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107hconres470ih | 107 | hconres | 470 | ih | Supporting the goals and ideals of College Savings Month. | [
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] | 1 | That Congress supports the goals and ideals of College Savings Month. | 69 |
107hconres502ih | 107 | hconres | 502 | ih | Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes. | [
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"text": "That it is the sense of Congress that— (1) Breast Cancer Awareness Month provides a special opportunity to provide education about the importance of monthly breast self-examinations and annual mammograms; (2) it is appropriate to salute the more than 2,000,000 breast cancer survivors in the United States and the efforts of victims, volunteers, and professionals who combat breast cancer each day; (3) national and community organizations should be recognized and applauded for their work in promoting awareness about breast cancer and for providing information and treatment to its sufferers; and (4) organizations and health practicioners are urged to use this opportunity to promote awareness, monthly self-examinations, and annual mammograms.",
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] | 1 | That it is the sense of Congress that— (1) Breast Cancer Awareness Month provides a special opportunity to provide education about the importance of monthly breast self-examinations and annual mammograms; (2) it is appropriate to salute the more than 2,000,000 breast cancer survivors in the United States and the efforts of victims, volunteers, and professionals who combat breast cancer each day; (3) national and community organizations should be recognized and applauded for their work in promoting awareness about breast cancer and for providing information and treatment to its sufferers; and (4) organizations and health practicioners are urged to use this opportunity to promote awareness, monthly self-examinations, and annual mammograms. | 747 |
107hconres467ih | 107 | hconres | 467 | ih | Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored for his contributions to American music | [
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"text": "That it is the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored for his contributions to American music and for his work as an ambassador of goodwill and democracy.",
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] | 1 | That it is the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored for his contributions to American music and for his work as an ambassador of goodwill and democracy. | 171 |
107hconres501ih | 107 | hconres | 501 | ih | Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the Nation by supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. | [
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"text": "That it is the sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the Nation by supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.",
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] | 1 | That it is the sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the Nation by supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. | 186 |
107hconres497ih | 107 | hconres | 497 | ih | Supporting the goals and ideas of National Take Your Kids to Vote Day. | [
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"text": "That the Congress— (1) supports the goals and ideas of National Take Your Kids to Vote Day; (2) encourages all parents with children who are younger than 18 years of age to talk to their children about the importance of voting and, if possible, take their children to the polls; and (3) requests that the President issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to conduct appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to promote voting as a family tradition.",
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] | 1 | That the Congress— (1) supports the goals and ideas of National Take Your Kids to Vote Day; (2) encourages all parents with children who are younger than 18 years of age to talk to their children about the importance of voting and, if possible, take their children to the polls; and (3) requests that the President issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to conduct appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to promote voting as a family tradition. | 479 |
107hconres517ih | 107 | hconres | 517 | ih | Condemning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for its failure to comply with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 1994. | [
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"text": "That Congress— (1) calls on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), as a signatory of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to comply with Articles II, III and VI of that Treaty; (2) calls on North Korea, as a signatory of the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 1994, to honor commitments to freeze nuclear programs; (3) calls on North Korea, as a signatory of the Agreed Framework of 1994, to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to carry out inspections under conditions stipulated in the Agreed Framework of 1994; (4) commends the members of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) for honoring and upholding commitments to advance the implementation of the Agreed Framework of 1994; (5) calls on North Korea to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolution 984 (April 11, 1995) and comply fully with its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty; (6) calls on North Korea, as a member of the United Nations, to comply with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 50/9 (November 1, 1995) to cooperate fully with the IAEA; (7) calls on the IAEA to report to the United Nations General Assembly, not later than one year after the date of the adoption of this concurrent resolution, on the status of North Korea's compliance with inspections; (8) calls on members of KEDO to suspend construction of the light water reactor in North Korea, including to suspend funding of such construction, and to suspend shipment of heavy fuel oil to North Korea if the IAEA report submitted pursuant to paragraph (7) indicates non-compliance by North Korea; and (9) calls on the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and other concerned countries to support the suspension of the commitment by the United States under the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 1994 pending compliance by North Korea with inspections criteria by the IAEA.",
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] | 1 | That Congress— (1) calls on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), as a signatory of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to comply with Articles II, III and VI of that Treaty; (2) calls on North Korea, as a signatory of the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 1994, to honor commitments to freeze nuclear programs; (3) calls on North Korea, as a signatory of the Agreed Framework of 1994, to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to carry out inspections under conditions stipulated in the Agreed Framework of 1994; (4) commends the members of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) for honoring and upholding commitments to advance the implementation of the Agreed Framework of 1994; (5) calls on North Korea to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolution 984 (April 11, 1995) and comply fully with its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty; (6) calls on North Korea, as a member of the United Nations, to comply with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 50/9 (November 1, 1995) to cooperate fully with the IAEA; (7) calls on the IAEA to report to the United Nations General Assembly, not later than one year after the date of the adoption of this concurrent resolution, on the status of North Korea's compliance with inspections; (8) calls on members of KEDO to suspend construction of the light water reactor in North Korea, including to suspend funding of such construction, and to suspend shipment of heavy fuel oil to North Korea if the IAEA report submitted pursuant to paragraph (7) indicates non-compliance by North Korea; and (9) calls on the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and other concerned countries to support the suspension of the commitment by the United States under the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 1994 pending compliance by North Korea with inspections criteria by the IAEA. | 1,954 |
107hconres491ih | 107 | hconres | 491 | ih | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Safety Forces Appreciation Week | [
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] | 1 | That the Congress supports the goals and ideals of National Safety Forces Appreciation Week. | 92 |
107hconres518ih | 107 | hconres | 518 | ih | Expressing the sense of Congress that the deployment of United States Armed Forces against Iraq without prior specific authorization by the United Nations Security Council and specific congressional authorization pursuant to a declaration of war would constitute a violation of the obligations of the United States under the United Nations Charter and a violation of the United States Constitution, respectively. | [
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"text": "That it is the sense of Congress that the deployment of United States Armed Forces against Iraq without prior specific authorization by the United Nations Security Council and specific congressional authorization pursuant to a declaration of war would constitute a violation of the obligations of the United States under the United Nations Charter and a violation of Article I, section 8, clause 11 of the United States Constitution, respectively.",
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] | 1 | That it is the sense of Congress that the deployment of United States Armed Forces against Iraq without prior specific authorization by the United Nations Security Council and specific congressional authorization pursuant to a declaration of war would constitute a violation of the obligations of the United States under the United Nations Charter and a violation of Article I, section 8, clause 11 of the United States Constitution, respectively. | 447 |
107hconres515ih | 107 | hconres | 515 | ih | Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the recent sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C., area. | [
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"text": "That the Congress— (1) commends the role of Montgomery County, Maryland, officials, Police Chief Charles Moose, the sniper task force members Gary Bald of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Michael Bouchard of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for leading the investigation and Sheriff Ronald T. Knight, Chief of Police Col. Gerald Wilson, Chief of Police Col. Charlie T. Deane, Col. J. Thomas Manger, Col. V. Stuart Cook, Chief of Police Charles H. Ramsey, Chief of Police Frederic Pleasants, Jr., Mike Earp, United States Marshal Service, and Joe Funk, United States Secret Service, for their essential roles in assisting the investigation; (2) recognizes the unprecedented coordination among local, State, and Federal government in working collectively to capture 2 alleged snipers; (3) lauds local officials, especially school principals and teachers for their role in providing counseling and remaining calm in the face of enormous uncertainty and fear; and (4) expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the 10 victims who died in these shootings and its prayers for the full recovery of the 3 victims wounded in the attacks.",
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] | 1 | That the Congress— (1) commends the role of Montgomery County, Maryland, officials, Police Chief Charles Moose, the sniper task force members Gary Bald of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Michael Bouchard of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for leading the investigation and Sheriff Ronald T. Knight, Chief of Police Col. Gerald Wilson, Chief of Police Col. Charlie T. Deane, Col. J. Thomas Manger, Col. V. Stuart Cook, Chief of Police Charles H. Ramsey, Chief of Police Frederic Pleasants, Jr., Mike Earp, United States Marshal Service, and Joe Funk, United States Secret Service, for their essential roles in assisting the investigation; (2) recognizes the unprecedented coordination among local, State, and Federal government in working collectively to capture 2 alleged snipers; (3) lauds local officials, especially school principals and teachers for their role in providing counseling and remaining calm in the face of enormous uncertainty and fear; and (4) expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the 10 victims who died in these shootings and its prayers for the full recovery of the 3 victims wounded in the attacks. | 1,162 |
107hconres472ih | 107 | hconres | 472 | ih | Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth Development Program | [
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] | 1 | That Congress— (1) recognizes the 100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth Development Program and commends the program for service to the youth of the world; and (2) urges the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe a ‘‘National 4-H Youth Development Program Week’’ with appropriate ceremonies and activities. | 352 |
107hconres521ih | 107 | hconres | 521 | ih | Urging the Government of Egypt and other Arab governments not to allow their government-controlled television stations to broadcast any program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and for other purposes. | [
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"text": "That Congress— (1) condemns any publication or program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion; (2) believes the use of such heinous propaganda, especially in the Arab world, serves to incite popular sentiment against Jewish people and the State of Israel rather than promoting religious tolerance and preparing Arab populations for the prospect of peace with Israel; (3) commends the Department of State for its denunciation of the Horseman Without a Horse television series and its efforts to discourage Arab states from broadcasting it; and (4) urges the Government of Egypt and other Arab governments— (A) not to allow their government-controlled television stations to broadcast this program or any other racist and untrue material; and (B) to speak out against such incitement by vigorously and publicly condemning anti-Semitism as a form of bigotry.",
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] | 1 | That Congress— (1) condemns any publication or program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion; (2) believes the use of such heinous propaganda, especially in the Arab world, serves to incite popular sentiment against Jewish people and the State of Israel rather than promoting religious tolerance and preparing Arab populations for the prospect of peace with Israel; (3) commends the Department of State for its denunciation of the Horseman Without a Horse television series and its efforts to discourage Arab states from broadcasting it; and (4) urges the Government of Egypt and other Arab governments— (A) not to allow their government-controlled television stations to broadcast this program or any other racist and untrue material; and (B) to speak out against such incitement by vigorously and publicly condemning anti-Semitism as a form of bigotry. | 877 |
107hconres495ih | 107 | hconres | 495 | ih | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Safety Forces Appreciation Week. | [
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107hjres116ih | 107 | hjres | 116 | ih | To recognize the rights of consumers to use copyright protected works, and for other purposes. | [
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"text": "2. Recognition of rights \nIt is the sense of Congress that, with respect to all electronic media in United States commerce, consumers who legally acquire copyrighted and non-copyrighted works should be free to use these works in non-commercial ways. The enumeration of rights in section 3, which shall be known as the Consumer Technology Bill of Rights, sets forth the rights of all Americans to personal control of information and entertainment content they have lawfully acquired and from which they do not intend to profit.",
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"text": "3. Enumeration of rights \nThe following are the rights of consumers in legally acquired copyrighted and non-copyrighted works: (1) Users have the right to record legally acquired video or audio for later viewing or listening (popularly referred to as ‘‘time-shifting’’). (2) Users have the right to use legally acquired content in different places (popularly referred to as ‘‘space-shifting’’). (3) Users have the right to archive or make backup copies of their content for use in the event that the original copies are destroyed. (4) Users have the right to use legally acquired content on the electronic platform or device of their choice. (5) Users have the right to translate legally acquired content into comparable formats. (6) Users have the right to use technology in order to achieve the rights enumerated in paragraphs (1) through (5).",
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This Joint Resolution may be referred to as the Consumer Technology Bill of Rights. 2. Recognition of rights
It is the sense of Congress that, with respect to all electronic media in United States commerce, consumers who legally acquire copyrighted and non-copyrighted works should be free to use these works in non-commercial ways. The enumeration of rights in section 3, which shall be known as the Consumer Technology Bill of Rights, sets forth the rights of all Americans to personal control of information and entertainment content they have lawfully acquired and from which they do not intend to profit. 3. Enumeration of rights
The following are the rights of consumers in legally acquired copyrighted and non-copyrighted works: (1) Users have the right to record legally acquired video or audio for later viewing or listening (popularly referred to as ‘‘time-shifting’’). (2) Users have the right to use legally acquired content in different places (popularly referred to as ‘‘space-shifting’’). (3) Users have the right to archive or make backup copies of their content for use in the event that the original copies are destroyed. (4) Users have the right to use legally acquired content on the electronic platform or device of their choice. (5) Users have the right to translate legally acquired content into comparable formats. (6) Users have the right to use technology in order to achieve the rights enumerated in paragraphs (1) through (5). | 1,472 |
107hr5764ih | 107 | hr | 5,764 | ih | To provide for the resolution of certain labor issues relating to the merger of the Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road. | [
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Upon the merger of the Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road, the collective bargaining agreement between the Association of Commuter Rail Employees and the Metro-North Railroad shall be extinguished. 2. Deemed coverage
Employees of the entity resulting from the merger described in section 1 shall be deemed to be covered under the appropriate collective bargaining agreement of the Long Island Rail Road in compliance with the Railway Labor Act. 3. Seniority
At the time of the merger described in section 1, the appropriate seniority roster of Metro-North Railroad employees shall be added to the bottom of the seniority roster of Long Island Rail Road employees. 4. Disputes
All disputes arising from the application of this Act shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the National Mediation Board. | 837 |
107hr5648ih | 107 | hr | 5,648 | ih | To establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations to children, and for other purposes. | [
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"text": "2. Findings \nThe Congress finds as follows: (1) Eighty percent of what children learn is acquired through the visual processing of information. (2) Visual impairment is one of the 10 most common causes of disability in America. In children, visual impairment is associated with developmental delays and the need for special education, vocational, and social services. At least 20 percent of children with learning disabilities have been found to have prominent visual information processing problems. (3) It is estimated that more than 10,000,000 children (from birth to age 10) suffer from vision problems, with one in 20 preschoolers and one in four school aged children affected. (4) It is estimated that only 14 percent of children under the age of six receive a comprehensive eye examination. Only one-third of all children have had an eye examination or vision screening prior to entering school.",
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"text": "3. Grants regarding comprehensive eye examinations for children \n(a) In general \nThe Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) may make grants to States for the purpose of— (1) providing comprehensive eye examinations for children, with priority given to school-based programs for children who are under the age of nine; and (2) developing and disseminating, to parents, teachers, and the public, educational materials with regard to the need and benefits of comprehensive eye examinations for children. (b) Coordination \nThe Secretary shall, as appropriate, coordinate the program under subsection (a) with the program under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (relating to health centers), the program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (relating to the Medicaid program), the program under title XXI of such Act (relating to the State children’s health insurance program), and with other Federal or State programs that provide services to children. (c) Relationship to payments under other programs \nA grant may be made under subsection (a) only if the State involved agrees that the State will not make payments from the grant for any item or service to the extent that payment has been made, or can reasonably be expected to be made, with respect to such item or service— (1) under any State compensation program, under an insurance policy, or under any Federal or State health benefits program; or (2) by an entity that provides health services on a prepaid basis. (d) Evaluations \nA grant may be made under subsection (a) only if the State involved agrees that, not later than one year after the date on which amounts under the grant are first received by the State, and annually thereafter while receiving amounts under the grant, the State will submit to the Secretary an evaluation of the operations and activities carried out under the grant, including— (1) a description of the health status outcomes of children provided with assistance under the grant; (2) an assessment of the utilization of comprehensive eye examination services as a result of the activities carried out under the grant; (3) the collection, analysis, and reporting of comprehensive eye examination data according to guidelines prescribed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and (4) such other information as the Secretary may require. (e) Application \nA grant may be made under subsection (a) only if an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such information as the Secretary may require, including a plan for the use of the grant. (f) Definition \nFor purposes of this section, the term comprehensive eye examination includes an assessment of a patient's history, general medical observation, external and ophthalmoscopic examination, and assessment of gross visual fields performed by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist. (g) Authorization of appropriations \nFor the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006.",
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This Act may be cited as the Children’s Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2002. 2. Findings
The Congress finds as follows: (1) Eighty percent of what children learn is acquired through the visual processing of information. (2) Visual impairment is one of the 10 most common causes of disability in America. In children, visual impairment is associated with developmental delays and the need for special education, vocational, and social services. At least 20 percent of children with learning disabilities have been found to have prominent visual information processing problems. (3) It is estimated that more than 10,000,000 children (from birth to age 10) suffer from vision problems, with one in 20 preschoolers and one in four school aged children affected. (4) It is estimated that only 14 percent of children under the age of six receive a comprehensive eye examination. Only one-third of all children have had an eye examination or vision screening prior to entering school. 3. Grants regarding comprehensive eye examinations for children
(a) In general
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) may make grants to States for the purpose of— (1) providing comprehensive eye examinations for children, with priority given to school-based programs for children who are under the age of nine; and (2) developing and disseminating, to parents, teachers, and the public, educational materials with regard to the need and benefits of comprehensive eye examinations for children. (b) Coordination
The Secretary shall, as appropriate, coordinate the program under subsection (a) with the program under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (relating to health centers), the program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (relating to the Medicaid program), the program under title XXI of such Act (relating to the State children’s health insurance program), and with other Federal or State programs that provide services to children. (c) Relationship to payments under other programs
A grant may be made under subsection (a) only if the State involved agrees that the State will not make payments from the grant for any item or service to the extent that payment has been made, or can reasonably be expected to be made, with respect to such item or service— (1) under any State compensation program, under an insurance policy, or under any Federal or State health benefits program; or (2) by an entity that provides health services on a prepaid basis. (d) Evaluations
A grant may be made under subsection (a) only if the State involved agrees that, not later than one year after the date on which amounts under the grant are first received by the State, and annually thereafter while receiving amounts under the grant, the State will submit to the Secretary an evaluation of the operations and activities carried out under the grant, including— (1) a description of the health status outcomes of children provided with assistance under the grant; (2) an assessment of the utilization of comprehensive eye examination services as a result of the activities carried out under the grant; (3) the collection, analysis, and reporting of comprehensive eye examination data according to guidelines prescribed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and (4) such other information as the Secretary may require. (e) Application
A grant may be made under subsection (a) only if an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such information as the Secretary may require, including a plan for the use of the grant. (f) Definition
For purposes of this section, the term comprehensive eye examination includes an assessment of a patient's history, general medical observation, external and ophthalmoscopic examination, and assessment of gross visual fields performed by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist. (g) Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006. | 4,245 |
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"text": "2. Definition \n(a) In general \nSubtitle A of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 402. Definition of veteran \nFor purposes of this title, the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.. (b) Clerical amendment \nThe table of contents in section 101(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 401 the following new item: Sec. 402. Definition of veteran",
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"text": "3. Emergency shelter grants program \nSection 413 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11373) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Veterans’ share \n(1) In general \nEach metropolitan city, urban county, State, and Indian tribe for which assistance under this subtitle is provided shall ensure that not less than 25 percent of the total amount received by the city, county, State, or tribe in each fiscal year shall be used for eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans. Such activities shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) Exception \nUpon the request of a city, county, State, or tribe, the Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under paragraph (1) or reduce the percentage under such paragraph for the city, county, State, or tribe if the city, county, State, or tribe demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts of assistance under this subtitle for the city, county, State, or tribe will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time. (3) Reports by grantees \nEach metropolitan city, urban county, State, and Indian tribe for which assistance under this subtitle is provided for a fiscal year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year describing each project and activity funded with such assistance that is designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, the location of the project or activity, and the amount of such assistance provided for the project or activity..",
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"text": "4. Supportive housing program \n(a) Selection criteria \nSection 426(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11386(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6) by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: (7) such factors as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, considers necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements under section 429(b)(4); and. (b) Veterans’ share \nSection 429(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11389(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) not less than 20 percent shall be allocated for use only for projects and supportive services designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, except that— (A) the Secretary shall make assistance available with such amounts only after consultation with and upon the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (B) projects and services provided with amounts allocated under this paragraph shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (C) the Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement to reserve amounts under this paragraph or reduce the percentage so reserved if the Secretary determines (based on approvable applications submitted for assistance under this subtitle), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts appropriated for such fiscal year to carry out this subtitle will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time.. (c) Report \nSection 426(c)(4) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11386(c)(4)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , which shall include, in the case of an applicant carrying out a project designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, reporting to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year regarding the activities funded during such fiscal year with such assistance that are designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, the location of the project and of such activities, and the amount of such assistance provided for the project or such activities..",
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"text": "5. Safe havens for homeless individuals demonstration program \n(a) Selection criteria \nSection 434(c) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11394(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6) by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: (7) such factors as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, considers necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements under subsection (e); and. (b) Veterans’ share \nSection 434 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Veterans’ share \n(1) In general \nIn making grants to applicants under this subtitle, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the amount made available for each fiscal year to carry out this subtitle is used for eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, which activities shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs. A grant shall be considered to comply with the requirement under the preceding sentence only if the Secretary consults with and obtains the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in making the grant. (2) Exception \nThe Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under paragraph (1) or reduce the percentage under such paragraph if the Secretary determines (based on approvable applications submitted for assistance under this subtitle), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts made available for such fiscal year to carry out this subtitle will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time. (3) Reports by recipients \nEach recipient provided assistance under this subtitle for a fiscal year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year describing each facility and activity funded with such assistance that is designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, the location of the facility or activity, and the amount of such assistance provided for the facility or activity..",
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"text": "6. Section 8 program for single room occupancy dwellings \n(a) Selection criteria \nSection 441(c) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401(c)) is amended by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the following: , while ensuring compliance with the requirements under subsection (k). The Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish any criteria for such competition necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements under subsection (k).. (b) Veterans’ share \nSection 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) Veterans’ share \n(1) In general \nIn allocating amounts to applicants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the amounts made available for each fiscal year to carry out this section are used for assistance designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, which assistance shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Assistance shall be considered to comply with the requirement under preceding sentence only if the Secretary consults with and obtains the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in allocating the assistance. (2) Exception \nThe Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under paragraph (1) or reduce the percentage under such paragraph if the Secretary determines (based on approvable applications submitted for assistance under this section), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts made available for such fiscal year to carry out this section will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time. (3) Reports by recipients \nEach applicant that receives assistance under this section for a fiscal year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year describing each dwelling unit occupied by a homeless person who is a veteran that is assisted with such assistance, the location of the dwelling unit, and the amount of such assistance provided for the dwelling unit..",
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"text": "7. Shelter plus care program \n(a) Selection criteria \nSection 455(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11403d(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (8) by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph: (9) such factors as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, considers necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements under subsection (d); and. (b) Veterans’ share \nSection 455 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Veterans’ share \n(1) In general \nIn providing assistance to applicants under this subtitle, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the amount made available for each fiscal year to carry out this subtitle is used for rental assistance designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, which assistance shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Assistance shall be considered to comply with the requirement under preceding sentence only if the Secretary consults with and obtains the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in providing the assistance. (2) Exception \nThe Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under paragraph (1) or reduce the percentage under such paragraph if the Secretary determines (based on approvable applications submitted for assistance under this subtitle), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts made available for such fiscal year to carry out this subtitle will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time. (3) Reports by recipients \nEach recipient provided assistance under this subtitle for a fiscal year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year describing assistance funded with such amounts that is designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, the location of the housing or activity so assisted, and the amount of such assistance provided for the housing or activity..",
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"text": "8. Rural homelessness grant program \nSection 491(c) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11408(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Veterans’ share \n(A) In general \nIn awarding grants under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the amount made available for the fiscal year for such grants is used for eligible activities under subsection (b) designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, which activities shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs. A grant shall be considered to comply with the requirement under preceding sentence only if the Secretary consults with and obtains the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in providing the grant. (B) Exception \nThe Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under subparagraph (A) or reduce the percentage under such subparagraph if the Secretary determines (based on approvable applications submitted for grants under this section), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts made available for such fiscal year to carry out this section will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time. (C) Reports by recipients \nEach eligible organization receiving a grant under this section for a fiscal year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year describing assistance funded with such amounts that is designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, the location of the housing or activities so assisted, and the amount of such amounts provided for the housing or activities..",
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"text": "9. Technical assistance and annual reports \n(a) In general \nSubtitle A of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 403. Technical assistance and reports regarding activities benefiting homeless veterans \n(a) Technical assistance \nThe Secretary, after consultation with and upon the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a program to provide technical advice, training, and outreach activities necessary to facilitate and encourage the funding, with grant amounts under this title, of projects and activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans. The program shall include— (1) providing notice of availability of amounts set-aside under this title for eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans to agencies and organizations who are qualified or could qualify as grantees for such amounts and project sponsors for such activities; (2) increasing participation, by agencies and organizations interested in carrying out eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, in developing plans required under section 401; (3) providing assistance to increase the capability of such agencies and organizations in developing plans and applications for grants under this title and activities funded with such grant amounts (including providing assistance in integrating and coordinating such activities with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs). (b) Annual reports \nNot later than 6 months after the conclusion of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding activities and assistance provided with grant amounts under this title that are designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans. The report shall analyze the extent of compliance with the requirements under this title to reserve amounts for such activities and assistance and shall summarize the reports regarding such assistance and activities submitted under sections 413(f)(3), 426(c)(4), 434(e)(3), 441(k)(3), 455(d)(3), and 491(c)(4)(C) by grant recipients. After submitting each report under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding any recommendations of such Secretary in response to the report.. (b) Clerical amendment \nThe table of contents in section 101(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 402 (as added by section 2(b) of this Act) the following new item: Sec. 403. Technical assistance and reports regarding activities benefiting homeless veterans",
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"text": "403. Technical assistance and reports regarding activities benefiting homeless veterans \n(a) Technical assistance \nThe Secretary, after consultation with and upon the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a program to provide technical advice, training, and outreach activities necessary to facilitate and encourage the funding, with grant amounts under this title, of projects and activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans. The program shall include— (1) providing notice of availability of amounts set-aside under this title for eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans to agencies and organizations who are qualified or could qualify as grantees for such amounts and project sponsors for such activities; (2) increasing participation, by agencies and organizations interested in carrying out eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, in developing plans required under section 401; (3) providing assistance to increase the capability of such agencies and organizations in developing plans and applications for grants under this title and activities funded with such grant amounts (including providing assistance in integrating and coordinating such activities with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs). (b) Annual reports \nNot later than 6 months after the conclusion of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding activities and assistance provided with grant amounts under this title that are designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans. The report shall analyze the extent of compliance with the requirements under this title to reserve amounts for such activities and assistance and shall summarize the reports regarding such assistance and activities submitted under sections 413(f)(3), 426(c)(4), 434(e)(3), 441(k)(3), 455(d)(3), and 491(c)(4)(C) by grant recipients. After submitting each report under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding any recommendations of such Secretary in response to the report.",
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] | 11 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the. 2. Definition
(a) In general
Subtitle A of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 402. Definition of veteran
For purposes of this title, the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.. (b) Clerical amendment
The table of contents in section 101(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 401 the following new item: Sec. 402. Definition of veteran 402. Definition of veteran
For purposes of this title, the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 3. Emergency shelter grants program
Section 413 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11373) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Veterans’ share
(1) In general
Each metropolitan city, urban county, State, and Indian tribe for which assistance under this subtitle is provided shall ensure that not less than 25 percent of the total amount received by the city, county, State, or tribe in each fiscal year shall be used for eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans. Such activities shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) Exception
Upon the request of a city, county, State, or tribe, the Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under paragraph (1) or reduce the percentage under such paragraph for the city, county, State, or tribe if the city, county, State, or tribe demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts of assistance under this subtitle for the city, county, State, or tribe will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time. (3) Reports by grantees
Each metropolitan city, urban county, State, and Indian tribe for which assistance under this subtitle is provided for a fiscal year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year describing each project and activity funded with such assistance that is designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, the location of the project or activity, and the amount of such assistance provided for the project or activity.. 4. Supportive housing program
(a) Selection criteria
Section 426(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11386(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6) by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: (7) such factors as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, considers necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements under section 429(b)(4); and. (b) Veterans’ share
Section 429(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11389(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) not less than 20 percent shall be allocated for use only for projects and supportive services designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, except that— (A) the Secretary shall make assistance available with such amounts only after consultation with and upon the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (B) projects and services provided with amounts allocated under this paragraph shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (C) the Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement to reserve amounts under this paragraph or reduce the percentage so reserved if the Secretary determines (based on approvable applications submitted for assistance under this subtitle), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts appropriated for such fiscal year to carry out this subtitle will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time.. (c) Report
Section 426(c)(4) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11386(c)(4)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , which shall include, in the case of an applicant carrying out a project designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, reporting to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year regarding the activities funded during such fiscal year with such assistance that are designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, the location of the project and of such activities, and the amount of such assistance provided for the project or such activities.. 5. Safe havens for homeless individuals demonstration program
(a) Selection criteria
Section 434(c) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11394(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6) by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: (7) such factors as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, considers necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements under subsection (e); and. (b) Veterans’ share
Section 434 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Veterans’ share
(1) In general
In making grants to applicants under this subtitle, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the amount made available for each fiscal year to carry out this subtitle is used for eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, which activities shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs. A grant shall be considered to comply with the requirement under the preceding sentence only if the Secretary consults with and obtains the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in making the grant. (2) Exception
The Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under paragraph (1) or reduce the percentage under such paragraph if the Secretary determines (based on approvable applications submitted for assistance under this subtitle), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts made available for such fiscal year to carry out this subtitle will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time. (3) Reports by recipients
Each recipient provided assistance under this subtitle for a fiscal year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year describing each facility and activity funded with such assistance that is designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, the location of the facility or activity, and the amount of such assistance provided for the facility or activity.. 6. Section 8 program for single room occupancy dwellings
(a) Selection criteria
Section 441(c) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401(c)) is amended by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the following: , while ensuring compliance with the requirements under subsection (k). The Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish any criteria for such competition necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements under subsection (k).. (b) Veterans’ share
Section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) Veterans’ share
(1) In general
In allocating amounts to applicants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the amounts made available for each fiscal year to carry out this section are used for assistance designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, which assistance shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Assistance shall be considered to comply with the requirement under preceding sentence only if the Secretary consults with and obtains the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in allocating the assistance. (2) Exception
The Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under paragraph (1) or reduce the percentage under such paragraph if the Secretary determines (based on approvable applications submitted for assistance under this section), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts made available for such fiscal year to carry out this section will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time. (3) Reports by recipients
Each applicant that receives assistance under this section for a fiscal year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year describing each dwelling unit occupied by a homeless person who is a veteran that is assisted with such assistance, the location of the dwelling unit, and the amount of such assistance provided for the dwelling unit.. 7. Shelter plus care program
(a) Selection criteria
Section 455(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11403d(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (8) by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph: (9) such factors as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, considers necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements under subsection (d); and. (b) Veterans’ share
Section 455 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Veterans’ share
(1) In general
In providing assistance to applicants under this subtitle, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the amount made available for each fiscal year to carry out this subtitle is used for rental assistance designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, which assistance shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Assistance shall be considered to comply with the requirement under preceding sentence only if the Secretary consults with and obtains the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in providing the assistance. (2) Exception
The Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under paragraph (1) or reduce the percentage under such paragraph if the Secretary determines (based on approvable applications submitted for assistance under this subtitle), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts made available for such fiscal year to carry out this subtitle will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time. (3) Reports by recipients
Each recipient provided assistance under this subtitle for a fiscal year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year describing assistance funded with such amounts that is designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, the location of the housing or activity so assisted, and the amount of such assistance provided for the housing or activity.. 8. Rural homelessness grant program
Section 491(c) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11408(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Veterans’ share
(A) In general
In awarding grants under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the amount made available for the fiscal year for such grants is used for eligible activities under subsection (b) designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, which activities shall, to the extent possible, be integrated and coordinated with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs. A grant shall be considered to comply with the requirement under preceding sentence only if the Secretary consults with and obtains the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in providing the grant. (B) Exception
The Secretary may, with respect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under subparagraph (A) or reduce the percentage under such subparagraph if the Secretary determines (based on approvable applications submitted for grants under this section), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs in the determination, that but for such waiver or reduction amounts made available for such fiscal year to carry out this section will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time. (C) Reports by recipients
Each eligible organization receiving a grant under this section for a fiscal year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year describing assistance funded with such amounts that is designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, the location of the housing or activities so assisted, and the amount of such amounts provided for the housing or activities.. 9. Technical assistance and annual reports
(a) In general
Subtitle A of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 403. Technical assistance and reports regarding activities benefiting homeless veterans
(a) Technical assistance
The Secretary, after consultation with and upon the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a program to provide technical advice, training, and outreach activities necessary to facilitate and encourage the funding, with grant amounts under this title, of projects and activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans. The program shall include— (1) providing notice of availability of amounts set-aside under this title for eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans to agencies and organizations who are qualified or could qualify as grantees for such amounts and project sponsors for such activities; (2) increasing participation, by agencies and organizations interested in carrying out eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, in developing plans required under section 401; (3) providing assistance to increase the capability of such agencies and organizations in developing plans and applications for grants under this title and activities funded with such grant amounts (including providing assistance in integrating and coordinating such activities with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs). (b) Annual reports
Not later than 6 months after the conclusion of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding activities and assistance provided with grant amounts under this title that are designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans. The report shall analyze the extent of compliance with the requirements under this title to reserve amounts for such activities and assistance and shall summarize the reports regarding such assistance and activities submitted under sections 413(f)(3), 426(c)(4), 434(e)(3), 441(k)(3), 455(d)(3), and 491(c)(4)(C) by grant recipients. After submitting each report under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding any recommendations of such Secretary in response to the report.. (b) Clerical amendment
The table of contents in section 101(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 402 (as added by section 2(b) of this Act) the following new item: Sec. 403. Technical assistance and reports regarding activities benefiting homeless veterans 403. Technical assistance and reports regarding activities benefiting homeless veterans
(a) Technical assistance
The Secretary, after consultation with and upon the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a program to provide technical advice, training, and outreach activities necessary to facilitate and encourage the funding, with grant amounts under this title, of projects and activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans. The program shall include— (1) providing notice of availability of amounts set-aside under this title for eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans to agencies and organizations who are qualified or could qualify as grantees for such amounts and project sponsors for such activities; (2) increasing participation, by agencies and organizations interested in carrying out eligible activities designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans, in developing plans required under section 401; (3) providing assistance to increase the capability of such agencies and organizations in developing plans and applications for grants under this title and activities funded with such grant amounts (including providing assistance in integrating and coordinating such activities with services made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs). (b) Annual reports
Not later than 6 months after the conclusion of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding activities and assistance provided with grant amounts under this title that are designed to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans. The report shall analyze the extent of compliance with the requirements under this title to reserve amounts for such activities and assistance and shall summarize the reports regarding such assistance and activities submitted under sections 413(f)(3), 426(c)(4), 434(e)(3), 441(k)(3), 455(d)(3), and 491(c)(4)(C) by grant recipients. After submitting each report under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding any recommendations of such Secretary in response to the report. | 18,829 |
107hr5447ih | 107 | hr | 5,447 | ih | To express the remorse of Congress for the policy of the Department of Defense in effect until 1976 providing for involuntary separation of female members of the Armed Forces who became pregnant while in service and to take certain steps to make amends for the effects of that policy | [
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"text": "1. Short title \nThis Act may be cited as the Women Discharged From the Military Due to Pregnancy Relief Act of 2002.",
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"text": "2. Findings \nCongress finds the following: (1) In June 1948, Congress enacted the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, which formally authorized the appointment and enlistment of women in the regular components of the United States Armed Forces. (2) With the expansion of the Armed Forces to include women, the possibility arose for the first time that members of the Armed Forces could become pregnant. (3) The response to such possibilities and actualities was Executive Order 10240, signed by President Harry S. Truman in 1951, which granted the Armed Forces the authority to involuntarily discharge a woman if she became pregnant, gave birth to a child, or became a parent by adoption or a stepparent. (4) The Armed Forces responded to the Executive Order by systematically discharging any woman in the Armed Forces who became pregnant, regardless of whether the pregnancy was intentional, unintentional, or the result of sexual abuse. (5) Although the Armed Forces were required to offer women who were involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy the opportunity to request retention in the military, many of the women who were involuntarily discharged were not offered such opportunity. (6) The Armed Forces did not provide required separation benefits, counseling, or assistance to the service women who were discharged due to pregnancy. (7) It is documented that as many as 7,000 service women were involuntarily discharged from the Armed Forces as a result of pregnancy. (8) There are reports that the practice of the Armed Forces to systematically discharge pregnant women from the service caused some women to seek abortions (illegal at the time) or to put their children up for adoption, and that, in some cases, some women committed suicide as a result of their involuntary discharge from the Armed Forces. (9) Such involuntary discharge from the Armed Forces on the basis of pregnancy was challenged in Federal district court by Stephanie Crawford in 1975, whose legal argument stated that the practice of this type of discharge violated her constitutional right to due process of law. (10) The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in Stephanie Crawford's favor in 1976 and found that the Executive Order and any regulations within the Armed Forces that made discharge from the military services mandatory due to pregnancy were unconstitutional. (11) By 1976, all regulations that permitted discharge of a servicewoman from the Armed Forces because of pregnancy or any form of parenthood had been rescinded.",
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"text": "3. Expression of Congressional remorse for policy of involuntary discharges due to pregnancy \n(a) Sense of Congress \nIt is the sense of Congress that the women who served in the United States Armed Forces before February 23, 1976, and who were involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy should not have been involuntarily discharged due to the physical status of pregnancy. (b) Expression of Remorse \nCongress hereby expresses deep remorse for the women who patriotically served in the Armed Forces, but were forced, by official United States policy, to endure unnecessary and discriminatory actions, including the violation of their constitutional right to due process of law, simply because they became pregnant while a member of the Armed Forces.",
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"header": "Expression of Congressional remorse for policy of involuntary discharges due to pregnancy"
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"text": "4. Payment of pay and allowances not paid by reason of involuntary discharge due to pregnancy \n(a) Determination of eligible persons \nThe Secretary of Defense shall identify each woman who was involuntarily discharged or separated from the Armed Forces due to pregnancy during the period beginning on June 12, 1948 (the date of the enactment of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948), and ending on February 23, 1976. (b) Payment of missed pay and allowances \n(1) Enlisted members \nThe Secretary of Defense shall pay to each woman identified under subsection (a) (or to the estate of such woman, if deceased) who was an enlisted member of the Armed Forces at the time of her involuntary discharge an amount equal to the total amount of pay and allowances that the Secretary estimates would have been paid to the woman during the remainder of her term of enlistment or period of obligated service (if any) had she not been involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy. (2) Officers \nThe Secretary of Defense shall pay to each woman identified under subsection (a) (or to the estate of such woman, if deceased) who was an officer in the Armed Forces at the time of her involuntary separation an amount equal to the total amount of pay and allowances that the Secretary estimates would have been paid to the woman during a period of active duty beginning on the date of her involuntary separation and ending on the earlier of the following: (A) The completion of five additional years of service on active duty. (B) The date on which she would have completed a period of active duty equal to her service in the Armed Forces before her involuntary separataion. (3) Adjustment \nEach amount determined under this subsection shall be adjusted for inflation, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, to the date of the payment.",
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"header": "Payment of pay and allowances not paid by reason of involuntary discharge due to pregnancy"
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"text": "5. Loan forgiveness for certain student loans \n(a) Definitions \nFor purposes of this section: (1) Eligible offspring \nThe term eligible offspring means any child of an eligible person under section 4(a) that is determined, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, to be the offspring of such person from the pregnancy that was the cause of such person's discharge or separation from the Armed Forces. For purposes of this definition, it does not matter whether the child was raised by the eligible person or adopted and raised by another person. (2) Secretary \nThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. (3) Federal student loan \nThe term Federal student loan means any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, regardless of whether the loan was made, insured, or guaranteed under such part before the date of the enactment of this Act or is made, insured, or guaranteed under such part on or after such date. (b) In general \nThe Secretary shall provide for the discharge or cancellation of the Federal student loan indebtedness of an eligible offspring in the same manner as is required by sections 437(a), 455(a)(1), and 464(c)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087(a), 1087e(a)(1), 1087dd(c)(1)(F)), as the case may be. (c) Facilitation of claims \nThe Secretary shall— (1) by regulation, establish procedures for the filing of applications for discharge or cancellation under this section, which regulations shall be prescribed and published within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and without regard to the requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) take such actions as may be necessary to publicize the availability of discharge or cancellation of Federal student loan indebtedness for eligible offspring under this section. (d) Availability of funds for payments \nFunds available for the purposes of making payments to lenders in accordance with section 437(a) for the discharge of indebtedness of individuals described in subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be available for making payments under section 437(a) as required by this section. (e) No delay in regulations \nSections 482(c) and 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c), 1098a) shall not apply to the regulations required by this section.",
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"header": "Loan forgiveness for certain student loans"
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"text": "6. Health benefits \nHealth benefits shall be available under section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, to eligible persons described in section 4(a) and eligible offspring as defined by section 5(a) in the same manner as health benefits are available under such section 1086 for persons covered by subsection (c) of that section.",
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"header": "Health benefits"
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"text": "7. Standard form of discharge for women veterans involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy \nThe Secretary of Defense shall establish a standard discharge code (including a discharge cause reenlistment code and other related information) for women veterans who were involuntarily discharged from the Armed Forces due to pregnancy between 1951 and 1976. Such discharge code shall provide a single, uniform discharge code, applicable to each of the Armed Forces, indicating that the discharge was an involuntary discharge due to pregnancy. The Secretary shall develop a means by which each such involuntarily discharged female veteran may apply to the Secretary to have that veteran’s discharge documents revised to reflect the new standard discharge code. The Secretary shall promptly issue revised discharge documents to each female veteran submitting such an application who the Secretary determines is eligible for such revised documents.",
"id": "HC6FC19D6009247E1B59D6F92F930A28D",
"header": "Standard form of discharge for women veterans involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy"
},
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"text": "8. Sense of congress concerning continued service to the Nation \nIt is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should establish policies to encourage women veterans who before 1976 were involuntarily discharged from the Armed Forces due to pregnancy to continue to serve the Nation.",
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"header": "Sense of congress concerning continued service to the Nation"
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] | 8 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Women Discharged From the Military Due to Pregnancy Relief Act of 2002. 2. Findings
Congress finds the following: (1) In June 1948, Congress enacted the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, which formally authorized the appointment and enlistment of women in the regular components of the United States Armed Forces. (2) With the expansion of the Armed Forces to include women, the possibility arose for the first time that members of the Armed Forces could become pregnant. (3) The response to such possibilities and actualities was Executive Order 10240, signed by President Harry S. Truman in 1951, which granted the Armed Forces the authority to involuntarily discharge a woman if she became pregnant, gave birth to a child, or became a parent by adoption or a stepparent. (4) The Armed Forces responded to the Executive Order by systematically discharging any woman in the Armed Forces who became pregnant, regardless of whether the pregnancy was intentional, unintentional, or the result of sexual abuse. (5) Although the Armed Forces were required to offer women who were involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy the opportunity to request retention in the military, many of the women who were involuntarily discharged were not offered such opportunity. (6) The Armed Forces did not provide required separation benefits, counseling, or assistance to the service women who were discharged due to pregnancy. (7) It is documented that as many as 7,000 service women were involuntarily discharged from the Armed Forces as a result of pregnancy. (8) There are reports that the practice of the Armed Forces to systematically discharge pregnant women from the service caused some women to seek abortions (illegal at the time) or to put their children up for adoption, and that, in some cases, some women committed suicide as a result of their involuntary discharge from the Armed Forces. (9) Such involuntary discharge from the Armed Forces on the basis of pregnancy was challenged in Federal district court by Stephanie Crawford in 1975, whose legal argument stated that the practice of this type of discharge violated her constitutional right to due process of law. (10) The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in Stephanie Crawford's favor in 1976 and found that the Executive Order and any regulations within the Armed Forces that made discharge from the military services mandatory due to pregnancy were unconstitutional. (11) By 1976, all regulations that permitted discharge of a servicewoman from the Armed Forces because of pregnancy or any form of parenthood had been rescinded. 3. Expression of Congressional remorse for policy of involuntary discharges due to pregnancy
(a) Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that the women who served in the United States Armed Forces before February 23, 1976, and who were involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy should not have been involuntarily discharged due to the physical status of pregnancy. (b) Expression of Remorse
Congress hereby expresses deep remorse for the women who patriotically served in the Armed Forces, but were forced, by official United States policy, to endure unnecessary and discriminatory actions, including the violation of their constitutional right to due process of law, simply because they became pregnant while a member of the Armed Forces. 4. Payment of pay and allowances not paid by reason of involuntary discharge due to pregnancy
(a) Determination of eligible persons
The Secretary of Defense shall identify each woman who was involuntarily discharged or separated from the Armed Forces due to pregnancy during the period beginning on June 12, 1948 (the date of the enactment of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948), and ending on February 23, 1976. (b) Payment of missed pay and allowances
(1) Enlisted members
The Secretary of Defense shall pay to each woman identified under subsection (a) (or to the estate of such woman, if deceased) who was an enlisted member of the Armed Forces at the time of her involuntary discharge an amount equal to the total amount of pay and allowances that the Secretary estimates would have been paid to the woman during the remainder of her term of enlistment or period of obligated service (if any) had she not been involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy. (2) Officers
The Secretary of Defense shall pay to each woman identified under subsection (a) (or to the estate of such woman, if deceased) who was an officer in the Armed Forces at the time of her involuntary separation an amount equal to the total amount of pay and allowances that the Secretary estimates would have been paid to the woman during a period of active duty beginning on the date of her involuntary separation and ending on the earlier of the following: (A) The completion of five additional years of service on active duty. (B) The date on which she would have completed a period of active duty equal to her service in the Armed Forces before her involuntary separataion. (3) Adjustment
Each amount determined under this subsection shall be adjusted for inflation, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, to the date of the payment. 5. Loan forgiveness for certain student loans
(a) Definitions
For purposes of this section: (1) Eligible offspring
The term eligible offspring means any child of an eligible person under section 4(a) that is determined, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, to be the offspring of such person from the pregnancy that was the cause of such person's discharge or separation from the Armed Forces. For purposes of this definition, it does not matter whether the child was raised by the eligible person or adopted and raised by another person. (2) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. (3) Federal student loan
The term Federal student loan means any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, regardless of whether the loan was made, insured, or guaranteed under such part before the date of the enactment of this Act or is made, insured, or guaranteed under such part on or after such date. (b) In general
The Secretary shall provide for the discharge or cancellation of the Federal student loan indebtedness of an eligible offspring in the same manner as is required by sections 437(a), 455(a)(1), and 464(c)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087(a), 1087e(a)(1), 1087dd(c)(1)(F)), as the case may be. (c) Facilitation of claims
The Secretary shall— (1) by regulation, establish procedures for the filing of applications for discharge or cancellation under this section, which regulations shall be prescribed and published within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and without regard to the requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) take such actions as may be necessary to publicize the availability of discharge or cancellation of Federal student loan indebtedness for eligible offspring under this section. (d) Availability of funds for payments
Funds available for the purposes of making payments to lenders in accordance with section 437(a) for the discharge of indebtedness of individuals described in subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be available for making payments under section 437(a) as required by this section. (e) No delay in regulations
Sections 482(c) and 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c), 1098a) shall not apply to the regulations required by this section. 6. Health benefits
Health benefits shall be available under section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, to eligible persons described in section 4(a) and eligible offspring as defined by section 5(a) in the same manner as health benefits are available under such section 1086 for persons covered by subsection (c) of that section. 7. Standard form of discharge for women veterans involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy
The Secretary of Defense shall establish a standard discharge code (including a discharge cause reenlistment code and other related information) for women veterans who were involuntarily discharged from the Armed Forces due to pregnancy between 1951 and 1976. Such discharge code shall provide a single, uniform discharge code, applicable to each of the Armed Forces, indicating that the discharge was an involuntary discharge due to pregnancy. The Secretary shall develop a means by which each such involuntarily discharged female veteran may apply to the Secretary to have that veteran’s discharge documents revised to reflect the new standard discharge code. The Secretary shall promptly issue revised discharge documents to each female veteran submitting such an application who the Secretary determines is eligible for such revised documents. 8. Sense of congress concerning continued service to the Nation
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should establish policies to encourage women veterans who before 1976 were involuntarily discharged from the Armed Forces due to pregnancy to continue to serve the Nation. | 9,208 |
107hr5676ih | 107 | hr | 5,676 | ih | To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies for disaster relief. | [
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"text": "1. Short title \nThis Act may be cited as the Disaster Relief for Our Schools Act.",
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"text": "2. Findings \nThe Congress finds the following: (1) The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, had a devastating impact on New York City, New York, including its schools. (2) Since the terrorist attack, the New York City School System has experienced tremendous difficulty in obtaining aid from the Federal Government to help with resulting expenses. (3) Under prior legislation enacted in 1965, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was authorized to distribute disaster assistance to local school districts impacted by a declared disaster, and the Department performed this task well. (4) Following the Northridge, California, earthquake in 1994, the Los Angeles school district received assistance from the Department of Education as quickly as 2 weeks from the incident. (5) In 1994, responsibility for disaster assistance for education institutions was officially transferred from the Department of Education to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). (6) Given the experience of the New York City School System, and with statements made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that the Agency cannot provide assistance for operating expenses, the Department of Education should be authorized to provide immediate disaster assistance for schools.",
"id": "HC2601AF7A77C489598ECA281D159E7EC",
"header": "Findings"
},
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"text": "3. Disaster relief grants for local educational agencies \n(a) Establishment \nThe Secretary of Education may make grants for disaster relief to local educational agencies located in any area for which the President has declared a major disaster pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). (b) Use of funds \nThe Secretary may not make a grant under this section unless the applicant involved agrees to use the grant as reimbursement or payment for expenses resulting from a major disaster described in subsection (a) that occurred after September 10, 2001. Such expenses may include any of the following: (1) Additional classroom instruction time and related activities for students who lost instructional time as a result of the disaster. (2) Mental health and trauma counseling and other appropriate support services to students suffering from long-term or short-term trauma-related disorders resulting from the disaster. (3) Guidance and grief counseling and mental health services, including overtime payment for counselors and mental health professionals, for students and school staff. (4) Textbooks and other school supplies and equipment damaged or destroyed as a result of the disaster, or used to support the relocation of students from schools in the disaster area. (5) Relocating students, including transportation of students to temporary school facilities. (6) Loss of perishable food stock and revenue lost from food services. (7) Renting or leasing alternate temporary facilities or transportation. (c) Application \nTo seek a grant under this section, a local educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary reasonably requires. (d) Rule of construction \nNothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting or exempting the Federal Emergency Management Agency from its obligation to provide assistance to local educational agencies in connection with a major disaster, including debris removal and cleanup, and restoration of facilities to their predisaster condition. (e) Definitions \nFor purposes of this section: (1) The term local educational agency has the meaning given to that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (2) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.",
"id": "H2B80082DC4C44B01A1E818D75FCE99E3",
"header": "Disaster relief grants for local educational agencies"
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] | 3 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Disaster Relief for Our Schools Act. 2. Findings
The Congress finds the following: (1) The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, had a devastating impact on New York City, New York, including its schools. (2) Since the terrorist attack, the New York City School System has experienced tremendous difficulty in obtaining aid from the Federal Government to help with resulting expenses. (3) Under prior legislation enacted in 1965, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was authorized to distribute disaster assistance to local school districts impacted by a declared disaster, and the Department performed this task well. (4) Following the Northridge, California, earthquake in 1994, the Los Angeles school district received assistance from the Department of Education as quickly as 2 weeks from the incident. (5) In 1994, responsibility for disaster assistance for education institutions was officially transferred from the Department of Education to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). (6) Given the experience of the New York City School System, and with statements made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that the Agency cannot provide assistance for operating expenses, the Department of Education should be authorized to provide immediate disaster assistance for schools. 3. Disaster relief grants for local educational agencies
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of Education may make grants for disaster relief to local educational agencies located in any area for which the President has declared a major disaster pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). (b) Use of funds
The Secretary may not make a grant under this section unless the applicant involved agrees to use the grant as reimbursement or payment for expenses resulting from a major disaster described in subsection (a) that occurred after September 10, 2001. Such expenses may include any of the following: (1) Additional classroom instruction time and related activities for students who lost instructional time as a result of the disaster. (2) Mental health and trauma counseling and other appropriate support services to students suffering from long-term or short-term trauma-related disorders resulting from the disaster. (3) Guidance and grief counseling and mental health services, including overtime payment for counselors and mental health professionals, for students and school staff. (4) Textbooks and other school supplies and equipment damaged or destroyed as a result of the disaster, or used to support the relocation of students from schools in the disaster area. (5) Relocating students, including transportation of students to temporary school facilities. (6) Loss of perishable food stock and revenue lost from food services. (7) Renting or leasing alternate temporary facilities or transportation. (c) Application
To seek a grant under this section, a local educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary reasonably requires. (d) Rule of construction
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting or exempting the Federal Emergency Management Agency from its obligation to provide assistance to local educational agencies in connection with a major disaster, including debris removal and cleanup, and restoration of facilities to their predisaster condition. (e) Definitions
For purposes of this section: (1) The term local educational agency has the meaning given to that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (2) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. | 3,858 |
107hr5541ih | 107 | hr | 5,541 | ih | To reject proposals to partially or completely divert funds, which normally would be designated for the Social Security trust fund, into private savings accounts as a substitute for the lifelong, guaranteed, inflation-protected insurance benefits provided through Social Security. | [
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"text": "1. Short title \nThis Act may be cited as the Rejecting Social Security Privatization Act of 2002.",
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"header": "Short title"
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"text": "2. Findings \nThe Congress finds the following: (1) 117 Members of Congress signed a letter on May 24, 2001, to the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security, urging the Commission to develop a plan to partially privatize Social Security by diverting funds away from the Social Security trust funds and instituting Personal Retirement Accounts. (2) The Commission developed three alternative plans that would partially privatize Social Security by diverting substantial monies from the Social Security trust funds to pay for the private accounts, which threatens benefits for current beneficiaries by significantly weakening the financial condition of the trust funds. (3) These reductions in guaranteed benefits apply to all workers, regardless of whether they choose to have an individual account or not. (4) Substituting private accounts for guaranteed Social Security benefits increases financial risk for retirees, disabled workers, and their families; reduces Social Security protections for women, low-income workers, and many members of minority groups; and erodes benefits for the dependent children of workers who retire, become disabled, or die. (5) Private investments in the stock market of funds that have been diverted away from the Social Security trust funds are an inherent risk to Americans who currently depend upon secure Social Security trust funds, or anticipate receiving their earned benefits as they approach retirement.",
"id": "HD1F8FAFADA7E4BDF8FED761234E0002E",
"header": "Findings"
},
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"text": "3. Rejection of privatization \nThe Congress hereby commits to preserve the guaranteed, lifelong, inflation-protected benefits provided under title II of the Social Security Act to retirees, disabled workers, and their families, and the survivors of deceased workers, by rejecting plans to institute Personal Retirement Accounts, or any other forms of private accounts, which would divert or remove all or portions of monies from the Social Security trust funds and reduce the retirement security of current and future beneficiaries, and which would reduce guaranteed Social Security benefits for retirees, disabled workers, and survivors.",
"id": "HE725E298ABA7409589BDF6E67B04683",
"header": "Rejection of privatization"
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] | 3 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Rejecting Social Security Privatization Act of 2002. 2. Findings
The Congress finds the following: (1) 117 Members of Congress signed a letter on May 24, 2001, to the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security, urging the Commission to develop a plan to partially privatize Social Security by diverting funds away from the Social Security trust funds and instituting Personal Retirement Accounts. (2) The Commission developed three alternative plans that would partially privatize Social Security by diverting substantial monies from the Social Security trust funds to pay for the private accounts, which threatens benefits for current beneficiaries by significantly weakening the financial condition of the trust funds. (3) These reductions in guaranteed benefits apply to all workers, regardless of whether they choose to have an individual account or not. (4) Substituting private accounts for guaranteed Social Security benefits increases financial risk for retirees, disabled workers, and their families; reduces Social Security protections for women, low-income workers, and many members of minority groups; and erodes benefits for the dependent children of workers who retire, become disabled, or die. (5) Private investments in the stock market of funds that have been diverted away from the Social Security trust funds are an inherent risk to Americans who currently depend upon secure Social Security trust funds, or anticipate receiving their earned benefits as they approach retirement. 3. Rejection of privatization
The Congress hereby commits to preserve the guaranteed, lifelong, inflation-protected benefits provided under title II of the Social Security Act to retirees, disabled workers, and their families, and the survivors of deceased workers, by rejecting plans to institute Personal Retirement Accounts, or any other forms of private accounts, which would divert or remove all or portions of monies from the Social Security trust funds and reduce the retirement security of current and future beneficiaries, and which would reduce guaranteed Social Security benefits for retirees, disabled workers, and survivors. | 2,193 |
107hr5692ih | 107 | hr | 5,692 | ih | For the relief of Mounir Adel Hajjar. | [
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"text": "1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MOUNIR ADEL HAJJAR \n(a) In General \nNotwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Mounir Adel Hajjar shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status \nIf Mounir Adel Hajjar enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees \nSubsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number \nUpon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Mounir Adel Hajjar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives \nThe natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Mounir Adel Hajjar shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.",
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"header": "PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MOUNIR ADEL HAJJAR"
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] | 1 | 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MOUNIR ADEL HAJJAR
(a) In General
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Mounir Adel Hajjar shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status
If Mounir Adel Hajjar enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees
Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Mounir Adel Hajjar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives
The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Mounir Adel Hajjar shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. | 1,957 |
107hr5616ih | 107 | hr | 5,616 | ih | To provide for the expiration of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, known as the Helms-Burton Act, on March 31, 2003. | [
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"text": "1. Short title \nThis Act may be cited as the.",
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"text": "2. Findings \nThe Congress finds the following: (1) The purpose of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, known as the Helms-Burton Act, was to seek international sanctions against the Castro Government in Cuba and to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba. (2) The LIBERTAD Act and other sanctions implemented by the United States against Cuba and its foreign investors have failed to promote democracy, denied Cubans access to food and medicine, and undermined trade relations between the United States and its strongest allies. (3) The President of the United States, as authorized under title III of that Act, has suspended the right to bring any action under that title every 6 months since the enactment of that Act, so that significant provisions of the legislation have never been in full force. (4) The United States can best support democratic change and human rights in Cuba by promoting trade and commerce, travel, communications, and cultural, academic, and scientific exchanges.",
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"header": "Findings"
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"text": "3. Expiration of the LIBERTAD Act \nThe Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 shall cease to be effective on March 31, 2003.",
"id": "H73536E21D2EF4A37BAA606CAAD008E00",
"header": "Expiration of the LIBERTAD Act"
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"text": "4. Conforming Amendments \n(a) Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 \n(1) Section 1704(b)(2) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003(b)(2)) is amended— (A) by inserting and at the end of subparagraph (A); (B) by striking subparagraph (B); (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and (D) by striking the flush sentence at the end. (2) Section 1705(e) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e)) is amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (6). (b) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 \n(1) Section 498A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295a) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(11) by striking and intelligence facilities, including the military and intelligence facilities at Lourdes and Cienfuegos , and inserting facilities, ; (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (4) by adding and after the semicolon; (ii) by striking paragraph (5); and (iii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and (C) by striking subsection (d). (2) Section 498B(k) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295b(k)) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4). (c) title 28, United States Code \nSection 1611 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c). (d) International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 \nSections 514 and 515 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 16431 and 1643m) are repealed. (e) Effective Date \nThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on March 31, 2003.",
"id": "H58643A5183994D079E1F2277D9070021",
"header": "Conforming Amendments"
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"text": "5. No right of action \nNo action under section 302 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 may be brought on or after March 31, 2003, with respect to trafficking (as defined under that Act) occurring before, on, or after that date.",
"id": "HCDE3F6CEB78140D1B7DBD8D4CF76E76D",
"header": "No right of action"
},
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"text": "6. Termination of Actions under title IV \n(a) Termination of actions under title IV \nAs of March 1, 2003— (1) all denials of visas and all exclusions pursuant to title IV of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic and Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 shall expire; and (2) the names of all persons subject to such denials or exclusions shall be removed from any lists or other records used by the Secretary of State or the Attorney General to enforce title IV of that Act. (b) Notification \nNot later than June 30, 2003, the Secretary of State shall notify in writing all persons subject to denials or exclusions to which subsection (a) applies of the expiration and removal under subsection (a).",
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"header": "Termination of Actions under title IV"
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] | 6 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the. 2. Findings
The Congress finds the following: (1) The purpose of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, known as the Helms-Burton Act, was to seek international sanctions against the Castro Government in Cuba and to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba. (2) The LIBERTAD Act and other sanctions implemented by the United States against Cuba and its foreign investors have failed to promote democracy, denied Cubans access to food and medicine, and undermined trade relations between the United States and its strongest allies. (3) The President of the United States, as authorized under title III of that Act, has suspended the right to bring any action under that title every 6 months since the enactment of that Act, so that significant provisions of the legislation have never been in full force. (4) The United States can best support democratic change and human rights in Cuba by promoting trade and commerce, travel, communications, and cultural, academic, and scientific exchanges. 3. Expiration of the LIBERTAD Act
The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 shall cease to be effective on March 31, 2003. 4. Conforming Amendments
(a) Cuban Democracy Act of 1992
(1) Section 1704(b)(2) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003(b)(2)) is amended— (A) by inserting and at the end of subparagraph (A); (B) by striking subparagraph (B); (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and (D) by striking the flush sentence at the end. (2) Section 1705(e) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e)) is amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (6). (b) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(1) Section 498A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295a) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(11) by striking and intelligence facilities, including the military and intelligence facilities at Lourdes and Cienfuegos , and inserting facilities, ; (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (4) by adding and after the semicolon; (ii) by striking paragraph (5); and (iii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and (C) by striking subsection (d). (2) Section 498B(k) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295b(k)) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4). (c) title 28, United States Code
Section 1611 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c). (d) International Claims Settlement Act of 1949
Sections 514 and 515 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 16431 and 1643m) are repealed. (e) Effective Date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on March 31, 2003. 5. No right of action
No action under section 302 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 may be brought on or after March 31, 2003, with respect to trafficking (as defined under that Act) occurring before, on, or after that date. 6. Termination of Actions under title IV
(a) Termination of actions under title IV
As of March 1, 2003— (1) all denials of visas and all exclusions pursuant to title IV of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic and Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 shall expire; and (2) the names of all persons subject to such denials or exclusions shall be removed from any lists or other records used by the Secretary of State or the Attorney General to enforce title IV of that Act. (b) Notification
Not later than June 30, 2003, the Secretary of State shall notify in writing all persons subject to denials or exclusions to which subsection (a) applies of the expiration and removal under subsection (a). | 3,701 |
107hr1074ih | 107 | hr | 1,074 | ih | To provide Government XML regulatory costs and benefits, and for other purposes. | [
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"text": "2. Purposes \nThe purposes of this Act are to— (1) promote the public right-to-know about the costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs and rules; (2) increase Government accountability; and (3) improve the quality of Federal regulatory programs and rules.",
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"text": "3. Definitions \nIn this Act: (1) In general \nExcept as otherwise provided in this section, the definitions under section 551 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to this Act. (2) Benefit \nThe term benefit means the reasonably identifiable significant favorable effects, quantifiable and nonquantifiable, including social, health, safety, environmental, and economic effects, that are expected to result from implementation of, or compliance with, a rule. (3) Cost \nThe term cost means the reasonably identifiable significant adverse effects, quantifiable and nonquantifiable, including social, health, safety, environmental, and economic effects, that are expected to result from implementation of, or compliance with, a rule. (4) Director \nThe term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (5) Major rule \nThe term major rule means any rule as that term is defined under section 804(2) of title 5, United States Code. (6) Minor rule \nI hope this MF works. (7) Paperwork \nThe term paperwork has the meaning given the term collection of information under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. (8) Program component \nThe term program component means a set of related rules. 4. Accounting statement \n(a) In general \nNot later than February 5, 2001, and on the first Monday in February of each year thereafter, the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall prepare and submit to the Congress an accounting statement and associated report containing— (1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs, including rules and paperwork— (A) in the aggregate; (B) by agency, agency program, and program component; and (C) by major rule; (2) an analysis of direct and indirect impacts of Federal rules and paperwork on Federal, State, local, and tribal government, the private sector, small business, wages, consumer prices, productivity, economic growth, and distributional effects; (3) an identification and analysis of overlaps, duplications, and potential inconsistencies among Federal regulatory programs; and (4) recommendations to reform inefficient or ineffective regulatory programs or program components. (b) Net benefits and costs \nTo the extent feasible, the Director shall, in estimates contained in any submission under subsection (a)(1), quantify the net benefits or net costs of— (1) each program component covered by the submission; (2) each major rule covered by the submission; and (3) each option for which costs and benefits were included in any regulatory impact analysis issued for any major rule covered by the submission. (c) Summary of regulatory activity \nThe Director shall include in each submission under subsection (a)(1) a table stating the number of major rules and the number of nonmajor rules issued by each agency in the preceding fiscal year. (d) Years covered by accounting statement \nEach accounting statement submitted under this section shall, at a minimum— (1) cover expected costs and benefits for the fiscal year for which the statement is submitted and each of the 4 fiscal years following that fiscal year; (2) cover previously expected costs and benefits for each of the 2 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the statement is submitted, or the most recent revision of such costs and benefits; and (3) with respect to each major rule, include the estimates of costs and benefits for each of the fiscal years referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) that were included in the regulatory impact analysis that was prepared for the major rule. 5. Notice and comment \n(a) In general \nBefore submitting an accounting statement and the associated report to Congress under section 4, and before preparing final guidelines under section 6, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall— (1) provide public notice and an opportunity of at least 60 days for submission of comments on the statement and report or guidelines, respectively; and (2) consult with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office on the statement and report or guidelines, respectively. (b) Appendix \nAfter consideration of the comments, the Director shall include an appendix to the report or guidelines, respectively, addressing the public comments and peer review comments under section 7. 6. Guidelines from the office of management and budget \n(a) In general \nNot later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Council of Economic Advisors, shall issue guidelines to agencies to standardize— (1) most plausible measures of costs and benefits; and (2) the format of information provided for accounting statements. (b) Review \nThe Director shall review submissions from the agencies to ensure consistency with the guidelines under this section. 7. Peer review \n(a) In general \nThe Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall arrange for 2 or more organizations that have nationally recognized expertise in regulatory analysis and regulatory accounting and that are independent of and external to the Government, to provide peer review of each accounting statement and associated report under section 4 and the guidelines under section 6 before the statement, report, or guidelines are final. (b) Written comments \nThe peer review under this section shall provide written comments to the Director in a timely manner. The Director shall use the peer review comments in preparing the final statements, associated reports, and guidelines. (c) FACA \nPeer review under this section shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).",
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"text": "4. Accounting statement \n(a) In general \nNot later than February 5, 2001, and on the first Monday in February of each year thereafter, the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall prepare and submit to the Congress an accounting statement and associated report containing— (1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs, including rules and paperwork— (A) in the aggregate; (B) by agency, agency program, and program component; and (C) by major rule; (2) an analysis of direct and indirect impacts of Federal rules and paperwork on Federal, State, local, and tribal government, the private sector, small business, wages, consumer prices, productivity, economic growth, and distributional effects; (3) an identification and analysis of overlaps, duplications, and potential inconsistencies among Federal regulatory programs; and (4) recommendations to reform inefficient or ineffective regulatory programs or program components. (b) Net benefits and costs \nTo the extent feasible, the Director shall, in estimates contained in any submission under subsection (a)(1), quantify the net benefits or net costs of— (1) each program component covered by the submission; (2) each major rule covered by the submission; and (3) each option for which costs and benefits were included in any regulatory impact analysis issued for any major rule covered by the submission. (c) Summary of regulatory activity \nThe Director shall include in each submission under subsection (a)(1) a table stating the number of major rules and the number of nonmajor rules issued by each agency in the preceding fiscal year. (d) Years covered by accounting statement \nEach accounting statement submitted under this section shall, at a minimum— (1) cover expected costs and benefits for the fiscal year for which the statement is submitted and each of the 4 fiscal years following that fiscal year; (2) cover previously expected costs and benefits for each of the 2 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the statement is submitted, or the most recent revision of such costs and benefits; and (3) with respect to each major rule, include the estimates of costs and benefits for each of the fiscal years referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) that were included in the regulatory impact analysis that was prepared for the major rule.",
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"text": "5. Notice and comment \n(a) In general \nBefore submitting an accounting statement and the associated report to Congress under section 4, and before preparing final guidelines under section 6, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall— (1) provide public notice and an opportunity of at least 60 days for submission of comments on the statement and report or guidelines, respectively; and (2) consult with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office on the statement and report or guidelines, respectively. (b) Appendix \nAfter consideration of the comments, the Director shall include an appendix to the report or guidelines, respectively, addressing the public comments and peer review comments under section 7.",
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"text": "6. Guidelines from the office of management and budget \n(a) In general \nNot later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Council of Economic Advisors, shall issue guidelines to agencies to standardize— (1) most plausible measures of costs and benefits; and (2) the format of information provided for accounting statements. (b) Review \nThe Director shall review submissions from the agencies to ensure consistency with the guidelines under this section.",
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"text": "7. Peer review \n(a) In general \nThe Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall arrange for 2 or more organizations that have nationally recognized expertise in regulatory analysis and regulatory accounting and that are independent of and external to the Government, to provide peer review of each accounting statement and associated report under section 4 and the guidelines under section 6 before the statement, report, or guidelines are final. (b) Written comments \nThe peer review under this section shall provide written comments to the Director in a timely manner. The Director shall use the peer review comments in preparing the final statements, associated reports, and guidelines. (c) FACA \nPeer review under this section shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).",
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] | 7 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the. 2. Purposes
The purposes of this Act are to— (1) promote the public right-to-know about the costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs and rules; (2) increase Government accountability; and (3) improve the quality of Federal regulatory programs and rules. 3. Definitions
In this Act: (1) In general
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the definitions under section 551 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to this Act. (2) Benefit
The term benefit means the reasonably identifiable significant favorable effects, quantifiable and nonquantifiable, including social, health, safety, environmental, and economic effects, that are expected to result from implementation of, or compliance with, a rule. (3) Cost
The term cost means the reasonably identifiable significant adverse effects, quantifiable and nonquantifiable, including social, health, safety, environmental, and economic effects, that are expected to result from implementation of, or compliance with, a rule. (4) Director
The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (5) Major rule
The term major rule means any rule as that term is defined under section 804(2) of title 5, United States Code. (6) Minor rule
I hope this MF works. (7) Paperwork
The term paperwork has the meaning given the term collection of information under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. (8) Program component
The term program component means a set of related rules. 4. Accounting statement
(a) In general
Not later than February 5, 2001, and on the first Monday in February of each year thereafter, the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall prepare and submit to the Congress an accounting statement and associated report containing— (1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs, including rules and paperwork— (A) in the aggregate; (B) by agency, agency program, and program component; and (C) by major rule; (2) an analysis of direct and indirect impacts of Federal rules and paperwork on Federal, State, local, and tribal government, the private sector, small business, wages, consumer prices, productivity, economic growth, and distributional effects; (3) an identification and analysis of overlaps, duplications, and potential inconsistencies among Federal regulatory programs; and (4) recommendations to reform inefficient or ineffective regulatory programs or program components. (b) Net benefits and costs
To the extent feasible, the Director shall, in estimates contained in any submission under subsection (a)(1), quantify the net benefits or net costs of— (1) each program component covered by the submission; (2) each major rule covered by the submission; and (3) each option for which costs and benefits were included in any regulatory impact analysis issued for any major rule covered by the submission. (c) Summary of regulatory activity
The Director shall include in each submission under subsection (a)(1) a table stating the number of major rules and the number of nonmajor rules issued by each agency in the preceding fiscal year. (d) Years covered by accounting statement
Each accounting statement submitted under this section shall, at a minimum— (1) cover expected costs and benefits for the fiscal year for which the statement is submitted and each of the 4 fiscal years following that fiscal year; (2) cover previously expected costs and benefits for each of the 2 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the statement is submitted, or the most recent revision of such costs and benefits; and (3) with respect to each major rule, include the estimates of costs and benefits for each of the fiscal years referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) that were included in the regulatory impact analysis that was prepared for the major rule. 5. Notice and comment
(a) In general
Before submitting an accounting statement and the associated report to Congress under section 4, and before preparing final guidelines under section 6, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall— (1) provide public notice and an opportunity of at least 60 days for submission of comments on the statement and report or guidelines, respectively; and (2) consult with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office on the statement and report or guidelines, respectively. (b) Appendix
After consideration of the comments, the Director shall include an appendix to the report or guidelines, respectively, addressing the public comments and peer review comments under section 7. 6. Guidelines from the office of management and budget
(a) In general
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Council of Economic Advisors, shall issue guidelines to agencies to standardize— (1) most plausible measures of costs and benefits; and (2) the format of information provided for accounting statements. (b) Review
The Director shall review submissions from the agencies to ensure consistency with the guidelines under this section. 7. Peer review
(a) In general
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall arrange for 2 or more organizations that have nationally recognized expertise in regulatory analysis and regulatory accounting and that are independent of and external to the Government, to provide peer review of each accounting statement and associated report under section 4 and the guidelines under section 6 before the statement, report, or guidelines are final. (b) Written comments
The peer review under this section shall provide written comments to the Director in a timely manner. The Director shall use the peer review comments in preparing the final statements, associated reports, and guidelines. (c) FACA
Peer review under this section shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 4. Accounting statement
(a) In general
Not later than February 5, 2001, and on the first Monday in February of each year thereafter, the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall prepare and submit to the Congress an accounting statement and associated report containing— (1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs, including rules and paperwork— (A) in the aggregate; (B) by agency, agency program, and program component; and (C) by major rule; (2) an analysis of direct and indirect impacts of Federal rules and paperwork on Federal, State, local, and tribal government, the private sector, small business, wages, consumer prices, productivity, economic growth, and distributional effects; (3) an identification and analysis of overlaps, duplications, and potential inconsistencies among Federal regulatory programs; and (4) recommendations to reform inefficient or ineffective regulatory programs or program components. (b) Net benefits and costs
To the extent feasible, the Director shall, in estimates contained in any submission under subsection (a)(1), quantify the net benefits or net costs of— (1) each program component covered by the submission; (2) each major rule covered by the submission; and (3) each option for which costs and benefits were included in any regulatory impact analysis issued for any major rule covered by the submission. (c) Summary of regulatory activity
The Director shall include in each submission under subsection (a)(1) a table stating the number of major rules and the number of nonmajor rules issued by each agency in the preceding fiscal year. (d) Years covered by accounting statement
Each accounting statement submitted under this section shall, at a minimum— (1) cover expected costs and benefits for the fiscal year for which the statement is submitted and each of the 4 fiscal years following that fiscal year; (2) cover previously expected costs and benefits for each of the 2 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the statement is submitted, or the most recent revision of such costs and benefits; and (3) with respect to each major rule, include the estimates of costs and benefits for each of the fiscal years referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) that were included in the regulatory impact analysis that was prepared for the major rule. 5. Notice and comment
(a) In general
Before submitting an accounting statement and the associated report to Congress under section 4, and before preparing final guidelines under section 6, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall— (1) provide public notice and an opportunity of at least 60 days for submission of comments on the statement and report or guidelines, respectively; and (2) consult with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office on the statement and report or guidelines, respectively. (b) Appendix
After consideration of the comments, the Director shall include an appendix to the report or guidelines, respectively, addressing the public comments and peer review comments under section 7. 6. Guidelines from the office of management and budget
(a) In general
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Council of Economic Advisors, shall issue guidelines to agencies to standardize— (1) most plausible measures of costs and benefits; and (2) the format of information provided for accounting statements. (b) Review
The Director shall review submissions from the agencies to ensure consistency with the guidelines under this section. 7. Peer review
(a) In general
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall arrange for 2 or more organizations that have nationally recognized expertise in regulatory analysis and regulatory accounting and that are independent of and external to the Government, to provide peer review of each accounting statement and associated report under section 4 and the guidelines under section 6 before the statement, report, or guidelines are final. (b) Written comments
The peer review under this section shall provide written comments to the Director in a timely manner. The Director shall use the peer review comments in preparing the final statements, associated reports, and guidelines. (c) FACA
Peer review under this section shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). | 10,497 |
107hr5691ih | 107 | hr | 5,691 | ih | For the relief of Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna. | [
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"text": "1. Permanent resident status for Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna \n(a) In general \nNotwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status \nIf Natasha Oligovna Russo or Anya Oligovna enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees \nSubsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number \nUpon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives \nThe natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.",
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] | 1 | 1. Permanent resident status for Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna
(a) In general
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status
If Natasha Oligovna Russo or Anya Oligovna enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees
Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives
The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. | 2,072 |
107hr5699ih | 107 | hr | 5,699 | ih | To support the efforts of the California Missions Foundation to restore and repair the Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in the State of California and to preserve the artworks and artifacts of these missions, and for other purposes. | [
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"text": "2. Findings \nCongress finds the following: (1) The California missions represent some of our Nation’s oldest historical treasures. (2) The first of the California missions was founded in 1769, and eventually a chain of 21 missions and various sub-missions extended along the coast of California on El Camino Real. (3) The California missions contribute greatly to the rich historical, cultural, and architectural heritage of California and the American West. (4) The knowledge and cultural influence of native California Indians made a lasting contribution to the early settlement of Califonia and the development of the California's missions. (5) More than 5,300,000 people visit the California missions annually, and the historical importance of the California missions extends worldwide as they have become a frequent destination for foreign visitors to the United States. (6) The history of the California missions is an important educational component in California schools, and the study of the California missions is part of the Statewide fourth grade curricula on California history. (7) Restoration and repair of the California missions, and the preservation of the Spanish colonial and mission-era artworks and artifacts of the California missions, for the public enjoyment will ensure that future generations also have the benefit of experiencing and appreciating these great symbols of the spirit of exploration and discovery in the American West.",
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"text": "3. Support for the restoration and preservation of the California missions \n(a) Definitions \nIn this section: (1) California missions \nThe term California missions means the following historic Spanish missions located in the State of California and designated as California Registered Historical Landmarks: (A) Mission La Purisima Concepcion, Lompoc. (B) Mission La Soledad, Soledad. (C) Mission San Antonio de Padua, Jolon. (D) Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura (E) Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Rio Carmelo, Carmel. (F) Mission San Diego Alcala, San Diego. (G) Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, Mission Hills. (H) Mission San Francisco de Asis, San Francisco. (I) Mission San Francisco Solano, Sonoma. (J) Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, San Gabriel. (K) Mission San Jose, Fremont. (L) Mission San Juan Bautista, San Juan Bautista. (M) Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. (N) Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa and its Asistencia (sub-mission) of Santa Margarita de Cortona, San Luis Obispo. (O) Mission San Luis Rey de Francia and its Asistencia (sub-mission), Oceanside. (P) Mission San Miguel Arcangel, San Miguel. (Q) Mission San Rafael Arcangel, San Rafael. (R) Mission Santa Barbara Virgen y Martir, Santa Barbara. (S) Mission Santa Clara de Asis, Santa Clara. (T) Mission Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz. (U) Mission Santa Ines Virgen y Martir, Solvang. (V) Asistencia San Antonio de Pala, Pala. (2) California missions foundation \nThe term California Missions Foundation means the charitable corporation established in the State of California in 1998 to fund the restoration and repair of the California missions and the preservation of the Spanish colonial and mission-era artworks and artifacts of the California missions. The Foundation is exempt from State franchise and income tax and is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (3) Secretary \nThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Grants authorized \nThe Secretary of the Interior may make grants to the California Missions Foundation to support the efforts of the California Missions Foundation to restore and repair the California missions and to preserve the artworks and artifacts associated with the California missions. As provided in section 101(e)(4) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(e)(4)), the Secretary shall ensure that the purpose of a grant under this section is secular, does not promote religion, and seeks to protect those qualities that are historically significant. (c) Application \nIn order to receive a grant under this section for the preservation of the California missions, the California Missions Foundation shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes— (1) a status report on the condition of the infrastructure and artifacts for each of the California missions; and (2) a comprehensive program for restoration, repair, and preservation of such infrastructure and artifacts, including prioritized preservation efforts to be conducted over a 5-year period and the estimated costs of such preservation efforts. (d) Matching Fund Requirement \nThe Secretary shall require the California Missions Foundation to match grant funds provided under this section. (e) Report \nAs a condition of a grant under this section, the California Missions Foundation shall submit to the Secretary an annual report on the status of the preservation efforts undertaken using grant funds provided under this section. The Secretary shall submit a copy of each report to Congress. (f) Authorization of appropriations \nThere is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary a total of $10,000,000 during the five-fiscal year period beginning October 1, 2003, to make grants under this section. Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in this section shall be in addition to any funds made available for preservation efforts in the State of California under the National Historic Preservation Act.",
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"header": "Support for the restoration and preservation of the California missions"
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] | 3 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the California Missions Preservation Act of 2002. 2. Findings
Congress finds the following: (1) The California missions represent some of our Nation’s oldest historical treasures. (2) The first of the California missions was founded in 1769, and eventually a chain of 21 missions and various sub-missions extended along the coast of California on El Camino Real. (3) The California missions contribute greatly to the rich historical, cultural, and architectural heritage of California and the American West. (4) The knowledge and cultural influence of native California Indians made a lasting contribution to the early settlement of Califonia and the development of the California's missions. (5) More than 5,300,000 people visit the California missions annually, and the historical importance of the California missions extends worldwide as they have become a frequent destination for foreign visitors to the United States. (6) The history of the California missions is an important educational component in California schools, and the study of the California missions is part of the Statewide fourth grade curricula on California history. (7) Restoration and repair of the California missions, and the preservation of the Spanish colonial and mission-era artworks and artifacts of the California missions, for the public enjoyment will ensure that future generations also have the benefit of experiencing and appreciating these great symbols of the spirit of exploration and discovery in the American West. 3. Support for the restoration and preservation of the California missions
(a) Definitions
In this section: (1) California missions
The term California missions means the following historic Spanish missions located in the State of California and designated as California Registered Historical Landmarks: (A) Mission La Purisima Concepcion, Lompoc. (B) Mission La Soledad, Soledad. (C) Mission San Antonio de Padua, Jolon. (D) Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura (E) Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Rio Carmelo, Carmel. (F) Mission San Diego Alcala, San Diego. (G) Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, Mission Hills. (H) Mission San Francisco de Asis, San Francisco. (I) Mission San Francisco Solano, Sonoma. (J) Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, San Gabriel. (K) Mission San Jose, Fremont. (L) Mission San Juan Bautista, San Juan Bautista. (M) Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. (N) Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa and its Asistencia (sub-mission) of Santa Margarita de Cortona, San Luis Obispo. (O) Mission San Luis Rey de Francia and its Asistencia (sub-mission), Oceanside. (P) Mission San Miguel Arcangel, San Miguel. (Q) Mission San Rafael Arcangel, San Rafael. (R) Mission Santa Barbara Virgen y Martir, Santa Barbara. (S) Mission Santa Clara de Asis, Santa Clara. (T) Mission Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz. (U) Mission Santa Ines Virgen y Martir, Solvang. (V) Asistencia San Antonio de Pala, Pala. (2) California missions foundation
The term California Missions Foundation means the charitable corporation established in the State of California in 1998 to fund the restoration and repair of the California missions and the preservation of the Spanish colonial and mission-era artworks and artifacts of the California missions. The Foundation is exempt from State franchise and income tax and is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (3) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Grants authorized
The Secretary of the Interior may make grants to the California Missions Foundation to support the efforts of the California Missions Foundation to restore and repair the California missions and to preserve the artworks and artifacts associated with the California missions. As provided in section 101(e)(4) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(e)(4)), the Secretary shall ensure that the purpose of a grant under this section is secular, does not promote religion, and seeks to protect those qualities that are historically significant. (c) Application
In order to receive a grant under this section for the preservation of the California missions, the California Missions Foundation shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes— (1) a status report on the condition of the infrastructure and artifacts for each of the California missions; and (2) a comprehensive program for restoration, repair, and preservation of such infrastructure and artifacts, including prioritized preservation efforts to be conducted over a 5-year period and the estimated costs of such preservation efforts. (d) Matching Fund Requirement
The Secretary shall require the California Missions Foundation to match grant funds provided under this section. (e) Report
As a condition of a grant under this section, the California Missions Foundation shall submit to the Secretary an annual report on the status of the preservation efforts undertaken using grant funds provided under this section. The Secretary shall submit a copy of each report to Congress. (f) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary a total of $10,000,000 during the five-fiscal year period beginning October 1, 2003, to make grants under this section. Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in this section shall be in addition to any funds made available for preservation efforts in the State of California under the National Historic Preservation Act. | 5,586 |
107hr5736ih | 107 | hr | 5,736 | ih | To provide for the conveyance of certain real property by the Administrator of General Services. | [
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"text": "1. Conveyance of land \n(a) Conveyance by Sale \nThe Administrator of General Services (in this Act referred to as the Administrator ) shall convey by sale, to the City of Key West, Florida, or the Monroe County Land Authority, Monroe County, Florida, all right, title, and interest in and to the parcel of land known as the Poinciana Plaza Housing property and located in the City of Key West, Florida (in this Act referred to as the property ). (b) Consideration \nAs a condition of the conveyance authorized under subsection (a), the grantee shall pay as consideration for the conveyance $2,500,000. The net proceeds received by the Administrator as payment pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. (c) Description of property \nThe exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Administrator. The cost of such survey shall be borne by the grantee. (d) Use restrictions \nFor a period of not less than 30 years that begins upon the conveyance pursuant to subsection (a)— (1) the property shall be used exclusively to provide housing and housing assistance for low- and moderate-income individuals and families; (2) not less than 60 percent of the dwelling units in the property shall be available only for occupancy by low-income individuals and families; and (3) not more than 40 percent of the dwelling units in the property shall be available only for occupancy by moderate-income individuals and families. The Administrator shall include the restrictions under this subsection in the deed conveying the property and shall enter into any other such legally binding agreements as may be necessary to ensure compliance with this subsection. (e) Reversionary interest \nIf, during the 30-year period referred to in subsection (d), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines that the property is not being used and occupied in accordance with subsection (d), all right, title, and interest in and to the property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States. Upon such reversion, the United States shall immediately proceed to a public sale of the property. (f) Sales or reconveyance \nIf, during the 30-year period referred to in subsection (d), the grantee sells or reconveys any part or all of the property, the proceeds shall be returned to the United States and deposited into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. (g) Additional terms and conditions \nThe Administrator may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United States, including the recoupment of profits derived through a change in the legally permissible development.",
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"header": "Conveyance of land"
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] | 1 | 1. Conveyance of land
(a) Conveyance by Sale
The Administrator of General Services (in this Act referred to as the Administrator ) shall convey by sale, to the City of Key West, Florida, or the Monroe County Land Authority, Monroe County, Florida, all right, title, and interest in and to the parcel of land known as the Poinciana Plaza Housing property and located in the City of Key West, Florida (in this Act referred to as the property ). (b) Consideration
As a condition of the conveyance authorized under subsection (a), the grantee shall pay as consideration for the conveyance $2,500,000. The net proceeds received by the Administrator as payment pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. (c) Description of property
The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Administrator. The cost of such survey shall be borne by the grantee. (d) Use restrictions
For a period of not less than 30 years that begins upon the conveyance pursuant to subsection (a)— (1) the property shall be used exclusively to provide housing and housing assistance for low- and moderate-income individuals and families; (2) not less than 60 percent of the dwelling units in the property shall be available only for occupancy by low-income individuals and families; and (3) not more than 40 percent of the dwelling units in the property shall be available only for occupancy by moderate-income individuals and families. The Administrator shall include the restrictions under this subsection in the deed conveying the property and shall enter into any other such legally binding agreements as may be necessary to ensure compliance with this subsection. (e) Reversionary interest
If, during the 30-year period referred to in subsection (d), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines that the property is not being used and occupied in accordance with subsection (d), all right, title, and interest in and to the property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States. Upon such reversion, the United States shall immediately proceed to a public sale of the property. (f) Sales or reconveyance
If, during the 30-year period referred to in subsection (d), the grantee sells or reconveys any part or all of the property, the proceeds shall be returned to the United States and deposited into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. (g) Additional terms and conditions
The Administrator may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United States, including the recoupment of profits derived through a change in the legally permissible development. | 2,891 |
107hr5497ih | 107 | hr | 5,497 | ih | To authorize assistance through eligible nongovernmental organizations to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries | [
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"text": "1. Short title \nThis Act may be cited as the Roots of Peace Act of 2002",
"id": "H663C318A41314CA9003C4BA7A23721AB",
"header": "Short title"
},
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"text": "2. Findings \nCongress makes the following findings: (1) There are more than an estimated 70,000,000 landmines in 70 countries--more than one-third of all countries in the world. (2) Landmines are indiscriminate weapons of mass destruction, detonating on the sandal of a child just as easily a on the boot of a soldier. (3) Every 22 minutes someone steps on a landmine. (4) More than 10,000 women and children are maimed or killed by landmines each year. (5) Many landmines are in developing countries that are working to build the governmental and social institutions that are necessary for social stability. (6) Many landmines are in agriculturally rich areas, such as Afghanistan's Shomali Valley, that, were it not for the risk to farmers wishing to cultivate the land, would provide food for the local people and contribute to the national economy. (7) The United Nations estimates that more than 700 square kilometers in Afghanistan are littered with 5,000,000 to 7,000,000 landmines. (8) More than 300 innocent people step on landmines each month in Afghanistan as they try to repatriate and farm their lands. (9) The Shomali Valley, now awash with landmines, was once considered the breadbasket of Afghanistan and is roughly the size of the San Juaquin Valley in California. (10) The United States Humanitarian Demining Program has organized crucial aid to Afghanistan and other nations for the removal of landmines and rehabilitation of the people and land affected by them. (11) Expanding the United States Humanitarian Demining Program to include assistance to nongovernmental organizations that carry out both demining activities and activities to develop agriculturally-valuable lands after such demining activities would strengthen the mission of the Program. (12) Nongovernmental organizations, like Roots for Peace, do critical work to remove landmines and help local populations redevelop that land for agriculture. (13) These organizations often have critical funding shortages that hamper their efforts to assist civilians worldwide. (14) Facilitating nongovernmental assistance to countries such as Afghanistan will foster goodwill among the local population, thereby promoting the national interest of the United States.",
"id": "HD40D816DADA44F0DA9C9FC50A0DE2CCC",
"header": "Findings"
},
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"text": "3. Demining assistance for revitalization of agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries \n(a) Assistance \nThe Secretary of State shall establish a program to provide grants to eligible nongovernmental organizations described in subsection (b) to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries. (b) Eligible NGOs \n(1) In general \nA nongovernmental organization is eligible to receive assistance under this section if the primary function of the organization is to facilitate the removal and disposal of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands and to develop such lands after the removal and disposal of such ordnance. (2) Roots of peace ngo \n$2,000,000 of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (e) is authorized to be made available for assistance under this section to the Roots of Peace nongovernmental organization in order to carry out activities described in subsection (a) in the Shomali Valley of Afghanistan. (c) Limitation \nThe Secretary of State shall ensure that not more than an appropriate percentage of the amount of a grant provided under this section is used by a nongovernmental organization for administrative costs in carrying out activities for which the grant was provided. (d) Report \nNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that describes projects and activities carried out by nongovernmental organizations using assistance received pursuant to subsection (a). (e) Authorization of Appropriations \n(1) In General \nThere is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out this Act $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. (2) Availability \nAmounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.",
"id": "H05CFC279ADEC4EF38B1FC8BC918C302B",
"header": "Demining assistance for revitalization of agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries"
}
] | 3 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Roots of Peace Act of 2002 2. Findings
Congress makes the following findings: (1) There are more than an estimated 70,000,000 landmines in 70 countries--more than one-third of all countries in the world. (2) Landmines are indiscriminate weapons of mass destruction, detonating on the sandal of a child just as easily a on the boot of a soldier. (3) Every 22 minutes someone steps on a landmine. (4) More than 10,000 women and children are maimed or killed by landmines each year. (5) Many landmines are in developing countries that are working to build the governmental and social institutions that are necessary for social stability. (6) Many landmines are in agriculturally rich areas, such as Afghanistan's Shomali Valley, that, were it not for the risk to farmers wishing to cultivate the land, would provide food for the local people and contribute to the national economy. (7) The United Nations estimates that more than 700 square kilometers in Afghanistan are littered with 5,000,000 to 7,000,000 landmines. (8) More than 300 innocent people step on landmines each month in Afghanistan as they try to repatriate and farm their lands. (9) The Shomali Valley, now awash with landmines, was once considered the breadbasket of Afghanistan and is roughly the size of the San Juaquin Valley in California. (10) The United States Humanitarian Demining Program has organized crucial aid to Afghanistan and other nations for the removal of landmines and rehabilitation of the people and land affected by them. (11) Expanding the United States Humanitarian Demining Program to include assistance to nongovernmental organizations that carry out both demining activities and activities to develop agriculturally-valuable lands after such demining activities would strengthen the mission of the Program. (12) Nongovernmental organizations, like Roots for Peace, do critical work to remove landmines and help local populations redevelop that land for agriculture. (13) These organizations often have critical funding shortages that hamper their efforts to assist civilians worldwide. (14) Facilitating nongovernmental assistance to countries such as Afghanistan will foster goodwill among the local population, thereby promoting the national interest of the United States. 3. Demining assistance for revitalization of agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries
(a) Assistance
The Secretary of State shall establish a program to provide grants to eligible nongovernmental organizations described in subsection (b) to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries. (b) Eligible NGOs
(1) In general
A nongovernmental organization is eligible to receive assistance under this section if the primary function of the organization is to facilitate the removal and disposal of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands and to develop such lands after the removal and disposal of such ordnance. (2) Roots of peace ngo
$2,000,000 of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (e) is authorized to be made available for assistance under this section to the Roots of Peace nongovernmental organization in order to carry out activities described in subsection (a) in the Shomali Valley of Afghanistan. (c) Limitation
The Secretary of State shall ensure that not more than an appropriate percentage of the amount of a grant provided under this section is used by a nongovernmental organization for administrative costs in carrying out activities for which the grant was provided. (d) Report
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that describes projects and activities carried out by nongovernmental organizations using assistance received pursuant to subsection (a). (e) Authorization of Appropriations
(1) In General
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out this Act $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. (2) Availability
Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended. | 4,250 |
107hr5711ih | 107 | hr | 5,711 | ih | For the relief of Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan. | [
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"text": "1. Permanent resident status for Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan \n(a) In general \nNotwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status \nIf Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, or Iqra Hasan enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees \nSubsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number \nUpon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 5, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives \nThe natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.",
"id": "HA65C35468D44470882D1F100880474AC",
"header": "Permanent resident status for Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan"
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] | 1 | 1. Permanent resident status for Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan
(a) In general
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status
If Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, or Iqra Hasan enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees
Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 5, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives
The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. | 2,257 |
107hr5751ih | 107 | hr | 5,751 | ih | To provide the same immigration adjustment rights for Haitians as is provided for Cubans. | [
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"text": "1. Short title \nThis Act may be cited as the.",
"id": "H4311BB48F22D4AA69B86353EFBC41400",
"header": "Short title"
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"text": "2. Application of Cuban Adjustment Act to Haitians \nEffective as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the first section of Public Law 89-732 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended by inserting or Haiti after Cuba.",
"id": "HAFE20A6AF7D24E5AA95492EDB4009F07",
"header": "Application of Cuban Adjustment Act to Haitians"
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] | 2 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the. 2. Application of Cuban Adjustment Act to Haitians
Effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the first section of Public Law 89-732 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended by inserting or Haiti after Cuba. | 257 |
107hr5577ih | 107 | hr | 5,577 | ih | To disqualify certain persons from receiving Federal funds. | [
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"text": "1. Short title \nThis Act may be cited as the Truth in Financing Act.",
"id": "HBF4DB42E0FD94B27902811287300666C",
"header": "Short title"
},
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"text": "2. Disqualification for Federal funding \nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, any recipient of Federal funds shall be disqualified for Federal funding of any type if, at a time when the recipient is receiving Federal funds for any of the recipient’s activities, the recipient is found by any Federal agency or Federal or State court to have— (1) made a false statement on an application for Federal funds; (2) violated any Federal law or regulation or State or local law punishable by imprisonment for at least 6 months or a fine of at least $5,000; and (3) aided or abetted the violation of any law or regulation described in paragraph (2).",
"id": "HEC84430E0A2341EE8500CE9F8F86C5CB",
"header": "Disqualification for Federal funding"
},
{
"text": "3. Cause of action \nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, or any judicial decision relating to issues of standing, any citizen of the United States may bring a private cause of action against any organization receiving Federal funds for violating the prohibition of section 2.",
"id": "HFA5CE042D25B417F9EF7E0A352F016B2",
"header": "Cause of action"
}
] | 3 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Truth in Financing Act. 2. Disqualification for Federal funding
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any recipient of Federal funds shall be disqualified for Federal funding of any type if, at a time when the recipient is receiving Federal funds for any of the recipient’s activities, the recipient is found by any Federal agency or Federal or State court to have— (1) made a false statement on an application for Federal funds; (2) violated any Federal law or regulation or State or local law punishable by imprisonment for at least 6 months or a fine of at least $5,000; and (3) aided or abetted the violation of any law or regulation described in paragraph (2). 3. Cause of action
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any judicial decision relating to issues of standing, any citizen of the United States may bring a private cause of action against any organization receiving Federal funds for violating the prohibition of section 2. | 1,000 |
107hr5737ih | 107 | hr | 5,737 | ih | To posthumously revoke the naturalization of Eriberto Mederos. | [
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"text": "1. Short title \nThis Act may be cited as the Cuban Victims of Torture Act.",
"id": "HF24C2749887546469FADE97797EC6F0",
"header": "Short title"
},
{
"text": "2. Findings \nThe Congress finds as follows: (1) Eriberto Mederos, a native of Cuba, was naturalized as a citizen of the United States in 1993. (2) On August 1, 2002, the jury returned a guilty verdict in a proceeding instituted for the purpose of revoking the order admitting Eriberto Mederos to citizenship on the ground that such order was procured by concealment of material facts and willful misrepresentations. (3) For almost two weeks preceding the verdict, the jury heard gruesome testimony from a series of witnesses revealing that, in the forensic wings of the Mazorra Psychiatric Hospital outside of Havana, Eriberto Mederos directed tortures against political prisoners, such as dragging, administration of electric shocks, and forced drug injections. He sometimes let his victims know that the cause of their suffering was counter-revolutionary opposition to the Communist dictatorship in Cuba. (4) These acts of torture were not revealed on Eriberto Mederos’s application for naturalization. (5) On August 23, 2002, Eriberto Mederos died before a sentence was imposed. (6) The jury verdict was abated solely because of his death. (7) Had Eriberto Mederos not died before sentencing, the guilty verdict of the jury would have led to the revocation of his naturalization. (8) The significance of the jury verdict is in no way depreciated by the fortuitous death of Eriberto Mederos. It stands as an established record that Eriberto Mederos illegally procured United States citizenship by concealing his role in torturing political prisoners on behalf of the Communist government of Cuba. (9) The suffering and indignity Eriberto Mederos inflicted on his victims should be recognized and addressed. (10) Eriberto Mederos should never have been granted United States citizenship.",
"id": "HD818DAD06B3F4C1885CA05DB1611DC00",
"header": "Findings"
},
{
"text": "3. Revocation of naturalization \nThe Attorney General shall take such actions as may be necessary to revoke and set aside the order admitting Eriberto Mederos to citizenship, and to cancel the certificate of naturalization that was issued pursuant to such order, on the ground that such order and certificate were procured by concealment of material facts and willful misrepresentations. Such revocation and setting aside of the order, and such canceling of the certificate of naturalization, shall be effective as of the original date of the order and certificate, respectively.",
"id": "H887DAF37F4D541C899828086A0C9F35E",
"header": "Revocation of naturalization"
}
] | 3 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Cuban Victims of Torture Act. 2. Findings
The Congress finds as follows: (1) Eriberto Mederos, a native of Cuba, was naturalized as a citizen of the United States in 1993. (2) On August 1, 2002, the jury returned a guilty verdict in a proceeding instituted for the purpose of revoking the order admitting Eriberto Mederos to citizenship on the ground that such order was procured by concealment of material facts and willful misrepresentations. (3) For almost two weeks preceding the verdict, the jury heard gruesome testimony from a series of witnesses revealing that, in the forensic wings of the Mazorra Psychiatric Hospital outside of Havana, Eriberto Mederos directed tortures against political prisoners, such as dragging, administration of electric shocks, and forced drug injections. He sometimes let his victims know that the cause of their suffering was counter-revolutionary opposition to the Communist dictatorship in Cuba. (4) These acts of torture were not revealed on Eriberto Mederos’s application for naturalization. (5) On August 23, 2002, Eriberto Mederos died before a sentence was imposed. (6) The jury verdict was abated solely because of his death. (7) Had Eriberto Mederos not died before sentencing, the guilty verdict of the jury would have led to the revocation of his naturalization. (8) The significance of the jury verdict is in no way depreciated by the fortuitous death of Eriberto Mederos. It stands as an established record that Eriberto Mederos illegally procured United States citizenship by concealing his role in torturing political prisoners on behalf of the Communist government of Cuba. (9) The suffering and indignity Eriberto Mederos inflicted on his victims should be recognized and addressed. (10) Eriberto Mederos should never have been granted United States citizenship. 3. Revocation of naturalization
The Attorney General shall take such actions as may be necessary to revoke and set aside the order admitting Eriberto Mederos to citizenship, and to cancel the certificate of naturalization that was issued pursuant to such order, on the ground that such order and certificate were procured by concealment of material facts and willful misrepresentations. Such revocation and setting aside of the order, and such canceling of the certificate of naturalization, shall be effective as of the original date of the order and certificate, respectively. | 2,443 |
107hr5732ih | 107 | hr | 5,732 | ih | To amend the Clean Air Act regarding the conformity of transportation projects to implementation plans, and for other purposes. | [
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"text": "1. Short title \nThis Act may be cited as the.",
"id": "HC63F3CC3C7624E9E986EC18700EE4646",
"header": "Short title"
},
{
"text": "2. Amendments to the clean air act regarding estimates of emissions and conformity requirement \n(a) Amendments \nSection 176(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: For the purpose of this subsection, estimates of emissions from motor vehicles and necessary emissions reduction contained in an implementation plan submitted under section 110 may be used in lieu of an implementation plan approved under section 110 if no such approved implementation plan is available. If the Administrator does not determine the adequacy of any estimates of emissions submitted to the Administrator for use under the preceding sentences within 90 days after the date of submission of the estimates, the estimates shall be deemed to be adequate. ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (D)— (i) by striking Any project and inserting any project ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (E) notwithstanding subparagraphs (C) and (D), a transportation project may proceed during a conformity lapse of the applicable transportation plan or transportation improvement program if— (i) the project was included in the first 3 years of the most recently conforming transportation plan and transportation improvement program (or the conformity determination's regional emissions analysis); and (ii) the design concept and scope of such project have not changed significantly from those analyses.. (b) Criteria and procedures \n(1) Revision \nNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and in accordance with the amendments made by subsection (a), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate revised criteria and procedures under section 176(c)(4)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)(4)(A)). (2) Transitional provision \nNotwithstanding the decision of the court in Environmental Defense Fund v. Environmental Protection Agency, 167 F.3d 641 (D.C. Cir. 1999), regulations promulgated under section 176(c)(4)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)(4)(A)) shall apply as in effect on March 1, 1999— (A) beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) ending on the effective date of the criteria and procedures revised under paragraph (1).",
"id": "HFCAD26FFBD8E483C8B3FDA1F6ECC7CC8",
"header": "Amendments to the clean air act regarding estimates of emissions and conformity requirement"
}
] | 2 | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the. 2. Amendments to the clean air act regarding estimates of emissions and conformity requirement
(a) Amendments
Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: For the purpose of this subsection, estimates of emissions from motor vehicles and necessary emissions reduction contained in an implementation plan submitted under section 110 may be used in lieu of an implementation plan approved under section 110 if no such approved implementation plan is available. If the Administrator does not determine the adequacy of any estimates of emissions submitted to the Administrator for use under the preceding sentences within 90 days after the date of submission of the estimates, the estimates shall be deemed to be adequate. ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (D)— (i) by striking Any project and inserting any project ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (E) notwithstanding subparagraphs (C) and (D), a transportation project may proceed during a conformity lapse of the applicable transportation plan or transportation improvement program if— (i) the project was included in the first 3 years of the most recently conforming transportation plan and transportation improvement program (or the conformity determination's regional emissions analysis); and (ii) the design concept and scope of such project have not changed significantly from those analyses.. (b) Criteria and procedures
(1) Revision
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and in accordance with the amendments made by subsection (a), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate revised criteria and procedures under section 176(c)(4)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)(4)(A)). (2) Transitional provision
Notwithstanding the decision of the court in Environmental Defense Fund v. Environmental Protection Agency, 167 F.3d 641 (D.C. Cir. 1999), regulations promulgated under section 176(c)(4)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)(4)(A)) shall apply as in effect on March 1, 1999— (A) beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) ending on the effective date of the criteria and procedures revised under paragraph (1). | 2,459 |
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Dataset Summary
Dataset for US Congressional bills (bill_text_us).
Supported Tasks and Leaderboards
Languages
English
Dataset Structure
Data Instances
default
Data Fields
- id: id of the bill in format(congress number + bill type + bill number + bill version).
- congress: number of the congress.
- bill_type: type of the bill.
- bill_number: number of the bill.
- bill_version: version of the bill.
- title: official title of the bill.
- sections: list of bill sections with section_id, text and header.
- sections_length: number with lenght of the sections list.
- text: bill text.
- text_length: number of characters in the text.
Data Splits
train
Dataset Creation
Curation Rationale
Bills (proposed laws) are specialized, structured documents with great public significance. Often, the language of a bill may not directly explain the potential impact of the legislation. This dataset collects the text of bills and some metadata. As a result, this dataset collects bill text; it also provides text as a list of sections with the text and header.
Source Data
Initial Data Collection and Normalization
The data consists of the US congress bills that were collected from the govinfo.gov service provided by the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO) under CC0-1.0 license.
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Bill and summary information are public and are unlicensed, as it is data produced by government entities. The collection and enhancement work that we provide for this dataset, to the degree it may be covered by copyright, is released under CC0.
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Contributions
Thanks to @aih @BorodaUA, @alexbojko for adding this dataset.
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