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Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3739
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Disability and health-based discrimination
Elementary and secondary education
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
School administration
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment; and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment.
 
Requires such LEAs or schools to: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, that now must include bullying and harassment; and (2) establish grievance procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6896-6897)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3740
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Federal-Indian relations
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2010 - Directs the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to carry out, with up to nine Indian tribes in Alaska, the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project.
 
Requires each Indian tribe selected from among those tribes applying for Project participation to complete a specified planning phase. Provides that upon certification of the planning phase by the Office of Tribal Justice an Indian tribe shall exercise jurisdiction, concurrent with the civil jurisdiction of Alaska, over: (1) the drug, alcohol, or related matters within the project area of the Indian tribe; and (2) persons of Indian or Alaska Native descent or other persons with consensual relationships with the Indian tribe or a member of the Indian tribe. Permits a participating tribe to impose specified sanctions, including incarceration. 
Requires the Office of Justice Services of the Department of the Interior to carry out a specified contract program for the employment by Indian tribes of Village Peace Officers in Alaska Native villages.
 
Authorizes Alaska, its political subdivisions, Indian tribes in Alaska, and the United States to enter into intergovernmental agreements, including agreements concerning: (1) the employment of law enforcement officers, probation, and parole officers; (2) cross-appointment and cross-deputization of tribal, state, municipal, or federal officials; (3) the detention or incarceration of offenders; and (4) jurisdictional or financial matters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6897-6898)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3742
Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal preemption
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring each covered entity (proprietorships, partnerships, estates, trusts, cooperatives, and nonprofit and for-profit corporations) engaged in interstate commerce owning or possessing data containing personal information to establish specified security policies and procedures to treat and protect such information.
 
Requires the regulations to include methods for disposing of both electronic and nonelectronic data.
 
Requires information brokers to submit their security policies to the FTC in conjunction with a notification of a security breach notification or on FTC request. Authorizes the FTC to conduct information security practices audits of brokers or require brokers to conduct independent audits.
 
Requires information brokers to: (1) establish procedures to verify the accuracy of information that identifies individuals; (2) provide to individuals whose personal information it maintains a means to review it; (3) place a conspicuous notice on the Internet instructing individuals how to request access to such information; and (4) correct inaccurate information.
 
Directs the FTC to require information brokers to establish measures which facilitate the auditing or retracing of access to, or transmissions of, any data containing personal information. 
 
Makes it unlawful for information brokers to obtain or disclose personal information by false pretenses (pretexting).
 
Requires a covered entity to notify the FTC and affected individuals of information security breaches. Sets forth requirements concerning such notification, including method of notification requirements and timeliness requirements. Allows an exemption from notification requirements if the covered entity determines that there is no reasonable risk of identity theft, fraud, or other unlawful conduct.
 
Preempts state information security laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance . Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-1040.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-3743
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Requires states, at a minimum, to cooperate with affected nonmetropolitan local officials responsible for transportation through regional transportation planning organizations to develop and implement long-range statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs, with emphasis on addressing the transportation needs of nonmetropolitan areas of the state.
 
Defines a regional transportation planning organization as a multi-jurisdictional organization composed of nonmetropolitan local officials (or their designees) and representatives of local transportation systems who all volunteer for such organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Pinnacles National Park Act

Bill: 111-s-3744
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Birds
California
Endangered and threatened species
Forests, forestry, trees
Historical and cultural resources
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Watersheds
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Pinnacles National Park Act - Establishes Pinnacles National Park in California to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the park's area, the areas's geomorphology, riparian watersheds, unique flora and fauna, and the ancestral and cultural history of native Americans, settlers and explorers; and (2) interpret the recovery program for the California Condor and the international significance of that program. 
 
Abolishes Pinnacles National Monument and includes the lands and interests therein in Pinnacles National Park. 
 
Redesignates the Pinnacles Wilderness as the Hain Wilderness.
 
Designates specified lands comprising approximately 2,905 acres as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Deems such lands as being part of the Hain Wilderness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6898)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3745
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Infrastructure development
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Rural Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide that if the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) applies a median income requirement to communities for determining community facilities programs and water, waste disposal, and wastewater program eligibility in a state where the state nonmetropolitan median income is at least 90% of the national average nonmetropolitan median income, the Secretary shall use an amount equal to 95% of the national average nonmetropolitan median income in applying the median income requirement for any community in such state.
 
 Terminates such authority on September 30, 2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6899)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6898-6899)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve the loan guarantee program of the Department of Energy under title XVII of that Act.

Bill: 111-s-3746
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Credit and credit markets
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPA) to prohibit federal loan guarantees for innovative technologies unless: (1) an appropriation for the cost of the guarantee has been made; (2) the Secretary of Energy (DOE) has received and deposited into the Treasury payment in full from the borrower for the cost of the guarantee; or (3) a combination of appropriations or payments from the borrower has been made that is sufficient to cover the cost of the guarantee. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to waive requirements to provide a third-party credit report if: (1) such report, in the Secretary's opinion, is not relevant to the determination of the credit risk of a project; (2) the project costs are not projected to exceed $100 million; and (3) the applicant agrees to accept the credit rating the Secretary assigns.
 
Authorizes the head of the loan guarantee program, if there is either a severe shortage of candidates or a severe hiring need for particular positions, to recruit and directly appoint into the competitive service highly qualified critical personnel with specialized knowledge important to program functions (direct hire authority).
 
Amends the EPA and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary to: (1) retain agents and professional advisors in connection with guarantees and related activities; and (2) require loan guarantee applicants and recipients to pay all fees and expenses of such agents and advisors.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to make energy efficiency loan guarantees for projects starting construction by September 30, 2011, to retrofit residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, facilities, and equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6899-6900)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6899)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Reduce and Cap the Federal Workforce Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3747
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Reduce and Cap the Federal Workforce Act of 2010 - Requires the head of each executive agency: (1) to determine the number of full-time agency employees on February 16, 2009 (2009 number) and the number of full-time agency employees on the date occurring 90 days after enactment of this Act (current number); (2) if the 2009 number is lower, to ensure that no new employee is appointed until the 2009 number is attained through attrition; and (3) if the current number is lower or once the 2009 number is attained, to maintain that number by offsetting each new appointment by a reduction. Excludes the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Executive Office of the President, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Secret Service.
 
 
Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) determine the current number of full-time employees of DOD and DHS; and (2) maintain that number by offsetting each new appointment by a reduction.
 
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) publicly disclose the total number of federal employees, the number of federal employees in each agency, and the annual rate of pay by title of each federal employee at each agency; and (2) update such information at least once a year. Authorizes the Director of National Intelligence to exclude any employee from such information for purposes of national security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6900)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6900)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
National Guard and Reserve Soft Landing Reintegration Act

Bill: 111-s-3748
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee leave
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
National Guard and Reserve Soft Landing Reintegration Act - Requires that a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who was deployed for more than 269 days for a contingency operation or a homeland defense mission be: (1) retained on active duty in the Armed Forces for 45 days after the end of the member's demobilization from a deployment; (2) allowed to use accrued leave; and (3) paid specified pay and allowances.
 
 Requires a member requesting an early release from such active duty to be released within 14 days after such request. Allows such request to be denied only for medical or personal safety reasons.
 
Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide each member so retained (and, as practicable, appropriate family members) reintegration counseling and services.
 
Provides FY2011 funding for costs of such additional active-duty retention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3749
Sponsor: Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Infrastructure development
Railroads

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax credit for 25% of the cost of new qualified freight rail infrastructure property and qualified locomotive property; and (2) a taxpayer election to expense the cost of qualified freight rail infrastructure property (i.e., deduct all costs in the current taxable year). Terminates such credit and expensing election after 2015. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Water Intensive Monitoring Act

Bill: 111-s-3750
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Lakes and rivers
Outdoor recreation
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Safe Water Intensive Monitoring Act or the SWIM Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop water quality monitoring and notification criteria for, and provide grants to states and local governments to develop and implement water quality monitoring and notification programs for, such inland lakes that are designated by states for swimming and that have public beaches as the Administrator deems appropriate, considering: (1) the size of the lakes; (2) the annual number of visitors to the lakes; (3) identified harmful algal blooms or other known pathogens in the lakes; and (4) the potential health and economic impacts of poor water quality of the lakes with respect to affected communities, individuals, fish, and wildlife.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Unemployment Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3753
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Preventing Unemployment Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992 to prescribe requirements for the treatment and temporary financing of voluntary short-time compensation (STC) programs, under which: (1) an employer reduces the number of hours worked by employees in lieu of temporary layoffs; and (2) such employees are eligible for pro-rata unemployment compensation if their workweeks are reduced by between 10% and an appropriate state-determined percentage.
 
Requires payments to states meeting the requirements of this Act in an amount equal to 100% of the STC paid to individuals.
 
Prohibits such STC payments: (1) for more than 26 weeks; or (2) for an employee whose employer's workforce during the three months preceding submission of the employer's STC plan has been reduced by temporary layoffs of more than 20%, or on a seasonal, temporary, or intermittent basis.
 
Authorizes temporary federal-state agreements for STC programs if a state does not currently provide for STC payments under an existing program.
 
Requires employers under an STC plan to pay the state one-half of the amount of STC paid under the plan.
 
Requires federal payments to states in an amount equal to: (1) one-half of the amount of STC paid to individuals by the state; and (2) any additional related administrative expenses incurred by the state.
 
Requires the Secretary of Labor to award one start-up grant to state agencies: (1) in states that enact STC programs on or after May 1, 2010; and (2) that apply for such grants before FY2013.
 
Specifies assistance and guidance the Secretary shall give states in establishing and implementing STC programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6902-6904)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate