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Global Tsunami Detection and Warning System Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-34
Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Coastal zone
Computer simulation
Conferences
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Earthquakes
Electronic government information
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Facsimile transmission
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
International agencies
International cooperation
Internet
Landslides
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Radio broadcasting
Remote sensing
Science, Technology, Communications
Seismology
Strategic planning
Telephone
Treaties
Tsunamis
United Nations
Volcanoes

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Global Tsunami Detection and Warning System Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce, working with other specified Federal agency heads, to: (1) identify and eliminate (with international cooperation) deficiencies in existing systems of worldwide seismic stations that can identify in real or near real time potentially tsunamigenic earthquakes; (2) identify tsunami sensors that can be deployed to detect potential tsunamis generated by any type of disturbance and the number and location of such sensors that must be deployed to provide complete global coverage; (3) procure and deploy such sensors; (4) establish systems and infrastructure to process sensor signals; and (5) disseminate tsunami forecasts and warnings to potentially affected nations.
 
Calls on the President to convene an international conference on global tsunami detection and warning unless a satisfactory international agreement has been reached.
 
Requires the Secretary of State to implement a comprehensive strategy to: (1) identify coastal nations that have the potential to be affected by tsunamis; (2) identify appropriate contacts within the governments of those nations for disseminating tsunami warnings; (3) develop a structure for a Global Tsunami Warning System (GTWS) and an appropriate chain of command structure for GTWS warnings; (4) implement a tsunami forecasting system that includes specified technological capabilities for real-time forecasting; (5) use such forecasts to form and rapidly disseminate warnings; (6) develop a warning communications system; (7) work in partnership with specified nations to provide appropriate educational and response planning partnerships; and (8) seek funding assistance from participating nations. 
 
Requires reports to Congress on the measures mandated by this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S225-226)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S225)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for production of electricity from wind.

Bill: 109-s-35
Sponsor: Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Energy
Income tax
Tax credits
Wind power

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until January 1, 2011, the tax credit for the production of electricity from wind facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S226)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the United States Military Cancer Institute as an establishment within the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, to require the Institute to promote the health of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents by enhancing cancer research and treatment, to provide for a study of the epidemiological causes of cancer among various ethnic groups for cancer prevention and early detection efforts, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-s-36
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cancer
Carcinogens
Congressional reporting requirements
Education
Environmental Protection
Environmental health
Environmentally induced diseases
Epidemiology
Health
Higher education
Medical education
Medical research
Military hospitals
Military medicine
Minorities
Minority health
Nursing
Preventive medicine
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
 Establishes in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences the United States Military Cancer Institute, headed by a Director, to carry out research studies on: (1) the epidemiological features of cancer among populations of various ethnic origins, as well as complementary research on oncologic nursing; (2) the prevention and early detection of cancer; and (3) basic, translational, and clinical investigation matters relating to such studies.
 
Directs the Institute to conduct the study in collaboration with other cancer research organizations and entities selected by the Institute.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S227)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S226-227)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Guard and Reserve Enhanced Benefits Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-38
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Age
Armed forces reserves
Authorization
Block grants
College costs
Commerce
Day care
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Employee health benefits
Employee rights
Families
Family leave
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Government paperwork
Health
Health insurance continuation
Higher education
Income tax
Insurance premiums
Interest
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Leave of absence
Married people
Medical economics
Military dependents
Military leave
Military medicine
Military pay
Military pensions
National Guard
Parents
Retired military personnel
Salaries
Scholarships
Self-employed
Small business
Social Welfare
Student loan funds
Students' rights
Tax credits
Taxation
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Guard and Reserve Enhanced Benefits Act of 2005 - Provides for benefits for members of the National Guard and Armed Services Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty, including special assistance to them and their families through: (1) family leave, under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; (2) child care, under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990; (3) educational assistance, under Federal law relating to Montgomery GI Bill benefits; (4) student loan deferments, under the Higher Education Act of 1965; (5) preservation of educational status and tuition, under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; (6) non-reduction in pay in the case of those who are Federal employees, under Federal civil service law; (7) a tax credit to their employers for the income differential between their wages and their military pay, or a self-employment credit, under the Internal Revenue Code; (8) reduced minimum age for non-regular service retired pay, under Federal law relating to the Armed Services; and (9) health benefits, through expanded eligibility for the TRICARE program and continuation of non-TRICARE plan coverage for dependents, under Federal law relating to the Armed Services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S684-685)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-40
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Capitation (Medical care)
Caregivers
Case management
Chronically ill
Coinsurance
Community health services
Conflict of interests
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Disabled
Drugs
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Geriatrics
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Health counseling
Health education
Health planning
Living wills
Long-term care
Medical economics
Medical ethics
Medical fees
Medical records
Medical tests
Medicare
Physicians
Quality of care
Science, Technology, Communications
Self-care
Social Welfare
Telemedicine
Terminal care

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) coverage of geriatric assessments and chronic care management services for eligible individuals.
 
Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on: (1) the effectiveness of the different payment methodologies applicable with respect to chronic care management services developed and implemented under this Act; (2) the effectiveness of the pay for performance programs to serve Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions, including dementia; (3) process measures and outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic illnesses, including dementia; (4) the cost-effectiveness and quality associated with chronic care management under the Medicare program; and (5) the feasibility of broadening and incorporating the findings of the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) study into the Medicare program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Community Arsenic Relief Act

Bill: 109-s-41
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Arsenic
Cancer
Cardiovascular diseases
China
Colleges
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Depressed areas
Diabetes
District of Columbia
East Asia
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Higher education
Law
Maryland
Medical research
Nebraska
New Mexico
Nonprofit organizations
Potable water
Public health
Public utilities
Radon
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Standards
Taiwan
Technological innovations
Texas
Toxicology
Uranium
Utah
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Rural Community Arsenic Relief Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require States exercising primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems to exempt any nonprofit small public water system (serving 10,000 or fewer persons) that so requests in accordance with this Act from the requirements of any national primary drinking water regulation for naturally occurring contaminants, including arsenic, radon, radium, and uranium.
 
Requires exemption requests to demonstrate that the system's compliance with applicable national primary drinking water regulations: (1) is not economically feasible; (2) has a disproportionate and adverse impact on low-income families; (3) is substantially impeded by limited access to innovative and affordable technology; or (4) is not necessary because the drinking water provided by the system does not pose an unreasonable health risk. 
 
Sets forth alternative arsenic standards for those systems receiving arsenic exemptions.
 
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a university-based arsenic research consortium comprised of specified institutions of higher education. Authorizes the Administrator to provide grants to the consortium to carry out its duties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S228)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Honoring Our Fallen Soldiers and Families Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-42
Sponsor: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Families
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Military dependents
Military pensions
Survivors' benefits
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Honoring Our Fallen Soldiers and Families Act of 2005 - Increases from $12,000 to $100,000 the death gratuity payable to the survivors of members of the Armed Forces who die: (1) while on active duty or inactive duty training; or (2) within 120 days after discharge or release from such duty or training, if the death resulted from an injury or disease incurred or aggravated during such duty or training. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S228-229)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-43
Sponsor: Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Crime and Law Enforcement
Education
Executive orders
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
Iraq compilation
Military pay
Military personnel
National Guard
Payroll deductions
September 11, 2001
Terrorism
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Montgomery G.I. Bill Enhancement Act of 2005 - Exempts members of the Armed Forces and Selected Reserve on active duty between November 16, 2001, and the termination date of Executive Order 13235 from the mandatory payroll deductions ($100 for the first 12 months of active duty pay) under the veterans' basic educational assistance program. Provides for reimbursement of payroll deductions taken prior to the enactment of this Act. Allows such members to withdraw an election not to receive basic educational assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S230-231)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S229-230)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Death Benefit Improvement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-44
Sponsor: Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense budgets
Economics and Public Finance
Families
International Affairs
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Middle East and North Africa
Military dependents
Military operations
Military pensions
Supplemental appropriations
Survivors' benefits
War casualties
War relief

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Military Death Benefit Improvement Act of 2005 - Increases from $12,000 to $100,000 the death gratuity payable to the survivors of members of the Armed Forces who die: (1) while on active duty or inactive duty training; or (2) within 120 days after discharge or release from such duty or training, if the death resulted from an injury or disease incurred or aggravated during such duty or training. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S231)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S230)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-s-46
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Church property
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional veto
Crime and Law Enforcement
Democracy
Dumping
Election administration
Emigration
Employee rights
Ethnic relations
Europe
Expedited congressional procedure
Exports
Free enterprise
Free trade
Freedom of the press
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
House rules and procedure
Human rights
Immigration
Intellectual property
International Affairs
International agencies
Judicial ethics
Labor and Employment
Law
Legislative resolutions
Minorities
Most favored nation principle
Normal trade relations
Poultry
Public corruption
Racial discrimination
Racial violence
Religion
Religious liberty
Reporters and reporting
Rule of law
Senate rules and procedure
Trade agreements
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Authorizes the President to extend unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory (permanent normal trade relations) treatment to the products of the Ukraine.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress regarding full commitment of the United States to a multifaceted engagement with Ukraine.
 
Applies to Ukraine to the same extent as to the People's Republic of China, so long as the 1992 trade agreement between the United States and Ukraine remains in force, the requirement of the Trade Act of 1974 that the President proclaim increased duties or other import restrictions with respect to any product of Ukraine being imported into the United States in such increased quantities or under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause market disruption to U.S. producers of a like or directly competitive product.
 
Sets forth procedures with respect to: (1) notification by the President to Congress regarding U.S. entry into a bilateral agreement with Ukraine on the terms of accession by Ukraine to the World Trade Organization; (2) a congressional oversight resolution regarding such agreement; and (3) procedures for consideration of the resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S232-233)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S232)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reauthorize appropriations for the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-s-48
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Authorization
Coastal zone
Commemorations
Department of the Interior
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Historic sites
History
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
New Jersey
Roads and highways
Sports and Recreation
Strategic planning
Trails
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Amends Federal law concerning the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey to reauthorize appropriations for the route. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a strategic plan that describes opportunities to increase participation in the planning, development, and administration of the route and organizational options for sustaining the route. 

action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Revises provisions regarding the authorization of appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey. Provides for the use of funds made available under this Act only for technical assistance and the design and fabrication of interpretive materials, devices, and signs. Prohibits the use of such funds for operation, repair, or construction costs, except for the costs of constructing interpretive exhibits. Limits the Federal share of any project carried out with funds made available under this Act to 50 percent of the total projected costs and requires the Federal share to be provided on a matching basis. Terminates the authorities provided to the Secretary of the Interior under this Act on September 30, 2007. 
 
Requires the Secretary to prepare a strategic plan that describes opportunities to increase participation in the planning, development, and administration of the route and organizational options for sustaining the route. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments. With written report No. 109-41.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments. With written report No. 109-41.
action_date: 2005-02-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S235)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S235)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Alaska Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-49
Sponsor: Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Alaska
Coastal engineering
Coastal zone
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Economics and Public Finance
Federal advisory bodies
Federal-state relations
Flood control
Flood damage prevention
Floodplains
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Hydrology
Indian lands
Indigenous peoples
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Land use
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Minorities
Native Americans
Planning
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Relocation
Revolving funds
Shore protection
Soil erosion
State government-Indian relations
Water Resources Development
Zoning and zoning law

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Alaska Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission Act of 2005 - Establishes the Joint Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission for Alaska to study all matters relating to: (1) the feasibility of alternatives for flooding or erosion assistance; and (2) the development of a policy to guide infrastructure investments in the Alaska Native villages, cities, and boroughs that are most affected by flooding or erosion.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) evaluate and prioritize specific flood and erosion circumstances that affect life and property in Alaska; and (2) examine the most cost-effective ways of carrying out flood and erosion control and mitigation solutions devised by the Commission for nine villages in the State identified in a specified Government Accountability Office report. Authorizes the Secretary to implement a solution by making a grant to the State government or a local government using the remainder of funds appropriated for flood and erosion control and mitigation solutions. Delineates factors to be considered in implementing such a solution. Sets the Federal share of the cost at 75 percent. Authorizes the Secretary to take any action necessary to mitigate the loss of structures and infrastructure from flood and erosion using the most cost-effective means practicable to provide the longest-term benefit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-138.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S236-237)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S235-236)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate