize substance abuse in their patients or
their families and intervene in an appropriate manner. Only 56
percent of residency programs have a required curriculum in
preventing or treating substance abuse.
(7) Fewer than 1 in 5 doctors (only 19 percent) feel
confident about diagnosing alcoholism, and only 17 percent feel
qualified to identify illegal drug use.
(8) Most doctors who are in a position to make a diagnosis
of alcoholism or drug addiction do not believe that treatment
works (less than 4 percent for alcoholism and only 2 percent
for drugs).
(9) According to a survey by the National Center on
Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (referred
to in this section as ``CASA''), 94 percent of primary care
physicians and 40 percent of pediatricians presented with a
classic description of an alcoholic or drug addict,
respectively, failed to properly recognize the problem.
(10) Another CASA report revealed that fewer than 1 percent
of doctors presented with the classic profile of an alcoholic
older woman could diagnose it properly. Eighty-two percent
misdiagnosed it as depression, some treatments for which are
dangerous when taken with alcohol.
(11) Training can greatly increase the degree to which
medical and other health professionals screen patients for
substance abuse. It can also increase the manner by which such
professionals screen children and youth who may be impacted by
the addiction of a parent or other primary caretaker. Boston
University Medical School researchers designed and conducted a
seminar on detection and brief intervention of substance abuse
for doctors, nurses, physician's assistants, social workers and
psychologists. Follow-up studies reveal that 91 percent of
those who participated in the seminar report that they are
still using the techniques up to 5 years later.
(12) The total economic costs of untreated addiction is
estimated to be $274,800,000,000. Arming health care
professionals with the information they need in order to
intervene and prevent further substance abuse could lead to a
significant cost savings.
(13) A study conducted by doctors at the University of
Wisconsin found a $947 net savings per patient in health care,
accident, and criminal justice costs for each individual
screened and, if appropriate, for whom intervention was made,
with respect to alcohol problems.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) improve the ability of health care professionals to
identify and assist their patients in obtaining appropriate
treatment for substance abuse;
(2) improve the ability of health care professionals to
identify and refer children and youth affected by substance
abuse in their families for effective treatment; and
(3) help establish an infrastructure to train health care
professionals about substance abuse issues and the impact on
families.
SEC. 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION.
Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 544. SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION FOR GENERALIST HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS.
``(a) Secretary of Health and Human Services.--The Secretary shall
carry out activities to train health professionals (who are generalists
and not already specialists in substance abuse) so that they are
competent to--
``(1) recognize substance abuse in their patients or the
family members of their patients;
``(2) intervene, treat, or refer for treatment those
individuals who are affected by substance abuse;
``(3) identify and assist children of substance abusing
parents;
``(4) serve as advocates and resources for community-based
substance abuse prevention programs; and
``(5) appropriately address the non-therapeutic use of
prescription medications.
``(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts received under this section shall be
used--
``(1) to continue grant support through cooperative
agreements to the Association for Medical Education and
Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) Interdisciplinary Faculty
Development Project;
``(2) to continue grants to the Association for Medical
Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA)
Interdisciplinary Faculty Development Project; and
``(3) to support the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers
counselor training programs to train substance abuse counselors
and other health professionals such as dental assistants,
allied health professionals including dietitians and
nutritionists, occupational therapists, physical therapists,
respiratory therapists, speech-language pathologists and
audiologists, and therapeutic recreation specialists.
``(c) Collaboration.--The Secretary shall participate in
interdisciplinary collaboration and collaborate with other
nongovernmental organizations with respect to activities carried out
under this section.
``(d) Academic Credits.--The Secretary shall encourage community
colleges and other academic institutions determined appropriate by the
Secretary to recognize classes offered by the Addiction Technology
Transfer Centers for purposes of academic credit.
``(e) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall conduct a process and
outcome evaluation of the programs and activities carried out with
funds received under this section, and shall provide annual reports to
the Secretary and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `health professional' means an allopathic or
osteopathic physician, advanced practice nurse, physician
assistant, social worker, psychologist, pharmacist, dental
health professional, psychiatrist, allied health professional,
drug and alcohol counselor, or other individual who is
licensed, accredited, or certified under State law to provide
specified health care services and who is operating within the
scope of such licensure, accreditation, or certification; and
``(2) the terms `allopathic or osteopathic physician',
`nurse', `physician assistant', `advanced practice nurse',
`social worker', `psychologist', `pharmacist', `dental health
professional', and `allied health professional' shall have the
meanings given such terms for purposes of titles VII and VIII
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq. and 296
et seq.).
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $9,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2010. Amounts made available under this subsection
shall be used to supplement and not supplant amounts being used on the
date of enactment of this section for activities of the types described
in this section.
``SEC. 545. SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERT EDUCATOR.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and administer
a substance abuse faculty fellowship program through grants and
contacts under which the Secretary shall provide assistance to eligible
institutions to enable such institutions to employ interdisciplinary
faculty who will serve as advanced level expert educators (referred to
in this section as `expert educators').
``(b) Eligibility.--
``(1) Institutions.--To be eligible to receive assistance
under this section, an institution shall--
``(A) be an accredited medical school or
undergraduate or graduate nursing school, or be an
institution of higher education that offers one or more
of the following--
``(i) an accredited physician assistant
program;
``(ii) an accredited dental health
professional program;
``(iii) a graduate program in pharmacy;
``(iv) a graduate program in public health;
``(v) a graduate program in social work;
``(vi) a graduate program in psychology;
``(vii) a graduate program in marriage and
family therapy; or
``(viii) a graduate program in counseling;
and
``(B) prepare and submit to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
``(2) Qualifications for expert educators.--To be eligible
to receive an advanced level expert educator faculty
appointment from an eligible institution under this section, an
individual shall prepare and submit to the institution an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the institution may require. Expert educators
should have advanced level training in education about
substance use disorders and expertise in such areas as
culturally competent and gender specific prevention and
treatment strategies for vulnerable populations (such as adults
and adolescents with dual diagnosis, older individuals,
children in families affected by substance abuse, and
individuals and families involved in the criminal justice
system) and will serve as resources and advisors for health
professional training institutions.
``(c) Use of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible institution shall utilize
assistance received under this section to provide one or more
fellowships to eligible individuals. Such assistance shall be
used to pay a sum of not to exceed 50 percent of the annual
salary of the individual under such a fellowship for a 5-year
period.
``(2) Fellowships.--Under a fellowship under paragraph (1),
an individual shall--
``(A) devote a substantial number of teaching hours
to substance abuse issues (as part of both required and
elective courses) at the institution involved during
the period of the fellowship;
``(B) incorporate substance abuse issues, including
the impact on children and families, into the required
curriculum of the institution in a manner that is
likely to be sustained after the period of the
fellowship ends (courses described in this subparagraph
should be provided as part of several different health
care training programs at the institution involved);
and
``(C) educate health professionals about issues
related to the nontherapeutic use of prescription
medications.
``(3) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall conduct a process
and outcome evaluation of the programs and activities carried
out with amounts appropriated under this section and shall
provide annual reports to the Director of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy and the appropriate committees of
Congress.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $6,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2006 through 2010. Amounts made available under this
subsection shall be used to supplement and not supplant amounts being
used on the date of enactment of this section for activities of the
types described in this section.
``SEC. 546. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish centers of
excellence at medical centers or universities throughout the United
States to--
``(1) initiate, promote, and implement training, research,
and clinical activities related to targeted issues or special
areas of focus such as brief intervention in general health
settings, children and families affected by substance abuse,
older individuals, maternal and child health issues,
individuals with dual diagnosis, prevention in the general
health setting, and clinical practice standards for primary
care providers; and
``(2) provide opportunities for interdisciplinary
collaboration in curriculum development, course development,
clinical practice, research and translation of research into
practice, and policy analysis and formulation.
``(b) Use of Funds.--Centers of excellence established under
subsection (a) shall use funds provided under this section to--
``(1) disseminate information on evidence-based approaches
concerning the prevention and treatment of substance use
disorders; and
``(2) assist health professionals and alcohol and drug
treatment counselors to incorporate the latest research into
their treatment practices.
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $6,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2006 through 2010.''. | Health Professionals Substance Abuse Education Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide support and continue grants to specified organizations to train health professionals to: (1) recognize substance abuse in their patients or patients' family members; (2) intervene, treat, or refer for treatment those individuals who are affected by substance abuse; (3) identify and assist children of substance abusing parents; (4) serve as advocates and resources for community-based substance abuse prevention programs; and (5) address the non-therapeutic use of prescription medications.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) encourage community colleges and other academic institutes to offer academic credit for classes offered by the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers; (2) conduct a process and outcome evaluation of the programs and activities carried out under this Act; and (3) establish and administer a substance abuse faculty fellowship program.
Requires the Secretary to establish centers of excellence at U.S. medical centers or universities to: (1) initiate, promote, and implement training, research, and clinical activities related to targeted issues or special areas of focus; and (2) provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in curriculum development, course development, clinical practice, research and translation of research into practice, and policy analysis and formulation. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To educate health professionals concerning substance use disorders and addiction."} | 2,935 | 259 | 0.420042 | 1.326052 | 0.815114 | 6.231373 | 10.976471 | 0.976471 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR DONATION OF LICENSE AND OTHER ASSETS OF
COMMERCIAL RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS TO NONPROFIT
CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to general business
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 45E. CREDIT FOR DONATION OF LICENSE AND OTHER ASSETS OF
COMMERCIAL RADIO BROADCASTING STATION TO CERTAIN
NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
``(a) Radio Broadcasting Station Donation Credit.--For purposes of
section 38, the radio broadcasting station donation credit is an amount
equal to the sum of--
``(1) 125 percent of the fair market value of a radio
broadcasting commercial license which is donated to a qualified
recipient,
``(2) 100 percent of the fair market value of any radio
broadcasting station assets, including equipment and other real
property owned by the station, which are donated to the same
qualified recipient, and
``(3) the total amount deposited into an operations escrow
fund established by the donor of the license and assets during
the taxable year.
``(b) Qualified Recipient.--For purposes of this section, a
qualified recipient is an entity which--
``(1) is a corporation described in section 501(c)(3) which
is exempt from taxation under section 501(a),
``(2) agrees to operate the radio broadcasting station
being donated to it as a for-profit venture, with profits
dedicated to the support of non-profit fine arts and performing
arts organizations in its service area,
``(3) has at least 3 arts organizations from its service
area on its board of trustees, or on a board of trustees of a
subsidiary established to oversee operation of the radio
broadcasting station,
``(4) agrees that, in the event that it ceases operation of
the radio broadcasting station--
``(A) it will not sell the station to a for-profit
broadcaster under any circumstances, and
``(B) it will either--
``(i) transfer the license to another
corporation described in section 501(c)(3)
which is exempt from taxation under section
501(a) and which agrees to continue operation
of the station for the support of nonprofit
fine arts and performing arts organizations in
its service area, or
``(ii) surrender the license to the Federal
Communications Commission.
``(c) Operations Escrow Fund.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, an
operations escrow fund is a fund established by a taxpayer who
has donated a radio broadcasting commercial license or radio
broadcasting station assets to a qualified recipient for the
purpose of covering operating expenses during the recipient's
first year of operation of the radio broadcasting station if
the station's revenues are not adequate to cover such expenses.
An operations escrow fund may be established only if the
qualified recipient is not able to meet the financial
responsibility requirement of the Federal Communications
Commission.
``(2) Recapture of credit for amounts remaining in escrow
fund.--In any case in which there is an amount remaining in an
operations escrow fund after the first year of operation of the
radio broadcasting station for which the fund was established,
such amount (not including any interest that accrued on the amount in
the fund) shall be added to the tax imposed by this chapter on the
taxpayer for the taxpayer's taxable year which includes the end of such
first year of operation.
``(d) Special Rules in Case of Surrender of License to FCC.--If a
qualified recipient surrenders its donated radio broadcasting license
to the Federal Communications Commission, the Commission shall notify
the donor of the license that the donor may, within 6 months after such
notification, post a bond equal to the amount of the tax credit under
subsection (a) that it received for donating the station, plus
interest. After such a bond is posted, the donor may apply for the
license. If the Commission approves the donor's application for the
license, the bond shall be used in lieu of an auction fee. If the donor
does not exercise its option within such six months, or waives its
option earlier, the license shall be auctioned in the same manner as a
new license.
``(e) Election.--This section shall apply to any taxpayer for any
taxable year only if such taxpayer elects (at such time and in such
manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) to have this
section apply for such taxable year.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code is amended by
striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (12), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (13) and inserting ``, plus'',
and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(14) the radio broadcasting station donation credit
determined under section 45E(a).''.
(2) No carryback before effective date.--Subsection (d) of
section 39 of such Code (relating to carryback and carryforward
of unused credits) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(10) No carryback of section 45e credit before effective
date.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable
year which is attributable to any credit determined under
section 45E may be carried back to a taxable year beginning
before January 1, 2000.''.
(3) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:
``Sec. 45E. Credit for donation of
license and other assets of
commercial radio broadcasting
stations to certain nonprofit
corporations.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001. | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow income tax credits to the owner of a commercial radio station donating the station's license and other assets (a 125 percent credit for the license and a 100 percent credit for the assets) to a tax-exempt organization which agrees to operate the radio broadcasting station being donated to it as a for-profit venture, with profits dedicated to the support of non-profit fine arts and performing arts organizations in its service area. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow credits against income tax for an owner of a radio broadcasting station which donates the license and other assets of such station to a nonprofit corporation for purposes of supporting nonprofit fine arts and performing arts organizations, and for other purposes."} | 1,333 | 102 | 0.67931 | 1.750988 | 1.086575 | 5.41573 | 13.629213 | 0.94382 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Nursing Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NURSE DISTANCE EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a Nurse
Distance Education Pilot Program through which grants may be awarded
for the conduct of activities to increase accessibility to nursing
education.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Nurse Distance Education Pilot
Program established under subsection (a) shall be to increase
accessibility to nursing education to--
(1) provide assistance to individuals in rural areas who
want to study nursing to enable such individuals to receive
appropriate nursing education;
(2) promote the study of nursing at all educational levels;
(3) establish additional slots for nursing students at
existing nursing education programs; and
(4) establish new nursing education programs at
institutions of higher education.
(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under the Pilot
Program under subsection (a), an entity shall submit to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. 3. INCREASING THE DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF NURSES AND PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS.
(a) Not later than January 1, 2008, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, in conjunction with the Secretary of Education, shall--
(1) submit to Congress a report concerning the source of
newly licensed nurses and physical therapists in each State,
that shall include--
(A) for the most recent 3-year period for which
data is available--
(i) separate data relating to teachers at
institutions of higher education for each
related occupation who have been teaching for
not more than 5 years; and
(ii) separate data relating to all teachers
at institutions of higher education for each
related occupation regardless of length of
service;
(B) for the most recent 3-year period for which
data is available, separate data for each related
occupation and for each State;
(C) a description of the barriers to increasing the
supply of nursing faculty, domestically trained nurses,
and domestically trained physical therapists;
(D) separately identify those individuals receiving
their initial nursing license and those individuals
licensed by endorsement from another State;
(E) with respect to those individuals receiving
their initial nursing license in each year, a
description of the number of individuals who received
their professional education in the United States and
the number of individuals who received such education
outside the United States;
(F) to the extent practicable, a description, by
State of residence and country of education, of the
number of nurses and physical therapists who were
educated in any of the 5 countries (other than the
United States) from which the most nurses and physical
therapists arrived;
(G) recommendations of strategies to be utilized by
Federal and State governments that would be effective
in removing the barriers described in subparagraph (C),
including strategies that address barriers to
advancement to become registered nurses for other
health care workers, such as home health aides and
nurses assistants;
(H) recommendations for amendments to Federal laws
that would increase the supply of nursing faculty,
domestically trained nurses, and domestically trained
physical therapists;
(I) recommendations for Federal grants, loans, and
other incentives that would provide increases in nurse
educators and nurse training facilities, and other
measures to increase the domestic education of new
nurses and physical therapists;
(J) identify the effects of nurse emigration on the
health care systems in their countries of origin; and
(K) recommendation for amendments to Federal law
that would minimize the effects of health care
shortages in the countries of origin from which
immigrant nurses arrived;
(2) enter into a contract with the Institute of Medicine of
the National Academy of Sciences for the conduct of a study,
and submission of a report, to determine the level of Federal
investment under titles VII and VIII of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 and 296 et seq.) that is necessary
to eliminate the domestic nursing and physical therapist
shortage by the date that is not later than 7 years after the
date on which the report is submitted; and
(3) collaborate with the heads of other Federal agencies,
as appropriate, in working with ministers of health or other
appropriate officials of the 5 countries from which the most
nurses and physical therapists arrived into the United States,
to--
(A) address health worker shortages caused by
emigration; and
(B) ensure that there is sufficient human resource
planning or other technical assistance needed to reduce
further health worker shortages in such countries.
SEC. 4. SHORTAGE OCCUPATIONS.
(a) Exception to Direct Numerical Limitations.--Section 201(b)(1)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F)(i) During the period beginning on the date of
the enactment of the Rural Nursing Promotion Act and
ending on September 30, 2017, an alien--
``(I) who is described in section
203(b); and
``(II) who is seeking admission to
the United States to perform labor in
shortage occupations designated by the
Secretary of Labor for certification
under section 212(a)(5)(A) due to the
lack of sufficient United States
workers able, willing, qualified, and
available for such occupations and for
which the employment of aliens will not
adversely affect the terms and
conditions of similarly employed United
States workers.
``(ii) During the period described in
clause (i), the spouse or dependent of an alien
described in clause (i), if accompanying or
following to join such alien.''.
(b) Exception to Nondiscrimination Requirements.--Section
202(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1152(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``201(b)(2)(A)(i)'' and inserting
``201(b)''.
(c) Exception to Per Country Levels for Family-Sponsored and
Employment-Based Immigrants.--Section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)), is amended by inserting ``,
except for aliens described in section 201(b),'' after ``any fiscal
year''.
(d) Procedure for Granting Immigrant Status.--Section 204 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(l) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a process
for reviewing and making a determination upon a petition filed with
respect to an alien described in section 201(b)(1)(F) not later than 30
days after the date a completed petition has been filed for such
alien.''. | Rural Nursing Promotion Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Nurse Distance Education Pilot Program through which grants may be awarded for activities to increase accessibility to nursing education in order to: (1) provide assistance to individuals in rural areas who want to study nursing to enable such individuals to receive appropriate nursing education; (2) promote the study of nursing at all educational levels; (3) establish additional slots for nursing students at existing nursing education programs; and (4) establish new nursing education programs at institutions of higher education.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) report to Congress on the source of newly licensed nurses and physical therapists in each state; (2) contract with the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine to determine the necessary level of federal investment under the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the domestic nursing and physical therapist shortage; and (3) collaborate with other agencies in working with the five countries from which the most nurses and physical therapists arrived to address health worker shortages caused by emigration.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt aliens seeking U.S. entry to perform labor in shortage occupations from worldwide and per-country numerical limitations through September 30, 2017. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for a process to review and make a determination upon a petition filed for immigrant status for such an alien within 30 days. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to increase the nursing workforce."} | 1,577 | 288 | 0.623913 | 1.748584 | 0.79834 | 5.202206 | 5.275735 | 0.944853 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Measuring and Evaluating Trends for
Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success Act''.
SEC. 2. DATA SYSTEMS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Subpart 1 of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1120C. DATA SYSTEMS AND REQUIREMENTS.
``(a) In General.--A State that receives funds under this part
shall, not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this
section, develop and implement a longitudinal data system, which shall
include public charter schools, that meets the requirements of this
section.
``(b) Advisory Committee.--
``(1) In general.--In developing the data system described
in subsection (a), each State that receives funds under this
section shall form a committee to advise the State on the
development and implementation of such system. Such committee
shall be established within 6 months of the date of enactment
of this section.
``(2) Membership.--Each individual serving on the committee
established under paragraph (1) shall be selected by the State
and have sufficient experience in and knowledge of the
development, implementation, maintenance, and use of such data
systems. In establishing the membership of the committee, each
State shall ensure that individuals on such committee have the
following backgrounds and experience:
``(A) Operating unions that represent teachers.
``(B) Teaching in public elementary and secondary
schools.
``(C) Administering programs under this Act.
``(D) Operating or representing businesses.
``(E) Civil rights.
``(F) Academic and research.
``(c) Essential Elements.--The data system required by subsection
(a) shall include the following elements:
``(1) A unique statewide student identifier that remains
stable and consistent across time.
``(2) Student-level enrollment, demographic, and program
participation information, including information on individual
students' membership in the groups described under section
1111(b)(2)(C), school, grade, classroom level, enrollment, and
attendance.
``(3) The ability to match individual students' scores on
academic assessments required under this Act from year to year.
``(4) Information described in paragraph (2) on students
that have not participated in the academic assessments required
under section 1111(b)(3) and the reasons such students did not
participate.
``(5) Student-level data on the entrance and exit of the
education system of each student, including first time grade
enrollment, grade level retention, verified transfer status,
dropout rates, receipt of established diploma or nonstandard
diploma, receipt of a GED, incarceration, and death.
``(6) A statewide audit system to ensure the quality,
validity, and reliability of data in such system.
``(7) A unique statewide teacher identifier that remains
consistent over time and matches all student records described
in this subsection to the appropriate teacher.
``(8) Student-level transcript information, including
information on courses completed and grades earned.
``(9) Ability to link information from preschool through
grade 12, including that of students with disabilities, to data
systems in higher education, and to gather information on
college enrollment, placement, persistence, and attainment, and
ability to link data systems to data from workforce
development, unemployment insurance, child welfare, juvenile
justice, and military services information systems.
``(d) Other Element.--The data system required by subsection (a)
may include student-level data on participation in and performance on
college admissions and placement assessments.
``(e) Requirements.--The data system required by subsection (a)
shall be developed and implemented to ensure the following:
``(1) The privacy of student records, consistent with the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C.
1232g).
``(2) Effective data architecture and storage, including
standard definitions and formatting, and warehousing, including
the ability to link student records over time and across
databases and to produce standardized or customized reports for
use by local educators and policymakers, that--
``(A) is based on informational needs at the
classroom, school, local educational agency, State, and
Federal levels;
``(B) includes, at a minimum, all data elements
required for reporting under this Act;
``(C) allows for longitudinal analysis of student
achievement growth and program evaluations; and
``(D) supports analyses and research to evaluate
the effectiveness of education related programs and
initiatives.
``(3) Interoperability among software interfaces utilized
to input, access, and analyze the data of such system.
``(4) Interoperability with the other State and local
systems developed and implemented pursuant to this section.
``(5) Interoperability with the system linking migratory
student records required under part C.
``(6) Electronic portability of data and records.
``(7) Professional development for those that use and
operate such system.
``(8) Researcher access to the data in such system,
consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1232g).
``(9) The data described in subsection (c)(7) shall not be
used in a manner that reduces the rights or remedies of
employees under any other Federal, State, or local law or under
any collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of
understanding.
``(f) Preexisting Data Systems.--A State that developed and
implemented a longitudinal data system prior to the date of the
enactment of this section may use that system for the purpose of this
section, if the system otherwise meets the requirements of this
section.
``(g) Certification.--Prior to the implementation of the data
system required by subsection (a), a State shall submit an
independently conducted audit to the Secretary certifying that the data
system developed and proposed to be implemented by the State pursuant
to this section meets the requirements of this section.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purposes of meeting
the requirements of this section, there are authorized to be
appropriated $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 3
succeeding fiscal years.
``(i) Allocation.--After reserving funds under subsection (j), from
the funds appropriated under subsection (h), each State shall receive
an allocation. In making such allocation, the Secretary shall allocate
50 percent of such funds in a manner that provides an equal amount to
each State. The remainder of such funds shall be allocated to each
State based on each State's enrollment of students in kindergarten
through grade 12, compared to all States.
``(j) Application.--The Secretary shall allot the funds described
in subsection (i) after the State submits an application for such funds
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information, as the
Secretary may require.
``(k) Penalties.--Where any State is found not to have made
substantial progress toward implementation of such a system three years
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary may
withhold up to 25 percent of the State's funds reserved under section
1004.
``(l) Allowable Uses of Funds.--After the Secretary's certification
of the State's data system pursuant to subsection (e), the State may
use the funds received under this section to--
``(1) maintain, operate, and upgrade its data systems;
``(2) provide data integrity training at the school and
local educational agency levels to address technology
maintenance needs at the school and district levels, privacy
policies (including training related to the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974), data integrity issues, report
planning and processes;
``(3) provide professional development to teachers, office
personnel, and school and district administrators on how to
appropriately collect, report, and use data;
``(4) develop processes to analyze and disseminate best
practices, strategies, and approaches regarding pedagogical
advancement that will leverage the data system to enhance
teaching and learning, including creating opportunities for
individualized instruction;
``(5) align statewide longitudinal data systems with local
student information management systems and curriculum
management systems, instructional management systems, or
learning management systems; or
``(6) conduct and publicly report on the findings of data
analyses to identify and fill areas in need of improvement in
policy and instructional practice.
``(m) Reservation for State Education Data Center.--
``(1) In general.--From funds appropriated under subsection
(g), the Secretary shall reserve 1 percent, but no more than
$2,000,000, for the purpose of awarding a grant to one or more
nonprofit entities to support the operation of a State
education data center.
``(2) Application.--A nonprofit entity that desires a grant
under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall
award such grant through a competitive process. Each
application for a grant shall--
``(A) provide an assurance that the entity will
seek private, non-Federal funds, in addition the funds
awarded under this subsection, to support the operation
of the State education data center;
``(B) include a plan for continued financial
support of such center by private, non-Federal funds;
and
``(C) describe the experience and knowledge
pertaining to education data system development,
implementation and use that the entity will employ to
operate such center.
``(3) Uses of funds.--An entity which receives grant funds
under this subsection shall use such funds to--
``(A) provide technical assistance to the States in
the development, implementation and user of State
education longitudinal data systems required under this
section;
``(B) disseminate best practices on the
development, implementation, and use of such systems;
and
``(C) serve as a central repository for education
and school safety related data required under this Act.
``(4) Public access.--An entity which receives grant funds
under this subsection shall make such data publicly available,
consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1232g).''. | Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state receiving school improvement funds to implement, within four years of this Act's enactment, a pre- through high-school longitudinal data system that includes: (1) a unique and consistent statewide student identifier; (2) the ability to track student participation and performance over time; (3) a unique and consistent statewide teacher identifier that matches student records to the appropriate teacher; and (4) the ability to link its data to data from higher education, workforce development, unemployment insurance, child welfare, juvenile justice, and military services information systems.
Allots funds to states to operate, upgrade, and optimize the use of their data systems.
Reserves funds for competitive grants to nonprofit entities to support a state education data center. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for the use of longitudinal data systems."} | 2,214 | 196 | 0.555673 | 1.541442 | 0.817926 | 3.242604 | 12.893491 | 0.934911 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Timber Tax Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED TIMBER GAIN.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 1203. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED TIMBER GAIN.
``(a) In General.--In the case of a taxpayer which elects the
application of this section for a taxable year, there shall be allowed
a deduction against gross income equal to 60 percent of the lesser of--
``(1) the taxpayer's qualified timber gain for such year,
or
``(2) the taxpayer's net capital gain for such year.
``(b) Qualified Timber Gain.--For purposes of this section, the
term `qualified timber gain' means, with respect to any taxpayer for
any taxable year, the excess (if any) of--
``(1) the sum of the taxpayer's gains described in
subsections (a) and (b) of section 631 for such year, over
``(2) the sum of the taxpayer's losses described in such
subsections for such year.
``(c) Special Rules for Pass-Thru Entities.--In the case of any
qualified timber gain of a pass-thru entity (as defined in section
1(h)(10)), the election under this section shall be made separately by
each taxpayer subject to tax on such gain.''.
(b) Coordination With Maximum Capital Gains Rates.--
(1) Taxpayers other than corporations.--Paragraph (2) of
section 1(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to
read as follows:
``(2) Reduction of net capital gain.--For purposes of this
subsection, the net capital gain for any taxable year shall be
reduced (but not below zero) by the sum of--
``(A) the amount which the taxpayer takes into
account as investment income under section
163(d)(4)(B)(iii), and
``(B) the lesser of--
``(i) the amount described in paragraph (1)
of section 1203(a), or
``(ii) the amount described in paragraph
(2) of such section.''.
(2) Corporations.--Section 1201 of such Code is amended by
redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and inserting
after subsection (a) the following new subsection:
``(b) Qualified Timber Gain Not Taken Into Account.--For purposes
of this section, in the case of a corporation with respect to which an
election is in effect under section 1203, the net capital gain for any
any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the
corporation's qualified timber gain (as defined in section 1203(b)).''.
(c) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Individual Itemizes Other
Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by inserting before the last sentence the following
new paragraph:
``(21) Qualified timber gains.--The deduction allowed by
section 1203.''.
(d) Deduction Allowed in Computing Adjusted Current Earnings.--
Subparagraph (C) of section 56(g)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(vii) Deduction for qualified timber
gain.--Clause (i) shall not apply to any
deduction allowed under section 1203.''.
(e) Deduction Allowed in Computing Taxable Income of Electing Small
Business Trusts.--Subparagraph (C) of section 641(c)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after clause (iii) the
following new clause:
``(iv) The deduction allowed under section
1203.''.
(f) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 172(d)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(B) the exclusion under section 1202 and the
deduction under section 1203 shall not be allowed.''.
(2) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) of such Code is amended
by striking the first sentence and inserting the following:
``To the extent that the amount otherwise allowable as a
deduction under this subsection consists of gain described in
section 1202(a) or qualified timber gain (as defined in section
1203(b)), proper adjustment shall be made for any exclusion
allowable to the estate or trust under section 1202 and for any
deduction allowable to the estate or trust under section
1203.''
(3) Paragraph (3) of section 643(a) of such Code is amended
by striking the last sentence and inserting the following:
``The exclusion under section 1202 and the deduction under
section 1203 shall not be taken into account.''
(4) Subparagraph (C) of section 643(a)(6) of such Code is
amended to read as follows:
``(C) Paragraph (3) shall not apply to a foreign
trust. In the case of such a trust--
``(i) there shall be included gains from
the sale or exchange of capital assets, reduced
by losses from such sales or exchanges to the
extent such losses do not exceed gains from
such sales or exchanges, and
``(ii) the deduction under section 1203
shall not be taken into account.''.
(5) Paragraph (4) of section 691(c) of such Code is amended
by inserting ``1203,'' after ``1202,''.
(6) Paragraph (2) of section 871(a) of such Code is amended
by inserting ``and 1203'' after ``section 1202''.
(7) The table of sections for part I of subchapter P of
chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
``Sec. 1203. Deduction for qualified timber gain.''.
(g) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(2) Taxable years which include date of enactment.--In the
case of any taxable year which includes the date of the
enactment of this Act, for purposes of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, the taxpayer's qualified timber gain shall not
exceed the excess that would be described in section 1203(b) of
such Code, as added by this section, if only dispositions of
timber after such date were taken into account. | Timber Tax Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction (available to taxpayers whether or not they itemize deductions) for up to 60% of gains from certain sales or exchanges of timber. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains."} | 1,508 | 50 | 0.514298 | 1.174976 | 0.544089 | 1.928571 | 31.880952 | 0.785714 |
SECTION 1. PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS IN A DISASTER
AREA.
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act is amended by inserting after section 408 (42 U.S.C.
5174) the following:
``SEC. 409. PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS IN A
DISASTER AREA.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Harmful substance.--The term `harmful substance'
means a substance that the President determines may be harmful
to human health.
``(2) Program.--The term `program' means a program
described in subsection (b) carried out with respect to a
disaster area.
``(3) Worker.--The term `worker' includes a first responder
to a disaster, such as a police officer, a firefighter, and an
emergency medical technician.
``(b) Program.--If the President determines that 1 or more harmful
substances are being, or have been, released in an area that the
President has declared to be a disaster area under this Act, the
President may carry out a program for the protection, assessment,
monitoring, and study of the health and safety of community members,
volunteers, and workers in the disaster area, to ensure that--
``(1) the community members, volunteers, and workers are
adequately informed about and protected against potential
health impacts of the harmful substance;
``(2) the community members, volunteers, and workers are
monitored and studied over time, and receive appropriate care,
for any long-term health impacts of the harmful substance; and
``(3) information from any such monitoring and studies is
used to prevent or protect against similar health impacts from
future disasters.
``(c) Program.--
``(1) In general.--A program may include such activities
as--
``(A) collecting and analyzing environmental
exposure data;
``(B) developing and disseminating educational
materials to community members, volunteers, and
workers;
``(C) providing the public access to current
information on continuing releases of a harmful
substance in the disaster area;
``(D) training and certifying volunteers and
workers in the use of personal protection equipment;
``(E) identifying, performing baseline health
assessments on, taking biological samples from, and
establishing an exposure registry of community members,
volunteers, and workers exposed to a harmful substance;
``(F) studying the long-term health impacts of any
exposures through epidemiological studies; and
``(G) providing assistance to participants in
registries and studies under subparagraphs (E) and (F)
in determining eligibility for health coverage and
identifying appropriate health services.
``(2) Participation in registries and studies.--
``(A) In general.--Participation in any registry or
study under subparagraph (E) or (F) of paragraph (1)
shall be voluntary.
``(B) Protection of privacy.--The President shall
take appropriate measures to protect the privacy of any
participant in a registry or study described in
subparagraph (A).
``(3) Cooperative agreements.--The President may carry out
a program through a cooperative agreement with a medical or
academic institution, or a consortium of such institutions,
that is--
``(A) located in close proximity to the disaster
area with respect to which the program is carried out;
and
``(B) experienced in the area of environmental or
occupational health and safety, including experience
in--
``(i) conducting long-term epidemiological
studies;
``(ii) conducting long-term mental health
studies; and
``(iii) establishing and maintaining
environmental exposure or disease registries.
``(d) Reports and Responses to Studies.--
``(1) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
completion of a study under subsection (c)(1)(F), the
President, or the medical or academic institution or consortium
of such institutions that entered into the cooperative
agreement under subsection (c)(3), shall submit to the
Director, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Secretary of Labor, and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency a report on the study.
``(2) Changes in procedures.--To protect the health and
safety of community members, volunteers, and workers, the
President shall make such changes in procedures as the
President determines to be necessary based on the findings of
the report submitted under paragraph (1).''. | Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President, upon determining that at least one harmful substance is being or has been released in a presidentially declared disaster area, to carry out a program for the protection, assessment, monitoring, and study of the health and safety of community members, volunteers, and responding emergency personnel. Permits such program to include: (1) collecting and analyzing environmental exposure data (2) developing and disseminating educational materials; (3) providing the public access to current information on continuing releases; (4) training and certifying volunteers and workers in the use of personal protection equipment; (5) identifying, performing baseline health assessments on, taking biological samples from, and establishing an exposure registry of exposed community members, volunteers, and workers; (6) studying the long-term health impacts of any exposures through epidemiological studies; and (7) providing assistance to participants in such registries and studies in determining eligibility for health coverage and identifying appropriate health services.Requires participation in any such registries and studies to be voluntary.Allows the President to carry out such a program through a cooperative agreement with a medical or academic institution, or a consortium of such institutions, that is: (1) located in close proximity to the area; and (2) experienced in environmental or occupational health and safety. Requires the President, or the institution or consortium, to report on the study to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of community members, volunteers, and workers in a disaster area."} | 1,003 | 334 | 0.704107 | 2.044139 | 0.872101 | 5.365696 | 3.035599 | 0.938511 |
5, and on March 16, 1999, the
House of Representatives adopted House Concurrent Resolution
24, both of which resolved that: ``any attempt to establish
Palestinian statehood outside the negotiating process will
invoke the strongest congressional opposition.''.
(4) On July 25, 2000, Palestinian Chairman Arafat and
Israeli Prime Minister Barak issued a joint statement agreeing
that the ``two sides understand the importance of avoiding
unilateral actions that prejudice the outcome of negotiations
and that their differences will be resolved in good-faith
negotiations''.
SEC. 3. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.
It shall be the policy of the United States to oppose the
unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, to withhold diplomatic
recognition of any Palestinian state that is unilaterally declared, and
to encourage other countries and international organizations to
withhold diplomatic recognition of any Palestinian state that is
unilaterally declared.
SEC. 4. MEASURES TO BE APPLIED IF A PALESTINIAN STATE IS UNILATERALLY
DECLARED.
(a) Measures.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
beginning on the date that a Palestinian state is unilaterally declared
and ending on the date such unilateral declaration is rescinded or on
the date the President notifies the Committee on International
Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate that an agreement between Israel and the
Palestinian Authority regarding the establishment of a Palestinian
state has been concluded, the following measures shall be applied:
(1) Downgrade in status of palestinian office in the united
states.--
(A) Section 1003 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public
Law 100-204) as enacted on December 22, 1987, shall
have the full force and effect of law, and shall apply
notwithstanding any waiver or suspension of such
section that was authorized or exercised subsequent to
December 22, 1987.
(B) For purposes of such section, the term
``Palestine Liberation Organization or any of its
constituent groups, any successor to any of those, or
any agents thereof'' shall include the Palestinian
Authority and the government of any unilaterally
declared Palestinian state.
(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
preclude--
(i) the establishment or maintenance of a
Palestinian information office in the United
States, operating under the same terms and
conditions as the Palestinian information
office that existed prior to the Oslo Accords;
or
(ii) diplomatic contacts between
Palestinian officials and United States
counterparts.
(2) Prohibition on united states assistance to a
unilaterally declared palestinian state.--United States
assistance may not be provided to the government of a
unilaterally declared Palestinian state, the Palestinian
Authority, or to any successor or related entity.
(3) Prohibition on united states assistance to the west
bank and gaza.--United States assistance (except humanitarian
assistance) may not be provided to programs or projects in the
West Bank or Gaza.
(4) Authority to withhold payment of united states
contributions to international organizations that recognize a
unilaterally declared palestinian state.--The President is
authorized to--
(A) withhold up to 10 percent of the United States
assessed contribution to any international organization
that recognizes a unilaterally declared Palestinian
state; and
(B) reduce the United States voluntary contribution
to any international organization that recognizes a
unilaterally declared Palestinian state up to 10
percent below the level of the United States voluntary
contribution to such organization in the fiscal year
prior to the fiscal year in which such organization
recognized a unilaterally declared Palestinian state.
(5) Opposition to lending by international financial
institutions.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States Executive Director at each international
financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the
International Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice,
vote, and influence of the United States to oppose--
(A) membership for a unilaterally declared
Palestinian state in such institution, or other
recognition of a unilaterally declared Palestinian
state by such institution; and
(B) the extension by such institution to a
unilaterally declared Palestinian state of any loan or
other financial or technical assistance.
(6) Limitation on use of funds to extend united states
recognition.--No funds available under any provision of law may
be used to extend United States recognition to a unilaterally
declared Palestinian state, including, but not limited to,
funds for the payment of the salary of any ambassador, consul,
or other diplomatic personnel to such a unilaterally declared
state, or for the cost of establishing, operating, or
maintaining an embassy, consulate, or other diplomatic facility
in such a unilaterally declared state.
(b) Suspension of Measures.--
(1) In general.--The President may suspend the application
of any of paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (a) for a
period of not more than one year if, with respect to the
suspension of the application of each such paragraph, the
President determines and certifies to the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that such
suspension is in the national security interest of the United
States. Such certification shall be accompanied by a
justification for the basis of the determination.
(2) Renewal.--The President may renew the suspension of the
application of any of paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection
(a) for a successive period or periods of not more than one
year if, before each such period, the President makes a
determination and transmits a certification in accordance with
paragraph (1).
(3) Additional requirement.--A suspension of the
application of any of paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection
(a) under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) shall cease to be
effective after one year or at such earlier date as the
President may specify.
(c) Definition.--For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) of
subsection (a), the term ``United States assistance''--
(1) means--
(A) assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), except--
(i) assistance under chapter 8 of part I of
such Act (relating to international narcotics
control assistance);
(ii) assistance under chapter 9 of part I
of such Act (relating to international disaster
assistance); and
(iii) assistance under chapter 6 of part II
of such Act (relating to assistance for
peacekeeping operations);
(B) assistance under the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), including the license or
approval for export of defense articles and defense
services under section 38 of that Act; and
(C) assistance under the Export-Import Bank Act of
1945; and
(2) does not include counter-terrorism assistance.
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5272
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To provide for a United States response in the event of a unilateral
declaration of a Palestinian state.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 28 (legislative day, September 22), 2000
Read the first time | Sets forth certain measures that shall be applied in the event that a Palestinian state is unilaterally declared, including: (1) the enforcement of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204) calling for certain prohibitions regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) such as prohibiting the establishment of a PLO office in the United States; (2) the prohibition of U.S. assistance to the government of any unilaterally declared Palestinian state, the Palestinian Authority (or to any successor entity), and any programs or projects in the West Bank or Gaza (except humanitarian assistance); (3) the withholding of a specified percentage of the U.S. contribution to any international organization that recognizes a unilaterally declared Palestinian state; and (4) U.S. opposition to such state's membership in any international financial institution or the extension by such institution of any loan or other financial assistance to it.Authorizes the President to suspend, for one year, a number of the requirements under this Act if he determines and certifies to specified congressional committees that it is in the national security interest of the United States. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Peace Through Negotiations Act of 2000"} | 1,559 | 244 | 0.628012 | 1.960397 | 0.793639 | 3.437788 | 7.423963 | 0.894009 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Military Counterfeits Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TRAFFICKING IN COUNTERFEIT MILITARY GOODS OR SERVICES.
(a) Trafficking in Counterfeit Military Goods or Services.--Section
2320 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Military goods or services.--
``(A) In general.--A person who commits an offense
under paragraph (1) with knowledge that the good or
service described in paragraph (1) is identified as
meeting military standards or is intended for use in a
military or national security application shall be
punished in accordance with subparagraph (B).
``(B) Penalties.--
``(i) Individual.--An individual who
commits an offense described in subparagraph
(A) shall be fined not more than $5,000,000,
imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
``(ii) Person other than an individual.--A
person other than an individual that commits an
offense described in subparagraph (A) shall be
fined not more than $15,000,000.
``(C) Subsequent offenses.--
``(i) Individual.--An individual who
commits an offense described in subparagraph
(A) after the individual is convicted of an
offense under subparagraph (A) shall be fined
not more than $15,000,000, imprisoned not more
than 30 years, or both.
``(ii) Person other than an individual.--A
person other than an individual that commits an
offense described in subparagraph (A) after the
person is convicted of an offense under
subparagraph (A) shall be fined not more than
$30,000,000.''; and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the
end and a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) the term `identified as meeting military standards'
relating to a good or service--
``(A) means the good or service--
``(i) bears a label, tag, stamp, product
code, phrase, or emblem of any kind that
indicates that the good or service meets a
standard, requirement, or specification issued
by the Department of Defense, an Armed Force,
or a reserve component;
``(ii) is packaged in a wrapper, container,
box, case, or packaging of any type or nature
which bears a label, tag, stamp, product code,
phrase, or emblem of any kind which indicates
that the good or services meets a standard,
requirement, or specification issued by the
Department of Defense, an Armed Force, or a
reserve component; or
``(iii) is accompanied by or marketed with
a certificate or other oral or written
representation that the good or service meets a
standard, requirement, or specification issued
by the Department of Defense, an Armed Force,
or a reserve component; and
``(B) shall not apply to the identification of a
good or service in a manner that is unlikely to cause
confusion, to cause mistake, or to deceive; and
``(6) the term `use in a military or national security
application' means the use of a good or service, independently,
in conjunction with, or as a component of another good or
service--
``(A) during the performance of the official duties
of the Armed Forces of the United States or the reserve
components of the Armed Forces; or
``(B) by or for the United States in furtherance of
the national defense or national security.''.
(b) Sentencing Guidelines.--
(1) Directive.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, pursuant to is authority under section
994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with
this subsection, the United States Sentencing Commission shall
review and amend the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy
statements application to persons convicted of an offense under
section 2320(a) of title 18, United States Code, to reflect the
intent of Congress that penalties for such offenses be
increased in comparison to those provided on the day before the
date of enactment of this Act under the guidelines and policy
statements.
(2) Requirements.--In amending the Federal Sentencing
Guidelines and policy statements under paragraph (1), the
United States Sentencing Commission shall--
(A) ensure that the guidelines and policy
statements, including section 2B5.3 of the Federal
Sentencing Guidelines (and any successor thereto),
reflect--
(i) the serious nature of the offenses
described in section 2320(a) of title 18,
United States Code;
(ii) the need for an effective deterrent
and appropriate punishment to prevent offenses
under section 2320(a) of title 18, United
States Code; and
(iii) the effectiveness of incarceration in
furthering the objectives described in clauses
(i) and (ii);
(B) consider the extent to which the guidelines
appropriately account for the risk, even if attenuated
or unknown to the offender, to members of the Armed
Forces of the United States, military readiness, and
national security resulting from an offense committed
under section 2320(a) of title 18, United States Code,
including in instances involving a limited value or
quantity of goods or services;
(C) ensure reasonable consistency with other
relevant directives and guidelines and Federal
statutes;
(D) make any necessary conforming changes to the
guidelines; and
(E) ensure that the guidelines relating to offenses
under section 2320(a) of title 18, United States Code,
adequately meet the purposes of sentencing, as
described in section 3553(a)(2) of title 18, United
States Code. | Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on persons who traffic in counterfeit goods or services identified as meeting military standards or that are intended for use in a military or national security application.
Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to reflect the intent of Congress to increase penalties for trafficking in counterfeit goods or services, including military good or services. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services."} | 1,348 | 99 | 0.520415 | 1.152169 | 0.566963 | 2.869048 | 14.857143 | 0.892857 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Hoh Indian Reservation, located along the Hoh River
and the Pacific Ocean in a remote section of Jefferson County,
Washington, is the homeland of the Hoh Indian Tribe, a
federally recognized Indian tribe.
(2) Established by Executive Order in 1893, the Reservation
is approximately one square mile, but its habitable acreage has
been reduced over time due to storm surges, repeated flooding
and erosion, and lack of river dredging.
(3) Due to its location along the river and ocean and
frequent torrential rains, 90 percent of the Reservation is
located within a flood zone and, in fact, has flooded
repeatedly over the last five years. In addition, 100 percent
of the Reservation is within a tsunami zone, leaving most of
the Reservation unfit for safe occupation.
(4) The Tribe has repeatedly suffered from serious flood
and wind damage to homes, tribal buildings, and utility
infrastructure that have caused significant damage and resulted
in critical safety and environmental hazards.
(5) Federal agencies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the
Federal Emergency Management Agency have limited authority to
assist the Tribe with housing and other improvements and
services due to the dangerous and unsustainable location of the
Reservation.
(6) The Tribe has purchased from private owners near the
Reservation approximately 260 acres of land in order to move
key infrastructure out of the flood zone.
(7) In addition, the State of Washington's Department of
Natural Resources has transferred ownership of 160 acres of
land to the Tribe.
(8) An approximately 37 acre parcel of logged land,
administered by the National Park Service, lies between the
current Reservation land and those lands acquired by the Tribe,
and the only road accessing the Reservation crosses this
parcel.
(9) Together, the lands described in paragraphs 6, 7, and 8
would constitute a contiguous parcel for the Reservation and
would create a safe area for members of the Tribe to live and
rebuild their community.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act----
(1) the term ``Federal land'' mean the Federal lands
described in section 4(c)(2);
(2) the term ``Reservation'' means the reservation of the
Hoh Indian Tribe;
(3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior; and
(4) the term ``Tribe'' means the Hoh Indian Tribe, a
federally recognized Indian tribe.
SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF LANDS TO BE HELD IN TRUST AS PART OF THE TRIBE'S
RESERVATION; PLACEMENT OF OTHER LAND INTO TRUST.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall transfer to the Tribe all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal
land. Such land shall be held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Tribe. Such land shall be excluded from the boundaries
of Olympic National Park. At the request of the Tribe, at the time of
transfer of the Federal land, the Secretary shall also place into trust
for the benefit of the Tribe the non-Federal land owned by the Tribe
and described in subsection (c)(1).
(b) Reservation.--Land taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be part of the Reservation
(c) Description of Lands.--The land to be transferred and held in
trust under subsection (a) is the land generally depicted on the map
titled ``H.R. ___ Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act'', and dated
_________ and further described as--
(1) the non-Federal land owned by the Hoh Tribe; and
(2) the Federal land administered by the National Park
Service, located in Section 20, Township 26N, Range 13W, W.M.
South of the Hoh River.
(d) Availability of Map.--Not later than 120 days after the
completion of the land transfer of Federal land under this section, the
Secretary shall make the map available to the appropriate agency
officials and congressional committees. The map shall be available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Secretary.
(e) Congressional Intent.--It is the intent of Congress that--
(1) the condition of the Federal land at the time of the
transfer under this section should be preserved and protected;
(2) that the natural environment existing on the Federal
land at the time of the transfer under this section should not
be altered, except as described in this Act; and
(3) the Tribe and the National Park Service shall work
cooperatively on issues of mutual concern related to this Act.
SEC. 5. PRESERVATION OF EXISTING CONDITION OF FEDERAL LAND; TERMS OF
CONSERVATION AND USE IN CONNECTION WITH LAND TRANSFER.
(a) Restrictions on Use.--The use of the Federal land transferred
pursuant to section 4 is subject to the following conditions:
(1) No commercial, residential, industrial, or other
buildings or structures shall be placed on the Federal land
being transferred and placed into trust. The existing road may
be maintained or improved, but no major improvements or road
construction shall occur on the lands.
(2) In order to maintain its use as a natural wildlife
corridor and to provide for protection of existing resources,
no logging or hunting shall be allowed on the land.
(3) The Tribe may authorize tribal members to engage in
ceremonial and other treaty uses of these lands and existing
tribal treaty rights are not diminished by this Act.
(4) The Tribe shall survey the boundaries of the Federal
land and submit the survey to the National Park Service for
review and concurrence.
(b) Cooperative Efforts.--Congress urges the Secretary and the
Tribe to enter into written agreements on the following:
(1) Upon completion of the Tribe's proposed emergency fire
response building, Congress urges the parties to work toward
mutual aid agreements.
(2) The National Park Service and the Tribe shall work
collaboratively to provide opportunities for the public to
learn more about the culture and traditions of the Tribe.
(3) The land may be used for the development of a multi-
purpose, non-motorized trail from Highway 101 to the Pacific
Ocean. The parties agree to work cooperatively in the
development and placement of such trail.
SEC. 6. HOH INDIAN RESERVATION.
All lands taken into trust by the United States under this Act
shall be a part of the Hoh Indian Reservation.
SEC. 7. GAMING PROHIBITION.
No land taken into trust for the benefit of the Hoh Indian Tribe
under this Act shall be considered Indian lands for the purpose of the
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). | Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain federal and non-federal land to the Hoh Indian Tribe, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. Prohibits on such land: (1) the placement of commercial, residential, or industrial buildings; (2) logging and hunting activities; or (3) gaming. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To transfer certain land to the United States to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place land into trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, and for other purposes."} | 1,517 | 85 | 0.469237 | 1.265641 | 0.482287 | 3.25974 | 18.480519 | 0.948052 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secret Evidence Repeal Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF PROCEDURES USED UNDER CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
PROCEDURES ACT (CIPA) TO IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.
(a) Application of Procedures Used under Classified Information
Procedures Act (CIPA) to Immigration Proceedings.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 9 of title II of such Act is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``application of procedures used under classified information
procedures act to immigration proceedings
``Sec. 295. (a) Notice of Intended Use of Classified Information.--
``(1) In general.--In any immigration proceeding in which
the Attorney General seeks to use classified information, the
Attorney General shall inform the alien and the presiding
officer in advance. To the maximum extent practicable, if the
Attorney General is initiating such proceeding, the Attorney
General shall provide such notice within 15 days after
initiating the proceeding.
``(2) Limitation.--The Attorney General may seek to use
classified information only in an immigration proceeding in
which the alien is alleged to be deportable under section
237(a)(4)(B) or to oppose an application for admission or an
application for discretionary relief from removal and only
after issuing the following certification:
``(A) Substantially the same information could not
reasonably be developed from open sources.
``(B) The Attorney General has informed the
classifying agency of its intent to use the classified
information in connection with immigration proceedings
and has requested such agency to declassify such
information as is permitted to be declassified under
the President's Executive Order on classification.
``(b) Referral of Classified Matters to District Court.--
``(1) In general.--In the case of an immigration proceeding
in which the Attorney General or the alien moves for a referral
under this section to consider matters relating to classified
information that may arise in connection with the proceeding,
the presiding officer shall forward the petition for review to
a Federal district court for the district in which the alien
resides or the place where the immigration proceedings are
pending, of the use of such information in such proceeding
under subsection (c). Any evidence which is the subject of a
petition shall not be considered in the immigration proceeding
and shall not be examined by the presiding officer, except as
provided in paragraph (3).
``(2) Suspension of immigration proceeding.--In the case of
an order or review provided for under paragraph (1), the
immigration proceeding may be suspended by the presiding
officer pending the disposition of such matter by the district
court involved (and any appeals related to such matter).
``(3) Submission of summary.--In the case of a referral
under paragraph (1)(A), after the application of subsection
(c), the district court shall issue an order to the presiding officer
at the proceeding indicating any unclassified summary of classified
information, and admissions in lieu of disclosure of classified
information, that may be used and the conditions of its use at the
proceeding. The presiding officer shall determine whether any
information approved by the order may be offered at the immigration
proceeding.
``(c) Application of CIPA.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of
this section, in the cases described in subsection (b)(1)
involving review by a Federal district court of the use of
classified information in an immigration proceeding, the
provisions of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18
U.S.C. Appendix III) (in this section referred to as `CIPA')
shall apply to an alien who is a subject of the immigration
proceeding in the same manner as it applies to a defendant in a
criminal proceeding subject to such Act.
``(2) General rules of application.--In applying such Act
under subsection (a), the following general rules apply:
``(A) Any reference in such Act to--
``(i) a criminal defendant or a trial (or
pre-trial) proceeding is deemed to be a
reference to the alien who is the subject of
the immigration proceeding and to the
immigration proceeding;
``(ii) an indictment or information at
issue is deemed to be a reference to a notice
to appear;
``(iii) a dismissal of an indictment or
information is deemed a reference to
termination of the immigration proceeding
against an alien; and
``(iv) a trial court is deemed a reference
(in the case of an administrative immigration
proceeding) to the presiding officer in such
proceeding.
``(B) The provisions of section 2 of such Act
(other than the last sentence) shall not be applied.
``(C) The Attorney General shall prescribe rules
establishing procedures for the protection against
unauthorized disclosure of classified information in
the custody of the Federal non-judicial officials in
immigration proceedings. Such rules shall apply instead
of the rules described in section 9 of CIPA.
``(D) Section 12 of CIPA shall not be applied to
immigration proceedings.
``(E) In lieu of the reports described in section
13 of CIPA, the Attorney General shall report annually
and in writing to the chairmen and ranking minority
members of the Committees on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the
implementation of this section. Such reports shall
include the following information about each case
brought under this section:
``(i) The alien's country of citizenship
or, if the alien was stateless, the country in
which the alien last habitually resided outside
of the United States.
``(ii) The alien's immigration status.
``(iii) The immigration benefit for which
the alien applied (if any).
``(iv) Whether the Federal district court
approved the summary of classified information
and the deletions or admissions proffered by
the Attorney General.
``(v) Whether the alien was ultimately
ordered removed under section 237(a)(4)(B) or
was granted or denied admission or the benefit
for which the alien applied.
``(d) Disclosure of Exculpatory Evidence.--In any immigration
proceeding under this section, the Attorney General shall disclose to
the alien information that it would be required to disclose to a
defendant in an analogous criminal proceeding under CIPA.
``(e) Construction Concerning Declassification of Information.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing an alien in an
immigration proceeding from seeking access to classified information
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or, in the case of
information which is not disclosed based on section 552(b)(1) of such
title, from initiating an action to seek to declassify some or all of
the information involved.
``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) Immigration proceeding.--The term `immigration
proceeding' means any administrative proceeding under this Act.
``(2) Presiding officer.--The term `presiding officer'
means, with respect to an immigration proceeding, the
administrative or judicial official who is presiding over the
immigration proceeding.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Title V of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1531-1537) is repealed.
(c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents for such Act is
amended--
(1) by inserting after the item relating to section 294 the
following new item:
``Sec. 295. Application of procedures used under classified information
procedures act to immigration
proceedings.''; and
(2) by striking the title heading, and the items, relating
to title V.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF USE OF SECRET EVIDENCE IN OTHER IMMIGRATION
PROCEEDINGS.
(a) Alien's Rights in Proceedings.--Section 240(b)(4)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(4)(B)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(B) the alien shall have a reasonable opportunity
to examine all of the evidence against the alien, to
present evidence on the alien's own behalf, and to
cross-examine all witnesses presented by the
Government, and''.
(b) Burden on Alien.--Section 240(c)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1229a(c)(2)) is amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the
following:
``In meeting the burden of proof under subparagraph (B), the
alien shall have access to the alien's visa or other entry
document, if any, and any other records and documents
pertaining the alien's admission or presence in the United
States.''.
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF USE OF SECRET EVIDENCE IN BOND PROCEEDINGS.
Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Aliens' Rights in Bond Proceedings.--In proceedings under
this section--
``(1) the alien shall have the privilege of being
represented, at no expense to the Government, by counsel of the
alien's choosing who is authorized to practice in such
proceedings;
``(2) the alien shall have a reasonable opportunity to
examine all of the evidence against the alien, to present
evidence on the alien's own behalf, and to cross-examine all
witnesses presented by the Government; and
``(3) a complete record shall be kept of all testimony and
evidence produced at the proceeding.''.
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF USE OF SECRET EVIDENCE AGAINST LAWFUL PERMANENT
RESIDENTS, ASYLUM SEEKERS, AND ALIENS PAROLED INTO THE
UNITED STATES.
Section 235(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1225(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``If'' and inserting: ``Except in
the case of an alien who (i) is a lawful permanent resident; (ii) was
granted advance parole; (iii) was paroled into the United States under
section 212(d)(5); or (iv) is seeking asylum, if''.
SEC. 6. TRANSITION.
(a) Application to Detainees.--Not more than 30 days after the
effective date of this Act, the Attorney General shall, with respect to
any alien then detained or whose liberty is otherwise restricted by the
Attorney General, on the basis in whole or in part of information
submitted by the Government ex parte and in camera to an immigration
judge, to the Board of Immigration Appeals or to any court--
(1) provide such alien a copy or transcript of such
information, and provide the alien with a redetermination of
bond (or a reconsideration of the terms of custody, as the case
may be) based on evidence disclosed to the alien and the
alien's response to such evidence; or
(2) withdraw from the record of any proceedings involving
such alien any and all evidence, testimony, or other
information submitted by the Government ex parte and in camera
to the immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or
to any court, as the case may be, and--
(A) release such alien if such alien is detained;
and
(B) cease all restrictions on the liberty of such
alien if such restrictions exist,
unless detention is warranted solely on the basis of evidence
disclosed to the alien; or
(3) release such alien.
(b) Application to Aliens Seeking Immigration Benefits.--Not more
than 30 days after the effective date of this Act, the Attorney General
shall, with respect to any alien physically present in the United
States whose application for an immigration benefit is or was opposed
by the Government on the basis in whole or in part of information
submitted by the Government ex parte and in camera to an immigration
judge, to the Board of Immigration Appeals, or to any court--
(1) provide such alien a copy or transcript of such
information and a reasonable opportunity to respond to such
information, and grant or deny the application or reopen the
proceedings and afford the alien de novo reconsideration of the
application, as the case may be, based solely on evidence in the public
record; or
(2) withdraw from the record of any proceedings involving
such alien any and all evidence, testimony, or other
information submitted by the Government ex parte and in camera
to the immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or
to any court, as the case may be, and grant or deny the
application or reopen the proceedings and afford the alien de
novo reconsideration of the application, as the case may be,
based solely on evidence in the public record; or
(3) grant the application.
(c) Termination of Proceedings.--In the case of an alien in
immigration proceedings as of the effective date of this Act conducted
under title V of the Immigration and Nationality Act--
(1) such proceedings are terminated as of the effective
date of this Act without prejudice to the Attorney General or
the alien; and
(2) the Attorney General may, in his or her discretion,
commence de novo removal proceedings within 10 days thereafter
under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1229a).
SEC. 7. REGULATIONS.
The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations, including
regulations governing applications for asylum, withholding of
deportation or removal, adjustment of status, naturalization, temporary
protected status, and relief from deportation, exclusion, or removal to
implement this Act not more than 90 days after the effective date of
this Act.
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act and shall apply to all aliens without regard
to the date of arrival, admission, entry, or parole into the United
States. | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal alien terrorist removal provisions (title V).
(Sec. 3) Entitles an alien in a removal proceeding to examine all evidence and admissibility records. (Current law excludes national security information and confidential information.)
(Sec. 4) Entitles an alien subject to arrest and detention for removal or deportation to non-federally provided counsel, and access to all evidence.
(Sec. 5) Exempts an alien who is a lawful permanent resident, parolee, or asylee from the security and related removal provisions. (Such provisions provide for limited hearings and use of nondisclosed information.)
(Sec. 6) Provides for transitional application of information access provisions to alien detainees and aliens seeking immigration benefits. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Secret Evidence Repeal Act of 2000"} | 3,084 | 186 | 0.454143 | 1.288221 | 0.651562 | 1.684932 | 19.212329 | 0.835616 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Retirement Security
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the executive branch a commission to be
known as the ``Commission on Retirement Security'' (referred to in this
Act as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be comprised of
15 members as follows:
(1) The Secretary of Labor (or the Secretary's designee).
(2) The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's
designee).
(3) The Secretary of Commerce (or the Secretary's
designee).
(4) Three shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, of whom--
(A) one shall be an expert in economics or
behavioral economics, with particular experience in
retirement security, aging, benefits, or pensions plan
design, finance, serial employment, or the contingent
workforce;
(B) one shall be a practitioner with expertise or
experience engaging with employers, labor unions, and
consumers designing and administering retirement plans;
and
(C) one shall be a current or former Member of
Congress.
(5) Three shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
House of Representatives, of whom--
(A) one shall be an expert in economics or
behavioral economics, with particular experience in
retirement security, aging, benefits, or pensions plan
design, finance, serial employment, or the contingent
workforce;
(B) one shall be a practitioner with expertise or
experience engaging with employers, labor unions, and
consumers designing and administering retirement plans;
and
(C) one shall be a current or former Member of
Congress.
(6) Three shall be appointed by the majority leader of the
Senate, of whom--
(A) one shall be an expert in economics or
behavioral economics, with particular experience in
retirement security, aging, benefits, or pensions plan
design, finance, serial employment, or the contingent
workforce;
(B) one shall be a practitioner with expertise or
experience engaging with employers, labor unions, and
consumers designing and administering retirement plans;
and
(C) one shall be a current or former Member of
Congress.
(7) Three shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
Senate, of whom--
(A) one shall be an expert in economics or
behavioral economics, with particular experience in
retirement security, aging, benefits, or pensions plan
design, finance, serial employment, or the contingent
workforce;
(B) one shall be a practitioner with expertise or
experience engaging with employers, labor unions, and
consumers designing and administering retirement plans;
and
(C) one shall be a current or former Member of
Congress.
(b) Expertise.--In making appointments under this section,
consideration should be given to individuals with expertise in
economics, behavioral economics, retirement security, savings
incentives, pension plan design, benefit plan design, actuarial
science, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1001 et seq.), or consumer protection.
(c) Chairperson and Co-Chairperson.--
(1) Chairperson.--The President shall select the
chairperson of the Commission from among the Members selected
for the Commission.
(2) Co-chairperson.--The co-chairperson shall be selected
as follows:
(A) If, on the date of appointment, the majority
leader of the Senate is of a different political party
than the President, such majority leader shall select
the co-chairperson from among the Members selected for
the Commission.
(B) If, on the date of appointment, the majority
leader of the Senate is of the same political party as
the President, the minority leader of the Senate shall
select the co-chairperson from among the Members
selected for the Commission.
(d) Timing of Appointments.--Appointments to the Commission shall
be made not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(e) Terms; Vacancies.--Each member shall be appointed for the
duration of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
affect its powers, and shall be filled in the manner in which the
original appointment was made.
(f) Hearings.--In carrying out its duties under this Act, the
Commission is authorized to hold such hearings and take testimony with
respect to matters to which it has a responsibility under this Act. The
Chairperson, or any member authorized by the Chairperson, may
administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the
Commission. The Commission shall hold, at minimum, not fewer than 4
hearings in a location that is outside of the metropolitan area of
Washington, DC, and within the United States.
(g) Compensation.--Members of the Commission shall serve without
pay.
(h) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the
Commission.
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Study of Retirement Security.--The Commission shall--
(1) conduct a comprehensive study of the state of
retirement security in America, which shall include--
(A) a comprehensive review of private benefit
programs existing in the United States, with a
particular focus on the historical movement from
defined benefit to defined contribution models;
(B) a comprehensive review of private retirement
coverage, individual and household accounts balances,
investment trends, costs and net returns, and retention
and distribution during retirement;
(C) a comprehensive review of societal trends,
including wage growth, economic growth, unique small
business challenges, serial employment, gig economy,
health care costs, life expectancy, and shrinking
household size, that could lead future generations to
be less financially secure in retirement compared to
previous generations; and
(D) a comprehensive review of other countries'
retirement programs; and
(2) submit to Congress recommendations on how to improve or
replace existing private retirement programs.
(b) Report.--Upon the affirmative vote of at least \3/4\ of the
members of the Commission, the Commission shall submit to the President
and Congress a detailed statement of its findings and conclusions as a
result of the study under subsection (a), together with its
recommendations for such legislation or administrative actions as the
Commission considers appropriate in light of the results of the study.
(c) Deadline.--The report under subsection (b) shall be submitted
not later than the date that is 2 years after the date a majority of
the members of the Commission are appointed pursuant to section 3.
(d) Available Reports.--In conducting its study and developing
findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislation or
administrative action, the Commission--
(1) shall take into account available reports and
materials; and
(2) may consult with the Government Accountability Office.
SEC. 5. OPERATION AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Executive Branch Assistance.--The heads of the following
agencies shall advise and consult with the Commission on matters within
their respective areas of responsibility:
(1) The Bureau of the Census.
(2) The Internal Revenue Service.
(3) The Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(4) The Social Security Administration.
(5) The Department of Health and Human Services.
(6) The Department of Agriculture.
(7) The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
(8) Any other agency, as determined by the Commission.
(b) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
(c) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet not later than 30 days
after the date upon which a majority of its members have been appointed
and at such times thereafter as the chairperson or co-chairperson shall
determine. Detailed minutes of each meeting of the Commission, except
for any closed session, shall be kept and shall include a record of the
persons present and a complete and accurate description of matters
discussed.
(d) Rules of Procedure.--The chairperson and co-chairperson shall,
with the approval of a majority of the members of the Commission,
establish written rules of procedure for the Commission, which shall
include a quorum requirement to conduct the business of the Commission.
(e) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate. Timely public notice of each hearing, including the time,
place, and agenda of the meeting, shall be provided by any means that
will result in wide publicity in the region of the United States in
which it is held. Timely notice of each regular meeting shall be
published in the Federal Register. Interested persons shall be
permitted to submit written statements regarding the matters on the
agenda of such hearings.
(f) Contracts.--The Commission may contract with and compensate
government and private agencies or persons for the purpose of carrying
out this Act.
(g) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the
Federal Government.
SEC. 6. FUNDING.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b) and the availability of
appropriations at the request of the Secretary of Labor, the agencies
described in section 5(a) shall transfer funds, as specified in advance
in appropriations Act and in a total amount not to exceed $5,000,000,
to the Department of Labor for the purpose of carrying out the
activities of the Commission in accordance with this Act.
(b) Administrative Support.--The Department of Labor shall provide
administrative support to the Commission, which may include providing
physical space at, and access to, the headquarters of the Department of
Labor located in Washington, DC.
(c) Prohibition on New Funding.--No additional funds are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this Act. This Act shall be carried out
using amounts otherwise available for the Department of Labor or the
agencies described in section 5(a).
SEC. 7. PERSONNEL.
(a) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director who shall be
appointed by the chairperson with the concurrence of the co-
chairperson. The Director shall be paid at a rate of pay established by
the chairperson and co-chairperson, not to exceed the annual rate of
basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section
5316 of title 5, United States Code. The Director shall include in
budget recommendations a summary of the amounts such Director
determines necessary for the expenses of the Commission, including
expenses for publications of reports, as appropriate.
(b) Staff.--The Director may appoint and fix the pay of additional
staff as the Director determines appropriate. No staff of the
Commission shall receive compensation at a rate in excess of the rate
specified for GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title
5, United States Code.
(c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for a comparable position
paid under the General Schedule.
(d) Authority To Accept Voluntary Services.--Notwithstanding the
provisions of section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the
Commission is authorized to accept and utilize the services of
volunteers serving without compensation. The Commission may reimburse
such volunteers for local travel and office supplies, and for other
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as
authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. A person
providing volunteer services to the Commission shall be considered an
employee of the Federal Government in the performance of those services
for the purposes of the following provisions of law:
(1) Chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to
compensation for work-related injuries.
(2) Chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating
to tort claims.
(3) Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, relating to
conflicts of interest.
SEC. 8. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act. | Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2018 This bill establishes within the executive branch the Commission on Retirement Security to: (1) conduct a comprehensive study of the state of retirement security in America, and (2) submit to Congress recommendations on how to improve or replace existing private retirement programs. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2018"} | 2,673 | 56 | 0.515775 | 1.196357 | 0.729154 | 6.596491 | 45.140351 | 0.947368 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Protection and Response
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Robert T. Stafford Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) was established to provide aid and
coordinate Federal disaster relief in response to a major
disaster.
(2) The effect of the terrorist attack on September 11,
2001, on New York City, New York, was declared a major disaster
as defined by the Act.
(3) The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, brought
forth new challenges never dealt with before in a major
disaster.
(4) These new challenges and lack of comprehensive
authority to deal with them, as defined by current statute,
slowed down and complicated Federal disaster relief for the New
York and Washington Metropolitan Areas, and exposed weaknesses
in the authorities Federal agencies have to respond to a
homeland security event.
(5) Officials throughout the Administration and
intelligence community assert that another attack is inevitable
so it is imperative to establish new authority to address the
inadequacies in the existing system of response.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF MAJOR DISASTER.
Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) is amended by striking ``,
or explosion'' and inserting ``, explosion, terrorist attack (including
a biological, nuclear, chemical, or small arms attack and a cyber-
attack on computer systems), dispersion of radioactive or other
contaminants, dispersion of hazardous substances, or other catastrophic
event'';
SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF PRIVATE NONPROFIT FACILITY.
Section 102(9) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(9)) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ``In the case of a homeland security event, such
term also includes private for-profit telecommunications and phone
services and private for-profit utilities (including power, water
(including water provided by an irrigation organization or facility),
sewer, and wastewater treatment) except that for-profit utilities shall
be covered only for structures and property losses that occur during a
homeland security event if such losses are not covered by such
utility's insurance policies.
SEC. 5. HOMELAND SECURITY EVENTS.
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 425. HOMELAND SECURITY EVENTS.
``(a) In General.--At the request of the Governor of the affected
State, the President may declare that a major disaster constitutes a
homeland security event for the purposes of this section. Such a
request shall be based on a finding that Federal assistance is
necessary because the event poses a significant risk to the security of
the people and property of the Nation and is of such severity and
magnitude that effective response is beyond the capability of the
affected State and local government.
``(b) Federal Assistance.--In any homeland security event, in
addition to providing other assistance made available under this title
in a major disaster, the President may--
``(1) establish a coordinating office and appoint a
disaster recovery director--
``(A) to work with and coordinate efforts with the
Federal coordinating officer appointed under section
302;
``(B) to oversee and coordinate the timely
distribution of Federal compensation to persons injured
in such disaster;
``(C) to develop methods to expedite claims for
relief and assistance by individuals and businesses;
``(D) coordinate long-term recovery efforts with
State and local authorities; and
``(E) work with Federal agencies to develop more
effective methods to assist affected parties;
``(2) require that if an office described in paragraph (1)
is established, the disaster recovery director--
``(A) shall consult with local officials in
developing a recovery plan; and
``(B) may appoint an independent claims manager to
assist in providing assistance;
``(3) in any case in which a Federal official issues a high
security alert after a homeland security event, provide
technical assistance and reimbursement to State and local
governments in the disaster area for expenses incurred related
to such alert, including overtime for law enforcement officers
for a period of time that the President determines is
necessary;
``(4) provide grants to a local government which may suffer
a substantial loss of tax and other revenues;
``(5) authorize reimbursement to a school system for--
``(A) providing additional classroom instruction
time and related activities to students who lost
instructional time as a result of the homeland security
event;
``(B) providing mental health and trauma counseling
and other appropriate support services to students
suffering from trauma-related disorders resulting from
the homeland security event;
``(C) providing guidance and grief counseling and
mental health services, including overtime payment for
counselors and mental health professionals, for
students and school staff;
``(D) clean up and structural inspections and
repairs of school facilities;
``(E) textbooks and other school supplies and
equipment used to support the relocation of students
from schools in the disaster area;
``(F) the cost of relocating students, including
transportation of students to temporary school
facilities; and
``(G) loss of perishable food stock and revenue
lost from food services; and
``(6) provide grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel,
to any non-profit medical facility that has--
``(A) lost equipment or revenue due to a major
disaster;
``(B) incurred additional costs for security
enhancements in anticipation of a homeland security
event;
``(C) purchased emergency supplies, medicine, or
equipment, or contracted with medical specialists, in
order to respond to casualties expected to be treated
as a result of a major disaster; or
``(D) complied with Federal and state requirements
concerning maintenance of health service treatment
procedures (such as dialysis facilities) that may not
be used as a result of a major disaster; and
``(7) authorize and direct the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to perform all testing of
indoor air quality deemed necessary by the Administrator and to
undertake such remedial actions as may be necessary, in the
discretion of the Administrator, to protect human health and
safety from the contamination of indoor air quality following
any such event.''.
SEC. 6. CRITICAL SERVICES.
Section 406(a)(3)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' before ``emergency''; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following: ``,
education systems, providers of counseling assistance, and
providers of assistance to the homeless''.
SEC. 7. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.
Section 408(a)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(a)(1)) is amended by striking
``direct'' each place it appears.
SEC. 8. COMMUNITY DISASTER LOANS.
(a) Amount.--Section 417(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``, shall not exceed'' and inserting ``and
shall not exceed''; and
(2) by striking ``, and shall not exceed $5,000,000''.
(b) Major Disasters Caused by Terrorist Attacks.--Section 417 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 5184) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Interest Forgiveness in Certain Cases.--The President shall
not require the payment of any interest on a loan made under this
section to a local government which may suffer a substantial loss of
tax and other revenues as a result of a homeland security event.''.
(c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
with respect to any major disaster occurring on or after October 30,
2000.
SEC. 9. STANDARDS AND REPORTING.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall--
(1) establish standards for reporting information regarding
disaster efforts made by each agency that assists in providing
relief in a disaster that the President has determined
constitutes a homeland security event under section 425 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);
(2) collect data from each such agency regarding the
efforts of such agency for each major disaster described in
paragraph (1) not less than once each year; and
(3) report such data to the appropriate committees of
Congress annually.
SEC. 10. SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO REVIEW AIR QUALITY.
The President shall appoint a special commission to undertake a
study of the authorities available to the Environmental Protection
Agency following a major disaster that the President determines
constitutes a homeland security event under title IV of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170
and following), particularly a terrorist attack using chemical,
biological, or nuclear weapons. The Commission shall examine the
agency's authorities to--
(1) monitor the environment;
(2) evaluate health risks associated with air pollutants
that may be released into the environment as result of such a
disaster; and
(3) communicate with affected communities and first
responders.
The Commission shall submit a report to the President and to the
Congress containing the results of such study and including any
recommendations of the special commission regarding the clarification
and recommendation of Environmental Protection Agency authorities in
such situations.
SEC. 11. ACUTELY AND SUB-ACUTELY TOXIC CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND
RADIOACTIVE EXPOSURE GUIDELINES.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
promulgate guidelines regarding the health risks of short-, medium-, or
long-term exposure to acutely or sub-actuely toxic chemical,
biological, and radioactive materials that may be released into the
environment as a consequence of a major disaster that the President
determines constitutes a homeland security event under title IV of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170 and following). The Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention shall provide the Administrator with such
information and analysis as may be necessary for the Administrator to
promulgate guidelines under this section in the case of biological
materials.
SEC. 12. EPA AUTHORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ANALYSIS.
In order to provide for standardized and rapid data collection and
analysis and communication regarding environmental risks following any
major disaster that the President determines constitutes a homeland
security event under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and following), the
President shall designate the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency or the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (in the case of a release of biological agents) to
coordinate all data collection and monitoring and dissemination of
analysis regarding the release of pollutants and contaminants
(including biological agents) into the environment by reason of any
such disaster.
SEC. 13. DATA COLLECTION DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES; RESEARCH ON
ASSISTING VICTIMS; ADVANCED PREPARATION.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 319K the following
section:
``SEC. 319L. DATA COLLECTION DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES; RESEARCH
ON ASSISTING VICTIMS; ADVANCED PREPARATION.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make awards of grants,
contracts, and cooperative agreements to public and nonprofit private
entities for the purpose of collecting public health data during and in
the aftermath of public health emergencies, and conducting research
with respect to such data, in order to develop medical therapies and
other public health strategies for assisting victims of such
emergencies in recovering from the emergencies.
``(b) Advance Preparation for Emergency Events.--The Secretary
shall provide for the approval of applications for awards under
subsection (a) in advance of public health emergencies in order that,
upon the occurrence of such an emergency, the Secretary can promptly
begin disbursing amounts from the awards and the recipients of the
awards can promptly begin carrying out the purpose described in
subsection (a).
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006, in
addition to other authorizations of appropriations that are available
for such purpose. Amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence are
available until expended.''. | Community Protection and Response Act of 2002 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Act) to include a terrorist attack, dispersion of radioactive or other contaminants, dispersion of hazardous substances, or other catastrophic event as a "major disaster" eligible for relief under the Act. Includes as a "private nonprofit facility" for purposes of damages coverage in a major disaster private for-profit telecommunications, phone services, and utilities when losses occur during a homeland security event and are not covered by insurance.Authorizes the President, at the request of a State governor, to declare that a major disaster constitutes a homeland security event and is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capacity of the affected State and local government. Provides specified Federal assistance under the Act upon such a declaration, including reimbursement and grant assistance for lost compensation, sustained losses, and required repairs.Includes as critical services under the Act education systems, providers of counseling, and providers of assistance to the homeless.Removes the $5 million limit on community disaster loans provided under the Act.Requires or provides for: (1) standards for reporting information concerning disasters involving homeland security events; (2) a special commission to review air quality following a homeland security event; (3) guidelines concerning health risks associated with the release of materials following a homeland security event and associated monitoring and analysis; and (4) grants for data collection during public health emergencies, research on assisting victims, and advance preparation for public health emergencies. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security, and for other purposes."} | 2,903 | 330 | 0.634405 | 2.125009 | 0.881321 | 3.222973 | 8.929054 | 0.918919 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in America's Small
Businesses Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Small businesses in underserved areas have for
generations been unable to access affordable credit.
(2) A 2013 report commissioned by the U.S. Small Business
Administration shows the major constraint limiting the growth,
expansion, and wealth creation of small firms--especially
women- and minority-owned businesses--is inadequate capital.
(3) Small businesses revitalize communities by creating
jobs, and also contribute to the local tax base, which helps
finance investments in schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and
public safety.
(4) A 2015 report from the Carsey School of Public Policy
at the University of New Hampshire found that 79 percent of
CDFI loan volume went to borrowers from underserved
populations.
(5) During the financial crisis, CDFI loan funds expanded
their activity to meet increased demand from borrowers that
could not access traditional lending. From 2006 to 2009, the
median fund deployment ratio grew 3.1 percent annually.
(6) After Superstorm Sandy, CDFIs launched disaster
recovery loan programs and reached out to affected businesses
and organizations to provide credit to help grocery stores and
social service organizations re-open to help communities in
need.
(7) A 2014 report by the Dardin School of Business at the
University of Virginia found that despite serving predominately
low-income markets, CDFI banks and credit unions had virtually
the same level of performance as mainstream financial
institutions.
SEC. 3. GRANTS TO ESTABLISH LOAN-LOSS RESERVE FUNDS FOR SMALL BUSINESS
LENDING.
(a) In General.--The Community Development Banking and Financial
Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``SEC. 123. GRANTS TO ESTABLISH LOAN-LOSS RESERVE FUNDS FOR SMALL
BUSINESS LENDING.
``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
``(1) to make financial assistance available from the Fund
in order to help community development financial institutions
defray the costs of operating small business loan programs, by
providing the amounts necessary for such institutions to
establish their own loan loss reserve funds to mitigate some of
the losses on such small business loan programs;
``(2) to encourage community development financial
institutions to establish and maintain small business loan
programs that would help provide borrowers access to mainstream
financial institutions and combat high cost small business
lending; and
``(3) to encourage community development financial
institutions to expand the development services they offer and
to serve new investment areas and new targeted populations.
``(b) Grants.--
``(1) Loan-loss reserve fund grants.--
``(A) In general.--The Fund shall make grants to
community development financial institutions to enable
such institutions to establish a loan-loss reserve fund
in order to defray the costs of a small business loan
program established or maintained by such institution.
``(B) Application.--A community development
financial institution that wishes to receive a grant
under this paragraph shall submit an application to the
Administrator in such form and manner and containing
such information as the Administrator may require.
``(C) Matching requirement.--A community
development financial institution shall provide non-
Federal matching funds in an amount equal to 50 percent
of the amount of any grant received under this
paragraph.
``(D) Use of funds.--Any grant amounts received by
a community development financial institution under
this paragraph--
``(i) may not be used by such institution
to provide direct loans to small businesses;
``(ii) may be used by such institution to
help recapture a portion or all of a defaulted
loan made under the small business loan program
of such institution on or after the date of the
enactment of this section; and
``(iii) may be used to designate and
utilize a fiscal agent for services normally
provided by such an agent.
``(2) Technical assistance grants.--
``(A) In general.--The Fund shall make technical
assistance grants to community development financial
institutions to create, support, or maintain a small
business loan program. Any grant amounts received under
this paragraph may be used for--
``(i) technology, staff support, staff
capacity building, and other costs associated
with establishing, supporting, or maintaining a
small business loan program; and
``(ii) establishing, supporting, or
maintaining technical assistance programs for
borrowers.
``(B) Application.--A community development
financial institution that wishes to receive a grant
under this paragraph shall submit an application to the
Administrator in such form and manner and containing
such information as the Administrator may require.
``(c) Reports.--For each fiscal year for which grants are made
under this section, the Administrator shall submit a report to the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
containing a description of the activities funded and amounts
distributed under this section for such fiscal year, as well as
measurable results of such actions.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Fund $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 to 2023
to carry out this section.
``(2) Administrative costs.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Fund $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2018 to 2023 for the administrative costs of carrying out this
section.
``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) Small business.--The term `small business' has the
meaning given the term `small business concern' under section
3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
``(2) Small business loan program.--The term `small
business loan program' means a loan program wherein a community
development financial institution offers loans to small
businesses that--
``(A) are made in amounts not exceeding $50,000;
``(B) have no pre-payment penalty; and
``(C) meet any other affordability requirements as
may be established by the Administrator.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Riegle
Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 121 the following:
``Sec. 122. Grants to establish loan-loss reserve funds.
``Sec. 123. Grants to establish loan-loss reserve funds for small
business lending.''. | Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2017 This bill amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to make grants to community development financial institutions for: (1) the establishment of loan-loss reserve funds to defray the costs of small business lending, and (2) related technical assistance. A community development financial institution must provide nonfederal matching funds equal to 50% of the amount of any grant received. A grantee may not use grant funds to make direct loans to small businesses. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Investing in America\u2019s Small Businesses Act of 2017"} | 1,472 | 126 | 0.534842 | 1.606934 | 0.589845 | 3.27451 | 13.45098 | 0.901961 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Infrastructure Improvement
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Acquisition.--The term ``acquisition'' includes the
addition of land, sites, equipment, structures, facilities, or
rolling stock by purchase, lease-purchase, trade, or donation.
(2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the National
Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States
established by section 3(a).
(3) Construction.--The term ``construction'' means--
(A) the design, planning, and erection of new
infrastructure;
(B) the expansion of existing infrastructure;
(C) the reconstruction of an infrastructure project
at an existing site; and
(D) the installation of initial or replacement
infrastructure equipment.
(4) Infrastructure.--
(A) In general.--The term ``infrastructure'' means
a nonmilitary structure or facility and equipment
associated with that structure or facility.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``infrastructure''
includes--
(i) a surface transportation facility (such
as a road, bridge, highway, public
transportation facility, and freight and
passenger rail);
(ii) a mass transit facility;
(iii) an airport or airway facility;
(iv) a resource recovery facility;
(v) a water supply and distribution system;
(vi) a wastewater collection, treatment,
and related facility;
(vii) a waterway;
(viii) a dock or port;
(ix) a school building; and
(x) a solid waste disposal facility.
(5) Maintenance.--The term ``maintenance'' means any
regularly scheduled activity, such as a routine repair,
intended to ensure that infrastructure continues to operate
efficiently.
(6) Rehabilitation.--The term ``rehabilitation'' means--
(A) the correction of a deficiency in existing
infrastructure so as to extend the useful life or
improve the effectiveness of the infrastructure;
(B) the modernization or replacement of equipment
of existing infrastructure; and
(C) the modernization of, or replacement of parts
for, rolling stock relating to infrastructure.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the ``National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United
States'' to ensure that the infrastructure of the United States--
(1) meets current and future demand; and
(2) facilitates economic growth.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 7
members, of whom--
(A) 3 members shall be appointed by the President;
(B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives;
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority
leader of the House of Representatives;
(D) 1 member shall be appointed by the majority
leader of the Senate; and
(E) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority
leader of the Senate.
(2) Qualifications.--Each member of the Commission shall
have experience in 1 or more of the fields of economics, public
administration, civil engineering, public works, and related
design professions, planning, or public investment financing.
(3) Date of appointments.--The members of the Commission
shall be appointed under paragraph (1) not later than 90 days
after the enactment of this Act.
(c) Term; Vacancies.--
(1) Term.--A member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
(2) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission--
(A) shall not affect the powers of the Commission;
and
(B) shall be filled, not later than 30 days after
the date on which the vacancy occurs, in the same
manner as the original appointment was made.
(d) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission
shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission.
(e) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairperson or the majority of the Commission members.
(f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
(g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall select
a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the
Commission.
SEC. 4. DUTIES.
(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--Not later than February 15, 2007, the
Commission shall complete a study of all matters relating to
the state of the infrastructure of the United States.
(2) Matters to be studied.--In carrying out paragraph (1),
the Commission shall study such matters as--
(A) the capacity of infrastructure improvements to
sustain current and anticipated economic development,
including long-term economic construction and to
support a sustained and expanding economy;
(B) the age and condition of public infrastructure
(including congestion and changes in the condition of
that infrastructure as compared with preceding years);
(C) the methods used to finance the construction,
acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public
works improvements (including general obligation bonds,
tax-credit bonds, revenue bonds, user fees, excise
taxes, direct governmental assistance, and private
investment);
(D) any trends or innovations in methods used to
finance that construction, acquisition, rehabilitation,
and maintenance;
(E) investment requirements, by type of facility,
that are necessary to maintain the current condition
and performance of those facilities and the investment
needed to improve those facilities in the future;
(F)(i) the projected historical share of Federal,
State, local, and other government levels of investment
requirements as identified in subparagraph (E); and
(ii) the projected expenditure on infrastructure
facility improvements described in subparagraph (E) by
each level of government;
(G) estimates of the return to the economy from
public works investment;
(H) any trends or innovations in infrastructure
procurement methods; and
(I) any trends or innovations in construction
methods or materials.
(3) Consultation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Commission shall consult with appropriate stakeholders,
including--
(A) the Secretary of the Army;
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture;
(C) the Secretary of Transportation;
(D) the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency;
(E) the Secretary of Commerce;
(F) the Secretary of Education;
(G) the Secretary of Energy;
(H) the Secretary of the Treasury;
(I) the Secretary of the Interior;
(J) the Administrator of General Services;
(K) associations representing private sector
stakeholders;
(L) associations representing State and local
governments; and
(M) such other individuals and entities as are
determined to be appropriate by the Commission.
(4) Resources; data.--In carrying out paragraph (1), to the
maximum extent practicable, the Commission shall--
(A) use existing studies, data, sampling
techniques, and reports of other commissions; and
(B) if collecting new data under this section, make
every effort to ensure that the data is collected in
consultation with the States so as to ensure that
uniform methods, categories, and analyses are used.
(b) Recommendations.--The Commission shall develop
recommendations--
(1) on a Federal infrastructure plan that will detail
national infrastructure program priorities, including
alternative methods of meeting national infrastructure needs to
effectuate balanced growth and economic development;
(2) on public works improvements and methods of delivering
and providing for public work facilities;
(3) for analysis or criteria and procedures that may be
used by Federal agencies and State and local governments in--
(A) inventorying existing and needed public works
improvements;
(B) assessing the condition of public works
improvements; and
(C) developing uniform criteria and procedures for
use in conducting those inventories and assessments;
and
(4) for proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting, by
Federal agencies, of construction, acquisition, rehabilitation,
and maintenance data with respect to infrastructure
improvements.
(c) Statement and Recommendations.--Not later than February 15,
2007, the Commission shall submit to Congress--
(1) a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of
the Commission; and
(2) the recommendations of the Commission under subsection
(b), including recommendations for such legislation and
administrative actions for 5-, 15-, 30-, and 50-year time
periods as the Commission considers to be appropriate.
SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Hearings.--The Commission shall hold such hearings, meet and
act at such times and places, take such testimony, administer such
oaths, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable
to carry out this Act.
(b) Information From Federal Agencies.--
(1) In general.--The Commission may secure directly from a
Federal agency such information as the Commission considers
necessary to carry out this Act.
(2) Provision of information.--On request of the
Chairperson of the Commission, the head of the Federal agency
shall provide the information to the Commission.
(c) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of services or property.
(d) Contracts.--The Commission may enter into contracts with other
entities, including contracts under which 1 or more entities, with the
guidance of the Commission, conduct the study required under section
4(a).
(e) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
agencies of the Federal Government.
SEC. 6. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.
(a) Compensation of Members.--A member of the Commission shall
serve without pay, but shall be allowed a per diem allowance for travel
expenses, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away
from the home or regular place of business of the member in the
performance of the duties of the Commission.
(b) Staff.--
(1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may,
without regard to the civil service laws, including
regulations, appoint and terminate an executive director and
such other additional personnel as are necessary to enable the
Commission to perform the duties of the Commission.
(2) Confirmation of executive director.--The employment of
an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by a
majority of the members of the Commission.
(3) Compensation.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the Chairperson of the Commission may fix the
compensation of the executive director and other
personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United
States Code, relating to classification of positions
and General Schedule pay rates.
(B) Maximum rate of pay.--In no event shall any
employee of the Commission (other than the executive
director) receive as compensation an amount in excess
of the maximum rate of pay for Executive Level IV under
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Detail of Federal Government Employees.--
(1) In general.--An employee of the Federal Government may
be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement.
(2) Civil service status.--The detail of a Federal employee
shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status
or privilege.
(d) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--On request
of the Commission, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief
of Engineers, shall provide, on a reimbursable basis, such office
space, supplies, equipment, and other support services to the
Commission and staff of the Commission as are necessary for the
Commission to carry out the duties of the Commission under this Act.
SEC. 7. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REVIEW.
Not later than 90 days after the date on which the report under
section 4(c) is submitted to Congress by the Commission, the
Congressional Budget Office shall review the report and submit a report
on the results of the review to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 8. FUNDING.
(a) Fiscal Year 2005.--For fiscal year 2005, from amounts otherwise
made available to the Secretary of the Army for the purpose of civil
works for that fiscal year, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to
the Commission such amount, not to exceed $2,000,000, as the Commission
may request to carry out this Act.
(b) Future Fiscal Years.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Commission to carry out this Act $1,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2006 and 2007.
SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.
The Commission shall terminate on September 30, 2007. | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2004 - Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth.
Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure improvements to sustain economic development; (2) the age and condition of public infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public works improvements; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve facilities and the projected share of investment requirements and expenditures on infrastructure facility improvements by Federal, State, and local governments; and (5) estimates of the return to the economy from public works investment.
Directs the Commission to develop recommendations regarding: (1) a Federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities; (2) public works improvements and methods of delivering and providing for public work facilities; (3) analysis or criteria and procedures that may be used by Federal agencies and State and local governments in inventorying existing and needed public works improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, and developing uniform criteria and procedures; and (4) proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by Federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States."} | 2,763 | 251 | 0.606253 | 1.572245 | 0.828031 | 4.314516 | 10.737903 | 0.967742 |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD AUTHORITIES TO MAYOR OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Mayor as Commander-in-Chief.--Section 6 of the Act entitled
``An Act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District
of Columbia, and for other purposes'', approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49-
409, D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking ``President of the
United States'' and inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(b) Reserve Corps.--Section 72 of such Act (sec. 49-407, D.C.
Official Code) is amended by striking ``President of the United
States'' and inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(c) Appointment of Commissioned Officers.--(1) Section 7(a) of such
Act (sec. 49-301(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(A) by striking ``President of the United States'' and
inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''; and
(B) by striking ``President.'' and inserting ``Mayor.''.
(2) Section 9 of such Act (sec. 49-304, D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ``President'' and inserting ``Mayor of the District
of Columbia''.
(3) Section 13 of such Act (sec. 49-305, D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ``President of the United States'' and inserting
``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(4) Section 19 of such Act (sec. 49-311, D.C. Official Code) is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``to the Secretary of
the Army'' and all that follows through ``which board'' and
inserting ``to a board of examination appointed by the
Commanding General, which''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Secretary of the
Army'' and all that follows through the period and inserting
``the Mayor of the District of Columbia, together with any
recommendations of the Commanding General.''.
(5) Section 20 of such Act (sec. 49-312, D.C. Official Code) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``President of the United States'' each
place it appears and inserting ``Mayor of the District of
Columbia''; and
(B) by striking ``the President may retire'' and inserting
``the Mayor may retire''.
(d) Call for Duty.--(1) Section 45 of such Act (sec. 49-103, D.C.
Official Code) is amended by striking ``, or for the United States
Marshal'' and all that follows through ``shall thereupon order'' and
inserting ``to order''.
(2) Section 46 of such Act (sec. 49-104, D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ``the President'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the
District of Columbia''.
(e) General Courts Martial.--Section 51 of such Act (sec. 49-503,
D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``the President of the
United States'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of
Columbia''.
SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Detail for Training.--(1) Section 4301(c) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``governor or other appropriate
authority of the State or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``Governor of the State, Territory, or Puerto
Rico or the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(2) Section 9301(c) of such title is amended by striking ``governor
or other appropriate authority of the State or Territory, Puerto Rico,
or the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Governor of the State,
Territory, or Puerto Rico or the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(b) Failure to Satisfactorily Perform Prescribed Training.--Section
10148(b) of such title is amended by striking ``the commanding general
of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting ``the Mayor
of the District of Columbia''.
(c) Appointment of Chief of National Guard Bureau.--Section
10502(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``the commanding
general of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting
``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(d) Vice Chief of National Guard Bureau.--Section 10505(a)(1)(A) of
such title is amended by striking ``the commanding general of the
District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the
District of Columbia''.
(e) Other Senior National Guard Bureau Officers.--Section 10506(1)
of such title is amended by striking ``the commanding general of the
District of Columbia National Guard'' both places it appears and
inserting ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(f) Consent for Active Duty or Relocation.--(1) Section 12301 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ``commanding general of
the District of Columbia National Guard'' in the second
sentence and inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia'';
and
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ``governor or other
appropriate authority of the State concerned'' and inserting
``governor of the State (or, in the case of the District of
Columbia National Guard, the Mayor of the District of
Columbia)''.
(2) Section 12406 of such title is amended by striking ``the
commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia''
and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(g) Consent for Relocation of Units.--Section 18238 of such title
is amended by striking ``, in the case of the District of Columbia, the
commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia''
and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may
be''.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 32, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Maintenance of Other Troops.--Section 109(c) of title 32,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``(or commanding general in
the case of the District of Columbia)''.
(b) Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities.--Section
112(i)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``the Commanding General
of the National Guard of the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the
Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(c) Appointment of Adjutant General.--Section 314 of such title is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b);
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively; and
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by striking
``the commanding general of the District of Columbia National
Guard'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of
Columbia,''.
(d) Personnel Matters.--(1) Section 327(a) of such title is amended
by striking ``the commanding general of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of
Columbia, as the case may be''.
(2) Section 331 of such title is amended by striking ``its
commanding general'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of
Columbia''.
(3) Section 505 of such title is amended by striking ``commanding
general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia'' in the
first sentence and inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(e) National Guard Challenge Program.--Section 509 of such title is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``the commanding
general of the District of Columbia National Guard, under which
the Governor or the commanding general'' and inserting ``the
Mayor of the District of Columbia, under which the Governor or
the Mayor'';
(2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``the commanding
general of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and
inserting ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia'';
(3) in subsection (j), by striking ``the commanding general
of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting
``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''; and
(4) in subsection (k), by striking ``the commanding general
of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting
``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(f) Issuance of Supplies.--Section 702(a) of such title is amended
by striking ``commanding general of the National Guard of the District
of Columbia'' and inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
(g) Appointment of Fiscal Officer.--Section 708(a) of such title is
amended by striking ``commanding general of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Mayor of the District of
Columbia''.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO GUARD AND RESERVE TRANSITION
INITIATIVES.
Section 4416(a)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2714) is amended by
striking ``or territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' and
inserting ``, territory, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the
Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT.
Section 602(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-
206.02(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``the National
Guard of the District of Columbia,''. | Amends the District of Columbia Code to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia (currently, the President of the United States) the Commander-in-Chief of the militia of the District. Makes conforming amendments to comply with this Act to: (1) Title 10 (Armed Forces); (2) Title 32 (National Guard); (3) the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993; and (4) the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority with respect to the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exercise with respect to the National Guard of those States."} | 2,336 | 98 | 0.584244 | 1.469413 | 0.310606 | 3.548387 | 21.849462 | 0.903226 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection Against Wasteful Spending
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS OF WASTEFUL AND EXCESSIVE SPENDING
REQUIRED.
(a) Implementation of Report Recommendations Required.--With
respect to each of fiscal years 2014 through 2020 and except as
provided in subsection (b), not later than 4 years after the submission
of a report regarding wasteful and excessive spending, or duplicative
programs causing wasteful and excessive spending, by an inspector
general of an agency (in this Act, referred to as the ``IG report''),
the head of the agency shall implement all of the recommendations in
such report.
(b) Exception.--The implementation requirement in subsection (a)
shall not apply to a recommendation by an inspector general that would
violate an existing law. With regard to any such recommendation, the
head of the relevant agency shall submit to Congress a description of
the necessary change to the law to legally implement the
recommendation.
(c) Report Required.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 6 months after the
submission of an IG report, or 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the head of the
relevant agency shall submit to Congress a report on--
(A) the progress of the implementation of each
recommendation in the IG report;
(B) the time period required to complete each such
implementation;
(C) the wasteful and excessive spending, and
duplicative programs causing wasteful and excessive
spending within each agency described in the IG report;
(D) the savings created from the completion of
implementing each recommendation; and
(E) the reason each recommendation was not
implemented before the submission of the IG report.
(2) Subsequent reports.--Not later than 13 months, and
yearly thereafter until an updated report is submitted for
fiscal year 2020, after the submission of an IG report, the
head of the relevant agency shall submit to Congress an updated
report on the information described in subparagraphs (A)
through (E) of paragraph (1).
SEC. 3. FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.
(a) In General.--Any agency that fails to implement a
recommendation from an IG report, that is not an exception under
section 2(b), in a timely manner, may not obligate any funds available
to such agency for--
(1) convention or seminar attendance and international or
domestic travel by any politically-appointed official; or
(2) any bonus or salary increase, performance or otherwise,
with respect to such an official.
(b) Funds Subject to Obligation Limitation.--On the date that is 60
days after the submission of a report pursuant to section 2(c) that
shows that an agency has failed to implement a recommendation of an IG
report in a timely manner, of the funds prohibited from being obligated
pursuant to subsection (a) (if any)--
(1) 50 percent shall be credited to the Highway Trust Fund
established under section 9503(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, to be made available without further appropriation;
and
(2) 50 percent shall be transferred to the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency for making capitalization
grants for State water pollution control revolving funds under
section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1382), to be made available without further
appropriation.
(c) Timely Manner Defined.--In this section, the term ``timely
manner'' means, as determined by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Comptroller General and
the inspector general of the relevant agency, with regard to the
implementation of a recommendation from an IG report, that is not an
exception under section 2(b)--
(1) 30 percent completion of such recommendation within the
first year following the submission of the IG report; and
(2) 70 percent completion of such recommendation within the
second year following the submission of the IG report.
SEC. 4. USE OF SAVINGS.
Of the savings (if any) from the implementation of a recommendation
from an IG report pursuant to this Act--
(1) 50 percent shall be credited to the Highway Trust Fund
established under section 9503(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, to be made available without further appropriation;
and
(2) 50 percent shall be transferred to the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency for making capitalization
grants for State water pollution control revolving funds under
section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1382), to be made available without further
appropriation.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given that term in
section 551 of title 5, United States Code; and
(2) the term ``politically-appointed official'' means any
employee of the Federal Government who is--
(A) not paid under the General Schedule (chapter 53
of title 5, United States Code); and
(B) appointed by the President by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. | Protection Against Wasteful Spending Act of 2014 - Requires the head of a federal agency to: (1) implement in each of fiscal years 2014-2020 all of the recommendations of the agency's inspector general (IG) regarding wasteful and excessive spending, or duplicative programs causing wasteful and excessive spending, except for any recommendation that would violate an existing law; and (2) report to Congress on such implementation. Prohibits an agency that fails to implement an IG recommendation in a timely manner from obligating funds for: (1) convention or seminar attendance and international or domestic travel by any politically-appointed official, or (2) any bonus or salary increase for such official. Directs that such funds that are prohibited from being obligated and amounts saved by the implementation of IG recommendations be credited or transferred equally to: (1) the Highway Trust Fund, and (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for capitalization grants for state water pollution control revolving funds under the Clean Water Act. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Protection Against Wasteful Spending Act of 2014"} | 1,138 | 243 | 0.597714 | 1.925072 | 1.036104 | 3.806283 | 5.492147 | 0.905759 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizens' Protection in Federal
Databases Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Many Federal national security, law enforcement, and
intelligence agencies are currently accessing large databases,
both public and private, containing information that was not
initially collected for national security, law enforcement, or
intelligence purposes.
(2) These databases contain personal and sensitive
information on millions of United States persons.
(3) Some of these databases are subject to Federal privacy
protections when in private sector control.
(4) Risks to personal privacy are heightened when personal
information from different sources, including public records,
is aggregated in a single file and made accessible to thousands
of national security, law enforcement, and intelligence
personnel.
(5) It is unclear what standards, policies, procedures, and
guidelines govern the access to or use of these public and
private databases by the Federal Government.
(6) It is unclear what Federal Government agencies believe
they legally can and cannot do with the information once
acquired.
(7) The Federal Government should be required to adhere to
clear civil liberties and privacy standards when accessing
personal information.
(8) There is a need for clear accountability standards with
regard to the accessing or usage of information contained in
public and private databases by Federal agencies.
(9) Without accountability, individuals and the public have
no way of knowing who is reading, using, or disseminating
personal information.
(10) The Federal Government should not access personal
information on United States persons without some nexus to
suspected counterintelligence, terrorist, or other illegal
activity.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT OR ACCESS OF
COMMERCIAL DATABASES PENDING REPORT ON USE OF
INFORMATION.
(a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
commencing 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no
funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of
Justice, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Treasury,
or the Federal Bureau of Investigation may be obligated or expended by
such department or agency on the procurement of or access to any
commercially available database unless such head of such department or
agency submits to Congress the report required by subsection (b) not
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Report.--(1) The Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Director of Central Intelligence, and the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation shall each prepare, submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, and make available to the public a report, in
writing, containing a detailed description of any use by the department
or agency under the jurisdiction of such official, or any national
security, intelligence, or law enforcement element under the
jurisdiction of the department or agency, of databases that were
obtained from or remain under the control of a non-Federal entity, or
that contain information that was acquired initially by another
department or agency of the Federal Government for purposes other than
national security, intelligence or law enforcement, regardless of
whether any compensation was paid for such databases.
(2) Each report shall include--
(A) a list of all contracts, memoranda of understanding, or
other agreements entered into by the department or agency, or
any other national security, intelligence, or law enforcement
element under the jurisdiction of the department or agency for
the use of, access to, or analysis of databases that were
obtained from or remain under the control of a non-Federal entity, or
that contain information that was acquired initially by another
department or agency of the Federal Government for purposes other than
national security, intelligence, or law enforcement;
(B) the duration and dollar amount of such contracts;
(C) the types of data contained in the databases referred
to in subparagraph (A);
(D) the purposes for which such databases are used,
analyzed, or accessed;
(E) the extent to which such databases are used, analyzed,
or accessed;
(F) the extent to which information from such databases is
retained by the department or agency, or any national security,
intelligence, or law enforcement element under the jurisdiction
of the department or agency, including how long the information
is retained and for what purpose;
(G) a thorough description, in unclassified form, of any
methodologies being used or developed by the department or
agency, or any intelligence or law enforcement element under
the jurisdiction of the department or agency, to search,
access, or analyze such databases;
(H) an assessment of the likely efficacy of such
methodologies in identifying or locating criminals, terrorists,
or terrorist groups, and in providing practically valuable
predictive assessments of the plans, intentions, or
capabilities of criminals, terrorists, or terrorist groups;
(I) a thorough discussion of the plans for the use of such
methodologies;
(J) a thorough discussion of the activities of the
personnel, if any, of the department or agency while assigned
to the Terrorist Threat Integration Center; and
(K) a thorough discussion of the policies, procedures,
guidelines, regulations, and laws, if any, that have been or
will be applied in the access, analysis, or other use of the
databases referred to in subparagraph (A), including--
(i) the personnel permitted to access, analyze, or
otherwise use such databases;
(ii) standards governing the access, analysis, or
use of such databases;
(iii) any standards used to ensure that the
personal information accessed, analyzed, or used is the
minimum necessary to accomplish the intended legitimate
Government purpose;
(iv) standards limiting the retention and
redisclosure of information obtained from such
databases;
(v) procedures ensuring that such data meets
standards of accuracy, relevance, completeness, and
timeliness;
(vi) the auditing and security measures to protect
against unauthorized access, analysis, use, or
modification of data in such databases;
(vii) applicable mechanisms by which individuals
may secure timely redress for any adverse consequences
wrongfully incurred due to the access, analysis, or use
of such databases;
(viii) mechanisms, if any, for the enforcement and
independent oversight of existing or planned
procedures, policies, or guidelines; and
(ix) an outline of enforcement mechanisms for
accountability to protect individuals and the public
against unlawful or illegitimate access or use of
databases.
SEC. 4. GENERAL PROHIBITIONS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
department, agency, or other element of the Federal Government, or
officer or employee of the Federal Government, may conduct a search or
other analysis for national security, intelligence, or law enforcement
purposes of a database based solely on a hypothetical scenario or
hypothetical supposition of who may commit a crime or pose a threat to
national security.
(b) Construction.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not be
construed to endorse or allow any other activity that involves use or
access of databases referred to in section 3(b)(2)(A).
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Database.--The term ``database'' means any collection
or grouping of information about individuals that contains
personally identifiable information about individuals, such as
individual's names, or identifying numbers, symbols, or other
identifying particulars associated with individuals, such as
fingerprints, voice prints, photographs, or other biometrics.
The term does not include telephone directories or information
publicly available on the Internet without fee.
(3) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(i) of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1801(i)). | Citizens' Protection in Federal Databases Act - Directs the Attorney General, the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Treasury, and the Directors of Central Intelligence and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit to specified congressional committees and make available to the public a written report detailing any use by the agency, or by any national security, intelligence, or law enforcement element under that agency's jurisdiction, of databases that were obtained from or remain under the control of a nonfederal entity, or that contain information that was acquired initially by another Federal agency for purposes other than national security, intelligence, or law enforcement. Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds by those agencies on the procurement of or access to any commercially available database unless that report has been submitted within 60 days.
Sets forth report requirements, including information on contracts entered into for the use of, access to, or analysis of databases that were obtained from a nonfederal entity for specified purposes..
Prohibits any Government entity, officer, or employee from conducting a search or other analysis of a database for national security, intelligence, or law enforcement purposes based solely on a hypothetical scenario or supposition of who may commit a crime or pose a threat to national security. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to require a report on Federal Government use of commercial and other databases for national security, intelligence, and law enforcement purposes, and for other purposes."} | 1,780 | 273 | 0.578661 | 1.680229 | 0.851981 | 4.609244 | 7.201681 | 0.903361 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Employee Retirement Security
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL PLANS UNDER SECTION 415.
(a) Compensation Limit.--Subsection (b) of section 415 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding immediately after
paragraph (10) the following new paragraph:
``(11) Special limitation rule for governmental plans.--In
the case of a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d)),
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply.''
(b) Treatment of Certain Excess Benefit Plans.--
(1) In general.--Section 415 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(m) Treatment of Qualified Governmental Excess Benefit
Arrangements.--
``(1) Governmental plan not affected.--In determining
whether a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d))
meets the requirements of this section, benefits provided under
a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement shall not
be taken into account. Income accruing to a governmental plan
(or to a trust that is maintained solely for the purpose of
providing benefits under a qualified governmental excess
benefit arrangement) in respect of a qualified governmental
excess benefit arrangement shall constitute income derived from
the exercise of an essential governmental function upon which
such governmental plan (or trust) shall be exempt from tax
under section 115.
``(2) Taxation of participant.--For purposes of this
chapter--
``(A) the taxable year or years for which amounts
in respect of a qualified governmental excess benefit
arrangement are includible in gross income by a
participant, and
``(B) the treatment of such amounts when so
includible by the participant,
shall be determined as if such qualified governmental excess
benefit arrangement were treated as a plan for the deferral of
compensation which is maintained by a corporation not exempt
from tax under this chapter and which does not meet the
requirements for qualification under section 401.
``(3) Qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement.--
For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified
governmental excess benefit arrangement' means a portion of a
governmental plan if--
``(A) such portion is maintained solely for the
purpose of providing to participants in the plan that
part of the participant's annual benefit otherwise
payable under the terms of the plan that exceeds the
limitations on benefits imposed by this section,
``(B) under such portion no election is provided at
any time to the participant (directly or indirectly) to
defer compensation, and
``(C) benefits described in subparagraph (A) are
not paid from a trust forming a part of such
governmental plan unless such trust is maintained
solely for the purpose of providing such benefits.''
(2) Coordination with section 457.--Subsection (e) of
section 457 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(14) Treatment of qualified governmental excess benefit
arrangements.--Subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) shall not apply to
any qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement (as
defined in section 415(m)(3)), and benefits provided under such
an arrangement shall not be taken into account in determining
whether any other plan is an eligible deferred compensation
plan.''
(3) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 457(f)
of such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
``(E) a qualified governmental excess benefit
arrangement described in section 415(m).''
(c) Exemption for Survivor and Disability Benefits.--Paragraph (2)
of section 415(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(I) Exemption for survivor and disability
benefits provided under governmental plans.--Paragraph
(5) and subparagraph (C) of this paragraph shall not
apply to--
``(i) income received from a governmental
plan (as defined in section 414(d)) as a
pension, annuity, or similar allowance as the
result of the recipient becoming disabled by
reason of personal injuries or sickness, or
``(ii) amounts received from a governmental
plan by the beneficiaries, survivors, or the
estate of an employee as the result of the
death of the employee.''
(d) Revocation of Grandfather Election.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 415(b)(10) of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
clause:
``(ii) Revocation of election.--An election
under clause (i) may be revoked not later than
the last day of the third plan year beginning
after the date of the enactment of this clause.
The revocation shall apply to all plan years to
which the election applied and to all
subsequent plan years. Any amount paid by a
plan in a taxable year ending after the
revocation shall be includible in income in
such taxable year under the rules of this
chapter in effect for such taxable year, except
that, for purposes of applying the limitations
imposed by this section, any portion of such
amount which is attributable to any taxable
year during which the election was in effect
shall be treated as received in such taxable
year.''
(2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (C) of section
415(b)(10) of such Code is amended by striking ``This'' and
inserting:
``(i) In general.--This''.
(e) Compensation.--Subsection (k) of section 415 of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Definition of compensation for government plans.--For
purposes of this section, in the case of a governmental plan
(as defined in section 414(d)), the term `compensation'
includes, in addition to the amounts described in subsection
(c)(3)--
``(A) any elective deferral (as defined in section
402(g)(3)), and
``(B) any amount which is contributed by the
employer at the election of the employee and which is
not includible in the gross income of the employee
under section 125 or 457.''
(f) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a),
(b), (c), and (e) shall apply to years beginning after the date
of the enactment of this Act. The amendments made by subsection
(d) shall apply with respect to revocations adopted after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Treatment for years beginning before date of
enactment.--Nothing in the amendments made by this section
shall be construed to infer that a governmental plan (as
defined in section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)
fails to satisfy the requirements of section 415 of such Code
for any taxable year beginning before the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS OF STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Special Rules for Plan Distributions.--Paragraph (9) of section
457(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other
definitions and special rules) is amended to read as follows:
``(9) Benefits not treated as made available by reason of
certain elections, etc.--
``(A) Total amount payable is $3,500 or less.--The
total amount payable to a participant under the plan
shall not be treated as made available merely because
the participant may elect to receive such amount (or
the plan may distribute such amount without the
participant's consent) if--
``(i) such amount does not exceed $3,500,
and
``(ii) such amount may be distributed only
if--
``(I) no amount has been deferred
under the plan with respect to such
participant during the 2-year period
ending on the date of the distribution,
and
``(II) there has been no prior
distribution under the plan to such
participant to which this subparagraph
applied.
A plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the
distribution requirements of subsection (d) by reason
of a distribution to which this subparagraph applies.
``(B) Election to defer commencement of
distributions.--The total amount payable to a
participant under the plan shall not be treated as made
available merely because the participant may elect to
defer commencement of distributions under the plan if--
``(i) such election is made after amounts
may be available under the plan in accordance
with subsection (d)(1)(A) and before
commencement of such distributions, and
``(ii) the participant may make only 1 such
election.''.
(b) Cost-of-Living Adjustment of Maximum Deferral Amount.--
Subsection (e) of section 457 of such Code, as amended by section
2(b)(2) (relating to governmental plans), is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
``(15) Cost-of-living adjustment of maximum deferral
amount.--The Secretary shall adjust the $7,500 amount specified
in subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) at the same time and in the
same manner as under section 415(d), except that the base
period shall be the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1995,
and any increase under this paragraph which is not a multiple
of $500 shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of
$500.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 4. TRUST REQUIREMENT FOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS OF STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Governmental Plans Must Maintain Set Asides for Exclusive
Benefit of Participants.--
``(1) In general.--A plan maintained by an eligible
employer described in subsection (e)(1)(A) shall not be treated
as an eligible deferred compensation plan unless all assets and
income of the plan described in subsection (b)(6) are held in
trust for the exclusive benefit of participants and their
beneficiaries.
``(2) Taxability of trusts and participants.--For purposes
of this title--
``(A) a trust described in paragraph (1) shall be
treated as an organization exempt from taxation under
section 501(a), and
``(B) notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, amounts in the trust shall be includible in the
gross income of participants and beneficiaries only to
the extent, and at the time, provided in this section.
``(3) Custodial accounts and contracts.--For purposes of
this subsection, custodial accounts and contracts described in
section 401(f) shall be treated as trusts under rules similar
to the rules under section 401(f).''
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (6) of section 457(b) of such
Code is amended by inserting ``except as provided in subsection (g),''
before ``which provides that''.
(c) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to assets and
income described in section 457(b)(6) of such Code held by a
plan on and after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Transition rule.--In the case of assets and income
described in paragraph (1) held by a plan before the first day
of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the
first regular session of the State legislature of the State in
which the governmental entity maintaining the plan is located
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a trust
need not be established by reason of the amendments made by
this section before such first day. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year
legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed
to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. | Public Employee Retirement Security Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make inapplicable to defined benefit governmental plans a rule limiting benefits to 100 percent of a participant's average compensation for the participant's high three years.
Provides for the treatment of and defines qualified governmental excess benefit arrangements.
Exempts survivor and disability benefits under governmental plans from certain otherwise required benefit reductions.
Revises provisions concerning the treatment of deferred benefits plans of State and local governments and tax-exempt organizations. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Public Employee Retirement Security Act of 1996"} | 2,827 | 116 | 0.524073 | 1.267837 | 0.620166 | 2.333333 | 26.935484 | 0.827957 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood and Agriculture Risk
Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAND USE CONTROLS.
Subsection (a) of section 1315 of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4022(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(3) Allowable local variances for certain agricultural
structures.--
``(A) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act--
``(i) the land use and control measures
adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) may not, for
purposes of such paragraph, be considered to be
inadequate or inconsistent with the
comprehensive criteria for land management and
use under section 1361 because such measures
provide that, in the case of any agricultural
structure that is located in an area having
special flood hazards, a variance from
compliance with the requirements to elevate or
floodproof such a structure and meeting the
requirements of subparagraph (B) may be
granted; and
``(ii) the Administrator may not suspend a
community from participation in the national
flood insurance program, or place such a
community on probation under such program,
because such land use and control measures
provide for such a variance.
This subparagraph shall not limit the ability of the
Administrator to take enforcement action against a
community that does not adopt adequate variance
criteria or establish proper enforcement mechanisms.
``(B) Variance; considerations.--The requirements
of this subparagraph with respect to a variance are as
follows:
``(i) The variance is granted by an
official from a duly constituted State or local
zoning authority, or other authorized public
body responsible for regulating land
development or occupancy in flood-prone areas.
``(ii) In the case of new construction,
such official has determined--
``(I) that neither floodproofing
nor elevation of the new structure to
the base flood elevation is
practicable; and
``(II) that the structure is not
located in--
``(aa) a designated
regulatory floodway;
``(bb) an area riverward of
a levee or other flood control
structure; or
``(cc) an area subject to
high velocity wave action or
seaward of flood control
structures.
``(iii) In the case of existing
structures--
``(I) if such structure is
substantially damaged or in need of
substantial repairs or improvements,
such official has determined that
neither floodproofing nor elevation to
the base flood elevation is
practicable; and
``(II) if such structure is located
within a designated regulatory
floodway, such official has determined
that the repair or improvement does not
result in any increase in base flood
levels during the base flood discharge.
``(iv) Such official has determined that
the variance will not result in increased flood
heights, additional threats to public safety,
extraordinary public expense, create nuisances,
cause fraud on or victimization of the public,
or conflict with existing local laws or
ordinances.
``(v) Not more than one claim payment
exceeding $1,000 has been made for the
structure under flood insurance coverage under
this title within any period of 10 consecutive
years at any time prior to the granting of the
variance.
``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph,
the following definitions shall apply:
``(i) Agricultural structure.--The term
`agricultural structure' has the meaning given
such term in paragraph (2)(D), except that such
term includes not more than one single-family
dwelling located on the same property as the
agricultural operation, but only if such
dwelling is occupied by the owner or operator
of the operation.
``(ii) Floodproofing.--The term
`floodproofing' means, with respect to a
structure, any combination of structural and
non-structural additions, changes, or
adjustments to the structure that reduce or
eliminate flood damage to real estate or
improved real property, water and sanitary
facilities, structures, or their contents.''.
SEC. 3. PREMIUM RATES.
Section 1308 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4015) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(n) Premium Rates for Certain Agricultural Structures With
Variances.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
chargeable premium rate for coverage under this title for any structure
provided a variance pursuant to section 1315(a)(3) shall be the same as
the rate that otherwise would apply to such structure if the structure
had been dry floodproofed.''.
SEC. 4. LEVEE-IMPACTED AREAS.
Section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4101) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Levee-Impacted Areas.--
``(1) In general.--Subject only to full implementation of
subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B) of section 100216(b)(1) of the
Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C.
4101b(b)(1)) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, if
a community that applies to the Administrator for the remapping
of a levee-impacted area in which the pertinent levee system
fails to meet the National Flood Insurance Program's minimum
design, operation, and maintenance standards required for levee
accreditation on a flood insurance rate map--
``(A) the Administrator shall establish flood risk
zones for those areas on such maps to be known as AL
zones; and
``(B) flood insurance shall be made available to
properties located within such zones at actuarial rates
based upon the risk associated with structures within
the applicable AL zones.
``(2) Transition.--Before the Administrator has developed
actuarial rates for the various AL zones, covered structures
within the portions of the community located within the levee-
impacted area shall be eligible for rates associated with areas
of moderate flood hazards.''.
SEC. 5. MULTIPLE AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE POLICY PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Authority.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (in this section referred to as the
``Administrator'') shall carry out a pilot program under this section
that provides for the sale of contracts for flood insurance coverage
under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 that cover multiple non-
residential agricultural structures, as such term is defined in section
1315(a)(2)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4022(a)(2)(D)), under a single
flood insurance policy.
(b) Availability in Regular Program Communities.--The Administrator
may provide coverage under the pilot program only for properties
located in communities for which a flood insurance rate map is in
effect and in which the full limits of coverage under the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 are available .
(c) Limit of Coverage.--Coverage provided under the pilot program
shall not exceed $500,000 aggregate liability per policy for coverage
of structures and $500,000 aggregate liability per policy for coverage
of contents.
(d) Applicable Waiting Periods.--Coverage provided under the pilot
program shall comply with subsection (c) of section 1306 of the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4013(c)).
(e) Substantial Conformance With General Policy Form.--
(1) Requirements.--Coverage provided under the pilot
program shall be consistent with, and as substantially
identical as possible to, the terms, conditions, and exclusions
found in the General Property Form of the Standard Flood
Insurance Policy, as set forth in Appendix A(2) to Part 61 of
title 44, Code of Federal Regulations.
(2) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any applicable
rulemaking requirements, to the extent necessary to implement
the pilot program under this section, the Administrator may
issue endorsements to the General Policy Form of the Standard
Flood Insurance Policy, as set forth in the Appendix referred
to in paragraph (1), except that no such endorsement may be
issued before the expiration of the 6-month period beginning
upon publication of such endorsement in the Federal Register.
(f) Exclusive Use of Direct Servicing Agent.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, or arrangements entered into under section 1340
of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4071), the
Administrator shall sell contracts for coverage under the pilot program
under this section only through the facilities of the Administrator's
direct serving agent for the national flood insurance program.
(g) Limitation on Reformation of Existing Policies.--The
Administrator may not sell a contract for coverage under the pilot
program under this section for a structure that covers any period
during which the structure is covered under another contract for
insurance coverage made available under the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968.
(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
to limit or restrict the Administrator's authority to provide, by
regulation, for general terms and conditions of flood insurance for
multiple structures under one flood insurance policy pursuant to
sections 1305 and 1306 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 4012, 4013).
(i) Implementation.--The Administrator may not sell any policy for
flood insurance coverage under the pilot program under this section
before the expiration of the 6-month period beginning upon publication
in the Federal Register of notice describing the pilot program and
setting forth the general terms and conditions of endorsements to be
sold under the program.
(j) Termination.--The pilot program under this section shall
terminate upon, and the Administrator may not sell any policy for flood
insurance coverage under the pilot program after, the expiration of the
6-year period beginning upon the date of the enactment of this Act.
(k) Report to Congress.--Not later than the expiration of the 5-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Administrator shall submit a report to the Congress describing and
evaluating the pilot program under this section. | Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow, under the National Flood Insurance Program, certain local variances with respect to agricultural structures located in special flood-hazard zones. The chargeable premium rate for coverage with respect to a structure that is provided such a variance shall be the same as would otherwise apply if the structure had been dry flood-proofed. If a community applies to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the remapping of a levee-impacted area in which the pertinent levee system fails to meet specified minimum standards for accreditation on a flood-insurance rate map: (1) FEMA must establish, on an alternative map, a flood-risk zone for the area; and (2) flood insurance shall be made available, at specified risk-based rates, to properties located within the zone. FEMA shall carry out a pilot program that provides for the sale of contracts for flood-insurance coverage, under the National Flood Insurance Program, for multiple nonresidential agricultural structures under a single policy. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017"} | 2,249 | 260 | 0.548567 | 1.554739 | 0.76233 | 3.613861 | 10.019802 | 0.910891 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Recovery from Trauma
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to a 2002 Government Accountability Office
report (GAO-02-813), large numbers of children experience
trauma-related mental health problems, while at the same time
facing barriers to receiving appropriate mental health care.
(2) According to the National Institute of Mental Health,
only 36 percent of youth with any mental disorder received
services, and only half of these youth who were severely
impaired by their mental disorder received any professional
mental health treatment. Of those with anxiety disorders
(including post traumatic stress disorder), only 18 percent
received services. Half of all lifetime cases of mental illness
begin by age 14, and that despite effective treatments that
have been developed, there are long delays, sometimes decades,
between first onset of symptoms and when treatment is obtained.
(3) Findings from the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
have shown that adverse childhood experiences predispose
children towards negative trajectories from infancy to
adulthood.
(4) The Great Smoky Mountains Study, a representative
longitudinal study of children, found that by age 16, more than
67 percent of the children had been exposed to one or more
traumatic events, such as child maltreatment, domestic
violence, or sexual assault (Copeland et al, 2007).
(5) According to the National Institute of Mental Health,
the lifetime prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder for
13 to 18 year olds is 4 to 6 percent (NIMH, 2010). In 2007, the
National Institute of Mental Health reported that adults who
were abused or neglected as children have increased risk of
major depression, often beginning in childhood with long-
lasting effects.
(6) According to the Department of Defense, more than
700,000 children have experienced one or more parental
deployments. Children's reactions to a parent's deployment vary
by a child's developmental stage, age, and presence of any
preexisting psychological or behavioral problems. The mental
health of the parent is often a key factor affecting the
child's distress level. Parents reporting clinically
significant stress are more likely to have children identified
as high risk for psychological and behavioral problems.
(7) The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence
Survey revealed that nearly 1 in 5 women reported having been
the victim of a rape at some time during their lives. Forty-two
percent experienced their first rape before the age of 18.
(8) The National Child Traumatic Stress Network collected
data on 14,088 children and adolescents served by 56 Network
service centers across the country from 2004 to 2010, examining
the prevalence of exposure to a wide range of trauma types,
access to services, and child outcomes outcome. Nearly 80
percent of children referred for screening and evaluation
reported experiencing at least one type of traumatic event. Of
the 11,104 children and adolescents who reported trauma
exposure, 77 percent had experienced more than one type of
trauma and 31 percent had experienced five or more types.
(9) The children served by the National Child Traumatic
Stress Network are involved with many different kinds of child-
serving systems. Of those receiving service, 65 percent had
received social services and 35 percent had received school-
based services. After treatment, significant improvements were
made in trauma symptoms, mental health diagnoses, and
behavioral problems.
SEC. 3. GRANTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE
TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE RELATED STRESS.
Section 582 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290hh-1) is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 582. GRANTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
EXPERIENCE TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE RELATED STRESS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants, contracts or
cooperative agreements to public and nonprofit private entities, as
well as to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, for the purpose of
developing and maintaining programs that provide for--
``(1) the continued operation of the National Child
Traumatic Stress Initiative (referred to in this section as the
`NCTSI') that focus on the mental, behavioral, and biological
aspects of psychological trauma response; and
``(2) the development of knowledge with regard to evidence-
based practices for identifying and treating mental,
behavioral, and biological disorders of children and youth
resulting from witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event.
``(b) Priorities.--In awarding grants, contracts or cooperative
agreements under subsection (a)(2) (related to the development of
knowledge on evidence-based practices for treating mental, behavioral,
and biological disorders associated with psychological trauma), the
Secretary shall give priority to universities, hospitals, mental health
agencies, and other community-based child-serving programs that have
established clinical and research experience in the field of trauma-
related mental disorders.
``(c) Child Outcome Data.--The NCTSI coordinating center shall
collect, analyze, and report NCTSI-wide child outcome and process data
for the purpose of establishing the effectiveness, implementation, and
clinical utility of early identification and delivery of evidence-based
treatment and services delivered to children and families served by the
NCTSI grantees.
``(d) Training.--The NCTSI coordinating center shall oversee the
continuum of interprofessional training initiatives in evidence-based
and trauma-informed treatments, interventions, and practices offered to
NCTSI grantees and providers in all child-serving systems.
``(e) Dissemination.--The NCTSI coordinating center shall
collaborate with the Secretary in the dissemination of evidence-based
and trauma-informed interventions, treatments, products, and other
resources to all child-serving systems and policymakers.
``(f) Review.--The Secretary shall establish consensus-driven, in-
person or teleconference review of NCTSI applications by child trauma
experts and review criteria related to expertise and experience related
to child trauma and evidence-based practices.
``(g) Geographical Distribution.--The Secretary shall ensure that
grants, contracts or cooperative agreements under subsection (a) are
distributed equitably among the regions of the United States and among
urban and rural areas. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, expertise
and experience in the field of trauma-related disorders shall be
prioritized in the awarding of such grants are required under
subsection (b).
``(h) Evaluation.--The Secretary, as part of the application
process, shall require that each applicant for a grant, contract or
cooperative agreement under subsection (a) submit a plan for the
rigorous evaluation of the activities funded under the grant, contract
or agreement, including both process and outcome evaluation, and the
submission of an evaluation at the end of the project period.
``(i) Duration of Awards.--With respect to a grant, contract or
cooperative agreement under subsection (a), the period during which
payments under such an award will be made to the recipient shall be 6
years. Such grants, contracts or agreements may be renewed. Expertise
and experience in the field of trauma-related disorders shall be a
priority for new and continuing awards.
``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $100,000,000 for fiscal year
2014, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2015
through 2024.''. | Children's Recovery from Trauma Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and revise the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI). Requires the NCTSI coordinating center to: (1) collect, analyze, and report NCTSI child outcome and process data for the purpose of establishing the effectiveness, implementation, and clinical utility of early identification and delivery of treatment and services delivered to children and families served by the NCTSI grantees; (2) oversee interprofessional training initiatives in treatments, interventions, and practices offered to NCTSI grantees and providers in all child-serving systems; and (3) collaborate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the dissemination of interventions, treatments, products, and other resources to all child-serving systems and policymakers. Directs the Secretary to establish consensus-driven, in-person or teleconference review of NCTSI applications by child trauma experts and review criteria related to expertise and experience related to child trauma and evidence-based practices. Requires the Secretary, in awarding grants under NCTSI, to prioritize expertise and experience in the field of trauma-related disorders over geographic distribution of grantees. Extends the duration of a grant from five years to six years. Gives expertise and experience in the field of trauma-related disorders priority for new and continuing awards. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Children's Recovery from Trauma Act"} | 1,608 | 298 | 0.410761 | 1.359706 | 0.762882 | 5.756 | 5.996 | 0.932 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Professional Development for
Educators Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Through careful development, teachers can build their
effectiveness over time, thus improving student achievement.
(2) Ongoing professional development of teachers in the
subjects they teach is essential for improved student learning.
(3) United States teachers generally spend more time
instructing students and less time in professional learning
opportunities with their peers than teachers in top-performing
countries.
(4) It takes time, resources, and support for teachers to
become highly effective in their classrooms. Teachers
participating in quality teacher professional development must
be given time to implement what they have learned.
SEC. 3. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``PART E--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS
``SEC. 2501. DEFINITIONS.
``In this part:
``(1) Eligible partner.--The term `eligible partner' means
an entity that--
``(A) has demonstrated expertise in improving
student outcomes or teacher effectiveness; and
``(B) is--
``(i) a State or local government agency;
``(ii) a State or local economic
development agency;
``(iii) a statewide industry organization;
``(iv) a nonprofit organization;
``(v) a philanthropic organization;
``(vi) an institution of higher education;
``(vii) an industry association; or
``(viii) any other organization determined
appropriate by the State or, in the case of
grants awarded under section 2502(d), the
Secretary.
``(2) Quality professional development.--The term `quality
professional development' shall, for each State and local
educational agency in a State, have the meaning given the term
by the State in accordance with section 2503(b)(1).
``SEC. 2502. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED; ALLOTMENTS.
``(a) Program Authorized.--From amounts appropriated to carry out
this part and not reserved under subsection (b), the Secretary shall
make allotments in accordance with subsection (c) to States to enable
the States to award subgrants to local educational agencies for the
purpose of providing professional development activities to educators.
``(b) Reservation.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this
part, the Secretary may reserve--
``(1) not more than 1 percent for national activities that
support the purposes of this part, such as providing technical
assistance and the costs of administering this part; and
``(2) not more than 1 percent for payments to outlying
areas and the Bureau of Indian Education, to be distributed in
amounts determined by the Secretary based on relative need, to
carry out the activities described in this part to benefit the
schools served by the outlying areas and schools operated or
funded by the Bureau.
``(c) State Allotments.--
``(1) Formula determination.--For each fiscal year, the
Secretary shall allot, to each State with an approved
application, an amount that bears the same relation to the
amount appropriated to carry out this part and not reserved
under subsection (b) for such fiscal year, as the amount the
State received under subpart 2 of part A of title I for the
preceding fiscal year bears to the amounts received by all
States with approved applications under such subpart for the
preceding fiscal year.
``(2) Minimum grant amount.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1),
no State shall receive an allotment under such paragraph for a
fiscal year that is less than one-half of 1 percent of the
amount appropriated to carry out this part and not reserved
under subsection (b) for such fiscal year.
``(d) Allotments to Certain Local Educational Agencies.--
``(1) In general.--If a State does not submit an approvable
application under this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary
shall use the State's allotment under subsection (c) for the
fiscal year to award an allotment described in paragraph (2) to
each local educational agency within the State that submits an
approved application.
``(2) Amount of allotment.--The allotment to a local
educational agency under this subsection for a fiscal year
shall be the amount that bears the same relation to the total
amount of the State's allotment for such fiscal year as the
amount the local educational agency received under subpart 2 of
part A of title I for the preceding fiscal year bears to the
amount that all local educational agencies with approved
applications in the State received under such subpart for such
year.
``(3) Notification and application process.--The Secretary
shall notify local educational agencies in a State described in
paragraph (1) of the opportunity to apply for funds under this
part and of the application requirements. A local educational
agency's application for an allotment under this subsection
shall include the information described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of section 2504(b) and shall be submitted at such time, in
such manner, and containing such other information as required
by the Secretary.
``(4) Rules and requirements.--The requirements of
subsections (a), (c), and (d) of section 2504 shall apply to a
local educational agency receiving an allotment under this
subsection in the same manner as such requirements apply to a
local educational agency receiving an allocation under such
section. A local educational agency receiving an allotment
under this subsection shall submit an annual report to the
Secretary regarding the progress made under the grant and the
activities carried out with grant funds.
``(e) Application.--A State desiring an allotment under this
section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
``SEC. 2503. STATE USE OF FUNDS.
``(a) In General.--A State that receives an allotment under this
part shall--
``(1) carry out the State activities described in
subsection (b), except that the State may not use not more than
20 percent of the State's allotment for this purpose; and
``(2) use not less than 80 percent of the State's allotment
to award subgrants, on a competitive basis or through
allocations based on a formula that the State determines will
best meet the needs of this part, to local educational agencies
under section 2504 to enable the local educational agencies to
carry out the activities described in such section.
``(b) State Activities.--A State that receives an allotment under
this part shall use funds described in subsection (a)(1) to carry out
all of the following:
``(1) Develop, in collaboration with the local educational
agencies in the State and with the input of teachers and
principals employed by the local educational agencies, a
definition of, and the criteria for, quality professional
development activities, which shall include a requirement that
such activities are regularly evaluated for their impact on
increasing teacher effectiveness and improving student
achievement.
``(2) Design and implement methods for evaluating quality
professional development activities occurring in the State.
``(3) Make recommendations, to the State educational agency
and to local educational agencies, to improve quality
professional development activities in the State.
``(4) Design and maintain a registry that is an electronic
and searchable method of storing information regarding quality
professional development activities. The registry shall be
searchable by relevant criteria, including--
``(A) subject matter;
``(B) grade level;
``(C) location;
``(D) credits, credentials, or certificates that
may be earned; and
``(E) entity providing the activity.
``(5) Hire regional professional development coordinators
to work as liaisons between the State and local educational
agencies to assess existing professional development
activities, assist in creating new quality professional
development activities, provide to the State the quality
professional development activities to be included in the
registry described in paragraph (4), and carry out other
activities to further the purposes of this part.
``(6) Evaluate the professional development activities
available in the State.
``(7) Prepare, and submit to the Secretary, an annual
report regarding the progress made under the grant under this
part, including the activities carried out by the State
educational agency and the local educational agencies in the
State with grant funds.
``SEC. 2504. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY USE OF FUNDS.
``(a) In General.--A local educational agency that receives a
subgrant under this part shall use subgrant funds to carry out the
activities described in subsection (c).
``(b) Application.--A local educational agency desiring a subgrant
under this part shall submit an application to the State at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the State may
reasonably require. Each application shall include--
``(1) a description of any eligible partners with which the
local educational agency will work to carry out the subgrant
activities; and
``(2) a description of how the local educational agency
will meet the requirement of subsection (c)(1)(B).
``(c) Use of Funds.--
``(1) Mandatory uses of funds.--Each local educational
agency receiving a subgrant under this part shall--
``(A) use grant funds to provide information to the
State regarding available quality professional
development activities for inclusion in the statewide
registry described in section 2503(b)(4); and
``(B) dedicate not less than 25 percent of the
subgrant funds for quality professional development
activities that involve science, technology,
engineering, mathematics, and career and technical
education.
``(2) Permissive uses of funds.--A local educational agency
receiving a subgrant under this part may, in addition to the
activities described in paragraph (1), use grant funds to--
``(A) carry out quality professional development
activities, as defined by the State under section
2503(b)(1);
``(B) provide updated information to teachers on
changes in curricula, assessments, and educational
research;
``(C) provide mentors to teachers or principals;
``(D) provide information on leadership
opportunities;
``(E) create local educational agency-wide and
school-based quality professional development plans
that emphasize multiple grade levels;
``(F) develop new quality professional development
activities to meet local and regional needs;
``(G) establish systematic quality professional
development training opportunities for teachers and
principals;
``(H) evaluate professional development activities;
``(I) evaluate the professional development
activities currently being offered in the region; and
``(J) carry out other activities approved by the
State.
``SEC. 2505. SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.
``Funds made available under this part shall be used to supplement,
and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds available to
carry out the activities supported under this part.
``SEC. 2506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 5
succeeding fiscal years.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents of section 2 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 2441 the following:
``Part E--Professional Development for Educators
``Sec. 2501. Definitions.
``Sec. 2502. Program authorized.
``Sec. 2503. State use of funds.
``Sec. 2504. Local educational agency use of funds.
``Sec. 2505. Supplement not supplant.
``Sec. 2506. Authorization of appropriations.''. | Professional Development for Educators Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to allot grants to states and, through them, award or allot subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide professional development to educators. Makes each state's allotment equivalent to its share of school improvement funds under part A of title I of the ESEA. Requires states to use a portion of their allotment to: establish the criteria for quality professional development activities, which must include the requirement that those activities are regularly assessed on the basis of their impact on teacher effectiveness and student achievement; design and implement methods for evaluating quality professional development activities; make recommendations for improving those activities; design and maintain an electronic, searchable, statewide registry of quality professional development activities; hire regional professional development coordinators to work as liaisons between the state and LEAs regarding those activities; evaluate professional development activities; and submit annual reports to the Secretary regarding the progress they make under the grant program. Requires LEAs to use their subgrants to: (1) inform their states of quality professional development activities that are available for inclusion in the statewide registry; and (2) dedicate at least 25% of each subgrant to quality professional development activities that involve science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and career and technical education. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Professional Development for Educators Act of 2013"} | 2,643 | 302 | 0.626897 | 1.902599 | 0.830057 | 2.930502 | 9.667954 | 0.899614 |
SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS IN PRORATED AMOUNT FOR
FIRST MONTH IN WHICH REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
(a) Old-Age Insurance Benefits.--
(1) Immediate entitlement.--The first sentence of section
202(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended
by striking ``beginning with--'' and all that follows and
inserting the following: ``beginning with the first month in
which such individual meets the criteria specified in
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and ending with the month
preceding the month in which he or she dies.''.
(2) Proration for first month.--The second sentence of
section 202(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``;
except that, in the case of an individual who has attained age
62 but has not attained retirement age (as defined in section
216(1)), the benefit for the first month in which he or she
meets the criteria specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
this subsection shall be equal to an amount which bears the
same ratio to the benefit which would be determined for such
individual under the preceding provisions of this sentence as
the number of days in such month on which he or she meets such
criteria bears to 30''.
(b) Wife's Insurance Benefits.--
(1) Immediate entitlement.--Section 202(b)(1) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 402(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``beginning with--
'' and all that follows through ``ending with'' (in the matter
between subparagraphs (D) and (E)) and inserting the following:
``beginning with the first month in which she meets the
criteria specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) and
ending with''.
(2) Proration for first month.--Section 202(b)(2) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2)) is amended by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``; except that, in the case
of a wife or divorced wife who has not attained retirement age
(as defined in section 216(1)) or whose husband (or, in the
case of a divorced wife, whose former husband) is entitled to
disability insurance benefits, the benefit for the first month
in which she meets the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A),
(B), (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) shall be equal to an amount
which bears the same ratio to the benefit which would be
determined for her under the preceding provisions of this
paragraph as the number of days in such month on which she
meets such criteria bears to 30''.
(c) Husband's Insurance Benefits.--
(1) Immediate entitlement.--Section 202(c)(1) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 402(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``beginning with--
'' and all that follows through ``ending with'' (in the matter
between subparagraphs (D) and (E)) and inserting the following:
``beginning with the first month in which he meets the criteria
specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) and ending
with''.
(2) Proration for first month.--Section 202(c)(3) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(3)) is amended by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``; except that, in the case
of a husband or divorced husband who has not attained
retirement age (as defined in section 216(1)) or whose wife
(or, in the case of a divorced husband, whose former wife) is
entitled to disability insurance benefits, the benefit for the
first month in which he meets the criteria specified in
subparagraphs (A), (B), (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) shall be
equal to an amount which bears the same ratio to the benefit
which would be determined for him under the preceding
provisions of this paragraph as the number of days in such
month on which he meets such criteria bears to 30''.
(d) Child's Insurance Benefits.--
(1) Immediate entitlement.--The first sentence of section
202(d)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) is amended by
striking ``beginning with--'' and all that follows through
``ending with'' (in the matter between subparagraphs (D) and
(E)) and inserting the following: ``beginning with the first
month in which such meets the criteria specified in
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and ending with''.
(2) Proration for first month.--The first sentence of
section 202(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(2)) is amended
by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``;
except that the benefit for the first month in which the child
meets the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)
of paragraph (1) shall be equal to an amount which bears the
same ratio to the benefit which would be determined for the
child under the preceding provisions of this sentence as the
number of days in such month on which the child meets such
criteria bears to 30''.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to
individuals whose first month of entitlement to benefits under
subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of section 202 of the Social Security
Act (determined without regard to section 202(j)(1) of such Act) is a
month after the month in which this Act is enacted. | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide prorated old-age and survivors benefits for the first month in which individuals become eligible for such benefits. (Currently benefits do not apply until the first full month of eligibility.) | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an applicant for old-age, wife's, husband's, or child's insurance benefits who under present law does not qualify for a benefit for the first month in which he or she meets the applicable entitlement conditions shall be entitled to a prorated benefit for that month."} | 1,362 | 62 | 0.474444 | 1.107689 | 0.512651 | 2.090909 | 21.327273 | 0.745455 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beaches Environmental Assessment,
Closure, and Health Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation's beaches are a valuable public resource
used for recreation by millions of people annually;
(2) the beaches of coastal States are hosts to many out-of-
State and international visitors;
(3) tourism in the coastal zone generates billions of
dollars annually;
(4) increased population has contributed to the decline in
the environmental quality of coastal waters;
(5) pollution in coastal waters is not restricted by State
and other political boundaries;
(6) each coastal State has its own method of testing the
quality of its coastal recreation waters, providing varying
degrees of protection to the public; and
(7) the adoption of standards by coastal States for
monitoring the quality of coastal recreation waters, and the
posting of signs at beaches notifying the public during periods
when the standards are exceeded, would enhance public health
and safety.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to require uniform
procedures for beach testing and monitoring to protect public safety
and improve the environmental quality of coastal recreation waters.
SEC. 3. WATER QUALITY CRITERIA AND STANDARDS.
(a) Issuance of Criteria.--Section 304(a) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(9) Coastal recreation waters.--(A) The Administrator,
after consultation with appropriate Federal and State agencies
and other interested persons, shall issue within 18 months
after the effective date of this paragraph (and review and
revise from time to time thereafter) water quality criteria for
pathogens in coastal recreation waters. Such criteria shall--
``(i) be based on the best available scientific
information;
``(ii) be sufficient to protect public health and
safety in case of any reasonably anticipated exposure
to pollutants as a result of swimming, bathing, or
other body contact activities; and
``(iii) include specific numeric criteria
calculated to reflect public health risks from short-
term increases in pathogens in coastal recreation
waters resulting from rainfall, malfunctions of
wastewater treatment works, and other causes.
``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `coastal
recreation waters' means Great Lakes and marine coastal waters
commonly used by the public for swimming, bathing, or other
similar primary contact purposes.''.
(b) Standards.--
(1) Adoption by states.--A State shall adopt water quality
standards for coastal recreation waters which, at a minimum,
are consistent with the criteria published by the Administrator
under section 304(a)(9) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)(9)), as amended by this Act, not later
than 3 years following the date of such publication. Such water
quality standards shall be developed in accordance with the
requirements of section 303(c) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(c)). A State shall incorporate such
standards into all appropriate programs into which such State
would incorporate water quality standards adopted under section
303(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1313(c)).
(2) Failure of states to adopt.--If a State has not
complied with paragraph (1) by the last day of the 3-year
period beginning on the date of publication of criteria under
section 304(a)(9) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1314(a)(9)), as amended by this Act, the
Administrator shall promulgate water quality standards for
coastal recreation waters for the State under applicable
provisions of section 303 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313). The water quality standards for
coastal recreation waters shall be consistent with the criteria
published by the Administrator under section 304(a)(9) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)(9)), as
amended by this Act. The State shall use the standards issued
by the Administrator in implementing all programs for which
water quality standards for coastal recreation waters are used.
SEC. 4. COASTAL BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING.
Title IV of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1341-1345) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
section:
``SEC. 406. COASTAL BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING.
``(a) Monitoring.--Not later than 9 months after the date on which
the Administrator publishes revised water quality criteria for coastal
recreation waters under section 304(a)(9), the Administrator shall
publish regulations specifying methods to be used by States to monitor
coastal recreation waters, during periods of use by the public, for
compliance with applicable water quality standards for those waters and
protection of the public safety. Monitoring requirements established
pursuant to this subsection shall, at a minimum--
``(1) specify the frequency of monitoring based on the
periods of recreational use of such waters;
``(2) specify the frequency of monitoring based on the
extent and degree of use during such periods;
``(3) specify the frequency of monitoring based on the
proximity of coastal recreation waters to pollution sources;
``(4) specify methods for detecting short-term increases in
pathogens in coastal recreation waters; and
``(5) specify the conditions and procedures under which
discrete areas of coastal recreation waters may be exempted by
the Administrator from the monitoring requirements of this
subsection, if the Administrator determines that an exemption
will not impair--
``(A) compliance with the applicable water quality
standards for those waters; and
``(B) protection of the public safety.
``(b) Notification Requirements.--Regulations published pursuant to
subsection (a) shall require States to notify local governments and the
public of violations of applicable water quality standards for State
coastal recreation waters. Notification pursuant to this subsection
shall include, at a minimum--
``(1) prompt communication of the occurrence, nature, and
extent of such a violation, to a designated official of a local
government having jurisdiction over land adjoining the coastal
recreation waters for which a violation is identified; and
``(2) posting of signs, for the period during which the
violation continues, sufficient to give notice to the public of
a violation of an applicable water quality standard for such
waters and the potential risks associated with body contact
recreation in such waters.
``(c) Floatable Materials Monitoring Procedures.--The Administrator
shall--
``(1) issue guidance on uniform assessment and monitoring
procedures for floatable materials in coastal recreation
waters; and
``(2) specify the conditions under which the presence of
floatable material shall constitute a threat to public health
and safety.
``(d) Delegation of Responsibility.--A State may delegate
responsibility for monitoring and posting of coastal recreation waters
pursuant to this section to local government authorities.
``(e) Review and Revision of Regulations.--The Administrator shall
review and revise regulations published pursuant to this section
periodically.
``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
``(1) the term `coastal recreation waters' means Great
Lakes and marine coastal waters commonly used by the public for
swimming, bathing, or other similar body contact purposes; and
``(2) the term `floatable materials' means any matter that
may float or remain suspended in the water column and includes
plastic, aluminum cans, wood, bottles, and paper products.''.
SEC. 5. STUDY TO IDENTIFY INDICATORS OF HUMAN-SPECIFIC PATHOGENS IN
COASTAL RECREATION WATERS.
(a) Study.--The Administrator, in cooperation with the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall conduct an
ongoing study to provide additional information to the current base of
knowledge for use for developing better indicators for directly
detecting in coastal recreation waters the presence of bacteria and
viruses which are harmful to human health.
(b) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the Administrator shall
submit to the Congress a report describing the findings of the study
under this section, including--
(1) recommendations concerning the need for additional
numerical limits or conditions and other actions needed to
improve the quality of coastal recreation waters;
(2) a description of the amounts and types of floatable
materials in coastal waters and on coastal beaches and of
recent trends in the amounts and types of such floatable
materials; and
(3) an evaluation of State efforts to implement this Act,
including the amendments made by this Act.
SEC. 6. PARTICIPATION OF STATE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) Technical Assistance.--Each coastal zone management agency of a
State with an approved coastal zone management program under section
306 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455) shall
provide technical assistance to local governments within the State for
ensuring that coastal recreation waters and beaches are as free as
possible from floatable materials.
(b) Clean-up of Coastal Recreation Waters and Beaches.--Section
306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455a) is
amended--
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following:
``(4) Reduction of floatable materials in the State's
coastal recreation waters by--
``(A) managing adjacent land uses so that floatable
materials are not introduced into those waters;
``(B) encouraging public participation in reducing
the amount of floatable materials that enter coastal
recreation waters; and
``(C) sponsoring clean-up events at public
beaches.'';
(2) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
(D);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (E) and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following:
``(F) the acquisition of beach and coastal
recreation water clean-up equipment.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
``(1) the term `coastal recreation waters' means Great
Lakes and marine coastal waters commonly used by the public for
swimming, bathing, or other similar body contact purposes; and
``(2) the term `floatable materials' means any matter that
may float or remain suspended in the water column and includes
plastic, aluminum cans, wood, bottles, and paper products.''.
SEC. 7. GRANTS TO STATES.
(a) Grants.--The Administrator may make grants to States for use in
fulfilling requirements established pursuant to section 3 and 4.
(b) Cost Sharing.--The total amount of grants to a State under this
section for a fiscal year shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost to
the State of implementing requirements established pursuant to section
3 and 4.
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) the term ``coastal recreation waters'' means Great
Lakes and marine coastal waters commonly used by the public for
swimming, bathing, or other similar body contact purposes; and
(3) the term ``floatable materials'' means any matter that
may float or remain suspended in the water column and includes
plastic, aluminum cans, wood, bottles, and paper products.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator--
(1) for use in making grants to States under section 7 not
more than $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and
1995; and
(2) for carrying out the other provisions of this Act not
more than $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and
1995. | Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue water quality criteria for pathogens in coastal recreation waters. Requires States to adopt consistent water quality standards.
Requires the Administrator to publish regulations specifying methods to be used by States to monitor coastal recreation waters, during periods of use by the public, for compliance with standards. Requires notification of local governments and the public of water quality standards violations.
Requires the Administrator to: (1) issue guidance on uniform assessment and monitoring procedures for floatable materials in coastal recreation waters; and (2) specify the conditions under which the presence of floatable material constitutes a threat to public health and safety.
Requires an ongoing study and report to the Congress on developing better indicators for detecting harmful bacteria and viruses in coastal recreation waters.
Requires State coastal zone management agencies to provide technical assistance to local governments to ensure that coastal recreation waters and beaches are as free as possible from floatable materials.
Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to eligible coastal States for the reduction of floatable materials in coastal recreation waters.
Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States to fulfill requirements under this Act.
Authorizes appropriations. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1993"} | 2,674 | 288 | 0.601649 | 1.587045 | 0.904885 | 4.913043 | 9.72332 | 0.920949 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biometric Identification
Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION ALERT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title IV of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 447. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION ALERT
PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a
program to be known as the Biometric Identification Transnational
Migration Alert Program (referred to in this section as `BITMAP') to
address and reduce national security, border security, and terrorist
threats before such threats reach the international border of the
United States.
``(b) Duties.--In carrying out BITMAP operations, the Secretary,
acting through the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, shall--
``(1) coordinate, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, appropriate representatives of foreign governments, and
the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, to
facilitate the voluntary sharing of biometric and biographic
information collected from foreign nationals for the purpose of
identifying and screening such nationals to identify those
nationals who may pose a terrorist threat or a threat to
national security or border security;
``(2) provide capabilities, including training and
equipment, to partner countries to voluntarily collect
biometric and biographic identification data from individuals
to identify, prevent, detect, and interdict high risk
individuals identified as national security, border security,
or terrorist threats who may attempt to enter the United States
utilizing illicit pathways;
``(3) provide capabilities, including training and
equipment, to partner countries to compare foreign data against
appropriate United States national security, border security,
terrorist, immigration, and counter-terrorism data, including--
``(A) the Federal Bureau of Investigation's
Terrorist Screening Database, or successor database;
``(B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Next
Generation Identification database, or successor
database;
``(C) the Department of Defense Automated Biometric
Identification System (commonly known as `ABIS'), or
successor database;
``(D) the Department's Automated Biometric
Identification System (commonly known as `IDENT'), or
successor database; and
``(E) any other database, notice, or means that the
Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other
Federal departments and agencies responsible for such
databases, notices, or means, designates; and
``(4) provide partner countries with training, guidance,
and best practices recommendations regarding the enrollment of
individuals in BITMAP; and
``(4)(5) ensure biometric and biographic identification
data collected pursuant to BITMAP are incorporated into
appropriate United States Government databases, in compliance
with the policies and procedures established by the Privacy
Officer appointed under section 222.
``(c) Collaboration.--The Secretary shall ensure that BITMAP
operations include participation from relevant components of the
Department, and request participation from other Federal agencies, as
appropriate.
``(d) Agreements.--Before carrying out BITMAP operations in a
foreign country that, as of the date of the enactment of this section,
was not a partner country described in this section, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall enter into agreement or
arrangement with the government of such country that sets forth program
goals for such country, includes training, guidance, and best practices
recommendations regarding the enrollment of individuals in BITMAP, and
outlines such operations in such country, including related
departmental operations. Such country shall be a partner country
described in this section pursuant to and for purposes of such
agreement or arrangement.
``(e) Notification to Congress.--Not later than 60 days before an
agreement with the government of a foreign country to carry out BITMAP
operations in such foreign country enters into force, the Secretary
shall provide the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate with a copy of the agreement to establish such
operations, which shall include--
``(1) the identification of the foreign country with which
the Secretary intends to enter into such an agreement;
``(2) the location at which such operations will be
conducted; and
``(3) goals for BITMAP operations in the foreign country;
and
``(3)(4) the terms and conditions for Department personnel
operating at such location. ''.
``(f) Captured Information of United States Citizens.--The
Secretary shall ensure that any biometric and biographic identification
data of United States citizens that is captured by BITMAP operations is
expunged from all databases to which such data was uploaded, unless the
information is retained for specific law enforcement or intelligence
purposes.''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program (BITMAP)
is established under section 447 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(as added by subsection (a) of this section) and annually thereafter
for the following five years, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate a report that details the effectiveness of BITMAP
operations in enhancing national security, border security, and
counterterrorism operations. that--
(1) outlines the strategic goals and operational plans for
BITMAP;
(2) outlines key efforts and the progress made with each
partner country;
(3) provides a description of the agreement or arrangement
with the government of each partner country, if practicable;
(4) provides budget information related to expenditures in
support of BITMAP, including the source of funding and the
anticipated expenditures;
(5) sets forth the department personnel, equipment, and
infrastructure support to be used by BITMAP, broken down by
country and number;
(6) includes the number of individuals each partner country
enrolled into BITMAP during the reporting period, broken down
by key categories, as determined by U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement;
(7) includes the training, guidance, and best practices
recommendations provided pursuant to section 447(b)(4) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a);
(8) includes a review of the redress process for BITMAP;
and
(9) details the effectiveness of BITMAP operations in
enhancing national security, border security, and
counterterrorism operations.
(c) Briefings.--Shortly after each report is submitted pursuant to
subsection (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall brief the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
regarding--
(1) individuals enrolled in BITMAP who have been
apprehended at the United States border or in the interior of
the United States; and
(2) asylum claims that were submitted by individuals who
are enrolled in BITMAP;
(d) GAO Audit.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall--
(1) conduct an audit that analyzes the effectiveness of
BITMAP operations; and
(2) submit a report containing the results of such audit to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
of Representatives.
(e) Sunset.--Section 447 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as
added by subsection (a) shall be repealed on the date that is 6 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c)(f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b)
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 446 the following new item:
``Sec. 447. Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert
Program.''. | Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program (BITMAP). That program was established to address and reduce national security, border security, and terrorist threats before such threats reach the international border of the United States. In carrying out BITMAP operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement must: (1) coordinate foreign and U.S. officials to facilitate the sharing of biometric and biographic information of foreign nationals to identify and screen such nationals for terrorism and threats to national or border security; (2) provide capabilities, including training and equipment, to collect and compare biometric and biographic identification data of foreign nationals to protect against national security, border security, or terrorist threats and illegal entries; and (3) ensure that such data are incorporated into appropriate government databases. Before carrying out BITMAP operations in a foreign country, DHS must enter into an agreement with the government of such country that outlines such operations and must provide the congressional homeland security committees with a copy of the agreement. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018"} | 1,749 | 249 | 0.722776 | 2.113361 | 0.817913 | 4.199095 | 7.411765 | 0.923077 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Job Opportunities and Business
Success Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF INDUSTRY OR SECTOR PARTNERSHIP.
Section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2801) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (18) through (53) as
paragraphs (19) through (54), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following:
``(18) Industry or sector partnership.--The term `industry
or sector partnership' means a partnership of a State or local
board and one or more industries and other entities that can
help determine the immediate and long-term skilled workforce
needs of in-demand industries and other occupations important
to the State or local economy.''.
SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS OF THE LOCAL BOARD.
Section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2832) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``include--'' and all that
follows through ``representatives'' and
inserting ``include representatives'';
(ii) by striking clauses (ii) through (vi);
(iii) by redesignating subclauses (I)
through (III) as clauses (i) through (iii),
respectively;
(iv) by striking clause (ii) (as so
redesignated) and inserting the following:
``(ii) represent businesses, including
large and small businesses, with immediate and
long-term employment opportunities in in-demand
industries and other occupations important to
the local economy; and''; and
(v) by striking the semicolon at the end of
clause (iii) (as so redesignated) and inserting
``; and''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``A majority''
and inserting ``A \2/3\ majority'';
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) Functions of Local Board.--The functions of the local board
shall include the following:
``(1) Local plan.--Consistent with section 118, each local
board, in partnership with the chief elected official for the
local area involved, shall develop and submit a local plan to
the Governor.
``(2) Workforce research and regional labor market
analysis.--
``(A) In general.--The local board shall--
``(i) conduct, and regularly update, an
analysis of--
``(I) the economic conditions in
the local area;
``(II) the immediate and long-term
skilled workforce needs of in-demand
industries and other occupations
important to the local economy;
``(III) the knowledge and skills of
the workforce in the local area; and
``(IV) workforce development
activities (including education and
training) in the local area; and
``(ii) assist the Governor in developing
the statewide workforce and labor market
information system described in section 15(e)
of the Wagner-Peyser Act.
``(B) Existing analysis.--A local board may use
existing analysis by the local economic development
agency or related entity in order to carry out
requirements of subparagraph (A)(i).
``(3) Employer engagement.--The local board shall lead
efforts to engage employers in the local area, including small
employers and employers in in-demand industries and occupations
important to the local economy, including by--
``(A) ensuring that workforce investment activities
meet the needs of employers and support economic growth
in the local area, by enhancing communication,
coordination, and collaboration among employers,
economic development entities, and service providers;
``(B) developing effective linkages (including the
use of intermediaries) with employers in the local area
to support employer utilization of the local workforce
development system and to support local workforce
investment activities; and
``(C) developing and implementing industry or
sector partnerships that lead to collaborative
planning, resource alignment, and training efforts
across multiple firms to address the immediate and
long-term skilled workforce needs of in-demand
industries and other occupations important to the local
economy and to address critical skill gaps within and
across industries.
``(4) Budget and administration.--
``(A) Budget.--
``(i) In general.--The local board shall
develop a budget for the activities of the
local board in the local area, consistent with
the requirements of this subsection.
``(ii) Training reservation.--In developing
a budget under clause (i), the local board
shall reserve a percentage of funds to carry
out the activities specified in section
134(d)(4). The local board shall use the
analysis conducted under paragraph (2)(A)(i) to
determine the appropriate percentage to reserve
under this clause.
``(B) Administration.--
``(i) Grant recipient.--
``(I) In general.--The chief
elected official in a local area shall
serve as the local grant recipient for,
and shall be liable for any misuse of,
the grant funds allocated to the local
area under sections 128 and 133, unless
the chief elected official reaches an
agreement with the Governor for the
Governor to act as the local grant
recipient and bear such liability.
``(II) Designation.--In order to
assist in administration of the grant
funds, the chief elected official or
the Governor, where the Governor serves
as the local grant recipient for a
local area, may designate an entity to
serve as a local grant subrecipient for
such funds or as a local fiscal agent.
Such designation shall not relieve the
chief elected official or the Governor
of the liability for any misuse of
grant funds as described in subclause
(I).
``(III) Disbursal.--The local grant
recipient or an entity designated under
subclause (II) shall disburse the grant
funds for workforce investment
activities at the direction of the
local board, pursuant to the
requirements of this title. The local
grant recipient or entity designated
under subclause (II) shall disburse the
funds immediately on receiving such
direction from the local board.
``(ii) Staff.--The local board may employ
staff to assist in carrying out the functions
described in this subsection.
``(iii) Grants and donations.--The local
board may solicit and accept grants and
donations from sources other than Federal funds
made available under this Act.
``(5) Selection of operators and providers.--
``(A) Selection of one-stop operators.--Consistent
with section 121(d), the local board, with the
agreement of the chief elected official--
``(i) shall designate or certify one-stop
operators as described in section 121(d)(2)(A);
and
``(ii) may terminate for cause the
eligibility of such operators.
``(B) Identification of eligible service
providers.--Consistent with this subtitle, the local
board shall identify eligible service providers,
including providers of services described in section
134(d)(4), in the local area.
``(6) Program oversight.--The local board, in partnership
with the chief elected official, shall be responsible for--
``(A) conducting oversight for local employment and
training activities authorized under section 134(d);
``(B) conducting oversight of the one-stop delivery
system in the local area authorized under section 121;
and
``(C) ensuring the appropriate use and management
of the funds provided for such activities under this
title.
``(7) Negotiation of local performance measures.--The local
board, the chief elected official, and the Governor shall
negotiate and reach agreement on local performance measures as
described in section 136(c).
``(8) Technology improvements.--The local board shall
develop strategies for technology improvements to facilitate
access to services authorized under this subtitle and carried
out in the local area, including in remote areas.'';
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) by inserting ``electronic means and'' after
``regular basis through''; and
(B) by striking ``and the award of grants or
contracts to eligible providers of youth activities,'';
(4) by striking subsection (h) and redesignating subsection
(i) as subsection (h); and
(5) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), by striking
``and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (h)'' each place it
appears.
SEC. 4. CONTENTS OF THE LOCAL PLAN.
Section 118(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2832(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Contents.--The local plan shall include--
``(1) a description of the analysis of the local area's
economic and workforce conditions conducted under section
117(d)(2)(A)(i), and an assurance that the local board will use
such analysis to carry out the activities under this subtitle;
``(2) a description of the one-stop delivery system in the
local area, including--
``(A) a description of how the local board will
ensure the continuous improvement of eligible providers
of services through the system and ensure that such
providers meet the employment needs of local employers
and participants; and
``(B) a description of how the local board will
facilitate access to services provided through the one-
stop delivery system consistent with section 117(d)(8);
``(3) a description of the strategies and services that
will be used in the local area--
``(A) to more fully engage employers, including
small employers and employers in in-demand industries
and occupations important to the local economy;
``(B) to meet the needs of businesses in the local
area; and
``(C) to better coordinate workforce development
programs with economic development;
``(4) a description of how the local board will convene (or
help to convene) industry or sector partnerships that lead to
collaborative planning, resource alignment, and training
efforts across multiple firms for a range of workers employed
or potentially employed by a targeted industry cluster--
``(A) to encourage industry growth and
competitiveness and to improve worker training,
retention, and advancement in targeted industry
clusters;
``(B) to address the immediate and long-term
skilled workforce needs of in-demand industries and
other occupations important to the local economy, and
``(C) to address critical skill gaps within and
across industries;
``(5) a description of how the funds reserved under section
117(d)(4)(A)(ii) will be used to carry out activities described
in section 134(d)(4);
``(6) a description of how the local board will coordinate
workforce investment activities carried out in the local area
with statewide activities, as appropriate;
``(7) a description of how the local area will--
``(A) coordinate activities with the local area's
disability community to make available comprehensive,
high-quality services to individuals with disabilities;
``(B) consistent with section 188 and Executive
Order 13217 (42 U.S.C. 12131 note), serve the
employment and training needs of individuals with
disabilities; and
``(C) consistent with sections 504 and 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, include the provision of
outreach, intake, assessments, and service delivery,
the development of performance measures, the training
of staff, and other aspects of accessibility to
programs and services under this subtitle;
``(8) a description of the local levels of performance
negotiated with the Governor and chief elected official
pursuant to section 136(c), to be--
``(A) used to measure the performance of the local
area; and
``(B) used by the local board for measuring
performance of the local fiscal agent (where
appropriate), eligible providers, and the one-stop
delivery system, in the local area;
``(9) a description of the process used by the local board,
consistent with subsection (c), to provide an opportunity for
public comment prior to submission of the plan;
``(10) an identification of the entity responsible for the
disbursal of grant funds described in subclause (III) of
section 117(d)(4)(B)(i), as determined by the chief elected
official or the Governor under such section; and
``(11) such other information as the Governor may
require.''. | Local Job Opportunities and Business Success Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to limit the required composition of local workforce investment boards (local boards) to business representatives. Requires two-thirds of the members of a local board to be business owners or officers.
Requires local boards to conduct and regularly update analyses of: (1) local economic conditions, (2) immediate and long-term skilled workforce needs in the area, (3) the knowledge and skills of the local workforce, and (4) local workforce development activities.
Requires local boards to lead efforts to engage employers in the area to ensure that workforce investment activities meet their needs and support local economic growth.
Includes as part of those efforts the development or implementation of industry or sector partnerships that lead to collaborative planning, resource alignment, and training efforts across multiple firms to address the immediate and long-term skilled workforce needs of the local economy.
Requires local boards to develop strategies for using technological improvements to facilitate access to workforce development services.
Eliminates the requirement that each local board appoint a youth council as a subgroup of the board and select providers of youth activities on the basis of its recommendations. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to increase business engagement and improve training opportunities for occupations that are in-demand in order to get Americans back to work."} | 2,741 | 248 | 0.552614 | 1.52702 | 0.771191 | 2.871245 | 11.248927 | 0.854077 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IRA Self-Loan Act''.
SEC. 2. LOANS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLANS FOR CERTAIN FIRST-TIME
HOMEBUYER, EDUCATION, AND MEDICAL EMERGENCY EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Section 408(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to tax treatment of accounts and annuities) is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
``(7) Loans used for certain first-time homebuyer,
education, and medical emergency expenses.--
``(A) In general.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) shall not
apply to any qualified loan which is made, or secured,
by an individual retirement plan.
``(B) Qualified loan.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term `qualified loan' means a loan
which--
``(i) is used within a reasonable period of
time for--
``(I) qualified first-time
homebuyer expenses,
``(II) qualified education
expenses, or
``(III) qualified medical emergency
expenses.
``(ii) is made by the trustee of an
individual retirement plan at the direction of
the individual on whose behalf such plan is
established,
``(iii) in the case of a loan for qualified
first-time homebuyer expenses, is secured by
the dwelling unit,
``(iv) by its terms requires repayment in
full within 5 years after the date such loan is
made (15 years in the case of a loan for
qualified first-time homebuyer expenses),
``(v) by its terms treats any amount
remaining unpaid in the taxable year beginning
after the period described in clause (iv) as
distributed in such taxable year to the
individual on whose behalf such plan is
established and subject to section 72(t)(1),
and
``(vi) bears interest from the date of the
loan at a rate not less than the rate for
comparable United States Treasury obligations
on such date.
``(C) Qualified expenses.--For purposes of this
paragraph--
``(i) Qualified first-time home buyer
expenses.--
``(I) In general.--The term
`qualified first-time homebuyer
expenses' means qualified acquisition
costs with respect to a principal
residence for a first-time homebuyer.
``(II) Qualified acquisition
costs.--The term `qualified acquisition
costs' means the cost of acquiring,
constructing, or reconstructing the
residence. Such terms includes any
usual or reasonable settlement,
financing, or other closing costs.
``(III) First-time homebuyer.--The
term `first-time homebuyer' means any
eligible person, if such person (and if
married such person's spouse) has never
had a present ownership interest in a
principal residence.
``(IV) Principal residence.--The
term `principal residence' has the same
meaning as when used in section 1034.
``(ii) Qualified education expenses.--The
term `qualified education expenses' means
tuition and fees required for enrollment or
attendance of an eligible person at an
educational organization described in section
170(b)(1)(A)(ii).
``(iii) Qualified medical emergency
expenses.--The term `qualified medical
emergency expenses' means any amount, not
compensated for by insurance or otherwise,
which is paid for medical care (as defined in
section 213(d)) of an eligible person, if such
medical care is required by reason of any
disease or accident that causes hospitalization
for more than 30 days.
``(iv) Eligible person.--The term `eligible
person' means--
``(I) an individual on whose behalf
the individual retirement plan is
established, and
``(II) a spouse, child (as defined
in section 151(c)(3)), or grandchild of
such individual (or of such
individual's spouse).
``(D) Amount limitation.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B)
shall not apply to any loan to the extent such loan
(when added to the outstanding balance of all other
loans from the individual retirement plan) exceeds the
lesser of--
``(i) $50,000, reduced by the excess (if
any) of--
``(I) the highest outstanding
balance of loans from the plan during
the 1-year period ending on the day
before the date on which such loan was
made, over
``(II) the outstanding balance of
loans from the plan on the date on
which such loan was made, or
``(ii) the greater of--
``(I) one-half of the value of the
plan, or
``(II) $10,000.''
(b) Exemption From Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--Subsection (d)
of section 4975 of such Code (relating to exemptions from tax on
prohibited transactions) is amended by striking ``or'' at end of
paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and
inserting ``; or'', and by inserting after paragraph (15) the following
new paragraph:
``(16) any qualified loan within the meaning of section
408(e)(7).''
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to loans made after the date of the enactment of this Act. | IRA Self-Loan Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow loans to be made or secured by an individual retirement account for first-time homebuyer expenses, education expenses, or medical emergency expenses. Exempts such loans from the tax on prohibited transactions. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "IRA Self-Loan Act"} | 1,235 | 60 | 0.529906 | 1.228882 | 0.895753 | 2.98 | 22.26 | 0.9 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``JCPOA Enforcement Transparency Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States entered into the Joint Comprehensive
Plan of Action (JCPOA) on July 14, 2015, without the approval
of Congress.
(2) The JCPOA established the Joint Commission in Annex IV
of the agreement.
(3) The JCPOA placed detailed limitations on components of
Iran's nuclear agreement, and required those limitations to be
met by Implementation Day, which took place on January 16,
2016.
(4) The Joint Commission provided alternate arrangements
regarding some Iranian nuclear stocks and facilities prior to
January 16, 2016.
(5) The JCPOA capped Iran's stockpile of low enriched
uranium (LEU) at 300 kilograms (kg).
(6) Iran was granted an exemption to retain more than 300
kg of LEU by the Joint Commission.
(7) The JCPOA required all Iranian uranium oxide enriched
to between 5 percent and 20 percent to be fabricated into fuel
plates for the Tehran Research Reactor or transferred outside
of Iran or diluted to an enrichment level of 3.67 percent or
less.
(8) The Joint Commission found near 20 percent LEU in ``lab
contaminant'' that was judged as unrecoverable.
(9) Under the JCPOA, Iran committed to only develop,
acquire, build, or operate hot cells, shielded cells, or
shielded glove boxes with dimensions less than 6 cubic meters
for 15 years.
(10) Prior to Implementation Day, the Joint Commission
agreed to allow Iran to continue operating 19 large hot cells
in three Tehran locations and one Karaj location which are in
excess of the 6 cubic meter limitation.
(11) In July 2016, the Joint Commission established a
Technical Working Group to evaluate stocks of Iranian 3.67
percent LEU and other stocks.
(12) Ensuring Iranian compliance with the JCPOA is
tantamount to restricting breakout times for the development of
a nuclear weapon.
(13) The current Administration's policy to maintain
secrecy on the decisions of the Joint Commission and its
Technical Working Group interferes in the process of
establishing adequate congressional and public oversight of the
JCPOA.
SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION AND JUSTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR DECISIONS ISSUED
BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP.
(a) In General.--The President, in consultation with the Secretary
of State, the Secretary of Energy, and the heads of other relevant
agencies, shall--
(1) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, notify the appropriate congressional committees of
all past decisions made by the Joint Commission or the
Technical Working Group; and
(2) not later than 30 days after each subsequent decision
made by the Joint Commission, the Technical Working Group, or
any subsequent working group established by the JCPOA, notify
the appropriate congressional committees of such decision.
(b) Elements.--The notification required under subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) A description of the decision.
(2) A justification for the decision.
(3) An unclassified summary of the decision, with a
classified annex if necessary.
SEC. 4. PUBLICATION OF DECISIONS.
The Secretary of State shall publish on a publicly available
Internet website a description of the decision-making process and a
summary of all decisions granted by the Joint Commission, the Technical
Working Group, or any subsequent working group established under the
auspices of the JCPOA.
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States representative to the Joint
Commission, the Technical Working Group, or any subsequent
working group established under the auspices of the JCPOA
should oppose any exemptions or modifications to requirements
for Iran under the JCPOA; and
(2) the workings of the Joint Commission, the Technical
Working Group, and any subsequent working group established
under the auspices of the JCPOA to evaluate Iranian compliance
to JCPOA requirements should proceed in an open and transparent
manner.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on
Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.
(2) Joint commission.--The term ``Joint Commission'' means
the group comprised of representatives of Iran and the E3/EU+3,
as defined in Annex IV of the JCPOA.
(3) Joint comprehensive plan of action and jcpoa.--The
terms ``Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action'' and ``JCPOA'' mean
the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed at Vienna on July
14, 2015, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Russian
Federation, the People's Republic of China, the United Kingdom,
and the United States, all implementing materials and
agreements related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,
and any other subsequent agreement with Iran that addresses the
Iran nuclear issue.
(4) Technical working group.--The term ``Technical Working
Group'' means the Technical Working Group established by the
Joint Commission in July 2016 to consider further exemptions
under the JCPOA relating to Iran's stock of 3.5 percent low
enriched uranium. | JCPOA Enforcement Transparency Act of 2016 This bill requires the President to notify the appropriate congressional committees: (1) within 30 days after enactment of this Act, of all past decisions made by the Joint Commission or the Technical Working Group under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015; and (2) of each subsequent decision made by such commission, such working group, or any subsequent working group established under the JCPOA within 30 days after such decision is made. The Department of State shall publish on a publicly available Internet website a description of the decision-making process and a summary of all decisions granted by such commission or working group. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "JCPOA Enforcement Transparency Act of 2016"} | 1,232 | 143 | 0.49363 | 1.519828 | 0.636179 | 5.089552 | 8.485075 | 0.955224 |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
Section 102(16) of the Controlled Substances Act is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: ``Such term also
does not include tetrahydrocannabinols not derived, extracted, or
prepared from plant Cannabis sativa L.''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING THE MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION OF MARIHUANA.
(a) Schedule I Amendment.--Paragraph (c) of schedule I of section
202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act is amended--
(1) by striking out subparagraph (10);
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (11) through (17) as
subparagraphs (10) through (16), respectively; and
(3) by amending subparagraph (16) (as so redesignated) to
read as follows:
``(16) Tetrahydrocannabinols not derived, manufactured, or
prepared from the plant Cannabis sativa L.''.
(b) Schedule II Amendment.--Paragraph (a) of schedule II of section
202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new subparagraph:
``(5) Marihuana.''.
SEC. 3. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICINAL MARIHUANA.
(a) Rulemaking.--Section 301 of the Controlled Substances Act is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: ``, except that
rules and regulations specifically relating to the regulation and
control of the production, distribution, and dispensing of marihuana to
sections 312 and 313 shall be promulgated by the Secretary.''.
(b) Production and Distribution.--Part C of the Controlled
Substances Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
``office for the supply of internationally controlled drugs
``Sec. 311. (a) There is established in the Department of Health
and Human Services an office to be known as the Office for the Supply
of Internationally Controlled Drugs (hereinafter referred to in this
section and sections 312 and 313 as the `Office'). The Office shall be
responsible for regulating, administering, and supervising the domestic
production of marihuana and, in accordance with section 313, for the
distribution of marihuana for medical, scientific, and research
purposes.
``(b) The Office shall be under the direction of a Chief Officer
who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary is authorized to
delegate his powers and responsibilities under sections 312 and 313 to
the Chief Officer.
``production of medicinal marihuana
``Sec. 312. (a) The Secretary shall take all necessary actions to
secure and maintain a supply of marihuana adequate for the legitimate
medical, research, scientific, and export needs of the United States.
The Secretary shall determine the total quantity of marihuana to be
produced each calendar year to provide for the estimated medical,
scientific, and research needs of the United States, for the
establishment of reserve stocks, and for any lawful export requirements
established by the Attorney General under section 1003. Based on the
determination under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall
recommend to the Attorney General the aggregate production quotas that
must be established for marihuana under section 306(a). The
recommendations of the Secretary concerning aggregate production quotas
for marihuana shall be binding on the Attorney General.
``(b)(1) In order to maintain an adequate supply of marihuana, the
Secretary shall periodically publish notices soliciting bids on a
contract or contracts for the domestic cultivation and delivery of
marihuana. All bids submitted must specify the areas in which, and the
land on which, cultivation of marihuana will be conducted. All bids
submitted must be accompanied by an application for registration under
section 302.
``(2) The Secretary shall forward a copy of the registration
application to the Attorney General. The Secretary, after consultation
with the Attorney General, shall recommend to the Attorney General that
the application for registration be granted or denied, taking into
account the factors set forth in section 303(a). The recommendations of
the Secretary concerning the registration of applicants to produce
marihuana shall be binding on the Attorney General.
``(3) The Secretary may accept or reject any bid that is submitted
by registered bidders, taking into consideration (A) the factors set
forth in section 303(a), and (B) price. Marihuana may be produced only
by accepted bidders, solely on the land specified in the applicants'
bids. The Secretary shall provide persons whose bids have been accepted
with marihuana seeds capable of germination. Such seeds shall be
obtained by the Secretary from legitimate commercial producers of
marihuana or, if this is not feasible, the National Institute on Drug
Abuse, the Attorney General through the Drug Enforcement
Administration, or the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide the
Secretary with an adequate supply of seeds capable of germination.
``(c) Upon acceptance of a bid for the production of marihuana, the
Secretary shall establish an individual quota for the production of
marihuana for the bidder and shall recommend to the Attorney General
that this quota be assigned to the bidder where required under section
306. The recommendations of the Secretary concerning individual quotas
for the production of marihuana, including recommendations that such a
quota be decreased or increased, shall be binding on the Attorney
General.
``(d) The Secretary may revoke or suspend the acceptance of any bid
for the production of marihuana prior to the expiration of the contract
executed on the basis of the bid upon a finding by the Secretary (1)
that the bidder has materially breached the terms of the contract
relating to the maintenance of effective controls against diversion of
marihuana into other than legitimate medical, scientific, and
industrial channels; or (2) that any of the reasons specified in
section 304(a) are applicable. Upon such revocation or suspension, the
Secretary shall recommend to the Attorney General that the bidder's
registration for the production of marihuana be revoked or suspended
pursuant to section 304 and such recommendations by the Secretary shall
be binding on the Attorney General.
``(e) Within four months of the end of the harvest of marihuana
grown by registered bidders pursuant to contract with the Office, the
Office or its delegate or delegates shall take physical possession of
the marihuana harvested.
``(f)(1) The Secretary may, at his discretion, periodically publish
notices soliciting bids on a contract or contracts for the physical
collection, processing, and shipping of marihuana crops produced under
contracts entered into under subsection (b) or of imported or forfeited
stocks described in subsections (g) and (h). All bids submitted must be
accompanied by an application for registration under section 302.
``(2) The Secretary shall forward a copy of the registration
application to the Attorney General. The Secretary, after consultation
with the Attorney General, shall recommend to the Attorney General that
the application for registration be granted or denied, taking into
account the factors set forth in section 303(b) and such
recommendations of the Secretary shall be binding on the Attorney
General.
``(3) The Secretary may accept or reject any bids submitted by
registered bidders, taking into consideration (A) the factors set forth
in section 303(b); (B) the provisions in the bid for the processing of
raw marihuana into medically usable forms, including the provisions for
the maintenance of controlled amounts of tetrahydrocannabinols in each
dosage unit; and (C) price.
``(g) If a supply of marihuana adequate to meet domestic medical,
scientific, and research needs is not obtained through contractual
arrangements with domestic registered bidders, the Secretary shall
declare that a state of emergency exists. The declaration by the
Secretary of a state of emergency due to inadequate domestic supplies
of marihuana shall have the same effect as a finding by the Attorney
General of an emergency due to inadequate domestic supplies under
section 1002(a)(2)(A). If no applicants are registered to import
marihuana under sections 1007 and 1008 within sixty days of the date of
the declaration by the Secretary that a state of emergency exists, the
Secretary shall make arrangements for the direct importation by the
Office of a supply of marihuana adequate for domestic medical,
scientific, and research needs.
``(h) If, while a state of emergency declared under subsection (g)
exists, the Secretary finds that a supply of marihuana adequate for
domestic medical, scientific, and research needs cannot be obtained
through importation, then the Secretary may request that the Attorney
General forward to the Office forfeited stocks of marihuana that are
unadulterated with other substances, pursuant to section 511(e).
``distribution of medicinal marihuana
``Sec. 313. (a) Marihuana shall be distributed only to hospitals
and pharmacies that are--
``(1) registered under section 303(f) to dispense drugs in
schedule II of section 202; and
``(2) specified by
``(A) an eligible physician who plans to use
marihuana in the treatment of the nausea of patients
who are undergoing cancer chemotherapy or radiology or
in the treatment of patients who have glaucoma, AIDS
wasting syndrome, or muscle spasms from certain spastic
disorders, including multiple sclerosis, paraplegia,
and quadriplegia; or
``(B) a person who has obtained approval by the
Secretary of an investigational new drug application
under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act for research involving the use of
marihuana.
``(b) In order to be certified as a physician eligible for purposes
of subsection (a)(2)(A), the physician must file a written application
with the Office seeking permission to use marihuana in his practice.
Such an application shall be approved or denied within thirty days of
its receipt by the Office, or, where possible, within such shorter time
as is deemed essential by the applicant in cases of medical emergency.
If an application is not acted upon within thirty days of its receipt
by the Office, it shall be deemed approved. To be approved an
application must affirmatively state--
``(1) that the applicant is a physician registered under
section 303(f) to dispense controlled drugs in schedule II of
section 202;
``(2) the applicant's registration number;
``(3) that the applicant will use the requested marihuana
solely for the treatment of glaucoma, AIDS wasting syndrome,
muscle spasms from certain spastic disorders, including
multiple sclerosis, paraplegia, and quadriplegia, or the nausea
associated with cancer chemotherapy or radiology;
``(4) the name of all pharmacies or hospitals registered to
dispense schedule II drugs that the applicant is requesting
that supplies of marihuana be sent to;
``(5) that the applicant will inform the Office of any
adverse reactions by his patients to the use of marihuana; and
``(6) that prior to administration of marihuana to any
patient, he will obtain from the patient a signed consent form
stating that informed patient consent has been obtained.
Unless the Secretary determines that an application which makes the
statements required by the preceding sentence contains a misstatement
of fact, the application shall be approved upon payment of a reasonable
fee to cover the costs of processing the application. Approval of a
physician's application may be suspended or revoked by the Secretary
for good cause shown.
``(c)(1) Upon certification of a physician as eligible under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall issue serially numbered marihuana
order forms to all registered pharmacies or hospitals listed on the
eligible physician's application form. Whenever any such form is issued
to a pharmacy or hospital the Secretary shall, before delivery thereof,
insert therein the name of the pharmacy or hospital, and it shall be
unlawful for any other person (A) to use such form for the purpose of
obtaining controlled substances; or (B) to furnish such form to any
person with intent thereby to procure the distribution of such
substances.
``(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain by means of
order forms issued under this subsection controlled substances for any
purpose other than their use, distribution, dispensing, or
administration in the conduct of a lawful business in such substances
or in the course of his professional practice or research.
``(3) Written orders made on marihuana order forms issued under
this subsection shall satisfy the requirements of section 308(a).
``(4) The preservation and availability requirements of section
308(c) apply to orders made on forms issued under this subsection.
``(d) Hospitals and pharmacies may obtain supplies of marihuana
only by forwarding a written order to the Secretary on the form issued
in blank in accordance with subsection (c). Upon receipt from a
hospital or pharmacy of a properly completed marihuana order form
requesting a supply of marihuana the Office or its delegate or
delegates shall forward a supply of marihuana to the pharmacy or
hospital within a reasonable time. If notified by an eligible physician
that there is a medical urgency for immediate shipment, the Office or
its delegate or delegates shall forward a supply of marihuana within
five days of such notice, or sooner if feasible. Also, upon receipt by
the Secretary of a written request of a person who has obtained
approval of an investigational new drug application under section
505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for research
involving the use of marihuana, the Office or its delegate or delegates
shall forward a supply of marihuana to the specified pharmacy or
hospital licensed to dispense schedule II drugs within a reasonable
time.
``(e) The Secretary is directed to set a price for marihuana that
will recoup, within a reasonable time, all of the costs incurred by the
Federal Government in producing, processing, and distributing
marihuana.
``(f) Within six months from the date of the enactment of this
section, the Secretary, after consultation with the Attorney General,
shall promulgate regulations consistent with public health and safety
that are in accord with the provisions of this title to ensure an
adequate supply of medically usable marihuana and to ensure proper
safeguards regarding the production, storage, processing, distribution,
and dispensing of marihuana so as to prevent its diversion into other
than legitimate medical, scientific, or research channels.''.
(c) Penalty.--Section 402(a) of the Controlled Substances Act is
amended (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of paragraph (9), (2) by
striking out the period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting in
lieu thereof ``; or'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(11) to use an order form issued under section 313(c) in
a manner prohibited by such section or to furnish such a form
in violation of such section.''.
SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT.
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by inserting
after section 505 the following:
``therapeutic use of marihuana
``Sec. 505A. (a) Notwithstanding section 505(a), the approval of
the Secretary shall not be required for the introduction or delivery of
marihuana into interstate commerce in compliance with the requirements
of sections 312 and 313 of the Controlled Substances Act.
``(b) Marihuana is defined as a prescription drug for purposes of
section 503(b). Only physicians who are eligible to obtain marihuana
under section 313(b) of the Controlled Substances Act may issue written
prescriptions authorizing the dispensing of marihuana under section
503(b).''.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $5,000,000 for
the fiscal year 1996, and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997, for the
use of the Office for the Supply of Internationally Controlled Drugs in
conducting, contracting for, supervising, and administering the
production, testing, processing, distribution, and dispensing of
marihuana.
SEC. 6. INTERIM PROVISIONS.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall procure a supply
of marihuana adequate for the scientific, medical, and research needs
of the United States within 12 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act. The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Attorney General shall ensure that persons now receiving marihuana
pursuant to research projects approved by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services continue to receive uninterrupted supplies until the
system for the processing and distribution of marihuana produced
pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act is fully operational. | Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to authorize the medical prescription of marihuana, subject to regulations to be promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Office for the Supply of Internationally Controlled Drugs which shall be responsible for regulating, administering, and supervising the domestic production of marihuana for distribution for medical, scientific, and research purposes.
Directs the Secretary to take all necessary actions to secure and maintain a supply of marihuana adequate for the legitimate medical, research, scientific, and export needs of the United States.
Directs: (1) the Office or its delegates, within four months of the end of the harvest of marihuana grown by registered bidders pursuant to contract with the Office, to take physical possession of the marihuana harvested; and (2) the Secretary to declare that a state of emergency exists if a supply of marihuana adequate to meet domestic medical, scientific, and research needs is not obtained through contractual arrangements with domestic registered bidders, in which case the Secretary shall make arrangements for the direct importation by the Office of an adequate supply, subject to specified requirements.
Sets forth procedures for: (1) physicians to file written applications with the Office seeking permission to use marihuana in their practices; and (2) hospitals and pharmacies to obtain supplies of marihuana.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) set a price for marihuana that will recoup, within a reasonable time, all of the costs incurred by the Government in producing, processing, and distributing marihuana; and (2) promulgate regulations to ensure an adequate supply of medically usable marihuana and to ensure proper safeguards to prevent its diversion to other than legitimate channels.
Sets penalties for using an order form for the distribution of medicinal marihuana in a manner prohibited under the CSA or to furnish such a form in violation of the CSA.
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that: (1) the approval of the Secretary shall not be required for the introduction or delivery of marihuana into interstate commerce in compliance with the CSA; and (2) marihuana is defined as a prescription drug for specified purposes and only physicians who are eligible to obtain marihuana under the CSA may issue written prescriptions authorizing the dispensing of marihuana.
Authorizes appropriations.
Sets forth interim provisions. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To provide for the therapeutic use of marihuana in situations involving life-threatening or sense-threatening illnesses and to provide adequate supplies of marihuana for such use."} | 3,858 | 557 | 0.615572 | 1.948728 | 0.669783 | 5.991209 | 7.393407 | 0.940659 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Violent Crime Reduction Act of
2007''.
TITLE I--VIOLENT CRIME AND ANTI-GANG VIOLENCE REFORMS
SEC. 101. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR VIOLENT CRIMES IN AID OF RACKETEERING
ACTIVITY.
(a) Offense.--Section 1959(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``(a) Whoever commits, or conspires, threatens, or attempts to
commit, a crime of violence for the purpose of furthering the
activities of an enterprise engaged in racketeering activity, or for
the purpose of gaining entrance to or maintaining or increasing
position in, such an enterprise, shall, unless the death penalty is
otherwise imposed, in addition and consecutive to the punishment
provided for any other violation of this chapter and in addition to
being subject to a fine under this title--
``(1) if the crime of violence results in the death of any
person, be sentenced to death or life in prison;
``(2) if the crime of violence is kidnapping, aggravated
sexual abuse (as defined in section 521), maiming, or any
assault resulting in serious bodily injury be imprisoned for
life or any term of years not less than 20; and
``(3) in any other case, be imprisoned for life or for any
term of years not less than 10.''.
(b) Venue.--Section 1959 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) A prosecution for a violation of this section may be brought
in--
``(1) the judicial district in which the crime of violence
occurred; or
``(2) any judicial district in which racketeering activity
of the enterprise occurred.''.
SEC. 102. MURDER AND OTHER VIOLENT CRIMES COMMITTED DURING AND IN
RELATION TO A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.
(a) In General.--Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
841 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``murder and other violent crimes committed during and in relation to a
drug trafficking crime
``Sec. 424. (a) In General.--Whoever commits, or conspires, or
attempts to commit, a crime of violence during and in relation to a
drug trafficking crime, shall, unless the death penalty is otherwise
imposed, in addition and consecutive to the punishment provided for the
drug trafficking crime and in addition to being subject to a fine under
this title--
``(1) if the crime of violence results in the death of any
person, be sentenced to death or life in prison;
``(2) if the crime of violence is kidnapping, aggravated
sexual abuse (as defined in section 521), maiming, or any
assault resulting in serious bodily injury be imprisoned for
life or any term of years not less than 20; and
``(3) in any other case, be imprisoned for life or for any
term of years not less than 10.
``(b) Venue.--A prosecution for a violation of this section may be
brought in--
``(1) the judicial district in which the murder or other
crime of violence occurred; or
``(2) any judicial district in which the drug trafficking
crime may be prosecuted.
``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section--
``(1) the term `crime of violence' has the meaning given
that term in section 16 of title 18, United States Code; and
``(2) the term `drug trafficking crime' has the meaning
given that term in section 924(c)(2) of title 18, United States
Code.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 423, the following:
``Sec. 424. Murder and other violent crimes committed during and in
relation to a drug trafficking crime.''.
SEC. 103. INCREASE IN ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR USING OR CARRYING A
FIREARM DURING AND IN RELATION TO A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR
DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.
Section 924(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``5'' and inserting
``7'';
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``7'' and inserting
``10''; and
(C) in clause (i), by striking ``10'' and inserting
``12''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``10'' and
inserting ``15''.
SEC. 104. EXEMPTION FOR OFF DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS UNDER THE
GUN-FREE SCHOOL ZONES ACT.
Section 922(q)(2)(B)(vi) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``or while off-duty'' before the semicolon.
TITLE II--MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ANTI-GANG TASK FORCES
SEC. 201. ASSISTANCE FOR MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ANTI-GANG TASK FORCES.
(a) In General.--The Attorney general, in consultation with
appropriate State and local officials, shall--
(1) establish anti-gang task forces, consisting of Federal,
State, and local law enforcement authorities, for the
coordinated investigation, disruption, apprehension, and
prosecution of criminal gangs and offenders;
(2) direct the reassignment or detailing from any Federal
department or agency (subject to the approval of the head of
that department or agency, in the case of a department or
agency other than the Department of Justice) of personnel to
each task force;
(3) provide all necessary funding for the operation of the
task force; and
(4) provide all necessary funding for national and regional
meetings of task forces, and all other related organizations,
as needed, to ensure effective operation of such teams through
the sharing of intelligence, best practices and for any other
related purpose.
(b) Membership.--The task forces shall consist of agents and
officers, where feasible, from--
(1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(2) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
(3) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives;
(4) the United States Marshals Service;
(5) the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security
of the Department of Homeland Security;
(6) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(7) State and local law enforcement; and
(8) Federal, State, and local prosecutors.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011
to carry out this section. | Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose mandatory minimum prison terms for violent crimes committed to further racketeering activities; (2) increase penalties for using or carrying a firearm while committing a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime; and (3) grant to off-duty law enforcement officers an exemption from the prohibition against possessing a firearm in a school zone.
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose enhanced criminal penalties for committing a crime of violence (i.e., murder, kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, maiming, or assault resulting in serious bodily injury) during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
Directs the Attorney General to establish and assist anti-gang task forces comprised of federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities to combat criminal gangs and offenders. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent gang crime, and for other purposes."} | 1,637 | 200 | 0.567477 | 1.436675 | 0.741458 | 2.9 | 8.75 | 0.875 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacy Competition and Consumer
Choice Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER TRANSPARENCY AND PROPER OPERATION
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Amendment to the Public Health Service Act Relating to the
Group Market.--
(1) In general.--Subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-4 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 2729. PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER TRANSPARENCY AND PROPER
OPERATION REQUIREMENTS.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
group health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing health
insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan
(collectively, a `plan sponsor'), shall not enter into a contract with
any pharmacy benefits manager (referred to in this section as a `PBM')
to manage the prescription drug coverage provided under such plan or
insurance coverage, or to control the costs of such prescription drug
coverage, unless the PBM satisfies the following requirements:
``(1) Required disclosures to plan sponsor in annual
report.--The PBM shall provide at least annually a report to
each plan sponsor, including, at a minimum--
``(A) information on the number and total cost of
prescriptions under the contract filled at mail order
and at retail pharmacies;
``(B) an estimate of aggregate average payments
under the contract, per prescription (weighted by
prescription volume), made to mail order and retail
pharmacies, and the average amount per prescription
that the PBM was paid by the plan for prescriptions
filled at mail order and retail pharmacies;
``(C) an estimate of the aggregate average payment
per prescription (weighted by prescription volume)
under the contract received from pharmaceutical
manufacturers, including all rebates, discounts, price
concessions, or administrative and other payments from
pharmaceutical manufacturers, and a description of the
types of payments, the amount of such payments that
were shared with the plan, and the percentage of
prescriptions for which the PBM received such payments;
``(D) information on the overall percentage of
generic drugs dispensed under the contract separately
at retail and mail order pharmacies, and the percentage
of cases in which a generic drug is dispensed when
available; and
``(E) information on the percentage and number of
cases under the contract in which individuals who had
been receiving a prescribed drug that had a lower cost
for the plan were later given a drug with a higher cost
for the plan, because of PBM policies or at the direct
or indirect control of the PBM, and the rationale for
such changes and a description of the applicable PBM
policies.
``(2) PBM requirements with respect to pharmacies.--With
respect to contracts between a PBM and a pharmacy, the PBM
shall--
``(A) include in such contracts, the methodology
and resources utilized for the Maximum Allowable Cost
(referred to in this section as `MAC') pricing of the
PBM, update pricing information on such list at least
weekly, and establish a process for the prompt
notification of such pricing updates to network
pharmacies;
``(B) agree to provide timely updates, not less
than once every 3 business days, to pharmacy product
pricing files used to calculate prescription prices
that will be used to reimburse pharmacies;
``(C) agree to pay pharmacies promptly for clean
claims under section 1860D-12(b)(4) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-112(b)(4));
``(D) not require that a pharmacist or pharmacy
participate in a pharmacy network managed by such PBM
as a condition for the pharmacy to participate in
another network managed by such PBM, and shall not
exclude an otherwise qualified pharmacist or pharmacy
from participation in a particular network provided
that the pharmacist or pharmacy--
``(i) accepts the terms, conditions and
reimbursement rates of the PBM;
``(ii) meets all applicable Federal and
State licensure and permit requirements; and
``(iii) has not been excluded from
participation in any Federal or State program;
``(E) not automatically enroll a pharmacy in a
contract or modify an existing contract without written
agreement from the pharmacy or pharmacist; and
``(F) require each pharmacy to sign a contract
before assuming responsibility to fill prescriptions
for the PBM.
``(3) PBM ownership interests and conflicts of interest;
pharmacy choice.--A PBM shall not--
``(A) mandate that a covered individual use a
specific retail pharmacy, mail order pharmacy,
specialty pharmacy, or other pharmacy practice site or
entity if the PBM has an ownership interest in such
pharmacy, practice site, or entity or the pharmacy,
practice site, or entity has an ownership interest in
the PBM; or
``(B) provide incentives to covered plan
beneficiaries, in the form of variations in premiums,
deductibles, co-payments, or co-insurance rates, to
encourage plan beneficiaries to use a specific pharmacy
if such incentives are only applicable to a pharmacy,
practice site, or entity that the PBM has an ownership
interest in, unless such incentives are applicable to
all network pharmacies.
``(4) PBM audit of pharmacy providers.--The following shall
apply to audits of pharmacy providers by a PBM:
``(A) The period covered by an audit may not exceed
2 years from the date the claim was submitted to or
adjusted by the PBM.
``(B) An audit that involves clinical or
professional judgment shall be conducted by, or in
consultation with, a pharmacist licensed in the State
of the audit or the State board of pharmacy.
``(C) The PBM may not require more stringent
recordkeeping than that required by State or Federal
law.
``(D) The PBM or the entity conducting an audit for
the PBM shall establish a written appeals process that
shall include procedures for appeals for preliminary
reports and final reports.
``(E) The pharmacy, practice site, or other entity
may use the records of a hospital, physician, or other
authorized practitioner to validate the pharmacy
records and any legal prescription (one that complies
with State Board of Pharmacy requirements) may be used
to validate claims in connection with prescriptions,
refills, or changes in prescriptions.
``(F) Any clerical or recordkeeping error, such as
a typographical error, scrivener's error, or computer
error, regarding a required document or record shall
not be subject to recoupment unless proof of intent to
commit fraud or unless such discrepancy results in
actual financial harm to an interested party.
``(G) The entity conducting the audit shall not use
extrapolation or other statistical expansion techniques
in calculating the recoupment or penalties for audits.
``(H) The PBM shall disclose any audit recoupment
to the group health plan or health insurance issuer
with a copy to the pharmacy.
``(5) PBM conduct regarding covered individuals.--A PBM
shall--
``(A) notify a plan sponsor if such PBM intends to
sell utilization or claims data that the PBM possesses
as a result of an arrangement described in this
section;
``(B) notify the plan sponsor in writing at least
30 days before selling, leasing, or renting such data
and shall provide the plan sponsor with the name of the
potential purchaser of such data and the expected use
of any utilization or claims data by such purchaser;
``(C) not sell such data unless the sale complies
with all Federal and State laws and the PBM has
received written approval for such sale from the plan
sponsor;
``(D) not directly contact a covered individual by
any means (including via electronic delivery,
telephonic, SMS text or direct mail) without the
express written permission of the plan sponsor and the
covered individual;
``(E) not transmit any personally identifiable
utilization or claims data to a pharmacy owned by the
PBM if the patient has not voluntarily elected in
writing to fill that particular prescription at the
PBM-owned pharmacy; and
``(F) provide each covered individual with an
opportunity to affirmatively opt out of the sale of his
or her data prior to entering into any arrangement for
the lease, rental, or sale of such information.
``(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term `fraud'
has the meaning given the term `health care fraud' in section 1347 of
title 18, United States Code.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall apply to plan sponsors for plan years beginning on or
after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Amendments to the Public Health Service Act Relating to the
Individual Market.--
(1) In general.--Subpart 2 of part B of title XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-51 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 2754. PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER TRANSPARENCY AND PROPER
OPERATION REQUIREMENTS.
``The provisions of section 2729 of the Public Health Service Act
shall apply to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance
issuer in the individual market in the same manner as they apply to a
group health plan and a health insurance issuer providing health
insurance coverage under that section.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) ERISA amendment.--
(i) In general.--Subpart B of part 7 of
subtitle B of title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1185 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``SEC. 716. PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER TRANSPARENCY AND PROPER OPERATION
REQUIREMENTS.
``The provisions of section 2729 of the Public Health Service Act
shall apply to a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer
providing health insurance coverage in connection with a group health
plan, in the same manner as such provisions apply to a group health
plan and a health insurance issuer providing health insurance coverage
under that section.''.
(ii) Clerical amendment.--The table of
contents in section 1 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 714 the following:
``Sec. 715. Additional market reforms.
``Sec. 716. Pharmacy benefits manager transparency and proper operation
requirements.''.
(B) IRC amendment.--
(i) In general.--Subpart B of chapter 100
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
9811 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 9814. PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER TRANSPARENCY AND PROPER
OPERATION REQUIREMENTS.
``The provisions of section 2729 of the Public Health Service Act
shall apply to a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer
providing health insurance coverage in connection with a group health
plan, in the same manner as such provisions apply to a group health
plan and a health insurance issuer providing health insurance coverage
under that section.''.
(ii) Clerical amendment.--The table of
sections for subpart B of chapter 100 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section
9813 the following new item:
``Sec. 9814. Pharmacy benefits manager transparency and proper
operation requirements.''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1)
and (2) shall apply with respect to health insurance coverage
offered, sold, issued, renewed, in effect, or operated in the
individual market on or after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(c) Medicare Prescription Drug Plans.--
(1) In general.--Subpart 2 of part D of title XVIII of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-111 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1860D-17. PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER TRANSPARENCY AND PROPER
OPERATION REQUIREMENTS.
``The provisions of section 2729 of the Public Health Service Act
shall apply to health insurance coverage offered by a prescription drug
plan under this part in the same manner as such provisions apply to a
group health plan and a health insurance issuer providing health
insurance coverage under that section.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after
the date of enactment of this Act. | Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirements Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a group or individual health plan from entering into a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) to manage the prescription drug coverage provided under such plan or to control the costs of such coverage unless the PBM satisfies the requirements of this Act.
Directs a PBM to provide at least annually a report to each plan sponsor that includes information on the number and total costs of prescriptions under the contract, payments to pharmacies, payments from pharmaceutical manufacturers, and generic drugs and brand name drugs dispensed.
Sets forth provisions governing the interaction between a PBM and pharmacies that contract with the PBM, including requiring a PBM to: (1) include in contracts drug pricing information and agree to provide timely updates on pricing, (2) agree to pay pharmacies promptly for clean claims, (3) not exclude qualifying pharmacies willing to accept terms and conditions of the PBM, and (4) require each pharmacy to sign a contract before assuming responsibility to fill prescriptions for the PBM.
Prohibits a PBM from mandating or providing incentives to beneficiaries for use of a pharmacy in which the PBM has an ownership interest.
Sets forth limits on audits of pharmacy providers by a PBM, including with respect to record keeping, appeals, and recoupment.
Establishes limits and notice requirements related to PBMs selling claims or utilization data. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers."} | 2,873 | 362 | 0.699619 | 2.120959 | 0.763219 | 3.256494 | 8.376623 | 0.912338 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not provide legal
protection for freedom of religion because Salafi Islam is the
official religion of the country.
(2) The Mutawwa'in, or religious police, has engaged in the
persecution of non-Muslims in Saudi Arabia, most recently in
the late May 2005 detention of seven Christians whose private
security and property were violated.
(3) The annual Department of State Report on International
Religious Freedom states that citizens of Saudi Arabia are
denied the freedom to choose or change their religion.
Specifically, conversion by a Muslim to another religion is
considered apostasy, a crime punishable by death if the accused
does not recant.
(4) Sunni Muslims are discriminated against in government
employment and higher education and there are still cases in
textbooks and teachings of anti-Shi'a instruction.
(5) Individuals of the Hindu and Sikh faiths are considered
under Sharia law to be polytheists and are therefore permitted
in accidental death or injury compensation to be allowed only
\1/16\ of the amount a male Muslim receives in compensation in
similar instances.
(6) Saudi Arabia continues to prohibit non-Muslim clergy to
enter the country and conduct religious services, which
particularly affects religious believers such as Catholics and
Orthodox Christians who require religious clergy and services
regularly as part of their faith.
(7) Many Christians in Saudi Arabia have been detained and
deported for praying or for other practices relating to the
expression of their faith.
(8) Saudi Arabia law requires Saudi citizens to carry an
Iqamas, or a legal resident identity card, which contains
designation for ``Muslim'' and ``non-Muslim'', which leads to
discrimination by the police of non-Muslims.
(9) The Government of Saudi Arabia continues to violate
freedom of speech, as exhibited in the November 2003 case of
Mansur al-Noqaidan who criticized the Saudi Government's
response to religious extremism in an editorial in The New York
Times and was subsequently sentenced to lashings for incendiary
comments.
(10) As compiled in an extensive report by Freedom House,
it was found that Saudi Arabia's General Presidency for
Managing Research and Religious Fatwas disseminated through
mosques in the United States ``Document No. 20,'' which states:
``It is not right for a Muslim to support the unbelievers, or
to ask them to support him against his enemies, they are the
enemy, do not trust them . . . Muslims should not be recruited
into their Army, whether they are Arabs or non-Arabs, because
the unbeliever is the enemy of the believer.''.
(11) In the same Freedom House report, it was discovered
that the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C., through its
Cultural Department, distributed fatwas against Muslims who are
seeking to obtain United States citizenship, even if such
individuals are stateless. As an example, ``Document No. 44''
states: ``It is forbidden for a Muslim to become citizens of a
country [such as the United States] governed by infidels,''
which exhibits a clear hatred and contempt for civil society
and pluralism in the United States.
(12) The Saudi Air Force, Foreign Ministry, and Embassy in
Washington, D.C., have been used to propagate the
aforementioned hate ideology and to facilitate religious
extremism into the United States by spreading anti-pluralistic
and anti-democratic ideologies.
(13) Saudi Arabia is a country that practices religious
apartheid and continuously subjugates its citizenry, both
Muslim and non-Muslim, to a specific interpretation of Islam.
Saudi Arabia is a country that, through its system of education
and segregation, is a breeding pool for terrorists. Saudi
Arabia is a country that exports through official government
agencies both terrorists and its discriminatory values. Saudi
Arabia is also a country that benefits from American money
through intermediate companies which fund such activities.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO DIVESTITURE FROM SAUDI ARABIA.
It shall be the policy of the United States to work to ensure that
managers of United States Government pension plans or thrift savings
plans, managers of pension plans maintained in the private sector by
plan sponsors in the United States, and managers of mutual funds sold
or distributed in the United States immediately initiate efforts to
divest all investments of such plans or funds in any bank or financial
institution that directly or through a subsidiary has outstanding loans
to or financial activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or its
instrumentalities. It shall further be the policy of the United States
to ensure that assets from such divestitures are not to be invested in
the stocks, securities, or other obligations of any entity that
directly or through a subsidiary is engaged in financial activities in
Saudi Arabia or its instrumentalities.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO PROHIBITION ON FUTURE
INVESTMENT.
It shall be the policy of the United States to ensure that there
is no future investment in any bank or financial institution that
directly or through a subsidiary has outstanding loans to or financial
activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or its instrumentalities. It
shall further be the policy of the United States to ensure that no such
assets are invested in the stocks, securities, or other obligations of
any entity that directly or through a subsidiary is engaged in business
with Saudi Arabia or its instrumentalities.
SEC. 4. REPORT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter, the Secretary
of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall
submit to Congress a report on all investments sold, redeemed,
divested, or withdrawn from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or its
instrumentalities.
(b) Information to Be Included in Report.--The report required by
subsection (a) shall contain the following information with respect to
each investment described in such subsection:
(1) The name or other identification of the entity.
(2) The amount of the investment in the entity.
(3) The progress made toward divestment.
(4) Efforts by the Department of the Treasury and
Department of Commerce to inform United States investors of
policies articulated in sections 3 and 4 of this Act and the
policies of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that this Act seeks to
address. | Makes it the policy of the United States to: (1) work to ensure the divestiture by U.S. government and private pension plans or thrift savings plans and mutual funds sold or distributed in the United States of all investments in any bank or financial institution that directly or through a subsidiary has outstanding loans to or financial activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or its instrumentalities; and (2) ensure there is no such future investment. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To express the policy of the United States to ensure the divestiture of United States pension plans or thrift savings plans and mutual funds sold or distributed in the United States in any bank or financial institution that directly or through a subsidiary has outstanding loans to or financial activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or its instrumentalities, and for other purposes."} | 1,413 | 88 | 0.351641 | 1.051448 | 0.371284 | 5.349398 | 15.710843 | 0.963855 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Base Transition Acceleration Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF DISPOSAL PROCESS.
Section 2905(b) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of
1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note)
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new
paragraph (8):
``(8)(A) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (9) and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the disposal of buildings
and property located at installations approved for closure under this
part after January 1, 1995, shall be governed by the provisions of this
paragraph. No individual, group, or other entity (other than a
department or agency of the Federal Government acting solely on behalf
of such department or agency) may seek the use, by transfer or
otherwise, of buildings and property at installations covered by this
paragraph except through the redevelopment plans for such installations
under this paragraph.
``(B)(i) The Secretary shall take such actions as the Secretary
determines necessary to ensure that final determinations regarding
whether another department or agency of the Federal Government has
identified a use for any portion of an installation covered by this
paragraph, or will accept transfer of any portion of such an
installation, are completed not later than 60 days after the date of
approval of closure of the installation.
``(ii) Upon the completion of the determinations referred to in
clause (i) with respect to an installation, the Secretary shall publish
the results of the determinations in the Federal Register. In
publishing such results, the Secretary shall clearly identify the
buildings and property at the installation for which another department
or agency has identified a use or of which another department or agency
will accept transfer.
``(C)(i) Not later than 180 days after the date of completion of
determinations with respect to an installation under subparagraph (B),
the redevelopment authority for the installation shall prepare and
submit to the Secretary a redevelopment plan for the installation. The
redevelopment plan shall address the buildings and property of the
installation that are not identified by the Secretary under the second
sentence of subparagraph (B)(ii).
``(ii)(I) Notwithstanding section 2910(9), the redevelopment
authority for an installation covered by this paragraph shall consist
of any State and local governments and tribal governments affected by
the closure of the installation and any United States citizens, or
groups of such citizens, residing in a community in the vicinity of the
installation, which governments and citizens are recognized by the
Secretary as the redevelopment authority for purposes of this
paragraph.
``(II) The chief executive officer of the State in which an
installation covered by this paragraph is located may resolve any
disputes among citizens or groups of citizens as to the individuals and
groups constituting the redevelopment authority for the installation.
``(D)(i) Not later than 60 days after the date of the submittal of
a redevelopment plan under subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall--
``(I) review the plan for purposes of determining whether
to accept or reject the plan; and
``(II) accept or reject the plan.
``(ii) The Secretary shall notify the redevelopment authority
concerned of the acceptance or rejection of a plan by the Secretary
under clause (i). If the Secretary rejects the plan, the Secretary
shall set forth in the notice the reasons for rejecting the plan.
``(E) If the Secretary rejects a redevelopment plan under
subparagraph (D)(i)(II), the redevelopment authority concerned may
prepare and submit to the Secretary a revised redevelopment plan for
the installation concerned. The redevelopment authority shall submit a
revised redevelopment plan under this subparagraph, if at all, not
later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary notifies the
redevelopment authority of the rejection of the plan concerned by the
Secretary under subparagraph (D).
``(F)(i) Not later than 30 days after the date of the submittal of
a revised redevelopment plan under subparagraph (E), the Secretary
shall--
``(I) review the plan for purposes of determining whether
to accept or reject the plan; and
``(II) accept or reject the plan.
``(ii) The Secretary shall notify the redevelopment authority
concerned of the acceptance or rejection of a plan by the Secretary
under clause (i).
``(G)(i) The Secretary shall dispose of buildings and property at
an installation covered by this paragraph--
``(I) in the case of buildings or property for which
another Federal department or agency has identified a use or of
which another Federal department or agency has requested
transfer under subparagraph (B), by transfer or other
appropriate means of disposal of such buildings or property to
the department or agency; and
``(II) in the case of buildings or property covered by the
provisions of a redevelopment plan approved by the Secretary
under this paragraph, in accordance with the provisions of the
redevelopment plan.
``(ii) The provisions of section 120(h) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9620(h)) shall apply to any transfer of real property under this
paragraph.
``(H) The Secretary may, in consultation with the redevelopment
authority concerned, postpone or extend any deadline provided for under
this paragraph in the case of an installation covered by this paragraph
for such period as the Secretary determines appropriate if the
Secretary determines that such postponement is in the best interests of
the communities affected by the closure of the installation.''. | Base Transition Acceleration Act of 1995 - Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the disposal of buildings and property located at military installations approved for closure under such Act after January 1, 1995, to ensure that final determinations regarding whether another Federal department or agency has identified a use for, or will accept a transfer of, any portion of such an installation are completed no later than 60 days after the date of approval of closure of the installation. Requires publication in the Federal Register of the results of such determinations. Requires the redevelopment authority (RA) for such installation, within 180 days after the completion of such determinations, to prepare and submit to the Secretary a redevelopment plan for the installation that addresses the buildings and property that are not claimed for use or transfer by another Federal department or agency. States that an RA shall consist of such State, local, or tribal governments, or citizens residing in the vicinity, of such installation. Requires the Secretary to accept or reject a redevelopment plan within 60 days of its submission, with appropriate notification to the RA. Allows an RA whose plan has been rejected to submit a revised plan for consideration within 90 days after such notification, and requires the Secretary to accept or reject such revised plan within 30 days of submission, with appropriate RA notification. Provides for disposal of an installation's buildings and property to another Federal department or agency, or in accordance with an accepted redevelopment plan, as appropriate. Allows the Secretary to postpone or extend any deadline provided under this Act if determined to be in the best interests of the communities affected by the closure of the installation. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Base Transition Acceleration Act of 1995"} | 1,270 | 369 | 0.654799 | 2.007348 | 0.933635 | 3.231003 | 3.620061 | 0.87234 |
SECTION 1. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM.
Section 401(b)(2) of the International Religious Freedom Act of
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6441(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Deadline for actions.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), not later than 90 days after the date
on which each report is submitted under section 102(b),
the President shall take 1 or more of the actions
described in section 405(a) or a commensurate action
with respect to each foreign country in which the
government has engaged in or tolerated violations of
religious freedom at any time since the previous such
report was submitted.
``(B) Additional prerequisite.--The President may
not take any of the actions described in paragraphs (9)
through (15) of section 405(a) or a commensurate action
until the President certifies that the requirements
under sections 403 and 404 have been satisfied.''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PARTICULARLY SEVERE
VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
(a) Designations of Countries of Particular Concern for Religious
Freedom.--Section 402(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``Not later than September
1 of each year, the President shall review''
and inserting the following: ``Not later than
90 days after the date on which each report is
submitted under section 102(b), the President
shall--
``(i) review''; and
(ii) by striking ``or since the date'' and
all that follows through ``longer. The
President shall designate'' and inserting the
following: ``longer; and
``(ii) designate''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``prior to
September 1 of the respective year'' and inserting
``before the date on which the report is submitted
under section 102(b)''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving each
clause 2 ems to the right;
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as
redesignated--
(i) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting
the following:
``(A) In general.--Whenever''; and
(ii) by striking ``as soon as practicable''
and inserting ``not later than 120 days'';
(C) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated--
(i) in clause (i), as redesignated, by
striking ``and'' at the end;
(ii) in clause (ii), as redesignated, by
striking the period at the end and inserting
``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) the actions taken, the purposes of
the actions taken, and evaluation of the
effectiveness of the actions taken.''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Countries recommended by the commission.--If
the President does not designate a country as a country
of particular concern for religious freedom under
paragraph (1)(A) after the Commission has recommended
such designation, the President shall submit a report
to Congress that contains the reasons for such
nondesignation.
``(C) Removal of designation.--A country that is
designated as a country of particular concern for
religious freedom under paragraph (1)(A) shall retain
such designation until the President determines and
reports to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives that the country should no
longer be so designated.''.
(b) Presidential Actions With Respect to Countries of Particular
Concern for Religious Freedom.--Section 402(c)(5) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(c)(5)) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence--
(A) by striking ``must'' and inserting ``shall'';
(B) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the
President''; and
(C) by inserting ``and include a description of the
impact of the designation of such sanction or
sanctions'' before the period at the end; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``The President
shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives that explains why the decision was made that 1
or more of such sanctions also satisfy the requirements of this
subsection.''.
SEC. 3. CONSULTATIONS.
Section 403(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
(22 U.S.C. 6443(a)) is amended by striking ``As soon as practicable''
and inserting ``Not later than 90 days''.
SEC. 4. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER.
Section 407(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
(22 U.S.C. 6447(a)) is amended by inserting ``, for a 180-day period,''
after ``may waive''.
SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.
Section 409 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22
U.S.C. 6449) is amended by striking ``on the earlier of'' and all that
follows through ``Upon'' and inserting ``upon''. | Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to revise presidential requirements, including reporting requirements, with respect to the designation of a country as a country of particular concern for religious freedom. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to support religious freedom in foreign countries."} | 1,318 | 42 | 0.542049 | 1.299588 | 0.394359 | 3.857143 | 32.542857 | 0.885714 |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO IMPACT AID PROGRAM.
(a) Payments Relating to Federal Acquisition of Real Property.--
Section 8002 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7702) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``shall be eligible''
and inserting ``is entitled''; and
(2) by striking subsections (h) and (i).
(b) Payments for Eligible Federally Connected Children.--
(1) Computation of payment.--Section 8003(a)(1) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7703(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``is eligible'' and
inserting ``is entitled''.
(2) Basic support payments and payments with respect to
fiscal years in which insufficient funds are appropriated.--
Section 8003(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)) is amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``and Payments With
Respect to Fiscal Years in Which Insufficient Funds Are
Appropriated'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``From
the amount appropriated under section 8014(b)
for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized
to'' and inserting ``The Secretary shall'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in the heading, by striking
``Eligibility'' and inserting
``Entitlement''; and
(II) by striking ``is eligible''
and inserting ``is entitled''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) in the heading, by striking
``Maximum amount'' and inserting
``Amount'';
(II) by striking ``maximum amount''
and inserting ``amount''; and
(III) by striking ``is eligible''
and inserting ``is entitled'';
(C) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (i), by striking
``From the amount appropriated under
section 8014(b) for a fiscal year, the
Secretary is authorized to'' and
inserting ``The Secretary shall''; and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking
``eligible'' and inserting
``entitled'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in the heading, by striking
``Eligibility'' and inserting
``Entitlement'';
(II) in clause (i), by striking
``is eligible'' and inserting ``is
entitled'';
(III) in clause (ii)--
(aa) in the heading, by
striking ``eligibility'' and
inserting ``entitlement'';
(bb) by striking ``shall be
ineligible'' and inserting
``shall not be entitled''; and
(cc) by striking
``ineligibility'' and inserting
``nonentitlement''; and
(IV) in clause (iii)--
(aa) in the heading, by
striking ``eligibility'' and
inserting ``entitlement'';
(bb) by striking ``becomes
ineligible'' and inserting ``is
not entitled''; and
(cc) by striking
``eligibility'' each place it
appears and inserting
``entitlement'';
(iii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) in the heading, by striking
``Eligibility'' and inserting
``Entitlement'';
(II) in clause (i), by striking
``is eligible'' and inserting ``is
entitled'';
(III) in clause (ii)--
(aa) in the heading, by
striking ``eligibility'' and
inserting ``entitlement''; and
(bb) by striking ``becomes
ineligible'' and inserting ``is
not entitled''; and
(IV) in clause (iii), by striking
``becoming ineligible'' and inserting
``losing entitlement status'';
(iv) in subparagraph (D)--
(I) in the heading, by striking
``Maximum amount'' and inserting
``Amount''; and
(II) in clause (i)--
(aa) by striking ``maximum
amount'' and inserting
``amount''; and
(bb) by striking ``is
eligible'' and inserting ``is
entitled''; and
(v) in subparagraph (E)--
(I) in the heading, by striking
``Maximum amount'' and inserting
``Amount''; and
(II) in clause (i)(I)--
(aa) by striking ``maximum
amount'' and inserting
``amount''; and
(bb) by striking ``is
eligible'' and inserting ``is
entitled'';
(D) by striking paragraph (3); and
(E) in paragraph (4)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``paragraph (3)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in the heading--
(aa) by striking ``maximum
amount'' and inserting
``amount''; and
(bb) by striking ``and
threshold payment'';
(II) by striking ``maximum'' each
place it appears; and
(III) by striking ``and the
learning opportunity threshold payment
under subparagraph (B) or (C) of
paragraph (3), as the case may be,''.
(c) Policies and Procedures Relating to Children Residing on Indian
Lands.--Section 8004(e)(8) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7704(e)(8)) is amended by striking ``is
eligible'' and inserting ``is entitled''.
(d) Application for Payments Under Sections 8002 and 8003.--Section
8005(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7705(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``eligibility'' and inserting
``entitlement''.
(e) Construction.--Section 8007 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section
8014(e)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section
8014(e)'' each place it appears and inserting
``subsection (c)'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``section 8014(e)''
and inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2009.''.
(f) Facilities.--Section 8008 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7708) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 8014(f)'' and
inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2009.''.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8014 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714) is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 8014. APPROPRIATIONS AND RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
``(a) Appropriation.--For the purpose of making payments to local
educational agencies under sections 8002 and 8003 for each fiscal year,
there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to make such payments in
each such fiscal year.
``(b) Entitlement.--The provisions of this title relating to
payments under sections 8002 and 8003 shall constitute budget authority
in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obligation of the
Federal Government to provide for the payment to local educational
agencies of amounts provided for under such sections.
``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this title shall be
interpreted to entitle any individual to assistance under any program,
project, or activity of a local educational agency, State agency, or
other governmental entity funded under this title.''.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1,
2003, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to entitle certain local educational agencies (LEAs) to receive specified Federal payment amounts under Impact Aid programs: (1) relating to Federal acquisition of real property; and (2) for basic support for eligible federally-connected children. (Current law makes such LEAs eligible for such payments up to specified maximum amounts.)Extends the authorization of appropriations for: (1) construction and school modernization payments for certain LEAs, including ones with high percentages of children living on Indian lands or children of military parents; and (2) facilities maintenance payments for certain schools located on military bases and serving military dependent children.Makes appropriations for payments in each fiscal year to LEAs under Impact Aid programs: (1) relating to Federal acquisition of real property; and (2) for basic support for eligible federally-connected children. Declares that provisions relating to payments for such programs constitute budget authority in advance of appropriations and represent the Federal obligation to pay such amounts to LEAs. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the impact aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the delivery of payments under the program to local educational agencies."} | 2,137 | 220 | 0.545348 | 1.418473 | 0.775789 | 1.90625 | 9.244792 | 0.75 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Fairness Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY PAYMENT.
(a) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Benefits.--Section 202 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``Last Payment of Monthly Insurance Benefit Terminated by Death
``(z)(1) In any case in which an individual dies during the first
15 days of a calendar month, the amount of such individual's monthly
insurance benefit under this section paid for such month shall be an
amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of such benefit (as determined
without regard to this subsection), rounded, if not a multiple of $1,
to the next higher multiple of $1. This subsection shall apply with
respect to such benefit after all other adjustments with respect to
such benefit provided by this title have been made.
``(2) Any payment of an individual's benefit under this section for
the month in which such individual dies shall be made in accordance
with section 204(d).''.
(b) Disability Insurance Benefits.--Section 223 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 423) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new
subsection:
``Last Payment of Benefit Terminated by Death
``(j)(1) In any case in which an individual dies during the first
15 days of a calendar month, the amount of such individual's monthly
insurance benefit under this section paid for such month shall be an
amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of such benefit (as determined
without regard to this subsection), rounded, if not a multiple of $1,
to the next higher multiple of $1. This subsection shall apply with
respect to such benefit after all other adjustments with respect to
such benefit provided by this title have been made.
``(2) Any payment of an individual's benefit under this section for
the month in which such individual dies shall be made in accordance
with section 204(d).''.
(c) Benefits at Age 72 for Certain Uninsured Individuals.--Section
228 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 428) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``Last Payment of Benefit Terminated by Death
``(i)(1) In any case in which an individual dies during the first
15 days of a calendar month, the amount of such individual's monthly
insurance benefit under this section paid for such month shall be an
amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of such benefit (as determined
without regard to this subsection), rounded, if not a multiple of $1,
to the next higher multiple of $1. This subsection shall apply with
respect to such benefit after all other adjustments with respect to
such benefit provided by this title have been made.
``(2) Any payment of an individual's benefit under this section for
the month in which such individual dies shall be made in accordance
with section 204(d).''.
(d) Conforming Amendments Regarding Payment of Benefits for Month
of Recipient's Death.--
(1) Old-age insurance benefits.--Section 202(a) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended by striking
``the month preceding'' in the matter following subparagraph
(B).
(2) Wife's insurance benefits.--
(A) In general.--Section 202(b)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 402(b)(1)) is amended--
(i) by striking ``and ending with the
month'' in the matter immediately following
clause (ii) and inserting ``and ending with the
month in which she dies or (if earlier) with
the month'';
(ii) by striking subparagraph (E); and
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (F)
through (K) as subparagraphs (E) through (J),
respectively.
(B) Conforming amendment.--Section 202(b)(4)(B) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(4)(B)) is amended by
striking ``(E), (F), (H), or (J)'' and inserting ``(E),
(G), or (I)''.
(3) Husband's insurance benefits.--
(A) In general.--Section 202(c)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 402(c)(1)) is amended--
(i) by striking ``and ending with the
month'' in the matter immediately following
clause (ii) and inserting ``and ending with the
month in which he dies or (if earlier) with the
month'';
(ii) by striking subparagraph (E); and
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (F)
through (K) as subparagraphs (E) through (J),
respectively.
(B) Conforming amendment.--Section 202(c)(4)(B) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(4)(B)) is amended by
striking ``(E), (F), (H), or (J)'' and inserting ``(E),
(G), or (I)''.
(4) Child's insurance benefits.--Section 202(d)(1) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and ending with the month'' in
the matter immediately preceding subparagraph (D) and
inserting ``and ending with the month in which such
child dies or (if earlier) with the month''; and
(B) by striking ``dies, or'' in subparagraph (D).
(5) Widow's insurance benefits.--Section 202(e)(1) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``ending with
the month preceding the first month in which any of the
following occurs: she remarries, dies,'' in the matter
following subparagraph (F) and inserting ``ending with the
month in which she dies or (if earlier) with the month
preceding the first month in which any of the following occurs:
she remarries, or''.
(6) Widower's insurance benefits.--Section 202(f)(1) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(1)) is amended by striking ``ending
with the month preceding the first month in which any of the
following occurs: he remarries, dies,'' in the matter following
subparagraph (F) and inserting ``ending with the month in which
he dies or (if earlier) with the month preceding the first
month in which any of the following occurs: he remarries,''.
(7) Mother's and father's insurance benefits.--Section
202(g)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(g)(1)) is amended--
(A) by inserting ``with the month in which he or
she dies or (if earlier)'' after ``and ending'' in the
matter following subparagraph (F); and
(B) by striking ``he or she remarries, or he or she
dies'' and inserting ``or he or she remarries''.
(8) Parent's insurance benefits.--Section 202(h)(1) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(h)(1)) is amended by striking ``ending with
the month preceding the first month in which any of the
following occurs: such parent dies, marries,'' in the matter
following subparagraph (E) and inserting ``ending with the
month in which such parent dies or (if earlier) with the month
preceding the first month in which any of the following occurs:
such parent marries,''.
(9) Disability insurance benefits.--Section 223(a)(1) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``ending
with the month preceding whichever of the following months is
the earliest: the month in which he dies,'' in the matter
following subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:
``ending with the month in which he dies or (if earlier) with
whichever of the following months is the earliest:''.
(10) Benefits at age 72 for certain uninsured
individuals.--Section 228(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 428(a)) is
amended by striking ``the month preceding'' in the matter
following paragraph (4).
(11) Exemption from maximum benefit cap.--Section 203 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 403 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``Exemption From Maximum Benefit Cap
``(m) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the
application of this section shall be made without regard to any benefit
of an individual under section 202, 223, or 228 for the month in which
such individual dies.''.
SEC. 3. INCREASE IN LUMP-SUM DEATH PAYMENTS.
Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(i)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
(2) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated), by striking
``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)'';
(3) by inserting ``(1)'' after ''(i)'';
(4) by striking ``three times'' and all that follows
through ``smaller,'' and inserting ``the applicable dollar
amount for the calendar year in which the death occurs
(determined under paragraph (2))''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2)(A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), the
applicable dollar amount for any calendar year is $970.
``(B) In each calendar year after 2005, the Commissioner of Social
Security shall determine and publish in the Federal Register, on or
before November 1 of such calendar year, the applicable dollar amount
for the next calendar year. Such dollar amount shall be equal to the
product derived by multiplying--
``(i) $970, by
``(ii) the ratio of--
``(I) the national average wage index (as defined
in section 209(k)(1)) for the calendar year before the
calendar year in which the determination is made, to
``(II) the national average wage index (as so
defined) for calendar year 2004.
If such product is not a multiple of $5.00, such product shall be
rounded to the next higher multiple of $5.00 in any case in which such
product is a multiple of $2.50 but not of $5.00, and to the nearest
multiple of $5.00 in any other case.''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to deaths
occurring after 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. | Social Security Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide that, if an OASDI recipient dies during the first 15 days of a month, the last payment of the monthly benefit for that month shall be half the usual benefit amount; and (2) provide for an increase in lump-sum death payments. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and to increase the lump sum death payment to reflect changes in the cost of living."} | 2,616 | 95 | 0.528839 | 1.33483 | 0.566528 | 2.963415 | 27.256098 | 0.914634 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NDRF Ship Disposal Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET VESSELS.
(a) Disposal Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
(other than paragraph (3)) and before January 1, 1999, the
Secretary of Transportation shall dispose of all vessels that
are in the National Defense Reserve Fleet on the date of the
enactment of this Act and that--
(A) are not assigned to the Ready Reserve Force
component of that fleet; and
(B) are not specifically authorized or required by
statute to be used for a particular purpose.
(2) Notification of secretary of the navy.--The Secretary
shall notify the Secretary of the Navy of the intent of the
Secretary to dispose of a vessel under this section, by not
later than 90 days before the date of that disposal.
(3) Limitations on disposal requirement.--
(A) Retention for national defense purposes.--The
Secretary shall not dispose of a vessel under this
section if the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the
Secretary within 30 days after receiving notification
of the intent of the Secretary to dispose of the
vessel, that--
(i) the vessel is militarily useful, and
(ii) retention of the vessel in the
National Defense Reserve Fleet is necessary for
national defense purposes.
(B) Use by state or federal agency.--The Secretary
is authorized to not dispose of a vessel otherwise
required to be disposed of under this section if the
Secretary certifies to the Congress that the vessel is
needed for use by a State or Federal governmental
agency.
(C) Recertification required after one year.--
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), the
Secretary--
(i) may dispose of a vessel after the one-
year period beginning on the date on which the
Secretary of the Navy makes a certification
described in subparagraph (A) with respect to
the vessel, unless the Secretary of the Navy
makes a subsequent certification under that
subparagraph with respect to the vessel; and
(ii) shall dispose of a vessel after the
one-year period beginning on the date the
Secretary makes a certification described in
subparagraph (B) with respect to the vessel,
unless the Secretary makes a subsequent
certification under that subparagraph with
respect to the vessel.
(D) Endangered species act.--This section shall not
be construed as superseding, or authorizing any
activity prohibited by, the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
(4) Method of disposal.--Except as provided in subsection
(c), the Secretary shall dispose of vessels pursuant to this
section--
(A) in accordance with section 508 or 510(i) of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1158,
1160(i)); and
(B) in the case of vessels disposed of after 3
months after the effective date of this section, in
accordance with the plan submitted by the Secretary
under subsection (b).
(b) Vessel Disposal Plan.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress
a plan for disposing of vessels pursuant to this section, by
not later than 3 months after the effective date of this
section.
(2) Contents.--The plan submitted under this subsection
shall include--
(A) procedures to be followed in disposing of
vessels, including procedures for notifying the
Secretary of the Navy pursuant to subsection (a)(2);
(B) standards developed by the Secretary for--
(i) identifying vessels to be disposed of,
(ii) establishing the priority for
disposing of each vessel so identified, and
(iii) making certifications under
subsection (a)(3)(B);
(C) standards developed by the Secretary of the
Navy for making certifications under subsection
(a)(3)(A); and
(D) a preliminary schedule for vessel disposals
which indicates the number of vessels, or percentage of
the total number of vessels required to be disposed of,
that will be disposed of each year.
(c) Use of Vessels for Artificial Reef Program.--
(1) Identification and application by state.--The Secretary
may select not more than 15 of the vessels required to be
disposed of under this section, for which any State may apply
for use as an offshore artificial reef in accordance with the
Act entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 1973 for certain programs of the Department of Commerce
and for other purposes'', approved August 22, 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1220 et seq.).
(2) Requirement to transfer.--The Secretary shall transfer,
in accordance with the Act referred to in paragraph (1), a
vessel identified under paragraph (1) to a State which fulfills
the requirements for that transfer under that Act.
(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) National defense reserve fleet.--The term ``National
Defense Reserve Fleet'' means that fleet maintained under
section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 App.
U.S.C. 1744).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Transportation.
(e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on January 1,
1994. | NDRF Ship Disposal Act of 1993 - Mandates the disposal of all vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet unless: (1) assigned to the Ready Reserve Force; (2) specifically authorized or required by statute to be used for a particular purpose; (3) necessary for national defense purposes (requires annual recertification); or (4) needed for State or Federal agency use (requires annual recertification). Allows use of 15 vessels being disposed of for the artificial reef program under specified Federal law. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "NDRF Ship Disposal Act of 1993"} | 1,192 | 111 | 0.604781 | 1.627072 | 0.91013 | 3.111111 | 10.848485 | 0.888889 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Number Protection
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The inappropriate sale or purchase of social security
numbers is a significant factor in a growing range of illegal
activities, including fraud, identity theft, and, in some
cases, stalking and other violent crimes.
(2) While financial institutions, health care providers,
and other entities have often used social security numbers to
confirm the identity of an individual, the sale or purchase of
these numbers often facilitates the commission of criminal
activities, and also can result in serious invasions of
individual privacy.
(3) The Federal Government requires virtually every
individual in the United States to obtain and maintain a social
security number in order to pay taxes, to qualify for social
security benefits, or to seek employment. An unintended
consequence of these requirements is that social security
numbers have become tools that can be used to facilitate crime,
fraud, and invasions of the privacy of the individuals to whom
the numbers are assigned. Because the Federal Government
created and maintains this system, and because the Federal
Government does not permit individuals to exempt themselves
from those requirements, it is appropriate for the Federal
Government to take steps to stem the abuse of this system.
(4) A social security number is simply a sequence of
numbers. In no meaningful sense can the number itself impart
knowledge or ideas. Persons do not sell or transfer such
numbers in order to convey any particularized message, nor to
express to the purchaser any ideas, knowledge, or thoughts.
(5) A social security number does not contain, reflect, or
convey any publicly significant information or concern any
public issue. The sale of such numbers in no way facilitates
uninhibited, robust, and wide-open public debate, and
restrictions on such sale would not affect public debate.
(6) No one should seek to profit from the sale of social
security numbers in circumstances that create a substantial
risk of physical, emotional, or financial harm to the
individuals to whom those numbers are assigned.
(7) Consequently, Congress should enact legislation that
will offer individuals assigned such numbers necessary
protection from the sale and purchase of social security
numbers in circumstances that might facilitate unlawful conduct
or that might otherwise likely result in unfair and deceptive
practices.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Trade Commission.
(2) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual,
partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative,
association, or any other entity.
(3) Sale.--
(A) In general.--The term ``sale'' means obtaining,
directly or indirectly, anything of value in exchange
for a social security number or social security account
number.
(B) Exclusions.--Such term does not include--
(i) the submission of such a number as part
of the process for applying for any type of
government benefit or program (such as a grant
or loan application or a welfare or other
public assistance program); or
(ii) transfers of such a number as part of
a data matching program under the Computer
Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (5
U.S.C. 552a note; Public Law 100-503; 102 Stat.
2507).
(4) Purchase.--
(A) In general.--The term ``purchase'' means
providing directly or indirectly, anything of value in
exchange for a social security number or social
security account number.
(B) Exclusions.--Such term does not include--
(i) the submission of such a number as part
of the process for applying for any type of
government benefit or program (such as a grant
or loan application or a welfare or other
public assistance program); or
(ii) transfers of such a number as part of
a data matching program under the Computer
Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (5
U.S.C. 552a note; Public Law 100-503; 102 Stat.
2507).
(5) Social security number; social security account
number.--The terms ``social security number'' and ``social
security account number'' have the meaning given those terms in
section 208(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408(c)).
(6) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the
Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and any territory or possession of the United States.
SEC. 4. REGULATION OF THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
AND SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS.
(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or
purchase a social security number or a social security account number
in a manner that violates a regulation promulgated by the Commission
under subsection (b).
(b) Regulations.--
(1) In general.--The Commission, after consultation with
the Commissioner of Social Security, the Department of Justice,
and other Federal agencies as the Commission deems appropriate,
shall promulgate regulations restricting the sale and purchase
of social security numbers and social security account numbers
and any unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection
with the sale and purchase of social security numbers and
social security account numbers.
(2) Requirements.--
(A) Restrictions and conditions.--
(i) In general.--In promulgating such
regulations, the Commission shall impose
restrictions and conditions on the sale and
purchase of social security numbers and social
security account numbers that are no broader
than necessary--
(I) to provide reasonable
assurances that social security numbers
and social security account numbers
will not be used to commit or
facilitate fraud, deception, or crime;
and
(II) to prevent an undue risk of
bodily, emotional, or financial harm to
an individual.
(ii) Required considerations for prevention
of undue risk.--For purposes of clause (i)(II),
the Commission shall consider--
(I) the nature, likelihood, and
severity of the anticipated harm;
(II) the nature, likelihood, and
extent of any benefits that could be
realized from the sale or purchase of
the numbers; and
(III) any other relevant factors.
(B) Exceptions.--The regulations promulgated under
this subsection shall include exceptions which permit
the sale and purchase of social security numbers and
social security account numbers--
(i) to the extent necessary for law
enforcement or national security purposes;
(ii) to the extent necessary for public
health purposes;
(iii) to the extent necessary in emergency
situations to protect the health or safety of
one or more individuals;
(iv) to the extent necessary for research
conducted for the purpose of advancing public
knowledge, on the condition that the researcher
provides adequate assurances that--
(I) the social security numbers or
social security account numbers will
not be used to harass, target, or
publicly reveal information concerning
any identifiable individual;
(II) information about identifiable
individuals obtained from the research
will not be used to make decisions that
directly affect the rights, benefits,
or privileges of specific individuals;
and
(III) the researcher has in place
appropriate safeguards to protect the
privacy and confidentiality of any
information about identifiable
individuals;
(v) to the extent consistent with an
individual's voluntary and affirmative written
consent to the sale or purchase of a social
security number or a social security account
number that has been assigned to that
individual; and
(vi) under other appropriate circumstances
as the Commission may determine are consistent
with the findings set forth in section 2 and
the principles set forth in subparagraph (A).
(c) Rulemaking.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate the
regulations required under subsection (b) in accordance with
section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Effective date.--Subsection (a) and the regulations
promulgated under subsection (b) and section 208 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408) (as amended by section 5) shall
take effect 30 days after the date on which the final
regulations issued under subsection (b) are published in the
Federal Register.
(d) Enforcement.--Any violation of a regulation promulgated under
subsection (b) shall be treated in the same manner as a violation of a
rule promulgated under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive
acts or practices.
(e) Administration and Applicability of Act.--
(1) The commission.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall prevent any
person from violating this section, and any regulation
promulgated thereunder, in the same manner, by the same
means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and
duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of
the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.)
were incorporated into and made a part of this Act.
(B) Application of penalties, privileges, and
immunities.--Any person who violates such a regulation
shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the
privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) as though all
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated
into and made a part of this Act.
(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing contained in
this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of
the Commission under any other provision of law.
(2) Actions by states.--
(A) In general.--In any case in which the Attorney
General of a State has reason to believe that an
interest of the residents of that State has been or is
threatened or adversely affected by an act or practice
that violates any regulation of the Commission
promulgated under subsection (b), the State, as parens
patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the
residents of the State in a district court of the
United States of appropriate jurisdiction, to--
(i) enjoin that act or practice;
(ii) enforce compliance with the
regulation;
(iii) obtain damages, restitution, or other
compensation on behalf of residents of the
State; or
(iv) obtain such other legal and equitable
relief as the district court may consider to be
appropriate.
Before filing an action under this paragraph, the
Attorney General of the State involved shall provide to
the Commission and to the Attorney General of the
United States a written notice of that action and a
copy of the complaint for that action. If the Attorney
General of the State involved determines that it is not
feasible to provide such notice and copy before the
filing of the action, the Attorney General of such
State shall provide the written notice and the copy of
the complaint to the Commission and to the Attorney
General of the United States as soon as practicable
after the filing of the complaint.
(B) Right to intervene.--Upon receipt of a notice
under subparagraph (A), the Commission and the Attorney
General of the United States each shall have the
right--
(i) to move to stay the action, pending the
final disposition of a pending Federal matter,
as described in subparagraph (C);
(ii) to intervene in the action that is the
subject of the notice;
(iii) upon so intervening, to be heard on
all matters arising under the action; and
(iv) to file petitions for appeal.
(C) Prohibition on state action.--If the Attorney
General has instituted a criminal proceeding or the
Commission has instituted a civil action for a
violation of this Act or of any regulations promulgated
under this Act, no State may, during the pendency of
such proceeding or action, bring an action under this
section against any defendant named in the criminal
proceeding or civil action for any violation of this
Act that is alleged in that proceeding or action.
(D) Rule of construction.--For purposes of bringing
any civil action under subparagraph (A), nothing in
this Act shall be construed to prevent an Attorney
General of a State from exercising the powers conferred
on that Attorney General by the laws of that State to
conduct investigations, administer oaths and
affirmations, or compel the attendance of witnesses or
the production of documentary and other evidence.
(E) Venue; service of process.--Any action brought
under this section may be brought in any district court
of the United States that meets applicable requirements
relating to venue under section 1391 of title 28,
United States Code. In an action brought under this
section, process may be served in any district in which
the defendant is an inhabitant or may be found.
SEC. 5. CRIMINAL SANCTIONS UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
Section 208 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(8), by striking ``or compels the
disclosure of'' and inserting ``, compels the disclosure of, or
knowingly sells or purchases''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``Any'' and inserting ``(1) Any'';
and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2)(A) For purposes of subsection (a)(8)--
``(i) the term `sells' means obtains, directly or
indirectly, anything of value in exchange for a social security
number or a social security account number; and
``(ii) the term `purchases' means provides, directly or
indirectly, anything of value in exchange for a social security
number or a social security account number.
``(B) Such terms do not include the submission of a social security
number or a social security account number as part of the process for
applying for any type of government benefit or program (such as a grant
or loan application or a welfare or other public assistance program) or
transfers of such a number as part of a data matching program under the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a
note; Public Law 100-503; 102 Stat. 2507).''. | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish criminal sanctions for sales and purchases of the Social Security number and Social Security account number of any person in violation of the laws of the United States. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Social Security Number Protection Act of 2000"} | 3,176 | 58 | 0.416774 | 1.132083 | 0.393594 | 2.627451 | 58.196078 | 0.823529 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF DEFICIENT DAMS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act
(33 U.S.C. 467) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7),
(8), (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (4), (5),
(6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), (13), (14), and (15),
respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Deficient dam.--The term `deficient dam' means a dam
that, as determined by the State within the boundaries of which
the dam is located--
``(A) fails to meet minimum dam safety standards of
the State; and
``(B) poses an unacceptable risk to the public.'';
and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1)) the following:
``(11) Rehabilitation.--The term `rehabilitation' means the
repair, replacement, reconstruction, or removal of a dam to
meet applicable State dam safety and security standards.''.
(b) Program for Rehabilitation and Repair of Deficient Dams.--The
National Dam Safety Program Act is amended by inserting after section 8
(33 U.S.C. 467f) the following:
``SEC. 8A. REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF DEFICIENT DAMS.
``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Director shall establish,
within FEMA, a program to provide grants to States for use in
rehabilitation of publicly-owned deficient dams.
``(b) Grants.--
``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program established
under subsection (a), the Director--
``(A) may provide grants to States for the
rehabilitation of deficient dams; and
``(B) shall enter into a project grant agreement
with each State that receives a grant to establish the
terms of the grant and the project, including the
amount of the grant.
``(2) Application.--To receive a grant under this section,
a State shall submit to the Director an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Director may require, by regulation.
``(c) Priority System.--The Director, in consultation with the
Board, shall develop a risk-based priority system for use in
identifying deficient dams for which grants may be provided under this
section.
``(d) Allocation of Funds.--During a fiscal year, of amounts
appropriated pursuant to subsection (f)(1) for that fiscal year--
``(1) \1/3\ shall be distributed equally among the States
that receive grants under this section; and
``(2) \2/3\ shall be distributed among the States described
in paragraph (1) based on the ratio that--
``(A) the number of non-Federal publicly-owned dams
located within the boundaries of a State that the
Secretary of the Army identifies in the national
inventory of dams maintained under section 6 as
constituting a danger to human health; bears to
``(B) the number of non-Federal publicly-owned dams
so identified located within the boundaries of all
States that receive grants under this section.
``(e) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of
rehabilitation of a deficient dam for which a grant is made under this
section shall be not more than 65 percent.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section, to remain available until expended--
``(A) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
``(B) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2010.
``(2) Staff.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
provide for the employment of such additional staff of FEMA as
the Director determines to be necessary to carry out this
section $400,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009, to
remain available until expended.''.
SEC. 3. RULEMAKING.
(a) Proposed Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness
and Response, acting through the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking
regarding the amendments made by section 2 to the National Dam Safety
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.).
(b) Final Rule.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness
and Response, acting through the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, shall promulgate a final rule regarding the
amendments described in subsection (a). | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2006 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide grants to states for use in rehabilitating publicly-owned dams that fail to meet minimum safety standards and pose an unacceptable risk to the public (deficient dams).
Sets forth provisions regarding procedures for grant awards and fund allocation. Requires the Director to develop a risk-based priority system for identifying deficient dams for which such grants may be provided. Limits the federal share of rehabilitation costs to 65%. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams."} | 1,126 | 131 | 0.596844 | 1.477373 | 0.603439 | 3.839286 | 9.232143 | 0.875 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Broadband and
Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that, according to a report by the Federal
Communications Commission entitled ``Connecting America: The National
Broadband Plan'', dated March 2010, the Commission recommends that--
(1) ``To fully implement next-generation technology within
its operations, the SBA should also appoint a broadband and
emerging IT coordinator. This individual would ensure that SBA
programs maintain the requisite broadband expertise, tools and
training courses to serve small businesses.'';
(2) ``Congress should consider ways to leverage existing
assistance provided through'' entrepreneurial development
programs, ``to focus training on advanced IT and broadband
applications'';
(3) ``Congress could also consider ways to support
technology training among women entrepreneurs through'' women's
business centers;
(4) ``The training programs should include an entry-level
`Broadband 101' course to give small businesses an introduction
to how to capitalize on broadband connectivity, as well as more
advanced applications for IT staff.'';
(5) small and medium enterprise ``IT training should
include resources for non-IT staff, such as how to use e-
commerce tools for sales, streamline finance with online
records or leverage knowledge management across an
organization.''; and
(6) ``To facilitate the development of broadband networks,
Congress should consider allowing all agencies to set the fees
for access to rights-of-way for broadband services on the basis
of a direct cost recovery approach, especially in markets
currently underserved or unserved by any broadband service
provider. The Executive Branch should also develop one or more
master contracts for all federal property and buildings
covering the placement of wireless towers.''.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean
the Small Business Administration and the Administrator
thereof, respectively; and
(2) the term ``small business concern'' has the meaning
given that term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632).
SEC. 4. BROADBAND AND EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR.
(a) In General.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating section 44 as section 45; and
(2) by inserting after section 43 the following:
``SEC. 44. BROADBAND AND EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `broadband and
emerging information technology coordinator' means the individual
assigned the broadband and emerging information technology coordination
responsibilities of the Administration under subsection (b)(1).
``(b) Assignment of Coordinator.--
``(1) Assignment of coordinator.--The Administrator shall
assign responsibility for coordinating the programs and
activities of the Administration relating to broadband and
emerging information technology to an individual who--
``(A) shall report directly to the Administrator;
``(B) shall work in coordination with--
``(i) the chief information officer, the
chief technology officer, and the head of the
Office of Technology of the Administration; and
``(ii) any Associate Administrator of the
Administration determined appropriate by the
Administrator;
``(C) shall not be an employee of the Office of
Technology of the Administration;
``(D) has experience developing and implementing
telecommunications policy in the private sector or
government; and
``(E) has demonstrated significant experience in
the area of broadband or emerging information
technology.
``(2) Responsibilities of coordinator.--The broadband and
emerging information technology coordinator shall--
``(A) coordinate programs of the Administration
that assist small business concerns in adopting, making
innovations in, and using broadband and other emerging
information technologies;
``(B) serve as the primary liaison of the
Administration to other Federal agencies involved in
broadband and emerging information technology policy,
including the Department of Commerce, the Department of
Agriculture, and the Federal Communications Commission;
and
``(C) identify best practices relating to broadband
and emerging information technology that may benefit
small business concerns.
``(3) Travel.--Not more than 20 percent of the hours of
service by the broadband and emerging information technology
coordinator during any fiscal year shall consist of travel
outside the United States to perform official duties.
``(c) Broadband and Emerging Technology Training.--
``(1) Training.--The Administrator shall provide to
employees of the Administration training that--
``(A) familiarizes employees of the Administration
with broadband and other emerging information
technologies; and
``(B) includes--
``(i) instruction counseling small business
concerns regarding adopting, making innovations
in, and using broadband and other emerging
information technologies; and
``(ii) information on programs of the
Federal Government that provide assistance to
small business concerns relating to broadband
and emerging information technologies.
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to
carry out this subsection.
``(d) Reports.--
``(1) Biennial report on activities.--Not later than 2
years after the date on which the Administrator makes the first
assignment of responsibilities under subsection (b), and every
2 years thereafter, the broadband and emerging information
technology coordinator shall submit to the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee
on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report
regarding the programs and activities of the Administration
relating to broadband and other emerging information
technologies.
``(2) Report on federal programs.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this section, the broadband and
emerging information technology coordinator, in consultation
with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and Information, and the Chairman
of the Federal Communications Commission, shall submit to the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate
and the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives a report on the programs of the Federal
Government that provide assistance to small business concerns
relating to broadband and emerging information technologies,
which shall include recommendations, if any, for improving
coordination among the programs.''.
SEC. 5. ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Assistance by Small Business Development Centers.--Section
21(c)(3)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)(B)) is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting
``accessing broadband and other emerging information
technology,'' after ``technology transfer,'';
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in clause (iii), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) increasing the competitiveness and
productivity of small business concerns by assisting
entrepreneurs in accessing broadband and other emerging
information technology;''.
(b) Assistance by Women's Business Centers.--Section 29(b)(3) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(b)(3)) is amended by inserting
``using broadband and other emerging information technologies,'' after
``negotiating contracts,''.
SEC. 6. CAPITAL ACCESS.
(a) In General.--Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting
``(including to purchase equipment for broadband or other emerging
information technologies)'' after ``equipment''.
(b) Microloans.--Section 7(m)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(1)(A)(iii)(I)) is amended by inserting
``(including to purchase equipment for broadband or other emerging
information technologies)'' after ``or equipment''.
(c) 504 Loans.--Section 502 of the Small Business Investment Act of
1958 (15 U.S.C. 697) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
by inserting ``and the purchase of equipment for broadband or other
emerging information technologies'' after ``acquisition of land''.
SEC. 7. RURAL SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``qualified small business concern'' means a
small business concern located in a rural area; and
(2) the term ``rural area'' has the meaning given that term
in section 1393(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of
General Services, shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of
the House of Representatives a report describing--
(1) the number of Government-owned computers in the
possession of the Administration, including the number of
working computers, nonworking computers, desktop computers, and
laptop computers;
(2) the number of Government-owned computers disposed of by
the Administration during the 5-year period ending on the date
of enactment of this Act, including the number of such
computers that were working computers, nonworking computers,
desktop computers, or laptop computers;
(3) the procedures of the Administration for the disposal
of Government-owned computers; and
(4) the plans of the Administrator for carrying out the
pilot program under subsection (c).
(c) Pilot Program.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a
pilot program to provide not more than 1,000 excess Government-
owned computers each year to qualified small business concerns
at no cost or a reduced cost.
(2) Purposes of program.--The pilot program established
under paragraph (1) shall be designed to--
(A) encourage entrepreneurship in rural areas;
(B) assist small business concerns in accessing
technology; and
(C) accelerate the growth of qualified small
business concerns.
(3) Termination.--The authority to conduct the pilot
program under this subsection shall terminate 3 years after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Administrator such sums as are necessary to carry
out this section.
SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator
of General Services, shall submit to the Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business
of the House of Representatives a report on ways to assist with the
development of broadband and wireless technology that would benefit
small business concerns.
(b) Content of the Report.--The report submitted under subsection
(a) shall--
(1) outline the participation by the Administration in the
National Antenna Program, including the number of wireless
towers deployed on facilities which contain an office of the
Administration;
(2) information on agreements between the Administration
and the General Services Administration related to broadband
and wireless deployment in offices of the Administration; and
(3) recommendations, if any, on opportunities for the
Administration to improve broadband or wireless technology in
offices of the Administration that are in areas currently
underserved or unserved by broadband service providers. | Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to assign an SBA employee to coordinate SBA programs and activities relating to broadband and emerging information technology (BEIT). Requires the Administrator to provide SBA employees BEIT training in order to assist small businesses in the use of such technologies. Requires reports from the coordinator to the congressional small business committees on coordinator activities and on federal programs that provide BEIT assistance to small businesses.
Includes accessing and using BEIT as an authorized activity of small business development centers and women's business centers.
Authorizes the use of capital provided under SBA loans for the purchase of equipment for BEIT.
Requires a report from the Administrator on the number of government-owned computers in use or disposed of by the SBA. Directs the Administrator to establish a pilot program to provide up to 1,000 computers annually to rural small businesses at no cost or reduced cost.
Directs the Administrator to report on ways to assist with the development of broadband and wireless technology that would benefit small businesses. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to improve certain programs of the Small Business Administration to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology and for other purposes."} | 2,543 | 245 | 0.57538 | 1.636074 | 0.895572 | 2.768868 | 11.117925 | 0.891509 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Energy Critical Elements
and American Jobs Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate Congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(2) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Critical
Materials Information Center established under section 102(b).
(3) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(4) Energy critical element.--The term ``energy critical
element'' means any of a class of chemical elements that have a
high risk of a supply disruption and are critical to one or
more new, energy-related technologies such that a shortage of
such element would significantly inhibit large-scale deployment
of technologies that produce, transmit, store, or conserve
energy.
(5) Hub.--The term ``Hub'' means the Critical Materials
Energy Innovation Hub authorized in section 102(a).
(6) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such
term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(7) Program.--The term ``program'' means the program
authorized in section 101(a).
(8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
TITLE I--ENERGY CRITICAL ELEMENTS
SEC. 101. ENERGY CRITICAL ELEMENTS PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization of Program.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized in the Department a
program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable
supply of energy critical elements sufficient to satisfy the
national security, economic well-being, and industrial
production needs of the United States. This program may be
carried out primarily by the Critical Materials Energy
Innovation Hub authorized in section 102(a).
(2) Program activities.--The program shall focus on areas
that the private sector by itself is not likely to undertake
because of technical and financial uncertainty and support
activities to--
(A) improve methods for the extraction, processing,
use, recovery, and recycling of energy critical
elements;
(B) improve the understanding of the performance,
processing, and adaptability in engineering designs
using energy critical elements;
(C) identify and test alternative materials that
can be substituted for energy critical elements and
maintain or exceed current performance; and
(D) engineer and test applications that--
(i) use recycled energy critical elements;
(ii) use alternative materials; or
(iii) seek to minimize energy critical
element content.
(3) Expanding participation.--In carrying out the program,
the Secretary shall encourage multidisciplinary collaborations
of participants, including opportunities for students at
institutions of higher education.
(4) Consistency.--The program shall be consistent with the
policies and programs in the National Materials and Minerals
Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.).
(5) International collaboration.--In carrying out the
program, the Secretary shall collaborate, to the extent
practicable, on activities of mutual interest with the relevant
agencies of foreign countries with interests relating to energy
critical elements.
(b) Plan.--
(1) In general.--Within 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary
shall prepare and submit to the appropriate Congressional
committees a plan to carry out the program.
(2) Specific requirements.--The plan required under
paragraph (1) shall include a description of--
(A) the research and development activities to be
carried out by the program during the subsequent 2
years;
(B) the expected contributions of the program to
the creation of innovative methods and technologies for
the efficient and sustainable provision of energy
critical elements to the domestic economy; and
(C) how the program is promoting the broadest
possible participation by academic, industrial, and
other contributors.
(3) Consultation.--In preparing each plan under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall consult with appropriate
representatives of industry, institutions of higher education,
Department of Energy national laboratories, professional and
technical societies, other Federal agencies, and other
entities, as determined by the Secretary.
(c) Coordination and Nonduplication.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out
under this title are coordinated with, and do not unnecessarily
duplicate the efforts of, other programs within the Federal Government.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary to carry out this Act the following sums:
(A) For fiscal year 2016, $25,000,000.
(B) For fiscal year 2017, $25,000,000.
(C) For fiscal year 2018, $25,000,000.
(D) For fiscal year 2019, $25,000,000.
(E) For fiscal year 2020, $25,000,000.
(2) Availability.--Such sums shall remain available until
expended.
SEC. 102. CRITICAL MATERIALS ENERGY INNOVATION HUB.
(a) Critical Materials Energy Innovation Hub.--To carry out the
program, the Secretary is authorized to maintain a Critical Materials
Energy Innovation Hub.
(b) Critical Materials Information Center.--
(1) In general.--To collect, catalogue, disseminate, and
archive information on energy critical elements in coordination
with the Department of Energy Office of Scientific and
Technical Information, the Hub shall establish and maintain a
Critical Materials Information Center.
(2) Center activities.--
(A) In general.--The Center shall--
(i) serve as the repository for scientific
and technical data generated by the research
and development activities funded under this
section;
(ii) assist scientists and engineers in
making the fullest possible use of the Center's
data holdings;
(iii) seek and incorporate other
information on energy critical elements to
enhance the Center's utility for program
participants and other users;
(iv) provide advice to the Secretary
concerning the program; and
(v) host meetings, at least annually, for
participants in the program and other
interested parties to promote information
sharing and encourage new collaborative
activities.
(B) Restriction.--Not more than 2.5 percent of the
amounts made available pursuant to this section may be
used for hosting conferences under subparagraph (A)(v).
(c) Review and Report to Congress.--An award made to operate the
Hub shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years, after which the award
may be renewed, subject to a rigorous merit review. A Hub already in
existence on the date of enactment of this Act may continue to receive
support for a period of 5 years beginning on the date of establishment
of that Hub. Following this process, if the Secretary determines that
award renewal for the Hub is justified, then the Secretary must submit
a report to the appropriate Congressional committees at least 30 days
prior to the award renewal which explains the Secretary's determination
and describes the Department's review process.
(d) Prohibition on Construction.--No funds provided pursuant to
this section may be used for construction of new buildings or
facilities for the Hub. Construction of new buildings or facilities
shall not be considered as part of the non-Federal share of a Hub cost-
sharing agreement.
SEC. 103. SUPPLY OF ENERGY CRITICAL ELEMENTS.
The President, acting through the Critical Material Supply Chain
Subcommittee of the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and
Sustainability of the National Science and Technology Council, shall--
(1) coordinate the actions of applicable Federal agencies
to promote an adequate and stable supply of energy critical
elements necessary to maintain national security, economic
well-being, and industrial production with appropriate
attention to a long-term balance between resource production,
energy use, a healthy environment, natural resources
conservation, and social needs;
(2) identify energy critical elements and establish
scenario modeling systems for supply problems of energy
critical elements;
(3) establish a mechanism for the coordination and
evaluation of Federal programs with energy critical element
needs, including Federal programs involving research and
development, in a manner that complements related efforts
carried out by the private sector and other domestic and
international agencies and organizations;
(4) promote and encourage private enterprise in the
development of an economically sound and stable domestic energy
critical elements supply chain;
(5) promote and encourage the recycling of energy critical
elements, taking into account the logistics, economic
viability, environmental sustainability, and research and
development needs for completing the recycling process;
(6) assess the need for and make recommendations concerning
the availability and adequacy of the supply of technically
trained personnel necessary for energy critical elements
research, development, extraction, and industrial production,
with a particular focus on the problem of attracting and
maintaining high-quality professionals for maintaining an
adequate supply of energy critical elements; and
(7) report to the appropriate Congressional committees on
activities and findings under this section.
TITLE II--NATIONAL MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY,
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1980.
(a) Program Plan.--Section 5 of the National Materials and Minerals
Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1604) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``date of enactment of this Act'' each
place it appears and inserting ``date of enactment of the
Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of
2015'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Federal
Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology''
and inserting ``National Science and Technology Council'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``the Federal Emergency'' and all
that follows through ``Agency, and'';
(B) by striking ``appropriate shall'' and inserting
``appropriate, shall'';
(C) by striking paragraph (1);
(D) in paragraph (2), by striking ``in the case''
and all that follows through ``subsection,'';
(E) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(1);
(F) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2); and
(G) by amending paragraph (2), as redesignated, to
read as follows:
``(2) assess the adequacy and stability of the supply of
materials necessary to maintain national security, economic
well-being, and industrial production.'';
(4) by striking subsection (d); and
(5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively.
(b) Policy.--Section 3 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1602) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Congress declares that it'' and
inserting ``It''; and
(2) by striking ``The Congress further declares that
implementation'' and inserting ``Implementation''.
(c) Implementation.--The matter before paragraph (1) of section 4
of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1603) is amended--
(1) by striking ``For the purpose'' and all that follows
through ``declares that the'' and inserting ``The''; and
(2) by striking ``departments and agencies,'' and inserting
``departments and agencies to implement the policies set forth
in section 3''.
SEC. 202. REPEAL.
The National Critical Materials Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq.) is repealed. | Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2015 Authorizes within the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical elements to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial production needs of the United States. ("Energy critical element" means any of a class of chemical elements that have a high risk of a supply disruption and are critical to one or more new, energy-related technologies so that a shortage of that element would significantly inhibit large-scale deployment of technologies that produce, transmit, store, or conserve energy.) Requires the program to focus upon areas the private sector by itself is not likely to undertake because of technical and financial uncertainty. Directs DOE to: (1) encourage multidisciplinary collaborations, including opportunities for students at institutions of higher education; (2) collaborate with agencies of foreign countries with interests relating to energy critical elements; and (3) submit biennially updated implementation plans to Congress. Authorizes DOE to maintain a Critical Materials Energy Innovation Hub to carry out the program established by this Act. Requires the Hub to establish and maintain a Critical Materials Information Center to collect, catalogue, disseminate, and archive information on energy critical elements in coordination with the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Limits to a renewable period of five years any award made to operate the Hub. Directs the President, acting through the Critical Material Supply Chain Subcommittee of the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability of the National Science and Technology Council, to: (1) coordinate the actions of federal agencies to promote an adequate and stable supply of energy critical elements; (2) identify energy critical elements and establish scenario modeling systems for supply problems; (3) establish a mechanism for the coordination and evaluation of federal programs with energy critical element needs; and (4) encourage private enterprise in the development of an economically sound and stable domestic energy critical elements supply chain. Amends the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 to: (1) instruct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to coordinate federal materials research and development through the National Science and Technology Council (instead of, as currently required, the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, which is now defunct); (2) modify the duties of the Secretary of Commerce regarding critical needs assessment; and (3) repeal specified duties of the Secretaries of Defense and of the Interior. Repeals the National Critical Materials Act of 1984. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2015"} | 2,605 | 538 | 0.732178 | 2.4082 | 0.817512 | 5.520792 | 4.79802 | 0.918812 |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF ACT ESTABLISHING SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL
LAKESHORE.
(a) Extensions.--Section 10 of the Act of October 21, 1970,
establishing the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (84 Stat. 1079;
16 U.S.C. 460x-9) is amended by adding the following at the end
thereof:
``(e) Extensions of Use and Occupancy.--
``(1) Notice.--The Secretary shall transmit a notice to all
owners of improved property described in section 11(a) (16
U.S.C. 460x-10(a)) who have retained a right of use and
occupancy, or their successors in interest who currently
possess such rights. The notice shall notify such owners,
occupiers, or successors in interest of their right to extend
such right of use and occupancy pursuant to this subsection.
``(2) Election.--Any owner notified under paragraph (1) may
elect, within 180 days of receiving notice pursuant to
paragraph (1), to extend his or her right of use and occupancy
beyond the otherwise applicable termination date. Such
extension shall terminate on the later of the following:
``(A) The date of death of the person who owned or
occupied the property on January 1, 1996.
``(B) The date 25 years after the date of the
election under this paragraph.
If the person who owned or occupied the property on January 1,
1996, dies before the date 25 years after the date of the
election under this paragraph, the right of use and occupancy
of the property may be transferred by such person, by will or
otherwise, only to a member or members of such person's
immediate family for the remainder of the term of the extension
under this subsection.
``(3) Conditions.--Any extension under this subsection
shall be subject to subsections (c) and (d) in the same manner
and to the same extent as is a retained right under subsection
(b), except that termination of the extension by the Secretary
shall take effect only after 180 days after the Secretary has
notified the person holding the extension of the Secretary's
intention to terminate the extension. Any extension under this
subsection shall be conditioned upon the annual payment by
person to whom such extension is issued of an amount determined
in accordance with paragraph (4). Any such extension shall also
be conditioned upon the following:
``(A) An agreement by the person to whom such
extension is issued to assume all responsibilities for
maintenance, repair, and replacement of all
improvements located on the property concerned and to
indemnify and hold harmless the United States for any
liability which may arise in connection with such
property.
``(B) An agreement by the person to whom such
extension is issued to make pro rata payments to local
governments providing services to persons residing
within the boundaries of the lakeshore in such
reasonable amounts and at such times as may be
determined by such local governments in order to
reimburse such local governments for the costs of
providing such services.
``(4) Amount.--The amount of each payment to be made by a
person under paragraph (3) shall be such person's annual pro
rata share of an amount determined according to a formula where
the numerator is the value of the property used or occupied by
such person and the denominator is 100. The value of the
property for purposes of this paragraph shall be the value of
the property at the time of its acquisition by the United
States, indexed for inflation according to the Consumer Price
Index, as determined by the Secretary. Notwithstanding sections
1341 and 3302 of title 31 of the United States Code, such
annual payments shall be retained by the Secretary and shall be
available for use by the Secretary without further
appropriation for purposes of maintenance and administration of
the national lakeshore.
``(f) Authority to Lease to Family.--Following an extension under
subsection (e) of a right of use and occupancy for any property, the
Secretary may lease the property to any member or members of the
immediate family of such owner for a definite or indefinite term, at
the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may, after 180 days
notice to the lessee, terminate any such lease when the Secretary
determines that the structures on the property will be removed and the
property will be restored to its natural condition in order to improve
the natural landscape and provide better opportunities for public
access and enjoyment. Any such lease shall be subject to the same
conditions as referred to in paragraph (3) of subsection (e) and lease
payments shall be retained by the Secretary in the same manner as
provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (e).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 10(c) of such Act
is amended by striking ``many'' and inserting ``may''. Section 11(a)(2)
of such Act is amended by striking ``section 10 (b) or (d)'' and
inserting ``section 10''. | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to notify owners of certain improved property constructed between December 31, 1964, and October 21, 1970, within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan of their right to extend their (or their successor's) right of use and occupancy until the later of their death or 25 years.
Requires 180 days' prior notice for termination of such extension by the Secretary. Conditions an extension upon: (1) the annual payment by its recipient of a specified amount based on the value of the property (requires such payments to be retained by the Secretary and made available for maintenance and administration of the Lakeshore); and (2) agreements by the recipient to assume all responsibilities for repairs and maintenance, to indemnify and hold harmless the United States for any liability in connection with such property, and to make pro rata payments to local governments for services provided.
Authorizes the Secretary: (1) following an extension under this Act, to lease the property to any family member of such owner; and (2) after 180 days' notice, to terminate any such lease when the Secretary determines that the structures on the property will be removed and the property will be restored to its natural condition in order to improve the natural landscape and provide better opportunities for public access and enjoyment. Subjects such leases to the same conditions and lease payments provided under this Act. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Act of October 21, 1970, establishing the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas within the lakeshore, and for other purposes."} | 1,068 | 280 | 0.654655 | 2.249823 | 0.81615 | 3.863971 | 3.757353 | 0.900735 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Farm Insurance Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act
of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333), as amended by section 11013(b)) is further
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Coverages.--In the case of an eligible crop
described in paragraph (2), the Secretary of
Agriculture shall operate a noninsured crop disaster
assistance program to provide coverages based on
individual yields (other than for value-loss crops)
equivalent to--
``(i) catastrophic risk protection
available under section 508(b) of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)); or
``(ii) additional coverage available under
subsections (c) and (h) of section 508 of that
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) that does not exceed 65
percent.
``(B) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry
out this section through the Farm Service Agency
(referred to in this section as the `Agency').''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``and''
after the semicolon at the end;
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause
(iii); and
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the
following new clause:
``(ii) for which additional
coverage under subsections (c) and (h)
of section 508 of that Act (7 U.S.C.
1508) is not available; and'';
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``The Secretary'' and
inserting ``Subject to subsection (l), the Secretary''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Payment Equivalent to Additional Coverage.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make available to a
producer eligible for noninsured assistance under this section
a payment equivalent to an indemnity for additional coverage
under subsections (c) and (h) of section 508 of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) that does not exceed 65
percent of the established yield for the eligible crop on the
farm, computed by multiplying--
``(A) the quantity that is not greater than 65
percent of the established yield for the crop, as
determined by the Secretary, specified in increments of
5 percent;
``(B) 100 percent of the average market price for
the crop, as determined by the Secretary; and
``(C) a payment rate for the type of crop, as
determined by the Secretary, that reflects--
``(i) in the case of a crop that is
produced with a significant and variable
harvesting expense, the decreasing cost
incurred in the production cycle for the crop
that is, as applicable--
``(I) harvested;
``(II) planted but not harvested;
or
``(III) prevented from being
planted because of drought, flood, or
other natural disaster, as determined
by the Secretary; or
``(ii) in the case of a crop that is
produced without a significant and variable
harvesting expense, such rate as shall be
determined by the Secretary.
``(2) Premium.--To be eligible to receive a payment under
this subsection, a producer shall pay--
``(A) the service fee required by subsection (k);
and
``(B) a premium for the applicable crop year that
is equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
``(i) the number of acres devoted to the
eligible crop;
``(ii) the established yield for the
eligible crop, as determined by the Secretary
under subsection (e);
``(iii) the coverage level elected by the
producer;
``(iv) the average market price, as
determined by the Secretary; and
``(v) .0525.
``(3) Limited resource, beginning, and socially
disadvantaged farmers.--The additional coverage made available
under this subsection shall be available to limited resource,
beginning, and socially disadvantaged producers, as determined
by the Secretary, in exchange for a premium that is 50 percent
of the premium determined for a producer under paragraph (2).
``(4) Premium payment and application deadline.--
``(A) Premium payment.--A producer electing
additional coverage under this subsection shall pay the
premium amount owed for the additional coverage by
September 30 of the crop year for which the additional
coverage is purchased.
``(B) Application deadline.--The latest date on
which additional coverage under this subsection may be
elected shall be the application closing date described
in subsection (b)(1).
``(5) Effective date.--Additional coverage under this
subsection shall be available beginning with the 2014 crop.''. | Small Farm Insurance Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide coverages for eligible crops based on individual yields (other than for value-loss crops) under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program equivalent to: (1) catastrophic risk protection, or (2) specified additional coverage. Provides reduced premiums for limited resource, beginning, and socially disadvantaged producers. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Small Farm Insurance Act of 2013"} | 1,121 | 96 | 0.597363 | 1.392768 | 0.729237 | 4.141176 | 12.447059 | 0.917647 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Andrea Sloan Compassionate Use
Reform and Enhancement Act'' or the ``Andrea Sloan CURE Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED ACCESS POLICY AS CONDITION OF EXPEDITED APPROVAL.
Section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
360bbb) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(e) and (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection:
``(d) Expanded Access Policy Required for Covered Breakthrough
Drugs.--
``(1) In general.--With respect to a qualified breakthrough
drug, not later than 30 days after the date on which the drug
meets the definition of a covered breakthrough drug (as
specified in paragraph (2)), the sponsor of the covered
breakthrough drug shall submit to the Secretary and make
publicly available the policy of the sponsor with respect to
requests submitted under subsection (b). In the case of such a
policy under which the sponsor accepts such requests, such
policy shall include--
``(A) a single point of contact who receives and
processes such requests;
``(B) procedures for making such requests;
``(C) the minimum criteria for the sponsor's
consideration or approval of such requests; and
``(D) the amount of time the sponsor anticipates
will be necessary to make a decision on such requests.
``(2) Covered breakthrough drug.--In this subsection, the
term `covered breakthrough drug' means a drug--
``(A) that is designated as a breakthrough therapy
or as a fast track product or is approved under
accelerated approval under section 506;
``(B) that is designated under section 505E(d) as a
qualified infectious disease product; or
``(C) the sponsor of which is awarded a priority
review voucher under section 524 or 529.''.
SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION OF SUBMITTERS OF COMPASSIONATE USE REQUESTS.
Section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
360bbb), as amended by section 2, is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) (as
redesignated by section 2(1)) as subsections (f) and (g),
respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) (as inserted by
section 2(2)) the following new subsection:
``(e) Notification of Submitters of Requests.--In the case of the
denial by a manufacturer or distributor of a request under subsection
(b), not later than 5 days after the date of such denial, the
manufacturer or distributor, as applicable, shall submit to the person
(or physician) who made the request written notice of the denial,
including an explanation for the denial.''.
SEC. 4. GAO QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS ON INDIVIDUAL PATIENT ACCESS TO
UNAPPROVED THERAPIES AND DIAGNOSTICS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act
and each year thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions of the Senate a report containing a qualitative analysis of
the extent to which individual patients have access to investigational
drugs pursuant to subsection (b) of section 561 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb) and recommendations for
improving such access. In preparing such report, the Comptroller
General shall conduct a qualitative analysis of the following:
(1) Whether there are any identifiable patterns in requests
submitted under subsection (b) of such section, such as the
types of indications for which requests for individual patient
access are sought or the reasons for the denial of such
requests.
(2) What the primary barriers are to drug sponsors granting
requests for individual patient access.
(3) How the Secretary evaluates safety and efficacy data
submitted in connection with such requests.
(4) The amount of time that--
(A) a physician typically takes to complete the
paperwork necessary to make such a request;
(B) a drug sponsor takes to process such a request
and to issue a decision with respect to the request;
and
(C) the Secretary takes to process such a request
and to issue a decision with respect to the request.
(5) How regulations, guidance, policies, or practices may
be modified, streamlined, expanded, or discontinued to reduce
or prevent delays in approving such requests.
(6) The number of such requests that, for the period
covered by the report--
(A) were approved by drug sponsors and the Food and
Drug Administration;
(B) were approved by drug sponsors but denied by
the Food and Drug Administration; and
(C) were denied by drug sponsors.
(7) How to encourage drug sponsors to grant requests for
expanded access under such section 561, including requests for
emergency use, intermediate-size patient populations, and large
patient populations under a specified indication.
(8) Whether and to what extent adverse events reported to
the Secretary as a result of individual use of an
investigational drug or investigational device under such
section 561 affected the development or approval of any drug or
device.
SEC. 5. EXPANDED ACCESS TASK FORCE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall establish a task force within the Department of Health and Human
Services to explore mechanisms for improving the access individual
patients have to investigational drugs pursuant to subsection (b) of
section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
360bbb), to be known as the ``Expanded Access Task Force'' (in this
section referred to as the ``Task Force''). Not later than 90 days
after the date on which the Comptroller General of the United States
submits the first report required under section 4, the Task Force shall
be convened.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of not
more than 9 voting members appointed as follows:
(A) One member to serve as Chairman of the Task
Force, appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
(B) One representative from the Department of
Health and Human Services, appointed by the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
(C) Four representatives appointed by the Majority
Leader of the House of Representatives, in consultation
with the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, and the Chairman and the Ranking
Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives, including--
(i) one representative of a
biopharmaceutical company of less than 250
full-time employees;
(ii) one representative of the rare disease
patient community;
(iii) one representative of the health care
provider community; and
(iv) one bioethicist.
(D) Three representatives appointed by Majority
Leader of the Senate, in consultation with the Minority
Leader of the Senate, and the Chairman and the Ranking
Member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Committee of the Senate, including--
(i) one representative of the
biopharmaceutical industry;
(ii) one representative of the patient
community; and
(iii) one representative of the health care
payor community.
(2) Compensation.--Members of the Task Force shall serve
without compensation.
(c) Duties.--The Task Force shall comprehensively evaluate the
access individual patients have to investigational drugs pursuant to
subsection (b) of section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb), taking into account--
(1) the unique challenges faced by children with likely
fatal diseases for which there is not a comparable or
satisfactory alternative therapy available;
(2) possible incentives for biopharmaceutical companies and
providers to approve requests submitted under such subsection;
(3) how the Secretary of Health and Human Services
interprets and takes into consideration adverse event data
reported in the case of data from use under a request submitted
under such subsection;
(4) ways to streamline and standardize the process for
submitting requests under such subsection; and
(5) the costs incurred by biopharmaceutical companies for
the time, effort, and delivery of investigational drugs to
patients for the diagnosis, monitoring, or treatment of a
serious disease or condition under such subsection.
(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
Task Force is convened, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate a report in an
electronic format describing the specific recommendations of the Task
Force for improving the access individual patients have to
investigational drugs pursuant to subsection (b) of section 561 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb).
(e) Termination.--The task force shall terminate upon submission of
the report required under subsection (d).
SEC. 6. FINALIZING DRAFT GUIDANCE ON EXPANDED ACCESS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which
the Expanded Access Task Force established under section 5 submits the
report under subsection (d) of such section, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall finalize the draft guidance entitled
``Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use--Qs & As''
and dated May 2013.
(b) Contents.--The final guidance referred to in subsection (a)
shall--
(1) clearly define how the Secretary interprets and uses
adverse drug event data reported by investigators in the case
of data reported from use under a request submitted under
section 561(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 360bbb(b)); and
(2) take into account the report of the Expanded Access
Task Force submitted under section 5(d) and the first report of
the Comptroller General of the United States submitted under
section 4. | Andrea Sloan Compassionate Use Reform and Enhancement Act or the Andrea Sloan CURE Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the sponsor of a “breakthrough drug” (which is a drug that qualifies for expedited approval, is an infectious disease product, or qualifies the sponsor for a priority review voucher) to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and make available to the public a policy on requests for access to the drug for compassionate use, including the minimum criteria for consideration or approval of requests and the time needed to make a decision. Requires a breakthrough drug sponsor to explain a denied request for compassionate use to the person who made the request. Directs HHS to establish an Expanded Access Task Force. Requires the Task Force and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate patient access to investigational drugs and make recommendations for improving access. Directs HHS to finalize the draft guidance entitled “Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use--Qs & As,” taking into account reports from the Task Force and GAO. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Andrea Sloan CURE Act"} | 2,272 | 273 | 0.595145 | 1.722795 | 0.775964 | 2.858537 | 10.141463 | 0.887805 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Children From E-Mail Smut
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress recognized that the Nation had a compelling
interest in preventing minors from being exposed to mailings
containing sexually oriented advertisements when it enacted
title 39, United States Code, section 3010, and title 18,
United States Code, sections 1735 and 1737.
(2) Congress required anyone sending a mailing containing
sexually oriented advertisements to place a mark or notice
prescribed by the Postal Service on the mailing envelope or
cover.
(3) E-mails may contain the same kind of sexually oriented
advertisements harmful to minors but there is presently no
comparable requirement that e-mails contain any marking or
notice to alert the recipient that the e-mail contains sexually
oriented advertisements.
(4) Requiring a marking or notice that an e-mail contains
sexually oriented advertisements will enable the parents of
minors to take the necessary steps to block such material and
thus protect their children from being exposed to such sexually
oriented advertisements.
(5) The National Institute of Standards and Technology
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as NIST), a nonregulatory
agency within the Commerce Department's Technology
Administration, is technologically competent to prescribe marks
or other signifiers that an e-mail contains sexually oriented
advertisements.
(b) Congressional Determination of Public Policy.--On the basis of
the findings in subsection (a), the Congress determines that--
(1) there is substantial government interest in the
regulation of unsolicited e-mails containing sexually oriented
advertisements that are forwarded to children; and
(2) the best method to regulate such unsolicited e-mails is
to enable the children or parents acting on behalf of the
children to screen or block such unsolicited e-mails using
marks or signifiers prescribed by the NIST.
SEC. 3. CRIMINAL PROHIBITION AGAINST SENDING SEXUALLY ORIENTED MATERIAL
TO CHILDREN WITHOUT THE PRESCRIBED MARKINGS OR NOTICE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the NIST shall prescribe marks or notices to be
included or affixed to any e-mail that contains a sexually oriented
advertisement forwarded to children. Such marks shall, to the extent
possible, be made so that they may not be removed or altered.
(b) Punishment.--Whoever willfully and knowingly forwards to a
minor an e-mail, that is carried on an instrumentality in or affecting
interstate or foreign commerce, that includes sexually oriented
advertisements but does not include the mark or notice as prescribed by
the NIST in subsection (a) of this section shall be fined under this
Act or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
(c) Punishment.--Whoever reproduces or manufactures any sexually
related mail matter, intending or knowing that such matter will be
forwarded to a minor in an e-mail in violation of subsection (b) of
this section, shall be fined under this Act or imprisoned not more than
5 years, or both, for the first offense, and shall be fined under this
Act or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both, for any second, or
subsequent offense. As used in this section the term ``sexually related
mail matter'' means any matter described in subsection (d) of this
section.
(d) Definition.--The term ``sexually oriented advertisement'' means
any advertisement that depicts, in actual or simulated form, or
explicitly describes, in a predominantly sexual context, human
genitalia, any act of natural or unnatural sexual intercourse, any act
of sadism or masochism, or any other erotic subject directly related to
the foregoing. Material otherwise within the definition of this
subsection shall be deemed not to constitute a sexually oriented
advertisement if it constitutes only a small and insignificant part of
the whole, the remainder of which is not primarily devoted to sexual
matters.
SEC. 4. CIVIL RELIEF: DAMAGES.
(a) In General.--Any parent of a minor may sue and recover damages
and attorney's fees and court costs from whomever violates any
provision of this Act. In lieu of actual damages, the parent may
recover $10,000 for each and every violation.
(b) Limitation.--The parent shall not have a cause of action
against the electronic mail service provider for merely transmitting
the offending e-mail.
(c) Confidential Procedure.--At the request of any party to an
action brought pursuant to this section, the court may, in its
discretion, conduct all legal proceedings in such a way as to protect
the secrecy and security of the computer, computer network, computer
data, computer program, and computer software involved in order to
prevent possible recurrence of the same or a similar act by another
person and to protect any trade secrets of any party.
(d) Effect on Additional Remedies.--This section does not limit any
parent's right to pursue any additional civil remedy otherwise allowed
at law or equity. | Protect Children From E-Mail Smut Act of 2001 - Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to prescribe marks or notices to be included or affixed to any e-mail forwarded to children that contains a sexually oriented advertisement. Provides fines and penalties for forwarding such e-mail without such marks or notices, as well as civil relief for the parents of affected minors. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To protect children from unsolicited e-mail smut containing sexually oriented advertisements offensive to minors."} | 1,211 | 93 | 0.626445 | 1.72944 | 1.101289 | 3.763889 | 14.333333 | 0.902778 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) During the years 2008 and 2009, the Nation's largest
financial firms received extraordinary and unprecedented
assistance from the public.
(2) Such assistance was critical to the success and in many
cases the survival of these firms during the year 2009.
(3) High earners at such firms should contribute a portion
of any excessive bonuses obtained for the year 2009 to help the
Nation reduce the public debt and recover from the recession.
SEC. 3. EXCISE TAXES ON EXCESSIVE 2009 BONUSES RECEIVED FROM MAJOR
RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.
(a) Imposition of Tax.--Chapter 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 4999A. EXCESSIVE 2009 BONUSES RECEIVED FROM MAJOR RECIPIENTS OF
FEDERAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.
``(a) Imposition of Tax.--There is hereby imposed on any person who
receives a covered excessive 2009 bonus a tax equal to 50 percent of
the amount of such bonus.
``(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term `covered
excessive 2009 bonus' has the meaning given such term by section
280I(b).
``(c) Administrative Provisions and Special Rules.--
``(1) Withholding.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of any covered
excessive 2009 bonus which is treated as wages for
purposes of section 3402, the amount otherwise required
to be deducted and withheld under such section shall be
increased by the amount of the tax imposed by this
section on such bonus.
``(B) Bonuses paid before enactment.--In the case
of any covered excessive 2009 bonus to which
subparagraph (A) applies which is paid before the date
of the enactment of this section, no penalty, addition
to tax, or interest shall be imposed with respect to
any failure to deduct and withhold the tax imposed by
this section on such bonus.
``(2) Treatment of tax.--For purposes of subtitle F, any
tax imposed by this section shall be treated as a tax imposed
by subtitle A.
``(3) Notice requirements.--The Secretary shall require
each major Federal emergency economic assistance recipient (as
defined in section 280I(d)(1)) to notify, as soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this section and
at such other times as the Secretary determines appropriate,
the Secretary and each covered employee (as defined in section
280I(e)) of the amount of covered excessive 2009 bonuses to
which this section applies and the amount of tax deducted and
withheld on such bonuses.
``(4) Secretarial authority.--The Secretary may prescribe
such regulations, rules, and guidance of general applicability
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section, including--
``(A) to prescribe the due date and manner of
payment of the tax imposed by this section with respect
to any covered excessive 2009 bonus paid before the
date of the enactment of this section, and
``(B) to prevent--
``(i) the recharacterization of a bonus
payment as a payment which is not a bonus
payment in order to avoid the purposes of this
section,
``(ii) the treatment as other than an
additional 2009 bonus payment of any payment of
increased wages or other payments to a covered
employee who receives a bonus payment subject
to this section in order to reimburse such
covered employee for the tax imposed by this
section with regard to such bonus, or
``(iii) the avoidance of the purposes of
this section through the use of partnerships or
other pass-thru entities.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) The heading and table of sections for chapter 46 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are amended to read as follows:
``Chapter 46--Taxes on Certain Excessive Remuneration
``Sec. 4999. Golden parachute payments.
``Sec. 4999A. Excessive 2009 bonuses received from major recipients of
Federal emergency economic assistance.''.
(2) The item relating to chapter 46 in the table of
chapters for subtitle D of such Code is amended to read as
follows:
``Chapter 46. Taxes on certain excessive remuneration.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to payments of covered excessive 2009 bonuses after December 31,
2008, in taxable years ending after such date.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION OF AMOUNTS PAID AS EXCESSIVE 2009
BONUSES BY MAJOR RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Part IX of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 280I. EXCESSIVE 2009 BONUSES PAID BY MAJOR RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL
EMERGENCY ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.
``(a) General Rule.--The deduction allowed under this chapter with
respect to the amount of any covered excessive 2009 bonus shall not
exceed 50 percent of the amount of such bonus.
``(b) Covered Excessive 2009 Bonus.--For purposes of this section,
the term `covered excessive 2009 bonus' means any 2009 bonus payment
paid during any calendar year to a covered employee by any major
Federal emergency economic assistance recipient, to the extent that the
aggregate of such 2009 bonus payments (without regard to the date on
which such payments are paid) with respect to such employee exceeds the
dollar amount of the compensation received by the President under
section 102 of title 3, United States Code, for calendar year 2009.
``(c) 2009 Bonus Payment.--
``(1) In general.--The term `2009 bonus payment' means any
payment which--
``(A) is a payment for services rendered,
``(B) is in addition to any amount payable to a
covered employee for services performed by such covered
employee at a regular hourly, daily, weekly, monthly,
or similar periodic rate,
``(C) in the case of a retention bonus, is paid for
continued service during calendar year 2009 or 2010,
and
``(D) in the case of a payment not described in
subparagraph (C), is attributable to services performed
by a covered employee during calendar year 2009
(without regard to the year in which such payment is
paid).
Such term does not include payments to an employee as
commissions, contributions to any qualified retirement plan (as
defined in section 4974(c)), welfare and fringe benefits,
overtime pay, or expense reimbursements. In the case of a
payment which is attributable to services performed during
multiple calendar years, such payment shall be treated as a
2009 bonus payment to the extent it is attributable to services
performed during calendar year 2009.
``(2) Deferred deduction bonus payments.--
``(A) In general.--The term `2009 bonus payment'
includes payments attributable to services performed in
2009 which are paid in the form of remuneration (within
the meaning of section 162(m)(4)(E)) for which the
deduction under this chapter (determined without regard
to this section) for such payment is allowable in a
subsequent taxable year.
``(B) Timing of deferred deduction bonus
payments.--For purposes of this section and section
4999A, the amount of any payment described in
subparagraph (A) (as determined in the year in which
the deduction under this chapter, determined without
regard to this section, for such payment would be
allowable) shall be treated as having been made in the
calendar year in which any interest in such amount is
granted to a covered employee (without regard to the
date on which any portion of such interest vests).
``(3) Retention bonus.--The term `retention bonus' means
any bonus payment (without regard to the date such payment is
paid) to a covered employee which--
``(A) is contingent on the completion of a period
of service with a major Federal emergency economic
assistance recipient, the completion of a specific
project or other activity for the major Federal
emergency economic assistance recipient, or such other
circumstances as the Secretary may prescribe, and
``(B) is not based on the performance of the
covered employee (other than a requirement that the
employee not be separated from employment for cause).
A bonus payment shall not be treated as based on performance
for purposes of subparagraph (B) solely because the amount of
the payment is determined by reference to a previous bonus
payment which was based on performance.
``(d) Major Federal Emergency Economic Assistance Recipient.--For
purposes of this section--
``(1) In general.--The term `major Federal emergency
economic assistance recipient' means--
``(A) any financial institution (within the meaning
of section 3 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008) if at any time after December 31, 2007,
the Federal Government acquires--
``(i) an equity interest in such person
pursuant to a program authorized by the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 or
the third undesignated paragraph of section 13
of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 343), or
``(ii) any warrant (or other right) to
acquire any equity interest with respect to
such person pursuant to any such program,
but only if the total value of the equity interest
described in clauses (i) and (ii) in such person is not
less than $5,000,000,000,
``(B) the Federal National Mortgage Association and
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and
``(C) any person which is a member of the same
affiliated group (as defined in section 1504,
determined without regard to subsection (b) thereof) as
a person described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
``(2) Treatment of controlled groups.--All persons treated
as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52
or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 shall be treated as a
single employer with respect to any covered employee.
``(e) Covered Employee.--For purposes of this section, the term
`covered employee' means, with respect to any major Federal emergency
economic assistance recipient--
``(1) any employee of such recipient, and
``(2) any director of such recipient who is not an
employee.
In the case of any major Federal emergency economic assistance
recipient which is a partnership or other unincorporated trade or
business, the term `employee' shall include employees of such recipient
within the meaning of section 401(c)(1).
``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such regulations,
rules, and guidance of general applicability as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section, including--
``(1) to prescribe the due date and manner of reporting and
payment of any increase in the tax imposed by this chapter due
to the application of this section to any covered excessive
2009 bonus paid before the date of the enactment of this
section, and
``(2) to prevent--
``(A) the recharacterization of a bonus payment as
a payment which is not a bonus payment in order to
avoid the purposes of this section, or
``(B) the avoidance of the purposes of this section
through the use of partnerships or other pass-thru
entities.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part IX of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``Sec. 280I. Excessive 2009 bonuses paid by major recipients of Federal
emergency economic assistance.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subparagraph (F) of section 162(m)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(A) by inserting ``and excessive 2009 bonuses''
after ``payments'' in the heading,
(B) by striking ``the amount'' and inserting ``the
total amounts'', and
(C) by inserting ``or 280I'' before the period.
(2) Subparagraph (A) of section 3121(v)(2) of such Code is
amended by inserting ``, to any covered excessive 2009 bonus
(as defined in section 280I(b)),'' after ``section 280G(b))''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to payments of covered excessive 2009 bonuses after December 31,
2008, in taxable years ending after such date. | Taxpayer Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a 50% tax on bonuses, including retention bonuses, exceeding $400,000 paid in 2009 to employees of financial institutions (including the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae] and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac]) that received $5 billion or more in emergency economic assistance from the federal government; and (2) limit the business tax deduction for such bonuses to 50% of the amount of such bonuses. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive 2009 bonuses received from certain major recipients of Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the deduction allowable for such bonuses, and for other purposes."} | 2,907 | 103 | 0.52977 | 1.418179 | 0.558204 | 1.918367 | 26.510204 | 0.77551 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Licensing Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. STATE LICENSE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A HANDGUN OR HANDGUN
AMMUNITION.
(a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(z)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, deliver, or
otherwise transfer a handgun or handgun ammunition to an individual who
is not licensed under section 923 unless--
``(A) the transferor (or a licensed dealer, if State law so
directs or allows)--
``(i) has examined a valid handgun license issued
to the individual by the State in which the transaction
takes place, and an additional valid identification
document (as defined in section 1028) containing a
photograph of the individual; and
``(ii) has contacted the chief law enforcement
officer of the State, and been informed by the officer
that the handgun license has not been revoked; and
``(B)(i) 3 business days (meaning a day on which State
offices are open) have elapsed from the date on which the
transferor (or licensed dealer) received the information
described in subparagraph (A)(ii); or
``(ii) the individual has presented to the transferor (or
licensed dealer) a written document, issued not less than 10
days earlier by the chief law enforcement officer of the State
in which the individual resides, stating that the transferee
requires access to a handgun because of a threat to the life of
the transferee or any member of the household of the
transferee.
``(2) It shall be unlawful for an individual who is not licensed
under section 923 to receive a handgun or handgun ammunition unless the
individual possesses a valid handgun license issued to the individual
by the State in which the transaction takes place.
``(3)(A) For purposes of this subsection, the term `handgun
license' means a license issued under a State law that--
``(i) provides for the issuance and revocation of licenses
permitting persons to receive handguns and handgun ammunition,
and for the reporting of losses and thefts of handguns and
handgun ammunition; and
``(ii) at a minimum, meets the requirements of this
paragraph.
``(B) The State law referred to in subparagraph (A) shall provide
that a handgun license shall--
``(i) be issued by the chief law enforcement officer of the
State;
``(ii) contain the licensee's name, address, date of birth,
and physical description, a unique license number, and a
photograph of the licensee; and
``(iii) remain valid for not more than 2 years, unless
revoked.
``(C) The State law referred to in subparagraph (A) shall provide
that, before a handgun license is issued to an applicant, the chief law
enforcement officer of the State determine that the applicant--
``(i) has attained 21 years of age;
``(ii) is a resident of the State, by examining, in
addition to a valid identification document (as defined in
section 1028), a utility bill or lease agreement;
``(iii) is not prohibited from possessing or receiving a
handgun under Federal, State, or local law, based upon name-
and fingerprint-based research in all available Federal, State,
and local recordkeeping systems, including the national instant
criminal background check system established under section 103
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; and
``(iv) has been issued a handgun safety certificate by the
State.
``(D) The State law referred to in subparagraph (A) shall provide
that, if the chief law enforcement officer of the State determines that
an individual is ineligible to receive a handgun license, and the
individual, in writing, requests the officer to provide the reasons for
the determination, the officer shall provide the reasons to the
individual, in writing, within 20 business days after receipt of the
request.
``(E)(i) The State law referred to in subparagraph (A) shall
provide that a handgun license issued by the State shall be revoked if
the chief law enforcement officer of the State determines that the
licensee no longer meets the requirements of subparagraph (C).
``(ii) The State law shall provide that, within 10 days after a
person receives notice from the State that the handgun license issued
to the person has been revoked, the person shall return the license to
the chief law enforcement officer of the State in which the licensee
resides.
``(F) The State law referred to in subparagraph (A) shall provide
that, within 24 hours after a handgun licensee discovers the theft of
any firearm from, or the loss of any firearm by the licensee, the
licensee shall report the theft or loss to--
``(i) the Secretary;
``(ii) the chief law enforcement officer of the State; and
``(iii) appropriate local authorities,
and shall provide that any failure to make such a report shall be
punishable by a civil penalty as provided by State law, with a maximum
penalty of at least $1,000.
``(4)(A) For purposes of paragraph (3)(C)(iv), the term `handgun
safety certificate' means a certificate issued under a State law that--
``(i) provides for the issuance of certificates attesting
to the completion of a course of instruction and examination in
handgun safety, consistent with this paragraph; and
``(ii) at a minimum, meets the requirements of this
paragraph.
``(B) The State law referred to in subparagraph (A) shall provide
that the chief law enforcement officer of a State shall issue the
handgun safety certificate.
``(C) The State law referred to in subparagraph (A) shall provide
that a handgun safety certificate shall not be issued to an applicant
unless the chief law enforcement officer of the State determines that
the applicant--
``(i) has completed a course, taught by law enforcement
officers and designed by the chief law enforcement officer, of
not less than 2 hours of instruction in handgun safety; and
``(ii) has passed an examination, designed by the chief law
enforcement officer, testing the applicant's knowledge of
handgun safety.
``(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term `chief law
enforcement officer' means, with respect to a State, the chief, or
equivalent officer, of the State police force, or the designee of that
officer.''.
(b) Definition of Handgun Ammunition.--Section 921(a) of such title
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(35) The term `handgun ammunition' means--
``(A) a centerfire cartridge or cartridge case less than
1.3 inches in length; or
``(B) a primer, bullet, or propellant powder designed
specifically for use in a handgun.''.
(c) Penalty.--Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by
inserting ``, or (z)'' before ``of section 922''.
(d) Technical Correction.--Section 922(t)(1)(B)(ii) of such title
is amended by inserting ``or State law'' after ``section''.
(e) Funding.--
(1) Grants for establishing systems of licensing and
registration.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,
the Attorney General shall make a grant to each State (as
defined in section 921(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code),
to cover the initial startup costs associated with establishing
a system of licensing pursuant to section 922(z) of title 18,
United States Code.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--For grants under
paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated a total
of $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and all fiscal years
thereafter.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT OF BUSINESS LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Section 923(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F)
and inserting a semicolon;
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G)
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(H) the applicant certifies that the business is
covered by an insurance policy which provides personal
injury protection, to a limit of $100,000, to any
person who, while engaged in lawful activity, suffers
bodily injury or death through the use of a handgun
obtained as a result of the negligence of the
applicant.''. | Prohibits an unlicenced individual from receiving a handgun or handgun ammunition without possessing a valid handgun license issued to the individual by the State in which the transaction takes place.
Defines "handgun license" to mean a license issued under a State law that: (1) provides for the issuance and revocation of licenses permitting persons to receive handguns and handgun ammunition; (2) provides for the reporting of losses and thefts of handguns and handgun ammunition; and (3) at a minimum, meets the requirements of this Act. Requires such State law to provide that a handgun license shall: (1) be issued by the officer; (2) contain the licensee's name, address, date of birth, and physical description, a unique license number, and a photograph of the licensee; and (3) remain valid for not more than two years unless revoked.
Requires such State law to provide that, before a handgun license is issued to an applicant, the officer determine that the applicant: (1) has attained age 21; (2) is a resident of the State by examining, in addition to a valid identification document, a utility bill or lease agreement; (3) is not prohibited from possessing or receiving a handgun under Federal, State, or local law based upon name- and fingerprint-based research in all available Federal, State, and local recordkeeping systems, including the national instant criminal background check system established under the Act; and (4) has been issued a handgun safety certificate by the State (applicant requirements).
Requires such State law to provide that: (1) if the officer determines that an individual is ineligible to receive a handgun license, and the individual requests in writing that the officer provide the reasons for the determination, the officer shall provide the reasons to the individual in writing within 20 business days after receipt of the request; (2) a handgun license issued by the State shall be revoked if the officer determines that the licensee no longer meets applicant requirements; (3) within ten days after a person receives notice from the State that the handgun license issued to the person has been revoked, the person shall return the license to the officer of the State in which the licensee resides; (4) within 24 hours after a handgun licensee discovers the theft of any firearm from, or the loss of any firearm by, the licensee, the licensee shall report the theft or loss to the Secretary, the officer, and appropriate local authorities; (5) any failure to make such a report shall be punishable by a civil penalty, with a maximum penalty of at least $1,000; (6) the officer shall issue the handgun safety certificate; and (7) such a certificate shall not be issued unless the officer determines that the applicant has completed a course of not less than two hours of handgun safety instruction and has passed an examination testing the applicant's knowledge of handgun safety.
Amends the Act to define "handgun ammunition" to mean: (1) a center-fire cartridge or cartridge case less than 1.3 inches in length; or (2) a primer, bullet, or propellant powder designed specifically for use in a handgun.
Sets penalties for violations of this Act.
Directs the Attorney General to make a grant to each State to cover the initial startup costs associated with establishing a licensing system. Authorizes appropriations.
Requires an applicant for a license to certify that the business is covered by an insurance policy which provides personal injury protection, to a limit of $100,000, to any person who, while engaged in lawful activity, suffers bodily injury or death through the use of a handgun obtained as a result of the applicant's negligence. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Handgun Licensing Act of 1999"} | 2,056 | 817 | 0.6458 | 1.893128 | 0.729313 | 6.052632 | 2.538781 | 0.961219 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies
through Prevention Act of 2011'' or the ``SMART Prevention Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS.
(a) SMART Prevention.--Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d-2) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 41303. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES THROUGH PREVENTION
(SMART PREVENTION).
``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General, in consultation
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of
Education, is authorized to award grants for the purpose of preventing
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by
taking a comprehensive approach that focuses on youth, children exposed
to violence, and men as leaders and influencers of social norms.
``(b) Use of Funds.--Funds provided under this section may be used
for the following purposes:
``(1) Teen dating violence awareness and prevention.--To
develop, maintain, or enhance programs that change attitudes
and behaviors around the acceptability of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and provide
education and skills training to young individuals and
individuals who influence young individuals. The prevention
program may use evidence-based, evidence-informed, or
innovative strategies and practices focused on youth. Such a
program should include--
``(A) age and developmentally-appropriate education
on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
stalking, and sexual coercion, as well as healthy
relationship skills, in school, in the community, or in
health care settings;
``(B) community-based collaboration and training
for those with influence on youth, such as parents,
teachers, coaches, health-care providers, faith-
leaders, older teens, and mentors;
``(C) education and outreach to change
environmental factors contributing to domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking; and
``(D) policy development targeted to prevention,
including school-based policies and protocols.
``(2) Children exposed to violence and abuse.--To develop,
maintain or enhance programs designed to prevent future
incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking by preventing, reducing and responding to
children's exposure to violence in the home. Such programs may
include--
``(A) providing services for children exposed to
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or
stalking, including direct counseling or advocacy, and
support for the non-abusing parent; and
``(B) training and coordination for educational,
after-school, and childcare programs on how to safely
and confidentially identify children and families
experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking and properly refer children
exposed and their families to services and violence
prevention programs.
``(3) Engaging men as leaders and role models.--To develop,
maintain or enhance programs that work with men to prevent
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking by helping men to serve as role models and social
influencers of other men and youth at the individual, school,
community or statewide levels.
``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an entity shall be--
``(1) a victim service provider, community-based
organization, tribe or tribal organization, or other non-
profit, nongovernmental organization that has a history of
effective work preventing domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking and expertise in the specific area
for which they are applying for funds; or
``(2) a partnership between a victim service provider,
community-based organization, tribe or tribal organization, or
other non-profit, nongovernmental organization that has a
history of effective work preventing domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking and at least one of the
following that has expertise in serving children exposed to
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, youth domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking prevention, or engaging men to prevent
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking:
``(A) A public, charter, tribal, or nationally
accredited private middle or high school, a school
administered by the Department of Defense under section
2164 of title 10, United States Code or section 1402 of
the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978, a group
of schools, or a school district.
``(B) A local community-based organization,
population-specific organization, or faith-based
organization that has established expertise in
providing services to youth.
``(C) A community-based organization, population-
specific organization, university or health care
clinic, faith-based organization, or other non-profit,
nongovernmental organization with a demonstrated
history of effective work addressing the needs of
children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking.
``(D) A nonprofit, nongovernmental entity providing
services for runaway or homeless youth affected by
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.
``(E) Healthcare entities eligible for
reimbursement under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act, including providers that target the special needs
of children and youth.
``(F) Any other agencies, population-specific
organizations, or nonprofit, nongovernmental
organizations with the capacity to provide necessary
expertise to meet the goals of the program.
``(d) Grantee Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--Applicants for grants under this section
shall prepare and submit to the Director an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Director may require that demonstrates the capacity of the
applicant and partnering organizations to undertake the
project.
``(2) Policies and procedures.--Applicants under this
section shall establish and implement policies, practices, and
procedures that--
``(A) include appropriate referral systems to
direct any victim identified during program activities
to highly-qualified follow-up care;
``(B) protect the confidentiality and privacy of
adult and youth victim information, particularly in the
context of parental or third party involvement and
consent, mandatory reporting duties, and working with
other service providers;
``(C) ensure that all individuals providing
prevention programming through a program funded under
this section have completed or will complete sufficient
training in connection with domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault or stalking; and
``(D) document how prevention programs are
coordinated with service programs in the community.
``(3) Preference.--In selecting grant recipients under this
section, the Attorney General shall give preference to
applicants that--
``(A) include outcome-based evaluation; and
``(B) identify any other community, school, or
State-based efforts that are working on domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
prevention and explain how the grantee or partnership
will add value, coordinate with other programs, and not
duplicate existing efforts.
``(e) Definitions and Grant Conditions.--
``(1) In general.--In this section and except as provided
in paragraph (2), the definitions and grant conditions provided
for in section 40002 shall apply.
``(2) Youth.--In this section, the term `youth' shall
include individuals 11 years of age.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2012 through 2016. Amounts appropriated under this section may
only be used for programs and activities described under this section.
``(g) Allotment.--
``(1) In general.--Not less than 25 percent of the total
amounts appropriated under this section in each fiscal year
shall be used for each set of purposes described in paragraph
(1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a).
``(2) Indian tribes.--Not less than 10 percent of the total
amounts appropriated under this section in each fiscal year
shall be made available for grants to Indian tribes or tribal
organizations. If an insufficient number of applications are
received from Indian tribes or tribal organizations, such funds
shall be allotted to other population-specific programs.''.
(b) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
(1) Sections 41304 and 41305 of the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d-3 and 14043d-4).
(2) Section 403 of the Violence Against Women and
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
14045c). | Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention Act of 2011 or the SMART Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Violence against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to replace provisions regarding grants to assist children and youth exposed to violence with a Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention (SMART Prevention) grant program.
Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants for the purpose of preventing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (such violence) by taking a comprehensive approach that focuses on youth, children exposed to violence, and men as leaders and influencers of social norms.
Permits the use of grant funds to develop, maintain, or enhance programs that: (1) change attitudes and behaviors around the acceptability of such violence and provide education and skills training to young individuals and those who influence them; (2) are designed to prevent future incidents of such violence by preventing, reducing, and responding to children's exposure to violence in the home; and (3) work with men to prevent such violence by helping men to serve as role models and social influencers of other men and youth at the individual, school, community, or statewide levels.
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) eligible entities to receive grants; (2) grantee requirements; and (3) fund allotments, including for Indian tribes or tribal organizations. Repeals provisions of: (1) VAWA regarding development of curricula and pilot programs for home visitation projects and regarding engaging men and youth in preventing such violence, and (2) the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 regarding a public awareness campaign regarding domestic violence against pregnant women. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to save money and reduce tragedies through prevention grants."} | 1,890 | 354 | 0.672413 | 2.119137 | 0.873326 | 4.811321 | 5.688679 | 0.918239 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber
Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO OUTLIER PRESCRIBERS OF
OPIOIDS.
Section 1860D-4(c)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
104(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) Notification and additional requirements with
respect to outlier prescribers of opioids.--
``(i) Notification.--Not later than January
1, 2021, the Secretary shall, in the case of a
prescriber identified by the Secretary under
clause (ii) to be an outlier prescriber of
opioids, provide, subject to clause (iv), an
annual notification to such prescriber (during
the period in which such provider maintains
such identification) that such prescriber has
been so identified and including such resources
on proper prescribing methods and such other
information as specified in accordance with
clause (iii).
``(ii) Identification of outlier
prescribers of opioids.--
``(I) In general.--The Secretary
shall, subject to subclause (III),
using the valid prescriber National
Provider Identifiers included pursuant
to subparagraph (A) on claims for
covered part D drugs for part D
eligible individuals enrolled in
prescription drug plans under this part
and MA-PD plans under part C and based
on the thresholds established under
subclause (II), identify prescribers
that are outlier opioids prescribers
for a period of time specified by the
Secretary.
``(II) Establishment of
thresholds.--For purposes of subclause
(I) and subject to subclause (III), the
Secretary shall, after consultation
with stakeholders, establish
thresholds, based on prescriber
specialty and, as determined
appropriate by the Secretary,
geographic area, for identifying
whether a prescriber in a specialty and
geographic area is an outlier
prescriber of opioids as compared to
other prescribers of opioids within
such specialty and area.
``(III) Exclusions.--The following
shall not be included in the process
for identifying outlier prescribers of
opioids under this clause:
``(aa) Claims for covered
part D drugs for part D
eligible individuals who are
receiving hospice care under
this title.
``(bb) Claims for covered
part D drugs for part D
eligible individuals who are
receiving oncology services
under this title.
``(cc) Prescribers who are
the subject of an investigation
by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services or the Office
of the Inspector General of the
Department of Health and Human
Services.
``(iii) Contents of notification.--The
Secretary shall include the following
information in the notifications provided under
clause (i):
``(I) Information on how such
prescriber compares to other
prescribers within the same specialty
and, if determined appropriate by the
Secretary, geographic area.
``(II) Information on opioid
prescribing guidelines, based on input
from stakeholders, that may include the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention guidelines for prescribing
opioids for chronic pain and guidelines
developed by physician organizations.
``(III) Other information
determined appropriate by the
Secretary.
``(iv) Modifications and expansions.--
``(I) Frequency.--Beginning 5 years
after the date of the enactment of this
subparagraph, the Secretary may change
the frequency of the notifications
described in clause (i) based on
stakeholder input and changes in opioid
prescribing utilization and trends.
``(II) Expansion to other
prescriptions.--The Secretary may
expand notifications under this
subparagraph to include identifications
and notifications with respect to
concurrent prescriptions of covered
part D drugs used in combination with
opioids that are considered to have
adverse side effects when so used in
such combination.
``(v) Additional requirements for
persistent outlier prescribers.--In the case of
a prescriber who the Secretary determines is
persistently identified under clause (ii) as an
outlier prescriber of opioids, the following
shall apply:
``(I) The Secretary shall connect
such prescriber with an entity that
provides technical or educational
resources on opioid prescribing
guidelines (such as the guidelines
described in clause (iii)(II)), which
may include a quality improvement
organization under part B of title XI,
as available and appropriate.
``(II) Such prescriber may be
required to enroll in the program under
this title under section 1866(j) if
such prescriber is not otherwise
required to enroll. The Secretary shall
determine the length of the period for
which such prescriber is required to
maintain such enrollment.
``(III) Not less frequently than
annually (and in a form and manner
determined appropriate by the
Secretary), the Secretary shall
communicate information on such
prescribers to sponsors of a
prescription drug plan and Medicare
Advantage organizations offering an MA-
PD plan.
``(vi) Public availability of
information.--The Secretary shall make
aggregate information under this subparagraph
available on the Internet website of the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Such
information shall be in a form and manner
determined appropriate by the Secretary and
shall not identify any specific prescriber. In
carrying out this clause, the Secretary shall
consult with interested stakeholders.
``(vii) Opioids defined.--For purposes of
this subparagraph, the term `opioids' has such
meaning as specified by the Secretary.
``(viii) Other activities.--Nothing in this
subparagraph shall preclude the Secretary from
conducting activities that provide prescribers
with information as to how they compare to
other prescribers that are in addition to the
activities under this subparagraph, including
activities that were being conducted as of the
date of the enactment of this subparagraph.''. | Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify outlier prescribers of opioids under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans. Specifically, the CMS must: (1) establish an opioid-prescription threshold for determining whether a prescriber is an outlier compared to other prescribers, based on specialty and geographic area; (2) use National Provider Identifiers (unique provider identification numbers currently included on claims for covered drugs) to identify outlier prescribers; and (3) annually notify identified outlier prescribers of their status and provide them with resources on proper prescribing methods. The CMS may also identify and notify outlier prescribers based on co-prescriptions of covered drugs that have adverse effects when used in combination with opioids. Persistent outlier prescribers are subject to additional requirements. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018"} | 1,338 | 213 | 0.640559 | 1.881901 | 0.751462 | 1.928144 | 7.167665 | 0.838323 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education and Training for Health
Act of 2014'' or the ``EAT for Health Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2012, United States health care spending was
approximately $8,233 per resident and accounted for 17.6
percent of the Nation's gross domestic product. This is among
the highest of all industrialized countries.
(2) Expenditures in the United States on health care
surpassed $2.6 trillion in 2011, more than three times the $714
billion spent in 1990, and over eight times the $253 billion
spent in 1980.
(3) Estimates of health care costs attribute over 75
percent of national health expenditures to treatment for
chronic diseases.
(4) A March 2003 report from the World Health Organization
concluded diet was a major cause of chronic diseases.
(5) Seven out of 10 deaths among people in the United
States each year are from chronic diseases such as
cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and cancer.
(6) Approximately 81.1 million American adults in the
United States have at least one form of cardiovascular disease.
Approximately 2,300 American adults in the United States die
every day from cardiovascular disease. In 2010, cardiovascular
disease cost American taxpayers $189.4 billion. The American
Heart Association estimates that, by 2030, direct costs related
to cardiovascular disease will triple to around $818 billion.
(7) Research has shown that following a healthful diet can
not only reduce symptoms related to cardiovascular disease but
also actually reverse damage done to the arteries.
(8) Two-thirds of adults in the United States are currently
overweight, and half of those overweight individuals are obese.
One in three children are now overweight, and one-fifth of
children are obese. In 2008, direct medical costs associated
with obesity totaled $147 billion.
(9) An estimated 25.8 million people in the United States
have diabetes. Another 79 million American adults in the United
States have prediabetes. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention predict that one in three children born in 2000 will
develop diabetes at some point in their lives. Total estimated
costs of diagnosed diabetes have increased 41 percent, to $245
billion in 2012 from $174 billion in 2007. Research shows that
reducing fat in the diet can reverse the symptoms of type 2
diabetes, not just ``manage'' the symptoms.
(10) Cancer kills approximately 570,000 Americans each
year, accounting for one in four deaths. More than 1.5 million
new cancer cases are diagnosed annually. In 2010, the direct
costs of cancer were $102.8 billion. Estimates expect that
number to rise to $172 billion by 2020.
(11) According to the Journal of the American College of
Nutrition, physicians feel inadequately trained to provide
proper nutrition advice. Ninety-four percent feel nutrition
counseling should be included during primary care visits, but
only 14 percent felt adequately trained to provide such
counseling.
(12) A 1985 National Academy of Sciences report recommended
that all medical schools require at least 25 contact hours of
nutrition education. In 2004, only 38 percent of medical
schools met these minimum standards by requiring 25 hours of
nutrition education as part of their general curricula. By
2010, that number had shrunk to 27 percent.
(13) In 2004, 30 percent of United States medical schools
required a dedicated nutrition course. In 2010, only 25 percent
of such schools required such a course.
(14) According to a 2009 national survey of medical
colleges published in Academic Medicine, more than half of
graduating medical students feel their nutrition education is
insufficient.
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GUIDELINES, AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES ANNUAL REPORTS, RELATING TO CERTAIN PRIMARY CARE
FEDERAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS COMPLETING CONTINUING
MEDICAL EDUCATION ON NUTRITION.
(a) Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
issue guidelines to Federal agencies for developing procedures and
requirements to ensure that every primary care health professional
employed full-time for such agencies have at least 6 credits of
continuing medical education courses relating to nutrition (as
described in subsection (c)).
(b) Annual Reports.--For 2016 and each subsequent year, the head of
each Federal agency that employs full-time primary care health
professionals shall submit to Congress a report attesting, in a form
and manner specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to
the extent to which the agency has adopted and enforced the guidelines
issued under subsection (a) with respect to such professionals employed
by such agency during any portion of the previous year. If the agency,
with respect to such previous year, did not fully adopt and enforce
such guidelines with respect to such professionals, the head of the
agency shall include in the report for the year the percentage of such
professionals employed by such agency to furnish primary care services
who during such previous year completed 6 credits of continuing medical
education courses relating to nutrition (as described in subsection
(c)).
(c) Continuing Medical Education Relating to Nutrition.--For
purposes of subsections (a) and (b), continuing medical education
courses relating to nutrition shall include at least courses on the
role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and, as possible,
reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer.
(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
(1) Primary care health professional.--The term ``primary
care health professional'' means a physician or nurse
practitioner who furnishes primary care services.
(2) Nurse practitioner.--The term ``nurse practitioner''
has the meaning given such term in section 1861(aa)(5) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(5)).
(3) Physician.--The term ``physician'' has the meaning
given such term in section 1861(r)(1) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)(1)).
(4) Primary care services.--The term ``primary care
services'' has the meaning given such term in section
1842(i)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(i)(4)),
but shall include such services furnished by a nurse
practitioner as would otherwise be included if furnished by a
physician. | Education and Training for Health Act of 2014 or the EAT for Health Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue guidelines to federal agencies for developing procedures and requirements to ensure that every primary care health professional employed full-time for such agencies have at least six credits of continuing medical education courses relating to nutrition. Requires these to include at least courses on the role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and, as possible, reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Requires each agency employing such primary care professionals to report to Congress annually on the extent to which it has adopted and enforced the guidelines issued under this Act with respect to those employed during any portion of the previous year. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "EAT for Health Act of 2014"} | 1,384 | 162 | 0.363903 | 1.064069 | 0.711911 | 6.593103 | 8.951724 | 0.951724 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advisory Committee Termination Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
(a) Department of Agriculture.--
(1) Swine health advisory committee.--Section 11 of the
Swine Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3810), which required the
Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a swine health advisory
committee or committees, is repealed.
(2) Cascade head scenic-research area advisory council.--
Section 8 of the Act of December 22, 1974 (16 U.S.C. 541g),
which required the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a
Cascade Head Scenic-Research Area Advisory Council, is
repealed.
(3) Global climate change technical advisory committee.--
Section 2404 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6703), which required the Secretary of
Agriculture to appoint a Global Climate Change Technical
Advisory Committee, is repealed.
(4) Mono basin national forest scenic area advisory
board.--Section 306 of the California Wilderness Act of 1984
(16 U.S.C. 543e), which established the Mono Basin National
Forest Scenic Area Advisory Board, is repealed.
(5) Nez perce national historic trail advisory council.--
Section 5(d) of the National Trails System Act, (16 U.S.C.
1244(d)), which required the Secretary of Agriculture to
establish an advisory council for the Nez Perce National
Historic Trail, is amended in the first sentence by inserting
before the period at the end ``and the Advisory Council
established for the Nez Perce National Historic Trail shall
terminate on the effective date of the Advisory Committee
Termination Act of 1994.''.
(b) Department of Defense.--Section 3306 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (50 U.S.C. 98h-1 note), which
authorized the Government-Industry Advisory Committee on the Operation
and Modernization of the National Defense Stockpile, is repealed.
(c) Department of Education; Improvement and Reform of Schools and
Teaching Fund Board.--
(1) Fund for the improvement and reform of schools and
teaching act.--The Fund for the Improvement and Reform of
Schools and Teaching Act (20 U.S.C. 4811 et seq.), which
established the Fund Board, is amended--
(A) in section 3231 (20 U.S.C. 4831)--
(i) in the heading by striking ``board
authorized'' and inserting ``director's
responsibilities'';
(ii) by striking subsection (a) and
redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as
subsections (a) through (e), respectively;
(iii) in subsection (b)--
(I) by amending paragraph (3)(A) to
read as follows:
``(A) coordinate the work of the Fund with the work
of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education,'';
(II) by amending paragraph (3)(C)
to read as follows:
``(C) identify promising initiatives and solicit
proposals,'';
(III) by striking paragraph (2);
and
(IV) by redesignating paragraph (3)
as paragraph (2); and
(iv) in subsection (c)--
(I) by striking ``priorities rule''
and inserting ``project summary''; and
(II) by striking the first two
sentences;
(B) in section 3233 (20 U.S.C. 4833), by striking
the second sentence; and
(C) in section 3243 (20 U.S.C. 4843)--
(i) by striking paragraph (2); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
(2) Technical amendment.--Section 551 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1107) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking paragraph (2); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2);
(B) by striking subsection (c); and
(C) by redesignating subsections (d) through (k) as
subsections (c) through (j), respectively.
(d) Department of Energy--
(1) Technical advisory committee on verification of fissile
material and nuclear warhead controls.--Section 3151(c) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public
Law 101-510; 104 Stat. (839)), which authorized the Technical
Advisory Committee on Verification of Fissile Material and
Nuclear Warhead Controls, is repealed.
(2) Technical panel on magnetic fusion.--Section 7 of the
Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9306), which authorized a technical panel on magnetic fusion,
is repealed.
(e) Department of Health and Human Services.--
(1) Advisory council on hazardous substances research and
training.--Section 311(a)(5) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9660(a)(5)), which authorized an advisory council on hazardous
substances research and training, is repealed.
(2) Advisory council on trauma care systems.--Section 1202
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-1), which
authorized the Advisory Council on Trauma Care Systems, is
repealed.
(3) Job opportunities and basic skills training program
advisory panel.--Section 203(c)(4) of the Family Support Act of
1988 (42 U.S.C. 681 note), which authorized an advisory panel
for the evaluation of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills
Training (JOBS) Program, is repealed.
(4) Board of tea experts.--Section 4 of the Tea Importation
Act (21 U.S.C. 42), which authorized a board of tea experts, is
repealed.
(5) Device good manufacturing advisory committee.--Section
520(f)(3) of the Federal Food, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
360j(f)(3)), which authorized a device good manufacturing
practice advisory committee, is repealed.
(6) End stage renal disease data advisory committee.--The
second sentence of section 1881(c)(7) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395rr(c)(7)), which authorized a professional
advisory group to assist in formulation of policies and
procedures relevant to the management of the end stage renal
disease registry, is amended by striking everything after
``purpose of such'' and inserting ``registry and shall
determine the appropriate location of the registry.''.
(7) Federal hospital council.--Section 641 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 291k), which authorized the
Federal Hospital Council, is repealed.
(8) National arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin
diseases advisory board.--Section 442 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285d-7), which authorized the National
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Board,
is repealed.
(9) National commission on alcoholism and other alcohol-
related problems.--Section 18 of the Comprehensive Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation
Act Amendments of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 4541 note), which authorized
the National Commission on Alcoholism and Other Alcohol-Related
Problems, is repealed.
(10) National deafness and other communication disorders
advisory board.--Section 464D of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 285m-4), which authorized the National Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders Advisory Board, is repealed.
(11) National diabetes advisory board, national digestive
diseases advisory board, and national kidney and urologic
diseases advisory board.--Section 430 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c-4), which authorized the National
Diabetes Advisory Board, National Digestive Diseases Advisory
Board, and National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory
Board, is repealed.
(12) Task force on aging research.--Title III of the Home
Health Care and Alzheimer's Disease Amendments of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 242q through 242q-5), which authorized the Task Force on
Aging Research, is repealed.
(f) Department of the Interior.--
(1) Chattahoochee river national recreation area advisory
commission.--Section 106 of Public Law 95-344 (16 U.S.C. 460ii-
5), which authorized the Chattahoochee River National
Recreation Area Advisory Commission, is repealed.
(2) Gulf islands national seashore advisory commission.--
Section 10 of Public Law 91-660 (16 U.S.C. 459h-9), which
authorized the Gulf Islands National Seashore Advisory
Commission, is repealed.
(3) Jefferson national expansion memorial commission.--
Section 7 of the Act of August 24, 1984 (68 Stat. 98, chapter
204; 98 Stat. 1467; 16 U.S.C. 450jj-6), which authorized the
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Commission, is repealed.
(4) Potomac heritage national scenic trail advisory
council.--The first sentence of section 5(d) of the National
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(d)), which required the
Secretary of the Interior to establish an advisory council for
the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, is amended by
inserting ``except the Potomac Heritage Trail'' after
``respective trail''.
(g) Department of Justice.--Section 5002 of title 18, United States
Code, which authorized the Advisory Corrections Council, is repealed.
(h) Department of Transportation.--
(1) Commercial motor vehicle safety regulatory review
panel.--Section 31134 of title 49, United States Code, as
enacted by Public Law 103-472 (formerly section 209 of the
Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 (49 U.S.C. App. 2508)), which
authorized the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory
Review Panel, is repealed.
(2) National driver register advisory committee.--Section
209 of the National Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401
note), which authorized the National Driver Register Advisory
Committee, is repealed.
(3) National highway safety advisory committee.--Section
404 of title 23, United States Code, which authorized the
National Highway Safety Advisory Committee, is repealed. | Advisory Committee Termination Act of 1994 - Amends specified Federal law to repeal authority for specified advisory committees in the Departments of: (1) Agriculture; (2) Defense; (3) Education; (4) Energy; (5) Health and Human Services; (6) the Interior; (7) Justice; and (8) Transportation. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Advisory Committee Termination Act of 1994"} | 2,413 | 65 | 0.48784 | 1.319602 | 0.181576 | 1.955882 | 28.985294 | 0.867647 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Dairy Farmer Preservation Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL COUNTER-CYCLICAL INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR DAIRY
PRODUCERS.
(a) Income Support for Eligible Producers.--During the period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on
September 30, 2011, the Secretary shall carry out a program to support
the income of eligible producers of milk.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Board'' means a Regional Dairy Board
established under subsection (e).
(2) The terms ``Class I milk'', ``Class II milk'', ``Class
III milk'', and ``Class IV milk'' mean milk (including
components of milk) classified as Class I, II, III, or IV milk,
respectively, under an order.
(3) The term ``Class I mover'' means the greater of--
(A) the Advanced Class III milk price (as
determined under section 1000.50(q)(4)(i) of title 7,
Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
regulation)); and
(B) the Advanced Class IV milk price (as determined
under section 1000.50(q)(4)(ii) of title 7, Code of
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)).
(4) The term ``covered processor'' means a milk plant
located in a participating State or a milk plant that, while
not located in a participating State, distributes Class I milk
products in a participating State.
(5) The term ``District'' means a Regional Dairy District
established under subsection (d).
(6) The term ``eligible producer'' means an individual or
entity that directly or indirectly has an interest in the
production of milk in a participating State.
(7) The term ``eligible production'' means the lesser of--
(A) the quantity of milk produced by an eligible
producer during a month; or
(B) 500,000 pounds per month.
(8) The term ``marketing area'' means a marketing area
subject to an order.
(9) The term ``order'' means an order issued under section
8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c),
reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, or a comparable State order, as
determined by the Secretary.
(10) The term ``participating State'' means a State covered
by subsection (c).
(11) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(12) The term ``State'' means each of the 48 contiguous
States of the United States.
(13) The term ``Trust Fund'' means the National Dairy
Producers Trust Fund.
(c) Participating States.--
(1) Specified states.--The following States are
participating States for purposes of the program authorized by
this section: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware,
Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West
Virginia.
(2) Other states.--The Governor of a State not specified in
paragraph (1) may designate the State as a participating State
by providing notice to the Secretary in the manner prescribed
by the Secretary.
(3) Withdrawal.--To withdraw a State from participation in
the program, the Governor of the State (with the concurrence of
the legislature of the State) shall provide written notice to
the Secretary of the withdrawal of the State.
(4) Effective date of withdrawal.--The withdrawal of a
State from participation in the program takes effect--
(A) in the case of written notice provided during
the 180-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, on the date on which the notice
is provided to the Secretary under paragraph (3); and
(B) in the case of written notice provided after
such period, on the date that is one year after the
date on which the notice is provided to the Secretary
under paragraph (3).
(5) Effect of participation on eligibility for other dairy
programs.--Eligible producers operating in a participating
State may not receive payments under section 1502 of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7982),
notwithstanding any contract entered into under subsection (b)
of such section before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Payments made under such a contract before such date shall not
be recovered, but no further payments shall be made under the
contract.
(d) Regional Dairy Districts.--The Secretary shall establish five
Regional Dairy Districts that are composed of the following
participating States:
(1) Northeast district.--A Northeast District consisting of
the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
(2) Southern district.--A Southern District consisting of
the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas,
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(3) Upper midwest district.--An Upper Midwest District
consisting of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
(4) Intermountain district.--An Intermountain District
consisting of the States of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.
(5) Pacific district.--A Pacific District consisting of the
States of California, Oregon, and Washington.
(e) Regional Dairy Boards.--
(1) In general.--Each District shall be administered by a
Regional Dairy Board.
(2) Composition.--The Board of a District shall be composed
of not less than two, and not more than three, members from
each participating State in the District, appointed by the
Secretary from nominations submitted by the Governor of the
State.
(3) Nominations.--The Governor of a participating State
shall nominate at least five residents of the State to serve on
the Board, of which--
(A) at least one nominee shall be an eligible
producer at the time of nomination; and
(B) at least one nominee shall be a consumer
representative.
(f) National Dairy Producers Trust Fund.--
(1) Establishment and funding.--There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the
National Dairy Producers Trust Fund, which shall consist of--
(A) the payments received by the Secretary and
deposited in the Trust Fund under subsection (g); and
(B) the payments made by the Secretary to the Trust
Fund under subsection (h).
(2) Expenditures.--Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be
available to the Secretary, to the extent provided for in
advance in an appropriations Act, to carry out this section.
(g) Payments From Covered Processors to Trust Fund.--
(1) Payments required.--During any month for which the
Class I mover is less than $14.25, each covered processor that
purchases Class I milk during the month that will be sold in a
participating State shall pay to the Secretary for deposit in
the Trust Fund an amount obtained by multiplying--
(A) the difference between $14.25 per hundredweight
and the Class I mover; by
(B) the quantity of Class I milk purchased from
eligible producers during the month.
(2) Compensatory payments.--The Secretary shall promulgate
regulations requiring persons who sell Class I milk into a
participating State to make compensatory payments into the
Trust Fund with respect to all such milk to the extent
necessary to equalize the cost of milk purchased by persons
subject to paragraph (1). In no case may a compensatory payment
be required on Class I milk on which a payment has been made
under paragraph (1).
(h) Counter-Cyclical Payments From Secretary to Trust Fund.--If the
average price for Class III milk during a month is less than $13.25 per
hundredweight, the Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and
authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation (in such amounts as may
be necessary) to make a payment each month to the Trust Fund in an
amount determined by multiplying--
(1) 25 percent of the difference between $13.25 per
hundredweight and the weighted average of the price received by
producers in each participating State for Class III milk during
the month, as determined by the Secretary; by
(2) the quantity of eligible production of Class II, Class
III, and Class IV milk produced in the various participating
States during the month, as determined by the Secretary.
(i) Compensation From Trust Fund for Administrative and Increased
Food Assistance Costs.--The Secretary shall use amounts in the Trust
Fund to provide compensation--
(1) to the Secretary for administrative costs incurred by
the Secretary and Boards in carrying out this section;
(2) to the Secretary to cover the increased cost of any
milk and milk products provided under any food assistance
program administered by the Secretary that results from
carrying out this section; and
(3) to each State for the increased costs incurred by the
State of any milk or milk products provided under the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1786) that results from carrying out this section
(j) Payments From Trust Fund to Boards.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall use any amounts in the
Trust Fund that remain after providing the compensation
required under subsection (i) to make monthly payments to
Boards.
(2) Amount.--The amount of a payment made to a Board of a
District for a month under paragraph (1) shall bear the same
ratio to payments made to all Boards for the month as the
eligible production in the District during the month bears to
eligible production sold in all Districts.
(k) Payments by Boards to Producers.--
(1) In general.--With the approval of the Secretary, a
Board of a District shall use payments received under
subsection (j) to make payments to eligible producers for
eligible production of milk that is produced in a participating
State in the District.
(2) Limitation.--An eligible producer may not receive
payments under this subsection on production in excess of
500,000 pounds of milk per month
(3) Supply management.--In carrying out paragraph (1), a
Board of a District may--
(A) use a portion of the payments described in
paragraph (1) to provide bonuses or other incentives to
eligible producers for eligible production to manage
the supply of milk produced in the District; and
(B) request the Secretary to review a proposed
action under subparagraph (A).
(4) Reimbursement of commodity credit corporation.--
(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that
the Commodity Credit Corporation has incurred
additional costs in a fiscal year to carry out section
1501 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 7981) as a result of overproduction of
milk in a District due solely to the operation of this
section in that District, the Secretary shall require
the Board of that District to reimburse the Commodity
Credit Corporation for the additional costs. The amount
of any reimbursement by a Board under this subparagraph
is limited to the amount that would otherwise be
available to the Board to make payments to producers
under subsection (j).
(B) Board assessment.--The Board of the District
may impose an assessment on producers within
participating States in the District to compensate the
Commodity Credit Corporation for the additional costs. | Family Dairy Farmer Preservation Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out counter-cyclical income support programs for dairy producers in participating States through September 30, 2011. Limits individual or entity payments to 550,000 pounds of milk per month.Sets forth the following participating States: (1) Alabama; (2) Arkansas; (3) Connecticut; (4) Delaware; (5) Georgia; (6) Kansas; (7) Kentucky; (8) Louisiana; (9) Maine; (10) Maryland; (11) Massachusetts; (12) Mississippi; (13) Missouri, (14) New Hampshire; (15) New Jersey; (16) New York; (17) North Carolina; (18) Oklahoma; (19) Pennsylvania; (20) Rhode Island; (21) South Carolina; (22) Tennessee; (23) Vermont; (24) Virginia; and (25) West Virginia. Provides that the Governor of another State may designate the State as a participating State by notifying the Secretary.Makes participating producers ineligible for national dairy market loss payments.Directs the Secretary to establish five Regional Dairy Districts, each of which to be administered by a Regional Dairy Board.Establishes in the Treasury a National Dairy Producers Trust Fund, to be funded by specified processor payments and counter-cyclical payments from the Secretary.States that if the Secretary determines that the Commodity Credit Corporation has incurred additional milk price support costs as a result of overproduction in a District due solely to the operation of the counter-cyclical income support program, the Board of that District shall reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for such costs. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To establish a counter-cyclical income support program for dairy producers."} | 2,572 | 341 | 0.560977 | 1.624501 | 0.629433 | 2.619938 | 7.53271 | 0.912773 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``China Human Rights and Democracy Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING TO CHINA.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations for International Broadcasting
to China.--In addition to such sums as are otherwise authorized to be
appropriated for ``International Broadcasting Activities'' for fiscal
years 1998 and 1999, there are authorized to be appropriated for
``International Broadcasting Activities'' $40,000,000 for fiscal year
1998 and $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, which shall be available
only for broadcasting to China. Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 1998, $10,000,000 is authorized to be
appropriated for capital expenditures for the purchase and construction
of transmission facilities. Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999, $20,000,000 is authorized to
be appropriated for Radio Free Asia.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that United
States international broadcasting through Radio Free Asia and Voice of
America should be increased to provide continuous 24-hour broadcasting
in multiple languages and dialects which shall include Mandarin,
Cantonese, Tibetan, and Uighur.
SEC. 3. DEMOCRACY BUILDING IN CHINA.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations for NED.--In addition to such
sums as are otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the ``National
Endowment for Democracy'' for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, there are
authorized to be appropriated for the ``National Endowment for
Democracy'' $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999, which shall be available to promote democracy, civil
society, and the development of the rule of law in China.
(b) East Asia-Pacific Regional Democracy Fund.--The Secretary of
State shall use funds available in the East Asia-Pacific Regional
Democracy Fund to provide grants to nongovernmental organizations to
promote democracy, civil society, and the development of the rule of
law in China.
SEC. 4. HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA.
(a) Reports.--Not later than March 30, 1998, and each subsequent
year thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
International Relations Committee of the House of Representatives and
the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate an annual report on human
rights in China, including religious persecution, the development of
democratic institutions, and the rule of law. Reports shall provide
information on each region of China.
(b) Prisoner Information Registry.--The Secretary of State shall
establish a Prisoner Information Registry for China which shall provide
information on all political prisoners, prisoners of conscience, and
prisoners of faith in China. Such information shall include the
charges, judicial processes, administrative actions, use of forced
labor, incidences of torture, length of imprisonment, physical and
health conditions, and other matters related to the incarceration of
such prisoners in China. The Secretary of State is authorized to make
funds available to nongovernmental organizations presently engaged in
monitoring activities regarding Chinese political prisoners to assist
in the creation and maintenance of the registry.
(c) Human Rights Officers in China.--The Secretary of State shall
designate or assign not less than 6 foreign service officers to the
United States Embassy and consular offices in China with the principal
assignment of monitoring and reporting on human rights matters in
China. In addition, the number of officers assigned to the United
States diplomatic missions in China whose principal assignment is
commerce or trade may not exceed the number of officers in China whose
principal assignment is human rights matters.
SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON CHINESE MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Report Concerning Chinese Intelligence Activities Directed
Against United States Interests.--No later than March 30 of each
calendar year, the President shall report in both classified and
unclassified form on all Chinese intelligence collection activities
directed against United States interests to the Committees on National
Security, International Relations, and Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign
Relations, and Intelligence of the Senate.
(b) Information Concerning Commercial Enterprises Affiliated With
the Chinese Military.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with
the Secretaries of State, Defense and Treasury and the Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency, shall compile and make available to the
public through all appropriate means, including internet technology,
information concerning Chinese commercial enterprises or joint ventures
in which the Chinese Ministry of Defense, the Peoples Liberation Army,
affiliated commercial entities, or senior officials of such entities
and their immediate family, have an ownership interest.
SEC. 6. PRINCIPLES THAT SHOULD BE ADHERED TO BY ANY UNITED STATES
NATIONAL CONDUCTING AN INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION PROJECT IN
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to create
principles governing the conduct of industrial cooperation projects of
United States nationals in the People's Republic of China.
(b) Statement of Principles.--It is the sense of the Congress that
any United States national conducting an industrial cooperation project
in the People's Republic of China should:
(1) Suspend the use of any goods, wares, articles, or
merchandise that the United States national has reason to
believe were mined, produced, or manufactured, in whole or in
part, by convict labor or forced labor, and refuse to use
forced labor in the industrial cooperation project.
(2) Seek to ensure that political or religious views, sex,
ethnic or national background, involvement in political
activities or nonviolent demonstrations, or association with
suspected or known dissidents will not prohibit hiring, lead to
harassment, demotion, or dismissal, or in any way affect the
status or terms of employment in the industrial cooperation
project. The United States national should not discriminate in
terms or conditions of employment in the industrial cooperation
project against persons with past records of arrest or internal
exile for nonviolent protest or membership in unofficial
organizations committed to nonviolence.
(3) Ensure that methods of production used in the
industrial cooperation project do not pose an unnecessary
physical danger to workers and neighboring populations or
property, and that the industrial cooperation project does not
unnecessarily risk harm to the surrounding environment; and
consult with community leaders regarding environmental
protection with respect to the industrial cooperation project.
(4) Strive to establish a private business enterprise when
involved in an industrial cooperation project with the
Government of the People's Republic of China or other state
entity.
(5) Discourage any Chinese military presence on the
premises of any industrial cooperation projects which involve
dual-use technologies.
(6) Undertake to promote freedom of association and
assembly among the employees of the United States national. The
United States national should protest any infringement by the
Government of the People's Republic of China of these freedoms
to the International Labor Organization's office in Beijing.
(7) Provide the Department of State with information
relevant to the Department's efforts to collect information on
prisoners for the purposes of the Prisoner Information
Registry, and for other reporting purposes.
(8) Discourage or undertake to prevent compulsory political
indoctrination programs from taking place on the premises of
the industrial cooperation project.
(9) Promote freedom of expression, including the freedom to
seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds,
regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print,
in the form of art, or through any media. To this end, the
United States national should raise with appropriate
authorities of the Government of the People's Republic of China
concerns about restrictions on the free flow of information.
(10) Undertake to prevent harassment of workers who,
consistent with the United Nations World Population Plan of
Action, decide freely and responsibly the number and spacing of
their children; and prohibit compulsory population control
activities on the premises of the industrial cooperation
project.
(c) Promotion of Principles by Other Nations.--The Secretary of
State shall forward a copy of the principles set forth in subsection
(b) to the member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development and encourage them to promote principles similar to
these principles.
(d) Registration Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Each United States national conducting an
industrial cooperation project in the People's Republic of
China shall register with the Secretary of State and indicate
whether the United States national agrees to implement the
principles set forth in subsection (b). No fee shall be
required for registration under this subsection.
(2) Preference for participation in trade missions.--The
Secretary of Commerce shall consult the register prior to the
selection of private sector participants in any form of trade
mission to China, and undertake to involve those United States
nationals that have registered their adoption of the principles
set forth above.
(e) Definitions.--As used in this section--
(1) the term ``industrial cooperation project'' refers to a
for-profit activity the business operations of which employ
more than 25 individuals or have assets greater than $25,000;
and
(2) the term ``United States national'' means--
(A) a citizen or national of the United States or a
permanent resident of the United States; and
(B) a corporation, partnership, or other business
association organized under the laws of the United
States, any State or territory thereof, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
SEC. 7. PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, AGRICULTURAL,
MILITARY, LEGAL, POLITICAL, AND ARTISTIC EXCHANGES
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA.
(a) Exchanges Between the United States and China.--Agencies of the
United States Government which engage in educational, cultural,
scientific, agricultural, military, legal, political, and artistic
exchanges shall endeavor to initiate or expand such exchange programs
with regard to China.
(b) Legislative Exchange Program.--It is the sense of the Congress,
that the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate
should establish a legislative exchange program with the National
Peoples Congress of China.
(c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that a
federally chartered not-for-profit organization should be established
to fund exchanges between the United States and China through private
donations.
SEC. 8. DENIAL OF ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES OF CERTAIN CHINESE
GOVERNMENT APPLICANTS.
(a) Denial of Entry.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
Secretary of State may not issue any visa to, and the Attorney General
may not admit to the United States, any national of the People's
Republic of China where a consular officer or the Attorney General
knows or has reasonable grounds to believe--
(1) the applicant has been materially involved in the
commission of human rights violations, as defined in subsection
(c), within the People's Republic of China; or
(2) the applicant has been materially involved in the
proliferation of conventional or nuclear weapons technology, or
other sensitive or dual-use technologies, in contravention of
United States interests.
(b) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the President
may waive the applicability of subsection (a) with respect to
any applicant otherwise covered by that paragraph if the
President determines that the waiver with respect to the
applicant is in the national interest of the United States.
(2) Notice.--
(A) Requirement.--The President may not exercise
the authority provided in paragraph (1) with respect to
an applicant unless the President submits to Congress a
written notification of the exercise of the authority.
(B) Contents.--Notices of the exercise of waiver
authority shall include--
(i) a statement of the activities of the
applicant which triggered the application of
this statute; and
(ii) an explicit statement detailing the
policy reasons and factual bases for the
finding that the issuance of a visa to the
applicant at issue is in the national interest
of the United States.
(C) Other reports.--The Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Attorney General, shall provide
to the Congress, not later than March 1 of each
calendar year following the enactment of this statute,
a report concerning the application of this provision.
This report should include information on all instances
in which this statute was triggered by an applicant and
the subsequent disposition of the application.
(c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the term ``human
rights violations'' means actions which are in contravention of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, including, but not limited to, material
involvement in the suppression of the free practice of religion, the
creation and implementation of coercive family planning policies or the
massacre of nonviolent demonstrators in Tiananmen Square on June 4,
1989.
SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMISSION ON
SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN ASIA.
It is the sense of the Congress that Congress, the President, and
the Secretary of State should work with the governments of other
countries to establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Asia
which would be modeled after the Commission on Security and Cooperation
in Europe. | China Human Rights and Democracy Act of 1997 - Authorizes appropriations for International Broadcasting Activities only for broadcasting to China. Earmarks funds for: (1) capital expenditures for the purchase and construction of transmission facilities; and (2) Radio Free Asia.
(Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. international broadcasting through Radio Free Asia and Voice of America should be increased to provide continuous 24-hour broadcasting in multiple languages and dialects, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Tibetan, and Uighur.
(Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations to the National Endowment for Democracy, and directs the Secretary of State to use funds available in the East Asia-Pacific Regional Democracy Fund, to promote democracy, civil society, and the development of the rule of law in China.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees on human rights in China, including religious persecution, the development of democratic institutions, and the rule of law. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a Prisoner Information Registry for China; and (2) assign not less than six foreign service officers to the U.S. Embassy and consular offices in China to monitor and report on human rights matters in China.
(Sec. 5) Requires specified reports to the Congress on Chinese intelligence activities against U.S. interests and on commercial enterprises affiliated with the Chinese military.
(Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. nationals conducting industrial cooperation projects in China should adhere to certain principles. Declares that such nationals should: (1) suspend the use of any merchandise that they have reason to believe was produced by convict or forced labor, and refuse to use forced labor in their projects; (2) seek to ensure that political or religious views, sex, ethnic or national background, or association with dissidents will not prohibit hiring, lead to harassment, demotion, or dismissal of an individual employed in the industrial cooperation project; (3) ensure that methods of production used in the projects do not pose unnecessary danger to workers and the surrounding neighborhoods and environment; (4) strive to establish a private business enterprise when involved in an industrial cooperation project with China or other state entity; (5) discourage any military presence on the premises of projects which involve dual-use technologies; (6) promote freedom of association and assembly among the U.S. national's employees; (7) provide the Department of State with information relevant to its efforts to collect information on prisoners for purposes of the Prisoner Information Registry; (8) discourage or prevent compulsory political indoctrination programs from taking place on project premises; (9) promote freedom of expression of all kinds; and (10) prevent harassment of workers who decide freely the number and spacing of their children, and prohibit compulsory population control activities on the premises of the project.
Directs the Secretary to forward a copy of these principles to the member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and encourage them to promote similar principles.
Directs each U.S. national conducting an industrial cooperation project in China to register with the Secretary and indicate whether they agree to implement such principles. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to give preference to U.S. nationals that have adopted such principles when selecting participants for trade missions in China.
(Sec. 7) Requires the promotion of cultural, educational, scientific, agricultural, military, legal, political, and artistic exchanges between the United States and China. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate should establish a legislative exchange program with China; and (2) a federally chartered not-for-profit organization should be established to fund exchanges between the United States and China through private donations.
(Sec. 8) Prohibits the Secretary from issuing any visa to, and the Attorney General from admitting to the United States, any Chinese national that has been materially involved in: (1) the commission of human rights violations; or (2) the proliferation of conventional or nuclear weapons technology, or other sensitive or dual-use technologies, in contravention of U.S. interests. Provides for waiver of such requirements in the U.S. national interest.
(Sec. 9) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Congress, the President, and the Secretary should work with the governments of other countries to establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Asia which would be modeled after the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "China Human Rights and Democracy Act of 1997"} | 2,917 | 965 | 0.65282 | 2.304621 | 0.689831 | 5.171038 | 3.057013 | 0.933865 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Fusion Energy Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) fusion energy has the potential to be a safe,
environmentally attractive, secure and economically affordable
source of energy;
(2) the United States Department of Energy's magnetic
fusion energy program has made significant progress toward
realizing fusion as a viable source of energy;
(3) other industrial nations have also invested in
significant magnetic fusion energy programs;
(4) an integrated program of international collaboration
will be necessary for continued progress to demonstrate the
scientific and technological feasibility of magnetic fusion
energy;
(5) there is international agreement to proceed with the
engineering and design of the International Thermonuclear
Experimental Reactor to prove the scientific and technical
feasibility of fusion energy and to lead to a demonstration
reactor;
(6) the United States should focus the Department of
Energy's magnetic fusion energy program on elements furthering
the design, construction and operation of the International
Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor and a fusion demonstration
reactor, including the operation of the Tokamak Physics
Experiment;
(7) the continuation of an aggressive fusion energy program
requires the Department of Energy, industry, utilities, and the
international fusion community to commit to the International
Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor as soon as practicable; and
(8) an effective United States fusion energy program
requires substantial involvement by industry and utilities in
the design, construction, and operation of fusion facilities.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) redirect and refocus the Department's magnetic fusion
energy program in a way that will lead to the design,
construction and operation of the International Thermonuclear
Experimental Reactor by 2005, in cooperation with other
countries, and operation of a fusion demonstration reactor by
2025;
(2) develop a plan identifying the budget, critical path,
milestones and schedules for the International Thermonuclear
Experimental Reactor;
(3) limit the Department of Energy's magnetic fusion energy
program to elements that support the development of the
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor or a fusion
demonstration reactor, including the Tokamak Physics Experiment
to be built at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; and
(4) select a candidate host site within the United States
for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor and to
identify the steps necessary to lead to the selection of the
final host site by the international community.
(c) Definitions.--
(1) ``Department'' means the United States Department of
Energy;
(2) ``ITER'' means the International Thermonuclear
Experimental Reactor; and
(3) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the United States
Department of Energy.
SEC. 3. INTERNATIONAL FUSION ENERGY PROGRAM.
(a)(1) Office of the Fusion Negotiator.--(A) There is established
the Office of the International Fusion Negotiator that shall be an
independent establishment in the executive branch.
(B) The Office shall be headed by an International Fusion
Negotiator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. The Negotiator shall hold office at
the pleasure of the President, and shall be compensated at the rate
provided for level III of the Executive Schedule in section 5314 of
title 5, United States Code.
(C) The Negotiator, in consultation with the Secretary and the
Secretary of State, shall represent the United States in negotiations
with other countries relating to the design, construction or operation
of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.
(2) Program.--The Secretary shall redirect and refocus the
Department's magnetic fusion program in a way that will lead to the
design, construction and operation of ITER by 2005 and operation of a
fusion demonstration reactor by 2025. The Department's magnetic fusion
program shall be referred to as the program and shall be carried out in
cooperation with the international community.
(b) Requirements.--In developing the program, the Secretary shall--
(1) establish as the main focus of the Department's
magnetic fusion energy program the development of ITER;
(2) provide for the development of fusion materials and
other reactor components to the extent necessary for the
development of a fusion demonstration reactor;
(3) eliminate those components of the magnetic fusion
energy program not contributing directly to development of ITER
or to the development of a fusion demonstration reactor;
(4) select a candidate host site within the United States
for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor;
(5) provide support, as requested, to the International
Fusion Negotiator in negotiating with other countries involved
in ITER to select a final host site for ITER and to agree to
construct ITER as soon as practicable;
(6) provide for substantial United States industry and
utility involvement in the design, construction and operation
of ITER to ensure United States industry and utility expertise
in the technologies developed; and
(7) provide for reducing the level of effort in the program
to the levels prescribed in section 4(b)(2) in the event the
program is terminated in accordance with subsection (g).
(c) Management Plan.--(1) Within one hundred eighty days of the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare, in
consultation with the International Fusion Negotiator, and implement a
management plan for the program. The plan shall be revised and updated
biannually.
(2) The plan shall--
(A) establish the goals of the program;
(B) describe how each component of the Department's program
contributes directly to the development of ITER or development
of a fusion demonstration reactor;
(C) set priorities for the elements of the Department's
program, identifying those elements that contribute directly to
the development of ITER or to the development of a fusion
demonstration reactor;
(D) provide for the elimination of those elements of the
magnetic fusion energy program not contributing directly to the
development of ITER, or to the development of fusion materials
or other reactor components that are necessary for the
development of a fusion demonstration reactor;
(E) describe the selection process for a proposed host site
within the United States for ITER;
(F) establish the necessary steps that will lead to the
final selection of the host site for ITER by the countries
involved in the program by the end of 1996.
(G) establish the necessary steps that will lead to the
design, construction and operation of ITER by 2005 and
operation of a fusion demonstration reactor by 2025;
(H) establish a schedule and critical path, including
milestones, and a budget that will allow for the design,
construction and operation of ITER by 2005 and operation of a
demonstration fusion reactor by 2025;
(I) provide mechanisms for ensuring substantial industry
and utility involvement in the design, construction and
operation of ITER;
(J) set forth any recommendations of the Secretary on--
(i) the need for additional legislation regarding
the program; or
(ii) the possibility and desireability of
accelerating the design and construction of ITER or the
development of a fusion demonstration reactor; and
(K) provide for reducing the level of effort in magnetic
fusion to the levels prescribed in section 4(b)(2) in the event
the program is terminated in accordance with subsection (g).
(d) International Agreements.--(1) The International Fusion
Negotiator may negotiate or enter into agreements with any country
governing the design, construction and operation of ITER or facilities
related to ITER.
(2) The International Fusion Negotiator shall seek to enter into
agreements with other countries to share in the cost of the facilities
and components of the program that contribute to the design,
construction or operation of ITER or to the development of a fusion
demonstration reactor.
(e) Report on ITER Negotiations.--The International Fusion
Negotiator shall submit an annual report to the Congress on the status
of negotiations with other countries regarding ITER. The report shall--
(1) identify the issues to be negotiated with other
countries involved in the program;
(2) identify impediments to reaching agreement on a host
site for ITER, or on issues related to the construction or
operation of ITER;
(3) identify the steps needed to reach agreement on a host
site for ITER or on issues related to the construction or
operation of ITER;
(4) establish the timetable for agreement related to the
siting, operation and construction of ITER; and
(5) assess the likelihood of reaching agreement on a host
site for ITER and on issues related to the construction or
operation of ITER.
(f) Certification.--Prior to seeking funds for construction of
ITER, the Secretary, after consultation with the International Fusion
Negotiator, shall certify to the Congress that there is agreement in
place or there is a substantial likelihood agreement will be reached
with the countries involved in ITER on the siting, construction and
operation of ITER.
(g) Termination.--(1) The Secretary shall report to Congress if the
Secretary determines that--
(A) ITER is no longer essential to the development of a
fusion demonstration reactor;
(B) no agreement can be reached on the final host site for
ITER;
(C) no agreement can be reached on the final design of ITER
or on issues related to construction of ITER; or
(D) there is an insufficient commitment to the final ITER
design by United States industry and utilities.
(2) Within thirty days of submission of the report under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall initiate the termination of the program.
(3) In the event the Secretary terminates the program, the
Secretary may continue to carry out research in magnetic fusion, but
only at the levels authorized in section 4(b)(2).
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Limitation on Appropriations.--No more funds may be
appropriated to carry out the purposes of this Act than the amounts set
forth in subsection (b). This Act shall be the exclusive source of
authorization of appropriations to support any activities of the
Secretary relating to magnetic fusion energy.
(b) Appropriations.--(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary for carrying out the purposes of this Act $380,000,000
for fiscal year 1994, $425,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $475,000,000
for fiscal year 1996, and such sums as may be necessary thereafter.
(2) In the event the Secretary terminates the program, there is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $50,000,000 for 1994,
$50,000,000 for 1995 and $50,000,000 for 1996 for activities relating
to magnetic fusion energy.
Passed the Senate June 29 (legislative day, June 22), 1993.
Attest:
WALTER J. STEWART,
Secretary. | International Fusion Energy Act of 1993 - Establishes the Office of the International Fusion Negotiator, whose head shall represent the United States in international negotiations regarding the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).
Directs the Secretary of Energy to redirect and refocus the Department of Energy (DOE) magnetic fusion program towards implementation of ITER, and a fusion demonstration reactor. Outlines ITER program requirements and management plan.
Authorizes the Negotiator to enter into international agreements regarding ITER implementation and cost sharing. Requires the Negotiator to submit an annual status report to the Congress on such agreements.
Authorizes appropriations. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "International Fusion Energy Act of 1993"} | 2,342 | 143 | 0.575654 | 1.576296 | 0.662127 | 2.741071 | 19.571429 | 0.866071 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense Energy
Security Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.
(a) Agency Payments.--Section 801(a)(2)(B) of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)(B)) is amended in the
first sentence--
(1) by striking ``both utilities'' and inserting
``utilities, entities that supply, deliver, and transport
fuel,''; and
(2) by inserting ``or fuel supply, delivery, or transport''
after ``for utilities''.
(b) Nonbuilding Applications.--Section 801(a)(2) of the National
Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(H) Nonbuilding applications.--A Federal agency
may enter into an energy savings performance contract
under this title for the purpose of reducing the costs
of fuel supply, delivery, or transport for nonbuilding
applications, including secondary savings.''.
(c) Definitions.--Section 804 of the National Energy Conservation
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
(i) by striking ``or wastewater treatment''
and inserting ``wastewater treatment, or fuel
supply, delivery, or transport''; and
(ii) by inserting ``or nonbuilding
applications'' after ``federally owned
facilities'';
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(C) in clause (iii), by inserting ``or'' after the
semicolon at the end; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) the improved efficiency of fuel use
in nonbuilding applications.'';
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting
``or for the purpose of reducing the cost of fuel supply,
delivery, or transport for nonbuilding applications'' before
the period at the end; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Nonbuilding application.--The term `nonbuilding
application' means--
``(A) any class of vehicles, devices, or equipment
that--
``(i) is transportable under the power of
the applicable vehicle, device, or equipment by
land, sea, or air; and
``(ii) consumes energy from any fuel source
for the purpose of--
``(I) that transportation; or
``(II) maintaining a controlled
environment within the vehicle, device,
or equipment; and
``(B) any federally owned equipment used to
generate electricity or transport water.
``(6) Secondary savings.--
``(A) In general.--The term `secondary savings'
means additional energy or cost savings that are a
direct consequence of the energy savings that result
from the energy efficiency improvements that were
financed and implemented pursuant to an energy savings
performance contract.
``(B) Inclusions.--The term `secondary savings'
includes--
``(i) energy and cost savings that result
from a reduction in the need for fuel delivery
and logistical support;
``(ii) personnel cost savings and
environmental benefits; and
``(iii) in the case of electric generation
equipment, the benefits of increased efficiency
in the production of electricity, including
revenues received by the Federal Government
from the sale of electricity from the
production.''.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR RESEARCH TO IMPROVE MILITARY VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE FUEL ECONOMY OR REDUCE FUEL
CONSUMPTION OF MILITARY VEHICLES USED IN COMBAT.
(a) Research Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and in
collaboration with the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the
Navy, may carry out research to improve military vehicle technology to
increase fuel economy or reduce fuel consumption of military vehicles
used in combat.
(b) Previous Successes.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
research carried out under subsection (a) takes into account the
successes of, and lessons learned during, the development of the Fuel
Efficient Ground Vehicle Alpha and Bravo programs to identify, assess,
develop, demonstrate, and prototype technologies that support
increasing fuel economy and decreasing fuel consumption of light
tactical vehicles, while balancing survivability.
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH REPOSITORY FOR OPERATIONAL ENERGY-
RELATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
(a) Repository Required.--Not later than December 31, 2015, the
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering and in collaboration with the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs and the
Secretaries of the military departments, shall establish a centralized
repository for all operational energy-related research and development
efforts of the Department of Defense, including with respect to the
inception, operational, and complete phases of such efforts.
(b) Internet Access.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
the repository required by subsection (a) is accessible through an
Internet website of the Department of Defense and by all employees of
the Department and members of the Armed Forces whom the Secretary
determines appropriate, including all program managers involved in such
research and development efforts, to enable improved collaboration
between military departments on research and development efforts
described in subsection (a), sharing of best practices and lessons
learned relating to such efforts, and reduce redundancy in such
efforts.
SEC. 5. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR WARRIOR POWER.
Not later than September 31, 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish a Department of Defense executive agent for warrior power to
align and advance efforts across the military services to measure and
manage the research, development, testing, evaluation, procurement, and
fielding of man-portable tactical power generation systems to power
tactical communications equipment, weapons systems, and other troop
equipment.
SEC. 6. SECURE ENERGY INNOVATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
program to develop and support projects designed to foster secure and
reliable sources of energy for military installations, including
incorporation of advanced energy metering, renewable energy, energy
storage, and redundant power systems.
(b) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop metrics for
assessing the costs and benefits associated with secure energy projects
proposed or implemented as part of the program established under
subsection (a). The metrics shall take into account financial and
operational costs associated with sustained losses of power resulting
from natural disasters or attacks that damage electrical grids serving
military installations.
SEC. 7. AUTHORITY TO USE ENERGY SAVINGS INVESTMENT FUND FOR ENERGY
MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES.
Section 2919(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``, to the extent provided for in an appropriations Act,''.
SEC. 8. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALTERNATIVE FUELED
VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.
(a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the Treasury a
fund to be known as the ``Department of Defense Alternative Fuel
Vehicle Infrastructure Fund'' (in this section referred to as the
``Fund'').
(b) Deposits.--The Fund shall consist of the following:
(1) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
(2) Amounts earned through investment under subsection (c).
(3) Any other amounts made available to the Fund by law.
(c) Investments.--The Secretary shall invest any part of the Fund
that the Secretary decides is not required to meet current expenses.
Each investment shall be made in an interest-bearing obligation of the
United States Government, or an obligation that has its principal and
interest guaranteed by the Government, that the Secretary decides has a
maturity suitable for the Fund.
(d) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the
Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Training, and Logistics, to install, operate, and maintain
alternative fuel dispensing stations for use by alternative fueled
vehicles of the Department of Defense and other infrastructure
necessary to fuel alternative fueled vehicles of the Department.
(e) Private Use.--The Secretary may make alternative fuel dispensed
through alternative fuel dispensing stations of the Department
available to employees of the Department and members of the Armed
Forces for private use.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Alternative fuel.--The term ``alternative fuel'' has
the meaning given such term in section 32901 of title 49,
United States Code.
(2) Alternative fueled vehicle.--The term ``alternative
fueled vehicle'' means a vehicle that operates on alternative
fuel. | Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2014 - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to authorize agencies to enter into energy savings performance contracts to reduce the costs of fuel supply, delivery, or transport for nonbuilding applications. Prohibits payments by agencies to entities that supply, deliver, or transport fuel under such contracts from exceeding the amounts that the agencies would have paid entities without the contracts. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to: (1) carry out research to improve military vehicle technology to increase fuel economy or reduce fuel consumption of military vehicles used in combat; and (2) establish an online, centralized repository for all Department of Defense (DOD) operational energy-related research and development efforts. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish: (1) a DOD executive agent for warrior power to align and advance efforts to measure and manage the development and evaluation of man-portable tactical power generation systems to power tactical communications equipment, weapons systems, and other troop equipment; and (2) a program to foster secure and reliable sources of energy for military installations, including incorporation of advanced energy metering, renewable energy, energy storage, and redundant power systems. Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Defense Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Fund to support installing, operating, and maintaining alternative fuel dispensing stations for use by DOD's alternative fueled vehicles and other infrastructure necessary to fuel the vehicles. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2014"} | 2,055 | 289 | 0.490289 | 1.375665 | 0.755005 | 4.804428 | 6.564576 | 0.915129 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Generic Prescription Drug Fairness
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED REGULATION OF AUTHORIZED GENERIC DRUGS AND OTHER DRUGS
SOLD UNDER A NEW DRUG APPLICATION APPROVED UNDER SECTION
505(C) OF THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT.
(a) Inclusion With Other Reported Average Manufacturer and Best
Prices.--Section 1927(b)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(b)(3)(A)) is
amended--
(1) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
``(i) not later than 30 days after the last
day of each rebate period under the agreement--
``(I) on the average manufacturer
price (as defined in subsection (k)(1))
for each covered outpatient drug for
the rebate period under the agreement
(including for each such drug that is
an authorized generic drug or is any
other drug sold under a new drug
application approved under section
505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act); and
``(II) for each single source drug,
innovator multiple source drug,
authorized generic drug, and any other
drug sold under a new drug application
approved under section 505(c) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,
on the manufacturer's best price (as
defined in subsection (c)(1)(C)) for
such drug for the rebate period under
the agreement;''; and
(2) in clause (ii), by inserting ``(including for such
drugs that are authorized generic drugs or are any other drugs
sold under a new drug application approved under section 505(c)
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)'' after ``drugs''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1927 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396r-8) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(C)--
(A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding
subclause (I), by striking ``or innovator multiple
source drug of a manufacturer'' and inserting ``,
innovator multiple source drug, or authorized generic
drug of a manufacturer, or any other drug of a
manufacturer that is sold under a new drug application
approved under section 505(c) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act''; and
(B) in clause (ii)--
(i) in subclause (II), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(ii) in subclause (III), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(IV) in the case of a
manufacturer that approves, allows, or
otherwise permits an authorized generic
drug or any other drug of the
manufacturer to be sold under a new
drug application approved under section
505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, shall be inclusive of the
lowest price for such authorized
generic or other drug available from
the manufacturer during the rebate
period to any wholesaler, retailer,
provider, health maintenance
organization, nonprofit entity, or
governmental entity within the United
States, excluding those prices
described in subclauses (I) through
(IV) of clause (i).''; and
(2) in subsection (k)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``The term'' and inserting
the following:
``(A) In general.--The term''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Inclusion of authorized generic drugs.--In
the case of a manufacturer that approves, allows, or
otherwise permits an authorized generic drug or any
other drug of the manufacturer to be sold under a new
drug application approved under section 505(c) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, such term shall
be inclusive of the average price paid for such
authorized generic or other drug by wholesalers for
drugs distributed to the retail pharmacy class of
trade, after deducting customary prompt pay
discounts.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) Authorized generic drug.--The term `authorized
generic drug' means a listed drug (as that term is used in
section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
that--
``(A) has been approved under section 505(c) of
such Act; and
``(B) is marketed, sold, or distributed directly or
indirectly to retail class of trade under a different
labeling, packaging (other than repackaging as the
listed drug in blister packs, unit doses, or similar
packaging for use in institutions), product code,
labeler code, trade name, or trade mark than the listed
drug.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take
effect on October 1, 2005.
SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF BASIC REBATE FOR SINGLE SOURCE AND INNOVATOR
MULTIPLE SOURCE DRUGS.
(a) In General.--Section 1927(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396r-8(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``or an innovator multiple source drug'' and
inserting ``, an innovator multiple source drug, or an
authorized generic drug or any other drugs sold under a new
drug application approved under section 505(c) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act''; and
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``or innovator
multiple source drug'' and inserting ``, an innovator multiple
source drug, or an authorized generic drug or any other drugs
sold under a new drug application approved under section 505(c)
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to
rebate agreements entered into or renewed on or after that date. | Generic Prescription Drug Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for drug manufacturer reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the average manufacturer price for each covered outpatient drug and the manufacturer's best price for single source and innovator multiple source drugs. Requires manufacturers to report also on the manufacturer's best price for each authorized generic drug and any other drugs sold under a new drug application approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Applies the basic rebate for single source and innovator multiple source drugs to authorized generic drugs and any other drugs sold under an approved new drug application. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to report the average manufacturer price and the best price of authorized generic drugs and any other drugs sold under a new drug application approved under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to the Secretary of Health and Human Services."} | 1,416 | 146 | 0.631912 | 1.587757 | 0.681846 | 3.896825 | 9.865079 | 0.880952 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibition on Cloning of Human
Beings Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) it has been reported that an adult sheep has been
cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer;
(2) the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (referred to
in this Act as the ``NBAC'') has reviewed the scientific and
ethical implications of the potential use of such technology to
clone human beings;
(3) the NBAC has determined that--
(A) somatic cell nuclear transfer technology may
have many applications for biotechnology, livestock
productions, and new medical approaches including the
production of pharmaceutical proteins and prospects for
repair, regeneration, or transplant of human tissues or
organs; and
(B) the possibility of using somatic cell nuclear
transfer for the purposes of creating a child entails
significant scientific uncertainty and medical risk,
which could result in harm to a child;
(4) the NBAC concluded unanimously that at this time it is
morally unacceptable for anyone in the public or private
sector, whether in a research or clinical setting, to attempt
to create a child using somatic cell nuclear transfer-cloning;
(5) the consensus of the NBAC is based on current
scientific information indicating that this technique is not
safe to use in humans at this time;
(6) in addition to issues of safety, the NBAC identified
many additional serious ethical concerns which they agreed
require a great deal more widespread and careful public
deliberation before this technology may be used;
(7) the NBAC recommended a continuation of the current
moratorium on the use of Federal funds to support any attempt
to create a child by somatic cell nuclear transfer, and an
immediate request to all firms, clinicians, investigators, and
professional societies to comply voluntarily with the intent of
the Federal moratorium;
(8) the NBAC further recommended that Federal legislation
be enacted to prohibit anyone from attempting, whether in a
research or clinical setting, to create a child through somatic
cell nuclear transfer cloning;
(9) the NBAC also recommended that the United States
cooperate with other countries to enforce mutually supported
restrictions on this activity;
(10) the NBAC specified that such Federal legislation
should include a sunset provision and that, prior to the sunset
date, an oversight body should review and report on the status
of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology and the ethical and
social issues associated with its use and recommend whether the
prohibition should be continued;
(11) the NBAC concluded that any regulatory or legislative
actions undertaken to effect the foregoing prohibition should
be carefully written so as not to interfere with other
important areas of research, such as the cloning of human DNA
sequences and cells, which raise neither the scientific nor the
ethical issues that arise from the possible creation of
children through somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques;
(12) the NBAC also found that cloning animals by somatic
cell nuclear transfer does not raise the same issues implicated
in attempting to use the technique to create a child, and its
continuation should only be subject to existing regulations
regarding the humane use of animals; and
(13)(A) biomedical research facilities, including those
conducting cloning, and reproductive services facilities engage
in and affect interstate commerce;
(B) the products of biomedical research, including cloning,
and the services provided by reproductive services facilities
move in interstate commerce;
(C) patients travel regularly across State lines in order
to access reproductive services facilities; and
(D) biomedical research facilities, including those
conducting cloning, and reproductive services facilities engage
scientists, doctors, and other staff in an interstate market,
and contract for research and purchase medical and other
supplies in an interstate market.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) prohibit any attempt, in this country or elsewhere, to
clone a human being, that is, to use the product of somatic
cell nuclear transfer to create a human being genetically
identical to an existing or deceased human being;
(2) prohibit the use of Federal funds for any of the
activities described in paragraph (1); and
(3) provide for further review of the ethical and
scientific issues associated with the use of somatic cell
nuclear transfer in humans.
SEC. 4. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 498C. PROHIBITION ON CLONING.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Cloning.--The term `cloning' means the production of
a precise genetic copy of a molecule (including DNA), cell,
tissue, organ, plant, animal, or human.
``(2) Nucleus.--The term `nucleus' means the cell structure
that houses the chromosomes, and thus the genes.
``(3) Oocyte.--The term `oocyte' means the female germ
cell, the egg.
``(4) Somatic cell.--The term `somatic cell' means a
mature, diploid cell.
``(5) Somatic cell nuclear transfer.--The term `somatic
cell nuclear transfer' means transferring the nucleus of a
somatic cell of an existing or deceased human child or adult
into an oocyte from which the nucleus or all chromosomes have
been or will be removed or rendered inert.
``(b) Prohibitions.--It shall be unlawful for any person or other
legal entity, public or private--
``(1) to implant or attempt to implant the product of
somatic cell nuclear transfer into a woman's uterus;
``(2) to ship the product of somatic cell nuclear transfer
in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of implanting
the product of somatic cell nuclear transfer into a woman's
uterus, in the United States or elsewhere; or
``(3) to use funds made available under this Act, or any
other Act, for an activity prohibited under paragraph (1) or
(2).
``(c) Protected Research and Practices.--Nothing in this section
shall be construed to restrict areas of biomedical and agricultural
research or practices not expressly prohibited in this section,
including research or practices that involve the use of--
``(1) somatic cell nuclear transfer or other cloning
technologies to clone molecules, DNA, cells, and tissues;
``(2) mitochondrial, cytoplasmic or gene therapy; or
``(3) somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques to create
nonhuman animals.
``(d) National Bioethics Advisory Commission Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 4\1/2\ years, and
subsequently, 9\1/2\ years, after the date of enactment of this
section, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission shall
prepare and submit to the President and Congress a report
concerning--
``(A) the state of the science of cloning and
relevant developments in cell biology;
``(B) the ethical and social issues associated with
the potential use of this technology in humans; and
``(C) the advisability of continuing the
prohibition established under this section.
``(2) Other reports.--The National Bioethics Advisory
Commission may produce reports in addition to the reports
required under paragraph (1) if the Commission determines that
such reports are useful to clarify any of the topics described
in paragraph (1), address changes in the state of science or
society, or modify or clarify the recommendations of the
Commission.
``(3) Continuation of commission.--The National Bioethics
Advisory Commission is authorized to continue for the 10-year
period described in subsection (i) to prepare reports under
this section and for other purposes as established in
Executive Order 12975 and subsequent amendments to such Order. This
paragraph shall be construed to supersede the termination and
chartering provisions of section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App 2).
``(e) Penalties.--
``(1) In general.--Any person who intentionally violates
the provisions of subsection (b) shall be fined the greater of
$1,000,000 or 3 times the gross pecuniary gain or loss
resulting from the violation.
``(2) Civil actions.--If a person is violating or about to
violate the provisions of subsection (b), the Attorney General
may commence a civil action in an appropriate Federal district
court to enjoin such violation.
``(3) Forfeiture.--Any property, real or personal, derived
from or used to commit a violation or attempted violation of
the provisions of subsection (b), or any property traceable to
such property, shall be subject to forfeiture to the United
States in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter
46 of title 18, United States Code.
``(4) Authority.--The Attorney General shall have
exclusive, nondelegable enforcement authority under this
section.
``(5) Advisory opinions.--The Attorney General shall, upon
request, render binding advisory opinions regarding the scope,
applicability, interpretation, and enforcement of this section
with regard to specific research projects or practices.
``(f) Cooperation with Foreign Countries.--It is the sense of
Congress that the President should cooperate with foreign countries to
enforce mutually supported restrictions on the activities prohibited
under subsection (b).
``(g) Right of Action.--Nothing in this section shall be construed
to give any individual or person a private right of action.
``(h) Preemption of State Law.--The provisions of this section
shall preempt any State or local law that prohibits or restricts
research regarding, or practices constituting, somatic cell nuclear
transfer, mitochondrial or cytoplasmic therapy, or the cloning of
molecules, DNA, cells, tissues, organs, plants, animals, or humans.
``(i) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective for the 10-
year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section. The
prohibitions contained in this section shall terminate at the
expiration of such 10-year period.''. | Prohibition on Cloning of Human Beings Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make it unlawful for any person or other legal entity to: (1) implant or attempt to implant the product of somatic cell nuclear transfer into a woman's uterus; (2) ship the product of somatic cell nuclear transfer in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of implanting such product into a woman's uterus, in the United States or elsewhere; or (3) use funds made available under this Act, or any other Act, for an activity prohibited by this Act. Prohibits construing any provision of this Act so as to restrict areas of biomedical and agricultural research or practices not expressly prohibited by this Act, including research or practices involving the use of: (1) somatic cell nuclear transfer or other cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA, cells, and tissues; (2) mitochondrial, cytoplasmic or gene therapy; or (3) somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques to create nonhuman animals.
Requires the National Bioethics Advisory Commission to submit a report to the President and the Congress concerning: (1) the state of the science of cloning and relevant developments in cell biology; (2) the ethical and social issues associated with the potential use of this technology in humans; and (3) the advisability of continuing the prohibition. Permits the Commission to produce additional reports if such reports are useful to clarify any of the topics described, address changes in the state of science or society, or modify or clarify the Commission's recommendations. Authorizes the continuation of the Commission for a ten-year period.
Sets forth, with respect to violations of the cloning prohibition, requirements for: (1) civil penalties; (2) civil actions; and (3) the forfeiture of certain property.
Requires the Attorney General to: (1) have exclusive, nondelegable enforcement authority under this Act; and (2) upon request, render binding advisory opinions regarding the scope and enforcement of this Act with respect to specific research projects or practices.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should cooperate with foreign countries to enforce mutually supported restrictions on the activities prohibited.
Prohibits construing any provision of this Act so as to give any individual or person a private right of action.
Provides for the preemption of any State or local law that prohibits or restricts research regarding, or practices constituting, somatic cell nuclear transfer, mitochondrial or cytoplasmic therapy, or the cloning of molecules, DNA, cells, tissues, organs, plants, animals, or humans. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Prohibition on Cloning of Human Beings Act of 1998"} | 2,263 | 563 | 0.643342 | 2.351522 | 0.684517 | 6.380952 | 4.111111 | 0.944444 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mosquito Abatement for Safety and
Health Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.), as amended by section 4 of Public Law 107-84 and section 312
of Public Law 107-188, is amended--
(1) by transferring section 317R so as to appear after
section 317Q; and
(2) by inserting after section 317R (as so transferred) the
following:
``SEC. 317S. MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES; ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL GRANTS TO
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; COORDINATION GRANTS TO STATES.
``(a) Prevention and Control Grants to Political Subdivisions.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may
make grants to political subdivisions of States for the
operation of mosquito control programs to prevent and control
mosquito-borne diseases (referred to in this section as
`control programs').
``(2) Preference in making grants.--In making grants under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to political
subdivisions that--
``(A) have an incidence or prevalence of mosquito-
borne disease, or a population of infected mosquitoes,
that is substantial relative to other political
subdivisions;
``(B) demonstrate to the Secretary that the
political subdivisions will, if appropriate to the
mosquito circumstances involved, effectively coordinate
the activities of the control programs with contiguous
political subdivisions; and
``(C) demonstrate to the Secretary (directly or
through State officials) that the State in which the
political subdivision is located has identified or will
identify geographic areas in the State that have a
significant need for control programs and will
effectively coordinate such programs in such areas.
``(3) Requirement of assessment and plan.--A grant may be
made under paragraph (1) only if the political subdivision
involved--
``(A) has conducted an assessment to determine the
immediate needs in such subdivision for a control
program, including an entomological survey of potential
mosquito breeding areas; and
``(B) has, on the basis of such assessment,
developed a plan for carrying out such a program.
``(4) Requirement of matching funds.--
``(A) In general.--With respect to the costs of a
control program to be carried out under paragraph (1)
by a political subdivision, a grant under such
paragraph may be made only if the subdivision agrees to
make available (directly or through donations from
public or private entities) non-Federal contributions
toward such costs in an amount that is not less than
\1/3\ of such costs ($1 for each $2 of Federal funds
provided in the grant).
``(B) Determination of amount contributed.--Non-
Federal contributions required in subparagraph (A) may
be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the
Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized
to any significant extent by the Federal Government,
may not be included in determining the amount of such
non-Federal contributions.
``(C) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the
requirement established in subparagraph (A) if the
Secretary determines that extraordinary economic
conditions in the political subdivision involved
justify the waiver.
``(5) Reports to secretary.--A grant may be made under
paragraph (1) only if the political subdivision involved agrees
that, promptly after the end of the fiscal year for which the
grant is made, the subdivision will submit to the Secretary,
and to the State within which the subdivision is located, a
report that describes the control program and contains an
evaluation of whether the program was effective.
``(6) Amount of grant; number of grants.--A grant under
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year may not exceed $100,000. A
political subdivision may not receive more than one grant under
such paragraph.
``(b) Assessment Grants to Political Subdivisions.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may
make grants to political subdivisions of States to conduct the
assessments and to develop the plans that are required in
paragraph (3) of subsection (a) as a condition of receiving a
grant under paragraph (1) of such subsection.
``(2) Amount of grant; number of grants.--A grant under
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year may not exceed $10,000. A
political subdivision may not receive more than one grant under
such paragraph.
``(c) Coordination Grants to States.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may
make grants to States for the purpose of coordinating control
programs in the State.
``(2) Preference in making grants.--In making grants under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to States
that have one or more political subdivisions with an incidence
or prevalence of mosquito-borne disease, or a population of
infected mosquitoes, that is substantial relative to political
subdivisions in other States.
``(3) Certain requirements.--A grant may be made under
paragraph (1) only if--
``(A) the State involved has developed, or agrees
to develop, a plan for coordinating control programs in
the State, and the plan takes into account any
assessments or plans described in subsection (a)(3)
that have been conducted or developed, respectively, by
political subdivisions in the State;
``(B) in developing such plan, the State consulted
or will consult (as the case may be under subparagraph
(A)) with political subdivisions in the State that are
carrying out or planning to carry out control programs;
and
``(C) the State agrees to monitor control programs
in the State in order to ensure that the programs are
carried out in accordance with such plan, with priority
given to coordination of control programs in political
subdivisions described in paragraph (2) that are
contiguous.
``(4) Reports to secretary.--A grant may be made under
paragraph (1) only if the State involved agrees that, promptly
after the end of the fiscal year for which the grant is made,
the State will submit to the Secretary a report that--
``(A) describes the activities of the State under
the grant; and
``(B) contains an evaluation of whether the control
programs of political subdivisions in the State were
effectively coordinated with each other, which
evaluation takes into account any reports that the
State received under subsection (a)(5) from such subdivisions.
``(5) Amount of grant; number of grants.--A grant under
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year may not exceed $10,000. A State
may not receive more than one grant under such paragraph.
``(d) Applications for Grants.--A grant may be made under
subsection (a), (b), or (c) only if an application for the grant is
submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made
in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and
information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out
this section.
``(e) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide training and
technical assistance with respect to the planning, development, and
operation of control programs under subsection (a) and assessments and
plans under subsection (b). The Secretary may provide such technical
assistance directly or through awards of grants or contracts to public
and private entities.
``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) Control program.--The term `control program' has the
meaning indicated for such term in subsection (a)(1).
``(2) Political subdivision.--The term `political
subdivision' means the local political jurisdiction immediately
below the level of State government, including counties,
parishes, and boroughs. If State law recognizes an entity of
general government that functions in lieu of, and is not
within, a county, parish, or borough, the Secretary may
recognize an area under the jurisdiction of such other entities
of general government as a political subdivision for purposes
of this Act.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000
for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2004 through 2007. In the case of control programs carried
out in response to a mosquito-borne disease that constitutes a public
health emergency, the authorization of appropriations under the
preceding sentence is in addition to applicable authorizations of
appropriations under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002.''.
SEC. 3. RESEARCH PROGRAM OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SCIENCES.
Subpart 12 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 463B. METHODS OF CONTROLLING CERTAIN INSECT POPULATIONS.
``The Director of the Institute shall conduct or support research
to identify or develop methods of controlling the population of insects
that transmit to humans diseases that have significant adverse health
consequences.''.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING THE WEST NILE VIRUS.
It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the West Nile virus raises concerns about the safety of
the nation's blood supply and every effort should be made to
protect blood and blood products recipients from infection with
the virus;
(2) the Food and Drug Administration should comprehensively
review its protocols and regulations for screening of blood and
platelet donors and their donated specimens, and report to
Congress on the ability of these protocols to protect the blood
supply from West Nile virus;
(3) on the basis of a review conducted as provided for in
paragraph (2), the Commissioner of Food and Drugs should revise
protocols and regulations to protect the blood supply and blood
products supply from West Nile virus to the maximum extent
possible;
(4) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs should make
recommendations on additional authorities that are needed to
protect the blood supply and blood product supply from the West
Nile virus; and
(5) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, keeping with
procedures to maximize the protection of the public health,
should expedite review of appropriate blood screening tests for
the West Nile virus. | Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to political subdivisions of States ("localities") for the operation of mosquito control programs to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases.Requires each locality receiving a grant for a control program to make available matching funds in an amount not less than 1/3 of the cost of the program, unless the Secretary waives the requirement due to extraordinary economic conditions in the locality.Permits the Secretary, acting through the Director, to make grants to localities for conducting assessments and plans for control programs, and to make grants to States for the purpose of coordinating control programs.Allows the Secretary to provide training and technical assistance to localities with respect to the planning, development, and operation of control programs and assessments and plans, either directly or through award of grants or contracts to public and private entities.Requires the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct or support research into methods to control the population of insects that transmit dangerous diseases to humans.Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Food and Drug Administration should comprehensively review its protocols and regulations for screening of blood and platelet donors and their donated specimens and report on the ability of the protocols to protect the blood supply from West Nile virus. Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to: (1) revise protocols and regulations to protect the blood supply and blood supply products from the West Nile virus to the maximum extent possible; and (2) expedite review of appropriate blood screening tests for the West Nile virus. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the operation of mosquito control programs to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases."} | 2,347 | 362 | 0.576973 | 1.702245 | 0.781975 | 4.377709 | 6.804954 | 0.922601 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccine Shortage Preparedness Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. SALES FROM 6-MONTH SUPPLY.
Section 1928(d)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396s(d)(6)) is amended by inserting before the last sentence the
following: ``The Secretary may sell such quantities of vaccines from
such supply to public health departments or back to the vaccine
manufacturers as the Secretary determines appropriate. Proceeds
received from such sales shall be available to the Secretary only for
the purposes of procuring pediatric vaccine stockpiles under this
section and shall remain available until expended.''.
SEC. 3. ONE-YEAR NOTICE ON DISCONTINUING MANUFACTURE OF VACCINE.
Subchapter A of chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 506C
the following section:
``SEC. 506D. DISCONTINUANCE OF VACCINE.
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Notice to secretary.--A manufacturer of a vaccine
approved by the Secretary shall notify the Secretary of a
discontinuance of the manufacture of the vaccine at least 12
months prior to the date of the discontinuance.
``(2) Director of centers for disease control and
prevention.--Promptly after receiving a notice under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall inform the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention of the notice. Promptly after
determining that a reduction under subsection (b) applies with
respect to such a notice, the Secretary shall inform such
Director of the reduction.
``(3) Relationship to separate notice program.--In the case
of a vaccine that is approved by the Secretary and is a drug
described in section 506C(a), this section applies to the
vaccine in lieu of section 506C.
``(b) Reduction in Notification Period.--The notification period
required under subsection (a) for a manufacturer may be reduced if the
manufacturer certifies to the Secretary that good cause exists for the
reduction, such as a situation in which--
``(1) a public health problem may result from continuation
of the manufacturing for the 12-month period;
``(2) a biomaterials shortage prevents the continuation of
the manufacturing for the 12-month period;
``(3) a liability problem may exist for the manufacturer if
the manufacturing is continued for the 12-month period;
``(4) continuation of the manufacturing for the 12-month
period may cause substantial economic hardship for the
manufacturer; or
``(5) the manufacturer has filed for bankruptcy under
chapter 7 or 11 of title 11, United States Code.
``(c) Distribution.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall distribute information on the discontinuation of the
manufacture of vaccines to appropriate physician and patient
organizations.''.
SEC. 4. CERTAIN AUTHORITIES REGARDING INFLUENZA AND OTHER VACCINES.
(a) Authorities.--Part B of title III of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 317A as section 317A-1; and
(2) by inserting after section 317 the following section:
``SEC. 317A. CERTAIN AUTHORITIES REGARDING INFLUENZA AND OTHER
VACCINES.
``(a) Declaration.--The Secretary may declare a public health
emergency if--
``(1) there is a shortage of an approved vaccine for an
infectious disease; and
``(2) there is a significant risk of a significant outbreak
of such disease.
``(b) Requirement.--If the Secretary publishes in the Federal
Register a declaration of a public health emergency under subsection
(a), each person who is a manufacturer or distributor of such vaccine
shall provide to the Secretary such information as the Secretary may
require with respect to the location of supplies of the vaccine,
including supplies in the possession of the person, supplies scheduled
to be received by the person, and supplies sold by the person. Any such
person who fails to comply with an order of the Secretary under the
preceding sentence is liable to the United States for a civil penalty
not exceeding $1,000 for each day for which the person is in violation
of the order.
``(c) Availability to States.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall, at the request of a State, provide to the State
information collected by the Secretary under subsection (b).
``(2) Restriction; confidentiality.--The Secretary may
provide to a State information collected by the Secretary under
subsection (b) only if the State agrees--
``(A) to restrict its use of the information to
facilitating access to vaccines; and
``(B) to otherwise keep such information
confidential.''.
(b) Study on Reallocation of Vaccine.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall complete a study and submit a report to the
Congress on successful models and alternatives for tracking and
facilitating, in consultation with State and local health officials,
reallocation of vaccine at the local level in times of shortage or
emergency. | Vaccine Shortage Preparedness Act of 2008 - Amends the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to sell to public health departments or back to the manufacturers such quantities of the six-month supply of pediatric vaccines acquired for unanticipated needs as the Secretary determines appropriate. Makes proceeds of such sales available only for purposes of procuring pediatric vaccine stockpiles.
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require: (1) a manufacturer of an approved vaccine to notify the Secretary 12 months prior to discontinuing manufacture of the vaccine, with exceptions; and (2) the Secretary, promptly after receiving such notice and after determining that a reduction applies, to inform the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to declare a public health emergency if there is: (1) a shortage of an approved vaccine for an infectious disease; and (2) a significant risk of a significant outbreak of such disease. Requires: (1) each manufacturer or distributor of such vaccine to then provide the Secretary with the location of vaccine supplies; and (2) the Secretary, upon request, to provide such information to a state, provided the state agrees to restrict use of the information to facilitating access to vaccines and to otherwise keep such information confidential.
Requires the Secretary to study successful models and alternatives for tracking and facilitating reallocation of vaccine at the local level in times of shortage or emergency. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health Service Act to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccines, and for other purposes."} | 1,197 | 317 | 0.683998 | 2.04847 | 0.897244 | 3.773519 | 3.696864 | 0.937282 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Value and Quality
Demonstration Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The United States Government should reward physicians,
hospitals, and other health care providers that provide high-
quality, cost-effective health care to beneficiaries under the
medicare program.
(2) The Journal of the American Medical Association has
published quality indicators in an article entitled ``Quality
of Medical Care Delivered to Medicare Beneficiaries: A Profile
at State and National Levels''.
(3) The cost of health care is--
(A) reflected in the type and volume of physicians'
services and in physician ordering and prescribing
behavior; and
(B) reflected in the amount of the average payment
to hospitals under the medicare program for each
medicare beneficiary in each State.
(4) Physician and hospital practice patterns contribute to
the total cost and quality of care for each medicare
beneficiary in each State.
(5) The original medicare fee-for-service program under
parts A and B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act does
not include a mechanism to pay for interventions designed to
improve quality of care. While the framework for payments to
managed care organizations under the Medicare+Choice program
under part C of such title allows for the reallocation of
capitation revenues to cover such things as disease state
management and quality improvement infrastructure, even the
most optimistic projections for managed care enrollment leave
the majority of medicare beneficiaries in the original medicare
fee-for-service program.
SEC. 3. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO ENCOURAGE THE PROVISION OF HIGH-
QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of the demonstration project conducted
under this section is to encourage the provision of high-quality, cost-
effective health care to beneficiaries under the medicare program under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) by
providing incentive payments to hospitals located in States in which
high-quality and cost-effective services are being provided in order to
finance further quality improvements.
(b) Demonstration Project.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a
demonstration project under which--
(A) the Secretary provides bonus payments to
providers of inpatient hospital services that deliver
high-quality health care at low costs in accordance
with the methodology established by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality under paragraph (2);
and
(B) the Secretary funds a plan at each site to
increase the number of providers of inpatient hospital
services that provide high-quality, low-cost health
care to beneficiaries under the medicare program under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
(2) Value and quality ranking methodology.--
(A) In general.--The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality shall establish a value and quality ranking
methodology under which the Secretary awards bonus
payments to providers of inpatient hospital services
located in those States that demonstrate that such
providers in the State are providing high value because
of the high-quality, cost-effective health care
services being provided to medicare beneficiaries.
(B) Basis.--The methodology established under
subparagraph (A) shall be based on the rank and
performance on medicare quality indicators contained in
the article entitled ``Quality of Medical Care
Delivered to Medicare Beneficiaries: A Profile at State
and National Levels'' published in the October 4, 2000,
issue of the Journal of the American Medical
Association or such other quality indicators as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(3) Sites.--The Secretary shall select 2 States in which to
conduct the demonstration project--
(A) from among the top 25 States (as ranked using
the methodology established under paragraph (2)) that
are also among the group of 25 States with the lowest
per capita cost to the medicare program under title
XVIII of the Social Security Act during the most recent
12-month period for which data are available; and
(B) based upon information contained in
applications submitted to the Secretary by such States
at such time, in such form and manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require.
(4) Duration of project.--The demonstration project shall
be conducted over a 5-year period.
(c) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress interim reports on the demonstration project and
a final report on the project within 6 months after the conclusion of
the project together with recommendations for such legislative or
administrative action as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(d) Waiver.--The Secretary shall waive such provisions of titles XI
and XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq. and 1395
et seq.) as may be necessary to conduct the demonstration project under
this section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Provider of inpatient hospital services.--The term
``provider of inpatient hospital services'' means any
individual or entity that receives payment under the medicare
program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395 et seq.) for providing an inpatient hospital service (as
defined in section 1861(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(b))).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
(f) Funding.--There are appropriated from the Federal Hospital
Insurance Trust Fund under section 1817 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395i) such sums as the Secretary determines are necessary to
conduct the demonstration project under this section.
SEC. 4. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO ENCOURAGE THE PROVISION OF HIGH-
QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE PHYSICIANS' SERVICES.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of the demonstration project conducted
under this section is to encourage the provision of high-quality, cost-
effective health care to beneficiaries under the medicare program under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) by
providing incentive payments to physicians located in States in which
high-quality and cost-effective services are being provided in order to
finance further quality improvements.
(b) Demonstration Project.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a
demonstration project under which--
(A) the Secretary provides bonus payments to
providers of physicians' services that deliver high-
quality, cost-effective health care in accordance with
the methodology established by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality under paragraph (2);
and
(B) the Secretary funds a plan in each State to
increase the number of providers of physicians'
services that provide high-quality, cost-effective
health care to beneficiaries under the medicare program
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
(2) Value and quality ranking methodology.--
(A) In general.--The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality shall establish a value and quality ranking
methodology under which the Secretary awards bonus
payments to providers of physicians' services located
in those States that demonstrate that such providers in
the State are providing high value because of the high-
quality, cost-effective health care services being
provided to medicare beneficiaries.
(B) Basis.--The methodology established under
subparagraph (A) shall be based on the rank and
performance on medicare quality indicators contained in
the article entitled ``Quality of Medical Care
Delivered to Medicare Beneficiaries: A Profile at State
and National Levels'' published in the October 4, 2000,
issue of the Journal of the American Medical
Association or such other quality indicators as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(3) Sites.--The Secretary shall select 2 States in which to
conduct the demonstration project--
(A) from among the top 25 States (as ranked using
the methodology established under paragraph (2)) that
are also among the 25 States with the lowest per capita
cost to the medicare program under title XVIII of the
Social Security Act during the most recent 12-month
period for which data are available; and
(B) based upon information contained in
applications submitted to the Secretary by such States
at such time, in such form and manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require.
(4) Duration of project.--The demonstration project shall
be conducted over a 5-year period.
(c) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress interim reports on the demonstration project and
a final report on the project within 6 months after the conclusion of
the project together with recommendations for such legislative or
administrative action as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(d) Waiver.--The Secretary shall waive such provisions of titles XI
and XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq. and 1395
et seq.) as may be necessary to conduct the demonstration project under
this section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Provider of physicians' services.--The term ``provider
of physicians' services'' means any individual or entity that
receives payment under the medicare program under title XVIII
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) for
providing physicians' services (as defined in section 1861(q)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(q))).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
(f) Funding.--There are appropriated from the Federal Supplementary
Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t) such sums as the Secretary determines are
necessary to conduct the demonstration project under this section. | Medicare Value and Quality Demonstration Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration projects under which the Secretary: (1) provides bonus payments to providers of inpatient hospital services and providers of physicians' services that deliver high-quality health care at low costs in accordance with a value and quality ranking methodology established by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under this Act; and (2) funds a plan at each site to increase the number of such service providers that provide high-quality, low-cost health care to beneficiaries under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to establish demonstration projects under the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reward and expand the number of health care providers delivering high-quality, cost-effective health care to medicare beneficiaries."} | 2,197 | 130 | 0.666214 | 1.850008 | 0.588934 | 5.45 | 16.391667 | 0.983333 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hong Kong Reversion Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to support the autonomous governance of
Hong Kong and the future well-being of the Hong Kong people by ensuring
the continuity of United States laws with respect to Hong Kong after
its reversion to the People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997, and to
outline circumstances under which the President of the United States
could modify the application of United States laws with respect to Hong
Kong if the People's Republic of China fails to honor its commitment to
give the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong a high degree of
autonomy.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Joint Declaration of the Government of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the
Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of
Hong Kong, done at Beijing on December 19, 1984, is a binding
international agreement which sets forth the commitments made
by both governments on the reversion of Hong Kong to the
People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997.
(2) The People's Republic of China in the Joint Declaration
pledges, among other things, that ``the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region will enjoy a high degree of autonomy,
except in foreign and defence affairs. . .,'' that basic human
rights and freedoms ``will be ensured by law. . .,'' and that
``[t]he legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region shall be constituted by elections.''.
(3) Senior government officials of the People's Republic of
China have repeatedly assured a smooth transfer of Hong Kong to
Chinese sovereignty, a successful implementation of the ``one
country, two systems'' policy, long-term prosperity for Hong
Kong, and continued respect for the basic rights of the Hong
Kong people.
(4) Despite general assertions guaranteeing the autonomous
governance of Hong Kong, several official acts and statements
by senior officials of the Government of the People's Republic
of China reflect an attempt to infringe upon the current and
future levels of autonomy in Hong Kong. These acts or
statements include, but are not limited to--
(A) initial proposals, which were later withdrawn,
by officials of the Government of the People's Republic
of China to obtain confidential files on civil servants
of the Hong Kong Government or require such civil
servants to take ``loyalty oaths'';
(B) the decision of the Government of the People's
Republic of China to dissolve the democratically
elected Legislative Council on July 1, 1997, and the
appointment of a provisional legislature in December of
1996;
(C) the delineation by officials concerning the
types of speech and association which will be permitted
by the Government of the People's Republic of China
after the reversion;
(D) initial warnings, which were later withdrawn,
to religious institutions not to hold certain
gatherings after the reversion; and
(E) the decision on February 23, 1997, of the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of
the People's Republic of China to repeal or amend
certain Hong Kong ordinances, including the Bill of
Rights Ordinance, the Societies Ordinance of 1992
(relating to freedom of association), and the Public
Order Ordinance of 1995 (relating to freedom of
assembly).
(5) The reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of
China has important implications for both United States
national interests and the interests of the Hong Kong people.
The United States Government has a responsibility to ensure
that United States interests are protected during and after
this transition, and it has a profound interest in ensuring
that basic and fundamental human rights of the Hong Kong people
are also protected.
(6) The United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 sets
forth United States policy concerning Hong Kong's reversion to
the People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997, and Hong Kong's
special status as a Special Administrative Region of that
country. It ensures the continuity of United States laws
regarding Hong Kong while establishing a mechanism in section
202 of that Act whereby the President can modify the
application of United States laws with respect to Hong Kong if
the President ``determines that Hong Kong is not sufficiently
autonomous to justify treatment under a particular law of the
United States, or any provision thereof, different from that
accorded the People's Republic of China''.
(7) One of the principal purposes of the Congress in
enacting the United States Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 was to
maintain Hong Kong's autonomy by ensuring that the United
States will continue to treat Hong Kong as a distinct legal
entity, separate and apart from the People's Republic of China,
for all purposes, in those areas in which the People's Republic
of China has agreed that Hong Kong will continue to enjoy a
high degree of autonomy, unless the President makes a
determination under section 202 of that Act.
(8) Although the United States Government can have an
impact on ensuring the future autonomy of the Hong Kong
Government and in protecting the well-being of the Hong Kong
people, ultimately the future of Hong Kong will be determined
by the willingness of the Government of the People's Republic
of China to maintain the freedoms now enjoyed by the people of
Hong Kong and to rely on the people of Hong Kong to govern
themselves.
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATIONS.
The Congress makes the following declarations:
(1) Recognizing that the United States Government and the
Hong Kong Government have long enjoyed a close and beneficial
working relationship, for example between the United States
Customs Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug
Enforcement Administration, the Immigration and Naturalization
Service, the Secret Service, and their corresponding agencies
of the Hong Kong Government, the United States urges the two
governments to continue their effective cooperation.
(2) Recognizing that the preservation of Hong Kong's
autonomous customs territory has important security and
commercial implications for the United States and the people of
Hong Kong, the United States calls upon the People's Republic
of China to fully respect the autonomy of the Hong Kong customs
territory.
(3) Recognizing that Hong Kong has historically been an
important port of call for United States naval vessels, the
United States urges the Government of the People's Republic of
China to consider in a timely and routine manner United States
requests for port calls at Hong Kong.
(4) Recognizing that Hong Kong enjoys a robust and
professional free press with important guarantees on the
freedom of information, the United States declares that a free
press and access to information are fundamentally important to
the economic and commercial success of Hong Kong and calls upon
the Government of the People's Republic of China to fully
respect these essential rights of the Hong Kong people.
(5) Recognizing that the first fully democratic elections
of a legislature in Hong Kong took place in 1995, following
nearly 150 years of colonial rule, the United States recognizes
that the Joint Declaration of 1984 requires that the Special
Administrative Region legislature ``shall be constituted by
elections'', declares that the failure to have an elected
legislature would be a violation of the Joint Declaration of
1984, and calls upon the Government of the People's Republic of
China to honor its treaty obligations.
(6) Recognizing that the United Kingdom belatedly reformed
Hong Kong laws with respect to the civil rights of the Hong
Kong people, the Hong Kong people have nevertheless long
enjoyed essential rights and freedoms as enumerated in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights; therefore, the United
States declares that the decision of the National People's
Congress to repeal or amend certain ordinances is a serious
threat to the Hong Kong people's continued enjoyment of their
freedom of association, speech, and other essential human
rights, unless those rights are reestablished no later than
July 1, 1997, and calls upon the National People's Congress to
reconsider its decision.
(7) Recognizing that under the terms of the Joint
Declaration of 1984 the provisions of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights will continue to apply
in Hong Kong, the United States welcomes the public statement
by the Chief Executive-designate of Hong Kong that the
legislation which will replace repealed or amended sections of
the Societies Ordinance and Public Order Ordinance will be the
subject of public consultation, and urges that the new
legislation should reflect both the clearly expressed wishes of
the people of Hong Kong and the provisions of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
(8) Recognizing that Hong Kong currently maintains an
efficient capitalist economy and trade system by strictly
adhering to the rule of law, by honoring the sanctity of
contract, and by operating without corruption and with minimum
and transparent regulation, the United States calls upon the
Government of the People's Republic of China to fully respect
the autonomy and independence of the chief executive, the civil
service, the judiciary, the police of Hong Kong, and the
Independent Commission Against Corruption.
SEC. 5. PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION UNDER SECTION 202 OF THE UNITED
STATES-HONG KONG POLICY ACT OF 1992 AND ADDITIONAL
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--In determining whether ``Hong Kong is not
sufficiently autonomous to justify treatment under a particular law of
the United States, or any provision thereof, different from that
accorded the People's Republic of China,'' as required by section
202(a) of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, the President
of the United States, based upon the assessments made pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section, as well as other information included
in the reports submitted under section 301 of the United States-Hong
Kong Policy Act of 1992, shall consider the performance of the Hong
Kong Government and the actions of the Government of the People's
Republic of China.
(b) Requirements for Reports to Congress.--The Secretary of State
shall include, in each report required by section 301 of the United
States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, the following:
(1) Successful and timely conclusion of agreements and
treaties.--An assessment by the Secretary of State of whether
the Hong Kong Government or the People's Republic of China, or
both, as the case may be, have cooperated with the United
States Government in securing the following agreements or
treaties:
(A) A bilateral investment treaty.
(B) An extradition treaty.
(C) An agreement on consular access in Hong Kong
for United States citizens comparable to that provided
for in the consular convention between the United
States and the People's Republic of China.
(D) An agreement to preserve the United States
consulate, with privileges and immunities for United
States personnel.
(E) A mutual legal assistance agreement.
(F) A prison transfer agreement.
(G) A civil aviation agreement.
(2) Continued cooperation from the agencies of the hong
kong government.--An assessment by the Secretary of State of
whether agencies of the Hong Kong Government continue to
cooperate with United States Government agencies. The Secretary
of State shall cite in the report any evidence of diminished
cooperation in the areas of customs enforcement, drug
interdiction, and prosecution and prevention of money
laundering, counterfeiting, credit card fraud, and organized
crime.
(3) Preservation of good governance and rule of law in hong
kong.--An assessment by the Secretary of State of whether the
Hong Kong Government remains autonomous and relatively free of
corruption and whether the rule of law is respected in Hong
Kong. The Secretary of State shall cite in the report any--
(A) efforts to annul or curtail the application of
the Bill of Rights of Hong Kong;
(B) efforts to prosecute for violations of, or
broaden the application of, laws against treason,
secession, sedition, and subversion;
(C) acts or threats against nonviolent civil
disobedience;
(D) interference in the autonomy of the chief
executive, the civil service, the judiciary, or the
police;
(E) increased corruption in the Hong Kong
Government; and
(F) efforts to suppress freedom of the press or
restrict the free flow of information.
(4) Preservation of the autonomy of the customs territory
of hong kong.--An assessment by the Secretary of State of
whether the customs territory of Hong Kong is administered in
an autonomous manner. The Secretary of State shall cite in the
report any--
(A) failure to respect United States textile laws
and quotas;
(B) failure to enforce United States export control
laws or export license requirements;
(C) unauthorized diversions from Hong Kong of high
technology exports from the United States to Hong Kong;
(D) unprecedented diversion of Chinese exports
through Hong Kong in order to attain preferential
treatment in United States markets; and
(E) misuse of the customs territory of Hong Kong to
implement the foreign policy or trade goals of the
Government of the People's Republic of China.
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND IMMUNITIES TO
HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICES.
(a) Application of International Organizations Immunities Act.--The
provisions of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C.
288 et seq.) may be extended to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade
Offices in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same
conditions as such provisions may be extended to a public international
organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any
treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such
participation or making an appropriation for such participation.
(b) Application of International Agreement on Certain State and
Local Taxation.--The President is authorized to apply the provisions of
Article I of the Agreement on State and Local Taxation of Foreign
Employees of Public International Organizations, done at Washington,
D.C. on April 21, 1994, to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.
(c) Definition.--The term ``Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices''
refers to Hong Kong's official economic and trade missions in the
United States.
Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk. | Hong Kong Reversion Act - Directs the President to consider the performance of the Hong Kong Government and the actions of the Chinese Government when determining whether Hong Kong is not sufficiently autonomous to justify treatment under a particular U.S. law different from that accorded China as required under the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992. Directs the Secretary of State to include in each annual report to the Congress on conditions in Hong Kong, among other things, assessments of: (1) Hong Kong's or China's cooperation in securing certain agreements with the United States; and (2) the autonomy of Hong Kong and its customs territory (including any unprecedented diversion of Chinese exports through Hong Kong in order to attain preferential treatment in U.S. markets). Authorizes extension of the International Organizations Immunities Act to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Hong Kong's official economic and trade missions in the United States) in the same manner as such Act may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or Act of the Congress. Authorizes the President to apply to such Offices certain provisions of the Agreement on State and Local Taxation of Foreign Employees of Public International Organizations. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Hong Kong Reversion Act"} | 3,085 | 264 | 0.561818 | 1.622371 | 0.678376 | 4.349345 | 12.851528 | 0.960699 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Measures of Household
Economic Security Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Federal and State governments, policymakers,
legislators, and private sector entities depend on the economic
statistics that are published by the Federal Government;
(2) Federal economic statistics are used, among other
things--
(A) to judge our Nation's economic performance over
time; and
(B) to provide policymakers and legislators with
the information necessary to design appropriate
economic policies and other programs to address the
well-being of American individuals and households;
(3) questions have been raised about the sufficiency of
existing reported economic measures and statistics to provide a
meaningful and accurate reflection and assessment of the
economic well-being of American individuals and households;
(4) the most commonly reported economic statistics, such as
gross domestic product, unemployment rate, and consumer price
indices, do not adequately or accurately reflect the economic
status of average American individuals and households; and
(5) a more accurate, transparent, coherent, and
comprehensive assessment of the economic well-being of American
households and regular reporting of such information would
allow Federal and State governments--
(A) to better track and judge the economic status
of average Americans; and
(B) to develop better, more accurate, and more
responsive policies to address concerns that are more
directly relevant to American households.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON MEASURES OF HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC
SECURITY.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Commission on Measures
of Household Economic Security (referred to in this Act as the
``Commission'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 8
members of whom--
(A) 2 shall be appointed by the majority leader of
the Senate, in consultation with the chairmen and
ranking members of the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate,
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate, and the Joint Economic Committee, of whom 1
shall be an employee of the Bureau of Economic
Analysis;
(B) 2 shall be appointed by the minority leader of
the Senate, in consultation with the chairmen and
ranking members of the committees referred to in
subparagraph (A), of whom 1 shall be an employee of the
Census Bureau;
(C) 2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, in consultation with the
chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives; the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives; and the Joint Economic Committee, of
whom 1 shall be an employee of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics; and
(D) 2 shall be appointed by the minority leader of
the House of Representatives, in consultation with the
chairmen and ranking members of the committees referred
to in subparagraph (C), of whom 1 shall be an employee
of the Federal Reserve.
(2) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission shall be--
(A) appointed on a nonpartisan basis; and
(B) academic or government policy experts in the
field of economics, statistics, or other specialty
field that is directly related to the duties of the
Commission described in section 4(a).
(3) Date.--The members of the Commission shall be appointed
not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(d) Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The Commission shall select a
Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members.
(e) Meetings.--
(1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 60 days after the date
on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the
Commission shall hold its first meeting.
(2) Regular meetings.--During the life of the Commission,
the Commission shall meet--
(A) at the call of the Chairman; and
(B) not less frequently than once every 3 months.
(f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting the business of the
Commission, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
(g) Rules.--The Commission may establish by majority vote any other
rules for the conduct of the Commission's business, in accordance with
the provisions of this Act and other applicable law.
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Study.--The Commission shall identify, study, and evaluate--
(1) existing economic statistics and data collected and
reported by agencies of the Federal Government that describe
the economic well-being of American households;
(2) ways to synthesize, expand, augment, improve, and
modernize the statistical measures described in paragraph (1)
to provide a more accurate, transparent, coherent, and
comprehensive assessment of the economic well-being of American
households by--
(A) determining the cost, logistics, implementation
time, and reliability of producing new statistics;
(B) recommending improved standards and
methodologies for measuring and reflecting the economic
well-being of American individuals and households; and
(C) considering the development of statistical
measures to describe--
(i) the current debt situation of American
individuals and households, including a
description of the categories of debt, such as
credit card debt, education related loans, and
mortgage payments;
(ii) the movement of Americans between
salaried jobs with benefits to single or
multiple wage jobs with limited or no benefits,
including a comparison of income that includes
the value of benefits programs, such as health
insurance and retirement plans;
(iii) the percentage of Americans who are
covered by both employer-provided and
individual health care plans and the extent of
health care coverage per dollar paid by both
employers and employees;
(iv) the savings rate, including both
standard savings plans and pension plans;
(v) the disparity in income distribution
over time and between different demographic and
geographic groups;
(vi) the number of Americans receiving cash
or near cash transfer payments from the Federal
Government and a State government and the
percentage of household income represented by
such benefits; and
(vii) the breakdown of household
expenditures between categories such as food,
shelter, medical expenses, debt servicing, and
energy;
(D) the relevance, development, and implementation
of nonmarket satellite accounts, including accounts
related to--
(i) household production;
(ii) investments in formal education and
the resulting stock of skill capital;
(iii) investments in health and the
resulting stock of health capital;
(iv) activities of the non-profit and
volunteer sectors; and
(v) environmental assets and services.
(b) Consultation.--In conducting the study under this section, the
Commission shall consult with relevant government leaders,
representative citizen groups, and experts, including--
(1) the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors;
(2) the Secretary of Commerce;
(3) the Secretary of Labor;
(4) the Secretary of the Treasury;
(5) the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers;
(6) the Comptroller General of the United States;
(7) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency;
(8) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(9) the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis;
(10) the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics;
(11) the Committee on National Statistics, National
Research Council at the National Academies; and
(12) representative groups of citizens, from sample
populations selected through methodologies and procedures
recommended by appropriate experts, that represent national
geographic, economic, and employment diversity.
(c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the first
meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit a report to
Congress that contains--
(1) a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of
the Commission; and
(2) recommendations for such legislation and administrative
actions as the Commission considers appropriate, including--
(A) a list of economic statistics that should be
reported regularly to more accurately reflect the
economic status and well-being of American households,
and the uses and benefits of such statistics;
(B) the costs, logistics, estimated implementation
time, and reliability of producing the statistics
referred to in subparagraph (A); and
(C) the need for, and benefits of, establishing a
standing commission after the termination of the
Commission to address or recommend actions with respect
to--
(i) household economic information;
(ii) non-market satellite accounts; and
(iii) other economic indicators and
measurements that are the subject of study and
evaluation by the Commission.
SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act
at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such
evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out this Act.
(b) Information From Federal Agencies.--
(1) In general.--The Commission may secure such information
directly from any Federal department or agency as the
Commission determines to be necessary to carry out this Act.
Upon request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of
such department or agency shall furnish such information to the
Commission.
(2) Confidentiality.--The Commission shall maintain the
same level of confidentiality for such information made
available under this subsection as is required of the head of
the department or agency from which the information was
obtained.
(c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
(d) Contract Authority.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.),
the Commission may enter into contracts with Federal and State
agencies, private firms, institutions, and individuals for the
conduct of activities necessary to the discharge of its duties
and responsibilities.
(2) Duration.--A contract, lease, or other legal agreement
entered into by the Commission may not extend beyond the date
of the termination of the Commission.
SEC. 6. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.
(a) Compensation of Members.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2),
each member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee
of the Federal Government may be compensated at a rate equal to
the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay
for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of
title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel
time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of
the duties of the Commission.
(2) Federal employees.--All members of the Commission who
are officers or employees of the United States shall serve
without compensation in addition to that received for their
services as officers or employees of the United States.
(b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the
Commission.
(c) Staff.--
(1) In general.--The Chairman of the Commission may,
without regard to the civil service laws and regulations,
appoint and terminate an executive director and such other
additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the
Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an
executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the
Commission.
(2) Compensation.--The Chairman of the Commission may fix
the compensation of the executive director and other personnel
without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of
positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate
of pay for the executive director and other personnel may not
exceed the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of such title.
(3) Personnel as federal employees.--
(A) In general.--The executive director and any
personnel of the Commission who are employees shall be
employees under section 2105 of title 5, United States
Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87,
89, 89A, 89B, and 90 of such title.
(B) Members of board.--Subparagraph (A) may not be
construed to apply to members of the Commission.
(d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government
employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement. Such
detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or
privilege.
(e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The
Chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of such title.
(f) Volunteer Services.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31,
United States Code, the Commission may--
(A) accept and utilize the services of volunteers
serving without compensation; and
(B) reimburse such volunteers for local travel and
office supplies, and for other travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States
Code.
(2) Status.--A person providing volunteer services to the
Commission shall be considered an employee of the Federal
Government in the performance of those services for the
purposes of--
(A) chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code
(relating to compensation for work related injuries);
(B) chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code
(relating to conflicts of interest); and
(C) chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code
(relating to tort claims).
(g) Administrative Support.--Upon the request of the Commission,
the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Commission,
on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services necessary
for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities.
SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.
The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the
Commission submits the report under section 4(c).
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Of the amounts made available for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics for fiscal year 2009, not less than $2,500,000 shall
be made available for the activities of the Commission under this Act.
(b) Availability.--The amounts made available for the activities of
the Commission under subsection (a) shall remain available until the
date on which the Commission is terminated pursuant to section 7. | Commission on Measures of Household Economic Security Act of 2008 - Establishes a Commission on Measures of Household Economic Security to study and report to Congress on: (1) existing economic statistics and data collected and reported by federal agencies about the economic well-being of American households; and (2) ways to improve and modernize these statistical measures to provide a more accurate, transparent, coherent, and comprehensive assessment of that economic well-being. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to establish the Commission on Measures of Household Economic Security to conduct a study and submit a report containing recommendations to establish and report economic statistics that reflect the economic status and well-being of American households."} | 3,199 | 91 | 0.629548 | 1.61604 | 1.088626 | 5.440476 | 37.238095 | 0.964286 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Government of the People's Republic of China does not
grant United States diplomats and other officials, journalists, and
other citizens access to China on a basis that is reciprocal to the
access that the Government of the United States grants Chinese
diplomats and other officials, journalists, and citizens.
(2) The Government of China imposes greater restrictions on
travel to Tibetan areas than to other areas of China.
(3) Officials of China have stated that Tibet is open to
foreign visitors.
(4) The Government of China is promoting tourism in Tibetan
areas, and at the Sixth Tibet Work Forum in August 2015, Premier Li
Keqiang called for Tibet to build ``major world tourism
destinations''.
(5) The Government of China requires foreigners to obtain
permission from the Tibet Foreign and Overseas Affairs Office or
from the Tibet Tourism Bureau to enter the Tibet Autonomous Region,
a restriction that is not imposed on travel to any other
provincial-level jurisdiction in China.
(6) The Department of State reports that--
(A) officials of the Government of the United States
submitted 39 requests for diplomatic access to the Tibet
Autonomous Region between May 2011 and July 2015, but only four
were granted; and
(B) when such requests are granted, diplomatic personnel
are closely supervised and given few opportunities to meet
local residents not approved by authorities.
(7) The Government of China delayed United States consular
access for more than 48 hours after an October 28, 2013, bus crash
in the Tibet Autonomous Region, in which three citizens of the
United States died and more than a dozen others, all from Walnut,
California, were injured, undermining the ability of the Government
of the United States to provide consular services to the victims
and their families, and failing to meet China's obligations under
the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963
(21 UST 77).
(8) Following a 2015 earthquake that trapped dozens of citizens
of the United States in the Tibet Autonomous Region, the United
States Consulate General in Chengdu faced significant challenges in
providing emergency consular assistance due to a lack of consular
access.
(9) The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015 of
the Department of State stated ``With the exception of a few highly
controlled trips, the Chinese government also denied multiple
requests by foreign diplomats for permission to visit the TAR.''.
(10) Tibetan-Americans, attempting to visit their homeland,
report having to undergo a discriminatory visa application process,
different from what is typically required, at the Chinese embassy
and consulates in the United States, and often find their requests
to travel denied.
(11) The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016 of
the Department of State stated ``The few visits to the TAR by
diplomats and journalists that were allowed were tightly controlled
by local authorities.''.
(12) A September 2016 article in the Washington Post reported
that ``The Tibet Autonomous Region . . . is harder to visit as a
journalist than North Korea.''.
(13) The Government of China has failed to respond positively
to requests from the Government of the United States to open a
consulate in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region.
(14) The Foreign Correspondents Club of China reports that--
(A) 2008 rules prevent foreign reporters from visiting the
Tibet Autonomous Region without prior permission from the
Government of such Region;
(B) such permission has only rarely been granted; and
(C) although the 2008 rules allow journalists to travel
freely in other parts of China, Tibetan areas outside such
Region remain ``effectively off-limits to foreign reporters''.
(15) The Department of State reports that in addition to having
to obtain permission to enter the Tibet Autonomous Region, foreign
tourists--
(A) must be accompanied at all times by a government-
designated tour guide;
(B) are rarely granted permission to enter the region by
road;
(C) are largely barred from visiting around the March
anniversary of a 1959 Tibetan uprising; and
(D) are banned from visiting the area where Larung Gar, the
world's largest center for the study of Tibetan Buddhism, and
the site of a large-scale campaign to expel students and
demolish living quarters, is located.
(16) Foreign visitors also face restrictions in their ability
to travel freely in Tibetan areas outside the Tibet Autonomous
Region.
(17) The Government of the United States generally allows
journalists and other citizens of China to travel freely within the
United States. The Government of the United States requires
diplomats from China to notify the Department of State of their
travel plans, and in certain situations, the Government of the
United States requires such diplomats to obtain approval from the
Department of State before travel. However, where approval is
required, it is almost always granted expeditiously.
(18) The United States regularly grants visas to Chinese
diplomats and other officials, scholars, and others who travel to
the United States to discuss, promote, and display the perspective
of the Government of China on the situation in Tibetan areas, even
as the Government of China restricts the ability of citizens of the
United States to travel to Tibetan areas to gain their own
perspective.
(19) Chinese diplomats based in the United States generally
avail themselves of the freedom to travel to United States cities
and lobby city councils, mayors, and governors to refrain from
passing resolutions, issuing proclamations, or making statements of
concern on Tibet.
(20) The Government of China characterizes statements made by
officials of the United States about the situation in Tibetan areas
as inappropriate interference in the internal affairs of China.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
(2) Tibetan areas.--The term ``Tibetan areas'' includes--
(A) the Tibet Autonomous Region; and
(B) the areas that the Chinese Government designates as
Tibetan Autonomous, as follows:
(i) Kanlho (Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and
Pari (Tianzhu) Tibetan Autonomous County located in Gansu
Province.
(ii) Golog (Guoluo) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,
Malho (Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Tsojang
(Haibei) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Tsolho (Hainan)
Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Tsonub (Haixi) Mongolian and
Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and Yulshul (Yushu) Tibetan
Autonomous Prefecture, located in Qinghai Province.
(iii) Garze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,
Ngawa (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, and
Muli (Mili) Tibetan Autonomous County, located in Sichuan
Province.
(iv) Dechen (Diqing) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,
located in Yunnan Province.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORT ON ACCESS TO TIBETAN AREAS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following five
years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees, and make available to the public on the
website of the Department of State, a report that includes an
assessment of the level of access Chinese authorities granted diplomats
and other officials, journalists, and tourists from the United States
to Tibetan areas, including--
(1) a comparison with the level of access granted to other
areas of China;
(2) a comparison between the levels of access granted to
Tibetan and non-Tibetan areas in relevant provinces;
(3) a comparison of the level of access in the reporting year
and the previous reporting year; and
(4) a description of the required permits and other measures
that impede the freedom to travel in Tibetan areas.
(b) Consolidation.--After the issuance of the first report required
by subsection (a), the Secretary of State is authorized to incorporate
subsequent reports required by subsection (a) into other publicly
available, annual reports produced by the Department of State, provided
they are submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in a
manner specifying that they are being submitted in fulfillment of the
requirements of this Act.
SEC. 5. INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN ALIENS.
(a) Ineligibility for Visas.--No individual whom the Secretary of
State has determined to be substantially involved in the formulation or
execution of policies related to access for foreigners to Tibetan areas
may be eligible to receive a visa to enter the United States or be
admitted to the United States if the Secretary of State determines
that--
(1)(A) the requirement for specific official permission for
foreigners to enter the Tibetan Autonomous Region remains in
effect; or
(B) such requirement has been replaced by a regulation that has
a similar effect and requires foreign travelers to gain a level of
permission to enter the Tibet Autonomous Region that is not
required for travel to other provinces in China; and
(2) restrictions on travel by diplomats and other officials,
journalists, and citizens of the United States to areas designated
as ``Tibetan Autonomous'' in the provinces of Sichuan, Qinghai,
Yunnan, and Gansu of China are greater than any restrictions on
travel by such officials and citizens to areas in such provinces
that are not so designated.
(b) Current Visas Revoked.--The Secretary of State shall revoke, in
accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), the visa or other documentation to enter or be
present in the United States issued for an alien who would be
ineligible to receive such a visa or documentation under subsection
(a).
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following
five years, the Secretary of State shall provide to the appropriate
congressional committees a report identifying the individuals who have
had visas denied or revoked pursuant to this section during the
preceding year and, to the extent practicable, a list of Chinese
officials who were substantially involved in the formulation or
execution of policies to restrict access of United States diplomats and
other officials, journalists, and citizens of the United States to
Tibetan areas. The report required by this subsection shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(d) Waiver for National Interest.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State may waive the
application of subsection (a) or (b) in the case of an alien if the
Secretary determines that such a waiver--
(A) is necessary to permit the United States to comply with
the Agreement Regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations,
signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force
November 21, 1947 (TIAS 1676), or any other applicable
international obligation of the United States; or
(B) is in the national interest of the United States.
(2) Notification.--Upon granting a waiver under paragraph (1),
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a document detailing the evidence and
justification for the necessity of such waiver, including, if such
waiver is granted pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), how such waiver
relates to the national interest of the United States.
SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State, when
granting diplomats and other officials from China access to parts of
the United States, including consular access, should take into account
the extent to which the Government of China grants diplomats and other
officials from the United States access to parts of China, including
the level of access afforded to such diplomats and other officials to
Tibetan areas.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate. | Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018 (Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress annually regarding the level of access Chinese authorities granted U.S. diplomats, journalists, and tourists to Tibetan areas in China. Such assessment shall include: a comparison with the level of access granted to other areas of China, a comparison between the levels of access granted to Tibetan and non-Tibetan areas in relevant provinces, a comparison of the level of access in the reporting year and the previous year, and a description of the measures that impede the freedom to travel in Tibetan areas. (Sec. 5) No individual who is substantially involved in the formulation or execution of policies related to access for foreigners to Tibetan areas may enter the United States if: the requirement that foreigners must receive official permission to enter the Tibet Autonomous Region remains in effect, or has been replaced by a similar regulation that also requires foreigners to gain a level of permission to enter the Tibet Autonomous Region that is not required for other provinces; and travel restrictions on U.S. diplomats, officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibet Autonomous areas in Sichuan, Qinghai, Yunnan, and Gansu Provinces are greater than travel restrictions to other areas. The State Department shall report to Congress annually, identifying individuals who were blocked from U.S. entry during the preceding year and a list of Chinese officials who were substantially involved in the formulation or execution of policies to restrict the access of U.S. diplomats, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017"} | 2,716 | 348 | 0.630875 | 2.07353 | 0.75463 | 4.756757 | 8.449324 | 0.945946 |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) Increase in Monthly Limit.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 223(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to monthly limitation)
is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Monthly limitation.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of an eligible
individual who has coverage under a high deductible
health plan, the monthly limitation for any month of
such coverage is \1/12 \of the lesser of--
``(i) the sum of the annual deductible and
the other annual out-of-pocket expenses (other
than for premiums) required to be paid under
the plan by the eligible individual for covered
benefits, or
``(ii) in the case of an eligible
individual with--
``(I) self-only coverage, the
dollar amount in effect under subclause
(I) of subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii), or
``(II) family coverage, the dollar
amount in effect under subclause (II)
of subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii).
``(B) Special rules relating to out-of-pocket
expenses.--
``(i) Reduction for separate plan.--The
annual out-of-pocket expenses taken into
account under subparagraph (A)(i) with respect
to any eligible individual shall be reduced by
any out-of-pocket expense payable under a
separate plan covering the individual.
``(ii) Secretarial authority.--The
Secretary may by regulations provide that
annual out-of-pocket expenses will not be taken
into account under subparagraph (A)(i) to the
extent that there is only a remote likelihood
that such amounts will be required to be
paid.''
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 223(b)(3)(A) of such Code is amended by
striking ``subparagraphs (A) and (B) of''.
(B) Section 223(d)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of such Code is
amended by striking ``subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii)'' and
inserting ``subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)(II)''.
(C) Section 223(c)(2)(D)(ii) of such Code is
amended to read as follows:
``(ii) Certain items disregarded in
computing monthly limitation.--Such plan's
annual deductible, and such plan's annual out-
of-pocket limitation, for services provided
outside of such network shall not be taken into
account for purposes of subsection (b)(2).''.
(b) Application of Special Rules for Married Individuals.--
Paragraph (5) of section 223(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to special rule for married individuals) is amended to read
as follows:
``(5) Special rules for married individuals.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of individuals who
are married to each other and who are both eligible
individuals, the limitation under paragraph (1) for
each spouse shall be equal to the spouse's applicable
share of the combined marital limit.
``(B) Combined marital limit.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the combined marital limit is the
excess (if any) of--
``(i) the lesser of--
``(I) subject to subparagraph (C),
the sum of the limitations computed
separately under paragraph (1) for each
spouse (including any additional
contribution amount under paragraph
(3)), or
``(II) the dollar amount in effect
under subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)(II),
over
``(ii) the aggregate amount paid to Archer
MSAs of such spouses for the taxable year.
``(C) Special rule where both spouses have family
coverage under same plan.--For purposes of subparagraph
(B)(i)(I), if either spouse has family coverage which
covers both spouses, both spouses shall be treated as
having only such coverage (and if both spouses each
have such coverage under different plans, shall be
treated as having only family coverage with the plan
with respect to which the lowest amount is determined
under paragraph (2)(A)(i)).
``(D) Applicable share.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), a spouse's applicable share is one-
half of the combined marital limit unless both spouses
agree on a different division.
``(E) Couples not married entire year.--The
Secretary shall prescribe rules for the application of
this paragraph in the case of any taxable year for
which the individuals were not married to each other
during all months included in the taxable year,
including rules which allow individuals in appropriate
cases to take into account coverage prior to marriage
in computing the combined marital limit for purposes of
this paragraph.''.
(c) Self-Only Coverage.--Section 223(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (defining family coverage) is amended to read as follows:
``(4) Coverage.--
``(A) Family coverage.--The term `family coverage'
means any coverage other than self-only coverage.
``(B) Self-only coverage.--If more than 1
individual is covered by a high deductible health plan
but only 1 of the individuals is an eligible
individual, the coverage shall be treated as self-only
coverage.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006. | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow participants in high deductible health care insurance plans an increased tax deduction for contributions to a health savings account. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the contribution limits for health savings accounts, and for other purposes."} | 1,270 | 32 | 0.440365 | 0.918006 | 0.251782 | 1.444444 | 40.37037 | 0.703704 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family and Medical Leave
Act''.
SEC. 2. MILITARY FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.
(a) Definitions.--Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(14) Active duty.--The term `active duty' means duty
under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law
referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States
Code.
``(15) Covered servicemember.--The term `covered
servicemember' means a member of the Armed Forces, including a
member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing
medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, or is otherwise in
medical hold or medical holdover status, for a serious injury
or illness.
``(16) Medical hold or medical holdover status.--The term
`medical hold or medical holdover status' means--
``(A) the status of a member of the Armed Forces,
including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve,
assigned or attached to a military hospital for medical
care; and
``(B) the status of a member of a reserve component
of the Armed Forces who is separated, whether pre-
deployment or post-deployment, from the member's unit
while in need of health care based on a medical
condition identified while the member is on active duty
in the Armed Forces.
``(17) Serious injury or illness.--The term `serious injury
or illness', in the case of a member of the Armed Forces, means
an injury or illness incurred by the member in line of duty on
active duty in the Armed Forces that may render the member
medically unfit to perform the duties of the member's office,
grade, rank, or rating.''.
(b) Military Family and Medical Leave.--
(1) Entitlement to leave.--Section 102(a) of such Act (29
U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Military family and medical leave.--Subject to
section 103, an eligible employee shall be entitled to a total
of 26 workweeks of leave during a 12-month period to care for a
covered servicemember who is the spouse, son, daughter, or
parent of the employee. The leave described in this paragraph
shall only be available during a single 12-month period.
``(4) Combined leave total.--During the single 12-month
period described in paragraph (3), an eligible employee shall
be entitled to a combined total of 26 workweeks of leave under
paragraphs (1) and (3). Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to limit the availability of leave under paragraph
(1) during any other 12-month period.''.
(2) Schedule.--Section 102(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
2612(b)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the second sentence--
(i) by striking ``section 103(b)(5)'' and
inserting ``subsection (b)(5) or (f) (as
appropriate) of section 103''; and
(ii) by inserting ``or under subsection
(a)(3)'' after ``subsection (a)(1)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or under
subsection (a)(3)'' after ``subsection (a)(1)''.
(3) Substitution of paid leave.--Section 102(d) of such Act
(29 U.S.C. 2612(d)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``(or 26 workweeks in the
case of leave provided under subsection
(a)(3))'' after ``12 workweeks'' the first
place it appears; and
(ii) by inserting ``(or 26 workweeks, as
appropriate)'' after ``12 workweeks'' the
second place it appears; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the
end the following: ``An eligible employee may
elect, or an employer may require the employee,
to substitute any of the accrued paid vacation
leave, personal leave, or family leave of the
employee for leave provided under subsection
(a)(3) for any part of the 26-week period of
such leave under such subsection.''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the
end the following: ``An eligible employee may
elect, or an employer may require the employee,
to substitute any of the accrued paid vacation
leave, personal leave, or medical or sick leave
of the employee for leave provided under
subsection (a)(3) for any part of the 26-week
period of such leave under such subsection.''.
(4) Notice.--Section 102(e)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
2612(e)(2)) is amended by inserting ``or under subsection
(a)(3)'' after ``subsection (a)(1)''.
(5) Spouses employed by same employer.--Section 102(f) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(f)) is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), and aligning the margins of
the subparagraphs with the margins of section
102(e)(2)(A);
(B) by striking ``In any'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--In any''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Military family and medical leave.--
``(A) In general.--The aggregate number of
workweeks of leave to which both that husband and wife
may be entitled under subsection (a) may be limited to
26 workweeks during the single 12-month period
described in subsection (a)(3) if the leave is--
``(i) leave under subsection (a)(3); or
``(ii) a combination of leave under
subsection (a)(3) and leave described in
paragraph (1).
``(B) Both limitations applicable.--If the leave
taken by the husband and wife includes leave described
in paragraph (1), the limitation in paragraph (1) shall
apply to the leave described in paragraph (1).''.
(c) Certification.--Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Certification for Military Family and Medical Leave.--An
employer may require that a request for leave under section 102(a)(3)
be supported by a certification issued at such time and in such manner
as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe.''.
(d) Failure To Return.--Section 104(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
2614(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting ``or under section
102(a)(3)'' before the semicolon; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period and
inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) a certification issued by the
health care provider of the son, daughter,
spouse, or parent of the employee, as
appropriate, in the case of an employee unable
to return to work because of a condition
specified in section 102(a)(3).''.
(e) Enforcement.--Section 107 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2617) is
amended, in subsection (a)(1)(A)(i)(II), by inserting ``(or 26 weeks,
in a case involving leave under section 102(a)(3))'' after ``12
weeks''.
(f) Instructional Employees.--Section 108 of such Act (29 U.S.C.
2618) is amended, in subsections (c)(1), (d)(2), and (d)(3), by
inserting ``or under section 102(a)(3)'' after ``section 102(a)(1)''. | Military Family and Medical Leave Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 26 workweeks of leave during a 12-month period to care for a covered service member who is the employee's spouse, son, daughter, or parent.
Defines covered service member as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, or is otherwise in medical hold or medical holdover status, for a serious injury or illness.
Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the availability of such leave during any other 12-month period.
Provides for the substitution of accrued paid vacation, personal, or family leave for any part of the 26-week period. Limits a husband and wife both working for the same employer to such 26 weeks altogether during a single 12-month period. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand family and medical leave for spouses, sons, daughters, and parents of servicemembers with combat-related injuries."} | 1,945 | 213 | 0.60954 | 1.711274 | 0.64419 | 6.15847 | 9.027322 | 0.934426 |
SECTION 1. PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS SENTENCED BY A COURT-MARTIAL
TO CONFINEMENT AND PUNITIVE DISCHARGE OR DIS- MISSAL.
(a) Termination of Entitlement.--(1) Chapter 47 of title 10, United
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by
adding at the end of subchapter VIII the following new section:
``Sec. 858b. Art. 58b. Sentences to confinement and punitive discharge
or dismissal: termination of pay and allowances
``(a) Termination of Entitlement.--A member of the armed forces
sentenced by a court-martial to confinement and to a punishment named
in subsection (c) is not entitled to pay and allowances for any period
after the sentence is adjudged by the court-martial.
``(b) Restoration of Entitlement.--If, in the case of a member
sentenced as described in subsection (a), none of the punishments named
in subsection (c) are included in the sentence as finally approved, or
the sentence to such a punishment is set aside or disapproved, then,
effective upon such final approval or upon the setting aside or
disapproval of such punishment, as the case may be, the termination of
entitlement of the member to pay and allowances under subsection (a) by
reason of the sentence adjudged in such case ceases to apply to the
member and the member is entitled to the pay and allowances that, under
subsection (a), were not paid to the member by reason of that
termination of entitlement.
``(c) Covered Punishments.--The punishments referred to in
subsections (a) and (b) are as follows:
``(A) Dishonorable discharge.
``(B) Bad-conduct discharge.
``(C) Dismissal.''.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter VIII of
chapter 47 of such title is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 858a (article 58a) the following:
``858b. 58b. Sentences to confinement and punitive discharge or
dismissal: termination of pay and
allowances.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 857 of title 10, United
States Code (article 57 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is
amended by striking out ``(a) No'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(a)
Except as provided in section 858b of this title (article 58b), no''.
(2)(A) Section 804 of title 37, United States Code, is repealed.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of such
title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 804.
SEC. 2. TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR SPOUSES, DEPENDENT CHILDREN, AND
FORMER SPOUSES OF MEMBERS SENTENCED TO CONFINEMENT AND
PUNITIVE DISCHARGE OR DISMISSAL.
(a) Authority To Pay Compensation.--Chapter 53 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1059 the following
new section:
``Sec. 1059a. Members sentenced to confinement and punitive discharge
or dismissal: transitional compensation for spouses,
dependent children, and former spouses
``(a) Authority To Pay Compensation.--The Secretary of the
executive department concerned may establish a program to pay
transitional compensation in accordance with this section to any
spouse, dependent child, or former spouse of a member of the armed
forces during any period in which the member's entitlement to pay and
allowances is terminated under section 858b of this title (article 58b
of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
``(b) Need Required.--(1) A person may be paid transitional
compensation under this section only if the person demonstrates a need
to receive such compensation, as determined under regulations
prescribed pursuant to subsection (f).
``(2) Section 1059(g)(1) of this title shall apply to eligibility
for transitional compensation under this section.
``(c) Amount of Compensation.--(1) The amount of the transitional
compensation payable to a person under a program established pursuant
to this section shall be determined under regulations prescribed
pursuant to subsection (f).
``(2) The total amount of the transitional compensation paid under
this section in the case of a member may not exceed the total amount of
the pay and allowances which, except for section 858b of this title
(article 58b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), such member
would be entitled to receive during the one-year period beginning on
the date of the termination of such member's entitlement to pay and
allowances under such section.
``(d) Recipients of Payments.--Transitional compensation payable to
a person under this section shall be paid directly to that person or to
the legal guardian of the person, if any.
``(e) Coordination of Benefits.--Transitional compensation in the
case of a member of the armed forces may not be paid under this section
to a person who is entitled to transitional compensation under section
1059 or 1408(h) of this title by reason of being a spouse, dependent
child, or former spouse of such member.
``(f) Emergency Transitional Assistance.--Under a program
established pursuant to this section, the Secretary of the executive
department concerned may pay emergency transitional assistance to a
person referred to in subsection (a) for not more than 45 days while
the person's application for transitional assistance under the program
is pending approval. Subsections (b) and (d) do not apply to payment of
emergency transitional assistance.
``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary of the executive department
concerned shall prescribe regulations for carrying out any program
established by the Secretary under this section.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `Secretary of the executive department
concerned' means--
``(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the
armed forces, other than the Coast Guard when it is not
operating as a service in the Navy; and
``(B) the Secretary of Transportation, with respect
to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a
service in the Navy.
``(2) The term `dependent child' has the meaning given that
term in section 1059(l) of this title.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1059 the following:
``1059a. Members sentenced to confinement and punitive discharge or
dismissal: transitional compensation for
spouses, dependent children, and former
spouses.''.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.
(a) Prospective Applicability.--Subject to subsection (b), the
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to pay and
allowances for periods after such date.
(b) Savings Provision.--(1) If it is held unconstitutional to apply
section 858b of title 10, United States Code (article 58b of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 1(a), with
respect to an act punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice
that was committed before the date of the enactment of this Act, then--
(A) with respect to acts punishable under the Uniform Code
of Military Justice that were committed before that date, the
amendments made by this Act shall be deemed not to have been
made; and
(B) the amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to acts punishable under the Uniform Code of Military
Justice that are committed on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ``Uniform Code of
Military Justice'' means the provisions of chapter 47 of title 10,
United States Code. | Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to deny a member of the armed forces sentenced by a court-martial to confinement and a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge or dismissal entitlement to military pay and allowances for any period after such sentence. Restores such entitlement if the sentence is disapproved or set aside.
Authorizes the Secretary of the executive department concerned to pay transitional compensation to any spouse, dependent child, or former spouse of a member during any period in which the member's entitlement to pay and allowances is terminated under this Act. Allows such Secretary to pay emergency transitional assistance to a person for up to 45 days while the person's application for transitional compensation is pending approval. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to terminate entitlement of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces who are sentenced to confinement and a punitive discharge or dismissal, and for other purposes."} | 1,825 | 162 | 0.556597 | 1.666408 | 0.854747 | 5.022901 | 12.160305 | 0.946565 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic
Missile Defense Cooperation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The stability and security of Taiwan and the balance of
power in the Taiwan Strait are key elements for the continued
peace and stability of the greater Asia-Pacific region, and the
indefinite continuation of such stability and security and
balance of power is in the vital national security interest of
the United States.
(2) The People's Republic of China is currently engaged in
a comprehensive military modernization campaign that is
enhancing the power-projection capabilities of the People's
Liberation Army, including the introduction of advanced
ballistic and cruise missiles that could alter the current
balance of power in the Taiwan Strait and in the greater Asia-
Pacific region.
(3) The current lack of transparency in the People's
Republic of China military infrastructure and its associated
defense establishment and the opaqueness of the comprehensive
efforts of the People's Liberation Army to modernize its
ballistic and cruise missile programs could spark a regional
arms race that would destabilize the East Asia and Western
Pacific regions and threaten vital United States national
security interests.
(4) In March 1996, the People's Liberation Army created a
temporary, but de facto, blockade of both the international
shipping lanes of the Taiwan Strait and the international
airspace around Taiwan by conducting live-fire military
exercises which included the launch of several advanced,
nuclear-capable M-9 ballistic missiles to target areas close to
major ports in both the northern and southern areas of Taiwan.
(5) In March 1996, the locations of People's Liberation
Army military activities and M-9 missile target areas nearby to
Taiwan's two largest ports, Keelung and Kaohsiung, created a de
facto blockade of the Taiwan Strait, international waters and
airspace, interfered with United States and international
shipping and aviation, and impinged upon the national security
interests of the United States, requiring the immediate
deployment of two United States aircraft carrier battle groups
to the South China Sea.
(6) The actions of the People's Liberation Army in such
close proximity to Taiwan were deliberate attempts to disrupt
Taiwan's social and economic stability and were carried out as
attempts to intimidate the people of Taiwan during the period
leading up to Taiwan's historic first democratic presidential
election.
(7) The early development and deployment of an effective
United States theater missile defense system to the Asia-
Pacific region, and the adjustment of United States policy to
include Taiwan, including the Penghu Islands, Kinmen, and
Matsu, under the protection of such defense system, would be
prudent and appropriate responses to--
(A) the refusal by the People's Republic of China
to renounce the use of force to determine the future of
Taiwan;
(B) the nature of the military threat of the
People's Republic of China posed by the increased focus
of the People's Liberation Army on advanced missile
development; and
(C) the demonstrated intent of the Government of
the People's Republic of China to use live-fire
military exercises and ballistic missile tests against
the people and Government of Taiwan as tools of so-
called coercive diplomacy.
(8) The early deployment of a United States theater anti-
ballistic missile system in the Asia-Pacific region would
maintain a balance of power in the Taiwan Strait and deter the
People's Republic of China from resorting to military
intimidation tactics to coerce or manipulate the people and
freely elected Government of Taiwan in the future.
(9) While Taiwan is currently acquiring a local aircraft
and ballistic and cruise missile defense capability in the form
of the Modified Air Defense System (MADS), a larger portion of
Taiwan's territory and population would be protected if this
system were expanded to include a defense of the Taichung
region, Kaohsiung, the Penghu Islands, Kinmen, and Matsu from
limited ballistic missile attacks and a deterrent against the
threat and use of force against Taiwan by the People's
Liberation Army to achieve the political goals of the core
leadership of the People's Republic of China.
(10) Taiwan has requested further United States cooperation
on missile defense, including the conduct of a joint
architecture study of the requirements for the establishment
and operation of a missile defense system for Taiwan, including
the Penghu Islands, Kinmen, and Matsu.
(11) On June 9, 1898, the ``Convention Respecting an
Extension of Hong Kong Territory'' was agreed to between
representatives of the governments of Great Britain and China
to lease the New Territories for the period of 99 years
beginning on July 1, 1898.
(12) On December 19, 1984, the ``Sino-British Joint
Declaration'', agreed to between representatives of the
governments of Great Britain and China, established the terms
for the return to China on July 1, 1997, of the Hong Kong area
(including the Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New
Territories (hereafter in this resolution referred to as ``Hong
Kong'').
(13) No treaties exist between the People's Republic of
China and Taiwan which determine the future status of Taiwan.
(14) The People's Republic of China attempts to apply to
Taiwan the formula commonly known as ``one country, two
systems'' in an effort to annex Taiwan to China.
(15) The People's Republic of China has refused to renounce
the use of force against Taiwan and held military exercises in
the Taiwan Strait in March 1996 in an attempt to intimidate the
people of Taiwan in their first presidential elections.
(16) The Taiwan Relations Act states that ``[i]t is the
policy of the United States . . . to consider any effort to
determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means,
including by boycotts or embargoes, a threat to the peace and
security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to
the United States''.
SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A
THEATER BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM IN THE ASIA-
PACIFIC REGION.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a study of the
architecture requirements for the establishment and operation of a
theater ballistic missile defense system in the Asia-Pacific region
that would have the capability to protect Taiwan from ballistic missile
attacks. The study shall include a description of appropriate measures
by which the United States would cooperate with Taiwan and provide
Taiwan with an advanced local-area ballistic missile defense system.
(b) Report.--Not later than July 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the Committee on National Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a
report containing--
(1) the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a);
(2) the factors used to obtain such results;
(3) a description of any existing United States missile
defense system that could be transferred to Taiwan in
accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act in order to allow
Taiwan to provide for its self-defense against limited
ballistic missile attacks.
(c) Form of Report.--The report under subsection (b) shall be
submitted in both classified and unclassified form.
SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO TAIWAN.
It is the sense of the Congress that the President, if requested by
the Government of Taiwan and in accordance with the results of the
study conducted under section 3, should transfer to the Government of
Taiwan appropriate defense articles or defense services under the
foreign military sales program under chapter 2 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) for the purpose of establishing
and operating a local-area ballistic missile defense system to protect
Taiwan, including the Penghu Islands, Kinmen, and Matsu, against
limited ballistic missile attacks.
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO UNITED STATES THEATER MISSILE
DEFENSES FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.
The Congress declares that it is in the national interest of the
United States that Taiwan be included in any effort at ballistic
missile defense cooperation, networking, or interoperability with
friendly and allied nations in the Asia-Pacific region.
SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS URGING THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE CLEAR TO THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA THE COMMITMENT OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE TO SECURITY AND DEMOCRACY IN TAIWAN.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Clinton Administration
should make clear to the leadership of the People's Republic of China,
the American people's firm commitment for security and democracy for
the people of Taiwan and that the United States fully expects that the
resolution of security issues on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will
be resolved by peaceful means.
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING TAIWAN.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of
China does not alter the current and future status of Taiwan;
(2) the future of Taiwan should be determined by peaceful
means through a democratic process; and
(3) the United States, in accordance with the Taiwan
Relations Act and the constitutional processes of the United
States, should assist in the defense of Taiwan in case of
threats or military attack by the People's Republic of China
against Taiwan.
Passed the House of Representatives November 6, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk. | United States-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the architecture requirements for the establishment and operation of a theater ballistic missile defense system in the Asia-Pacific region capable of protecting Taiwan from ballistic missile attacks; and (2) cooperative United States measures which would provide Taiwan with an advanced local-area ballistic missile defense system. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President, upon the request of the Taiwan Government, and in accordance with such study results, should transfer to the Taiwan Government defense articles or services under the foreign military sales program of the Arms Export Control Act for the purpose of establishing and operating a local-area ballistic missile defense system to protect Taiwan and specified islands against limited ballistic missile attacks. Declares that it is in the U.S. national interest that Taiwan be included in any effort at ballistic missile defense cooperation, networking, or interoperability with friendly and allied nations in the Asia-Pacific region. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Clinton Administration should make clear to the People's Republic of China the firm commitment of the American people for security and democracy for the people of Taiwan, and that the United States fully expects the peaceful resolution of security issues on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "United States-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation Act"} | 2,114 | 286 | 0.604506 | 1.776 | 0.725573 | 6.185039 | 7.665354 | 0.964567 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Landmine Elimination Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On August 4, 1995, the Senate voted 67-27 to impose a
moratorium on United States use of anti-personnel landmines
beginning in February 1999;
(2) On April 3, 1996, 15 senior retired United States
military officers, including the former commanding officers of
United States Armed Forces in Korea, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO), Vietnam, and Desert Storm, urged the
President to ban the production, stockpiling, sale, and use of
anti-personnel landmines;
(3) The generals stated that a ban would be ``humane and
militarily responsible'' and that it ``would not undermine the
military effectiveness or safety of our forces, nor those of
other nations'';
(4) In Vietnam, 7,318 United States military personnel were
killed, and 56,783 were injured, from landmines;
(5) In Bosnia, at least 204 soldiers under United Nations
command have been injured, and 20 killed, and at least 55
soldiers under NATO command have been injured, and 9 killed, by
landmines;
(6) The Department of State estimates that a man, woman, or
child is killed or injured by a landmine every 22 minutes;
(7) On May 16, 1996, President Clinton declared that the
United States would ``aggressively pursue'' an international
agreement to ban anti-personnel landmines;
(8) On June 7, 1996, the members of the Organization of
American States, including the United States, declared the goal
of a Western Hemisphere landmine free zone;
(9) On June 4, 1997, the members of the Organization of
African Unity adopted the goal of the establishment of Africa
as an anti-personnel landmine free zone;
(10) On October 5, 1996, the Government of Canada announced
that it would pursue negotiations on a treaty banning anti-
personnel landmines to be completed at Ottawa in December 1997;
(11) On December 10, 1996, the United Nations General
Assembly passed by a vote of 156-0 (with 10 abstentions), a
United States-sponsored resolution to ``pursue vigorously'' a
treaty banning the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer
of anti-personnel landmines, with a view to completing the
negotiation ``as soon as possible'';
(12) Formal negotiations on the Ottawa treaty are to begin
in Oslo, Norway in September 1997;
(13) By exerting its unmatched international influence, the
United States could secure broad support for a legally binding
international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines;
(14) Such a treaty would further United States security and
humanitarian interests by deterring the use of anti-personnel
landmines against United States Armed Forces and civilians.
SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON NEW DEPLOYMENTS OF ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINES.
(a) Restriction.--Beginning on January 1, 2000, no funds
appropriated or otherwise available to any department or agency of the
United States may be obligated or expended for new deployments of anti-
personnel landmines.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report
describing actions and proposals to substitute for new deployments of
such landmines on the Korean Peninsula.
(c) Consultations.--The Secretary shall consult with individuals
having a variety of backgrounds and expertise in preparing the report
required under subsection (b).
(d) Delay.--The President may delay application of the restriction
in subsection (a) with respect to the Korean Peninsula if, not later
than January 1, 2000 and each year thereafter, he submits a report to
Congress certifying that new deployments of anti-personnel landmines on
the Korean Peninsula in the event of a war in Korea or a period of
emergency in Korea declared by the President would be indispensable to
the defense of the Republic of Korea in such year.
(e) Certification Requirements.--The report under subsection (d)
shall include a description of efforts made to implement the proposals
described in the report submitted under subsection (b) and any similar
proposals prepared subsequently by the Secretary of Defense and the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act--
(1) The term ``anti-personnel landmine'' means any munition
placed under, on, or near the ground or other surface area, or
delivered by artillery, rocket, mortar, or similar means, or
dropped from an aircraft, and which is designed, constructed,
or adapted to be detonated or exploded by the presence,
proximity, or contact of a person and that will incapacitate,
injure, or kill one or more persons.
(2) The term ``new deployments of anti-personnel
landmines'' means the emplacement or arming of such landmines
on or after January 1, 2000.
(b) Exclusions.--The term ``anti-personnel landmine'' does not
include command-detonated Claymore munitions. | Landmine Elimination Act of 1997 - Prohibits, beginning on January 1, 2000, funds appropriated or otherwise available to any Federal department or agency from being obligated or expended for new deployments of anti-personnel landmines.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on actions and proposals to substitute for new deployments of such landmines on the Korean Peninsula.
Allows the President to delay application of the prohibition with respect to the Peninsula if, not later than January 1, 2000, and each year thereafter, the President certifies the Congress that new deployments of anti-personnel landmines on the Peninsula in the event of a Korean war or a period of emergency in Korea declared by the President would be indispensable to the defense of the Republic of Korea in such year. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Landmine Elimination Act of 1997"} | 1,200 | 177 | 0.500959 | 1.509562 | 0.570795 | 5.659864 | 7.176871 | 0.952381 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southern Atlantic Energy Security
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
(2) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1002).
(3) Qualified revenues.--The term ``qualified revenues''
means all bonus bids, rentals, and royalties (and other sums)
due and payable to the United States from all leases entered
into after the date of enactment of this Act that cover an area
in the South Atlantic planning area.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(5) South atlantic planning area.--The term ``South
Atlantic planning area'' means the area of the outer
Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)) that is located
between the northern lateral seaward administrative boundary of
the Commonwealth of Virginia and the southernmost lateral
seaward administrative boundary of the State of Georgia.
(6) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the following
States:
(A) Georgia.
(B) North Carolina.
(C) South Carolina.
(D) Virginia.
SEC. 3. PRESERVING COASTAL VIEWSHEDS.
(a) In General.--Prior to conducting a lease sale authorized under
this Act that would offer leases within 30 nautical miles of the
coastline, the Secretary shall consult with the Governor of each
potentially affected State to establish appropriate lease stipulations
for the management of the surface occupancy of the areas between the
coastline and 30 nautical miles to mitigate any potential concerns
regarding impacts to coastal viewsheds.
(b) Considerations for Production Facilities.--The Secretary and
the State shall consider--
(1) restricting the installation of permanent surface
production facilities above the waterline for the purpose of
production of oil or gas resources in any area that is within
12 nautical miles seaward from the coastline of the State;
(2) allowing only subsurface production facilities to be
installed in areas that are located between the point that is
12 nautical miles from seaward from the coastline of the State
and the point that is 30 nautical miles seaward from the
coastline of the State.
(c) Development and Production Plan Approval.--If permanent surface
facilities are proposed to be installed within 30 nautical miles of the
coastline, the Secretary shall not grant approval of the development
and production plan unless it is determined that the facility is
designed so that the impacts on coastal viewsheds are minimized, to the
maximum extent practicable.
(d) Onshore Access to Leases Not Restricted.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, onshore facilities associated with the
drilling, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of
the South Atlantic planning area within 12 nautical miles seaward of
the coastline of a State are allowed.
(e) Temporary Activities Not Affected.--Nothing described in
subsection (a), (b), or (c) restricts, or gives the States authority to
restrict, temporary surface activities related to operations associated
with outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases.
SEC. 4. 2017-2022 LEASING PROGRAM.
The Secretary shall--
(1) include the South Atlantic planning area in the outer
Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through
2022 prepared under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344); and
(2) conduct in the South Atlantic planning area--
(A) 1 lease sale during fiscal year 2021; and
(B) 2 lease sales during fiscal year 2022.
SEC. 5. BALANCING OF MILITARY AND ENERGY PRODUCTION GOALS.
(a) In General.--In recognition that the outer Continental Shelf
oil and gas leasing program and the domestic energy resources produced
under the program are integral to national security, the Secretary and
the Secretary of Defense shall work jointly in implementing lease sales
under this Act--
(1) to preserve the ability of the Armed Forces of the
United States to maintain an optimum state of readiness through
continued use of the outer Continental Shelf; and
(2) to allow effective exploration, development, and
production of the oil, gas, and renewable energy resources of
the United States.
(b) Prohibition on Conflicts With Military Operations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall not make any tract
available for lease under this Act if the President, in
consultation with the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, determines that the
lease of that tract would conflict with military operations
relating to national security.
(2) Actions by persons.--No person may engage in any
exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas
on the outer Continental Shelf under a lease issued under this
Act that would conflict with any military operation, as
determined in accordance with--
(A) the agreement entitled ``Memorandum of
Agreement between the Department of Defense and the
Department of the Interior on Mutual Concerns on the
Outer Continental Shelf'' and dated July 20, 1983; and
(B) any revision or replacement for the agreement
described in subparagraph (A) that is agreed to by the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary during the
period beginning on July 21, 1983, and ending on the
day before the date of issuance of the lease under
which the exploration, development, or production is
conducted.
SEC. 6. DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 9 of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338), for each of fiscal years 2017 through
2022, the Secretary shall deposit--
(1) 50 percent of any qualified revenues in the general
fund of the Treasury; and
(2) 50 percent of any qualified revenues in a special
account in the Treasury from which the Secretary shall disburse
amounts to the States in accordance with subsection (b).
(b) Allocation to States.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3),
effective for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2022, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall allocate the qualified revenues
described in subsection (a)(2) to each State in amounts (based
on a formula established by the Secretary, by regulation) that
are inversely proportional to the respective distances
between--
(A) the point on the coastline of each State that
is closest to the geographical center of the applicable
leased tract; and
(B) the geographical center of that leased tract.
(2) Minimum allocation.--The amount allocated to a State
for each fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall be not less than
10 percent of the amounts available under subsection (a)(2).
(3) Mandate.--Of the amounts received by a State under
paragraph (1), the State shall use, at the discretion of the
Governor of the State--
(A) 10 percent--
(i) to enhance State land and water
conservation efforts;
(ii) to improve State public transportation
projects;
(iii) to establish alternative, renewable,
and clean energy production and generation
within each State; and
(iv) to enhance beach nourishment and
costal dredging;
(B) 2.5 percent to enhance geological and
geophysical education for the energy future of the
United States in accordance with section 7.
SEC. 7. ENHANCING GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR AMERICA'S
ENERGY FUTURE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall
partner with institutions of higher education selected under subsection
(c) to facilitate the practical study of geological and geophysical
sciences of areas on the Atlantic region of the outer Continental Shelf
and elsewhere on the Continental Shelf of the United States.
(b) Focus.--Activities conducted by institutions of higher
education under this section shall focus all geological and geophysical
scientific research on obtaining a better understanding of hydrocarbon
potential in the South Atlantic planning area while fostering the study
of the geological and geophysical sciences at institutions of higher
education in the United States.
(c) Selection of Institutions.--
(1) Selection.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Governor of each State may nominate
for participation in a partnership--
(A) 1 institution of higher education located in
the State; and
(B) 1 institution of higher education that is a
historically Black college or university (as defined in
section 631(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1132(a))) located in the State.
(2) Preference.--In making nominations under paragraph (1),
each Governor shall give preference to those institutions of
higher education that--
(A) demonstrate a vigorous rate of admissions of
veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(B) meet the criteria described in paragraph (3).
(3) Criteria.--The Governor shall select as a partner any
institution of higher education nominated under paragraph (1)
that the Governor determines demonstrates excellence in 1 or
more of the following criteria:
(A) Geophysical sciences curriculum.
(B) Engineering curriculum.
(C) Information technology or other technical
studies related to seismic research, including data
processing.
(d) Research Authority.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an
institution of higher education selected under subsection
(c)(3) may conduct research under this section on the
expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which
the institution of higher education submits to the South
Atlantic Regional Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management a notice of the research.
(2) Permit required.--An institution of higher education
may not conduct research under this section that uses any solid
or liquid explosive, except as authorized by a permit issued by
the Director.
(e) Data.--
(1) In general.--The geological and geophysical activities
conducted under this section--
(A) shall be considered to be scientific research
and data produced by the activities;
(B) shall not be used or shared for commercial
purposes;
(C) shall not be produced for proprietary use or
sale; and
(D) shall be made available by the Director to the
public.
(2) Submission of data to boem.--Not later than 60 days
after completion of initial analysis of data collected under
this section by an institution of higher education selected
under subsection (c)(3), the institution of higher education
shall share with the Director any data collected requested by
the Director.
(3) Fees.--The Director may not charge any fee for the
provision of data produced in research under this section,
other than a data reprocessing fee to pay the cost of
duplicating the data.
(f) Report.--Not less frequently than once every 180 days, the
Director shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives a report on the data derived from partnerships under
this section.
SEC. 8. ATLANTIC REGIONAL OFFICE.
Not later than the last day of the outer Continental Shelf leasing
program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 prepared under section 18 of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344), the Director
shall establish an Atlantic regional office in an area that is--
(1) included in the outer Continental Shelf leasing program
for fiscal years 2017 through 2022 prepared under section 18 of
that Act (43 U.S.C. 1344); and
(2) determined by the Director to have the highest
potential for resource development. | Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act Directs the Department of the Interior, before conducting a lease sale that would offer leases within 30 nautical miles of the coastline, to consult with the governor of each potentially affected state to establish lease stipulations for the management of the surface occupancy of the areas between the coastline and 30 nautical miles to mitigate potential concerns regarding impacts to coastal viewsheds. Prescribes formal considerations for production facilities. Prohibits Interior from approving a development and production plan if permanent surface facilities are proposed within 30 nautical miles of the coastline, unless the facilities are designed to minimize the impacts upon coastal viewsheds. Permits onshore facilities associated with the drilling, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the South Atlantic planning area within 12 nautical miles seaward of the coastline of a state. Requires Interior to include the South Atlantic planning area in the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing program for FY2017-FY2022, and conduct in that area one lease sale during FY2021 and two during FY2022. Directs Interior and the Department of Defense to implement lease sales jointly to: (1) preserve the ability of the Armed Forces to maintain an optimum state of readiness through their continued use of the OCS; and (2) allow effective exploration, development, and production of U.S. oil, gas, and renewable energy resources. Prohibits: (1) Interior from making any tract available for lease if the President, in consultation with certain congressional committees, determines that leasing that tract would conflict with military operations relating to national security; and (2) exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas on the OCS that would conflict with military operations set forth in specified documents. Requires deposit of 50% of qualified revenues into the general fund of the Treasury and 50% into a special Treasury account for allocation to certain states for: enhancing land and water conservation efforts; improving state public transportation projects; establishing alternative, renewable, and clean energy production and generation; enhancing beach nourishment and coastal dredging; and enhancing geological and geophysical education for the energy future of the U.S. Requires Interior, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), to partner with certain institutions of higher education to facilitate the study of geological and geophysical sciences on the Atlantic OCS and elsewhere on the U.S. Continental Shelf. Authorizes the governor of each state to nominate institutions of higher education located in the state for participation in such a partnership: (1) including one historically Black college or university, and (2) giving preference to those that demonstrate a vigorous rate of admissions of veterans of the Armed Forces. Requires the BOEM Director to establish an Atlantic regional office in an area included in the OCS leasing program for FY2017-FY2022 that has the highest potential for resource development. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act"} | 2,544 | 608 | 0.672217 | 2.487937 | 0.872175 | 4.243446 | 4.473783 | 0.88764 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Manufacturers' Renewal and
Training Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a productive manufacturing sector is essential to a
competitive national economy;
(2) small businesses are responsible for most new job
creation in the United States;
(3) small manufacturers play a critical role in maintaining
the vitality of the manufacturing sector;
(4) small manufacturers often do not use the most modern
production technology;
(5) the barriers to the adoption of modern technology by
small manufacturers include--
(A) the lack of readily available sources of
information about such technology;
(B) the perception that such technology is too
costly; and
(C) the difficulty in attracting talented engineers
to work for small manufacturers; and
(6) the education of engineering students often does not
expose such students to current industrial practices,
especially those of small manufacturers.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to give undergraduate students of
engineering the opportunity to work with small manufacturing companies
in order to--
(1) bring knowledge of modern engineering practices to
small manufacturers, increase the recognition by small
manufacturers of the importance of these practices, and promote
the adoption of modern engineering practices by small
manufacturers;
(2) expose engineering students to the special environment
and needs of small manufacturers, and increase the number of
engineers who choose to work for small manufacturers;
(3) encourage engineering colleges to devote greater
attention to the needs of small manufacturers; and
(4) promote the development and expansion of a community of
technological entrepreneurs in the small manufacturing sector.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``cooperative education program'' means a
program of cooperative education as such term is defined in
section 801(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that is
accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or
association;
(2) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology;
(3) the term ``engineering student'' means a student
enrolled in a program (that is accredited by a nationally
recognized accrediting agency or association) at a college or
university leading to a bachelor of science degree in
engineering, mathematics or science, or an equivalent degree;
(4) the term ``host company'' means a small manufacturer
that hosts an intern under this Act;
(5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce;
(6) the term ``small manufacturer'' means a company
employing 500 or fewer employees engaged in manufacturing,
mining, construction, transportation, communication, or public
utilities as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual of 1987;
(7) the term ``underrepresented group'' means a group of
individuals who have been historically underrepresented in the
engineering professions, including women, blacks, hispanics,
and native Americans; and
(8) the term ``United States'' means each of the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the
Marshal Islands, the Federated State of Micronesia, and the
Republic of Palau.
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SMART PROGRAM.
(a) SMART Program Established.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall carry out a program of
awarding grants to manufacturing outreach centers to enable
such centers to carry out internship activities in accordance
with this Act. Such program shall be known as the ``Small
Manufacturers Renewal and Training Program'' (hereafter in this
Act referred to as the ``SMART Program'').
(2) Eligible entities.--For the purpose of this Act the
term ``manufacturing outreach center'' means an organization
engaged in technology or manufacturing extension activities,
including a Federal, State, or local government agency or
laboratory, a small business development center, an office
within a college or university, a professional society, a
worker organization, an industrial organization, or a for-
profit or nonprofit organization.
(b) Grant Duration and Renewal.--
(1) Grant duration.--Grants under this Act shall be awarded
on a multiyear basis for not more than 3 years.
(2) Renewal.--Grants under this Act may be renewed on a
multiyear basis for not more than 5 years per renewal.
(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this Act the Director shall
give a priority to a grant proposal describing internships that place
engineering students with small manufacturers that employ 100 or fewer
individuals.
(d) Funding Limitations.--
(1) Outreach.--Not more than 35 percent of the grant funds
awarded to a manufacturing outreach center in the first 3 years
that such center receives assistance under this Act shall be
expended for outreach activities to solicit the participation
of small manufacturers in the SMART Program. In subsequent
years such percentage may be altered for grants that are
renewed, subject to approval by the Secretary.
(2) Minimum.--The Director shall award grants under this
Act so that a manufacturing outreach center or centers in each
State receives a grant equal to 1 percent of the amount
appropriated pursuant to section 11 or $200,000, whichever is
less.
SEC. 6. FEDERAL ROLE.
(a) Role of the Director.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the SMART Program the
Director shall--
(A) solicit and evaluate grant proposals from
manufacturing outreach centers;
(B) collect information regarding the performance
of the SMART Program, including an annual report from
each manufacturing outreach center in accordance with
section 7(a)(5); and
(C) coordinate the activities of the SMART Program
with other programs of the Federal Government for
manufacturing and technology extension, as appropriate.
(2) Administrative provisions.--The Director--
(A) is authorized to hire such staff as the
Director determines necessary to administer the SMART
Program; and
(B) shall use not more than $500,000 or 5 percent
of the funds appropriated pursuant to the authority of
section 11, whichever is less, for the administrative
expenses associated with the SMART Program.
(b) Role of Secretary.--
(1) Establishment of grant proposal criteria;
preferences.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for
evaluating proposals for grants under this Act, which criteria
shall include a preference for proposals that describe programs
which--
(A) bring together organizations with demonstrated
commitments to--
(i) outreach to small manufacturers; and
(ii) cooperative education;
(B) serve regions with low economic growth and
regions where the manufacturing sector is weak; and
(C) in the case of renewal grants, have
demonstrated success in placing interns with small
manufacturers, particularly small manufacturers that
employ 100 or fewer employees.
(2) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall provide a report to
Congress evaluating the SMART Program 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act and at 5-year intervals thereafter.
SEC. 7. ROLE OF MANUFACTURING OUTREACH CENTERS.
(a) In General.--Each manufacturing outreach center receiving a
grant under this Act shall use such grant funds--
(1) to support outreach activities that solicit the
participation of small manufacturers in the SMART Program and
determine the eligibility of small manufacturers to serve as
host companies;
(2) to solicit and select engineering students to
participate in the SMART Program on the basis of the ability
and interest of each student in working with a small
manufacturer;
(3) to assist in placing selected engineering students with
host companies as interns;
(4) to carry out an internship program that--
(A) sponsors engineering students for employment as
interns with host companies;
(B) provides funding to host companies--
(i) that is used to supplement the wage of
an intern by paying the Federal share of such
intern's wages, which Federal share shall not
exceed the amount paid to an employee earning
the Federal minimum wage for a period of not
less than 3 months and not more than 6 months;
(ii) the total amount of which does not
exceed the amount paid to an employee earning
the Federal minimum wage during the 24-month
period preceding the receipt of such grant; and
(iii) that is used to supplement the wage
of an intern, in accordance with this
subparagraph, who has completed 3 years of
study in the standard curriculum for a bachelor
of science degree in engineering, mathematics
or science, or an equivalent degree;
(5) to collect information from interns, from host
companies, and from other sources, and use such information to
provide annual reports to the Director in accordance with
section 6(a)(1)(B); and
(6) to provide such training and information to interns
regarding modern manufacturing technologies as the Director
determines appropriate.
(b) Placement Priority.--Each manufacturing outreach center
receiving a grant under this Act shall give a preference to placing
interns with host companies that employ 100 or fewer employees.
(c) Proposals Required.--Each manufacturing outreach center
desiring a grant under this Act shall submit a proposal to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information, as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each such
proposal shall describe the activities and services for which
assistance is sought.
(d) Cooperative Education Program Arrangements.--A manufacturing
outreach center may make arrangements with cooperative education
programs to provide an engineering student with cooperative education
work experience pursuant to this Act under which the engineering
student--
(1) performs the outreach activities described in
subsection (a)(1);
(2) participates in an internship program in accordance
with subsection (a)(4); and
(3) may perform technology extension services for the
manufacturing outreach center.
SEC. 8. ROLE OF HOST COMPANIES.
A host company--
(1) shall only be eligible to host interns in manufacturing
operations in the United States;
(2) shall provide such employment-related benefits to
interns under this Act as are provided to full-time employees
of the host company, except that health insurance may be
provided by the college or university in which the intern is
enrolled;
(3) shall use the funds provided by a manufacturing
outreach center under this Act only to pay the wages of
interns, and may supplement those wages;
(4) shall be eligible to receive funds from a manufacturing
outreach center only if such host company has not participated
in a cooperative education program;
(5) shall provide to the manufacturing outreach center
information on wages and benefits provided to interns,
including the expenditure of any funds provided by such center;
and
(6) shall designate a supervisor for each intern, who
shall--
(A) oversee the employment of that intern;
(B) provide to such center a brief evaluation of
the performance of that intern; and
(C) provide to such center a brief evaluation of
the value of the host company's participation in the
SMART Program.
SEC. 9. ROLE OF INTERNS.
Each intern shall--
(1) work as an employee for the host company; and
(2) provide a brief evaluation of the internship to the
manufacturing outreach center.
SEC. 10. UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.
The Director shall make every effort to solicit for participation
in the SMART Program qualified engineering students from
underrepresented groups by--
(1) soliciting the participation of traditionally minority
and women's engineering colleges and universities; and
(2) encouraging all manufacturing outreach centers to
solicit the participation of qualified engineering, mathematics
or science students from underrepresented groups.
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year
1994, and $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997,
and 1998, to carry out this Act. | Small Manufacturers' Renewal and Training Act of 1993 - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to carry out the Small Manufacturers Renewal and Training Program for awarding grants to manufacturing outreach centers to give undergraduate engineering students the opportunity to work as interns with small manufacturing companies.
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) eligible entities; (2) grant duration and renewal; (3) grant priorities; and (4) funding limitations.
Requires the: (1) Director to solicit and evaluate grant proposals from such centers, collect information regarding program performance, and coordinate Program activities with other Federal programs for manufacturing and technology extension; and (2) Secretary of Commerce to establish criteria for evaluating grant proposals.
Sets forth provisions regarding the respective roles of manufacturing outreach centers, host companies, and interns in the Program.
Requires the Director to solicit qualified engineering students from underrepresented groups for participation in the Program.
Authorizes appropriations. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Small Manufacturers' Renewal and Training Act of 1993"} | 2,531 | 196 | 0.596653 | 1.783413 | 0.918123 | 2.623656 | 13.209677 | 0.892473 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Security Credit Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The personal savings rate reached historic lows in the
past decade, and a lack of personal savings was a major
contributor to the depth and severity of the recession of 2007-
2009.
(2) Households continue to lack the savings or structures
to meet short-term and long-term needs, as evidenced by the
following:
(A) According to the Employee Benefit Research
Institute, among full-time, full-year wage and salary
workers ages 21-64, only 54.5 per cent participated in
a retirement plan in 2010.
(B) According to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation's 2011 Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked
Households, an estimated 8.2 percent of United States
households, approximately 10 million households, are
unbanked. These households do not have a checking or
savings account. In total, 29.3 percent of households
do not have a savings account.
(C) More than 1 in 4 American households lives in
``asset poverty'', meaning they lack the savings or
other assets to cover basic expenses (equivalent to
what could be purchased with a poverty level income)
for three months if a layoff or other emergency leads
to loss of income. If assets that cannot easily be
converted to cash, are excluded, such as a home or a
business, as many as 4 in 10 households live in
``liquid asset poverty'', meaning they lack the cash
savings to survive three months at the poverty line.
(3) Savings make families more resilient to financial
shocks and more upwardly mobile, as evidenced by the following:
(A) Even small sums of savings, $2,000 or less,
have been shown to significantly reduce the incidence
of negative financial or material outcomes, such as
foregoing adequate nutrition.
(B) Children born to low-income, high saving
parents are much more likely (71 percent) to move up
the economic ladder than children born to low-income,
low-saving parents (50 percent) over a generation.
(4) Successful pilot programs have been run in cities as
diverse as Houston, Texas; Newark, New Jersey; New York City,
New York; San Antonio, Texas; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. These
programs, run through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites
serving only a fraction of potentially eligible tax filers in
each city, have shown that tax filers with low incomes can and
will save when presented with the right incentive at the right
moment.
(5) It is in the economic interests of the United States to
promote savings among all members of society, regardless of
income.
SEC. 3. FINANCIAL SECURITY CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 36C the following new section:
``SEC. 36D. FINANCIAL SECURITY CREDIT.
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this subtitle for a taxable year an amount
equal to the lesser of--
``(1) $500, or
``(2) 50 percent of the total amount deposited or
contributed by the taxpayer in accordance with subsection
(b)(1) into designated savings products during such taxable
year.
``(b) Limitations.--
``(1) Credit must be deposited in or contributed to
designated savings product.--No amount shall be allowed as a
credit under subsection (a) for a taxable year unless the
taxpayer designates on the taxpayer's return of tax for the
taxable year that the amount of the credit for such taxable
year be deposited in or contributed to one or more designated
savings products of the taxpayer and the Secretary makes such
deposits or contributions to the designated savings products.
``(2) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--
``(A) In general.--The amount of the credit
allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced (but
not below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio
to the amount of such credit (determined without regard
to this paragraph) as--
``(i) the amount by which the taxpayer's
adjusted gross income exceeds the threshold
amount, bears to
``(ii) $15,000.
``(B) Threshold amount.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the term `threshold amount' means--
``(i) $55,500 in the case of a joint
return,
``(ii) $41,625 in the case of an individual
who is not married, and
``(iii) 50 percent of the dollar amount in
effect under clause (i) in the case of a
married individual filing a separate return.
For purposes of this subparagraph, marital status shall
be determined under section 7703.
``(c) Designated Savings Product.--For purposes of this section,
the term `designated savings product' means any of the following:
``(1) A qualified retirement plan (as defined in section
4974(c)).
``(2) A qualified tuition program (as defined in section
529).
``(3) A Coverdell education savings account (as defined in
section 530).
``(4) A United States savings bond.
``(5) A certificate of deposit (or similar class of
deposit) with a duration of at least 8 months.
``(6) A savings account.
``(7) Any other type of savings product considered to be
appropriate by the Secretary for the purposes of this section.
``(d) Special Rules.--
``(1) Tax refunds treated as deposited or contributed in
current taxable year.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the
amount of any overpayment of taxes refunded to the taxpayer
(reduced by any amount attributable to the credit allowed under
this section by reason of being considered as an overpayment by
section 6401(b)) and designated for deposit in or contribution
to a designated savings product of the taxpayer shall be
treated as an amount deposited or contributed in the taxable
year in which so deposited or contributed.
``(2) Maintenance of deposit.--No contribution or deposit
shall be taken into account under subsection (a) unless such
contribution or deposit remains in the designated savings
product for not less than 8 continuous months.
``(3) Reduction in deposits in designated savings
products.--
``(A) In general.--The amount of deposits or
contributions taken into account under subsection (a)
shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the aggregate
amount of distributions (other than interest from
designated savings products specified in paragraphs
(4), (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (c)) from all
designated savings products of the taxpayer during the
testing period. The preceding sentence shall not apply
to the portion of any distribution which is not
includible in gross income by reason of a trustee-to-
trustee transfer or a rollover distribution.
``(B) Testing period.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A), the testing period, with respect to a taxable
year, is the period which includes--
``(i) such taxable year,
``(ii) the 2 preceding taxable years, and
``(iii) the period after such taxable year
and before the due date (including extensions)
for filing the return of tax for such taxable
year.
``(C) Other rules.--Rules similar to subparagraphs
(C) and (D) of section 25B(d)(2) shall apply for
purposes of this paragraph.
``(4) Denial of double benefit.--No credit shall be allowed
under section 25B with respect to any deposit for which a
credit is allowed under this section.
``(5) Coordination with other refundable credits.--The
credit allowed by subsection (a) shall be taken into account
after taking into account the credits allowed by (or treated as
allowed by) this subpart (other than this section).
``(e) Inflation Adjustments.--
``(1) Credit limit.--In the case of any taxable year
beginning in a calendar year after 2023, the dollar amount in
subsection (a)(1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
the taxable year begins, determined by substituting
`calendar year 2012' for `calendar year 1992' in
subparagraph (B) thereof.
``(2) AGI thresholds.--In the case of any taxable year
beginning in a calendar year after 2013, each of the dollar
amounts in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (b)(2)(B) shall
be increased by an amount equal to--
``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
the taxable year begins, determined by substituting
`calendar year 2012' for `calendar year 1992' in
subparagraph (B) thereof.
``(3) Rounding.--
``(A) Credit limit.--If any increase under
paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10, such increase
shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10.
``(B) AGI thresholds.--If any increase under
paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $100, such increase
shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100.
``(f) Regulations.--Not later than 12 months from date of enactment
of this section, the Secretary shall issue such regulations or other
guidance as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate to carry
out this section, including regulations or guidance--
``(1) to ensure that designated savings products are
subject to appropriate reporting requirements, including the
reporting of contributions and other deposits during the
calendar year, end of calendar year account balances, and
earnings from designated savings products specified in
paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (c),
``(2) to carry out the maintenance of deposit provisions
under subsection (d)(2), and
``(3) to prevent avoidance of the purposes of this
subsection.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``36D,'' after ``36B,''.
(2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36C
the following new item:
``Sec. 36D. Financial security credit.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.
SEC. 4. OPENING OF ACCOUNTS ON FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS TO FACILITATE
SAVINGS.
(a) Notification of Option.--
(1) In general.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall
notify individuals who may qualify for a credit under section
36D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but fail to provide
sufficient information to allow the Secretary to deposit or
contribute the credit amount to a designated savings product
that they have the option of an electronic direct deposit and
that they may be eligible for the financial security credit
under section 36D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if they
deposit a refund or a portion of their refund in any designated
savings product.
(2) Method of notification.--The notification under
paragraph (1) shall be made through--
(A) a public awareness program undertaken by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in concert with the
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue and others as
necessary, beginning not later than 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act;
(B) tax return preparers and low-income taxpayer
clinics; and
(C) the inclusion of such a notice in the
instruction material for any Federal income tax return.
(b) Establishment of Designated Account Program.--The Secretary of
the Treasury shall develop, in consultation with the Federal Management
System, a program to minimize the delivery of non-electronic Federal
income tax refunds by depositing refunds electronically to a safe, low-
cost account held by a depository institution. This program shall
include--
(1) provisions for such tax refunds to be deposited into a
designated account;
(2) establishment of account parameters with respect to
minimum balance requirements, limitations on overdrafts,
overdraft fees, other fees, and additional requirements;
(3) establishment of means for the taxpayer to access the
account electronically and to have timely, direct access to the
funds in the account; and
(4) provisions to allow taxpayers to open an account with
their Federal income tax refunds through financial service
providers, so long such account is held at a depository
institution insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or
a credit union insured under the Federal Credit Union Act.
(c) Effective Date.--The notification under subsection (a) and the
program under subsection (b) shall be effective with respect to Federal
income tax returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. | Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income-based tax credit equal to the lesser of $500 or 50% of the total amount deposited or contributed into designated savings products in a taxable year. Defines "designated savings products" as a qualified retirement plan, a qualified tuition plan, a Coverdell education savings account, a U.S. savings bond, a certificate of deposit with a duration of at least 8 months, a savings account, or other savings product considered appropriate by the Secretary of the Treasury. Directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to notify individual taxpayers who may qualify for a savings product tax credit that they have the option of an electronic direct deposit of any portion of their tax refund into a designated savings product. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Financial Security Credit Act of 2013"} | 2,923 | 178 | 0.312447 | 0.970925 | 0.638185 | 3.331081 | 18.77027 | 0.939189 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Transportation Safety Board
Reauthorization Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Fiscal Years 2003-2006.--Section 1118(a) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and''; and
(2) by striking ``such sums to'' and inserting the
following: ``$73,325,000 for fiscal year 2003, $78,757,000 for
fiscal year 2004, $83,011,000 for fiscal year 2005, and
$87,539,000 for fiscal year 2006. Such sums shall''.
(b) Emergency Fund.--Section 1118(b) of such title is amended by
striking the second sentence and inserting the following: ``In
addition, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to increase the fund to, and maintain the fund at, a level of
not to exceed $6,000,000.''.
(c) NTSB Academy.--Section 1118 of such title is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(c) Academy.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Board for necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety
Board Academy, not otherwise provided for, $3,347,000 for fiscal year
2003, $4,896,000 for fiscal year 2004, $4,995,000 for fiscal year 2005,
and $5,200,000 for fiscal year 2006. Such sums shall remain available
until expended.''.
SEC. 3. ACCIDENT AND SAFETY DATA CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLICATION.
Section 1119 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(c) Appeals.--
``(1) Notification of rights.--In any case in which an
employee of the Board determines that an occurrence associated
with the operation of an aircraft constitutes an accident, the
employee shall notify the owner or operator of that aircraft of
the right to appeal that determination to the Board.
``(2) Procedure.--The Board shall establish and publish the
procedures for appeals under this subsection.
``(3) Limitation on applicability.--This subsection shall
not apply in the case of an accident that results in a loss of
life.''.
SEC. 4. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION'S RESPONSES TO SAFETY
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Section 1135(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(d) Reporting Requirements.--
``(1) Annual secretarial regulatory status reports.--On
February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report to
Congress and the Board containing the regulatory status of each
significant safety recommendation made by the Board to the
Secretary (or to an Administration within the Department). The
Secretary shall continue to report on the regulatory status of
each such recommendation in the report due on February 1 of
subsequent years until final regulatory action is taken on that
recommendation or the Secretary (or an Administration within
the Department) determines and states in such a report that no
action should be taken.
``(2) Failure to report.--If on March 1 of each year the
Board has not received the Secretary's report required by this
subsection, the Board 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 Secretary's failure to
submit the required report.
``(3) Significant safety recommendation defined.--For the
purposes of this subsection, the term `significant safety
recommendation' means a recommendation included in the Board's
`most wanted list' and any recommendation concerning 15-
passenger van safety, railroad grade crossing safety, and
medical certifications for a commercial driver's license.
``(4) Termination.--This subsection shall cease to be in
effect after the report required to be filed on February 1,
2008, is filed.''.
SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF PASSENGERS INVOLVED IN AIRCRAFT
ACCIDENTS.
(a) Relinquishment of Investigative Priority.--Section 1136 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(j) Relinquishment of Investigative Priority.--
``(1) General rule.--This section (other than subsection
(g)) shall not apply to an aircraft accident if the Board has
relinquished investigative priority under section 1131(a)(2)(B)
and the Federal agency to which the Board relinquished
investigative priority is willing and able to provide
assistance to the victims and families of the passengers
involved in the accident.
``(2) Board assistance.--If this section does not apply to
an aircraft accident because the Board has relinquished
investigative priority with respect to the accident, the Board
shall assist, to the maximum extent possible, the agency to
which the Board has relinquished investigative priority in
assisting families with respect to the accident.''.
(b) Revision of MOU.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the National Transportation Safety Board and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall revise their 1977 agreement on
the investigation of accidents to take into account the amendments made
by this section and shall submit a copy of the revised agreement to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
Section 1131(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
moving subparagraphs (B) and (C) 4 ems to the left.
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2003.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
By Martha C. Morrison,
Deputy Clerk. | National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends Federal transportation law to extend the authorization of appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), including the NTSB Academy, for FY 2003 through 2006.Authorizes such appropriations as may be necessary to increase the emergency fund from $2 million to $6 million.(Sec. 3) Requires an NTSB employee, in any case in which the employee determines that an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft constitutes an accident (except when there is loss of life), to notify the owner or operator of that aircraft of the right to appeal that determination to the NTSB.(Sec. 4) Revises requirements for the Secretary of Transportation's annual report to Congress on each transportation safety recommendation of the NTSB and the Secretary's response. Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress and the NTSB on the regulatory status of each significant NTSB safety recommendation. Requires the NTSB to report to Congress any failure of the Secretary to make such a report.Defines the term "significant safety recommendation" as a recommendation included in the Board's "most wanted list" and any recommendation concerning 15-passenger van safety, railroad grade crossing safety, and medical certifications for a commercial driver's license.(Sec. 5) Relieves the NTSB of the duty to render specified assistance to families of passengers involved in an aircraft accident if the NTSB has relinquished its investigative priority to investigate it and the Federal agency to which it has relinquished such priority is willing and able to provide assistance to the victims and families of the passengers. Requires the NTSB, however, even if it has relinquished such priority, to assist, to the maximum extent possible, the agency to which it has relinquished it in assisting families with respect to the accident.Directs the NTSB and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to revise their 1977 agreement on the investigation of accidents to take into account the amendments made by this Act, and to submit such revision to specified congressional committees. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2003 through 2006, and for other purposes."} | 1,308 | 478 | 0.562635 | 1.903765 | 0.731457 | 3.850667 | 3.032 | 0.88 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona Voluntary Grazing Permit
Buyout Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The grazing of livestock on Federal lands in Arizona is
an increasingly difficult undertaking for grazing permittees
and lessees due to growing conflicts with other legitimate uses
of the same lands, such as environmental protection and
burgeoning recreational use.
(2) Sustained drought in the arid Southwest, foreign
competition, changing domestic markets, industry restructuring,
and individual ranch situations have combined to result in
grazing permits and leases becoming stranded investments for
many grazing permittees and lessees in Arizona.
(3) Attempts to resolve grazing conflicts with other
multiple uses of Federal lands often require extensive range
developments and monitoring that greatly increase costs to both
grazing permittees and lessees and taxpayers, far out of
proportion to the benefit received.
(4) Certain grazing allotments on Federal lands in Arizona
have, or are likely to become, unsuitable for livestock
production as a result of the combined effect of the
aforementioned factors.
(5) The cost of the Federal grazing program in Arizona
greatly exceeds revenues to the Federal treasury from grazing
fee receipts.
(6) Many grazing permittees and lessees in Arizona have
indicated their willingness to end livestock grazing on their
Federal grazing allotments in exchange for a one-time payment
to reasonably compensate them for the effort and investment
that they have made in such allotments.
(7) A broad coalition of ranchers and environmental and
conservation groups in Arizona have agreed that a voluntary
program to buyout grazing permits and leases would provide the
best solution to the aforementioned problems.
(8) Compensating grazing permittees and lessees to end
livestock grazing on Federal lands would help recapitalize an
ailing sector of rural Arizona by providing economic options to
grazing permittees and lessees that do not presently exist,
thus allowing them to restructure their grazing operations or
start new businesses.
(9) Reasonable compensation will help alleviate the need
for grazing permittees and lessees to sell or subdivide their
private lands.
(10) A voluntary buyout program in Arizona would resolve
growing conflicts between livestock grazing and other multiple
uses in Arizona, and would also be fiscally prudent and
socially just.
(11) The operation of a voluntary buyout program in Arizona
would provide Congress with critical information concerning the
possible expansion of such a program nation-wide.
SEC. 3. ARIZONA VOLUNTARY GRAZING PERMIT AND LEASE BUYOUT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of
Energy, or the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, who has
administrative jurisdiction over the Federal lands and the
grazing permit or lease at issue.
(2) The terms ``grazing permit or lease'' and ``grazing
permit and lease'' mean any document authorizing the use, for a
term of at least five years, of Federal lands in Arizona for
the purpose of grazing domestic livestock.
(3) The terms ``permittee or lessee'' and ``permittees and
lessees'' refer to a livestock operator who holds, or livestock
operators who hold, a valid term grazing permit or lease.
(4) The term ``grazing allotment'' means a designated
portion of Federal land upon which domestic livestock are
permitted to graze by a term grazing permit or lease.
(5) The term ``animal unit month'' means the amount of
forage needed to sustain one animal unit for one month. Animal
unit is defined by the Secretary concerned issuing the permit
or lease.
(6) The term ``range developments'' means structures,
fences and other permanent fixtures placed on Federal lands for
the furtherance of the purpose of grazing domestic livestock,
and specifically not including rolling stock, livestock and
diversions of water from Federal lands onto non-Federal lands.
(b) Waiver of Existing Grazing Permit or Lease.--A permittee or
lessee may at any time waive to the Secretary concerned a valid
existing grazing permit or lease authorizing livestock grazing on
Federal land in Arizona.
(c) Cancellation of Waived Grazing Permit or Lease.--The Secretary
concerned shall cancel grazing permits or leases waived under
subsection (b) and permanently retire the associated grazing allotments
from domestic livestock grazing use, notwithstanding any other
provision of law.
(d) Compensation.--A permittee or lessee who waives a permit or
lease to the Secretary concerned under subsection (b) shall be
compensated at $175 per animal unit month based on the average over the
last 10 years of the numbers of animal unit months permitted to the
permittee or lessee or the predecessors of the permittee or lessee, not
including suspended animal unit months. In the case of an ephemeral
grazing permit or lease, the permittee or lessee shall be compensated
for the average over the last 10 years of the actual animal unit months
of grazing use. If a permittee or lessee is in arrears of Federal
grazing fees, the amount of fees in arrears shall be deducted from the
amount of compensation otherwise due the permittee or lessee under this
subsection.
(e) Effect of Waiver on Range Developments.--A permittee or lessee
that waives a permit or lease to the Secretary concerned under
subsection (b) and receives compensation under subsection (d) shall be
deemed to have waived any claim to all range developments on the
subject grazing allotment or allotments, notwithstanding any other
provision of law.
(f) Relation to Other Authority.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect the authority of the Secretary concerned to
otherwise modify or terminate grazing permits or leases without
compensation. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a
property right in any grazing permit or lease on Federal lands.
(g) Retirement of Certain Land.--The Secretary concerned shall not
issue grazing permits or leases for grazing allotments for which no
valid current grazing permit or lease exists as of the date of the
enactment of this Act and shall retire such grazing allotments from
livestock use as provided in subsection (c).
(h) Effect of Nonuse or Reduced Use.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a permittee or lessee may opt not to graze a grazing
allotment or to graze the grazing allotment at less than the minimum
permitted level and still retain the grazing permit or lease for the
remainder of its term. The Secretary concerned shall not take into
consideration such non-use or reduced use of a grazing allotment when
considering a request for the renewal of the grazing permit or lease.
(i) Relation to Eminent Domain.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to authorize the use of eminent domain for the purpose of
acquiring a grazing permit or lease.
(j) Relation to Other Valid Existing Rights.--Nothing in this
section shall affect the allocation, ownership, interest, or control,
in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, of any water,
water right, or any other valid existing right held by the United
States, an Indian tribe, State or local government, or private
individual, partnership, or corporation. | Arizona Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act of 2003 - Authorizes a permittee or lessee to waive to the Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Energy, or Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, a valid existing grazing permit or lease authorizing livestock grazing on Federal land in Arizona. Directs the Secretary concerned to cancel and permanently retire from grazing such waived allotments. Sets forth compensation provisions. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To give livestock operators holding a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands in the State of Arizona the opportunity to relinquish their grazing permit or lease in exchange for compensation, and for other purposes."} | 1,785 | 104 | 0.605419 | 1.663362 | 0.67928 | 4.08 | 19.48 | 0.933333 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Prescription Drug Price
Negotiation Act''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM PARTICIPATING
MANUFACTURERS AT NEGOTIATED PRICES.
(a) In General.--Each participating manufacturer of a covered
outpatient drug shall make available for purchase by any qualified
Federal health care provider, by each pharmacy, and by each provider of
services, physician, practitioner, and supplier under the medicare
program such covered outpatient drug in the amount described in
subsection (b) at the price described in subsection (c).
(b) Description of Amount of Drugs.--The amount of a covered
outpatient drug that a participating manufacturer shall make available
for purchase under subsection (a) is the sum of--
(1) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the covered
outpatient drug dispensed by pharmacies to Medicare
beneficiaries; and
(2) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the covered
outpatient drug dispensed through qualified Federal health care
providers.
(c) Description of Price.--
(1) In general.--The price at which a participating
manufacturer shall make a covered outpatient drug available for
purchase under subsection (a) is a price that the Secretary, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, negotiate with the manufacturer.
(2) Promotion of breakthrough drugs.--
(A) In general.--In conducting negotiations with
participating manufacturers under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall take into account the goal of promoting
the development of breakthrough drugs.
(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, a
drug is a ``breakthrough drug'' if the Secretary
determines it is a new product that will make a
significant and major improvement by reducing physical
or mental illness, reducing mortality, or reducing
disability, and that no other product is available to
enrollees that achieves similar results for the same
condition.
(d) Enforcement.--The United States shall debar a manufacturer of
drugs or biologicals that does not comply with the provisions of this
Act.
(e) Dispute Resolution Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish a
mechanism (such as an ombudsman) for the resolution of disputes between
Medicare beneficiaries and prescription drug resellers and drug
manufacturers in order to protect such beneficiaries and to ensure
that--
(1) prescription drug resellers are not artifically
increasing prices charged to Medicare beneficiaries (above
those negotiated under subsection (c)) in places where there is
less competition (such as in rural areas); and
(2) such resellers are not colluding on prices in areas
with more potential significant competition.
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION.
The Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to
implement this Act.
SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS REGARDING EFFECTIVENESS OF ACT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
report to the Congress regarding the effectiveness of this Act in--
(1) protecting Medicare beneficiaries from discriminatory
pricing by drug manufacturers, and
(2) making prescription drugs available to Medicare
beneficiaries at substantially reduced prices.
(b) Consultation.--In preparing such reports, the Secretary shall
consult with public health experts, affected industries, organizations
representing consumers and older Americans, and other interested
persons.
(c) Recommendations.--The Secretary shall include in such reports
any recommendations the Secretary considers appropriate for changes in
this Act to further reduce the cost of covered outpatient drugs to
Medicare beneficiaries.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Provider of services.--The term ``provider of
services'' has the meaning given that term in section 1861(u)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(u)).
(2) Physician.--The term ``physician'' has the meaning
given that term in section 1861(r) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)).
(3) Practitioner.--The term ``practitioner'' has the
meaning given that term in section 1842(b)(18)(C) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(18)(C)).
(4) Supplier.--The term ``supplier'' has the meaning given
that term under section 1842(o) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395u(o)).
(5) Covered outpatient drug.--The term ``covered outpatient
drug'' has the meaning given that term in section 1927(k)(2) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(k)(2)).
(6) Debar.--The term ``debar'' means to exclude, pursuant
to established administrative procedures, from Government
contracting and subcontracting for a specified period of time
commensurate with the seriousness of the failure or offense or
the inadequacy of performance.
(7) Medicare beneficiary.--The term ``Medicare
beneficiary'' means an individual entitled to benefits under
part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act or enrolled
under part B of such title, or both.
(8) Participating manufacturer.--The term ``participating
manufacturer'' means any manufacturer of drugs or biologicals
that, on or after the date of the enactment of this title,
enters into a contract or agreement with the United States for
the sale or distribution of covered outpatient drugs to the
United States.
(9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The Secretary shall implement this Act as expeditiously as
practicable and in a manner consistent with the obligations of the
United States. | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act - Requires each participating manufacturer of a covered outpatient drug to make such drugs available for purchase by any qualified Federal health care provider, by each pharmacy, and by each provider of services, physician, practitioner, and supplier under the Medicare program at a price that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, negotiates with the manufacturer. Provides that the amount of a covered outpatient drug that a participating manufacturer shall make available for purchase is equal to the sum of the aggregate amounts of the covered outpatient drug dispensed by pharmacies to Medicare beneficiaries plus those dispensed through qualified Federal health care providers.
Requires that, in conducting negotiations with participating manufacturers, the Secretary take into account the goal of promoting the development of breakthrough drugs.
Requires the United States to exclude from Government contracting and subcontracting, for a period of time, a manufacturer of drugs or biologicals that does not comply with this Act.
Directs the Secretary to establish a mechanism (such as an ombudsman) for the resolution of disputes between Medicare beneficiaries and prescription drug resellers and drug manufacturers in order to protect such beneficiaries and to ensure that: (1) prescription drug resellers are not artifically increasing prices charged to Medicare beneficiaries (above those negotiated under this Act) in places (such as rural areas) where there is less competition; and (2) such resellers are not colluding on prices in areas with more potential significant competition. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To provide for prescription drugs at reduced prices to Medicare beneficiaries."} | 1,321 | 332 | 0.758608 | 2.397392 | 0.873353 | 6.122378 | 3.877622 | 0.968531 |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION OF IRISH PEACE PROCESS CULTURAL AND
TRAINING PROGRAM.
(a) Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act.--
(1) Program participant requirements.--Section 2(a) of the
Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 (8
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Program participant requirements.--An alien entering the
United States as a participant in the program shall satisfy the
following requirements:
``(A) The alien shall be a citizen of the United Kingdom or
the Republic of Ireland.
``(B) The alien shall be between 21 and 35 years of age on
the date of departure for the United States.
``(C) The alien shall have resided continuously in a
designated county for not less than 18 months before such date.
``(D) The alien shall have been continuously unemployed for
not less than 12 months before such date.
``(E) The alien may not have a degree from an institution
of higher education.''.
(2) Extension of program.--Section 2 of the Irish Peace Process
Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``the third program
year and for the 4 subsequent years,'' and inserting ``each
program year,''; and
(B) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) Sunset.--
``(1) Effective October 1, 2008, the Irish Peace Process
Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 is repealed.
``(2) Effective October 1, 2008, section 101(a)(15)(Q) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(Q)) is
amended--
``(A) by striking `or' at the end of clause (i);
``(B) by striking `(i)' after `(Q)'; and
``(C) by striking clause (ii).''.
(3) Cost-sharing.--Section 2 of the Irish Peace Process
Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note), as
amended by paragraph (2), is further amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (b), the following new
subsection:
``(c) Cost-sharing.--The Secretary of State shall verify that the
United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland continue to pay a reasonable
share of the costs of the administration of the cultural and training
programs carried out pursuant to this Act.''.
(4) Technical amendments.--The Irish Peace Process Cultural and
Training Program Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place such term
appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
(B) by striking ``Immigration and Naturalization Service''
each place such term appears and inserting ``Department of
Homeland Security''.
(b) Immigration and Nationality Act.--
(1) Requirements for nonimmigrant status.--Section
101(a)(15)(Q) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(Q)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place such term
appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
(B) in clause (ii)(I)--
(i) by striking ``35 years of age or younger having a
residence'' and inserting ``citizen of the United Kingdom
or the Republic of Ireland, 21 to 35 years of age,
unemployed for not less than 12 months, and having a
residence for not less than 18 months''; and
(ii) by striking ``36 months)'' and inserting ``24
months)''.
(2) Foreign residence requirement.--Section 212 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended--
(A) by redesignating the subsection (p) as added by section
1505(f) of Public Law 106-386 (114 Stat. 1526) as subsection
(s); and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(t)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person admitted
under section 101(a)(15)(Q)(ii)(I), or acquiring such status after
admission, shall be eligible to apply for nonimmigrant status, an
immigrant visa, or permanent residence under this Act until it is
established that such person has resided and been physically present in
the person's country of nationality or last residence for an aggregate
of at least 2 years following departure from the United States.
``(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the requirement
of such 2-year foreign residence abroad if the Secretary determines
that--
``(A) departure from the United States would impose exceptional
hardship upon the alien's spouse or child (if such spouse or child
is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence); or
``(B) the admission of the alien is in the public interest or
the national interest of the United States.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate. | Amends the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 (IPPCTPA) and the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to revise the nonimmigrant alien eligibility qualifications for participants in the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program. Sets a minimum age of 21 (retaining the current age 35 maximum) and requires that the individual: (1) be a citizen of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland; (2) have been unemployed continuously for at least 12 months; (3) have resided continuously for at least 18 months in Northern Ireland or one of designated border counties of the Republic of Ireland; and (4) not have a degree from an institution of higher education.
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress each program year (currently, the third program year and the four subsequent years) on the number of aliens admitted under the program who have overstayed their visas.
Extends the authority of the IPPCTPA through FY 2008.
Requires the Secretary of State to verify that the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland continue to pay a reasonable share of costs for administration of IPPCTPA programs.
Amends the INA to reduce from 36 to 24 months the temporary period of the visit to the United States for participation in the program.
Denies any such person eligibility to apply for nonimmigrant status, an immigrant visa, or permanent residence until he or she has resided and been physically present in the country of nationality or last residence for an aggregate of a least two years following departure from the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive this requirement if: (1) departure from the United States would impose exceptional hardship upon the alien's spouse or child (if such spouse or child is a U.S. citizen or a lawfully resident alien); or (2) the admission of the alien is in the U.S. public or national interest. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend and extend the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998."} | 1,254 | 409 | 0.614087 | 2.021607 | 0.769652 | 3.80663 | 3.033149 | 0.839779 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Care Relief
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH PROVIDE HEALTH
CARE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 36 as section 37 and by inserting
after section 35 the following new section:
``SEC. 36. SMALL BUSINESSES PROVIDING HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR
EMPLOYEES.
``(a) In General.--In the case of an eligible small business, there
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle
for the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable percentage of
the expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer for qualified health care
coverage of eligible employees, their spouses, and dependents (within
the meaning of section 213(a)).
``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of this section, the
term `applicable percentage' means--
``(1) 50 percent if qualified health care coverage is
provided by the taxpayer to an average (on days during the
taxable year) of 10 or fewer eligible employees of the
taxpayer,
``(2) 25 percent if qualified health care coverage is
provided by the taxpayer to an average (on such days) of at
least 10 but not more than 25 eligible employees of the
taxpayer, and
``(3) 15 percent if qualified health care coverage is
provided by the taxpayer to an average (on such days) of more
than 25 eligible employees of the taxpayer.
``(c) Eligible Small Business.--For purposes of this section, the
term `eligible small business' means any taxpayer engaged in a trade or
business if the taxpayer meets the requirements of the following
paragraphs:
``(1) 50 or fewer employees.--
``(A) In general.--A taxpayer meets the
requirements of this paragraph if the taxpayer employs
an average of 50 or fewer employees on business days
during the preceding taxable year.
``(B) Taxpayer not in existence.--In any case in
which the taxpayer is an entity and is not in existence
throughout the preceding taxable year, subparagraph (A)
shall be applied by substituting `taxable year' for
`preceding taxable year'.
``(2) Gross receipts limitation.--
``(A) In general.--A taxpayer meets the
requirements of this paragraph if the gross receipts of
the taxpayer for the preceding taxable year do not
exceed $10,000,000.
``(B) Taxpayer not in existence.--In any case in
which the taxpayer is an entity and is not in existence
throughout the preceding taxable year, subparagraph (A)
shall be applied by substituting `taxable year' for
`preceding taxable year'.
``(C) Special rules.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A), the rules of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section
448(c)(3) shall apply.
``(3) Plan offering requirement.--A taxpayer meets the
requirements of the paragraph if--
``(A) the taxpayer offers qualified health
coverage, on the same terms and conditions, to at least
90 percent of the taxpayer's eligible employees, and
``(B) such offering is made at least annually and
at such other times and in such manner as the Secretary
shall prescribe.
``(4) Plan participation requirement.--
``(A) In general.--A taxpayer meets the
requirements of the paragraph if the average daily
percentage of eligible employees who are provided with
qualified health coverage by the taxpayer during the
taxable year is not less than such average for the
preceding taxable year.
``(B) Exceptions.--
``(i) Not in existence.--Subparagraph (A)
shall not apply if the trade or business was
not in existence throughout the preceding
taxable year.
``(ii) Business decline.--Under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary, subparagraph (A)
shall not apply to the extent that any
reduction in such percentage is the result of a
reduction in the number of employees of the
taxpayer on account of a reduction in the gross
receipts of the taxpayer.
``(5) Minimum employer payment.--A taxpayer meets the
requirements of the paragraph if at least 65 percent of the
cost of qualified health coverage provided to each eligible
employee is borne by the employer (determined without regard to
this section).
``(d) Eligible Employees.--For purposes of this section, the term
`eligible employee' means any employee of the taxpayer if--
``(1) such employee is not covered under--
``(A) any health plan of the employee's spouse,
``(B) title XVIII, XIX, or XXI of the Social
Security Act,
``(C) chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code,
``(D) chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
``(E) chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, or
``(F) any other provision of law, and
``(2) such employee is not a part-time or seasonal
employee.
``(e) Qualified Health Coverage.--For purposes of this section, the
term `qualified health coverage' means coverage under a health plan
provided by the employer which is substantially equivalent on an
actuarial basis to coverage provided chapter 89 of title 5, United
States Code.
``(f) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) Treatment of predecessors.--Any reference in
paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (c) to an entity
shall include a reference to any predecessor of such entity.
``(2) Controlled groups.--All persons treated as a single
employer under subsection (b) or (c) of section 52 shall be
treated as 1 person.
``(3) Mergers and acquisitions.--Rules similar to the rules
of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 41(f)(3) shall apply.
``(4) Employee to include self-employed.--The term
`employee' includes an individual who is an employee within the
meaning of section 401(c)(1) (relating to self-employed
individuals).
``(5) Exception for amounts paid under salary reduction
arrangements.--No amount paid or incurred pursuant to a salary
reduction arrangement shall be taken into account under
subsection (a).''.
(b) Denial of Double Benefit.--Section 280C of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Credit for Small Business Health Insurance Expenses.--
``(1) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed for that
portion of the expenses (otherwise allowable as a deduction)
taken into account in determining the credit under section 36
for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit
allowed for such taxable year under section 36(a).
``(2) Controlled groups.--Paragraph (3) of subsection (b)
shall apply for purposes of this subsection.''.
(c) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``or 36'' after ``section
35''.
(2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by striking the item relating to section 36 and
inserting the following new items:
``Sec. 36. Small businesses providing health care coverage for
employees.
``Sec. 37. Overpayments of tax.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act. | Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small business owners with 50 or fewer employees a refundable tax credit for the payment of a portion of the health care expenses of their employees. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small businesses a refundable income tax credit to offset the cost of providing health care coverage for employees."} | 1,800 | 52 | 0.548827 | 1.128789 | 0.651597 | 2.386364 | 36.636364 | 0.886364 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Mississippi River
Protection and Restoration Act of 2004''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Secretary defined definition.
Sec. 4. Environmental management program.
Sec. 5. Upper Mississippi River trust fund.
Sec. 6. System maintenance.
Sec. 7. Lower Mississippi River resource assessment.
Sec. 8. Flood mitigation.
Sec. 9. Hazard mitigation.
Sec. 10. Gulf hypoxia research, coordination, and monitoring.
Sec. 11. Wetland restoration demonstration projects.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Mississippi River is a nationally-significant
social, cultural, economic, and environmental resource.
(2) Millions of jobs depend upon the economic and
environmental health of the Mississippi River.
(3) The Mississippi River is slowly losing wildlife
habitats that support hundreds of wildlife species.
(4) Hundreds of communities are reconnecting to the
Mississippi River.
(5) Direct discharges and runoff into the Mississippi River
are contributing to local and regional water quality problems.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To protect and restore the Mississippi River.
(2) To protect and increase the number of jobs which depend
upon the health of the Mississippi River.
(3) To help communities reconnect to the Mississippi River.
(4) To protect and restore habitat.
(5) To use science to aid habitat restoration and water
quality enhancement efforts.
SEC. 3. SECRETARY DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Army.
SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Maintenance.--Section 1103(d)(3) of such Act is amended by
inserting at the end the following: ``and the maintenance of completed
projects on Federal lands.''.
(b) Ranking System.--Section 1103(e)(1) of such Act is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``technical'' and
inserting ``science'';
(2) at the end of subparagraph (B) by inserting the
following: ``The advisory committee shall include scientists,
hydrologists, and engineers and shall review and provide public
comment on project criteria, selection, and sequencing.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Project rankings.--The Secretary shall, in
consultation with the Independent Technical Advisory
Committee and the National Academy of Sciences, develop
a system to rank proposed projects. The ranking system
shall give greater weight to projects that restore
natural river processes, including dam reforms, levee
modification and removal, and training structure
modification and removal.''.
(c) Funding Levels.--Section 1103(e) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)) is amended as follows:
(1) In paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``$22,750,000'' and inserting
``$80,000,000'';
(B) by inserting at the end the following: ``For
the purposes of carrying out paragraph (1)(A) of this
subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary $35,000,000 per fiscal year, to purchase
floodplain land from willing sellers.''; and
(C) by striking ``thereafter'' and inserting
``until the Trust Fund created in section 5 of the
Mississippi River Protection Act of 2004 reaches
$2,500,000,000''.
(2) In paragraph (4), by striking ``$10,420,000'' and
inserting ``$20,000,000''.
(3) By striking paragraph (7)(A) and inserting the
following:
``(7)(A) The costs of each project carried out pursuant to
paragraph (1)(A), including the costs of land acquisition,
shall be a Federal responsibility. A non-Federal sponsor shall
share 35 percent of the cost of projects constructed on private
land.''.
(d) Recreational Projects.--Section 1103(f)(2) of such Act is
amended--
(1) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$10,000,000'';
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary may
share the cost of riverfront projects, including trails, parks,
interpretive sites, and greenways.''; and
(3) by striking ``thereafter'' and inserting ``until the
trust fund created in section 5 of the Mississippi River
Protection and Restoration Act of 2004 reaches
$2,500,000,000''.
(e) Reservation.--Section 1103 of such Act is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(k) Funding.--One-half of the funds annually appropriated to
operate and maintain the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway
under section 102 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 shall
be reserved to carry out subsections (e), (f), and (h) of section 1103
of such Act.''.
SEC. 5. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRUST FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund to be known as the ``Upper Mississippi River Trust
Fund'' (referred to in this section as the ``Fund'').
(b) Federal Funding.--Until the aggregate amount deposited in the
Fund under this subsection is equal to at least $2,500,000,000, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer $100,000,000 from the general
treasury to the Fund for fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
(c) Non-Federal Funding.--Non-federal funding may also be
contributed to the Fund established in subsection (a).
(d) Creation of a Non-Profit Corporation.--
(1) In general.--There is established a charitable and non-
profit corporation to administer the funds provided by this
section, and to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts
for the purpose of protecting and restoring the natural
resources of the Upper Mississippi River and its floodplain.
(2) Members of board of trustees.--The Board of Trustees
shall be made up of 11 members appointed by the President and
shall include:
(A) One representative from each of the States of
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri.
(B) Six representatives of non profit organizations
dedicated to the protection and restoration of the
environment or other persons who have demonstrated
commitment to the environmental health and expertise
related to the Upper Mississippi River.
(C) The chairman shall be elected by the trustees
from its members for a 1-year term.
(D) A majority of the current membership of the
Trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business.
(E) One ex-officio representative of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
(F) One ex-officio representative of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
(G) One ex-officio representative of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
(H) One ex-officio representative of the Natural
Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
(3) Term.--A member of the Board of Trustees shall serve a
5 year, nonrenewable term.
(4) General powers.--The Board of Trustees shall meet semi-
annually to--
(A) allocate the funds annually provided by
subparagraph (f);
(B) solicit, accept, and use any gift or real or
personal property or any income or interest therefrom;
(C) acquire by purchase or exchange any real or
personal property or interest therein;
(D) enter into contracts as may be necessary to
carry out its functions; and
(E) appoint officers and employees, adopt bylaws,
and undertake other such acts as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section.
(e) Investments.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest
the amounts deposited under subsections (b) and (c) only in
interest bearing obligations of the United States or in
obligations guaranteed by the United States as to both
principal and interest.
(2) Interest rate.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
invest the amounts in the fund in obligation that carry the
highest rate of interest among available obligations of the
required maturity.
(f) Payments.--All amounts annually credited as interest under
subsection (e) shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, to
the trust established under subsection (d) after the Fund has been
fully capitalized.
(g) Use of Funds.--The trust established in subsection (d) may use
funds transferred under subsection (f) for the following:
(1) Aquatic habitat restoration.
(2) Floodplain habitat restoration, including the
acquisition of land in fee title from willing sellers.
(3) Not less than 5 percent of the funds generated under
subsection (f) shall be used to revitalize riverfronts.
(4) Such sums as are necessary to administer the Fund,
including professional staff and the reimbursement of the
expenses of Trustees.
(h) Science Advisory Board.--The Science Advisory Board established
by section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 shall
annually review and comment on the projects proposed by the Board of
Trustees.
(i) Consistency.--Nothing in this section shall confer any new
regulatory authority on any Federal or non-Federal entity, and the
funds used pursuant to subsection (g) shall be subject to all
applicable laws and regulations.
SEC. 6. SYSTEM MAINTENANCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall use the funds provided by
section 102 of Public Law 99-662 (33 U.S.C. 2212) to conduct
maintenance activities consistent with the needs of the environment,
including the following:
(1) Water level management.
(2) Gate adjustments.
(3) Wingdam/dike field modifications.
(4) Spillway modifications.
(5) Abandoned barge removal.
(6) Mooring buoys.
(7) Forestry management.
(8) Systemic fleeting plan.
(9) Fish passage.
(10) Other measures that the Secretary determines will
reduce the impacts of waterway management and barge movements
on aquatic and floodplain habitat.
(b) Water Level Management.--Section 102 of Public Law 99-662 (33
U.S.C. 2212) is amended by inserting the following: ``The Secretary
shall provide 100 percent of the cost of dredging required to manage
water levels to improve the environment.''.
(c) Dredged Material Placement.--Section 204 of Public Law 102-580
is amended by inserting the following: ``The Secretary shall develop
and implement at full Federal expense a plan to dispose or reuse
dredged material from the Upper Mississippi River to eliminate all
harmful impacts on floodplain and aquatic habitat.''.
(d) Water Level Management Study.--Not later than 6 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall assess the
opportunities for water level management that benefits fish and
wildlife consistent with commercial navigation.
SEC. 7. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.
Section 402 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114
Stat. 2633) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b) and (c) and inserting the
following:
``(b) Assessments.--Not later than June 30, 2004, the Secretary
shall submit the assessments described in subsection (a) to the
appropriate committees of Congress, including planning, construction,
and enhancement measures needed to meet habitat needs.
``(c) Demonstration Projects.--To assist in the assessment, the
Secretary may implement the following demonstration projects at Federal
expense prior to the completion of the report under subsection (b).''
(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated--
``(1) $2,000,000 for the assessment described in subsection
(b); and
``(2) $15,000,000 for the demonstration projects described
in subsection (c).''.
SEC. 8. FLOOD MITIGATION.
(a) Section 212(i)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(i)(1); 113 Stat. 291) is amended to read as
follows:
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
$100,000,000 to carry out this section for fiscal years 2005
through 2014.''.
SEC. 9. HAZARD MITIGATION.
(a) Increased Federal Share.--Section 322(e)(1) of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5165(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``20 percent'' and inserting ``30
percent.''.
(b) Limitation on Total Amount of Federal Contributions.--Section
404(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is amended by striking ``15 percent
of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made (less any
associated administrative costs)'' and inserting ``25 percent of the
estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made''.
SEC. 10. GULF HYPOXIA RESEARCH, COORDINATION, AND MONITORING.
(a) Establishment.--To implement the recommendations of the
Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, the
Secretary shall establish at the Waterways Experiment Station in
Vicksburg, Mississippi, a program to coordinate monitoring and research
in the Mississippi River basin.
(b) Monitoring Coordination.--The Secretary shall administer and
coordinate programs to identify the sources of nutrients in the Gulf of
Mexico, including the programs authorized by sections 16 and 17 of this
title and the program authorized by section 304 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2000 and other programs authorized to monitor
sediment and nutrient loadings into the Mississippi River.
(c) Research Coordination.--The Secretary, in collaboration with
the Secretary of Commerce, shall administer and coordinate research
efforts.
(d) Sub-Basin Nutrient Monitoring and Modeling.--Pursuant to
section 403 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, the
Secretary shall develop sediment and nutrient studies for the following
sub-basins of the Mississippi River basin:
(1) Missouri River basin.
(2) Ohio River basin.
(3) Tennessee River basin.
(4) Arkansas River basin.
(5) Lower Mississippi River basin.
(e) Sub-Basin Collaboration.--The Secretary shall establish and
coordinate sub-basin commissions in each of the following sub-basins to
develop and implement long-term nutrient reduction strategies:
(1) Missouri River basin.
(2) Upper Mississippi River basin.
(3) Ohio River basin.
(4) Tennessee River basin.
(5) Arkansas River basin.
(6) Lower Mississippi River basin.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2012 to
carry out this section.
SEC. 11. WETLAND RESTORATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a consortium of
universities from States throughout the Mississippi River Basin to
demonstrate the full range of wetland values and functions, including
floodplain wetlands in the Lower Mississippi River floodplain, to
reduce nutrient loadings to the Gulf of Mexico and to sequester carbon.
(b) Report.--The Secretary shall annually report on the success of
demonstration projects undertaken pursuant to this section.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2012
to carry out this section. | Mississippi River Protection and Restoration Act of 2004 - Amends the Upper Mississippi River Management Act of 1986 to: (1) allow interagency agreements under such Act between the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary) and the Secretary of the Interior to provide for maintenance of completed projects on Federal lands; (2) direct the Secretary to establish an independent science (currently, technical) advisory committee; (3) require such committee to include scientists, hydrologists, and engineers and to review and provide public comment on project criteria, selection, and sequencing; and (4) direct the Secretary to develop a system to rank proposed projects.
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to: (1) increase the authorization of appropriations; (2) make project costs a Federal responsibility; (3) require a non-Federal sponsor to share 35 percent of the cost of projects constructed on private land; and (4) authorize the Secretary to share the cost of riverfront projects.
Establishes the Upper Mississippi Trust Fund and a charitable and nonprofit corporation to administer funds and gifts. Authorizes the use of Trust funds for aquatic and floodplain habitat restoration, riverfront revitalization, and administrative costs. Directs the Science Advisory Board to annually review projects proposed by the Board of Trustees.
Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) at the Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mississippi, a program to coordinate monitoring and research in the Mississippi River Basin; and (2) a consortium of universities to demonstrate the full range of wetland values and functions, to reduce nutrient loadings to the Gulf of Mexico, and to sequester carbon. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To revitalize the Mississippi River."} | 3,494 | 338 | 0.580714 | 1.860226 | 0.722516 | 3.951768 | 10.237942 | 0.935691 |
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