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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2884 

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

to provide research and extension grants to combat plant pests and 

noxious weeds that impact coffee plants, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 

Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. SCHATZ) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 

Act of 1990 to provide research and extension grants 

to combat plant pests and noxious weeds that impact 

coffee plants, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coffee Plant Health 

5 Initiative Amendments Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COFFEE PLANT HEALTH INITIATIVE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1672(d) of the Food, Ag8 riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 


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1 5925(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (9) and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(9) COFFEE PLANT HEALTH INITIATIVE.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Research and exten5 sion grants may be made under this section for 

6 the purposes of— 

7 ‘‘(i) developing and disseminating 

8 science-based tools and treatments to com9 bat plant pests and noxious weeds that im10 pact coffee plants; 

11 ‘‘(ii) establishing an areawide inte12 grated pest management program in areas 

13 affected by, or areas at risk of being af14 fected by, plant pests or noxious weeds 

15 that impact coffee plants; 

16 ‘‘(iii) surveying and collecting data on 

17 coffee plant production and health; 

18 ‘‘(iv) investigating coffee plant biol19 ogy, immunology, ecology, genomics, and 

20 bioinformatics; and 

21 ‘‘(v) conducting research on— 

22 ‘‘(I) factors that may contribute 

23 to or be associated with coffee plant 

24 immune systems; 


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1 ‘‘(II) other serious threats to cof2 fee plants, including the sublethal ef3 fects of insecticides, herbicides, and 

4 fungicides on insects and plants bene5 ficial to coffee plant growth; and 

6 ‘‘(III) the development of miti7 gating and preventative measures to 

8 improve habitat conservation and best 

9 management practices in coffee-grow10 ing regions. 

11 ‘‘(B) DEFINITION OF NOXIOUS WEED; 

12 PLANT PEST.—In this paragraph, the terms 

13 ‘noxious weed’ and ‘plant pest’ have the mean14 ings given those terms in section 403 of the 

15 Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7702).’’. 

16 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

17 1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 

18 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(h)) is amended by 

19 striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 

Æ 


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIQN..

. ; i OFFICE OF HEARINGS ··· WASHINGTON, DC

TRAVEL GROUP, INC., D/B/A REPUBLIC AIR TRAVEL AND SCOT SPENCER AIRLIFT GROUP, INC. AND RICHARD BERNARD Unauthorized Air Transportation, Unfair and Deceptive Practices and Unfair Methods ofCompetition, and Violations ofPublic Charter Rules EXPRESS ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. Unfair and Deceptive Practices and Unfair Methods of Competition, and Violations ofPublic Charter Rules Enforcement Proceeding

STATUS REPORT -**~** t**-~** ,""'; ,- i '**~** : .**~**

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DOT-OST-1995-272 formerly Docket 49233

The Office ofthe Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings ("Enforcement Office"), pursuant to Your Honor's March 22, 2006, Order staying this proceeding, files this report detailing the current status ofthis proceeding and settlement negotiations. The Department has not ruled on the outstanding motions filed by Respondents and opposed by the Enforcement Office in Ascend Aviation Group, Docket OST-2004- 17486./' 2 There have been no further settlement discussions. Date: November 30, 2012.
Respectfully submitted,

Samuel Podberesky Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings

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# WilliamJ.Wagn~\**~** Senior Trial

# Att~ {j United States Department ofTransportation Office ofAviation Enforcement and Proceedings 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Room 96-429 Washington, D.C. 20590 TEL: 202-366-9342 FAX: 202-366-7152

### 3

Docket No. DOT-OST-1995-272 I hereby certify that on this 30th day ofNovember, 2012, a true and correct copy ofthe foregoing Status Report was served in the following manner to the following: Original U.S. Department ofTransportation Docket Operations, M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 By First Class Mail The Honorable Ronnie A Yoder ChiefAdministrative Law Judge Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation Washington, D.C. 20590 TEL: (202) 366-2142 FAX: (202) 366-7536 By First Class Mail Scot Spencer SBD Aircraft Services 255 S Leland Norton Way Sam Bernardino, CA 92408
#### Faulkner *against*M'Clure and others.

A defendant non compos *mentis,*but of full age, and not an *idiot from nativity*may appear by the court, attorney and the Court on motoin will appoint attorney for him.

P. *RUGGLES,*for the plaintiff,

moved that *Stephen Jackson*and *Wheeler Case,*attorneys of this Court, be appointed ¶ , . . „ attorneys to plead and defend in this cause, in behaJf of *William M'Clure,*and *Nancy M'Clure,*two of the defendants, who were *non compos mentis,*but not idiots from nativity, and were of full age. He read an affidavit, stating {-hat *jacjtson*and *Case*had given notice of retainer for one of the defendants, and that they were willing to appear for the said *William*and *Nancy.*He stated, that he did riot known of any adjudged case, which determined the rule of practice in such a case ; except what is said by Lord *Coke,*in *Beverly"1 s case,*(4 *Co.*124. *h.)*that “ an idiot, in an action brought against him, shall appear in proper person, and he who pleads best for him, shall be admitted, as appears in 33 *Hen. VI.*18 *b.*Otherwise, it is of him who becomes *non compos mentis,*for he shall appear by *guardian,*if he is within age, and by *attorney,*if he is of full age.”

*Per Curiam.*

This Court has no settled rule of practice", in a case like the present; but we see no objection to granting a rule that the attorneys who have been named, appear and defend for the defendants, stated in the affidavit to be of unsound mind and of full age.

Rule granted.(a)

(a)

**Vide 1 *Collinson on Lunacy,*341. s. 10, 11, 12, 13. p. 342. s. 15. If an idiot has irregularly appeared, and defended an action by attorney, it cannot be assigned for error. 2 *Saund.*336. The Court of K. B. will not discharge a defendant from custody, on common bail, on the ground of his being insane at the time of his arrest, or had become so afterwards. *Kernot*v. *Norman, 2 Term Rep.*390. *Nutt*v. *Verney*and others, 4 *Term Rep.*121.
# C_2016210EN.01000401.xml

| 11.6.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 210/4 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

11.6.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 210/4

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Euro exchange rates (1)

1

10 June 2016

(2016/C 210/07)

1 euro =

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1304 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 120,79 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4356 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,78480 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3233 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0885 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,2725 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,026 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 311,39 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3591 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5148 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,2994 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5274 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4410 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,7738 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5950 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5307 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 316,14 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,0584 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,4143 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5390 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 029,37 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5985 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 51,978 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 73,1420 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,790 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,8662 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,8033 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 75,5200 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1304

JPY

Japanese yen

120,79

DKK

Danish krone

7,4356

GBP

Pound sterling

0,78480

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3233

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0885

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,2725

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,026

HUF

Hungarian forint

311,39

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3591

RON

Romanian leu

4,5148

TRY

Turkish lira

3,2994

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5274

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4410

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,7738

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5950

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5307

KRW

South Korean won

1 316,14

ZAR

South African rand

17,0584

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,4143

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5390

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 029,37

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5985

PHP

Philippine peso

51,978

RUB

Russian rouble

73,1420

THB

Thai baht

39,790

BRL

Brazilian real

3,8662

MXN

Mexican peso

20,8033

INR

Indian rupee

75,5200

---

(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

1

Source

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 21.01
 
                        SUBSIDIARIES OF THE CORPORATION
 
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<CAPTION>
NAME                                                          JURISDICTION OF COMPANY
----                                                          -----------------------
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FATS, Inc...................................................  Delaware, U.S.A
FSS, Inc....................................................  Delaware, U.S.A
DART International, Inc.....................................  Colorado, U.S.A
Firearms Training Systems Limited...........................  United Kingdom
F.A.T.S. Singapore PTE Ltd..................................  Republic of Singapore
F.A.T.S. Foreign Sales Corporation..........................  Barbados
Firearms Training Systems Netherlands, B.V..................  The Netherlands
FATS Canada, Inc............................................  Canada
Simtran Technologies, Inc...................................  Canada
FATS Canada Holdings, Inc...................................  Canada
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#### In the Matter of the Estate of John H. Bradford, Deceased.

Surrogate’s Court, New York County,

December 3, 1937.

*Duer, Strong & Whitehead [Hugh Morgan, Jr.,*of counsel], for the executors of the deceased executrix-trustee.

*Francis H. Kinnicutt,*for Mary Josephine Kissel andothers, objectants.

*Nathan Bamer,*special guardian for infants.

*Beekman, Bogue, Leake, Stephens & Black,*for Margaret E. Bradford, individually, and for the executors of John H. Bradford, Jr., deceased executor and trustee.

Delehanty, S.

This is an account of the proceedings of the deceased executrix-trustee made by her executors in her behaE. Objection 'thereto has been filed because the account fails to report as *737estate assets the capital of a fund in respect of which deceased was a trustee, an income beneficiary and donee of a power of appointment. The fund in question was erected pursuant to the will of Samuel Dexter Bradford, a resident of Massachusetts. The probate court of Massachusetts issued letters of trusteeship under which the fund has been administered. Since the death of John Henry Bradford, one of the original trustees, and the deaths of John H. Bradford, Jr., and Elizabeth Bradford, the successor trustees under Samuel D. Bradford’s will, that probate court has appointed a new successor trustee who is now acting and who it is said has become a party to a proceeding initiated for the settlement of the accounts of the deceased trustees, Elizabeth and John H. Bradford, Jr.

Under the will of Samuel Dexter Bradford deceased exercised his power to appoint the fund by appointing it in trust for the benefit of his wife and son during the life of his wife with remainder over. Under certain contingencies objectants may have an interest in the fund so appointed. They urge that this court has exclusive jurisdiction over the fund because the deceased as donee of the power of appointment resided here and though acting by authority of the Massachusetts court kept the trust *res*here. The contention in other words is made that the situs of the trust arising by reason of the exercise of the power of appointment is here. The court is of the contrary opinion. The fund should be administered in the probate court of Massachusetts where it primarily belongs and where speedy disposition can be made of any questions validly raised respecting it.

The trust presently owns some real property acquired in the foreclosure of mortgages theretofore owned by it. The fact that such real property is located in this State does not suffice to change the ruling here made. The realty thus on hand is to be deemed personalty so far as the trust administration is concerned.

For the purpose of taking proof on the objections of the special guardian, the matter has been placed on the calendar for December 15, 1937, at two o’clock p. m.
[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

________________________

No. 15-15469

Non-Argument Calendar

________________________

D.C. Docket No. 8:14-cr-00446-RAL-JSS-2

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff-Appellee,

 versus

NICOLAS SANTIAGO BACCA CORDOBA, 

 Defendant-Appellant.

________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Florida

________________________

(November 30, 2016)

Before WILSON, MARTIN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: 

Case: 15-15469 Date Filed: 11/30/2016 Page: 1 of 2 
2

Thomas Burns, appointed counsel on appeal for Nicolas Santiago Bacca 

Cordoba in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further 

representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 

386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of 

the entire record reveals that counsel’s assessment of the relative merit of the 

appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no 

arguable issues of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and 

Cordoba’s conviction and sentence is AFFIRMED. 

Case: 15-15469 Date Filed: 11/30/2016 Page: 2 of 2
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| 3.8.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 281/4 |
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3.8.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 281/4

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Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

1

0,00 % on 1 August 2016

Euro exchange rates (2)

2

2 August 2016

(2016/C 281/06)

1 euro =

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1193 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 113,72 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4390 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,84310 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5537 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0810 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,4363 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,032 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 311,10 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3241 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4542 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,3512 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4717 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4608 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,6863 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5497 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4986 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 239,02 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,6368 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,4233 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4927 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 627,57 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5187 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 52,626 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 74,5098 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,907 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,6549 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,1050 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 74,6730 |

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Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1193

JPY

Japanese yen

113,72

DKK

Danish krone

7,4390

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84310

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5537

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0810

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,4363

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,032

HUF

Hungarian forint

311,10

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3241

RON

Romanian leu

4,4542

TRY

Turkish lira

3,3512

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4717

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4608

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6863

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5497

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4986

KRW

South Korean won

1 239,02

ZAR

South African rand

15,6368

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,4233

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4927

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 627,57

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5187

PHP

Philippine peso

52,626

RUB

Russian rouble

74,5098

THB

Thai baht

38,907

BRL

Brazilian real

3,6549

MXN

Mexican peso

21,1050

INR

Indian rupee

74,6730

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(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

1

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

2

Source

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

823 

KA 14-01779 

PRESENT: CENTRA, J.P., CARNI, LINDLEY, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ.

 

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, 

V MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PETER GIACONA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. 

(APPEAL NO. 3.)

 

J. SCOTT PORTER, SENECA FALLS, FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. 

JON E. BUDELMANN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AUBURN (BRIAN LEEDS OF COUNSEL),

FOR RESPONDENT. 

 

Appeal from an order of the Cayuga County Court (Mark H.

Fandrich, A.J.), dated September 8, 2014. The order directed

defendant to pay restitution of $2,405.74 to Malori G. 

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is

unanimously affirmed. 

Same memorandum as in People v Giacona ([appeal No. 1] ___ AD3d

___ [July 10, 2015]).

Entered: July 10, 2015 Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court
**Exhibit 24.1**

 

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

KNOW ALL MEN BYTHESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appointsRobert E. Sulentic, Arlin E. Gaffner and J. Christopher Kirk and eachof them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitutionand resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, to sign on hisbehalf, as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Trammell CrowCompany, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), the Corporation’s AnnualReport on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and to sign anyor all amendments to such Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibitsthereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities andExchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of themwith or without the others, full power and authority to do and perform each andevery act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about thepremises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do inperson, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-factor their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done byvirtue hereof.

 

 
|   | /s/ DEREK R. MCCLAIN |   |
|--------|----------------------|--------|
|   | Derek R. McClain     |   |

 

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<PAGE>
                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Metris Companies, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.:
333-42529, 333-42961, 333-52627, 333-52629, 333-78345, 333-36924, 333-51390,
333-91917, and 333-60870 on Form S-8 333-60973, 333-47066, 333-82007 on Form
S-3; and 333-43771 and 333-86695 on Form S-4; and 333-88178 on Form S-8 of
Metris Companies Inc. of our report dated April 9, 2004 relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Metris Companies Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of income,
changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2003, which report appears in the December
31, 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Metris Companies Inc.

Our report refers to a change in accounting method for derivative financial
instruments in 2001.

Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 9, 2004