		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1840
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			November 10, 2011
			Mr. Brown of Ohio (for
			 himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and
		  intensify programs of the National Institutes of Health with respect to
		  translational research and related activities concerning Down syndrome, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Trisomy 21 Research Centers of
			 Excellence Act of 2011.
		2.NIH Down syndrome
			 research activitiesPart B of
			 title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by
			 adding at the end of the title the following:

				409K.Down syndrome
				research activities
					(a)Expansion,
				intensification, and coordination of activities
						(1)In
				generalThe Director of NIH,
				acting through the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of
				Child Health and Human Development, shall expand and intensify programs of the
				National Institutes of Health with respect to research and related activities
				concerning Down syndrome. The Director of NIH shall carry out such programs in
				coordination with a working group composed of representatives of the relevant
				institutes, centers, offices, and agencies of the National Institutes of
				Health.
						(2)NIH research
				plan on Down syndromeThe
				Director of NIH shall publish a research plan on Down syndrome, and update it
				every 5 years or as appropriate.
						(b)Centers of
				excellence
						(1)In
				generalIn carrying out
				subsection (a)(1), the Director of NIH shall award grants and contracts to
				public or nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of
				planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic operating support for
				centers of excellence regarding translational research on Down syndrome. To the
				extent and in the amount of appropriations made in advance, the Director of NIH
				shall provide for the establishment of at least 6 such centers of
				excellence.
						(2)Basic,
				translational, and clinical researchEach center receiving funds under paragraph
				(1) shall contribute to a comprehensive research portfolio for Down syndrome
				building upon the recommendations set forth in the NIH Research Plan on Down
				Syndrome published on October 8, 2007, have a primary focus on Down syndrome,
				provide an optimal venue and infrastructure for patient-oriented research, and
				conduct basic, clinical, and translational research on Down syndrome, including
				research on one or more of the following:
							(A)Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment
				of Down syndrome.
							(B)The biological
				mechanisms responsible for structural and functional anomalies in cells and
				tissues affected by Down syndrome.
							(C)The biological
				mechanisms responsible for cognitive and behavioral dysfunction resulting from
				Down syndrome.
							(D)Novel biomedical
				and pharmacological interventions designed to promote or enhance cognition and
				related brain functions and activities of daily living (ADLs).
							(E)Co-occurrence of
				and treatments for associated medical and neurobehavioral disorders.
							(F)Developmental
				disorders, interventions for congenital heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea,
				coronary heart disease, obesity, and metabolism.
							(G)Contributions of
				genetic variation to clinical presentation as targets for therapy.
							(H)Identification of
				biomarkers for complex phenotypes.
							(I)Noninvasive
				imaging in support of efforts regarding other genotype and phenotypes of Down
				syndrome.
							(J)Pharmacological
				and other therapies for common features of Down syndrome including Alzheimer’s
				disease and other Down syndrome-related disorders.
							(K)Research related
				to improving the quality of life for individuals with Down syndrome and their
				families.
							(L)Research training
				programs aimed at increasing the numbers of scientists who are trained to carry
				out these research directions.
							(3)Services for
				patients
							(A)In
				generalA center receiving
				funds under paragraph (1) shall expend amounts provided under such paragraph to
				carry out a program to make individuals aware of opportunities to participate
				as subjects in research conducted by the centers receiving funds under such
				paragraph.
							(B)Referrals and
				costsA program under
				subparagraph (A) shall, in accordance with such criteria as the Director of NIH
				may establish, provide to the subjects described in such subparagraph referrals
				for health and other services and such patient care costs as are required for
				research.
							(C)Availability and
				accessIn awarding grants
				under this section, the Director of NIH shall require the applicant to
				demonstrate, and shall take into consideration, the availability of and access
				to health and medical services described in subparagraph (B).
							(4)Training program
				for clinicians and scientistsEach center receiving funds under paragraph
				(1) shall establish or expand training programs for medical and allied health
				clinicians and scientists in research relevant to Down syndrome.
						(5)Coordination of
				centers; reportsThe Director
				of NIH shall—
							(A)provide for the
				coordination of information sharing among the centers receiving funds under
				paragraph (1) and ensure regular communication among such centers; and
							(B)require the
				centers to submit periodic reports to the Director on their activities.
							(6)Organization of
				centersEach center receiving
				funds under paragraph (1) shall use the facilities of a single institution
				meeting such requirements as may be prescribed by the Director of NIH, be
				formed from a virtual consortium or network of such institutions, or
				both.
						(7)Duration of
				support
							(A)In
				generalSubject to
				subparagraph (B), the Director of NIH may not provide support to a center
				receiving funds under paragraph (1) for a period of more than 5 years.
							(B)ExtensionThe period referred to in subparagraph (A)
				may be extended for 1 or more additional periods not exceeding 5 years
				if—
								(i)the operations of the center have been
				reviewed by an appropriate technical and scientific peer review group
				established by the Director of NIH; and
								(ii)such group has
				recommended to the Director that such period be extended.
								(c)Down syndrome
				consortiumIn carrying out
				subsection (a)(1), the Director of NIH may establish a Down Syndrome Consortium
				to facilitate the exchange of information and to make the research effort on
				Down syndrome more efficient and effective by assuring consistent
				communication, minimizing duplication of effort, and integrating the varied
				perspectives of partner agencies, organizations, and individuals.
					(d)Report to
				CongressNot later than
				January 1, 2012, and each January 1 thereafter, the Secretary of Health and
				Human Services shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of the
				Congress a report concerning the implementation of this section.
					(e)Authorization of
				appropriationsTo carry out
				this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each of
				fiscal years 2012 through
				2017.
					.


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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3777IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 8, 2021Mr. Kim of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Pingree, and Mrs. Luria) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that Federal-aid highways, bridges, and tunnels are more resilient, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Resilient Highways Act of 2021.2.National highway performance programSection 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (b)—(A)in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end;(B)in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(C)by adding at the end the following:(4)to provide support for measures to increase the resiliency of Federal-aid highways, bridges, and tunnels on and off the National Highway System to mitigate the impacts of sea level rise and extreme weather events.; and(2)by adding at the end the following:(k)Protective features(1)In general A State may use not more than 15 percent of the funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(1) for each fiscal year for a protective feature on a Federal-aid highway, bridge, or tunnel if the protective feature is an economically justified improvement designed to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repairs from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters.(2)Protective features describedA protective feature referred to in paragraph (1) may include—(A)raising roadway grades;(B)relocating roadways in a floodplain to higher ground above projected flood elevation levels or away from slide prone areas;(C)stabilizing slide areas;(D)stabilizing slopes;(E)installing riprap;(F)lengthening or raising bridges to increase waterway openings;(G)deepening channels to prevent flooding;(H)increasing the size or number of drainage structures;(I)replacing culverts with bridges or upsizing culverts;(J)repairing or maintaining tide gates;(K)installing seismic retrofits on bridges;(L)adding scour protection at bridges;(M)adding spur dikes;(N)the use of natural infrastructure to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters;(O)removing debris from rivers, creeks, streams, and ditches; and(P)any other features that mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair as a result of extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters, as determined by the Secretary.(3)Savings provisionNothing in this subsection limits the ability of a State to carry out a project otherwise eligible under subsection (d) using funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1)..3.Federal share payableSection 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:(4)Protective features(A)In generalNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal share payable for the cost of a protective feature on a Federal-aid highway, bridge, or tunnel project under this title may be up to 100 percent, at the discretion of the State, if the protective feature is an economically justified improvement to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters.(B)Protective features describedA protective feature referred to in subparagraph (A) may include—(i)raising roadway grades;(ii)relocating roadways in a floodplain to higher ground above projected flood elevation levels or away from slide prone areas;(iii)stabilizing slide areas;(iv)stabilizing slopes;(v)installing riprap;(vi)lengthening or raising bridges to increase waterway openings;(vii)deepening channels to prevent flooding;(viii)increasing the size or number of drainage structures;(ix)replacing culverts with bridges or upsizing culverts;(x)repairing or maintaining tide gates;(xi)installing seismic retrofits on bridges;(xii)adding scour protection at bridges;(xiii)adding spur dikes;(xiv)the use of natural infrastructure to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters;(xv)removing debris from rivers, creeks, streams, and ditches; and(xvi)any other features that mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair as a result of extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters, as determined by the Secretary..4.Emergency reliefSection 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(1), by inserting wildfire, sea level rise, after severe storm;(2)by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:(b)Restriction on eligibilityFunds under this section shall not be used for the repair or reconstruction of a bridge that has been permanently closed to all vehicular traffic by the State or responsible local official because of imminent danger of collapse due to a structural deficiency or physical deterioration.; and(3)in subsection (d)—(A)in paragraph (2)(A)—(i)by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and;(ii)by striking a facility that meets the current and inserting the following:a facility that—(i)meets the current; and(iii)by adding at the end the following:(ii)incorporates economically justifiable improvements designed to mitigate the risk of recurring damage from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters.;(B)by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and(C)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:(3)Protective features(A)In generalThe cost of an improvement that is part of a project under this section shall be an eligible expense under this section if the improvement is a protective feature that is economically justified to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters.(B)Protective features describedA protective feature referred to in subparagraph (A) may include—(i)raising roadway grades;(ii)relocating roadways in a floodplain to higher ground above projected flood elevation levels or away from slide prone areas;(iii)stabilizing slide areas;(iv)stabilizing slopes;(v)installing riprap;(vi)lengthening or raising bridges to increase waterway openings;(vii)deepening channels to prevent flooding;(viii)increasing the size or number of drainage structures;(ix)replacing culverts with bridges or upsizing culverts;(x)repairing or maintaining tide gates;(xi)installing seismic retrofits on bridges;(xii)adding scour protection at bridges;(xiii)adding spur dikes;(xiv)the use of natural infrastructure to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters;(xv)removing debris from rivers, creeks, streams, and ditches; and(xvi)any other features that mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair as a result of extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters, as determined by the Secretary..


		II
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2670
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			April 27, 2006
			Mr. Reid (for
			 Mr. Kerry (for himself,
			 Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Lieberman)) introduced the following bill; which
			 was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

		A BILL
		To restore fairness in the provision of
		  incentives for oil and gas production, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title; etc
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the Energy Fairness for America
			 Act.
			(b)Amendment of
			 1986 CodeExcept as otherwise
			 expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
			 terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the
			 reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
			(c)Table of
			 contentsThe table of
			 contents for this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title;
				etc.
					Sec. 2. Termination of deduction for intangible drilling and
				development costs.
					Sec. 3. Termination of percentage depletion allowance for oil
				and gas wells.
					Sec. 4. Termination of enhanced oil recovery
				credit.
					Sec. 5. Termination of certain provisions of the Energy Policy
				Act of 2005.
					Sec. 6. Termination of certain tax provisions of the Energy
				Policy Act of 2005.
					Sec. 7. Revaluation
				of LIFO inventories of large integrated oil companies.
					Sec. 8. Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to
				dual capacity taxpayers.
					Sec. 9. Rules relating to foreign oil and gas
				income.
					Sec. 10. Elimination of deferral for foreign oil and gas
				extraction income.

			2.Termination of
			 deduction for intangible drilling and development costs
			(a)In
			 generalSection 263(c) is
			 amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: This subsection
			 shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment
			 of this sentence..
			(b)Conforming
			 amendmentsParagraphs (2) and
			 (3) of section 291(b) are each amended by striking section 263(c),
			 616(a), and inserting section 616(a).
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.
			3.Termination of
			 percentage depletion allowance for oil and gas wells
			(a)In
			 generalSection 613A is
			 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

					(f)TerminationFor purposes of any taxable year beginning
				after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the allowance for
				percentage depletion shall be
				zero.
					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by
			 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.
			4.Termination of
			 enhanced oil recovery credit
			(a)In
			 generalSection 43 is amended
			 by adding at the end the following new subsection:

					(f)TerminationThis section shall not apply to any taxable
				year beginning after the date of the enactment of this
				subsection.
					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by
			 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.
			5.Termination of certain
			 provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
			(a)In
			 generalThe following
			 provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 are repealed on and after the date
			 of the enactment of this Act:
				(1)Section 342 (relating to program on oil and
			 gas royalties in-kind).
				(2)Section 343 (relating to marginal property
			 production incentives).
				(3)Section 344 (relating to incentives for
			 natural gas production from deep wells in the shallow waters of the Gulf of
			 Mexico).
				(4)Section 345 (relating to royalty relief for
			 deep water production).
				(5)Section 357 (relating to comprehensive
			 inventory of OCS oil and natural gas resources).
				(6)Subtitle J of title IX (relating to
			 ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum
			 resources).
				(b)Termination of
			 Alaska offshore royalty suspension
				(1)In
			 generalSection 8(a)(3)(B) of
			 the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(B)) is amended by
			 striking and in the Planning Areas offshore Alaska.
				(2)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by
			 this subsection shall take effect on and after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act.
				6.Termination of certain
			 tax provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
			(a)Electric
			 transmission property treated as 15-year propertySection 168(e)(3)(E)(vii) is amended by
			 inserting , and before the date of the enactment of the
			 Energy Fairness for America
			 Act after April 11, 2005.
			(b)Temporary
			 expensing of equipment used in refining liquid fuelsSection 179C(c)(1) is amended—
				(1)by striking January 1, 2012
			 and inserting the date of the enactment of the
			 Energy Fairness for America
			 Act, and
				(2)by striking January 1, 2008
			 and inserting the date of the enactment of the
			 Energy Fairness for America
			 Act.
				(c)Natural gas
			 distribution lines treated as 15-year propertySection 168(e)(3)(E)(viii) is amended by
			 striking January 1, 2011 and inserting the date of the
			 enactment of the Energy Fairness for America
			 Act.
			(d)Natural gas
			 gathering lines treated as 7-year propertySection 168(e)(3)(C)(iv) is amended by
			 inserting , and before the date of the enactment of the
			 Energy Fairness for America
			 Act after April 11, 2005.
			(e)Determination
			 of small refiner exception to oil depletion deductionSection 1328(b) of the Energy Policy Act of
			 2005 is amended by inserting and beginning before the date of the
			 enactment of the Energy Fairness for America
			 Act after this Act.
			(f)Amortization of
			 geological and geophysical expendituresSection 167(h) is amended by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

					(5)TerminationThis subsection shall not apply to any
				taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of the
				Energy Fairness for America
				Act.
					.
			(g)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 this section shall take effect on and after the date of the enactment of this
			 Act.
			7.Revaluation of LIFO
			 inventories of large integrated oil companies
			(a)General
			 ruleNotwithstanding any
			 other provision of law, if a taxpayer is an applicable integrated oil company
			 for its last taxable year ending in calendar year 2005, the taxpayer
			 shall—
				(1)increase, effective as of the close of such
			 taxable year, the value of each historic LIFO layer of inventories of crude
			 oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product (within the meaning of section
			 4611) by the layer adjustment amount, and
				(2)decrease its cost of goods sold for such
			 taxable year by the aggregate amount of the increases under paragraph
			 (1).
				If the aggregate amount of the
			 increases under paragraph (1) exceed the taxpayer’s cost of goods sold for such
			 taxable year, the taxpayer’s gross income for such taxable year shall be
			 increased by the amount of such excess.(b)Layer adjustment
			 amountFor purposes of this
			 section—
				(1)In
			 GeneralThe term layer
			 adjustment amount means, with respect to any historic LIFO layer, the
			 product of—
					(A)$18.75, and
					(B)the number of barrels of crude oil (or in
			 the case of natural gas or other petroleum products, the number of
			 barrel-of-oil equivalents) represented by the layer.
					(2)Barrel-of-oil
			 equivalentThe term
			 barrel-of-oil equivalent has the meaning given such term by
			 section 29(d)(5) (as in effect before its redesignation by the Energy Tax
			 Incentives Act of 2005).
				(c)Application of
			 requirement
				(1)No change in
			 method of accountingAny
			 adjustment required by this section shall not be treated as a change in method
			 of accounting.
				(2)Underpayments of
			 estimated taxNo addition to
			 the tax shall be made under section 6655 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
			 (relating to failure by corporation to pay estimated tax) with respect to any
			 underpayment of an installment required to be paid with respect to the taxable
			 year described in subsection (a) to the extent such underpayment was created or
			 increased by this section.
				(d)Applicable
			 integrated oil companyFor
			 purposes of this section, the term applicable integrated oil
			 company means an integrated oil company (as defined in section 291(b)(4)
			 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) which has an average daily worldwide
			 production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels for the taxable year and
			 which had gross receipts in excess of $1,000,000,000 for its last taxable year
			 ending during calendar year 2005. For purposes of this subsection all persons
			 treated as a single employer under subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as 1 person and, in the case of
			 a short taxable year, the rule under section 448(c)(3)(B) shall apply.
			8.Modifications of
			 foreign tax credit rules applicable to dual capacity taxpayers
			(a)In
			 GeneralSection 901 (relating
			 to credit for taxes of foreign countries and of possessions of the United
			 States) is amended by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (n) and by
			 inserting after subsection (l) the following new subsection:

					(m)Special Rules
				Relating To Dual Capacity Taxpayers
						(1)General
				ruleNotwithstanding any
				other provision of this chapter, any amount paid or accrued by a dual capacity
				taxpayer to a foreign country or possession of the United States for any period
				shall not be considered a tax—
							(A)if, for such period, the foreign country or
				possession does not impose a generally applicable income tax, or
							(B)to the extent such amount exceeds the
				amount (determined in accordance with regulations) which—
								(i)is paid by such dual capacity taxpayer
				pursuant to the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or
				possession, or
								(ii)would be paid if the generally applicable
				income tax imposed by the country or possession were applicable to such dual
				capacity taxpayer.
								Nothing in this paragraph shall be
				construed to imply the proper treatment of any such amount not in excess of the
				amount determined under subparagraph (B).(2)Dual capacity
				taxpayerFor purposes of this
				subsection, the term dual capacity taxpayer means, with respect to
				any foreign country or possession of the United States, a person who—
							(A)is subject to a levy of such country or
				possession, and
							(B)receives (or will receive) directly or
				indirectly a specific economic benefit (as determined in accordance with
				regulations) from such country or possession.
							(3)Generally
				applicable income taxFor
				purposes of this subsection—
							(A)In
				generalThe term
				generally applicable income tax means an income tax (or a series
				of income taxes) which is generally imposed under the laws of a foreign country
				or possession on income derived from the conduct of a trade or business within
				such country or possession.
							(B)ExceptionsSuch term shall not include a tax unless it
				has substantial application, by its terms and in practice, to—
								(i)persons who are not dual capacity
				taxpayers, and
								(ii)persons who are citizens or residents of
				the foreign country or possession.

			(b)Effective
			 Date
				(1)In
			 generalThe amendments made
			 by this section shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years beginning
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.
				(2)Contrary treaty
			 obligations upheldThe
			 amendments made by this section shall not apply to the extent contrary to any
			 treaty obligation of the United States.
				9.Rules relating to
			 foreign oil and gas income
			(a)Separate Basket
			 for Foreign Tax Credit
				(1)Years before
			 2007Paragraph (1) of section
			 904(d) (relating to separate application of section with respect to certain
			 categories of income), as in effect for years beginning before 2007, is amended
			 by striking and at the end of subparagraph (H), by redesignating
			 subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J), and by inserting after subparagraph (H)
			 the following new subparagraph:

						(I)foreign oil and gas income,
				and
						.
				(2)2007 and
			 afterParagraph (1) of
			 section 904(d), as in effect for years beginning after 2006, is amended by
			 striking and at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the
			 period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting , and, and
			 by adding at the end the following:

						(C)foreign oil and gas
				income.

				(b)Definition
				(1)Years before
			 2007Paragraph (2) of section
			 904(d), as in effect for years beginning before 2007, is amended by
			 redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as subparagraphs (I) and (J),
			 respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new
			 subparagraph:

						(H)Foreign oil and
				gas incomeThe term
				foreign oil and gas income has the meaning given such term by
				section 954(g).

				(2)2007 and
			 afterSection 904(d)(2), as
			 in effect for years after 2006, is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (J)
			 and (K) as subparagraphs (K) and (L) and by inserting after subparagraph (I)
			 the following:

						(J)Foreign oil and
				gas incomeFor purposes of
				this section—
							(i)In
				generalThe term
				foreign oil and gas income has the meaning given such term by
				section 954(g).
							(ii)CoordinationPassive category income and general
				category income shall not include foreign oil and gas income (as so
				defined).

				(c)Conforming
			 amendments
				(1)Section 904(d)(3)(F)(i) is amended by
			 striking or (E) and inserting (E), or (I).
				(2)Section 907(a) is hereby repealed.
				(3)Section 907(c)(4) is hereby
			 repealed.
				(4)Section 907(f) is hereby repealed.
				(d)Effective
			 dates
				(1)In
			 generalThe amendments made
			 by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.
				(2)Years after
			 2006The amendments made by
			 paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
			 December 31, 2006.
				(3)Transitional
			 rules
					(A)Separate basket
			 treatmentAny taxes paid or
			 accrued in a taxable year beginning on or before the date of the enactment of
			 this Act, with respect to income which was described in subparagraph (I) of
			 section 904(d)(1) of such Code (as in effect on the day before the date of the
			 enactment of this Act), shall be treated as taxes paid or accrued with respect
			 to foreign oil and gas income to the extent the taxpayer establishes to the
			 satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that such taxes were paid or
			 accrued with respect to foreign oil and gas income.
					(B)CarryoversAny unused oil and gas extraction taxes
			 which under section 907(f) of such Code (as so in effect) would have been
			 allowable as a carryover to the taxpayer’s first taxable year beginning after
			 the date of the enactment of this Act (without regard to the limitation of
			 paragraph (2) of such section 907(f) for first taxable year) shall be allowed
			 as carryovers under section 904(c) of such Code in the same manner as if such
			 taxes were unused taxes under such section 904(c) with respect to foreign oil
			 and gas extraction income.
					(C)LossesThe amendment made by subsection (c)(3)
			 shall not apply to foreign oil and gas extraction losses arising in taxable
			 years beginning on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.
					10.Elimination of
			 deferral for foreign oil and gas extraction income
			(a)General
			 ruleParagraph (1) of section
			 954(g) (defining foreign base company oil related income) is amended to read as
			 follows:

					(1)In
				generalExcept as otherwise
				provided in this subsection, the term foreign oil and gas income
				means any income of a kind which would be taken into account in determining the
				amount of—
						(A)foreign oil and gas extraction income (as
				defined in section 907(c)), or
						(B)foreign oil related income (as defined in
				section 907(c)).

			(b)Conforming
			 amendments
				(1)Subsections (a)(5), (b)(5), and (b)(6) of
			 section 954, and section 952(c)(1)(B)(ii)(I), are each amended by striking
			 base company oil related income each place it appears (including
			 in the heading of subsection (b)(8)) and inserting oil and gas
			 income.
				(2)Subsection (b)(4) of section 954 is amended
			 by striking base company oil-related income and inserting
			 oil and gas income.
				(3)The subsection heading for subsection (g)
			 of section 954 is amended by striking Foreign Base Company Oil Related Income
			 and inserting Foreign Oil
			 and Gas Income.
				(4)Subparagraph (A) of section 954(g)(2) is
			 amended by striking foreign base company oil related income and
			 inserting foreign oil and gas income.
				(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations beginning
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to taxable years of United
			 States shareholders ending with or within such taxable years of foreign
			 corporations.


IIB
111th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 3040
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 30, 2010
Received

August 5, 2010
Read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary

AN ACT
To prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, to educate the public, seniors, their families, and their caregivers about how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2010.
2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
(1)The proportion of the population of the United States age 60 years or older is predicted to drastically increase in the next 30 years as more than 76,000,000 Baby Boomers approach retirement and old age.
(2)It is estimated that between 500,000 and 5,000,000 seniors in the United States are abused, neglected, or exploited each year.
(3)Abuse, neglect, and exploitation of seniors crosses racial, social class, gender, and geographic lines.
(4)Each year millions of individuals in the United States are victims of financial exploitation, including mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud. Many of those who fall prey to such exploitation are seniors.
(5)It is difficult to estimate the prevalence of fraud that targets seniors because cases are severely underreported and national statistics on senior fraud do not exist.
(6)The Federal Bureau of Investigation notes that seniors in the United States are less likely to report fraud because they do not know to whom to report, they are ashamed to have been a victim of fraud, or they do not know that they have been a victim of fraud. In some cases, a senior who has been a victim of fraud may not report the crime because he or she is concerned that relatives may conclude that the senior no longer has the mental capacity to take care of his or her own financial affairs.
(7)According to a 2009 report by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, the annual financial loss by victims of senior financial abuse is estimated to be at least $2,600,000,000.
(8)Perpetrators of mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud frequently target seniors because seniors are often vulnerable and trusting people.
(9)As victims of such fraudulent schemes, many seniors pay a financial cost, having been robbed of their hard-earned life savings, and frequently pay an emotional cost, losing their self-respect and dignity.
(10)Perpetrators of fraud targeting seniors often operate outside the United States, reaching their victims through the mail, telephone lines, and the Internet.
(11)The Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act increased the power of the United States Postal Service to protect consumers against persons who use deceptive mailings, such as those featuring games of chance, sweepstakes, skill contests, and facsimile checks.
(12)During fiscal year 2007, Postal Inspection Service analysts prepared more than 27,000 letters and informative postcards in response to mail fraud complaints. During that same year, postal inspectors investigated 2,909 mail fraud cases in the United States and arrested 1,236 mail fraud suspects, of whom 1,118 were convicted. Postal inspectors also reported 162 telemarketing fraud investigations, with 83 arrests and 61 convictions resulting from such investigations.
(13)In 2000, the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging reported that consumers lose approximately $40,000,000,000 each year to telemarketing fraud, and estimated that approximately 10 percent of the Nation’s 14,000 telemarketing firms were fraudulent. Some researchers estimate that only one in 10,000 fraud victims reports the crime to the authorities.
(14)A 2003 report by AARP found that, though the crime of telemarketing fraud is grossly underreported among seniors who have been victims of such fraud, seniors who are properly counseled by trained peer volunteers are less likely to fall victim to fraudulent practices.
(15)The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that the threat of fraud to seniors is growing and changing. This is largely due to the fact that many younger Baby Boomers have considerable computer skills and criminals have responded by targeting seniors through online scams like phishing and email spamming, in addition to traditional telephone calls and mass mailings.
(16)The Internet Crime Complaint Center (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as IC3) is a partnership between the National White Collar Crime Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that serves as a vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding cybercrime. The IC3 processed more than 219,553 complaints of Internet crime in 2007. From these submissions, the IC3 referred 90,008 complaints of Internet crime, representing a total dollar loss of $239,090,000, to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the United States for further consideration.
(17)Consumer awareness is the best protection from fraud.
3.Centralized service for consumer education on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors
(a)Centralized service
(1)RequirementThe Federal Trade Commission, after consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Postmaster General, the Chief Postal Inspector for the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, shall—
(A)periodically disseminate to seniors, and families and caregivers of seniors, general information on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors, including descriptions of the most common fraud schemes;
(B)periodically disseminate to seniors, and families and caregivers of seniors, information on methods available to report fraud targeting seniors, such as—
(i)referring complaints to law enforcement agencies, including the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and State attorneys general; and
(ii)calling a national toll-free telephone number established by the Federal Trade Commission for reporting mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud;
(C)in response to a specific request by a party to the Federal Trade Commission inquiring about any history of fraud committed by a particular entity or individual, provide to such party any publically available information on any record of law enforcement action for fraud against such entity or individual—
(i)by the Federal Trade Commission; and
(ii)by any other agency that reports such actions to the Federal Trade Commission; and
(D)maintain a website to serve as a resource for information for seniors, and families and caregivers of seniors, regarding mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors.
(2)Procedures and commencementThe Federal Trade Commission shall establish and implement procedures to carry out the requirements of paragraph (1), including procedures—
(A)with respect to the frequency and mode of dissemination of information under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such paragraph; and
(B)that provide for the implementation of the requirements of such paragraph not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
4.Grants to prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud
(a)Grant program authorizedSubject to the availability of funds authorized to be appropriated under this section, the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Postmaster General, the Chief Postal Inspector for the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, shall establish and administer a competitive grant program to award grants to eligible organizations to carry out mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud prevention education programs for seniors.
(b)Eligible organizationsThe Attorney General may award grants under this section to State Attorneys General, State and local law enforcement agencies and groups, senior centers, and other local nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to seniors, as determined by the Attorney General.
(c)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
5.Sense of the Congress related to National Senior Fraud Awareness WeekIt is the sense of the Congress that—
(1)there is a need to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on senior citizens in the United States;
(2)a week in the month of May should be designated as National Senior Fraud Awareness Week;
(3)the people of the United States should observe National Senior Fraud Awareness Week with appropriate educational activities; and
(4)the President is encouraged to issue a proclamation supporting increased public awareness of the impact of, and the need to prevent, fraud committed against seniors.
 Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2010.Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 949
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 8, 2011
			Mrs. Maloney (for
			 herself, Ms. Baldwin,
			 Ms. Hirono,
			 Ms. Moore, and
			 Mr. Stark) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Foreign Affairs

		A BILL
		To authorize assistance to aid in the prevention and
		  treatment of obstetric fistula in foreign countries, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Obstetric Fistula Prevention,
			 Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of
			 2011.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)Every minute, one
			 woman dies from pregnancy-related complications. Of these deaths, 99 percent
			 occur in the developing world and 95 percent occur in Africa and Asia.
			(2)For every woman
			 who dies from pregnancy-related complications, an estimated 20 women survive
			 but experience pregnancy-related disabilities. One of the most severe is
			 obstetric fistula, which occurs when a woman who needs trained medical
			 assistance for a safe delivery, usually a cesarean section, cannot get
			 it.
			(3)Obstetric fistula
			 is a hole that is formed between the bladder and the vagina, or the rectum and
			 the vagina (or both), after a woman suffers from prolonged obstructed labor. In
			 the struggle to pass through the birth canal, the fetus puts constant pressure,
			 sometimes for several days, on the bladder and vaginal or rectal walls,
			 destroying the tissue that then sloughs off, resulting in the abnormal
			 opening.
			(4)In the majority of
			 obstetric fistula cases, the baby will be stillborn and the mother will
			 experience physical pain as well as social and emotional trauma from living
			 with incontinence as well as the loss of her child.
			(5)The physical
			 symptoms of obstetric fistula include incontinence or constant uncontrollable
			 leaking of urine or feces, frequent bladder infections, infertility, and foul
			 odor.
			(6)Although data on
			 obstetric fistula are scarce, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates
			 there are more than 2,000,000 women living with fistula and 50,000 to 100,000
			 new cases each year.
			(7)According to the
			 United States State Department, The combination of pregnancy at an early
			 age, chronic maternal malnutrition, and a lack of skilled care at delivery can
			 all contribute to the development of obstetric fistula and permanent
			 incontinence..
			(8)Obstetric fistula
			 was once common throughout the world, but over the last century was eliminated
			 in Europe, North America, and other developed regions through improved access
			 to medical interventions, particularly emergency obstetric care for those women
			 who need it. The first fistula hospital in the world stood where the
			 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is now located in New York City.
			(9)The social
			 consequences for women living with obstetric fistula include isolation, divorce
			 or abandonment, ridicule and shame, loss of social belonging and association,
			 illness and malnutrition, risk of violence, and lack of economic opportunities.
			 Girls with obstetric fistula are also often unable to continue schooling.
			 Victims suffer psychological consequences such as feelings of hopelessness,
			 self-hatred, sadness, depression, and suicide because of stigma and lack of
			 awareness that their condition is treatable. Fistula victims need regular
			 medical attention and an extra supply of soap to keep clean, placing a huge
			 financial burden on already poor families. They also lose property when they
			 are divorced or abandoned by their husbands and family. Some lose jobs or are
			 denied work, while others quit their jobs out of shame, leading to deepened
			 poverty and vulnerability to repeat fistulas.
			(10)Obstetric fistula
			 is preventable through medical interventions such as skilled attendance,
			 including midwives, present during labor and childbirth, providing access to
			 family planning, and emergency obstetric care for women who develop childbirth
			 complications as well as social interventions such as delaying early marriage
			 and educating and empowering young women.
			(11)Obstetric fistula
			 can also be surgically treated. Surgery requires a specially trained surgeon
			 and support staff, and access to an operating theater and to attentive
			 postoperative care. When performed by a skilled surgeon, success rates can be
			 as high as 90 percent and cost an estimated $300.
			(12)According to the
			 Department of State, Because of their roles in child rearing, providing
			 and seeking care, and managing water and nutrition, the ability of women to
			 access health-related knowledge and services is fundamental to the health of
			 their babies, older children and other family members. Over the long-term, the
			 health of women enhances their productivity and social and economic
			 participation and also acts as a positive multiplier, benefitting social and
			 economic development through the health of future generations..
			(13)In 2002, the
			 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and EngenderHealth embarked on the first
			 ever assessments in nine African countries to determine the need for and access
			 to services to address obstetric fistula. In 2003, UNFPA and partners launched
			 a global campaign to identify and address obstetric fistula in an effort to
			 develop a means to treat those women who are suffering and provide the
			 necessary health services to prevent further cases. The campaign is currently
			 active in more than 45 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Arab states region
			 through support for fistula surgery, training of doctors and nurses, equipping
			 hospitals, and undertaking community outreach to prevent further cases, and
			 supporting provision of rehabilitative care for women after treatment so they
			 can return to full and productive lives.
			(14)The global
			 Campaign to End Fistula works with national counterparts, including ministries
			 of health, other pertinent ministries, United Nations agencies, international
			 and national nongovernmental organizations, civil society organizations, and
			 fistula providers, in support of national processes and fistula programmatic
			 efforts. A key focus is national fistula capacity strengthening.
			(15)In 2004, the
			 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided funding
			 through the ACQUIRE Project managed by EngenderHealth to support services in
			 two countries: Bangladesh and Uganda. In 2007, USAID provided a five-year
			 cooperative agreement to EngenderHealth for the Fistula Care project. USAID
			 currently supports fistula treatment services in 34 sites in 11 countries and
			 addresses prevention in those sites and 25 more. The ceiling for the Fistula
			 Care project is $70,000,000.
			(16)One of the key
			 global health principles of the United States Global Health Initiative is to
			 strengthen and leverage key multilateral organizations, global health
			 partnerships, and private sector engagement. The United States has committed to
			 join multilateral efforts involving the United Nations and others to make
			 progress toward achieving Millennium Development Goals 4, 5, and 6.
			(17)By 2014, the
			 United States through its Global Health Initiative has committed to several
			 targets that will reduce the incidence of fistula, including through efforts to
			 reduce maternal mortality by 30 percent; prevent 54,000,000 unintended
			 pregnancies by reaching a modern contraceptive prevalence rate of 35 percent;
			 and reducing to 20 percent the number of first births by women under 18 across
			 assisted countries.
			3.Prevention and
			 treatment of obstetric fistula
			(a)AuthorizationThe
			 President is authorized, in accordance with this section and section 4, to
			 provide assistance, including through international organizations, national
			 governments, and international and local nongovernmental organizations,
			 to—
				(1)address the social
			 and health issues that lead to obstetric fistula; and
				(2)support treatment
			 of obstetric fistula.
				(b)ActivitiesAssistance
			 provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall focus on—
				(1)increasing
			 prevention through access to sexual and reproductive health services, including
			 skilled attendance at birth, comprehensive emergency obstetric care, prenatal
			 and antenatal care, contraception (family planning), and supporting
			 comprehensive sexuality education;
				(2)building local
			 capacity and improving national health systems to prevent and treat obstetric
			 fistula within the context of navigating pregnancy in good health
			 overall;
				(3)supporting tools
			 to enable countries to address fistula, including supporting qualitative
			 research and data collection on the incidence and prevalence of obstetric
			 fistula, development of sustainable financing mechanisms to encourage facility
			 deliveries and provide fistula survivors access to free or affordable
			 treatment, training of midwives and skilled birth attendants, promoting
			 south-to-south training, and provision of basic obstetric care
			 at the community level;
				(4)addressing
			 underlying social and economic inequities, including empowering women and
			 girls, reducing incidence of child marriage, delaying childbirth, and
			 increasing access to formal and non-formal education;
				(5)supporting
			 reintegration and training programs to help women who have undergone treatment
			 return to full and productive lives; and
				(6)promoting public
			 awareness to increase understanding of fistula, and thereby improve prevention
			 and treatment efforts, to help reduce stigma and violence against women and
			 girls with obstetric fistula.
				4.Coordination,
			 reporting, research, monitoring, and evaluation
			(a)In
			 generalAssistance authorized under this Act shall—
				(1)promote the
			 coordination facilitated by the International Obstetric Fistula Working Group,
			 which coordinates between and among donors, multilateral institutions, the
			 private sector, nongovernmental and civil society organizations, and
			 governments in order to support comprehensive prevention and treatment of
			 obstetric fistula; and
				(2)be used for the
			 development and implementation of evidence-based programs, including
			 monitoring, evaluation, and research to measure the effectiveness and
			 efficiency of such programs throughout their planning and implementation
			 phases.
				(b)ReportingNot
			 later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
			 thereafter, the President shall transmit to Congress a report on activities
			 undertaken pursuant to this Act during the preceding fiscal year to reduce the
			 incidence of and increase treatment for obstetric fistula, and how such
			 activities fit into existing national action plans to prevent and treat
			 obstetric fistula.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1968
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 2, 2009
			Mr. Sensenbrenner
			 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 increase
		  the limitation on capital losses to $10,500 and to index such limitation to
		  inflation.

		1.Limitation on capital losses
			 of individuals increased to $10,500
			(a)In
			 generalParagraph (1) of section 1211(b) of the Internal Revenue
			 Code of 1986 (relating to limitation on capital losses) is amended to read as
			 follows:

					(1)(A)in the case of married
				individual filing a separate return, 50 percent of the amount in effect under
				subparagraph (B) for the taxable year, or
						(B)$10,500 in any other case,
				or
						.
			(b)Cost-of-living
			 increaseSection 1211 of such
			 Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

					(c)Cost-of-living
				increase
						(1)In
				generalIn the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar
				year after calendar year 2009, the $10,500 amount under subsection (b)(1)(B)
				shall be increased by an amount equal to—
							(A)such dollar
				amount, multiplied by
							(B)the cost-of-living
				adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the
				taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year
				2008 for calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B)
				thereof.
							(2)RoundingIf any amount after adjustment under
				paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the
				next higher multiple of
				$100.
						.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2008.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2650
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 7, 2012
			Ms. Klobuchar introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on wide angle
		  reflectors.

		1.Wide angle
			 reflectors
			(a)In
			 generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
			 Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the
			 following new heading:

								9902.01.00Wide angle reflectors (provided for in subheading
						8714.99.80)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015

					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies with respect 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 S3077 IS: Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2016
U.S. Senate
2016-06-20
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II114th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3077IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 20, 2016Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo improve medical research on marijuana.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2016 or the MEDS Act. 2.Marijuana research (a)In generalSection 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(f)) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively; (2)by striking (f) The Attorney General and inserting (f)(1) The Attorney General;
 (3)by striking Registration applications and inserting the following:  (2)Registration applications;
 (4)in paragraph (2), as so designated, by striking schedule I each place that term appears and inserting schedule I, except marijuana,; (5)by striking Article 7 and inserting the following:

 (4)Article 7; and (6)by inserting before paragraph (4), as so designated, the following:

 (3)(A)The Attorney General shall register a practitioner to conduct research with marijuana if— (i)the applicant is authorized to dispense, or conduct research with respect to, controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, and V under the laws of the State in which the applicant practices;
 (ii)the applicant’s research protocol— (I)has been reviewed and allowed by—
 (aa)the Secretary under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)); or
 (bb)the National Institutes of Health or another Federal agency that funds scientific research; or (II)in the case of nonhuman research that is not federally funded, has been voluntarily submitted by the applicant to, and approved by, the National Institutes of Health; and
 (iii)the applicant has demonstrated that there are effective procedures in place to adequately safeguard against diversion of the marijuana from legitimate medical or scientific use, in accordance with subparagraph (E).
 (B)The Attorney General shall grant an application for registration under this paragraph unless the Attorney General determines that the issuance of the registration would be inconsistent with the public interest. In determining the public interest, the following factors shall be considered:
 (i)The applicant's experience in dispensing, or conducting research with respect to, controlled substances.
 (ii)The applicant's conviction record under Federal or State laws relating to the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of controlled substances.
 (iii)Compliance with applicable State, Federal, or local laws relating to controlled substances. (iv)Such other conduct by the applicant that may threaten the public health and safety.
 (C)Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, for purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), the National Institutes of Health shall establish a process that—
 (i)allows a researcher to voluntarily submit the research protocol of the researcher for review and approval; and
 (ii)provides a researcher described in clause (i) with a decision not later than 30 days after the date on which the research protocol is submitted.
 (D)(i)Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives a complete application for registration under this paragraph, the Attorney General shall—
 (I)approve the application; or (II)serve an order to show cause upon the applicant in accordance with section 304(c).
 (ii)For purposes of clause (i), an application shall be deemed complete when the applicant has submitted documentation showing that the requirements under subparagraph (A) are satisfied.
 (E)(i)A researcher registered under this paragraph shall store marijuana to be used in research in a securely locked, substantially constructed cabinet.
 (ii)Any other security measures required by the Attorney General under this paragraph to safeguard against diversion shall be consistent with those required for practitioners conducting research on other controlled substances in schedules I and II that have a similar risk of diversion and abuse.
 (F)(i)If the Attorney General grants an application for registration under this paragraph, the applicant may amend or supplement the research protocol without reapplying if the applicant does not—
 (I)change the type of drug, the source of the drug, or the conditions under which the drug is stored, tracked, or administered; or
 (II)otherwise increase the risk of diversion. (ii)If an applicant amends or supplements the research protocol under clause (i), the applicant shall, in order to renew the registration under this paragraph, provide notice to the Attorney General of the amended or supplemented research protocol in the applicant's renewal materials.
 (iii)(I)If an applicant amends or supplements the research protocol in a manner that involves a change to the type of drug, the source of the drug, or conditions under which the drug is stored, tracked, or administered or otherwise increases the risk of diversion, the applicant shall provide notice to the Attorney General not later than 30 days before proceeding on such amended or supplemental research protocol.
 (II)If the Attorney General does not object during the 30-day period following a notification under subclause (I), the applicant may proceed with the amended or supplemental research protocol.
 (iv)The Attorney General may object to an amended or supplemental research protocol under clause (i) or (iii) if additional security measures are needed to safeguard against diversion or abuse.
 (G)Article 28 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs shall not be construed to prohibit, or impose additional restrictions upon, research involving marijuana that is conducted in accordance with this paragraph and other applicable provisions of this title.
 (H)If marijuana or a compound of marijuana is listed on a schedule other than schedule I—
 (i)the provisions of this subsection that apply to research with a controlled substance in the applicable schedule shall apply to research with marijuana or that compound, as applicable; and
 (ii)subparagraphs (A) through (G) of this paragraph shall not apply to research with marijuana or that compound, as applicable..
 (b)Conforming amendmentSection 102(16) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(16)) is amended by inserting or marijuana after The term marihuana. 3.Manufacturing of marijuana for clinical useSection 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(j)Registration of persons To manufacture and distribute marijuana
 (1)Manufacture and distribution for use in researchThe Attorney General shall register an applicant to manufacture or distribute marijuana on behalf of the Federal Government to the extent that the marijuana is intended to be used exclusively for legitimate research and scientific uses, in accordance with the applicable requirements under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for registration of manufacturers or distributors of controlled substances in schedule I or II.
 (2)Manufacture and distribution for commercial production of FDA-approved drugsThe Attorney General shall register an applicant to manufacture or distribute marijuana on behalf of the Federal Government exclusively for the purpose of commercial production of a drug containing or derived from marijuana that is approved by the Secretary under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355), in accordance with the applicable requirements under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for registration of manufacturers or distributors of controlled substances in schedule I or II.
 (3)No limit on number of manufacturers and distributorsThe Attorney General shall not impose a limit on the number of applicants eligible to be registered under paragraph (1) or (2).
 (4)TimingNot later than 30 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives an application for registration under paragraph (1) or (2), the Attorney General shall—
 (A)grant the application; or (B)serve an order to show cause upon the applicant in accordance with section 304(c).
						(5)
 Determination of supplyIn considering the factors under subsection (a) or (b), as applicable, for the purposes of registering an applicant eligible under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, the Attorney General shall consider the demand from researchers for an adequate and uninterrupted supply of specific strains of marijuana and for marijuana grown pursuant to specific manufacturing processes.
					(6)Relation to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
 (A)Constructive possession and controlThe registration of manufacturers and distributors of marijuana under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall constitute constructive possession and control by the Federal Government for the purposes of the obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
 (B)Article 28Article 28 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs shall not be construed to prohibit, or impose additional restrictions upon, the manufacturing of marijuana that is conducted in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2), as applicable, and other applicable provisions of this title..
 4.Good manufacturing practicesNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Institute for Drug Abuse shall develop and publish recommendations for good manufacturing practices for growing and producing marijuana (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 802), as amended by this Act) for research.
 5.QuotasSection 306(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 826(e)) is amended in the third sentence by striking exceeds the aggregate of the quotas of all registrants under this section and inserting should be increased to meet the changing medical, scientific, and industrial needs for the controlled substance.
 6.Termination of interdisciplinary review process for non-NIH-funded researchersThe Secretary of Health and Human Services may not— (1)reinstate the Public Health Service interdisciplinary review process described in the guidance entitled Guidance on Procedures for the Provision of Marijuana for Medical Research (issued on May 21, 1999); or
 (2)create an additional review of scientific protocols that is conducted only for research on marijuana (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), as amended by section 2(b)) other than the review of research protocols performed at the request of a researcher conducting nonhuman research that is not federally funded, in accordance with section 303(f)(3)(A)(ii)(II) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(f)(3)(A)(ii)(II)), as amended by section 2(a).


110 HR 2958 IH: Children Protection from Video Game Violence and Sexual Content Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-07-10
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110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 2958
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 10, 2007
Mr. Baca (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, and Mr. Chandler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to review the video game ratings of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board and to direct the Government Accountability Office to study the impact of video games on children and young adults.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Children Protection from Video Game Violence and Sexual Content Act.
2.Federal Trade Commission StudyThe Federal Trade Commission shall evaluate and review the system employed by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to assign ratings to video games. The Commission shall transmit to Congress, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a report on the Commission’s findings, including the opinion of the Commission as to whether the ratings system results in the exposure to children of excessive violence and sexual content.
3.Government Accountability Office studyThe Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the impact of video games on the mental stability and growth of children and young adults. The Comptroller General shall transmit to the Congress, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a report on the findings of the study.


114 HR 692 : Default Prevention Act
U.S. House of Representatives

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		II
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 692
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		October 22, 2015ReceivedAN ACT
		To ensure the payment of interest and principal of the debt of the United States.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Default Prevention Act. 2.Payment of principal and interest on public debt and social security trust funds (a)In generalIn the event that the debt of the United States Government, as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, reaches the statutory limit, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, in addition to any other authority provided by law, issue obligations under chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to pay with legal tender, and solely for the purpose of paying, the principal and interest on obligations of the United States described in subsection (b) after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 (b)Obligations describedFor purposes of this subsection, obligations described in this subsection are obligations which are—
 (1)held by the public, or (2)held by the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
 (c)Prohibition on compensation for Members of CongressNone of the obligations issued under subsection (a) may be used to pay compensation for Members of Congress.
 (d)Obligations exempt from public debt limitObligations issued under subsection (a) shall not be taken into account in applying the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, to the extent that such obligation would otherwise cause the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, to be exceeded.
			(e)Report on certain actions
 (1)In generalIf, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury exercises his authority under subsection (a), the Secretary shall thereafter submit a report each week the authority is in use providing an accounting relating to—
 (A)the principal on mature obligations and interest that is due or accrued of the United States, and (B)any obligations issued pursuant to subsection (a).
 (2)SubmissionThe report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.

	Passed the House of Representatives October 21, 2015.Karen L. Haas,Clerk


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 1094

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 20, 2005

			Mr. Enzi introduced the

			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the

			 Committee on Energy and Natural

			 Resources

		A BILL

		To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to

		  establish procedures for the reinstatement of leases terminated due to

		  unforeseeable circumstances.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the

			 Mineral Leasing Act Amendments of

			 2005.

		2.Reinstatement of

			 leasesSection 31(d) of the

			 Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 188(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and

			 inserting the following:

				(2)Requirement

					(A)In

				generalA lease shall not be

				reinstated under paragraph (1) unless—

						(i)for a lease canceled under subsection (b)

				during the period beginning on September 1, 2001, and ending on the date that

				is 60 days after the date of enactment of the Mineral Leasing Act Amendments of

				2005, a lessee files a petition for reinstatement of the lease (together with

				any required back rent or royalty payment accruing after the date of

				termination of the lease) not later than the later of—

							(I)the date that is 120 days after the date of

				enactment of the Mineral Leasing Act Amendments of 2005; or

							(II)the date that is 60 days after the date of

				receipt by the lessee of a notice of termination of the lease from the

				Secretary by certified mail; or

							(ii)for a lease canceled under subsection (b)

				after the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of the Mineral

				Leasing Act Amendments of 2005, a lessee files a petition for reinstatement of

				the lease (together with any required back rent or royalty payment accruing

				after the date of termination of the lease) on or before the date that is 60

				days after the date of receipt by each lessee of record of the notice of

				termination of the lease from the Secretary by certified mail.

						(B)ExceptionSubparagraph (A) shall not apply to a

				lessee that received a notice of termination from the Secretary on a date that

				is not later than 13 months after the date of termination of the

				lease.


113 SRES 191 ATS: Designating July 27, 2013, as National Day of the American Cowboy.
U.S. Senate
2013-06-27
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		III
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 191
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 27, 2013
			Mr. Enzi (for himself,
			 Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
			 Crapo, Mr. Inhofe,
			 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota,
			 Mr. Johanns, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr.
			 Merkley, Mr. Reid,
			 Mr. Risch, Mr.
			 Tester, and Mr. Hoeven)
			 submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

			July 11, 2013
			Committee discharged; considered and agreed
			 to

		RESOLUTION
		Designating July 27, 2013, as
		  National Day of the American Cowboy.

		Whereas pioneering men and women, recognized as
			 cowboys, helped establish the American West;
		Whereas the cowboy embodies honesty, integrity, courage,
			 compassion, respect, a strong work ethic, and patriotism;
		Whereas the cowboy spirit exemplifies strength of
			 character, sound family values, and good common sense;
		Whereas the cowboy archetype transcends ethnicity, gender,
			 geographic boundaries, and political affiliations;
		Whereas the cowboy is an excellent steward of the land and
			 its creatures, who lives off the land and works to protect and enhance the
			 environment;
		Whereas cowboy traditions have been a part of American
			 culture for generations;
		Whereas the cowboy continues to be an important part of
			 the economy through the work of many thousands of ranchers across the United
			 States who contribute to the economic well-being of every State;
		Whereas millions of fans watch professional and working
			 ranch rodeo events annually, making rodeo one of the most-watched sports in the
			 United States;
		Whereas membership and participation in rodeo and other
			 organizations that promote and encompass the livelihood of cowboys span every
			 generation and transcend race and gender;
		Whereas the cowboy is a central figure in literature,
			 film, and music and occupies a central place in the public imagination;
		Whereas the cowboy is an American icon; and
		Whereas the ongoing contributions made by cowboys and
			 cowgirls to their communities should be recognized and encouraged: Now,
			 therefore, be it

		That the Senate—
			(1)designates July
			 27, 2013, as National Day of the American Cowboy; and
			(2)encourages the
			 people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and
			 activities.