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National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3833
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-09-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: 
National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Reauthorizes appropriations for, and revises, the National Environmental Education Act. 
 
Revises the duties of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Education, including by requiring the Office to: (1) develop and support programs to improve the understanding of the benefits of exposure to the natural environment and programs that educate the public on the benefits of reducing dependence on nonrenewable forms of energy promote efforts to prepare citizens for employment in environmentally friendly fields that contribute to healthy communities; and (2) promote research, development, and evaluation of effective approaches to achieving an environmentally literate population. 
 
Revises: (1) the Environmental Education and Training Program by expanding the program's functions and activities; (2) the Environmental Education Grants program by expanding its eligibility requirements; (3) environment internships and fellowships by limiting training opportunities to training with EPA staff (currently agency staff); (4) environmental education awards, including by removing requirements that specific awards be given; and (6) the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, including by renaming it as the National Environmental Education Foundation.
 
Authorizes appropriations to the EPA Administrator for FY2010-FY2021 to carry out such Act and revises how funds shall be distributed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Representation for Farmers Act

Bill: 111-s-3834
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2010-09-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: 
Representation for Farmers Act - Amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to modify the provision governing the composition of the membership of the Science Advisory Board to provide for the appointment of up to three Board members based on a recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reinstate the increase in the surety bond guarantee limits for the Small Business Administration.

Bill: 111-s-3835
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2010-09-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: 
Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to make permanent the increase from $2 million to $5 million in the surety bond guaranty limit of the Small Business Administration (SBA).
 
Relieves the SBA from reimbursing the surety if: (1) the surety obtained such guarantee or agreement, or applied for such reimbursement, by fraud or material misrepresentation; (2) the total contract amount at the time of bond execution exceeds $5 million; (3) the surety has breached a material term or condition of such guarantee agreement; or (4) the surety has substantially violated regulations promulgated by the SBA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to make permanent the increase in the surety bond guarantee limits for the Small Business Administration.

Bill: 111-s-3836
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2010-09-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: 
Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to make permanent the authorized increase in surety bond guaranty limits by the Small Business Administration (SBA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Education for All Act

Bill: 111-s-3837
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2010-09-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: 
Education for All Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Education from using any federal funds to promulgate regulations or guidance regarding the meaning of the term &quot;gainful employment&quot; where it is used in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require certain schools to prepare students for such employment to qualify for consideration as an institution of higher education under the Act and participation in the Act's student assistance programs under title IV.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7422)
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7422)
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to appropriate funds for the final settlement of lawsuits against the Federal Government for discrimination against Black Farmers and to provide relief for discrimination in a credit program of the Department of Agriculture under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

Bill: 111-s-3838
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2010-09-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Department of Agriculture
Government liability
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: 
Appropriates funds to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out the Settlement Agreement (dated February 18, 2010, between plaintiffs and the Secretary to resolve claims that were raised or that could have been raised in the cases consolidated in 
In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation
, including 
Pigford 
 claims) if the Agreement is approved by a court order that is or becomes final and nonappealable.
 
States that: (1) such funds are in addition to certain Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds and shall be available only after the CCC funds are fully obligated; and (2) if the Agreement is not approved the CCC funds shall be the sole funding for 
Pigford
 claims.
 
Permits an eligible complaint alleging discrimination in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act involving a USDA credit program to file a civil action or request administrative review as provided for by this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Working Families Flexibility Act

Bill: 111-s-3840
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2010-09-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Department of Labor
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Judicial review and appeals
Labor-management relations
Library of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: 
Working Families Flexibility Act - Authorizes an employee to request from an employer a change in the terms or conditions of the employee's employment if the request relates to: (1) the number of hours the employee is required to work; (2) the times when the employee is required to work; or (3) where the employee is required to work. Sets forth certain employer duties with respect to such requests.
 
Makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with any rights provided to an employee under this Act. Authorizes an employee to file a complaint with the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the Employment Standards Administration of the Department of Labor for any violations of such rights. Provides for the investigation and assessment of civil penalties or the award of relief for alleged violations, including the review in federal courts of appeal of orders of the Administrator.
 
Requires the Secretary of Labor to carry out a research, education, and technical assistance program for employers, labor organizations, and the general public regarding compliance with this Act.
 
Applies the requirements of this Act to certain classes of employees, including employees of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Library of Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7447)
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3841
Sponsor: Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2010-09-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: 
Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against depictions of animal cruelty to prohibit anyone from knowingly creating an animal crush video, or attempting or conspiring to do so, if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that such video will be distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce; or (2) such video is distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce. Prohibits the sale, marketing, exchange, or distribution of such videos in interstate or foreign commerce, or any attempt or conspiracy to do so.
 
Defines &quot;animal crush video&quot; as any photograph, motion picture, film, video or digital recording, or electronic image that: (1) depicts actual conduct in which one or more living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled, or otherwise subjected to serious bodily injury; and (2) is obscene.
 
Extends the applicability of this Act to a person selling, marketing, advertising, exchanging, distributing, or creating animal crush videos outside the United States if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that the animal crush video will be transported into the United States or its territories or possessions; or (2) the video is so transported. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to seven years for violations of this Act. 
 
Exempts from the application of this Act: (1) any visual depiction of customary and normal veterinary or agricultural husbandry practices, the slaughter of animals for food, or hunting, trapping, or fishing; and (2) good faith distribution of an animal crush video to a law enforcement agency or a third party for the sole purpose of determining if referral to a law enforcement agency is appropriate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7509-7510)
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Notification of Origin of Telecommunications and Internet Consumer Exchanges Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3843
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-09-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: 
Notification of Origin of Telecommunications and Internet Consumer Exchanges Act of 2010 or NOTICE Act of 2010 - Requires business entities that initiate or receive certain customer service communications to disclose their physical location if located outside the United States. Directs each such business entity to annually certify to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it has complied or failed to comply with the disclosure. Treats such a business entity's failure to comply as a regulatory violation under the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Requires FTC enforcement and subjects violators to penalties under the FTCA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the approval of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.

Bill: 111-s-3844
Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Introduced: 2010-09-27 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Australia
Congressional oversight
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
Oceania

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: 
Authorizes the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, done at New York May 4, 2010, to become effective on or after October 8, 2010, as if the congressional review requirements under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 had been satisfied. 
 
Subjects such Agreement to the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and any other applicable U.S. law as if it had come into effect in accordance with such congressional review requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Extended TRICARE Coverage for Military Families Now Act

Bill: 111-s-3846
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2010-09-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: 
Extended TRICARE Coverage for Military Families Now Act - Prohibits terminating the eligibility of an individual who qualifies for treatment as a dependent under TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program) solely by reason of exceeding the age limit of 21 years, or 23 years if enrolled in a full-time course of study at an approved institution of higher learning and is, or was at the time of the member's or former member's death, in fact dependent on the member or former member for over one-half of the child's support. Requires the continuation of such coverage for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier of September 30, 2011, or the effective date of the extension of dependent coverage under TRICARE to individuals up to the age of 26.
 
Provides for the reenrollment of individuals whose eligibility ceased during the period beginning on June 1, 2010, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act by reason of exceeding such age limit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Job Preservation for Parents in Poverty Act

Bill: 111-s-3849
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Poverty and welfare assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Job Preservation for Parents in Poverty Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise and extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (Emergency Contingency Fund) at current levels through the first quarter of FY2011.
 
Places a certain amount of appropriations in reserve for use in FY2012.
 
Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from making a grant from the Emergency Contingency Fund for a fiscal year after FY2012.
 
Limits expenditures for subsidized employment to employment for: (1) a member of a needy family (without regard to whether the family is receiving assistance under the state TANF program); or (2) a member of a needy family who has exhausted (or, within 60 days, will exhaust) all rights to receive unemployment compensation under federal and state law. 
 
Reduces the funding level of the (regular) Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs for FY2012 and FY2013 (to offset appropriations for this Act).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7621-7622)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act

Bill: 111-s-3850
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Outdoor recreation
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to revise the definition of &quot;chemical substance&quot; for purposes of such Act to exclude any article the sale of which is subject to, or eligible to be subject to, the tax on pistols, revolvers, firearms, shells, cartridges, sport fishing equipment, specified bows and arrows, and any separate component of such an article or any substance that is manufactured, processed, or distributed in commerce for use in any such article or component.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7623-7624)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7623)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Sports Protection Act

Bill: 111-s-3851
Sponsor: Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Professional sports
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Clean Sports Protection Act - Provides that a covered sports league's or association's policies designed to detect and prevent the use of steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs shall preempt any less stringent provision of a state or local civil law. 
 
Defines &quot;covered sports league or association&quot; as Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, the National Football League, the Arena Football League, the National Basketball Association, the Women's National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and Major League Soccer
 
.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Healthy Media for Youth Act

Bill: 111-s-3852
Sponsor: Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Books and print media
Child care and development
Child health
Digital media
Medical research
Mental health
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Television and film
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Healthy Media for Youth Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to nonprofit organizations to provide for the establishment, operation, coordination, and evaluation of programs to: (1) increase the media literacy of girls and boys, and (2) support the empowerment of girls or boys in a variety of ways. Permits giving priority to grant applicants providing non-federal matching funds.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and in coordination with the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to review, synthesize, and conduct or support research on the role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media on the psychological, sexual, physical, and interpersonal development of youth.
 
Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to convene a task force, to be known as the National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media, to develop voluntary steps and goals for promoting healthy and positive depictions of girls and women in the media for the benefit of all youth.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in Senate