109 HR 5215 IH: To designate the United States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the
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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5215
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 26, 2006
Mr. Towns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL
To designate the United States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the Conrad Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse.

1.DesignationThe United States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, shall be known and designated as the Conrad Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse.
2.ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Conrad Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse.


108 HR 8751 IH: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8751IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 12, 2020Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act.2.PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to redress the omission of the southeastern Alaska communities of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell from eligibility under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) by authorizing the Alaska Natives enrolled in the communities—(1)to form Urban Corporations for the communities of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); and(2)to receive certain settlement land pursuant to that Act.3.Establishment of additional Native CorporationsSection 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615) is amended by adding at the end the following:(e)Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska(1)In generalThe Native residents of each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, may organize as Urban Corporations.(2)Effect on entitlement to landNothing in this subsection affects any entitlement to land of any Native Corporation established before the date of enactment of this subsection pursuant to this Act or any other provision of law..4.Shareholder eligibilitySection 8 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1607) is amended by adding at the end the following:(d)Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell(1)In generalThe Secretary shall enroll to each of the Urban Corporations for Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, or Wrangell those individual Natives who enrolled under this Act to the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, or Wrangell, respectively.(2)Number of sharesEach Native who is enrolled to an Urban Corporation for Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, or Wrangell pursuant to paragraph (1) and who was enrolled as a shareholder of the Regional Corporation for Southeast Alaska shall receive 100 shares of Settlement Common Stock in the respective Urban Corporation.(3)Natives receiving shares through inheritanceIf a Native received shares of stock in the Regional Corporation for Southeast Alaska through inheritance from a decedent Native who originally enrolled to the Native Village of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, or Wrangell and the decedent Native was not a shareholder in a Village Corporation or Urban Corporation, the Native shall receive the identical number of shares of Settlement Common Stock in the Urban Corporation for Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, or Wrangell as the number of shares inherited by that Native from the decedent Native who would have been eligible to be enrolled to the respective Urban Corporation.(4)Effect on entitlement to landNothing in this subsection affects entitlement to land of any Regional Corporation pursuant to section 12(b) or 14(h)(8)..5.Distribution rightsSection 7 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606) is amended—(1)in subsection (j)—(A)in the third sentence, by striking In the case and inserting the following:(3)Thirteenth regional corporationIn the case; (B)in the second sentence, by striking Not less and inserting the following:(2)Minimum allocationNot less;(C)by striking (j) During and inserting the following:(j)Distribution of corporate funds and other net income(1)In generalDuring; and(D)by adding at the end the following:(4)Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and WrangellNative members of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell who become shareholders in an Urban Corporation for such a Native Village shall continue to be eligible to receive distributions under this subsection as at-large shareholders of the Regional Corporation for Southeast Alaska.; and(2)by adding at the end the following:(s)Effect of amendatory ActThe Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act and the amendments made by that Act shall not affect—(1)the ratio for determination of revenue distribution among Native Corporations under this section; or(2)the settlement agreement among Regional Corporations or Village Corporations or other provisions of subsection (i) or (j)..6.CompensationThe Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:43.Urban Corporations for Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell(a)Definition of Urban CorporationIn this section, the term Urban Corporation means each of the Urban Corporations for Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell.(b)Conveyances of land(1)Authorization(A)Conveyances to Urban CorporationsSubject to valid existing rights and paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), the Secretary shall convey—(i)to the Urban Corporation for Haines, the surface estate in 12 parcels of Federal land comprising approximately 23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled Haines Selections, numbered 1 and 2, and dated November 2020;(ii)to the Urban Corporation for Ketchikan, the surface estate in 9 parcels of Federal land comprising approximately 23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled Ketchikan Selections, numbered 1 through 4, and dated November 2020;(iii)to the Urban Corporation for Petersburg, the surface estate in 11 parcels of Federal land comprising approximately 23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled Petersburg Selections, numbered 1 through 3, and dated November 2020;(iv)to the Urban Corporation for Tenakee, the surface estate in 13 parcels of Federal land comprising approximately 23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled Tenakee Selections, numbered 1 through 3, and dated November 2020; and(v)to the Urban Corporation for Wrangell, the surface estate in 13 parcels of Federal land comprising approximately 23,040 acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled Wrangell Selections, numbered 1 through 5, and dated November 2020.(B)Conveyances to Regional Corporation for Southeast AlaskaSubject to valid existing rights, on the applicable date on which the surface estate in land is conveyed to an Urban Corporation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall convey to the Regional Corporation for Southeast Alaska the subsurface estate for that land.(C)Congressional intentIt is the intent of Congress that the Secretary convey the surface estates described in subparagraph (A) not later than the date that is 2 years after the applicable date of incorporation under section 16(e)(1) of an Urban Corporation.(2)Withdrawal(A)In generalSubject to valid existing rights, the Federal land described in paragraph (1) is withdrawn from all forms of—(i)entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;(ii)location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; (iii)disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials; and(iv)selection under Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the Alaska Statehood Act) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21).(B)TerminationThe withdrawal under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the date on which the Federal land is conveyed under paragraph (1).(3)Treatment of land conveyedExcept as otherwise provided in this section, any land conveyed to an Urban Corporation under paragraph (1)(A) shall be—(A)considered to be land conveyed by the Secretary under section 14(h)(3); and(B)subject to all laws (including regulations) applicable to entitlements under section 14(h)(3), including section 907(d) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1636(d)).(4)Public easements(A)In generalThe conveyance and patents for the land under paragraph (1)(A) shall be subject to the reservation of public easements under section 17(b).(B)TerminationNo public easement reserved on land conveyed under paragraph (1)(A) shall be terminated by the Secretary without publication of notice of the proposed termination in the Federal Register.(C)Reservation of easementsIn the conveyance and patents for the land under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall reserve the right of the Secretary to amend the conveyance and patents to include reservations of public easements under section 17(b) until the completion of the easement reservation process.(5)Hunting, fishing, recreation, and access(A)In generalAny land conveyed under paragraph (1)(A), including access to the land through roadways, trails, and forest roads, shall remain open and available to subsistence uses, noncommercial recreational hunting and fishing, and other noncommercial recreational uses by the public under applicable law—(i)without liability on the part of the Urban Corporation, except for willful acts of the Urban Corporation, to any user as a result of the use; and(ii)subject to—(I)any reasonable restrictions that may be imposed by the Urban Corporation on the public use—(aa)to ensure public safety;(bb)to minimize conflicts between recreational and commercial uses;(cc)to protect cultural resources;(dd)to conduct scientific research; or(ee)to provide environmental protection; and(II)the condition that the Urban Corporation post on any applicable property, in accordance with State law, notices of the restrictions on use.(B)EffectAccess provided to any individual or entity under subparagraph (A) shall not—(i)create an interest in any third party in the land conveyed under paragraph (1)(A); or(ii)provide standing to any third party in any review of, or challenge to, any determination by the Urban Corporation with respect to the management or development of the land conveyed under paragraph (1)(A), except as against the Urban Corporation for the management of public access under subparagraph (A).(6)Miscellaneous(A)Special use authorizations(i)In generalOn the conveyance of land to an Urban Corporation under paragraph (1)(A)—(I)any guiding or outfitting special use authorization issued by the Forest Service for the use of the conveyed land shall terminate; and(II)as a condition of the conveyance and consistent with section 14(g), the Urban Corporation shall issue the holder of the special use authorization terminated under subclause (I) an authorization to continue the authorized use, subject to the terms and conditions that were in the special use authorization issued by the Forest Service, for—(aa)the remainder of the term of the authorization; and(bb)1 additional consecutive 10-year renewal period.(ii)Notice of commercial activitiesThe Urban Corporation, and any holder of a guiding or outfitting authorization under this subparagraph, shall have a mutual obligation, subject to the guiding or outfitting authorization, to inform the other party of any commercial activities prior to engaging in the activities on the land conveyed to the Urban Corporation under paragraph (1)(A).(iii)Negotiation of new termsNothing in this paragraph precludes the Urban Corporation and the holder of a guiding or outfitting authorization from negotiating a new mutually agreeable guiding or outfitting authorization.(iv)LiabilityNeither the Urban Corporation nor the United States shall bear any liability, except for willful acts of the Urban Corporation or the United States, regarding the use and occupancy of any land conveyed to the Urban Corporation under paragraph (1)(A), as provided in any outfitting or guiding authorization under this paragraph.(B)Roads and facilities(i)In generalThe Secretary of Agriculture shall negotiate in good faith with the Urban Corporation to develop a binding agreement for—(I)the use of National Forest System roads and related transportation facilities by the Urban Corporation; and(II)the use of the roads and related transportation facilities of the Urban Corporation by the Forest Service and designees of the Forest Service.(ii)Terms and conditionsThe binding agreement under clause (i)—(I)shall provide that the State (including entities and designees of the State) shall be authorized to use the roads and related transportation facilities of the Urban Corporation on substantially similar terms as are provided by the Urban Corporation to the Forest Service;(II)shall include restrictions on, and fees for, the use of the National Forest System roads and related transportation facilities in existence as of the date of enactment of this section, as necessary, that are reasonable and comparable to the restrictions and fees imposed by the Forest Service for the use of the roads and related transportation facilities; and(III)shall not restrict or limit any access to the roads and related transportation facilities of the Urban Corporation or the Forest Service that may be otherwise provided by valid existing rights and agreements in existence as of the date of enactment of this section. (iii)Intent of CongressIt is the intent of Congress that the agreement under clause (i) shall be entered into as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this section and in any case by not later than 1 year after the date of incorporation of the Urban Corporation. (iv)Continued accessBeginning on the date on which the land is conveyed to the Urban Corporation under paragraph (1)(A) and ending on the effective date of a binding agreement entered into under clause (i), the Urban Corporation shall provide and allow administrative access to roads and related transportation facilities on the land under substantially similar terms as are provided by the Forest Service as of the date of enactment of this section. (C)Effect on other laws(i)In generalNothing in this section delays the duty of the Secretary to convey land to—(I)the State under Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the Alaska Statehood Act) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21); or(II)a Native Corporation under—(aa)this Act; or(bb)the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 108–452).(ii)Statehood entitlement(I)In generalStatehood selections under Public Law 85–508 (commonly known as the Alaska Statehood Act) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21) are not displaced by the parcels of land described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(A).(II)Boundary adjustmentsIn the event of a dispute between an area selected as a Statehood selection and a parcel of land referred to in subclause (I), the Secretary shall work with the Urban Corporation and the State in good faith to adjust the boundary of the parcel to exclude any area selected as a Statehood selection. (iii)ConveyancesThe Secretary shall promptly proceed with the conveyance of all land necessary to fulfill the final entitlement of all Native Corporations in accordance with—(I)this Act; and(II)the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 108–452).(iv)Fish and wildlifeNothing in this section enlarges or diminishes the responsibility and authority of the State with respect to the management of fish and wildlife on public land in the State.(D)Maps(i)AvailabilityEach map referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall be available in the appropriate offices of the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture.(ii)CorrectionsThe Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, may make any necessary correction to a clerical or typographical error in a map referred to in paragraph (1)(A).(c)Conveyance of roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances(1)In generalThe Secretary, without consideration or compensation, shall convey to each Urban Corporation, by quitclaim deed or patent, all right, title, and interest of the United States in all roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances on or related to the land conveyed to the Urban Corporation under subsection (b)(1)(A).(2)ConditionsThe conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be subject to—(A)section 14(g); and(B)all valid existing rights, including any reciprocal rights-of-way, easements, or agreements for the use of the roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances conveyed under paragraph (1). (3)Continuation of agreements(A)In generalOn or before the date on which land is conveyed to an Urban Corporation under subsection (b)(1)(A), the Secretary shall provide to the Urban Corporation notice of all reciprocal rights-of-way, easements, and agreements for use of the roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances on or related to the land in existence as of the date of enactment of this section. (B)RequirementIn accordance with section 14(g), any right-of-way, easement, or agreement described in subparagraph (A) shall continue unless the right-of-way, easement, or agreement—(i)expires under its own terms; or (ii)is mutually renegotiated.(d)Settlement trust(1)In generalEach Urban Corporation may establish a settlement trust in accordance with section 39 for the purposes of promoting the health, education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries, and preserving the Native heritage and culture, of the community of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, or Wrangell, as applicable.(2)Proceeds and incomeThe proceeds and income from the principal of a trust established under paragraph (1) shall—(A)first be applied to the support of those enrollees, and the descendants of the enrollees, who are elders or minor children; and(B)thereafter to the support of all other enrollees.(e)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $12,500,000, to be used by the Secretary to provide 5 grants in the amount of $2,500,000 each, to be used only for activities that support the implementation of this section, including planning and development..


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112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4610
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 24, 2012
Mr. Schock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine.

1.2-Methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine
(a)In generalHeading 9902.13.44 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine) is amended by striking the date in the effective period column and inserting 12/31/2015.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5598
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 24, 2010
			Mr. Melancon (for
			 himself and Mr. Boyd) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

		A BILL
		To exclude from gross income compensation provided by BP,
		  PLC for victims of the explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling
		  unit Deepwater Horizon and the discharge of oil in the Gulf of Mexico caused by
		  such explosion and sinking, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of
			 2010.
		2.Gulf Oil Spill
			 Compensation Excluded From Gross IncomeFor purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of
			 1986—
			(1)the explosion on
			 and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon and the
			 discharge of oil in the Gulf of Mexico caused by such explosion and sinking
			 shall be treated as a qualified disaster under section 139(c) of such Code,
			 and
			(2)any compensation
			 provided by BP, PLC to a victim of such disaster shall be treated as a
			 qualified disaster relief payment under section 139(b) of such Code.


110 HR 5785 IH: Homefront Heroes Helping Frontline

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2008-04-14
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5785
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 14, 2008
			Mr. Hill introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a
		  credit for providing volunteer service to military families through the America
		  Supports You program of the Department of Defense.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Homefront Heroes Helping Frontline
			 Families Tax Relief Act of 2008.
		2.Credit for
			 volunteer service to military families through America Supports You
			 program
			(a)In
			 generalSubpart A of part IV
			 of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
			 nonrefundable personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 25D the
			 following new section:

					25E.Volunteer
				service to military families through America Supports You program
						(a)Allowance of
				creditIn the case of an
				individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this
				chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of the qualified
				service amounts with respect to qualified service performed during the taxable
				year by the taxpayer, his spouse, and his dependents (as defined in section
				152, determined without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)
				thereof).
						(b)LimitationThe
				amount allowed as a credit under subsection (a) for a taxable year shall not
				exceed $500.
						(c)Qualified
				service amountFor purposes
				of subsection (a), the term qualified service amount means, with
				respect to an hour (or portion thereof) of qualified service, the minimum wage
				required under section 6(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
				206(a)) as in effect on the date of such service.
						(d)Qualified
				serviceFor purposes of subsection (a)—
							(1)In
				generalThe term qualified service means service
				meeting the requirements of paragraph (2) which is provided through an
				organization—
								(A)described in
				section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), and
								(B)which is approved
				by the Secretary of Defense to participate in the America Supports You program
				of the Department of Defense.
								(2)Service
				requirementsService meets the requirements of this paragraph if
				the service—
								(A)is provided on a
				volunteer basis,
								(B)is for not less
				than 10 hours per week in not less than 4 weeks of the taxable year, and
								(C)is directly involved with the mission of
				the America Supports You program of helping military families.
								(3)Certification
				requirementService shall not be taken into account under this
				section unless the organization through which such service is performed
				certifies the date of such service and that such service meets the requirements
				of paragraph (2).
							(e)Inflation
				adjustment
							(1)In
				generalIn the case of any
				taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2008, the $500 amount in
				subsection (b) shall be increased by such amount multiplied by the percentage
				change (if any) from the minimum wage on January 1, 2008, to the minimum wage
				on the last day of the preceding taxable year.
							(2)Minimum
				wageFor purposes of paragraph (1), the term minimum
				wage means the minimum wage required under section 6(a) of the Fair
				Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)).
							(3)RoundingIf
				any amount as adjusted under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10, such
				amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.
							(f)RegulationsThe
				Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate
				to carry out this
				section.
						.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of
			 sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is
			 amended by inserting after the items relating to section 25D the following new
			 item:

						Sec. 25E. Volunteer service to military families through
				America Supports You
				program.

					.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 this section shall apply to service performed in taxable years beginning after
			 December 31, 2007.


114 HRES 82 IH: Calling on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed.
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		IV
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 82
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 3, 2015
			Mr. Palazzo submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

		RESOLUTION
		Calling on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has
			 significant educational implications that must be addressed.

 Whereas, defined as an unexpected difficulty in reading in an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader, dyslexia reflects a difficulty in getting to the individual sounds of spoken language which typically impacts speaking, reading, spelling, and often, learning a second language;
 Whereas dyslexia is highly prevalent, affecting one out of five individuals in some form, and is persistent;
 Whereas dyslexia is a paradox, so that often the same individual who has a weakness in decoding or reading fluency also has strengths in higher level cognitive functions such as reasoning, critical thinking, concept formation, and problem solving;
 Whereas great progress has been made in understanding dyslexia at a scientific level, including its epidemiology, and cognitive and neurobiological bases; and
 Whereas diagnosis of dyslexia is critical, and must lead to focused, evidence-based interventions, necessary accommodations, self-awareness, self-empowerment, and school and life success: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives calls on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed.


115 HR 3670 IH: Rent Relief Act of 2017
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2017-09-01
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3670IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 1, 2017Mr. Crowley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the
			 personal residence of the taxpayer.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Rent Relief Act of 2017. 2.Refundable credit for rent paid for principal residence (a)In generalSubpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 36B the following new section:

					36C.Rent paid for principal residence credit
 (a)In generalIn the case of an individual who leases the individual’s principal residence (within the meaning of section 121) during the taxable year and who pays rent with respect to such residence in excess of 30 percent of the taxpayer’s gross income for such taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for such taxable year an amount equal to the applicable percentage of such excess.
 (b)Credit limited by 150 percent of fair market rentSolely for purposes of determining the amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a residence for the taxable year, there shall not be taken into account rent in excess of an amount equal to 150 percent of the fair market rent applicable to the residence involved (as most recently published, as of the beginning of the taxable year, by the Department of Housing and Urban Development).
 (c)Definitions and special rulesFor purposes of this section— (1)Applicable percentageThe applicable percentage shall be determined in accordance with the following table:
								The applicableIf gross income is:percentage is:Not over $25,000100 percentOver $25,000, but not over $50,00075 percentOver $50,000, but not over $75,00050 percentOver $75,000, but not over $100,00025 percentOver $100,000, but not over $125,00010 percentOver $125,0000 percent.
 (2)Partial year residenceThe Secretary shall prescribe such rules as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section for taxpayers with respect to whom a residence is a principal residence for only a portion of the taxable year.
 (3)Special rule for individuals residing in government-subsidized housingIn the case of a principal residence— (A)the rent with respect to which is subsidized under a Federal, State, local, or tribal program, and
 (B)with respect to which the taxpayer elects the application of this paragraph, in lieu of the credit determined under subsection (a), there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for such taxable year an amount equal to 1/12 of the amount of rent paid by the taxpayer (and not subsidized under any such program) during the taxable year with respect to such residence.. (b)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36B the following new item:

						Sec. 36C. Rent paid for principal residence credit..
 (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.


IV
One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America
At the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten
H. CON. RES. 332

November 18, 2010
Agreed to

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.

That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of Thursday, November 18, 2010, or Friday, November 19, 2010, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 29, 2010, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, November 18, 2010, through Sunday, November 21, 2010, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, November 29, 2010, or such other time on that day as may be specified in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
2.The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.Secretary of the Senate.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 849
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 4, 2009
			Mr. George Miller of
			 California (for himself, Mr.
			 Barrow, and Ms. Woolsey)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Education and
			 Labor

		A BILL
		To require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and
		  final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to
		  combustible dust, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Worker Protection Against Combustible
			 Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2009.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)An emergency
			 exists concerning worker exposure to combustible dust explosions and
			 fires.
			(2)Fourteen workers
			 were killed and more than 60 seriously injured in a catastrophic combustible
			 dust explosion at Imperial Sugar in Port Wentworth, Georgia on February 7,
			 2008.
			(3)Following 3
			 catastrophic dust explosions that killed 14 workers in 2003, the Chemical
			 Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issued a report in November 2006,
			 which identified 281 combustible dust incidents between 1980 and 2005 that
			 killed 119 workers and injured 718. The CSB concluded that combustible
			 dust explosions are a serious hazard in American industry.
			(4)A
			 quarter of the explosions occurred at food industry facilities, including sugar
			 plants. Seventy additional combustible dust explosions have occurred since
			 2005.
			(5)Material Safety
			 Data Sheets (MSDSs) often do not adequately address the hazards of combustible
			 dusts, and the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) inadequately addresses
			 dust explosion hazards and fails to ensure that safe work practices and
			 guidance documents are included in MSDSs.
			(6)The CSB
			 recommended that OSHA issue a standard designed to prevent combustible dust
			 fires and explosions in general industry, based on current National Fire
			 Protection Association (NFPA) dust explosion standards.
			(7)The CSB also
			 recommended that OSHA revise the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
			 (1910.1200) to clarify that combustible dusts are covered and that Material
			 Safety Data Sheets contain information about the hazards and physical
			 properties of combustible dusts.
			(8)OSHA has not
			 initiated rulemaking in response to the CSB’s recommendation.
			(9)OSHA issued a
			 grain handling facilities standard (29 C.F.R. 1910.272), in 1987 that has
			 proven highly effective in reducing the risk of combustible grain dust
			 explosions, according to an OSHA evaluation.
			(10)No Occupational
			 Safety and Health Administration standard comprehensively addresses combustible
			 dust explosion hazards in general industry.
			(11)Voluntary
			 National Fire Protection Association standards exist which, when implemented,
			 effectively reduce the likelihood and impact of combustible dust
			 explosions.
			3.Issuance of
			 Standard on combustible dust
			(a)Interim
			 standard
				(1)Application and
			 rulemakingNotwithstanding any other provision of law, not later
			 than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor
			 shall promulgate an interim final standard regulating combustible dusts. The
			 interim final standard shall, at a minimum, apply to manufacturing, processing,
			 blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible particulate
			 solids and their dusts, including organic dusts (such as sugar, candy, paper,
			 soap, and dried blood), plastics, sulfur, wood, rubber, furniture, textiles,
			 pesticides, pharmaceuticals, fibers, dyes, coal, metals (such as aluminum,
			 chromium, iron, magnesium, and zinc), fossil fuels, and others determined by
			 the Secretary, but shall not apply to processes already covered by OSHA’s
			 standard on grain facilities (29 C.F.R. 1910.272).
				(2)RequirementsThe
			 interim final standard required under this subsection shall include the
			 following:
					(A)Requirements for
			 hazard assessment to identify, evaluate, and control combustible dust
			 hazards.
					(B)Requirements for a
			 written program that includes provisions for hazardous dust inspection,
			 testing, hot work, ignition control, and housekeeping, including the frequency
			 and method or methods used to minimize accumulations of combustible dust on
			 ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces.
					(C)Requirements for engineering controls
			 (which requirements shall be effective 6 months after the date on which the
			 interim standard is issued), administrative controls, and operating procedures,
			 such as means to control fugitive dust emissions and ignition sources, the safe
			 use and maintenance of dust producing and dust collection systems and filters,
			 minimizing horizontal surfaces where dust can accumulate, and sealing of areas
			 inaccessible to housekeeping.
					(D)Requirements for
			 housekeeping to prevent accumulation of combustible dust in places of
			 employment in such depths that it can present explosion, deflagration, or other
			 fire hazards, including safe methods of dust removal.
					(E)Requirements for
			 employee participation in hazard assessment, development of and compliance with
			 the written program, and other elements of hazard management.
					(F)Requirements to
			 provide written safety and health information and annual training to employees,
			 including housekeeping procedures, hot work procedures, preventive maintenance
			 procedures, common ignition sources, and lock-out, tag-out procedures.
					(3)ProcedureThe
			 requirements in this subsection shall take effect without regard to the
			 procedural requirements applicable to regulations promulgated under section
			 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)) or
			 the procedural requirements of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.
				(4)Effective date
			 of interim standardExcept as
			 specified in paragraph (2)(C) with regards to engineering controls, the interim
			 final standard shall take effect 30 days after issuance. The interim final
			 standard shall have the legal effect of an occupational safety and health
			 standard, and shall apply until a final standard becomes effective under
			 section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 655).
				(b)Final
			 Standard
				(1)RulemakingNot
			 later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
			 Labor shall, pursuant to section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
			 (29 U.S.C. 655), promulgate a final standard regulating combustible dust
			 explosions.
				(2)RequirementsThe
			 final standard required under this subsection shall include the
			 following:
					(A)The scope
			 described in subsection (a)(1).
					(B)The worker
			 protection provisions in subsection (a)(2).
					(C)Requirements for
			 managing change of dust producing materials, technology, equipment, staffing,
			 and procedures.
					(D)Requirements for
			 building design such as explosion venting, ducting, and sprinklers.
					(E)Requirements for
			 explosion protection, including separation and segregation of the
			 hazard.
					(F)Relevant and appropriate provisions of
			 National Fire Protection Association combustible dust standards.
					(3)ProcedureThe final standard required by this
			 subsection shall be promulgated in accordance with the procedural requirements
			 for rulemaking under section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
			 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)) and under title 5, United States Code, including the
			 requirements relating to small businesses in chapter 6 of such title.
				4.Revision of the
			 hazard communication standard
			(a)Revision
			 requiredNotwithstanding any
			 other provision of law, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall revise the hazard communication standard
			 in section 1910.1200 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, by amending the
			 definition of physical hazard in subsection (c) of such section
			 to include a combustible dust as an additional example of such a
			 hazard.
			(b)Effect of
			 modificationsThe modification under this section shall be in
			 force until superseded in whole or in part by regulations promulgated by the
			 Secretary of Labor under section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
			 of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)) and shall be enforced in the same manner and to the
			 same extent as any rule or regulation promulgated under section 6(b).
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe modification to the hazard communication standard
			 required shall take effect within 30 days after the publication of the revised
			 rule.


116 S1666 IS: Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge Act
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1666IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Brown, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo establish an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge Act or the WORK Act.2.Worker
 ownership, readiness, and knowledge(a)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)Existing
 programThe term existing program means a program, designed to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking, that exists on the date on which the Secretary is carrying out a responsibility authorized under this section.(2)InitiativeThe term Initiative means the Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative established under subsection (b).(3)New
 programThe term new program means a program, designed to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking, that does not exist on the date on which the Secretary is carrying out a responsibility authorized under this section.(4)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.(5)StateThe term State means any of the 50 States of the United States.(b)Employee
 Ownership and Participation Initiative(1)EstablishmentThe Secretary of Labor shall establish within the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking.(2)FunctionsIn carrying out the Initiative, the Secretary shall—(A)support within the States existing programs designed to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking; and(B)facilitate within the States the formation of new programs designed to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking.(3)DutiesTo carry out the functions enumerated in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—(A)support new programs and existing programs by—(i)making Federal grants authorized under subsection (d); and(ii)(I)acting as a clearinghouse on techniques employed by new programs and existing programs within the States, and disseminating information relating to those techniques to the programs; or(II)funding projects for information gathering on those techniques, and dissemination of that information to the programs, by groups outside the Employment and Training Administration; and(B)facilitate the formation of new programs, in ways that include holding or funding an annual conference of representatives from States with existing programs, representatives from States developing new programs, and representatives from States without existing programs.(c)Programs
			 regarding employee ownership and participation(1)Establishment
 of programNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to encourage new programs and existing programs within the States to foster employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking throughout the United States.(2)Purpose of
 programThe purpose of the program established under paragraph (1) is to encourage new and existing programs within the States that focus on—(A)providing education and outreach to inform employees and employers about the possibilities and benefits of employee ownership, business ownership succession planning, and employee participation in business decisionmaking, including providing information about financial education, employee teams, open-book management, and other tools that enable employees to share ideas and information about how their businesses can succeed;(B)providing technical assistance to assist employee efforts to become business owners, to enable employers and employees to explore and assess the feasibility of transferring full or partial ownership to employees, and to encourage employees and employers to start new employee-owned businesses;(C)training employees and employers with respect to methods of employee participation in open-book management, work teams, committees, and other approaches for seeking greater employee input; and(D)training other entities to apply for funding under this subsection, to establish new programs, and to carry out program activities.(3)Program
 detailsThe Secretary may include, in the program established under paragraph (1), provisions that—(A)in the case of activities described in paragraph (2)(A)—(i)target key groups, such as retiring business owners, senior managers, unions, trade associations, community organizations, and economic development organizations;(ii)encourage cooperation in the organization of workshops and conferences; and(iii)prepare and distribute materials concerning employee ownership and participation, and business ownership succession planning;(B)in the case of activities described in paragraph (2)(B)—(i)provide preliminary technical assistance to employee groups, managers, and retiring owners exploring the possibility of employee ownership;(ii)provide for the performance of preliminary feasibility assessments;(iii)assist in the funding of objective third-party feasibility studies and preliminary business valuations, and in selecting and monitoring professionals qualified to conduct such studies; and(iv)provide a data bank to help employees find legal, financial, and technical advice in connection with business ownership;(C)in the case of activities described in paragraph (2)(C)—(i)provide for courses on employee participation; and(ii)provide for the development and fostering of networks of employee-owned companies to spread the use of successful participation techniques; and(D)in the case of training described in paragraph (2)(D)—(i)provide for visits to existing programs by staff from new programs receiving funding under this section; and(ii)provide materials to be used for such training.(4)GuidanceThe Secretary shall issue formal guidance, for recipients of grants awarded under subsection (d) and one-stop partners affiliated with the Statewide workforce investment systems described in section 106 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2881), proposing that programs and other activities funded under this section be—(A)proactive in encouraging actions and activities that promote employee ownership of, and participation in, businesses; and(B)comprehensive in emphasizing both employee ownership of, and participation in, businesses so as to increase productivity and broaden capital ownership.(d)Grants(1)In
 generalIn carrying out the program established under subsection (c), the Secretary may make grants for use in connection with new programs and existing programs within a State for any of the following activities:(A)Education and outreach as provided in subsection (c)(2)(A).(B)Technical assistance as provided in subsection (c)(2)(B).(C)Training activities for employees and employers as provided in subsection (c)(2)(C).(D)Activities facilitating cooperation among employee-owned firms.(E)Training as provided in subsection (c)(2)(D) for new programs provided by participants in existing programs dedicated to the objectives of this section, except that, for each fiscal year, the amount of the grants made for such training shall not exceed 10 percent of the total amount of the grants made under this section.(2)Amounts and
 conditionsThe Secretary shall determine the amount and any conditions for a grant made under this subsection. The amount of the grant shall be subject to paragraph (6), and shall reflect the capacity of the applicant for the grant.(3)ApplicationsEach entity desiring a grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.(4)State
 applicationsEach State may sponsor and submit an application under paragraph (3) on behalf of any local entity consisting of a unit of State or local government, State-supported institution of higher education, or nonprofit organization, meeting the requirements of this section.(5)Applications by
			 entities(A)Entity
 applicationsIf a State fails to support or establish a program pursuant to this section during any fiscal year, the Secretary shall, in the subsequent fiscal years, allow local entities described in paragraph (4) from that State to make applications for grants under paragraph (3) on their own initiative.(B)Application
 screeningAny State failing to support or establish a program pursuant to this section during any fiscal year may submit applications under paragraph (3) in the subsequent fiscal years but may not screen applications by local entities described in paragraph (4) before submitting the applications to the Secretary.(6)LimitationsA recipient of a grant made under this subsection shall not receive, during a fiscal year, in the aggregate, more than the following amounts:(A)For fiscal year 2020, $300,000.(B)For fiscal year 2021, $330,000.(C)For fiscal year 2022, $363,000.(D)For fiscal year 2023, $399,300.(E)For fiscal year 2024, $439,200.(7)Annual
 reportFor each year, each recipient of a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary a report describing how grant funds allocated pursuant to this subsection were expended during the 12-month period preceding the date of the submission of the report.(e)EvaluationsThe Secretary is authorized to reserve not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section, for the purposes of conducting evaluations of the grant programs identified in subsection (d) and to provide related technical assistance.(f)ReportingNot later than the expiration of the 36-month period following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report—(1)on progress related to employee ownership and participation in businesses in the United States; and(2)containing an analysis of critical costs and benefits of activities carried out under this section.(g)Authorizations
			 of Appropriations(1)In
 generalThere are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of making grants pursuant to subsection (d) the following:(A)For fiscal year 2020, $3,850,000.(B)For fiscal year 2021, $6,050,000.(C)For fiscal year 2022, $8,800,000.(D)For fiscal year 2023, $11,550,000.(E)For fiscal year 2024, $14,850,000.(2)Administrative
 expensesThere are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of funding the administrative expenses related to the Initiative, for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, an amount not in excess of—(A)$350,000; or(B)5.0 percent of the maximum amount available under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year.


		IV
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 388
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			August 5, 2011
			Ms. Hanabusa (for
			 herself and Ms. Hirono) submitted the
			 following resolution

			September 6, 2011
			Referred to the Committee on Natural
			 Resources

		RESOLUTION
		Acknowledging the contributions and
		  sacrifices of the young men who served as colonists on behalf of the United
		  States in the Federal occupation of the islands of Howland, Baker, Jarvis,
		  Canton, and Enderbury from 1935 through 1942, facilitating the United States
		  claim of jurisdiction over such islands.

		Whereas in the mid-19th century, the Guano Islands Act (48
			 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) enabled companies from the United States to mine guano
			 from a number of islands in the Equatorial Pacific;
		Whereas after several decades, when the guano was
			 depleted, such companies abandoned mining activities, leaving the islands open
			 to British exploitation;
		Whereas in the 1930s, military and commercial interest in
			 Central Pacific air routes between Australia and California led to a desire by
			 the United States to claim the islands of Howland, Baker, and Jarvis, although
			 the ownership of such islands was unclear;
		Whereas in 1935, a secret Department of Commerce
			 colonization plan was instituted, aimed at placing citizens of the United
			 States as colonists on the remote islands of Howland, Baker, and Jarvis;
		Whereas to avoid conflicts with international law, which
			 prevented colonization by active military personnel, the United States sought
			 the participation of furloughed military personnel and Native Hawaiian
			 civilians in the colonization project;
		Whereas William T. Miller, Superintendent of Airways at
			 the Department of Commerce, was appointed to lead the colonization project,
			 traveled to Hawaii in February 1935, met with Albert F. Judd, Trustee of
			 Kamehameha Schools and the Bishop Museum, and agreed that recent graduates and
			 students of the Kamehameha School for Boys would make ideal colonists for the
			 project;
		Whereas the ideal Hawaiian candidates were candidates who
			 could “fish in the native manner, swim excellently, handle a boat, be
			 disciplined, friendly, and unattached”;
		Whereas, on March 30, 1935, the United States Coast Guard
			 Cutter Itasca departed from Honolulu Harbor in great secrecy with 6 young
			 Hawaiians aboard, all recent graduates of Kamehameha Schools, and 12 furloughed
			 army personnel, whose purpose was to occupy the barren islands of Howland,
			 Baker, and Jarvis in teams of 5 for 3 months;
		Whereas in June 1935, after a successful first tour, the
			 furloughed army personnel were ordered off the islands and replaced with
			 additional Kamehameha Schools alumni, thus leaving the islands under the
			 exclusive occupation of the 4 Native Hawaiians on each island;
		Whereas the duties of the colonists while on the island
			 were to record weather conditions, cultivate plants, maintain a daily log,
			 record the types of fish that were caught, observe bird life, and collect
			 specimens for the Bishop Museum;
		Whereas the successful year-long occupation by the
			 colonists directly enabled President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue Executive
			 Order 7368 on May 13, 1936, which proclaimed that the islands of Howland,
			 Baker, and Jarvis were under the jurisdiction of the United States;
		Whereas multiple Federal agencies vied for the right to
			 administer the colonization project, including the Department of Commerce, the
			 Department of the Interior, and the Navy Department, but jurisdiction was
			 ultimately granted to the Department of the Interior;
		Whereas under the Department of the Interior, the
			 colonization project emphasized weather data and radio communication, which
			 brought about the recruitment of a number of Asian radiomen and
			 aerologists;
		Whereas under the Department of the Interior, the
			 colonization project also expanded beyond the Kamehameha Schools to include
			 Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians from other schools in Hawaii;
		Whereas in 1937, in preparation for Amelia Earhart’s
			 arrival on Howland Island, the colonists constructed a landing field, readied a
			 shower and bedroom for her, and prepared a performance for her, but she never
			 arrived, having disappeared en route to the island on July 2, 1937;
		Whereas in March of 1938 the United States also claimed
			 and colonized the islands of Canton and Enderbury, maintaining that such
			 colonization was in furtherance of commercial aviation and not for military
			 purposes;
		Whereas the risk of living on such remote islands meant
			 that emergency medical care was not less than 5 days away, and such distance
			 proved fatal for Carl Kahalewai, who died on October 8, 1938 en route to
			 Honolulu after his appendix ruptured on Jarvis island;
		Whereas other life-threatening injuries occurred, in 1939,
			 when Manuel Pires had appendicitis, and in 1941, when an explosion severely
			 burned Henry Knell and Dominic Zagara;
		Whereas in 1940, when the issue of discontinuing the
			 colonization project was raised, the Navy acknowledged that the islands were
			 “probably worthless to commercial aviation” but advocated for “continued
			 occupation” because the islands could serve as “bases from a military
			 standpoint”;
		Whereas although military interests justified continued
			 occupation of the islands, the colonists were never informed of the true nature
			 of the project, nor were the colonists provided with weapons or any other means
			 of self-defense;
		Whereas in June of 1941, when much of Europe was engaged
			 in World War II and Imperial Japan was establishing itself in the Pacific, the
			 Commandant of the 14th Naval District recognized the “tension in the Western
			 Pacific” and recommended the evacuation of the colonists, but his request was
			 denied;
		Whereas, on December 8, 1941, Howland Island was attacked
			 by a fleet of Japanese twin-engine bombers, and such attack killed Hawaiian
			 colonists Joseph Keliihananui and Richard Whaley;
		Whereas in the ensuing weeks, Japanese submarine and
			 military aircraft continued to target the islands of Howland, Baker, and
			 Jarvis, jeopardizing the lives of the remaining colonists;
		Whereas the United States Government was unaware of the
			 attacks on such islands, and was distracted by the entry of the United States
			 into World War II, which delayed the retrieval of the colonists;
		Whereas the 4 colonists from Baker and the 2 remaining
			 colonists from Howland were rescued on January 31, 1942, and the 8 colonists
			 from Jarvis and Enderbury were rescued on February 9, 1942, 2 months after the
			 initial attacks on Howland Island;
		Whereas, on March 20, 1942, Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of
			 the Interior, sent letters of condolence to the Keliihananui and Whaley
			 families stating that “[i]n your bereavement it must be considerable
			 satisfaction to know that your brother died in the service of his country,” and
			 subsequently urged the families to submit claims for compensation;
		Whereas in April 1942, the claim of the Keliihananui
			 family was denied because there were no “qualified dependents” to submit
			 claims;
		Whereas during the 7 years of colonization, more than 130
			 young men participated in the project, the majority of whom were Hawaiian, and
			 all of whom made numerous sacrifices, endured hardships, and risked their lives
			 to secure and maintain the islands of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and
			 Enderbury on behalf of the United States, and 3 young Hawaiian men made the
			 ultimate sacrifice;
		Whereas none of the islands, except for Canton, were ever
			 used for commercial aviation, but the islands were used for military
			 purposes;
		Whereas in July 1943, a military base was established on
			 Baker Island, and its forces, which numbered over 2,000 members, participated
			 in the Tarawa-Makin operation;
		Whereas in 1956, participants of the colonization project
			 established an organization called “Hui Panala‘au”, which was established to
			 preserve the group’s fellowship, to provide scholarship assistance, and “to
			 honor and esteem those who died as colonists of the Equatorial Islands”;
		Whereas in 1979, Canton and Enderbury became part of the
			 republic of Kiribati, but the islands of Jarvis, Howland, and Baker still
			 remain possessions of the United States, having been designated as National
			 Wildlife Refuges in 1974;
		Whereas three-quarters of a century later, the Equatorial
			 Islands colonization project has been nearly forgotten;
		Whereas May 13, 2011, marks the 75th anniversary of
			 President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order proclaiming United States
			 jurisdiction over the islands of Howland, Baker, and Jarvis, islands that
			 remain possessions of the United States; and
		Whereas the Federal Government has never fully recognized
			 the accomplishments, contributions, and sacrifices of the colonists, less than
			 6 of whom are still alive today, and most of whom are in their 90s: Now,
			 therefore, be it

		That the House of
			 Representatives—
			(1)acknowledges the
			 accomplishments and sacrifices of the Hui Panala‘au colonists and extends
			 appreciation on behalf of the people of the United States;
			(2)acknowledges the
			 local, national, and international significance of the 7-year colonization
			 project, which resulted in the United States extending sovereignty into the
			 Equatorial Pacific; and
			(3)recognizes and
			 commends the accomplishments, sacrifices, and contributions of the more than
			 130 young men, the majority of whom were Native Hawaiian, who participated in
			 the Equatorial Pacific colonization project.


117 HR 3319 IH: First Responders’ Equipment Access Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-05-18
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3319IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 18, 2021Mr. Posey (for himself, Mr. Ryan, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for purposes of national security, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the First Responders’ Equipment Access Act.2.Amendment to regulations exempting engines/equipment for national securityNot later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the regulations under section 1068.225(d) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)—(1)to authorize—(A)manufacturers and secondary engine manufacturers to request a national security exemption under such section 1068.225(d) for engines or equipment intended to be used by Federal, State, or local agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster relief, search and rescue, or emergency medical services; and(B)an agency of the Federal Government responsible for national defense and the Department of Homeland Security (including the Federal Emergency Management Agency) to endorse a request described in subparagraph (A); and(2)to specify that a request for a national security exemption described in paragraph (1)(A), and an endorsement of such a request described in paragraph (1)(B), is not required to specify a quantity of engines or equipment to be exempted in order to receive such an exemption.


		IV
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 124
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 28, 2011
			Mr. McKeon (for
			 himself and Mr. Smith of Washington)
			 submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on House
			 Administration

		RESOLUTION
		Providing amounts for the expenses of the
		  Committee on Armed Services in the One Hundred Twelfth
		  Congress.

		1.Amounts for Committee
			 ExpensesFor the expenses of
			 the Committee on Armed
			 Services (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the
			 Committee), including the expenses of all staff salaries, there
			 shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives
			 for committee salaries and expenses, not more than $15,050,528.00 for the One
			 Hundred Twelfth Congress.
		2.Session
			 LimitationsOf the amount
			 specified in section 1—
			(1)not more than
			 $7,525,264.00 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period
			 beginning at noon on January 3, 2011, and ending immediately before noon on
			 January 3, 2012; and
			(2)not more than
			 $7,525,264.00 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period
			 beginning at noon on January 3, 2012, and ending immediately before noon on
			 January 3, 2013.
			3.VouchersPayments under this resolution shall be made
			 on vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the Chairman of the
			 Committee, and approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House
			 Administration.
		4.RegulationsAmounts made available under this resolution
			 shall be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on
			 House Administration.


109 HR 4702 IH: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation for corrections to wage and self-employment income records.
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2006-02-07
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I
109th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 4702
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 7, 2006
Mr. Frank of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation for corrections to wage and self-employment income records.

1.Elimination of time limitation for corrections to wage and self-employment income records
(a)In generalSection 205(c)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(4)) is amended to read as follows:

(4)If it is brought to the Commissioner’s attention that any entry of wages or self-employment income in the Commissioner’s records is erroneous or that any item of wages or self-employment income has been omitted from such records, the Commissioner may correct such entry or include such omitted item in such records, as the case may be..
(b)Conforming amendmentsSection 205(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
(2)by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively.
2.Effective dateThe amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to errors or omissions occurring before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.


114 HR 4687 IH: DOD Workforce Flexibility Act of 2016
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-03-03
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		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4687
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 3, 2016
			Mr. Mullin (for himself and Mr. Russell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

		A BILL
		To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that temporary employees of the Department of
			 Defense may compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit
			 promotion procedures, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the DOD Workforce Flexibility Act of 2016. 2.Personnel flexibilities relating to the Department of Defense (a)In generalChapter 96 of title 5, United States Code, is amended as follows:
 (1)In section 9601(1)— (A)in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking land management agency and inserting covered agency;
 (B)at the end of subparagraph (E), by striking and; and (C)by adding at the end the following:

 (G)the Department of Defense; and. (2)In section 9602, by striking land management agency in each instance it appears and inserting covered agency.
				(b)Technical and clerical amendments
 (1)Technical amendmentThe heading of chapter 96 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: and the Department of Defense.
 (2)Clerical amendmentThe analysis for part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 96 and inserting the following:

							96. Personnel flexibilities relating to land management agencies and the Department of Defense..


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		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 2486
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			October 29, 2009
			Mr. Graham introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To extend the temporary suspension of duty
		  on 2,6-Dichlorotoluene.

		1.2,6-Dichlorotoluene
			(a)In generalHeading 9902.32.82 of the Harmonized Tariff
			 Schedule of the United States (relating to 2,6-Dichlorotoluene) is amended by
			 striking 12/31/2009 and inserting
			 12/31/2011.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by
			 subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
			 consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this
			 Act.


114 HR 3491 IH: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-09-11
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		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3491
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 11, 2015
			Mr. Jolly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor
			 recipients, and for other purposes.

		1.Increase in special pension for Medal of Honor recipients
 (a)In generalSection 1562(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking $1,000 and inserting $3,000. (b)Effective date (1)In generalThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is—
 (A)except as provided in subparagraph (B), 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B)in the case that the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act is not the first day of a month, the first day of the first month beginning after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
					(2)Delay of annual cost of living adjustment
 (A)In generalThe Secretary shall not make an increase pursuant to section 1562(e) of such title effective December 1, 2016, if the amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect before such date.
 (B)ResumptionIn the case that the Secretary, pursuant to subparagraph (A), does not make an increase pursuant to section 1562(e) of such title effective December 1, 2016, the Secretary shall resume making increases pursuant to such section with the first such increase effective December 1, 2017.


117 HRES 558 IH: Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization.
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-07-26
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 558
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 26, 2021
Mr. Deutch (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Manning, Mr. Meijer, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Hill) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

RESOLUTION
Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization.

Whereas, in April 1983, a Hizballah terror attack against the United States Embassy in Beirut killed 63 people; Whereas, in October 1983, a Hizballah terror attack against the United States and French barracks of the Multinational Force in Lebanon killed 241 American and 58 French soldiers;
Whereas, in July 2012, a Hizballah terror attack, carried out by an operative with French citizenship, in Burgas, Bulgaria, killed 5 Israeli tourists and 1 Bulgarian; Whereas, in March 2013, a Swedish-Lebanese Hizballah operative in Cyprus was convicted of planning terror attacks against Israeli tourists;
Whereas, in June 2015, a Hizballah operative was sentenced to 6 years in prison after he stockpiled more than 8 tons of ammonium nitrate in Cyprus; Whereas, in December 2015, the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102) was signed into law in the United States, broadening financial sector sanctions against Hizballah to compel foreign financial institutions to refrain from supporting the terrorist group;
Whereas, in May 2018, the Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, a Hizballah financier, and blacklisted 5 of his companies, including Belgian energy services conglomerate Global Trading Group; Whereas, in October 2018, French police raided the Islamic Zahra Centre on suspicion of supporting Hizballah, freezing the organization’s funds, and seizing illegal weapons;
Whereas, in September 2020, 4 former leaders of the Zahra Centre were arrested on suspicion of continuing to run the association; Whereas, in July 2019, the Department of the Treasury listed 2 Hizballah-backed members of Lebanese Parliament, Amin Sherri and Mohammad Raad, to the terror blacklist, stating that Hizballah uses its parliamentary power to advance its violent activities;
Whereas, in April 2020, Germany investigated over 1,050 people with suspected links to Hizballah; Whereas Europol’s June 2020 European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report outlined that Hizballah is suspected of trafficking diamonds and drugs and of money laundering via the trade in second-hand cars, and the report also stated that investigations face the difficulty of demonstrating that the funds collected are channeled to the military wing of the organization;
Whereas United States-led Operations Cassandra and Cedar exposed the criminal-business wing of Hizballah via the External Security Organization Business Affairs Component (BAC); Whereas, during Operation Cassandra, Hizballah elements involved in drug trafficking were arrested in the United States, South America, and several European countries, including France, Belgium, Germany, and Italy;
Whereas Hizballah’s criminal activity in Europe is run by the BAC, which reports to the External Security Organisation, a.k.a. Unit 910, or the Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO), and Abdallah Safieddine, Hizballah’s representative in Iran, is also involved in this activity; Whereas, in August 2020, United Nations Secretary General Guterres called on Lebanon to disarm Hizballah, citing the terror group’s persistent violation of Resolution 1701 (2006);
Whereas Iran is the prime sponsor of Hizballah, harboring, financing, training, and arming the group; Whereas the Department of the Treasury and Department of State estimate that Iran provides as much as $700,000,000 per year to Hizballah in the form of financial and logistical support, weapons, and training;
Whereas Hizballah now has an arsenal of approximately 150,000 missiles and rockets, many of which can reach deep into Israel; Whereas Hizballah fighters have been supporting the Assad regime in Syria, often leading operations in the conflict which has left more than 500,000 dead;
Whereas Hizballah’s destabilizing actions in Syria has fueled a migrant crisis that has brought over 700,000 refugees to Europe; Whereas Hizballah trains and provides weapons for Shiite militias in Iraq and Yemen, further destabilizing the region and perpetuating violence in those countries;
Whereas Hizballah activities continue to plague Lebanon with profound economic and political instability and violence; Whereas, in August 2020, 200 Lebanese people died when a massive stockpile of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut’s port;
Whereas the Lebanese Armed Forces, the legitimate security establishment of the country as outlined in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006), are struggling to control the flow of weapons and Hizballah fighters at Lebanon’s borders; Whereas, in October 2012, Hizballah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem stated that [Hizballah does not] have a military wing and a political one … Every element of Hizballah, from commanders to members as well as our various capabilities, are in the service of the resistance;
Whereas, as of March 2021, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Serbia, and Kosovo have designated Hizballah in its entirety as a terror organization; Whereas, in March 2016, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the bloc of 6 Gulf Arab nations, formally branded Hizballah, in its entirety, a terrorist organization, and the League of Arab States shortly thereafter adopted the same designation;
Whereas the Department of the Treasury has diligently added persons and entities to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists who have provided material support to the Hizballah terrorist organization, thereby hampering its financing and logistical capabilities; Whereas the European Union, in July 2013, designated Hizballah’s so-called military wing, but not the organization as a whole, as a terrorist organization;
Whereas, despite restrictions put on Hizballah since the designation of its military wing, the group continues to conduct illicit narcotrafficking, money laundering, and weapons trafficking throughout Europe and the world; and Whereas the House of Representatives has previously called on the European Union to fully designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization, passing House Resolution 359 in October 2017: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)applauds and expresses support for the continued, increased cooperation between the United States and the European Union in thwarting Hizballah’s criminal and terrorist activities;
(2)supports transcontinental efforts within Europe to share intelligence information among police and security services to facilitate greater cooperation in tracking, apprehending, and prosecuting terrorists, foreign fighters, and potential offenders; (3)encourages the European Union to implement sanctions against Hizballah-affiliated terrorists in tandem with the United States;
(4)recommends greater civil society engagement in both the United States and Europe to underscore Hizballah’s malign regional influence; and (5)urges the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on the group, including through—
(A)facilitating better cross-border cooperation between European Union members in combating Hizballah; (B)issuing arrest warrants against members and active supporters of Hizballah;
(C)freezing Hizballah’s assets in Europe, including those masquerading as charities; and (D)prohibiting fundraising activities in support of Hizballah.


115 HR 1274 RH: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-03-01
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		Union Calendar No. 422
		115th CONGRESS2d Session
		H. R. 1274
		[Report No. 115–561]
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 1, 2017
			Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Harper, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Jones, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

		February 15, 2018Additional sponsors: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Stewart
			February 15, 2018
			Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
			 Union, and ordered to be printed
			Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
			For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 1, 2017

		A BILL
		To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require making available to States affected by
			 determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species
			 all data that is the basis of such determinations, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act. 2.Decisional transparency and use of State, tribal, and local information (a)Requiring decisional transparency with affected StatesSection 6(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535(a)) is amended—
 (1)by inserting (1) before the first sentence; and (2)by striking Such cooperation shall include and inserting the following:

 (2)Such cooperation shall include— (A)before making a determination under section 4(a), providing to States affected by such determination all data that is the basis of the determination; and
							(B).
 (b)Ensuring use of State, tribal, and local informationSection 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532) is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (10) as paragraphs (3) through (11), respectively; and
 (2)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:  (2)The term best scientific and commercial data available includes all such data submitted by a State, tribal, or county government..
 (c)Requirement to publish on the Internet the basis for listingsSection 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (9)The Secretary shall make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each regulation, including each proposed regulation, promulgated under subsection (a)(1), except that, at the request of a Governor or legislature of a State, the Secretary shall not make available under this paragraph information regarding which the State has determined public disclosure is prohibited by a law of that State relating to the protection of personal information..

		February 15, 2018
		Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
			 Union, and ordered to be printed