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Bureau of Reclamation Water Conservation, Efficiency, and Management Improvement Act

Bill: 109-s-2561
Sponsor: Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Arizona
California
Colorado
Construction costs
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to research
Federal aid to water resources development
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Idaho
Infrastructure
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Washington State
Water conservation
Water supply
Water use
Watersheds
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Bureau of Reclamation Water Conservation, Efficiency, and Management Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, nonfederal entities with water delivery authority to pay the federal share of the cost of a project to conserve water, increase water use efficiency, facilitate water markets, enhance water management, or implement other actions to prevent water-related crises or conflicts in watersheds that have a nexus to federal water projects within reclamation states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). Directs the Secretary to publish assistance eligibility and priority criteria. Limits the federal cost share of the project to 50%. Sets the nonfederal cost share for project operation and maintenance at 100%. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with institutions of higher education, nonprofit research institutions, or organizations with water or power delivery authority to fund research to conserve water, increase water use efficiency, or enhance water management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held in Albuquerque, NM. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-477.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3218-3219)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3218)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare (PHARM) Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2563
Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Commerce
Community health services
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Drug therapy
Drug utilization
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Intellectual property
Labeling
Managed care
Medical economics
Medicare
Names
Pharmacies
Pharmacists
Prescription pricing
Quality of care
Social Welfare
Trademarks

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) Act of 2006 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require prompt payment of clean claims to pharmacies by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans. Defines prompt payment as within 14 days from submission for claims submitted electronically, and within 30 days for claims submitted otherwise. Requires payment of interest, also, if a payment is not issued, mailed, or otherwise transmitted within the applicable number of calendar days. 
 
Prohibits a Medicare prescription drug card issued by a prescription drug plan sponsor from displaying the name, brand, or trademark (co-branding) of any pharmacy. 
 
Revises requirements for a covered medication therapy management program, allowing it to be furnished by a health care provider, other than a pharmacist, with advanced training in medication management. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to specify: (1) the population of part D eligible individuals appropriate for services under a medication therapy management program, based on certain characteristics; and (2) a minimum defined package of medication therapy management services that shall be provided to each enrollee.
 
Revises requirements for pharmacy fees.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a two-year demonstration program to examine the impact of medication therapy management furnished by a pharmacist in a community-based or ambulatory-based setting on quality of care, spending, and patient health; and (2) a Best Practices Commission to develop a best practices model for medication therapy management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3220-3221)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3220)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2564
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Antibiotics
Antitrust law
Biological warfare
Chemical warfare
Commerce
Communicable diseases
Communication in medicine
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug industry
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Epidemics
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government trust funds
Health planning
Marketing
Medical research
Medical tests
Nuclear terrorism
Orphan drugs
Pharmaceutical research
Radiation victims
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Strategic planning
Technological innovations
Terrorism
Vaccines

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make public a strategic plan to integrate biodefense and emerging infectious disease requirements with the advanced research and development, strategic initiatives for innovation, and the procurement of qualified countermeasures and qualified pandemic or epidemic products.
 
Establishes the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) coordinate and oversee the acceleration of countermeasure and product advanced research and development; and (2) delegate to the Director of BARDA any necessary functions and authorities.
 
Establishes the Biodefense Medical Countermeasure Development Fund.
 
Requires the Secretary to establish the National Biodefense Science Board to provide expert advice and guidance to the Secretary on matters relating to current and future chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological agents.
 
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the period of market exclusivity from seven years to ten years for certain new drugs, antibiotics, or anti-infective drugs to treat a rare disease or condition caused by a biological agent, toxin, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent that is deemed by the Secretary to be a material threat to the United States.
 
Provides an antitrust exemption for: (1) meetings and consultations held by the Secretary among persons engaged in the development of countermeasures or pandemic or epidemic products; and (2) agreements resulting from such meetings.
 
Prohibits payment on a security countermeasure procurement contract until the delivery of an acceptable portion of such product to the Secretary unless advance payment is necessary to ensure the success of the project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3222-3227)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Vermont Wilderness Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2565
Sponsor: Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
National forests
National recreation areas
Sports and Recreation
Trails
Vermont
Wilderness areas

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Vermont Wilderness Act of 2006 - Designates as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System certain lands in Vermont to be known as the Glastenbury Wilderness, Joseph Battell Wilderness, Breadloaf Wilderness, Lye Brook Wilderness, Peru Peak Wilderness, and Big Branch Wilderness.
 
Designates specified federal land as the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to develop and submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive management plan for the Area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3227-3228)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Eastern Sierra Rural Heritage and Economic Enhancement Act

Bill: 109-s-2567
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Animals
California
Climate
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Fire prevention
Forest fires
Grazing
Habitat conservation
Hydrology
Insect control
Land use
Meteorology
National forests
Snowmobiles
Transportation and Public Works
Tree diseases
Water Resources Development
Wild rivers
Wilderness areas

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Eastern Sierra Rural Heritage and Economic Enhancement Act - Designates as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System certain lands in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, which shall be deemed part of the Hoover Wilderness and Emigrant Wilderness. Authorizes appropriations for management and enforcement of snowmobile use on such lands.
 
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the the Amargosa River, California, as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-582.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3229-3230)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Designation Act

Bill: 109-s-2568
Sponsor: Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Chesapeake Bay
Commemorations
Delaware
District of Columbia
Historic sites
History
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Rivers
Sports and Recreation
Trails
Transportation and Public Works
Virginia
Water Resources Development
Waterways

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Designation Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (a series of water routes extending approximately 3,000 miles along the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and in the District of Columbia that traces the 1607 and 1608 voyages of Captain John Smith to chart the land and waterways of the Chesapeake Bay).

action_date: 2006-07-31
text: 
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Designation Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (a series of water routes extending approximately 3,000 miles along the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the District of Columbia that traces the 1607 and 1609 voyages of Captain John Smith to chart the land and waterways of the Chesapeake Bay). 
 
Requires the Trail to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in coordination with: (1) the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network authorized under the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998; and (2) the Chesapeake Bay Program authorized under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
 
Prohibits the United States from acquiring for the Trail any land or interest in land outside the exterior boundary of any federally-managed area without the consent of the owner of such land or interest. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment. With written report No. 109-309.
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment. With written report No. 109-309.
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2006-05-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-547.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3230)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-2569
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Hawaii
Idaho
Impact aid
Land transfers
Mines and mineral resources
Mining claims
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
State finance
Utah
Washington State
West (U.S.)
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2005 - Makes grants of land to 13 western states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) in lieu of receiving, for the support of the common schools, five percent of the proceeds of the sales of federal land within such states which have not been sold by the United States as of July 1, 2005.
 
Makes the amount of land granted to each state five percent of the number of acres of federally owned land within that state as of July 1, 2005. Requires land selected to be held in trust, sold or leased, and the proceeds used for a permanent fund, the interest of which shall be expended only for the support of public education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3230-3231)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize funds for the United States Marshals Service's Fugitive Safe Surrender Program.

Bill: 109-s-2570
Sponsor: Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Church and social problems
Churches
Courthouses
Fugitives from justice
Judicial officers
Law
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Directs the U.S. Marshals Service to establish, direct, and coordinate the Fugitive Safe Surrender Program to apprehend, in a safe, secure, and peaceful manner, federal, state, and local fugitives in coordination with local law enforcement and community leaders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3231)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3231)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Aviation Consumer Protection Extension Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2572
Sponsor: Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Airline passenger traffic
Airlines
Bankruptcy
Commerce
Consumer protection
Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Aviation Consumer Protection Extension Act of 2006 - Amends the Aviation and Transportation Security Act to extend through November 30, 2007, the requirement that air carriers honor tickets (as specified) for suspended air passenger service by other air carriers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3234)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2573
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Authorization
Debtor and creditor
Department of Education
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to education
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Higher education
Indexing (Economic policy)
Interest rates
Scholarships
Student loan funds
Students

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Act of 2006 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to cut student loan interest rates to 3.4% for student borrowers and 4.25% for parent borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and William D. Ford Direct Loan programs for loans whose first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 2006. Maintains the current 6.8% interest rate, however, for unsubsidized Stafford loans for middle-income borrowers under such programs.
 
Authorizes and appropriates the funds necessary to award eligible students with Pell Grants up to specified maximum increasing amounts from academic year 2007 to 2012, with increases thereafter gauged to the Consumer Price Index.
 
Allows students to consolidate loans under the FFEL program while still in school. 
 
Sets limits on funds available for administrative expenses under the FFEL and Direct Loan programs for FY2007-2012. Eliminates the current FY2007-2011 authorization of appropriations for the administrative costs of such programs.
 
Repeals the single holder rule which requires borrowers to apply to their current lenders for FFEL consolidation loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6552-6553)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3234-3235)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3201-3203)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain golf club driver heads.

Bill: 109-s-2574
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Aluminum
Equipment and supplies
Golf
Sports and Recreation
Tariff
Titanium

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on golf club driver heads of titanium, each with an aluminum hosel insert and a plasma welded face plate, and with 10.5 degree loft.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain golf club fairway heads.

Bill: 109-s-2575
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Equipment and supplies
Golf
Sports and Recreation
Steel
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on golf club fairway heads of stainless steel, each with a sole weight screw system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain golf club driver heads of titanium.

Bill: 109-s-2576
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Equipment and supplies
Golf
Sports and Recreation
Tariff
Titanium

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on golf club driver heads of titanium, each with a rhombus shaped center face insert and a laser welded face plate, and with 10.5 degree loft.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain golf club driver heads with plasma welded face plate.

Bill: 109-s-2577
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Aluminum
Equipment and supplies
Golf
Sports and Recreation
Tariff
Titanium

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on golf club driver heads of titanium, each with an aluminum hosel insert and a plasma welded face plate, the foregoing with 7.5, 8.5, or 11.5 degree loft.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain golf club driver heads with rhombus shaped center face.

Bill: 109-s-2578
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Equipment and supplies
Golf
Sports and Recreation
Tariff
Titanium

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend through December 31, 2009, the duty on golf club driver heads of titanium, each with a rhombus shaped center face insert and a laser welded face plate, the foregoing with a 9 or 12 degree loft.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain leather basketballs.

Bill: 109-s-2579
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Basketball
Commerce
Equipment and supplies
Leather industry
Sports and Recreation
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain leather basketballs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate