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Strategic Gasoline and Fuel Reserve Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1362
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2007-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Aviation fuels
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Energy prices
Energy supplies
Gasoline
Natural gas
Petroleum reserves
Petroleum storage
Revolving funds
Strategic materials
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: 
Strategic Gasoline and Fuel Reserve Act of 2007 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish, maintain, and operate a Strategic Gasoline and Fuel Reserve of gasoline and jet fuel.

Instructs the Secretary to determine between three and five regionally strategic Reserve sites throughout the United States.
 
Permits the Secretary to release gasoline or fuel from the Reserve only if: (1) the President finds that there is a severe fuel supply disruption; or (2) the governor of a state requests a release from the Reserve, accompanied by specified findings.
 
Establishes in the Treasury a revolving Strategic Gasoline and Fuel Reserve Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S5934-5936)
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Bridging the Gap for Wounded Warriors Act

Bill: 110-s-1363
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2007-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability evaluation
Disability retirement
Disabled
Executive reorganization
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Iraq compilation
Law
Military medicine
Retired military personnel
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' rehabilitation
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: 
Bridging the Gap for Wounded Warriors Act - Requires a member of the Armed Forces (member) who is medically retired because of physical disability incurred in or aggravated by military service to be treated as an active-duty member, for purposes of entitlement to military health care services and benefits, for the longer of: (1) the two-year period after medical retirement; or (2) the period during which the member is on the temporary disability retirement list. Requires active-duty members receiving health care and services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for an injury or illness which would qualify for medical retirement to be treated as a veteran for the longer of: (1) the two-year period after the member incurs the injury or illness; or (2) the period during which the member is assigned to the VA for health care services and benefits.
 
Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to establish a joint office for the Department of Defense (DOD) and VA for the coordination of assistance to members in their transition from military service to civilian life.
 
Requires each member determined to be unfit to perform required duties to: (1) be evaluated by a disability ratings team at the appropriate military medical treatment facility; and (2) either placed on the temporary disability retired list or further evaluated for assignment of a final disability rating. Allows member appeal of a determination of unfitness. Requires final disability ratings to be used for determining eligibility for retired pay and other benefits.
 
Requires an interim and final report from the Comptroller General to Congress on DOD and VA programs for the assessment and treatment of wounded members.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5936-5937)
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with any of the management partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-s-1365
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2007-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Building construction
Commerce
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Harbors
Islands
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Massachusetts
National recreation areas
Public-private partnerships
Tourism
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: 
Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 relating to the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area to permit the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or any member of the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership for the management of the Recreation Area, construction of recreation area facilities, or any other purpose consistent with the purposes of the Recreation Area. 

action_date: 2008-04-10
text: 
 Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 relating to the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area to permit the Secretary of the Interior to consult with an eligible entity on, and enter into with the entity: (1) a cooperative management agreement concerning land within the Recreation Area; and (2) a cooperative management agreement for the construction of recreation area facilities on land owned by an eligible entity for purposes consistent with the integrated resource management plan. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with an eligible entity only if: (1) appropriations for carrying out the purposes of the agreement are available; and (2) the agreement is in the best interests of the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 645.
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-293.
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-293.
action_date: 2008-01-30
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2007-11-08
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-282.
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies.

Bill: 110-s-1366
Sponsor: Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY]
Introduced: 2007-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Commerce
Corporation taxes
Department of the Treasury
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Insurance companies
Law
Life insurance
Losses
Stocks
Subsidiary corporations
Tax deductions
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow affiliated life and non-life insurance companies to file consolidated tax returns. 
 
Allows: (1) a phasein, between 2007 and 2013, of the full application of losses of affiliated non-life insurance companies against the taxable income of an affiliated life insurance company; and (2) an automatic waiver of the five-year waiting period applicable to affiliated non-life insurance companies for offset of their losses against life insurance company income. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Treatment and Prevention of Methamphetamine Abuse Act

Bill: 110-s-1367
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2007-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Child welfare
Correctional institutions
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse treatment
Drugs and women
Drugs and youth
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Family services
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to housing
Governmental investigations
Health education
Higher education
Homeless
Housing and Community Development
Infants
Medicaid
Methamphetamine
Parents
Pregnant women
Prison alternatives
Rehabilitation of criminals
Rural health
Scholarships
School health programs
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Telephone
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: 
Treatment and Prevention of Methamphetamine Abuse Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (the Administrator), to award grants to provide residential substance abuse treatment to pregnant and postpartum women.
 
Directs the Secretary to award grants to states to provide recovery support services for parents and families transitioning out of treatment.
 
Requires the Secretary, jointly with the Attorney General, to assist local jails and detention facilities in providing substance abuse treatment services as alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenses.
 
Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide for recovery-based housing support activities.
 
Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to provide for the establishment of a National Court Teams Resource Center to promote the well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers and their families.
 
Requires the Secretary to award scholarships to individuals who agree to provide substance abuse treatment services in rural or underserved areas.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to provide for methamphetamine prevention activities in schools and communities.
 
Requires the Secretary to provide for a national telephone helpline and online resource center to assist parents and family members in receiving support, information about preventing drug abuse, and treatment referral information.
 
Provides for: (1) examinations of the long-term effects of methamphetamine use on drug endangered children; and (2) evaluations to determine the effectiveness of methamphetamine prevention programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5948-5949)
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Denali Commission Act Amendments Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1368
Sponsor: Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]
Introduced: 2007-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Alaska
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Employee training
Federal employees
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Indian economic development
Indigenous peoples
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Labor and Employment
Minorities
Rural economic development
Rural education
Rural housing
Salaries
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: 
Denali Commission Act Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to provide that no member of the Commission, other than the Federal Co-chairperson, shall be considered to be a federal employee. 

Authorizes the Commission to accept, use, and dispose of matching funds provided by public and private sources for projects approved by the Commission.

Provides that each Commission member who is not a federal employee may elect to waive compensation. 

Authorizes (current law requires) the Federal Co-chairperson to appoint an Economic Development Committee consisting of specified representatives. 

Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make direct lump sum payments to the Commission to be used to carry out a training program on careers associated with infrastructure development and long-term stability in rural Alaska. Requires the program to focus on: (1) training for construction, operations, and maintenance of Commission projects; (2) management training relating to the operation of Commission projects; (3) initiatives for Alaskan youths to encourage careers that support Commission projects; and (4) training for construction, operations, and maintenance for public infrastructure projects.

Directs the Commission to provide assistance to address the housing needs of teachers in rural Alaska. Authorizes the Commission to assist in housing development activities.

Authorizes appropriations through FY2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6018)
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation safety or security or takes reasonable action to mitigate such activity.

Bill: 110-s-1369
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2007-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Good samaritan laws
Informers
Legal fees
Liability (Law)
Terrorism
Transportation safety

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: 
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons who: (1) in good faith report threats to or acts of terrorism against transportation systems or passengers; and (2) take reasonable action to mitigate such actions.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6018-6019)
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Energy Investment Assurance Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1370
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2007-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air conditioning
Air pollution control
Alternative energy sources
Biomass energy
Bonds
Building construction
Carbon dioxide
Dams
Depreciation and amortization
Electric power production
Electric utility rates
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Energy storage
Environmental Protection
Finance and Financial Sector
Geothermal resources
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Investment tax credit
Solar energy
Tax credits
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: 
Clean Energy Investment Assurance Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the tax credit for the production of electricity from renewable resources to: (1) extend such credit through 2013; (2) allow a credit for the production of thermal energy; (3) allow a credit for investment in resources that produce electricity without carbon emissions; and (4) modify the definition of &quot;closed-loop biomass&quot; and &quot;nonhydroelectric dams&quot; for purposes of such tax credit.

Extends through 2013 the tax credit for holders of clean renewable energy bonds. Increases the annual national limitation for such bonds to $5 billion between 2009 and 2014.

Extends through 2016 the tax credit for residential energy efficient property expenditures. Eliminates the 30% limitation on solar electric property expenditures. Allows such credit for energy storage air conditioner property used in a principal residence. Calculates the maximum allowable amounts of such credit for solar property based upon kilowatt capacity.

Extends through 2016 the energy investment tax credit.

Extends through 2012 the tax credits for: (1) nonbusiness energy property expenditures; and (2) new energy efficient homes.

Extends through 2014 the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings. Increases the rate of such deduction to $2.25 per square foot.

Assigns a five-year recovery period for the depreciation of any qualified energy management device (&quot;smart meter&quot;) that is placed in service before 2012 and that measures and records electricity usage data on a time-differentiated basis of at least 10 minutes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6019-6021)
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Reward Innovation in America Act

Bill: 110-s-1371
Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2007-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Awards, medals, prizes
Commemorations
Commercialization
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Research and development
Technological innovations

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: 
Reward Innovation in America Act - Establishes a National Innovation Prizes Board in the Department of Commerce, which shall develop and administer a program of competitions to award innovation prizes to eligible individuals and entities to advance the research, development, and commercial application of innovative technologies. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to submit a plan for implementing such program. Requires that there be two categories of prizes: (1) 21st Century Innovation Prizes, which shall be awarded in multiple competitions in different research areas; and (2) Innovate America Grand Challenge Prizes, which shall be awarded in large, highly complex, and expensive competitions that are held every two to four years and address research objectives well beyond the current state of the art and that are intended to become integral to major changes in complex socio-technological systems. Requires the Board to determine the amount of each prize for each competition. 
 
Instructs the Board to: (1) advertise competitions widely to encourage broad participation; and (2) publish notices of competitions in the Federal Register.
 
Authorizes the Board to enter into an agreement with a private, nonprofit organization to administer competitions. 
 
Specifies that prizes awarded under the program shall consist of: (1) funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this Act; and (2) any funds raised by the administering entity to pay for administrative costs of competitions and to contribute to cash prizes. 
 
Requires the Secretary to submit annual reports describing the activities of the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Nanotechnology Infrastructure Enhancement Act

Bill: 110-s-1372
Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2007-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy supplies
Environmental Protection
Industrial engineering
Industrial research
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Manufacturing industries
Nanotechnology
Research and development
Research centers
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable development
Water Resources Development
Water supply

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: 
Nanotechnology Infrastructure Enhancement Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a geographically diverse, interdisciplinary Center for Nanotechnology Research and Engineering (the Center) to focus on: (1) the science and engineering of manufacturing at the nanoscale in multiple dimensions; or (2) nanotechnology for sustainable energy, water, agriculture, and the environment. 
 
Allows the Center to be a Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center or a National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network node. 
 
Requires that the Center shall consist of: (1) a lead academic institution located in an EPSCoR (the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) state; and (2) at least one additional academic institution located in a second EPSCoR state. Permits the Center to include other institutions within or outside of the United States. 
 
Requires the Center to: (1) conduct state-of-the-art research on nanomanufacturing; (2) collaborate with other NSF grantees, and with grantees from other federal agencies, working on nanomanufacturing; (3) share resources with the programs of such grantees for the purpose of mutual advantage; and (4) work toward a nanomanufacturing network that encourages extensive industrial collaboration. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Building a Stronger America Act

Bill: 110-s-1373
Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2007-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Grants-in-aid
Research and development
Research centers
Technological innovations

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: 
 Building a Stronger America Act - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to award grants for the development of feasibility studies and plans for the construction of new or expansion of existing science parks. 
 
Allows the Secretary to guarantee up to 80% of the loan amount for loans exceeding $10 million for projects for the construction of such infrastructure. 
 
 Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) under which NAS shall evaluate, every three years, such development. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-18
text: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-1191.
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate