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Faster FOIA Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3111
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2010-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Freedom of information
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: 
Faster FOIA Act of 2010 - Establishes a 16-member Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays to conduct a study concerning methods to reduce delays in processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to federal agencies.

action_date: 2010-05-05
text: 
Faster FOIA Act of 2010 - Establishes the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays to conduct a study to: (1) identify methods that will help reduce delays in processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to federal agencies; (2) ensure the efficient and equitable administration of FOIA throughout the federal government; (3) examine whether the system for charging fees for such requests and granting waivers of such fees needs to be reformed; (4) determine why the government's use of FOIA exemptions increased during FY2009, whether the increase contributed to delays, what efforts were made by federal agencies to comply with President Obama's January 21, 2009 Presidential Memorandum on Freedom of Information Act Requests, and whether those efforts were successful; and (5) make recommendations on how the use of exemptions may be limited. 
 
Directs the Commission to report to Congress and the President on the results of the study not later than one year after enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3290-3291)
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3290-3291)
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: The committee reported amendments were agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3289-3291; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S3289-3290)
action_date: 2010-04-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.
action_date: 2010-04-19
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-04-19
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1518)
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1517-1518)
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act

Bill: 111-s-3112
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2010-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Caribbean area
Cuba
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Latin America
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Trade restrictions
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: 
Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Prohibits the President from: (1) regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents or any transactions incident to such travel; and (2) restricting direct transfers from a Cuban financial institution to a U.S. financial institution executed in payment for a product authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. 
 
States that: (1) any regulation restricting or prohibiting such Cuban travel shall have no effect; and (2) such prohibition shall not apply in time of war or armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba, or of imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. citizens or legal residents.
 
 Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to define &quot;payment of cash in advance&quot; as the payment by the purchaser of an agricultural commodity or product and the receipt of such payment by the seller prior to: (1) the transfer of title of such commodity or product to the purchaser; and (2) the release of control of such commodity or product to the purchaser.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1496-1497)
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Consumer Recall Notification Act

Bill: 111-s-3114
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: 
Consumer Recall Notification Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to improve communication between state entities, state and local health departments, and facilities in order to provide consumers with more and timely notification of Class I recalls (situations in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death) by: (1) developing and distributing national and regional advisories concerning Class I recalls; (2) developing standardized formats for such advisories to be used by health or food safety agencies; and (3) providing frontline health professionals with information about symptoms to document and tests that should be performed to diagnose foodborne illness in relation to specific regional outbreaks that may occur as a result of an adulterated product.

Requires a food facility that is subject to a Class I recall or a supplier that supplied products subject to such a recall to notify applicable retail establishments and restaurants within 24 hours of the public announcement of such recall.
 
Directs the Commissioner to: (1) share commercial or financial information and lists of registered facilities with federal, state, local, and foreign agencies, provided they assure confidentiality of the information; (2) publish on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website a list of retail establishments, restaurants, and locations that sell or have sold products that are subject to a Class I recall; and (3) require on-site notification of a recalled product by posting notification in the freezer case or shelving unit in the retail establishment where the product is sold. 
 
Sets civil penalties for failure to notify retailers, restaurants, and customers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Next Generation 9-1-1 Preservation Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3115
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2010-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Emergency communications systems
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: 
Next Generation 9-1-1 Preservation Act of 2010 - Revises provisions of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for matching grants (with a federal share of up to 80%) to eligible entities for: (1) the implementation and operation of E-911 services, migration to an IP-enabled emergency network, and adoption and operation of Next Generation 9-1-1 services and applications; (2) the implementation of IP-enabled emergency services and applications enabled by Next Generation 9-1-1 services, including the establishment of IP backbone networks and the application layer software infrastructure needed to interconnect the multitude of emergency response organizations; and (3) training in 9-1-1 services of public safety personnel, including call-takers, first responders, and other individuals and organizations who are part of the emergency response chain.
 
 
Defines &quot;9-1-1 services&quot; as service including both E-911 services and Next Generation 9-1-1 services. Defines &quot;Next Generation 9-1-1 services&quot; to mean an IP-based system comprised of hardware, software, data, and operational policies and procedures that: (1) provides standardized interfaces from emergency call and message services to support emergency communications; (2) processes all types of emergency calls, including voice, data, and multimedia information; (3) acquires and integrates additional emergency call data useful to call routing and handling; (4) delivers the emergency calls, messages, and data to the appropriate public safety answering point and other appropriate emergency entities; (5) supports data or video communications needs for coordinated incident response and management; or (6) provides broadband service to public safety answering points or other first responder entities.
 
Requires a report to Congress from: (1) the Administrator of General Services (GSA) identifying the 9-1-1 capabilities of the multi-line telephone system in use by all federal agencies in all federal buildings and properties; and (2) the Comptroller General (GAO) concerning sate and local use of 9-1-1 service charges.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
International Whale Conservation and Protection Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3116
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2010-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Air quality
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aquatic ecology
Canada
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Meat
Noise pollution
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: 
Amends the Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act to rename it as the International Whale Conservation and Protection Act of 2010. Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), in cooperation with the Secretary of State, to: (1) restate strong U.S. opposition to commercial whaling and any reinterpretation of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling that would weaken the moratorium on commercial whaling, create new categories of whaling, condone lethal scientific whaling, or weaken whale conservation and protection; and (2) support subsistence whaling carried out by indigenous peoples and the development of the Aboriginal Whaling Management Scheme. Sets forth provisions concerning the International Whaling Commission.
 
 
Requires the Secretary, in cooperation with the Coast Guard, to: (1) pursue the establishment of guidelines for minimizing the introduction of incidental noise from commercial shipping operations into marine environments to reduce the potential adverse affects on whales and other marine life; and (2) promote the use of areas to be avoided by commercial vessels and other navigational measures to minimize the threat of injury to whales.
 
 
Requires the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, to encourage each country that holds a reservation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to the great whales listed in Appendix I to withdraw such reservations and terminate commercial trade in whale meat and products.
 
 
Provides for international cooperation and compliance with regulations governing trade in or takings of whales. 
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) negotiate with Canada with the goal of concluding a North Atlantic Whale Conservation Agreement within 18 months; (2) develop international action plans to reduce threats to whales and other cetaceans through the establishment of new International Marine Protected Areas (IMPAs) and IMPA networks; and (3) establish whale research initiatives to enhance whale conservation efforts. Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of State to support efforts to study and reduce the adverse effects of anthropogenic noise on whales and other marine life.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Promote Nanotechnology in Schools Act

Bill: 111-s-3117
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2010-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: 
Promote Nanotechnology in Schools Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a nanotechnology in the schools program awarding matching grants to certain eligible institutions to: (1) purchase nanotechnology equipment and software; (2) service and upgrade such equipment; and (3) provide nanotechnology education to students and teachers.
 
Lists as eligible grantees: (1) public, private, parochial, and charter secondary schools that offer advanced or international baccalaureate science courses; (2) community colleges; (3) institutions of higher education; and (4) informal learning science and technology centers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1528-1529)
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Pensions Protection Act

Bill: 111-s-3118
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2010-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: 
Veterans Pensions Protection Act - Excludes monetary veterans' benefits paid to a veteran from a state or municipality from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Fugitive Information Networked Database Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3120
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA]
Introduced: 2010-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Federal-Indian relations
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: 
Fugitive Information Networked Database Act of 2010 or the FIND Act - Directs the Attorney General to make one-year grants to states or Indian tribes to develop and implement or upgrade secure electronic warrant management systems for the preparation, submission, and validation of felony warrants that are compatible and interoperable with the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database. Provides for set asides of grant funds to hire additional personnel to validate warrants entered into the NCIC database and for Indian tribes. 
 
Requires states that submit a grant renewal application to file with the Attorney General and appropriate county clerk's offices an annual report specifying: (1) the number of defendants, including indigent defendants, assessed or interviewed for pretrial release; (2) the number of failures to appear for a scheduled court appearance; and (3) the number and type of infractions committed by defendants while on pretrial release. 
 
Directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide state, local, and tribal government agencies the technology to make state and local warrant databases compatible and interoperative with the NCIC database.
 
Directs the Comptroller General to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on felony warrants issued by state, local, and tribal governments and entered into the NCIC database and on the apprehension and extradition of persons with active felony warrants. 
 
Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states and Indian tribes to extradite fugitives for prosecution. Requires states and Indian tribes applying for grants to report to the Attorney General on the number of active felony warrants they have issued.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1621-1623)
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1620-1621)
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation to support operation of the Museum.

Bill: 111-s-3121
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2010-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military facilities and property
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation for generating revenue for Museum activities and to support Museum operations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Open EAJA Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3122
Sponsor: Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV]
Introduced: 2010-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Government liability
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: 
Open EAJA Act of 2010 - Directs the Attorney General to issue an annual online report to Congress and the public on the amount of attorney fees and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to the law commonly known as the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA).
 
Directs the Comptroller General to commence an audit of the Equal Access to Justice Act for 1995 through the end of the calendar year in which this Act is enacted, and report to Congress on the audit results. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-17
text: Star Print ordered on the bill.
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Growing Farm to School Programs Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3123
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2010-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Agricultural education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Horticulture and plants
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: 
Growing Farm to School Programs Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to replace the farm-to-cafeteria program with a program providing schools, state and local agencies, Indian tribes, agricultural producers, and nonprofits with competitive matching grants and technical assistance to improve access to local foods by schools participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs.
 
Gives priority to projects that: (1) benefit local small- and medium-sized farms; (2) serve a high proportion of children who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches; and (3) incorporate experiential nutrition education by involving school children in farm and garden-based agricultural education activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1624)
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1623-1624)
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Healthy Living Starts Early Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3124
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2010-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adult day care
Advisory bodies
Child care and development
Child health
Department of Agriculture
Food assistance and relief
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Poverty and welfare assistance
Preschool education

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: 
Healthy Living Starts Early Act of 2010 - Amends the child and adult care food program of the the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to: (1) require subsidized food served to children in child care centers and day care homes to meet the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and certain authoritative scientific recommendations; (2) prohibit such food from being used as a punishment or reward; (3) allow nondairy substitutes to be served to children who cannot consume milk, provided the substitutes are nutritionally equivalent to milk and meet certain nutritional standards; (4) require the use of foods, to the extent practicable, that are in abundance nationally or in the food service area, or are donated by the Secretary of Agriculture; (5) require the Secretary to encourage participants to provide children with daily opportunities for age-appropriate moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity and limit children's use of electronic media; and (6) require the Secretary to provide technical assistance and guidance to participants in complying with these requirements.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to encourage states to include nutrition and wellness within their licensing standards for such facilities; and (2) conduct recurring, nationally representative assessments of facility nutrition and wellness programs.
 
Requires the Secretary to reconvene a working group to examine, and report to Congress regarding, the feasibility of reducing the paperwork burden on states and program participants.
 
Requires institutions participating in the program to enter into a permanent agreement with their state that may be terminated for convenience or cause.
 
Alters program application and review requirements, eliminating the three-year reapplication process and scheduled annual site visits.
 
Allows Tier II day care homes (those not located in low-income areas or operated by low-income providers) to assist in the transmission, with parental consent, of household income information to their sponsoring organizations.
 
Sets forth an administrative costs reimbursement formula for day care home sponsoring organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2010-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate