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Accountability of Taxpayer Funding for Afghanistan Fuels Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6485
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Afghanistan
Asia
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Government information and archives
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Motor fuels
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Accountability of Taxpayer Funding for Afghanistan Fuels Act of 2012 - Prohibits a covered product from being provided directly or indirectly to the government of Afghanistan unless the Secretary of Defense (DOD) determines and reports to Congress that: (1) the covered product meets an existing or future need of the government of Afghanistan, (2) related financial documents are fully accounted for and will be maintained by DOD for at least 10 years, and (3) DOD has established related monitoring controls.
 
Prohibits DOD funds from being provided directly or indirectly to the government of Afghanistan to procure any covered product unless the Secretary determines and reports to Congress that: (1) the government of Afghanistan is capable of providing reliable accounting and reporting to DOD regarding the purchase, delivery, and consumption of a covered product; (2) the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or upon the date of termination of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the Inspector General of DOD has certified to the Secretary that such requirements have been met.
 
Defines &quot;covered product&quot; as petroleum, oil, a lubricant (including diesel fuel, gasoline, jet or aviation fuel, kerosene, or other fuels), or firewood that is to be used for purposes of equipping, training, or sustaining the Afghan National Security Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 5, United States Code, to decrease the annual effect on the economy that a rule must have to be a major rule from $100,000,000 to $50,000,000 for the purpose of increasing the number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of disapproval procedure to disapprove a major rule, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-6486
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Amends the definition of &quot;major rule&quot; for purposes of provisions relating to congressional review of such a rule to reduce from $100 million to $50 million the annual effect which a major rule must have on the economy before it is subject to review.
 
Modifies the definition of &quot;significant regulatory action&quot; under Executive Order 12866, relating to regulatory planning and review, to reduce from $100 million to $50 million the amount of the annual effect on the economy which a regulatory action must have before it is deemed significant. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-11-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6487
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Economic development
Employee hiring
Income tax credits
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a manufacturing recovery tax credit for investment in manufacturing real and tangible personal property used in the United States, including an increased credit for manufacturing property located in an economically disadvantaged area and an extremely economically disadvantaged area; (2) an additional investment tax credit for manufacturing property; and (3) a work opportunity tax credit for hiring an employee in a manufacturing facility located in the United States (manufacturing recovery employee), including an increased credit for hiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their dependents.

Bill: 112-hr-6488
Sponsor: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-19]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
 Permits a member of the Armed Forces (member) who is involuntarily separated from active duty or the Selected Reserve and who has a service-connected disability (and the member's dependents) to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a member entitled to retired or retainer pay.
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that such authority is fully implemented within 90 days after the enactment of this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6489
Sponsor: Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Farmland
Government information and archives
Natural disasters
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 to specify that the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program shall better inform and provide for more timely decisionmaking to reduce drought related impacts and costs. 
 Revises NIDIS functions to require the NIDIS to, among other things: (1) provide certain information, forecasts, and assessments described in the Act on both national and regional levels; and (2) continue ongoing research activities related to drought. 
 
Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to provide a report to Congress concerning the NIDIS Program. 
 
Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act through FY2017.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6490
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Department of Health and Human Services
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health technology, devices, supplies
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) as a replacement for the competitive acquisition program for DMEPOS, which is hereby terminated.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct annual market-priced auctions from among entities supplying market priced items and services in an eligible market area selected in the auction design, (2) establish a lead product for each of specified product categories, and (3) award a contract to any entity in an eligible market area in which an auction is conducted whose bid is below a clearing price equal to the highest cost bid that will meet capacity targets in the market area.
 
Requires the Secretary to contract with an auction expert to assist in, and a market monitor to monitor, the design, development, and functioning of the auction. 
 
Adjusts the covered DME item update for 2012 through 2014 and each subsequent year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6491
Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Public contracts and procurement
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012 - Establishes a Board of Directors for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 
 Sets forth Board membership and appointment criteria. Directs the President to appoint the NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator from among a list of nominees provided by the Board. 
 
Requires the Board to provide: (1) NASA's proposed annual budget; (2) annual reports on spaceflight infrastructure, unique space capabilities, and the workforce necessary to maintain such infrastructure and capabilities; (3) reports on specific policy matters; and (4) quadrennial reviews of current space programs and a vision for future space exploration.
 
Authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts for rocket propulsion systems and manned and unmanned space transportation vehicles and payloads.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-10-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Sustainable, Livable And Green (S.L.A.G.) Highway Construction Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6492
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Materials
Public contracts and procurement
Roads and highways
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Sustainable, Livable And Green (S.L.A.G.) Highway Construction Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish in the Office of Pavement Technology of the Federal Highway Administration the position of Recovered Mineral Component Ombudsman to: (1) act as a liaison between the states and the DOT on federally funded highway projects; (2) encourage states to use recovered mineral component (RMC) to drive down costs and be more environmentally sensitive; and (3) provide information on projects that use RMC, its safety, and training and educational seminars on RMC environmental benefits.
 
Urges the Secretary to amend comprehensive procurement guidelines for federally-funded asphalt and concrete highway projects to include specifications that encourage the use of such RMCs as ground granulated blast furnace slag, blast furnace slag aggregate, and steel furnace slag aggregate. 
 
Requires the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish standards to ensure that the use of RMCs does not violate the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or any other environmental law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Global Investments in America's Cities Act

Bill: 112-hr-6493
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Employee hiring
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Small business
U.S. and foreign investments
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Global Investments in America's Cities Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set aside at least 3,000 employment creation immigrant visas each fiscal year for qualified immigrants seeking to invest in a new commercial enterprise which will create employment in an economically distressed urban area and with respect to which such alien: (1) has invested at least $250,000; (2) has completed an investment agreement with a qualified venture capital operating company for an investment of at least $250,000; or (3) has completed an investment agreement with one or more angel investors for an investment of at least $250,000. 
 
Requires petitions for such immigrant visas to be decided within 60 days.
 
Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the EB-5 visa program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-11-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 112-hr-6494
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Arizona
Congressional tributes
Department of the Interior
Federal officials
House of Representatives
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Stewart Lee Udall, in recognition of his contributions to the nation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6495
Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Currency
Executive agency funding and structure
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012 - Prohibits surcharges generated by the sale of any numismatic item or commemorative coin program from being paid to a non-federal organization, except with respect to sales and production costs. 
 
Requires that surcharges be used to recover all numismatic operation and program costs allocable to the program under which a numismatic item is produced and sold.
 
Requires the transfer of any excess surcharges to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
To reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to combat trafficking in persons.

Bill: 112-hr-6496
Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Human trafficking
Law enforcement administration and funding
Pornography
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 to: (1) the Attorney General for protection and assistance for aliens who are victims of trafficking, and (2) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate severe forms of trafficking in persons.
 
Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 to the Attorney General to make grants to states and local law enforcement agencies for programs to combat trafficking in persons.
 
Amends federal criminal code provisions regarding transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity to revise the definition of &quot;illicit sexual conduct&quot; to include: (1) sexual contact (currently limited to a sexual act) with a minor, and (2) production of child pornography.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-11-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6497
Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historical and cultural resources
Land transfers
Nevada

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
 Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey, to the counties in which they are situated, all interest of the United States in certain mining townsites in Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada. 
 
 
Requires a county receiving a site to reconvey the property to anyone with a valid interest in the site. Requires, for purposes of proving a valid interest, that anyone making the claim must have occupied the site for a least 15 years immediately before enactment. Prohibits a county from recognizing a claim submitted more than 10 years after enactment. 
 
Requires the preservation and protection of all historic and cultural resources on conveyed or reconveyed sites. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Integrity Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6498
Sponsor: Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Business records
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Medicaid Integrity Act of 2012 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to a state's option to use Medicaid managed care organizations and primary care case managers.
 
Requires a state, acting through the state medical assistance agency or another state entity, in order to receive federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) payments for expenditures under a contract with a managed care entity, to contract with an independent auditor to conduct biannual financial and performance-compliance audits of the entity.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set uniform audit standards according to specified requirements.
 
Requires the state to document for the Secretary its response to deficiencies reported in such audits.
 
Requires contracts between the state and managed care entities to require the managed care entity to give the independent auditor access to all necessary information.
 
Establishes sanctions for misrepresentation or falsification of information.
 
Prescribes requirements a state must meet to be allowed to enter into an agreement with an actuary with respect to the state's administration of a contract with a managed care entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to include the pay of Members of Congress within the coverage of the Act.

Bill: 112-hr-6499
Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12]
Introduced: 2012-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: 
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), with respect to budget enforcement through sequestration, to redefine &quot;account&quot; to include any item for the pay of Members of Congress. (Thus subjects the pay of Members of Congress to reduction under a sequestration.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Introduced in House