jiayi-li23/proxann_data huggingface dataset:
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2009-06-23 00:00:00

Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to execute an executive agreement for use by the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) of: (1) a new Navy ambulatory care center, parking structure, and supporting structures and facilities in North Chicago and Great Lakes, Illinois; and (2) related medical personal property and equipment. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to the Secretary of the VA jurisdiction over the center, structures, facilities, and property and equipment covered by the agreement. Designates the transferred center, structures, and facilities as the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Center). Provides a reversionary interest to the Secretary if the property is not used in accordance with the agreement or in the event of lack of facilities integration. Authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of the Navy to transfer to the Secretary of the VA functions necessary for Center operation. Authorizes the DOD-VA Health-Care Resources Sharing Committee to provide for the joint funding of the Center in accordance with this Act. Establishes the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Fund to fund the Center's operations. Requires an annual review of such Fund for at least three years after this Act's enactment. Deems the Center a military facility for purposes of the eligibility of members of the Armed Forces to receive care and services there. Extends through FY2015 a joint DOD-VA program to identify, implement, and evaluate creative health care coordination and sharing initiatives at the facility, intraregional, and nationwide levels.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2009-06-25 00:00:00

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a vehicle maintenance building at its Vehicle Maintenance Branch in Suitland, Maryland, to house and maintain Smithsonian vehicles and transportation equipment.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2009-09-25 00:00:00

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility leases in FY2010 in specified locations in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas. Authorizes appropriations for such leases.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-09-25 00:00:00

Wasatch-Cache National Forest Land Conveyance Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the town of Alta, Utah, all interests of the United States in and to specified parcels of National Forest System land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah. Requires the town to use the land conveyed under this Act for public purposes. Instructs that such conveyance be executed by quitclaim deed and provides for the reversion of the federal land, at the election of the Secretary, if it is used for a purpose other than a public purpose. Requires the boundaries of the conveyed federal land to be determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Town, subject to the condition that such land not exceed a total of two acres. Requires the town to pay the administrative costs of such conveyance.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-10-14 00:00:00

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 - Amends the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) to reauthorize, until July 25, 2020, the program for the completion of appraisals and satisfaction of other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under approved land use plans under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Revises the FLTFA definition of "federally designated area" to include all the lands within specified boundaries. (Current law is limited to lands which, as of July 25, 2000, were within such specified boundaries.) Makes the FLTFA non-applicable to land eligible for sale under specified public land laws.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-22 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide duty-free treatment for certain federal property returned to the United States.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-10-29 00:00:00

National Women's History Museum Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (the Museum) specified property in the District of Columbia, on terms which the Administrator deems appropriate. Requires the terms and conditions of the conveyance to address, among other things, mitigation of developmental impacts to existing federal buildings and structures, security concerns, and operational protocols for development and use of the property. Requires the purchase price for the property to be its market value based on its highest and best use, as determined by an independent appraisal. Requires the appraisal to assume that the property does not contain hazardous substances which require response action. Requires the purchase price to be paid into the Federal Buildings Fund and permits the Administrator to use the proceeds or any lawful purpose consistent with existing authorities granted to the Administrator. Requires specified congressional committees (the committees) to be provided with 30 days advance written notice of any expenditure of the proceeds. Requires the property to be dedicated for use as a site for a national women's history museum for a 99-year period. Provides for the reversion of the property to the United States without any obligation for repayment of any amount of the purchase price if: (1) it is not used as a site for a national women's history museum during the 99-year period; and (2) the Museum has not commenced construction of a museum facility on such property in a five-year period, other than for reasons beyond the Museum's control. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Administrator to contract with the Museum or an affiliate of the Museum to perform response actions required on the property. Credits any costs incurred by the Museum or an affiliate to the purchase price. Prohibits anything in this Act or any amendment made by this Act from affecting or limiting compliance with any environmental law. (Sec. 5) Requires the Museum to bear all costs associated with complying with the provisions of this Act, including studies and reports, relocating tenants, and mitigating impacts to existing federal buildings and structures resulting from the development of the property. (Sec. 6) Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as limiting or affecting the authority or responsibilities of the National Capital Planning Commission or the Commission of Fine Arts. Requires the Administrator to cooperate with the Museum on zoning or other land use matters. Bars the Administrator from being required to incur any costs for such cooperation. (Sec. 7) Requires the Museum to submit annual reports to the Administrator and the committees on the development and construction activities of the Museum until the end of the five-year period after conveyance of the property or substantial completion of the museum facility, whichever is later.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2009-12-11 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2010-04-15 00:00:00

Embassy Design and Security Act of 2010 - States that it is U.S. policy to adopt design excellence as a mandate for a new generation of secure, high-performance diplomatic and consular facilities. Urges the Secretary of State to establish: (1) a design excellence program modeled after the General Services Administration (GSA) program to integrate security, innovation, and design and construction best practices for all facilities constructed under the direction of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations; and (2) a high-level board to track the design excellence program's progress. Directs the Secretary to reestablish the Architectural Advisory Board to: (1) advise the Department of State on design standards; and (2) review design quality and fitness.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-04-29 00:00:00

Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2010 - Designates peak 12,240, which is located 0.6 miles northeast of Donahue Peak on the northern border of the Ansel Adams Wilderness and Yosemite National Park in California as Mt. Andrea Lawrence.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Housing and community development
Date: 2010-06-10 00:00:00

Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010 - Prohibits a condominium association, cooperative association, or residential real estate management association from adopting or enforcing any policy, or entering into any agreement, that would restrict or prevent an association member from displaying a Service Flag on residential property within the association with respect to which such member has a separate ownership interest or a right to exclusive possession or use. (A Service Flag, also known as a "blue star banner," is an official banner authorized by the Department of Defense [DOD] for display by families who have members serving in the Armed Forces during any period of war or hostilities the United States may be engaged in for the duration of such hostilities.) Prohibits anything in this Act from being considered to permit any display or use inconsistent with: (1) any DOD regulations regarding rules or customs pertaining to the proper display or use of the Service Flag; or (2) any reasonable restriction pertaining to the time, place, or manner of displaying the flag necessary to protect a substantial interest of the condominium, cooperative, or residential real estate management association.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-08-05 00:00:00

Requires the reinstatement of any balance remaining in the Federal Land Disposal Account as of July 24, 2010, to be made available for expenditure in accordance with the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Energy
Date: 2010-09-14 00:00:00

Recovery Through Building Renovation Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to provide credit support for debt or repayment obligations incurred in connection with financing the installation of efficiency or renewable energy measures (efficiency obligations) in commercial, industrial, municipal, university, school, and hospital facilities. Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines for such credit support, including: (1) standards for assessing, and threshold levels for, the expected energy savings; (2) examples of financing mechanisms that qualify as efficiency obligations; (3) eligibility criteria; and (4) lien priority requirements. Requires the Secretary to prioritize: (1) the maximization of energy savings with the available credit support funding; (2) the establishment of a clear application and approval process; and (3) the distribution of projects receiving credit support across states or geographical regions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish an initial minimum energy savings requirement for eligible projects that results in the greatest amount of energy savings on a per project basis; and (2) annually adjust that requirement and any other credit support terms deemed necessary taking into account market conditions and available funding. Limits credit support to 90% of the principal amount of the efficiency obligation or $10 million for any single project. Authorizes the Secretary to charge reasonable fees for such credit support. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the MUSH Building Efficiency Program to provide grants to state revolving funds to finance energy efficiency retrofit projects for buildings that are owned or controlled by a municipality, a state or public university, a school or school district, or a publicly owned hospital; and (2) a program that provides grants to state or tribal governments to support property assessed clean energy bonds and other tax assessment-based financing mechanisms to support building retrofit projects expected to produce significant energy efficiency gains.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-09-20 00:00:00

Mount Stevens and Ted Stevens Icefield Designation Act - Directs the United States Board on Geographic Names to designate: (1) a specified unnamed peak in the Alaska Range near Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska as "Mount Stevens"; and (2) a specified icefield in the northern Chugach National Forest in Alaska as the "Ted Stevens Icefield."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Transportation and public works
Date: 2010-11-15 00:00:00

Designates the airport traffic control tower located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, and any successor airport traffic control tower at that location, as the Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2010-11-15 00:00:00

Designates the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Richard Lewis Thornburgh Courthouse."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2011-01-05 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the "George Thomas 'Mickey' Leland Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2011-01-05 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1900 West Gray Street in Houston, Texas, as the "Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2011-01-19 00:00:00

Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act - Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2012; and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2014. Includes chiropractic examinations and services within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Congress
Date: 2011-01-19 00:00:00

Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 to allow the Clerk of the House of Representatives, at the request of a Member of the House, to donate computers and related peripheral tools previously used by the Member to a public elementary or secondary school designated by such Member without regard to whether the donation: (1) is a cost to the government; or (2) has a recoverable value.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2011-01-20 00:00:00

Redesignates the federal building and courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, known as the George Mahon Federal Building, as the "George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Social welfare
Date: 2011-02-17 00:00:00

Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2011 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States who are age 62 or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the use of such index to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits; and (2) provide, in the case of individuals who have attained age 62, for an annual cost-of-living increase of at least 3%.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2011-02-17 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Main Street in Little Ferry, New Jersey, as the "Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Congress
Date: 2011-03-08 00:00:00

Prohibits the use of federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the U.S. Congress.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2011-03-30 00:00:00

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 14, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the property between the U.S. courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the "M.D. Anderson Plaza." Permits the West Tennessee Health Care Foundation to install a historical marker and statue in the Plaza recognizing M.D. Anderson. Prohibits the expenditure of any federal funds in connection with such marker and statue. Requires the Foundation to submit to the Administrator of General Services (GSA) a marker and statue design for GSA approval.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Congress
Date: 2011-03-31 00:00:00

Share America's Diverse History in the Capitol Act - Increases from two to three the number of statues a state may provide for placement in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol honoring deceased citizens of the state. Expresses the sense of Congress that, in light of the fact that statues of women and members of racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in the U.S. Capitol, each state should use the opportunity provided by this Act to furnish a statue depicting such an individual who is a notable figure in the state's history.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Restroom Gender Parity in Federal Buildings Act - Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to: (1) direct federal procurement executives involved in the acquisition, construction, or major renovation of any facility to increase infrastructure gender parity by constructing buildings in such a way that the number of toilets in women's restrooms will equal or exceed the number of toilets (including urinals) in men's restrooms or, if such a number is unachievable or not feasible, to receive a statement by the Administrator of General Services (GSA) as to why such a number of toilets is not needed; and (2) direct federal procurement executives involved in leasing buildings to give preference to the leasing of facilities that meet or exceed the female toilet to male toilet ratio of one to one. Requires the Director of Federal Procurement Policy to issue guidance to all federal procurement executives providing direction and instructions to renegotiate the design of proposed facilities, renovations for existing facilities, and leased facilities to incorporate improvements that are consistent with this Act.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Congress
Date: 2011-04-06 00:00:00

Makes funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) for the Capitol power plant in any fiscal year available to construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis battery recharging stations in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives on Capitol grounds for use by privately owned vehicles used by: (1) Members of the House, or (2) employees whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House or any other individuals authorized to park in any parking area under House jurisdiction on Capitol grounds (covered employees). Requires the Architect to charge Members and covered employees fees for the electricity sufficient to cover costs, including those to any vendors or other costs associated with maintaining the battery recharging stations. Requires the AOC to report triennially to the Committee on House Administration on whether or not individuals using the battery charging stations receive a subsidy from the taxpayers, and, if so, to submit a plan to the Committee to update the program to ensure that no subsidy is being received. Requires the AOC, if the Committee fails to act on the plan within 60 days, to take appropriate steps to increase rates or fees to ensure reimbursement for the cost of the program.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2011-04-07 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 4th Avenue Southwest in Ardmore, Oklahoma, as the "Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2011-04-15 00:00:00

Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2011 - Requires each public building constructed, altered, or acquired by the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features. Directs the Administrator to: (1) incorporate such materials and features into existing public buildings, and (2) address the impacts of interior and exterior lighting on native bird species.