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Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-09-29 00:00:00

Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act of 2008 - Expands requirements for the identification and disposal of excess federal real property to require the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) issue guidance for the development and implementation of real property plans, including recommendations on how to identify excess properties, evaluate disposal costs and benefits, and prioritize disposal decisions based on agency missions and anticipated future needs for holdings; (2) establish and maintain a single, comprehensive, and descriptive database of all federal real property assets under the custody and control of all executive agencies, other than assets excluded for national security reasons; (3) report to the House Committees on Oversight and and Government Reform and Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Environment and Public Works annually for five years on agency efforts to reduce real property assets; and (4) assist agencies in the identification and disposal of excess real property. Includes among the amounts the Administrator is authorized to obligate from proceeds from the disposition of excess real property: (1) amounts to pay the costs related to identifying and preparing properties to be reported excess by another agency; and (2) amounts to pay the costs associated with the reversion, custody, and disposal of reverted real property.Expands requirements for the use of net proceeds from the transfer or sale of excess real property assets.Exempts in FY2009 and FY2010 certain eligible properties from requirements under the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act for the use of public buildings to assist the homeless. Defines as "eligible property" a property (other than Department of Veteran Affairs property): (1) that is selected for demolition, located on land not determined to be excess for which there is an ongoing federal need, and not to be used in any lease, exchange, leaseback arrangement, or service agreement; and (2) that is located in an area to which the general public is denied access for national security reasons or that is uninhabitable, not a housing unit, and selected for demolition by an agency. Requires notification to Congress of properties demolished and scheduled for demolition and the publication of a list of such properties on the GSA website.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2008-10-02 00:00:00

Designates the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York, as the "Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Health
Date: 2007-01-04 00:00:00

9/11 Heroes Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to eligible entities to provide medical and mental health monitoring, tracking, and treatment to individuals whose health has been directly impacted as a result of the attacks on New York City and at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Includes as eligible individuals firefighters, police officers, paramedics, workers, volunteers, residents, and any other individual who worked at Ground Zero, Fresh Kills (recovery site on Staten Island), or the Pentagon or lived or worked in the vicinity of such areas, whose health has deteriorated as a result of the attacks, and who has been evaluated by a physician or mental health professional for 9/11-related health conditions and needs treatment for such conditions. Sets the order of priority for individuals covered under this Act.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Health
Date: 2007-01-08 00:00:00

9/11 Heroes Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to eligible entities to provide medical and mental health monitoring, tracking, and treatment to individuals whose health has been directly impacted as a result of the attacks on New York City and at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Includes as eligible individuals firefighters, police officers, paramedics, workers, volunteers, residents, students, and any other individual who worked at Ground Zero, Fresh Kills (recovery site on Staten Island), or the Pentagon or lived or worked in the vicinity of such areas, whose health has deteriorated as a result of the attacks, and who has been evaluated by a physician or mental health professional for 9/11-related health conditions and needs treatment for such conditions. Sets the order of priority for individuals covered under this Act.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2007-01-16 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Main Street in Grambling, Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the "Coach Eddie Robinson Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2007-02-07 00:00:00

Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse and customhouse located at 515 West First Street in Duluth, Minnesota, as the "Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and United States Courthouse and Customhouse."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2007-02-14 00:00:00

Directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to offer to convey, by quitclaim deed, the real property located at 1520 Willamette Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado (including buildings and improvements) to the United States Olympic Committee. Require such conveyance to be in accordance with a fair market value appraisal. Makes the Olympic Committee responsible for all real estate transaction costs associated with the conveyance. Subjects the conveyance to the condition that the Olympic Committee agree to operate, maintain, and manage the property for the benefit of the United States Paralympics program. Authorizes the Administrator to require that any conveyance under this Act be subject to such additional terms and conditions considered to be appropriate to protect U.S. interests.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2007-03-07 00:00:00

Designates the U.S. courthouse bordered by O Street, P Street, Tulare Street, and Capitol Street in Fresno, California, as the "Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2007-03-13 00:00:00

Designates the federal building located at 131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the "James A. Leach Federal Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2007-03-13 00:00:00

Designates the federal building located at 210 Walnut Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as the "Neal Smith Federal Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2007-03-29 00:00:00

Provides for the disposition of the federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility. Requires the transfer of specified portions of the property to: (1) the National Park Service; (2) the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) for use by the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA); and (3) the Administrator of General Services, who shall in turn convey that portion to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, for parkland and recreational use. Requires the NSA Director, as a condition of the transfer, to enter into an agreement with the Mayor of the District of Columbia under which: (1) Oak Hill juvenile detention facility shall be closed; and (2) NSA shall pay (with reimbursement by Anne Arundel County) for the construction of a replacement facility at a site to be determined, with priority given to a location within the District of Columbia.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2007-03-29 00:00:00

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on the master plan of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to the use of VA lands of the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, as originally required under the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998. Requires an alternative report, on the development of the master plan, if the master plan does not exist as of the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from implementing any portion of the master plan until 120 days after its receipt by the congressional veterans' and appropriations committees.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2007-04-23 00:00:00

Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as the "George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2007-10-03 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Highway 49 South in Piney Woods, Mississippi, as the "Lawrence C. and Grace M. Jones Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2007-10-04 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4320 Blue Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2007-10-17 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 175 South Monroe Street in Tiffin, Ohio, as the "Paul E. Gillmor Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Agriculture and food
Date: 2007-12-11 00:00:00

Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture shall not be required to obligate funds to cover the cost of canceling a Forest Service stewardship multiyear contract until the contract is canceled. Authorizes cancellation costs to be paid from: (1) appropriations originally made available for the contract's performance; (2) appropriations currently available for procurement of the type of service concerned and not otherwise obligated; or (3) funds appropriated for payments for such performance or procurement. Provides that in a case in which payment or obligation of such funds would constitute an "Anti-Deficiency Act" violation the Secretary may: (1) seek a supplemental appropriation; or (2) request funds from a specified permanent judgment appropriation.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Health
Date: 2007-12-13 00:00:00

Amends the Public Health Service Act to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the "Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00

Snoqualmie Pass Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a specified parcel of National Forest System land to the King and Kittitas Counties Fire District No. 51 of King and Kittitas counties, Washington, to permit the District to use such parcel as a site for a new Snoqualmie Pass fire and rescue station.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado, as the "Felix Sparks Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-04-02 00:00:00

Government Real Estate Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008 - Requires the submission of annual reports: (1) describing the total quantity of land within the jurisdiction of the United States, the land that is owned by the federal government, and the land that is located within each state; (2) describing the total annual cost to the government for maintaining all parcels of administrative land and all administrative buildings or structures under the jurisdiction of each federal agency; and (3) listing and summarizing the unused or vacant assets of each agency and the estimated costs to the government of the maintenance backlog of each agency.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2008-05-20 00:00:00

Foreign Intelligence and Information Commission Act - Establishes in the legislative branch a Foreign Intelligence and Information Commission to undertake certain evaluations, and provide recommendations, relating to the collection, coordination, and reporting of foreign intelligence and information.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2008-06-04 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2008-06-19 00:00:00

Designates the James A. Haley Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center's spinal cord injury center in Tampa, Florida, as the "Michael Bilirakis Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2008-07-10 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the "CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2008-07-23 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 West Main Street in Waterville, New York, as the "Corporal John P. Sigsbee Post Office."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-08-01 00:00:00

Prohibits the use of any funds made available under any Act making appropriations for FY2008 or FY2009 to establish a national monument or otherwise convey protected status to any area in the marine environment of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a study of the proposed protected area.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2008-09-18 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as the "Spencer Byrd Powers Jr. Post Office."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Energy
Date: 2008-09-24 00:00:00

Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to cite conditions under which the President is authorized to make disaster assistance contributions for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of private or investor-owned power transmission and distribution facilities damaged or destroyed by a major disaster. Cites conditions for large in-lieu contributions to a private or investor-owned power facility if the owner determines that the public welfare would not best be served by repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facility. Restricts the use of such funds to the area affected as a result of the major disaster.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Agriculture and food
Date: 2008-09-25 00:00:00

Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 or the LEAN Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize a food service establishment to provide nutrition information for a food item by: (1) providing calories and nutrient information required for food intended for human consumption; (2) disclosing such information in written form; and (3) making such disclosure available upon request prior to purchase.Requires the labeling of a standard food item served or offered for sale in a food service establishment that is part of a chain that operates 20 or more establishments under the same trade name to disclose, in a clear and conspicuous manner, prior to the point of purchase: (1) the number of calories on a menu board, on a sign meeting certain requirements, in the menu, or as part of or supplement to the menu; (2) specified nutrient information, in writing and upon request; (3) a statement directing the consumer to the availability of additional nutrient information; and (4) a statement providing suggested daily caloric intake, on a menu or menu board that does not list calories.Declares a person to have knowingly or willfully violated the requirements of this Act if the person: (1) purposefully fails to make a disclosure required by this Act; or (2) makes a disclosure with the intent to deceive.Provides that a reasonable basis determination of nutrition information shall be required only once per standard food item if certain requirements are met.Preempts state laws not identical to this Act.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2008-09-25 00:00:00

Establishes the Commission To Assess the Nuclear Activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran which shall assess the status of, the relationship between, and the intentions behind the military and the civilian nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of the report required under this Act.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2008-09-25 00:00:00

Ensuring Safe Facilities and Equipment for American Troops Overseas Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense, in order to assure the safe utilization by the Armed Forces of expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting U.S. military operations overseas, to certify to the congressional defense committees that: (1) generally accepted industry safety standards are incorporated into military regulations establishing requirements for such facilities, infrastructure, and equipment; (2) each contract or task or delivery order for the construction, installation, repair, maintenance, or operation of overseas expeditionary facilities incorporates such industry standards; and (3) such standards apply in all current and future U.S. military operations overseas.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2008-09-26 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 245 North Main Street in New City, New York, as the "Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00

Directs the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the federal building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, S.W., Canton, Ohio, is designated as the "Ralph Regula Federal Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Commemorations
Date: 2007-03-06 00:00:00

Designates the United States courthouse to be constructed at the site bounded on the north by Court Street, on the west by West Street, on the south by South Street, and on the east by President Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "Thad Cochran United States Courthouse."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Date: 2009-01-07 00:00:00

Protect our Veterans Memorials Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to extend federal jurisdiction over the destruction of veterans' memorials to such memorials on state or local government property.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-01-08 00:00:00

Minute Man National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act - Modifies the boundary of Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts to include the Colonel James Barrett Farm in Concord.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12877 Broad Street in Sparta, Georgia, as the "Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2009-01-28 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: Emergency management
Date: 2009-01-28 00:00:00

Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from updating a floodplain area or flood-risk zone under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 until the Administrator submits a community outreach plan to Congress.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a credit equal to the premium paid by the taxpayer for flood insurance covering any residential property which is a qualified flood risk property, subject to an income-based limitation. Defines "qualified flood risk property" as a residential property: (1) that is located in a floodplain area or flood-risk zone depicted on a flood insurance rate map revised and updated pursuant to such Act; (2) that was outside of any floodplain area or flood-risk zone prior to such revision; and (3) that the taxpayer owned on the date such map became effective or the purchase or construction of which by the taxpayer was subject to a binding written contract on such date.Makes this Act applicable to any flood insurance rate map that becomes effective pursuant to such Act. Provides that if a refund or credit of any overpayment resulting from this Act is prevented at any time before one year after enactment of this Act, such refund or credit may occur if the claim is filed before the close of that period.Amends such Act to require the community rating system program to provide grants to communities for projects to improve the rating of communities under the program.
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2009-02-03 00:00:00

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2009-02-04 00:00:00

Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the "Scott Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse."
Topic: Government Operations — Property Management
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2009-02-04 00:00:00

Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the "James A. Leach United States Courthouse."