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Youth Service Scholarship Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2888
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2004-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Higher education
Labor and Employment
National service
Scholarships
Service learning
Social Welfare
Social work
Student employment

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Youth Service Scholarship Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Public Service Incentives college scholarship program to reward low-income students who have, during high school, and who continue, during college, to make significant public service contributions to their communities. 
Requires 300 hours of public service by the student: (1) during each of two academic years of secondary school, to be eligible for a scholarship for the first year of college; and (2) during the preceding postsecondary academic year, to be eligible for a second, third, or fourth year. 
Requires such students to: (1) have been eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; and (2) be eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants in the year in which the scholarships are awarded. Sets the scholarship amount at $5,000 for any academic year during a student's first four years of undergraduate education, and provides for adjustments of such amount in the event of insufficient appropriations. 
Requires program dissemination and promotion.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10439-10440)
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10439)
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate
American Bald Eagle Recovery and National Emblem Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 108-s-2889
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2004-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Animal behavior
Animal breeding
Animals
Auditing
Coins and coinage
Crime and Law Enforcement
Eagles
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
Environmental education
Environmental law enforcement
Environmental research
Finance and Financial Sector
Foundations
Gold
Habitat conservation
Land transfers
Migratory bird conservation
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Science, Technology, Communications
Silver
Social Welfare
Tennessee
Tourism
Wildlife reintroduction

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: 
American Bald Eagle Recovery and National Emblem Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in celebration of the recovery of the bald eagle, in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the enactment of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the placement of the bald eagle on the endangered species list under such Act, to mint and issue not more than: (1) 100,000 $5 gold coins; (2) 500,000 $1 silver coins; and (3) 750,000 half dollar coins.
 
Directs that the design of the coins be emblematic of the bald eagle and its history, natural biology, and national symbolism.
 
Requires that sales of the coins include a surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin, $10 for the $1 coin, and $3 for the half dollar coin, which shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the American Eagle Foundation of Tennessee to: (1) establish an interest-bearing endowment called the American Eagle Fund as a permanent source of support for the care, monitoring, maintenance, and recovery of the bald eagle and its habitat in the United States; (2) make annual grants to Federal, State, and private eagle restoration, protection, and enhancement projects; (3) administer the Fund in an annual amount not to exceed the lesser of ten percent of the annual income of the Fund or $250,000; and (4) provide financial support for capital projects and for continuation and expansion of the Foundation's efforts to educate the American people about the bald eagle.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11677)
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Lowell National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act

Bill: 108-s-2890
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2004-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Boundaries
Commemorations
Commerce
Historic sites
History
Industrialization
Land transfers
Massachusetts
National parks

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: 
Lowell National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act - Modifies the boundary of the Lowell National Historical Park to include certain properties in the City of Lowell, Massachusetts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Green Mountain National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2891
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2004-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Land transfers
Maps
National forests
National recreation areas
Recreation areas
Relocation
Skiing
Sports and Recreation
Trails
Vermont
Water Resources Development
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: 
Green Mountain National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange any right, title, and interest of the United States in and to five specified parcels of National Forest System land in Vermont. Directs the Secretary to offer to convey such land to Bromley Mountain Ski Resort, Inc. 
 
Makes sale proceeds available for: (1) the location and relocation of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and the Long National Recreation Trail in Vermont; (2) the acquisition of land for National Forest System purposes within the boundary of Green Mountain National Forest; (3) the acquisition of wetland within the boundary of the Forest to offset the loss of wetland from the parcels sold or exchanged; and (4) the payment of direct administrative costs incurred in carrying out this Act.
 
Allows the Secretary, using funds made available as described above or otherwise made available for acquisition, to acquire land or an interest in land for National Forest System purposes within the boundary of the Forest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Children and Family HIV/AIDS Research and Care Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2892
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2004-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Administrative procedure
Authorization
Case management
Child health
Clinical trials
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug approvals
Drug therapy
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to research
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government Operations and Politics
Health education
Human experimentation in medicine
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Infants
International Affairs
International cooperation in science
Law
Maternal health services
Medical research
Medical statistics
Medical tests
Pharmaceutical research
Pregnant women
Preventive medicine
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Vaccination
Vaccines
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: 
Children and Family HIV/AIDS Research and Care Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require that recipients of certain grants related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) research and services for women, infants, and children agree to provide coordinated, family-centered care. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to award grants to provide health care and other supportive services to youth with HIV designed to recruit and retain youth in care.
 
Requires that chief elected officials in eligible areas and States allocate certain grant funds using HIV case data rather than acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) case data as soon as such data is adopted for other allocation purposes. Requires the Secretary to report on the status of using such HIV case data and the impact of this transition on the resources directed to women, infants, children and youth.
 
Requires the Secretary to award demonstration grants to public and nonprofit private entities to conduct assessments of the effectiveness of certain strategies in reducing the mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
 
Requires the Director of NIH, acting through the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, to report on activities related to the testing of potential HIV vaccine candidates in relevant pediatric populations.
 
Requires the Commission of Food and Drugs to issue guidance on the minimum requirements for obtaining Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to test an HIV vaccine in pediatric populations and for a pediatric indication of an HIV vaccine.
 
Requires the Director of NIH to invest in domestic and international research on specified topics related to HIV and pediatric populations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10440-10442)
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Save Act

Bill: 108-s-2893
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2004-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Cooperative societies
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Grants-in-aid
Health
Health insurance
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Medical savings accounts
Nonprofit organizations
Quality of care
Risk
Small business
Social Welfare
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax refunds
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: 
Save Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) individuals and families a refundable tax credit for the the cost of private health insurance; (2) advance payments of the health insurance tax credit to health insurance providers; (3) a tax deduction from gross income (available to taxpayers whether or not they itemize deductions) for premiums paid for high deductible health insurance plans; and (4) certain small business employers a general business tax credit for contributions to a health savings account.
 
State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the establishment and operation of high risk health insurance pools and health insurance purchasing cooperatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10442-10443)
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, to be illuminated by pink lights in honor of breast cancer awareness month.

Bill: 108-s-2895
Sponsor: Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO]
Introduced: 2004-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Breast cancer
Health
Lighting
Missouri
Monuments and memorials
Special months
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: 
Requires the Secretary of Interior to authorize the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, to be illuminated by pink lights in honor of breast cancer awareness month for a certain period of time in October.

action_date: 2004-10-05
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires the Secretary of Interior to authorize the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, to be illuminated by pink lights in honor of breast cancer awareness month for a certain period of time in October.

action_date: 2004-10-08
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires the Secretary of Interior to authorize the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, to be illuminated by pink lights in honor of breast cancer awareness month for a certain period of time in October.

action_date: 2004-10-20
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to authorize the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, to be illuminated by pink lights in honor of breast cancer awareness month for a certain period of time in October.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-20
text: Became Public Law No: 108-348.
action_date: 2004-10-20
text: Became Public Law No: 108-348.
action_date: 2004-10-20
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-10-20
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-10-13
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-10-13
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9008)
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9008)
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Mr. Cannon asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9008)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10459; text as passed Senate: CR S10459)
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10459; text as passed Senate: CR S10459)
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 108-348
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-s-2897
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2004-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Drug addiction
Drug traffic
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Group medical practice
Law
Licenses
Physicians

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: 
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the 30-patient limit for medical practitioners in group practices that may dispense specified narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Program Assessment and Results Act

Bill: 108-s-2898
Sponsor: Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL]
Introduced: 2004-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Classified defense information
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Government publicity
Internet
Official secrets
Performance measurement
Planning-programming-budgeting
Productivity in government
Science, Technology, Communications
Strategic planning
Waste in government spending
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: 
Program Assessment and Results Act - Amends the Federal law provisions concerning the budget and fiscal, budget, and program information to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to assess, jointly with Federal agencies, each program of such agencies at least once every five fiscal years. Instructs the Director to develop criteria for identifying programs to be assessed each fiscal year.
 
Requires the results of such assessments to be submitted in a report to Congress at the same time the President submits the next Federal budget.
 
Sunsets the above provisions after September 30, 2013.
 
Requires the head of each agency to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and to the Congress a strategic plan for program activities not later than September 30 of each year following a year in which an election for President occurs, beginning September 30, 2005.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1044-10445)
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10443-10444)
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Delaware National Coastal Special Resources Study Act

Bill: 108-s-2899
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2004-10-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Black history
Boats and boating
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights movements
Coastal zone
Colonial affairs
Commemorations
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Delaware
Europe
Fishing
Governmental investigations
Historic sites
History
Industrialization
International Affairs
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine transportation
Military history
Minorities
National parks
Native Americans
Outdoor recreation
Slavery
Sports and Recreation
Swimming
Transportation and Public Works
United Kingdom

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: 
Delaware National Coastal Special Resources Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study of the national significance, feasibility of long-term preservation, and public use of sites in the coastal region of Delaware. Requires such study to include an analysis and any recommendations of the Secretary concerning the suitability and feasibility of: (1) designating one or more of the sites along the Delaware coast as units of the National Park System that relate to the themes described in this Act; or (2) establishing a national heritage area that incorporates the sites along the Delaware coast that relate to such themes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR 10/7/2004 S10572-10573)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 10/7/2004 S10570-10572)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich and Roy Peratrovich in recognition of their outstanding and enduring contributions to civil rights and dignity of the Native peoples of Alaska and the Nation.

Bill: 108-s-2900
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2004-10-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Alaska
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Discrimination in public facilities
Indigenous peoples
Minorities
Native Americans
Racial discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: 
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to posthumously award a gold medal of appropriate design to Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich and Roy Peratrovich, in recognition of their outstanding and enduring contributions to the civil rights and dignity of the Native peoples of Alaska and the Nation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 10/7/2004 S10574)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 10/7/2004 S10573-10574)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Rona Ramon, Asaf Ramon, Tal Ramon, Yiftach Ramon, and Noah Ramon.

Bill: 108-s-2901
Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Introduced: 2004-10-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: 
Makes Rona Ramon, Asaf Ramon, Tal Ramon, Yiftach Ramon, and Noah Ramon each eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, upon payment of the required visa fees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR 10/7/2004 S10574-10575)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2903
Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Introduced: 2004-10-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Athletics
Civil actions and liability
Employee training
Federal preemption
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Liability (Law)
Licenses
Negligence
Nonprofit organizations
Privileges and immunities
Social Welfare
Sports and Recreation
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: 
Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2004 - Exempts a nonprofit athletic organization from liability for harm caused by an act or omission in the adoption of rules for sanctioned or approved athletic competitions or practices if: (1) the organization was acting within the scope of its duties; (2) the organization was properly licensed, certified, or authorized for the competition or practice; and (3) the harm was not caused by the organization's willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless misconduct.
 
Allows exceptions to such protection where State law: (1) requires such an organization to adhere to risk management procedures, including mandatory training; (2) makes the organization liable for the acts or omissions of its employees, agents, and volunteers to the same extent as an employer is liable for its employees; and (3) makes a limitation of liability inapplicable if the civil action was brought by an officer of a State or local government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 10/7/2004 S10576-10577)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Introduced in Senate