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Topic: International Affairs — General
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2013-02-08 00:00:00

Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act - Establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad which shall conduct a study of how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces.

Terminates the Commission upon submission of a final report to Congress.
Topic: International Affairs — General
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2013-07-25 00:00:00

Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the growing federal debt jeopardizes U.S. national security and economic stability, and (2) paying money owed to America's major foreign debt holders is a better use of American taxpayer dollars than providing such debt holders with foreign assistance.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit, with specified exceptions, assistance to any country whose government holds more than $500 billion in U.S. Treasury securities.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the provision of U.S. foreign assistance to countries whose governments hold U.S. Treasury securities.
Topic: International Affairs — General
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2013-09-24 00:00:00

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 18, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to extend through FY2018 requirements that: (1) the Inspectors General of the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly develop oversight plans to combat global HIV/AIDS.

(Sec. 3) Extends through September 30, 2019, the requirement that the Global AIDS Coordinator complete an annual study of treatment providers.

Requires that the 2013-2018 studies include: (1) a plan for conducting cost studies of U.S. assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to combat HIV/AIDS in each partner country, and (2) an expenditure analysis by partner country.

Defines "partner country" as a country with a minimum U.S. government investment of HIV/AIDS assistance of at least $5 million in the prior fiscal year.

(Sec. 4) Extends through FY2018: (1) the 33% cap on U.S. contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; (2) the requirement that 20% of Fund contributions be withheld unless the Fund meets certain transparency requirements; and (3) the requirement to withhold from Fund contributions an amount equal to the amount expended by the Fund to the government of each country that supports international terrorism.

(Sec. 5) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise the annual HIV/AIDS report requirements.

Requires the report to describe program evaluations completed during the reporting period, including whether all completed evaluations have been published on a publicly available Internet website, and whether any of them did not adhere to the common evaluation standards of practice.

 Directs the Global AIDS Coordinator to publish on a publicly available Internet website by February 1, 2014, the common evaluation standards of practice.

(Sec. 6) Extends through FY2018 the 10% funding set-aside for orphans and other children affected by, or vulnerable to, HIV/AIDS.

 Extends through FY2018 the requirement that more than half of the amounts appropriated for bilateral global HIV/AIDS assistance be expended for: (1) antiretroviral treatment for HIV/AIDS, (2) clinical monitoring of HIV-seropositive people not in need of antiretroviral treatment, (3) care for associated opportunistic infections, (4) nutrition and food support for people living with HIV/AIDS, and (5) other essential HIV/AIDS-related medical care for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Topic: International Affairs — General
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2015-07-29 00:00:00

Azores Cooperative Initiative Program Act

This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish the Azores Cooperative Initiative Program to provide bilateral cooperation, expertise, and resources to design and implement solutions to the provisions of the 1995 United States-Portugal Agreement on Cooperation and Defense in areas of science, technology, education, environment and agriculture in order to further Luso-American relations.
Topic: International Affairs — General
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2016-03-23 00:00:00

This bill prohibits the Department of State from obligating or expending any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional testimony and briefing skills.

The bill also rescinds any unobligated balances of funds for such purposes.
Topic: International Affairs — General
Subject: Taxation
Date: 2016-06-21 00:00:00

Preventing Investment in Terrorist Regimes Act 

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the rules that apply to income derived from foreign countries designated as sponsors of international terrorism or with whom the United States does not have diplomatic relations.

The bill: (1) disallows a foreign tax credit for taxes paid to any country on income derived from one of the countries subject to the rules, (2) denies a deduction for the disallowed foreign tax credits, (3) doubles the tax rate on income derived from the countries subject to the rules, (4) and expands the definition of income derived from the countries.

The bill also eliminates the authority of the President to waive the denial of foreign tax credits with respect to taxes paid or accrued to a country that the Department of State has designated as a foreign country that repeatedly provides support for international terrorism. (Under current law, a waiver is permitted if the President determines that it is in the national interest of the United States and will expand trade and investment opportunities for U.S. companies in the country.)
Topic: International Affairs — General
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2016-12-05 00:00:00

Reclamation of War Powers Act

This bill prohibits funds made available for the U.S. Armed Forces from being obligated or expended for the introduction of the Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, in the absence of: (1) a declaration of war; (2) specific statutory authorization; or (3) a national emergency created by an attack or imminent threat of attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Armed Forces.

Funds may be obligated or expended for the introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where involvement in hostilities is imminent, by reason of a national emergency for only 60 days.

It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any legislation that would make funds available in violation of such provisions.

The President shall, in the case of a declaration of war or specific authorization for such use of the Armed Forces, report to Congress every 90 days on:

 an analysis of the threat; the specific objectives to be achieved and justification for such objectives; and a description of the scope and duration, cost, and likelihood of success of such use of the Armed Forces. The President shall submit such a report in the case of an introduction of the Armed Forces by reason of a national emergency within 48 hours of, and again not later than 60 days after, such introduction.

The War Powers Resolution and specified other prior authorizations for the use of the Armed Forces are repealed.
Topic: International Affairs — General
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2015-06-08 00:00:00

Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015

This bill grants competitive status for appointment to a position in the competitive service for which the employee is qualified to any employee of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGRI) who was not terminated for cause, and who completes at least 12 months of service at any time before the termination of the SIGRI on October 5, 2013.

The Secretary of State shall certify to Congress that the Department of State has made reasonable efforts to ensure the integrity and independence of the Office of the Inspector General Information Technology systems.

Each State Department entity under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 shall report within five business days to the Inspector General (IG) any allegations of:

 program waste, fraud, or abuse; criminal or serious misconduct on the part of a Department employee at the FS-1, GS-15, GM-15 level or higher; criminal misconduct on the part of any Department employee; and serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any individual who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches (such as conduct that would constitute perjury or material dishonesty, warrant suspension as discipline for a first offense, or result in loss of law enforcement authority). No State Department entity with concurrent jurisdiction over such matters, including the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, may initiate an investigation without first reporting the allegations to the IG.

A State Department entity that initiates an investigation of such a matter must fully cooperate with the IG, unless the IG authorizes an exception.
Topic: International Affairs — General
Subject: Native Americans
Date: 2015-07-28 00:00:00

Interior Improvement Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Reorganization Act to expand the definition of Indian to include members of Indian tribes that were federally recognized after June 18, 1934. Trust acquisitions by the Department of the Interior for tribes recognized after June 18, 1934, are ratified and confirmed.

(Sec. 3) Indian tribes and individual Indians may apply to Interior to have off-reservation land taken into trust for the benefit of that tribe or individual. An application must include specified information, including a description of the need for the proposed acquisition and the purpose for which the property is to be used.

Interior must publish these applications and notify jurisdictions contiguous to land included in an application.

Interior must encourage applicants to enter into cooperative agreements with contiguous jurisdictions. An application with a cooperative agreement is automatically approved if Interior does not make a decision on the application within a specified number of days.

In making a decision on an application that does not include a cooperative agreement, Interior must determine whether anticipated impacts on contiguous jurisdictions have been mitigated and consider whether contiguous jurisdictions failed to work in good faith to reach an agreement with the applicant.
Topic: International Affairs — General
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2016-05-17 00:00:00

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2017

This bill directs the Department of State to: (1) submit to Congress a U.S. strategy and implementing plan for combating sexual exploitation and abuse in U.N. peacekeeping operations, and (2) designate a country as a "peacekeeping abuse country of concern" if indications are that personnel from its U.N. peacekeeping contingent have engaged in acts of sexual exploitation. The State Department may withhold specified assistance from a foreign security unit that has engaged in such acts.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall conduct a study of the formula and methods by which the U.N. assesses member states for financial support to peacekeeping operations.

Not more than 85% of the annual U.S. contributions to the U.N., its agencies, or the Organization of American States may be obligated until the State Department certifies that specified whistle blower protections have been implemented.

U.S. funding may not be made available for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) until the State Department certifies that UNHRC participation is in the U.S. national interest.

Foreign Service administrative provisions are set forth, including provisions regarding: (1) overseas housing, (2) locally employed staff, (3) a lateral entry pilot program, (4) annuitant reemployment, (5) disciplinary action for unsatisfactory leadership during a security incident, (6) a personal services contractor pilot program, (7) limited appointments, and (8) diversity.

The State Department may establish employee exchange programs with foreign government or international entities that permit employees to be assigned to a State Department position.

The bill modifies the passport and visa fee structures.

The State Department shall: (1) conduct a review of all human rights dialogues, and (2) provide each Tier 2 Watch List country with a copy of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report and information pertinent to such country's designation.

The bill expresses: (1) the sense of Congress with respect to foreign cyber security threats, and (2) the sense of the Senate with respect to the release of internationally adopted children from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The State Department may authorize its uniformed guards to protect buildings and areas within the United States for which it provides protective services.
Topic: Public Lands — General
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2007-02-06 00:00:00

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) convey to Park City, Utah, two parcels of property located in Park City that are currently under the management jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties; and (2) offer for sale two specified parcels of property located in Park City that are currently under the management jurisdiction of the BLM. Requires all proceeds derived from the sale of such parcels to be deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account established under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.
Topic: Public Lands — General
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2007-02-08 00:00:00

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey to the Danville Area Community College of Vermilion County, Illinois, specified real property of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Topic: Public Lands — General
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-01-29 00:00:00

National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 to extend deadlines for development of a five-year strategic plan for the geologic mapping program and for appointment of the advisory committee. Removes from program objectives the development of a geophysical- and geochemical- map database. Directs that mapping priorities be based in part on the needs of the Department of the Interior land management agencies.Modifies the composition of the advisory committee and increases the number of members on such committee. Requires the advisory committee, at the request of the President, the President's designee, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, or the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, to provide an overview report on the quality, utility, and appropriateness of geologic maps (including maps of geologic hazards) used or disseminated by federal agencies for regulation or land-use planning. Directs that the national geologic map database include all maps developed with funding provided by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, including under the federal, state, and education components.Authorizes appropriations for each of FY2008 through FY2017. Increases the percentages allocated for the state and education components.
Topic: Public Lands — General
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-03-05 00:00:00

Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of federal real property (an inventory of real property of the federal government) to assist with federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of real property. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cost-sharing agreements with states to include any non-federal lands in a state in such cadastre. Limits the federal share of any such agreement to 50% of the total cost to a state for the development of the cadastre of the non-federal lands in the state. Requires the Secretary to submit a report on: (1) existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre; (2) consolidation of inventories and components; (3) the use of existing inventories and components of any cadastre; (4) the cost savings that will be achieved; and (4) recommendations for legislation.
Topic: Public Lands — General
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2008-07-10 00:00:00

(Sec. 1) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend for one year the Secretary of State's authority to waive Foreign Service annuitant salary and full-time employment pension restrictions respecting assignment to: (1) consular posts with a substantial visa application backlog; and (2) Iraq and Afghanistan. (Sec. 2) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel for Foreign Service members and family members to U.S. territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Specifies that required leave based upon continuous service abroad may be taken in the United States or its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Current law refers to the United States, its territories and possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.) (Sec. 3) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to specify that the Secretary may pay the subsistence expenses of Department of State special agents on authorized protective missions at or away from their duty stations. (Sec. 4) Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to extend grant authority for Radio Free Asia for one year. (Sec. 5) Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 to extend for one year the International Broadcasting Bureau personal services contracting pilot program under which U.S. citizens or aliens are hired as personal services contractors, without regard to Civil Service and classification laws.
Topic: Public Lands — General
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-01-07 00:00:00

Battle of Camden Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study of the site of the Battle of Camden, South Carolina, and of Historic Camden, South Carolina, to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating such sites as a unit or units of the National Park System.
Topic: Public Lands — General
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-03-17 00:00:00

Permits the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana, to make acquisitions to the boundaries of the Lakeshore from units of state or local government by satisfaction of delinquent state or local taxes.
Topic: Public Lands — General
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-04-01 00:00:00

Withdraws specified land located in Coconino and Gila Counties, Arizona (covered land), from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Grants the Secretary of the Interior exclusive jurisdiction with respect to covered land to manage each reclamation project carried out on such land in accordance with the Arizona Water Settlements Act. Requires that Secretary and the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District to ensure the compliance of each activity carried out at the C.C. Craigin Dam and Reservoir with applicable federal law. Authorizes that Secretary to contract with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to carry out specified management activities on covered land that does not conflict with, or adversely affect, the operation, maintenance, or repair of the Dam, including the management of recreation, wildland fire activities, public conduct and law enforcement, and cultural and other resources. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, to carry out the operation, maintenance, and repair of the Dam, to authorize employees of the Department of the Interior and the District to use certain roads under Forest Service jurisdiction. Prohibits requiring any such individual from applying for or possessing a permit, license, or other similar document as a condition for authorization to use any such road. Requires the Department and the District to comply with applicable federal law.
Topic: Public Lands — General
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-04-27 00:00:00

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey specified public lands in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Department to permit the Department to use such lands as a public shooting range. Instructs the Secretary to require the Arizona Game and Fish Department to pay all survey costs and other administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents of, and transfer of title to, those lands.
Topic: Public Lands — General
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-12-11 00:00:00

Public Lands Rehabilitation and Job Creation Act - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2010 to: (1) the Department of the Interior for National Park Service operations and construction; (2) the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service for capital improvement and maintenance road projects; and (3) the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for highway infrastructure investment.
Topic: Public Lands — General
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-02-04 00:00:00

Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and other federal law to provide that: (1) any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, National Park System lands, National Wildlife Refuge lands, and National Forest lands shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under federal criminal law; and (2) any person who otherwise violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of such lands shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under federal criminal law. Permits requiring persons adjudged guilty of a: (1) Class B misdemeanor on BLM or National Park System lands to pay all costs of the proceedings; and (2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor on National Wildlife Refuge or National Forest lands to pay all costs of the proceedings. Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, and other federal law to set a minimum fine of $500 for certain fire usage violations on BLM, National Park System, and National Forest lands.