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Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1837
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2003-11-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Bank fraud
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation
EBB Terrorism
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial institutions
Forfeiture
Law
Licenses
Money laundering
Organized crime
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: 
Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2003 - Amends the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to expand its scope to cover acts or threats involving burglary, embezzlement, and fraud in the purchase of securities.
 
Modifies provisions regarding: (1) the laundering of monetary instruments to include violations of the Social Security Act relating to obtaining funds through misuse of a social security number, to grant authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Commissioner of Social Security over offenses within their jurisdictions, and to cover certain informal transfers of the proceeds of specified unlawful activity; and (2) engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity to grant authority to the Secretary over offenses within his jurisdiction.
 
Changes the name of a money transmitting business the operation of which is prohibited from an &quot;unlicensed&quot; to an &quot;illegal&quot; money transmitting business. Specifies that such a business shall be illegal if it fails to to comply with money transmitting business registration requirements (current law), whether or not the defendant knew that the operation was required to comply with such requirements. Authorizes the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to investigate violations regarding such businesses.
 
Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for civil forfeiture of the assets of individuals or entities engaging in planning or perpetrating any act of international terrorism against any international organization or foreign government.
 
Reauthorizes the Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14179)
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq.

Bill: 108-s-1838
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2003-11-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Congress and foreign policy
Congress and military policy
Defense budgets
Economic assistance
Economic development
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Federal-state relations
Health
Higher education
Hospitals
Housing and Community Development
Infrastructure
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
International Affairs
International military forces
Iraq
Labor and Employment
Middle East and North Africa
Military civic action
Military occupation
Military operations
Peacekeeping forces
Poverty
Public health
Roads and highways
School buildings
Social Welfare
Transportation and Public Works
Unemployment
War relief
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to States and local governments to coordinate their budget-related actions with Federal Government efforts to stimulate the economy. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 for such payments in an amount equal to the total amount appropriated for for FY 2003 for the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund in the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003, and subsequent appropriations Acts. Requires not less than one-third of such amount to be made available to local governments. 
Requires the Secretary to establish a formula for determining the allocation of payments, with priority consideration to the relative unemployment rate, median income, population, and poverty rate. Permits the use of funds received by States and local governments only for: (1) ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses for education, public safety, public health, social services, roads, transportation, water infrastructure, and housing; and (2) ordinary and necessary capital expenditures authorized by law.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14180)
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14179-14180)
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Workers Assistance Extension Act

Bill: 108-s-1839
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Introduced: 2003-11-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Unemployment insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-07
text: 
Workers Assistance Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to extend the TEUCA program through June 30, 2004, with a phase-out period through September 30, 2004.
 
(The TEUCA program provides: (1) an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits (TEUC) to jobless workers who have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits; and (2) another additional 13 weeks of benefits (TEUC-X), for a total of 26 additional weeks, for such workers in high unemployment States.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-11-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1840
Sponsor: Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]
Introduced: 2003-11-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation
Agricultural subsidies
Animals
Birds
Economics and Public Finance
Farm lands
Farmers
Federal-state relations
Fishing
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Habitat conservation
Hunting
Landowners
Outdoor recreation
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Range management
Sports and Recreation
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-07
text: 
Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2003 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which States may apply for grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make such land available for public access and habitat-related activities under State-administered plans. 
 
Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to exclude from excess base acreage computation for direct and counter-cyclical payment purposes certain conservation enrolled farm land not planted in an agricultural commodity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14273-14274)
action_date: 2003-11-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14271-14273)
action_date: 2003-11-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Cold War Medal Act

Bill: 108-s-1841
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2003-11-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cold War
Commemorations
History
International Affairs
Military medals, decorations, etc.

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-10
text: Cold War Medal Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, upon application, to issue Cold War service medals to military personnel who served honorably during the Cold War era (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2003-11-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Defense Trade Cooperation Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1842
Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Introduced: 2003-11-10 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Arms control
Arms control agreements
Arms sales
Australia
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Conventional weapons
Europe
Foreign Trade and International Finance
International cooperation
Law
License agreements
Licenses
Military agreements
Military and naval supplies
Military command and control
Military operations
Military readiness
Oceania
Science, Technology, Communications
Technology transfer
United Kingdom

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-10
text: 
Defense Trade Cooperation Act of 2003 - Amends the Arms Export Control Act (the Act) to make the requirement of a bilateral agreement prior to the transfer of defense articles or services from the United States to a foreign country inapplicable to a bilateral agreement between the United States and the Government of: (1) Australia, with respect to transfers or changes in end use within Australia of defense items that will remain subject to the licensing requirements of the Act after such agreement enters into force; or (2) the United Kingdom, for an exemption from such licensing requirements. Requires the President, at least 30 days before authorizing such an exemption, to certify to the congressional foreign and international relations committees that such an agreement: (1) is in the national interest of the United States; (2) does not adversely affect the ability of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations to provide controls for licensed exports of U.S. defense items; and (3) will not adversely affect the duties or requirements of the Secretary of State under the Act. Directs the President to submit to such committees a text of the regulations that authorize such a licensing exemption.
 
Requires a report from the President to such committees on licensing requirement exemption issues raised during consultations with respect to the terms of any bilateral agreements with such countries.
 
Directs the Secretary of State to notify such committees within 90 days after receiving credible information regarding the unauthorized end-use or diversion of U.S. exports made pursuant to any agreement with a country to gain exemption from such licensing requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2003-11-10
text: Introduced in Senate
FamilyCare Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1843
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2003-11-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Administrative remedies
Agriculture and Food
Aid to dependent children
Aliens
Child health
Commerce
Conflict of interests
Costs
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Employee health benefits
Families
Family medicine
Federal aid to child health services
Federal-state relations
Food stamps
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Health insurance
Health planning
Health services administration
Health surveys
Homeless
Housing and Community Development
Immigrant health
Immigration
Labor and Employment
Law
Marketing
Maternal health services
Medicaid
Medical statistics
Medically uninsured
Parents
Patients' rights
Poor children
Pregnant women
Preventive medicine
Quality of care
Social Welfare
Welfare eligibility
Welfare work participation
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-10
text: 
FamilyCare Act of 2003 - Renames the State Children's Health Insurance program (SCHIP) under title XXI of the Social Security Act (SSA) as the FamilyCare program to provide for: (1) FamilyCare coverage of parents and pregnant women under Medicaid (SSA title XIX) as well as under new SSA title XXI; (2) optional FamilyCare coverage of parents of targeted low-income children or targeted low-income pregnant women; (3) automatic eligibility for FamilyCare coverage of children born to a parent or pregnant women on FamilyCare assistance; (4) optional coverage of legal immigrants and of children through age 20 under Medicaid and FamilyCare; (5) application of simplified FamilyCare procedures under Medicaid; (6) elimination of the 100 hour rule and other SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) related eligibility restrictions under Medicaid; (7) limitations on specified conflicts of interests under Medicaid and FamilyCare; (8) an increased FamilyCare allotment for FY 2004 through 2011; and (9) a limitation on cost-sharing to 2.5 percent for families with income below 150 percent of the poverty level. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award grants to States to allow them to demonstrate the effectiveness of innovative ways to increase access to health insurance through market reforms and other innovative means.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award demonstration grants to up to seven States (or other qualified entities) to conduct innovative programs designed to improve outreach to enroll homeless individuals and families and provide them services under specified programs for the homeless (including Medicaid and FamilyCare).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-11-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14335-14336)
action_date: 2003-11-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Service to Country Reimbursement Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1845
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2003-11-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
District of Columbia
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid programs
Federal-state relations
Guam
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Labor and Employment
Puerto Rico
Salaries
State budgets
State employees
State finance
Territories (U.S.)
Virgin Islands
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: 
Service to Country Reimbursement Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned (Secretary), at the request of a State or local government that continues to pay all or a portion of the civilian compensation of an employee while that employee is absent due to a call or order to serve on active military duty for a period of more than 30 days, to reimburse the State or local government up to an amount not to exceed the difference between: (1) the amount of civilian compensation that would otherwise have been payable to the employee if the employee's civilian compensation had not been interrupted by active-duty service; and (2) the amount of military pay that is payable to such employee for the active duty service performed. Requires an employee who fails to return to such civilian employment to refund to the Secretary the total amount of reimbursement provided with respect to that employee, but allows the Secretary to waive such refund requirement if such recovery would be against equity and good conscience or contrary to the best interests of the United States. Requires the Secretary to waive such refund if the failure of the employee to report or apply was due to an injury or disability that is not the fault of the employee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14453)
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14452-14453)
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-s-1846
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2003-11-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Blood
Blood transfusions
Disabled
Health
Hepatitis
Kidney diseases
Liver diseases
Medical personnel
Medical supplies
Medical tests
Military medicine
Veterans' disability compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: 
Presumes to be service-connected, and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation, hepatitis C becoming manifest to a degree of ten percent or more after active-duty military service with respect to veterans who, during a period of such service: (1) received a transfusion of blood or blood products before December 31, 1992; (2) were exposed to blood through the skin; (3) underwent hemodialysis; (4) experienced a needle-stick injury, not due to the veteran's willful misconduct; (5) were diagnosed with unexplained liver disease; or (6) served in a health-care position or specialty under circumstances to be prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14453-14454)
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act

Bill: 108-s-1847
Sponsor: Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2003-11-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health
Hepatitis
Medical tests
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, during the first year after the enactment of this Act, to provide a blood test for the Hepatitis C virus to: (1) each veteran who served on active military duty during the Vietnam era, or who is considered to be "at risk," and who is enrolled to receive veterans' medical care and requests such test or is otherwise receiving a physical examination or any other care or treatment from the Secretary; and (2) any other veteran who requests such test. Requires the Secretary, after such period, to provide such test to any veteran who requests it. Requires the Secretary to provide followup tests and appropriate treatment for any veteran who tests positive. Prohibits a copayment from being charged for such treatment. 
Provides funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs for Hepatitis C detection and treatment programs, beginning with FY 2004. 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a standardized Department policy with respect to such virus; and (2) annually take appropriate outreach actions to notify untested veterans. 
Directs the Secretary to establish at least one, and no more than three, additional Hepatitis C centers of excellence within the Department health care network. Provides funding.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14455)
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14392, S14454-14455)
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Homeownership Opportunities for Uniformed Services and Educators Act

Bill: 108-s-1849
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2003-11-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Federal aid to housing
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Fire fighters
Health
Insurance premiums
Law enforcement officers
Local employees
Mortgage guaranty insurance
Mortgages
Police
Preschool education
Private schools
Rescue work
School personnel
Secondary education
State employees
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: 
Homeownership Opportunities for Uniformed Services and Educators Act - Amends the National Housing Act to provide for one percent downpayments for Federal Housing Administration mortgage loans for qualified elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators and non-Federal public safety officers to purchase homes within the jurisdictions of their employing agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act

Bill: 108-s-1850
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2003-11-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Armed Forces and National Security
Art
Artists
Arts, Culture, Religion
Boats and boating
Coast guard
Commemorations
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Dams
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Exhibitions
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fish culture
Fisheries
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Great Lakes
Harbors
Historic sites
History
Lighthouses and lightships
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine parks and reserves
Marine terminals
Michigan
Monuments and memorials
Museums
National parks
Passenger ships
Performing arts
Scenic byways
Ships
Sports and Recreation
State parks
Tourism
Transportation and Public Works
Water Resources Development
Waterways

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-12
text: 
Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service Midwest Regional Office, to study and report on Michigan maritime heritage resource preservation and interpretation, including: (1) potential economic and tourism benefits of preservation of these resources; (2) suitable and feasible options for long-term protection of these resources; (3) the manner in which the public can best learn about and experience these resources; and (4) ways of linking national, State, and regional and local areas and sites into a Michigan Maritime Heritage Destination Network.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14807-14808)
action_date: 2003-11-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2003-11-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Small State HOME Program Equity Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1851
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2003-11-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Affordable housing
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to housing
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Housing subsidies
Rental housing
Single family housing

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-12
text: 
Small State HOME Program Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to increase the minimum State allocation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14808)
action_date: 2003-11-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 11/14/2003 S14808)
action_date: 2003-11-12
text: Introduced in Senate