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Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2599
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Civil actions and liability
Crime and Law Enforcement
Disaster relief
Disasters
Federal employees
Federal officials
Firearms
Firearms control
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Law
Legal fees
Military personnel
Searches and seizures

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit any U.S. officer or employee, or person operating under color of federal law, under control of a federal official, or providing services to such person, while acting in support of relief from a major disaster or emergency, from: (1) seizing, or authorizing seizure of, any firearm the possession of which is not prohibited under federal or state law, other than for forfeiture in compliance with federal law or as evidence in a criminal investigation; (2) requiring registration of any firearm for which registration is not required by federal or state law; (3) prohibiting possession of any firearm in any place or by any person where such possession is not otherwise prohibited; or (4) prohibiting the carrying of a firearm by any person otherwise authorized to carry firearms, solely because such person is operating under the direction, control, or supervision of a federal agency in support of relief from a major disaster or emergency.
 
Authorizes any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act to seek relief by bringing an action for redress and by bringing a civil action in U.S. district court for return of a confiscated firearm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9719-9720)
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3381)
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to equalize authorities to provide allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel of the United States Government in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-s-2600
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, John [R-VA]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Afghanistan
Americans in foreign countries
Armed Forces and National Security
Federal employees
Foreign service
International Affairs
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Middle East and North Africa
Military operations
Salaries
South Asia
Survivors' benefits
Transfer of employees

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Authorizes the head of a federal agency to provide to an individual employed by, or assigned or detailed to, such agency allowances, benefits, and gratuities comparable to those provided by the Secretary of State to officers and employees of the Foreign Service, if the duty station of such individual is in Iraq or Afghanistan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3381-3382)
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Care Choices for Seniors Act

Bill: 109-s-2601
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Coinsurance
Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Income tax
Insurance premiums
Managed care
Medical economics
Medical savings accounts
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare
Tax deductions
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Health Care Choices for Seniors Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivor's and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a procedure under which an individual otherwise entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of SSA title XVIII (Medicare) may waive such entitlement and be automatically enrolled in the Medicare Alternative Voucher Program (MAV Program).

Directs the Secretary to establish the MAV Program, under which a voucher may be used as a contribution into a health savings account and for the payment of enrollment premiums under a high deductible health plan.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of the itemized deduction for health savings accounts by the amount of the MAV that is contributed to an individual's health savings account.
 
Amends SSA title XVIII to suspend Medicare late enrollment penalties for individuals between ages 65 and 70 who are enrolled in the MAV program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3382-3383)
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Silvia Leticia Barojas-Alejandre.

Bill: 109-s-2602
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Makes Silvia Leticia Barojas-Alejandre 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: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2603
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Feedstock
Governmental investigations
Job creation
Labor and Employment
Mining leases
Mining royalties

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2006 - Lowers, for a five-year period, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from federal land to 2%.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress, after four years, on the effects of such royalty reduction, including: (1) the amount of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from federal land during such four-year period; (2) the number of jobs that have been created or maintained during the royalty reduction period; (3) the total amount of royalty paid to the United States on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market produced during that four-year period, and the portion of such royalty paid to states; and (4) a recommendation of whether the reduced royalty rate should apply after the end of the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-24
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

Bill: 109-s-2605
Sponsor: Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animals
Colorado
Habitat conservation
Landscape protection
Migratory bird conservation
Riparian ecology
Water Resources Development
Wetlands
Wildlife refuges

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Amends the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to provide that the purpose of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge shall be to restore, enhance, and maintain wetland, upland, riparian, and other habitats for native wildlife, plant, and fish species in the San Luis Valley. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior, in administering the Refuge, to: (1) emphasize migratory bird conservation; and (2) take into consideration the role of the Refuge in broader landscape conservation efforts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Payment Rate Disclosure Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2606
Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Hospital rates
Medical fees
Medicare
Physicians
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Medicare Payment Rate Disclosure Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site: (1) payment rates for hospital inpatient procedures, outpatient procedures, and physicians' services; (2) the period for which payment rates are applicable; (3) services included in certain procedures; and (4) a statement that the average payment rates and average payment amounts are only applicable to the Medicare program and may not be available for an individual who is not purchasing such a procedure or service under the Medicare program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3383)
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Health Education and Awareness Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2607
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Health
Health insurance
Labor and Employment
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Small Business Health Education and Awareness Act of 2006 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a four-year pilot program to make grants to small business development centers to provide information and educational materials regarding health insurance options to small businesses. Allows the Administrator to select up to 20 centers to receive such grants. Sets the maximum individual grant limit at $300,000 per fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3384-3385)
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3383-3884)
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Partners in Reconstruction Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2608
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Alabama
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Data banks
Depressed areas
Disaster relief
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Law
Louisiana
Minorities
Minority business enterprises
Mississippi
Office of Management and Budget
Science, Technology, Communications
Small business
Standards
Subcontractors
Surety and fidelity

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Small Business Partners in Reconstruction Act of 2006 - Amends the Small Business Act to define &quot;Guidelines&quot; as the guidelines entitled &quot;Emergency Procurement Flexibilities&quot; for responsive contracting and the use of simplified acquisition procedures, as issued by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on May 30, 2003.
 
Directs the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to: (1) ensure that the Guidelines continue to encourage the federal government to utilize small business procurement flexibilities in times of disaster, contingency, and other emergency; and (2) periodically revise, update, modify, and publish such Guidelines.
 
Provides for or requires: (1) reciprocity with respect to contracting certifications for small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; (2) an update of the Federal Procurement Data System with respect to small business participation in Hurricane Katrina or Rita-related contracting; (3) disaster contracting outreach programs for small businesses; (4) small business performance bonding thresholds; (5) small business participation in disaster-related federal contracts and subcontracts and disaster-related multiple-award contracts; and (6) disaster contracting priorities for local small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3385-3387)
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Tissue Act

Bill: 109-s-2609
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accreditation (Medical care)
Administrative procedure
Auditing
Crime and Law Enforcement
Cytology
Department of Health and Human Services
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Economics and Public Finance
Federal preemption
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Informed consent (Medical law)
Law
Medical ethics
Medical records
State laws
Tissue banks
User charges

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Safe Tissue Act - Requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inspect, at least once every two years, each establishment that engages in the manufacture of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a user fee to fund such inspections.
 
Requires the FDA to conduct periodic audits of all documentation submitted by each such establishment to determine compliance with all applicable requirements, including requirements related to ensuring: (1) that human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products are obtained legally; (2) that donor eligibility and donor medical history interviews are based on accurate information that was not provided or obtained in a fraudulent manner; and (3) current good tissue practice. 
 
Requires the Secretary to publish a model form containing minimum requirements for establishments to use in obtaining consent from a potential donor of human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products. Sets forth penalties for failing to comply with model form requirements or for knowingly using fraudulent information.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) accredit establishments and the personnel of such establishments who participate in the recovery, processing, storage, labeling, packaging, or distribution of human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products; and (2) define &quot;reasonable payments&quot; that are associated with donation of human tissue and tissue-based products for purposes of the National Organ Transplant Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to enhance the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-s-2610
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Federal preemption
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Law
Licenses
Local laws
Nevada
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear reactors
Radioactive wastes
Railroad engineering
State laws
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation of hazardous substances
Waste disposal sites

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
 Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 regarding Yucca Mountain site application procedures to provide that an application for construction authorization shall not be required to contain information relating to any surface facility other than those necessary for initial operation of the repository.
 
Revises requirements governing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) actions on construction applications and infrastructure activities.
 
Includes infrastructure activities within the scope of expedited authorizations.
 
Declares specified federal, state, or local regulatory requirements referred to in the Solid Waste Disposal Act inapplicable to: (1) material owned by the Secretary of Energy if it is transported or stored in an NRC-certified package, cask, or other container for transportation or storage of that type of material; or (2) material located at the Yucca Mountain site for disposal, if its management and disposal is subject to an NRC license.
 
 Prohibits a state or local governmental entity from issuing, administering, or enforcing a new or existing air quality permit or requirement affecting a federal facility or activity subject to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. 
 
Instructs the NRC, in deciding whether to permit the construction or operation of a nuclear reactor or any related facilities, to deem, without further consideration, that sufficient capacity will be available in a timely manner to dispose of the spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste resulting from the operation of the reactor and related facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Alternative Energy Refueling System Act

Bill: 109-s-2613
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Biomass energy
Compressed natural gas
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Government trust funds
Hydrogen
Liquefied natural gas
Liquefied petroleum gas
Natural gas
Service stations
Transportation and Public Works
Underground storage

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Alternative Energy Refueling System Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide eligible entities (refueling vendors or owners or operators of a facility where an alternative energy refueling system is located) reimbursement from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for a portion of the costs of purchasing and installing one or more alternative energy refueling systems (systems used to refuel motor vehicles with an alternative fuel such as compressed natural gas or E-85 ethanol). 
 
Prohibits an entity that receives a federal tax credit for placing in service a qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property from receiving reimbursement under this Act if the system cost was taken into consideration in calculating the tax credit. Limits reimbursement to: (1) two systems for each facility owned by an eligible entity; and (2) the lesser of 30% of a system's cost or $30,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Alternative Energy Refueling System Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2614
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Biomass energy
Compressed natural gas
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Government trust funds
Hydrogen
Liquefied natural gas
Liquefied petroleum gas
Natural gas
Service stations
Transportation and Public Works
Underground storage

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Alternative Energy Refueling System Act of 2006 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide eligible entities (refueling vendors or owners or operators of a facility where an alternative energy refueling system is located) reimbursement from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for a portion of the costs of purchasing and installing one or more alternative energy refueling systems (systems used to refuel motor vehicles with an alternative fuel such as compressed natural gas or E-85 ethanol). 
 
Prohibits an entity that receives a federal tax credit for placing in service a qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property from receiving reimbursement under this Act if the system cost was taken into consideration in calculating the tax credit. Limits reimbursement to: (1) two systems for each facility owned by an eligible entity; and (2) the lesser of 30% of a system's cost or $30,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3387-3388)
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-s-2615
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2006-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Indian claims
Indigenous peoples
Land transfers
Minorities
National forests

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: 
Declares that the Cape Fox Corporation (Cape Fox) of Saxman, Alaska, shall not be required to select or receive conveyance of specified unconveyed federal land.
 
Allows Cape Fox to select, and requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey, on receiving written notice of the selection, the approximately 99 acres of the surface estate of Tongass National Forest land located outside the exterior selection boundary of Cape Fox.
 
Requires the Secretary, on conveyance to Cape Fox of the surface estate to such land, to convey its subsurface estate to Sealaska Corporation.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2006-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate