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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Community Attendant
Services Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF COMMUNITY-BASED ATTENDANT SERVICES UNDER THE
MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) Requiring Coverage for Individuals Entitled to Nursing Facility
Services or Intermediate Care Facility Services for the Mentally
Retarded.--Section 1902(a)(10)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(D)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(D)'', and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) subject to section 1932(b), for the
inclusion of qualified community-based attendant
services for any individual who, under the State plan,
is entitled to nursing facility services or
intermediate care facility services for the mentally
retarded and who requires such services based on
functional need (and without regard to age or
disability);''.
(b) Medicaid Coverage of Community-Based Attendant Services.--
(1) In general.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as
amended by section 114(a) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, is amended--
(A) by redesignating section 1932 as section 1933,
and
(B) by inserting after section 1931 the following
new section:
``coverage of qualified community-based attendant services
``Sec. 1932. (a) Qualified Community-Based Attendant Services
Defined.--
``(1) In general.--In this title, the term `qualified
community-based attendant services' means attendant services
(as defined by the Secretary) furnished to an individual--
``(A) on an as-needed basis under a plan of service
that is based on an assessment of functional need and
that is agreed to by the individual;
``(B) in a home or community-based setting, which
may include a school, workplace, or recreation or
religious facility, but does not include a nursing
facility, an intermediate care facility for the
mentally retarded, or other institutional facility;
``(C) under either an agency-provider model or
other model (as defined in subsection (c)); and
``(D) the furnishing of which is selected, managed,
controlled by the individual (as defined by the
Secretary).
``(2) Services included.--Such term includes--
``(A) backup and emergency attendant services;
``(B) voluntary training on how to select, manage,
and dismiss attendants; and
``(C) health-related tasks (as defined by the
Secretary) that are assigned to, delegated to, or
performed by, unlicensed personal attendants.
``(3) Excluded services.--Subject to paragraph (4), such
term does not include--
``(A) provision of room and board, and
``(B) prevocational, vocational, and supported
employment.
``(4) Flexibility in transition to home setting.--Under
regulations of the Secretary, such term may include
expenditures for transitional costs, such as rent and utility
deposits, first months's rent and utilities, bedding, basic
kitchen supplies, and other necessities required for an
individual to make the transition from a nursing facility or
intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded to a home
setting.
``(b) Limitation on Amounts of Expenditures as Medical
Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--In carrying out section
1902(a)(10)(D)(ii), a State shall permit an individual who is
entitled to medical assistance with respect to nursing facility
services or intermediate care facility services for the
mentally retarded and who qualifies for the receipt of such
services to choose to receive medical assistance for qualified
community-based attendant services (rather than medical
assistance for such institutional services), in the most
integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the individual,
so long as the aggregate amount of the Federal expenditures for
such individuals in a fiscal year does not exceed the total
that would have been expended for such individuals to receive
such institutional services in the year plus, subject to
subsection (e), the transitional allotment to the State for the
fiscal year involved, as determined under paragraph (2)(B).
``(2) Transitional allotments.--
``(A) Total amount.--The total amount of the
transitional allotments under this paragraph for--
``(i) fiscal year 1998 is $580,000,000,
``(ii) fiscal year 1999 is $480,000,000,
``(iii) fiscal year 2000 is $380,000,000,
``(iv) fiscal year 2001 is $280,000,000,
``(v) fiscal year 2002 is $180,000,000 and
``(vi) fiscal year 2003 is $100,000,000.
``(B) State allotments.--The Secretary shall
provide a formula for the distribution of the total
amount of the transitional allotments provided in each
fiscal year under subparagraph (A) among States. Such
formula shall give preference to States that have a
relatively higher proportion of long-term care services
furnished to individuals in an institutional setting
but who have a plan under subsection (e) to
significantly reduce such proportion.
``(C) Use of funds.--Such funds allotted to, but
not expended in, a fiscal year to a State are available
for expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year.
``(c) Delivery Models.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) Agency-provider model.--The term `agency-provider
model' means, with respect to the provision of community-based
attendant services for an individual, a method of providing
such services under which a single entity contracts for the
provision of such services.
``(2) Other model.--The term `other model' means a method,
other than an agency-provider model, for provision of services.
Such a model may include the provision of vouchers, direct cash
payments, or use of a fiscal agent to assist in obtaining
services.
``(d) Quality Assurance.--
``(1) In general.--No Federal financial participation shall
be available with respect to qualified community-based
attendant services furnished under an agency-provider model or
other model unless the State establishes and maintains a
quality assurance program that is developed after public
hearings, that is based on consumer satisfaction, and that, in
the case of services furnished under the agency-provider model,
meets the following requirements:
``(A) Survey and certification.--The State
periodically certifies and surveys such provider-
agencies. Such surveys are conducted on an unannounced
basis and average at least 1 a year for each agency-
provider.
``(B) Standards.--The State adopts standards for
survey and certification that include--
``(i) minimum qualifications and training
requirements for provider staff;
``(ii) financial operating standards; and
``(iii) a consumer grievance process.
``(C) Monitoring boards.--The State provides a
system that allows for monitoring boards consisting of
providers, family members, consumers, and neighbors to
advise and assist the State.
``(D) Public reporting.--The State establishes
reporting procedures to make available information to
the public.
``(E) Ongoing monitoring.--The State provides
ongoing monitoring of the delivery of attendant
services and the effect of those services on the health
and well-being of each recipient.
``(2) Protection of beneficiaries.--
``(A) In general.--The regulations promulgated
under section 1930(h)(1) shall apply with respect to
the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of
individuals receiving qualified community-based
attendant services in the same manner as they apply to
individuals receiving community supported living
arrangements services.
``(B) Development of additional regulations.--The
Secretary shall develop additional regulations to
protect the health, safety, and welfare for individuals
receiving qualified community-based attendant services
other than under an agency-provider model. Such
regulations shall be designed to maximize the
consumers' independence and control.
``(C) Sanctions.--The provisions of section
1930(h)(2) shall apply to violations of regulations
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) in the same manner
as they apply to violations of regulations described in
section 1930(h)(1).
``(e) Transition Plan.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition for receipt of a
transitional allotment under subsection (b)(2), a State shall
develop a long-term care services transition plan that
establishes specific action steps and specific timetables to
increase the proportion of long-term care services provided
under the plan under this title in home and community-based
settings, rather than institutional settings.
``(2) Participation.--The plan under paragraph (1) shall be
developed with major participation by both the State
Independent Living Council and the State Developmental
Disabilities Council, as well as input from the Councils on
Aging.
``(f) Eligibility.--Effective January 1, 1999, a State may not
exercise the option of coverage of individuals under section
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(V) without providing coverage under section
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VI).
``(g) Report on Impact of Section.--The Secretary shall submit to
Congress periodic reports on the impact of this section on
beneficiaries, States, and the Federal Government.''.
(c) Coverage as Medical Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Section 1905(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396d) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(24),
(B) by redesignating paragraph (25) as paragraph
(26), and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (24) the following
new paragraph:
``(25) qualified community-based attendant services (to the
extent allowed and as defined in section 1932); and''.
(2) Eligibility classifications.--Section
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VI) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VI)) is
amended by inserting ``or qualified community-based attendant
services'' after ``section 1915'' each it appears.
(3) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1902(j) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amended by striking ``(25)'' and
inserting ``(26)''.
(B) Section 1902(a)(10)(C)(iv) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking ``(24)'' and
inserting ``(25)''.
(d) Review of, and Report on, Regulations.--The Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall review existing regulations under title XIX of
the Social Security Act insofar as they regulate the provision of home
health services and other services in home and community-based
settings. The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on how
excessive utilization of medical services can be reduced under such
title by using qualified community-based attendant services.
(e) Development of Functional Needs Assessment Instrument.--The
Secretary shall develop a functional needs assessment instrument that
assesses an individual's need for qualified community-based attendant
services and that may be used in carrying out sections
1902(a)(10)(D)(ii) and 1932 of the Social Security Act.
(f) Task Force on Financing of Long-Term Care Services.--The
Secretary shall establish a task force to examine appropriate methods
for financing long-term care services. Such task force shall include
significant representation of individuals (and representatives of
individuals) who receive such services.
SEC. 3. STATE OPTION FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Section 1903(f) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396b(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting ``subject to
paragraph (5),'' after ``does not exceed'', and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(5)(A) A State may waive the income limitation described in
paragraph (4)(C) in such cases as the State finds the potential for
employment opportunities would be enhanced through the provision of
such services.
``(B) In the case of an individual who is made eligible for medical
assistance because of subparagraph (A), notwithstanding section
1916(b), the State may impose a premium based on a sliding scale
relating to income.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to medical assistance provided for items and services furnished
on or after January 1, 1998. | Medicaid Community Attendant Services Act of 1997 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage of qualified community-based attendant services for any individual entitled to nursing facility or intermediate care facility services. Limits such services to those furnished to an individual in a home or community-based setting, which may include a school, workplace, or recreating or religious facility, but not a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, or other institutional facility.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) review existing Medicaid regulations for home health services and other services in home and community-based settings; (2) report to the Congress on how excessive utilization of medical services can be reduced under Medicaid by using qualified community-based attendant services; (3) develop a functional needs assessment instrument with respect to an individual's need for such services; and (4) establish a task force to examine appropriate methods for financing long-term care services.
Amends SSA title XIX to allow States to waive certain income limitations with respect to Medicaid payments to individuals eligible for medical assistance who are also eligible for or already receiving a State supplementary payment. Allows such a waiver in such cases as the State finds the potential for employment opportunities would be enhanced through the provision of qualified community-based attendant services. Allows the State, in the case of such an individual made eligible for medical assistance because of such a waiver, to impose a premium based on a sliding scale relating to income. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Medicaid Community Attendant Services Act of 1997"} | 2,924 | 328 | 0.646999 | 1.825845 | 0.900031 | 4.752475 | 8.386139 | 0.937294 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Shimon Peres was born in Poland in 1923.
(2) The Peres family emigrated to Tel Aviv in 1934, and all
of the family members of Shimon Peres who remained in Poland
were murdered during the Holocaust.
(3) Before Israel gained independence, Shimon Peres earned
the respect of senior leaders in the independence movement in
Israel, most notably David Ben-Gurion.
(4) The founding generation of Israel was central to the
development of Israel, and Shimon Peres is the only surviving
member of that founding generation.
(5) Shimon Peres has served in numerous high-level cabinet
positions and ministerial posts in Israel, including head of
the Israeli Navy, Minister of Defense, Foreign Minister, Prime
Minister, and President, among many others.
(6) Shimon Peres has honorably served Israel for over 70
years, during which he has significantly contributed to United
States interests and has played a pivotal role in forging the
strong and unbreakable bond between the United States and
Israel.
(7) By presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon
Peres, the first to be awarded to a sitting President of
Israel, Congress proclaims its unbreakable bond with Israel and
reaffirms its continual support for Israel as we commemorate
the 65th anniversary of the independence of Israel and the 90th
birthday of Shimon Peres, which are both significant milestones
in Israeli history.
(8) Maintaining strong bilateral relations between the
United States and Israel has been a priority of Shimon Peres
since he began working with the United States in the days of
John F. Kennedy. The strong bond is exemplified by the
following:
(A) President Reagan said to Shimon Peres upon his
visit to the United States, ``Mr. Prime Minister, I
thank you very much for your visit. It's been an
occasion to renew a friendship and to review and
enhance the strength of our unique bilateral
relationship.''
(B) At another point President Reagan said of
Shimon Peres, ``His vision, his statesmanship and his
tenacity are greatly appreciated here.''
(C) While visiting with Shimon Peres at the
Residence of the President in Jerusalem, President
Obama described Shimon Peres as ``. . . a son of Israel
who's devoted his life to keeping Israel strong and
sustaining the bonds between our two nations''.
(D) On March 20, 2013, Shimon Peres reaffirmed his
belief in the relationship between the United States
and Israel, stating, ``America stood by our side from
the very beginning. You support us as we rebuild our
ancient homeland and as we defend our land. From
Holocaust to redemption.''
(E) On March 21, 2013, Shimon Peres stated, ``. . .
America is so great and we are so small. But I learned
that you don't measure us by size, but by values. When
it comes to values, we are you and you are us. . . . As
I look back, I feel that the Israel of today has
exceeded the vision we had 65 years ago. Reality has
surpassed our dreams. The United States of America
helped us to make this possible.''
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) Award Authorized.--The President pro tempore of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make appropriate
arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold
medal of appropriate design to President Shimon Peres.
(b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the award referred to
in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike a gold
medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined
by the Secretary.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may
prescribe, the Secretary may strike duplicate medals in bronze of the
gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 and sell such duplicate medals
at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.
Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.
(a) Authorization of Charges.--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 under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States
Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Passed the Senate March 13, 2014.
Attest:
Secretary.
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1456
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres. | . Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal in honor of President Shimon Peres of Israel. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres."} | 1,131 | 46 | 0.450001 | 1.264296 | 0.025659 | 3.351351 | 29.27027 | 0.864865 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean and Coastal Mapping
Integration Act''.
SEC. 2. INTEGRATED OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall establish a program to develop, in
coordination with the Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal
Mapping, a coordinated and comprehensive Federal ocean and coastal
mapping plan for the Great Lakes and Coastal State waters, the
territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the continental shelf
of the United States that enhances ecosystem approaches in decision-
making for conservation and management of marine resources and
habitats, establishes research priorities, supports the siting of
research and other platforms, and advances ocean and coastal science.
(b) Program Parameters.--In developing such a program, the
Administrator shall work with the Committee to--
(1) identify all Federal and federally-funded programs
conducting shoreline delineation and ocean or coastal mapping,
noting geographic coverage, frequency, spatial coverage,
resolution, and subject matter focus of the data and location
of data archives;
(2) promote cost-effective, cooperative mapping efforts
among all Federal agencies conducting ocean and coastal mapping
agencies by increasing data sharing, developing data
acquisition and metadata standards, and facilitating the
interoperability of in situ data collection systems, data
processing, archiving, and distribution of data products;
(3) facilitate the adaptation of existing technologies as
well as foster expertise in new ocean and coastal mapping
technologies, including through research, development, and
training conducted in cooperation with the private sector,
academia, and other non-Federal entities;
(4) develop standards and protocols for testing innovative
experimental mapping technologies and transferring new
technologies between the Federal government and the private
sector or academia;
(5) centrally archive, manage, and distribute data sets as
well as provide mapping products and services to the general
public in service of statutory requirements;
(6) develop specific data presentation standards for use by
Federal, State, and other entities that document locations of
federally permitted activities, living and nonliving resources,
marine ecosystems, sensitive habitats, submerged cultural
resources, undersea cables, offshore aquaculture projects, and
any areas designated for the purposes of environmental
protection or conservation and management of living marine
resources; and
(7) identify the procedures to be used for coordinating
Federal data with State and local government programs.
SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an Interagency
Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping.
(b) Membership.--The Committee shall be comprised of senior
representatives from Federal agencies with ocean and coastal mapping
and surveying responsibilities. The representatives shall be high-
ranking officials of their respective agencies or departments and,
whenever possible, the head of the portion of the agency or department
that is most relevant to the purposes of this Act. Membership shall
include senior representatives from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, the Chief of Naval Operations, the United
States Geological Survey, Minerals Management Service, National Science
Foundation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States Army
Corps of Engineers, United States Coast Guard, Environmental Protection
Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency and National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, and other appropriate Federal agencies
involved in ocean and coastal mapping.
(c) Chairman.--The Committee shall be chaired by the representative
from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The chairman
may create subcommittees chaired by any member agency of the committee.
Working groups may be formed by the full Committee to address issues of
short duration.
(d) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet on a quarterly basis, but
subcommittee or working group meetings shall meet on an as-needed
basis.
(e) Coordination.--The committee should coordinate activities, when
appropriate, with--
(1) other Federal efforts, including the Digital Coast,
Geospatial One-Stop, and the Federal Geographic Data Committee;
(2) international mapping activities; and
(3) States and user groups through workshops and other
appropriate mechanisms.
SEC. 4. NOAA INTEGRATED MAPPING INITIATIVE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the
Committee, shall develop and submit to the Congress a plan for an
integrated ocean and coastal mapping initiative within the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(b) Plan Requirements.--The plan shall--
(1) identify and describe all ocean and coastal mapping
programs within the agency, including those that conduct
mapping or related activities in the course of existing
missions, such as hydrographic surveys, ocean exploration
projects, living marine resource conservation and management
programs, coastal zone management projects, and ocean and
coastal science projects;
(2) establish priority mapping programs and establish and
periodically update priorities for geographic areas in
surveying and mapping, as well as minimum data acquisition and
metadata standards for those programs;
(3) encourage the development of innovative ocean and
coastal mapping technologies and applications through research
and development through cooperative or other agreements at
joint centers of excellence and with the private sector;
(4) document available and developing technologies, best
practices in data processing and distribution, and leveraging
opportunities with other Federal agencies, non-governmental
organizations, and the private sector;
(5) identify training, technology, and other resource
requirements for enabling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's programs, ships, and aircraft to support a
coordinated ocean and coastal mapping program;
(6) identify a centralized mechanism or office for
coordinating data collection, processing, archiving, and
dissemination activities of all such mapping programs within
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
including--
(A) designating primary data processing centers to
maximize efficiency in information technology
investment, develop consistency in data processing, and
meet Federal mandates for data accessibility; and
(B) designating a repository that is responsible
for archiving and managing the distribution of all
ocean and coastal mapping data to simplify the
provision of services to benefit Federal and State
programs; and
(6) set forth a timetable for implementation and completion
of the plan, including a schedule for periodic Congressional
progress reports, and recommendations for integrating
approaches developed under the initiative into the interagency
program.
(c) NOAA Joint Ocean and Coastal Mapping Centers.--The Secretary is
authorized to maintain and operate up to 3 joint ocean and coastal
mapping centers, including a joint hydrographic center, which shall be
co-located with an institution of higher education. The centers shall
serve as hydrographic centers of excellence and are authorized to
conduct activities necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act,
including--
(1) research and development of innovative ocean and
coastal mapping technologies, equipment, and data products;
(2) mapping of the United States outer continental shelf;
(3) data processing for non-traditional data and uses;
(4) advancing the use of remote sensing technologies, for
related issues, including mapping and assessment of essential
fish habitat and of coral resources, ocean observations and
ocean exploration; and
(5) providing graduate education in ocean and coastal
mapping sciences for National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, personnel of other
agencies with ocean and coastal mapping programs, and civilian
personnel.
SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY PROGRAM REPORTING.
No later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
and bi-annually thereafter, the Chairman of the Committee shall
transmit to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Resources
a report detailing progress made in implementing the provisions of this
Act, including--
(1) an inventory of ocean and coastal mapping data, noting
the metadata, within the territorial seas and the exclusive
economic zone and throughout the continental shelf of the
United States, noting the age and source of the survey and the
spatial resolution (metadata) of the data;
(2) identification of priority areas in need of survey
coverage using present technologies;
(3) a resource plan that identifies when priority areas in
need of modern ocean and coastal mapping surveys can be
accomplished;
(4) the status of efforts to produce integrated digital
maps of ocean and coastal areas;
(5) a description of any products resulting from
coordinated mapping efforts under this Act that improve public
understanding of the coasts, oceans, or regulatory decision-
making;
(6) documentation of minimum and desired standards for data
acquisition and integrated metadata;
(7) a statement of the status of Federal efforts to
leverage mapping technologies, coordinate mapping activities,
share expertise, and exchange data;
(8) a statement of resource requirements for organizations
to meet the goals of the program, including technology needs
for data acquisition, processing and distribution systems;
(9) a statement of the status of efforts to declassify data
gathered by the Navy, the National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency and other agencies to the extent possible without
jeopardizing national security, and make it available to
partner agencies and the public; and
(10) a resource plan for a digital coast integrated mapping
pilot project for the northern Gulf of Mexico that will--
(A) cover the area from the authorized coastal
counties through the territorial sea;
(B) identify how such a pilot project will leverage
public and private mapping data and resources, such as
the United States Geological Survey National Map, to
result in an operational coastal change assessment
program for the subregion; and
(11) the status of efforts to coordinate Federal programs
with State and local government programs and leverage those
programs.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--In addition to the amounts authorized by section
306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C.
892d), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to
carry out this Act--
(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(2) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(3) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(4) $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(5) $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(b) Joint Ocean and Coastal Mapping Centers.--Of the amounts
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), the following amounts shall be
used to carry out section 4(c) of this Act:
(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
(2) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
(3) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
(4) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(5) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(c) Interagency Committee.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, from amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2005
through 2012 to the Department of Defense, the Department of the
Interior, the Department of Homeland Security, the Environmental
Protection Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the head of each such department or agency may make
available not more than $10,000,000 per fiscal year to carry out
interagency activities under section 3 of this Act.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
(2) Coastal state.--The term ``coastal state'' has the
meaning given that term by section 304(4) of the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453(4).
(3) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the
Interagency Ocean Mapping Committee established by section 3.
(4) Exclusive economic zone.--The term ``exclusive economic
zone'' means the exclusive economic zone of the United States
established by Presidential Proclamation No. 5030, of March 10,
1983.
(5) Ocean and coastal mapping.--The term ``ocean and
coastal mapping'' means the acquisition, processing, and
management of physical, biological, geological, chemical, and
archaeological characteristics and boundaries of ocean and
coastal areas, resources, and sea beds through the use of
acoustics, satellites, aerial photogrammetry, light and
imaging, direct sampling, and other mapping technologies.
(6) Territorial sea.--The term ``territorial sea'' means
the belt of sea measured from the baseline of the United States
determined in accordance with international law, as set forth
in Presidential Proclamation Number 5928, dated December 27,
1988.
Passed the Senate November 16, 2004.
Attest:
Secretary.
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2489
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to integrate Federal coastal and ocean mapping
activities. | Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a program to develop, in coordination with the Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping , a coordinated and comprehensive Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and Coastal State waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the continental shelf of the United States that enhances ecosystem approaches in decision-making for conservation and management of marine resources and habitats, establishes research priorities, supports the siting of research and other platforms, and advances ocean and coastal science.
Prescribes program parameters.
(Sec. 3) Establishes an Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping (Committee) comprising senior representatives from Federal agencies with ocean and coastal mapping and surveying responsibilities, and chaired by the representative from the NOAA.
(Sec. 4) Instructs the Administrator, in consultation with the Committee, to develop and submit to the Congress a plan for an integrated ocean and coastal mapping initiative within NOAA that: (1) identifies all coastal and ocean mapping programs within NOAA; (2) encourages the development of innovative coastal and ocean mapping technologies and applications through research and development (R&D) cooperative agreements at joint institutes; and (3) documents available and developing technologies, best practices in data processing and distribution, and leveraging opportunities with other Federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish joint hydrographic centers of excellence.
Prescribes plan requirements.
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to operate up to three joint ocean and coastal mapping centers, including a joint hydrographic center, to serve as hydrographic centers of excellence and to conduct activities to implement this Act.
(Sec. 5) Requires the Chairman of the Committee to transmit bi-annually to certain congressional committees a status report detailing progress made in implementing the provisions of this Act.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2012. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to integrate Federal coastal and ocean mapping activities."} | 2,745 | 457 | 0.759229 | 2.676238 | 0.819969 | 5.408269 | 6.901809 | 0.94832 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS START-UP CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D 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. 45S. VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS START-UP CREDIT.
``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of an
applicable veteran-owned business which elects the application of this
section, the veteran small business start-up credit determined under
this section for any taxable year is an amount equal to 15 percent of
so much of the qualified start-up expenditures of the taxpayer as does
not exceed $80,000.
``(b) Applicable Veteran-Owned Small Business.--For purposes of
this section--
``(1) In general.--The term `applicable veteran-owned small
business' means a small business owned and controlled by one or
more veterans or spouses of veterans and the principal place of
business of which is in an underserved community.
``(2) Ownership and control.--The term `owned and
controlled' means--
``(A) management and operation of the daily
business, and--
``(B)(i) in the case of a sole proprietorship, sole
ownership,
``(ii) in the case of a corporation, ownership (by
vote or value) of not less than 51 percent of the stock
in such corporation, or
``(iii) in the case of a partnership or joint
venture, ownership of not less than 51 percent of the
profits interests or capital interests in such
partnership or joint venture.
``(3) Small business.--The term `small business' means,
with respect to any taxable year, any person engaged in a trade
or business in the United States if--
``(A) the gross receipts of such person for the
preceding taxable year did not exceed $5,000,000, or
``(B) in the case of a person to which subparagraph
(A) does not apply, such person employed not more than
100 full-time employees during the preceding taxable
year.
For purposes of subparagraph (B), an employee shall be
considered full-time if such employee is employed at least 30
hours per week for 20 or more calendar weeks in the taxable
year.
``(4) Underserved community.--The term `underserved
community' means any area located within--
``(A) a HUBZone (as defined in section 3(p) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p))),
``(B) an empowerment zone, or enterprise community,
designated under section 1391 (and without regard to
whether or not such designation remains in effect),
``(C) an area of low income or moderate income (as
recognized by the Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council), or
``(D) a county with persistent poverty (as
classified by the Economic Research Service of the
Department of Agriculture).
``(5) Veteran or spouse of veteran.--The term `veteran or
spouse of a veteran' has the meaning given such term by section
7(a)(31)(G)(iii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(a)(31)(G)(iii)).
``(c) Qualified Start-Up Expenditures.--For purposes of this
section--
``(1) In general.--The term `qualified start-up
expenditures' means--
``(A) any start-up expenditures (as defined in
section 195(c)), or
``(B) any amounts paid or incurred during the
taxable year for the purchase or lease of real
property, or the purchase of personal property, placed
in service during the taxable year and used in the
active conduct of a trade or business.
``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) Year of election.--The taxpayer may elect the
application of this section only for the first 2 taxable years
for which ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred in
carrying on such trade or business are allowable as a deduction
by the taxpayer under section 162.
``(2) Controlled groups and common control.--All persons
treated as a single employer under subsections (a) and (b) of
section 52 shall be treated as 1 person.
``(3) No double benefit.--If a credit is determined under
this section with respect to any property, the basis of such
property shall be reduced by the amount of the credit
attributable to such property.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--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. 45S. Veteran small business start-up credit.''.
(c) Made Part of General Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of such
Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (35), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ``,
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(37) the veteran small business start-up credit
determined under section 45S.''.
(d) Report by Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.--
Every fourth year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall include in one
of the semiannual reports under section 5 of the Inspector General Act
of 1978 with respect to such year, an evaluation of the program under
section 45S of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this
section), including an evaluation of the success of, and accountability
with respect to, such program.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act. | Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new business-related tax credit for the start-up expenses of a veteran-owned small business in an underserved community. The allowable amount of such credit is 15% of start-up expenditures that do not exceed $80,000. The credit is allowed to any individual (or the surviving spouse of such individual) who: (1) has served on active duty in the Armed Forces, and (2) has not been discharged or released from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions. An "underserved community" is any area located within: (1) a HUBZone (as defined by the Small Business Act), (2) an empowerment zone or an enterprise community, (3) an area of low income or moderate income (as recognized by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council), or (4) a county with persistent poverty (as classified by the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture). | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act"} | 1,380 | 212 | 0.537084 | 1.47665 | 0.80216 | 3.182292 | 6.380208 | 0.848958 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Competition Preservation Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DATABASE, ANALYSIS, AND ANNUAL REPORT WITH RESPECT TO BUNDLED
CONTRACTS.
Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(p) Database, Analysis, and Annual Report With Respect to Bundled
Contracts.--
``(1) Bundled contract defined.--In this subsection, the
term `bundled contract' includes--
``(A) each contract that meets the definition set
forth in section 3(o) regardless of whether the
contracting agency has conducted a study of the effects
of the solicitation for the contract on civilian or
military personnel of the United States; and
``(B) each new procurement requirement that permits
the consolidation of two or more procurement
requirements.
``(2) Database.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
shall develop and shall thereafter maintain a database
containing data and information regarding--
``(i) each bundled contract awarded by a
Federal agency; and
``(ii) each small business concern that has
been displaced as a prime contractor as a
result of the award of such a contract.
``(3) Analysis.--For each bundled contract that is to be
recompeted as a bundled contract, the Administrator shall
determine--
``(A) the amount of savings and benefits (in
accordance with subsection (e)) achieved under the
bundling of contract requirements; and
``(B) whether such savings and benefits will
continue to be realized if the contract remains
bundled, and whether such savings and benefits would be
greater if the procurement requirements were divided
into separate solicitations suitable for award to small
business concerns.
``(4) Annual report on contract bundling.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this paragraph, and annually
in March thereafter, the Administration shall transmit
a report on contract bundling to the Committees on
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the
Senate.
``(B) Contents.--Each report transmitted under
subparagraph (A) shall include--
``(i) data on the number, arranged by
industrial classification, of small business
concerns displaced as prime contractors as a
result of the award of bundled contracts by
Federal agencies; and
``(ii) a description of the activities with
respect to previously bundled contracts of each
Federal agency during the preceding year,
including--
``(I) data on the number and total
dollar amount of all contract
requirements that were bundled; and
``(II) with respect to each bundled
contract, data or information on--
``(aa) the justification
for the bundling of contract
requirements;
``(bb) the cost savings
realized by bundling the
contract requirements over the
life of the contract;
``(cc) the extent to which
maintaining the bundled status
of contract requirements is
projected to result in
continued cost savings;
``(dd) the extent to which
the bundling of contract
requirements complied with the
contracting agency's small
business subcontracting plan,
including the total dollar
value awarded to small business
concerns as subcontractors and
the total dollar value
previously awarded to small
business concerns as prime
contractors; and
``(ee) the impact of the
bundling of contract
requirements on small business
concerns unable to compete as
prime contractors for the
consolidated requirements and
on the industries of such small
business concerns, including a
description of any changes to
the proportion of any such
industry that is composed of
small business concerns.''.
Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk. | Requires an annual report from the Administrator to the congressional small business committees on contract bundling. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Small Business Competition Preservation Act of 2000"} | 890 | 24 | 0.574182 | 1.366662 | 0.156958 | 1.470588 | 48.882353 | 0.764706 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercializing Small Business
Research and Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FOCUS ON COMMERCIALIZATION.
Section 9(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``It is further the policy
of Congress that the programs established in this section should focus
on promoting research and development of projects governed by
commercial business plans, which have significant potential to produce
products or services for the marketplace or for acquisition by Federal
agencies.''.
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF ENERGY-RELATED RESEARCH TOPICS AND RARE DISEASE-
RELATED RESEARCH TOPICS AS DESERVING ``SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION'' AS SBIR RESEARCH TOPICS.
Section 9(g)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(g)(3)) is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting
after ``critical technologies'' the following: ``or pressing
research priorities'';
(2) at the end of subparagraph (A) by striking ``or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) the National Academy of Sciences, in the
final report issued by the `America's Energy Future:
Technology Opportunities, Risks, and Tradeoffs'
project, and in subsequent reports issued by the
National Academy of Sciences on sustainability, energy,
and alternative fuels;
``(D) the National Institutes of Health, in the
annual report on the rare diseases research activities
of the National Institutes of Health for fiscal year
2005, and in subsequent reports issued by the National
Institutes of Health on rare diseases research
activities; or
``(E) the National Academy of Sciences, in the
final report issued by the `Transit Research and
Development: Federal Role in the National Program'
project and the `Transportation Research, Development
and Technology Strategic Plan (2006-2010)' issued by
the United States Department of Transportation Research
and Innovative Technology Administration, and in
subsequent reports issued by the National Academy of
Sciences and United States Department of Transportation
on transportation and infrastructure;''.
SEC. 4. NANOTECHNOLOGY-RELATED RESEARCH TOPICS.
(a) SBIR.--Section 9(g)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
638(g)(3)), as amended, is further amended--
(1) at the end of subparagraph (D) by striking ``or'';
(2) at the end of subparagraph (E) by adding ``or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) the national nanotechnology strategic plan
required under section 2(c)(4) of the 21st Century
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C.
7501(c)(4)) and in subsequent reports issued by the
National Science and Technology Council Committee on
Technology, focusing on areas of nanotechnology
identified in such plan;''.
(b) STTR.--Section 9(o)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
638(o)(3)) is amended--
(1) at the end of subparagraph (A) by striking ``or'';
(2) at the end of subparagraph (B) by adding ``or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) by the national nanotechnology strategic plan
required under section 2(c)(4) of the 21st Century
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C.
7501(c)(4)) and in subsequent reports issued by the
National Science and Technology Council Committee on
Technology, focusing on areas of nanotechnology
identified in such plan;''.
SEC. 5. CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF ``PHASE THREE''.
Section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(C) in the matter preceding clause (i)
by inserting after ``a third phase'' the following: ``, which
shall consist of work that derives from, extends, or logically
concludes efforts performed under prior SBIR funding agreements
(which may be referred to as `Phase III')'';
(2) in paragraph (8) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) the term `commercialization' means the process of
developing marketable products or services and producing and
delivering products or services for sale (whether by the
originating party or by others) to government or commercial
markets.''.
SEC. 6. AGENCY RESEARCH GOALS.
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by
striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
``(h) Agency Research Goals.--
``(1) In general.--In addition to the requirements of
subsection (f), each Federal agency that is required by this
section to have an SBIR program and that awards annually
$5,000,000,000 or more in procurement contracts shall,
effective for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter,
establish annual goals for commercialization of projects funded
by SBIR awards.
``(2) Specific goals.--The goals required by paragraph (1)
shall include specific goals for each of the following:
``(A) The percentage of SBIR projects that receive
funding for the third phase (as defined in subsection
(e)(4)(C)).
``(B) The percentage of SBIR projects that are
successfully integrated into a program of record.
``(C) The amount of Federal dollars received by
SBIR projects through Federal contracts, not including
dollars received through the SBIR program.
``(3) Submission to committees.--For each fiscal year for
which goals are required by paragraph (1), the agency shall
submit to the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate--
``(A) not later than 60 days after the beginning of
the fiscal year, the goals; and
``(B) not later than 90 days after the end of the
fiscal year, data on the extent to which the goals were
met and a description of the methodology used to
collect such data.''.
SEC. 7. COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAMS.
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) as amended, is
further amended, by adding at the end the following:
``(aa) Commercialization Programs.--
``(1) In general.--Each agency required by this section to
conduct an SBIR program shall establish a commercialization
program that supports the progress of SBIR awardees to the
third phase. The commercialization program may include
activities such as partnership databases, partnership
conferences, multiple second phases, mentoring between prime
contractors and SBIR awardees, multiple second phases with
matching private investment requirements, jumbo awards, SBIR
helpdesks, and transition assistance programs. The agency shall
include in its annual report an analysis of the various
activities considered for inclusion in the commercialization
program and a statement of the reasons why each activity
considered was included or not included, as the case may be.
``(2) Funding for commercialization programs.--
``(A) In general.--From amounts made available to
carry out this paragraph, the Administrator may, on
petition by agencies required by this section to
conduct an SBIR program, transfer funds to such
agencies to support the commercialization programs of
such agencies.
``(B) Petitions.--The Administrator shall establish
rules for making transfers under subparagraph (A). The
initial set of rules shall be promulgated not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
paragraph.
``(C) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to
carry out this paragraph $27,500,000 for fiscal year
2010 and each fiscal year thereafter.
``(3) Funding limitation.--For payment of expenses incurred
to administer the commercialization programs described in
paragraphs (1) and (2), the head of an agency may use not more
than an amount equal to 1 percent of the funds set aside for
the agency's Small Business Innovation Research program. Such
funds--
``(A) shall not be subject to the limitations on
the use of funds in subsection (f)(2); and
``(B) shall not be used for the purpose of funding
costs associated with salaries and expenses of
employees of the Federal Government.''. | Commercializing Small Business Research and Development Act - Amends the Small Business Act to state as the policy of Congress that Small Business Administration (SBA) research and development (R&D) programs should focus on promoting R&D of projects governed by commercial business plans which have significant potential to produce products or services for the marketplace or for acquisition by federal agencies.
Includes energy-related and rare disease-related research topics as deserving special consideration under Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program research topics.
Includes nanotechnology-related topics within authorized research topics under the SBIR Program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program.
Requires each federal agency that is required to have an SBIR program and that awards annually $5 billion or more in procurement contracts to establish, for FY2010 and thereafter, annual goals for the commercialization of projects funded by SBIR awards.
Directs each federal agency required to conduct an SBIR program to establish a commercialization program that supports the progress of SBIR awardees to the third (final) phase. Provides funding for such commercialization programs. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Small Business Act to promote the commercialization of certain small business research and development projects, and for other purposes."} | 1,931 | 231 | 0.607328 | 1.851917 | 0.896685 | 3.635 | 8.755 | 0.925 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps
Program (hereinafter referred to as ``I-Corps''), created
administratively by the Foundation in 2011 and statutorily
authorized in the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act,
has succeeded in increasing the commercialization of
Government-funded research.
(2) I-Corps provides valuable entrepreneurial education to
graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other researchers,
providing formal training for scientists and engineers to
pursue careers in business, an increasingly common path for
advanced degree holders.
(3) The I-Corps Teams program is successful in part due to
its focus on providing the specific types of education and
mentoring entrepreneurs need based on the early stage of their
companies, however the program does not provide similar support
to them at later stages.
(4) The success of I-Corps in the very early stages of the
innovation continuum should be expanded upon by offering
additional entrepreneurship training to small businesses as
they advance toward commercialization.
(5) The excellent training made available to grantees of
participating agencies through the I-Corps Program should be
made available to all Federal grantees as well as other
businesses willing to pay the cost of attending such training.
(6) The success of the I-Corps Program at promoting
entrepreneurship within research institutions and encouraging
research commercialization has been due in part to the National
Science Foundation's efforts to date on building a national
network of science entrepreneurs, including convening
stakeholders, promoting national I-Corps courses, cataloguing
best practices and encourage sharing between sites and
institutions, and developing a mentor network.
(7) As the I-Corps Program continues to grow and expand,
the National Science Foundation should maintain its focus on
networking and information sharing to ensure that innovators
across the country can learn from their peers and remain
competitive.
SEC. 3. EXPANDED PARTICIPATION IN I-CORPS.
Section 601(c)(2) of the American Innovation and Competitiveness
Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s-8(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) Additional participants.--
``(i) Eligibility.--The Director, in
consultation with relevant stakeholders, as
determined by the Director, which may include
Federal agencies, I-Corps regional nodes,
universities, and public and private entities
engaged in technology transfer or
commercialization of technologies, shall
provide an option for participation in an I-
Corps Teams course by--
``(I) Small Business Innovation
Research Program grantees; and
``(II) other entities, as
determined appropriate by the Director.
``(ii) Cost of participation.--The cost of
participation by a Small Business Innovation
Research Program grantee in such course may be
provided--
``(I) through I-Corps Teams grants;
``(II) through funds awarded to
grantees under the Small Business
Innovation Research Program or the
Small Business Technology Transfer
Program;
``(III) by the grantor Federal
agency of the grantee using funds set
aside for the Small Business Innovation
Research Program under section 9(f)(1)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
638(f)(1));
``(IV) by the grantor Federal
agency of the grantee using funds set
aside for the Small Business Technology
Transfer Program under section 9(n)(1)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
638(n)(1)); or
``(V) by the participating
teams.''.
SEC. 4. I-CORPS COURSE FOR COMMERCIALIZATION-READY PARTICIPANTS.
(a) In General.--In carrying out the I-Corps program described in
section 601(c) of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (42
U.S.C. 1862s-8(c)), the Director shall develop an I-Corps course
offered by I-Corps regional nodes to support commercialization-ready
participants. Such course shall include skills such as attracting
investors, scaling up a company, and building a brand.
(b) Engagement With Relevant Stakeholders.--In developing the
course under subsection (a), the Director may consult with the heads of
such Federal agencies, universities, and public and private entities as
the Director determines to be appropriate.
(c) Eligible Participants.--The course developed under subsection
(a) shall--
(1) support participants that have completed an I-Corps
Teams course;
(2) support participants that have made the decision to
take an innovation to market.
SEC. 5. REPORT.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a
report containing an evaluation of the I-Corps program described in
section 601(c) of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (42
U.S.C. 1862s-8(c)). Such evaluation shall include an assessment of the
effects of I-Corps on--
(1) the commercialization of Federally funded research and
development;
(2) the higher education system; and
(3) regional economies and the national economy.
SEC. 6. FUNDING.
(a) Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020.--Out of amounts otherwise
authorized for the National Science Foundation, there is authorized to
be appropriated a total of $5,000,000 for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 to
carry out the activities described in section 4 and the amendment made
by section 3.
(b) Limitation.--No additional funds are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act,
and this Act and such amendments shall be carried out using amounts
otherwise available for such purpose.
Passed the House of Representatives April 24, 2018.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk. | Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act to require the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide as an option under the Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program participation in an I-Corps Teams course by grantees of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and other entities. The cost of participation by such a grantee in a course may be furnished: through I-Corps Teams grants, through funds awarded to grantees under the SBIR Program or the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, by the grantor federal agency using the funds set aside for the SBIR and STTR Programs, or by the participating teams. (Sec. 4) The NSF shall develop an I-Corps course to support commercialization-ready participants. The course shall support participants that have completed an I-Corps Teams course and participants that have made the decision to market an innovation. (Sec. 5) The Government Accountability Office shall evaluate the I-Corps Program, including by assessing the effects of the I-Corps on the commercialization of federally funded research and development, the higher education system, regional economies, and the national economy. (Sec. 6) The bill authorizes funding through FY2020 for participation by SBIR grantees and other entities in the I-Corps program and for the development of an I-Corps course to support commercialization-ready participants. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2018"} | 1,309 | 336 | 0.614669 | 2.034437 | 0.819158 | 3.007194 | 4.273381 | 0.906475 |
.
(a) Qualified Expert Opinion.--
(1) Accompanying affidavit.--No medical malpractice
liability action may be brought against a health care
professional or a health care provider by any claimant unless,
at the time the claimant brings the action (except as provided
in subsection (c)), it is accompanied by the affidavit of a
qualified specialist or medical expert containing the
information required by paragraph (2).
(2) Contents of affidavit.--To satisfy the requirements of
paragraph (1), the affidavit shall include the specialist's or
expert's statement of belief that, based on a review of the
available medical record and other relevant material, there is
a reasonable and meritorious cause for the filing of the
action.
(b) Qualified Specialist or Medical Expert.--With respect to a
medical malpractice liability action, a qualified specialist or medical
expert is a person who has been so recognized by the Secretary or has
received proper accreditation from the medical licensing board of any
State, such that such qualified specialist or medical expert is
recognized--
(1) to be knowledgeable in the relevant issues involved in
the action;
(2) to practice (or to have practiced) or to teach (or to
have taught) in the same area of health care or medicine that
is at issue in the action; and
(3) in the case of an action against a physician, to be
board certified in a speciality relating to that area of
medicine.
(c) Extension in Certain Instances.--
(1) Unavailability of adequate medical records.--Subject to
paragraph (2), subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a
claimant who brings a medical malpractice liability action
without submitting an affidavit described in such subsection
if, as of the time the claimant brings the action, the claimant
certifies that adequate medical records or other information
necessary to prepare the affidavit are unavailable.
(2) Time limit.--In the case of an claimant who brings an
action for which paragraph (1) applies, the action shall be
dismissed unless the claimant submits the affidavit described
in subsection (a) not later than 120 days after commencement of
the action.
(d) Medical Malpractice Arbitration Panels.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall provide for the establishment of medical
malpractice arbitration panels which shall hear and render a
decision on all medical malpractice claims.
(2) Composition of arbitration panels.--Arbitration shall
be conducted by one or more arbitrators who--
(A) are qualified specialists or medical experts;
and
(B) are selected by agreement of the parties, or,
if the parties do not agree, who are qualified under
applicable State law and selected by the court.
(3) Mandatory participation and dissatisfaction.--
(A) Mandatory participation.--Participation in
arbitration to resolve a medical malpractice claim is
mandatory, and shall be in lieu of any other
alternative dispute resolution method required by any
other law or by any contractual arrangement made by or
on behalf of the parties to the arbitration before the
commencement of the action.
(B) Dissatisfaction.--Any party dissatisfied with a
determination reached by a medical malpractice
arbitration panel with respect to a medical malpractice
claim as a result of such arbitration shall not be
bound by such determination, and may bring a civil
action in any Federal district court of competent
jurisdiction within the 30-day period beginning on the
date such determination was reached. The determination
of such arbitration, and all statements, offers, and
communications made during such arbitration, shall be
inadmissible for purposes of adjudicating such action.
(4) Frivolousness.--
(A) Federal district court.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), if a medical malpractice arbitration
panel determines a medical malpractice claim to be
frivolous, the panel shall dismiss such claim. If such
claim is dismissed, the claimant may bring a civil
action in any Federal district court of competent
jurisdiction. If the defendant prevails in such action,
the court may, in its discretion and as the interests
of justice require, assess against the claimant a
reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs
and expenses (including expert fees) reasonably
incurred.
(B) Exception.--If a medical malpractice
arbitration panel is unable to determine if a medical
malpractice claim is frivolous, the panel may dismiss
such claim. If such claim is dismissed, the claimant
may bring a civil action in any Federal district court
of competent jurisdiction. If the claimant prevails in
such action, each party shall individually be
responsible for reasonable attorney's fee and other
litigation costs and expenses (including expert fees)
reasonably incurred.
(5) Disclosure.--Each State shall disclose to residents of
the State the procedures relating to arbitration and formal
adjudication for resolution of medical malpractice claims.
(6) Additional requirements.--The Attorney General, in
consultation with the Secretary for Health and Human Services,
shall proscribe regulations to ensure that medical malpractice
arbitration is carried out in a manner that--
(A) is affordable for the parties involved;
(B) encourages timely resolution of medical
malpractice claims;
(C) encourages the consistent and fair resolution
of such claims; and
(D) provides for reasonably convenient access to
dispute resolution.
(e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to any
medical malpractice claim that arises more than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. PREEMPTION.
The provisions of this Act shall preempt any State law to the
extent such law is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. | Medical Malpractice Insurance Corporation Act - Authorizes the establishment of corporations to provide medical malpractice insurance to health care professionals and providers based on customary coverage terms and liability amounts. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to certify corporations as medical malpractice insurance corporations if they meet the requirements of this Act, which include that excess earnings of such corporations are used to reduce premiums paid by the insured. Allows such corporations to operate and function without hindrance or impedance in all states.
Prohibits any medical malpractice liability action from being brought against a health care professional or provider without an affidavit from a qualified specialist or medical expert that there is a reasonable and meritorious cause for filing the action.
Requires the Secretary to establish medical malpractice arbitration panels to hear and render decisions on all medical malpractice claims. Mandates participation in such panels. Allows participants dissatisfied with the results to bring a federal civil action.
Requires the Attorney General to proscribe regulations to ensure that such arbitration: (1) is affordable; (2) encourages timely resolution of medical malpractice claims; (3) encourages the consistent and fair resolution of such claims; and (4) provides for reasonable convenient access to dispute resolution. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To provide for the establishment of medical malpractice insurance corporations which may operate and function without hindrance or impedance in any or all of the States, to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits, and for other purposes."} | 1,239 | 264 | 0.529026 | 1.568499 | 0.762888 | 2.274336 | 5.013274 | 0.80531 |
SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF A MOTOR
VEHICLE OR AIRCRAFT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Aircraft.--The term ``aircraft'' has the meaning
provided that term in section 40102(6) of title 49, United
States Code.
(2) Business entity.--the term ``business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ``gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ``intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' has the
meaning provided that term in section 30102(6) of title 49,
United States Code.
(6) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(7) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring as a result of the operation of
aircraft or a motor vehicle of a business entity loaned to a
nonprofit organization for use outside of the scope of business
of the business entity if--
(A) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such motor vehicle or aircraft is used by a
nonprofit organization; and
(B) the business entity authorized the use by the
nonprofit organization of motor vehicle or aircraft
that resulted in the injury or death.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of the aircraft or motor vehicle.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which the conditions described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a volunteer,
nonprofit organization, or governmental entity in which all parties are
citizens of the State if such State enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provisions. | Exempts a business entity from civil liability for any injury or death occurring as a result of the operation of an entity's aircraft or motor vehicle loaned to a nonprofit organization for use outside the scope of business of such entity if: (1) the injury or death occurs while the aircraft or vehicle is used by the organization; and (2) the entity authorized the organization's use of the aircraft or vehicle. Provides an exception for an injury or death that results from an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including crimes of violence or acts of international terrorism, hate crimes, sexual offenses, or misconduct that violates Federal or State civil rights laws.
Provides that this Act shall not apply in a State that enacts a statute to that effect if all parties to an action are citizens of that State. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to limit the civil liability of business entities that make available to a nonprofit organization the use of a motor vehicle or aircraft."} | 1,040 | 180 | 0.53287 | 1.546471 | 1.011672 | 3.583851 | 5.944099 | 0.925466 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Energy Independence and
Domestic Refining Capacity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government has a vested interest in
promoting domestic energy independence.
(2) Federal incentives, including public-private
partnerships, tax incentives, loan guarantees, and direct
loans, have been used in the past to help foster private sector
growth in energy related industries.
(3) Demand for refined petroleum products continues to rise
as the economy recovers and developing nations increase their
consumption.
(4) Due to a variety of factors, the refining industry has
seen a number of refinery closures.
(5) These closures leads to a number of difficulties,
including reduction in short-term supply, longer delivery
times, higher prices of goods for consumers, increased cost of
production for businesses, rising home heating prices,
increased importation of gasoline from foreign countries, and
less energy independence.
(6) Reduced refining capacity will only increase pressure
on the industry to manage supply and meet demand, as domestic
refining capacity shifts and contracts.
(7) The location of our refining facilities and
distribution networks is significant.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
on Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity'' (in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 4. REQUESTING STUDIES.
The President may request the Commission to conduct a study
described in section 5(a) to determine whether the consolidation or
closing of a refinery will result in an adverse decline in the Nation's
domestic refining capacity.
SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Studies.--Upon receipt of a request under section 4, the
Commission shall conduct a study to examine--
(1) the state of the domestic refining industry, including
the effect of the consolidation or refinery closure on overall
production, domestic economic growth, and national gas prices;
(2) the possibilities for the Federal Government to form
public-private partnerships that would lead to increased
domestic refining capacity;
(3) the potential positive and adverse consequences of
Federal partnerships and incentives on growth within the
industry;
(4) the potential benefits of reinvesting a portion of
revenues from public-private partnerships into energy related
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education,
and seeding future federally funded energy research; and
(5) the types of Federal incentives that could be used to
maintain domestic refining capacity including--
(A) tax incentives;
(B) loan guarantees;
(C) direct loans;
(D) grants;
(E) land grants;
(F) credits;
(G) cooperative agreements;
(H) preferences; and
(I) other competitions.
(b) Report.--Not later than 3 months after the request for a study,
the Commission shall submit to the President and Congress a written
report of the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).
SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.
If the Commission's study finds that a plant consolidation or
closure will have an adverse affect on the Nation's domestic refining
capacity, the Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred to as the
``Secretary'') may offer Federal incentives to prevent the diminishment
of refining capacity. These incentives include--
(1) formation of public-private partnerships to increase
the Nation's refining capacity; and
(2) incentives designed to increase domestic refining
capacity, including the incentives described in section
5(a)(5).
SEC. 7. STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.
(a) Staff.--The Commission may, without regard to section 5311(b)
of title 5, United States Code, appoint and fix the compensation of
such personnel as the Commission considers appropriate.
(b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The staff of the
Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification
and General Schedule pay rates, except that the compensation of any
employee of the Commission may not exceed a rate equal to the annual
rate of basic pay payable 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 of experts and consultants under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic
pay under section 5332 of such title.
SEC. 8. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Number and Appointment.--
(1) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of nine
members appointed, not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, as follows:
(A) Three members shall be appointed by the
President.
(B) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
(C) One member shall be appointed by the minority
leader of the House of Representatives.
(D) Two members shall be appointed by the President
pro tempore of the Senate.
(E) One member shall be appointed by the minority
leader of the Senate.
(2) Qualifications.--All members of the Commission shall be
persons who are especially qualified to serve on the Commission
by virtue of their education, training, or experience,
particularly in the fields of scientific research and
commercialization.
(b) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
(c) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect the
powers of the Commission and shall be filled in the same manner in
which the original appointment was made.
(d) Compensation.--Members of the Commission shall be awarded
compensation as follows:
(1) Rates of pay.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
members shall each be paid at a rate equal to the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for grade GS-15 of
the General Schedule for each day (including travel time)
during which they are engaged in the actual performance of
duties vested in the Commission.
(2) Prohibition of compensation of federal employees.--
Members of the Commission who are full-time officers or
employees of the United States or Members of Congress may not
receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of
their service on the Commission.
(3) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
(e) Quorum.--Four members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(f) Chair; Vice Chair.--The Commission shall elect a Chair and Vice
Chair from among its members. The term of office of the Chair and Vice
Chair shall be for the life of the Commission.
(g) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
President not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act or not later than 30 days after the date on which legislation is
enacted making appropriations available to carry out this Act,
whichever date is later.
SEC. 9. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) Hearings and Sessions.--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 relating to any matter under
investigation by the Commission. The Commission may refer requests for
testimony or evidence that are not fulfilled to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives or the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
(b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which
the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
(c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States information
necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the Chair
or Vice Chair of the Commission, the head of that department or agency
shall furnish that information to the Commission.
(d) Administrative Support Services.--The Commission may enter into
agreements with the Administrator of General Services for procurement
of financial and administrative services necessary for the discharge of
the duties of the Commission. Payment for such services shall be made
by reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as may be
agreed upon by the Chair of the Commission and the Administrator of
General Services.
(e) Contract Authority.--To the extent or in the amounts provided
in advance in appropriation Acts, the Commission may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for supplies,
services, and property.
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out
this Act. | American Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity Act - Establishes the Commission on Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity, which shall, at the request of the President, conduct a study to determine whether the consolidation or closing of a refinery will result in an adverse decline in the nation's domestic refining capacity.
Requires that such study examine: (1) the state of the domestic refining industry, including the effect of the consolidation or refinery closure on overall production, domestic economic growth, and national gas prices; (2) the possibilities for the federal government to form public-private partnerships that would lead to increased domestic refining capacity; (3) the potential positive and adverse consequences of federal partnerships and incentives on growth within the industry; (4) the potential benefits of reinvesting a portion of revenues from public-private partnerships into energy related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education, and seeding future federally funded energy research; and (5) the types of federal incentives that could be used to maintain domestic refining capacity.
Requires the Commission to report the results of such study within three months after it is requested. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (DOE), if the study finds that a plant consolidation or closure will have an adverse effect on the nation's domestic refining capacity, to offer federal incentives to prevent the diminishment of refining capacity. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To enable the Department of Energy and a Commission on Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity the ability to study, recommend, and implement Federal incentive packages that would sustain and increase domestic refining capacity."} | 1,987 | 300 | 0.751643 | 2.346887 | 1.299185 | 7.425287 | 7.145594 | 0.97318 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen and Community Preparedness
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS DIVISION.
(a) Establishment of Community Preparedness Division.--The Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``TITLE XXI--DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO TERRORISM
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
``SEC. 2101. COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS DIVISION.
``(a) In General.--There is in the Department a Community
Preparedness Division.
``(b) Director.--The Community Preparedness Division shall be
headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
``(c) Responsibilities.--The Director of the Community Preparedness
Division, shall have the primary responsibility within the Department
for assisting the efforts of State, local, and tribal governments in
preparing citizens in the United States for acts of terrorism and other
emergencies, including primary responsibility for each of the
following:
``(1) Administration of the Citizen Corps Program under
section 2102.
``(2) Supporting public and community preparedness efforts.
``(3) Serving as the principal advisor to the Secretary of
Homeland Security on public and community preparedness issues.
``(4) Providing Citizen Corps Councils with tools,
information, and technical assistance to connect local and
national citizen preparedness efforts.
``(5) Establishing specialized preparedness programs for
underserved populations under subsection (d).
``(6) Ensuring coordination with, and leveraging to the
greatest extent feasible, efforts by private sector entities,
faith-based groups, research and educational institutions,
other nongovernmental organizations, including such
organizations that work with the disabled and others with
special needs, and emergency response provider organizations to
promote citizen preparedness and participation.
``(7) Assisting in the implementation of national
strategies for public and community preparedness, including the
development of individual preparedness skills and capabilities,
assembling preparedness kits, developing emergency
communications plans, training in basic first aid, and learning
how to react to a variety of emergencies, including an act of
terrorism involving chemical, biological, radiological, or
nuclear weapons, and natural disasters, including hurricanes,
floods, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
``(8) Establishing and maintaining a community preparedness
resource center to compile and disseminate best practices of
citizen preparedness programs.
``(d) Underserved Populations.--In carrying out the
responsibilities under this section, the Director shall consider the
unique preparedness challenges faced by--
``(1) persons with physical and mental disabilities, health
problems, visual impairments, hearing impairments, limited
English proficiency, and literacy barriers;
``(2) socially and economically disadvantaged households
and communities;
``(3) the elderly;
``(4) children; and
``(5) individuals with pets or service animals.
``SEC. 2102. CITIZEN CORPS PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Community Preparedness
Division a Citizen Corps Program, through which the Secretary shall
bring community and government leaders together to coordinate and
leverage efforts to strengthen community involvement in emergency
preparedness, planning, mitigation, response, and recovery for acts of
terrorism and natural disasters.
``(b) Grant Program.--
``(1) In general.--As part of the Citizen Corps Program,
the Secretary shall carry out a grant program to make grants to
States.
``(2) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this subsection, a State shall submit an application containing
such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
``(3) Use of funds.--A grant under this subsection may be
used for any of the following purposes:
``(A) To form and sustain a State or local Citizen
Corps Council.
``(B) To develop and implement educational programs
for the public on both terrorism and natural disaster
preparedness and volunteer responsibilities.
``(C) To develop and implement a plan or to amend
an existing plan to facilitate citizen preparedness and
participation.
``(D) To facilitate citizen participation in
preparedness training and exercises.
``(E) To implement volunteer programs and
activities to support emergency response providers.
``(4) Conditions of receipt of funds.--Each State that
receives a grant under this subsection shall ensure that in
carrying out any of the purposes under paragraph (3) outreach
efforts extend, as appropriate, to--
``(A) underserved populations specified in section
2101(d);
``(B) neighborhoods bordering critical
infrastructure;
``(C) urban and rural communities;
``(D) border communities; and
``(E) faith-based and volunteer community service
organizations.
``(c) Administration and Coordination.--As part of the Citizen
Corps Program, the Secretary shall--
``(1) administer--
``(A) the Community Emergency Response Team Program
under section 2103, or any successor thereto; and
``(B) the Fire Corps Program under section 2104, or
any successor thereto;
``(2) coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services in the administration of the Medical Reserve Corps, or
any successor thereto, which is a program to educate and train
citizens and medical professionals to assist with medical and
public health outreach and administration before, during, and
after acts of terrorism and other emergencies; and
``(3) coordinate with the Attorney General in the
administration of--
``(A) Neighborhood Watch, or any successor thereto,
which is a program to provide information, training,
and resources to citizens and law enforcement agencies
throughout the country to identify potential terrorist
activities and other threats; and
``(B) Volunteers In Police Services, or any
successor thereto, which is a program to educate and
train citizens to increase the capacity of volunteer
State and local law enforcement officials to assist
before, during, and after an act of terrorism or other
emergency.
``(d) Cooperative Agreements With Non-Profit Entities.--The
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with non-profit
entities to enhance citizen preparedness and outreach programs that the
Secretary has determined have a proven track record of success on a
national or regional basis.
``(e) Reports to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of the Citizen and Community Preparedness Act of 2008,
and every two years thereafter, the Director of the Community
Preparedness Division shall submit to Congress a report that evaluates
the management and effectiveness of the Fire Corps Program under
section 2104 and the Community Emergency Response Team Program under
section 2103.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
``(1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
``(2) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
``(4) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
``(5) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
``SEC. 2103. COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Community Preparedness
Division a Community Emergency Response Team Program, through which the
Secretary shall educate citizens about preparedness and mitigation and
train citizens in basic response skills, including fire safety, light
search and rescue, and medical operations in preparation for acts of
terrorism and other emergencies.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated under section 2102(f) for any fiscal year,
$1,750,000 is authorized to carry out this section.
``SEC. 2104. FIRE CORPS PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Community Preparedness
Division a Fire Corps Program, through which the Secretary shall
facilitate the use of volunteers in non-emergency roles at fire and
rescue departments to better prepare local communities to respond to
acts of terrorism and other emergencies.
``(d) Fire Corps Advisory Committee.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an
advisory committee to be known as the `Fire Corps Advisory
Committee' (hereinafter referred to in this section as the
`Committee') to provide guidance and assistance to the
Secretary in carrying out the Fire Corps Program.
``(2) Membership.--The members of the Committee shall be
appointed by the Secretary and shall include--
``(A) representatives of fire and emergency service
organizations;
``(B) representatives of the United States Fire
Administration; and
``(C) other individuals that the Secretary
determines are appropriate.
``(3) Terms of service; pay and allowances.--The Secretary
shall determine the number, terms of service, and pay and
allowances of members of the Committee appointed by the
Secretary, except that the term of service of any such member
may not exceed three years.
``(4) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--
Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated under section 2102(g)(1) for any fiscal year,
$1,500,000 is authorized to carry out this section.
``SEC. 2105. NATIONAL CITIZEN CORPS COUNCIL.
``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Community Preparedness
Division a National Citizen Corps Council.
``(b) Membership.--The members of the Council shall be national
leaders of organizations and associations representing emergency
response providers, community and volunteer services providers,
government officials, the private sector, and underserved populations
described in section 2101(d) and shall be appointed by the Secretary.
The Secretary shall determine the number of members of the Council.
``(c) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the Council are as
follows:
``(1) To facilitate cooperation at the national level in
support of the Citizen Corps Program under section 2102.
``(2) To identify opportunities for Federal, State, local,
and tribal organizations to collaborate to accomplish the
shared goals of the Citizen Corps Program.
``(3) To encourage the development and support of State and
local Citizen Corps Councils.
``(4) To exchange facts and information regarding programs
to promote citizen preparedness, public awareness, and
volunteer service opportunities.
``(d) Meetings.--The Secretary or a designee shall convene meetings
of the National Citizen Corps Council at the discretion of the
Secretary but not less than annually.
``SEC. 2106. PUBLIC AFFAIRS CAMPAIGN.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall carry out a public
affairs campaign using various media outlets that is designed to assist
citizens in preparing for an act of terrorism or other emergency.
``(b) Information Dissemination.--The campaign shall--
``(1) utilize a broad spectrum of both mainstream and
specialty print, radio and television outlets; and
``(2) disseminate information to underserved communities
specified in section 2101(d).
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2009 through 2013.
``SEC. 2107. PILOT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE CITIZEN PREPAREDNESS AT
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the Citizen and Community Preparedness Act of 2008, the
Secretary shall commence a pilot program to enhance citizen
preparedness at primary and secondary schools and on university and
college campuses by providing training, exercises, and public awareness
campaigns.
``(b) Selection of Educational Institutions.--The Secretary shall
select at least three primary and secondary schools and at least three
colleges and universities to participate in the pilot program required
under subsection (a). At each school, college, and university selected
by the Secretary, the Secretary shall develop and implement a program
to prepare administrators, teachers, students, and parents for acts of
terrorism and other emergencies.
``(c) Selection Criteria.--In selecting educational institutions
under subsection (b) to participate in the pilot program required under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure the participation of
educational institutions of varying sizes that represent a geographic
(including urban and rural) cross section of the United States. The
Secretary shall also ensure the participation of historically black
colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, or Tribal
colleges and universities.
``(d) Transfer of Information and Knowledge.--The Secretary shall
establish mechanisms to ensure that the information and knowledge
acquired by each participant in the pilot program are transferred to
the other participants and other interested parties.
``(e) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date on which the
Secretary completes the pilot program under this section, the Secretary
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 on the pilot program under this section.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
``(g) Termination.--The authority to carry out a pilot program
under this section shall terminate on the date that is two years after
the date of the enactment of the Citizen and Community Preparedness Act
of 2008.
``(h) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
``(1) The term `historically Black college or university'
has the meaning given that term in section 322 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
``(2) The term `Hispanic-serving institution' has the
meaning given that term in section 502(5) of such Act (20
U.S.C. 1101a(5)).
``(3) The term `Tribal College or University' has the
meaning given that term in section 316 of such Act (20 U.S.C.
1059c(b)(3)).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXI--DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO TERRORISM
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
``Sec. 2101. Community Preparedness Division.
``Sec. 2102. Citizen Corps Program.
``Sec. 2103. Community Emergency Response Team Program.
``Sec. 2104. Fire Corps Program.
``Sec. 2105. National Citizen Corps Council.
``Sec. 2106. Public affairs campaign.
``Sec. 2107. Pilot program to enhance citizen preparedness at
educational institutions.''.
SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and annually thereafter, the Secretary 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
specifying the amount of grant funds awarded to each State under
section 2102(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by
section 2, and the purposes for which such funds were awarded. | Citizen and Community Preparedness Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish: (1) a Community Preparedness Division in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and (2) a Citizen Corps Program in the Division, through which the Secretary of Homeland Security shall bring community and government leaders together to coordinate efforts to strengthen community involvement in emergency preparedness, planning, mitigation, response, and recovery for acts of terrorism and natural disasters.
Gives the Director of that Division primary responsibility within DHS for assisting the efforts of state, local, and tribal governments in preparing citizens for emergencies. Requires the Director to consider the unique preparedness challenges faced by specified underserved populations, including persons with disabilities and limited English proficiency, socially and economically disadvantaged households, the elderly, children, and individuals with pets.
Directs the Secretary to make grants to states to: (1) form and sustain a state or local Citizen Corps Council; and (2) develop and implement educational programs for the public on terrorism and natural disaster preparedness and volunteer responsibilities. Conditions receipt of funds by states on outreach efforts to underserved populations, neighborhoods bordering critical infrastructure, and specified communities and community service organizations.
Establishes in the Division: (1) a Community Emergency Response Team Program; (2) a Fire Corps Program; and (3) a National Citizen Corps Council.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a public affairs campaign; and (2) commence a pilot program to enhance citizen preparedness at primary and secondary schools and on university and college campuses. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Community Preparedness Division of the Department of Homeland Security and the Citizen Corps Program, and for other purposes."} | 3,447 | 330 | 0.665971 | 1.863563 | 0.910319 | 4.467105 | 10.259868 | 0.973684 |
SECTION 1. UNITED STATES PENSION PLANS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States and the international community face
no greater threat to their security than the prospect of rogue
regimes who support international terrorism obtaining weapons
of mass destruction, and particularly nuclear weapons.
(2) Iran is the leading state sponsor of international
terrorism and is close to achieving nuclear weapons capability
but has paid no price for nearly 20 years of deception over its
nuclear program. Foreign entities that have invested in Iran's
energy sector, despite Iran's support of international
terrorism and its nuclear program, have afforded Iran a free
pass while many United States entities have unknowingly
invested in those same foreign entities.
(3) United States investors have a great deal at stake in
preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
(4) United States investors can have considerable influence
over the commercial decisions of the foreign entities in which
they have invested.
(b) Publication in Federal Register.--Not later than six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act and every six months
thereafter, the President shall ensure publication in the Federal
Register of a list of all United States and foreign entities that have
invested more than $20,000,000 in Iran's energy sector between August
5, 1996, and the date of such publication. Such list shall include an
itemization of individual investments of each such entity, including
the dollar value, intended purpose, and current status of each such
investment.
(c) Disclosure to Investors.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
publication of a list in the relevant Federal Register under
subsection (b), 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 shall notify investors that the funds of such
investors are invested in an entity included on the list and
that the funds will be divested from such investments. Such
notification shall contain the following information:
(A) The name or other identification of the entity.
(B) The amount of the investment in the entity.
(C) The potential liability to the entity if
sanctions are imposed by the United States on Iran or
on the entity.
(D) The potential liability to investors if such
sanctions are imposed.
(E) The measures being undertaken by the managers
to divest from such investments.
(2) Follow-up notification.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(C), in addition to the notification required under
paragraph (1), such managers shall also include such
notification in every prospectus and in every regularly
provided quarterly, semi-annual, or annual report
provided to investors, if the funds of such investors
are invested in an entity included on the list.
(B) Contents of notification.--The notification
described in subparagraph (A) shall be displayed
prominently in any such prospectus or report and shall
contain the information described in paragraph (1).
(C) Good-faith exception.--If, upon publication of
a list in the relevant Federal Register under
subsection (b), such managers verifiably divest all
investments of such plans or funds in any entity
included on the list and such managers do not initiate
any new investment in any other such entity, such
managers shall not be required to include the
notification described in subparagraph (A) in any
prospectus or report provided to investors.
(d) Divestiture From Iran.--Upon notification under subsection (c),
managers of United States Government pension plans or thrift savings
plans, shall take, to the extent consistent with the legal and
fiduciary duties otherwise imposed on them, immediate steps to divest
all investments of such plans or funds in any entity included on the
list.
(e) Sense of Congress Relating to Further Divestiture From Iran.--
It is the sense of Congress that upon publication of a list in the
relevant Federal Register under subsection (b), 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 should take immediate steps to divest all investments of such
plans or funds in any entity included on the list.
(f) Prohibition on Future Investment.--Upon publication of a list
in the relevant Federal Register under subsection (b), there shall be,
to the extent consistent with the legal and fiduciary duties otherwise
imposed on them, no future investment in any entity included on the
list by 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, or managers of mutual
funds sold or distributed in the United States.
SEC. 2. REPORT BY OFFICE OF GLOBAL SECURITY RISKS.
Not later than 30 days after the date of publication of a list in
the relevant Federal Register under section 1(b), the Office of Global
Security Risks within the Division of Corporation Finance of the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission shall issue a report
containing a list of the United States and foreign entities identified
in accordance with such section, a determination of whether or not the
operations in Iran of any such entity constitute a political, economic,
or other risk to the United States, and a determination of whether or
not the entity faces United States litigation, sanctions, or similar
circumstances that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse
impact on the financial condition or operations of the entity.
SEC. 3. SUNSET.
This Act shall terminate 30 days after the date on which:
(1) the President has certified to Congress that the
Government of Iran has ceased providing support for acts of
international terrorism and no longer satisfies the
requirements for designation as a state-sponsor of terrorism
for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act
of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, or any other
provision of law; and
(2) Iran has permanently ceased the pursuit, acquisition,
and development of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons
and missiles. | Directs the President to publish in the Federal Register a list of all U.S. and foreign entities that have invested more than $20 million in Iran's energy sector (including an itemization of individual investments of such entities) between August 5, 1996, and the date of such publication.
Requires managers of federal and private pension plans or thrift savings plans and managers of mutual funds sold or distributed in the United States to: (1) notify investors that their funds are invested in entities included on the list; and (2) take immediate steps, upon notification or publication of such list, to divest all investments of such plans or funds in such entities.
Prohibits, upon such publication, future investment in any entity included on the list by managers of such plans or funds.
Requires the Office of Global Security Risks within the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to issue a report on the entities identified on the list, including a determination of whether or not: (1) their operations in Iran constitute a risk to the United States; and (2) such entities face U.S. litigation, sanctions, or similar circumstances that may have a material adverse impact on their financial conditions or operations.
Terminates this Act 30 days after which: (1) the President certifies to Congress that Iran has ceased support for international terrorism; and (2) Iran has permanently ceased acquisition and development of weapons of mass destruction. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To require divestiture of current investments in Iran, to prohibit future investments in Iran, and to require disclosure to investors of information relating to such investments."} | 1,314 | 296 | 0.718777 | 2.460753 | 1.063743 | 4.043011 | 4.584229 | 0.946237 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Currency Harmonization Initiative
Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The benefit of trade concessions can be adversely
affected by misalignments in currency.
(2) Misalignments in currency caused by government policies
intended to maintain an unfair trade advantage nullify and
impair trade concessions.
(3) Article XV of the GATT 1994 prohibits WTO members from,
by exchange rate action, frustrating the intent of the
provisions of that Agreement, or, by trade action, the intent
of the provisions of the Articles of Agreement of the
International Monetary Fund.
(4) The International Monetary Fund prohibits the use of
currency manipulation as a method of gaining unfair trade
advantage. The International Monetary Fund defines such
manipulation as large-scale and protracted intervention in one
direction to gain an unfair trade advantage.
(5) Sections 301 through 309 of the Trade Act of 1974
contain the authority under United States law to take
retaliatory action, including import restrictions, to enforce
the rights of the United States against any unjustifiable,
unreasonable, or discriminatory practice or policy of a country
that burdens or restricts United States commerce.
(6) Economists have estimated that the RMB (the currency of
the People's Republic of China) is undervalued against the
United States dollar by as much as 40 percent.
(7) Import tariffs of the People's Republic of China
currently average about 15 percent. Assuming the recent
estimates of Chinese RMB undervaluation against the dollar are
correct, the effect of a free and open currency market would be
more than twice as large as the effect of eliminating every
tariff that the People's Republic of China imposes on United
States goods.
(8) The President should formally initiate action against
the People's Republic of China, on account of the manipulation
of its currency, pursuant to article XV of the GATT 1994, the
rules of the International Monetary Fund, sections 122 and 301
through 309 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2132 and 2411
through 2419), and section 3004 of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 5304).
(9) The President should, without weakening or impairing
existing trade remedies, clarify and improve World Trade
Organization rules with regard to currency manipulation for
trade advantage to reflect modern day monetary policy not
envisioned at the time current rules were adopted in 1947, and
report to Congress on ways to increase oversight and input
opportunities for Congress in the interaction of the United
States in the World Trade Organization.
SEC. 3. ANALYSIS OF AND REPORT ON EXCHANGE RATE POLICIES OF CHINA.
(a) Analysis.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall, upon the
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, analyze the exchange
rate policies of the People's Republic of China in order to determine
whether that country manipulates the rate of exchange between the
currency of that country and the United States dollar, within the
meaning of article XV of the GATT 1994.
(b) Computation of Rate of Manipulation.--If the Secretary of the
Treasury makes an affirmative determination under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall compute the rate of manipulation against the dollar in
the form of a percentage.
(c) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives and to the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report
on the Secretary's analysis and findings under subsection (a), and any
rate computed under subsection (b). The report shall be submitted--
(1) with respect to the analysis conducted upon the
enactment of this Act, not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act; and
(2) with respect to each subsequent analysis, at the end of
each 1-year period thereafter.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL TARIFFS.
(a) Additional Tariff.--In any case in which a report of the
Secretary of the Treasury submitted under section 3(c) includes a rate
of manipulation under section 3(b), the Secretary shall, not later than
30 days after the report is submitted, impose on all products of China
that enter the customs territory of the United States, in addition to
any duty that otherwise applies, a tariff equal to the applicable
percentage of the appraised value of the product at the time of entry.
For purposes of this subsection, the ``applicable percentage'' is the
percentage equal to the rate of manipulation.
(b) Annual Modification.--Any tariff imposed under subsection (a)
shall be modified annually to the extent necessary to comply with the
most recent report of the Secretary of the Treasury under section 3(c).
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the terms ``GATT 1994'' and ``WTO member'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements
Act (19 U.S.C. 3501). | Currency Harmonization Initiative through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to analyze annually the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China, and to impose additional tariffs, if necessary, to equalize any currency manipulations. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To require the Secretary of the Treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China, and to require that additional tariffs be imposed on products of that country on the basis of the rate of manipulation by that country of the rate of exchange between the currency of that country and the United States dollar."} | 1,120 | 58 | 0.511978 | 1.345951 | 0.231523 | 3.869565 | 22.23913 | 0.913043 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Windfalls for Bailed Out
Executives Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED REPAYMENT OF CERTAIN NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED
COMPENSATION IN CASE OF EXTRAORDINARY GOVERNMENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) Required repayment in case of extraordinary
governmental assistance.--
``(A) In general.--The requirements of this
paragraph are met if the plan provides that, if any
employer maintaining the plan receives extraordinary
governmental assistance--
``(i) any compensation deferred under the
plan which is attributable to services
performed by a designated individual with
respect to such employer during the 36-month
period ending on the date of the receipt of
such assistance shall be forfeited, if not yet
distributed by such date, or repaid to the
employer, if already distributed by such date,
and
``(ii) no further compensation will be
deferred under the plan with respect to such
designated individuals before the date on which
the extraordinary governmental assistance is
fully repaid to the Federal Government.
``(B) Extraordinary governmental assistance.--For
purposes of this paragraph, the term `extraordinary
governmental assistance' means any grant, loan, loan
guarantee, or other assistance (whether in cash or
otherwise) made by the Federal Government to or on
behalf of an employer which is intended to prevent the
employer from becoming imminently insolvent (within the
meaning of section 101(32) of title 11, United States
Code) or to cure such insolvency of the employer.
``(C) Designated individual.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term `designated individual' means--
``(i) any key employee (as defined in
section 416(i)(1)),
``(ii) any member of the board of directors
or other officer, and
``(iii) any other employee having an annual
compensation from the employer of more than
$1,000,000 in any year during or after the 36-
month period ending on the date of the receipt
of the extraordinary governmental assistance.
``(D) Additional tax payable with respect to
compensation deferred or not repaid in violation of
rules.--
``(i) In general.--If compensation is
required to be included in gross income under
paragraph (1)(A) for a taxable year due to a
failure to meet the requirements of this
paragraph, then in the case of any compensation
which is not repaid to the employer in
violation of subparagraph (A)(i) and any
compensation which is deferred under the plan
in violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), paragraph
(1)(B) shall not apply and the tax imposed by
this chapter for the taxable year shall be
increased by an amount equal to--
``(I) 100 percent of the
compensation that was not repaid in
violation of subparagraph (A)(i), or
100 percent of the compensation that
was deferred in violation of
subparagraph (A)(ii) which is
attributable to services performed
during the taxable year, whichever is
applicable, reduced by
``(II) the amount of tax imposed by
this chapter with respect to such
compensation for the taxable year other
than under this subparagraph.
In no event shall the effective rate of tax
imposed by this chapter on any such
compensation be greater than 100 percent.
``(ii) Coordination with employer
withholding.--For purposes of applying section
3402(a) to--
``(I) any compensation which is not
repaid to the employer in violation of
subparagraph (A)(i), and
``(II) any compensation which is
deferred under the plan in violation of
subparagraph (A)(ii),
which is treated as wages for a taxable year by
reason of this paragraph, in lieu of the rate
of tax applicable under section 3402(a)(1), tax
shall be withheld on such compensation at a
rate of 100 percent.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subclause (I) of section 409A(a)(1)(A)(i) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and
(4)'' and inserting ``(4), and (5)''.
(2) Clause (i) of section 409A(a)(1)(B) of such Code is
amended by striking ``If'' and inserting ``Except as provided
in paragraph (5)(D), if''.
(c) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts deferred under nonqualified deferred
compensation plans (as defined in section 409A(d)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) in taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Special rule.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to earnings on deferred compensation only to the
extent that such amendments apply to such compensation. | No Windfalls for Bailed Out Executives Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny deferred compensation to, or to require repayment of deferred compensation received by, key employees, members of the board of directors or other officers of a corporation, or any other employee having annual compensation of more than $1 million during any 36-month period in which their employer receives extraordinary assistance from the federal government. The bill defines "extraordinary governmental assistance" as grants, loans, loan guarantees, or other assistance to an employer that is intended to prevent such employer from becoming imminently insolvent or to cure such insolvency. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "No Windfalls for Bailed Out Executives Act"} | 1,161 | 173 | 0.559293 | 1.711193 | 0.947941 | 2.072072 | 9.108108 | 0.792793 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Partnership Grants to Strengthen
Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENTS TO GRANTS TO IMPROVE WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES
AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
Section 437(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)) is
amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Increase the
Well-being of, and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for,
Children Affected by'' and inserting ``Implement IV-E
Prevention Services, and Improve the Well-being of, and Improve
Permanency Outcomes for, Children and Families Affected by
Heroin, Opioids, and Other'';
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Regional partnership defined.--In this subsection,
the term `regional partnership' means a collaborative agreement
(which may be established on an interstate, State, or
intrastate basis) entered into by the following:
``(A) Mandatory partners for all partnership
grants.--
``(i) The State child welfare agency that
is responsible for the administration of the
State plan under this part and part E.
``(ii) The State agency responsible for
administering the substance abuse prevention
and treatment block grant provided under
subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public
Health Service Act.
``(B) Mandatory partners for partnership grants
proposing to serve children in out-of-home
placements.--If the partnership proposes to serve
children in out-of-home placements, the Juvenile Court
or Administrative Office of the Court that is most
appropriate to oversee the administration of court
programs in the region to address the population of
families who come to the attention of the court due to
child abuse or neglect.
``(C) Optional partners.--At the option of the
partnership, any of the following:
``(i) An Indian tribe or tribal consortium.
``(ii) Nonprofit child welfare service
providers.
``(iii) For-profit child welfare service
providers.
``(iv) Community health service providers,
including substance abuse treatment providers.
``(v) Community mental health providers.
``(vi) Local law enforcement agencies.
``(vii) School personnel.
``(viii) Tribal child welfare agencies (or
a consortia of the agencies).
``(ix) Any other providers, agencies,
personnel, officials, or entities that are
related to the provision of child and family
services under a State plan approved under this
subpart.
``(D) Exception for regional partnerships where the
lead applicant is an indian tribe or tribal
consortia.--If an Indian tribe or tribal consortium
enters into a regional partnership for purposes of this
subsection, the Indian tribe or tribal consortium--
``(i) may (but is not required to) include
the State child welfare agency as a partner in
the collaborative agreement;
``(ii) may not enter into a collaborative
agreement only with tribal child welfare
agencies (or a consortium of the agencies); and
``(iii) if the condition described in
paragraph (2)(B) applies, may include tribal
court organizations in lieu of other judicial
partners.'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$500,000 and
not more than $1,000,000'' and inserting ``$250,000 and
not more than $1,000,000'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by
inserting ``; planning'' after ``approval'';
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ``clause
(ii)'' and inserting ``clauses (ii) and
(iii)''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) Sufficient planning.--A grant
awarded under this subsection shall be
disbursed in two phases: a planning phase (not
to exceed 2 years) and an implementation phase.
The total disbursement to a grantee for the
planning phase may not exceed $250,000, and may
not exceed the total anticipated funding for
the implementation phase.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Limitation on payment for a fiscal year.--No
payment shall be made under subparagraph (A) or (C) for
a fiscal year until the Secretary determines that the
eligible partnership has made sufficient progress in
meeting the goals of the grant and that the members of
the eligible partnership are coordinating to a
reasonable degree with the other members of the
eligible partnership.'';
(4) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ``,
parents, and families'' after ``children'';
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``safety
and permanence for such children; and'' and
inserting ``safe, permanent caregiving
relationships for the children;'';
(iii) in clause (iii), by striking ``or''
and inserting ``increase reunification rates
for children who have been placed in out-of-
home care, or decrease''; and
(iv) by redesignating clause (iii) as
clause (v) and inserting after clause (ii) the
following:
``(iii) improve the substance abuse
treatment outcomes for parents including
retention in treatment and successful
completion of treatment;
``(iv) facilitate the implementation,
delivery, and effectiveness of prevention
services and programs under section 471(e);
and'';
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``where
appropriate,''; and
(C) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) and
inserting the following:
``(E) A description of a plan for sustaining the
services provided by or activities funded under the
grant after the conclusion of the grant period,
including through the use of prevention services and
programs under section 471(e) and other funds provided
to the State for child welfare and substance abuse
prevention and treatment services.
``(F) Additional information needed by the
Secretary to determine that the proposed activities and
implementation will be consistent with research or
evaluations showing which practices and approaches are
most effective.'';
(5) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``abuse treatment''
and inserting ``use disorder treatment including medication
assisted treatment and in-home substance abuse disorder
treatment and recovery'';
(6) in paragraph (7)--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
(C); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E) and inserting after subparagraph (C)
the following:
``(D) demonstrate a track record of successful
collaboration among child welfare, substance abuse
disorder treatment and mental health agencies; and'';
(7) in paragraph (8)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``establish indicators that
will be'' and inserting ``review indicators
that are''; and
(ii) by striking ``in using funds made
available under such grants to achieve the
purpose of this subsection'' and inserting
``and establish a set of core indicators
related to child safety, parental recovery,
parenting capacity, and family well-being. In
developing the core indicators, to the extent
possible, indicators shall be made consistent
with the outcome measures described in section
471(e)(6)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
inserting ``base the performance measures on
lessons learned from prior rounds of regional
partnership grants under this subsection, and''
before ``consult''; and
(ii) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and
inserting the following:
``(iii) Other stakeholders or
constituencies as determined by the
Secretary.''; and
(8) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking clause (i) and
inserting the following:
``(i) Semiannual reports.--Not later than
September 30 of each fiscal year in which a
recipient of a grant under this subsection is
paid funds under the grant, and every 6 months
thereafter, the grant recipient shall submit to
the Secretary a report on the services provided
and activities carried out during the reporting
period, progress made in achieving the goals of
the program, the number of children, adults,
and families receiving services, and such
additional information as the Secretary
determines is necessary. The report due not
later than September 30 of the last such fiscal
year shall include, at a minimum, data on each
of the performance indicators included in the
evaluation of the regional partnership.''.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the amendments made by
this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2017.
(b) Transition Rule.--
(1) In general.--In the case of a State plan under part B
of title IV of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of
Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation
(other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the
plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the
amendments made by this Act, the State plan shall not be
regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such
part solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet
such additional requirements before the first day of the first
calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular
session of the State legislature that begins after the date of
enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence,
in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session,
each year of the session shall be deemed to be a separate
regular session of the State legislature.
(2) Application to programs operated by indian tribal
organizations.--In the case of an Indian tribe, tribal
organization, or tribal consortium which the Secretary of
Health and Human Services determines requires time to take
action necessary to comply with the additional requirements
imposed by the amendments made by this Act (whether the tribe,
organization, or tribal consortium has a plan under section
479B of the Social Security Act or a cooperative agreement or
contract entered into with a State), the Secretary shall
provide the tribe, organization, or tribal consortium with such
additional time as the Secretary determines is necessary for
the tribe, organization, or tribal consortium to take the
action to comply with the additional requirements before being
regarded as failing to comply with the requirements.
Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2017.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk. | Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to modify the grant program that provides funding to state and regional partnerships to prevent child abuse and neglect related to substance abuse. The bill redefines "regional partnership" to specify mandatory partners and optional partners engaged in the grant process. The bill sets the level of grant funding at between $250,000 (currently $500,000) and $1 million per grant per fiscal year. Grants shall be disbursed in two phases: (1) a planning phase (not to exceed two years), and (2) an implementation phase. The total disbursement to a grantee for the planning phase may not exceed $250,000, and may not exceed the total anticipated funding for the implementation phase. No payment shall be made for a fiscal year until the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines that the eligible partnership has made sufficient progress in meeting the goals of the grant program, and that the members of the eligible partnership are coordinating to a reasonable degree with the other partnership members. The bill expands the grant program to include parents and families in the grant application process. HHS shall: review (instead of establish) indicators that are used to assess periodically the performance of grant recipients; establish a set of core indicators related to child safety, parental recovery, parenting capacity, and family well-being; Grant recipients must report semiannually (currently, annually) to HHS on services provided and activities carried out under the grant program, progress made in achieving the goals of the program, and the number of children, adults, and families receiving services. (Sec. 3) The amendments made by this bill are effective on October 1, 2017. The bill allows states and Indian tribes additional time for compliance with requirements imposed by this bill. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act"} | 2,408 | 410 | 0.561999 | 1.727078 | 0.742627 | 3.396783 | 6.096515 | 0.865952 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women and Children's HIV Protection
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Perinatal transmission is the leading cause of
pediatric HIV infections, including AIDS cases.
(2) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(``CDC'') estimates that nearly 7,000 HIV-infected women give
birth in the United States each year and as many as 400 babies
continue to be born with HIV infection each year.
(3) Medical advances have made it possible to nearly
eliminate perinatal HIV transmission.
(4) Research studies have demonstrated that the
administration of antiviral medication during pregnancy, during
labor, and immediately following birth can significantly reduce
the transmission of HIV from an infected mother to her baby.
Caesarean section further reduces the risk of transmission.
(5) Even if treatment begins shortly after birth,
antiretroviral therapy can substantially reduce the chance that
an HIV-exposed infant will become infected.
(6) Breastfeeding by HIV-infected mothers poses additional
significant risk of infection to babies.
(7) The Institute of Medicine (``IOM'') has recommended the
adoption of a national policy of universal HIV testing, with
patient notification, as a routine component of prenatal care.
However, 15 percent of HIV-infected pregnant women receive no
prenatal care according to the IOM.
(8) The CDC has recommended since 1995 that all pregnant
women be counseled and offered voluntary HIV testing. Yet
nearly half of pregnant women are still not tested according to
the CDC.
(9) The American Medical Association recommends mandatory
HIV testing of all newborns with appropriate treatment for
affected mothers and children.
(10) Testing newborns whose mothers' status is unknown
ensures that every child at risk for HIV is identified.
(11) The provision of testing of pregnant women and
newborns with appropriate counseling and treatment can
significantly reduce the number of pediatric HIV infections,
including AIDS cases, can improve access to and medical care
for the woman and children, and can provide opportunities to
further reduce transmission among adults.
(12) The provision of such testing, counseling, and
treatment can reduce the overall cost of pediatric HIV
infections, including AIDS cases.
(13) New York State has required mandatory HIV counseling
and voluntary testing for pregnant women and mandatory HIV
testing of all newborns since February 1997. As a result, the
perinatal HIV transmission rate in the State has dropped from
25 percent to an all time low of 3.5 percent and over 99
percent of HIV-infected women and their children have been
linked to care.
(14) For the reasons specified in paragraphs (1) through
(12)--
(A) universal routine HIV testing of pregnant women
and newborns should be the standard of care; and
(B) the relevant medical organizations, as well as
public health officials, should issue guidelines making
such testing, counseling, and treatment the standard of
care.
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN GRANTS.
Subpart I of part B of title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300ff-21 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 2616
the following section:
``SEC. 2616A. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN GRANTS.
``For fiscal year 2004 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary
shall not make a grant to a State under this part unless the State
demonstrates that the law or regulations of the State are in accordance
with the following:
``(1) That all pregnant women receiving prenatal care in
the State be offered counseling and testing regarding HIV
disease.
``(2) In the case of prenatal testing for such disease that
is conducted in the State, that the results of such testing be
promptly disclosed to the pregnant woman involved.
``(3) In the case of newborn infants who are born in the
State and whose biological mothers have not undergone prenatal
testing for HIV disease, that each such infant undergo testing
for such disease.
``(4) That the results of such testing of a newborn infant
be promptly disclosed in accordance with the following, as
applicable to the infant involved:
``(A) To the biological mother of the infant
(without regard to whether she is the legal guardian of
the infant).
``(B) If the State is the legal guardian of the
infant:
``(i) To the appropriate official of the
State agency with responsibility for the care
of the infant.
``(ii) To the appropriate official of each
authorized agency providing assistance in the
placement of the infant.
``(iii) If the authorized agency is giving
significant consideration to approving an
individual as a foster parent of the infant, to
the prospective foster parent.
``(iv) If the authorized agency is giving
significant consideration to approving an
individual as an adoptive parent of the infant,
to the prospective adoptive parent.
``(C) If neither the biological mother nor the
State is the legal guardian of the infant, to another
legal guardian of the infant.
``(D) To the child's health care provider.
``(5) That, in disclosing the test results to an individual
under paragraph (2) or (4), appropriate counseling on HIV
disease and appropriate referrals for health care be offered to
the individual (except in the case of a disclosure to an
official of a State or an authorized agency, or to a health
care provider).''. | Women and Children's HIV Protection Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit making a grant to a State under the care grant program unless the State demonstrates that the law or regulations of the State require specified testing and services for pregnant women and newborn infants regarding HIV disease. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to testing pregnant women and newborn infants for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus."} | 1,179 | 66 | 0.471443 | 1.197498 | 0.630977 | 4.196429 | 20.875 | 0.910714 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK RESTORATION FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a special fund, to be known as the ``National Park
Restoration Fund'' (referred to in this section as the ``Fund'').
(b) Contents.--The Fund shall consist of--
(1) any amounts deposited in the Fund under subsection
(c)(2); and
(2) any income on investments under subsection (d).
(c) Deposits to Fund.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Available receipts.--
(i) In general.--The term ``available
receipts'', with respect to a fiscal year,
means, of the amount described in clause (ii)
for the fiscal year, the amounts that would
otherwise be credited, covered, or deposited in
the Treasury of the United States as
miscellaneous receipts for the fiscal year.
(ii) Description of amount.--The amount
referred to in clause (i) is the amount equal
to the difference between--
(I) the total amount of energy
development revenues for the applicable
fiscal year; and
(II)(aa) for fiscal year 2018,
$7,800,000,000;
(bb) for fiscal year 2019,
$8,000,000,000;
(cc) for fiscal year 2020,
$8,200,000,000;
(dd) for fiscal year 2021,
$8,600,000,000;
(ee) for fiscal year 2022,
$8,800,000,000;
(ff) for fiscal year 2023,
$9,000,000,000;
(gg) for fiscal year 2024,
$9,000,000,000;
(hh) for fiscal year 2025,
$9,100,000,000;
(ii) for fiscal year 2026,
$9,300,000,000; and
(jj) for fiscal year 2027,
$9,400,000,000.
(B) Energy development revenues.--The term ``energy
development revenues'' means all revenues due and
payable to the United States from oil, gas, coal, or
alternative or renewable energy development on Federal
land and water.
(2) Deposits.--For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027,
there shall be deposited in the Fund an amount equal to the
product obtained by multiplying--
(A) the available receipts for the fiscal year; and
(B) 0.5.
(3) Effect on other revenues.--Nothing in this section
affects the disposition of revenues that--
(A) are due to the United States, special funds,
trust funds, or States from mineral and energy
development on Federal land and water; or
(B) have been otherwise appropriated under Federal
law, including the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act
of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432), the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and
chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code.
(d) Investment of Amounts.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest
any portion of the Fund that is not, as determined by the
Secretary of the Interior, required for the purposes described
in subsection (e)(1).
(2) Credits to fund.--The income on investments of the Fund
under paragraph (1) shall be credited to, and form a part of,
the Fund.
(e) Use of Fund.--
(1) In general.--Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be
available to the Secretary of the Interior, without further
appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for the priority
deferred maintenance needs that support critical infrastructure
and visitor services, if applicable, of the National Park
Service, as determined by the Secretary and the Director of the
National Park Service.
(2) Additional amounts.--Amounts made available under
paragraph (1) shall be in addition to amounts otherwise
available for the purposes described in that paragraph.
(3) Prohibition on use of funds for land acquisition.--
Amounts in the Fund shall not be used for the acquisition of
land.
(f) Termination of Deposits.--
(1) In general.--Deposits under subsection (c)(2) shall
terminate on the earlier of--
(A) September 30 of the tenth fiscal year after the
date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) the date on which the aggregate amount
deposited in the Fund under subsection (c)(2) equals at
least $18,000,000,000.
(2) Limitation.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the
Secretary of the Interior may continue to expend any remaining
amounts in the Fund after the termination date described in
that paragraph in accordance with subsection (e).
(g) Summary to Congress.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress (including the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives),
together with the annual budget submission of the President, a list of
each project for which amounts from the Fund are allocated under this
section, including a summary of each such project.
(h) Sense of Congress Regarding Offset.--It is the sense of
Congress that the costs of carrying out this section should be offset. | National Park Restoration Act This bill establishes the National Park Restoration Fund in the Treasury to be made available to the Department of the Interior for priority deferred maintenance needs that support critical infrastructure and visitor services of the National Park Service. Funds deposited through FY2027 are calculated according to a formula that uses as a factor the total amount of energy development revenues due and payable to the federal government. Interior may not use amounts in the fund to acquire lands. Interior shall submit to Congress a list of the projects for which amounts from the fund are allocated, including a summary of each project. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "National Park Restoration Act"} | 1,157 | 125 | 0.458786 | 1.314193 | 0.573308 | 3.053571 | 9.464286 | 0.875 |
SECTION 1. COWLITZ INDIAN TRIBE DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUNDS ACT.
This Act shall be known as the ``Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution
of Judgment Funds Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Act--
(1) The term ``current judgment fund'' means the funds awarded
by the Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 and all interest
accrued thereon as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) The term ``initial interest'' means the interest on the
funds awarded by the Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 during
the time period from one year before the date of the enactment of
this Act through the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) The term ``principal'' means the funds awarded by the
Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 and all interest accrued
thereon as of one year before the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
(5) The term ``tribe'' means the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of
Washington, which was extended Federal acknowledgment by the United
States Department of the Interior on December 31, 2001, pursuant to
part 83 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations.
(6) The term ``tribal member'' means an individual who is an
enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe pursuant to tribal
enrollment procedures and requirements.
(7) The term ``tribe's governing body'' means the Cowlitz
Tribal Council, which is the tribe's governing body under the
tribe's Constitution.
(8) The term ``tribal elder'' means any tribal member who was
62 years of age or older as of February 14, 2000.
SEC. 3. JUDGMENT DISTRIBUTION PLAN.
Notwithstanding the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or
Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1401, et seq.), or any plan prepared or
promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to that Act, the judgment funds
awarded in Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 and interest accrued
thereon as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be
distributed and used in accordance with this Act.
SEC. 4. DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF FUNDS.
(a) Principal Preserved After Elderly Assistance and Tribal
Administration Payments.--(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
principal shall not be distributed under this Act. Only the interest
earned on the undistributed principal may be used to fund such
programs. There will be no distribution of any funds other than as
specified in this Act.
(2) The Secretary shall--
(A) maintain undistributed current judgment funds in an
interest-bearing account in trust for the tribe; and
(B) disburse principal or interest in accordance with this Act
not later than 30 days after receipt by the Northwest Regional
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, of a request by the tribe's
governing body for such disbursement of funds.
(b) Elderly Assistance Program.--(1) From the current judgment
fund, the Secretary shall set aside 20 percent for an elderly
assistance payment. The Secretary shall provide one elderly assistance
payment to each enrolled tribal elder not later than 30 days after all
of the following have occurred:
(A) The tribe's governing body has compiled and reviewed for
accuracy a list of all enrolled tribal members that are both a
minimum of one-sixteenth Cowlitz blood and 62 years of age or older
as of February 14, 2000.
(B) The Secretary has verified the blood quantum and age of the
tribal members identified on the list prepared pursuant to
subparagraph (A).
(C) The tribe's governing body has made a request for
disbursement of judgment funds for the elderly assistance payment.
(2) If a tribal elder eligible for an elderly assistance payment
dies before receiving payment under this subsection, the money which
would have been paid to that individual shall be added to and
distributed in accordance with the emergency assistance program under
subsection (c).
(3) The Secretary shall pay all costs of distribution under this
subsection out of the amount set aside under paragraph (1).
(c) Emergency Assistance Program.--From the principal, the
Secretary shall set aside 10 percent for the Emergency Assistance
Program. Beginning the second year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, interest earned on such sum shall be distributed annually in
a lump sum to the tribe's governing body and will be used to provide
emergency assistance for tribal members. 10 percent of the initial
interest shall be available upon the date of the enactment of this Act
to fund the program for the first year after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(d) Education, Vocational, and Cultural Training Program.--From the
principal, the Secretary shall set aside 10 percent for an Education,
Vocational and Cultural Training Program. Beginning the second year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on such
sum shall be distributed annually in a lump sum to the tribe's
governing body and will be used to provide scholarships to tribal
members pursuing educational advancement, including cultural and
vocational training. 10 percent of the initial interest shall be
available upon the date of the enactment of this Act to fund the
program for the first year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Housing Assistance Program.--From the principal, the Secretary
shall set aside 5 percent for the Housing Assistance Program. Beginning
the second year after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest
earned on such sum shall be disbursed annually in a lump sum to the
tribe's governing body and may be added to any existing tribal housing
improvements programs to supplement them or it may be used in a
separate Housing Assistance Program to be established by the tribe's
governing body. 5 percent of the initial interest shall be available
upon the date of the enactment of this Act to fund the program for the
first year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(f) Economic Development, Tribal, and Cultural Centers.--From the
principal, the Secretary shall set aside 21.5 percent for economic
development and, if other funding is not available or not adequate (as
determined by the tribe), for the construction and maintenance of
tribal and cultural centers. Beginning the second year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on such sum shall be
disbursed annually in a lump sum to the tribe's governing body and
shall be used for the following, with 21.5 percent of the initial
interest available upon the date of the enactment of this Act to fund
the program for the first year after the date of the enactment of this
Act:
(1) Property acquisition for business or other activities which
are likely to benefit the tribe economically or provide employment
for tribal members.
(2) Business development for the tribe, including
collateralization of loans for the purchase or operation of
businesses, matching funds for economic development grants, joint
venture partnerships, and other similar ventures, which are likely
to produce profits for the tribe. All business loans shall pay
principal and interest back to the Economic Development program for
reinvestments and business profits shall go to the tribe's general
fund for uses to be determined by the tribe's governing body.
(3) Design, construction, maintenance, and operation of tribal
and cultural centers.
(g) Natural Resources.--From the principal, the Secretary shall set
aside 7.5 percent for natural resources. Beginning the second year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on such
sum shall be disbursed annually in a lump sum to the tribe's governing
body and may be added to any existing tribal natural resource program
to enhance the tribe's use and enjoyment of existing and renewable
natural resources within the tribe's lands. 7.5 percent of the initial
interest shall be available upon the date of the enactment of this Act
to fund the program for the first year after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(h) Cultural Resources.--From the principal, the Secretary shall
set aside 4 percent for cultural resources. Beginning the second year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on such
sum shall be distributed annually in a lump sum to the tribe's
governing body and shall be used to maintain artifacts, collect
documents, archive, and identify cultural sites of tribal significance.
4 percent of the initial interest shall be available upon the date of
the enactment of this Act to fund the program for the first year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(i) Health.--From the principal, the Secretary shall set aside 21
percent for health. Beginning the second year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, interest earned on such sum shall be disbursed
annually in a lump sum to the tribe's governing body and shall be used
for the health needs of the tribe. 21 percent of the initial interest
shall be available upon the date of the enactment of this Act tofund
the program for the first year after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(j) Tribal Administration Program.--From the principal, the
Secretary shall set aside 21 percent for tribal administration. 21
percent of the initial interest and such of the principal sum set aside
for this program as required to fund the first year of this program at
$150,000, the sum of $150,000 shall be immediately disbursed to the
tribe for the purposes of funding tribal administration for the first
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. Beginning the second
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on
the remaining principal set aside under this subsection shall be
disbursed annually in a lump sum to the tribe's governing body for
operating costs of the tribe's governing body, including travel,
telephone, cultural, and other expenses incurred in the conduct of the
tribe's affairs, and legal fees as approved by the tribe's governing
body.
(k) General Conditions.--The following conditions will apply to the
management and use of all funds available under this Act by the tribe's
governing body:
(1) No amount greater than 10 percent of the interest earned on
the principal designated for any program under this Act may be used
for the administrative costs of any of that program, except those
programs operated pursuant to subsections (i) and (j).
(2) No service area is implied or imposed under any program
under this Act. If the costs of administering any program under
this Act for the benefit of tribal members living outside the
tribe's Indian Health Service area are greater than 10 percent of
the interest earned on the principal designated for that program,
the tribe's governing body may authorize the expenditure of such
funds for that program.
(3) Before any expenditures, the tribe's governing body must
approve all programs and shall publish in a publication of general
circulation regulations which provide standards and priorities for
programs established in this Act.
(4) Section 7 of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or
Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1407) shall apply to funds available
under this Act.
(5) Any tribal member who feels he or she has been unfairly
denied the right to take part in any program under this Act may
appeal to the tribal secretary. The tribal secretary shall bring
the appeal to the tribe's governing body for resolution. The
resolution shall be made in a timely manner and the tribal
secretary at that time shall respond to the tribal member.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate. | Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act - Creates a plan under which the Secretary of the Interior shall distribute the judgment funds and certain accrued interest awarded to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington by the Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 (ICCD).
Prohibits the distribution of principal (funds awarded by ICCD and all accrued interest as of one year before enactment of this Act) under this Act, except as provided by this Act.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) maintain undistributed current judgment funds (funds awarded by ICCD and all accrued interest as of the enactment of this Act) in an interest bearing account in trust for the tribe; and (2) disburse principal or interest in accordance with this Act within 30 days after receipt by the Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, or a request by the tribe's governing body for such disbursement.
Requires the Secretary to set aside 20 percent of the current judgment fund for a tribal elderly assistance program to provide one elderly assistance payment to each enrolled tribal elder within 30 days after: (1) the tribe's governing body has compiled and reviewed for accuracy a list of all enrolled tribal members that are both a minimum of one-sixteenth Cowlitz blood and 62 years of age or older as of February 14, 2000; (2) the Secretary has verified the blood quantum and age of the tribal member; and (3) the tribe's governing body has made a request for such disbursement.
Provides that if a tribal elder eligible for the payment dies before receiving it, the payment shall be added to and distributed in accordance with the emergency assistance program under this Act.
Requires the Secretary to set aside specified percentages of the principal and after a two year period in some circumstances, disburse the interest earned on it for tribal: (1) emergency assistance; (2) education and vocational and cultural training; (3) housing assistance; (4) economic development and construction and maintenance of tribal and cultural centers; (5) natural resources; (6) cultural resources; (7) health; and (8) administration.
Prescribes general conditions for the management and use of all available funds by the tribe's governing body. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To provide for the distribution of judgment funds to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe."} | 2,554 | 495 | 0.686854 | 2.304662 | 0.817492 | 4.669767 | 5.544186 | 0.95814 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Neutral Government Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE OFFSETS AND CREDITS.
(a) Federal Authorities.--Subject to the requirements of this Act,
each executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title V of the
United States Code) and each legislative branch office is authorized to
use appropriated funds to purchase either or both of the following in
any open market transaction, that complies with all applicable
procurement rules and regulations and is approved in accordance with
subsection (c):
(1) Qualified tradeable greenhouse gas offsets.
(2) Qualified tradeable renewable energy credits.
(b) Qualification of Offsets and Credits.--A tradeable greenhouse
gas offset or renewable energy credit shall be treated as qualified for
purposes of this section if the Secretary of Energy certifies the
generator of such offset or credit. Upon the application of any person
generating or planning to generate any such offsets or credits, the
Secretary shall certify the generator if the Secretary determines that
the generator meets, or will, upon implementation, meet, such
requirements as the Secretary deems necessary, under rules promulgated
by the Secretary, to ensure that the offsets or credits generated will
represent the reduction of greenhouse gases as specified or estimated
in the offset (in the case of an offset) or in the generation of the
amount of renewable energy which the credit represents or is estimated
to represent (in the case of a credit). A reduction in greenhouse gases
that the Secretary determines would have occurred in the absence of the
opportunity to sell an offset for such reduction shall not be treated
as a qualified offset for purposes of this Act.
(c) Approval of Open Market Transactions.--The Secretary of Energy
shall promulgate rules, after notice and opportunity for comment,
regarding the open market transactions (involving qualified tradeable
greenhouse gas offsets and qualified tradeable renewable energy
credits) that will be treated as approved for purposes of this Act.
Such rules shall accommodate forward purchasing and crediting of
offsets and credits on an estimated basis from small scale offset and
renewable energy generators, and other open market transactions that
are useful in enabling short-term purchases of greenhouse gas offsets
and renewable energy credits to contribute meaningfully to the
implementation of small scale offset and renewable energy generators.
(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
(1) Greenhouse gas offset.--The term ``greenhouse gas
offset'' means the reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases
that results from an action or actions undertaken for the
purpose, among others, of reducing greenhouse gas emissions
(including the generation of renewable energy), where: (A) such
action or actions would not have occurred in the absence of the
opportunity to sell an offset for the resulting reductions; (B)
the party claiming credit for the reductions has acquired the
exclusive legal rights to claim credit for the reductions; and
(C) such exclusive legal rights can be verified and approved by
the Secretary through an auditable contract path or other
system established by the Secretary.
(2) Greenhouse gas.--The term ``greenhouse gas'' includes
carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases.
(3) Renewable energy credit.--The term ``renewable energy
credit'' means all of the environmental attributes associated
with a single unit of energy generated by a renewable energy
source where: (A) those attributes are transferred or recorded
separately from that unit of energy; (B) the party claiming
ownership of the credit has acquired the exclusive legal
ownership of all, and not less than all, the environmental
attributes associated with that unit of energy; and (C)
exclusive legal ownership of the credit can be verified and
approved by the Secretary through an auditable contract path or
other system established by the Secretary.
(4) Renewable energy.--The term ``renewable energy'' means
electric energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill
gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal),
geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric
generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or
additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.
(5) Tradeable.--The term ``tradeable'' when used in
connection with an offset or credit means that the offset or
credit is available for purchase and sale in an open and
transparent market.
(e) Effective Date.--The authority of section 1 shall take effect
for fiscal years after the enactment of this Act. | Carbon Neutral Government Act of 2009 - Authorizes federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase qualified tradeable: (1) greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets; and (2) renewable energy credits.
Requires the Secretary of Energy to promulgate rules regarding approved open market transactions involving such offsets and credits. Requires such rules to accommodate forward purchasing and crediting of offsets and credits on an estimated basis from small scale offset and renewable energy generators and other open market transactions that help enable short-term purchases of offsets and credits to contribute to the implementation of such generators.
Defines "greenhouse gas offsets" to mean a reduction in GHG emissions that results from actions that would not have occurred in the absence of the opportunity to sell an offset for the resulting reduction. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits, and for other purposes."} | 980 | 169 | 0.699418 | 2.134802 | 0.864587 | 4.137931 | 6.289655 | 0.910345 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Records Act Amendments
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS OF CONSTITUTIONALLY
BASED PRIVILEGE AGAINST DISCLOSURE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2208. Claims of constitutionally based privilege against
disclosure
``(a)(1) When the Archivist determines under this chapter to make
available to the public any Presidential record that has not previously
been made available to the public, the Archivist shall--
``(A) promptly provide notice of such determination to--
``(i) the former President during whose term of
office the record was created; and
``(ii) the incumbent President; and
``(B) make the notice available to the public.
``(2) The notice under paragraph (1)--
``(A) shall be in writing; and
``(B) shall include such information as may be prescribed
in regulations issued by the Archivist.
``(3)(A) Upon the expiration of the 20-day period (excepting
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) beginning on the date
the Archivist provides notice under paragraph (1)(A), the Archivist
shall make available to the public the record covered by the notice,
except any record (or reasonably segregable part of a record) with
respect to which the Archivist receives from a former President or the
incumbent President notification of a claim of constitutionally based
privilege against disclosure under subsection (b).
``(B) A former President or the incumbent President may extend the
period under subparagraph (A) once for not more than 20 additional days
(excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) by filing
with the Archivist a statement that such an extension is necessary to
allow an adequate review of the record.
``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), if the period
under subparagraph (A), or any extension of that period under
subparagraph (B), would otherwise expire after January 19 and before
July 20 of the year in which the incumbent President first takes
office, then such period or extension, respectively, shall expire on
July 20 of that year.
``(b)(1) For purposes of this section, any claim of
constitutionally based privilege against disclosure must be asserted
personally by a former President or the incumbent President, as
applicable.
``(2) A former President or the incumbent President shall notify
the Archivist, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate of a privilege claim under paragraph
(1) on the same day that the claim is asserted under paragraph (1).
``(c)(1) The Archivist shall not make publicly available a
Presidential record that is subject to a privilege claim asserted by a
former President until the expiration of the 20-day period (excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) beginning on the date
the Archivist is notified of the claim.
``(2) Upon the expiration of such period the Archivist shall make
the record publicly available unless otherwise directed by a court
order in an action initiated by the former President under section
2204(e).
``(d)(1) The Archivist shall not make publicly available a
Presidential record that is subject to a privilege claim asserted by
the incumbent President unless--
``(A) the incumbent President withdraws the privilege
claim; or
``(B) the Archivist is otherwise directed by a final court
order that is not subject to appeal.
``(2) This subsection shall not apply with respect to any
Presidential record required to be made available under section
2205(2)(A) or (C).
``(e) The Archivist shall adjust any otherwise applicable time
period under this section as necessary to comply with the return date
of any congressional subpoena, judicial subpoena, or judicial
process.''.
(b) Restrictions.--Section 2204 of title 44, United States Code
(relating to restrictions on access to presidential records) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) The Archivist shall not make available any original
presidential records to any individual claiming access to any
presidential record as a designated representative under section
2205(3) if that individual has been convicted of a crime relating to
the review, retention, removal, or destruction of records of the
Archives.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 2204(d) of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``, except section 2208,'' after
``chapter''.
(2) Section 2207 of title 44, United States Code, is amended in the
second sentence by inserting ``, except section 2208,'' after
``chapter''.
(d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``2208. Claims of constitutionally based privilege against
disclosure.''.
SEC. 3. EXECUTIVE ORDER OF NOVEMBER 1, 2001.
Executive Order No. 13233, dated November 1, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg.
56025), shall have no force or effect.
Passed the House of Representatives March 14, 2007.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk. | Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Presidential Records Act to require the Archivist of the United States, when making available any presidential record not previously made available publicly, to: (1) promptly provide written notice of such determination to the former President during whose term of office the record was created and the incumbent President; and (2) make the notice available to the public.
Requires such a record to be made available upon the expiration of the 20-day period (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) beginning on the date the Archivist provides notice, except any record with respect to which the Archivist receives notification of a claim of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure from a former or incumbent President. Authorizes a former or an incumbent President to extend the period for not more than 20 additional days by filing with the Archivist a statement that such an extension is necessary to allow an adequate review of the record. Provides that if the period, or any extension of that period, would otherwise expire after January 19 and before July 20 of the year in which the incumbent President first takes office, then such period or extension shall expire on July 20 of that year. Requires: (1) any claim of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure to be asserted personally by a former or incumbent President; and (2) a former or incumbent President to notify the Archivist and specified Congressional committees of a privilege claim on the same day that the claim is asserted. Prohibits the Archivist from making publicly available a presidential record that is subject to a privilege claim asserted by a former President until the expiration of the 20-day period beginning on the date the Archivist is notified of the claim. Requires the Archivist, upon the expiration of such period, to make the record publicly available unless otherwise directed by a court order in an action initiated by the former President. Prohibits the Archivist from making publicly available a presidential record that is subject to a privilege claim asserted by the incumbent President unless: (1) the incumbent President withdraws the privilege claim; or (2) the Archivist is otherwise directed by a final court order that is not subject to appeal. Makes this provision inapplicable with respect to any presidential record required to be made available: (1) pursuant to a subpoena or other judicial process issued by a court for purposes of a civil or criminal investigation; or (2) to either House of Congress because such records contain information needed for the conduct of business that is otherwise not available. Directs the Archivist to adjust any otherwise applicable time period as necessary to comply with the return date of any congressional subpoena, judicial subpoena, or judicial process. Prohibits the Archivist from making available any original presidential records to anyone claiming access to them as a designated representative of a President or former President if that individual has been convicted of a crime relating to the review, removal, or destruction of the Archives' records. (Sec. 3) Provides that Executive Order number 13233, dated November 1, 2001 (establishing a process for review of presidential records and assertion of privilege claims) shall have no force or effect. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records."} | 1,243 | 708 | 0.817059 | 2.45763 | 0.774226 | 5.273927 | 1.877888 | 0.937294 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Americans with Disabilities Act
Restoration Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Physical and mental impairments are natural parts of
the human condition as are race, gender, national origin, and
sex.
(2) Discrimination results when individuals with actual or
perceived physical or mental impairments are met with
attitudinal, societal, and physical barriers in society.
(3) The use of mitigating measures by an individual does
not change the fact that the individual has a physical or
mental impairment, nor should the use of a mitigating measure
by an individual insulate covered entities from liability for
discriminatory practices and policies.
(4) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 has not
been interpreted by the courts, including the Supreme Court, as
intended by Congress. The courts have significantly limited the
intended reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act, allowing
many individuals with actual or perceived impairments to be
subject to discrimination.
(5) It is necessary to restore the intent of the Americans
with Disabilities Act to fully remove the barriers that
confront disabled Americans and to permit all people to fully
participate in society.
SEC. 3. DISABILITY DEFINED.
Section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12102) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Disability.--
``(A) In general.--The term `disability' means,
with respect to an individual--
``(i) a physical or mental impairment;
``(ii) a record of a physical or mental
impairment; or
``(iii) a perceived physical or mental
impairment.
``(B) Rule of construction.--The existence of a
physical or mental impairment or record or perception
of a physical or mental impairment shall be determined
without taking into account an individual's use of
mitigating measures or whether the impairment is
episodic, short term, or long term.''; and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (7) and
inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Physical impairment.--The term `physical impairment'
means any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic
disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the
following body systems: neurological; musculoskeletal; special
sense organs; respiratory, including speech organs;
cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genito-urinary; hemic
and lymphatic; skin and endocrine.
``(4) Mental impairment.--The term `mental impairment'
means any mental or psychological disorder such as mental
retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental
illness, and specific learning disabilities.
``(5) Record of physical or mental impairment.--The term
`record of physical or mental impairment' means having a
history of, or having been misclassified as having, a physical
or mental impairment.
``(6) Perceived physical or mental impairment.--The term
`perceived physical or mental impairment' means not having an
impairment as set forth in paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (ii), but
being regarded as having, or treated as having, a physical or
mental impairment.''.
SEC. 4. DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et
seq.) is further amended--
(1) in section 2(b), by striking ``against individuals with
disabilities'' each place it appears and inserting ``on the
basis of disability''; and
(2) in section 102(a), by striking ``against a qualified
individual with a disability because of the disability of such
individual'' and inserting ``against an individual on the basis
of disability''.
SEC. 5. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.
(a) Defense.--Section 103, by redesignating subsections (a) through
(d) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively, and inserting before
such subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:
``(a) In General.--It may be a defense to a charge of
discrimination under this title that the individual with a disability
alleging discrimination is not a qualified individual, as such term is
defined in section 101(8).''.
(b) Qualified Individual.--Title I of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.) is further amended--
(1) in section 101(8)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``with a
disability''; and
(B) by striking ``with a disability'' after
``individual'' both places it appears;
(2) in section 102(b)(5), by striking ``with a disability''
after ``individual'' both places it appears; and
(3) in section 104--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking
``With a Disability''; and
(ii) by striking ``with a disability''
after ``individual''; and
(B) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ``with a disability''.
SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Section 501 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12201) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Broad Construction.--In order to ensure that this Act
achieves its purpose under section 2(b) of providing a comprehensive
prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability, the
provisions of this Act shall be broadly construed to advance their
remedial purpose.''. | Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2006 - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to revise the definition of disability and to define: (1) physical impairment; (2) mental impairment; (3) record of physical or mental impairment; and (4) perceived physical or mental impairment.
States a rule of construction that the existence of such an impairment, record, or perception shall be determined without taking into account an individual's use of mitigating measures or whether the impairment is episodic, short term, or long term.
Provides that it may be a defense to a charge of discrimination that the individual with a disability alleging discrimination is not a qualified individual as defined in such Act.
Declares that this Act shall be broadly construed to advance its remedial purpose of providing a comprehensive prohibition against discrimination on the basis of disability. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To restore the intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to more fully remove the barriers that confront disabled Americans."} | 1,331 | 185 | 0.632792 | 1.870469 | 0.854722 | 4.567073 | 7.164634 | 0.957317 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Appraisals.
Sec. 4. Standardization.
Sec. 5. Environmental reviews of major Federal actions on Indian lands.
Sec. 6. BLM oil and gas fees.
Sec. 7. Bonding requirements and nonpayment of attorneys' fees to
promote Indian energy projects.
Sec. 8. Tribal biomass demonstration project.
Sec. 9. Tribal resource management plans.
Sec. 10. Leases of restricted lands for the Navajo Nation.
Sec. 11. Nonapplicability of certain rules.
SEC. 3. APPRAISALS.
(a) Amendment.--Title XXVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 2607. APPRAISAL REFORMS.
``(a) Options to Indian Tribes.--With respect to a transaction
involving Indian land or the trust assets of an Indian tribe that
requires the approval of the Secretary, any appraisal relating to fair
market value required to be conducted under applicable law, regulation,
or policy may be completed by--
``(1) the Secretary;
``(2) the affected Indian tribe; or
``(3) a certified, third-party appraiser pursuant to a
contract with the Indian tribe.
``(b) Time Limit on Secretarial Review and Action.--Not later than
30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives an appraisal
conducted by or for an Indian tribe pursuant to paragraphs (2) or (3)
of subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
``(1) review the appraisal; and
``(2) provide to the Indian tribe a written notice of
approval or disapproval of the appraisal.
``(c) Failure of Secretary To Approve or Disapprove.--If, after 60
days, the Secretary has failed to approve or disapprove any appraisal
received, the appraisal shall be deemed approved.
``(d) Option to Indian Tribes To Waive Appraisal.--
``(1) An Indian tribe wishing to waive the requirements of
subsection (a), may do so after it has satisfied the
requirements of subsections (2) and (3) below.
``(2) An Indian tribe wishing to forego the necessity of a
waiver pursuant to this section must provide to the Secretary a
written resolution, statement, or other unambiguous indication
of tribal intent, duly approved by the governing body of the
Indian tribe.
``(3) The unambiguous indication of intent provided by the
Indian tribe to the Secretary under paragraph (2) must include
an express waiver by the Indian tribe of any claims for damages
it might have against the United States as a result of the lack
of an appraisal undertaken.
``(e) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term
`appraisal' includes appraisals and other estimates of value.
``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall develop regulations for
implementing this section, including standards the Secretary shall use
for approving or disapproving an appraisal.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13201 note) is amended by adding at the
end of the items relating to title XXVI the following:
``Sec. 2607. Appraisal reforms.''.
SEC. 4. STANDARDIZATION.
As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the Interior shall implement procedures to ensure that
each agency within the Department of the Interior that is involved in
the review, approval, and oversight of oil and gas activities on Indian
lands shall use a uniform system of reference numbers and tracking
systems for oil and gas wells.
SEC. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OF MAJOR FEDERAL ACTIONS ON INDIAN LANDS.
Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4332) is amended by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before the
first sentence, and by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Review of Major Federal Actions on Indian Lands.--
``(1) In general.--For any major Federal action on Indian
lands of an Indian tribe requiring the preparation of a
statement under subsection (a)(2)(C), the statement shall only
be available for review and comment by the members of the
Indian tribe and by any other individual residing within the
affected area.
``(2) Regulations.--The Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality shall develop regulations to implement
this section, including descriptions of affected areas for
specific major Federal actions, in consultation with Indian
tribes.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, each of the terms
`Indian land' and `Indian tribe' has the meaning given that
term in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25
U.S.C. 3501).
``(4) Clarification of authority.--Nothing in the Native
American Energy Act, except section 7 of that Act, shall give
the Secretary any additional authority over energy projects on
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act lands.''.
SEC. 6. BLM OIL AND GAS FEES.
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land
Management, shall not collect any fee for any of the following:
(1) For an application for a permit to drill on Indian
land.
(2) To conduct any oil or gas inspection activity on Indian
land.
(3) On any oil or gas lease for nonproducing acreage on
Indian land.
SEC. 7. BONDING REQUIREMENTS AND NONPAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS' FEES TO
PROMOTE INDIAN ENERGY PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--A plaintiff who obtains a preliminary injunction
or administrative stay in an energy related action, but does not
ultimately prevail on the merits of the energy related action, shall be
liable for damages sustained by a defendant who--
(1) opposed the preliminary injunction or administrative
stay; and
(2) was harmed by the preliminary injunction or
administrative stay.
(b) Bond.--Unless otherwise specifically exempted by Federal law, a
court may not issue a preliminary injunction and an agency may not
grant an administrative stay in an energy related action until the
plaintiff posts with the court or the agency a surety bond or cash
equivalent--
(1) in an amount the court or agency decides is 30 percent
of that amount that the court or agency considers is sufficient
to compensate each defendant opposing the preliminary
injunction or administrative stay for damages, including but
not limited to preliminary development costs, additional
development costs, and reasonable attorney fees, that each
defendant may sustain as a result of the preliminary injunction
or administrative stay;
(2) written by a surety licensed to do business in the
State in which the Indian Land or other land where the
activities are undertaken is situated; and
(3) payable to each defendant opposing the preliminary
injunction or administrative stay, in the event that the
plaintiff does not prevail on the merits of the energy related
action, Provided, that, if there is more than one plaintiff,
the court or agency shall establish the amount of the bond
required by this subsection for each plaintiff in a fair and
equitable manner.
(c) Limitation on Certain Payments.--Notwithstanding section 1304
of title 31, United States Code, no award may be made under section 504
of title 5, United States Code, or under section 2412 of title 28,
United States Code, and no amounts may be obligated or expended from
the Claims and Judgment Fund of the United States Treasury to pay any
fees or other expenses under such sections to any plaintiff related to
an energy related action.
(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the following
definitions apply:
(1) Administrative stay.--The term ``Administrative Stay''
means a stay or other temporary remedy issued by a Federal
agency, including the Department of the Interior, the
Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, the
Department of Commerce, and the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(2) Indian land.--The term ``Indian Land'' has the same
meaning given such term in section 203(c)(3) of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 25 U.S.C. 3501),
including lands owned by Native Corporations under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act (Public Law 92-203; 43 U.S.C.
1601).
(3) Energy related action.--The term ``energy related
action'' means a cause of action that--
(A) is filed on or after the effective date of this
Act; and
(B) seeks judicial review of a final agency action
(as defined in section 702 of title 5, United States
Code), to issue a permit, license, or other form of
agency permission allowing:
(i) any person or entity to conduct
activities on Indian Land, which activities
involve the exploration, development,
production or transportation of oil, gas, coal,
shale gas, oil shale, geothermal resources,
wind or solar resources, underground coal
gasification, biomass, or the generation of
electricity, or
(ii) any Indian Tribe, or any organization
of two or more entities, at least one of which
is an Indian tribe, to conduct activities
involving the exploration, development,
production or transportation of oil, gas, coal,
shale gas, oil shale, geothermal resources,
wind or solar resources, underground coal
gasification, biomass, or the generation of
electricity, regardless of where such
activities are undertaken.
(4) Ultimately prevail on the merits.--The phrase
``Ultimately prevail on the merits'' means, in a final
enforceable judgment on the merits, the court rules in the
plaintiff's favor on at least one cause of action which is an
underlying rationale for the preliminary injunction, and does
not include circumstances where the final agency action is
modified or amended by the issuing agency unless such
modification or amendment is required pursuant to a final
enforceable judgment of the court or a court-ordered consent
decree.
(5) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' means any
Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or
community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or
village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs
and services provided by the United States to Indians because
of their status as Indians.
SEC. 8. TRIBAL BIOMASS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
The Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 is amended by inserting
after section 2 (25 U.S.C. 3115a) the following:
``SEC. 3. TRIBAL BIOMASS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
``(a) In General.--For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the
Secretary shall enter into stewardship contracts or other agreements,
other than agreements that are exclusively direct service contracts,
with Indian tribes to carry out demonstration projects to promote
biomass energy production (including biofuel, heat, and electricity
generation) on Indian forest land and in nearby communities by
providing reliable supplies of woody biomass from Federal land.
``(b) Definitions.--The definitions in section 2 shall apply to
this section.
``(c) Demonstration Projects.--In each fiscal year for which
projects are authorized, the Secretary shall enter into contracts or
other agreements described in subsection (a) to carry out at least 4
new demonstration projects that meet the eligibility criteria described
in subsection (d).
``(d) Eligibility Criteria.--To be eligible to enter into a
contract or other agreement under this subsection, an Indian tribe
shall submit to the Secretary an application--
``(1) containing such information as the Secretary may
require; and
``(2) that includes a description of--
``(A) the Indian forest land or rangeland under the
jurisdiction of the Indian tribe; and
``(B) the demonstration project proposed to be
carried out by the Indian tribe.
``(e) Selection.--In evaluating the applications submitted under
subsection (c), the Secretary--
``(1) shall take into consideration the factors set forth
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2(e) of Public Law 108-
278; and whether a proposed demonstration project would--
``(A) increase the availability or reliability of
local or regional energy;
``(B) enhance the economic development of the
Indian tribe;
``(C) improve the connection of electric power
transmission facilities serving the Indian tribe with
other electric transmission facilities;
``(D) improve the forest health or watersheds of
Federal land or Indian forest land or rangeland; or
``(E) otherwise promote the use of woody biomass;
and
``(2) shall exclude from consideration any merchantable
logs that have been identified by the Secretary for commercial
sale.
``(f) Implementation.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) ensure that the criteria described in subsection (c)
are publicly available by not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this section; and
``(2) to the maximum extent practicable, consult with
Indian tribes and appropriate intertribal organizations likely
to be affected in developing the application and otherwise
carrying out this section.
``(g) Report.--Not later than September 20, 2015, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report that describes, with respect to the
reporting period--
``(1) each individual tribal application received under
this section; and
``(2) each contract and agreement entered into pursuant to
this section.
``(h) Incorporation of Management Plans.--In carrying out a
contract or agreement under this section, on receipt of a request from
an Indian tribe, the Secretary shall incorporate into the contract or
agreement, to the extent practicable, management plans (including
forest management and integrated resource management plans) in effect
on the Indian forest land or rangeland of the respective Indian tribe.
``(i) Term.--A stewardship contract or other agreement entered into
under this section--
``(1) shall be for a term of not more than 20 years; and
``(2) may be renewed in accordance with this section for
not more than an additional 10 years.''.
SEC. 9. TRIBAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS.
Unless otherwise explicitly exempted by Federal law enacted after
the date of the enactment of this Act, any activity conducted or
resources harvested or produced pursuant to a tribal resource
management plan or an integrated resource management plan approved by
the Secretary of the Interior under the National Indian Forest
Resources Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) or the American
Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.),
shall be considered a sustainable management practice for purposes of
any Federal standard, benefit, or requirement that requires a
demonstration of such sustainability.
SEC. 10. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LANDS FOR THE NAVAJO NATION.
Subsection (e)(1) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955
(25 U.S.C. 415(e)(1); commonly referred to as the ``Long-Term Leasing
Act''), is amended--
(1) by striking ``, except a lease for'' and inserting ``,
including leases for'';
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``25'' the first place
it appears and all that follows and inserting ``99 years;'';
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) in the case of a lease for the exploration,
development, or extraction of mineral resources, including
geothermal resources, 25 years, except that any such lease may
include an option to renew for one additional term not to
exceed 25 years.''.
SEC. 11. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES.
No rule promulgated by the Department of the Interior regarding
hydraulic fracturing used in the development or production of oil or
gas resources shall have any effect on any land held in trust or
restricted status for the benefit of Indians except with the express
consent of the beneficiary on whose behalf such land is held in trust
or restricted status. | Native American Energy Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Secretary of the Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring the Secretary's approval. Deems an appraisal that is conducted by an Indian tribe or by an appraiser under contract with an Indian tribe to be approved if the Secretary does not approve or disapprove of the appraisal within 60 days of receiving it. Gives tribes the option of waiving such appraisals if they give the Secretary an unambiguous indication of tribal intent to do so that includes an express waiver of any claims they might have against the United States that result from forgoing the appraisal. (Sec. 4) Requires each agency within the Department of the Interior involved in the review of oil and gas activities on Indian lands to use a uniform system of reference numbers and tracking systems for oil and gas wells. (Sec. 5) Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to make the environmental impact statement for major federal action on Indian lands available for review and comment only to the affected Indian tribe and individuals residing within the affected area. (Sec. 6) Prohibits the Secretary from collecting a fee for: (1) applying for a permit to drill on Indian land, (2) oil or gas inspection activities on such lands, or (3) any oil or gas lease for nonproducing acreage on Indian land. (Sec. 7) Requires plaintiffs who obtain a preliminary injunction or administrative stay in Indian energy related actions to post bond. (Indian energy related actions are those concerned with energy activities undertaken on Indian land or by Indian tribes on other lands.) Subjects plaintiffs to liability for a defendant's harm should they not ultimately prevail on the merits of the energy related action. Prohibits plaintiffs in Indian energy related actions against the federal government from receiving certain federal payments for their fees or expenses. (Sec. 8) Amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary to enter into agreements with Indian tribes, from FY2014-FY2018, to carry out demonstration projects that promote biomass energy production on Indian forest land and in nearby communities by providing tribes with reliable supplies of woody biomass from federal lands. Requires the creation of at least four new demonstration projects during each of those fiscal years. Directs the Secretary, when reviewing project applications, to consider whether a proposed demonstration project will: increase the availability or reliability of local or regional energy, enhance the tribe's economic development, improve the connection of electric power transmission facilities serving the tribe with other electric transmission facilities, improve the forest health or watersheds of federal land or Indian forest land or rangeland, or otherwise promote woody biomass use. Directs the Secretary, to the extent practicable, to incorporate management plans in effect on Indian forest land or rangeland into demonstration project agreements affecting those lands. Prohibits the agreements from having a term that exceeds 20 years, but allows them to be renewed for up to ten additional years. (Sec. 9) Considers activities conducted or resources harvested or produced pursuant to a tribal resource management plan or an integrated resource management plan approved by the Secretary to be a sustainable management practice when sustainability is federally required. (Sec. 10) Amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to authorize the Navajo Nation to enter into commercial or agricultural leases of up to 99 years on their restricted lands without the Secretary's approval, provided they are executed under tribal regulations approved by the Secretary. Allows the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on their restricted lands without the Secretary's approval if they are executed under approved tribal regulations and do not exceed 25 years, though they may include a renewal option for one additional term not exceeding 25 years. (Sec. 11) Prohibits any Department of the Interior rule regarding hydraulic fracturing, used in oil and gas development or production, from having any effect on land held in trust or restricted status for Indians, except with the express consent of its Indian beneficiaries. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Native American Energy Act"} | 3,683 | 920 | 0.670398 | 2.225571 | 0.772067 | 3.087563 | 4.308376 | 0.89467 |
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LANDS.
(a) Required Offer.--
(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and
except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Secretary of the
Interior shall offer to transfer all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to all lands and interests in lands
administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the State in
which such lands and interests are located.
(2) Lands and interests included.--The lands and interests
in lands referred to in paragraph (1) include--
(A) the fee simple interest where the United States
owns both the surface and mineral rights;
(B) the mineral rights where the surface estate is
owned by a non-Federal person, including a State or
political subdivision thereof; and
(C) water rights related to such lands or
interests.
(3) Exclusion of mineral interests underlying indian
reservations.--Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to the
mineral interests underlying a surface estate held by the
United States in trust for an Indian tribe.
(b) Two-Year Period To Make Offer to Governor.--The offer required
by subsection (a) with respect to a State shall be made to the Governor
within two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Acceptance of Offer.--A State may only accept the offer of all
such lands or reject such offer. Acceptance of an offer under
subsection (a) may only be made by the Governor, in writing to the
Secretary.
(d) Effective Date of Transfer.--Any transfer of lands under this
Act shall be effective with respect to a State on the date which is ten
years after the date on which the offer to the Governor is accepted.
(e) Surveys.--The Secretary is not required to conduct a survey of
any lands prior to transferring such lands under this Act.
SEC. 2. LEASES, PERMITS, AND UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS.
(a) Valid Leases and Permits.--Each State receiving lands under
this Act shall honor valid existing leases and permits on such lands
for the term of such lease or permit and shall manage such leases and
permits in accordance with their other terms and conditions.
(b) Mining Claims.--(1) Except for those mining claims for which
the holder is entitled to a patent as provided in paragraph (2), after
the date on which lands subject to a mining claim are transferred to a
State under this Act, the validity and continued existence of the
mining claim shall be determined under the laws of the State to which
the lands were transferred and shall be administered in accordance with
such laws.
(2) The holder of a mining claim is entitled to the issuance of a
patent in the case of a mining claim on lands transferred to a State
under this Act in the same manner and degree to which such holder would
have been entitled to prior to the date of such transfer if, as of the
date of the transfer a patent application was filed with the Secretary
and all requirements--
(A) under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes
(30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims;
(B) under sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the
Revised Statues (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, 37) for placer claims; and
(C) applicable to such patent application for mill site
claims,
were fully complied with.
(c) Rights-of-Way.--Each State receiving lands under this Act shall
respect all rights-of-way granted by the United States on such lands in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the rights-of-way.
SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT OF LANDS TRANSFERRED UNDER THIS ACT.
(a) Wilderness.--Lands transferred under this Act which have been
designated by an Act of Congress as wilderness shall be managed by the
State as wilderness in accordance with the requirements specified in
the Wilderness Act, the Act of Congress which designated the lands as
wilderness, and any other Act of Congress which specifically provides
for the management of such lands, except that the State shall be
substituted for the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) Military Uses.--(1) Lands transferred by this Act which on the
date of such transfer are subject to use for military purposes shall
continue to be subject to the same military uses.
(2) In the case of lands transferred to a State under this Act
which are subject to a withdrawal from public use for military
purposes, the State shall respect the withdrawal and military use for
the term of the withdrawal and may not impose any fee or other charge
on the United States with respect to the military purpose. At the end
of such term, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or
the Secretary of Defense, may negotiate with the Governor of the State
for the continued use of such lands. Lands for which there is not a
continued military use shall be decontaminated by the appropriate
Secretary in accordance with the Act of Congress which withdrew such
lands for military purposes or the withdrawal order, if any.
(c) Records.--The Secretary of the Interior shall continue to hold
all land records of the Secretary with respect to the lands transferred
to a State under this Act. The Secretary shall provide to the State
full copies of all applicable land records relating to lands which are
transferred under this Act. The Secretary shall make such records
available for public use as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(d) Indian Lands.--The mineral interests described in section
1(a)(3) shall be transferred from the administrative jurisidiction of
the Bureau of Land Management and shall be held in trust for the Indian
tribe for which the overlying surface estate is held in trust.
SEC. 4. WATER RIGHTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall transfer to a State receiving
lands under this Act all water rights of the United States associated
with the lands.
(b) Certain Rights Not Affected.--A transfer of water rights under
subsection (a) shall not be construed as--
(1) affecting, impairing, diminishing, subordinating, or
enlarging--
(A) the rights of the United States or any State to
water under any international treaty, interstate
compact, or existing judicial decree;
(B) any obligation of the United States to Indians
or Indian tribes or any claim or right owned or held by
or for Indians or Indian tribes, including with respect
to any Indian water compact;
(C) any right to any quantity of water reserved or
used for governmental purposes or programs of the
United States at any time prior to the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(D) any license or permit issued before the date of
the enactment of this Act; or
(2) as a recognition, disclaimer, relinquishment, or
reduction of any water right of the United States reserved or
appropriated before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. REDUCTION IN BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR THE BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT.
(a) Cap on Obligations and Expenditures.--Beginning with the fiscal
year in which this Act is enacted, not more than $800,000,000 may be
obligated or expended in any fiscal year by the Bureau of Land
Management in carrying out its duties, functions, and responsibilities
under any provision of law.
(b) Priority for Use of Fiscal Resources.--The Secretary shall give
priority to expending amounts available to the Bureau of Land
Management to land management activities and to carrying out this Act.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) the term ``Indian tribe'' means any Indian tribe, band,
nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community,
including any Alaska Native village or regional corporation as
defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, which is recognized as eligible for the special
programs and services provided by the United States to Indians
because of their status as Indians; and
(2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior. | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all lands and interests administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the State in which such lands and interests are located, with the exception of the mineral interests underlying a surface estate held by the United States in trust for an Indian tribe. Allows a State to only either accept the offer of all such lands or to reject such offer. Directs each State receiving lands under this Act to: (1) honor valid existing leases and permits; and (2) respect all rights-of-way granted by the United States on such lands. Requires the validity and existence of a transferred mining claim to be determined and administered under State law, with exceptions for the holders of specified patents. Requires: (1) transferred designated wilderness lands to continue to be managed as wilderness; and (2) transferred military purpose lands to continue to be military purpose lands. Transfers the administration of the mineral interests on Indian lands from the BLM.
Sets forth provisions concerning the transfer of all water rights associated with the lands to the State receiving such lands. Caps BLM obligations and expenditures. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to transfer the lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the State in which the lands are located."} | 1,823 | 261 | 0.639452 | 1.863584 | 0.775702 | 4.394191 | 6.80083 | 0.86722 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FEDERAL LAWS PROVIDING FOR THE DEATH PENALTY.
(a) Homicide-Related Offenses.--
(1) Murder related to the smuggling of aliens.--Section
274(a)(1)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking ``punished by
death or''.
(2) Destruction of aircraft, motor vehicles, or related
facilities resulting in death.--Section 34 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``to the death penalty
or''.
(3) Murder committed during a drug-related drive-by
shooting.--Section 36(b)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``death or''.
(4) Murder committed at an airport serving international
civil aviation.--Section 37(a) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended, in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking
``punished by death or''.
(5) Civil rights offenses resulting in death.--Chapter 13
of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in section 241, by striking ``, or may be
sentenced to death'';
(B) in section 242, by striking ``, or may be
sentenced to death'';
(C) in section 245(b), by striking ``, or may be
sentenced to death''; and
(D) in section 247(d)(1), by striking ``, or may be
sentenced to death''.
(6) Murder of a member of congress, an important executive
official, or a supreme court justice.--Section 351 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``death or'';
and
(B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``death or''.
(7) Death resulting from offenses involving transportation
of explosives, destruction of government property, or
destruction of property related to foreign or interstate
commerce.--Section 844 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in subsection (d), by striking ``or to the
death penalty'';
(B) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``subject to
the death penalty, or'';
(C) in subsection (i), by striking ``or to the
death penalty''; and
(D) in subsection (n), by striking ``(other than
the penalty of death)''.
(8) Murder committed by use of a firearm during commission
of a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime.--Section
924(j)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``by death or''.
(9) Genocide.--Section 1091(b)(1) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``death or''.
(10) First degree murder.--Section 1111(b) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``by death or''.
(11) Murder by a federal prisoner.--Section 1118 of title
18, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``by death or'';
and
(B) in subsection (b), in the third undesignated
paragraph--
(i) by inserting ``or'' before ``an
indeterminate''; and
(ii) by striking ``, or an unexecuted
sentence of death''.
(12) Murder of a state or local law enforcement official or
other person aiding in a federal investigation; murder of a
state correctional officer.--Section 1121 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``by sentence of
death or''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``or death''.
(13) Murder during a kidnaping.--Section 1201(a) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``death or''.
(14) Murder during a hostage-taking.--Section 1203(a) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``death
or''.
(15) Murder with the intent of preventing testimony by a
witness, victim, or informant.--Section 1512(a)(2)(A) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the death
penalty or''.
(16) Mailing of injurious articles with intent to kill or
resulting in death.--Section 1716(i) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``to the death penalty or''.
(17) Assassination or kidnaping resulting in the death of
the president or vice president.--Section 1751 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``death or'';
and
(B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``death or''.
(18) Murder for hire.--Section 1958(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``death or''.
(19) Murder involved in a racketeering offense.--Section
1959(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``death or''.
(20) Willful wrecking of a train resulting in death.--
Section 1992(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``to the death penalty or''.
(21) Bank robbery-related murder or kidnaping.--Section
2113(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
``death or''.
(22) Murder related to a carjacking.--Section 2119(3) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``, or
sentenced to death''.
(23) Murder related to aggravated child sexual abuse.--
Section 2241(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``unless the death penalty is imposed,''.
(24) Murder related to sexual abuse.--Section 2245 of title
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``punished by
death or''.
(25) Murder related to sexual exploitation of children.--
Section 2251(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``punished by death or''.
(26) Murder committed during an offense against maritime
navigation.--Section 2280(a)(1) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``punished by death or''.
(27) Murder committed during an offense against a maritime
fixed platform.--Section 2281(a)(1) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``punished by death or''.
(28) Terrorist murder of a united states national in
another country.--Section 2332(a)(1) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``death or''.
(29) Murder by the use of a weapon of mass destruction.--
Section 2332a of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``punished by
death or''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``by death,
or''.
(30) Murder by act of terrorism transcending national
boundaries.--Section 2332b(c)(1)(A) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``by death, or''.
(31) Murder involving torture.--Section 2340A(a) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``punished by
death or''.
(32) Murder related to a continuing criminal enterprise or
related murder of a federal, state, or local law enforcement
officer.--Section 408 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 848) is amended--
(A) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
subsection (e)(1), by striking ``, or may be sentenced
to death'';
(B) by striking subsections (g) and (h) and
inserting the following:
``(g) [Reserved.]
``(h) [Reserved.]'';
(C) in subsection (j), by striking ``and as to
appropriateness in that case of imposing a sentence of
death'';
(D) in subsection (k), by striking ``, other than
death,'' and all that follows before the period at the
end and inserting ``authorized by law''; and
(E) by striking subsections (l) and (m) and
inserting the following:
``(l) [Reserved.]
``(m) [Reserved.]''.
(33) Death resulting from aircraft hijacking.--Section
46502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``put to
death or''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``put to
death or''.
(b) Non-Homicide Related Offenses.--
(1) Espionage.--Section 794(a) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``punished by death or'' and all
that follows before the period and inserting ``imprisoned for
any term of years or for life''.
(2) Treason.--Section 2381 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``shall suffer death, or''.
(c) Repeal of Criminal Procedures Relating to Imposition of Death
Sentence.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 228 of title 18, United States
Code, is repealed.
(2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of
chapters for part II of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to chapter 228.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF DEATH SENTENCE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
person may be sentenced to death or put to death on or after the date
of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law.
(b) Persons Sentenced Before Date of Enactment.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, any person sentenced to death before the
date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law shall
serve a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of
parole. | Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2003 - Repeals death penalty provisions for a wide range of specified offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Federal criminal code (the code), the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes, including for murder relating to the smuggling of aliens, murder during a hostage-taking, and certain non-homicide-related offenses (espionage and treason). Repeals code procedures relating to imposition of the death sentence.
Prohibits sentencing to death or putting to death any person for any violation of Federal law. Directs that any person sentenced to death before the date of this Act's enactment for any such violation serve a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To abolish the death penalty under Federal law."} | 2,550 | 180 | 0.468166 | 1.238009 | 0.616178 | 3.148148 | 15.637037 | 0.851852 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CHIP Mental Health Parity Act''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN UNDER THE
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 2103(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1397cc(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) Mental health and substance use disorder
services (as defined in paragraph (5)).''.
(b) Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services.--
(1) In general.--Section 2103(c) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c)) is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and
(8) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively;
and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following
new paragraph:
``(5) Mental health and substance use disorder services.--
Regardless of the type of coverage elected by a State under
subsection (a), child health assistance provided under such
coverage for targeted low-income children and, in the case that
the State elects to provide pregnancy-related assistance under
such coverage pursuant to section 2112, such pregnancy-related
assistance for targeted low-income women (as defined in section
2112(d)) shall--
``(A) include coverage of mental health services
(including behavioral health treatment) necessary to
prevent, diagnose, and treat a broad range of mental
health symptoms and disorders, including substance use
disorders; and
``(B) be delivered in a culturally and
linguistically appropriate manner.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 2103(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1397cc(a)) is amended, in the matter before
paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (5), (6), and
(7)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and
(8)''.
(B) Section 2110(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1397jj(a)) is amended--
(i) in paragraph (18), by striking
``substance abuse'' each place it appears and
inserting ``substance use''; and
(ii) in paragraph (19), by striking
``substance abuse'' and inserting ``substance
use''.
(C) Section 2110(b)(5)(A)(i) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397jj(b)(5)(A)(i)) is amended by
striking ``subsection (c)(5)'' and inserting
``subsection (c)(6)''.
(c) Assuring Access to Care.--Section 2102(a)(7)(B) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``section
2103(c)(5)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (5) and (6) of section
2103(c)''.
(d) Mental Health Services Parity.--Subparagraph (A) of paragraph
(7) of section 2103(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c))
(as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) In general.--A State child health plan shall
ensure that the financial requirements and treatment
limitations applicable to mental health and substance
use disorder services (as described in paragraph (5))
provided under such plan comply with the requirements
of section 2726(a) of the Public Health Service Act in
the same manner as such requirements or limitations
apply to a group health plan under such section.''.
(e) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments
made by this section shall take effect with respect to child
health assistance provided on or after the date that is 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Exception for state legislation.--In the case of a
State child health plan under title XXI of the Social Security
Act (or a waiver of such plan), which the Secretary of Health
and Human Services determines requires State legislation in
order for the respective plan (or waiver) to meet any
requirement imposed by the amendments made by this section, the
respective plan (or waiver) shall not be regarded as failing to
comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis
of its failure to meet such an additional requirement before
the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the
close of the first regular session of the State legislature
that begins after the date of enactment of this section. For
purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that
has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session
shall be considered to be a separate regular session of the
State legislature.
Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2018.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk. | CHIP Mental Health Parity Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans to cover mental health and substance use disorder services. Financial requirements and treatment limitations applicable to such services shall not differ from those applicable to other medical services under CHIP. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "CHIP Mental Health Parity Act"} | 1,206 | 79 | 0.495099 | 1.279382 | 0.665069 | 2.431373 | 20.019608 | 0.823529 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers
Protection Act of 2017'' or the ``VET Protection Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. LABOR MANAGEMENT IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
``SUBCHAPTER IV--LABOR MANAGEMENT
``Sec. 751. Records on use of official time
``(a) Tracking of Official Time.--The Secretary shall track the use
of official time by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs in
a manner that accounts for such time accurately and to a specific
degree without the use of estimates or ranges of time.
``(b) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than December 31 of each year,
the Secretary shall submit to the Office of Personnel Management and
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the use
of official time by employees of the Department during the most
recently ended fiscal year.
``(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect
to the fiscal year covered by the report, the following information:
``(A) The total amount of official time granted to
employees.
``(B) The total amount of official time expended and the
amount of official time expended per employee for term
negotiations, mid-term negotiations, general labor-management
relations, and dispute resolution.
``(C) The specific types of activities or purposes for
which official time was granted, and the impact which the
granting of such official time for such activities or purposes
had on the operations of the Department.
``(D) The total number of employees to whom official time
was granted, and, of that total, the number who were not
engaged in any activities or purposes except activities or
purposes involving the use of official time.
``(E) The total annual salary, job title, and amount of
official time afforded to any employee.
``(F) A description of any room or space designated at the
Department where official time activities will be conducted,
including the square footage of any such room or space.
``(c) Official Time Defined.--In this section, the term `official
time' means any period--
``(1) which may be granted to an employee under chapter 71
of title 5 (including a collective bargaining agreement entered
into under such chapter) or chapter 74 of this title to perform
representational or consultative functions; and
``(2) during which the employee would otherwise be in a
duty status.
``Sec. 752. Limitations on use of official time for certain purposes
and individuals
``(a) Political Activities and Lobbying.--Notwithstanding section
7131 of title 5 or any other provision of law, any employee of the
Department may not use official time to carry out political activities
or activities relating to lobbying.
``(b) Prohibition on Use of Official Time by Certain Employees.--
The following employees of the Department may not use official time for
any purpose:
``(1) Any employee appointed under section 7401(1) of this
title.
``(2) Any employee with an annual rate of basic pay equal
to or greater than $100,000.
``(3) Any employee who is serving a probationary period.
``(c) Limitation on All Employees.--Any employee of the Department
not covered by subsection (b) may spend no more than 25 percent of the
time such employee would otherwise be in a duty status on official
time.
``(d) Official Time Defined.--In this section, the term `official
time' has the meaning given such term in section 751(c) of this title.
``Sec. 753. Termination of collection of dues
``Notwithstanding section 7115 of title 5, any exclusive bargaining
agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 71 of such title by the
Department shall provide that an employee of the Department may
terminate a voluntary allotment for the payment of dues at any time.
Any deductions for dues made pursuant to such allotment shall cease
beginning on the first pay period after the termination is made.''.
(b) Applicability.--Sections 752 and 753 of title 38, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to any
collective bargaining agreement entered into before, on, or after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
``subchapter iv--labor management
``751. Records on use of official time.
``752. Limitations on use of official time for certain purposes and
individuals.
``753. Termination of collection of dues.''.
SEC. 3. REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR NEW EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Probationary Period.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code,
is further amended by inserting after section 717 the following
new section:
``Sec. 718. Probationary period for employees
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 3321 and 3393(d) of
title 5, the appointment of a covered employee shall become final only
after such employee has served a probationary period of two years.
``(b) Covered Employees.--For purposes of this section, a covered
employee is--
``(1) any individual--
``(A) appointed to a permanent position within the
competitive service at the Department; or
``(B) appointed as a career appointee (as defined
in section 3132(a) of title 5) within the Senior
Executive Service at the Department; and
``(2) not an individual with a probationary period
prescribed by section 7403 of this title.
``(c) Permanent Hires.--Not later than 90 days before the
expiration of a covered employee's probationary period under subsection
(a), the supervisor of the employee shall determine whether the
appointment becomes final based on regulations prescribed for such
purpose by the Secretary.
``(d) Application.--With respect to any individual described in
subsection (b)(1)(A) and to whom this section applies, sections 7501(1)
and 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 5 shall be applied to such individual by
substituting `completed 2 years' for `completed 1 year' in each
instance it appears.''.
(2) Clerical and conforming amendments.--
(A) Clerical.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 2, is
further amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 717 the following new item:
``718. Probationary period for employees.''.
(B) Conforming.--Title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(i) in section 3321(c)--
(I) by striking ``Service, or'' and
inserting ``Service,''; and
(II) by inserting at the end before
the period the following: ``, or any
individual covered by section 718 of
title 38'';
(ii) in section 3393(d), by inserting at
the end before the period the following: ``or
section 718 of title 38'';
(iii) in sections 7501(1) and
7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), by inserting ``or section
718 of title 38'' after ``title 10'' in each
instance it appears; and
(iv) in section 7541(1)(A)--
(I) by striking ``title or'' and
inserting ``title,''; and
(II) by inserting at the end before
the semicolon the following: ``, or
section 718 of title 38''.
(b) Application.--Section 718 of title 38, United States Code, as
added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply to any covered employee (as
that term is defined in subsection (b) of such section, as so added)
appointed after the date of the enactment of this Act. | Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2017 or the VET Protection Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to track the use of official time by VA employees without using estimates or time ranges. Official time is time granted to an employee under federal labor-management relations provisions to perform representational or consultative functions during which the employee would otherwise be in a duty status. The bill prohibits: (1) a VA employee from using official time to carry out political or lobbying activities; (2) specified health care employees, probationary employees, or employees above a certain salary level from using official time for any purpose; and (3) any VA employee from spending more than 25% of the time such employee would otherwise be in a duty status on official time. An exclusive bargaining agreement shall allow a VA employee to terminate a voluntary dues allotment at any time. A covered VA employee shall serve a two-year probationary period, after which the employee's supervisor shall determine within 90 days whether or not the appointment is permanent. A covered employee is any individual appointed to a permanent position within the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and does not include specified health care practitioners. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2017"} | 1,886 | 255 | 0.515388 | 1.570351 | 0.715757 | 3.063559 | 7.101695 | 0.860169 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.
Section 2(d)(1) of the Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1988
(5 U.S.C. 6331 note) is amended by striking ``5 years'' each place it
appears and inserting ``10 years''.
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER SICK LEAVE.
(a) Direct Transfers of Leave.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 63 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 6338
the following:
``Sec. 6338a. Sick leave
``(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall by regulation modify
the program established under the preceding provisions of this
subchapter so as to permit, in addition to annual leave, the transfer
and use of sick leave.
``(b) To the extent feasible, the terms and conditions governing
the transfer and use of sick leave under the regulations shall be the
same as those governing the transfer and use of annual leave under the
preceding provisions of this subchapter, subject to the following:
``(1) Sick leave may not be transferred or used in
connection with any purpose for which accrued sick leave could
not be used by the leave recipient under subchapter I.
``(2) Sick leave received under this subchapter--
``(A) may not be used before the exhaustion
requirement under section 6333(b) has been met; and
``(B) shall not (for restoration purposes, if
applicable) be considered to have been used before all
transferred annual leave has been exhausted.
``(3) Nothing in this section shall affect the maximum
amount of sick leave or annual leave which may be accrued by a
leave recipient while using any leave received under this
subchapter in connection with a particular medical
emergency.''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
(A) Prohibition of coercion.--Section 6338(a) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
``annual leave'' and inserting ``annual or sick
leave''.
(B) Excepted agencies.--Section 6339(c)(1) of title
5, United States Code, is amended--
(i) by striking ``annual leave accrued''
and inserting ``annual or sick leave accrued'';
and
(ii) by striking ``annual leave account''
and inserting ``annual or sick leave account
(as applicable)''.
(b) Leave Bank Program.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter IV of chapter 63 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 6371
the following:
``Sec. 6371a. Sick leave
``(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall by regulation modify
the program established under the preceding provisions of this
subchapter so as to permit, in addition to annual leave, the
contribution and use of sick leave.
``(b) To the extent feasible, the terms and conditions governing
the contribution and use of sick leave under the regulations shall be
the same as those governing the contribution and use of annual leave
under the preceding provisions of this subchapter, subject to the
following:
``(1) Sick leave may not be used in connection with any
purpose for which accrued sick leave could not be used by the
leave recipient under subchapter I.
``(2) Sick leave may be contributed instead of annual leave
in order to satisfy, in whole or in part, the requirements of
section 6366(a)(2)(A).
``(3) Sick leave received under this subchapter may not be
used before the exhaustion requirement under section 6367(c)
has been met.
``(4) Nothing in this section shall affect the maximum
amount of sick leave or annual leave which may be accrued by a
leave recipient while using leave received under this
subchapter in connection with a particular medical
emergency.''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
(A) Prohibition of coercion.--Section 6370(a) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
``annual leave'' and inserting ``annual or sick
leave''.
(B) Excepted agencies.--Section 6372(c)(1) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``annual
leave accrued'' and inserting ``annual or sick leave
accrued''.
(c) Table of Contents.--The table of sections for chapter 63 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting after the item relating to section 6338
the following:
``6338a. Sick leave.'';
and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 6371
the following:
``6371a. Sick leave.''.
(d) Effective Date.--Regulations required to be prescribed by the
Office of Personnel Management under the amendments made by this
section shall become effective not later than January 31, 1994. | Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1988 to extend leave-transfer programs and allow them to permit transfers of sick leave in addition to annual leave. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1993"} | 1,172 | 45 | 0.558994 | 1.262968 | 0.971049 | 3.789474 | 26.815789 | 0.842105 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) colorectal cancer screening tests (as defined in
section 1861(pp) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x(pp)) covered under the medicare program have been
severely underutilized, with the Comptroller General of the
United States reporting in 2000 that since coverage of such
tests was implemented, the percentage of beneficiaries under
the medicare program receiving either a screening or a
diagnostic colonoscopy has increased by only 1 percent;
(2) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should
encourage health care providers to use more effective screening
and diagnostic health care technologies in the area of
colorectal cancer screening;
(3) in recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services has subjected colorectal cancer screening tests to
some of the largest reimbursement reductions under the medicare
program;
(4) unlike other preventive screening tests covered under
the medicare program, health care providers must consult with
beneficiaries prior to furnishing a screening colonoscopy in
order to--
(A) ascertain the medical and family history of the
beneficiary; and
(B) inform the beneficiary of preparatory steps
that must be taken prior to the procedure; and
(5) reimbursement under the medicare program is not
currently available for the consultations described in
paragraph (4) despite the fact that reimbursement is provided
under such program for similar consultations prior to a
diagnostic colonoscopy.
SEC. 3. INCREASE IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1834(d) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) Enhanced payment for colorectal cancer screening and
diagnostic tests.--
``(A) Nonfacility rates.--Notwithstanding
paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(A), the Secretary shall
establish national minimum payment amounts for CPT
codes 45330, 45378, 45380, 45385 and HCPCS codes GO104,
GO105, GO106, GO107, GO120, and GO121 for items and
services furnished during the last 6 months of 2002 and
in subsequent years which reflect a 10 percent increase
above the relative value units in effect as the
nonfacility rates for such codes in 2001, with such
revised payment level to apply to items and services
performed in a nonfacility setting, provided, however,
that such setting is consistent with quality care,
sound medical judgment, and prevention of potential
complications.
``(B) Facility rates.--Notwithstanding paragraphs
(2)(A) and (3)(A), the Secretary shall establish
national minimum payment amounts for CPT codes 45330,
45378, 45380, 45385 and HCPCS codes GO104, GO105,
GO106, GO107, GO120, and GO121 for items and services
furnished during the last 6 months of 2002 and in
subsequent years which reflect a 30 percent increase
above the relative value units in effect as the
facility rates for such codes in 2001, with such
revised payment level to apply to items and services
performed in a facility setting.
``(C) Annual adjustments.--In the case of items and
services furnished on or after January 1, 2003, the
payment rates described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)
shall, subject to the minimum payment amounts
established in such subparagraphs, be adjusted annually
as provided in section 1848.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to items and services furnished on or after July 1, 2002.
SEC. 4. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF OFFICE VISIT OR CONSULTATION PRIOR TO A
SCREENING COLONOSCOPY OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
BENEFICIARY'S DECISION TO OBTAIN SUCH A SCREENING.
(a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (V), by inserting ``and'' at the end;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(W) an outpatient office visit or consultation for the
purpose of beneficiary education, assuring selection of the
proper screening test, and securing information relating to the
procedure and sedation of the beneficiary, prior to a colorectal cancer
screening test consisting of a screening colonoscopy or in conjunction
with the beneficiary's decision to obtain such a screening, regardless
of whether such screening is medically indicated with respect to the
beneficiary;''.
(b) Payment.--
(1) In general.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' before ``(U)''; and
(B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: ``, and (V) with respect to an
outpatient office visit or consultation under section
1861(s)(2)(W), the amounts paid shall be 80 percent of
the lesser of the actual charge or the amount
established under section 1848''.
(2) Payment under physician fee schedule.--Section
1848(j)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(j)(3))
is amended by inserting ``(2)(W),'' after ``(2)(S),''.
(3) Requirement for establishment of payment amount under
physician fee schedule.--Section 1834(d) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(d)), as amended by section 3, is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Payment for outpatient office visit or consultation
prior to screening colonoscopy.--With respect to an outpatient
office visit or consultation under section 1861(s)(2)(W),
payment under section 1848 shall be consistent with the payment
amounts for CPT codes 99203 and 99243.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to items and services provided on or after July 1, 2002.
SEC. 5. WAIVER OF DEDUCTIBLE FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING TESTS.
(a) In General.--The first sentence of section 1833(b) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' before ``(6)''; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and (7) such deductible shall not apply with
respect to colorectal cancer screening tests (as described in
section 1861(pp)(1))''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraphs (2)(C)(ii) and (3)(C)(ii) of
section 1834(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(d)) are
each amended--
(1) by striking ``deductible and'' in the heading; and
(2) in subclause (I), by striking ``deductible or'' each
place it appears.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to items and services furnished on or after July 1, 2002. | Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2002 - Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the use of and reimbursement for colorectal cancer screening tests covered under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA).Amends SSA title XVIII to: (1) increase reimbursement for colorectal cancer screening and diagnostic tests; (2) cover an outpatient office visit or consultation for the purpose of beneficiary education before a colorectal cancer screening test consisting of a screening colonoscopy or in conjunction with the beneficiary's decision to obtain such a screening, regardless of whether such screening is medically indicated with respect to the beneficiary; and (3) waive the deductible for colorectal cancer screening tests. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under the Medicare Program."} | 1,744 | 162 | 0.651698 | 1.90607 | 0.744697 | 5.790698 | 11.031008 | 0.937984 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Property Mitigation Assistance Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. HOMEOWNER MITIGATION LOAN PROGRAM.
Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and
Emergency Relief Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (n); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following:
``(m) Homeowner Mitigation Loan Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall establish a grant program to
provide assistance to States to promote pre-disaster property
mitigation measures within the jurisdiction of the States.
``(2) Application.--A State desiring a grant under this
subsection shall submit an application as required pursuant to
regulations promulgated by the Administrator under paragraph
(7).
``(3) Eligibility requirements.--In order to be eligible to
receive a grant under paragraph (1) a State shall have--
``(A) submitted a mitigation plan under section
322(c);
``(B) established a process for accepting and
processing grant and loan applications from individual
homeowners and business owners;
``(C) established a revolving loan fund to which
any grant amounts received under this section shall be
deposited; and
``(D) submitted a detailed plan for how terms and
conditions for loans and grants authorized under
paragraph (5) will be set.
``(4) Funding formula.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall allocate
grant amounts to eligible States under paragraph (1)
according to a formula based on the following factors:
``(i) The extent and nature of the
potential hazards to property in the State.
``(ii) The level and degree of risk of
potential hazards or natural disasters
confronted by the State.
``(iii) The number of properties at risk in
the event that a hazard or natural disaster
should occur in the State.
``(iv) The amount of prior property damages
incurred by the State during any previous
hazard or natural disaster.
``(v) Any available data on the future risk
of occurrence of any hazard or natural disaster
in a State.
``(B) Baseline amount.--Any formula developed by
the Administrator under subparagraph (A), shall ensure
that each eligible State shall, at a minimum, receive
an amount equal to not less than $500,000.
``(C) Matching requirement.--To be eligible to
receive any grant funds under this subsection, a State
shall contribute matching non-Federal funds in an
amount equal to not less than 10 percent of the total
amount of the grant.
``(5) Eligible activities.--
``(A) In general.--A grant under this subsection
may be used by a State to carry out grant and lending
functions as authorized under this paragraph.
``(B) Revolving loans and grants to homeowners and
businesses.--
``(i) Authority of states.--Each State is
authorized to make from any revolving loan fund
established pursuant to paragraph (3)(C) grants
or loans from such fund to assist individual
homeowners and businesses in undertaking pre-
disaster property mitigation measures.
``(ii) Determination of the state.--No
loans shall be provided under this paragraph
unless a State determines that--
``(I) there is reasonable assurance
of repayment of the loan; and
``(II) the amount of the loan,
together with other funds available to
the property owner, is adequate to
assure the purposes for which the loan
is made.
``(iii) Grant and loan requirements.--
``(I) Grants.--A State may make
grants for elevation and other pre-
disaster property mitigation measures
to homeowners with household incomes of
less than 50 percent of area median
income.
``(II) Loans.--A State may make--
``(aa) low-interest loans
for elevation and other pre-
disaster property mitigation
measures to homeowners with
household incomes of less than
120 percent of area median
income; and
``(bb) loans for elevation
and other pre-disaster property
mitigation measures to
homeowners with household
incomes of greater than 120
percent of area median income
or any other property owner,
including business owners.
``(III) Maximum grant and loan
amounts.--
``(aa) In general.--Each
State shall establish maximum
grant and loan amounts for
elevation and other pre-
disaster property mitigation
measures under subclause (II).
``(bb) Considerations.--In
establishing the grant and loan
amounts under item (aa), each
State shall consider the
following:
``(AA) The degree
to which such amounts
will maximize
mitigation efforts.
``(BB) The ability
of such amounts to
allow a homeowner to
properly and
effectively undertake
mitigation activities.
``(IV) Interest rate.--For purposes
of this paragraph, each State shall
develop a sliding scale mechanism for
determining the rate of interest to
charge homeowners who apply for loans
under this program based on their
income level.
``(V) No compounding.--Interest on
the outstanding principal balance of
any loan under this paragraph shall not
compound.
``(VI) Balance due.--
``(aa) In general.--The
principal of any loan made
under this paragraph, including
any interest accrued on such
principal, shall not be due and
payable before the period set
forth in subclause (VII)(bb)
unless the real property
securing such loan is sold or
transferred.
``(bb) Deposit of balance
due.--If the event described in
item (aa) occurs, the principal
of any loan made under this
paragraph, including any
interest accrued on such
principal, shall immediately
become due and payable to the
State.
``(VII) Repayment period.--All
loans made under this paragraph shall
be repayable--
``(aa) on a monthly basis;
and
``(bb) within a period of
not more than 15 years.
``(VIII) No penalty for
prepayment.--Any homeowner or other
property owner who receives a loan
under this section may repay the loan
in full, without penalty, by lump sum
or by installment payments, at any time
prior to the loan becoming due and
payable.
``(IX) Credits.--The interest on,
and the proceeds from the collection or
redemption of, any loan obligations
held by the revolving loan fund of a
State shall be credited to and form a
part of such fund.
``(X) Subordination permitted.--Any
loan made under this section will be
subordinated to any refinancing of the
first mortgage, any preexisting
subordinate financing, any purchase
money mortgage, or subordinated for any
other reason, as determined by the
State.
``(C) Application process.--
``(i) In general.--An individual homeowner
or business desiring a loan or grant under this
paragraph shall submit an application at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the State may reasonably
require.
``(ii) Required showing by homeowners.--An
individual homeowner desiring a loan or grant
under this paragraph shall submit to the State
proof that such homeowner has insured the
property on which any funds awarded under this
paragraph will be used to undertake pre-
disaster property mitigation measures,
including proving that such homeowner has flood
insurance on such property if the pre-disaster
mitigation measure to be undertaken are being
done to lower the risk of loss from a flood.
``(iii) State responsibility.--Each State
receiving a grant under this subsection shall
establish a process wherein not later than 60
days after the receipt of an application for a
loan or grant submitted by a homeowner or
business under clause (i), the State issues a
determination as to whether or not such
application is approved. In making such
determination that State shall examine if the
proposed mitigation project in the application
satisfies the requirements of this paragraph,
including whether--
``(I) the homeowner or business is
located in an area at risk of hazard or
natural disaster;
``(II) the mitigation project is an
eligible activity for purposes of such
loan or grant; and
``(III) the cost of the mitigation
project is reasonable.
``(D) Consultation with localities.--Each State
receiving a grant under this subsection shall develop a
process by which such State will consult with local and
municipal governments as to each project proposed to be
funded by a loan or grant under this paragraph.
``(6) Prohibition on use of funds for community wide
mitigation activities.--None of the amounts made available
under this subsection may be used for community wide mitigation
activities.
``(7) Permissible designees.--A State receiving a grant
under this subsection may designate a State housing finance
agency or any other State agency, office, or entity with
experience in maintaining grant and loan programs to--
``(A) apply for a grant under this subsection;
``(B) receive and distribute grant funds awarded
under this subsection in accordance with the
requirements of this subsection; and
``(C) perform any other administrative duties
related to the activities authorized by this
subsection.
``(8) Rulemaking.--Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of the Property Mitigation Assistance Act of 2007,
the Administrator shall promulgate regulations implementing the
provisions of this subsection.
``(9) Report to congress.--The Administrator shall, on
annual basis, report to Congress on the activities authorized
by this subsection.
``(10) Definitions.--As used in this subsection:
``(A) Low-interest loan.--The term `low-interest
loan' means a loan that carries a simple annual
percentage rate that shall be determined in the
discretion of the State, but that shall, at minimum, be
less than the prime rate of interest.
``(B) Median income.--The term `median income'
means, with respect to an area, the unadjusted median
family income for the area, as determined and published
annually by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development.
``(C) Other pre-disaster property mitigation
measures.--The term `other pre-disaster property
mitigation measures' includes--
``(i) activities such as the addition of
storm shutters, hurricane clips, and safe
rooms;
``(ii) small elevation projects, such as
the elevation of an electrical or heating
system; and
``(iii) any other activity the
Administrator, State, or local government
believes will mitigate the risks of future
hazards and natural disasters.
``(D) Prime rate of interest.--The term `prime rate
of interest' means the target federal funds rate as
determined by the Federal Open Markets Committee of the
Federal Reserve System plus 300 basis points.
``(E) Property mitigation measures related to
elevation.--The term `property mitigation measures
related to elevation' means the elevation of a home.
``(F) State.--The term `State' means any State of
the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, each of
the United States Virgin Islands, and any territory or
possession of the United States.
``(11) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013.''. | Property Mitigation Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Act to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states to promote pre-disaster property mitigation measures within their jurisdictions.
Requires a state, to be eligible for assistance, to have: (1) submitted a mitigation plan; (2) established a process for accepting and processing grant and loan applications from individual homeowners and business owners; (3) established a revolving loan fund to which any grant amounts received under this Act shall be deposited; and (4) submitted a detailed plan for how terms and conditions for authorized loans and grants will be set.
Directs the Administrator to allocate grant amounts to eligible states according to a formula based on specified factors, including the nature and extent of potential hazards to property in the state, the number of properties at risk in the event that a hazard or natural disaster should occur, the amount of prior property damage incurred by the state during any previous hazard or natural disaster, and any available data on the future risk of occurrence of any hazard or natural disaster in a state.
Sets forth provisions regarding baseline amounts for eligible states and matching requirements.
Authorizes each state to make grants or loans to assist individual homeowners and businesses in undertaking pre-disaster property mitigation measures from a revolving loan fund established under this Act. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to establish a homeowner mitigation loan program within the Federal Emergency Management Agency to promote pre-disaster property mitigation measures."} | 2,576 | 313 | 0.74948 | 2.20026 | 0.87933 | 4.318841 | 8.76087 | 0.956522 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating Action in Maternal and
Child Health Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide tools for the United States
Government to use to accelerate the reduction of preventable maternal,
newborn, and child deaths in 24 United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) focus countries by 2020, saving 15,000,000 children
and 600,000 mothers.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Over the past 2 decades, child mortality has reduced by
nearly 50 percent and maternal mortality has reduced by 40
percent, thanks in large part to United States Government
action and intervention.
(2) In the last 3 years, 24 priority countries--of which 16
are in Africa--have achieved an 8 percent reduction in under-5
mortality, saving 500,000 lives.
(3) The report ``Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable
Child and Maternal Deaths'' developed by USAID provides a
critical foundation of evidence, knowledge, modeling, and
policy development on ending maternal, newborn, and child
deaths worldwide.
(4) To achieve Millennium Development Goal 4--to reduce
child mortality by \2/3\ between 1990 and 2015--on time, the
global annual rate of reduction in under-5 mortality would need
to rise to 15.6 percent from 2012 through 2015, much faster
than the 3.9 percent achieved from 2005 through 2012.
(5) According to the World Health Organization (WHO), every
year 6,600,000 children under the age of 5--primarily infants--
die from preventable or treatable causes, and more than 800
women die every day from complications during pregnancy and
childbirth.
(6) The vast majority of these deaths occur in the
developing world and countries in Africa have the highest
burden.
(7) The highest rates of child mortality are still in sub-
Saharan Africa, with an under-5 mortality rate of 98 deaths per
1,000 live births--more than 15 times the average for developed
regions.
(8) Investing in women and children reduces poverty,
stimulates economic growth, and most importantly, saves lives.
(9) Health products, such as vaccines and treatments, have
contributed significantly to recent successes in child and
maternal survival globally. New approaches and technologies are
critically needed to accelerate progress toward ending
preventable maternal and child deaths.
(10) The WHO identifies the following leading causes of
maternal, newborn, and child mortality:
(A) Leading causes of maternal mortality in low-
income countries include post-partum bleeding,
infection, and hypertension.
(B) Newborn deaths account for approximately 44
percent of deaths among children under age 5 and are
predominantly caused by infections, premature birth,
and asphyxia.
(C) Most deaths of children under the age of 5 are
a result of preventable causes, such as respiratory
infections (commonly from pneumonia), diarrhea, and
malaria.
(D) Malnutrition is the underlying contributing
factor in about 45 percent of all child deaths, making
children more vulnerable to severe diseases.
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States, in partnership with host
governments, international financial institutions, nongovernmental
organizations, faith-based organizations, and the private sector, to
establish a comprehensive, coordinated, integrated strategy to combat
the leading causes of maternal, newborn, and child mortality globally
by--
(1) building on progress and success to date;
(2) scaling up the most effective evidence-based
interventions with a focus on country ownership;
(3) focusing on USAID's 24 priority countries;
(4) streamlining existing resources and scaling up
increased targeted resources;
(5) increasing transparency and accountability; and
(6) creating innovative new public-private financing
mechanisms.
SEC. 5. STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--The President shall establish a strategy to
accelerate action in each of the 24 priority countries set forth in
section 7, building on the evidence outlined in USAID's ``Acting on the
Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths''. The strategy will
use the current modeling and data that outlines the most proven
effective interventions. The strategy shall further strengthen the
capability of the United States to be an effective leader in maternal,
newborn, and child health, particularly in Africa, and will be a first
step toward a broader, concerted effort to end maternal, newborn, and
child deaths worldwide.
(b) Elements.--The strategy established under subsection (a)
shall--
(1) include specific objectives, multisectoral approaches,
and specific strategies to address the leading causes of death
among mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and post-delivery;
newborns in their first 28 days; and children under the age of
5;
(2) clarify the responsibilities of the country, the
implementing organization, and the United States in the
achievement of such objectives;
(3) include regular benchmarks to measure, where
appropriate, progress toward achieving such objectives;
(4) utilize data and modeling to implement the most
effective interventions for saving 15,000,000 children and
600,000 mothers;
(5) illustrate the result of coordination among relevant
executive branch agencies, foreign governments, and
international organizations;
(6) provide projected levels of resources needed to achieve
the stated objectives;
(7) expand public-private partnerships for research and
innovation and for leveraging resources in new and innovative
ways; and
(8) use open, fair, and competitive procedures wherever
appropriate and possible in the administration, execution, and
evaluation of the program.
(c) Targeted Services.--The strategy established under subsection
(a) should focus on the following evidence-based categories of
intervention:
(1) Safe motherhood and newborn survival, including--
(A) prenatal and postnatal care for mothers and
newborns;
(B) quality care during labor and delivery,
including in emergencies; and
(C) education on healthy timing and spacing of
pregnancies.
(2) Healthy households and schools, including Water,
Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH).
(3) Nutrition, including--
(A) maternal and child nutrition during the first
1,000 days; and
(B) prevention of maternal malnutrition.
(4) Healthy childhood, including--
(A) vaccines for the leading causes of maternal,
newborn, and child deaths;
(B) prevention and treatment for pneumonia and
diarrhea;
(C) prevention of mother-to-child transmission of
HIV (PMTCT);
(D) prevention and treatment of malaria; and
(E) capacity-building of health professionals.
SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE FINANCING
MECHANISM.
The United States Government shall establish a pilot program for
innovative financing mechanisms for delivering maternal, newborn, and
child health interventions in the 24 priority countries set forth in
section 7 based on the specific recommendations outlined by the
convening of high-level global experts at the 2014 United Nations
General Assembly. The innovative financing framework will establish a
method to mobilize capital for health utilizing tools, including loans
and loan guarantees, volume guarantees, development impact bonds, or
partner government taxes, levies, fees, and funds.
SEC. 7. PRIORITY COUNTRIES.
(a) In General.--Based on the global target list developed by
USAID, the priority countries for receiving maternal and child health
programming under this Act are the following:
(1) Afghanistan.
(2) Bangladesh.
(3) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
(4) Ethiopia.
(5) Ghana.
(6) Haiti.
(7) India.
(8) Indonesia.
(9) Kenya.
(10) Liberia.
(11) Madagascar.
(12) Malawi.
(13) Mali.
(14) Mozambique.
(15) Nepal.
(16) Nigeria.
(17) Pakistan.
(18) Rwanda.
(19) Senegal.
(20) South Sudan.
(21) Tanzania.
(22) Uganda.
(23) Yemen.
(24) Zambia.
(b) Eligibility Criteria.--The United States Government should give
preference to applying mechanisms under this Act to the countries
listed under subsection (a) that have reached or made progress towards
2001 Abuja Declaration commitments involving pledges to increase
government funding for health to at least 15 percent within the next 5
years. A candidate country should be also considered to be an eligible
country by demonstrating a commitment to--
(1) peaceful and democratic governance;
(2) civil society engagement;
(3) economic freedom; and
(4) investments in the people of such country, particularly
in maternal, newborn, and child health.
SEC. 8. PROGRESS REPORT.
Beginning 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
President shall provide an annual progress report to Congress on
activities under this Act, including--
(1) data on mechanisms implemented under this Act,
including a description of how they are designed, managed, and
monitored and evaluated;
(2) how many mechanisms are implemented and where; and
(3) the results of implementation of such mechanisms, and
recommendations for improving these mechanisms to ensure future
growth and success.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019, to
remain available until expended. | Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish a strategy to: accelerate action in each of the priority countries listed in this Act to combat the leading causes of maternal, newborn, and child mortality; and strengthen the capability of the United States to be an effective leader in maternal, newborn, and child health, particularly in Africa, and in a broader effort to end maternal, newborn, and child deaths worldwide. Requires the United States to establish a pilot program for innovative financing mechanisms to deliver maternal, newborn, and child health interventions in such countries. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014"} | 1,950 | 129 | 0.547694 | 1.373364 | 0.626716 | 6.237288 | 16.779661 | 0.949153 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Score Competition Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT SCORE VALIDATION; VALIDATION PROCESS.
(a) Use of Credit Scores by Fannie Mae in Purchasing Residential
Mortgages.--Subsection (b) of section 302 of the Federal National
Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1717(b)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7)(A) Use of Credit Scores.--The corporation may condition its
purchase of a residential mortgage under this section on the provision
of a credit score for the borrower only if--
``(i) the credit score is derived from any credit scoring
model that has been validated and approved by the corporation
under this paragraph;
``(ii) the corporation has established and made publicly
available a description of the process the corporation will use
to validate and approve credit scoring models, which process
shall comply with any standards and criteria established by the
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency pursuant to
section 1328 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992; and
``(iii) the corporation provides for the use of such credit
score by all of its automated underwriting systems and any
other procedures and systems used to purchase residential
mortgages.
``(B) Validation and Approval Process.--The process described in
subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include an evaluation of--
``(i) the criteria used to validate and approve a credit
scoring model, including measures of the integrity,
reliability, and accuracy of such model, and an assurance that
such model is consistent with the safe and sound operation of
the corporation; and
``(ii) the data necessary for the validation of the credit
scoring model.
``(C) Application.--If the corporation elects to use a credit score
under this paragraph, the corporation shall solicit applications from
developers of credit scoring models for the validation and approval of
such models under the process described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
``(D) Timeframe for Determination; Notice.--
``(i) In general.--The corporation shall establish a date
before which the corporation shall make a determination with
respect to any application submitted under subparagraph (C) and
provide notice of such determination to the applicant. Such
date shall not be later than 180 days after the date on which
an application is submitted to the corporation.
``(ii) Extensions.--The Director of the Federal Housing
Finance Agency may authorize up to 2 extensions of the date
established under clause (i), each of which shall not exceed 30
days, upon the written request and a showing of good cause by
the corporation.
``(iii) Status notice.--The corporation shall provide
notice to an applicant regarding the status of an application
submitted under subparagraph (C) not later than 60 days after
the date on which the application was submitted to the
corporation.
``(iv) Reasons for disapproval.--If an application is
disapproved, the corporation shall provide to the applicant the
reasons for the disapproval not later than 30 days after a
determination is made under this subparagraph.
``(E) Authority of Director.--If the corporation elects to use a
credit score under this paragraph, the Director of the Federal Housing
Finance Agency shall require the corporation to routinely update the
validation and approval process described in subparagraph (A)(ii) as
the Director, in the Director's discretion, deems to be necessary to
ensure such process remains appropriate and adequate and complies with
any standards and criteria established pursuant to section 1328 of the
Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992.
``(F) Credit Score Defined.--In this paragraph, the term `credit
score' means a numerical value or a categorization derived from a
statistical tool or modeling system used by a person who makes or
arranges a loan to predict the likelihood of certain credit behaviors,
including default.''.
(b) Use of Credit Scores by Freddie Mac in Purchasing Residential
Mortgages.--Section 305 of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Act (12 U.S.C. 1454) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d)(1) Use of Credit Scores.--The Corporation may condition its
purchase of a residential mortgage under this section on the provision
of a credit score for the borrower only if--
``(A) the credit score is derived from any credit scoring
model that has been validated and approved by the Corporation
under this subsection;
``(B) the Corporation has established and made publicly
available a description of the process the corporation will use
to validate and approve credit scoring models that, which
process shall comply with any standards and criteria
established by the Director of the Federal Housing Finance
Agency pursuant to section 1328 of the Federal Housing
Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992; and
``(C) the Corporation provides for use of such credit score
by all of its automated underwriting systems and any other
procedures and systems used to purchase residential mortgages.
``(2) Validation and Approval Process.--The process described in
paragraph (1)(B) shall include an evaluation of--
``(A) the criteria used to validate and approve a credit
scoring model, including measures of the integrity,
reliability, and accuracy of such model and an assurance that
such model is consistent with the safe and sound operation of
the Corporation; and
``(B) the data necessary for the validation of the credit
scoring model.
``(3) Application.--If the Corporation elects to use a credit score
under this subsection, the Corporation shall solicit applications from
developers of credit scoring models for the validation and approval of
such models under the process described in paragraph (1)(B).
``(4) Timeframe for Determination; Notice.--
``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall establish a date
before which the Corporation shall make a determination with
respect to any application submitted under paragraph (3) and
provide notice of such determination to the applicant. Such
date shall not be later than 180 days after the date on which
an application is submitted to the Corporation.
``(B) Extensions.--The Director of the Federal Housing
Finance Agency may authorize up to 2 extensions of the date
established under subparagraph (A), each of which shall not
exceed 30 days, upon the written request and a showing of good
cause by the Corporation.
``(C) Status notice.--The Corporation shall provide notice
to an applicant regarding the status of an application
submitted under paragraph (3) not later than 60 days after the
date on which the application was submitted to the corporation.
``(D) Reasons for disapproval.--If an application is
disapproved, the corporation shall provide to the applicant the
reasons for the disapproval not later than 30 days after a
determination is made under this paragraph.
``(5) Authority of Director.--If the Corporation elects to use a
credit score under this subsection, the Director of the Federal Housing
Finance Agency shall require the Corporation to routinely update the
validation and approval process described in paragraph (1)(B) as the
Director, in the Director's discretion, deems to be necessary to ensure
such process remains appropriate and adequate and complies with any
standards and criteria established pursuant to section 1328 of the
Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992.
``(6) Credit Score Defined.--In this subsection, the term `credit
score' means a numerical value or a categorization derived from a
statistical tool or modeling system used by a person who makes or
arranges a loan to predict the likelihood of certain credit behaviors,
including default.''.
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY.
Subpart A of part 2 of subtitle A of the (12 U.S.C. 4541 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1328. REGULATIONS FOR USE OF CREDIT SCORES.
``The Director may, by regulation, establish standards and criteria
for any process used by an enterprise to validate and approve credit
scoring models pursuant to section 302(b)(7) of the Federal National
Mortgage Association Charter Act and section 305(d) of the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation Act.''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act. | Credit Score Competition Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises, or GSEs) to use credit scores in purchasing residential mortgages only under certain conditions, including that the GSE has established and made publicly available a description of the process it will use to validate and approve credit scoring models. The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency may, by regulation, establish standards and criteria for any process used by a GSE to validate and approve credit scoring models pursuant to the Acts. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Credit Score Competition Act of 2015"} | 1,900 | 135 | 0.618127 | 1.743068 | 0.703106 | 3.826446 | 14.173554 | 0.917355 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Sugar Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. SUGAR PROGRAM.
Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act
of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is repealed.
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT AND PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
(1) a processor of any of the 2012 or subsequent crops of
sugarcane or sugar beets shall not be eligible for a loan under
any provision of law with respect to the crop; and
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture may not make price support
available, whether in the form of a loan, payment, purchase, or
other operation, for any of the 2012 and subsequent crops of
sugar beets and sugarcane by using the funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation or other funds available to the Secretary.
(b) Termination of Marketing Quotas and Allotments.--
(1) In general.--Part VII of subtitle B of title III of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.)
is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 344(f)(2) of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1344(f)(2)) is
amended by striking ``sugar cane for sugar, sugar beets for
sugar,''.
(c) General Powers.--
(1) Section 32 activities.--Section 32 of the Act of August
24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), is amended in the second sentence of
the first paragraph--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(other than
sugar beets and sugarcane)'' after ``commodities''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(other than
sugar beets and sugarcane)'' after ``commodity''.
(2) Powers of commodity credit corporation.--Section 5(a)
of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C.
714c(a)) is amended by inserting ``, sugar beets, and
sugarcane'' after ``tobacco''.
(3) Price support for nonbasic agricultural commodities.--
Section 201(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1446(a)) is amended by striking ``milk, sugar beets, and
sugarcane'' and inserting ``, and milk''.
(4) Commodity credit corporation storage payments.--Section
167 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of
1996 (7 U.S.C. 7287) is repealed.
(5) Suspension and repeal of permanent price support
authority.--Section 171(a)(1) of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7301(a)(1)) is
amended--
(A) by striking subparagraph (E); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (I)
as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively.
(6) Storage facility loans.--Section 1402(c) of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7971) is
repealed.
(7) Feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy
producers.--Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) is repealed.
(d) Transition Provisions.--This section and the amendments made by
this section shall not affect the liability of any person under any
provision of law as in effect before the application of this section
and the amendments made by this section.
SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR TARIFF AND OVER-QUOTA TARIFF RATE.
(a) Elimination of Tariff on Raw Cane Sugar.--Chapter 17 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking
subheadings 1701.11 through 1701.11.50 and inserting in numerical
sequence the following new subheading, with the article description for
such subheading having the same degree of indentation as the article
description for subheading 1701.11, as in effect on the day before the
date of the enactment of this section:
`` 1701.11.00 Cane sugar......... Free ................... 39.85 cents/kg ''.
(b) Elimination of Tariff on Beet Sugar.--Chapter 17 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking
subheadings 1701.12 through 1701.12.50 and inserting in numerical
sequence the following new subheading, with the article description for
such subheading having the same degree of indentation as the article
description for subheading 1701.12, as in effect on the day before the
date of the enactment of this section:
`` 1701.12.00 Beet sugar......... Free ................... 42.05 cents/kg ''
.
(c) Elimination of Tariff on Certain Refined Sugar.--Chapter 17 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
(1) by striking the superior text immediately preceding
subheading 1701.91.05 and by striking subheadings 1701.91.05
through 1701.91.30 and inserting in numerical sequence the
following new subheading, with the article description for such
subheading having the same degree of indentation as the article
description for subheading 1701.12.05, as in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of this section:
`` 1701.91.02 Containing added Free ................... 42.05 cents/kg ''
coloring but not ;
containing added
flavoring matter..
(2) by striking subheadings 1701.99 through 1701.99.50 and
inserting in numerical sequence the following new subheading,
with the article description for such subheading having the
same degree of indentation as the article description for
subheading 1701.99, as in effect on the day before the date of
the enactment of this section:
`` 1701.99.00 Other.............. Free ................... 42.05 cents/kg ''
;
(3) by striking the superior text immediately preceding
subheading 1702.90.05 and by striking subheadings 1702.90.05
through 1702.90.20 and inserting in numerical sequence the
following new subheading, with the article description for such
subheading having the same degree of indentation as the article
description for subheading 1702.60.22:
`` 1702.90.02 Containing soluble Free 42.05 cents/kg ''
non-sugar solids ;
(excluding any
foreign
substances,
including but not
limited to
molasses, that may
have been added to
or developed in
the product) equal
to 6 percent or
less by weight of
the total soluble
solids............
and
(4) by striking the superior text immediately preceding
subheading 2106.90.42 and by striking subheadings 2106.90.42
through 2106.90.46 and inserting in numerical sequence the
following new subheading, with the article description for such
subheading having the same degree of indentation as the article
description for subheading 2106.90.39:
`` 2106.90.40 Syrups derived from Free 42.50 cents/kg ''
cane or beet .
sugar, containing
added coloring but
not added
flavoring matter..
(d) Conforming Amendment.--Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking additional U.S.
note 5.
(e) Administration of Tariff-Rate Quotas.--Section 404(d)(1) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(1)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
(2) by striking ``; or'' at the end of subparagraph (C) and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (D).
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply with
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption,
on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. APPLICATION.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the
amendments made by this Act shall apply beginning with the 2012 crop of
sugar beets and sugarcane. | Free Sugar Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to repeal the sugar loan program. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to repeal the Federal sugar program."} | 1,977 | 27 | 0.534637 | 1.174608 | 0.256063 | 4.347826 | 66.73913 | 0.956522 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Permanent Flexibility for School
Meals Act''.
SEC. 2. NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL LUNCH AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST
PROGRAMS.
(a) Amendments to National School Lunch Act.--The Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751) is amended--
(1) in section 4(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(1)(A)), by
striking ``(consisting of a combination of foods which meet the
minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary
under section 9(a) of this Act)'';
(2) in section 9 (42 U.S.C. 1758)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``and other program
requirements'' and inserting ``guidelines'';
(B) in subsection (a)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``shall meet'' and
inserting ``may meet'';
(II) by striking ``minimum
nutritional requirements prescribed''
and inserting ``nutrition guidelines
issued''; and
(III) by striking ``, except that
the minimum nutritional requirements''
and inserting ``which''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by striking ``complying with
the nutritional requirements'' and
inserting ``meeting nutrition
guidelines'';
(II) by striking ``minimum
nutritional requirements'' and
inserting ``nutrition guidelines''; and
(III) by striking ``maintaining
compliance with the requirements'' and
inserting ``meeting nutrition
guidelines''; and
(C) in subsection (f)--
(i) in the heading, by striking
``Nutritional Requirements'' and inserting
``Nutrition Guidelines'';
(ii) by striking ``requirements of this
subsection'' each place it appears and
inserting ``guidelines under this subsection'';
and
(iii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``shall
serve'' and inserting ``may serve'';
(3) in section 11(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(A)), by
striking ``(consisting of a combination of foods which meet the
minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary
pursuant to subsection 9(a) of this Act)'';
(4) in section 13(f) (7 U.S.C. 1761(f))--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``shall serve
meals consisting of a combination of foods and meeting
minimum nutritional standards prescribed by the
Secretary'' and inserting ``may serve meals consisting
of a combination of foods that meet nutrition
guidelines issued by the Secretary''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``complying with
the nutritional requirements prescribed by the
Secretary pursuant to this subsection'' and inserting
``meeting nutrition guidelines'';
(5) in section 14(f) (42 U.S.C. 1762a(f)) by striking
``meet the minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the
Secretary under section 9(a) of this Act, and'';
(6) in section 17 (42 U.S.C. 1766)--
(A) in subsection (g)--
(i) in paragraph (2)--
(I) in the heading, by striking
``Requirements'' and inserting
``Guidelines''; and
(II) in subparagraph (A)--
(aa) by striking ``shall''
and inserting ``may''; and
(bb) by striking ``minimum
nutritional requirements
prescribed'' and inserting
``nutrition guidelines
issued'';
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B)--
(I) in clause (i), by striking
``update requirements'' and inserting
``update guidelines''; and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking
``updated requirements'' and inserting
``updated guidelines''; and
(iii) by amending paragraph (2)(C) to read
as follows:
``(C) Rule of construction.--The nutrition
guidelines issued under subparagraph (A) shall not be
construed as--
``(i) prohibiting institutions, family or
group day care homes, and sponsored centers
from substituting foods to accommodate the
medical or other special dietary needs of
individual participants; or
``(ii) requiring an institution, family or
group day care home, sponsored center, or
emergency shelter from complying with such
guidelines.'';
(B) in subsection (o)(3)(A), by striking
``nutritional requirements'' and inserting ``nutrition
guidelines''; and
(C) in subsection (u)(3), by striking ``nutritional
requirements'' both places it appears and inserting
``nutrition guidelines''; and
(7) in section 22 (42 U.S.C. 1769c), by striking
``nutritional requirements'' each place it appears and
inserting ``nutrition guidelines''.
(b) Amendments to Child Nutrition Act.--Section 4 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraph (D) and
redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D); and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Nutritional and
Other Program Requirements'' and inserting ``Nutrition
Guidelines'';
(B) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(i) by striking ``shall meet minimum
nutritional requirements prescribed'' and
inserting ``may meet nutrition guidelines
issued''; and
(ii) by striking ``, except that the
minimum nutritional requirements shall be
measured by not less than the weekly average of
the nutrient content of school breakfasts'';
and
(C) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``nutritional
requirements prescribed'' and inserting ``nutrition
guidelines issued''. | Permanent Flexibility for School Meals Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to eliminate the minimum nutritional requirements for Department of Agriculture school meal programs by changing the requirements to voluntary guidelines. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Permanent Flexibility for School Meals Act"} | 1,431 | 50 | 0.555577 | 1.166901 | 0.585364 | 2.23913 | 25.869565 | 0.804348 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Finance Improvement Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Requiring Reporting of All Contributions of $200 or More Within
10 Days of Receipt.--Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(d)(1) Each political committee which receives a contribution of
$200 or more shall notify the Commission of the contribution not later
than 10 days after receipt, and shall include the identification of the
contributor, the date of receipt and amount of the contribution, and
(in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate) the name of the
candidate and the office sought by the candidate.
``(2) The report required under this subsection shall be in
addition to all other reports required under this Act.''.
(b) Expanding Types of Contributions to Principal Campaign
Committees Subject to Expedited Reporting.--Section 304(a)(6)(A) of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(6)(A)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$200''; and
(2) by striking ``20th day'' and inserting ``90th day''.
SEC. 3. REQUIRING MAJORITY OF AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS ACCEPTED BY
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES TO COME FROM IN-STATE RESIDENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(i)(1) The total amount of contributions accepted with respect to
an election by a candidate for the office of Senator or the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress from in-State individual residents shall be at least 50
percent of the total amount of contributions accepted from all sources.
``(2) If a candidate in an election makes expenditures of personal
funds (including contributions by the candidate or the candidate's
spouse to the candidate's authorized campaign committee) in an amount
in excess of $250,000, paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to
any opponent of the candidate in the election.
``(3) In determining the amount of contributions accepted by a
candidate for purposes of paragraph (1), the amounts of any
contributions made by a political committee of a political party shall
be allocated as follows:
``(A) 50 percent of such amounts shall be deemed to be
contributions from in-State individual residents.
``(B) 50 percent of such amounts shall be deemed to be
contributions from persons other than in-State individual
residents.
``(4) As used in this subsection, the term `in-State individual
resident' means an individual who resides in the State in which the
election involved is held.''.
(b) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of such Act (2 U.S.C.
434), as amended by section 2(a), is further amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
``(e)(1) Each principal campaign committee of a candidate for the
Senate or the House of Representatives shall include the following
information in the first report filed under subsection (a)(2) which
covers the period which begins 19 days before an election and ends 20
days after the election:
``(A) The total contributions received by the committee
with respect to the election involved from in-State individual
residents (as defined in section 315(i)(4)), as of the last day
of the period covered by the report.
``(B) The total contributions received by the committee
with respect to the election involved from all persons, as of
the last day of the period covered by the report.
``(2)(A) Each principal campaign committee of a candidate for the
Senate or the House of Representatives shall submit a notification to
the Commission of the first expenditure of personal funds (including
contributions by the candidate or the candidate's spouse to the
committee) by which the aggregate amount of personal funds expended (or
contributed) with respect to the election exceeds $250,000.
``(B) Each notification under subparagraph (A)--
``(I) shall be submitted not later than 24 hours after the
expenditure or contribution which is the subject of the
notification is made; and
``(II) shall include the name of the candidate, the office
sought by the candidate, and the date of the expenditure or
contribution and amount of the expenditure or contribution
involved.''.
(c) Penalty for Violation of Limits.--Section 309(d) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 437g(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4)(A) Any candidate who knowingly and willfully accepts
contributions in excess of any limitation provided under section 315(i)
shall be fined an amount equal to the greater of 200 percent of the
amount accepted in excess of the applicable limitation or (if
applicable) the amount provided in paragraph (1)(A).
``(B) Interest shall be assessed against any portion of a fine
imposed under subparagraph (A) which remains unpaid after the
expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date the fine is
imposed.''.
SEC. 4. WAIVER OF ``BEST EFFORTS'' EXCEPTION FOR INFORMATION ON
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTORS.
Section 302(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 432(i)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(i) When the treasurer'' and inserting
``(i)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), when the
treasurer''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to information
regarding the identification of any person who makes a contribution or
contributions aggregating more than $200 during a calendar year (as
required to be provided under subsection (c)(3)).''.
SEC. 5. LOWERING THRESHOLD FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 321 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441g) is amended by striking ``exceed $100'' and inserting ``exceed
$20''.
SEC. 6. CONTRIBUTIONS BY DEPENDENTS NOT OF VOTING AGE.
Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(9)(A) For purposes of the limitations imposed by this section,
any contribution made by a dependent minor shall be treated as follows:
``(i) If the dependent minor is the dependent of one other
individual, the contribution shall be treated as a contribution
made by such other individual.
``(ii) If the dependent minor is the dependent of another
individual and such other individual's spouse, the contribution
shall be allocated among such individuals in such manner as
such other individuals may determine.
``(B) In this paragraph, the term `dependent minor' means an
individual who--
``(i) is a dependent of another individual; and
``(ii) has not, as of the time of making the contribution
involved, attained the legal age for voting in elections for
Federal office in the State in which such individual
resides.''.
SEC. 7. PROHIBITING NON-CITIZEN INDIVIDUALS FROM MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS
IN CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
Section 319(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``and who is not lawfully
admitted'' and all that follows and inserting a period.
SEC. 8. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SOFT MONEY EXPENDITURES OF
POLITICAL PARTIES.
(a) Transfers of Funds by National Political Parties.--Section
304(b)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434(b)(4)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H);
(2) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I); and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(J) in the case of a political committee of a
national political party, all funds transferred to any
political committee of a State or local political
party, without regard to whether or not the funds are
otherwise treated as contributions or expenditures
under this title;''.
(b) Disclosure by State Political Parties of Information Reported
Under State Law.--Section 304 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by
sections 2(a) and 3(b), is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(f) If a political committee of a State political party is
required under a State or local law, rule, or regulation to submit a
report on its disbursements to an entity of the State or local
government, the committee shall file a copy of the report with the
Commission at the time it submits the report to such an entity.''.
SEC. 9. PROHIBITING INVOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYEE FUNDS FOR
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(c)(1) Except with the separate, prior, written, voluntary
authorization of each individual, it shall be unlawful--
``(A) for any national bank or corporation described in
this section to collect from or assess its stockholders or
employees any dues, initiation fee, or other payment as a
condition of employment if any part of such dues, fee, or
payment will be used for political activity in which the
national bank or corporation is engaged; and
``(B) for any labor organization described in this section
to collect from or assess its members or nonmembers any dues,
initiation fee, or other payment if any part of such dues, fee,
or payment will be used for political activity in which the
labor organization is engaged.
``(2) An authorization described in paragraph (1) shall remain in
effect until revoked and may be revoked at any time. Each entity
collecting from or assessing amounts from an individual with an
authorization in effect under such paragraph shall provide the
individual with a statement that the individual may at any time revoke
the authorization.
``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `political
activity' means any activity carried out for the purpose of influencing
(in whole or in part) any election for Federal office, influencing the
consideration or outcome of any Federal legislation or the issuance or
outcome of any Federal regulations, or educating individuals about
candidates for election for Federal office or any Federal legislation,
law, or regulations.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to amounts collected or assessed on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 10. PROHIBITING AUTHORIZED COMMITTEES OF CANDIDATES FROM ACCEPTING
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM AUTHORIZED COMMITTEES OF OTHER
CANDIDATES.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a), as amended by section 3(a), is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(j)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the authorized
committee of a candidate for election for Federal office may not accept
any contribution from an authorized committee of another candidate for
election for Federal office.
``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the transfer of funds between
an authorized committee of a candidate for election for Federal office
and an authorized committee of the same candidate for election for
another Federal office.''.
SEC. 11. REQUIRING FEC TO MAKE SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FOR ELECTRONIC
FILING.
Section 311(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 438(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(11) through competitive bidding, obtain and provide for
computer software required to carry out the electronic filing
of designations, statements, and reports under this Act.''.
SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this Act shall
apply with respect to elections and transactions occurring after
December 31, 2000. | Amends FECA to make it unlawful, except with the separate, prior, written, voluntary authorization of each individual, for: (1) national banks or corporations to collect from or assess its stockholders or employees any dues, initiation fee, or other payment as a condition of employment if any part of such dues, fee, or payment will be used for political activities in which the national bank or corporation is engaged; and (2) labor organizations to collect from or assess its members or nonmembers any dues, fee, or other payment if any part of such dues, fee, or payment will be used for political activities in which the labor organization is engaged.
States that an authorization shall remain in effect until revoked and may be revoked at any time. Requires each entity collecting from or assessing amounts from an individual with an authorization in effect to provide the individual with a statement that the individual may at any time revoke the authorization.
Amends FECA to: (1) prohibit an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office from accepting any contribution from an authorized committee of another candidate for Federal office except with regard to the transfer of funds between an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office and an authorized committee of the same candidate for another Federal office; and (2) require the FEC to obtain and provide for the computer software required to carry out electronic filings under FECA. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Campaign Finance Improvement Act of 2000"} | 2,949 | 299 | 0.423464 | 1.266016 | 0.584101 | 7.04461 | 9.687732 | 0.947955 |
SECTION 1. REPORT ON TIMELINESS IN THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR
NATURALIZATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than January 31, 1995, the Commissioner
of Immigration and Naturalization shall submit to the Congress a report
on timeliness in the processing of applications for naturalization. The
report shall include--
(1) information, described in subsection (b), concerning
timeliness in the processing of applications for
naturalization;
(2) analyses, described in subsection (c), of the reasons
for any excessive delays in processing applications and of the
resources needed to eliminate such delays; and
(3) a plan, described in subsection (d), to eliminate such
excessive delays.
(b) Information in Report.--
(1) Excessive delay.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall include a statement of--
(A) the number of applications for naturalization
that were not approved or disapproved within 120 days
of the date on which the Immigration and Naturalization
Service received them; and
(B) the number of individuals who were not sworn in
as citizens within 45 days of the date of the approval
of their applications for naturalization.
(2) Additional information.--The report required by
subsection (a) also shall include the following:
(A) Time taken to process.--A statement of the
average length of time that elapsed--
(i) from the date that an application for
naturalization was received by the INS to the
date that the application was filed;
(ii) from the date that an application for
naturalization was filed to the date that the
applicant completed the interview used to
fulfill requirements of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.);
(iii) from the date that the applicant
completed the interview to the date that the
application was approved; and
(iv) from the date that an application for
naturalization was approved to the date that
the applicant was sworn in as a citizen.
(B) Number of applications in system.--A statement,
for January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each
relevant year, of the number of applicants--
(i) whose applications for naturalization
were received by the INS but not yet filed;
(ii) whose applications for naturalization
were filed, but who had not yet completed the
interview used to fulfill requirements of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101
et seq.);
(iii) who had completed the interview but
whose applications for naturalization had not
yet been approved or disapproved; and
(iv) whose applications had been approved,
but who had not yet been sworn-in.
(C) Number of applications received.--A statement
of--
(i) the number of applications for
naturalization that were received by the INS;
and
(ii) the number of applications for
naturalization that the INS expects to receive
in each of the calendar years 1994, 1995, 1996,
1997, and 1998, and an explanation of how the
expected numbers of applications were
calculated.
(D) Adequacy of fees.--A statement of--
(i) the amount of money the INS collects by
imposing fees for the processing of
applications for naturalization;
(ii) what expenses are paid with the money
from such fees; and
(iii) the cost of processing applications
for naturalization.
(3) Breakdown of information by office and year.--The
information required by this subsection shall be reported--
(A) by office, for each regional and district
office of the INS that is located in the United States;
and
(B) by year, for applications received by the INS
in the calendar years 1991, 1992, and 1993, except for
the information required by paragraph (2)(C)(ii).
(c) Analyses in Report.--
(1) Reasons for delay.--The report required by subsection
(a) shall include a statement of the reasons for the excessive
delay reported under subsection (b)(1).
(2) Resources needed.--The report required by subsection
(a) also shall include a detailed list of the budgetary, staff,
and other resources--
(A) that are used to process applications for
naturalization; and
(B) that would be adequate to process applications
for naturalization in a timely manner.
(3) Breakdown of analyses.--The analyses required by
paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be reported--
(A) by type of excessive delay, according to the
categories described in subsection (e)(1); and
(B) by office and year, according to the categories
described in subsection (b)(3).
(d) Plan To Improve Timeliness.--
(1) In general.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall include a plan specifying how the INS will process
applications for naturalization in a timely manner, including--
(A) how the INS will process applications for
naturalization that are received by the INS after April
30, 1995, in a timely manner, taking into account the
expected future increase in the number of applications
for naturalization; and
(B) how the INS will process applications that are
received by the INS on or before April 30, 1995, in
order to eliminate, by April 30, 1996, the backlog
composed of individuals who are experiencing excessive
delay.
(2) Specifics.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) suggested methods to utilize existing INS staff
more effectively;
(B) an evaluation of the possibility of using
computer technology to improve the processing of
applications for naturalization; and
(C) proposals for any statutory change or other
congressional action that the Commissioner of
Immigration and Naturalization believes is necessary to
process applications for naturalization in a timely
manner.
(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``excessive delay'' means the following types
of delay:
(A) A delay of more than 120 days between the date
that an application for naturalization is received by
the INS and the date that the application is approved
or disapproved.
(B) A delay of more than 45 days between the date
that an application for naturalization is approved and
the date that the applicant is sworn in as a citizen.
(2) The term ``filed'' means entered into a computer system
used by the INS.
(3) The term ``INS'' means the Immigration and
Naturalization Service.
(4) The term ``timely manner'' means without excessive
delay. | Directs the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to report on the timeliness of processing naturalization applications. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To require a report on the timeliness of processing applications for naturalization."} | 1,397 | 23 | 0.581088 | 1.301223 | 0.002443 | 1.882353 | 78.588235 | 0.941176 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway Extension Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) Fuel Taxes.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``January 31,
2012'' and inserting ``February 17, 2012''.
(b) Ticket Taxes.--
(1) Persons.--Clause (ii) of section 4261(j)(1)(A) of such Code
is amended by striking ``January 31, 2012'' and inserting
``February 17, 2012''.
(2) Property.--Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such
Code is amended by striking ``January 31, 2012'' and inserting
``February 17, 2012''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on February 1, 2012.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE
AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``February 1, 2012'' and inserting ``February
18, 2012''; and
(2) by inserting ``or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of
2012'' before the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A).
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 9502(e) of such
Code is amended by striking ``February 1, 2012'' and inserting
``February 18, 2012''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on February 1, 2012.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--Section 48103(9) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(9) $1,344,535,519 for the period beginning on October 1,
2011, and ending on February 17, 2012.''.
(2) Obligation of amounts.--Subject to limitations specified in
advance in appropriation Acts, sums made available for a portion of
fiscal year 2012 pursuant to the amendment made by paragraph (1)
may be obligated at any time through September 30, 2012, and shall
remain available until expended.
(b) Project Grant Authority.--Section 47104(c) of such title is
amended by striking ``January 31, 2012,'' and inserting ``February 17,
2012,''.
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``February 1, 2012.'' and inserting ``February 18, 2012.''.
(b) Section 41743(e)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``and
$2,016,393 for the portion of fiscal year 2012 ending before February
1, 2012,'' and inserting ``and $2,295,082 for the portion of fiscal
year 2012 ending before February 18, 2012,''.
(c) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended--
(1) by striking ``January 31, 2012,'' and inserting ``February
17, 2012,''; and
(2) by striking ``April 30, 2012,'' and inserting ``May 17,
2012,''.
(d) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking ``April
30, 2012,'' and inserting ``May 17, 2012,''.
(e) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by striking
``February 1, 2012.'' and inserting ``February 18, 2012.''.
(f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by striking
``February 1, 2012,'' and inserting ``February 18, 2012,''.
(g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by striking ``January
31, 2012.'' and inserting ``February 17, 2012.''.
(h) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking ``January
31, 2012,'' and inserting ``February 17, 2012,''.
(i) Section 161 of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation
Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by striking
``February 1, 2012,'' and inserting ``February 18, 2012,''.
(j) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by
striking ``February 1, 2012,'' and inserting ``February 18, 2012,''.
(k) Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended by
striking ``January 31, 2012.'' and inserting ``February 17, 2012.''.
SEC. 6. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS.
Section 106(k)(1)(H) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(H) $3,692,555,464 for the period beginning on October 1,
2011, and ending on February 17, 2012.''.
SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.
Section 48101(a)(8) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(8) $1,044,541,913 for the period beginning on October 1,
2011, and ending on February 17, 2012.''.
SEC. 8. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT.
Section 48102(a)(16) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(16) $64,092,459 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011,
and ending on February 17, 2012.''.
SEC. 9. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE.
Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``and $50,309,016 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011,
and ending on January 31, 2012,'' and inserting ``and $54,699,454 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on February 17,
2012,''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate. | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through February 17, 2012, increased excise taxes on aviation fuels, the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property, and the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
(Sec. 4) Extends through February 17, 2012: (1) the authorization of appropriations for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects (known as airport improvement projects [AIPs]), and (2) the authority of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make new AIP grants.
(Sec. 5) Extends through February 17, 2012: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fee authorizations at non-hub airports, and (2) disclosure requirements for large and medium hub airports applying for AIP grants.
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary through February 17, 2012, to make agreements to provide small community air service assistance to underserved airports.
Directs the Secretary to extend through February 17, 2012, the termination date of insurance coverage for domestic or foreign-flag aircraft. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to further extend such coverage through May 17, 2012. Extends through May 17, 2012, the authority of the Secretary to limit air carrier liability for claims arising out of acts of terrorism.
Extends through February 17, 2012: (1) grant eligibility for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (2) grants to state and local governments for land use compatibility AIPs; and (3) authority for approving an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for an airport development grant or for permission to impose a passenger facility fee.
Amends the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through February 17, 2012: (1) the temporary increase to 95% of the federal government's share of certain AIP costs, (2) funding for airport development at Midway Island Airport, and (3) the effective period of final orders of the Secretary regarding the eligibility of small communities for essential air service subsidies.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the period from October 1, 2011, through February 17, 2012, for: (1) FAA operations; (2) air navigation facilities and equipment; and (3) civil aviation research, engineering, and development.
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the period from October 1, 2011, through February 17, 2012, for the essential air service (EAS) program. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes."} | 1,479 | 547 | 0.61359 | 1.906194 | 0.719323 | 1.773176 | 2.485207 | 0.696252 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial UAS Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERIM RULE FOR THE OPERATION OF SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT FOR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title III of the FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``SEC. 337. OPERATION OF SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT FOR COMMERCIAL
PURPOSES.
``(a) In General.--A person may operate a small unmanned aircraft
for commercial purposes without an airworthiness certificate within the
United States, subject to the requirements under subsection (b) and the
operating restrictions under subsection (c) during the period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the effective
date of a final rule based on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (80 Fed.
Reg. 9544, February 23, 2015).
``(b) General Requirements.--
``(1) Liability insurance.--A small unmanned aircraft may
not be operated for commercial purposes during the period set
forth in subsection (a) unless the Administrator receives an
attestation that the owner of such aircraft has a liability
insurance policy covering the operation of such aircraft.
``(2) Registration.--A small unmanned aircraft may not be
operated for commercial purposes unless the owner has
registered the aircraft under section 3(a) of the Commercial
UAS Modernization Act.
``(3) Testing requirements.--
``(A) Exam development.--Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of the Commercial UAS
Modernization Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall develop an initial
aeronautical knowledge test that meets the requirements
set forth in the notice referred to in subsection (a).
``(B) Requirements.--An individual may not operate
a small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes
unless he or she--
``(i) has received a passing grade on the
test developed under subparagraph (A);
``(ii) passed a proficiency test
administered by a test site selected pursuant
to section 332(c); and
``(iii) has demonstrated the ability to fly
the aircraft in accordance with the operating
restrictions set forth in subsection (c).
``(4) Certification.--A small unmanned aircraft may not be
operated for commercial purposes until the operator of a test
site selected pursuant to section 332(c), in collaboration with
a designated airworthiness representative, certifies that the
small unmanned aircraft--
``(A) meets the requirements for small unmanned
aircraft set forth in the notice referred to in
subsection (a); and
``(B) is capable of operating within the limits
described in subsection (c).
``(c) Operating Restrictions.--During the period set forth in
subsection (a), small unmanned aircraft operated for commercial
purposes--
``(1) may only be operated under visual line of sight
rules;
``(2) may not be operated higher than 500 feet above ground
level;
``(3) may not be operated, unless the operator has prior
authorization from the air traffic control facility having
jurisdiction over that airspace--
``(A) in Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace; or
``(B) within the lateral boundaries of the surface
area of Class E airspace designated for an airport;
``(4) shall comply with model aircraft operating standards
set forth in Advisory Circular 91-57, which was issued by the
Federal Aviation Administration on June 9, 1981, or the current
revision of such standards;
``(5) may only be operated in daylight conditions;
``(6) shall yield right of way to all other users of the
National Airspace System;
``(7) may not be operated by any individual with any
physical or mental condition that the individual knows, or has
reason to know, would interfere with the safe operation of the
aircraft; and
``(8) may only be operated after a preflight inspection (as
described in the notice referred to in subsection (a)).
``(d) Enforcement.--The Secretary of Transportation, or designee,
may bring a civil action against a person in a district court of the
United States to enforce this section or a requirement or regulation
prescribed, or an order or any term of a certificate or permit issued,
under this section. The action may be brought in the judicial district
in which the person does business or the violation occurred.
``(e) Accident Reporting.--The owner or operator of a small
unmanned aircraft that is involved in any accident causing personal
injury or property damage, other than to the small unmanned aircraft,
shall report such accident to the Federal Aviation Administration not
later than 2 days after such accident.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 336 the following:
``Sec. 337. Operation of small unmanned aircraft for commercial
purposes.''.
SEC. 3. DEPUTY ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title III of the FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95), as amended by section 2(a),
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 338. DEPUTY ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
``(a) Appointment.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration (referred to in this section as the `Administrator')
shall appoint a Deputy Associate Administrator for Unmanned Aircraft
(referred to in this section as the `Deputy Associate Administrator'),
who shall report to the Administrator and to the Secretary of
Transportation.
``(b) Registration.--
``(1) Procedures.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of the Commercial UAS Modernization Act, the
Deputy Associate Administrator, in consultation with the
Administrator, shall develop procedures for registering small
unmanned aircraft.
``(2) Fees.--The Deputy Associate Administrator is
authorized to collect reasonable fees, in an amount to be
determined by the Deputy Associate Administrator, from the
owner or operator of the small unmanned aircraft as part of the
registration process.
``(c) Principal Duties.--The Deputy Associate Administrator shall--
``(1) create an achievable comprehensive research and
development plan for the safe integration of unmanned aircraft
into the National Airspace System, which--
``(A) takes into account work being done at other
Federal agencies, in conjunction with their industry
collaborators;
``(B) is based on an initial audit of current
unmanned aircraft activity across the Federal
Government in order to identify gaps and overlaps; and
``(C) allows for programmatic exemptions based on
previous analysis.
``(d) Other Issues.--The Deputy Associate Administrator, in
consultation with the Administrator, shall develop strategies for
resolving--
``(1) unmanned aircraft spectrum issues;
``(2) barriers to unmanned aircraft operating beyond line
of sight;
``(3) barriers to allowing payload carriage; and
``(4) barriers to utilizing automated unmanned aircraft
systems.
``(e) Exemptions.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Associate Administrator,
in consultation with the Administrator, shall expedite and
expand exemptions from the interim operating restrictions
otherwise applicable to unmanned aircraft under section 337.
``(2) Exemptions.--The exemptions authorized under
paragraph (1) may include--
``(A) beyond line of sight operations;
``(B) programmatic exemptions based on previous
analysis;
``(C) extended visual line of sight and marginal
visual flight rules weather conditions; and
``(D) heavier unmanned vehicles.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 337, as added by section 2(b), the
following:
``Sec. 338. Deputy Associate Administrator for Unmanned Aircraft.''.
SEC. 4. JOINT AIRCRAFT SYSTEM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DATA COLLECTION
AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall establish a joint aircraft system research and
development data collection and analysis program at the William J.
Hughes Technical Center (referred to in this section as the
``Center'').
(b) Research and Development Priorities.--The Director of the
Center shall set priorities for data collection, analysis, and research
under the program established under subsection (a), including
identifying safety standards for detect and avoid, command and control,
autonomous aircraft systems, and air traffic management for beyond-
visual-line of sight operations for such aircraft.
(c) Use of Test Sites.--The program established under subsection
(a) shall utilize the 6 unmanned aircraft system test sites of the
Federal Aviation Administration--
(1) to conduct research;
(2) to collect data;
(3) to develop quarterly milestones to expedite commercial
unmanned aircraft system operations; and
(4) to work with other Federal agencies, the Center of
Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Federally funded
research and development centers, industry, academia, and
others, as appropriate, to implement the plan referred to in
paragraph (3).
(d) Air Traffic Management Pilot Program.--
(1) Implementation.--The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration, acting through the Center, and the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, shall implement an air traffic management pilot
program to research and test a new regulatory structure for
commercial and other operations of small unmanned aircraft in
controlled and uncontrolled airspace below 1,200 feet above
ground level.
(2) Management testing.--The Center shall partner with a
neutral third party to test the management of small unmanned
aircraft in the airspace described in paragraph (1).
(e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Director of
the Center shall submit a report that summarizes the actions taken
under subsections (b), (c), and (d) to--
(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives; and
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives. | Commercial UAS Modernization Act This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to permit a person to operate a small commercial unmanned aircraft (drone) without an airworthiness certificate within the United States for the period beginning on enactment of this Act and ending on the effective date of a final rule based on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking "Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems" dated February 23, 2015, subject to the following conditions and restrictions: the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must receive proof that the drone owner has liability insurance for the drone; the owner must register the drone; the operator must pass a test developed to assess initial aeronautical knowledge and a proficiency test administered by a drone test site; and the operator must demonstrate the ability to fly the drone in accordance with certain operating restrictions concerning visibility, time of day, air traffic control, airspace, preflight inspection, and operator health. A drone may not be operated until the operator of a test site certifies that it meets the requirements in the rulemaking notice and can operate within the restrictions. The owner or operator of a drone involved in an accident causing personal injury or property damage must report it to the FAA within two days after the accident. The FAA shall: appoint a Deputy Associate Administrator for Unmanned Aircraft, establish a joint aircraft system research and development data collection and analysis program at the William J. Hughes Technical Center, and implement an air traffic management pilot program to research and test a new regulatory structure for drone operations in airspace below 1,200 feet. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Commercial UAS Modernization Act"} | 2,411 | 351 | 0.695578 | 1.996296 | 0.768378 | 3.812709 | 7.361204 | 0.862876 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Health Literacy Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Low health literacy is a problem for half of all
American adults, or 100,000,000 individuals.
(2) Health literacy problems impact health care cost,
quality of care, and health outcomes.
(3) Ensuring that individuals have health literacy skills
is critical to their ability to function effectively as
patients and health care consumers.
(4) Health literacy skills are needed to communicate with
health care providers, to understand self-care instructions, to
understand and complete medical forms, to comply with treatment
regimens, and to complete a host of other important health care
tasks.
(5) Low health literacy costs billions of dollars each year
in avoidable health care expenses, the majority of which is
borne by the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
(6) The elderly and chronically ill are among those most
at-risk of low health literacy. Those with the greatest health
care needs are the heaviest users of health care and may be
least able to respond to their health situation.
(7) The Institute of Medicine's landmark report published
in 2004, ``Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion'',
identifies health literacy as ``critical to successful health
care''.
(8) Former Surgeon General Carmona concluded that ``health
literacy can save lives, save money, and improve the health and
well-being of millions of Americans''.
SEC. 3. HEALTH LITERACY: STRATEGIC PLANNING, RESEARCH AND COORDINATION.
Part A of title IX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 904. HEALTH LITERACY: STRATEGIC PLANNING, RESEARCH AND
COORDINATION.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Health literacy.--The term `health literacy' means an
individual's ability to obtain, process, and understand basic
health information and services needed to make appropriate
health care decisions.
``(2) Center.--The term `Center' means the Health Literacy
Implementation Center established under subsection (b).
``(b) Health Literacy Implementation Center.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Director shall establish within
the Agency a Health Literacy Implementation Center, to be
headed by a Director to be appointed by the Secretary, to
enhance efforts to help eliminate the problem of low health
literacy by improving measurements, research, development, and
information dissemination.
``(2) Duties.--The Center shall--
``(A) gather health literacy resources from public
and private sources and make such resources available
to researchers, health care providers, and the general
public;
``(B) sponsor demonstration and evaluation projects
to establish the feasibility and utility of health
literacy interventions and tools in various settings;
``(C) develop the next generation of health
literacy interventions and tools, including curricula,
measures, and health information decision support, with
specific attention placed on elementary and secondary
schools, colleges and universities (including community
colleges), and adult and vocational education programs
and language barriers and cultural differences that
contribute to low health literacy rates;
``(D) identify and fill research gaps relating to
health literacy that have direct applicability to
quality improvement;
``(E) assist appropriate Federal agencies in
establishing specific objectives and strategies for
carrying out the purpose of the Center and in
monitoring the programs of such agencies;
``(F) enter into implementation partnerships with
organizations and agencies, including the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Joint Commission on
the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and the
National Committee for Quality Assurance, to promote
the adoption of interventions and tools developed under
this section; and
``(G) enter into an interagency agreement with the
Secretary of Education to facilitate the coordination
of Federal health literacy activities within the
Department of Health and Human Services and the
Department of Education.
``(3) Public meetings.--The Center shall convene at least
one annual public meeting to help raise awareness about the
problem of health literacy and Federal and State efforts to
address the issue. The Center shall invite representatives from
the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department
of Education, State officials, private sector groups, and other
interested parties involved in health literacy activities.
``(4) Report.--The Center shall annually submit to Congress
a report that includes--
``(A) a comprehensive and detailed description of
the operations, activities, financial condition, and
accomplishments of the Center in the field of health
literacy; and
``(B) a description of how plans for the operation
of the Center for the succeeding fiscal year will
facilitate achievement of the goals of the Center.
``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, such sums as
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
``(c) State Health Literacy Resource Centers.--
``(1) Grants.--The Director of the Center shall award
grants to States to provide for the establishment of a network
of State or regional health literacy resource centers to
facilitate efforts to eliminate low health literacy.
``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under
subsection (a), a State shall submit to the Director of the
Center an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Director may require,
including a description of how the State will structure and
provide services through the resource center established under
the grant.
``(3) Use of funds.--A State shall use amounts received
under a grant under this section to--
``(A) support efforts to better understand the
nature and scope of low health literacy among the
State's population;
``(B) assist public and private efforts in the
State in coordinating and delivering health literacy
services;
``(C) encourage State and local government and
industry partnerships to coordinate efforts to address
low health literacy;
``(D) provide technical and policy assistance to
State and local governments and service providers; and
``(E) monitor and evaluate programs conducted under
this grant.
``(4) Meetings.--A State health literacy resource center
shall meet at least once each year to share models of best
practices. A summary report with respect to such meeting shall
be made available to the public to facilitate the dissemination
of effective State-based practices
``(5) Report.--Not later than September 30, or each fiscal
year for which a grant is received by a State under this
section, the State shall submit to the Director of the Center a
report that shall describe the programs supported by the grant
and the results of monitoring and evaluation of those programs.
``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $10,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.''.
SEC. 4. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY AND REPORT.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter
into a contract with the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study to
identify opportunities within the Department of Health and Human
Services to improve the public's health literacy through the Medicare
and Medicaid programs under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 and 1396 et seq.) and at the Food and Drug
Administration.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Institute of Medicine shall submit to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services and the appropriate committees of Congress, a
report concerning the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a). | National Health Literacy Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to establish within the Agency a Health Literacy Implementation Center to enhance efforts to eliminate low health literacy by improving measurements, research, development, and information dissemination. Defines "health literacy" as an individual's ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health care decisions.
Directs the Center to: (1) make health literacy resources available to researchers, health care providers, and the public; (2) sponsor demonstration and evaluation projects; (3) develop the next generation of health literacy interventions and tools; (4) identify and fill research gaps relating to health literacy that have direct applicability to quality improvement; (5) assist federal agencies in establishing specific objectives and strategies for carrying out the Center's purpose and in monitoring programs; (6) enter into implementation partnerships to promote adoption of literacy interventions and tools; and (7) enter into an interagency agreement to facilitate coordination of health literacy activities within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Education.
Requires: (1) the Center to convene at least one annual public meeting to help raise awareness about the problem of health literacy and federal and state efforts to address the issue; (2) the Director of the Center to award grants to states to provide for the establishment of a network of state or regional health literacy resource centers; (3) a state health literacy resource center to meet at least annually to share a model of best practices; and (4) the HHS Secretary to contract with the Institute of Medicine to identify opportunities within HHS to improve the public's health literacy through the Medicare and Medicaid programs and at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to ensure that all Americans have basic health literacy skills to function effectively as patients and health care consumers."} | 1,685 | 368 | 0.633359 | 1.945411 | 0.809183 | 4.834734 | 4.557423 | 0.969188 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Interest Checking Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. INTEREST-BEARING TRANSACTION ACCOUNTS AUTHORIZED FOR ALL
BUSINESSES.
Section 2 of Public Law 93-100 (12 U.S.C. 1832) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Business Account Transactions Authorized.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any depository institution may permit the owner of any
deposit or account that is a deposit or account on which
interest or dividends are paid and is not a deposit or account
described in subsection (a)(2), to make not more than 24
transfers per month (or such greater number as the Board may
determine, by rule or order), for any purpose, to another
account of the owner in the same institution.
``(2) Status as transaction account.--Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to prevent an account offered
pursuant to this subsection from being considered a transaction
account (as defined in section 19(b) of the Federal Reserve
Act) for purposes of that Act.''.
SEC. 3. PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON RESERVES AT FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.
(a) In General.--Section 19(b) of the Federal Reserve Act (12
U.S.C. 461(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(12) Earnings on reserves.--
``(A) In general.--Balances maintained at a Federal
reserve bank by or on behalf of a depository
institution may receive earnings to be paid by the
Federal reserve bank not less frequently than once in
each calendar quarter, at a rate or rates not to exceed
the general level of short-term interest rates.
``(B) Regulations relating to payments and
distribution.--The Board may prescribe regulations
concerning--
``(i) the payment of earnings in accordance
with this paragraph;
``(ii) the distribution of such earnings to
the depository institutions which maintain
balances at such banks, or on behalf of which
such balances are maintained; and
``(iii) the responsibilities of depository
institutions, Federal home loan banks, and the
National Credit Union Administration Central
Liquidity Facility with respect to the
crediting and distribution of earnings
attributable to balances maintained, in
accordance with subsection (c)(1)(B), in a
Federal reserve bank by any such entity on
behalf of depository institutions.''.
(b) Authorization for Pass Through Reserves for Member Banks.--
Section 19(c)(1)(B) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 461(c)(1)(B))
is amended by striking ``which is not a member bank''.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 19 of the Federal
Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 461) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(4) (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(4)), by striking
subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A) (12 U.S.C. 461(c)(1)(A)), by
striking ``subsection (b)(4)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection
(b)''.
SEC. 4. INCREASED FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD FLEXIBILITY IN SETTING RESERVE
REQUIREMENTS.
Section 19(b)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(2))
is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``the ratio of 3 per
centum'' and inserting ``a ratio not greater than 3 percent
(and which may be zero)''; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``and not less than 8 per
centum,'' and inserting ``(and which may be zero),''.
SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF FEDERAL RESERVE SURPLUSES.
(a) In General.--Section 7(b) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C.
290) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Additional transfers to cover interest payments for
fiscal years 2001 through 2005.--
``(A) In general.--In addition to the amounts
required to be transferred from the surplus funds of
the Federal reserve banks pursuant to paragraph (1),
the Federal reserve banks shall transfer from such
surplus funds to the Board for transfer to the
Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the general
fund of the Treasury, such sums as are necessary to
equal the net cost of section 19(b)(12), as estimated
by the Office of Management and Budget, in each of the
fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
``(B) Allocation by federal reserve board.--Of the
total amount required to be paid by the Federal reserve
banks under subparagraph (A) for fiscal years 2002
through 2006, the Board shall determine the amount that
each such bank shall pay in any such fiscal year.
``(C) Replenishment of surplus fund prohibited.--
During fiscal years 2002 through 2006, no Federal
reserve bank may replenish the surplus fund of that
bank by the amount of any transfer by that bank under
subparagraph (A).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 7(a) of the
Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 289(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(3) Payment to treasury.--During fiscal years 2002
through 2006, any amount in the surplus fund of any Federal
reserve bank in excess of the amount equal to 3 percent of the
paid-in capital and surplus of the member banks of such bank
shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for
deposit in the general fund of the Treasury.''. | Small Business Interest Checking Act of 2001- Amends Federal banking law governing interaccount transfers to provide that a depository institution may permit owners of certain interest- or dividend-paying accounts to make up to 24 transfers monthly for any purpose to their other accounts in the same institution.Amends the Federal Reserve Act to authorize a Federal reserve bank to pay interest at least quarterly (at a rate not to exceed the general level of short term interest rates) to a depository institution on any balance it maintains at the reserve bank.Repeals a specified restriction in order to authorize pass-through reserves for member banks (as well as non-member banks).Reformulates the mandatory depository institution reserve ratio to: (1) one that is not greater than three percent, and may be zero, (currently, a flat ratio of three percent) for transaction accounts of $25 million or less; and (2) reduce from eight percent to zero the minimum ratio for transaction accounts exceeding $25 million. (Thus authorizes zero reserve requirements for such accounts.)Requires the Federal Reserve banks to transfer certain surplus funds for deposit into the general fund of the Treasury equal to the estimated net cost of making the quarterly payments of interest mandated by this Act for FY 2002 through 2006.Prohibits such banks from replenishing surplus funds by the amount of any such transfers during that time period. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to increase the number of interaccount transfers which may be made from business accounts at depository institutions, to authorize the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to pay interest on reserves, and for other purposes."} | 1,398 | 293 | 0.581726 | 1.573896 | 0.804969 | 1.786561 | 4.687747 | 0.774704 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Entrepreneurship and
Investment Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF EB-5 REGIONAL CENTER PROGRAM;
APPLICATION FEE.
(a) In General.--Section 610 of the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``pilot'' each place it appears;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``for 15 years''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall impose a fee of $2,500 to apply
for designation as a regional center under this section. Fees collected
under this subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury in accordance
with section 286(w) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1356(w)).''.
(b) Establishment of Account; Use of Fees.--Section 286 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(w) Immigrant Entrepreneur Regional Center Account.--
``(1) In general.--There is established in the general fund
of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the
`Immigrant Entrepreneur Regional Center Account'.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be
deposited as offsetting receipts into the account all fees
collected under section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) and any fees
collected in connection with forms I-526 or I-829.
``(2) Use of fees.--Fees collected under this section may
only be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to
administer and operate the employment creation program
described in section 203(b)(5).''.
(c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
prescribe regulations to implement the amendments made by this section.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a)(3) and
(b) shall take effect on the effective date of the regulations
prescribed pursuant to subsection (c). The remaining amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 3. PREMIUM PROCESSING FEE FOR EB-5 IMMIGRANT INVESTORS.
Section 286(u) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1356(u)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``In the case
of a petition filed under section 204(a)(1)(H) for classification under
section 203(b)(5), if the petitioner desires a guarantee of a decision
on the petition in 60 days or less, the premium fee under this
subsection shall be set at $2,500 and shall be deposited as offsetting
receipts in the Immigrant Entrepreneur Regional Center Account
established under subsection (w).''.
SEC. 4. CONCURRENT FILING OF EB-5 PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS FOR
ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.
Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(n) If, at the time a petition is filed for classification
through a regional center under section 203(b)(5), approval of the
petition would make a visa immediately available to the alien
beneficiary, the alien beneficiary's adjustment application under this
section shall be considered to be properly filed whether the
application is submitted concurrently with, or subsequent to, the visa
petition.''.
SEC. 5. IMPROVED SET-ASIDE FOR TARGETED EMPLOYMENT AREAS.
Section 203(b)(5)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(B)) is amended as follows:
(1) Targeted employment area defined.--Clause (ii) is
amended to read as follows:
``(ii) Targeted employment area defined.--
In this paragraph, the term `targeted
employment area' means, at the time a petition
for classification under this paragraph is
filed, any of the following:
``(I) A rural area.
``(II) An area that has experienced
high unemployment (of at least 150
percent of the national average rate).
``(III) A county that has had a 20
percent or more decrease in population
since 1970.
``(IV) An area that is within the
boundaries established for purposes of
a State or Federal economic development
incentive program, including areas
defined as Enterprise Zones, Renewal
Communities and Empowerment Zones.
``(V) An area designated by a State
agency to which the Governor has
delegated the authority to designate
targeted employment areas within the
State.''.
(2) Rural area defined.--Clause (iii) is amended by
striking ``other than an area within a metropolitan statistical
area or''.
(3) Effect of prior determination.--Such section is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) Effect of prior determination.--In a
case in which a geographic area is determined
under clause (ii) to be a targeted employment
area, such determination shall remain in effect
during the 2-year period beginning on the date
of the determination for purposes of any alien
seeking a visa reserved under this
subparagraph.''.
SEC. 6. SET-ASIDE OF VISAS FOR REGIONAL CENTER PROGRAM.
Section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C.
1153 note) is amended by striking ``3,000'' and inserting ``10,000''.
SEC. 7. EXTENSION.
Subparagraph (A) of section 216A(d)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b(d)(2)(A)) is amended by adding the
following at the end thereof: ``A date specified by the applicant (but
not later than the fourth anniversary) shall be substituted for the
second anniversary in applying the preceding sentence if the applicant
demonstrates that he has attempted to follow his business model in good
faith, provides an explanation for the delay in filing the petition
that is based on circumstances outside of his control, and demonstrates
that such circumstances will be able to be resolved within the
specified period.''.
SEC. 8. STUDY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security, in appropriate consultation with the Secretary of Commerce
and other interested parties, shall conduct a study concerning the
following:
(1) Current job creation counting methodology and initial
projections under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)).
(2) How best to promote the employment creation program
described in such section overseas to potential immigrant
investors.
(b) Report.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a
report to the Congress not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act containing the results of the study conducted
under subsection (a).
SEC. 9. FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 203(b)(5)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting
``(or full-time equivalent)'' after ``full-time''.
(b) Definition.--Section 203(b)(5)(D) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1153(b)(5)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
``(D) Employment-related definitions.--
``(i) Full-time employment defined.--In
this paragraph, the term `full-time employment'
means employment in a position that requires at
least 35 hours of service per week at any time,
regardless of who fills the position.
``(ii) Full-time equivalent employment
defined.--In this paragraph, the term `full-
time equivalent employment' means employment
representing the number of full-time employees
that could have been employed if the reported
number of hours worked by part-time employees
had been worked by full-time employees. This
shall be calculated by dividing the part-time
hours paid by the standard number of hours for
full-time employees.''.
SEC. 10. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.
Section 245(k) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1255(k)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``(1), (2), or (3)'' and inserting ``(1), (2), (3), or (5)''.
SEC. 11. EXPANSION OF EB-5 ELIGIBILITY TO INCLUDE QUALIFIED IMMIGRANTS
WHO COMPLETE INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS.
(a) Changes to Investment Criteria.--Section 203(b)(5)(A) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(A)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``partnership)--'' and inserting ``partnership) as follows:'';
(2) in clause (i)--
(A) by striking ``(i) in which'' and inserting the
following:
``(i) Not less than one new commercial
enterprise--
``(I) in which'';
(B) by striking ``, and'' at the end and inserting
a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(II) with respect to which such
alien has completed an investment
agreement with a qualified venture
capital operating company for an
investment in one or more such
enterprises of an aggregate amount not
less than the amount specified in
subparagraph (C); or
``(III) with respect to which such
alien has completed an investment
agreement with 1 or more angel
investors for an investment in one or
more such enterprises of an aggregate
amount not less than the amount
specified in subparagraph (C).''; and
(3) in clause (ii)--
(A) by striking ``(ii) which will'' and inserting
the following:
``(ii) In the case of investment in such an
enterprise or enterprises--
``(I) if the enterprise or
enterprises are described in clause
(i)(I), will'';
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(II) if the enterprise or
enterprises are described in
subparagraph (II) or (III) of clause
(i), will benefit the United States
economy and create full-time employment
for not fewer than 5 United States
citizens or aliens lawfully admitted
for permanent residence or other
immigrants lawfully authorized to be
employed in the United States (other
than the immigrant and the immigrant's
spouse, sons, or daughters).''.
(b) Changes to Capital Requirements.--Section 203(b)(5)(C)(i) of
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(C)(i)) is amended by inserting after
``$1,000,000'' the following: ``in the case of an enterprise described
in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), $250,000 in the case of an enterprise
described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II), and $100,000 in the case of an
enterprise described in subparagraph (A)(i)(III)''.
(c) Definitions.--Section 203(b)(5) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1153(b)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Qualified venture capital operating company
defined.--In this paragraph, the term `qualified
venture capital operating company' means an entity
that--
``(i) is registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.);
or
``(ii) is an investment company, as defined
in subsection (a)(1) of section 3 of such Act
(15 U.S.C. 80a-3), that is exempt from
registration under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(7)
of such section, is not registered, and--
``(I) is organized or incorporated,
and domiciled, in the United States,
and the majority ownership of which is
composed of United States citizens or
aliens lawfully admitted to the United
States for permanent residence; or
``(II) is owned or controlled by an
entity that is organized or
incorporated, and domiciled, in the
United States, and the majority
ownership of that entity is composed of
United States citizens or aliens
lawfully admitted to the United States
for permanent residence.
``(F) Angel investor defined.--In this paragraph,
the term `angel investor' means--
``(i) any individual who is a United States
citizen or an alien lawfully admitted to the
United States for permanent residence, or any
entity wholly owned and controlled by United
States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted to
the United States for permanent residence; or
``(ii) any entity that has made at least 5
angel investments totaling at least $250,000
during the 3 years preceding the completion of
an investment agreement described in
subparagraph (A)(i)(III).
``(G) Angel investment.--In this paragraph, the
term `angel investment' means an investment made in a
commercial enterprise that, prior to such investment,
was not owned or controlled by--
``(i) the investor;
``(ii) any member of the immediate family
of the investor; or
``(iii) any entity owned or controlled by
any member of the immediate family of the
investor.''.
(d) Conforming Amendments to Conditional Permanent Status
Provisions.--
(1) Termination of status if finding that qualifying
entrepreneurship improper.--Section 216A(b)(1)(B) of such Act
(8 U.S.C. 1186b(b)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
``(B)(i) the alien--
``(I) did not invest, or was not actively
in the process of investing, the requisite
capital described in section
203(b)(5)(A)(i)(I), or was not sustaining such
actions throughout the period of the alien's
residence in the United States; or
``(II) did not complete an investment
agreement described in subclause (II) or (III)
of section 203(b)(5)(A)(i), or such agreement
was not carried out or was not actively in the
process of being carried out; or
``(ii) the commercial enterprise or enterprises did
not--
``(I) create the minimum number of jobs
required to be created under section
203(b)(5)(A)(ii); or
``(II) generate a profit and at least
$1,000,000 in revenue; or''.
(2) Contents of petition.--Section 216A(d)(1) of such Act
(8 U.S.C. 1186b(d)(1)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``that the alien--'' and inserting ``that--'';
(B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:
``(A)(i) the alien--
``(I) invested, or was actively in the
process of investing, the requisite capital
described in section 203(b)(5)(A)(i)(I), and
sustained such actions throughout the period of
the alien's residence in the United States; or
``(II) completed an investment agreement
described in subclause (II) or (III) of section
203(b)(5)(A)(i), and such agreement was carried
out or was actively in the process of being
carried out; and
``(ii) the commercial enterprise or enterprises--
``(I) created the minimum number of jobs
required to be created under section
203(b)(5)(A)(ii); or
``(II) generated a profit and at least
$1,000,000 in revenue; and''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``the alien''
before ``is otherwise''. | American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2012 - Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to: (1) make the alien investor visa (EB-5) regional center program permanent, (2) establish a $2,500 regional center designation fee, and (3) increase visa set-asides for such program.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding EB-5 provisions to: (1) establish a $2,500 premium processing fee, (2) establish in the Treasury the Immigrant Entrepreneur Regional Account Center, (3) permit concurrent filing for EB-5 petitions and status adjustment applications, (4) expand the definition of "targeted employment area" for purposes of visa set-asides, and (5) expand EB-5 eligibility to include investors who have completed investment agreements with a qualified venture capital operating company or with an "angel investor" (U.S. citizen- or permanent resident-owned entity or an entity that has made specified commercial enterprise investments). | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To facilitate foreign investment by permanently reauthorizing the EB-5 regional center program, and for other purposes."} | 3,859 | 217 | 0.532871 | 1.561554 | 0.789431 | 2.953368 | 16.823834 | 0.891192 |
SECTION 1. WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, CONNECTICUT.
(a) Acquisition of Land for Visitor and Administrative
Facilities.--Section 4 of the Weir Farm National Historic Site
Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 101-485; 104
Stat. 1171) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Acquisition of Land for Visitor and Administrative
Facilities; Limitations.--
``(1) Acquisition.--
``(A) In general.--To preserve and maintain the historic
setting and character of the historic site, the Secretary may
acquire not more than 15 additional acres for the development
of visitor and administrative facilities for the historic site.
``(B) Proximity.--The property acquired under this
subsection shall be contiguous to or in close proximity to the
property described in subsection (b).
``(C) Management.--The acquired property shall be included
within the boundary of the historic site and shall be managed
and maintained as part of the historic site.
``(2) Development.--The Secretary shall keep development of the
property acquired under paragraph (1) to a minimum so that the
character of the acquired property will be similar to the natural
and undeveloped landscape of the property described in subsection
(b).
``(3) Agreements.--Prior to and as a prerequisite to any
development of visitor and administrative facilities on the
property acquired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enter
into one or more agreements with the appropriate zoning authority
of the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, and the town of Wilton,
Connecticut, for the purposes of--
``(A) developing the parking, visitor, and administrative
facilities for the historic site; and
``(B) managing bus traffic to the historic site and
limiting parking for large tour buses to an offsite
location.''.
(b) Increase in Maximum Acquisition Authority.--Section 7 of the
Weir Farm National Historic Site Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 461 note;
Public Law 101-485; 104 Stat. 1173) is amended by striking
``$1,500,000'' and inserting ``$4,000,000''.
SEC. 2. ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF WILCOX RANCH, UTAH, FOR WILDLIFE
HABITAT.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The lands within the Wilcox Ranch in eastern Utah are prime
habitat for wild turkeys, eagles, hawks, bears, cougars, elk, deer,
bighorn sheep, and many other important species, and Range Creek
within the Wilcox Ranch could become a blue ribbon trout stream.
(2) These lands also contain a great deal of undisturbed
cultural and archeological resources, including ancient pottery,
arrowheads, and rock homes constructed centuries ago.
(3) These lands, while comprising only approximately 3,800
acres, control access to over 75,000 acres of Federal lands under
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.
(4) Acquisition of the Wilcox Ranch would benefit the people of
the United States by preserving and enhancing important wildlife
habitat, ensuring access to lands of the Bureau of Land Management,
and protecting priceless archeological and cultural resources.
(5) These lands, if acquired by the United States, can be
managed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at no additional
expense to the Federal Government.
(b) Acquisition of Lands.--As soon as practicable, after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall
acquire, through purchase, the Wilcox Ranch located in Emery County, in
eastern Utah.
(c) Funds for Purchase.--The Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to use not more than $5,000,000 from the land and water
conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5) for the purchase of
the Wilcox Ranch under subsection (b).
(d) Management of Lands.--Upon payment by the State of Utah of one-
half of the purchase price of the Wilcox Ranch to the United States, or
transfer by the State of Utah of lands of the same such value to the
United States, the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to the
State of Utah all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to those Wilcox Ranch lands acquired under subsection (b) for
management by the State Division of Wildlife Resources for wildlife
habitat and public access.
SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA.
(a) Conveyance Required.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, without consideration
and for educational related purposes, to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University, Florida, a nonprofit corporation authorized to do business
in the State of Arizona, all right, title, and interest of the United
States, if any, to a parcel of real property consisting of
approximately 16 acres in Yavapai County, Arizona, which is more fully
described as the parcel lying east of the east right-of-way boundary of
the Willow Creek Road in the southwest one-quarter of the southwest
one-quarter (SW\1/4\SW\1/4\) of section 2, township 14 north, range 2
west, Gila and Salt River meridian.
(b) Terms of Conveyance.--Subject to the limitation that the land
to be conveyed is to be used only for educational related purposes, the
conveyance under subsection (a) is to be made without any other
conditions, limitations, reservations, restrictions, or terms by the
United States. If the Secretary of the Interior determines that the
conveyed lands are not being used for educational related purposes, at
the option of the United States, the lands shall revert to the United
States.
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE, EL PORTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, CALIFORNIA.
(a) Authorization of Exchange.--If the non-Federal lands described
in subsection (b) are conveyed to the United States in accordance with
this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the party
conveying the non-Federal lands all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to a parcel of land consisting of approximately 8
acres administered by the Department of Interior as part of the El
Portal Administrative Site in the State of California, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``El Portal Administrative Site Land
Exchange'', dated June 1998.
(b) Receipt of Non-Federal Lands.--The parcel of non-Federal lands
referred to in subsection (a) consists of approximately 8 acres, known
as the Yosemite View parcel, which is located adjacent to the El Portal
Administrative Site, as generally depicted on the map referred to in
subsection (a). Title to the non-Federal lands must be acceptable to
the Secretary of the Interior, and the conveyance shall be subject to
such valid existing rights of record as may be acceptable to the
Secretary. The parcel shall conform with the title approval standards
applicable to Federal land acquisitions.
(c) Equalization of Values.--If the value of the Federal land and
non-Federal lands to be exchanged under this section are not equal in
value, the difference in value shall be equalized through a cash
payment or the provision of goods or services as agreed upon by the
Secretary and the party conveying the non-Federal lands.
(d) Applicability of Other Laws.--Except as otherwise provided in
this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall process the land
exchange authorized by this section in the manner provided in part 2200
of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of
the enactment of this subtitle.
(e) Boundary Adjustment.--Upon completion of the land exchange, the
Secretary shall adjust the boundaries of the El Portal Administrative
Site as necessary to reflect the exchange. Lands acquired by the
Secretary under this section shall be administered as part of the El
Portal Administrative Site.
(f) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file
and available for inspection in appropriate offices of the Department
of the Interior.
(g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the Interior
may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the
land exchange under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate
to protect the interests of the United States.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate. | Amends the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire not more than 15 additional acres of land contiguous or in close proximity to the Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut, for the development of visitor and administrative facilities for the Site.
Conditions development of visitor and administrative facilities on the Secretary's entering into one or more agreements with the appropriate zoning authority of the towns of Ridgefield and Wilton for the purposes of: (1) developing the parking, visitor, and administrative facilities for the Site; and (2) managing bus traffic to the Site and limiting parking for large tour buses to an offsite location.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Tuberculosis
Elimination Act of 2003''.
TITLE I--INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
SEC. 101. ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS.
Section 317E(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-
6(f)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4), and inserting
the following:
``(2) Duties.--For the purpose of making progress toward
the goal of eliminating tuberculosis from the United States,
the Council shall provide to the Secretary and other
appropriate Federal officials advice on coordinating the
activities of the Public Health Service and other Federal
agencies that relate to such disease and on efficiently
utilizing the Federal resources involved.
``(3) National plan.--In carrying out paragraph (2), the
Council, in consultation with appropriate public and private
entities, shall make recommendations on the development,
revision, and implementation of a national plan to eliminate
tuberculosis in the United States. In carrying out this
paragraph, the Council shall--
``(A) consider the recommendations of the Institute
of Medicine regarding the elimination of tuberculosis;
``(B) address the development and application of
new technologies; and
``(C) review the extent to which progress has been
made toward eliminating tuberculosis.
``(4) Global activities.--In carrying out paragraph (2),
the Council, in consultation with appropriate public and
private entities, shall make recommendations for the
development and implementation of a plan to guide the
involvement of the United States in global and cross border
tuberculosis-control activities, including recommendations
regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities.
Such recommendations for the plan shall have a focus on
countries where a high incidence of tuberculosis directly
affects the United States, such as Mexico, and on access to a
comprehensive package of tuberculosis control measures, as
defined by the World Health Organization directly observed
treatment, short course strategy (commonly known as DOTS).
``(5) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of--
``(A) representatives from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of
Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
the Health Resources and Services Administration, the
U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission, and other Federal
departments and agencies that carry out significant
activities relating to tuberculosis; and
``(B) members appointed from among individuals who
are not officers or employees of the Federal
Government.''.
TITLE II--CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
SEC. 201. NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR TUBERCULOSIS ELIMINATION.
Section 317E of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-6) is
amended--
(1) by striking the heading for the section and inserting
the following:
``national program for tuberculosis elimination'';
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Research, Demonstration Projects, Education, and Training.--
With respect to the prevention, control, and elimination of
tuberculosis, the Secretary may, directly or through grants to public
or nonprofit private entities, carry out the following:
``(1) Research, with priority given to research
concerning--
``(A) diagnosis and treatment of latent infection
of tuberculosis;
``(B) strains of tuberculosis resistant to drugs;
``(C) cases of tuberculosis that affect certain
populations; and
``(D) clinical trials, including a tuberculosis
trials consortium.
``(2) Demonstration projects for--
``(A) the development of regional capabilities for
the prevention, control, and elimination of
tuberculosis; and
``(B) collaboration with the Immigration and
Naturalization Service to identify and treat immigrants
with active or latent tuberculosis infection.
``(3) Public information and education programs.
``(4) Education, training and clinical skills improvement
activities for health professionals, including allied health
personnel.
``(5) Support of model centers to carry out activities
under paragraphs (1) through (4).
``(6) Collaboration with international organizations and
foreign countries in carrying out such activities, including
coordinating activities through the Committee on Interagency
Collaboration for Tuberculosis Elimination.'';
(3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Annual reports.--The Council shall annually submit to
the Congress and the Secretary a report on the activities
carried out under this subsection. The report shall include the
opinion of the Council on the extent to which the
recommendations of the Institute of Medicine regarding
tuberculosis have been implemented.''; and
(4) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $528,000,000
for fiscal year 2004, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2005 through 2008.''.
TITLE III--NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
SEC. 301. ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE.
Subpart 2 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 285b et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 424B the
following section:
``tuberculosis
``Sec. 424C. (a) In General.--The Director of the Institute shall
expand, intensify, and coordinate research and related activities of
the Institute with respect to tuberculosis, including activities toward
the goal of eliminating such disease.
``(b) Certain Activities.--Activities under subsection (a) shall
include--
``(1) enhancing basic and clinical research on
tuberculosis; and
``(2) expanding research on the relationship between such
disease and the human immunodeficiency virus.
``(c) Research Education.--
``(1) Tuberculosis academic awards.--The Director of the
Institute may provide awards to faculty of schools of medicine
or osteopathic medicine to assist such faculty in developing
high quality curricula in such schools designed to
significantly increase the opportunities for interested
individuals, including students of the school and practicing
physicians and nurses, to learn the principles and practices of
preventing, managing, and controlling tuberculosis.
``(2) Tuberculosis/pulmonary infection awards.--The
Director of the Institute may provide awards to support the
career development of clinically trained professionals who are
committed to research regarding pulmonary infections and
tuberculosis by providing for supervised study and research.
``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--
``(A) Tuberculosis academic awards.--For the
purpose of carrying out paragraph (1), there are
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal
year 2004, and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 2005 through 2008.
``(B) Tuberculosis/pulmonary infection awards.--For
the purpose of carrying out paragraph (2), there are
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal
year 2004, and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 2005 through 2008.''.
SEC. 302. ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Section 447A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285f-2) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following
subsection:
``(b) Activities under subsection (a) shall include activities to
develop a tuberculosis vaccine. Such activities shall be carried out in
accordance with the blueprint for tuberculosis vaccine development
described in the report prepared pursuant to the workshop convened in
March 1998 by the Advisory Council for Elimination of Tuberculosis, the
Director of the National Vaccine Program, and the Director of the
Institute.''; and
(3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in the first
sentence--
(A) by striking ``and'' after ``1994,''; and
(B) by inserting before the period the following:
``, $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2005
through 2008''.
SEC. 303. JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY IN
THE HEALTH SCIENCES.
Section 482 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287b) is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The general
purpose'';
(2) in subsection (a) (as so designated), by inserting
after ``Health Sciences'' the following: ``(in this subpart
referred to as the `Center')''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following subsection:
``(b) Tuberculosis.--
``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a) with
respect to tuberculosis, the Center shall expand, intensify,
and coordinate international activities of the Center for
research and training.
``(2) International training program.--In carrying out
paragraph (1), the Center shall carry out an international
training program regarding tuberculosis. Such program shall be
modeled after the international training program carried out by
the Center with respect to the human immunodeficiency virus.''.
SEC. 304. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS REGARDING RESEARCH ON TUBERCULOSIS.
Part G of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288
et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the second section 487F as section
487G; and
(2) by inserting after section 487G (as so redesignated)
the following section:
``loan repayments regarding research on tuberculosis
``Sec. 487H. In carrying out sections 487C, 487E, and 487F, the
Secretary shall seek to ensure that, for fiscal year 2004 and
subsequent fiscal years, a portion of amounts appropriated to carry out
such sections is reserved for the purpose of entering into contracts
under which (in accordance with the section involved) individuals will
conduct research on tuberculosis.''. | Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prescribe composition requirements for the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, and direct it to make recommendations on: (1) a national plan to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States; and (2) a plan to guide U.S. involvement in global tuberculosis-control activities, with a focus on high incidence countries and on access to a comprehensive package of tuberculosis control measures.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, directly or through grants, to carry out tuberculosis research, demonstration projects, and public information and education programs.Authorizes the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make awards: (1) to faculty of schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine to support the development of high quality curricula to assist interested individuals in learning the principles and practices of preventing, managing, and controlling tuberculosis; and (2) to support the career development of clinically trained professionals committed to pulmonary infection research.Requires the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of NIH to work to develop a tuberculosis vaccine.Requires the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences to carry out an international training program regarding tuberculosis.Requires the Secretary to ensure that a portion of funds appropriated to repay the education loans of qualified health professionals, researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds, and pediatric researchers is reserved for contracts with individuals who research tuberculosis. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes."} | 2,432 | 380 | 0.582692 | 1.754319 | 0.733409 | 3.565836 | 7.405694 | 0.911032 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Implementation
Reform Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. 3-YEAR DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIRED PREMIUM ADJUSTMENT
UPON REMAPPING.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subsection (h) of
section 1308 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4015(h)), as added by section 100207 of the Biggert-Waters Flood
Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 919), shall
have no force or effect until the date that is 3 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. 5-YEAR DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF FULL ACTUARIAL RATES FOR
NEWLY PURCHASED PROPERTIES.
(a) Delayed Implementation.--Paragraph (2) of section 1307(g) of
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4014(g)(2)) is
amended by inserting ``the expiration of the 5-year period that begins
upon'' before ``the date of enactment of the Biggert-Waters Flood
Insurance Reform Act of 2012''.
(b) Treatment of Intervening Rate Increases.--The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall be construed to require that, in the case of any
property purchased after the date of the enactment of the Biggert-
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 but before the date of the
enactment of this Act, any premium rate increase made with respect to
such purchase pursuant to section 1307(g)(2) of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 be reversed.
SEC. 4. ADEQUATE PROGRESS ON CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEMS.
Subsection (e) of section 1307 of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4014(e)) is amended by adding after the period at
the end the following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
determining whether a community has made adequate progress on the
construction, reconstruction, or improvement of a flood protection
system, the Administrator shall not consider the level of Federal
funding of or participation in the construction, reconstruction, or
improvement.''.
SEC. 5. COMMUNITIES RESTORING DISACCREDITED FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEMS.
Subsection (f) of section 1307 of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4014(f)) is amended by striking the first sentence
and inserting the following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, this subsection shall apply to riverine and coastal levees, but
only in a community which has been determined by the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be in the process of
restoring flood protection afforded by a flood protection system that
had been previously accredited on a Flood Insurance Rate Map as
providing 100-year frequency flood protection but no longer does so,
and shall apply without regard to the level of Federal funding of or
participation in the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of
the flood protection system.''.
SEC. 6. AFFORDABILITY STUDY.
Section 100236 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of
2012 (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 957) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ``Not'' and inserting
the following: ``Subject to subsection (e), not'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking ``(d) Funding.--Notwithstanding''
and inserting the following:
``(d) Funding.--
``(1) National flood insurance fund.--Notwithstanding'';
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Other funding sources.--To carry out this section, in
addition to the amount made available under paragraph (1), the
Administrator may use any other amounts that are available to
the Administrator.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Alternative.--If the Administrator determines that the report
required under subsection (c) cannot be submitted by the date specified
under subsection (c)--
``(1) the Administrator shall notify, not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives of an alternative method of gathering the
information required under this section;
``(2) the Administrator shall submit, not later than 180
days after the Administrator submits the notification required
under paragraph (1), to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives the information
gathered using the alternative method described in paragraph
(1); and
``(3) upon the submission of information required under
paragraph (2), the requirement under subsection (c) shall be
deemed satisfied.''.
SEC. 7. MAPPING OF NON-STRUCTURAL FLOOD MITIGATION FEATURES.
Section 100216 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of
2012 (42 U.S.C. 4101b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--
(A) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi);
(C) by inserting after clause (iv) the following
new clause:
``(v) areas that are protected by non-
structural flood mitigation features; and'';
and
(D) in clause (vi) (as so redesignated), by
inserting before the semicolon at the end the
following: ``and by non-structural flood mitigation
features''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C)
as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; and
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so
redesignated) the following new subparagraph:
``(A) work with States, local communities, and
property owners to identify areas and features
described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(v);''. | Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013 - Delays until three years after enactment of this Act the requirement of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Biggert-Waters) that any property located in an area participating in the national flood insurance program have the risk premium rate charged for flood insurance on the property adjusted to accurately reflect its current risk of flood. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to delay until five years after enactment of Biggert-Waters the prohibition against provision to prospective insureds of flood insurance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at (subsidy) rates less than full actuarial estimates for property purchased after enactment of Biggert-Waters. Prohibits FEMA, when determining whether a community has made adequate progress on flood protection improvement systems, from counting federal funding or participation in such efforts. Makes flood insurance available at certain special flood hazard area rates to riverine and coastal levees located in a community which FEMA has determined to be in the process of restoring a flood protection system previously accredited on a Flood Insurance Rate Map as providing 100-year frequency flood protection but which no longer does so. Requires such rates to apply without regard to the level of federal funding or participation. Amends Biggert-Waters to authorize FEMA to to use other funds in addition to those specified in that Act to carry out a specified affordability study. Requires FEMA, upon notice to certain congressional committees that it cannot submit the report on that study by the current deadline, to specify in such notice an alternative method of gathering the requisite information and subsequently to submit the information so gathered. Directs FEMA to: (1) identify, review, update, maintain and publish National Flood Insurance rate maps pertaining to areas protected by non-structural flood mitigation features; and (2) work with states, local communities, and property owners to identify such areas and features. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013"} | 1,422 | 430 | 0.592277 | 1.850041 | 0.708004 | 3.011142 | 3.454039 | 0.821727 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multi-Hazard School Disaster
Planning and Response Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING PERMISSIBLE USES OF FUNDS UNDER THE MATCHING GRANT
PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SECURITY TO IMPROVE INFORMATION
SHARING BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--Section 2701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797a(b)) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
(6); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following
new paragraph:
``(5) Any law enforcement and school information sharing
activity described in subsection (g)(1).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Law Enforcement and School Information Sharing Activities.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (b)(5), a law
enforcement and school information sharing activity described
in this paragraph is any of the following activities conducted
in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4):
``(A) Establishing or improving an electronic data
management system for the purpose of sharing specified
emergency response plan data with first responders.
``(B) Assisting local law enforcement and local
schools with costs associated with collecting
information on, evaluating, updating, and digitizing
specified emergency response plan data and making such
plans electronically available to local dispatch
centers and first responders through mobile data
terminals and mobile data computers.
``(C) Enabling law enforcement to consult with
schools to develop emergency plans, including specified
emergency response plan data, in order to ensure such
plans are comprehensive, complete, and current.
``(2) Specified emergency response plan data.--For purposes
of paragraph (1), the term `specified emergency response plan
data' means, with respect to a school, emergency plan and
response information, as specified by the Attorney General, for
such school--
``(A) that includes floor plans, aerial and
internal photographs, and key emergency contact
information for administrative personnel, custodial
staff, and relevant service vendors for such school;
and
``(B) that is to be shared, in accordance with
paragraph (3), with only first responders.
``(3) Dissemination of data.--Any specified emergency
response plan data that is disseminated through a law
enforcement and school information sharing activity for which
funds are made available under this part shall be so
disseminated only to a local dispatch center for first
responders through an electronic means and for purposes of
being made available to mobile data terminals or mobile data
computers of first responders.
``(4) Review and update of data.--Any specified emergency
response plan data that is disseminated through a law
enforcement and school information sharing activity for which
funds are made available under a grant under this part shall be
annually reviewed by the State, unit of local government, or
Indian tribe receiving such grant and updated as necessary.''.
(b) Preferential Consideration for Applications for New Authorized
Uses.--Section 2701(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3797a(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Consideration.--In awarding'' and
inserting the following: ``Considerations.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in awarding'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Preferential consideration for applications for
information sharing purposes.--In awarding grants under this
part for a use described in subsection (b)(5), the Director
shall give preferential consideration, if feasible, to an
application from a jurisdiction that demonstrates the activity
for which the grant will be used will cover a significant
number of schools, demonstrates such jurisdiction uses (or will
use such grant to develop) an electronic record management
system that is compatible across multiple jurisdictions, or
demonstrates community interest with respect to such activity
for which the grant will be used.''.
(c) Funding.--
(1) Reauthorization of program.--Section 2705 of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 3797e) is amended by striking ``2001 through 2009''
and inserting ``2014 through 2017''.
(2) Additional authorization for funds for new authorized
uses.--Such section is further amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ``In addition to the amounts authorized
to be appropriated under the previous sentence for a fiscal
year, there is authorized to be appropriated for grants under
this part for a use described in section 2701(b)(5),
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017.''. | Multi-Hazard School Disaster Planning and Response Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow funds provided under the Matching Grant Program for School Security to be used for the following law enforcement and school information sharing activities: (1) establishing or improving an electronic data management system for the purpose of sharing specified emergency response plan data with first responders; (2) assisting local law enforcement and local schools with costs associated with collecting information on, evaluating, updating, and digitizing such plan data and making plans electronically available to local dispatch centers and first responders through mobile data terminals and mobile data computers; and (3) enabling law enforcement to consult with schools to develop emergency plans, including such plan data, to ensure that plans are comprehensive, complete, and current. Requires the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to give preferential consideration to an application for a grant for such an activity from a jurisdiction that demonstrates that: (1) the activity will cover a significant number of schools, (2) such jurisdiction uses (or will use such grant to develop) an electronic record management system that is compatible across multiple jurisdictions, or (3) there is community interest with respect to such activity. Reauthorizes such Program for FY2014-FY2017. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Multi-Hazard School Disaster Planning and Response Act of 2013"} | 1,079 | 275 | 0.708719 | 1.93885 | 0.8848 | 5.024 | 3.844 | 0.952 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans, Women, Families with
Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of
2013'' or the ``Housing Fairness Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TESTING FOR DISCRIMINATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall conduct a nationwide program of testing to--
(1) detect and document differences in the treatment of
persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or
refinance a home mortgage loan, and measure patterns of adverse
treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial
status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home
buyer, or borrower; and
(2) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices
across the housing and mortgage lending markets as a whole.
(b) Administration.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall enter into agreements with qualified fair housing enforcement
organizations, as such organizations are defined under subsection (h)
of section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42
U.S.C. 3616a(h)), for the purpose of conducting the testing required
under subsection (a).
(c) Program Requirements.--The Secretary shall--
(1) submit to the Congress an evaluation by the Secretary
of the effectiveness of the program under this section; and
(2) issue regulations that require each application for the
program under this section to contain--
(A) a description of the assisted activities
proposed to be undertaken by the applicant;
(B) a description of the experience of the
applicant in formulating or carrying out programs to
carry out the activities described in subsection (a);
and
(C) a description of proposed procedures to be used
by the applicant for evaluating the results of the
activities proposed to be carried out under the
program.
(d) Report.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
report to Congress--
(1) on a biennial basis, the aggregate outcomes of testing
required under subsection (a) along with any recommendations or
proposals for legislative or administrative action to address
any issues raised by such testing; and
(2) on an annual basis, a detailed summary of the messages
received by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity of
the Department through its 24-hour toll-free telephone hotline,
through electronic mail, and through its website.
The Secretary may submit the reports required under paragraph (1) of
this subsection as part of the reports prepared in accordance with
paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 808(e) of the Fair Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 3608(e)) and section 561(j) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a(j)).
(e) Use of Results.--The results of any testing required under
subsection (a) may be used as the basis for the Secretary, or any
Federal agency authorized to bring such an enforcement action, or any
State or local government or agency, public or private nonprofit
organization or institution, or other public or private entity that the
Secretary has entered into a contract or cooperative agreement with
under section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987
(42 U.S.C. 3616a) to commence, undertake, or pursue any investigation
or enforcement action to remedy any discriminatory housing practice (as
such term is defined in section 802 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
3602)) uncovered as a result of such testing.
(f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
(1) Disability status.--The term ``disability status'' has
the same meaning given the term ``handicap'' in section 802 of
the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3602).
(2) Familial status.--The term ``familial status'' has the
same meaning given that term in section 802 of the Civil Rights
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3602).
(g) Relationship to Other Laws.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to amend, alter, or affect any provision of criminal law or
the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
(h) Regulations.--Not later than the expiration of the 180-day
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue regulations that
establish minimum standards for the training of testers of
organizations conducting testing required under subsection (a). Such
regulations shall serve as the basis of an evaluation of such testers,
which shall be developed by the Secretary, and such regulations shall
be issued after notice and an opportunity for public comment in
accordance with the procedure under section 553 of title 5, United
States Code, applicable to substantive rules (notwithstanding
subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of such section).
(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section $15,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
SEC. 3. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 561 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``qualified''
before ``private nonprofit fair housing enforcement
organizations,''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``qualified''
before ``private nonprofit fair housing enforcement
organizations,'';
(2) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out the provisions of this section $42,500,000 for
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, of which--
``(A) not less than 75 percent of such amounts
shall be for private enforcement initiatives authorized
under subsection (b);
``(B) not more than 10 percent of such amounts
shall be for education and outreach programs under
subsection (d); and
``(C) any remaining amounts shall be used for
program activities authorized under this section.
``(2) Availability.--Any amount appropriated under this
section shall remain available until expended to carry out the
provisions of this section.'';
(3) in subsection (h), in the matter following subparagraph
(C), by inserting ``and meets the criteria described in
subparagraphs (A) and (C)'' after ``subparagraph (B)''; and
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the
period and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding after subparagraph (D) the
following new subparagraph:
``(E) websites and other media outlets.'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or other public
or private entities'' and inserting ``or other public
or private nonprofit entities''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or other public
or private entities'' and inserting ``or other public
or private nonprofit entities''.
(b) Regulations.--Not later than the expiration of the 180-day
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue regulations that
establish minimum standards for the training of testers of
organizations funded with any amounts made available to carry out this
section for any of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. Such regulations
shall serve as the basis of an evaluation of such testers, which shall
be developed by the Secretary, and shall be issued after notice and an
opportunity for public comment in accordance with the procedure under
section 553 of title 5, United States Code, applicable to substantive
rules (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of such
section).
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development should--
(1) fully comply with the requirements of section 561(d) of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C.
3616a(d)) to establish, design, and maintain a national
education and outreach program to provide a centralized,
coordinated effort for the development and dissemination of the
fair housing rights of individuals who seek to rent, purchase,
sell, or facilitate the sale of a home;
(2) expend for such education and outreach programs all
amounts appropriated for such programs;
(3) promulgate regulations regarding the fair housing
obligations of each recipient of Federal housing and community
development funds to affirmatively further fair housing, as
that term is defined under title VIII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.); and
(4) fully comply with the requirements of section 810(a) of
the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3610(a)).
SEC. 5. GRANTS TO PRIVATE ENTITIES TO STUDY HOUSING DISCRIMINATION.
(a) Grant Program.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall carry out a competitive matching grant program to assist public
and private nonprofit organizations in--
(1) conducting comprehensive studies that examine--
(A) the causes of housing discrimination and
segregation;
(B) the effects of housing discrimination and
segregation on education, poverty, and economic
development; or
(C) the incidences, causes, and effects of housing
discrimination and segregation on veterans and military
personnel; and
(2) implementing pilot projects that test solutions that
will help prevent or alleviate housing discrimination and
segregation.
(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, a public or private nonprofit organization shall--
(1) submit an application to the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, containing such information as the Secretary
shall require;
(2) agree to provide matching non-Federal funds for 50
percent of the total amount of the grant, which matching funds
may include items donated on an in-kind contribution basis; and
(3) meet the requirements of a qualified fair housing
enforcement organization, as such term is defined in section
561(h) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42
U.S.C. 3616a(h)), or subcontract with a qualified fair housing
enforcement organization as a primary subcontractor.
(c) Report.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
submit a report to the Congress on a biennial basis that provides a
detailed summary of the results of the comprehensive studies and pilot
projects carried out under subsection (a), together with any
recommendations or proposals for legislative or administrative actions
to address any issues raised by such studies. The Secretary may submit
the reports required under this subsection as part of the reports
prepared in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 808(e) of
the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 10 3608(e)) and section 561(j) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a(j)).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
None of the funds made available under this Act, or the amendments
made by this Act, may be used for any political activities, political
advocacy, or lobbying (as such terms are defined by Circular A-122 of
the Office of Management and Budget, entitled ``Cost Principles for
Non-Profit Organizations''), or for expenses for travel to engage in
political activities or preparation of or provision of advice on tax
returns. | Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2013 or Housing Fairness Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to conduct a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to require that only qualified private nonprofit fair housing enforcement organizations receive funds under the fair housing initiatives program for investigations of violations of the rights granted under the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Requires the design of the national education and outreach program to provide for the development and dissemination of websites and other media outlets among its fair housing media products. Requires private entities that formulate or carry out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices to be nonprofit in order to be eligible for contracts to establish or support education and outreach programs and to support community-based education and outreach activities. Requires the Secretary to establish minimum standards for the training of testers of organizations funded with any amounts made available under this Act. Directs the Secretary to implement a competitive matching grant program to assist public and private nonprofit organizations in: (1) conducting comprehensive studies of the causes and effects of housing discrimination and segregation on education, poverty, and economic development or on veterans and military personnel; and (2) implementing pilot projects that test solutions to help prevent or alleviate housing discrimination and segregation. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Housing Fairness Act of 2013"} | 2,641 | 375 | 0.696727 | 2.301912 | 0.82129 | 5.290698 | 7.05814 | 0.930233 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assuring Honesty and Accountability
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CAPS.
(a) In General.--Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7) (relating to fiscal year 2003) by
redesignation subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), as subparagraphs
(C), (D), and (E) respectively, and by inserting before
subparagraph (C) (as redesignated) the following:
``(A) for the defense category: $392,742,000,000,
in new budget authority and $374,865,000,000 in
outlays;
``(B) for the nondefense category:
$366,354,000,000, in new budget authority and
$406,810,000,000 in outlays;'';
(2) in paragraph (8), strike ``(8) with respect to fiscal
year 2004'', redesignate the remaining matter as subparagraph
(C), and before such redesignated matter insert the following:
``(8) with respect to fiscal year 2004--
``(A) for the defense category: $400,502,000,000,
in new budget authority and $389,942,000,000 in
outlays;
``(B) for the nondefense category:
$380,305,000,000, in new budget authority and
$420,134,000,000 in outlays;'';
(3) in paragraph (9), strike ``(9) with respect to fiscal
year 2004'', redesignate the remaining matter as subparagraph
(C), and before such redesignated matter insert the following:
``(9) with respect to fiscal year 2005--
``(A) for the defense category: $421,498,000,000,
in new budget authority and $408,706,000,000 in
outlays;
``(B) for the nondefense category:
$387,960,000,000, in new budget authority and
$424,854,000,000 in outlays;'';
(4) in paragraph (10), strike ``(10) with respect to fiscal
year 2006'', redesignate the remaining matter as subparagraph
(B), and before such redesignated matter insert the following:
``(10) with respect to fiscal year 2006--
``(A) for the discretionary category:
$837,672,000,000, in new budget authority and
$854,020,000,000 in outlays; and
(5) redesignate paragraphs (11) through (16) as paragraphs
(12) through (17), respectively, and insert after paragraph
(10) the following new paragraph:
``(11) with respect to fiscal year 2007, for the
discretionary category: $870,178,000,000, in new budget
authority and $877,248,000,000 in outlays;''.
(b) Expiration.--Section 275 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 note) is amended by striking
subsection (b).
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO REQUIREMENT.
(a) Purpose.--Section 252(a) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking ``enacted before
October 1, 2002,''.
(b) Sequestration.--Section 252(b) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking ``enacted
before October 1, 2002''.
SEC. 4. AUTOMATIC BUDGET ENFORCEMENT FOR MEASURES CONSIDERED ON THE
FLOOR.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``budget evasion points of order
``Sec. 316. (a) Discretionary Spending Caps.--It shall not be in
order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any
bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference report on that
bill or resolution) that waives or suspends the enforcement of section
251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or
otherwise would alter the spending limits set forth in that section.
``(b) Pay-as-You-Go.--It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or resolution (or
amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill or resolution)
that waives or suspends the enforcement of section 252 of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or otherwise would
alter the balances of the pay-as-you-go scorecard pursuant to that
section.
``(c) Directed Scoring.--It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or resolution (or
amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill or resolution)
that directs the scorekeeping of any bill or resolution.
``(d) Far-Outyears.--It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or resolution (or
amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill or resolution)
that contains a provision providing new budget authority which reduces
revenues which first takes effect after the first 5 fiscal years
covered in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the
budget and that would have the effect of reducing the surplus or
increasing the deficit in any fiscal year.
``(e) Enforcement in the House of Representatives.--(1) It shall
not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider a rule or
order that waives the application of this section.
``(2)(A) This subsection shall apply only to the House of
Representatives.
``(B) In order to be cognizable by the Chair, a point of order
under this section must specify the precise language on which it is
premised.
``(C) As disposition of points of order under this section, the
Chair shall put the question of consideration with respect to the
proposition that is the subject of the points of order.
``(D) A question of consideration under this section shall be
debatable for 10 minutes by each Member initiating a point of order and
for 10 minutes by an opponent on each point of order, but shall
otherwise be decided without intervening motion except one that the
House adjourn or that the Committee of the Whole rise, as the case may
be.
``(E) The disposition of the question of consideration under this
subsection with respect to a bill or joint resolution shall be
considered also to determine the question of consideration under this
subsection with respect to an amendment made in order as original
text.''.
(b) Waiver and Appeal in the Senate.--Section 904 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``316,'' after
``313,''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``316,'' after
``313,''.
(c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item for section
315 the following:
``Sec. 316. Budget evasion points of order.''.
(d) Reserve Fund for War on Terrorism.--Upon the enactment of any
bill or joint resolution that provides new budget authority (and
outlays flowing therefrom) for operations of the Department of Defense
to prosecute the war on terrorism, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall make an appropriate adjustment to the
discretionary spending limits (and those limits as adjusted) as set
forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 by the amount provided by that measure for that
purpose, but the total adjustment for all measures considered under
this section shall not exceed $10,000,000,000 in new budget authority
for fiscal year 2003 and outlays flowing therefrom.
SEC. 5. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST COSTS.
Section 308(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
639(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) containing a projection by the Congressional
Budget Office of the cost of the debt servicing that
would be caused by such measure for such fiscal year
(or fiscal years) and each of the 4 ensuing fiscal
years.''.
SEC. 6. ACCOUNTABILITY IN EMERGENCY SPENDING.
(a) OMB Emergency Criteria.--Section 3 of the Congressional Budget
and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(11)(A) The term `emergency' means a situation that--
``(i) requires new budget authority and outlays (or
new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom)
for the prevention or mitigation of, or response to,
loss of life or property, or a threat to national
security; and
``(ii) is unanticipated.
``(B) As used in subparagraph (A), the term `unanticipated'
means that the situation is--
``(i) sudden, which means quickly coming into being
or not building up over time;
``(ii) urgent, which means a pressing and
compelling need requiring immediate action;
``(iii) unforeseen, which means not predicted or
anticipated as an emerging need; and
``(iv) temporary, which means not of a permanent
duration.''.
(b) Development of Guidelines for Application of Emergency
Definition.--Not later than 5 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the chairmen of the Committees on the Budget (in consultation
with the President) shall, after consulting with the chairmen of the
Committees on Appropriations and applicable authorizing committees of
their respective Houses and the Directors of the Congressional Budget
Office and the Office of Management and Budget, jointly publish in the
Congressional Record guidelines for application of the definition of
emergency set forth in section 3(11) of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
(c) Reserve Fund for Emergencies in President's Budget.--Section
1105 of title 31, United States Code is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsections:
``(h) The budget transmitted pursuant to subsection (a) for a
fiscal year shall include a reserve fund for emergencies. The amount
set forth in such fund shall be calculated as provided under section
317(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
``(i) In the case of any budget authority requested for an
emergency, such submission shall include a detailed justification of
the reasons that such emergency is an emergency within the meaning of
section 3(11) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, consistent with
the guidelines described in section 6(b) of the Assuring Honesty and
Accountability Act of 2002.''.
(d) Separate House Vote on Emergency Designation.--(1) Rule XXII of
the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the
end the following new clause:
``13. In the consideration of any measure for amendment in the
Committee of the Whole containing any emergency spending designation,
it shall always be in order, unless specifically waived by terms of a
rule governing consideration of that measure, to move to strike such
emergency spending designation from the portion of the bill then open
to amendment.''.
(2) The Committee on Rules shall include in the report required by
clause 1(d) of rule XI (relating to its activities during the Congress)
of the Rules of House of Representatives a separate item identifying
all waivers of points of order relating to emergency spending
designations, listed by bill or joint resolution number and the subject
matter of that measure.
(e) Committee Notification of Emergency Legislation.--Whenever the
Committee on Appropriations or any other committee of either House
(including a committee of conference) reports any bill or joint
resolution that provides budget authority for any emergency, the report
accompanying that bill or joint resolution (or the joint explanatory
statement of managers in the case of a conference report on any such
bill or joint resolution) shall identify all provisions that provide
budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom for such emergency
and include a statement of the reasons why such budget authority meets
the definition of an emergency pursuant to the guidelines described in
subsection (b).
SEC. 7. APPLICATION OF BUDGET ACT POINTS OF ORDER TO UNREPORTED
LEGISLATION.
(a) Section 315 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended
by striking ``reported'' the first place it appears.
(b) Section 303(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(A)'' and by
redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (2) and by striking
the semicolon at the end of such new paragraph (2) and
inserting a period; and
(2) by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 8. BUDGET COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS.
Clause 3(d) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(4) A budget compliance statement prepared by the
chairman of the Committee on the Budget, if timely submitted
prior to the filing of the report, which shall include
assessment by such chairman as to whether the bill or joint
resolution complies with the requirements of sections 302, 303,
306, 311, and 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or
any other requirements set forth in a concurrent resolution on
the budget and may include the budgetary implications of that
bill or joint resolution under section 251 or 252 of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
applicable.''.
SEC. 9. JUSTIFICATION FOR BUDGET ACT WAIVERS IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
Clause 6 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(h) It shall not be in order to consider any resolution from the
Committee on Rules for the consideration of any reported bill or joint
resolution which waives section 302, 303, 311, or 401 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, unless the report accompanying such
resolution includes a description of the provision proposed to be
waived, an identification of the section being waived, the reasons why
such waiver should be granted, and an estimated cost of the provisions
to which the waiver applies.''.
SEC. 10. CBO SCORING OF CONFERENCE REPORTS.
(a) The first sentence of section 402 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 is amended as follows:
(1) Insert ``or conference report thereon,'' before ``and
submit''.
(2) In paragraph (1), strike ``bill or resolution'' and
insert ``bill, joint resolution, or conference report''.
(3) At the end of paragraph (2) strike ``and'', at the end
of paragraph (3) strike the period and insert ``; and'', and
after such paragraph (3) add the following new paragraph:
``(4) A determination of whether such bill, joint
resolution, or conference report provides direct spending.''.
(b) The second sentence of section 402 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 is amended by inserting before the period the following:
``, or in the case of a conference report, shall be included in the
joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying such conference
report if timely submitted before such report is filed''. | Assuring Honesty and Accountability Act of 2002 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend through FY 2007 the discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for defense and nondefense categories in new budget authority and outlays.Retains (eliminates the expiration of) certain budget enforcement mechanisms.Retains (eliminates the expiration of) pay-as-you-go.Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 concerning legislation which: (1) evades specified budget enforcement mechanisms; (2) provides direct spending (to be included in the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis (scoring); and (3) is unreported by committee (for purposes of budget point of order rules).Limits the adjustment required to the discretionary spending limits in new budget authority for FY 2003 when new budget authority to prosecute the war on terrorism is enacted.Requires reports on legislation which provide new budget, spending, or credit authority or otherwise provide an increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures to include a projection by CBO of the cost of debt servicing (interest).Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to address issues of emergency spending through: (1) establishing criteria and guidelines; (2) the inclusion of a reserve fund in the President's Budget; and (3) requiring a separate House vote on an emergency designation.Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives concerning: (1) budget compliance statements (permitting inclusion of budgetary implications); and (2) justification for budget act waivers (inclusion required for bill consideration). | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes."} | 3,541 | 351 | 0.430803 | 1.361743 | 0.673731 | 2.585034 | 10.928571 | 0.870748 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Classroom Innovation
Act''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or
other provision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
SEC. 3. ENCOURAGING STATE AND LOCAL BLENDED LEARNING PROJECTS.
(a) State Applications.--Section 2112(b) (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)) is
amended by inserting at the end the following:
``(13) In the case of a State that will carry out a program
to award grants under section 2121(b), a description of the
program, which shall include--
``(A) the criteria the State will use to award
grants under such section to eligible entities to carry
out blended learning projects;
``(B) the State policies and procedures to be
waived by the State, consistent with Federal law, for
such eligible entities to carry out such projects,
which may include waivers with respect to--
``(i) restrictions on class sizes;
``(ii) restrictions on licensing or
credentialing of personnel supervising student
work in such projects;
``(iii) restrictions on the use of State
funding for instructional materials for the
purchase of digital instructional resources;
``(iv) restrictions on advancing students
based on demonstrated mastery of learning
outcomes, rather than seat-time requirements;
and
``(v) restrictions on secondary school
students in the State enrolling in online
coursework;
``(C) how the State will inform eligible entities
of the availability of the waivers described in
subparagraph (B); and
``(D) how the State will provide the non-Federal
match required under section 2121(b)(2)(D).''.
(b) Reservation of Subgrant Funds for Blended Learning.--Section
2121 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6621) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Reservation for Blended Learning.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this part, a State that receives a grant under subpart 1 may
reserve not more than 5 percent of the amount reserved to carry
out this part under section 2113(a)(1) to make grants to local
educational agencies to enable the agencies to carry out
blended learning projects described in paragraph (2).
``(2) Blended learning projects.--
``(A) In general.--
``(i) In general.--The State educational
agency may use the funds described in paragraph
(1) to carry out a program to award grants on a
competitive basis to eligible entities in the
State to carry out blended learning projects
described in this paragraph.
``(ii) Reservation for rural areas.--In
awarding grants under this paragraph, a State
educational agency shall reserve 5 percent of
the funds available to carry out this paragraph
for eligible entities that will serve rural
areas.
``(B) Application.--An eligible entity desiring to
receive a grant under this paragraph shall submit an
application to the State educational agency at such
time and in such manner as the agency may require, and
which describes--
``(i) the blended learning project to be
carried out by the eligible entity, including
the design of the instructional model to be
carried out by the eligible entity and how such
eligible entity will use funds provided under
this paragraph to carry out the project;
``(ii) in the case of an eligible entity
described in subclause (I) or (III) of
subparagraph (E)(iii), the schools that will
participate in the project;
``(iii) the expected impact on student
academic achievement;
``(iv) how the eligible entity will ensure
sufficient information technology is available
to carry out the project;
``(v) how the eligible entity will ensure
sufficient digital instructional resources are
available to students participating in the
project;
``(vi) the ongoing professional development
to be provided for teachers, school leaders,
and other personnel carrying out the project;
``(vii) the State policies and procedures
for which the eligible entity requests waivers
from the State to carry out the project, which
may include requests for the waivers described
in section 2112(b)(13)(B);
``(viii) as appropriate, how the eligible
entity will use the blended learning project to
improve instruction and access to the
curriculum for diverse groups of students,
including students with disabilities and
students who are limited English proficient;
``(ix) how the eligible entity will
evaluate the project in terms of student
academic achievement and publicly report the
results of such evaluation; and
``(x) how the eligible entity will sustain
the project beyond the grant period.
``(C) Uses of funds.--An eligible entity receiving
a grant under this paragraph shall use such grant to
carry out a blended learning project, which shall
include at least 1 of the following activities:
``(i) Planning activities, which may
include development of new instructional models
(including blended learning technology software
and platforms), the purchase of digital
instructional resources, initial professional
development activities, and one-time
information technology purchases, except that
such expenditures may not include expenditures
related to significant construction or
renovation of facilities.
``(ii) Ongoing professional development for
teachers, school leaders, or other personnel
involved in the project that is designed to
support the implementation and academic success
of the project.
``(D) Non-federal match.--A State educational
agency that carries out a grant program under this
paragraph shall provide non-Federal matching funds
equal to not less than 10 percent of the grant funds
awarded by the State educational agency to eligible
entities under this paragraph.
``(E) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) Blended learning project.--The term
`blended learning project' means a formal
education program--
``(I) that includes an element of
online learning, and instructional time
in a supervised location away from
home;
``(II) that includes an element of
student control over time, path, or
pace; and
``(III) in which the elements are
connected to provide an integrated
learning experience.
``(ii) Charter school.--The term `charter
school' has the meaning given the term in
section 5210.
``(iii) Eligible entity.--The term
`eligible entity' means a--
``(I) local educational agency;
``(II) charter school; or
``(III) consortium of the entities
described in subclause (I) or (II),
which may be in partnership with a for-
profit or nonprofit entity.''. | 21st Century Classroom Innovation Act Amends part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to use up to 5% of their part A grant funds that are reserved for allocating subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to award competitive grants to LEAs, charter schools, or consortia of such entities to carry out blended learning projects. Defines a "blended learning project" as a formal education program that: (1) includes an element of online learning and instructional time in a supervised location away from home; (2) includes an element of student control over time, path, or pace; and (3) connects the elements of the education program to provide an integrated learning experience. Requires the competitive grant funds to be used for: (1) planning activities, the purchase of digital instructional resources, initial professional development activities, and one-time information technology purchases; or (2) ongoing professional development for teachers, school leaders, or other personnel involved in the project. Requires each state making such a grant to contribute non-federal funds equal to at least 10% of the grant. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "21st Century Classroom Innovation Act"} | 1,535 | 260 | 0.531049 | 1.607595 | 0.833684 | 2.9869 | 6.340611 | 0.873362 |
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION RULES TO LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Part A of title II of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``fair labor standards,''
and all that follows and inserting ``and other protections and
benefits'';
(2) by redesignating section 207 as section 208; and
(3) by inserting after section 206 the following:
``SEC. 207. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
RULES.
``(a) Rights and Protections Described.--
``(1) In general.--No employing office may take or fail to
take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel action
(within the meaning of chapter 23 of title 5, United States
Code) with respect to any covered employee or applicant for
employment because of--
``(A) any disclosure of information by a covered
employee or applicant which the employee or applicant
reasonably believes evidences--
``(i) a violation of any law, rule, or
regulation; or
``(ii) gross mismanagement, a gross waste
of funds, an abuse of authority, or a
substantial and specific danger to public
health or safety;
if such disclosure is not specifically prohibited by
law and if such information is not specifically
required by Executive order or the rules of the Senate
or the House of Representatives to be kept secret in
the interest of national defense or the conduct of
foreign affairs; or
``(B) any disclosure to the General Counsel, or to
the Inspector General of a legislative or executive
agency or another employee designated by the head of
the legislative or executive agency to receive such
disclosures, of information which the employee or
applicant reasonably believes evidences--
``(i) a violation of any law, rule, or
regulation; or
``(ii) gross mismanagement, a gross waste
of funds, an abuse of authority, or a
substantial and specific danger to public
health or safety.
``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this section and for
purposes of applying the procedures established under title IV
for the consideration of alleged violations of this section--
``(A) the term `covered employee' includes an
employee of the Government Accountability Office or
Library of Congress; and
``(B) the term `employing office' includes the
Government Accountability Office and the Library of
Congress.
``(b) Remedy.--The remedy for a violation of subsection (a) shall
be such remedy as would be appropriate if awarded under chapter 12 of
title 5, United States Code, with respect to a prohibited personnel
practice described in section 2302(b)(8) of such title.
``(c) Regulations To Implement Section.--
``(1) In general.--The Board shall, pursuant to section
304, issue regulations to implement this section.
``(2) Agency regulations.--The regulations issued under
paragraph (1) shall be the same as the substantive regulations
promulgated by the Merit Systems Protection Board to implement
chapters 12 and 23 of title 5, United States Code, except to
the extent that the Board of Directors of the Office of
Compliance may determine, for good cause shown and stated
together with the regulation, that a modification of such
regulations would be more effective for the implementation of
the rights and protections under this section.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Table of contents.--The table of contents for part A of
title II of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 is
amended--
(A) in the item relating to part A, by striking
``FAIR LABOR STANDARDS,'' and all that follows and
inserting ``AND OTHER PROTECTIONS AND BENEFITS'';
(B) by redesignating the item relating to section
207 as relating to section 208; and
(C) by inserting after the item relating to section
206 the following:
``Sec. 207. Rights and protections under whistleblower protection
rules.''.
(2) Application of laws.--Section 102(a) of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1302(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(12) Section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States
Code.''. | Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to apply whistleblower rights and protections to legislative branch employees, including those of the Government Accountability Office or the Library of Congress.
Prescribes for violation of this Act the same remedy as would be appropriate if awarded with respect to a prohibited federal personnel practice in the executive branch. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to apply whistleblower protections available to certain executive branch employees to legislative branch employees, and for other purposes."} | 1,008 | 72 | 0.512081 | 1.260323 | 0.639395 | 3.333333 | 14.916667 | 0.9 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Consideration of Proposed
Rescissions Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by
redesignating sections 1013 through 1017 as sections 1014 through 1018,
respectively, and inserting after section 1012 the following new
section:
``expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions
``Sec. 1013. (a) Proposed Rescission of Budget Authority.--In
addition to the method of rescinding budget authority specified in
section 1012, the President may propose, at the time and in the manner
provided in subsection (b), the rescission of any budget authority
provided in an appropriations Act. Funds made available for obligation
under this procedure may not be proposed for rescission again under
this section or section 1012.
``(b) Transmittal of Special Message.--
``(1) Not later than 3 days after the date of enactment of
an appropriation Act, the President may transmit to Congress a
special message proposing to rescind amounts of budget
authority provided in that Act and include with that special
message a draft bill that, if enacted, would only rescind that
budget authority. That bill shall clearly identify the amount
of budget authority that is proposed to be rescinded for each
program, project, or activity to which that budget authority
relates.
``(2) In the case of an appropriation Act that includes
accounts within the jurisdiction of more than one subcommittee
of the Committee on Appropriations, the President in proposing
to rescind budget authority under this section shall send a
separate special message and accompanying draft bill for
accounts within the jurisdiction of each such subcommittee.
``(3) Each special message shall specify, with respect to
the budget authority proposed to be rescinded, the matters
referred to in paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 1012(a).
``(c) Limitation on Amounts Subject to Rescission.--
``(1) The amount of budget authority which the President
may propose to rescind in a special message under this section
for a particular program, project, or activity for a fiscal
year may not exceed 25 percent of the amount appropriated for
that program, project, or activity in that Act.
``(2) The limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall only
apply to amounts specifically authorized to be appropriated for
a particular program, project, or activity.
``(d) Procedures for Expedited Consideration.--
``(1)(A) Before the close of the second day of continuous
session of the applicable House after the date of receipt of a
special message transmitted to Congress under subsection (b),
the majority leader or minority leader of the House of
Representatives shall introduce (by request) the draft bill
accompanying that special message. If the bill is not
introduced as provided in the preceding sentence, then, on the
third day of continuous session of the House of Representatives
after the date of receipt of that special message, any Member
of that House may introduce the bill.
``(B) The bill shall be referred to the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The committee
shall report the bill without substantive revision and with or
without recommendation. The bill shall be reported not later
than the seventh day of continuous session of that House after
the date of receipt of that special message. If the Committee
on Appropriations fails to report the bill within that period,
that committee shall be automatically discharged from
consideration of the bill, and the bill shall be placed on the
appropriate calendar.
``(C) During consideration under this paragraph, any Member
of the House of Representatives may move to strike any proposed
rescission or rescissions of budget authority if supported by
49 other Members.
``(D) A vote on final passage of the bill shall be taken in
the House of Representatives on or before the close of the 10th
calendar day of continuous session of that House after the date
of the introduction of the bill in that House. If the bill is
passed, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall cause
the bill to be engrossed, certified, and transmitted to the
Senate within one calendar day of the day on which the bill is
passed.
``(2)(A) A motion in the House of Representatives to
proceed to the consideration of a bill under this section shall
be highly privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the
motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move
to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or
disagreed to.
``(B) Debate in the House of Representatives on a bill
under this section shall not exceed 4 hours, which shall be
divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the
bill. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable.
It shall not be in order to move to recommit a bill under this
section or to move to reconsider the vote by which the bill is
agreed to or disagreed to.
``(C) Appeals from decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the
procedure relating to a bill under this section shall be
decided without debate.
``(D) Except to the extent specifically provided in the
preceding provisions of this subsection, consideration of a
bill under this section shall be governed by the Rules of the
House of Representatives.
``(3)(A) A bill transmitted to the Senate pursuant to
paragraph (1)(C) shall be referred to its Committee on
Appropriations. The committee shall report the bill without
substantive revision and with or without recommendation. The
bill shall be reported not later than the seventh day of
continuous session of the Senate after it receives the bill. A
committee failing to report the bill within such period shall
be automatically discharged from consideration of the bill, and
the bill shall be placed upon the appropriate calendar.
``(B) During consideration under this paragraph, any Member
of the Senate may move to strike any proposed rescission or
rescissions of budget authority if supported by 14 other
Members.
``(C) A vote on final passage of a bill transmitted to the
Senate shall be taken on or before the close of the 10th
calendar day of continuous session of the Senate after the date
on which the bill is transmitted. If the bill is passed in the
Senate without amendment, the Secretary of the Senate shall
cause the engrossed bill to be returned to the House of
Representatives.
``(D) If the bill is amended in the Senate solely as
provided by subparagraph (B), the Secretary of the Senate shall
cause an engrossed amendment (in the nature of a substitute) to
be returned to the House of Representatives. Upon receipt of
that amendment from the Senate, the House shall be deemed to
have agreed to the Senate amendment and the Clerk of the House
of Representatives shall enroll the bill.
``(4)(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the
consideration of a bill under this section shall be privileged
and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in
order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote
by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
``(B) Debate in the Senate on a bill under this section,
and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith,
shall not exceed 10 hours. The time shall be equally divided
between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the
minority leader or their designees.
``(C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or
appeal in connection with a bill under this section shall be
limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between,
and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the bill,
except that in the event the manager of the bill is in favor of
any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto,
shall be controlled by the minority leader or his designee.
Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time under their
control on the passage of a bill, allot additional time to any
Senator during the consideration of any debatable motion or
appeal.
``(D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a
bill under this section is not debatable. A motion to recommit
a bill under this section is not in order.
``(e) Amendments and Divisions Prohibited.--Except as provided by
paragraph (1)(C) or (3)(B) of subsection (d), no amendment to a bill
considered under this section shall be in order in either the House of
Representatives or the Senate. It shall not be in order to demand a
division of the question in the House of Representatives (or in a
Committee of the Whole) or in the Senate. No motion to suspend the
application of this subsection shall be in order in either House, nor
shall it be in order in either House to suspend the application of this
subsection by unanimous consent.
``(f) Requirement to Make Available for Obligation.--Any amount of
budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a special message
transmitted to Congress under subsection (b) shall be made available
for obligation on the day after the date on which either House defeats
the bill transmitted with that special message.
``(g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) the term `appropriation Act' means any general or
special appropriation Act, and any Act or joint resolution
making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations;
and
``(2) continuity of a session of either House of Congress
shall be considered as broken only by an adjournment of that
House sine die, and the days on which that House is not in
session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a date
certain shall be excluded in the computation of any period.''.
(b) Exercise of Rulemaking Powers.--Section 904 of such Act (2
U.S.C. 621 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and 1017'' in subsection (a) and
inserting ``1013, and 1018''; and
(2) by striking ``section 1017'' in subsection (d) and
inserting ``sections 1013 and 1018''; and
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1011 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 682(5)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``1013'' and
inserting ``1014''; and
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by striking ``1016'' and inserting
``1017''; and
(ii) by striking ``1017(b)(1)'' and
inserting ``1018(b)(1)''.
(2) Section 1015 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 685) (as
redesignated by section 2(a)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``1012 or 1013'' each place it
appears and inserting ``1012, 1013, or 1014'';
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``1012'' and
inserting ``1012 or 1013'';
(C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``1013'' and
inserting ``1014''; and
(D) in subsection (e)(2)--
(i) by striking ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (A);
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);
(iii) by striking ``1013'' in subparagraph
(C) (as so redesignated) and inserting
``1014''; and
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following new subparagraph:
``(B) he has transmitted a special message under
section 1013 with respect to a proposed rescission;
and''.
(3) Section 1016 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 686) (as
redesignated by section 2(a)) is amended by striking ``1012 or
1013'' each place it appears and inserting ``1012, 1013, or
1014''.
(d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections for subpart B of
title X of such Act is amended--
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 1013
through 1017 as items relating to sections 1014 through 1018;
and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 1012
the following new item:
``Sec. 1013. Expedited consideration of certain proposed
rescissions.''.
SEC. 3. APPLICATION.
Section 1013 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control
Act of 1974 (as added by section 2) shall apply to amounts of budget
authority provided by appropriation Acts (as defined in subsection (g)
of such section) that are enacted during the One Hundred Third
Congress.
SEC. 4. TERMINATION.
The authority provided by section 1013 of the Congressional Budget
and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as added by section 2) shall
terminate effective on the date in 1994 on which Congress adjourns sine
die. | Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require a special message, in the case of budget authority proposed to be rescinded, to include language amending the law authorizing such programs to allow them to continue to function at the proposed new level of budget authority.
Allows the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriation bill.
Requires that such special message be transmitted not later than three days after the President approves the appropriation bill and be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such a proposal. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1993"} | 3,028 | 214 | 0.69746 | 1.928139 | 0.754864 | 2.364198 | 16.796296 | 0.845679 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Study the Potential
Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) In General.--There is established the Commission to Study the
Potential Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage
(hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
(b) Membership.--The Commission shall consist of 23 members
appointed not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act as follows:
(1) The President shall appoint 7 voting members.
(2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority
leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate
shall each appoint 3 voting members.
(3) In addition to the members appointed under paragraph
(2), the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority
leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of
the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate shall each
appoint 1 nonvoting member.
(c) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission shall be chosen from
among individuals, or representatives of institutions or entities, who
possess either--
(1) a demonstrated commitment to the research, study, or
promotion of American Latino life, art, history, political or
economic status, or culture, together with--
(A) expertise in museum administration;
(B) expertise in fundraising for nonprofit or
cultural institutions;
(C) experience in the study and teaching of Latino
culture and history at the post-secondary level;
(D) experience in studying the issue of the
Smithsonian Institution's representation of American
Latino art, life, history, and culture; or
(E) extensive experience in public or elected
service; or
(2) experience in the administration of, or the planning
for the establishment of, museums devoted to the study and
promotion of the role of ethnic, racial, or cultural groups in
American history.
SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Plan of Action for Establishment and Maintenance of Museum.--
The Commission shall submit a report to the President and the Congress
containing its recommendations with respect to a plan of action for the
establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of American Latino
Heritage in Washington, DC (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
``Museum'').
(b) Fundraising Plan.--The Commission shall develop a fundraising
plan for supporting the creation and maintenance of the Museum through
contributions by the American people, and a separate plan on
fundraising by the American Latino community.
(c) Report on Issues.--The Commission shall examine (in
consultation with the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution), and
submit a report to the President and the Congress on, the following
issues:
(1) The availability and cost of collections to be acquired
and housed in the Museum.
(2) The impact of the Museum on regional Hispanic- and
Latino-related museums.
(3) Possible locations for the Museum in Washington, DC and
its environs, to be considered in consultation with the
National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine
Arts, the Department of the Interior and Smithsonian
Institution.
(4) Whether the Museum should be located within the
Smithsonian Institution.
(5) The governance and organizational structure from which
the Museum should operate.
(6) How to engage the American Latino community in the
development and design of the Museum.
(7) The cost of constructing, operating, and maintaining
the Museum.
(d) Legislation to Carry Out Plan of Action.--Based on the
recommendations contained in the report submitted under subsection (a)
and the report submitted under subsection (c), the Commission shall
submit for consideration to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate, the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate recommendations for a legislative plan
of action to create and construct the Museum.
(e) National Conference.--In carrying out its functions under this
section, the Commission may convene a national conference on the
Museum, comprised of individuals committed to the advancement of
American Latino life, art, history, and culture, not later than 18
months after the commission members are selected.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) Facilities and Support of Department of the Interior.--The
Department of the Interior shall provide from funds appropriated for
this purpose administrative services, facilities, and funds necessary
for the performance of the Commission's functions. These funds shall be
made available prior to any meetings of the Commission.
(b) Compensation.--Each member of the Commission who is not an
officer or employee of the Federal Government may receive compensation
for each day on which the member is engaged in the work of the
Commission, at a daily rate to be determined by the Secretary of the
Interior.
(c) Travel Expenses.--Each member shall be entitled to travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code.
(d) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Commission is not subject
to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
SEC. 5. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF REPORTS; TERMINATION.
(a) Deadline.--The Commission shall submit final versions of the
reports and plans required under section 3 not later than 24 months
after the date of the Commission's first meeting.
(b) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate not later than 30
days after submitting the final versions of reports and plans pursuant
to subsection (a).
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out the
activities of the Commission $2,100,000 for the first fiscal year
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and $1,100,000
for the second fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 2006.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk. | Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage Act of 2006 - Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage to report its recommendations with respect to developing a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino Heritage in Washington, D.C.
Requires the Commission to develop a fund-raising plan for supporting the creation and maintenance of the Museum through contributions by the American people, and a separate plan on fund-raising by the American Latino community.
Instructs the Commission to examine and report on: (1) the availability and cost of collections to be acquired and housed in the Museum; (2) the impact of the Museum on regional Hispanic- and Latino-related museums; (3) possible locations for the Museum in Washington, D.C.; (4) whether the Museum should be located within the Smithsonian Institution; (5) the governance and organizational structure from which the Museum should operate; (6) how to engage the American Latino community in the development and design of the Museum; and (7) the cost of constructing, operating, and maintaining the Museum.
Requires the Commission, based on the recommendations contained in the reports described above, to submit for consideration to specified congressional committees recommendations for a legislative plan of action to create and construct the Museum.
Authorizes the Commission to convene a national conference on the Museum, which shall be comprised of individuals committed to the advancement of American Latino life, art, history, and culture.
Instructs the Department of the Interior to provide from funds appropriated for this purpose administrative services, facilities, and funds necessary for the performance of the Commission's functions. Makes such funds available prior to any meetings of the Commission.
Excepts the Commission from application of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Authorizes appropriations. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage in Washington, DC, and for other purposes."} | 1,398 | 402 | 0.709542 | 2.23732 | 0.813268 | 7.01108 | 3.603878 | 0.933518 |
SECTION 1. FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT FOR EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter U of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to additional incentives for empowerment zones)
is amended by redesignating part V as part VI, by redesignating section
1397F as section 1397G, and by inserting after part IV the following
new part:
``Part V--First-Time Homebuyer Credit
``Sec. 1397F. First-time homebuyer
credit.
``SEC. 1397F. FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT.
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual who is a
first-time homebuyer of a principal residence in an empowerment zone or
an enterprise community during any taxable year, there shall be allowed
as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable
year an amount equal to so much of the purchase price of the residence
as does not exceed $2,000.
``(b) Limitation Based on Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--
``(1) In general.--The amount allowable as a credit under
subsection (a) (determined without regard to this subsection)
for the taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by
the amount which bears the same ratio to the credit so
allowable as--
``(A) the excess (if any) of--
``(i) the taxpayer's modified adjusted
gross income for such taxable year, over
``(ii) $70,000 ($110,000 in the case of a
joint return), bears to
``(B) $20,000.
``(2) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes of
paragraph (1), the term `modified adjusted gross income' means
the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year
increased by any amount excluded from gross income under
section 911, 931, or 933.
``(c) First-Time Homebuyer.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) In general.--The term `first-time homebuyer' means
any individual if such individual (and if married, such
individual's spouse) had no present ownership interest in a
principal residence in either an empowerment zone or an
enterprise community during the 1-year period ending on the
date of the purchase of the principal residence to which this
section applies.
``(2) One-time only.--If an individual is treated as a
first-time homebuyer with respect to any principal residence,
such individual may not be treated as a first-time homebuyer
with respect to any other principal residence.
``(3) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence'
has the same meaning as when used in section 121.
``(d) Carryover of Credit.--If the credit allowable under
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such
taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under subpart
A of part IV of subchapter A (other than this section), such excess
shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit
allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year.
``(e) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section, rules similar
to the rules of subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) of section 1400C
shall apply.
``(f) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to property
purchased after the date of the enactment of this section and before
January 1, 2001.''
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subsection (d) of section 39 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(9) No carryback of empowerment zone-enterprise community
first-time homebuyer credit before effective date.--No portion
of the unused business credit for any taxable year which is
attributable to the first-time homebuyer credit determined
under section 1397F may be carried back to a taxable year
ending before the date of the enactment of section 1397F.''
(2) Subsection (a) of section 1016 of such Code is amended
by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (26), by striking
the period at the end of paragraph (27) and inserting ``,
and'', and by adding at the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
``(28) in the case of a residence with respect to which a
credit was allowed under section 1397F, to the extent provided
under such section 1397F.''
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) The table of parts for subchapter U of chapter 1 of
such Code is amended by striking the last item and inserting
the following:
``Part V. First-time homebuyer credit.
``Part VI. Regulations.''.
(2) The table of sections for part VI of such Code, as so
redesignated, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1397G. Regulations.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a limited tax credit to a first-time purchaser of a principal residence in an enterprise zone or an empowerment community. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of a principal residence within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by a first-time homebuyer."} | 1,172 | 36 | 0.501383 | 1.173993 | 0.617793 | 2.533333 | 34.666667 | 0.866667 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) North Atlantic Right Whales are one of the most
endangered large whales in the world, with fewer than 350
animals remaining in the western North Atlantic.
(2) Anthropogenic causes remain the largest source of
mortality for North Atlantic Right Whales.
(3) Accidental collisions of ships with right whales have
been identified as the leading cause of human-related mortality
of right whales, with at least 16 deaths attributable to ship
strikes along the east coast of the United States since 1970.
(4) Entanglement in fishing gear is the other major cause
of right whale mortality, estimated to account for at least 3
deaths from 1970 through 2000.
(5) The Recovery Plan for Northern Right Whales lists other
potential or known anthropogenic sources of mortality such as
habitat degradation, contamination by pollutants, ocean noise,
and climate change. Although the mortality rate caused by these
factors is unknown, they are potentially important and could
affect Northern Right Whale birth rates, distribution patterns,
and general health.
(6) According to a recent study in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences, unless human-related mortalities
are reduced, the North Atlantic Right Whale is likely to become
extinct.
(7) The National Marine Fisheries Service of the Department
of Commerce is the agency tasked with protecting and recovering
right whales under both the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
(8) Recent research has led to limited success in reducing
collisions with ships and interactions with fishing gear.
(9) The Mandatory Ship Reporting System, implemented in
1999 by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Coast
Guard, and approved by the International Maritime Organization,
has begun to provide mariners with necessary information to
help prevent ship collisions in North Atlantic Right Whale
critical habitat in northeast and southeast coastal waters.
(10) The National Marine Fisheries Service along with the
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team have begun to develop
gear and methods to reduce right whale interactions with
fishing gear along the Atlantic Coast.
(11) Recent events have revealed the lack of a coordinated
Federal plan for recovering North Atlantic Right Whales, in
spite of large funding increases by the Congress over the past
decade.
(12) Greater management and research attention must be
focused on reducing mortality caused by ship collisions,
entanglement in fishing gear, and other causes of mortality if
the population decline of North Atlantic Right Whales is to be
reversed.
SEC. 3. NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE RECOVERY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall institute a North
Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Program, in coordination with the
Secretary of Transportation and appropriate Federal agencies, States,
the Southeast and Northeast Northern Right Whale Recovery Plan
Implementation Teams, and the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team,
pursuant to the authority provided under the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
(b) Elements.--The program established under subsection (a) shall
include the following research, management, and enforcement elements:
(1) Activities to reduce mortality and injury due to
collisions with vessel traffic.
(2) Activities to reduce mortality and injury in fishing
gear (including disentanglement and gear development).
(3) Population monitoring, baseline surveys, assessment,
and database management.
(4) Support for regional recovery plan implementation
teams, take reduction teams, and such meetings or workshops as
are necessary to develop and provide expert advice on related
research and management activities.
(c) Secretary To Identify Agencies, Areas, and Activities.--The
Secretary, in consultation with the teams described in subsection (a),
shall identify the following:
(1) The appropriate governmental agency or other entity to
perform each activity covered by the program.
(2) The geographic area or areas in which those activities
should be conducted.
(3) A timeline for initiation and completion of such
activity.
SEC. 4. FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATION.
The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, shall--
(1) develop cooperative agreements under section 6 of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535) to support
State agency involvement in recovery programs for North
Atlantic Right Whales; and
(2) determine annually the funding needs and levels
appropriate for Federal support to encourage the establishment
of, and to help maintain, such programs.
SEC. 5. NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE PRIORITY ACTION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of
Transportation, in consultation with the Southeast and Northeast
Northern Right Whale Recovery Plan Implementation Teams and the
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team, shall identify near-term
demonstration projects to reduce, or promote reductions in, mortality
caused by ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear.
(b) Demonstration Projects.--Within 9 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall institute
demonstration projects determined, after consulting with the teams
described in subsection (a), to have potential for immediate impact on
reducing mortality of North Atlantic Right Whales in the following
areas:
(1) Detection and tracking of North Atlantic Right Whales
in critical habitat, high use areas, or along their migration
route.
(2) Satellite tracking of individual whale movements.
(3) Deployment of whale-friendly gear such as neutrally
buoyant line and ``weak links'' in North Atlantic Right Whale
critical habitat or high use areas to reduce the possibility of
entanglements, including provision of such gear to fishermen.
(4) Testing or developing innovative methods to increase
the success of disentanglement efforts.
(5) Other projects determined to have near-term potential
of reducing right whale mortality.
SEC. 6. REDUCING SHIP STRIKES.
(a) Vessel Warning and Management.--The Secretaries of Commerce and
Transportation shall, by January 1, 2003, develop a comprehensive
program to prevent ship strikes of Northern Atlantic Right Whales. The
program shall include--
(1) an Atlantic Coast vessel early warning system, with
participation by the United States Coast Guard, the United
States Navy, the Army Corps of Engineers, and State and local
government agencies, that includes--
(A) collection and analysis of data on Atlantic
vessel traffic patterns and operations related to
incidents involving ships striking whales;
(B) a coordinated communications system for
notifications to mariners; and
(C) a clearinghouse for whale sightings, including
plans for development of a real-time information system
that utilizes existing systems such as aerial and
shipboard surveillance and incorporates innovative
techniques such as acoustic detection, satellite tags,
and predictive modeling, to locate and track right
whales; and
(2) a coordinated vessel management system that provides--
(A) updated information to mariners to advise on
best practices based on the analysis of vessel
operations and incidents involving ships striking
whales;
(B) regional risk assessments to identify
alternative routing opportunities or speed changes for
vessels;
(C) vessel management standards for high risk areas
during North Atlantic Right Whale migration periods;
and
(D) for the applicability of standards to a variety
of vessel types.
(b) Detection Technologies Program.--The Secretary of Commerce, in
consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of
the Navy, shall create a detection technology program to develop, test,
and evaluate technologies that can be used to detect and track North
Atlantic Right Whales in critical habitat and along their migration
routes during fiscal years 2002 and 2003. The program should evaluate
technologies that can be used to track long-term movements of whales,
as well as technologies that could be used aboard ships to detect and
avoid whales as the ships transit to ports and within shipping lanes.
(c) Ship Strike Analysis.--Within 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall incorporate data
from ``whale alert'' aircraft surveys, scientific survey data,
confirmed right whale sightings, locations of observed ``close calls'',
and ship traffic data from the mandatory ship reporting system into a
geographic information system for analysis of interactions between
whales and ships. The Secretary shall use the information gained from
that analysis for education and outreach to mariners, fishermen, and
ports.
(d) Gaps in Authority.--The Secretary of Transportation, within 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall identify any gaps
in legislative authority preventing implementation of regulations
affecting vessels in waters under United States jurisdiction necessary
to promote recovery of North Atlantic Right Whales.
(e) International Maritime Organization.--The Secretary of
Transportation, acting through the Secretary of State, may propose
regulations for adoption at the International Maritime Organization to
further implement the recommendations contained within the North
Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Plan.
SEC. 7. NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Coordinated Research Framework.--The Secretary of Commerce, in
consultation with the Northeast and Southeast Northern Right Whale
Recovery Plan Implementation Teams, the Atlantic Large Whale
Take Reduction Team, and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall design a
comprehensive and coordinated right whale research grant program. The
program shall include, at the minimum, research on the following
subjects:
(1) Detection and tracking of North Atlantic Right Whales,
including the use of tagging and telemetry, to help ships avoid
striking whales.
(2) Behavior of right whales in proximity to ships.
(3) Relationships between vessel speed, size, or design
with whale collisions and mortality.
(4) Modeling ship traffic in Atlantic shipping lanes and
approaches to major United States ports along the Atlantic
coast.
(5) Population studies.
(6) Reproduction and genetic studies.
(7) Development of a geographic information system database
to identify variables potentially associated with right whale
distribution and migration, including temperature, other
oceanographic parameters, and distribution and abundance of
planktonic prey species.
(8) Response of right whales to ship-avoidance deterrence
methods.
(9) Habitat quality studies including investigation of food
quality, pollution levels, and interaction of ecological
components with the food resources of Northern Right Whales.
(10) Physiological condition studies, including
reproductive fitness measures, and comparison with
environmental conditions.
(b) Peer Review.--The program shall provide for external peer
review of grant applications. Peer review teams shall include
scientists, fishing, shipping, and other appropriate industry
representatives, and technology experts appropriate to evaluate the
feasibility and scientific merit of each application.
SEC. 8. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND COST-SHARING.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of
Transportation shall ensure cooperation of Federal agencies and
departments in sharing the costs, vessels, equipment, and other
resources (including communications and monitoring equipment) to meet
the needs of the updated North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Plan,
particularly with respect to tracking and surveillance of right whales
in critical habitat and high use areas.
(b) Report.--Within 6 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Navy, and
the Secretary of Commerce shall report to the Congress on any further
funding requirements necessary to implement any requirements of this
Act or regulations necessary to implement the North Atlantic Right
Whale Recovery Plan.
SEC. 9. INTERNATIONAL ACTION AND COORDINATION.
(a) Canada.--The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the
Secretary of State, shall initiate or continue discussions with Canada
to coordinate programs concerning North Atlantic Right Whales,
including--
(1) ship traffic management systems;
(2) tracking whales in the Gulf of Maine and adjacent areas
of the United States and Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone;
(3) disentanglement efforts; and
(4) sharing of relevant biological and maritime traffic
information.
(b) Fishery Interactions.--The Secretary of Commerce, working
through the Department of State, shall begin discussions for the
purpose of creating or amending bi- or multi-lateral agreements on
management measures to reduce fishery interactions, with--
(1) all relevant management organizations; and
(2) nations whose fleets may operate in North Atlantic
Right Whales high use areas.
(c) Scientific Information.--The Secretary of Commerce, working
through the Department of State, shall begin discussions for the
purpose of facilitating collection of information relevant to
development of the priority action plan or recovery plan with--
(1) all relevant scientific organizations, including the
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea,
Northwestern Atlantic Fisheries Organization, the Food and
Agricultural Organization; and
(2) countries that conduct research in areas with right
whales, including Canada, Greenland (Denmark), and Iceland.
SEC. 10. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall transmit
a report to the Congress no later than March 1 of each year setting
forth--
(1) actions taken pursuant to the updated North Atlantic
Right Whale Recovery Plan;
(2) the amount of Federal and State funds expended on
activities under that Plan;
(3) known or suspected incidents of--
(A) collisions between vessels and North Atlantic
Right Whales; and
(B) entanglements, injuries, or mortalities of
North Atlantic Right Whales;
(4) known or suspected causes of incidents described in
paragraph (3);
(5) actions taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of
such incidents in the preceding year;
(6) any new information about calving, feeding, or other
high-use areas of North Atlantic Right Whales;
(7) the status of any litigation involving North Atlantic
Right Whale recovery activity;
(8) areas identified for additional action under the North
Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Plan;
(9) projects funded under section 7;
(10) the funding needs and levels determined under
paragraph (2) of section 4 appropriate for Federal support to
encourage the establishment of, and to help maintain, recovery
programs for North Atlantic Right Whales; and
(11) the cost of implementing the demonstration projects
under section 5(b).
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Department of Commerce.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, for purposes of carrying out
the Department of Commerce's functions and responsibilities under this
Act, $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2002 and $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2003 and 2004.
(b) Department of Transportation.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation, for purposes of
carrying out the Department of Transportation's functions and
responsibilities under this Act, $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2002, 2003, and 2004.
(c) State Cooperative Agreements.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $1,500,000 for fiscal year
2002 and $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, for
purposes of implementing agreements with Atlantic coastal States under
section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as required by section
4 of this Act.
(d) North Atlantic Right Whale Research Grant Program.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, for
purposes of carrying out the research program under section 7 of this
Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and $2,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2003 and 2004. | North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to institute a North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Program; and (2) develop cooperative agreements to support State agency involvement in such whale recovery programs.Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) identify and institute demonstration projects to reduce mortality of such whales caused by ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear; and (2) develop a program by January 2003 to prevent such ship strikes through use of a vessel early warning system and a coordinated vessel management system; and (3) ensure Federal agency cooperation to meet the needs of the updated North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Plan.Requires the Secretary to: (1) create a technology program to detect and track such whales in critical habitat and along their migration routes during FY 2002 and 2003; and (2) incorporate specified data into a geographic information system for analysis of interactions between whales and ships.Requires the Secretary of Transportation to identify any gaps in legislative authority preventing implementation of regulations affecting vessels in U.S. waters necessary to promote recovery of such whales. Authorizes such Secretary to propose regulations for adoption at the International Maritime Organization to further implement recommendations contained within the Recovery Plan.Directs the Secretary to: (1) design a right whale research grant program; (2) continue discussions with Canada to coordinate whale programs; and (3) begin discussions with relevant organizations and nations for creating or amending agreements on management measures to reduce fishery interactions and for facilitating collection of information relevant to development of the priority action or recovery plan.Requires a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report on actions and expenditures under the Recovery Plan, incidents of collisions and entanglements, preventive actions, recovery activity litigation, and demonstration project costs. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To coordinate and expand United States and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic Right Whales."} | 3,350 | 377 | 0.594529 | 1.97562 | 0.725816 | 3.60472 | 9.510324 | 0.961652 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Trust Fund
Amendments of 1993''.
Sec. 2. Title II, section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
401) is amended by deleting subsections (c) and (d) and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
``(c) Board of Trustees: Duties; Reports to Congress.--With respect
to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (hereinafter in this subchapter
called the ``Trust Funds'') there is hereby created a body to be known
as the Board of Trustees of the Trust Funds (hereinafter in this
subchapter called the ``Board of Trustees'') which Board of Trustees
shall be composed of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of
Labor, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, all ex officio,
and of eight members of the public (not more than four of whom may be
from the same political party), who shall be nominated by the President
for a term of four years and subject to confirmation by the Senate. The
terms of two of the members of the public shall expire each year. A
member of the Board of Trustees serving as a member of the public and
nominated and confirmed to fill a vacancy occurring during a term shall
be nominated and confirmed only for the remainder of such term. An
individual nominated and confirmed as a member of the public may serve
in such position after the expiration of such member's term until the
earlier of the time at which the member's successor takes office or the
time at which a report of the Board is first issued under paragraph (2)
after the expiration of the member's term. The Secretary of the
Treasury shall be the Managing Trustee of the Board of Trustees
(hereinafter in this subchapter called the ``Managing Trustee''). The
Commissioner of Social Security shall serve as Secretary of the Board
of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall meet not less frequently than
ten times each calendar year. It shall be the duty of the Board of
Trustees to--
``(1) hold the Trust Funds;
``(2) report to the Congress not later than the first day
of April of each year on the operation and status of the Trust
Funds during the preceding fiscal year and on their expected
operation and status during the next ensuing five fiscal years;
``(3) report immediately to the Congress whenever the Board
of Trustees is of the opinion that the amount of either of the
Trust Funds is unduly small;
``(4) recommend improvements in administrative procedures
and policies designed to effectuate the proper coordination of
the old-age and survivors insurance and Federal-State
unemployment compensation program;
``(5) review the general policies followed in managing the
Trust Funds, and recommend changes in such policies, including
necessary changes in the provisions of the law which govern the
way in which the Trust Funds are to be managed; and
``(6) approve the investment of funds and discharge their
duties in a manner which is solely in the interest of the
beneficiaries of the funds; and
``(A) for the exclusive purpose of--
``(i) providing benefits for the
beneficiaries; and
``(ii) defraying reasonable expenses of
administering the fund;
``(B) with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence
under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent
person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such
matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a
like character and with like aims;
``(C) by diversifying the investments of the plan
so as to minimize the risk of large losses, unless
under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do
so; and
``(D) in accordance with the provisions of
subsection (d) below.
``(d) Investments.--It shall be the duty of the Managing Trustee to
invest such portion of the Trust Funds as is not, in his judgment,
required to meet current withdrawals. Not more than one-fourth of such
investments (based upon the cost at the time of investment) may be held
in interest-bearing obligations of the United States. For such purpose
such obligations may be acquired (1) on original issue at the issue
price, or (2) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market
price. The purposes for which obligations of the United States may be
issued under chapter 31 of title 31 are hereby extended to authorize
the issuance at par of public-debt obligations for purchase by the
Trust Funds. Such obligations issued for purchase by the Trust Funds
shall have maturities fixed with due regard for the needs of the Trust
Funds and shall bear interest at a rate equal to the average market
yield (computed by the Managing Trustee on the basis of market
quotations as of the end of the calendar month next preceding the date
of such issue) on all marketable interest-bearing obligations of the
United States then forming a part of the public debt which are not due
or callable until after the expiration of four years from the end of
such calendar month; except that where such average market yield is not
a multiple of one-eighth of 1 per centum, the rate of interest of such
obligations shall be the multiple of one-eighth of 1 per centum nearest
such market yield. The Managing Trustee, with the approval of a
majority of the Board of Trustees, shall invest the funds not required
to meet current withdrawals and not invested in interest-bearing
obligations of the United States described above, in other interest-
bearing obligations of the United States or obligations guaranteed as
to both principal and interest by the United States, on original issue
or at the market price, and in bonds, debentures, and securities in
accordance with the provisions of section (c).''. | Social Security Trust Fund Amendments of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require that the Board of Trustees of the OASDI trust funds include eight members of the public, rather than two, and meet at least ten times each calendar year. Imposes a duty on the Board to use prudent person standards in overseeing the investment of OASDI funds for the exclusive purposes of providing benefits for OASDI beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses in administering such funds. Limits the proportion of such funds which may be invested in interest-bearing obligations of the United States. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Social Security Trust Fund Amendments of 1993"} | 1,295 | 151 | 0.502057 | 1.435451 | 0.623864 | 2.533333 | 10.225 | 0.866667 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Development Loan Assistance
Demonstration Program Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND SCOPE OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall carry out a program to demonstrate the effectiveness of
encouraging economic development in enterprise communities by making
grants to community development corporations for reducing interest
rates on loans for economic development activities in the enterprise
communities.
(b) Selection of Enterprise Communities.--
(1) Number.--The Secretary shall carry out the
demonstration program under this Act with respect to 5
enterprise communities, which the Secretary shall select not
later than the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Diversity.--Of the enterprise communities selected
under this subsection, not less than 2 shall be located in
rural areas (as defined in section 1393(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) and not less than 2 shall be located in
metropolitan statistical areas (within the meaning of section
143(k)(2)(B) of such Code). In selecting the enterprise
communities, the Secretary shall provide for national
geographic diversity among enterprise communities participating
in the demonstration program.
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOAN ASSISTANCE.
(a) Authority.--Under the demonstration program under this Act, the
Secretary may make grants to any community development corporation
sponsored by a bank or thrift institution, by a nonbank economic
development corporation, or by residents of an enterprise community
selected under section 2(b).
(b) Use.--Each community development corporation receiving a grant
under the demonstration program under this Act shall use the grant
amounts to assist businesses and nonprofit organizations by reducing
interest rates on loans for economic development activities carried out
in an enterprise community selected under section 2(b).
(c) Other Requirements.--The Secretary shall require each community
development corporation receiving a grant under the demonstration
program under this Act to--
(1) use the grant amounts to reduce the interest rate on a
loan described in subsection (b) by an amount not to exceed 60
percent of the market rate of interest on such loan; and
(2) take any actions necessary to inform businesses and
nonprofit organizations of the availability of such loans,
including holding informational meetings, making public
announcements, and placing notices in newspapers and other
publications.
SEC. 4. MONITORING.
The Secretary shall monitor the use of grants made under this Act
and the costs of administering such grants.
SEC. 5. REPORTS AND STUDY.
(a) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress, not
later than 1 year after the date that amounts to carry out this Act are
first made available under appropriations Acts and for each year
thereafter in which amounts are available to carry out the
demonstration program, a report containing an evaluation of the
effectiveness of grants made under the demonstration program.
(b) Study and Report on Expanded Program.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study regarding
the effects and costs of carrying out a long-term and expanded
program of making grants for the purposes under this Act. The
study shall determine the need for such grants and the amount
of funds necessary to carry out an effective program of
national scope.
(2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress,
not later than September 30, 1998, a report regarding the
results of the study under paragraph (1) and any
recommendations for carrying out a program as described in
paragraph (1).
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) Economic development activities.--The term ``economic
development activities'' means the construction and
rehabilitation of housing, downtown and neighborhood commercial
revitalization, industrial development and redevelopment, small
and minority business assistance, neighborhood marketing,
training, and technical assistance, research and planning for
nonprofit development groups, and other activities which create
permanent private sector jobs.
(2) Enterprise community.--The term ``enterprise
community'' means an area that is designated as an enterprise
community under section 1391 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act in
fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 a total of $100,000,000.
SEC. 8. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary may issue any regulations necessary to carry out this
Act. | Economic Development Loan Assistance Demonstration Program Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a demonstration program (and authorizes loan assistance grants) to encourage economic development in five enterprise communities through grants to community development corporations for reducing interest rates on economic development loans. Authorizes appropriations. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Economic Development Loan Assistance Demonstration Program Act of 1995"} | 992 | 70 | 0.578434 | 1.336113 | 0.894026 | 3.105263 | 16.210526 | 0.859649 |
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs
Affecting Alaska Natives (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
``Alaska Natives Commission'') was established by Public Law 101-
379 (42 U.S.C. 2991a note) following the publication in 1989 of the
``Report on the Status of Alaska Natives: A Call for Action'' by
the Alaska Federation of Natives and after extensive congressional
hearings which focused on the need for the first comprehensive
assessment of the social, cultural, and economic condition of
Alaska's 86,000 Natives since the enactment of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act, Public Law 92-203.
(2) The 14-member Alaska Natives Commission held 15 regional
hearings throughout Alaska between July 1992 and October 1993, and
2 statewide hearings in Anchorage coinciding with the Conventions
of 1992 and 1993 of the Alaska Federation of Natives. In May 1994,
the Alaska Natives Commission issued its 3 volume, 440 page report.
As required by Public Law 101-379, the report was formally conveyed
to the Congress, the President of the United States, and the
Governor of Alaska.
(3) The Alaska Natives Commission found that many Alaska Native
individuals, families, and communities were experiencing a social,
cultural, and economic crisis marked by rampant unemployment, lack
of economic opportunity, alcohol abuse, depression, and morbidity
and mortality rates that have been described by health care
professionals as ``staggering''.
(4) The Alaska Natives Commission found that due to the high
rate of unemployment and lack of economic opportunities for Alaska
Natives, government programs for the poor have become the
foundation of many village economies. Displacing traditional Alaska
Native social safety nets, these well-meaning programs have
undermined the healthy interdependence and self-sufficiency of
Native tribes and families and have put Native tribes and families
at risk of becoming permanent dependencies of Government.
(5) Despite these seemingly insurmountable problems, the Alaska
Natives Commission found that Alaska Natives, building on the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, had begun a unique process of
critical self-examination which, if supported by the United States
Congress through innovative legislation, and effective public
administration at all levels including traditional Native
governance, could provide the basis for an Alaska Native social,
cultural, economic, and spiritual renewal.
(6) The Alaska Natives Commission recognized that the key to
the future well-being of Alaska Natives lay in--
(A) the systematic resumption of responsibility by Alaska
Natives for the well-being of their members,
(B) the strengthening of their economies,
(C) the strengthening, operation, and control of their
systems of governance, social services, education, health care,
and law enforcement, and
(D) exercising rights they have from their special
relationship with the Federal Government and as citizens of the
United States and Alaska.
(7) The Alaska Natives Commission recognized that the following
3 basic principles must be respected in addressing the myriad of
problems facing Alaska Natives:
(A) Self-reliance.
(B) Self-determination.
(C) Integrity of Native cultures.
(8) There is a need to address the problems confronting Alaska
Natives. This should be done rapidly, with certainty, and in
conformity with the real economic, social, and cultural needs of
Alaska Natives.
(9) Congress retains and has exercised its constitutional
authority over Native affairs in Alaska subsequent to the Treaty of
Cession and does so now through this Act.
SEC. 2. ALASKA NATIVE IMPLEMENTATION STUDY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the Alaska Natives Commission adopted certain
recommendations raising important policy questions which are
unresolved in Alaska and which require further study and review
before Congress considers legislation to implement solutions to
address these recommendations; and
(2) the Alaska Federation of Natives is the representative body
of statewide Alaska Native interests best suited to further
investigate and report to Congress with proposals to implement the
recommendations of the Alaska Natives Commission.
(b) Grant.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make a
grant to the Alaska Federation of Natives to conduct the study and
submit the report required by this section. Such grant may only be made
if the Alaska Federation of Natives agrees to abide by the requirements
of this section.
(c) Study.--Pursuant to subsection (b), the Alaska Federation of
Natives shall--
(1) examine the recommendations of the Alaska Natives
Commission;
(2) examine initiatives in the United States, Canada, and
elsewhere for successful ways that issues similar to the issues
addressed by the Alaska Natives Commission have been addressed;
(3) conduct hearings within the Alaska Native community on
further ways in which the Commission's recommendations might be
implemented; and
(4) recommend enactment of specific provisions of law and other
actions the Congress should take to implement such recommendations.
(d) Consideration of Local Control.--In developing its
recommendations pursuant to subsection (c)(4), the Alaska Federation of
Natives shall give specific attention to the ways in which the
recommendations may be achieved at the local level with maximum local
control of the implementation of the recommendations.
(e) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date on which the
grant is made under subsection (b), the Alaska Federation of Natives
shall submit a report on the study conducted under this section,
together with the recommendations developed pursuant to subsection
(c)(4), to the President and the Congress and to the Governor and
legislature of the State of Alaska. In addition, the Alaska Federation
of Natives shall make the report available to Alaska Native villages
and organizations and to the general public.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $350,000 for the grant under subsection (b).
(g) Additional State Funding.--The Congress encourages the State of
Alaska to provide the additional funding necessary for the completion
of the study under this section.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate. | Provides for the Alaska Federation of Natives to further investigate and report to the Congress with proposals to implement the recommendations of the Alaska Natives Commission.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a grant to the Alaska Federation of Natives to carry out a study, conduct hearings, and report to the Congress, the President, and the governor and legislature of Alaska on proposals to implement the recommendations of the Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting Alaska Natives (Alaska Natives Commission). Authorizes appropriations. Requires consideration of maximizing local control of recommendation implementations.
Encourages additional funding by Alaska for the completion of the study. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To provide for a study of the recommendations of the Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting Alaska Natives."} | 1,333 | 148 | 0.457667 | 1.366462 | 0.636268 | 3.75 | 10.185484 | 0.91129 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hygiene Assistance for Families of
Infants and Toddlers Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING OPPORTUNITY DIAPER DISTRIBUTION DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 399V-6. DIAPER DISTRIBUTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants to eligible
entities to conduct demonstration projects that implement and evaluate
strategies to help families with eligible children address the
diapering supply needs of such children.
``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the diaper distribution
demonstration project under this section is to identify new approaches
to reduce the substantial cost of diapers and related supplies for low-
income families and mitigate the health risks, including increased
rates of depression and anxiety, that can arise when low-income
families do not have an adequate supply of diapers for infants and
toddlers.
``(c) Application Requirements.--An entity desiring a grant under
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes
the following:
``(1) A description of how the entity will use the grant
funds in a cost-effective manner to develop a diaper
distribution program that will provide sufficient diapers and
diapering supplies to each participating family, and the
mechanisms the entity has in place to ensure the safety and
appropriateness of the diapers and diapering supplies provided
to families.
``(2) A description of how the entity will coordinate with
other State, Federal, and community-based programs and agencies
(particularly other programs and agencies targeted at assisting
infants, toddlers, or the parents or guardians of infants or
toddlers) that provide benefits and services to families
participating in the diaper distribution program, to integrate
the distribution of diapers and diapering supplies with the
delivery of such other benefits and services.
``(3) A description of how the entity will provide for the
delivery of benefits under the diaper distribution program,
which may include--
``(A) cash assistance to be used to purchase
diapers and diapering supplies;
``(B) vouchers, coupons, electronic benefit
transfer systems, or any other non-cash method to be
used to purchase diapers and diapering supplies, except
that the entity may not require a store to cover the
cost of any equipment, system, or processing required
for any such method as a condition of participation in
the program;
``(C) assistance in distributing diapers and
diapering supplies from any programs or agencies the
entity considers appropriate;
``(D) the distribution of diapers and diapering
supplies at diaper banks or through other nonprofit
organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation
under section 501(a) of such Code, including through
the assistance of other State or Federal agencies that
partner with such organizations to assist with diaper
and diapering supply distribution; and
``(E) the distribution of diapers and diapering
supplies at any other location or through any other
means that will allow the entity to deliver diapers and
diapering supplies to participating families without
undue inconvenience.
``(d) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an entity shall be a State or local governmental entity,
an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of the
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act), or a nonprofit
organization.
``(e) Use of Funds.--An entity to which a grant is made under this
section shall use the grant funds to carry out a diaper distribution
program in accordance with the grant application submitted under
subsection (c) and approved by the Secretary.
``(f) No Effect on Other Programs.--Any assistance or benefits
provided to a family pursuant to a grant made to a State under this
section shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the family's
eligibility for, or amount of, benefits under any other Federal needs-
based program or State-funded needs based program that is financed in
whole or in part with Federal funds.
``(g) Reports.--As a condition of receiving a grant under this
section for a fiscal year, the entity shall submit to the Secretary,
not later than 6 months after the end of the fiscal year, a report that
specifies--
``(1) the number of children and the number of families
receiving assistance from the entity under the diaper
assistance program for each month of the fiscal year, and the
number of such children and families who also receive
assistance during the fiscal year under other relevant public
assistance programs, as determined by the Secretary;
``(2) the number of diapers, and the number of each type of
diapering supply distributed under the diaper distribution
program for each month of the fiscal year; and
``(3) the method or methods the entity uses to distribute
diapers and diapering supplies.
``(h) Evaluation.--The Secretary, in consultation with each entity
that receives a grant under this section, shall--
``(1) not later than September 30, 2018--
``(A) complete an evaluation of the effectiveness
of the diaper distribution programs carried out
pursuant to this section and of varying approaches for
distributing diapers and diapering supplies used in
such programs;
``(B) submit to the relevant congressional
committees a report on the results of such evaluation;
and
``(C) publish the results of the evaluation on the
Internet website of the Department of Health and Human
Services; and
``(2)(A) not later than September 30, 2022, update the
evaluation described in paragraph (1)(A); and
``(B) not later than 90 days after completion of the
updated evaluation under subparagraph (B)--
``(i) submit to the relevant congressional
committees a report describing the results of such
evaluation; and
``(ii) update the website described in paragraph
(1)(C) to include the results of such evaluation.
``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `diaper' means an absorbent garment that is
washable or disposable that is worn by a child who cannot
control bladder or bowel movements, and, in the case of a
washable diaper, provided together with the support necessary,
such as washing instruction and troubleshooting, to ensure that
such diapers will be properly cleaned and available for reuse.
``(2) The term `diapering supplies' means items, including
diaper wipes and diaper cream, necessary to ensure that a child
using a diaper is properly cleaned and protected from diaper
rash, and that the surrounding population is protected from
harmful bacteria originating from dirty diapers.
``(3) The term `eligible child' means a child who--
``(A) is not toilet-trained;
``(B) has not attained 4 years of age, unless the
entity determines that the child has a substantial
physical or mental impairment that requires the child
to wear diapers; and
``(C) is a member of a family whose income is not
more than 130 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
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable
to a family of the size involved.
``(4) The term `participating family' means a family that
includes an eligible child participating in a diaper
distribution program carried out pursuant to this section.
``(5) The term `toilet-trained' means able and willing to
use a toilet consistently such that diapers are not necessary
on a daily basis.
``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--To carry out this section, there are
authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2017
through 2021 $75,000,000.
``(2) Availability of funds.--Funds provided to an entity
under this section for a fiscal year may be expended only in
the fiscal year or the succeeding fiscal year.''. | Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Servicesto award grants to certain entities for demonstration projects that can help low-income families address the diapering supply needs of their children. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2016"} | 1,810 | 62 | 0.573015 | 1.480626 | 0.885568 | 3.365385 | 32.519231 | 0.865385 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Preparedness Standards
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Second Report of the Advisory Panel to Assess
Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons
of Mass Destruction (also known as the Gilmore Commission)
called for standards for emergency preparedness and response.
(2) The National Strategy for Homeland Security calls for
the issuance of standards for emergency preparedness and
response.
(3) The standard-setting activities called for in the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) need to be
accelerated and coordinated.
(4) Actual preparedness against the threat of weapons of
mass destruction is not being enhanced sufficiently.
(5) The lack of standards for Federal, State, and local
government emergency preparedness and response poses the risk
of grant funds for emergency preparedness and response being
wasted.
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 510. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE STANDARDS.
``(a) Requirement to Establish Standards.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with
other Federal agencies, State and local emergency responder
agencies and officials, and standard-setting bodies from the
emergency responder community, shall establish clearly defined
standards and guidelines for Federal, State, and local
government emergency preparedness and response capability,
including for training, interoperable communication systems,
and response equipment.
``(2) Content.--The Secretary shall design such standards
to comply with the following:
``(A) Flexibility.--The standards shall be
sufficiently flexible to allow local government
officials to set priorities based on their needs, while
reaching nationally determined preparedness levels
within a fixed time period.
``(B) Measurable capabilities.--The standards shall
be designed to develop emergency preparedness and
response capabilities that are measurable and subject
to Federal audit.
``(b) Determination of State and Local Government Minimum Essential
Capability.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) determine for each State the minimum essential
emergency preparedness and response capability that should be
achieved by the State, including State and local government
emergency preparedness and response agencies of the State; and
``(2) measure for each State progress made by State and
local government emergency preparedness and response agencies--
``(A) in achieving the minimum essential capability
determined for the State under paragraph (1); and
``(B) complying with standards issued by the
Secretary under this section.
``(c) Improvement of Compliance With Standards.--To improve
compliance with emergency preparedness and response capability
standards under this section, the Secretary may--
``(1) coordinate and consolidate the development by the
Federal Government of standards for Federal, State, and local
government for Federal, State, and local government emergency
preparedness and response capability, including for training,
interoperable communication systems, and response equipment;
``(2) establish and coordinate an integrated capability for
Federal, State, and local governments and emergency responders
to plan for and address potential consequences of terrorism;
``(3) coordinate provision of Federal terrorism
preparedness assistance to State, tribal, and local
governments;
``(4) establish standards for a national, interoperable
emergency communications and warning system; and
``(5) establish standards for training of first responders,
and for equipment to be used by first responders, to respond to
incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons
of mass destruction.
``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out activities under this section,
the Secretary shall consult with relevant private sector groups,
including--
``(1) the National Fire Protection Association;
``(2) National Association of County and City Health
Officials;
``(3) Association of State and Territorial Health
Officials; and
``(4) American National Standards Institute.
``(e) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall, by not later than 9
months after the date of the enactment of this section and annually
thereafter, report to the Congress, on a State-by-State basis,
regarding--
``(1) progress achieved, by grant and training programs
administered by the Department, in--
``(A) increasing State and local government
terrorism preparedness; and
``(B) conforming such State and local government
terrorism preparedness to applicable standards issued
by Federal agencies;
``(2) when State and local government terrorism
preparedness will conform to such standards; and
``(3) the amount of expenditures required for State and
local government terrorism preparedness to conform to such
standards.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 509
the following:
``Sec. 510. Emergency preparedness and response standards.''.
SEC. 4. STANDARD WITH RESPECT TO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, pursuant to the amendment
made by section 3, include in the fiscal year 2005 budget request for
the Department of Homeland Security a minimum essential emergency
preparedness and response capability standard with respect to weapons
of mass destruction- and terrorism-related disaster equipment and
training, separately--
(1) for metropolitan areas, expressed per 100,000 persons
in a metropolitan area; and
(2) for rural areas. | National Preparedness Standards Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish clearly defined standards and guidelines for Federal, State, and local government emergency preparedness and response capability, including standards and guidelines for training, interoperable communication systems, and response equipment. Requires such standards to be: (1) sufficiently flexible to allow local government officials to set priorities based on their needs, while reaching nationally-determined preparedness levels within a fixed time period; and (2) measurable and subject to Federal audit.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) determine minimum essential emergency preparedness and response capabilities for each State; (2) measure the progress of each State in achieving such capabilities and in complying with standards issued by the Secretary; and (3) include in the FY 2005 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security a separate minimum essential emergency preparedness and response capability standard for metropolitan areas and for rural areas with respect to weapons of mass destruction and terrorism-related disaster equipment and training. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish clearly defined standards and guidelines for Federal, State, and local government emergency preparedness and response capability, and for other purposes."} | 1,210 | 209 | 0.725096 | 1.880718 | 1.180233 | 4.431472 | 5.857868 | 0.969543 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voting Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to vote is guaranteed in the United States
Constitution for all citizens. The right to vote in all
governmental elections shall not be abridged or denied on the
basis of race, sex, color, or previous conditions of servitude.
Congress has ultimate supervisory power over Federal elections,
and this authority has been upheld by the United States Supreme
Court on numerous occasions.
(2) There is no uniform eligibility standard for
participating in Federal elections. Different States have
different rules regarding the voting eligibility of ex-felons.
While 48 States and the District of Columbia prohibit the
voting participation of inmates while serving their sentences,
13 States disenfranchise some or all ex-offenders who have
completed their sentences. Even in States that allow ex-
offenders to vote, the process by which they regain that right
makes it difficult for them to vote again. For example, in 8
States, a pardon or order from the Governor is required. In 2
States, the parole or pardon board must act. In addition, in 16
States Federal offenders are not able to regain their right to
vote via the State procedure. Instead, those offenders must
obtain a Presidential pardon.
(3) An estimated 3,900,000 Americans, or approximately 2
percent of the adult population, currently are ineligible to
vote as a result of felony conviction. Three-fourths of the
disqualified voters are on probation or parole, or are ex-
offenders.
(4) In recent years, the number of incarcerated individuals
has grown exponentially, due in part to onerous drug policies
enacted by this body. Current studies point to the fact that 1
in 4 prison inmates in 1998 was incarcerated for a drug offense
(compared to 1 in 10 in 1983), and that drug offenders
constituted 58 percent of 1998 Federal prison inmates in 1998.
The harsh drug laws are not just affecting our men; more than
one-third of the women in prison are incarcerated for a drug
offense. Overwhelmingly, these drug offenses are nonviolent.
Moreover, the racially disparate sentencing laws regarding
crack and powder cocaine have resulted in African-Americans
being 31 percent of those convicted for Federal drug charges,
even though they are only 12 percent of the United States
population and 15 percent of drug users.
(5) Minorities are disproportionately impacted by laws that
remove a felon or ex-felon's right to vote. Currently
1,400,000, or 13 percent, of African-American men are barred
from participating in Federal elections as a result of a felony
conviction.
(6) Congress should address these discrepancies and the
impact they are having on minority communities. All Americans
should be afforded the right to vote in Federal election, under
basic principles of fundamental fairness and equal protection.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to restore the
eligibility to vote and register to vote in Federal elections to
individuals who have completed sentences for criminal offenses and
promote the participation of such individuals in the civic life of
their communities.
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF RIGHT TO VOTE AND REGISTER TO VOTE IN FEDERAL
ELECTIONS.
(a) In General.--The right of any individual to vote in an election
for Federal office or to register to vote in such an election may not
be denied or abridged on the grounds that the individual has been
convicted of a felony, except that a State may restrict the right of
such an individual to vote or register to vote in such an election
during any period in which the individual remains under the custody or
supervision of the State or local jurisdiction (including supervision
through parole or probation).
(b) Enforcement.--
(1) Private right of action.--
(A) Declaratory or injunctive relief.--(i) A person
who is aggrieved by a violation of this Act may provide
written notice of the violation to the chief election
official of the State involved.
(ii) If the violation is not corrected within 90
days after receipt of a notice under clause (i), or
within 20 days after receipt of the notice if the
violation occurred during the 120-day period which ends
on the date of an election for Federal office, the
aggrieved person may bring a civil action in an
appropriate district court for declaratory or
injunctive relief with respect to the violation.
(iii) If the violation occurred during the 30-day
period which ends on the date of an election for
Federal office, the aggrieved person shall not be
required to provide notice to the chief election
official under clause (i) as a condition of bringing a
civil action under clause (ii).
(B) Compensatory damages.--If a violation of this
Act occurs during the 3-day period which ends on the
date of an election for Federal office, a civil action
brought under subparagraph (A)(ii) may include a
request for compensatory damages with respect to the
violation.
(2) Action by attorney general.--The Attorney General may
bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for such
declaratory or injunctive relief as may be necessary to remedy
a violation of this Act.
SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST STATES IN PROTECTING RIGHTS OF EX-
FELONS TO VOTE AND REGISTER TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) Establishment of Program.--
(1) In general.--There is hereby established a program
under which the Attorney General shall award grants to eligible
States during each of the first 5 fiscal years which begin
after the date of the enactment of this Act to carry out a
program to protect the rights of individuals who have been
convicted of felonies to vote and register to vote in elections
for Federal office in the State by--
(A) providing information to individuals convicted
of felonies regarding their eligibility (or lack
thereof) to register to vote and vote in the State (in
accordance with the requirements of subsection (b));
and
(B) carrying out a program to increase voter
registration rates among such individuals (in
accordance with the requirements of subsection (c)).
(2) Eligibility requirements.--A State is eligible to
receive a grant under the program under this section if it
submits to the Attorney General (at such time and in such form
as the Attorney General may require) an application
containing--
(A) information and assurances that the State will
carry out the program described in paragraph (1); and
(B) such other information and assurances as the
Attorney General may require.
(3) Amount of grant.--The amount of a grant awarded to a
State under this section for a fiscal year shall be equal to
the product of--
(A) the total amount appropriated for the year for
grants under this section; and
(B) the amount (expressed as a percentage) equal
to--
(i) the number of individuals residing in
the State who have been convicted of felonies
(based on the most recent information
available); and
(ii) the total number of such individuals
residing in all States eligible to receive a
grant under this section for the year (based on
the most recent information available).
(b) Program To Provide Information to Felons Regarding Voter
Registration and Voting Rights and Status.--
(1) Requirements of program.--Each State receiving a grant
under the program under this Act shall provide information to
individuals convicted of felonies by the State (or local
jurisdictions in the State) regarding their eligibility (or
lack thereof) to register to vote and vote in the State through
a program which meets the following requirements:
(A) The program shall include the establishment and
maintenance of an index of individuals convicted of
felonies by the State (or local jurisdictions in the
State) who are under the custody or supervision of the
State or local jurisdiction (including supervision
through parole or probation), or who were released from
the custody or supervision of the State or local
jurisdiction during the previous 10 years, including
information with respect to each such individual
regarding whether the individual has the right to
register to vote in the State and whether the
individual has exercised that right.
(B) The State shall inform each individual engaged
in plea bargaining with a State or local prosecutor of
the impact of any proposed plea bargain on the
individual's right to register to vote and vote.
(C) The State shall inform each individual
convicted of a felony of the individual's eligibility
(or lack thereof) to register to vote and vote upon
conviction, upon release from the custody of the State
or local government, and upon the completion of any
State or local supervision of the individual required
as part of the individual's sentence.
(D) The State shall carry out appropriate
activities to notify such individuals of their right to
register to vote and vote (in addition to the
information required to be provided under subparagraph
(C)), including providing information through the
media, the Internet, the mails, and through cooperative
agreements with public or private entities providing
services or otherwise having contact with convicted
felons.
(2) Report to attorney general.--Each State receiving a
grant for a year under the program under this Act shall submit
a report to the Attorney General not later than 30 days after
the end of the year describing the activities carried out under
the program described in this subsection, and shall include in
the report the number and percentage of individuals subject to
such program who have been directly informed of their right to
register to vote (or lack thereof).
(3) Reduction in number of felonies causing loss of voting
rights.--Each State receiving a grant under the program under
this Act is encouraged to reduce the number of felonies which
may result in the temporary or permanent disenfranchisement of
convicted felons.
(c) Program To Increase Voter Registration Rates Among Individuals
Convicted of Felonies.--
(1) Requirements of program.--Each State receiving a grant
under the program under this Act shall carry out a program to
increase voter registration rates among individuals in the
State convicted of felonies using such methods as the State
considers appropriate and effective, so long as the program
meets the following requirements:
(A) The program shall include the establishment and
maintenance of an index of individuals convicted of
felonies who are eligible to register to vote in the
State, including information on the number of such
individuals who are registered to vote.
(B) Under the program, the State shall carry out
such activities as it considers appropriate to increase
the voter registration rates of individuals convicted
of felonies, so long as the rate at which such
individuals are registered to vote in the State
increases by at least 50% during the 5-year period
which begins with the first year for which a State
receives a grant under the program under this Act.
(C) Under the program, the State shall carry out
such activities as it considers appropriate to increase
the rate at which individuals convicted of felonies who
are registered to vote in the State actually vote in
elections.
(2) Assistance of providers of services.--In carrying out
the program required under this subsection, the State shall
seek to enter into cooperative agreements with public and
private entities which provide services in the State to
individuals convicted of felonies and utilize information and
other assistance provided by such entities to meet the
requirements of this subsection.
(3) Report to attorney general.--Each State receiving a
grant under the program under this Act for a year shall submit
a report to the Attorney General not later than 30 days after
the end of the year describing the activities carried out under
the program described in this subsection, and shall include in
the report the number and percentage of individuals in the
State convicted of felonies who are registered to vote and who
voted in the most recent elections held in the State.
(d) Technical Assistance.--The Attorney General shall provide
technical assistance to States receiving grants under the program under
this Act to help the States in carrying out the programs funded with
the grants.
(e) Annual Report.--Not later than 30 days after the end of each
year for which grants are awarded under the program under this Act, the
Attorney General shall submit a report to the Committees on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives and Senate on the activities
carried out under the program, including the information provided to
the Attorney General by the States participating in the program.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for grants under this
section for each of the first 5 fiscal years which begin after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REGARDING INDIVIDUALS
CONVICTED OF FEDERAL FELONIES.
(a) Index of Individuals Convicted.--The Attorney General, acting
through the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, shall establish and
maintain an index of individuals convicted of felonies by the Federal
Government who are under the custody or supervision of the Federal
Government (including supervision through parole or probation), or who
were released from the custody or supervision of the Federal Government
during the previous 10 years.
(b) Notice Requirement.--The Attorney General shall inform--
(1) each individual engaged in plea bargaining with a
Federal prosecutor of the impact of any proposed plea bargain
on the individual's right to register to vote and vote; and
(2) each individual convicted of a felony of the
individual's right to register to vote and vote (or lack
thereof) upon conviction, upon release from the custody of the
Federal Government, and upon the completion of any Federal or
other supervision of the individual required as part of the
individual's sentence.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the end of
each year, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the Committees
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and Senate describing
the activities carried out pursuant to this section, and shall include
in the report the number and percentage of the individuals described in
this section who have been directly informed by the Attorney General of
their right to register to vote and vote (or lack thereof).
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``chief election official'' means (with
respect to a State) the individual designated by the State
under section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993
(42 U.S.C. 1973gg-8) to be responsible for coordination of the
State's responsibilities under such Act;
(2) the terms ``election'' and ``Federal office'' have the
meanings given such terms in section 301 of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431); and
(3) the term ``State'' means each of the several States,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
and the Virgin Islands.
SEC. 7. RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.
(a) No Effect on Other Elections.--Nothing in this Act may be
construed to affect the eligibility of any individual to vote or
register to vote in any election other than an election for Federal
office.
(b) No Effect on Voting Rights Act and National Voter Registration
Act.--The rights and remedies established by this Act shall be in
addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law. No provision
of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) or the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.)
shall be superseded, restricted, or otherwise limited by the rights and
remedies established by this Act or any other provision of this Act. | Voting Restoration Act - Prohibits the denial or abridgement of the right of any individual to vote or to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the grounds of a felony conviction. Permits a State, however, to restrict such an individual's right to vote or register to vote during any period in which the individual remains under the custody or supervision of the State or local jurisdiction (including supervision through parole or probation). Establishes an enforcement mechanism, which includes authorizing: (1) a person aggrieved by a violation of this Act to bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to the violation which may include a request for compensatory damages under specified conditions; and (2) the Attorney General to bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as necessary to remedy a violation of this Act.Directs the Attorney General to award grants to eligible States to carry out a program to protect the right to vote and to register to vote in Federal elections of individuals who have been convicted of felonies.Requires each State receiving a grant to: (1) provide information to individuals convicted of felonies by the State (or local jurisdictions in the State) regarding their eligibility (or lack thereof) to register to vote and to vote in the State through a described program; and (2) carry out a program to increase voter registration rates among such individuals.Encourages States receiving program grants to reduce the number of felonies which may result in the temporary or permanent disenfranchisement of convicted felons.Outlines the responsibilities of the Department of Justice regarding individuals convicted of Federal felonies, including requiring the Attorney General to establish and to maintain an index of individuals convicted of felonies by the Federal Government who are under its custody or supervision (including supervision through parole or probation), or who were released from its custody or supervision during the previous ten years. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To restore the eligibility to vote and register to vote in Federal elections to individuals who have completed sentences for criminal offenses, and for other purposes."} | 3,494 | 433 | 0.476665 | 1.554821 | 0.770417 | 5.318801 | 8.809264 | 0.948229 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Library Donation Reform
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES.
(a) In General.--Section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Presidential Library Fundraising Organization Reporting
Requirement.--
``(1) Reporting requirement.--Not later than 15 days after
the end of a calendar quarter and until the end of the
requirement period described in paragraph (2), each
Presidential library fundraising organization shall submit to
the Archivist information for that quarter in an electronic
searchable and sortable format with respect to every
contributor who gave the organization a contribution or
contributions (whether monetary or in-kind) totaling $200 or
more for the quarterly period.
``(2) Duration of reporting requirement.--The requirement
to submit information under paragraph (1) shall continue until
the later of the following occurs:
``(A) The Archivist has accepted, taken title to,
or entered into an agreement to use any land or
facility for the Presidential archival depository for
the President for whom the Presidential library
fundraising organization was established.
``(B) The President whose archives are contained in
the deposit no longer holds the Office of President.
``(3) Information required to be published.--The Archivist
shall publish on the website of the National Archives and
Records Administration, within 30 days after each quarterly
filing, any information that is submitted under paragraph (1),
without a fee or other access charge, in a searchable,
sortable, and downloadable database.
``(4) Submission of false material information
prohibited.--
``(A) Individual.--
``(i) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful
for any person who makes a contribution
described in paragraph (1) to knowingly and
willfully submit false material information or
omit material information with respect to the
contribution to an organization described in
such paragraph.
``(ii) Penalty.--The penalties described in
section 1001 of title 18, United States Code,
shall apply with respect to a violation of
clause (i) in the same manner as a violation
described in such section.
``(B) Organization.--
``(i) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful
for any Presidential library fundraising
organization to knowingly and willfully submit
false material information or omit material
information under paragraph (1).
``(ii) Penalty.--The penalties described in
section 1001 of title 18, United States Code,
shall apply with respect to a violation of
clause (i) in the same manner as a violation
described in such section.
``(5) Prohibition on contribution.--
``(A) In general.--It shall be unlawful for a
person to knowingly and willfully--
``(i) make a contribution described in
paragraph (1) in the name of another person;
``(ii) permit his or her name to be used to
effect a contribution described in paragraph
(1); or
``(iii) accept a contribution described in
paragraph (1) that is made by one person in the
name of another person.
``(B) Penalty.--The penalties set forth in section
309(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 437g(d)) shall apply to a violation of
subparagraph (A) in the same manner as if such
violation were a violation of section 316(b)(3) of such
Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(3)).
``(6) Regulations required.--The Archivist shall promulgate
regulations for the purpose of carrying out this subsection.
``(7) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Information.--The term `information' means
the following:
``(i) The amount or value of each
contribution made by a contributor referred to
in paragraph (1) in the quarter covered by the
submission.
``(ii) The source of each such
contribution, and the address of the entity or
individual that is the source of the
contribution.
``(iii) If the source of such a
contribution is an individual, the occupation
of the individual.
``(iv) The date of each such contribution.
``(B) Presidential library fundraising
organization.--The term `Presidential library
fundraising organization' means an organization that is
established for the purpose of raising funds for
creating, maintaining, expanding, or conducting
activities at--
``(i) a Presidential archival depository;
or
``(ii) any facilities relating to a
Presidential archival depository.''.
(b) Applicability.--Section 2112(h) of title 44, United States Code
(as added by subsection (a))--
(1) shall apply to an organization established for the
purpose of raising funds for creating, maintaining, expanding,
or conducting activities at a Presidential archival depository
or any facilities relating to a Presidential archival
depository before, on, or after the date of the enactment of
this Act; and
(2) shall only apply with respect to contributions (whether
monetary or in-kind) made after the date of the enactment of
this Act. | . Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2013 - Amends federal law regarding presidential archival depositories to require any presidential library fundraising organization to submit quarterly reports to the National Archives and Records Administration (National Archives) on every contributor who gave the organization a contribution or contributions (whether monetary or in-kind) totaling $200 or more for the quarterly period. Requires the Archivist of the United States to publish such information on the website of the National Archives within 30 days after each quarterly filing. Makes it unlawful for contributors or fundraising organizations to knowingly and willfully submit false information or omit material information. Prescribes criminal penalties for violation of such prohibitions. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2013"} | 1,172 | 147 | 0.653416 | 1.802599 | 0.69353 | 4.088 | 8.6 | 0.872 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SEC Revolving Door Restriction Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ONE-YEAR EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTION RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT MATTERS.
(a) In General.--The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4E the following new
section:
``SEC. 4F. ONE-YEAR EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTION RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT
MATTERS AND REQUIRED ETHICS OPINIONS.
``(a) One-Year Employment Restriction.--Any person who is an
employee of the Commission and who, within 1 year after the termination
of such employment with the Commission, works for any company or
individual against whom the Commission brought an enforcement action,
where such action (or a waiver related to such action) was brought
within the previous 18 months and was participated on by such person,
shall be subject to the same penalties as provided for in section 216
of title 18, United States Code, for offenses described in that
section.
``(b) Required Ethics Opinion.--
``(1) In general.--Any person who is an employee of the
Commission and who, within 1 year after the termination of such
employment with the Commission, seeks to work for any company
or individual against whom the Commission brought an
enforcement action (or issued a waiver related to such action)
where such action (or waiver) was participated on by such
person, shall first receive an ethics opinion from the
Commission.
``(2) Ethics opinion.--
``(A) Content.--The ethics opinion described in
paragraph (1) shall include a determination of whether
such person should be permitted to work for such
company or individual.
``(B) Determination requirements.--The Commission
may not determine, under subparagraph (A), that such
person should be permitted to work for such company or
individual unless the Commission finds that--
``(i) there would be no appearance of
impropriety for such person to work for such
company or individual;
``(ii) no material advantage would be
gained by such company or individual because
such person participated on an enforcement
action (or a waiver related to such action);
and
``(iii) the integrity of any ongoing
enforcement action participated on by such
person is not diminished by such person going
to work for such company or individual.
``(C) Regulations.--The Chairman of the Commission
shall provide for regulations for the issuance of
ethics opinions under this subsection.
``(3) Penalties.--A person shall be subject to the same
penalties as provided for in section 216 of title 18, United
States Code, for offenses described in that section, if such
person--
``(A) receives an ethics opinion under paragraph
(1), where such ethics opinion states that such person
should not be permitted to work for a particular
company or individual; and
``(B) within 1 year after the termination of such
person's employment with the Commission, the person
works for such company or individual.
``(c) Exception for Non-Professional Staff.--The provisions of this
section shall not apply to a person who is a non-professional staff
employee of the Commission.
``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) Enforcement action.--The term `enforcement action'
means such court actions, administrative proceedings,
Commission opinions, and other actions, as the Commission may
determine appropriate.
``(2) Participated on.--With respect to an enforcement
action (or a waiver related to such action) and a person, the
term `participated on' means the person either--
``(A) participated personally in the enforcement
action (or waiver related to such action); or
``(B) knew or reasonably should have known that the
enforcement action (or waiver related to such action)
was under his or her official responsibility as an
employee of the Commission.
``(3) Work for.--The term `work for' means--
``(A) employed by;
``(B) volunteers for;
``(C) lobbies on behalf of; or
``(D) consults for.''.
(b) Report.--One year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission shall submit a
report to the Congress analyzing the impact that the provisions of this
Act have had on recruitment and retention of employees by the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. | SEC Revolving Door Restriction Act of 2015 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to subject to federal criminal penalties for bribery, graft, and conflicts of interest an ex-employee of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) who, within one year after ending employment with the SEC, works for any company or individual against whom the SEC brought an enforcement action (or a related waiver) within the previous 18 months and the ex-employee participated in that action. Any employee who seeks to work for such a company or individual must first receive an ethics opinion from the SEC on whether permission to do so should be granted. Non-professional SEC staff are exempt from this employment prohibition. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "SEC Revolving Door Restriction Act of 2015"} | 1,053 | 165 | 0.572481 | 1.70979 | 0.796259 | 2.566176 | 7.102941 | 0.845588 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bringing Useful Initiatives for
Indian Land Development Act of 2017'' or the ``BUIILD Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
Section 105 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4115) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(e) Consolidation of Environmental Review Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--If a recipient is using one or more
sources of Federal funds in addition to grant amounts under
this Act in carrying out a project that qualifies as an
affordable housing activity under section 202, where grant
amounts under this Act constitute the largest single source of
Federal funds that the recipient reasonably expects to commit
to the project at the time of environmental review, the
recipient's tribe may, in addition to assuming all of the
responsibilities for environmental review, decisionmaking, and
action pursuant to subsection (a), assume all of the additional
responsibilities for environmental review, decisionmaking, and
action under provisions of law that would apply to the Federal
agencies that are the other sources of Federal funds for the
project.
``(2) Discharge.--A tribe's compliance with the additional
responsibilities described in paragraph (1), as well as the
review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 and related laws specified in regulations issued under
this section with regard to such project shall be deemed to
discharge the responsibility of such other Federal agencies for
compliance with any applicable environmental review
requirements with respect to such project.
``(3) Certification.--In the case of a tribe that assumes
additional responsibilities described in paragraph (1), the
certification under subsection (c) shall, in addition to the
content required under subsection (c), specify--
``(A) the additional responsibilities that the
tribe has fully carried out under this subsection; and
``(B) that the certifying officer consents to
assume the status of a responsible Federal official
under such additional provisions of law.
``(4) Liability.--
``(A) In general.--A tribe that completes an
environmental review pursuant to this subsection shall
assume sole liability for the content and quality of
the review.
``(B) Remedies and sanctions.--In the event that
the Secretary has approved a certification and release
of funds for a project in accordance with subsection
(b), but the Secretary or another funding Federal
agency subsequently learns that a tribe failed to carry
out its responsibilities as described in subsection
(a), the appropriate remedies and sanctions may be
imposed in accordance with regulations issued pursuant
to section 106, or in accordance with other sources of
Federal funds assisting the project.
``(C) Statutory violation waivers.--In the event
that a statutory violation waiver request is made under
subsection (d) and is approved by the Secretary, such
approval of the waiver request shall discharge other
sources of Federal funds assisting the project from
imposing remedies or sanctions.''.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 108 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4117) is amended in the first
sentence by striking ``2009 through 2013'' and inserting ``2018 through
2025''.
SEC. 4. 99-YEAR LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN TRUST OR RESTRICTED LANDS FOR
HOUSING PURPOSES.
Section 702 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4211) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``50'' and
inserting ``99'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``50 years'' and
inserting ``99 years''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(in effect
before, on, or after the date of enactment of the
Bringing Useful Initiatives for Indian Land Development
Act of 2017)'' after ``law''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``50 years'' and
inserting ``99 years''.
SEC. 5. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 703 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4212) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 703. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
``There are authorized to be appropriated for assistance for
providing training and technical assistance to Indian tribes and
tribally designated housing entities such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2025. Such assistance shall be made
available to training and technical assistance providers.''.
SEC. 6. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR INDIAN HOUSING.
Section 184(i) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
(12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a(i)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after the
period at the end of the first sentence the following:
``There are authorized to be appropriated for those
costs $12,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through
2025.''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2008 through
2012'' and inserting ``2018 through 2025''; and
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``2008 through 2012'' and
inserting ``2018 through 2025''.
SEC. 7. LEVERAGING.
All funds provided under a grant made pursuant to the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25
U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) may be used for purposes of meeting matching or
cost participation requirements under any other Federal or non-Federal
program. | Bringing Useful Initiatives for Indian Land Development Act of 2017 or BUIILD Act of 2017 This bill amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to modify the environmental review process used for certain affordable housing activities on Indian reservations. Specifically, the bill allows an Indian tribe that receives federal funds in addition to block grant amounts under the Act to assume all of the responsibilities for environmental review that would apply to the federal agencies providing funds for the project if the grant amount constitutes the largest single source of federal funds that the tribe reasonably expects to commit to the project at the time of environmental review. The bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the block grant program for affordable housing activities on Indian reservations, training and technical assistance for Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities, and the Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund. In addition, the bill increases from 50 years to 99 years the term that tribal trusts or restricted lands may be leased for housing development and residential purposes. Funds provided under a grant under the Act may be used to meet matching or cost participation requirements under other federal or nonfederal programs. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Bringing Useful Initiatives for Indian Land Development Act of 2017"} | 1,328 | 241 | 0.603977 | 1.732478 | 0.818688 | 2.9 | 5.633333 | 0.842857 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Manage Act of 2001''
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL TRANSMISSION OF ``FREEDOM TO MANAGE'' LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSALS.
(a) In General.--Whenever the President transmits a set of
legislative proposals to Congress in accordance with the requirements
of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the congressional
consideration of those legislative proposals shall be governed by
section 3 of this Act. The President may transmit one or more sets of
legislative proposals to Congress for congressional consideration under
section 3 of this Act.
(b) Format of Legislative Proposals.--A set of legislative
proposals shall be in the form of a bill, consisting of up to four
sections.
(1) One of the sections may consist of repeals of existing
law. Such a section shall be entitled ``Repeals.'', shall begin
with the introductory phrase ``The following provisions of law
are repealed:'', and shall then set forth the citations to each
of the provisions of law to be repealed.
(2) Another of the sections may consist of amendments to
existing law. Such a section shall be entitled ``Amendments.'',
shall begin with the introductory phrase ``The following
provisions of law are amended as follows:'', and shall then set
forth each of the provisions of law and how it is proposed to
be amended.
(3) Another of the sections may consist of new authorities.
Such a section shall be entitled ``New Authorities.'', shall
begin with the introductory phrase ``The following provisions
are enacted into law:'', and shall then set forth each of the
provisions to be enacted into law.
(4) A final section shall set forth the effective date (or
dates) of the repeals, amendments and enactments made in the
prior sections, and include any ``transition'' and ``savings''
provisions that are determined to be necessary or appropriate
in connection with carrying out these repeals, amendments, and
enactments.
(c) Subject of Legislative Proposals.--The President's legislative
proposals under this section may only relate to the elimination or
reduction of barriers to efficient government operations that are posed
by existing laws that apply to one or more agencies, including
government-wide laws, or new authorities that will allow for more
efficient government operations.
(d) Accompanying Message To Congress.--When transmitting
legislative proposals under this section, the President shall also
transmit an accompanying Message to Congress that provides an
explanation for each of his legislative proposals and its expected
impact on Federal operations. In the Message, the President shall
expressly state that he is making the transmission in accordance with
section 2 of the Freedom to Manage Act.
(e) Publication.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the
Secretary of the Senate shall ensure that the President's set of
legislative proposals and accompanying Message to Congress are printed
as a document of each House.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S ``FREEDOM TO
MANAGE'' LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Resolution of approval.--For the purposes of this
section, the term ``resolution'' means only a joint resolution
which is introduced within the 10 legislative days beginning on
the date on which the President transmits his legislative
proposals to the Congress under section 2 of this Act, and--
(A) which does not have a preamble;
(B) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint
resolution approving the legislative proposals of the
President under the Freedom to Manage Act.'';
(C) the matter after the resolving clause of which
is as follows: ``That Congress approves the legislative
proposals of the President, as follows, that were
transmitted on ________ under the Freedom to Manage
Act:'', the blank space being filled in with the
appropriate date; and
(D) the remaining text which consists of the
complete text of the President's legislative proposals
submitted under section 2 of this Act.
(2) Legislative day.--For the purposes of this section, the
term ``legislative day'' refers to any day on which either
House of Congress is in session.
(b) Introduction of Resolution of Approval.--In order for the
resolution to be considered under the procedures set forth in this
section, the resolution must meet the definition set forth in
subsection (a) and must be introduced no later than 10 legislative days
after the President transmits his legislative proposals to the Congress
under section 2 of this Act.
(c) Referral of Resolution of Approval.--A resolution of approval
for the President's legislative proposals transmitted under section 2
of this Act shall be referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
in the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform in the House of
Representatives.
(d) Consideration in the House of Representatives.--
(1) The Committee on Government Reform shall report the
resolution without amendment, and with or without
recommendation, not later than the 30th legislative day after
the date of its introduction. If the committee fails to report
the resolution within that period, it is thereafter in order
for a Member to move that the House discharge the committee
from further consideration of the resolution. A motion to
discharge may be made only by a Member favoring the resolution
(but only at a time or place designated by the Speaker in the
legislative schedule of the day after the calendar day on which
the Member offering the motion announces to the House his
intention to do so and the form of the motion). The motion is
privileged. Debate thereon shall be limited to not more than
one hour, the time to be divided in the House equally between a
proponent and an opponent. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without
intervening motion. A motion to reconsider the vote by which
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order.
(2) After the approval resolution is reported or the
committee has been discharged from further consideration, it
shall be in order to consider the resolution in the House. If
the resolution is reported and the report has been available
for at least one calendar day, all points of order against the
resolution and against consideration of the resolution are
waived. If the committee has been discharged from further
consideration of the resolution, all points of order against
the resolution and against consideration of the resolution are
waived. The motion is privileged. A motion to reconsider the
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not
be in order. During consideration of the resolution in the
House, the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
Debate on the resolution shall be confined to the resolution,
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by
a proponent and an opponent of the resolution. Amendments to
the resolution are not in order. Only one motion to rise shall
be in order, except if offered by the manager. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution
without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider the vote on
passage of the resolution shall not be in order.
(3) Appeals from decisions of the Chair regarding
application of the rules of the House of Representatives to the
procedure relating to the approval resolution shall be decided
without debate.
(4) Consideration of senate message.--Consideration in the
House of all motions or appeals necessary to dispose of a
message from the Senate on the resolution shall be limited to
not more than one hour. Debate on each motion shall be limited
to 20 minutes. Debate on any appeal or point of order that is
submitted in connection with the disposition of the Senate
message shall be limited to 10 minutes. Any time for debate
shall be equally divided and controlled by the proponent and
the majority manager, unless the majority manager is a
proponent of the motion, appeal, or point of order, in which case the
minority manager shall be in control of the time in opposition.
(e) Consideration in the Senate.--
(1) The Committee on Governmental Affairs shall report the
resolution not later than the 30th legislative day following
the date of introduction of the resolution. If the committee
fails to report the resolution within that period, the
committee shall be automatically discharged from further
consideration of the resolution and the resolution shall be
placed on the Calendar.
(2) Resolution of approval from house.--When the Senate
receives from the House of Representatives the approval
resolution, such resolution shall not be referred to committee
and shall be placed on the Calendar.
(3) Motion nondebatable.--A motion to proceed to
consideration of the resolution under this subsection shall not
be debatable It shall not be in order to move to reconsider the
vote by which the motion to proceed was adopted or rejected,
although subsequent motions to proceed may be made under this
paragraph.
(4) Limit on consideration.--
(A) Amendments to the resolution are not in order.
(B) After no more than 10 hours of consideration of
the resolution, the Senate shall proceed, without
intervening action or debate, to vote on the final
disposition thereof to the exclusion of all motions,
except a motion to reconsider or to table.
(C) A single motion to extend the time for
consideration under subparagraph (B) for no more than
an additional five hours is in order prior to the
expiration of such time and shall be decided without
debate.
(D) The time for debate on the resolution shall be
equally divided between the Majority Leader and the
Minority Leader or their designees.
(5) No motion to recommit.--A motion to recommit the
resolution shall not be in order.
(6) Consideration of house message.--Consideration in the
Senate of all motions or appeals necessary to dispose of a
message from the House of Representatives on the resolution
shall be limited to not more than four hours. Debate on each
motion shall be limited to 30 minutes. Debate on any appeal or
point of order that is submitted in connection with the
disposition of the House message shall be limited to 20
minutes. Any time for debate shall be equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and the majority manager, unless
the majority manager is a proponent of the motion, appeal, or
point of order, in which case the minority manager shall be in
control of the time in opposition.
(f) Rules of the Senate and House.--This section is enacted by
Congress--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is
deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in
that House in the case of a resolution described in subsection
(a), and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it
is inconsistent with such rules; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
House. | Freedom to Manage Act of 2001 - Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of legislative proposals from the President to: (1) repeal or amend existing law applicable to one or more agencies in order to eliminate or reduce barriers to efficient government operations; or (2) introduce new authorities to allow for more efficient operations. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to provide for expedited congressional consideration of \"Freedom to Manage\" legislative proposals transmitted by the President to Congress to eliminate or reduce barriers to efficient government operations that are posed by laws that apply to one or more agencies, including government-wide laws."} | 2,415 | 62 | 0.58608 | 1.322238 | 1.312289 | 2.677419 | 37.258065 | 0.903226 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steel Industry National Historic
Park Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) certain sites and structures in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania symbolize in physical form the heritage of the
United States steel industry;
(2) a large proportion of the buildings and other
structures in the Commonwealth are nationally significant
historical resources, including the United States Steel
Homestead Works, the Carrie Furnace complex, and the Hot Metal
Bridge; and
(3) despite substantial efforts by the Commonwealth, as
well as individuals and public and private entities in the
Commonwealth, to preserve and interpret these significant
historical and cultural buildings and structures, such
buildings and structures may be lost without the assistance of
the Federal Government.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to provide for the
preservation, development, interpretation, and use of the nationally
significant historical and cultural buildings, structures, and sites
described in subsection (a) for the benefit and inspiration of present
and future generations.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commonwealth.--The term ``Commonwealth'' means the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(2) Park.--The term ``park'' means the Steel Industry
National Historic Park established by section 4.
(3) Plan.--The term ``plan'' means the management plan for
the park required under section 7.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 4. STEEL INDUSTRY NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK.
(a) Establishment.--There is established as a unit of the National
Park System the Steel Industry National Historic Park in the
Commonwealth.
(b) Components.--The park shall consist of land and interests in
land comprising the former United States Steel Homestead Works,
including--
(1) the Battle of Homestead site in the borough of Munhall,
Pennsylvania, consisting of approximately 3 acres of land,
including the pumphouse and water tower and related structures,
within the property bounded by the Monongahela River, the CSX
railroad, Waterfront Drive, and the Damascus-Marcegaglia Steel
Mill;
(2) the Carrie Furnace complex in the boroughs of Swissvale
and Rankin, Pennsylvania, consisting of approximately 35 acres
of land, including blast furnaces 6 and 7, the ore yard, the
cast house, the blowing engine house, the AC power house, and
related structures, within the property bounded by the proposed
southwesterly right-of-way line needed to accommodate the Mon/
Fayette Expressway and the relocated CSX railroad right-of-way,
the Monongahela River, and a property line drawn northeast to
southwest approximately 100 yards east of the AC power house;
(3) the Hot Metal Bridge, consisting of the Union railroad
bridge and its approaches, spanning the Monongahela River and
connecting the mill sites in the boroughs of Rankin and
Munhall; and
(4) all other property included in the park--
(A) by Federal law; or
(B) acquired by the Secretary for inclusion in the
park under section 5 or other Federal law.
SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
(a) Real Property.--The Secretary may acquire--
(1) land and interests in land described in paragraphs (1),
(2), or (3) of section 4(b); and
(2) not more than 10 acres of land adjacent to, or in the
general vicinity of, the property described in paragraphs (1),
(2), or (3) of section 4(b), for the development of visitor,
administrative, museum, curatorial, and maintenance facilities.
(b) Personal Property.--The Secretary may acquire personal property
associated with, and appropriate for, the interpretation of the park.
(c) Means.--An acquisition of real property or personal property
shall be made by donation.
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the park in
accordance with this Act and the provisions of law generally applicable
to units of the National Park System, including--
(1) the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a National Park
Service, and for other purposes'', approved August 25, 1916 (16
U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
(2) the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the
preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects,
and antiquities of national significance, and for other
purposes'', approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
(b) Cooperative Agreements.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative
agreements with interested public and private entities and
individuals to carry out this Act.
(2) Reimbursement.--A payment made by the Secretary under
the terms of a cooperative agreement entered into under this
subsection shall be subject to an agreement that if at any time
the project assisted is converted, used, or disposed of in a
manner that is contrary to the purposes of this Act, as
determined by the Secretary, the interested entity or
individual shall reimburse the Secretary for the greater of--
(A) the amount of assistance provided for the
project; or
(B) the portion of the increased value of the
project that is attributable to that assistance,
determined as of the date of the conversion, use, or
disposal.
(c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide to any person
technical assistance for--
(1) preserving historic structures of the park;
(2) maintaining the cultural landscape of the park; and
(3) local preservation planning for the park.
SEC. 7. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(1) prepare a plan for the park; and
(2) submit the plan to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives.
(b) Consultation With Local Officials.--In preparing the plan under
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall consult with--
(1) a representative of each political subdivision of the
Commonwealth that has jurisdiction over all or a portion of the
park; and
(2) a representative of the Steel Industry Heritage
Corporation. | Steel Industry National Historic Park Act - Establishes the Steel Industry National Historic Park in Pennsylvania as a National Park System unit. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to establish the Steel Industry National Historic Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."} | 1,391 | 28 | 0.553716 | 1.441782 | 0.777259 | 4 | 56.434783 | 0.956522 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Rape Victims and
Improving Use of DNA Evidence Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVE FUNDS UNDER THE BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATES AND
UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT PROVIDE CERTAIN SERVICES
TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3754) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(i) Incentive Funds for Providing Certain Services to Victims of
Sexual Assault and Establishing Rape Kit Databases.--
``(1) In general.--The amounts allocated under this section
to a State or unit of local government for a fiscal year
(beginning with the first fiscal year that begins at least one
year from the date of the enactment of this subsection) shall
be increased by 10 percent if such State or unit of local
government provides and certifies in accordance with such
standards as the Attorney General may require, that the State
or unit of local government had in effect, for the previous
fiscal year, each of the following:
``(A) Examination and testing of rape kit.--A
process to provide to each victim of sexual assault,
with respect to an act of sexual assault over which the
State or unit of local government has jurisdiction,
each of the following:
``(i) Examination by a qualified sexual
assault nurse examiner to collect a rape kit
from such victim.
``(ii) Testing of any rape kit collected
from such victim and the furnishing of any
results from such test to the victim not later
than 180 days after the date on which such
testing was requested.
``(B) Rape kit database.--A database developed and
maintained by such State or unit of local government
related to rape kits collected, in connection with acts
of sexual assault over which the State or unit of local
government has jurisdiction, from victims of such acts
that complies with the following requirements:
``(i) The database, for each rape kit
collected from each victim of sexual assault,
provides for the following:
``(I) Identifies such rape kit by a
unique identifying number.
``(II) The database contains
information on the date and location of
each of the following:
``(aa) The act of sexual
assault for which such rape kit
was collected.
``(bb) The medical
examination conducted from
which such rape kit was
collected.
``(cc) The testing of such
rape kit.
``(III) The database contains
information on the real-time physical
location of such rape kit, including
street address, locality, and State.
``(IV) The database contains
information on the results of any
testing of such rape kit.
``(ii) Information contained in the
database, with respect to a rape kit, may be
made available only as follows:
``(I) On a publically available
Internet site but only to the extent
that such information does not include
any personally identifiable information
(including the name of the victim
associated with a unique identifying
number).
``(II) To criminal justice agencies
for law enforcement identification
purposes.
``(III) In judicial proceedings, if
otherwise admissible pursuant to
applicable statutes or rules.
``(IV) To a physican or nurse who
is treating a victim of sexual assault
from whom the rape kit was collected
for injuries resulting from the sexual
assault of such victim or with respect
to the collection of such rape kit, but
only insofar as the information relates
to such treatment.
``(V) To the victim of sexual
assault from whom the rape kit was
collected, if the information made
available is limited to information
relating to the rape kit collected from
such victim.
``(iii) Information contained in such
database shall be searchable by any of the
criteria specified in clause (i), subject to
the availability of such information under
clause (ii).
``(iv) Access for purposes of data entry
and editing (including updating) of such
database shall be limited to appropriate
individuals of a State or local law enforcement
agency.
``(2) Funding.--
``(A) Ratable reduction for insufficient funds.--If
there are insufficient funds for a fiscal year to
allocate to each State or unit of local government the
amount of incentive funds that such State or unit of
local government is otherwise eligible to receive under
this subsection, the Attorney General shall ratably
reduce the allotment to all States and units of local
government based on the proportionate share each State
or unit of local government received under this section
(before the application of this subsection) for the
preceding fiscal year.
``(B) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition
to funds made available under section 508, there is
authorized to be appropriated for incentive funds under
this subsection such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
``(A) The term `sexual assault' has the meaning
given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925a(a)).
``(B) The term `victim of sexual assault' means an
individual who seeks medical treatment or care for an
injury sustained as a result of sexual assault and
reports such injury to a local or State law enforcement
officer or agency.
``(C) The term `rape kit' means DNA evidence
obtained related to sexual assault.
``(D) The term `qualified sexual assault nurse
examiner' means a nurse that has obtained certification
from a hospital, governmental entity, or an appopriate
institution of higher education (as defined in section
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1002)), for the collection of rape kits from victims of
sexual assault.
``(E) The term `tested' means, with respect to a
rape kit, that such rape kit has undergone forensic
analysis.
``(F) The term `unique identifying number' means a
series of letters, numbers, or a combination thereof,
that a law enforcement agency assigns to a rape kit
that--
``(i) such agency receives in connection
with an act of sexual assault; and
``(ii) is used in place of the name of a
victim of sexual assault in the database
established under this subsection except if the
person accessing the database is the victim of
sexual assault or a member of a law enforcement
agency.''.
SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT ON DNA BACKLOG.
Subsection (g) of section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135(g)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
(2) by moving subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) (as so
redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section) two ems to the
right;
(3) by striking ``(g) Reports to Congress--Not'' and
inserting the following:
``(g) Reports to Congress.--
``(1) In general.--Not''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Study and report to congress on dna backlog.--
``(A) Study.--The Attorney General shall conduct a
study to determine the extent of the backlog in the
United States relating to the analysis of DNA samples
collected from crime scenes, victims, suspects,
arrestees, and convicted offenders. Such study shall
determine the following:
``(i) The number of each of the following:
``(I) DNA samples that have been
prepared to be sent to a public or
private crime laboratory for forensic
analysis but have not been sent to such
laboratory.
``(II) Investigations for which DNA
samples described in subclause (I) have
been collected.
``(III) DNA samples that have been
received by a public or private crime
laboratory for forensic analysis but
have not yet been tested at such
laboratory.
``(IV) Investigations for which DNA
samples described in subclause (III)
have been collected.
``(ii) For each DNA sample and for each
investigation for which such samples exist, the
average duration of the following periods:
``(I) The period beginning on the
date that is 30 days after the date
each sample is collected from victims
of sexual assault and ending on the
date each sample is sent to a public or
private crime laboratory to be tested.
``(II) The period beginning on the
date that is 30 days after the date
each sample is received by a public or
private crime laboratory and ending on
the date each sample is tested at each
such laboratory.
``(B) Report.--Not later than two years after the
date of the enactment of this Act and for each year
thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to
Congress a report containing--
``(i) the results of the study conducted
under subparagraph (A);
``(ii) a statistical analysis of the data
contained in such study, disaggregated by
jurisdiction, criminal offense, type of DNA
evidence tested, if available, and any other
category of information the Attorney General
may require; and
``(iii) recommendations on how to reduce--
``(I) the number of DNA samples and
investigations that are subject to the
conditions described in subparagraph
(A)(i); and
``(II) the average duration of the
periods described in subparagraph
(A)(ii).
``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph:
``(i) The term `DNA sample' means evidence
containing human DNA collected by Federal,
State, local, or tribal law enforcement
agencies.
``(ii) The term `investigation' includes
any investigatory action taken by a Federal,
State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency
relating to an act of sexual assault after such
agency receives a report of such act.
``(iii) The term `tested' means, with
respect to a DNA sample that such sample has
undergone forensic analysis.''. | Justice for Rape Victims and Improving Use of DNA Evidence Act of 2010 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase by 10% grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for states or local governments that had in effect for the previous fiscal year: (1) a process to provide a victim of sexual assault with an examination by a qualified sexual assault nurse examiner for purposes of collecting a rape kit from such victim and to provide the results of rape kit testing to the victim within 180 days; and (2) an online rape kit database containing specified information.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farm
Empowerment Act of 1995''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Marketing loans for 1996 through 2002 crops of certain
agricultural commodities.
Sec. 3. Total acreage base system.
Sec. 4. Conforming amendments to current price support programs for
program crops.
Sec. 5. Elimination of acreage reduction programs.
Sec. 6. Extension of cottonseed oil and sunflower oil export programs.
Sec. 7. Suspension of permanent price support authority.
Sec. 8. Removal of three-entity rule; direct attribution.
SEC. 2. MARKETING LOANS FOR 1996 THROUGH 2002 CROPS OF CERTAIN
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.
Title I of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 116. MARKETING LOANS FOR 1996 THROUGH 2002 CROPS OF CERTAIN
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.
``(a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
``(1) Covered commodities.--The term `covered commodities'
means rice, upland cotton, feed grains, wheat, and oilseeds.
``(2) Feed grains.--The term `feed grains' means corn,
grain sorghums, barley, oats, and rye.
``(3) Oilseeds.--The term `oilseeds' means soybeans,
sunflower seeds, canola, rapeseed, safflower, flaxseed, mustard
seed, and such other oilseeds as the Secretary may designate.
``(b) Marketing Loans.--
``(1) Availability.--The Secretary shall make available to
eligible producers on a farm a nonrecourse marketing loan for
each of the 1996 through 2002 crops of covered commodities
produced on the farm. The term of the marketing loan shall be
15 months in length.
``(2) Eligible producers.--To be eligible for a loan under
this subsection, the producers on a farm may not plant covered
commodities on a farm in excess of the total acreage base of
the farm, as determined under section 503.
``(3) Loan rate.--Loans made under this subsection shall be
made at the rate of 115 percent of the simple average national
price received by producers of the covered commodity, as
determined by the Secretary, during the marketing years for the
immediately preceding 5 crops of the covered commodity,
excluding the year in which the average price was the highest
and the year in which the average price was the lowest in such
period.
``(c) Limitation on Total Value of Marketing Loans.--The combined
annual value of loans made to a producer under subsection (b) may not
exceed $175,000.
``(d) Repayment.--
``(1) Repayment rate.--Producers on a farm may repay loans
made under subsection (b) for a covered commodity at a level
that is the lesser of--
``(A) the loan rate determined for the commodity;
or
``(B) the prevailing domestic market price for the
commodity, as determined by the Secretary.
``(2) Prevailing domestic market price.--The Secretary
shall prescribe by regulation--
``(A) a formula to determine the prevailing
domestic market price for each covered commodity, which
may include adjustments for differences in quality but
not for differences in location; and
``(B) a mechanism by which the Secretary shall
announce periodically the prevailing domestic market
prices established under this subsection.
``(e) Adjustment Account.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an
Adjustment Account, which shall be used to make--
``(A) payments to producers of the 1996 through
2002 crops of covered commodities who participate in
the marketing loan program established under subsection
(b); and
``(B) payments to producers of the 1994 and 1995
crops of covered commodities that are authorized under
sections 101B, 103B, 105B, 107B, and 205, but not paid
before the date of the enactment of this section.
``(2) Amount in account.--The Secretary shall transfer into
the Adjustment Account from funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation such sums as shall be necessary to implement this
section and make marketing loans available under subsection
(b).
``(3) Availability of funds.--Funds in the Adjustment
Account shall remain available until expended.
``(f) Advance Payment.--At the request of a producer who intends to
obtain a marketing loan under subsection (b) for a crop of a covered
commodity, the Secretary shall make available to the producer in
advance of planting not more than 10 percent of the projected marketing
loan for that crop year.
``(g) Marketing Loan Deficiency Payments.--
``(1) In general.--For each of the 1996 through 2002 crops
of covered commodities, the Secretary may make payments
available to producers who, although eligible to obtain a
marketing loan under subsection (b), agree to forego obtaining
the loan in return for payments under this subsection.
``(2) Computation.--A payment under this subsection shall
be computed by multiplying--
``(A) the loan payment rate; by
``(B) the quantity of the covered commodity which
the producer is eligible to place under loan but for
which the producer foregoes obtaining the loan in
return for payments under this subsection.
``(3) Loan payment rate.--For purposes of this subsection,
the loan payment rate shall be the amount by which--
``(A) the loan rate for the commodity determined
under subsection (b); exceeds
``(B) the repayment rate for the commodity
determined under subsection (d).''.
SEC. 3. TOTAL ACREAGE BASE SYSTEM.
(a) Definitions.--Section 502 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1462) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following new paragraphs:
``(3) Feed grains.--The term `feed grains' means corn,
grain sorghums, barley, oats, and rye.
``(4) Covered commodity.--The term `covered commodity'
means rice, upland cotton, feed grains, wheat, or oilseeds.''.
(b) Crop Acreage Base.--Section 503 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1463) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for the
establishment and maintenance of a total crop acreage base for
covered commodities, including any covered commodity crop
produced under an established practice of double cropping'';
and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The sum of the
crop acreage bases'' and inserting ``The total crop
acreage base'';
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Calculation.--The total crop acreage base for a farm for a
crop year shall be the number of acres that is equal to the average of
the acreage planted and considered planted to one of the covered
commodity crops for harvest on the farm in each of the 5 crop years
preceding that crop year.'';
(3) by striking subsection (g); and
(4) in subsection (h)--
(A) by striking ``(1) In general.--''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2).''.
(c) Application of Title.--Section 509 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1469)
is amended by striking ``1991 through 1997 program crops'' and
inserting ``1991 through 2002 crops of covered commodities''.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CURRENT PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR
PROGRAM CROPS.
(a) Wheat 0/85 Program.--Section 107B(c)(1)(E) of the Agricultural
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-3a(c)(1)(E)) is amended by striking
``through 1997'' in clauses (i) and (vii) each place it appears and
inserting ``and 1995''.
(b) Feed Grains 0/85 Program.--Section 105B(c)(1)(E) of such Act (7
U.S.C. 1444f(c)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ``through 1997'' in
clauses (i) and (vii) each place it appears and inserting ``and 1995''.
(c) Cotton Program.--Section 103B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1444-2) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``1997'' and
inserting ``1995'';
(2) in subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1)(A),
(c)(1)(B)(ii), and (o), by striking ``1997'' each place it
appears and inserting ``1995'';
(3) in subsection (c)(1)(D)(i) and (c)(1)(D)(v)(II) by
striking ``through 1997'' each place it appears and inserting
``and 1995'';
(4) in the heading of subsection (c)(1)(D)(v)(II), by
striking ``through 1997 crops'' and inserting ``and 1995
crops'';
(5) in subsection (e)(1)(D), by striking ``29\1/2\ percent
for each of the 1995 and 1996 crops, and 29 percent for the
1997 crop'' and inserting ``29\1/2\ percent for the 1995
crop''; and
(6) in subparagraphs (B)(i), (D)(i), (E)(i), and (F)(i) of
subsection (a)(5), by striking ``1998'' each place it appears
and inserting ``1996''.
(d) Rice 50/85 Program.--Section 101B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1441-2)
is amended--
(1) in subsections (c)(1)(D)(i) and (c)(1)(D)(v)(II), by
striking ``through 1997'' each place it appears and inserting
``and 1995''; and
(2) in the heading of subsection (c)(1)(D)(v)(II), by
striking ``through 1997 crops'' and inserting ``and 1995
crops''.
(e) Oilseeds.--Section 205(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1446f(c)) is
amended by striking ``through 1997'' both places it appears and
inserting ``and 1995''.
SEC. 5. ELIMINATION OF ACREAGE REDUCTION PROGRAMS.
(a) Wheat.--Section 107B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1445b-3a) is amended by striking subsection (e) and redesignating
subsections (f) through (q) as subsections (e) through (p),
respectively.
(b) Feed Grains.--Section 105B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1444f) is
amended by striking subsection (e) and redesignating subsections (f)
through (r) as subsections (e) through (q), respectively.
(c) Cotton.--Section 103B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1444-2) is amended
by striking subsection (e) and redesignating subsections (f) through
(o) as subsections (e) through (n), respectively.
(d) Rice.--Section 101B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1441-2) is amended by
striking subsection (e) and redesignating subsections (f) through (n)
as subsections (e) through (m), respectively.
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF COTTONSEED OIL AND SUNFLOWER OIL EXPORT PROGRAMS.
Section 301(b)(2)(A) of the Disaster Assistance Act of 1988 (7
U.S.C. 1464 note) is amended by striking ``through 1995'' and inserting
``through 2002''.
SEC. 7. SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITY.
(a) Wheat.--
(1) Nonapplicability of certificate requirements.--Sections
379d through 379j of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1379d-1379j) shall not be applicable to wheat processors
or exporters during the period June 1, 1995, through May 31,
2003.
(2) Suspension of land use, wheat marketing allocation, and
producer certificate provisions.--Sections 331 through 339,
379b, and 379c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1331 through 1339, 1379b, and 1379c) shall not be
applicable to the 1996 through 2002 crops of wheat.
(3) Suspension of certain quota provisions.--The joint
resolution entitled ``A joint resolution relating to corn and
wheat marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of
1938, as amended'', approved May 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330 and
1340), shall not be applicable to the crops of wheat planted
for harvest in the calendar years 1996 through 2002.
(4) Nonapplicability of section 107 of the agricultural act
of 1949.--Section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1445a) shall not be applicable to the 1996 through 2002 crops
of wheat.
(b) Feed Grains.--
(1) Nonapplicability of section 105 of the agricultural act
of 1949.--Section 105 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1444b) shall not be applicable to the 1996 through 2002 crops
of feed grains.
(2) Recourse loan program for silage.--Section 403 of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1444e-1) is amended by
striking ``1996'' and inserting ``2002''.
(c) Oilseeds.--Section 201(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended by striking ``oilseeds'' and all that
follows through ``determine),''.
SEC. 8. REMOVAL OF THREE-ENTITY RULE; DIRECT ATTRIBUTION.
Section 1001A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-1) is
amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new
subsection:
``(a) Direct Attribution.--In the case of payments specified in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1001, the Secretary shall attribute--
``(1) payments received by an individual directly to the
individual; and
``(2) payments received by an entity to individuals who own
the entity in proportion to the ownership interest of the
individual in the entity.''. | Family Farm Empowerment Act of 1995 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 (Act) to provide nonrecourse marketing loans through 2002 for wheat, feed grains, rice, upland cotton, and oilseeds. Requires repayment at the lower of the loan rate or the prevailing domestic market price. Authorizes marketing loan deficiency payments for producers who forgo obtaining such loans.
Provides for a total acreage base for such crops.
Makes conforming amendments to certain price support programs.
Eliminates acreage reduction programs for wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice.
Amends the Disaster Assistance Act to extend funding obligations for the cottonseed and sunflower oil export programs.
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and the Act to suspend specified permanent price support provisions for wheat, feed grains (including silage), and oilseeds.
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to replace the three-entity rule (consideration as separate entities for limitations purposes) with a direct attribution rule (based upon ownership percentage). | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Family Farm Empowerment Act of 1995"} | 3,509 | 233 | 0.618041 | 1.621461 | 0.835708 | 2.507853 | 14.91623 | 0.853403 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Aging Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO SUPPORT INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS.
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290bb-31 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 520(b)--
(A) in paragraph (14), by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(16) conduct the demonstration projects specified in
section 520K.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 520K. PROJECTS TO DEMONSTRATE INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Center for Mental Health Services, shall award grants to public and
private nonprofit entities for projects to demonstrate ways of
integrating mental health services for older adults into primary care
settings, such as health centers receiving a grant under section 330
(or determined by the Secretary to meet the requirements for receiving
such a grant), other Federally qualified health centers, primary care
clinics, and private practice sites.
``(b) Requirements.--In order to be eligible for a grant under this
section, the project to be carried out by the entity shall provide for
collaborative care within a primary care setting, provided by licensed
mental health professionals with appropriate training and experience in
the treatment of older adults, in which screening, assessment, and
intervention services are combined into an integrated service delivery
model, including--
``(1) screening services by a mental health professional
with at least a masters degree in an appropriate field of
training;
``(2) referrals for necessary prevention, intervention,
follow-up care, consultations, and care planning oversight for
mental health and other service needs, as indicated; and
``(3) adoption and implementation of evidence-based
intervention and treatment protocols (to the extent such
protocols are available) for mental disorders prevalent in
older adults including, but not limited to, mood and anxiety
disorders, dementias of all kinds (including the behavioral and
psychological symptoms of dementia), psychotic disorders, and
substance-related disorders.
``(c) Considerations in Awarding Grants.--In awarding grants under
this section, the Secretary, to the extent feasible, shall ensure
that--
``(1) projects are funded in a variety of geographic areas,
including urban and rural areas; and
``(2) a variety of populations, including racial and ethnic
minorities and low-income populations, are served by projects
funded under this section.
``(d) Duration.--A project may receive funding pursuant to a grant
under this section for a period of up to 3 years, with an extension
period of 2 additional years at the discretion of the Secretary.
``(e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, a public or private nonprofit entity shall--
``(1) submit an application to the Secretary (in such form,
containing such information, and at such time as the Secretary
may specify); and
``(2) agree to report to the Secretary standardized
clinical and behavioral data and other performance data
necessary to evaluate patient outcomes and to facilitate
evaluations across participating projects.
``(f) Evaluation.--Not later than July 31 of the second calendar
year after the date of enactment of this section, and July 31 of every
year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
evaluating the projects receiving awards under this section for the
year involved.
``(g) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this
section shall supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, or
local funds available to an entity to carry out activities described in
this section.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section
for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.''.
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT OUTREACH
TEAMS.
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290bb-31 et seq.), as amended by section 2, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 520L. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
OUTREACH TEAMS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Center for Mental Health Services, shall award grants to public or
private nonprofit entities that are community-based providers of
geriatric mental health services, to support the establishment and
maintenance by such entities of multi-disciplinary geriatric mental
health outreach teams in community settings where older adults reside
or receive social services. Entities eligible for such grants include--
``(1) mental health service providers of a State or local
government;
``(2) outpatient programs of private, nonprofit hospitals;
``(3) community mental health centers meeting the criteria
specified in section 1913(c); and
``(4) other community-based providers of mental health
services.
``(b) Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, an entity shall--
``(1) adopt and implement, for use by its mental health
outreach team, evidence-based intervention and treatment
protocols (to the extent such protocols are available) for
mental disorders prevalent in older adults including, but not
limited to, mood and anxiety disorders, dementias of all kinds
(including the behavioral and psychological symptoms of
dementia), psychotic disorders, and substance-related
disorders, relying to the greatest extent feasible on protocols
that have been developed--
``(A) by or under the auspices of the Secretary; or
``(B) by academicians;
``(2) provide screening for mental disorders, diagnostic
services, referrals for treatment, and case management and
coordination through such teams; and
``(3) coordinate and integrate the services provided by
such team with the services of social service, mental health,
and medical providers at the site or sites where the team is
based in order to--
``(A) improve patient outcomes; and
``(B) to ensure, to the maximum extent feasible,
the continuing independence of older adults who are
residing in the community.
``(c) Cooperative Arrangements With Sites Serving as Bases for
Outreach.--An entity receiving a grant under this section may enter
into an agreement with a person operating a site at which a geriatric
mental health outreach team of the entity is based, including--
``(1) senior centers;
``(2) adult day care programs;
``(3) assisted living facilities; and
``(4) recipients of grants to provide services to older
adults under the Older Americans Act of 1965, under which such
person provides (and is reimbursed by the entity, out of funds
received under the grant, for) any supportive services, such as
transportation and administrative support, that such person
provides to an outreach team of such entity.
``(d) Considerations in Awarding Grants.--In awarding grants under
this section, the Secretary, to the extent feasible, shall ensure
that--
``(1) projects are funded in a variety of geographic areas,
including urban and rural areas; and
``(2) a variety of populations, including racial and ethnic
minorities and low-income populations, are served by projects
funded under this section.
``(e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, an entity shall--
``(1) submit an application to the Secretary (in such form,
containing such information, at such time as the Secretary may
specify); and
``(2) agree to report to the Secretary standardized
clinical and behavioral data and other performance data
necessary to evaluate patient outcomes and to facilitate
evaluations across participating projects.
``(f) Coordination.--The Secretary shall provide for appropriate
coordination of programs and activities receiving funds pursuant to a
grant under this section with programs and activities receiving funds
pursuant to grants under section 520K and sections 381, 422, and 423 of
the Older Americans Act of 1965.
``(g) Evaluation.--Not later than July 31 of the second calendar
year after the date of enactment of this section, and July 31 of every
year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
evaluating the projects receiving awards under this section for such
year.
``(h) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this
section shall supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, or
local funds available to an entity to carry out activities described in
this section.
``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section
for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.''.
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OLDER ADULT MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Section 520 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-31)
is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Deputy Director for Older Adult Mental Health Services in
Center for Mental Health Services.--The Director, after consultation
with the Administrator, shall designate a Deputy Director for Older
Adult Mental Health Services, who shall be responsible for the
development and implementation of initiatives of the Center to address
the mental health needs of older adults. Such initiatives shall
include--
``(1) research on prevention and identification of mental
disorders in the older adult population;
``(2) innovative demonstration projects for the delivery of
community-based mental health services for older adults;
``(3) support for the development and dissemination of
evidence-based practice models, including models to address
substance-related disorders in older adults; and
``(4) development of model training programs for mental
health professionals and care givers serving older adults.''.
SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP OF ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THE CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES.
Section 502(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290aa-1(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C) In the case of the advisory council for the
Center for Mental Health Services, the members
appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall
include representatives of older adults or their
families, and professionals with an expertise in
geriatric mental health.''.
SEC. 6. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE TARGETING SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN
OLDER ADULTS.
Section 509(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290bb-2(b)(2)) is amended by inserting before the period the following:
``, and to providing treatment for older adults with substance-related
disorders''.
SEC. 7. CRITERIA FOR STATE PLANS UNDER COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
BLOCK GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1912(b)(4)of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300x-2(b)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
``(4) Targeted services to older individuals, individuals
who are homeless, and individuals living in rural areas.--The
plan describes the State's outreach to and services for older
individuals, individuals who are homeless, and individuals
living in rural areas, and how community-based services will be
provided to these individuals.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to State plans submitted on or after the date that is 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act. | Positive Aging Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to : (1) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and private nonprofit entities for projects to demonstrate ways of integrating mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and for multidisciplinary geriatric mental health outreach teams in community settings where older adults reside or receive social services; (2) require the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services to designate a Deputy Director for Older Adult Mental Health Services to address the mental health needs of older adults; (3) require the inclusion of representatives of older adults and their families and geriatric mental health professionals on the Advisory Council for the Center; (4) designate as a project of national significance the treatment of older adults with substance-related disorders; and (5) require state plans under the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant program to describe outreach to, and services for, older individuals and individuals who are homeless and living in rural areas. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes."} | 2,739 | 204 | 0.550369 | 1.466563 | 1.020581 | 3.958115 | 12.947644 | 0.942408 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AMBULANCE PAYMENT RATES.
(a) Payment Rates.--
(1) In general.--Section 1834(l)(3) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Payment rates.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to any adjustment under
subparagraph (B) and paragraph (9) and the full payment
of a national mileage rate pursuant to paragraph
(2)(E), in establishing such fee schedule, the
following rules shall apply:
``(i) Payment rates in 2003.--
``(I) Ground ambulance services.--
In the case of ground ambulance
services furnished under this part in
2003, the Secretary shall set the
payment rates under the fee schedule
for such services at a rate based on
the average costs (as determined by the
Secretary on the basis of the most
recent and reliable information
available) incurred by full cost
ambulance suppliers in providing
nonemergency basic life support
ambulance services covered under this
title, with adjustments to the rates
for other ground ambulance service
levels to be determined based on the
rule established under paragraph (1).
For the purposes of the preceding
sentence, the term `full cost ambulance
supplier' means a supplier for which
volunteers or other unpaid staff
comprise less than 20 percent of the
supplier's total staff and which
receives less than 20 percent of space
and other capital assets free of
charge.
``(II) Other ambulance services.--
In the case of ambulance services not
described in subclause (I) that are
furnished under this part in 2003, the
Secretary shall set the payment rates
under the fee schedule for such
services based on the rule established
under paragraph (1).
``(ii) Payment rates in subsequent years
for all ambulance services.--In the case of any
ambulance service furnished under this part in
2004 or any subsequent year, the Secretary
shall set the payment rates under the fee
schedule for such service at amounts equal to
the payment rate under the fee schedule for
that service furnished during the previous
year, increased by the percentage increase in
the Consumer Price Index for all urban
consumers (United States city average) for the
12-month period ending with June of the
previous year.
``(B) Adjustment in rural rates.--For years
beginning with 2004, the Secretary, after taking into
consideration the recommendations contained in the
report submitted under section 221(b)(3) the Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvements and
Protection Act of 2000, shall adjust the fee schedule
payment rates that would otherwise apply under this
subsection for ambulance services provided in low
density rural areas based on the increased cost (if
any) of providing such services in such areas.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 221(c) of the Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of
2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-487), as enacted into law by section
1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554, is repealed.
(b) Use of Medical Conditions for Coding Ambulance Services.--
Section 1834(l)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(7))
is amended to read as follows:
``(7) Coding system.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, in
accordance with section 1173(c)(1)(B), establish a
system or systems for the coding of claims for
ambulance services for which payment is made under this
subsection, including a code set specifying the medical
condition of the individual who is transported and the
level of service that is appropriate for the
transportation of an individual with that medical
condition.
``(B) Medical conditions.--The code set established
under subparagraph (A) shall--
``(i) take into account the list of medical
conditions developed in the course of the
negotiated rulemaking process conducted under
paragraph (1); and
``(ii) notwithstanding any other provision
of law, be adopted as a standard code set under
section 1173(c).''. | Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to payment for ambulance services to revise requirements for the establishment of a fee schedule.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for the coding of claims for ambulance services, including a code set specifying the medical condition of the individual transported by an ambulance and the appropriate level of transportation service. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to medicare ambulance suppliers of the full costs of providing such services, and for other purposes."} | 927 | 102 | 0.483094 | 1.109921 | 0.2121 | 3.02381 | 10.178571 | 0.880952 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on Farmworkers
and Federal Health Coverage Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the National
Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage (in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
(a) In General.--The Commission shall examine problems experienced
by farmworkers (including their families) under medicaid and SCHIP.
Specifically, the Commission shall examine the following:
(1) Barriers to enrollment.--Barriers to their enrollment,
including a lack of outreach and outstationed eligibility
workers, complicated applications and eligibility determination
procedures, and linguistic and cultural barriers.
(2) Lack of portability.--The lack of portability of
medicaid and SCHIP coverage for farmworkers who are determined
eligible in one State but who move to other States on a
seasonal or other periodic basis.
(3) Possible solutions.--The development of possible
solutions to increase enrollment and access to benefits for
farmworkers, because, in part, of the problems identified in
paragraphs (1) and (2), and the associated costs of each of the
possible solution described in subsection (b).
(b) Possible Solutions.--Possible solutions to be examined shall
include each of the following:
(1) Interstate compacts.--The use of interstate compacts
among States that establish portability and reciprocity for
eligibility for farmworkers under the medicaid and SCHIP and
potential financial incentives for States to enter into such
compacts.
(2) Demonstration projects.--The use of multi-state
demonstration waiver projects under section 1115 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) to develop comprehensive migrant
coverage demonstration projects.
(3) Use of current law flexibility.--Use of current law
medicaid and SCHIP State plan provisions relating to coverage
of residents and out-of-State coverage.
(4) National migrant family coverage.--The development of
programs of national migrant family coverage in which States
could participate.
(5) Public-private partnerships.--The provision of
incentives for development of public-private partnerships to
develop private coverage alternatives for farmworkers.
(6) Other possible solutions.--Such other solutions as the
Commission deems appropriate.
(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
(1) Farmworker.--The term ``farmworker'' means a migratory
agricultural worker or seasonal agricultural worker, as such
terms are defined in section 330(g)(3) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c(g)(3)), and includes a family
member of such a worker.
(2) Medicaid.--The term ``medicaid'' means the program
under title XIX of the Social Security Act.
(3) SCHIP.--The term ``SCHIP'' means the State children's
health insurance program under title XXI of the Social Security
Act.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means Secretary of
Health and Human Services.
SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 15
members appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services from
among the following:
(1) Farmworkers affected by the lack of portability of
coverage under the medicaid program or the State children's
health insurance program (under titles XIX and XXI of the
Social Security Act).
(2) Representatives with expertise in providing health care
to farmworkers, including designees of national and local
organizations representing migrant health centers and other
providers.
(3) Researchers with expertise in health care financing.
(4) Representatives of foundations and other nonprofit
entities that have conducted or supported research on
farmworker health care financial issues.
(5) Representatives of Federal agencies which are involved
in the provision or financing of health care to farmworkers,
including the Health Care Financing Administration and the
Health Research and Services Administration.
(6) Representatives of State governments.
(7) Representatives from the farm and agricultural
industries.
(8) Designees of labor organizations representing
farmworkers.
(b) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
(c) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Commission shall be
designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services at the time of
the appointment of members.
(d) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairperson or a majority of its members.
(e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(f) Compensation and Expenses.--
(1) Compensation.--Members of the Commission shall receive
no additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their
service on the Commission, except that, to the extent or in the
amounts provided in advance in appropriation Acts, farmworker
members described in subsection (a)(1) shall be entitled to
receive reasonable compensation for lost wages for days
(including travel time) during which they are engaged in the
actual performance of duties vested in the Commission. In no
case shall such reasonable compensation exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for grade GS-15 of
the General Schedule.
(2) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.
(a) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director who shall be
appointed by the Commission. To the extent or in the amounts provided
in advance in appropriation Acts, the Commission shall establish the
rate of pay for the Director, which shall not exceed the rate of basic
pay for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
(b) Staff.--With the approval of the Commission, the Director may
appoint and fix the pay of such additional personnel as the Director
considers appropriate.
(c) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The Director and
staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in
the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that
an individual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of the annual
rate of basic pay for level GS-15 of the General Schedule.
(d) Experts and Consultants.--With the approval of the Commission,
Director may procure temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(e) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Commission, the
head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable
basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the
Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act. Any
such detail shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the civil service
status or privileges of the Federal employee.
SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) Hearings and Sessions.--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.
(b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which
the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
(c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States information
necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the
Chairperson, the head of that department or agency shall furnish that
information to the Commission.
(d) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--To the extent or in the amounts
provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the Commission may accept,
use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or
property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or
facilitating the work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of
money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts,
bequests, or devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be
available for disbursement upon order of the Chairperson.
(e) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the United States.
(f) Administrative Support Services.--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
under this Act.
SEC. 7. REPORT.
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Commission shall transmit a report to the President, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Congress on the study
conducted under this Act. The report shall contain a detailed statement
of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with its
recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as the
Commission considers appropriate.
SEC. 8. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate 30 days after the date of submission
of the report under section 7.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act. | National Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage Act of 2001 - Establishes the National Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage to examine the following problems experienced by farmworkers and their families under titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act: (1) barriers to their enrollment under Medicaid and SCHIP; and (2) lack of portability of Medicaid and SCHIP coverage for farmworkers determined eligible in one State who move to other States on a periodic basis. Requires the Commission to examine development of possible solutions to increase enrollment and access to benefits for farmworkers, because, in part, of such problems, and the associated costs of possible solutions. Specifies possible solutions to be examined. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To establish a National Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage to study the problems of farmworkers under the Medicaid Program and the State children's health insurance program (SCHIP)."} | 2,148 | 174 | 0.672375 | 1.918862 | 0.873689 | 4.297872 | 13.404255 | 0.978723 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Idaho Land Exchange Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) In General.--The boundaries of the Targhee National Forest are
adjusted as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Targhee National
Forest Proposed Boundary Changes'' and dated March 1, 1991.
(b) Map and Legal Description.--
(1) Public access.--The map described in subsection (a) and
a legal description of the lands depicted on the map shall be
on file and available for public inspection in the Regional
Office of the Intermountain Region of the Forest Service.
(2) Technical corrections.--The map and legal description
shall have the same force and effect as if included in this
Act, except that the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in
this Act as the ``Secretary'') may correct clerical and
typographical errors.
(c) Rule of Construction.--For the purpose of section 7 of the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), the
boundaries of the Targhee National Forest, as adjusted by this Act,
shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Forest as of January 1,
1965.
SEC. 3. CLARK FORK LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that, over the past 10 years--
(1) the University of Idaho has utilized the Clark Fork
Ranger Station within the Kaniksu National Forest as the Clark
Fork Field Campus, under a Granger-Thye permit; and
(2) the University of Idaho has made substantial
improvements in order to maintain and utilize the buildings as
a campus facility.
(b) Land Exchange.--
(1) Conveyance by the secretary.--
(A) In general.--In exchange for the conveyance
described in paragraph (2) and subject to easements
that are considered necessary by the Secretary for
public and administrative access and to valid existing
rights, the Secretary shall convey to the State of
Idaho, acting through the Regents of the University of
Idaho, all right, title, and interest of the United
States to Parcel A.
(B) Parcel a.--As used in this section, the term
``Parcel A'' means the approximately 35.27 acres
comprising the Clark Fork Ranger Station within the
Kaniksu National Forest, as depicted on the map
entitled ``Clark Fork Land Exchange--Parcel A'' and
dated July 1, 1991.
(2) Conveyance by the state of idaho.--
(A) In general.--In exchange for the conveyance
described in paragraph (1) and subject to valid
existing rights of record acceptable to the Secretary,
the State of Idaho shall convey to the Secretary, by
general warranty deed in accordance with Department of
Justice title standards, all right, title, and interest
to Parcel B.
(B) Parcel b.--As used in this section, the term
``Parcel B'' means the approximately 40 acres depicted
on the map entitled ``Clark Fork Land Exchange--Parcel
B'' and dated July 1, 1991.
(3) Maps and legal descriptions.--
(A) Public access.--The maps described in
paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) and the legal descriptions
of the lands depicted on the maps shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the Regional Office
of the Northern Region of the Forest Service.
(B) Technical corrections.--The maps and legal
descriptions shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this Act, except that the Secretary may
correct clerical and typographical errors.
(c) Land Valuation.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if the lands
exchanged between the United States and the State of Idaho, as
authorized by subsection (b), are not of equal value, the
values shall be equalized in accordance with section 206(b) of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1716(b)).
(2) Exception.--The value of the improvements made by the
University of Idaho on Parcel A under the Granger-Thye permit
shall be excluded from consideration in a valuation conducted
pursuant to paragraph (1).
(d) National Forest Boundary Adjustment.--
(1) In general.--Upon acquisition of Parcel B by the United
States, the boundaries of the Kaniksu National Forest shall be
adjusted to include Parcel B.
(2) Rule of construction.--For the purpose of section 7 of
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C.
460l-9), the boundaries of the Kaniksu National Forest, as
adjusted by this Act, shall be considered to be the boundaries
of the Forest as of January 1, 1965. | Idaho Land Exchange Act of 1993 - Adjusts the boundaries of the Targhee National Forest in Idaho.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Idaho, acting through the Regents of its University, the Clark Fork Ranger Station within the Kaniksu National Forest in exchange for Idaho conveying to the Secretary the Clark Fork Land Exchange.
Provides that if the lands exchanged between the United States and Idaho are not of equal value, the values shall be equalized in accordance with provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, except that the value of the improvements made by the University on the Clark Fork Ranger Station under the Granger-Thye permit shall be excluded from consideration in such valuation.
Adjusts the boundaries of the Kaniksu National Forest to include the lands conveyed by Idaho. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Idaho Land Exchange Act of 1993"} | 1,099 | 180 | 0.665219 | 2.076382 | 0.795703 | 4.389262 | 6.315436 | 0.939597 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Line Item Veto Act''.
SEC. 2. LINE ITEM VETO AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of part B of title
X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, and
subject to the provisions of this section, the President may rescind
all or part of any discretionary budget authority or veto any targeted
tax benefit which is subject to the terms of this Act if the
President--
(1) determines that--
(A) such rescission or veto would help reduce the
Federal budget deficit;
(B) such rescission or veto will not impair any
essential Government functions; and
(C) such rescission or veto will not harm the
national interest; and
(2) notifies the Congress of such rescission or veto by a
special message not later than twenty calendar days (not
including Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays) after the date of
enactment of a regular or supplemental appropriation Act or a
joint resolution making continuing appropriations providing
such budget authority or a revenue Act containing a targeted
tax benefit.
The President shall submit a separate rescission message for each
appropriation Act and for each revenue Act under this paragraph.
SEC. 3. LINE ITEM VETO EFFECTIVE UNLESS DISAPPROVED.
(a)(1) Any amount of budget authority rescinded under this Act as
set forth in a special message by the President shall be deemed
canceled unless, during the period described in subsection (b), a
rescission/receipts disapproval bill making available all of the amount
rescinded is enacted into law.
(2) Any provision of law vetoed under this Act as set forth in a
special message from the President shall be deemed repealed unless,
during the period described in subsection (b), a rescission/receipts
disapproval bill restoring that provision is enacted into law.
(b) The period referred to in subsection (a) is--
(1) a congressional review period of twenty calendar days
of session during which Congress must complete action on the
rescission/receipts disapproval bill and present such bill to
the President for approval or disapproval;
(2) after the period provided in paragraph (1), an
additional ten days (not including Sundays) during which the
President may exercise his authority to sign or veto the
rescission/receipts disapproval bill; and
(3) if the President vetoes the rescission/receipts
disapproval bill during the period provided in paragraph (2),
an additional five calendar days of session after the date of
the veto.
(c) If a special message is transmitted by the President under this
Act and the last session of the Congress adjourns sine die before the
expiration of the period described in subsection (b), the rescission or
veto, as the case may be, shall not take effect. The message shall be
deemed to have been retransmitted on the first day of the succeeding
Congress and the review period referred to in subsection (b) (with
respect to such message) shall run beginning after such first day.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ``rescission/receipts disapproval bill'' means
a bill or joint resolution which--
(A) only disapproves a rescission of discretionary
budget authority, in whole, rescinded, or
(B) only disapproves a veto of any targeted tax
benefit, in a special message transmitted by the
President under this Act.
(2) The term ``calendar days of session'' shall mean only
those days on which both Houses of Congress are in session.
(3) The term ``targeted tax benefit'' means any provision
of a revenue Act which the President determines would provide a
Federal tax benefit to five or fewer taxpayers.
SEC. 5. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF LINE ITEM VETOES.
(a) Presidential Special Message.--Whenever the President rescinds
any budget authority as provided in this Act or vetoes any provision of
law as provided in this Act, the President shall transmit to both
Houses of Congress a special message specifying--
(1) the amount of budget authority rescinded or the
provision vetoed;
(2) any account, department, or establishment of the
Government to which such budget authority is available for
obligation, and the specific project or governmental functions
involved;
(3) the reasons and justifications for the determination to
rescind budget authority or veto any provision pursuant to this
Act;
(4) to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated
fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect of the rescission or
veto; and
(5) all actions, circumstances, and considerations relating
to or bearing upon the rescission or veto and the decision to
effect the rescission or veto, and to the maximum extent
practicable, the estimated effect of the rescission upon the
objects, purposes, and programs for which the budget authority
is provided.
(b) Transmission of Messages to House and Senate.--
(1) Each special message transmitted under this Act shall
be transmitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate
on the same day, and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the
House of Representatives if the House is not in session, and to
the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in session.
Each special message so transmitted shall be referred to the
appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the
Senate. Each such message shall be printed as a document of
each House.
(2) Any special message transmitted under this Act shall be
printed in the first issue of the Federal Register published
after such transmittal.
(c) Referral of Rescission/Receipts Disapproval Bills.--Any
rescission/receipts disapproval bill introduced with respect to a
special message shall be referred to the appropriate committees of the
House of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be.
(d) Consideration in the Senate.--
(1) An rescission/receipts disapproval bill received in the
Senate from the House shall be considered in the Senate
pursuant to the provision of this Act.
(2) Debate in the Senate on any rescission/receipts
disapproval bill and debatable motions and appeals in
connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than ten
hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and
controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or
their designees.
(3) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motions or appeal
in connection with such bill shall be limited to one hour, to
be equally divided between, and controlled by the mover and the
manager of the bill, except that in the event the manager of
the bill is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in
opposition thereto shall be controlled by the minority leader
or his designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from the
time under their control on the passage of the bill, allot
additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any
debatable motion or appeal.
(4) A motion to further limit debate is not debatable. A
motion to recommit (except a motion to recommit with
instructions to report back within a specified number of days
not to exceed one, not counting any day on which the Senate is
not in session) is not in order.
(e) Points of Order.--
(1) It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of
Representatives to consider any rescission/receipts disapproval
bill that relates to any matter other than the rescission of
budget authority or veto of the provision of the law
transmitted by the President under this Act.
(2) It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of
Representatives to consider any amendment to a rescission/
receipts disapproval bill.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) may be waived or suspended in
the Senate only by a vote of three-fifths of the members duly
chosen and sworn. | Line Item Veto Act - Grants the President legislative line item veto rescission authority. Authorizes the President to rescind all or part of any discretionary budget authority or veto any targeted tax benefit if the President determines that such rescission: (1) would help reduce the Federal budget deficit; (2) will not impair any essential Government functions; and (3) will not harm the national interest. Requires the President to notify the Congress of such a rescission or veto by special message after enactment of appropriations legislation providing such budget authority or a revenue Act containing a targeted tax benefit.
Makes such a rescission effective unless the Congress enacts a rescission disapproval bill.
Describes: (1) information to be included in the President's message; and (2) procedures to govern consideration of rescission disapproval legislation in the Senate and the House of Representatives. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Line Item Veto Act"} | 1,920 | 221 | 0.748407 | 1.867501 | 0.818117 | 3.463855 | 9.789157 | 0.885542 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice in India Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) each year, in both Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab,
the Government of India detains thousands of persons under
special or preventive detention laws without informing them of
the charges against them;
(2) most of these detainees are political prisoners,
including prisoners of conscience;
(3) they are often detained for several months and
sometimes even more than a year;
(4) detainees are not permitted any contact with lawyers or
family members unless they are remanded to judicial custody and
transferred to prison, and only then if the family on its own
is able to locate the detainee;
(5) in most cases, these persons are detained under the
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act of 1987,
the National Security Act of 1980, and the Jammu and Kashmir
Public Safety Act of 1978;
(6) the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention)
Act of 1987 authorizes administrative detention without formal
charge or trial for up to 1 year for investigation of suspected
``terrorist'' or broadly defined ``disruptive'' activities;
(7) the 1-year period of permissible detention before trial
violates Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, to which India is a party;
(8) Article 9 of the International Covenant provides,
``Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be
brought promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by
law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial
within a reasonable time or to release.'';
(9) under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities
(Prevention) Act of 1987, all proceedings before a designate
court must be conducted in secret ``at any place other
than...[the court's]...ordinary place of sitting'';
(10) section 16(2) of the Terrorist and Disruptive
Activities (Prevention) Act of 1987 permits the designated
court to keep the ``identity and address of any witness
secret'';
(11) under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities
(Prevention) Act of 1987, a confession to a senior police
officer can be admitted as evidence if there is reason to
believe it was made voluntarily;
(12) the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention)
Act of 1987 amends India's criminal code, which prohibits such
confessions, and substantially increases the risk of torture;
(13) the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention)
Act of 1987 reverses the presumption of innocence, placing the
burden on the accused to prove that he or she is not guilty;
(14) the National Security Act of 1980 permits the
detention of persons without charge or trial for up to 1 year
in order to prevent them from acting in a manner prejudicial to
the security of the state, the maintenance of public order, the
maintenance of supplies and services essential to the
community, or relations with a foreign power;
(15) the National Security Act of 1980 was amended to
permit 2 years detention in the Punjab;
(16) under this Act, India may detain any person engaged in
behavior ``prejudicial to the defense of India, the relations
of India with foreign powers, or the security of India'';
(17) the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act of 1978
empowers India to detain persons without trial for up to 1 year
for a broad range of activities, including ``promoting,
propagating, or attempting to create, feelings of enmity or
hatred or disharmony on grounds of religion, race, community,
or region'';
(18) the Armed Forces (Punjab and Chandigarh) Special
Powers Act of 1983 and the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir)
Special Powers Act of 1990 empower Indian security forces to
search homes without warrant, to make arrests without warrant,
to destroy the ``hideouts'' of suspected terrorists, and to
shoot to kill with immunity from prosecution;
(19) Indian security forces routinely employ methods of
torture, beatings, and threats to induce detainees to sign
statements of confession and to identify suspected militants;
(20) the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention)
Act of 1987, the National Security Act of 1980, the Jammu and
Kashmir Public Safety Act of 1978, the Armed Forces (Punjab and
Chandigarh) Special Powers Act of 1983, and the Armed Forces
(Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act of 1990 facilitate human
rights abuses by suspending ordinary safeguards against
arbitrary arrest, incommunicado detention, and torture; and
(21) these 5 laws are incompatible with the principles of a
modern democracy.
SEC. 3. REDUCTION OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR INDIA UNLESS CERTAIN
LAWS REPEALED.
(a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the President shall report to the Congress whether the
Government of India has repealed all the laws specified in subsection
(d).
(b) Reduction of Assistance.--If the President reports to Congress,
either pursuant to subsection (a) or at any other time, that the
Government of India has not repealed all the laws specified in
subsection (d), all development assistance for India under chapter 1 of
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be terminated except
for assistance to continue the Immunodiagnostic Development Project,
the Child Survival Health Support Project, and the Private and
Voluntary Organizations for Health II Project.
(c) Resumption of Assistance.--Assistance terminated pursuant to
subsection (b) may be resumed only if the President reports to Congress
that the Government of India has repealed all the laws specified in
subsection (d).
(d) Special and Preventive Detention Laws.--The laws referred to in
subsections (a), (b), and (c) are the Terrorist and Disruptive
Activities (Prevention) Act of 1987, the National Security Act of 1980,
the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act of 1978, the Armed Forces
(Punjab and Chandigarh) Special Powers Act of 1983, and the Armed
Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act of 1990. | Justice in India Act - Terminates all development assistance for India under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (except assistance for specified health projects) if the President reports to the Congress that India has not repealed certain special and preventive detention laws. Provides for the resumption of such assistance if India repeals such laws. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Justice in India Act"} | 1,425 | 73 | 0.416414 | 1.16768 | 0.641786 | 3 | 21.440678 | 0.932203 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
(hereinafter ``Freedom Center'') was founded in 1995;
(2) the objectives of the Freedom Center are to interpret
the history of the Underground Railroad through development of
a national cultural institution in Cincinnati, Ohio, that will
house an interpretive center, including museum, educational,
and research facilities, all dedicated to communicating to the
public the importance of the quest for human freedom which
provided the foundation for the historic and inspiring story of
the Underground Railroad;
(3) the city of Cincinnati has granted exclusive
development rights for a prime riverfront location to the
Freedom Center;
(4) the Freedom Center will be a national center linked
through state-of-the-art technology to Underground Railroad
sites and facilities throughout the United States and to a
constituency that reaches across the United States, Canada,
Mexico, the Caribbean and beyond; and
(5) the Freedom Center has reached an agreement with the
National Park Service to pursue a range of historical and
educational cooperative activities related to the Underground
Railroad, including but not limited to assisting the National
Park Service in the implementation of the National Underground
Railroad Network to Freedom Act.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to promote preservation and public awareness of the
history of the Underground Railroad;
(2) to assist the Freedom Center in the development of its
programs and facilities in Cincinnati, Ohio; and
(3) to assist the National Park Service in the
implementation of the National Underground Railroad Network to
Freedom Act (16 U.S.C. 469l).
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) Project budget.--The term ``project budget'' means the
total amount of funds expended by the Freedom Center on
construction of its facility, development of its programs and
exhibits, research, collection of informative and educational
activities related to the history of the Underground Railroad,
and any administrative activities necessary to the operation of
the Freedom Center, prior to the opening of the Freedom Center
facility in Cincinnati, Ohio.
(3) Federal share.--The term ``Federal share'' means an
amount not to exceed 20 percent of the project budget and shall
include all amounts received from the Federal Government under
this legislation and any other Federal programs.
(4) Non-federal share.--The term ``non-Federal share''
means all amounts obtained by the Freedom Center for the
implementation of its facilities and programs from any source
other than the Federal Government, and shall not be less than
80 percent of the project budget.
(5) The freedom center facility.--The term ``the Freedom
Center facility'' means the facility, including the building
and surrounding site, which will house the museum and research
institute to be constructed and developed in Cincinnati, Ohio,
on the site described in section 4(c).
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Program Authorized.--From sums appropriated pursuant to the
authority of subsection (d) in any fiscal year, the Secretary is
authorized and directed to provide financial assistance to the Freedom
Center, in order to pay the Federal share of the cost of authorized
activities described in section 5.
(b) Expenditure on Non-Federal Property.--The Secretary is
authorized to expend appropriated funds under subsection (a) of this
section to assist in the construction of the Freedom Center facility
and the development of programs and exhibits for that facility which
will be funded primarily through private and non-Federal funds, on
property owned by the city of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, and the
State of Ohio.
(c) Description of the Freedom Center Facility Site.--The facility
referred to in subsections (a) and (b) will be located on a site
described as follows: a 2-block area south of new South Second, west of
Walnut Street, north of relocated Theodore M. Berry Way, and east of
Vine Street in Cincinnati, Ohio.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated $16,000,000 for the 4 fiscal year period beginning October
1, 1999. Funds not to exceed that total amount may be appropriated in 1
or more of such fiscal years. Funds shall not be disbursed until the
Freedom Center has commitments for a minimum of 50 percent of the non-
Federal share.
(e) Availability of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act shall
remain available for obligation and expenditure until the end of the
fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which the funds were
appropriated.
(f) NPS Employees.--The Secretary is authorized to use employees of
the National Park Service to carry out any agreement entered into
between the Freedom Center and the Secretary with respect to activities
authorized under section 5.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--The Freedom Center may engage in any activity
related to its objectives addressed in section 2(a), including, but not
limited to, construction of the Freedom Center facility, development of
programs and exhibits related to the history of the Underground
Railroad, research, collection of information and artifacts and
educational activities related to the history of the Underground
Railroad, and any administrative activities necessary to the operation
of the Freedom Center.
(b) Priorities.--The Freedom Center shall give priority to--
(1) construction of the Freedom Center facility;
(2) development of programs and exhibits to be presented in
or from the Freedom Center facility; and
(3) providing assistance to the National Park Service in
the implementation of the National Underground Railroad Network
to Freedom Act (16 U.S.C. 469l).
SEC. 6. APPLICATION.
(a) In General.--The Freedom Center shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing or
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably
require. Each application shall--
(1) describe the activities for which assistance is sought;
(2) provide assurances that the non-Federal share of the
cost of activities of the Freedom Center shall be paid from
non-Federal sources, together with an accounting of costs
expended by the Freedom Center to date, a budget of costs to be
incurred prior to the opening of the Freedom Center facility,
an accounting of funds raised to date, both Federal and non-
Federal, and a projection of funds to be raised through the
completion of the Freedom Center facility.
(b) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve the application
submitted pursuant to subsection (a) unless such application fails to
comply with the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 7. REPORTS.
The Freedom Center shall submit an annual report to the appropriate
committees of the Congress not later than January 31, 2000, and each
succeeding year thereafter for any fiscal year in which Federal funds
are expended pursuant to this Act. The report shall--
(1) include a financial statement addressing the Freedom
Center's costs incurred to date and projected costs, and funds
raised to date and projected fundraising goals;
(2) include a comprehensive and detailed description of the
Freedom Center's activities for the preceding and succeeding
fiscal years; and
(3) include a description of the activities taken to assure
compliance with this Act. | Authorizes appropriations.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Huntington's Disease Parity Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Huntington's Disease is a progressive degenerative
neurological disease that causes total physical and mental
deterioration. In the United States, approximately 30,000
individuals are affected by Huntington's Disease, along with
another 200,000 individuals who are genetically ``at risk''.
There is no effective treatment in terms of halting or slowing
the progression of the disease.
(2) Clinical indicators of Huntington's Disease include--
(A) loss of ability to control bodily movements;
(B) loss of ability to think or act quickly,
inability to learn new material, and loss of memory;
and
(C) behavioral or psychological problems, including
personality changes, irritability, mood swings,
anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behavior, inability to
concentrate, decreased motivation, and severe
depression.
(3) Adult-onset Huntington's Disease typically results in
the development of symptoms in individuals between 30 and 50
years of age. Late-onset Huntington's Disease is characterized
by development of symptoms after 50 years of age and is usually
associated with a milder course of the disease. Juvenile
Huntington's Disease affects individuals who have yet to attain
19 years of age and progresses at a more rapid rate.
(4) Because of the incapacitating nature of Huntington's
Disease, individuals living with this illness, including those
in the early stages of the disease, are unable to retain
employment. As a result, many such individuals rely solely on
Social Security Disability Insurance.
(5) Despite significant advances in medicine and a greater
understanding of Huntington's Disease, the Social Security
Administration has not comprehensively revised its rules for
the medical evaluation of neurological disabilities since 1985.
The designation of this disease by the Social Security
Administration as ``Huntington's Chorea'' is both outdated and
medically inaccurate, as this term fails to recognize the
behavioral and cognitive impact of Huntington's Disease, while
also providing an incomplete characterization of the full
spectrum of Huntington's Disease for purposes of Social
Security Disability Insurance and the Medicare program.
(6) After qualifying for Social Security Disability
Insurance, individuals with Huntington's Disease must wait
another 24 months before receiving benefits under the Medicare
program, despite the fact that such individuals often become
incapacitated before reaching the age-eligibility requirement
under the Medicare program of 65 years of age.
(7) In 2000, the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services
waived the 24-month waiting period requirement for people
disabled by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (``ALS''), a
degenerative neurological condition that is similar to
Huntington's Disease.
(8) In light of the outdated Social Security Disability
Insurance guidelines for Huntington's Disease and the
significant cognitive, behavioral, and physical incapacitation
faced by individuals with this disease, there is an urgent need
for a revision of the medical and evaluation criteria used by
the Social Security Administration in determining whether such
individuals are disabled, as well as removal of the 24-month
waiting period for coverage under the Medicare program for such
individuals, similar to the existing exemption for individuals
who have been diagnosed with ALS.
SEC. 3. REVISION OF MEDICAL AND EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING
DISABILITY CAUSED BY ADULT-ONSET AND JUVENILE
HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE.
(a) In General.--For purposes of determinations of cognitive,
behavioral, and physical disability under titles II and XVI of the
Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security, in
consultation with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke, the National Institutes of Health, and other relevant
organizations with medical expertise relating to Adult-Onset and
Juvenile Huntington's Disease, shall, not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) amend section 11.00 of part A of the Listing of
Impairments (relating to neurological impairments of adults)
by--
(A) providing medical and evaluation criteria for
Huntington's Disease; and
(B) striking ``Huntington's Chorea'' each place it
appears;
(2) amend section 12.00 of part A of the Listing of
Impairments (relating to mental disorders of adults) by
providing medical and evaluation criteria for Huntington's
Disease;
(3) amend section 111.00 of part B of the Listing of
Impairments (relating to neurological impairments of children)
by providing medical and evaluation criteria for Juvenile
Huntington's Disease; and
(4) amend section 112.00 of part B of the Listing of
Impairments (relating to mental disorders of children) by
providing medical and evaluation criteria for Juvenile
Huntington's Disease.
(b) Listing of Impairments.--For purposes of this section, the term
``Listing of Impairments'' means appendix 1 to subpart P of part 404 of
title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 4. WAIVER OF 24-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR COVERAGE UNDER MEDICARE
PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH HUNTINGTON'S
DISEASE.
(a) In General.--Section 226(h) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 426(h)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ``or Huntington's Disease (HD)'' after ``amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS)''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to benefits under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with
respect to items and services furnished in months beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act. | Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015 Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of determining cognitive, behavioral, and physical disability under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), to amend specified Listings of Impairments by providing medical and evaluation criteria for Huntington's Disease. Amends SSAct title II to waive the 24-month waiting period for coverage under the program under SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) for individuals diagnosed with Huntington's Disease. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015"} | 1,306 | 134 | 0.50881 | 1.384103 | 0.621777 | 3.628571 | 10.87619 | 0.866667 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Historically Women's Public Colleges
and Universities Historic Building Preservation and Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Historically women's public college or university.--
(A) In general.--The term ``historically women's
public college or university'' means a public
institution of higher education established in the
United States between 1836 and 1908 to provide
industrial education for women.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``historically women's
public college or university'' includes each of the
institutions listed in clauses (i) though (viii) of
section 3(d)(2)(A).
(2) Historic building or structure.--The term ``historic
building or structure'' means a building or structure--
(A) listed, or eligible to be listed, on the
National Register of Historic Places;
(B) designated as a national historic landmark; or
(C) located within a designated historic district.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION GRANTS FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES AT HISTORICALLY WOMEN'S PUBLIC COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES.
(a) Authority To Make Grants.--From amounts appropriated to carry
out the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) for
fiscal years 2002 through 2006, the Secretary shall award grants in
accordance with this section to historically women's public colleges
and universities to pay the Federal share of the costs of the
preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures on
the campuses of the colleges and universities.
(b) Grant Conditions.--As a condition of the receipt of a grant
under subsection (a), a grantee shall agree that, for a period of time
specified by the Secretary--
(1) no alteration shall be made to the property preserved
or restored using grant funds without the concurrence of the
Secretary; and
(2) reasonable public access to the property shall be
permitted by the grantee for interpretive and educational
purposes.
(c) Cost Sharing for Buildings and Structures Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.--
(1) Federal share.--Except as provided by paragraph (2),
the Federal share of the cost of a grant for preservation or
restoration of a historic building or structure shall be 50
percent.
(2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost
of activities under a grant under this subsection may be
provided in cash or in the form of in-kind goods or services.
(d) Funding Provisions.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this act $16,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
(2) Allocations for fiscal year 2002.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available
under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2002, $2,000,000
shall be used to make a grant to each of the following
historically women's public colleges and universities:
(i) University of Montevallo in Montevallo,
Alabama.
(ii) Georgia College and State University
in Milledgeville, Georgia.
(iii) Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia.
(iv) Mississippi University for Women in
Columbus, Mississippi.
(v) University of North Carolina in
Greensboro, North Carolina.
(vi) University of Science and Arts of
Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
(vii) Winthrop University in Rock Hill,
South Carolina.
(viii) Texas Woman's University in Denton,
Texas.
(B) Less than $16,000,000 available.--If less than
$16,000,000 is made available under this subsection for
fiscal year 2002, each of the institutions specified in
subparagraph (A) shall receive \1/8\ of the total
amount made available.
(3) Allocations for fiscal years 2003 through 2006.--For
each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006, the Secretary shall
distribute \1/8\ of the total amount made available for the
fiscal year under paragraph (1) to each of the grantees
specified in paragraph (2)(A).
(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations
as are necessary to carry out this Act. | Historically Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to award grants to historically women's public colleges or universities for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures on their campuses. Specifies eight institutions to receive such grants in FY 2002 through 2006. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities."} | 970 | 66 | 0.62939 | 1.47089 | 1.281625 | 3.603448 | 14.62069 | 0.913793 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arson Prevention Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) arson is a serious and costly problem, and is
responsible for approximately 25 percent of all fires in the
United States;
(2) arson is a leading cause of fire deaths, accounting for
approximately 700 deaths annually in the United States, and is
the leading cause of property damage due to fire in the United
States;
(3) estimates of arson property losses are in the range of
$2,000,000,000 annually, or approximately 1 of every 4 dollars
lost to fire;
(4) the incidence of arson in the United States is
seriously underreported, in part because of the lack of
adequate participation by local jurisdictions in the National
Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and the Uniform Crime
Reporting (UCR) program;
(5) there is a need for expanded training programs for
arson investigators;
(6) there is a need for improved programs designed to
enable volunteer firefighters to detect arson crimes and to
preserve evidence vital to the investigation and prosecution of
arson cases;
(7) according to the National Fire Protection Association,
of all the suspicious and incendiary fires estimated to occur,
only \1/3\ are confirmed as arson; and
(8) improved training of arson investigators will increase
the ability of fire departments to identify suspicious and
incendiary fires, and will result in increased and more
effective prosecution of arson offenses.
SEC. 3. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by
inserting after section 24 (15 U.S.C. 2220) the following new section:
``SEC. 25. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.
``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
``(1) Arson.--The term `arson' includes all incendiary and
suspicious fires.
``(2) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office of Fire
Prevention and Arson Control of the United States Fire
Administration.
``(b) Grants.--The Administrator, acting through the Office, shall
carry out a demonstration program under which not more than 10 grant
awards shall be made to States, or consortia of States, for programs
relating to arson research, prevention, and control.
``(c) Goals.--In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall
award 2-year grants on a competitive, merit basis to States, or
consortia of States, for projects that promote one or more of the
following goals:
``(1) To improve the training by States leading to
professional certification of arson investigators, in
accordance with nationally recognized certification standards.
``(2) To provide resources for the formation of arson task
forces or interagency organizational arrangements involving
police and fire departments and other relevant local agencies,
such as a State arson bureau and the office of a fire marshal
of a State.
``(3) To combat fraud as a cause of arson and to advance
research at the State and local levels on the significance and
prevention of fraud as a motive for setting fires.
``(4) To provide for the management of arson squads,
including--
``(A) training courses for fire departments in
arson case management, including standardization of
investigative techniques and reporting methodology;
``(B) the preparation of arson unit management
guides; and
``(C) the development and dissemination of new
public education materials relating to the arson
problem.
``(5) To combat civil unrest as a cause of arson and to
advance research at the State and local levels on the
prevention and control of arson linked to urban disorders.
``(6) To combat juvenile arson, such as juvenile fire-
setter counseling programs and similar intervention programs,
and to advance research at the State and local levels on the
prevention of juvenile arson.
``(7) To combat drug-related arson and to advance research
at the State and local levels on the causes and prevention of
drug-related arson.
``(8) To combat domestic violence as a cause of arson and
to advance research at the State and local levels on the
prevention of arson arising from domestic violence.
``(9) To combat arson in rural areas and to improve the
capability of firefighters to identify and prevent arson
initiated fires in rural areas and public forests.
``(10) To improve the capability of firefighters to
identify and combat arson through expanded training programs,
including--
``(A) training courses at the State fire academies;
and
``(B) innovative courses developed with the Academy
and made available to volunteer firefighters through
regional delivery methods, including teleconferencing
and satellite delivered television programs.
``(d) Structuring of Applications.--The Administrator shall assist
grant applicants in structuring their applications so as to ensure that
at least one grant is awarded for each goal described in subsection
(c).
``(e) State Qualification Criteria.--In order to qualify for a
grant under this section, a State, or consortium of States, shall
provide assurances adequate to the Administrator that the State or
consortium--
``(1) will obtain at least 25 percent of the cost of
programs funded by the grant, in cash or in kind, from non-
Federal sources;
``(2) will not as a result of receiving the grant decrease
the prior level of spending of funds of the State or consortium
from non-Federal sources for arson research, prevention, and
control programs;
``(3) will use no more than 10 percent of funds provided
under the grant for administrative costs of the programs; and
``(4) is making efforts to ensure that all local
jurisdictions will provide arson data to the National Fire
Incident Reporting System or the Uniform Crime Reporting
program.
``(f) Extension.--A grant awarded under this section may be
extended for one or more additional periods, at the discretion of the
Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations.
``(g) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall provide
technical assistance to States in carrying out programs funded by
grants under this section.
``(h) Consultation and Cooperation.--In carrying out this section,
the Administrator shall consult and cooperate with other Federal
agencies to enhance program effectiveness and avoid duplication of
effort, including the conduct of regular meetings initiated by the
Administrator with representatives of other Federal agencies concerned
with arson and concerned with efforts to develop a more comprehensive
profile of the magnitude of the national arson problem.
``(i) Assessment.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit a report
to Congress that--
``(1) identifies grants made;
``(2) specifies the identity of grantees;
``(3) states the goals of each grant; and
``(4) contains a preliminary assessment of the
effectiveness of the grant program under this section.
``(j) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall issue regulations
to implement this section, including procedures for grant applications.
``(k) Administration.--The Administrator shall directly administer
the grant program required by this section, and shall not enter into
any contract under which the grant program or any portion of the
program will be administered by another party.''.
SEC. 4. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TRAINING.
Section 24(a)(2) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2220(a)(2)) is amended by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ``, with particular emphasis on the needs of
volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely available arson
training courses''.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 17 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
(15 U.S.C. 2216) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(h) In addition to any other amounts that are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act, there are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act--
``(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 1994 for basic research on
the development of an advanced course on arson prevention;
``(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 for the expansion of
arson investigator training programs at the Academy under
section 24 and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center,
or through regional delivery sites;
``(3) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995 for
carrying out section 25, except for salaries and expenses for
carrying out section 25; and
``(4) $250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995
for salaries and expenses for carrying out section 25.''. | Arson Prevention Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, through the Office of Fire Prevention and Arson Control, to carry out a demonstration program to provide two-year grants to States for programs relating to arson research, prevention, and control.
Sets forth State funding requirements and provides for additional renewal periods for such grants.
Authorizes appropriations, including appropriations for the expansion of arson investigator training programs at the National Fire Academy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or through regional delivery sites. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Arson Prevention Act of 1993"} | 1,896 | 126 | 0.567509 | 1.439988 | 0.594707 | 3.954955 | 16.423423 | 0.90991 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Commuters Relief Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds:
(1) In 2007, the price of gasoline has risen to record
levels in many areas of the United States.
(2) Rising gas prices present significant challenges to
commuters dependent on cars or other automobiles for
transportation to and from their places of employment.
(3) Residents of rural areas are particularly affected by
increasing gasoline prices given their limited access to public
transportation and longer distances between homes and places of
employment.
(4) The health of economies in many rural areas is
particularly susceptible to harm from the increasing price of
gasoline.
(5) The documented incidence of poverty is higher outside
of metropolitan areas than within such areas.
SEC. 3. DEDUCTION FOR LONG-DISTANCE RURAL COMMUTERS DURING PERIODS OF
HIGH GASOLINE PRICES.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is amended by redesignating section 224 as
section 225 and by inserting after section 223 the following new
section:
``SEC. 224. HIGH GASOLINE EXPENSES FOR LONG-DISTANCE RURAL COMMUTERS.
``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an eligible
individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction the sum of the
amounts determined under subsection (b) for each high gasoline price
month during the taxable year.
``(b) Amount of Credit.--
``(1) In general.--The amount of credit determined under
this subsection for each high gasoline price month is $100.
``(2) Increased credit for carpooling.--The amount of
credit determined under paragraph (1) for each high gasoline
price month shall be increased by $100 if the eligible
individual car pools an average of 4 days per week during the
3-month period ending with such month.
``(3) Car pool.--An individual car pools on any trip if at
least one other individual is in the highway motor vehicle
during substantially all of the trip in connection with the
employment of such other individual.
``(c) Eligible Individual.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) In general.--The term `eligible individual' means,
with respect to any month, any individual if--
``(A) throughout such month, the distance between
the individual's principal place of abode and primary
place of employment is more than 30 miles,
``(B) on at least 4 days during each week of such
month, such individual commutes between such place of
abode and place of employment using a highway motor
vehicle--
``(i) which is fueled gasoline or diesel
fuel, and
``(ii) which is registered to such
individual or to another individual as part of
a car pooling arrangement between such
individuals,
``(C) both such places are in rural areas, and
``(D) the family income of the family which
includes the taxpayer does not exceed the median family
income for the United States.
``(2) Rural area.--The term `rural area' means any
nonmetropolitan area (as determined by the Office of Management
and Budget for census purposes) with a population of not more
than 30,000.
``(d) High Gasoline Price Month.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) In general.--The term `high gasoline price month'
means any calendar month during which the average weekly retail
price of regular grade gasoline (inclusive of taxes) for
applicable PAD District is at least $3 per gallon.
``(2) Applicable pad district.--For purposes of paragraph
(1), the applicable PAD district is the Petroleum
Administration for Defense District which includes most of the
distance between the individual's principal place of abode and
primary place of employment.
``(e) Separate Application to Individuals Filing Joint Returns.--
This section shall be applied separately to individuals filing a joint
return.''.
(b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Individual Itemizes Other
Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code is amended by
inserting after paragraph (21) the following new paragraph:
``(22) High gasoline expenses for long-distance rural
commuters.--The deduction allowed by section 224.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VI of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item
relating to section 224 as inserting the following new items:
``Sec. 224. High gasoline expenses for long-distance rural commuters.
``Sec. 225. Cross reference.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to calendar months beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act and to taxable years ending after such date. | Rural Commuters Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers who reside in a rural area of not more than 30,000 people a tax deduction for up to $100 of commuting costs in any month in which the cost of gasoline is at least $3 per gallon (high gasoline price month). Allows an additional $100 deduction amount for carpooling during a high gasoline price month. Allows individual taxpayers to claim such deduction whether or not they itemize their other deductions. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-distance rural commuters a deduction during periods when the local price of gasoline exceeds $3 per gallon."} | 1,122 | 113 | 0.559529 | 1.476125 | 0.915236 | 2.085106 | 10.712766 | 0.808511 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Animal Identification
Plan Implementation Act''.
SEC. 2. ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION PLAN.
Section 10411 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Animal Identification Plan.--
``(1) Definition of animal identification plan.--
``(A) In general.--The term `animal identification
plan' means the United States Animal Identification
Plan developed by the National Animal Identification
Development Team.
``(B) Inclusions.--The term `animal identification
plan' includes--
``(i) the operational premises
identification allocation system;
``(ii) the operational certification system
able to certify State premises and animal
number allocation systems;
``(iii) the operational premises
repository; and
``(iv) the operational identification
database.
``(2) Implementation priority.--Subject to the availability
of appropriations and cost-share agreements, the Secretary
shall implement the animal identification plan--
``(A) for beef and dairy cattle that are at least
30 months old on the date of enactment of this
subsection, not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection;
``(B) for all other beef and dairy cattle, not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this subsection;
``(C) for all other ruminate livestock, not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
subsection; and
``(D) for all other livestock, not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this subsection.
``(3) Participation by state and third-party vendors.--The
Secretary may enter into agreements to collect information for
the animal identification plan with States or third-party
vendors that meet the requirements of the animal identification
plan.
``(4) Confidentiality of information.--
``(A) In general.--In implementing the animal
identification plan, the Secretary shall ensure the
privacy of producers by--
``(i) collecting only data necessary to
establish and maintain the animal
identification plan; and
``(ii) maintaining the confidentiality of
information collected from producers.
``(B) Nonapplication of foia.--Section 552 of title
5, United States Code, shall not apply to the animal
identification plan.
``(C) Application of privacy act.--Section 552a of
title 5, United States Code, shall apply to any
information collected to implement this subsection.
``(5) Financial assistance.--The Secretary may provide
financial assistance to producers to assist the producers in
complying with the animal identification plan.
``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--
``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this subsection $50,000,000
for fiscal year 2004, of which at least $25,000,000
shall be available to carry out paragraph (5).
``(B) Use of commodity credit corporation funds.--
Subject to subparagraph (C), if less than $50,000,000
is appropriated for fiscal year 2004, the Secretary may
use up to $50,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to carry out this subsection.
``(C) Limitation on amount of funds.--No more than
$50,000,000 may be used to carry out this
subsection.''.
SEC. 3. RUMINANT FEED BAN.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall--
(1) monitor the implementation of section 589.2000 of title
21, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to animal proteins
prohibited in ruminant feed);
(2) conduct an annual formal evaluation of the
effectiveness and implementation of that section; and
(3) submit to Congress an annual report that describes the
formal evaluation.
(b) Enforcement Plan.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and implement
a plan for enforcing section 589.2000 of title 21, Code of
Federal Regulations.
(2) Inclusions.--The plan shall include--
(A) a hierarchy of enforcement actions to be taken;
(B) a timeframe to allow a person subject to
section 589.2000 of title 21, Code of Federal
Regulations, to correct violations; and
(C) a timeframe for subsequent inspections to
confirm that violations have been corrected. | United States Animal Identification Plan Implementation Act - Amends the Animal Health Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the animal identification plan (developed by the National Animal Identification Development Team) for: (1) beef and dairy cattle that are at least 30 months old on the date of enactment of this Act, not later than 60 days after such enactment; (2) all other beef and dairy cattle, not later than 90 days after the date of such enactment; (3) all other ruminate livestock, not later than 180 days after the date of such enactment; and (4) all other livestock, not later than one year after the date of such enactment.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into State or third-party information collection agreements. Provides for: (1) confidentiality of producer information; and (2) nonapplication of the Freedom of Information Act.
Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to monitor and report on the implementation of certain regulations relating to prohibited animal proteins in ruminant feed; and (2) the Secretary to develop a related enforcement plan. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the United States Animal Identification Plan developed by the National Animal Identification Development Team, and for other purposes."} | 979 | 241 | 0.722756 | 1.947787 | 0.787146 | 4.12 | 4.008889 | 0.928889 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Institutions Examination
Fairness and Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. TIMELINESS OF EXAMINATION REPORTS.
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978
(12 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1012. TIMELINESS OF EXAMINATION REPORTS.
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Final examination report.--A Federal financial
institutions regulatory agency shall provide a final
examination report to a financial institution not later than 60
days after the later of--
``(A) the exit interview for an examination of the
institution; or
``(B) the provision of additional information by
the institution relating to the examination.
``(2) Exit interview.--If a financial institution is not
subject to a resident examiner program, the exit interview
shall occur not later than the end of the 9-month period
beginning on the commencement of the examination, except that
such period may be extended by the Federal financial
institutions regulatory agency by providing written notice to
the institution and the Director describing with particularity
the reasons that a longer period is needed to complete the
examination.
``(b) Examination Materials.--Upon the request of a financial
institution, the Federal financial institutions regulatory agency shall
include with the final report an appendix listing all examination or
other factual information relied upon by the agency in support of a
material supervisory determination.''.
SEC. 3. INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION REVIEW DIRECTOR.
(a) In General.--The Federal Financial Institutions Examination
Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), as amended by section 2
of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1013. OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION REVIEW.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Council an Office
of Independent Examination Review.
``(b) Head of Office.--There is established the position of the
Independent Examination Review Director, as the head of the Office of
Independent Examination Review. The Director shall be appointed by the
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
``(c) Staffing.--The Director is authorized to hire staff to
support the activities of the Office of Independent Examination Review.
``(d) Duties.--The Director shall--
``(1) receive and, at the discretion of the Director,
investigate complaints from financial institutions, their
representatives, or another entity acting on behalf of such
institutions, concerning examinations, examination practices,
or examination reports;
``(2) hold meetings, at least once every three months and
in locations designed to encourage participation from all
sections of the United States, with financial institutions,
their representatives, or another entity acting on behalf of
such institutions, to discuss examination procedures,
examination practices, or examination policies;
``(3) review examination procedures of the Federal
financial institutions regulatory agencies to ensure that the
written examination policies of those agencies are being
followed in practice and adhere to the standards for
consistency established by the Council;
``(4) conduct a continuing and regular program of
examination quality assurance for all examination types
conducted by the Federal financial institutions regulatory
agencies;
``(5) adjudicate any supervisory appeal initiated under
section 1014; and
``(6) report annually to the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the
Council, on the reviews carried out pursuant to paragraphs (3)
and (4), including compliance with the requirements set forth
in section 1012 regarding timeliness of examination reports,
and the Council's recommendations for improvements in
examination procedures, practices, and policies.
``(e) Confidentiality.--The Director shall keep confidential all
meetings, discussions, and information provided by financial
institutions.''.
(b) Definition.--Section 1003 of the Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3302) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) the term `Director' means the Independent Examination
Review Director established under section 1013(a) and (b).''.
SEC. 4. RIGHT TO INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF MATERIAL SUPERVISORY
DETERMINATIONS.
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978,
as amended by sections 2 and 3 of this Act, is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1014. RIGHT TO INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF MATERIAL SUPERVISORY
DETERMINATIONS.
``(a) In General.--A financial institution shall have the right to
obtain an independent review of a material supervisory determination
contained in a final report of examination.
``(b) Notice.--
``(1) Timing.--A financial institution seeking review of a
material supervisory determination under this section shall
file a written notice with the Director within 60 days after
receiving the final report of examination that is the subject
of such review.
``(2) Identification of determination.--The written notice
shall identify the material supervisory determination that is
the subject of the independent examination review, and a
statement of the reasons why the institution believes that the
determination is incorrect or should otherwise be modified.
``(3) Information to be provided to institution.--Any
information relied upon by the agency in the final report that
is not in the possession of the financial institution may be
requested by the financial institution and shall be delivered
promptly by the agency to the financial institution.
``(c) Right to Hearing.--
``(1) In general.--The Director shall--
``(A) determine the merits of the appeal on the
record; or
``(B) at the election of the financial institution,
refer the appeal to an administrative law judge to
conduct a hearing pursuant to the procedures set forth
under sections 556 and 557 of title 5, United States
Code, which shall take place not later than 60 days
after the petition for review is received by the
Director.
``(2) Timing of decision.--An administrative law judge
conducting a hearing under paragraph (1)(B) shall issue a
proposed decision to the Director based upon the record
established at the hearing.
``(3) Standard of review.--In any hearing under this
subsection--
``(A) neither the administrative law judge nor the
Director shall defer to the opinions of the examiner or
agency, but shall independently determine the
appropriateness of the agency's decision based upon the
relevant statutes, regulations, other appropriate
guidance, and evidence presented at the hearing.
``(d) Final Decision.--A decision by the Director on an independent
review under this section shall--
``(1) be made not later than 60 days after the record has
been closed; and
``(2) be deemed final agency action and shall bind the
agency whose supervisory determination was the subject of the
review and the financial institution requesting the review.
``(e) Right to Judicial Review.--A financial institution shall have
the right to petition for review of the decision of the Director under
this section by filing a petition for review not later than 60 days
after the date on which the decision is made in the United States Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or the Circuit in which
the financial institution is located.
``(f) Report.--The Director shall report annually to the Committee
on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate on actions taken
under this section, including the types of issues that the Director has
reviewed and the results of those reviews. In no case shall such a
report contain information about individual financial institutions or
any confidential or privileged information shared by financial
institutions.
``(g) Retaliation Prohibited.--A Federal financial institutions
regulatory agency may not--
``(1) retaliate against a financial institution, including
service providers, or any institution-affiliated party, for
exercising appellate rights under this section; or
``(2) delay or deny any agency action that would benefit a
financial institution or any institution-affiliated party on
the basis that an appeal under this section is pending under
this section.''.
SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) Regulator Appeals Process, Ombudsman, and Alternative Dispute
Resolution.--
(1) In general.--Section 309 of the Riegle Community
Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C.
4806) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting after
``appropriate Federal banking agency'' the following:
``, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection,'';
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2)
as subparagraphs (A) and (B) and indenting
appropriately;
(ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A) (as redesignated), by striking ``In
establishing'' and inserting ``(1) In
general.--In establishing'';
(iii) in paragraph (1)(B) (as
redesignated), by striking ``the appellant from
retaliation by agency examiners'' and inserting
``the insured depository institution or insured
credit union from retaliation by an agency
referred to in subsection (a)''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Retaliation.--For purposes of this subsection and
subsection (e), retaliation includes delaying consideration of,
or withholding approval of, any request, notice, or application
that otherwise would have been approved, but for the exercise
of the institution's or credit union's rights under this
section.'';
(C) in subsection (e)(2)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
period and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) ensure that appropriate safeguards exist for
protecting the insured depository institution or
insured credit union from retaliation by any agency
referred to in subsection (a) for exercising its rights
under this subsection.''; and
(D) in subsection (f)(1)(A)
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) any issue specifically listed in an
exam report as a matter requiring attention by
the institution's management or board of
directors; and
``(v) any suspension or removal of an
institution's status as eligible for expedited
processing of applications, requests, notices,
or filings on the grounds of a supervisory or
compliance concern, regardless of whether that
concern has been cited as a basis for a
material supervisory determination or matter
requiring attention in an examination report,
provided that the conduct at issue did not
involve violation of any criminal law; and''.
(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection affects the
authority of an appropriate Federal banking agency or the
National Credit Union Administration Board to take enforcement
or other supervisory action.
(b) Federal Credit Union Act.--Section 205(j) of the Federal Credit
Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1785(j)) is amended by inserting ``the Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection,'' before ``the Administration'' each
place that term appears.
(c) Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act.--The
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 (12
U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), as amended by sections 2 through 4 of this Act,
is further amended--
(1) in section 1003 (12 U.S.C. 3302) by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the following:
``(1) the term `Federal financial institutions regulatory
agencies'--
``(A) means the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and
the National Credit Union Administration; and
``(B) includes the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection for purposes of sections 1012 through
1014;''; and
(2) in section 1005 (12 U.S.C. 3304), by striking ``One-
fifth'' and inserting ``One-fourth''. | Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to: set deadlines for final examination reports and exit interviews of a financial institution by a federal financial regulatory agency, and establish the Office of Independent Examination Review to adjudicate appeals and investigate complaints from financial institutions concerning examination reports. The bill also requires the establishment of an independent internal agency appellate process at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for the review of supervisory determinations made at institutions supervised by the CFPB. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act"} | 2,843 | 130 | 0.564868 | 1.455693 | 0.68772 | 2.504854 | 25.368932 | 0.815534 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects
Implementation Act''.
SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF PINYON-JUNIPER RELATED PROJECTS.
(a) Availability of Special Account Under Lincoln County Land Act
of 2000.--Section 5(b) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public
Law 106-298; 114 Stat. 1048), is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and
implementation'' after ``development''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' at
the end and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and''
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) planning, permitting, administration,
implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-juniper
dominated landscape restoration projects within Lincoln
County, consistent with the Ely Resource Management
Plan; and
``(iv) completing compliance activities under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), related mitigation plans, and
archeological research and resource inventory in
compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.), and Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the
`American Indian Religious Freedom Act') (42 U.S.C.
1996) for areas of proposed land use authorizations and
rights-of-way required for development of land conveyed
pursuant to this Act and the Lincoln County
Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004
(Public Law 108-424; 118 Stat. 2403) and as required
for authorization of leases, rights-of-way, and
development within the Bureau of Land Management-
designated Dry Lake Valley North Solar Energy Zone;
and''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Waiver of fees.--Processing of applications for
rights-of-way submitted by a local government or regional
government to serve land conveyed pursuant to this Act shall
not require payment of cost recovery fees or payment of
contributed funds.
``(4) Cooperative agreements.--Establishment and funding of
cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management
and Lincoln County, Nevada, shall be required for County-
provided law enforcement and planning related activities
regarding--
``(A) wilderness in Lincoln County, Nevada,
designated by the Lincoln County Conservation,
Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law
108-424; 118 Stat. 2403);
``(B) cultural resources identified, protected, and
managed pursuant to that Act;
``(C) planning, management, and law enforcement
associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated
by that Act; and
``(D) planning associated with land disposal and
related land use authorizations required for utility
corridors and rights of way to serve land that has
been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to that Act and
this Act.''.
(b) Availability of Special Account Under Lincoln County
Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004.--Section 103 of
the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of
2004 (Public Law 108-424; 118 Stat. 2406) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(3)--
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' at
the end and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon;
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) planning, permitting, administration,
implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-juniper
dominated landscape restoration projects within Lincoln
County, consistent with the Ely Resource Management
Plan; and
``(H) completing compliance activities under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), related mitigation plans, and
archeological research and resource inventory in
compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.), and Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the
`American Indian Religious Freedom Act') (42 U.S.C.
1996) for areas of proposed land use authorizations and
rights-of-way required for development of land conveyed
pursuant to this Act and the Lincoln County Land Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-298; 114 Stat. 1046) and as
required for authorization of leases, rights-of-way,
and development within the Bureau of Land Management-
designated Dry Lake Valley North Solar Energy Zone.'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Waiver of Fees.--Processing of applications for rights-of-way
submitted by a local government or regional government to serve lands
conveyed pursuant to this Act shall not require payment of cost
recovery fees or payment of contributed funds.
``(e) Cooperative Agreements.--Establishment and funding of
cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and
Lincoln County, Nevada, shall be required for County-provided law
enforcement and planning related activities regarding--
``(1) wilderness in Lincoln County, Nevada, designated by
this Act;
``(2) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed
pursuant to this Act;
``(3) planning, management, and law enforcement associated
with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by this Act; and
``(4) planning associated with land disposal and related
land use authorizations required for utility corridors and
rights of way to serve land that has been, or is to be,
disposed of pursuant to this Act and the Lincoln County Land
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-298; 114 Stat. 1046).''.
SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.
(a) Disposition of Proceeds Under Lincoln County Land Act of
2000.--Section 5(a)(2) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public
Law 106-298; 114 Stat. 1047) is amended by inserting ``and economic
development'' after ``schools''.
(b) Disposition of Proceeds Under Lincoln County Conservation,
Recreation, and Development Act of 2004.--Section 103(b)(2) of the
Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004
(Public Law 108-424; 118 Stat. 2405) is amended by striking ``and
transportation'' and inserting ``transportation, and economic
development''.
SEC. 4. CERTAIN LAND IN UTILITY CORRIDOR NOT WITHDRAWN.
Section 301(c) of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and
Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-424; 118 Stat. 2413) is amended
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``(other than land
in the corridor located in sections 7, 8, 9, 10, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68
E.)'' after ``subsection (a)''. | Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects Implementation Act - Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (the Act) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada. Amends the Act and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 to make certain amounts available for: (1) pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects within the county, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan; and (2) completing specified plans and activities. Declares that establishment and funding of cooperative agreements between the BLM and Lincoln County shall be required for certain county-provided law enforcement and planning related activities. Requires the use of a portion of proceeds from land sales under both Acts for economic development in Lincoln County. Excludes specified public land within certain utility corridors in Lincoln and Clark Counties, Nevada, from being withdrawn from public land, mining, and mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects Implementation Act"} | 1,677 | 209 | 0.578622 | 1.790133 | 0.805966 | 2.960227 | 8.471591 | 0.8125 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personalized Handgun Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) It is in the interest of the Nation to protect its
citizens from handgun violence and accidental firearm deaths.
(2) Personalizing handguns would disallow unauthorized
users, whether they be children, criminals, or others, from
misusing the weapons.
(3) Personalizing handguns would allow for authorized users
to continue to lawfully own and use their handgun more safely.
(4) In 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC), there were 851 accidental firearm deaths.
(5) In 2010, according to the CDC, 62 people under the age
of 15 were killed accidentally with firearms.
(6) Almost 350,000 incidents of firearm theft from private
citizens occur annually according to the National Crime
Victimization Survey.
(7) According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 45
law enforcement officers were killed with their own firearm
between 2002 and 2011.
(8) According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
almost half of all murders in the United States in 2011 were
committed with handguns.
TITLE I--TECHNOLOGY FOR PERSONALIZED HANDGUNS GRANTS
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION.
The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the National
Institute of Justice (referred to in this title as the ``Director''),
shall make grants to qualified entities to develop technology for
personalized handguns.
SEC. 102. APPLICATIONS.
A qualified entity seeking a grant under this title shall submit to
the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Director may reasonably require.
SEC. 103. USES OF FUNDS.
A qualified entity receiving a grant under this title--
(1) shall use not less than 70 percent of such funds to
develop technology for personalized handguns;
(2) may use not more than 20 percent of such funds to
develop technology for retrofitted personalized handguns; and
(3) may use not more than 10 percent of such funds for
administrative costs associated with the development of
technology funded under this title.
SEC. 104. TERM; RENEWAL.
(a) Term.--A grant awarded under this title shall be for a term of
one year.
(b) Renewal.--A qualified entity receiving a grant under this title
may renew such grant by submitting to the Director an application for
renewal at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Director may reasonably require.
SEC. 105. REPORTS.
A qualified entity receiving a grant under this title shall submit
to the Director such reports, at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Director may reasonably require. The
Director shall transmit to Congress each year a report containing a
summary of such information received.
SEC. 106. REGULATIONS.
The Director may promulgate such guidelines, rules, regulations,
and procedures as may be necessary to carry out this title.
SEC. 107. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Handgun.--The term ``handgun'' has the meaning given
the term in section 921(a)(29) of title 18, United States Code.
(2) Personalized handgun.--The term ``personalized
handgun'' means a handgun that--
(A) enables only the authorized users of a handgun
to fire such handgun; and
(B) was manufactured in such a manner that the
firing restriction described in subparagraph (A)--
(i) is incorporated into the design of the
handgun, and is not sold as an accessory; and
(ii) cannot be readily removed or
deactivated.
(3) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity''
means--
(A) a State or unit of local government;
(B) a nonprofit or for-profit organization; or
(C) an institution of higher education (as defined
in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 2001)).
(4) Retrofitted personalized handgun.--The term
``retrofitted personalized handgun'' means a handgun fitted
with a device that--
(A) enables only the authorized users of a handgun
to fire such handgun; and
(B) cannot be readily removed or deactivated.
SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$2,000,000 for fiscal years 2015 and 2016.
TITLE II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION SAFETY STANDARD
SEC. 201. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD.
(a) Establishment of Standard.--Notwithstanding section 3(a)(5)(E)
of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E)), the
Consumer Product Safety Commission, in consultation with the Attorney
General and the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall
promulgate a consumer product safety standard under section 7(a) of
such Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(a)) for handguns.
(b) Standard Requirements.--The standard established under
subsection (a) shall require that--
(1) effective 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, handguns manufactured in the United States must be
personalized handguns; and
(2) effective 3 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, handguns sold, offered for sale, traded, transferred,
shipped, leased, or distributed in the United States must be--
(A) personalized handguns, if manufactured on or
after the effective date in paragraph (1); or
(B) retrofitted personalized handguns, if
manufactured before the effective date in paragraph
(1).
(c) Exemptions.--
(1) Antique firearms.--The standard established under
subsection (a) shall not require retrofitting or
personalization of antique firearms.
(2) Military firearms.--The standard established under
subsection (a) shall not apply to a firearm that is owned by
the Department of Defense.
(d) Cost of Retrofitting.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
cost of retrofitting a handgun as required under subsection (b)
shall be borne by the manufacturer of the handgun if the
manufacturer is operational at the time the retrofit is
required.
(2) Reimbursement.--Section 524(c) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the
following:
``(J) payments to reimburse manufacturers of handguns for
the costs of retrofitting handguns as required by section
201(b)(2)(B) of the Personalized Handgun Safety Act.''.
(e) Availability of an Action on Behalf of a State.--If an attorney
general of a State, or an official or agency of a State, has reason to
believe that an interest of the residents of such State has been or is
threatened or adversely affected by any person who violates this title,
the attorney general, official, or agency may bring a civil action on
behalf of the residents of such State against a seller or manufacturer
of handguns in an appropriate district court of the United States to
enjoin further violations of this title and for other relief as may be
appropriate.
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Authorized user.--The term ``authorized user'', with
respect to a firearm, means the lawful owner of the firearm and
any individual authorized by the owner to use the firearm who
is allowed to own, carry, or use a firearm in the State where
the firearm is being used.
(2) Handgun and antique firearm.--The terms ``handgun'' and
``antique firearm'' have the meanings given such terms in
section 921 of title 18, United States Code.
(3) Personalized handgun.--The term ``personalized
handgun'' means a handgun that--
(A) enables only an authorized user of a handgun to
fire the handgun; and
(B) was manufactured in such a manner that the
firing restriction described in subparagraph (A)--
(i) is incorporated into the design of the
handgun; and
(ii) cannot be readily removed or
deactivated.
(4) Retrofitted personalized handgun.--The term
``retrofitted personalized handgun'' means a handgun fitted
with a device that--
(A) enables only an authorized user of a handgun to
fire the handgun; and
(B) attaches to the handgun in a manner such that
the device cannot be readily removed or deactivated.
TITLE III--EXEMPTION FROM THE PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT
SEC. 301. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS
ACT.
Section 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (Public
Law 109-92) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the term `qualified
product' does not include any handgun manufactured after the 2-
year period that begins with the date of the enactment of this
sentence that is not a personalized handgun or a retrofitted
personalized handgun.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) Authorized user.--The term `authorized user', with
respect to a handgun, means the lawful owner of the handgun and
any individual authorized by the owner to use the handgun who
is allowed to own, carry, or use a handgun in the State where
the handgun is being used.
``(11) Personalized handgun.--The term `personalized
handgun' means a handgun that--
``(A) enables only an authorized user of a handgun
to fire the handgun; and
``(B) was manufactured in such a manner that the
firing restriction described in subparagraph (A)--
``(i) is incorporated into the design of
the handgun; and
``(ii) cannot be readily removed or
deactivated.
``(12) Retrofitted personalized handgun.--The term
`retrofitted personalized handgun' means a handgun fitted with
a device that--
``(A) enables only an authorized user of a handgun
to fire the handgun; and
``(B) attaches to the handgun in a manner such that
the device cannot be readily removed or deactivated.
``(13) Handgun.--The term `handgun' has the meaning given
the term in section 921(a)(29) of title 18, United States
Code.''. | Personalized Handgun Safety Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make grants to qualified entities (states or local governments, organizations, or institutions of higher education) to develop technology for personalized handguns (a handgun that enables only the authorized user to fire it). Requires a recipient to use not less than 70% of grant funds to develop technology for personalized handguns. Allows such entity to use not more than: (1) 20% of such funds to develop technology for retrofitted personalized handguns, and (2) 10% of such funds for administrative costs. Provides for one-year grant awards, subject to renewal. Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a consumer product safety standard providing a specified timetable by which handguns manufactured, sold, offered for sale, traded, transferred, shipped, leased, or distributed in the United States must be personalized handguns or retrofitted personalized handguns, depending on the date of manufacture. Exempts antique firearms and firearms owned by the Department of Defense (DOD). Requires the cost of retrofitting a handgun to be borne by the manufacturer if the manufacturer is operational at the time the retrofit is required. Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) available to the Attorney General for payments to reimburse handgun manufacturers for the costs of retrofitting handguns. Authorizes an official or agency of a state to bring a civil action in U.S. district court against a handgun seller or manufacturer on behalf of residents adversely affected by a violation of such standard. Amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to exclude from the definition of "qualified product" any handgun manufactured after two years after enactment of this Act that is not a personalized handgun or retrofitted personalized handgun. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Personalized Handgun Safety Act"} | 2,519 | 415 | 0.548548 | 1.913589 | 0.900616 | 3.546828 | 6.531722 | 0.888218 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Document Fraud
Prevention Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF NEW IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR ALIENS.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall cause to be issued new
registration and identification cards to all aliens who are qualified
to hold employment in the United States for the purpose of providing
proof of employment eligibility under section 274A of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a).
(b) Requirements.--(1) Each new registration and identification
card issued under subsection (a) shall--
(A) be in a form which is resistant to counterfeiting and
tampering;
(B) be designed in such a manner so that an employer can
reliably determine that--
(i) the person with the bearer's claimed identity
is eligible to be employed in the United States, and
(ii) the bearer is not claiming the identity of
another individual;
(C) contain a photograph and other identifying information
(such as date of birth, sex, and distinguishing marks) that
would allow an employer to determine with reasonable certainty
that the bearer is not claiming the identity of another
individual;
(D) in the case of a card issued to--
(i) a work-eligible nonimmigrant admitted under
section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1184),
(ii) an alien admitted for temporary residence
under section 210 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1160),
(iii) an alien granted temporary protected status
under section 244A of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), and
(iv) an alien authorized to work by the Immigration
and Naturalization Service pending a final
determination of deportability,
shall specify the expiration date of the work authorization on
the face of the card; and
(E) shall specify the alien's admission number or alien
file number.
(2) The new card shall be valid for a period of 10 years and must
be reissued to remain valid after the 10th anniversary of the date of
its issue.
(3) The new card shall note on its face whether work authorization
is restricted.
(4) An employer, for purposes of satisfying the requirements of
section 274A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality--
(A) may require an alien seeking employment to produce the
new card as proof of employment eligibility, and
(B) may inquire whether an applicant's limited work
authorization has expired or has been reauthorized at the end
of a work authorization period.
Such a requirement or inquiry shall not constitute an unfair
immigration-related employment practice under section 274B of such Act.
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION.
(a) In General.--Each alien who is authorized to be employed in the
United States shall, on or before October 1, 1994, turn in any alien
registration and identification card which is in the alien's possession
at any post office or office of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service. No resident alien shall receive the new card until--
(1) the alien--
(A) has surrendered the old green card,
(B) has provided proof of identity,
(C) has provided such other documents as may be
required under law, and
(D) has paid a fee (not to exceed $75) that is
reasonable and sufficient to cover the costs of
administration of this section; and
(2) the Service has verified the lawful status of the
alien.
The Attorney General may waive payment of the fee under paragraph
(1)(D) (or reduce the amount of such fee) if the alien provides
satisfactory evidence that the alien cannot afford the full fee.
(b) Posting of Notices.--Notices of the requirement of subsection
(a) shall be posted in all post offices and Immigration and
Naturalization Service offices and published in local newspapers during
fiscal year 1994.
(c) Invalidity of Old Cards.--Any alien registration or
identification card for permanent resident aliens, other than an alien
registration and identification card issued under this section, shall
be invalid as of midnight of October 1, 1997.
(d) Use of New Cards Under SAVE Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 1137(d) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(d)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``either'' and
all that follows through the end and inserting the
following: ``a registration and identification card
issued under section 2(a) of the Immigration Document
Fraud Prevention Act of 1993.'',
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph
(2)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)'', and
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph
(2)(A)'' and inserting ``such paragraph''.
(2) Housing assistance.--Section 214(d) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(d)) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``either'' and
all that follows through the end and inserting the
following: ``a registration and identification card
issued under section 2(a) of the Immigration Document
Fraud Prevention Act of 1993.'',
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph
(2)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)'',
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph
(2)(A)'' the first place it appears and inserting
``paragraph (2)'', and
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph
(2)(A)'' the second place it appears and inserting
``such paragraph''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
SEC. 4. NO NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD.
The new card described in section 2--
(1) shall not be considered a national identity card;
(2) shall not be issued to any citizen or national of the
United States; and
(3) shall--
(A) not be required to be carried on one's person,
and
(B) not be required to be presented other than--
(i) upon request by a prospective employer
for any purposes other than under this section
or under sections 1001, 1023, 1566, and 1621 of
title 18, United States Code, or to satisfy the
requirements of section 274A of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, or
(ii) for purposes of carrying out section
1137(d) of the Social Security Act or section
214(d) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1980.
SEC. 5. EMPLOYER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor,
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and the
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue, shall conduct a nationwide
program to inform employers about their responsibilities under the
Immigration and Nationality Act and the uses of the new alien
registration and identification cards issued under this Act.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to carry out this Act.
SEC. 7. STRONGER PENALTIES FOR IMMIGRATION FRAUD.
(a) Fraud and Misuse of Visas, Permits, and Other Documents.--
Section 1546(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
``five years'' each place it appears and inserting ``10 years''.
(b) Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Identification
Documents.--Section 1028(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``five years'' and inserting ``10 years''.
SEC. 8. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
The Attorney General shall continue to conduct the demonstration
projects under section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act in
order to establish if it is feasible to determine the employment
eligibility of aliens authorized to work in the United States through
the use of a telephone and computation capability that is available on
the date of enactment of this Act. The Attorney General shall submit a
report to Congress on such projects by not later than October 1, 1994. | Immigration Document Fraud Prevention Act of 1993 - Provides for: (1) the replacement of current green cards with new counterfeit-resistant identification cards (which shall not be considered national identity cards) for all permanent resident aliens eligible to work in the United States; (2) a national program to educate employers about their responsibilities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and the uses of such cards; and (3) a demonstration program to determine the feasibility of a computerized telephone worker verification system for employers.
Increases immigration fraud penalties. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Immigration Document Fraud Prevention Act of 1993"} | 1,855 | 107 | 0.548179 | 1.393556 | 0.677166 | 2.77451 | 16.539216 | 0.911765 |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN PAY OF MEMBERS WHO MISS VOTES BECAUSE OF
CAMPAIGNING FOR ELECTION TO OTHER OFFICE.
(a) Reduction in Pay.--Section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph
(C), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraphs
(2) and (3)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Reduction in pay of members missing votes because of
campaigning for election to other office.--
``(A) Members of the house.--
``(i) Reduction.--If during a Congress a
Member of the House of Representatives
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to the Congress) is a candidate for election to
any office other than the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress, the rate of pay
otherwise applicable to the Member for any
month during that Congress shall be reduced by
the Member's missed vote percentage for the
most recent month prior to that month.
``(ii) Missed vote percentage defined.--In
this paragraph, the `missed vote percentage' of
a Member of the House of Representatives
described in clause (i) with respect to any
month is equal to the percentage of votes taken
in the House of Representatives during that
month (including votes taken in the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union)
for which the Member did not cast a vote
because the Member was absent from the House on
the day the vote was taken, unless on such day
the Member did not engage in any campaign-
related activity for the election described in
clause (i).
``(iii) Duties of clerk.--The Clerk of the
House of Representatives shall--
``(I) consult with the Federal
Election Commission on an ongoing basis
to determine which Members (if any) are
candidates for election to any office
other than the office of Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress; and
``(II) provide the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives with such information
as the Chief Administrative Officer may
require in order to carry out this
subparagraph.
``(B) Senators.--
``(i) Reduction.--If during a Congress a
Senator is a candidate for election to any
office other than the office of Senator, the
rate of pay otherwise applicable to the Senator
for any month during that Congress shall be
reduced by the Senator's missed vote percentage
for the most recent month prior to that month.
``(ii) Missed vote percentage defined.--In
this paragraph, the `missed vote percentage' of
a Senator described in clause (i) with respect
to any month is equal to the percentage of
votes taken in the Senate during that month for
which the Senator did not cast a vote because
the Senator was absent from the Senate on the
day the vote was taken, unless on such day the
Senator did not engage in any campaign-related
activity for the election described in clause
(i).
``(iii) Duties of secretary.--The Secretary
of the Senate shall consult with the Federal
Election Commission on an ongoing basis to
determine which Senators (if any) are
candidates for election to any office other
than the office of Senator.
``(C) Transfer of funds to reduce the public
debt.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer from the general fund of the
Treasury to the account established by section 3113(d)
of title 31, United States Code, an amount equal to the
difference between the aggregate amount expended for
the pay of Members of Congress for the fiscal year and
the aggregate amount that would have been expended for
the pay of Members of Congress for the fiscal year but
for the operation of this paragraph.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect January 1, 2013. | Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rate of pay otherwise applicable to Members of Congress for any month, during a Congress, by the Member's missed vote percentage for the most recent month before such month if the individual missed votes because of campaigning for election to another office.
Applies this requirement to a vote taken in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union unless the Member of the House of Representatives did not engage in any campaign-related activity on the date of the vote.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the general fund of the Treasury to a specified mandatory account to reduce the public debt the difference between the aggregate amount expended for pay of Members of Congress for the fiscal year and the aggregate amount that would have been expended but for the reduction in pay. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To reduce the pay of Members of Congress who miss votes because of campaigning for election to another office."} | 893 | 180 | 0.602561 | 1.69116 | 0.727426 | 4.70625 | 5.28125 | 0.91875 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terry Peak Land Transfer Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain National Forest System land located in the Black
Hills National Forest in Lawrence County, South Dakota, is
currently permitted to the Terry Peak Ski Area by the Secretary of
Agriculture pursuant to section 3 of the National Forest Ski Area
Permit Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 497b).
(2) The National Forest System land comprises only 10 percent
of the land at the Ski Area, with the remaining 90 percent located
on private land owned by the Ski Area operator.
(3) As the fractional Forest Service land holding at the Ski
Area is also encumbered by ski lifts, ski trails, a base lodge
parking lot and other privately owned improvements, it serves
little purpose in continued public ownership, and can more
logically be conveyed to the Ski Area to unify land management and
eliminate permitting and other administrative costs to the United
States.
(4) The Ski Area is interested in acquiring the land from the
United States, but the Secretary does not have administrative
authority to convey such land in a nonsimultaneous land exchange
absent specific authorization from Congress.
(5) The Black Hills National Forest contains several small
inholdings of undeveloped private land with multiple landowners
which complicate National Forest land management and which can be
acquired by the United States from willing sellers if acquisition
funds are made available to the Secretary.
(6) The proceeds from the Terry Peak conveyance can provide a
modest, but readily available and flexible, funding source for the
Secretary to acquire certain inholdings in the Black Hills National
Forest from willing sellers, and given the small and scattered
nature of such inholdings, and number of potential sellers
involved, can do so more efficiently and quickly than through
administrative land exchanges.
(7) It is, therefore, in the public interest to convey the
National Forest System land at Terry Peak to the Ski Area at fair
market value and to utilize the proceeds to acquire more desirable
lands for addition to the Black Hills National Forest for permanent
public use and enjoyment.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to require the
conveyance of certain National Forest System lands at the Terry Peak
Ski Area to the Ski Area and to utilize the proceeds to acquire more
desirable lands for the United States for permanent public use and
enjoyment.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture,
unless otherwise specified.
(2) The term ``selected land'' means land comprising
approximately 41.42 acres and generally depicted as Government lots
6 and 11, section 2, township 4 north, range 2 east, Black Hills
meridian, on a map entitled ``Terry Peak Land Conveyance'', dated
March 1999.
(3) The terms ``Terry Peak Ski Area'' and ``Ski Area'' mean the
Black Hills Chairlift Company, a South Dakota Corporation, or its
successors, heirs and assigns.
SEC. 4. LAND CONVEYANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey
the selected land to the Terry Peak Ski Area at fair market value, as
determined by the Secretary.
(b) Appraisal.--The value of the selected land shall be determined
by the Secretary utilizing nationally recognized appraisal standards,
including to the extent appropriate, the Uniform Appraisal Standards
For Federal Land Acquisitions (1992), the Uniform Standards of
Professional Appraisal Practice, and other applicable law. The costs of
the appraisal shall be paid for by the Ski Area.
(c) Completion of Conveyance.--It is the sense of the Congress that
the conveyance to the Ski Area required by this Act be consummated no
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless
the Secretary and the Ski Area mutually agree to extend the
consummation date. Prior to conveying the selected land to the Ski
Area, the Secretary shall complete standard pre-disposal analyses and
clearances pertaining to threatened and endangered species, cultural
and historic resources, wetlands and floodplains, and hazardous
materials.
(d) Use of Proceeds by the Secretary.--All monies received by the
Secretary pursuant to this Act shall be considered monies received and
deposited pursuant to Public Law 90-171 (16 U.S.C. 484a; commonly known
as the Sisk Act) and shall be utilized by the Secretary to acquire
replacement land from willing sellers for addition to the Black Hills
National Forest in South Dakota. Any lands so acquired shall be added
to and administered as part of the Black Hills National Forest and, if
any such land lies outside the exterior boundaries of the Forest, the
Secretary may modify the boundary of the Forest to include such land.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of
the Secretary to adjust the boundaries of the Forest pursuant to
section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 521; commonly known
as the Weeks Act).
(e) Conveyance Subject to Valid Existing Rights, Easements.--The
conveyance to the Ski Area required by this Act shall be subject to
valid existing rights and to existing easements, rights-of-way, utility
lines and any other right, title or interest of record on the selected
land as of the date of transfer of the selected land to the Terry Peak
Ski Area.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate. | Terry Peak Land Transfer Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Black Hills National Forest land in South Dakota to the Terry Peak Ski Area. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Terry Peak Land Act of 1999"} | 1,244 | 34 | 0.579703 | 1.657964 | 0.631961 | 3.870968 | 36.967742 | 0.967742 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING STATES TO DENY PUBLIC EDUCATION BENEFITS TO
CERTAIN ALIENS NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by
adding after title V the following new title:
``TITLE VI--AUTHORIZING STATES TO DISQUALIFY CERTAIN ALIENS NOT
LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION BENEFITS
``congressional policy regarding ineligibility of aliens not lawfully
present in the united states for public education benefits
``Sec. 601. (a) Statement of Policy.--Because Congress views that
the right to a free public education for aliens who are not lawfully
present in the United States promotes violations of the immigration
laws and because such a free public education for such aliens creates a
significant burden on States' economies and depletes States' limited
educational resources, Congress declares it to be the policy of the
United States that--
``(1) aliens who are not lawfully present in the United
States are not entitled to public education benefits in the
same manner as United States citizens, nationals, and lawful
resident aliens; and
``(2) States should not be obligated to provide public
education benefits to aliens who are not lawfully present in
the United States.
``(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as
expressing any statement of Federal policy with regard to--
``(1) aliens who are lawfully present in the United States,
``(2) benefits other than public education benefits
provided under State law, or
``(3) preventing the exclusion or deportation of aliens
unlawfully present in the United States.
``authority of states
``Sec. 602. (a) In General.--In order to carry out the policies
described in section 601, each State may provide, subject to subsection
(f), with respect to an alien who is not lawfully present in the United
States that--
``(1) the alien is not eligible for public education
benefits under State law; or
``(2) the alien is required, as a condition of obtaining
such benefits, to pay a fee in an amount consistent with the
following:
``(A) In the case of a State that requires payment
of a fee of nonresidents as a condition of obtaining
such benefits, the amount of such nonresident fee.
``(B) In the case of any other State, an amount
specified by the State, not to exceed the average per
pupil expenditures for such benefits (as determined by
the State and selected by the State either for the
State or for the local educational agency involved).
``(b) Individuals Not Lawfully Present in the United States.--For
purposes of subsection (a), an individual shall be considered to be not
lawfully present in the United States unless the individual (or, in the
case of an individual who is a child, another on the child's behalf)--
``(1) declares in writing under penalty of perjury that the
individual (or child) is a citizen or national of the United
States and (if required by a State) presents evidence of United
States citizenship or nationality; or
``(2)(A) declares in writing under penalty of perjury that
the individual (or child) is not a citizen or national of the
United States but is an alien lawfully present in the United
States, and
``(B) presents either--
``(i) documentation described in section 1137(d)(2)
of the Social Security Act, or
``(ii) such other documents as the State determines
constitutes reasonable evidence indicating that the
individual (or child) is an alien lawfully present in
the United States.
``(c) Procedures for Screening.--If a State provides for
immigration eligibility screening pursuant to this section for
individuals who are seeking public education benefits, the State shall
provide for such screening for all individuals seeking such benefits.
``(2) A State may (at its option) verify with the Service the
alien's immigration status through a system for alien verification of
eligibility (SAVE) described in section 1137(d)(3) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(d)(3)).
``(d) Opportunity for Fair Hearing.--If a State denies public
education benefits under this section with respect to an alien, the
State shall provide the alien with an opportunity for a fair hearing to
establish that the alien has been determined by the Service to be
lawfully present in the United States, consistent with subsection (b)
and Federal immigration law.
``(e) No Requirement to Deny Free Public Education.--No State shall
be required by this section to deny public education benefits to any
alien not lawfully present in the United States.
``(f) No Authority to Deny Free Public Education to Students
Enrolled At Any Time During the Period Beginning September 1, 1996, and
Ending July 1, 1997.--(1) A State may not deny, and may not require
payment of a fee as a condition for the receipt of, public education
benefits under this section with respect to a protected alien.
``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `protected alien'
means an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States and is
enrolled as a student in a public elementary or secondary school in the
United States at any time during the period beginning September 1,
1996, and ending July 1, 1997.
``(g) No Impact on Immigration Status.--Nothing in this section or
section 601 shall be construed as affecting the immigration status of
any alien, including the conferring of any immigration benefit or
change in any proceedings under this Act with respect to the alien.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents is amended by adding
at the end the following new items:
``TITLE VI--AUTHORIZING STATES TO DISQUALIFY CERTAIN ALIENS NOT
LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION BENEFITS
``Sec. 601. Congressional policy regarding ineligibility of aliens not
lawfully present in the United States for
public education benefits.
``Sec. 602. Authority of States.''.
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk. | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize States to deny, or require specified fees for, public education benefits to aliens not lawfully present in the United States who are not enrolled in the public schools during the period beginning September 1, 1996, through July 1, 1997. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize States to deny public education benefits to aliens not lawfully present in the United States who are not enrolled in public schools during the period beginning September 1, 1996, and ending July 1, 1997."} | 1,463 | 59 | 0.581456 | 1.430461 | 0.26118 | 4.132075 | 24.09434 | 0.924528 |
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS FOR MONTH OF RECIPIENT'S DEATH.
(a) In General.--
(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)(5)(B) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(5)(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)(5)(B) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(5)(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(b)(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).
(b) Computation of Last Monthly Payment.--
(1) Old-age and survivors insurance benefits.--Section 202
of such 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
``(y) The amount of any individual's monthly insurance benefit
under this section paid for the month in which the individual dies
shall be an amount equal to--
``(1) the amount of such benefit (as determined without
regard to this subsection) multiplied by
``(2) a fraction--
``(A) the numerator of which is the number of days
in such month preceding the date of such individual's
death, and
``(B) the denominator of which is the number of
days in such month,
rounded, if not a multiple of $1, to the next lower 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. Payment of such benefit for such month shall be made as
provided in section 204(d).''.
(2) Disability insurance benefits.--Section 223 of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 423) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``Last Payment of Benefit Terminated by Death
``(j) The amount of any individual's monthly benefit under this
section paid for the month in which the individual dies shall be an
amount equal to--
``(1) the amount of such benefit (as determined without
regard to this subsection), multiplied by
``(2) a fraction--
``(A) the numerator of which is the number of days
in such month preceding the date of such individual's
death, and
``(B) the denominator of which is the number of
days in such month,
rounded, if not a multiple of $1, to the next lower 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. Payment of such benefit for such month shall be made as
provided in section 204(d).''.
(3) 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) The amount of any individual's monthly benefit under this
section paid for the month in which the individual dies shall be an
amount equal to--
``(1) the amount of such benefit (determined before
application of this subsection), multiplied by
``(2) a fraction--
``(A) the numerator of which is the number of days
in such month preceding the date of such individual's
death, and
``(B) the denominator of which is the number of
days in such month,
rounded, if not a multiple of $1, to the next lower 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. Payment of such benefit for such month shall be made as
provided in section 204(d).''.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to deaths
occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act. | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to continue an individual's entitlement to OASDI benefits through the month of his or her death with benefits for that month computed on a prorated basis. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for payment of a benefit for the month of the recipient's death."} | 2,115 | 64 | 0.455319 | 1.095683 | 0.197288 | 1.166667 | 36.9375 | 0.75 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. VETERAN FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 36 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible veteran who
purchases a principal residence in the United States during the taxable
year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by
this subtitle for such taxable year an amount equal to 10 percent of
the purchase price of the residence.''.
(b) Additional Limitation for Adaptive Housing Improvements.--
Paragraph (1) of section 36(b) of such Code is amended by redesignating
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E),
respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Special rule for adaptive housing
improvements.--In the case of a principal residence
with special fixtures or movable facilities made
necessary by the nature of the disability of the
veteran, if such fixtures and facilities are--
``(i) provided to the veteran pursuant to
specially adapted housing assistance under
chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, or
``(ii) similar to such fixtures and
facilities that would be provided to the
veteran if the veteran received such
assistance,
then subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the lesser
of $8,000 or the portion of the purchase price of the
principal residence attributable such fixtures or
movable facilities.''.
(c) Eligible Veteran.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 36(c) of such
Code is amended by striking ``First-time homebuyer.--The term
`first time homebuyer' means any individual'' and inserting
``Eligible veteran.--The term `eligible veteran' means any
individual who is a veteran (as defined in section 101(2) of
title 38, United States Code)''.
(2) Long-time resident.--Paragraph (6) of section 36(c) of
such Code is amended by striking ``treated as a first-time
homebuyer'' and inserting ``treated as meeting the no present
ownership interest requirement of paragraph (1)''.
(d) Recapture of Credit.--Subsection (f) of section 36 is amended
to read as follows:
``(f) Recapture of Credit.--
``(1) In general.--If a taxpayer disposes of the principal
residence with respect to which a credit was allowed under
subsection (a) (or such residence ceases to be the principal
residence of the taxpayer (and, if married, the taxpayer's
spouse)) before the end of the 36-month period beginning on the
date of the purchase of such residence by the taxpayer the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year of such
disposition or cessation shall be increased by the amount of
the credit so allowed.
``(2) Exceptions.--
``(A) Death of taxpayer.--Paragraphs (1) shall not
apply to any taxable year ending after the date of the
taxpayer's death.
``(B) Involuntary conversion.--Paragraph (1) shall
not apply in the case of a residence which is
compulsorily or involuntarily converted (within the
meaning of section 1033(a)) if the taxpayer acquires a
new principal residence during the 2-year period
beginning on the date of the disposition or cessation
referred to in paragraph (1). Paragraph (1) shall apply
to such new principal residence during the 36-month
period referred to therein in the same manner as if
such new principal residence were the converted
residence.
``(C) Transfers between spouses or incident to
divorce.--In the case of a transfer of a residence to
which section 1041(a) applies--
``(i) paragraph (1) shall not apply to such
transfer, and
``(ii) in the case of taxable years ending
after such transfer, paragraph (1) shall apply
to the transferee in the same manner as if such
transferee were the transferor (and shall not
apply to the transferor).
``(D) Special rule for members of the armed forces,
etc.--
``(i) In general.--In the case of the
disposition of a principal residence by an
individual (or a cessation referred to in
paragraph (1)) in connection with Government
orders received by such individual, or such
individual's spouse, for qualified official
extended duty service, paragraph (1) shall not
apply to such disposition (or cessation).
``(ii) Qualified official extended duty
service.--For purposes of this section, the
term `qualified official extended duty service'
means service on qualified official extended
duty as--
``(I) a member of the uniformed
services,
``(II) a member of the Foreign
Service of the United States, or
``(III) an employee of the
intelligence community.
``(iii) Definitions.--Any term used in this
subparagraph which is also used in paragraph
(9) of section 121(d) shall have the same
meaning as when used in such paragraph.
``(3) Joint returns.--In the case of a credit allowed under
subsection (a) with respect to a joint return, half of such
credit shall be treated as having been allowed to each
individual filing such return for purposes of this subsection.
``(4) Return requirement.--If the tax imposed by this
chapter for the taxable year is increased under this
subsection, the taxpayer shall, notwithstanding section 6012,
be required to file a return with respect to the taxes imposed
under this subtitle.''.
(e) Application of Credit.--Subsection (h) of section 36 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(h) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any residence
purchased after December 31, 2016.''.
(f) Assignment of Credit in Case of Construction.--Section 36, as
amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(i) Credit May Be Assigned.--
``(1) In general.--In the case of a residence constructed
by the taxpayer, if such taxpayer elects the application of
this subsection for any taxable year, any portion of the credit
determined under this section which is attributable to an
increase under subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(1) for such
year which would (but for this subsection) be allowable to the
taxpayer may be assigned to any person who is an eligible
designee. The person so designated shall be allowed the amount
of the credit so assigned and shall be treated as the taxpayer
with respect to such credit for purposes of this title (other
than this paragraph), except that such credit shall be treated
as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable year (and
not allowed under subsection (a)).
``(2) Eligible designee.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term `eligible designee' means any person who, with respect
to the residence, provides or installs any improvements,
special fixtures, or movable facilities to which the credit is
attributable under subparagraphs (B) of subsection (b)(1).
``(3) Election requirements.--Any election under paragraph
(1) shall include such information and shall be made at such
time, and in such form and manner, as the Secretary shall by
regulation prescribe.''.
(g) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 26(b) of such Code is amended
by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (W), by striking
the period at the end of subparagraph (X) and inserting ``,
and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(Y) section 36(f) (relating to recapture of
veteran first-time homebuyer tax credit).''.
(2) Section 38(b) is amended by striking ``plus'' at the
end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (36) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
``(37) the portion of the veteran first-time homebuyers
credit assigned to the taxpayer to which the second sentence of
section 36(i)(1) applies,''.
(3) The heading for section 1400C(e)(4) is amended by
striking ``national first-time homebuyers credit'' and
inserting ``veteran first-time homebuyers credit''.
(h) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 36 in the
table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of such Code is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 36. Veteran first-time homebuyer credit.''.
(i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to residences purchased after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 3. VETERAN HOME MOBILITY IMPROVEMENT 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 before
section 37 the following new section:
``SEC. 36C. VETERAN HOME MOBILITY IMPROVEMENT CREDIT.
``(a) In General.--In the case of a veteran, there shall be allowed
as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for any taxable
year an amount equal to the amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer for
qualified adaptive housing improvements for the taxable year.
``(b) Limitation.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) shall
not exceed $8,000.
``(c) Qualified Adaptive Housing Improvement.--For purposes of this
section, the term `qualified adaptive housing improvement' means
special fixtures or movable facilities with respect to the principal
residence of the veteran which are made necessary by the nature of the
disability of the veteran, if such fixtures and facilities are--
``(1) provided to the veteran pursuant to specially adapted
housing assistance under chapter 21 of title 38, United States
Code, or
``(2) similar to such fixtures and facilities that would be
provided to the veteran if the veteran received such
assistance.
``(d) Credit May Be Assigned.--
``(1) In general.--If the taxpayer elects the application
of this subsection for any taxable year, any portion of the
credit under this section for such year which would (but for
this subsection) be allowable to the taxpayer may be assigned
to any person who is an eligible designee. The person so
designated shall be allowed the amount of the credit so
assigned and shall be treated as the taxpayer with respect to
such credit for purposes of this title (other than this
paragraph), except that such credit shall be treated as a
credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable year (and not
allowed under subsection (a)).
``(2) Eligible designee.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term `eligible designee' means any person who, with respect
to the residence, provides or installs any qualified adaptive
housing improvements to which the credit under this section is
attributable.
``(3) Election requirements.--Any election under paragraph
(1) shall include such information and shall be made at such
time, and in such form and manner, as the Secretary shall by
regulation prescribe.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``, 36C'' after ``36B''.
(2) Section 38(b), as amended by this Act, is amended by
striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (36), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (37) and inserting ``, and'',
and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(38) the portion of the veteran home mobility improvement
credit assigned to the taxpayer to which the second sentence of
section 36C(d)(1) applies''.
(3) 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 before the item relating to section 37
the following new item:
``Sec. 36C. Veteran home mobility improvement credit.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. | Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for first-time homebuyers, to allow veterans of the Armed Forces a tax credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence purchased prior to January 1, 2017. Allows an additional credit for the cost of installing special fixtures or movable facilities in a residence to accommodate a disability of the veteran. Requires a recapture of credit amounts if the veterans sells such residence within 36 months after purchasing it. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans, and for other purposes."} | 2,849 | 120 | 0.587838 | 1.495219 | 0.547596 | 2.204082 | 26.540816 | 0.836735 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Patient Access to
Emergency Medications Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 821 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
``(j) Emergency Medical Services That Administer Controlled
Substances.--
``(1) Registration.--For the purpose of enabling emergency
medical services professionals to administer controlled
substances in schedule II, III, IV, or V to ultimate users
receiving emergency medical services in accordance with the
requirements of this subsection, the Attorney General--
``(A) shall register an emergency medical services
agency if the agency submits an application
demonstrating it is authorized to conduct such activity
under the laws of each State in which the agency
practices; and
``(B) may deny an application for such registration
if the Attorney General determines that the issuance of
such registration would be inconsistent with the
requirements of this subsection or the public interest
based on the factors listed in subsection (f).
``(2) Option for single registration.--In registering an
emergency medical services agency pursuant to paragraph (1),
the Attorney General shall allow such agency the option of a
single registration in each State where the agency administers
controlled substances in lieu of requiring a separate
registration for each location of the emergency medical
services agency.
``(3) Hospital-based agency.--If a hospital-based emergency
medical services agency is registered under subsection (f), the
agency may use the registration of the hospital to administer
controlled substances in accordance with this subsection
without being registered under this subsection.
``(4) Administration outside physical presence of medical
director or authorizing medical professional.--Emergency
medical services professionals of a registered emergency
medical services agency may administer controlled substances in
schedule II, III, IV, or V outside the physical presence of a
medical director or authorizing medical professional in the
course of providing emergency medical services if the
administration is--
``(A) authorized by the law of the State in which
it occurs; and
``(B) pursuant to--
``(i) a standing order that is issued and
adopted by one or more medical directors of the
agency, including any such order that may be
developed by a specific State authority; or
``(ii) a verbal order that is--
``(I) issued in accordance with a
policy of the agency;
``(II) provided by an authorizing
medical professional in response to a
request by the emergency medical
services professional with respect to a
specific patient;
``(III) in the case of a mass
casualty incident; or
``(IV) to ensure the proper care
and treatment of a specific patient.
``(5) Delivery.--A registered emergency medical services
agency may deliver controlled substances from a registered
location of the agency to an unregistered location of the
agency only if--
``(A) the agency designates the unregistered
location for such delivery; and
``(B) notifies the Attorney General at least 30
days prior to first delivering controlled substances to
the unregistered location.
``(6) Storage.--A registered emergency medical services
agency may store controlled substances--
``(A) at a registered location of the agency;
``(B) at any designated location of the agency or
in an emergency services vehicle situated at a
registered or designated location of the agency; or
``(C) in an emergency medical services vehicle used
by the agency that is--
``(i) traveling from, or returning to, a
registered or designated location of the agency
in the course of responding to an emergency; or
``(ii) otherwise actively in use by the
agency.
``(7) No treatment as distribution.--The delivery of
controlled substances by a registered emergency medical
services agency pursuant to this subsection shall not be
treated as distribution for purposes of section 308.
``(8) Restocking of emergency medical services vehicles at
a hospital.--Notwithstanding paragraph (13)(J), a registered
emergency medical services agency may receive controlled
substances from a hospital for purposes of restocking an
emergency medical services vehicle following an emergency
response, and without being subject to the requirements of
section 308, provided all of the following conditions are
satisfied:
``(A) The registered or designated location of the
agency where the vehicle is primarily situated
maintains a record of such receipt in accordance with
paragraph (9).
``(B) The hospital maintains a record of such
delivery to the agency in accordance with section 307.
``(C) If the vehicle is primarily situated at a
designated location, such location notifies the
registered location of the agency within 72 hours of
the vehicle receiving the controlled substances.
``(9) Maintenance of records.--
``(A) In general.--A registered emergency medical
services agency shall maintain records in accordance
with subsections (a) and (b) of section 307 of all
controlled substances that are received, administered,
or otherwise disposed of pursuant to the agency's
registration, without regard to subsection
307(c)(1)(B).
``(B) Requirements.--Such records--
``(i) shall include records of deliveries
of controlled substances between all locations
of the agency; and
``(ii) shall be maintained, whether
electronically or otherwise, at each registered
and designated location of the agency where the
controlled substances involved are received,
administered, or otherwise disposed of.
``(10) Other requirements.--A registered emergency medical
services agency, under the supervision of a medical director,
shall be responsible for ensuring that--
``(A) all emergency medical services professionals
who administer controlled substances using the agency's
registration act in accordance with the requirements of
this subsection;
``(B) the recordkeeping requirements of paragraph
(9) are met with respect to a registered location and
each designated location of the agency;
``(C) the applicable physical security requirements
established by regulation of the Attorney General are
complied with wherever controlled substances are stored
by the agency in accordance with paragraph (6); and
``(D) the agency maintains, at a registered
location of the agency, a record of the standing orders
issued or adopted in accordance with paragraph (9).
``(11) Regulations.--The Attorney General may issue
regulations--
``(A) specifying, with regard to delivery of
controlled substances under paragraph (5)--
``(i) the types of locations that may
designated under such paragraph; and
``(ii) the manner in which a notification
under paragraph (5)(B) must be made;
``(B) specifying, with regard to the storage of
controlled substances under paragraph (6), the manner
in which such substances must be stored at registered
and designated locations, including in emergency
medical service vehicles; and
``(C) addressing the ability of hospitals,
registered locations, and designated locations to
deliver controlled substances to each other in the
event of--
``(i) shortages of such substances;
``(ii) a public health emergency; or
``(iii) a mass casualty event.
``(12) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed--
``(A) to limit the authority vested in the Attorney
General by other provisions of this title to take
measures to prevent diversion of controlled substances;
or
``(B) to override the authority of any State to
regulate the provision of emergency medical services.
``(13) Definitions.--In this section:
``(A) The term `designated location' means a
location designated by an emergency medical services
agency under paragraph (5).
``(B) The term `emergency medical services' means
emergency medical response and emergency mobile medical
services provided outside of a fixed medical facility.
``(C) The term `emergency medical services agency'
means an organization providing emergency medical
services, including such an organization that--
``(i) is governmental (including fire-based
and hospital-based agencies), nongovernmental
(including hospital-based agencies), private,
or volunteer-based;
``(ii) provides emergency medical services
by ground, air, or otherwise; and
``(iii) is authorized by the State in which
the organization is providing such services to
provide emergency medical care, including the
administering of controlled substances, to
members of the general public on an emergency
basis.
``(D) The term `emergency medical services
professional' means a health care professional
(including a nurse, paramedic, or emergency medical
technician) licensed or certified by the State in which
the professional practices and credentialed by a
medical director of the respective emergency medical
services agency to provide emergency medical services
within the scope of the professional's State license or
certification.
``(E) The term `emergency medical services vehicle'
means an ambulance, fire apparatus, supervisor truck,
or other vehicle used by an emergency medical services
agency for the purpose of providing or facilitating
emergency medical care and transport or transporting
controlled substances to and from the registered and
designated locations.
``(F) The term `hospital-based' means, with respect
to an agency, owned or operated by a hospital.
``(G) The term `medical director' means a physician
who is registered under subsection (f) and provides
medical oversight for an emergency medical services
agency.
``(H) The term `medical oversight' means
supervision of the provision of medical care by an
emergency medical services agency.
``(I) The term `medical professional' means an
emergency or other physician, or another medical
professional (including an advanced practice registered
nurse or physician assistant) whose scope of practice
under a State license or certification includes the
ability to provide verbal orders.
``(J) The term `registered location' means a
location that appears on the certificate of
registration issued to an emergency medical services
agency under this subsection or subsection (f), which
shall be where the agency receives controlled
substances from distributors.
``(K) The term `registered emergency medical
services agency' means--
``(i) an emergency medical services agency
that is registered pursuant to this subsection;
or
``(ii) a hospital-based emergency medical
services agency that is covered by the
registration of the hospital under subsection
(f).
``(L) The term `specific State authority' means a
governmental agency or other such authority, including
a regional oversight and coordinating body, that,
pursuant to State law or regulation, develops clinical
protocols regarding the delivery of emergency medical
services in the geographic jurisdiction of such agency
or authority within the State that may be adopted by
medical directors.
``(M) The term `standing order' means a written
medical protocol in which a medical director determines
in advance the medical criteria that must be met before
administering controlled substances to individuals in
need of emergency medical services.
``(N) The term `verbal order' means an oral
directive that is given through any method of
communication including by radio or telephone, directly
to an emergency medical services professional, to
contemporaneously administer a controlled substance to
individuals in need of emergency medical services
outside the physical presence of the authorizing
medical director.''.
Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 2016.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk. | Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it is authorized to conduct such activity in the state in which the agency practices. The DEA may deny an application if it determines that the registration is inconsistent with the public interest. An EMS agency may obtain a single registration in each state instead of a separate registration for each location. A registered EMS agency may deliver, store, and receive controlled substances, subject to specified conditions. An EMS professional of a registered EMS agency may administer controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, or V outside the physical presence of a medical director if such administration is authorized under state law and pursuant to a standing or verbal order, subject to specified conditions. The bill specifies that a hospital-based EMS agency (i.e., an EMS agency owned or operated by a hospital) may continue to administer controlled substances under the hospital's DEA registration. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016"} | 2,526 | 253 | 0.6946 | 1.848439 | 0.895776 | 3.401869 | 11.542056 | 0.88785 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Security for Life Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR LIFETIME ANNUITY PAYMENTS.
(a) Lifetime Annuity Payments Under Annuity Contracts.--Section
72(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion
ratio) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Exclusion for lifetime annuity payments.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of lifetime annuity
payments received under one or more annuity contracts
in any taxable year, gross income shall not include 50
percent of the portion of lifetime annuity payments
otherwise includible (without regard to this paragraph)
in gross income under this section. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the amount excludible from gross
income in any taxable year shall not exceed $20,000.
``(B) Cost-of-living adjustment.--In the case of
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, the
$20,000 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased
by an amount equal to--
``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
``(ii) 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 2004'
for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B)
thereof.
If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence
is not a multiple of $500, such amount shall be rounded
to the next lower multiple of $500.
``(C) Application of paragraph.--Subparagraph (A)
shall not apply to--
``(i) any amount received under an eligible
deferred compensation plan (as defined in
section 457(b)) or under a qualified retirement
plan (as defined in section 4974(c)),
``(ii) any amount paid under an annuity
contract that is received by the beneficiary
under the contract--
``(I) after the death of the
annuitant in the case of payments
described in subsection
(c)(5)(A)(ii)(III), unless the
beneficiary is the surviving spouse of
the annuitant, or
``(II) after the death of the
annuitant and joint annuitant in the
case of payments described in
subsection (c)(5)(A)(ii)(IV), unless
the beneficiary is the surviving spouse
of the last to die of the annuitant and
the joint annuitant, or
``(iii) any annuity contract that is a
qualified funding asset (as defined in section
130(d)), but without regard to whether there is
a qualified assignment.
``(D) Investment in the contract.--For purposes of
this section, the investment in the contract shall be
determined without regard to this paragraph.''.
(b) Definitions.--Subsection (c) of section 72 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) Lifetime annuity payment.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection
(b)(5), the term `lifetime annuity payment' means any
amount received as an annuity under any portion of an
annuity contract, but only if--
``(i) the only person (or persons in the
case of payments described in subclause (II) or
(IV) of clause (ii)) legally entitled (by
operation of the contract, a trust, or other
legally enforceable means) to receive such
amount during the life of the annuitant or
joint annuitant is such annuitant or joint
annuitant, and
``(ii) such amount is part of a series of
substantially equal periodic payments made not
less frequently than annually over--
``(I) the life of the annuitant,
``(II) the lives of the annuitant
and a joint annuitant, but only if the
annuitant is the spouse of the joint
annuitant as of the annuity starting
date or the difference in age between
the annuitant and joint annuitant is 15
years or less,
``(III) the life of the annuitant
with a minimum period of payments or
with a minimum amount that must be paid
in any event, or
``(IV) the lives of the annuitant
and a joint annuitant with a minimum
period of payments or with a minimum
amount that must be paid in any event,
but only if the annuitant is the spouse
of the joint annuitant as of the
annuity starting date or the difference
in age between the annuitant and joint
annuitant is 15 years or less.
``(iii) Exceptions.--For purposes of clause
(ii), annuity payments shall not fail to be
treated as part of a series of substantially
equal periodic payments--
``(I) because the amount of the
periodic payments may vary in
accordance with investment experience,
reallocations among investment options,
actuarial gains or losses, cost of
living indices, a constant percentage
applied not less frequently than
annually, or similar fluctuating
criteria,
``(II) due to the existence of, or
modification of the duration of, a
provision in the contract permitting a
lump sum withdrawal after the annuity
starting date, or
``(III) because the period between
each such payment is lengthened or
shortened, but only if at all times
such period is no longer than one
calendar year.
``(B) Annuity contract.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A) and subsections (b)(5) and (w), the
term `annuity contract' means a commercial annuity (as
defined by section 3405(e)(6)), other than an endowment
or life insurance contract.
``(C) Minimum period of payments.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the term `minimum period of payments'
means a guaranteed term of payments that does not
exceed the greater of 10 years or--
``(i) the life expectancy of the annuitant
as of the annuity starting date, in the case of
lifetime annuity payments described in
subparagraph (A)(ii)(III), or
``(ii) the life expectancy of the annuitant
and joint annuitant as of the annuity starting
date, in the case of lifetime annuity payments
described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV).
For purposes of this subparagraph, life expectancy
shall be computed with reference to the tables
prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph (3). For
purposes of subsection (w)(1)(C)(ii), the permissible
minimum period of payments shall be determined as of
the annuity starting date and reduced by one for each
subsequent year.
``(D) Minimum amount that must be paid in any
event.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
`minimum amount that must be paid in any event' means
an amount payable to the designated beneficiary under
an annuity contract that is in the nature of a refund
and does not exceed the greater of the amount applied
to produce the lifetime annuity payments under the
contract or the amount, if any, available for
withdrawal under the contract on the date of death.''.
(c) Recapture Tax for Lifetime Annuity Payments.--Section 72 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection
(w) as subsection (x) and by inserting after subsection (v) the
following new subsection:
``(w) Recapture Tax for Modifications to or Reductions in Lifetime
Annuity Payments.--
``(1) In general.--If any amount received under an annuity
contract is excluded from income by reason of subsection (b)(5)
(relating to lifetime annuity payments), and--
``(A) the series of payments under such contract is
subsequently modified so any future payments are not
lifetime annuity payments,
``(B) after the date of receipt of the first
lifetime annuity payment under the contract an
annuitant receives a lump sum and thereafter is to
receive annuity payments in a reduced amount under the
contract, or
``(C) after the date of receipt of the first
lifetime annuity payment under the contract the dollar
amount of any subsequent annuity payment is reduced and
a lump sum is not paid in connection with the
reduction, unless such reduction is--
``(i) due to an event described in
subsection (c)(5)(A)(iii), or
``(ii) due to the addition of, or increase
in, a minimum period of payments within the
meaning of subsection (c)(5)(C) or a minimum
amount that must be paid in any event (within
the meaning of subsection (c)(5)(D)),
then gross income for the first taxable year in which such
modification or reduction occurs shall be increased by the
recapture amount.
``(2) Recapture amount.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection,
the recapture amount shall be the amount, determined
under rules prescribed by the Secretary, equal to the
amount that (but for subsection (b)(5)) would have been
includible in the taxpayer's gross income if the
modification or reduction described in paragraph (1)
had been in effect at all times, plus interest for the
deferral period at the underpayment rate established by
section 6621.
``(B) Deferral period.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term `deferral period' means the period
beginning with the taxable year in which (without
regard to subsection (b)(5)) the payment would have
been includible in gross income and ending with the
taxable year in which the modification described in
paragraph (1) occurs.
``(3) Exceptions to recapture tax.--Paragraph (1) shall not
apply in the case of any modification or reduction that occurs
because an annuitant--
``(A) dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning
of subsection (m)(7)),
``(B) becomes a chronically ill individual within
the meaning of section 7702B(c)(2), or
``(C) encounters hardship.''.
(d) Lifetime Distributions of Life Insurance Death Benefits.--
(1) In general.--Section 101(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to payment of life insurance proceeds at
a date later than death) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(4) Exclusion for lifetime annuity payments.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of amounts to which
this subsection applies, gross income shall not include
the lesser of--
``(i) 50 percent of the portion of lifetime
annuity payments otherwise includible in gross
income under this section (determined without
regard to this paragraph), or
``(ii) the amount in effect under section
72(b)(5).
``(B) Rules of section 72(b)(5) to apply.--For
purposes of this paragraph, rules similar to the rules
of section 72(b)(5) and section 72(w) shall apply,
substituting the term `beneficiary of the life
insurance contract' for the term `annuitant' wherever
it appears, and substituting the term `life insurance
contract' for the term `annuity contract' wherever it
appears.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 101(d)(1) of such Code
is amended by inserting ``or paragraph (4)'' after ``to the
extent not excluded by the preceding sentence''.
(e) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts received in calendar years beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Special rule for existing contracts.--In the case of a
contract in force on the date of the enactment of this Act that
does not satisfy the requirements of section 72(c)(5)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section), or
requirements similar to such section 72(c)(5)(A) in the case of
a life insurance contract), any modification to such contract
(including a change in ownership) or to the payments thereunder
that is made to satisfy the requirements of such section (or
similar requirements) shall not result in the recognition of
any gain or loss, any amount being included in gross income, or
any addition to tax that otherwise might result from such
modification, but only if the modification is completed prior
to the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act. | Retirement Security for Life Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income for 50 percent of the amount otherwise includible in gross income as guaranteed payments from certain annuity or life insurance contracts. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $20,000 in any taxable year. Provides for an inflation adjustment of the $20,000 limitation beginning in 2006. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death by excluding from income a portion of such payments."} | 2,852 | 82 | 0.599627 | 1.367009 | 0.865236 | 2.314286 | 35.942857 | 0.885714 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment
Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2017'' or the
``BREATH Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR CERTAIN VENTILATORS AND OTHER
ITEMS OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(v) Appropriate Use Criteria for Certain Ventilators.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2018, subject
to paragraph (2), and in consultation with medical experts and
applicable stakeholders, the Secretary shall establish and
implement policies and standards for determining the
appropriate use of ventilators as described in subsection
(a)(3)(A).
``(2) Delay in implementation of appropriate use criteria
for use by certain individuals.--The Secretary may, as the
Secretary determines appropriate, delay until such date as the
Secretary determines appropriate but not later than January 1,
2020, the establishment and implementation of appropriate use
criteria as described in paragraph (1) (which may be the same
appropriate use criteria established and implemented under such
paragraph) for ventilators furnished to individuals diagnosed
with neuromuscular or other thoracic restrictive diseases or
cystic fibrosis.''.
SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENT FOR HOME MECHANICAL VENTILATORS.
(a) In General.--Section 1834(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in clause (iv)--
(i) by inserting ``, except as provided in
clause (v),'' after ``subsequent year''; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(v) for an item or device furnished on or
after January 1, 2018, in the case of a
ventilator described in subparagraph (A), the
payment rate determined for the ventilator
under subparagraph (D) for the year.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(D) 2018 and subsequent years payment rates for
ventilators.--For purposes of subparagraph (B)(v), the
payment rate determined under this subparagraph for a
ventilator described in subparagraph (A) is the
following:
``(i) 2018.--For 2018, the payment amount
specified in subparagraph (B) for an item or
device furnished on or after July 1, 2017, and
before January 1, 2018, increased by the
covered item update for 2018.
``(ii) 2019.--For 2019, the rate determined
under clause (i) for 2018--
``(I) increased by the covered item
update for 2019; and
``(II) if applicable, increased by
the budget neutrality adjustment under
subparagraph (E).
``(iii) 2020 and subsequent years.--For
2020 and subsequent years, the rate determined
under this subparagraph for an item or device
furnished on December 31 of the previous year,
increased by the covered item update for the
year.
``(E) Budget neutrality adjustment of payment rates
for ventilators for 2019.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to the
succeeding clauses of this subparagraph, the
Secretary shall implement the provisions of
subparagraphs (B)(v) and (D) in a budget
neutral manner and any budget neutrality
adjustment under this subparagraph shall be
limited to payments for a ventilator described
in subparagraph (A) furnished during 2019.
``(ii) Computation of aggregate budget
neutrality adjustment.--The aggregate budget
neutrality adjustment under this subparagraph
shall be an amount equal to the difference (if
any) between--
``(I) aggregate payments under this
part for ventilators described in
subparagraph (A) furnished during 2017,
as adjusted under subclause (I) of
clause (iii); and
``(II) aggregate payments under
this part for such ventilators
furnished during 2018, as adjusted
under subclause (II) of such clause.
``(iii) Adjustments.--For purposes of
clause (ii)--
``(I) payments described in
subclause (I) of such clause shall be
increased by the covered item update
for 2018; and
``(II) payments described in
subclause (II) of such clause shall be
increased or decreased by the
percentage change in the total number
of individuals enrolled under this part
(other than Medicare Advantage
enrollees) from 2017 to 2018.''. | Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2017 or the BREATH Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish by January 1, 2018, policies and standards for determining the appropriate use of certain ventilators under the Medicare program. The CMS may delay such establishment until January 1, 2020, for certain ventilators furnished to individuals with specified medical diagnoses. Subject to budget neutrality requirements, the bill increases the Medicare payment rate for such ventilators for 2018 and subsequent years. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2017"} | 1,106 | 142 | 0.592036 | 1.795339 | 0.648124 | 2.66 | 9.74 | 0.82 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) June 15 through August 10, 1994, marks the 50th anniversary
of the Mariana campaign of World War II in which American forces
captured the islands of Saipan and Tinian in the Northern Marianas
and liberated the United States Territory of Guam from Japanese
occupation;
(2) an attack during this campaign by the Japanese Imperial
fleet, aimed at countering the American forces that had landed on
Saipan, led to the battle of the Philippine Sea, which resulted in a
crushing defeat for the Japanese by United States naval forces and
the destruction of the effectiveness of the Japanese carrier-based
airpower;
(3) the recapture of Guam liberated one of the few pieces of
United States territory that was occupied for two and one-half years
by the enemy during World War II and restored freedom to the
indigenous Chamorros on Guam who suffered as a result of the
Japanese occupation;
(4) Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard units
distinguished themselves with their heroic bravery and sacrifice;
(5) the Guam Insular Force Guard, the Guam militia, and the
people of Guam earned the highest respect for their defense of the
island during the Japanese invasion and their resistance during the
occupation; their assistance to the American forces as scouts for
the American invasion was invaluable; and their role, as members of
the Guam Combat Patrol, was instrumental in seeking out the
remaining Japanese forces and restoring peace to the island;
(6) during the occupation, the people of Guam--
(A) were forcibly removed from their homes;
(B) were relocated to remote sections of the island;
(C) were required to perform forced labor and faced other
harsh treatment, injustices, and death; and
(D) were placed in concentration camps when the American
invasion became imminent and were brutalized by their occupiers
when the liberation of Guam became apparent to the Japanese;
(7) the liberation of the Mariana Islands marked a pivotal point
in the Pacific war and led to the American victories at Iwo Jima,
Okinawa, the Philippines, Taiwan, and the south China coast, and
ultimately against the Japanese home islands;
(8) the Mariana Islands of Guam, Saipan, and Tinian provided,
for the first time during the war, air bases which allowed land-
based American bombers to reach strategic targets in Japan; and
(9) the air offensive conducted from the Marianas against the
Japanese war-making capability helped shorten the war and ultimately
reduced the toll of lives to secure peace in the Pacific.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) an appropriate commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the
Mariana campaign should be planned by the United States in
conjunction with the Government of Guam and the Government of the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
(2) the Secretary of the Interior should take all necessary
steps to ensure that appropriate visitor facilities at War in the
Pacific National Historical Park on Guam are expeditiously developed
and constructed; and
(3) the Secretary of the Interior should take all necessary
steps to ensure that the monument referenced in section 3(b) is
completed before July 21, 1994, for the 50th anniversary
commemoration, to provide adequate historical interpretation of the
events described in section 1.
SEC. 3. WAR IN THE PACIFIC NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subsection (k) of section 6 of
the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for certain
insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes'', approved
August 18, 1978 (92 Stat. 493; 16 U.S.C. 410dd) is amended by striking
``$500,000'' and inserting ``$8,000,000''.
(b) Development.--Section 6 is further amended by adding at the end
the following subsections:
``(l) Within the boundaries of the park, the Secretary is authorized
to construct a monument which shall commemorate the loyalty of the
people of Guam and the herosim of the American forces that liberated
Guam.
``(m) Within the boundaries of the park, the Secretary is authorized
to implement programs to interpret experiences of the people of Guam
during World War II, including, but not limited to, oral histories of
those people of Guam who experienced the occupation.
``(n) Within six months after the date of enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary, through the Director of the National Park
Service, shall develop and transmit to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources
of the House of Representatives a report containing updated cost
estimates for the development of the park. Further, this report shall
contain a general plan to implement subsections (l) and (m), including,
at a minimum, cost estimates for the design and construction of the
monument authorized in section (l).
``(o) The Secretary may take such steps as may be necessary to
preserve and protect various World War II vintage weapons and
fortifications which exist within the boundaries of the park.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate. | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) an appropriate commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Mariana campaign of World War II should be planned by the United States in conjunction with the Governments of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior should take steps to ensure that appropriate visitor facilities at War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam, are developed and constructed and a monument completed by July 21, 1994, for the historical interpretation of the campaign.
Authorizes the Secretary, within the boundaries of the Park, to: (1) construct a monument to commemorate the loyalty of the people of Guam and the heroism of the American forces that liberated Guam; and (2) implement programs to interpret experiences of the people of Guam during World War II, including oral histories of people who experienced the occupation.
Requires the Secretary, through the Director of the National Park Service, to develop and submit to specified congressional committees a report containing updated cost estimates for the development of the Park and a general plan to implement this Act, including cost estimates for the design and construction of the monument.
Requires the Secretary to take steps to preserve and protect various World War II vintage weapons and fortifications which exist within the Park.
Increases the authorization of appropriations for development of the Park. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To provide for additional development at War in the Pacific National Historical Park, and for other purposes."} | 1,131 | 287 | 0.54668 | 1.630045 | 0.536828 | 5.587786 | 4.103053 | 0.954198 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jamestown 400th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The founding of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607,
the first permanent English colony in America, and the capital of
Virginia for 92 years, has major significance in the history of the
United States.
(2) The Jamestown Settlement brought people from throughout the
Atlantic Basin together to form a society that drew upon the
strengths and characteristics of English, European, African, and
Native American cultures.
(3) The economic, political, religious, and social institutions
that developed during the first 9 decades of the existence of
Jamestown continue to have profound effects on the United States,
particularly in English common law and language, cross cultural
relationships, manufacturing, and economic structure and status.
(4) The National Park Service, the Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and the Jamestown-Yorktown
Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia collectively own and
operate significant resources related to the early history of
Jamestown.
(5) In 2000, Congress established the Jamestown 400th
Commemoration Commission to ensure a suitable national observance
of the Jamestown 2007 anniversary and to support and facilitate
marketing efforts for a commemorative coin, stamp, and related
activities for the Jamestown 2007 observances.
(6) A commemorative coin will bring national and international
attention to the lasting legacy of Jamestown, Virginia.
(7) The proceeds from a surcharge on the sale of such
commemorative coin will assist the financing of a suitable national
observance in 2007 of the 400th anniversary of the founding of
Jamestown, Virginia.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following coins:
(1) $5 gold coins.--Not more than 100,000 5 dollar coins, which
shall--
(A) weigh 8.359 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
(C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
(2) $1 silver coins.--Not more than 500,000 1 dollar coins,
which shall--
(A) weigh 26.73 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
(b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
(c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 3. SOURCES OF BULLION.
The Secretary shall obtain gold and silver for minting coins under
this Act pursuant to the authority of the Secretary under other
provisions of law.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
(a) Design Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this Act
shall be emblematic of the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, the
first permanent English settlement in America.
(2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted under
this Act there shall be--
(A) a designation of the value of the coin;
(B) an inscription of the year ``2007''; and
(C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We
Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
(b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with--
(A) the Jamestown 2007 Steering Committee, created by the
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia;
(B) the National Park Service; and
(C) the Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the citizens advisory committee established
under section 5135 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
(a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(b) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may
be used to strike any particular combination of denomination and
quality of the coins minted under this Act.
(c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act only during the periodbeginning on January 1, 2007, and
ending on December 31, 2007.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
(a) Sale Price.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price
equal to the face value, plus the cost of designing and issuing such
coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead
expenses, and marketing).
(b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
(c) Prepaid Orders.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for
the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.
(2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under
paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
(a) Surcharge Required.--All sales shall include a surcharge of $35
per coin for the $5 coins and $10 per coin for the $1 coins.
(b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United
States Code, all surcharges which are received by the Secretary from
the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the
Secretary as follows:
(1) Programs to promote understanding of the legacies of
jamestown.--\1/2\ of the surcharges shall be used to support
programs to promote the understanding of the legacies of Jamestown
and for such purpose shall be paid to the Jamestown-Yorktown
Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
(2) Other purposes for surcharges.--
(A) In general.--\1/2\ of the surcharges shall be used for
the following purposes:
(i) To sustain the ongoing mission of preserving
Jamestown.
(ii) To enhance national and international educational
programs relating to Jamestown, Virginia.
(iii) To improve infrastructure and archaeological
research activities relating to Jamestown, Virginia.
(iv) To conduct other programs to support the
commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the settlement of
Jamestown, Virginia.
(B) Recipients of surcharges for such other purposes.--The
surcharges referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be distributed
by the Secretary in equal shares to the following organizations
for the purposes described in such subparagraph:
(i) The Secretary of the Interior.
(ii) The Association for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities.
(iii) The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
(c) Audits.--The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the Commonwealth
of Virginia, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities shall each be subject to the audit
requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code.
(d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31,
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out
this subsection.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate. | Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) to mint and issue not more than 100,000 $5 gold coins and 500,000 $1 silver coins, which shall be emblematic of the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia (the first permanent English settlement in America).
Provides for a $35 per coin surcharge for the $5 dollar coins and $10 per coin for the $1 dollar coins. Directs that: (1) half of the surcharges be used to support programs to promote the understanding of the legacies of Jamestown (to be paid to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation); and (2) half be used to sustain the ongoing mission of preserving Jamestown, to enhance national and international educational programs relating to Jamestown, to improve infrastructure and archaeological research activities relating to Jamestown, and conduct other programs to support the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown (to be distributed by the Secretary in equal shares to the Secretary of the Interior, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation). Prohibits such surcharge with respect to the issuance of any coin during a calendar year if the issuance would result in the number of commemorative coin programs issued during such year to exceed the annual two commemorative coin program issuance limitation. Authorizes the Secretary to issue guidance to implement this limitation. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To provide for the issuance of a coin to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement."} | 1,802 | 303 | 0.633712 | 2.035381 | 0.848394 | 4.886364 | 6.064394 | 0.962121 |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Definitions.--As used in this Act:
(1) The term ``locatable mineral'' means any mineral not
subject to disposition under any of the following:
(A) the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 and
following);
(B) the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 100
and following);
(C) the Act of July 31, 1947, commonly known as the
Materials Act of 1947 (30 U.S.C. 601 and following); or
(D) the Mineral Leasing for Acquired Lands Act (30
U.S.C. 351 and following).
(2) The term ``mineral activities'' means any activity for,
related to or incidental to mineral exploration, mining,
beneficiation and processing activities for any locatable
mineral, including access. When used with respect to this
term--
(A) The term ``exploration'' means those techniques
employed to locate the presence of a locatable mineral
deposit and to establish its nature, position, size,
shape, grade and value.
(B) The term ``mining'' means the processes
employed for the extraction of a locatable mineral from
the earth.
(C) The term ``beneficiation'' means the crushing
and grinding of locatable mineral ore and such
processes as are employed to free the mineral from
other constituents, including but not necessarily
limited to, physical and chemical separation
techniques.
(D) The term ``processing'' means processes
downstream of beneficiation employed to prepare
locatable mineral ore into the final marketable
product, including but not limited to, smelting and
electrolytic refining.
(3) The term ``mining claim'' means a claim for the
purposes of mineral activities.
(4) The term ``Secretary'' means, unless otherwise provided
in this Act, the Secretary of the Interior acting through the
Director of the Minerals Management Service.
SEC. 2. MINING CLAIM MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--The holder of each mining claim located on lands
open to location shall pay to the Secretary an annual claim maintenance
fee of $100 per claim per calendar year.
(b) Time of Payment.--The claim maintenance fee payable pursuant to
subsection (a) for any year shall be paid on or before August 31 of
each year, except that for the initial calendar year in which the
location is made, the locator shall pay the initial claim maintenance
fee at the time the location notice is recorded with the Bureau of Land
Management.
(c) Oil Shale Claims Subject to Claim Maintenance Fees Under Energy
Policy Act of 1992.--This section shall not apply to any oil shale
claims for which a fee is required to be paid under section 2511(e)(2)
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 3111; 30 U.S.C. 242).
(d) Claim Maintenance Fees Payable Under 1993 Act.--The claim
maintenance fees payable under this section for any period with respect
to any claim shall be reduced by the amount of the claim maintenance
fees paid under section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1993 with respect to that claim and with respect to the same period.
(e) Waiver.--(1) The claim maintenance fee required under this
section may be waived for a claim holder who certifies in writing to
the Secretary that on the date the payment was due, the claim holder
and all related parties held not more than 10 mining claims on lands
open to location. Such certification shall be made on or before the
date on which payment is due.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), with respect to any claim
holder, the term ``related party'' means each of the following:
(A) The spouse and dependent children (as defined in
section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), of the claim
holder.
(B) Any affiliate of the claim holder.
(f) Co-ownership.--Upon the failure of any one or more of several
co-owners to contribute such co-owner or owners' portion of the fee
under this section, any co-owner who has paid such fee may, after the
payment due date, give the delinquent co-owner or owners notice of such
failure in writing (or by publication in the newspaper nearest the
claim for at least once a week for at least 90 days). If at the
expiration of 90 days after such notice in writing or by publication,
any delinquent co-owner fails or refuses to contribute his portion, his
interest in the claim shall become the property of the co-owners who
have paid the required fee.
SEC. 3. ROYALTY.
(a) Reservation of Royalty.--Production of all locatable minerals
from any mining claim located under the general mining laws, or mineral
concentrates or products derived from locatable minerals from any
mining claim located under the general mining laws, as the case may be,
shall be subject to a royalty of 8 percent of the gross income from
such production. The claimholder and any operator to whom the
claimholder has assigned the obligation to make royalty payments under
the claim and any person who controls such claimholder or operator
shall be jointly and severally liable for payment of such royalties.
(b) Duties of Claim Holders, Operators, and Transporters.--(1) A
person--
(A) who is required to make any royalty payment under this
section shall make such payments to the United States at such
times and in such manner as the Secretary may by rule
prescribe; and
(B) shall notify the Secretary, in the time and manner as
may be specified by the Secretary, of any assignment that such
person may have made of the obligation to make any royalty or
other payment under a mining claim.
(2) Any person paying royalties under this section shall file a
written instrument, together with the first royalty payment, affirming
that such person is liable to the Secretary for making proper payments
for all amounts due for all time periods for which such person has a
payment responsibility. Such liability for the period referred to in
the preceding sentence shall include any and all additional amounts
billed by the Secretary and determined to be due by final agency or
judicial action. Any person liable for royalty payments under this
section who assigns any payment obligation shall remain jointly and
severally liable for all royalty payments due for the claim for the
period.
(3) A person conducting mineral activities shall--
(A) develop and comply with the site security provisions in
operations permit designed to protect from theft the locatable
minerals, concentrates or products derived therefrom which are
produced or stored on a mining claim, and such provisions shall
conform with such minimum standards as the Secretary may
prescribe by rule, taking into account the variety of
circumstances on mining claims; and
(B) not later than the 5th business day after production
begins anywhere on a mining claim, or production resumes after
more than 90 days after production was suspended, notify the
Secretary, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, of the
date on which such production has begun or resumed.
(4) The Secretary may by rule require any person engaged in
transporting a locatable mineral, concentrate, or product derived
therefrom to carry on his or her person, in his or her vehicle, or in
his or her immediate control, documentation showing, at a minimum, the
amount, origin, and intended destination of the locatable mineral,
concentrate, or product derived therefrom in such circumstances as the
Secretary determines is appropriate.
(c) Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.--(1) A claim holder,
operator, or other person directly involved in developing, producing,
processing, transporting, purchasing, or selling locatable minerals,
concentrates, or products derived therefrom, subject to this Act,
through the point of royalty computation shall establish and maintain
any records, make any reports, and provide any information that the
Secretary may reasonably require for the purposes of implementing this
section or determining compliance with rules or orders under this
section. Such records shall include, but not be limited to, periodic
reports, records, documents, and other data. Such reports may also
include, but not be limited to, pertinent technical and financial data
relating to the quantity, quality, composition volume, weight, and
assay of all minerals extracted from the mining claim. Upon the request
of any officer or employee duly designated by the Secretary or any
State conducting an audit or investigation pursuant to this section,
the appropriate records, reports, or information which may be required
by this section shall be made available for inspection and duplication
by such officer or employee or State.
(2) Records required by the Secretary under this section shall be
maintained for 6 years after cessation of all mining activity at the
claim concerned unless the Secretary notifies the operator that he or
she has initiated an audit or investigation involving such records and
that such records must be maintained for a longer period. In any case
when an audit or investigation is underway, records shall be maintained
until the Secretary releases the operator of the obligation to maintain
such records.
(d) Audits.--The Secretary is authorized to conduct such audits of
all claim holders, operators, transporters, purchasers, processors, or
other persons directly or indirectly involved in the production or
sales of minerals covered by this Act, as the Secretary deems necessary
for the purposes of ensuring compliance with the requirements of this
section. For purposes of performing such audits, the Secretary shall,
at reasonable times and upon request, have access to, and may copy, all
books, papers and other documents that relate to compliance with any
provision of this section by any person.
(e) Cooperative Agreements.--(1) The Secretary is authorized to
enter into cooperative agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture to
share information concerning the royalty management of locatable
minerals, concentrates, or products derived therefrom, to carry out
inspection, auditing, investigation, or enforcement (not including the
collection of royalties, civil or criminal penalties, or other
payments) activities under this section in cooperation with the
Secretary, and to carry out any other activity described in this
section.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (4)(A) of this subsection
(relating to trade secrets), and pursuant to a cooperative agreement,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall, upon request, have access to all
royalty accounting information in the possession of the Secretary
respecting the production, removal, or sale of locatable minerals,
concentrates, or products derived therefrom from claims on lands open
to location under the general mining laws.
(3) Trade secrets, proprietary, and other confidential information
shall be made available by the Secretary pursuant to a cooperative
agreement under this subsection to the Secretary of Agriculture upon
request only if--
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture consents in writing to
restrict the dissemination of the information to those who are
directly involved in an audit or investigation under this
section and who have a need to know;
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture accepts liability for
wrongful disclosure; and
(C) the Secretary of Agriculture demonstrates that such
information is essential to the conduct of an audit or
investigation under this subsection.
(f) Interest and Substantial Underreporting Assessments.--(1) In
the case of mining claims where royalty payments are not received by
the Secretary on the date that such payments are due, the Secretary
shall charge interest on such under payments at the same interest rate
as is applicable under section 6621(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986. In the case of an underpayment, interest shall be computed and
charged only on the amount of the deficiency and not on the total
amount.
(2) If there is any underreporting of royalty owed on production
from a claim for any production month by any person liable for royalty
payments under this section, the Secretary may assess a penalty of 10
percent of the amount of that underreporting.
(3) If there is a substantial underreporting of royalty owed on
production from a claim for any production month by any person
responsible for paying the royalty, the Secretary may assess an
additional penalty of 10 percent of the amount of that underreporting.
(4) For the purposes of this subsection, the term
``underreporting'' means the difference between the royalty on the
value of the production which should have been reported and the royalty
on the value of the production which was reported, if the value which
should have been reported is greater than the value which was reported.
An underreporting constitutes a ``substantial underreporting'' if such
difference exceeds 10 percent of the royalty on the value of production
which should have been reported.
(5) The Secretary shall not impose the assessment provided in
paragraphs (2) or (3) of this subsection if the person liable for
royalty payments under this section corrects the underreporting before
the date such person receives notice from the Secretary that an
underreporting may have occurred, or before 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, whichever is later.
(6) The Secretary shall waive any portion of an assessment under
paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection attributable to that portion of
the underreporting for which the person responsible for paying the
royalty demonstrates that--
(A) such person had written authorization from the
Secretary to report royalty on the value of the production on
basis on which it was reported, or
(B) such person had substantial authority for reporting
royalty on the value of the production on the basis on which it
was reported, or
(C) such person previously had notified the Secretary, in
such manner as the Secretary may by rule prescribe, of relevant
reasons or facts affecting the royalty treatment of specific
production which led to the underreporting, or
(D) such person meets any other exception which the
Secretary may, by rule, establish.
(7) All penalties collected under this subsection shall be
deposited in the Treasury.
(g) Expanded Royalty Obligations.--Each person liable for royalty
payments under this section shall be jointly and severally liable for
royalty on all locatable minerals, concentrates, or products derived
therefrom lost or wasted from a mining claim located or converted under
this section when such loss or waste is due to negligence on the part
of any person or due to the failure to comply with any rule,
regulation, or order issued under this section.
(h) Exception.--No royalty shall be payable under subsection (a)
with respect to minerals processed at a facility by the same person or
entity which extracted the minerals if an urban development action
grant has been made under section 119 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 with respect to any portion of such facility.
(i) Disbursement of Revenues.--The receipts from royalties
collected under this section with respect to any mining claim shall be
disbursed in the same manner as provided in section 35 of the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 and following).
(j) Effective Date.--The royalty under this section shall take
effect with respect to the production of locatable minerals after the
enactment of this Act, but any royalty payments attributable to
production during the first 12 calendar months after the enactment of
this Act shall be payable at the expiration of such 12-month period.
SEC. 4. PURCHASING POWER ADJUSTMENT.
The Secretary shall adjust all dollar amounts established in this
Act for changes in the purchasing power of the dollar every 10 years
following the date of enactment of this Act, employing the Consumer
Price Index for all-urban consumers published by the Department of
Labor as the basis for adjustment, and rounding according to the
adjustment process of conditions of the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 890).
SEC. 5. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as repealing or modifying
any Federal law, regulation, order or land use plan, in effect prior to
the effective date of this Act, that prohibits or restricts the
application of the general mining laws, including such laws that
provide for special management criteria for operations under the
general mining laws as in effect prior to the effective date of this
Act, to the extent such laws provide environmental protection greater
than required under this Act.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on the date 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act. | Mandates annual claim maintenance fees of $100 per claim per calendar year (except shale claims subject to claim maintenance fees under the Energy Policy Act of 1992). Reduces such fees by the amount of the claim maintenance fees paid under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Allows the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Minerals Management Service (MMS), to waive claim maintenance fees for claim holders that, with all related parties, held no more than ten claims on lands open to location.
States that the claim interest of any co-owner who fails to contribute his portion of the claim maintenance fee shall become the property of the co-owners who have paid the required fee.
Subjects the production of locatable minerals located under the general mining laws (including their concentrates and products) to a royalty payment of eight percent of the gross income.
Prescribes guidelines for the duties of claim holders, operators, and transporters. Authorizes the Secretary to require by rule that transporters possess documentation showing the amount, origin, and intended destination of the locatable mineral, concentrate or product. Prescribes recordkeeping, reporting, and auditing requirements.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture to implement this Act.
Provides for: (1) interest and substantial underreporting assessments in cases of tardy or delinquent mining claim royalty payments; and (2) several and joint liability for royalty payments on all locatable minerals, concentrates, or products derived therefrom which are lost or wasted due to negligence or noncompliance with regulations.
Directs the Secretary to adjust dollar amounts every ten years for changes in the purchasing power of the dollar. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To provide for claim maintenance fees and royalties on hardrock mining claims, and for other purposes."} | 3,530 | 358 | 0.507031 | 1.670932 | 0.773484 | 4.150769 | 10.329231 | 0.907692 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Partners Next Door Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY PARTNERS NEXT DOOR PROGRAM.
(a) Discount and Downpayment Assistance for Teachers and Public
Safety Officers.--Section 204(h) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1710(h)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (10) as
paragraphs (8) through (11), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new
paragraph:
``(7) 50 percent discount for teachers and public safety
officers purchasing properties that are eligible assets.--
``(A) Discount.--A property that is an eligible
asset and is sold to a teacher or public safety officer
for use in accordance with subparagraph (B) shall be
sold at a price that is equal to 50 percent of the
appraised value of the eligible property (as determined
in accordance with paragraph (6)(B)). In the case of a
property eligible for both a discount under this
paragraph and a discount under paragraph (6), the
discount under paragraph (6) shall not apply.
``(B) Primary residence.--An eligible property sold
pursuant to a discount under this paragraph shall be
used, for not less than the 3-year period beginning
upon such sale, as the primary residence of a teacher
or public safety officer.
``(C) Sale methods.--The Secretary may sell an
eligible property pursuant to a discount under this
paragraph--
``(i) to a unit of general local government
or nonprofit organization (pursuant to
paragraph (4) or otherwise), for resale or
transfer to a teacher or public safety officer;
or
``(ii) directly to a purchaser who is a
teacher or public safety officer.
``(D) Resale.--In the case of any purchase by a
unit of general local government or nonprofit
organization of an eligible property sold at a
discounted price under this paragraph, the sale
agreement under paragraph (8) shall--
``(i) require the purchasing unit of
general local government or nonprofit
organization to provide the full benefit of the
discount to the teacher or public safety
officer obtaining the property; and
``(ii) in the case of a purchase involving
multiple eligible assets, any of which is such
an eligible property, designate the specific
eligible property or properties to be subject
to the requirements of subparagraph (B).
``(E) Mortgage downpayment assistance.--If a
teacher or public safety officer purchases an eligible
property pursuant to a discounted sale price under this
paragraph and finances such purchase through a mortgage
insured under this title, notwithstanding any provision
of section 203 the downpayment on such mortgage shall
be $100.
``(F) Higher fha loan limit for purchase of
eligible properties in high-cost areas.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of this title relating to the
maximum amount of the principal obligation of a
mortgage that may be insured under this title,
in the case of an eligible property that is
located in a high-cost area and is purchased
pursuant to a discounted sale price under this
paragraph, the Secretary may insure a mortgage
for the purchase of such eligible property that
involves a principal obligation (including such
initial service charges, appraisal, inspection,
and other fees as the Secretary shall approve)
in an amount not exceeding 150 percent of the
limitation on such principal obligation
otherwise applicable under section
203(b)(2)(A).
``(ii) High-cost area.--For purposes of
this subparagraph, the term `high-cost area'
means any area for which the median 1-family
house price in the area exceeds the maximum
amount limitation on the principal obligation
of a mortgage determined at such time under
section 203(b)(2)(A)(ii).
``(G) Prevention of undue profit.--The Secretary
shall issue regulations to prevent undue profit from
the resale of eligible properties in violation of the
requirement under subparagraph (B).
``(H) Definitions.--For the purposes of this
paragraph, the following definitions shall apply:
``(i) The term `eligible property' means an
eligible asset described in paragraph (2)(A) of
this subsection.
``(ii) The term `public safety officer' has
the meaning given such term in section 1204 of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b).
``(iii) The term `teacher' means an
individual who is employed on a part- or full-
time basis as a teacher, teacher assistant, or
administrator in a public or private school
that provides elementary or secondary
education, as determined under State law,
except that elementary education shall include
pre-Kindergarten education, and except that
secondary education shall not include any
education beyond grade 12.
``(I) Program integrity.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this paragraph, the Secretary may suspend
the applicability of this paragraph for such period as
the Secretary considers appropriate if the Secretary
determines such suspension is necessary because of
fraud or other issues regarding program integrity.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 204(h) of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1710(h)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by striking ``paragraph (7)''
and inserting ``paragraph (8)'';
(2) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), by striking ``paragraph (7)''
and inserting ``paragraph (8)''; and
(3) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``paragraph (8)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (9)''.
(c) Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to
implement the amendments made by this section.
SEC. 3. TEACHER AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in
coordination with the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General,
shall carry out a program of activities to inform and educate teachers
and public safety officers of the availability and terms of the program
established by the amendments made by section 2.
(b) Eligible Activities.--Amounts made available for the program
under this section may be used only for activities designed to
accomplish the purpose specified in subsection (a), which may include
public service announcements, bus tours, advertising in teacher or
public safety officer journals, development of web sites, establishment
of toll-free telephone numbers for providing information, and such
other activities as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may
consider appropriate.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for each
of fiscal years 2006 through 2013 such sums as may be necessary for
carrying out the program under this section. | Community Partners Next Door Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide: (1) a 50% discount for teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, and public safety officers purchasing certain eligible asset properties for use as their primary residence; (2) a $100 downpayment on any related insured mortgage; and (3) a higher Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan limit for such purchases in high-cost areas.
Authorizes such sales directly to a qualifying individual or to a unit of local government or a nonprofit organization for resale to such individual.
Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a program to inform teachers and public safety officers about such program. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To assist teachers and public safety officers in obtaining affordable housing."} | 1,576 | 149 | 0.546747 | 1.621807 | 0.698302 | 2.430657 | 10.423358 | 0.883212 |
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
TRUSTS FROM THE TREATMENT OF STAPLED ENTITIES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 136(c) of
the Tax Reform Act of 1984 (relating to stapled stock; stapled
entities), the REIT gross income provisions shall be applied by
treating the activities and gross income of members of the stapled REIT
group properly allocable to any nonqualified real property interest
held by the exempt REIT or any stapled entity which is a member of such
group (or treated under subsection (c) as held by such REIT or stapled
entity) as the activities and gross income of the exempt REIT in the
same manner as if the exempt REIT and such group were 1 entity.
(b) Nonqualified Real Property Interest.--For purposes of this
section--
(1) In general.--The term ``nonqualified real property
interest'' means, with respect to any exempt REIT, any interest
in real property acquired after March 26, 1998, by the exempt
REIT or any stapled entity.
(2) Exception for binding contracts, etc.--Such term shall
not include any interest in real property acquired after March
26, 1998, by the exempt REIT or any stapled entity if--
(A) the acquisition is pursuant to a written
agreement which was binding on such date and at all
times thereafter on such REIT or stapled entity, or
(B) the acquisition is described on or before such
date in a public announcement or in a filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(3) Improvements and leases.--
(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in
this paragraph, the term ``nonqualified real property
interest'' shall not include--
(i) any improvement to land owned or leased
by the exempt REIT or any member of the stapled
REIT group, and
(ii) any repair to, or improvement of, any
improvement owned or leased by the exempt REIT
or any member of the stapled REIT group,
if such ownership or leasehold interest is a qualified
real property interest.
(B) Leases.--Such term shall not include any lease
of a qualified real property interest.
(C) Termination where change in use.--
(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall not
apply to any improvement placed in service
after December 31, 1999, which is part of a
change in the use of the property to which such
improvement relates unless the cost of such
improvement does not exceed 200 percent of--
(I) the cost of such property, or
(II) if such property is
substituted basis property (as defined
in section 7701(a)(42) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986), the fair market
value of the property at the time of
acquisition.
(ii) Binding contracts.--For purposes of
clause (i), an improvement shall be treated as
placed in service before January 1, 2000, if
such improvement is placed in service before
January 1, 2004, pursuant to a binding contract
in effect on December 31, 1999, and at all
times thereafter.
(4) Treatment of entities which are not stapled, etc. on
march 26, 1998.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, all interests in real property held by an exempt REIT
or any stapled entity with respect to such REIT (or treated
under subsection (c) as held by such REIT or stapled entity)
shall be treated as nonqualified real property interests
unless--
(A) such stapled entity was a stapled entity with
respect to such REIT as of March 26, 1998, and at all
times thereafter, and
(B) as of March 26, 1998, and at all times
thereafter, such REIT was a real estate investment
trust.
(5) Qualified real property interest.--The term ``qualified
real property interest'' means any interest in real property
other than a nonqualified real property interest.
(c) Treatment of Property Held by 10-Percent Subsidiaries.--For
purposes of this section--
(1) In general.--Any exempt REIT and any stapled entity
shall be treated as holding their proportionate shares of each
interest in real property held by any 10-percent subsidiary
entity of the exempt REIT or stapled entity, as the case may
be.
(2) Property held by 10-percent subsidiaries treated as
nonqualified.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), any interest in real property held by a 10-percent
subsidiary entity of an exempt REIT or stapled entity
shall be treated as a nonqualified real property
interest.
(B) Exception for interests in real property held
on march 26, 1998, etc.--In the case of an entity which
was a 10-percent subsidiary entity of an exempt REIT or
stapled entity on March 26, 1998, and at all times
thereafter, an interest in real property held by such
subsidiary entity shall be treated as a qualified real
property interest if such interest would be so treated
if held directly by the exempt REIT or the stapled
entity.
(3) Reduction in qualified real property interests if
increase in ownership of subsidiary.--If, after March 26, 1998,
an exempt REIT or stapled entity increases its ownership
interest in a subsidiary entity to which paragraph (2)(B)
applies above its ownership interest in such subsidiary entity
as of such date, the additional portion of each interest in
real property which is treated as held by the exempt REIT or
stapled entity by reason of such increased ownership shall be
treated as a nonqualified real property interest.
(4) Special rules for determining ownership.--For purposes
of this subsection--
(A) percentage ownership of an entity shall be
determined in accordance with subsection (e)(4),
(B) interests in the entity which are acquired by
the exempt REIT or stapled entity in any acquisition
described in an agreement, announcement, or filing
described in subsection (b)(2) shall be treated as
acquired on March 26, 1998, and
(C) except as provided in guidance prescribed by
the Secretary, any change in proportionate ownership
which is attributable solely to fluctuations in the
relative fair market values of different classes of
stock shall not be taken into account.
(d) Treatment of Property Secured by Mortgage Held by Exempt REIT
or Member of Stapled REIT Group.--
(1) In general.--In the case of any nonqualified obligation
held by an exempt REIT or any member of the stapled REIT group,
the REIT gross income provisions shall be applied by treating
the exempt REIT as having impermissible tenant service income
equal to--
(A) the interest income from such obligation which
is properly allocable to the property described in
paragraph (2), and
(B) the income of any member of the stapled REIT
group from services described in paragraph (2) with
respect to such property.
If the income referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) is of a
10-percent subsidiary entity, only the portion of such income
which is properly allocable to the exempt REIT's or the stapled
entity's interest in the subsidiary entity shall be taken into
account.
(2) Nonqualified obligation.--Except as otherwise provided
in this subsection, the term ``nonqualified obligation'' means
any obligation secured by a mortgage on an interest in real
property if the income of any member of the stapled REIT group
for services furnished with respect to such property would be
impermissible tenant service income were such property held by
the exempt REIT and such services furnished by the exempt REIT.
(3) Exception for certain market rate obligations.--Such
term shall not include any obligation--
(A) payments under which would be treated as
interest if received by a REIT, and
(B) the rate of interest on which does not exceed
an arm's length rate.
(4) Exception for existing obligations.--Such term shall
not include any obligation--
(A) which is secured on March 26, 1998, by an
interest in real property, and
(B) which is held on such date by the exempt REIT
or any entity which is a member of the stapled REIT
group on such date and at all times thereafter,
but only so long as such obligation is secured by such
interest. The preceding sentence shall not cease to apply by
reason of the refinancing of the obligation if (immediately
after the refinancing) the principal amount of the obligation
resulting from the refinancing does not exceed the principal
amount of the refinanced obligation (immediately before the
refinancing).
(5) Treatment of entities which are not stapled, etc. on
march 26, 1998.--A rule similar to the rule of subsection
(b)(4) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.
(6) Increase in amount of nonqualified obligations if
increase in ownership of subsidiary.--A rule similar to the
rule of subsection (c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this
subsection.
(7) Coordination with subsection (a).--This subsection
shall not apply to the portion of any interest in real property
that the exempt REIT or stapled entity holds or is treated as
holding under this section without regard to this subsection.
(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) REIT gross income provisions.--The term ``REIT gross
income provisions'' means--
(A) paragraphs (2), (3), and (6) of section 856(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
(B) section 857(b)(5) of such Code.
(2) Exempt reit.--The term ``exempt REIT'' means a real
estate investment trust to which section 269B of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 does not apply by reason of paragraph (3)
of section 136(c) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984.
(3) Stapled reit group.--The term ``stapled REIT group''
means, with respect to an exempt REIT, the group consisting
of--
(A) all entities which are stapled entities with
respect to the exempt REIT, and
(B) all entities which are 10-percent subsidiary
entities of the exempt REIT or any such stapled entity.
(4) 10-percent subsidiary entity.--
(A) In general.--The term ``10-percent subsidiary
entity'' means, with respect to any exempt REIT or
stapled entity, any entity in which the exempt REIT or
stapled entity (as the case may be) directly or
indirectly holds at least a 10-percent interest.
(B) Exception for certain c corporation
subsidiaries of reits.--A corporation which would, but
for this subparagraph, be treated as a 10-percent
subsidiary of an exempt REIT shall not be so treated if
such corporation is taxable under section 11 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(C) 10-percent interest.--The term ``10-percent
interest'' means--
(i) in the case of an interest in a
corporation, ownership of 10 percent (by vote
or value) of the stock in such corporation,
(ii) in the case of an interest in a
partnership, ownership of 10 percent of the
assets or net profits interest in the
partnership, and
(iii) in any other case, ownership of 10
percent of the beneficial interests in the
entity.
(5) Other definitions.--Terms used in this section which
are used in section 269B or section 856 of such Code shall have
the respective meanings given such terms by such section.
(f) Guidance.--The Secretary may prescribe such guidance as may be
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section,
including guidance to prevent the avoidance of such purposes and to
prevent the double counting of income.
(g) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to taxable years
ending after March 26, 1998. | Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1984 to provide for the termination of the exception for certain real estate investment trusts from the treatment of stapled entities. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to provide that the exception for certain real estate investment trusts from the treatment of stapled entities shall apply only to existing property, and for other purposes."} | 2,626 | 33 | 0.518211 | 1.368385 | 0.254503 | 5.142857 | 85.107143 | 0.928571 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Visas Act''.
SEC. 2. VISA REFUSAL AND REVOCATION.
(a) Authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Secretary of State.--
(1) In general.--Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 236) is amended by striking subsections (b)
and (c) and inserting the following:
``(b) Authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 104(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1104(a)) or any other
provision of law, and except for the authority of the Secretary
of State under subparagraphs (A) and (G) of section 101(a)(15)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)),
the Secretary--
``(A) shall have exclusive authority to issue
regulations, establish policy, and administer and
enforce the provisions of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) and all other
immigration or nationality laws relating to the
functions of consular officers of the United States in
connection with the granting and refusal of a visa; and
``(B) may refuse or revoke any visa to any alien or
class of aliens if the Secretary, or designee,
determines that such refusal or revocation is necessary
or advisable in the security interests of the United
States.
``(2) Effect of revocation.--The revocation of any visa
under paragraph (1)(B)--
``(A) shall take effect immediately; and
``(B) shall automatically cancel any other valid
visa that is in the alien's possession.
``(3) Judicial review.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code,
or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and
1651 of such title, no court shall have jurisdiction to review
a decision by the Secretary of Homeland Security to refuse or
revoke a visa, and no court shall have jurisdiction to hear any
claim arising from, or any challenge to, such a revocation.
``(c) Authority of the Secretary of State.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State may direct a
consular officer to refuse a visa requested by, or revoke a
visa issued to, an alien if the Secretary of State determines
such refusal or revocation to be necessary or advisable in the
interests of the United States.
``(2) Limitation.--No decision by the Secretary of State to
approve a visa may override a decision by the Secretary of
Homeland Security under subsection (b).''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply to visa refusals and revocations occurring before,
on, or after such date.
(b) Issuance of Visas at Designated Consular Posts and Embassies.--
(1) In general.--Section 428(i) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 236(i)) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) Visa Issuance at Designated Consular Posts and Embassies.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 207 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) and the process
established by the President for determining appropriate staffing at
diplomatic missions and overseas constituent posts, the Secretary of
Homeland Security--
``(1) shall conduct an on-site review of all visa
applications and supporting documentation before adjudication
at all visa-issuing posts in Algeria; Canada; Colombia; Egypt;
Germany; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Iraq; Jerusalem, Israel;
Jordan; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Kuwait; Lebanon; Mexico;
Morocco; Nigeria; Pakistan; the Philippines; Saudi Arabia;
South Africa; Syria; Tel Aviv, Israel; Turkey; United Arab
Emirates; the United Kingdom; Venezuela; and Yemen; and
``(2) is authorized to assign employees of the Department
to each diplomatic and consular post at which visas are issued
unless, in the Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion,
the Secretary determines that such an assignment at a
particular post would not promote national or homeland
security.''.
(2) Expedited clearance and placement of department of
homeland security personnel at overseas embassies and consular
posts.--The Secretary of State shall accommodate and ensure--
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, that Department of Homeland
Security personnel assigned by the Secretary of
Homeland Security under section 428(i)(1) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 have been stationed at
post such that the post is fully operational; and
(B) not later than 1 year after the date on which
the Secretary of Homeland Security designates an
additional consular post or embassy for personnel under
section 428(i)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
that the Department of Homeland Security personnel
assigned to such post or embassy have been stationed at
post such that the post is fully operational.
(c) Visa Revocation.--
(1) Information.--Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 236) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(j) Visa Revocation Information.--If the Secretary of Homeland
Security or the Secretary of State revokes a visa--
``(1) the relevant consular, law enforcement, and terrorist
screening databases shall be immediately updated on the date of
the revocation; and
``(2) look-out notices shall be posted to all Department of
Homeland Security port inspectors and Department of State
consular officers.''.
(2) Effect of visa revocation; judicial review of visa
revocations.--
(A) In general.--Section 221(i) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)) is amended by
striking the final sentence and inserting the
following: ``A revocation under this subsection shall
take effect immediately and shall automatically cancel
any other valid visa that is in the alien's possession.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including
section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any
other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and
1651 of such title, a revocation under this subsection
may not be reviewed by any court, and no court shall
have jurisdiction to hear any claim arising from, or
any challenge to, such a revocation.''.
(B) Effective date.--The amendment made by
subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act and shall apply to revocations
under section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)) occurring before, on, or after
such date. | Secure Visas Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to grant the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary), except for the Secretary of State's authority with respect to diplomatic- and international organization-related visas, exclusive authority to issue regulations, establish policy, and administer the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and all other immigration or nationality laws relating to U.S. consular officer visa functions.
Authorizes the Secretary to refuse or revoke any visa to an alien or class of aliens if necessary or advisable for U.S. security interests. Provides that such visa revocation shall become effective immediately and cancel any other visa in an alien's possession.
Prohibits judicial review of the Secretary's refusal or revocation of visa, or of any claim arising from such revocation.
Authorizes the Secretary of State to direct a consular officer to refuse or revoke a visa if necessary or advisable for U.S. interests.
Prohibits a visa approval decision by the Secretary of State from overriding a revocation or refusal determination by the Secretary.
Directs the Secretary to review on-site all visa applications and supporting documentation before adjudication at visa-issuing posts in Algeria, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in Israel, Jordan, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, and Yemen and authorizes the Secretary to asign DHS personnel to each diplomatic and consular post at which visas are issued unless, in the Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion, the Secretary determines that such an assignment at a particular post would not promote national or homeland security. Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that any such DHS personnel have been stationed and are operational within one year of enactment of this Act.
States that if the Secretary or the Secretary of State revokes a visa: (1) the relevant consular, law enforcement, and terrorist screening databases shall be immediately updated; and (2) look-out notices shall be posted to all DHS port inspectors and Department of State consular officers.
Amends INA to: (1) eliminate the exception permitting judicial review of a visa revocation where such revocation is the sole ground for a deportation process based upon an alien's unlawful U.S. presence, and (2) prohibit any court from hearing a claim arising from a visa revocation. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in the security or foreign policy interests of the United States, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to review visa applications before adjudication, to provide for the immediate dissemination of visa revocation information, and for other purposes."} | 1,592 | 582 | 0.632215 | 2.215821 | 0.767768 | 3.602105 | 2.888421 | 0.898947 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hidden Rate
Elimination Act of 2001''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c) Section 15 Not To Apply.--No amendment made by this Act shall
be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of section 15 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN MARGINAL INCOME TAX RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS.
(a) Rates for 2002.--Section 1 (relating to tax imposed) is amended
by striking subsections (a) through (d) and inserting the following:
``(a) Married Individuals Filing Joint Returns and Surviving
Spouses.--There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of--
``(1) every married individual (as defined in section 7703)
who makes a single return jointly with his spouse under section
6013, and
``(2) every surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)),
a tax determined in accordance with the following table:
``If taxable income is: The tax is:
Not over $12,000...............
14% of taxable income.
Over $12,000 but not over
$45,200.
$1,680, plus 15% of the excess
over $12,000.
Over $45,200 but not over
$109,250.
$6,660, plus 27% of the excess
over $45,200.
Over $109,250 but not over
$166,450.
$23,953.50, plus 30% of the
excess over $109,250.
Over $166,450 but not over
$297,300.
$41,113.50, plus 35% of the
excess over $166,450.
Over $297,300..................
$86,911, plus 38% of the excess
over $297,300.
``(b) Heads of Households.--There is hereby imposed on the taxable
income of every head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)) a tax
determined in accordance with the following table:
``If taxable income is: The tax is:
Not over $10,000...............
14% of taxable income.
Over $10,000 but not over
$36,250.
$1,400, plus 15% of the excess
over $10,000.
Over $36,250 but not over
$93,600.
$5,337.50, plus 27% of the
excess over $36,250.
Over $93,600 but not over
$151,600.
$20,822, plus 30% of the excess
over $93,600.
Over $151,600 but not over
$297,300.
$38,222, plus 35% of the excess
over $151,600.
Over $297,300..................
$89,217, plus 38% of the excess
over $297,300.
``(c) Unmarried Individuals (Other Than Surviving Spouses and Heads
of Households).--There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every
individual (other than a surviving spouse as defined in section 2(a) or
the head of a household as defined in section 2(b)) who is not a
married individual (as defined in section 7703) a tax determined in
accordance with the following table:
``If taxable income is: The tax is:
Not over $6,000................
14% of taxable income.
Over $6,000 but not over
$27,050.
$840, plus 15% of the excess
over $6,000.
Over $27,050 but not over
$65,550.
$3,997.50, plus 27% of the
excess over $27,050.
Over $65,550 but not over
$136,750.
$14,362.50, plus 30% of the
excess over $65,550.
Over $136,750 but not over
$297,300.
$35,752.50, plus 35% of the
excess over $136,750.
Over $297,300..................
$91,945, plus 38% of the excess
over $297,300.
``(d) Married Individuals Filing Separate Returns.--There is hereby
imposed on the taxable income of every married individual (as defined
in section 7703) who does not make a single return jointly with his
spouse under section 6013, a tax determined in accordance with the
following table:
``If taxable income is: The tax is:
Not over $6,000................
14% of taxable income.
Over $6,000 but not over
$22,600.
$840, plus 15% of the excess
over $6,000.
Over $22,600 but not over
$54,625.
$3,330, plus 27% of the excess
over $22,600.
Over $54,625 but not over
$83,225.
$11,976.75, plus 30% of the
excess over $54,625.
Over $83,225 but not over
$148,650.
$20,556.75, plus 35% of the
excess over $83,225.
Over $148,650..................
$43,455.50, plus 38% of the
excess over
$148,650.''.
(b) Phasein of Rate Reductions.--Section 1 is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(i) Phasein of 2006 Rates of 10, 15, 25, and 33 Percent.--
``(1) In general.--In the case of taxable years beginning
in a calendar year after 2002, the tax rates determined under
subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) shall be the tax rates imposed
by such subsection in taxable years beginning in calendar year
2002, reduced--
``(A) in the case of the 14 percent rate, by 1
percentage point in each taxable year beginning in a
calendar year after 2002 and before 2007,
``(B) in the case of the 27 and 35 percent rates,
by 1 percentage point in taxable years beginning in
calendar year 2004, and by an additional 1 percentage
point in taxable years beginning in calendar year 2006,
and
``(C) in the case of the 30 and 38 percent rate, by
1 percentage point in each taxable year beginning in a
calendar year after 2002 and before 2006, and by an
additional 2 percentage points in taxable years
beginning in calendar year 2006.
``(2) Adjustment of tables.--The Secretary shall adjust the
tables prescribed under subsection (f) to carry out the
reductions under this subsection.''.
(c) Inflation Adjustment To Apply in Determining Rates for 2002.--
Subsection (f) of section 1 is amended--
(1) by striking ``1993'' in paragraph (1) and inserting
``2001'',
(2) by striking ``1992'' in paragraph (3)(B) and inserting
``2000'', and
(3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following
new paragraph:
``(7) Special rule for certain brackets.--
``(A) Calendar years 2002 through 2006.--In
prescribing the tables under paragraph (1) which apply
with respect to taxable years beginning in calendar
years after 2001 and before 2007, the Secretary shall
make no adjustment to the dollar amounts at which the
first rate bracket begins or at which the second rate
bracket begins under any table contained in subsection
(a), (b), (c), or (d).
``(B) Later calendar years.--In prescribing the
tables under paragraph (1) which apply with respect to
taxable years beginning in a calendar year after 2006,
the cost-of-living adjustment used in making
adjustments to the dollar amounts referred to in
subparagraph (A) shall be determined under paragraph
(3) by substituting `2005' for `2000'.''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) The following provisions are each amended by striking
``1992'' and inserting ``2000'' each place it appears:
(A) Section 32(j)(1)(B).
(B) Section 41(e)(5)(C).
(C) Section 42(h)(3)(H)(i)(II).
(D) Section 59(j)(2)(B).
(E) Section 63(c)(4)(B).
(F) Section 68(b)(2)(B).
(G) Section 132(f)(6)(A)(ii).
(H) Section 135(b)(2)(B)(ii).
(I) Section 146(d)(2)(B).
(J) Section 151(d)(4).
(K) Section 220(g)(2).
(L) Section 221(g)(1)(B).
(M) Section 512(d)(2)(B).
(N) Section 513(h)(2)(C)(ii).
(O) Section 685(c)(3)(B).
(P) Section 877(a)(2).
(Q) Section 911(b)(2)(D)(ii)(II).
(R) Section 2032A(a)(3)(B).
(S) Section 2503(b)(2)(B).
(T) Section 2631(c)(2).
(U) Section 4001(e)(1)(B).
(V) Section 4261(e)(4)(A)(ii).
(W) Section 6039F(d).
(X) Section 6323(i)(4)(B).
(Y) Section 6334(g)(1)(B).
(Z) Section 6601(j)(3)(B).
(AA) Section 7430(c)(1).
(2) Sections 25A(h)(1)(A)(ii) and 25A(h)(2)(A)(ii) are each
amended by striking ``begins,'' and all that follows through
``thereof''.
(3) Subclause (II) of section 42(h)(6)(G)(i) is amended by
striking ``1987'' and inserting ``2000''.
(e) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1(g)(7)(B)(ii)(II) is amended by striking ``15
percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''.
(2) Section 1(h) is amended--
(A) by striking ``28 percent'' both places it
appears in paragraphs (1)(A)(ii)(I) and (1)(B)(i) and
inserting ``15 percent'', and
(B) by striking paragraph (13).
(3) Section 531 is amended by striking ``39.6 percent'' and
inserting ``33 percent''.
(4) Section 541 of such Code is amended by striking ``39.6
percent'' and inserting ``33 percent''.
(5) Section 3402(p)(1)(B) is amended by striking ``7, 15,
28, or 31 percent'' and inserting ``5, 10, 15, or 25 percent''.
(6) Section 3402(p)(2) is amended by striking ``15
percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''.
(7) Section 3402(q)(1) is amended by striking ``28
percent'' and inserting ``15 percent''.
(8) Section 3402(r)(3) is amended by striking ``31
percent'' and inserting ``25 percent''.
(9) Section 3406(a)(1) is amended by striking ``31
percent'' and inserting ``25 percent''.
(10) The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe
percentages which shall apply in lieu of the percentages
specified in the amendments made by this subsection in order to
coordinate those percentages with the percentages specified in the
tables prescribed under the last sentence of section 1(i)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section.
(f) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2001.
(2) Amendments to withholding provisions.--The amendments
made by paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of subsection
(e) shall apply to amounts paid after December 31, 2001.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF PHASEOUTS OF DEDUCTION FOR PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS AND OF
ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS.
(a) Repeal of Phaseout of Personal Exemptions.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (d) of section 151 (relating to
exemption amount) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
(2) Technical amendments.--
(A) Paragraph (6) of section 1(f) is amended--
(i) by striking ``section 151(d)(4)'' in
subparagraph (A) and inserting ``section
151(d)(3)'', and
(ii) by striking ``section 151(d)(4)(A)''
in subparagraph (B) and inserting ``section
151(d)(3)''.
(B) Paragraph (4) of section 151(d) is amended to
read as follows:
``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable
year beginning in a calendar year after 1989, the dollar amount
contained in paragraph (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, by substituting `calendar year
1988' for `calendar year 2000' in subparagraph (B)
thereof.''
(b) Repeal of Overall Limitation on Itemized Deductions.--
(1) In general.--Section 68 is hereby repealed.
(2) Technical amendments.--
(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 1(f)(6) is amended
by striking ``section 68(b)(2)''.
(B) Paragraph (1) of section 56(b) is amended by
striking subparagraph (F).
(C) Subparagraph (B) of section 773(a)(3) is
amended by striking clause (i) and by redesignating
clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses (i), (ii), and
(iii), respectively.
(D) The table of sections for part I of subchapter
B of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating
to section 68.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001. | Hidden Rate Elimination Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a reduction in tax rates for individuals for calendar year 2002, as well as further reductions through calendar year 2006.Repeals the phaseout of personal exemptions.Repeals the overall limitation on itemized deductions. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individual income tax rate reductions and to repeal the phaseouts of the deduction for personal exemptions and of itemized deductions."} | 3,283 | 66 | 0.401301 | 0.936371 | 0.147003 | 2.2 | 55.88 | 0.88 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Attorney Fee Payment
System Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. CAP ON ATTORNEY ASSESSMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 206(d)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 406(d)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ``, except that the
maximum amount of the assessment may not exceed $75'' after
``subparagraph (B)''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
with respect to fees for representation of claimants which are first
required to be certified or paid under section 206 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 406) on or after the first day of the first
month that begins after 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF ATTORNEY FEE PAYMENT SYSTEM TO TITLE XVI CLAIMS.
(a) In General.--Section 1631(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(d)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause
(i)--
(A) by striking ``section 206(a)'' and inserting
``section 206'';
(B) by striking ``(other than paragraph (4)
thereof)'' and inserting ``(other than subsections
(a)(4) and (d) thereof); and
(C) by striking ``paragraph (2) thereof'' and
inserting ``such section'';
(2) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``in subparagraphs
(A)(ii)(I) and (C)(i),'' and inserting ``in subparagraphs
(A)(ii)(I) and (D)(i) of subsection (a)(2)'', and by striking
``and'' at the end;
(3) by striking subparagraph (A)(ii) and inserting the
following:
``(ii) by substituting, in subsections (a)(2)(B) and
(b)(1)(B)(i), the phrase `section 1631(a)(7)(A) or the
requirements of due process of law' for the phrase `subsection
(g) or (h) of section 223';
``(iii) by substituting, in subsection (a)(2)(C)(i), the
phrase `under title II' for the phrase `under title XVI';
``(iv) by substituting, in subsection (b)(1)(A), the phrase
`pay the amount of such fee' for the phrase `certify the amount
of such fee for payment' and by striking, in subsection
(b)(1)(A), the phrase `or certified for payment'; and
``(v) by substituting, in subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii), the
phrase `deemed to be such amounts as determined before any
applicable reduction under section 1631(g), and reduced by the
amount of any reduction in benefits under this title or title
II made pursuant to section 1127(a)' for the phrase `determined
before any applicable reduction under section 1127(a))'.''; and
(4) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following new subparagraphs:
``(B) Subject to subparagraph (C), if the claimant is determined to
be entitled to past-due benefits under this title and the person
representing the claimant is an attorney, the Commissioner of Social
Security shall pay out of such past-due benefits to such attorney an
amount equal to the lesser of--
``(i) so much of the maximum fee as does not exceed 25
percent of such past-due benefits (as determined before any
applicable reduction under section 1631(g) and reduced by the
amount of any reduction in benefits under this title or title
II pursuant to section 1127(a)), or
``(ii) the amount of past-due benefits available after any
applicable reductions under sections 1631(g) and 1127(a).
``(C)(i) Whenever a fee for services is required to be paid to an
attorney from a claimant's past-due benefits pursuant to subparagraph
(B), the Commissioner shall impose on the attorney an assessment
calculated in accordance with clause (ii).
``(ii)(I) The amount of an assessment under clause (i) shall be
equal to the product obtained by multiplying the amount of the
representative's fee that would be required to be paid by subparagraph
(B) before the application of this subparagraph, by the percentage
specified in subclause (II), except that the maximum amount of the
assessment may not exceed $75.
``(II) The percentage specified in this subclause is such
percentage rate as the Commissioner determines is necessary in order to
achieve full recovery of the costs of determining and approving fees to
attorneys from the past-due benefits of claimants, but not in excess of
6.3 percent.
``(iii) The Commissioner may collect the assessment imposed on an
attorney under clause (i) by offset from the amount of the fee
otherwise required by subparagraph (B) to be paid to the attorney from
a claimant's past-due benefits.
``(iv) An attorney subject to an assessment under clause (i) may
not, directly or indirectly, request or otherwise obtain reimbursement
for such assessment from the claimant whose claim gave rise to the
assessment.
``(v) Assessments on attorneys collected under this subparagraph
shall be deposited in the Treasury in a separate fund created for this
purpose.
``(vi) The assessments authorized under this subparagraph shall be
collected and available for obligation only to the extent and in the
amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts. Amounts so
appropriated are authorized to remain available until expended, for
administrative expenses in carrying out this title and related laws.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to fees for representation of claimants which are
first required to be certified or paid under section 1631(d)(2) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(d)(2)) on or after the first day of
the first month that begins after 270 days after the date of enactment
of this Act. | Social Security Attorney Fee Payment System Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to set a cap of $75 on assessments owed by attorney representatives upon receiving payment for representing a successful claimant for past-due benefits.Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to extend a similar payment system to attorney representatives of claimants who obtain a favorable court judgment for past-due SSI benefits. Sets a cap to such an attorney payment by the Commissioner of Social Security of 25% of the amount of such past-due benefits. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to limit the amount of attorney assessments for representation of claimants and to extend the attorney fee payment system to claims under title XVI of that Act."} | 1,474 | 158 | 0.55172 | 1.345285 | 0.569451 | 2.3125 | 9.695313 | 0.78125 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the Columbia
Gas Transmission Corporation.
(2) Pipeline.--The term ``pipeline'' means that portion of the
pipeline of the Corporation numbered 1278 that is--
(A) located in the Recreation Area; and
(B) situated on 2 tracts designated by the Corporation as
ROW No. 16405 and No. 16413.
(3) Recreation area.--The term ``Recreation Area'' means the
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
(5) Superintendent.--The term ``Superintendent'' means the
Superintendent of the Recreation Area.
SEC. 3. EASEMENT FOR EXPANDED NATURAL GAS PIPELINE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the
Corporation to grant to the Corporation an easement to enlarge the
diameter of the pipeline from 14 inches to not more than 20 inches.
(b) Terms and Conditions.--The easement authorized under subsection
(a) shall--
(1) be consistent with--
(A) the recreational values of the Recreation Area; and
(B) protection of the resources of the Recreation Area;
(2) include provisions for the protection of resources in the
Recreation Area that ensure that only the minimum and necessary
amount of disturbance, as determined by the Secretary, shall occur
during the construction or maintenance of the enlarged pipeline;
(3) be consistent with the laws (including regulations) and
policies applicable to units of the National Park System; and
(4) be subject to any other terms and conditions that the
Secretary determines to be necessary;
(c) Permits.--
(1) In general.--The Superintendent may issue a permit to the
Corporation for the use of the Recreation Area in accordance with
subsection (b) for the temporary construction and staging areas
required for the construction of the enlarged pipeline.
(2) Prior to issuance.--The easement authorized under
subsection (a) and the permit authorized under paragraph (1) shall
require that before the Superintendent issues a permit for any
clearing or construction, the Corporation shall--
(A) consult with the Superintendent;
(B) identify natural and cultural resources of the
Recreation Area that may be damaged or lost because of the
clearing or construction; and
(C) submit to the Superintendent for approval a restoration
and mitigation plan that--
(i) describes how the land subject to the easement will
be maintained; and
(ii) includes a schedule for, and description of, the
specific activities to be carried out by the Corporation to
mitigate the damages or losses to, or restore, the natural
and cultural resources of the Recreation Area identified
under subparagraph (B).
(d) Pipeline Replacement Requirements.--The enlargement of the
pipeline authorized under subsection (a) shall be considered to meet
the pipeline replacement requirements required by the Research and
Special Programs Administration of the Department of Transportation
(CPF No. 1-2002-1004-H).
(e) FERC Consultation.--The Corporation shall comply with all other
requirements for certification by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission that are necessary to permit the increase in pipeline size.
(f) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not grant any additional
increases in the diameter of, or easements for, the pipeline within the
boundary of the Recreation Area after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(g) Effect on Right-of-Way Easement.--Nothing in this Act increases
the 50-foot right-of-way easement for the pipeline.
(h) Penalties.--On request of the Secretary, the Attorney General
may bring a civil action against the Corporation in United States
district court to recover damages and response costs under Public Law
101-337 (16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq.) or any other applicable law if--
(1) the Corporation--
(A) violates a provision of--
(i) an easement authorized under subsection (a); or
(ii) a permit issued under subsection (c); or
(B) fails to submit or timely implement a restoration and
mitigation plan approved under subsection (c)(2)(C); and
(2) the violation or failure destroys, results in the loss of,
or injures any park system resource (as defined in section 1 of
Public Law 101-337 (16 U.S.C. 19jj)).
SEC. 4. USE OF CERTAIN ROADS WITHIN DELAWARE WATER GAP.
Section 702 of Division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4185) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``at noon on September 30,
2005'' and inserting ``on the earlier of the date on which a
feasible alternative is available or noon of September 30, 2015'';
and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``September 30, 2005''
and inserting ``on the earlier of the date on which a feasible
alternative is available or September 30, 2015''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``noon on September 30, 2005'' and
inserting ``the earlier of the date on which a feasible
alternative is available or noon of September 30, 2015'';
and
(ii) by striking ``not exceed $25 per trip'' and
inserting the following: ``be established at a rate that
would cover the cost of collection of the commercial use
fee, but not to exceed $40 per trip''.
SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD.
Effective on January 1, 2006, section 3(f) of the Act of August 21,
1935 (16 U.S.C. 463(f)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
``2006'' and inserting ``2007''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate. | Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to grant an easement to the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to enlarge the diameter of a specified natural gas pipeline from 14 inches to not more than 20 inches, consistent with the recreational values and protection of the resources of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania.
Authorizes the Superintendent of the Recreation Area to issue a permit to the Corporation for the use of the Recreation Area in accordance with specified procedural requirements for the temporary areas required for the construction of the enlarged pipeline.
Requires the Corporation to comply with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) certification requirements for the increase in pipeline size.
Prohibits the Secretary from granting additional increases in the diameter of, or easements for, the pipeline within the boundary of the Recreation Area after the date of enactment of this Act.
Authorizes the Attorney General, at the Secretary's request, to bring against the Corporation a civil action for damages and response costs if the Corporation violates easement or permit provisions, fails to submit or timely implement an approved restoration and mitigation plan, or the violation or failure destroys, results in the loss of, or injures park system resources.
Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to modify the effective date of the prohibition against the use of Highway 209 within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area by certain commercial vehicles. Changes such date from noon on September 30, 2005, to the earlier of the date on which a feasible alternative is available, or noon of September 30, 2015.
Increases from $25 to $40 the maximum commercial use fee which the Secretary is required to collect from commercial vehicles until the effective date of the prohibition.
Extends the National Park System Advisory Board until January 1, 2007. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, to allow certain commercial vehicles to continue to use Route 209 within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and to extend the termination date of the National Park System Advisory Board to January 1, 2007."} | 1,377 | 386 | 0.601626 | 2.001972 | 0.832382 | 4.504323 | 3.648415 | 0.925072 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Professions and Primary Care
Reinvestment Act''.
SEC. 2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR DELIVERY SYSTEM REFORM.
(a) Medical Home Training.--Section 747(a) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293k(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) to plan, develop, and operate a demonstration program
that provides training in new competencies, as recommended by
the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and
Dentistry, which may include--
``(A) providing training to primary care providers
relevant to providing care through patient-centered
medical homes (as defined by the Secretary for purposes
of this paragraph, taking into account the criteria of
the National Committee for Quality Assurance and other
certifying entities);
``(B) developing tools and curricula relevant to
patient-centered medical homes; and
``(C) providing continuing education relevant to
patient-centered medical homes.''.
(b) Priorities of Delivery System Reform.--Section 747 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293k) is amended by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Priorities in Making Awards.--In awarding grants or contracts
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to qualified
applicants that--
``(1) have a record of training the greatest percentage of
providers, or that have demonstrated significant improvements
in the percentage of providers trained, who enter and remain in
primary care practice;
``(2) have a record of training individuals who are from
underrepresented minority groups or from a rural or
disadvantaged background;
``(3) provide training in the care of vulnerable
populations such as children, older adults, homeless
individuals, victims of abuse or trauma, individuals with
mental health or substance-related disorders, individuals with
HIV/AIDS, and individuals with disabilities;
``(4) establish formal relationships and submit joint
applications with federally qualified health centers, rural
health clinics, area health education centers, or clinics
located in underserved areas or that serve underserved
populations;
``(5) provide training in interdisciplinary, integrated
care through collaboration among health professionals,
including physician assistants, nurse practitioners,
pharmacists, dentists, geriatricians, and mental and behavioral
health professionals;
``(6) provide training in enhanced communication with
patients, evidence-based practice, chronic disease management,
preventive care, health information technology, or other
competencies as recommended by the Advisory Committee on
Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry; or
``(7) provide training in cultural competency and health
literacy.''.
(c) Other Amendments.--Section 747 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 293k) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking ``subsection (a) may not exceed''
and inserting ``this section shall be''; and
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For purposes of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $125,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. Fifteen percent of the
amount appropriated in each such fiscal year shall be allocated to the
physician assistant training programs described in subsection (a)(5),
which prepare students for practice in primary care.''.
SEC. 3. HEALTH WORKFORCE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS.
(a) In General.--Section 761 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 294m) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e);
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) National Center for Health Workforce Analysis.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish the
National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (referred to in
this section as the ``National Center'') within the Department
of Health and Human Services.
``(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the National Center are
to--
``(A) carry out the activities under section
792(a); and
``(B) collect, analyze, and report data related to
health workforce issues in coordination with the State
and Regional Centers for Health Workforce Analysis
described in subsection (c) (referred to in this
section as the ``State and Regional Centers'').
``(3) Functions.--The National Center shall--
``(A) annually evaluate the effectiveness of
programs under this title, based on data reported by
recipients of contracts or grants under this title,
data collected from the State and Regional Centers
described in subsection (c), and analyses conducted
under paragraph (4);
``(B) develop and publish benchmarks for
performance for programs under this title;
``(C) regularly produce and report to the relevant
committees of Congress estimates of the supply, demand,
and distribution of health professionals, such as
physicians, dentists, nurses, physician assistants,
pharmacists, mental and behavioral health
professionals, public health workers, and long-term
care workers, as appropriate;
``(D) establish, maintain, and make publicly
available through the Internet a national health
workforce database to collect data from--
``(i) longitudinal tracking systems (as
defined in section 761(d)(2)) on performance
measures (as developed under sections
748(d)(3), 756(d)(3), and 762(a)(3)); and
``(ii) the State and Regional Centers
described in subsection (c);
``(E) establish and maintain a registry of each
grant awarded under this title, including data on the
project director, the institution, the type and year of
the award, and the residency, fellowship, or internship
program, as appropriate; and
``(F) biennially submit to the relevant committees
of Congress a report on the activities of the National
Center during the previous 2-year period.
``(4) Collaboration and data sharing.--
``(A) In general.--The National Center shall
collaborate with Federal agencies, health professions
education organizations, health professions
organizations, and professional medical societies for
the purpose of linking data regarding grants awarded
under this title with 1 or more of the following:
``(i) Data maintained by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services.
``(ii) Data on participation in the
National Health Service Corps.
``(iii) Data sets maintained by health
professions education organizations, health
professions organizations, or professional
medical societies.
``(iv) Other data sets, as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
``(B) Contracts for health workforce analysis.--For
the purpose of carrying out the activities described in
subparagraph (A), the National Center may enter into
contracts with health professions education
organizations, health professions organizations, or
professional medical societies.
``(c) State and Regional Centers for Health Workforce Analysis.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to, or
enter into contracts with, eligible entities for purposes of--
``(A) collecting, analyzing, and reporting to the
National Center data regarding programs under this
title and data related to health workforce issues;
``(B) conducting, broadly disseminating, and making
publicly available through the Internet research and
reports on State, regional, and national health
workforce issues, including research on the supply,
demand, and distribution of health professionals;
``(C) evaluating the effectiveness of programs
under this title and other policies related to health
workforce issues; and
``(D) providing technical assistance to local and
regional entities on the collection, analysis, and
reporting of data related to health workforce issues.
``(2) Eligible entities.--To be eligible for a grant or
contract under this subsection, an entity shall--
``(A) be a State, a State workforce commission, a
public health or health professions school, an academic
health center, or an appropriate public or private
nonprofit entity or a partnership of such entities; and
``(B) submit to the Secretary an application at
such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require.
``(d) Increase in Grants for Longitudinal Tracking Systems.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall increase the amount
of a grant or contract awarded to an eligible entity under this
title for the establishment and maintenance of a longitudinal
tracking system.''.
``(2) Definition.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term `longitudinal tracking system' means a system
that tracks students, residents, fellows, interns, or
faculty who have received education, training, or
financial assistance from programs under this title
over a period of not less than 5 years, as specified by
the Secretary.
``(B) Capability.--A longitudinal tracking system
shall be capable of--
``(i) tracking participation in the
National Health Service Corps, practice in
federally qualified health centers, practice in
health professional shortage areas and
medically underserved areas, and practice in
primary care; and
``(ii) collecting and reporting data on
performance measures developed under sections
748(d)(3), 756(d)(3), and 762(a)(3).
``(C) Guidelines.--A longitudinal tracking system
shall comply with guidelines issued under sections
748(d)(4), 756(d)(4), and 762(a)(4).
``(3) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to obtain an
increase under this section, an entity shall be a recipient of
a grant or contract under this title and have not previously
received an increase under this section.''; and
(3) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--
``(A) National center for health workforce
analysis.--To carry out subsection (b), there are
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2010 through 2014, and such sums as may be
necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.
``(B) State and regional centers.--To carry out
subsection (c), there are authorized to be appropriated
$4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014,
and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent
fiscal year.
``(C) Grants for longitudinal tracking systems.--To
carry out subsection (d), there are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 2010 through 2014.
``(D) Carryover funds.--An entity that receives an
award under this section may carry over funds from 1
fiscal year to another without obtaining approval from
the Secretary. In no case may any funds be carried over
pursuant to the preceding sentence for more than 3
years.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection
(a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
(b) Transfer of Functions.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, all of the functions, authorities, and
resources of the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis of the
Health Resources and Services Administration, as in effect on the date
before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be transferred to the
National Center for Health Workforce Analysis established under section
761 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by subsection (a).
(c) Preference for Use of Longitudinal Tracking Systems.--Section
791(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295j(a)(1)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) utilizes a longitudinal tracking system (as
defined in section 761(d)(2)) and reports data from
such system to the national workforce database (as
established under section 761(b)(3)(D)).''.
(d) Performance Measures; Guidelines for Longitudinal Tracking
Systems.--
(1) Advisory committee on training in primary care medicine
and dentistry.--Section 748(d) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 293l(d)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
the Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act,
develop, publish, and implement performance measures, which
shall be quantitative to the extent possible, for programs
under this part;
``(4) develop and publish guidelines for longitudinal
tracking systems (as defined in section 761(d)(2)) for programs
under this part; and
``(5) recommend appropriation levels for programs under
this part.''.
(2) Advisory committee on interdisciplinary, community-
based linkages.--Section 756(d) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 294f(d)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
the Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act,
develop, publish, and implement performance measures, which
shall be quantitative to the extent possible, for programs
under this part;
``(4) develop and publish guidelines for longitudinal
tracking systems (as defined in section 761(d)(2)) for programs
under this part; and
``(5) recommend appropriation levels for programs under
this part.''.
(3) Advisory council on graduate medical education.--
Section 762(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
294o(a)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
the Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act,
develop, publish, and implement performance measures, which
shall be quantitative to the extent possible, for programs
under this title, except for programs under part C or D;
``(4) develop and publish guidelines for longitudinal
tracking systems (as defined in section 761(d)(2)) for programs
under this title, except for programs under part C or D; and
``(5) recommend appropriation levels for programs under
this title, except for programs under part C or D.''. | Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to hospitals, medical schools, and other entities to train primary care providers to provide care through patient-centered medical homes and to develop tools and curricula and provide continuing education relevant to patient-centered homes.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (National Center) to collect, analyze, and report data related to health workforce issues in coordination with the State and Regional Centers for Health Workforce Analysis; (2) award grants to, or enter into contracts with, states, state workforce commissions, and other health care entities to collect, analyze, and report to the National Center data on programs related to health workforce issues; and (3) increase the amount of grants or contracts awarded for the establishment and maintenance of a longitudinal tracking system (a system that tracks students, residents, fellows, interns, or faculty who have received education, training, or financial assistance from Health Professions Education and Training programs for at least five years).
Requires the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages and the Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education to develop, publish, and implement performance measures for health professions education programs. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide improved training and primary care."} | 3,387 | 279 | 0.540651 | 1.617362 | 0.856062 | 4.296875 | 12.441406 | 0.945313 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Victims Restitution Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. ORDER OF RESTITUTION.
Section 3663 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``may order'' and inserting ``shall
order''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) In addition to ordering restitution of the victim of the
offense of which a defendant is convicted, a court may order
restitution of any person who, as shown by a preponderance of evidence,
was harmed physically, emotionally, or pecuniarily, by unlawful conduct
of the defendant during--
``(A) the criminal episode during which the offense
occurred; or
``(B) the course of a scheme, conspiracy, or pattern of
unlawful activity related to the offense.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``impractical''
and inserting ``impracticable'';
(3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``emotional or''
after ``resulting in'';
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ``If the Court decides
to order restitution under this section, the'' and inserting
``The'';
(5) by striking subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h);
(6) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (m); and
(7) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsections:
``(d)(1) The court shall order restitution to a victim in the full
amount of the victim's losses as determined by the court and without
consideration of--
``(A) the economic circumstances of the offender; or
``(B) the fact that a victim has received or is entitled to
receive compensation with respect to a loss from insurance or
any other source.
``(2) Upon determination of the amount of restitution owed to each
victim, the court shall specify in the restitution order the manner in
which and the schedule according to which the restitution is to be
paid, in consideration of--
``(A) the financial resources and other assets of the
offender;
``(B) projected earnings and other income of the offender;
and
``(C) any financial obligations of the offender, including
obligations to dependents.
``(3) A restoration order may direct the offender to make a single,
lump-sum payment, partial payment at specified intervals, or such in-
kind payments as may be agreeable to the victim and the offender.
``(4) An in-kind payment described in paragraph (3) may be in the
form of--
``(A) return of property;
``(B) replacement of property; or
``(C) services rendered to the victim or to a person or
organization other than the victim.
``(e) When the court finds that more than 1 offender has
contributed to the loss of a victim, the court may make each offender
liable for payment of the full amount of restitution or may apportion
liability among the offenders to reflect the level of contribution and
economic circumstances of each offender.
``(f) When the court finds that more than 1 victim has sustained a
loss requiring restitution by an offender, the court shall order full
restitution of each victim but may provide for different payment
schedules to reflect the economic circumstances of each victim.
``(g)(1) If the victim has received or is entitled to receive
compensation with respect to a loss from insurance or any other source,
the court shall order that restitution be paid to the person who
provided or is obligated to provide the compensation, but the
restitution order shall provide that all restitution of victims
required by the order be paid to the victims before any restitution is
paid to such a provider of compensation.
``(2) The issuance of a restitution order shall not affect the
entitlement of a victim to receive compensation with respect to a loss
from insurance or any other source until the payments actually received
by the victim under the restitution order fully compensate the victim
for the loss, at which time a person that has provided compensation to
the victim shall be entitled to receive any payments remaining to be
paid under the restitution order.
``(3) Any amount paid to a victim under an order of restitution
shall be set off against any amount later recovered as compensatory
damages by the victim in--
``(A) any Federal civil proceeding; and
``(B) any State civil proceeding, to the extent provided by
the law of the State.
``(h) A restitution order shall provide that--
``(1) all fines, penalties, costs, restitution payments and
other forms of transfers of money or property made pursuant to
the sentence of the court shall be made by the offender to an
entity designated by the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts for accounting and payment by the
entity in accordance with this subsection;
``(2) the entity designated by the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall--
``(A) log all transfers in a manner that tracks the
offender's obligations and the current status in
meeting those obligations, unless, after efforts have
been made to enforce the restitution order and it
appears that compliance cannot be obtained, the court
determines that continued recordkeeping under this
subparagraph would not be useful;
``(B) notify the court and the interested parties
when an offender is 90 days in arrears in meeting those
obligations; and
``(C) disburse money received from an offender so
that each of the following obligations is paid in full
in the following sequence:
``(i) a penalty assessment under section
3013 of title 18, United States Code;
``(ii) restitution of all victims; and
``(iii) all other fines, penalties, costs,
and other payments required under the sentence;
and
``(3) the offender shall advise the entity designated by
the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts of any change in the offender's address during the term
of the restitution order.
``(i) A restitution order shall constitute a lien against all
property of the offender and may be recorded in any Federal or State
office for the recording of liens against real or personal property.
``(j) Compliance with the schedule of payment and other terms of a
restitution order shall be a condition of any probation, parole, or
other form of release of an offender. If a defendant fails to comply
with a restitution order, the court may revoke probation or a term of
supervised release, modify the term or conditions of probation or a
term of supervised release, hold the defendant in contempt of court,
enter a restraining order or injunction, order the sale of property of
the defendant, accept a performance bond, or take any other action
necessary to obtain compliance with the restitution order. In
determining what action to take, the court shall consider the
defendant's employment status, earning ability, financial resources,
the willfulness in failing to comply with the restitution order, and
any other circumstances that may have a bearing on the defendant's
ability to comply with the restitution order.
``(k) An order of restitution may be enforced--
``(1) by the United States--
``(A) in the manner provided for the collection and
payment of fines in subchapter (B) of chapter 229 of
this title; or
``(B) in the same manner as a judgment in a civil
action; and
``(2) by a victim named in the order to receive the
restitution, in the same manner as a judgment in a civil
action.
``(l) A victim or the offender may petition the court at any time
to modify a restitution order as appropriate in view of a change in the
economic circumstances of the offender.''.
SEC. 3. PROCEDURE FOR ISSUING ORDER OF RESTITUTION.
Section 3664 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a);
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively;
(3) by amending subsection (a), as redesignated by
paragraph (2), to read as follows:
``(a) The court may order the probation service of the court to
obtain information pertaining to the amount of loss sustained by any
victim as a result of the offense, the financial resources of the
defendant, the financial needs and earning ability of the defendant and
the defendant's dependents, and such other factors as the court deems
appropriate. The probation service of the court shall include the
information collected in the report of presentence investigation or in
a separate report, as the court directs.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) The court may refer any issue arising in connection with a
proposed order of restitution to a magistrate or special master for
proposed findings of fact and recommendations as to disposition,
subject to a de novo determination of the issue by the court.''. | Crime Victims Restitution Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require (current law authorizes) the court to order restitution of the victim when a convicted defendant is being sentenced for specified offenses. Authorizes a court to order restitution of any person who, as shown by a preponderance of the evidence, was harmed physically, emotionally, or pecuniarily by unlawful conduct of the defendant during the offense or during the course of a scheme, conspiracy, or pattern of unlawful activity related to the offense.
Directs the court to: (1) order restitution in the full amount of the victim's losses without consideration of the economic circumstances of the offender or the fact that a victim is entitled to receive compensation from insurance or any other source; and (2) upon determination of the amount owed to each victim, specify in the restitution order the manner of, and schedule for, restitution in consideration of the financial resources and other assets, projected earnings and other income, and financial obligations of the offender.
Specifies that: (1) a restoration order may direct the offender to make a single, lump-sum payment, partial payments at specified intervals, or such in-kind payments as may be agreeable to the victim and the offender; and (2) such in-kind payments may be in the form of the return or replacement of property, or services rendered to the victim or another person or organization.
Provides that when the court finds that more than one: (1) offender has contributed to the loss of a victim, the court may make each offender liable for payment of the full amount or may apportion liability among the offenders to reflect the level of contribution and economic circumstances of each offender; and (2) victim has sustained a loss requiring restitution by an offender, the court shall order full restitution of each victim but provide for different payment schedules to reflect the economic circumstances of each victim.
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) compensation with respect to losses from insurance or other sources; (2) set-offs against amounts later recovered as compensatory damages by the victim in Federal and State civil proceedings; and (3) payment by the offender to an entity designated by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for accounting and payment in accordance with this Act.
Specifies that a restitution order shall constitute a lien against all property of the offender.
Makes compliance with a restitution order a condition of any probation, parole, or other form of release of an offender. Specifies actions the court may take, including revocation of probation or supervised release, if a defendant fails to comply. Provides for enforcement of restitution orders.
Authorizes: (1) a victim or the offender to petition the court to modify a restitution order in view of a change in the economic circumstances of the offender; and (2) the court to refer any issue arising in connection with a proposed restitution order to a magistrate or special master for proposed findings of fact and recommendations as to disposition, subject to a de novo determination of the issue by the court. | {"src": "billsum_train", "title": "Crime Victims Restitution Act of 1995"} | 2,075 | 685 | 0.690988 | 2.12708 | 0.738637 | 5.398682 | 3.294893 | 0.940692 |
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