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Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act

Bill: 113-s-2871
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Census and government statistics
Computers and information technology
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Jurisdiction and venue
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by the provider only pursuant to a warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
Authorizes such a warrant to require such disclosure regardless of where such contents may be in electronic storage or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by the provider if the holder of the account the contents of which are sought by the warrant is a U.S. person. Requires a court, on a service provider's motion, to modify or vacate such a warrant upon finding that it would require the provider to violate the laws of a foreign country.
 
Sets forth requirements for government notification of provider customers or subscribers regarding the receipt of communication contents pursuant to such a warrant.
 
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a form for use by a foreign government filing a mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) request; (2) establish an online docketing system for all MLAT requests; and (3) publish statistics annually on MLAT requests made by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to foreign governments, and by foreign governments to DOJ, to obtain the contents of communications or other information or records from a provider of electronic communications or remote computing services.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) data localization requirements imposed by foreign governments on data providers are incompatible with the borderless nature of the Internet, an impediment to online innovation, and unnecessary to meet the needs of law enforcement; and (2) DOJ, the Department of State, and the U.S. Trade Representative should pursue open data flow policies with foreign nations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2874
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Juvenile crime and gang violence

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, with respect to the detention of a juvenile status offender (a juvenile arrested for an offense that would not be a crime if committed by an adult) who violates a valid court order, to require the court placing such juvenile in detention to issue a written order that: (1) identifies the valid court order that the juvenile has violated; (2) specifies the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the juvenile has violated such order; (3) includes findings of fact to support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the juvenile in a secure detention or correctional facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the juvenile; (4) specifies the length of time, not to exceed three days, that the juvenile may remain in such facility and includes a plan for the juvenile's release; and (5) may not be renewed or extended. 
 
Requires that procedures be put in place to ensure that a juvenile held in a secure detention or correctional facility does not remain in such facility longer than three days or the length of time authorized by the court, or authorized under state law, whichever is shorter. Prohibits the detention of a juvenile more than once in any six-month period.
 
Prohibits, one year after the enactment of this Act, a state that receives a formula grant under the juvenile justice and delinquency prevention program from using a valid court order to place a juvenile status offender in a secure detention or correctional facility. Allows a state that demonstrates hardship to apply for a single one-year extension of time to comply with the requirement to eliminate such use of court orders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2875
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014 - Codifies the establishment of the Office of Complex Administrative Investigations (the Office) in the Office of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. Requires the Office to undertake complex administrative investigations of matters relating to members of the National Guard when in state status, including investigations of sexual assault, upon the request of: (1) the Chief; (2) an adjutant general of a state, a territory, or the District of Columbia; (3) a governor of a state or territory; or (4) the Commanding General of the National Guard of the District of Columbia.
 
Defines &quot;complex administrative investigation&quot; as any investigation specified by the Chief involving factors giving rise to unusual complexity, including: (1) questions of jurisdiction between the United States and a state or territory, (2) matters requiring specialized training among investigating officers, or (3) matters raising the need for an independent investigation to ensure fairness and impartiality.
 
Requires the Chief to treat any final report of the Office relating to such matters as if it were the report of an inspector general of the Department of Defense (DOD) or a military department.
 
Directs the Chief to submit to Members of Congress from the state or territory concerned the final report adopted by the Office regarding such an investigation. Requires the Chief to submit to Congress an annual report regarding all investigations undertaken by the Office during the preceding year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Contraception Access and Education Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2876
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family planning and birth control
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Medicaid
Medicare
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Emergency Contraception Access and Education Act of 2014 - Prohibits payment to a hospital under titles XVIII (Medicare) or XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act unless the hospital promptly provides information about emergency contraception to any woman who arrives at the hospital and is stated to be, or hospital staff have reason to believe is, a victim of sexual assault.
 
Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and disseminate information on emergency contraception.
 
Directs the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to develop and disseminate to health care providers, including pharmacists, information on emergency contraception, including a recommendation for providers working in emergency rooms to consult with survivors of sexual assault regarding emergency contraception and provide follow-up care and referral services.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Debt Management Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2877
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government trust funds

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Federal Debt Management Act of 2014 - Limits the Department of the Treasury's authority to manage the debt of the United States by using extraordinary measures to prevent the public debt limit from being exceeded. 
 
Limits the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend the investing of amounts or the issuance of obligations for the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the Thrift Savings Fund, the Exchange Stabilization Fund, or any other fund or account for the purposes of preventing the public debt of the United States from exceeding the public debt limit. 
 
Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress additional information regarding the Daily Treasury Statement, including: (1) all cash flow and debt transaction information used in preparing the Daily Treasury Statement, and (2) forecasts for the cash flow and debt transactions of the federal government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Student Loan Tax Relief Act

Bill: 113-s-2878
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Student Loan Tax Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income income imputed from a discharge of student loan indebtedness based on repayments which are income contingent or income based or a discharge due to the death or total disability of the student.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2879
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Chemistry
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Manufacturing
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Scientific communication
Solid waste and recycling
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish an interagency Sustainable Chemistry Program to promote and coordinate federal sustainable chemistry research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, commercialization, education, and training activities.
 
Directs the President to establish an Interagency Working Group that includes representatives from specified federal agencies to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program. 
 
Requires the Interagency Working Group to establish an Advisory Council on Sustainable Chemistry to make recommendations to it and provide it with advice and assistance. 
 
Requires participating agencies to report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Program activities and appropriations. 
 
Requires the Interagency Working Group to submit a report to Congress, as well as to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
 
Instructs the Interagency Working Group to lead agencies in awarding grants to institutions of higher education to establish partnerships with companies across the value chain in the chemical industry to: (1) create collaborative research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, and commercialization programs; and (2) train students and retrain professional scientists and engineers in the use of sustainable chemistry concepts and strategies. 
 
Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to contract with the National Research Council to assess the current status of sustainable chemistry research in the United States. 
 
Directs the Interagency Working Group to produce a national strategy for sustainable chemistry that provides a framework for advancing sustainable chemistry research. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
I Teach Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2880
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Income tax credits
Rural conditions and development
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Incentives to Educate American Children Act of 2014 or the I Teach Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a refundable tax credit of $1,000 for: (1) teachers in public or elementary or secondary schools or public kindergartens in rural areas or areas with high poverty, and (2) teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Increases such credit to $2,000 for a teacher meeting both requirements.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5788)
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
STARS Act

Bill: 113-s-2881
Sponsor: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2014 or the STARS Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt seasonal employees from the definition of &quot;full-time employee&quot; for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. Defines "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods of the year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Enhanced 529 - S.A.V.E. Act

Bill: 113-s-2882
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Financial services and investments
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Enhanced 529 - Setting Aside for a Valuable Education Act or the Enhanced 529 - S.A.V.E. Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit for contributions to a qualified tuition program (529 tuition program); and (2) allow an exclusion, up to $600, from the gross income of an employee for employer contributions to a 529 tuition program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5789)
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5788-5789)
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the entrepreneurial impact of technology transfer at the National Laboratories.

Bill: 113-s-2883
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on the entrepreneurial impact of technology transfer at the National Laboratories. Requires such report to be based on an evaluation of quantitative performance metrics, including: 
 
 
the number of licenses granted to small businesses,
 
the numbers of start-up businesses created,
 
the number of cooperative research and development agreements and collaborations involving small businesses and the total number of businesses involved in those agreements and collaborations,
 
the period of time required for the execution of a license, and
 
the number of jobs created.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit tax-exempt status to professional sports leagues that promote the use of the term redskins.

Bill: 113-s-2884
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Professional sports
Racial and ethnic relations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth a special rule to deny tax-exempt status to a professional sports league that promotes, or allows a member club or franchise to promote, the use of the term &quot;redskin&quot; in connection with any team or club connected with such league.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting American Jobs Act

Bill: 113-s-2885
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Protecting American Jobs Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to repeal the authority of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to issue, and prosecute before the Board, complaints with respect to unfair labor practices.
 
Repeals the prohibition against: (1) review of an administrative law judge's report by any person other than a Board member or legal assistant; and (2) advice to or consultation with the Board by an administrative law judge with respect to exceptions taken to his or her findings, rulings, or recommendations.
 
Limits the Board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. Prohibits the Board from promulgating rules or regulations that affect the substantive or procedural rights of a person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including those concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections.
 
Revises Board powers to grant it the authority to investigate unfair labor practices, but repeals its power to prevent any person from engaging in them.
 
Repeals the Board's power to issue a complaint against a person charging an unfair labor practice. Allows an aggrieved person to bring a civil action for relief (including an injunction) in U.S. district court or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in cases where it appears that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an unfair labor practice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in an effort to bring justice and equality to Americans in Mississippi during Freedom Summer.

Bill: 113-s-2886
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Mississippi
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a congressional gold medal, collectively, to James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in an effort to bring justice and equality to Americans in Mississippi during Freedom Summer.
 
Requires such medal, following its award, to be given to Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate