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Cambodia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1365
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2003-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Bombings
Cambodia
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Democracy
East Asia
Economic assistance
Foreign leaders
Government Operations and Politics
Grenades
Human rights
Judges
Law
Political parties
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: 
Cambodia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2003 - Directs that an additional $21.5 million in foreign assistance be made available for Cambodia above the FY 2004 budget request, but only after the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the congressional appropriations and foreign relations committees that new leadership in Cambodia has been elected in free and fair elections, and that Prime Minister Hun Sen is no longer in power.
 
Allows assistance to support a Khmer Rouge tribunal, trial, or other legal venue (venue) established by the Government of Cambodia with the assistance of the United Nations if the President determines and reports to such committees that such venue: (1) is not subject to the control or influence of the ruling Cambodian People's Party; (2) includes participation of judges of high moral character; (3) is supported by democratic Cambodian political parties; and (4) meets international standards of justice.
 
Directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation to resume its investigation into the March 1997 grenade attack in Cambodia, and to regularly report to such committees until such investigation is completed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8759-8760)
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Chronic Wasting Disease Financial Assistance Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1366
Sponsor: Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]
Introduced: 2003-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal diseases
Brain diseases
Communicable diseases
Deer
Economics and Public Finance
Elk
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to Indians
Grants-in-aid
Health
Indian lands
Medical research
Minorities
Nervous system diseases
Science, Technology, Communications
Veterinary medicine
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife management

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: 
Chronic Wasting Disease Financial Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to chronic wasting disease in wild cervids (deer and elk), to make grants to State and tribal wildlife management agencies to develop and implement long term management strategies to address and respond to outbreaks of such disease.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-06
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and  Water. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-503.
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8760-8761)
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Child Nutrition Improvement Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1367
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2003-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child nutrition
Dairy products
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Fruit
Gifts
Milk
Packaging
Physical education and training
Planning
School lunch program
Sports and Recreation
Vegetables

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: 
Child Nutrition Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to revise school lunch program requirements relating to fluid milk. Requires school lunches to offer students a variety of flavored and unflavored milk, as determined by the school. Allows schools or institutions participating in the program to offer a la carte fluid milk products to be sold in addition to and, at the option of the school, adjacent to fluid milk offered as part of a reimbursable meal. Prohibits program participants from directly or indirectly restricting the sale or marketing of fluid milk products by the school or by a person approved by the school at any time or any place on the school premises or at any school-sponsored event.
 
Establishes a program of increased reimbursement rates for school lunches under NSLA and for school breakfasts under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA), to be provided as an incentive to schools and institutions that increase consumption of fluid milk by children in their meals there.
 
Establishes a program of grants to schools that implement healthy school environment programs with respect to the nutrition, including availability of healthy food choices, and the physical activity of the children there.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8762)
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8761-8762)
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to ensure that prescription drug benefits offered to medicare eligible enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are at least equal to the actuarial value of the prescription drug benefits offered to enrollees under the plan generally.

Bill: 108-s-1369
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2003-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Drugs
Employee health benefits
Federal employees
Government employees' health insurance
Health
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-27
text: 
Provides that a health insurance contract shall not be made or a health insurance plan approved under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program which does not offer to Medicare eligible enrollees prescription drug benefits the actuarial value of which is at least equal to the actuarial value of such benefits which are offered to enrollees under a plan generally.
 
Directs the Office of Personnel Management to establish processes and methods for determining the actuarial value of prescription drug benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-07
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security.
action_date: 2003-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2003-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Consumer Credit Score Disclosure Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1370
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2003-07-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commerce
Consumer behavior
Consumer credit
Consumer education
Contracts
Federal preemption
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Home equity conversion
Housing and Community Development
Loan defaults
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Consumer Credit Score Disclosure Act of 2003 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to cite specified consumer credit scoring information that a consumer reporting agency must disclose upon consumer request in connection with an application for an extension of consumer credit secured by a dwelling, including a credit score: (1) derived from a model widely distributed to users of credit scores; or (2) that assists the consumer in understanding the credit scoring assessment of the consumer's credit behavior and predictions about future credit behavior. 
Requires any person that makes or arranges extensions of consumer credit that are to be secured by a dwelling, and that uses credit scores for that purpose, to provide the consumer with a copy of: (1) the information obtained from a consumer reporting agency or that was developed and used by that user of the credit score information; or (2) a copy of the information provided to the user by a third party that developed the credit score, plus a general description of credit scores, their use, and the sources and kinds of data used to generate credit scores. 
Declares void any contract provision that prohibits such mandated disclosures. Exempts from contractual liability any user of a credit score for making such a disclosure.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-10
text: Star Print ordered on the bill.
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to permit a special amortization deduction for intangible assets acquired from eligible small businesses to take account of the actual economic useful life of such assets and to encourage growth in industries for which intangible assets are an important source of revenue.

Bill: 108-s-1371
Sponsor: Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY]
Introduced: 2003-07-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Depreciation and amortization
Estates (Law)
Income tax
Intangible property
Law
Partnerships
Small business
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a special amortization tax deduction for up to $5 million of the intangible property acquired from an eligible small business (i.e., a business with gross receipts not exceeding $5 million for the three preceding taxable years) after December 31, 2002.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Title I Integrity Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1372
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2003-07-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Arts, Culture, Religion
Books
Compensatory education
Computers
Curricula
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational technology
Educational tests
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Preschool education
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Student transportation
Teacher education
Teacher salaries
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching materials
Textbooks
Transportation and Public Works
Year round schools

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: 
Title I Integrity Act of 2003 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require local educational agencies (LEAs) to use title I-A-1 funds only for direct or indirect instructional services. (Title I-A-1 funds are those received under ESEA title I Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards, part A Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies, subpart 1 Basic Program Requirements.)
 
Limits to ten percent the portion of title I-A-1 funds that an LEA may use for indirect instructional services.
 
Sets forth the types of direct and indirect instructional services for which title I-A-1 funds may be used.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9050-9051)
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Insurance Consumer Protection Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1373
Sponsor: Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]
Introduced: 2003-07-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Consumer protection
Finance and Financial Sector
Insurance
Insurance companies
Interstate commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: 
Insurance Consumer Protection Act of 2003 - Establishes within the Department of Commerce an Insurance Regulatory Commission to: (1) gather information on and investigate the insurance business; and (2) designate those classes of insurance that are generally unavailable or unaffordable in certain regions, or to certain groups or businesses, or for which there have been unusually great premium increases, or in the case of any class of liability insurance, for which reinsurance is generally unavailable or unaffordable, or for which there have been unusually great reinsurance premium increases.
 
Requires the Commission to: (1) examine annually interstate insurers; and (2) collect and make available to the public periodic reports of interstate insurance licensees; and compile them in a data base.
 
Prescribes guidelines for Federal licensing and standards governing interstate insurers. 
 
Grants the Commission oversight of: (1) State insurance rates; (2) interstate insurance rates; (3) sales and marketing practices of interstate insurers; and (4) accounting and auditing of the industry.
 

 

 
Requires the Commission to establish: (1) an Office of Consumer Protection; (2) licensure standards for reinsurers; and (3) accounting standards for insurers and reinsurers.
 

 
Requires the Commission to license reinsurance intermediary brokers or managers.
 
Prescribes guidelines for the Commission to act as receiver and to supervise the liquidation for insurers or reinsurers.
 
Establishes the National Insurance Guaranty Corporation as a non-profit Federal agency to provide: (1) a payment program for covered claims under certain life, health, and property and casualty insurance policies, and (2) a uniform national system of administration for the liquidation of insolvent member insurers.
 
Establishes the National Insurance Guaranty Fund.
 
Amends Federal criminal law to set forth criminal and civil penalties governing crimes by or affecting persons engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce.
 
Specifies the preemption of State law regarding activities authorized under this Act, except for laws requiring participation in a residual market insurance program, tax laws, and certain other kinds of State law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to include the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as employers for the purposes of whistleblower protection.

Bill: 108-s-1376
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2003-07-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Department of Energy
Employee rights
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: 
Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to grant whistleblower protections to employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy.
 
Authorizes a civil action for Federal court determination de novo of a complaint alleging discrimination in violation of such protections if the Secretary of Labor does not: (1) issue a final decision within 180 days after the filing of the complaint; and (2) the Secretary does not show that the delay is caused by the bad faith of the claimant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9057)
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Southwest Native American Language Revitalization Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1377
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2003-07-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Colleges
Conferences
Curricula
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational facilities
Elementary and secondary education
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to education
Foundations
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Indian education
Language and languages
Mentoring
Minorities
New Mexico
Pluralism (Social sciences)
Social Welfare
Teacher education
Teaching materials

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: 
Southwest Native American Language Revitalization Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants or enter into contracts to establish a demonstration program at the Native American Studies Department of the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, in consortium with the Linguistic Institute for Native Americans and other entities that will provide assistance to Native American language survival schools and community-based Native American language nests.
 
Authorizes such program to: (1) establish endowments to further the activities of the program relating to the study and preservation of Native American languages; and (2) use funds to provide for the rental, lease, purchase, construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to tranfer to the Secretary of the Interior authority to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual.

Bill: 108-s-1378
Sponsor: Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]
Introduced: 2003-07-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Army Corps of Engineers
Dams
Department of the Interior
Executive reorganization
Government Operations and Politics
Missouri River development
Navigation
Outdoor recreation
Sports and Recreation
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: 
Transfers to the Secretary of the Interior all authority of the Secretary of the Army to: (1) revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual; and (2) operate the dams on the Missouri River governed by the Manual.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) to complete the revision of the Manual not later than the date set for completion by the Secretary of the Army; and (2) after revising the Manual, to manage water resources projects formerly operated by the Corps of Engineers in accordance with it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9057-9058)
action_date: 2003-07-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Reforestation Tax Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1381
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2003-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Commerce
Corporation taxes
Forest products
Forestry
Income tax
Lumber trade
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Reforestation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Reforestation Tax Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction to a taxpayer who has a qualified timber gain in an amount equal to the qualified percentage of such gain. Allows a deduction, for qualified timber property, for reforestation expenditures and terminates current provisions allowing for the amortization of such expenditures. Provides for the application of passive activity loss limitations to timber activity of an individual who is a member of a closely held entity if management of such activity is less than 100 hours annually.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9122-9123)
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Freeing Alternatives for Speedy Transportation Act

Bill: 108-s-1384
Sponsor: Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]
Introduced: 2003-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Highway finance
Highway maintenance
Infrastructure
Interstate highway system
Road construction
Toll roads
Traffic congestion

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: 
Freeing Alternatives for Speedy Transportation Act or FAST Act - Amends Federal highway law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement an Interstate System FAST Lanes program under which the Secretary shall permit a State, or a public or private entity designated by a State, to collect fees to finance the expansion of a highway by constructing additional lanes on the Interstate System for the purpose of reducing traffic congestion.
 
Requires the Secretary to conduct a study for a project with an estimated total cost of at least $50 million to determine: (1) if a toll facility for such project is feasible; and (2) if privatizing the construction, operation, and maintenance of the facility is financially advisable (while retaining legal and administrative control of the portion of the Interstate route).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9125)
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9123-9125)
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1385
Sponsor: Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2003-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Building construction
Building laws
College teachers
Colleges
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction costs
Death
Drug abuse
Economics and Public Finance
Educational facilities
Educational statistics
Electric appliances
Emergency Management
Equipment and supplies
Federal aid to education
Fire prevention
Fires
Fraternal organizations
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Higher education
Housing and Community Development
Planning
School buildings
School personnel
Smoke detectors
Smoking
Standards
Student housing
Students

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: 
Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require, beginning in academic year 2004-2005, each eligible institution participating in any program under the Act to provide to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or employment upon request, an annual fire safety report containing specified information about the campus fire safety practices and standards of that institution.
 
Requires such institutions to: (1) record all fires reported to local fire departments, including the nature, date, time, and general location of each fire and all false fire alarms; and (2) open such information to public inspection. Requires the institutions to report on such information periodically to the campus community in a manner that will aid the prevention of similar occurrences.
 
Requires the institutions to request their fraternities and sororities to collect and report such information for each building and property they own or control.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide for the use of gold in the metal content of the Medal of Honor.

Bill: 108-s-1386
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2003-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorations
Congress
Congressional Medal of Honor
Gold
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-10
text: Requires the metal content of the Medal of Honor, awarded by the President to members of the armed forces and Coast Guard, to be 90 percent gold and ten percent alloy.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR 7/11/2003 S9246)
action_date: 2003-07-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 7/11/2003 S9246)
action_date: 2003-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate