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Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1469
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2009-07-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Accidents
California
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Land transfers
Military facilities and property
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: 
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Port Chicago National Memorial Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer a specified parcel of land as identified on the map entitled &quot;Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, Proposed Boundary,&quot; dated August 2005, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior if the land is excess to military needs. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the city of Concord, California, and the East Bay Regional Park District to establish and operate a facility for visitor orientation and parking, administrative offices, and curatorial storage for the Memorial. 
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should promptly remediate any remaining environmental contamination relating to the land. 
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretaries of Defense and the Interior should work together to: (1) repair storm damage to the Memorial; and (2) develop a process by which future repairs and necessary modifications to the Memorial can be achieved in as timely and cost-effective a manner as possible. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7651)
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1470
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Forests, forestry, trees
Montana
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to select areas on which to carry out, through the use of stewardship contracts or other contracting mechanisms, landscape-scale restoration projects on National Forest System land, and which may include other federal, state, tribal, or private land, in Montana for reclaiming or converting roads into recreational trails, restoring fish and wildlife habitat, replacing or resizing culverts, generating revenue for the investment of funds into fish and wildlife restoration and maintenance initiatives, and maintaining the infrastructure of wood products manufacturing facilities. Provides for specified forest management activities on the stewardship areas selected under this Act. 
 
Establishes resource advisory committees for the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and the Three Rivers Ranger District in Kootenai National Forest. 
 
Requires the Secretaries to report every five years on implementation of such projects. 
 
Authorizes the use of certain funds for payment of the federal cost share for the installation of combined heat and power biomass system projects. Requires a specified biomass study. 
 
Designates specified forest and public lands in Montana as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
Releases specified wilderness study areas from further study for designation as wilderness. 
 
Designates or establishes the: (1) Lost Creek Protection Area; (2) West Big Hole National Recreation Area; (3) West Pioneers Recreation Management Area; (4) Thunderbolt Creek Recreation Area; (5) Three Rivers Special Management Area; and (6) Otatsy Recreation Area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-364.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in Senate
PUMPPS NOLA Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1471
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Louisiana
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Providing the Utmost safety Measures to the Permanent Protection System in New Orleans, Louisiana or the PUMPPS NOLA Act of 2009 - Modifies the project for permanent pumps and canal modifications at Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) construct a pump station and optimized diversion from Hoey's Basin to the Mississippi River to help reduce storm water flow into the 17th Street canal; (2) construct an optimized diversion through the Florida Avenue canal for discharging water into the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal; (3) construct new, permanent pump stations near the lakefront on the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue, and London Avenue canals to provide for future flow capacity; (4) deepen, widen within each existing right-of-way, and line the bottom and side slopes of the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue, and London Avenue canals to allow for a gravity flow of storm water to the pump stations at the lakefront; (5) modify or replace bridges close or adjacent to the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue, and London Avenue canals; (6) remove existing levees and floodwalls that line each side of such canals down to ground grade, if the Secretary determines it to be appropriate; (7) decommission or bypass the interior pump stations of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans that are located at each such canal to maintain the water surface differential across the existing pumping stations until all systems and features are in place to allow for a fully functional system at a lowered canal water surface elevation; and (8) decommission and remove the interim control structures that are located at each such canal.
 

 
Conditions initiation of such project on the state of Louisiana agreeing to: (1) pay all costs arising from the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of each completed project component; and (2) hold the U.S. harmless from any claim or damage that may arise from carrying out the project, except with regard to the federal government's negligence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1473
Sponsor: Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits to identify and address problems with utilization and data collection mechanisms; (2) establish an outreach program to identify existing efforts to increase awareness among seniors and providers of such benefits; and (3) maximize cost-effectiveness in increasing utilization of such benefits.
 
Requires the Secretary to establish an advisory group to examine and recommend best practices of employee wellness and disease management programs.
 
Directs the Secretary to prepare a diabetes report card biennially for the nation and for each state.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) promote the education and training of physicians on how to properly complete birth and death certificates and the importance of such data; (2) encourage state adoption of the latest standard revisions of birth and death certificates; and (3) work with states to reengineer their vital statistics systems to provide cost-effective, timely, and vital systems data. Allows the Secretary to promote improvements to the collection of diabetes mortality data.

Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the impact of diabetes on the practice of medicine in the United Sates and the level of diabetes medical education that should be required prior to licensure, board certification, and board recertification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7703-7704)
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to repeal the provision prohibiting the crediting of interest to the Highway Trust Fund, to provide certain transfers to such Trust Fund, and to extend the expenditure authority for such Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-1474
Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government trust funds
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Public transit
Roads and highways
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the requirement that obligations held by the Highway Trust Fund be non interest-bearing; (2) appropriate additional amounts to such Fund and allow such amounts to remain available without fiscal year limitation; and (3) extend until March 31, 2011, the authority to make expenditures from such Fund (including the Mass Transit Account). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Star Print ordered on the bill.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Reduce Iranian Cyber-Suppression Act

Bill: 111-s-1475
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Human rights
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Iran
Middle East
Public contracts and procurement
Technology transfer and commercialization
Telephone and wireless communication
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Reduce Iranian Cyber-Suppression Act - Prohibits the heads of executive agencies from entering into or renewing contracts for the procurement of goods or services from a person that exports sensitive technology (technology that restricts the free flow of information) to Iran.
 
Authorizes the President to waive such requirement if: (1) it is in the national interest of the United States; and (2) the President reports to Congress the reasons for such determination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in Senate
FAIR Fuel Act

Bill: 111-s-1476
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government trust funds
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Future Accountability in Retail Fuel Act or the FAIR Fuel Act - Requires, after a specified period, all new and existing motor fuel dispensers at retail fuel stations (except small-volume rural stations) to be equipped with automatic temperature compensation equipment.
 
Requires state inspectors to conduct annual inspections of motor fuel dispensers at such stations and to notify the Federal Trade Commission of any noncompliance with the requirements of this Act. Subjects owners or operators of retail fuel stations who are not in compliance to certain fines.
 
Establishes the Automatic Temperature Compensation Equipment Trust Fund. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to use amounts in the Trust Fund to award grants to owners and operators of retail fuel stations to offset the costs for the installation of automatic temperature compensation equipment on motor fuel dispensers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7782-7783)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (S7782)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish a user fee for follow-up reinspections under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Bill: 111-s-1477
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Manufacturing
Product safety and quality
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to assess and collect a user fee from each food facility, drug or device facility, or biologics facility for which a follow-up inspection is required to ensure correction of a violation found by the Secretary during initial inspection of the facility or establishment of a good manufacturing practices requirement under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7783)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the treatment of certain hospitals.

Bill: 111-s-1479
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Medicare
Minnesota

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to permit the designation of a certain critical access hospital in Cass County, Minnesota, by exempting it from the requirement that it be certified by the state on or after January 1, 2006, as being a necessary provider of health care services to residents in the area. (Thus restores to Minnesota state authority to waive the application of the 35-mile rule.)
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1480
Sponsor: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to state or local educational agencies (LEAs) for the establishment or enhancement of school breakfast programs at, and through the provision of subgrants to, schools where at least 65% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches under the school lunch program.
 
Authorizes schools to use the school breakfast subgrants to: (1) increase the quantity of local or fresh food available under their programs; (2) provide nutrition education and first-hand knowledge of food systems to students; (3) extend the period during which breakfast is available, including during the school day; (4) increase participation in their breakfast programs, including through the provision of universal free breakfasts; or (5) collaborate with institutions of higher education or other research entities in compiling data and reports on their breakfast programs.
 
Gives priority to subgrant applicant schools at least 75% of whose students are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches and which intend to use the funds to procure local produce, provide universal free breakfasts, or provide breakfast during the school day.
 
Directs grantees, at least 180 days before the end of a grant term, to evaluate whether it would be cost-effective for subgrantee schools to provide universal free breakfasts under the school breakfast program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the "Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".

Bill: 111-s-1483
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Minnesota
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, that is expected to open in September 2009, as the Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-21
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1484
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Disaster relief and insurance
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to create tax-exempt catastrophe savings accounts (CSAs). Allows tax-free distributions from CSAs to pay expenses resulting from a presidentially declared major disaster. Limits CSA balances to: (1) $2,000 (for individuals with homeowner insurance deductibles of not more than $1,000); and (2) the lesser of $15,000 or twice a homeowner's insurance deductible (for individuals with deductibles of more than $1,000). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7785)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7784-7785)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1485
Sponsor: Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Building construction
Computers and information technology
Earth sciences
Ecology
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Housing industry and standards
Infrastructure development
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural disasters
Research administration and funding
Technology assessment
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2009 - Requires the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, in collaboration with the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), to establish a National Hurricane Research Initiative to: (1) improve understanding and prediction of hurricanes and other tropical storms; (2) develop infrastructure that is resilient to the forces associated with such storms; (3) mitigate the impacts of hurricanes on coastal populations, the coastal built environment, and natural resources; and (4) provide training for the next generation of hurricane researchers and forecasters.
 
Directs the Under Secretary to: (1) develop a five-year implementation plan for the Initiative, ensure that such plan is reviewed by specified agencies within 18 months after enactment of this Act, and revise such plan every five years to address findings of the National Hurricane Research Task Force; (2) establish objectives for hurricane research; (3) carry out a series of national workshops and conferences to address hurricane-related research questions; (4) facilitate the establishment of a public Internet website for the Initiative; and (5) submit to Congress a coordinated annual report for the Initiative. 
 
Requires the Under Secretary to: (1) establish a National Hurricane Research Task Force to facilitate and coordinate the efforts of federal agencies and eligible entities in support of the Initiative; (2) carry out a hurricane research program; and (3) seek to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council of the National Academies to carry out an independent review of the Initiative.
 
Requires the NSF Director to establish a program to award grants for hurricane research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-28
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7785-7789)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1486
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Disaster relief and insurance
Income tax deductions
Insurance industry and regulation
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow insurance companies (other than life insurance companies) to make tax deductible contributions to a tax-exempt policyholder disaster protection fund established by this Act for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from certain catastrophic events, such as windstorms, earthquakes, fires, or floods.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7789-7790)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7784-7785)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate