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Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Prize Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-757
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2011-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: 
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish and award competitive technology financial awards for the development and implementation of technology to capture carbon dioxide from dilute sources, and (2) establish the Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Advisory Board to advise the Secretary in carrying out duties under this Act. Terminates the Board and all authorities under this Act on December 31, 2020.

action_date: 2011-07-11
text: 
Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Prize Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish and award competitive technology financial awards for the development and implementation of technology to capture carbon dioxide from media in which the concentration of carbon dioxide is dilute. Conditions receipt of such a financial award on an applicant agreeing to vest the intellectual property derived from the technology in one or more entities that are incorporated in the United States.
 
Establishes the Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Advisory Board to advise the Secretary in carrying out duties under this Act. Terminates the Board and all authorities under this Act five years after the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 100.
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-33.
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-33.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-22.
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
STEM Master Teacher Corps Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-758
Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]
Introduced: 2011-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Performance measurement
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: 
STEM Master Teacher Corps Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to consortia of local educational agencies (LEAs) or states, acting in partnership with institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to establish a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Master Teacher Corps program.
 
Requires grantees to: (1) select exemplary elementary and secondary school STEM teachers for membership in the STEM Master Teacher Corps; (2) provide those teachers with compensation that supplements their base salaries, with higher compensation going to those teaching at high-need public schools; (3) provide, and track the effectiveness of, research-based training for Corps members; (4) provide discretionary resources for Corps members at high-need schools to use; (5) help coordinate instructional leadership and mentoring roles for Corps members; and (6) facilitate efforts by Corps members to inform STEM education policy at the national, state, and local levels.
 
Gives grant priority to applicants that intend to include: (1) large numbers of teachers in the STEM Master Teacher Corps; and (2) rural schools, particularly high-need rural schools, in the area they serve.
 
Requires grantees to ensure that at least 75% of their STEM Master Teacher Corps are teachers at high-need schools.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, to: (1) evaluate the STEM Master Teacher Corps program; (2) identify optimal strategies for designing and advancing such program; and (3) identify best practices for developing, supporting, and retaining STEM teachers based on lessons learned from the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2382-2383)
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-759
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2011-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Forests, forestry, trees
Government liability
Historical and cultural resources
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Mining
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public contracts and procurement
Watersheds
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: 
Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to cancel Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and withdraw the areas that were subject to such contracts from further mineral entry under all mineral leasing and sales authorities available to the Secretary. 
 
Requires the holder of such contracts to receive specified compensation for the cancellation. 
 
Deems: (1) any negotiated agreement between the Secretary and the contract holder as to the amount of compensation to be a compromise settlement of imminent litigation, and (2) judgment by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to be final. 
 
Directs the Secretary to offer for sale by competitive bidding specified lands identified for disposition near Victorville, California, and provides for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land and interests with the proceeds of such sale. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2269-2270)
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-760
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2011-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Chesapeake Bay
Congressional oversight
Delaware
District of Columbia
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Maryland
New York State
Pennsylvania
Public participation and lobbying
Virginia
Water quality
Water resources funding
Watersheds
West Virginia
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: 
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive of each Chesapeake Bay state, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, to submit annually to Congress a financial report containing: (1) an interagency crosscut budget for restoration activities that protect, conserve, or restore living resources, habitat, water resources, or water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (2) an accounting of amounts received and obligated by each federal agency for restoration activities; (3) an accounting from each state of all amounts received and obligated from a federal agency for restoration activities; and (4) a description of each of the proposed federal and state restoration activities. Requires: (1) such report to describe only federal restoration activities that have funding amounts of at least $100,000 and state recstoration activities that have funding amounts of at least $50,000; and (2) the Director to submit the report no later than 30 days after the submission of the President's annual budget to Congress.
 
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop, implement, and update every three years an adaptive management plan for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that includes: (1) a description of specific and measurable objectives to improve water quality, habitat, and fisheries; (2) a process for stakeholder participation; (3) monitoring, modeling, experimentation, and other research and evaluation practices; (4) a process for modification of restoration activities that have not attained or will not attain such objectives; and (5) a process for prioritizing restoration activities and programs to which adaptive management shall be applied. Sets forth reporting requirements. Requires the Administrator to report annually to Congress on the Plan.
 
Requires an Independent Evaluator for the Chesapeake Bay watershed, who shall review and report to Congress every three years on restoration activities and the use of adaptive management in such activities and any related topics that are suggested by the Council. Requires the Evaluator to be appointed by the Administrator from among nominees submitted by the Chesapeake Executive Council.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-761
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2011-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government trust funds
Public contracts and procurement
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: 
Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to direct the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to establish a government-wide acquisition management fellows program for the purpose of investing in the long-term improvement and sustained excellence of the federal acquisition workforce.
 
Lists as the program's objectives to: (1) develop a new generation of acquisition leaders with government-wide perspective, skills, and experience; (2) recruit individuals with the outstanding academic merit, ethical value, business acumen, and leadership skills to meet the government's acquisition needs; and (3) offer opportunities for advancement, competitive compensation, and leadership opportunities. Requires the program to consist of one academic year of full-time, on-campus training followed by two years of on-the-job and part-time training toward a Masters or equivalent graduate degree in related fields. 
 
Requires persons selected for the program to commit to employment with the government in the field of acquisition following program completion. Requires executive agencies to give priority to program graduates for purposes of hiring employees in the acquisition field.
 
 
Establishes in the Treasury the OFPP Acquisition Fellows Development Fund to be used for the establishment and operations of the program.
 
Requires the Administrator to establish a leadership development training program for federal employees to produce high performing individuals in the core acquisition disciplines of contracting, program management, and cost estimating.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2271-2272)
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2270-2271)
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Securing Teacher Effectiveness, Leaders, Learning, And Results Act

Bill: 112-s-763
Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]
Introduced: 2011-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: 
Securing Teacher Effectiveness, Leaders, Learning, And Results Act or STELLAR Student Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state receiving school improvement funds to: (1) define teacher and principal effectiveness and establish performance ratings; (2) demonstrate that it has developed a model teacher and principal evaluation program; (3) demonstrate that each of its local educational agencies (LEAs) has adopted a teacher and principal evaluation program; (4) demonstrate that each LEA is seeking input from teachers and principals in making annual improvements to such program; and (5) review, report on, and assist LEAs in improving such evaluation programs.
 
Requires teacher evaluations to: (1) emphasize student academic growth, (2) include observations of the teacher's classroom performance, (3) rate teachers using at least four performance categories, and (4) provide results that are comparable for all teachers in grade levels and subject areas across the state and within the teacher's LEA.
 
Requires principal evaluations to: (1) emphasize student academic growth; (2) factor in their school's graduation rates; (3) assess the principal's success in recruiting, developing, evaluating, and retaining effective teachers; (4) assess the principal's leadership abilities through observations and other relevant data; (5) factor in student attendance rates; (6) rate principals using at least four performance categories; and (7) provide results that are comparable across all principals within the LEA.
 
Requires states to take steps to ensure that poor and minority children are not taught at higher rates than other children by teachers rated as less than effective.
 
Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a clearinghouse to share best practices relating to teacher and principal evaluation.
 
Requires states and LEAs to report the number and percentage of teachers and principals in each performance rating at: (1) the state, LEA, and school level; and (2) their LEAs and schools that have the highest and lowest poverty rates or the highest and lowest percentages of minority students. 
 
Directs the Secretary to recognize each LEA that has innovative, high-quality, and effective teacher or principal evaluation programs that lead to professional development and improved student performance.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2274-2276)
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2273-2274)
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Chetco River Protection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-764
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2011-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Oregon
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: 
Chetco River Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to make corrections to the segment designations for the Chetco River, Oregon, including revising segment lengths.
 
Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of a certain segment of the Chetco River from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-28
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-214.
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2276-2277)
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-766
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2011-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Oregon
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: 
Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). 
 
Transfers the administrative jurisdiction over BLM land north of the Umpqua River to the Forest Service. 
 
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Franklin and Wasson Creeks in Oregon as wild rivers and as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 

action_date: 2012-01-13
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) Oregon's jurisdiction and responsibilities with respect to fish and wildlife, (2) protective perimeters and buffer zones around the Wilderness, (3) activities and uses outside of the boundary of the Wilderness, and (4) treaty rights of Indian tribes. 
 
Transfers the administrative jurisdiction over BLM land north of the Umpqua River to the Forest Service. 
 
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Franklin and Wasson Creeks in Oregon as wild rivers and as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.
action_date: 2012-01-13
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/17/2011 without amendment. With written report No. 112-115.
action_date: 2012-01-13
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/17/2011 without amendment. With written report No. 112-115.
action_date: 2011-11-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2011-05-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-39.
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2276-2277)
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Every Student Counts Act

Bill: 112-s-767
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2011-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Language arts
Minority education
Special education
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: 
Every Student Counts Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require, beginning by the 2011-2012 school year, states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and secondary schools annually to include on the report cards required under title I of the Act: (1) their four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate; (2) the final number of students in their four-year adjusted cohort and their total number of four-year graduates; (3) their cumulative graduation rate; (4) the number and percentage of students graduating in more than four years with a regular secondary school diploma; (5) the number and percentage of students who have been removed from the adjusted cohort; (6) the number and percentage of students from each previous adjusted cohort who remain in secondary school after four years; and (7) the percentage of secondary school students in each grade, except the graduating grade, prepared to advance to the next grade.
 
Requires such data, except for data on students who remain in secondary school after four years, to be disaggregated and cross tabulated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, migrant status, English proficiency, and status as economically disadvantaged.
 
Directs states, LEAs, and secondary schools in states that lack a statewide longitudinal data system with individual student identifiers to make certain annual interim graduation rate calculations; but prohibits the use of such interim calculations after the 2012-2013 school year.
 
Requires the use of aggregate and disaggregated four-year adjusted cohort graduation rates or cumulative graduation rates in determining the success of each secondary school and LEA in making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards under the Act. Requires states, LEAs, and schools that do not have a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate or a cumulative graduation rate above 90% overall and for all of the student subgroups, to make specified yearly progress in improving such rate or be deemed as failing to make AYP.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2278-2281)
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2277-2278)
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate