		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5256
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 27, 2012
			Mr. Neal introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on hand tools designed
		  for securing plastic fasteners.

		1.Hand tools designed for
			 securing plastic fasteners
			(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:

								9902.01.00Hand tools designed for securing plastic fasteners (provided
						for in subheading 8205.59.80)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 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			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day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.


116 HR 8420 IH: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-09-29
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8420IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 29, 2020Ms. Haaland (for herself, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Heck, Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. O'Halleran, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Cole, Mr. Gallego, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. Luján) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy in the United States, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act. 2.FindingsCongress finds as follows:(1)The Indian Boarding School Policy was adopted by the United States Government to strip American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children of their indigenous identities, beliefs, and traditional languages to assimilate them into White American culture through federally funded Christian-run schools, which had the effect of cultural genocide.(2)For nearly a century, between 1869 and the 1960s, the Federal Government implemented the Indian Boarding School Policy. This policy authorized the forced removal of hundreds of thousands of AI/AN children, as young as 5 years old, relocating them from their homes in Tribal communities to one of the 367 Indian Boarding Schools across 30 States.(3)By 1926, nearly 83 percent of AI/AN school-age children were enrolled in Indian boarding schools in the United States. However, because nearly 62 percent of the school records have been lost or destroyed, the full extent of the Federal Indian boarding school policy has not been identified.(4)Gen. Richard Henry Pratt, the founder and superintendent of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, stated the ethos of this policy to kill the Indian in him, and save the man. Founded in 1879, the Carlisle Indian School set the precedent as the first government-funded off-reservation Indian boarding school in the United States where over 10,000 AI/AN children were enrolled from over 140 Tribes.(5)The Indian Boarding School policy was designed to assimilate AI/AN children into White American culture by stripping them of their cultural identities, often through physical, sexual, psychological, and spiritual abuse and neglect. Many of the children who were taken to boarding schools never returned to their communities. At the Carlisle Indian School alone, approximately 180 AI/AN children were buried.(6)While attending Indian boarding schools, AI/AN children suffered additional psychological abuses as they were sent to White-owned homes and businesses for involuntary and unpaid manual labor work during the summers. Many children ran away and remained missing, or died of illnesses due to harsh living conditions, abuse, and/or substandard health care provided by the schools.(7)Many of the children were buried in unmarked graves or off-campus cemeteries. Inaccurate, scattered, and missing school records make it nearly impossible for families to locate the final resting place of their loved ones, especially since only 38 percent of the school’s records have been located from 142 of the known 367 boarding schools.(8)Parents of the children who were forcibly removed to the boarding schools were prohibited from visiting or engaging in correspondence with their children. Parental resistance to compliance with this harsh no-contact policy resulted in their incarceration or loss of access to basic provisions including food rations, clothing, or both.(9)The 2018 Broken Promises Report published by the United States Commission on Civil Rights reported that AI/AN communities continue to experience intergenerational trauma resulting from experiences in Indian Boarding Schools that divided cultural family structures, damaged indigenous identities, and inflicted chronic psychological ramifications on AI/AN children and families.(10)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study shows that adverse or traumatic childhood experiences disrupts brain development leading to a higher likelihood of negative health outcomes as adults including, but not limited to, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases. AI/ANs suffer from disproportional rates of each of these diseases compared to the national average today.(11)The longstanding ramifications of the inhumane treatment of AI/AN children and families at these boarding schools continues to impact Tribal communities through intergenerational trauma, cycles of violence and abuse, disappearance, health disparities, substance abuse, premature deaths, and additional undocumented psychological trauma.(12)The continuing lasting implications of the Federal Indian Boarding School Policy and inhumane treatment of AI/AN children and families influenced modern U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-operated schools. These schools have often failed to meet the many needs of nearly 50,000 AI/AN students across 23 States.(13)The replication of assimilation policies of the boarding school era also presented itself through other Federal programs like the Indian Adoption Project (1958 to 1967) that placed AI/AN children in non-Indian households and institutions for foster care or adoption across 25 States.(14)The Association on American Indian Affairs reported that the continuation of cultural genocide and assimilation policies through Federal AI/AN adoption and foster care programs between 1941 to 1967 separated as many as one-third of Native American children from their families in Tribal communities, subsequently prompting the creation of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) to stop the removal of children.(15)In some States, over 50 percent of foster care children in State adoption systems are Native American. The general lack of public awareness, information, and acknowledgment of the residual impacts of the Indian Boarding School Policy and intergenerational trauma remain, signaling the overdue need for an investigative Federal committee to further document and expose the assimilation and cultural genocide implemented under this policy.3.PurposesThe purposes of this Act are as follows:(1)To establish a new Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy in the United States to formally investigate and document, for the first time in history, cultural genocide, assimilation practices, and human rights violations of Indian Boarding Schools in the United States, to study the impact and ongoing effects of historical and intergenerational trauma in Tribal communities, and to provide a forum for Indigenous victims and families to discuss the personal impacts of physical, psychological, and spiritual violence.(2)To further develop recommendations for the Federal Government to acknowledge and heal the historical and intergenerational trauma caused by the Federal Indian Boarding School Policy and other cultural genocide practices, including recommendations to stop the continued removal of AI/AN children from their families and Tribal communities under modern-day assimilation practices carried out by State social service departments, foster care agencies, and adoption services.4.Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy in the United States(a)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)CommissionThe term Commission means the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy in the United States established by subsection (b)(1).(2)Indian Boarding School PolicyThe term Indian Boarding School Policy means the policy of the Federal Government under which more than 100,000 American Indian and Alaska Native children were forcibly removed from their family homes and placed in any of 460 Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated schools, including 367 Indian boarding schools, at which assimilation and civilization practices were inflicted on those children as part of the assimilation efforts of the Federal Government, advancing eradication of indigenous peoples’ cultures in the United States.(b)Establishment(1)In generalThere is established the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy in the United States.(2)PurposeThe purpose of the Commission is to investigate the experience, impacts, and ongoing effects of the Indian Boarding School Policy, including the impacts and ongoing effects of the intergenerational trauma inflicted on American Indian and Alaska Native families, including physical, psychological, sexual, and spiritual violence inflicted on Native American children as young as 5 years old for speaking indigenous languages or engaging in traditional practices. In addition to, obtaining accurate records and oral accounts of the events that took place at the boarding schools. (3)Membership(A)In generalThe Commission shall be composed of members appointed as follows:(i)Not fewer than 1 member appointed by the President.(ii)Not fewer than 1 member appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, on the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate.(iii)Not fewer than 1 member appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, on the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate.(iv)Not fewer than 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, of whom not fewer than 1 shall be appointed on the recommendation of the minority leader of the House of Representatives.(B)Requirements for membershipTo the maximum extent practicable, the President and the Members of Congress shall appoint members of the Commission under subparagraph (A) to represent diverse experiences and backgrounds so as to include Tribal representatives and experts who will provide balanced points of view with regard to the duties of the Commission, including Tribal representatives and experts—(i)from diverse geographic areas; and(ii)who possess personal experience with, diverse policy experience with, or specific expertise in, Indian boarding school history or the Indian Boarding School Policy.(C)Presidential appointmentThe President shall make appointments to the Commission under this paragraph in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Bureau of Indian Education.(D)Members to be includedTo the maximum extent practicable, the membership of the Commission shall include—(i)1 representative from each of—(I)the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition;(II)the National Indian Education Association;(III)the American Indian Higher Education Consortium; and(IV)National Indian Child Welfare Association;(ii)the Director or Administrator of—(I)the Bureau of Indian Education;(II)the Office of Indian Education of the Department of Education;(III)the Administration for Native Americans of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services; and(IV)the National Museum of the American Indian of the Smithsonian Institution;(iii)not fewer than—(I)5 members of different Indian Tribes from diverse geographic areas, to be selected from among nominations submitted by Indian Tribes;(II)2 health care or mental health practitioners, counselors, or providers with experience in working with former students of Indian boarding schools, to be selected from among nominations of Tribal chairs or elected Tribal leadership local to the region in which the practitioner, counselor, or provider works;(III)3 members of different national Indian organizations, regional Indian organizations, or urban Indian organizations that are focused on, or have relevant expertise with, the history and systemic trauma associated with the Indian Boarding School Policy;(IV)4 former students or Indian survivors who attended Indian boarding schools;(V)2 family members of students who attended Indian boarding schools, to represent diverse regions of the United States;(VI)2 students who currently attend an Indian boarding school, including not fewer than 1 student who currently attends the Chemawa Indian School (OR), Haskell Indian Nations University (KS), Mount Edgecumbe (AK), Santa Fe Indian School (NM), or Sherman Institute (CA);(VII)2 students who currently attend a BIE-operated boarding school, tribally controlled boarding school, State public boarding school, private nonprofit boarding school formerly operated by the Federal Government, parochial boarding school, and BIE-operated college or university;(VIII)2 former teachers who taught at an Indian boarding school for not fewer than 5 years; and(IX)1 representative of the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) or Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA).(E)DateThe appointments of the members of the Commission shall be made not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.(4)Period of appointment; vacancies; removal(A)Period of appointmentA member of the Commission shall be appointed for a term of 2 years.(B)VacanciesA vacancy in the Commission—(i)shall not affect the powers of the Commission; and(ii)shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.(C)RemovalThe President or a Member of Congress making an appointment under paragraph (3)(A) may remove a member appointed by that President or Member of Congress, respectively, only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.(5)MeetingsThe Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.(6)QuorumA majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.(7)Chairperson and vice chairpersonThe Commission shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Commission.(c)Duties of the commission(1)In generalThe Commission shall develop recommendations on actions the Federal Government can take to adequately address the historical and intergenerational trauma inflicted by the Indian Boarding School Policy, including recommendations on ways to stop the continued removal of Indian children from their families and reservations under modern-day assimilation practices carried out by State social service departments, foster care agencies, and adoption agencies.(2)Matters studiedThe matters studied by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall include—(A)the implementation of the Indian Boarding School Policy at the 460 schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;(B)how the assimilation practices of the Federal Government advanced the cultural genocide of Native Americans; and(C)the impacts and ongoing effects of the Indian Boarding School Policy.(3)Additional dutiesIn carrying out paragraph (1), the Commission shall locate, document, analyze, and preserve records from boarding schools described in paragraph (2)(A), including any records held at State and local levels.(4)TestimonyThe Commission shall take testimony from survivors of boarding schools described in paragraph (2)(A), identifying how the experience impacts the lives of the survivors, so that their stories will be remembered as part of the history of the United States.(5)ReportNot later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall make publicly available and submit to the President, the White House Council on Native American Affairs, the Secretary of the Interior, the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Members of Congress making appointments under paragraph (3)(A), a report containing—(A)a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission;(B)the recommendations of the Commission for such legislation and administrative actions as the Commission considers appropriate;(C)the recommendations of the Commission to increase Federal funding to adequately fund American Indian and Alaska Native programs for mental health, traditional healing programs, and mandatory inclusion of Native American history, including the history of the Indian Boarding School Policy, in required K–12 curriculum; and(D)other related recommendations of the Commission—(i)to address historical and intergenerational trauma inflicted on American Indian and Alaska Native communities by the Indian Boarding School Policy; and(ii)to discontinue the harmful practices and policies that continue in boarding schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education or other educational facilities operated on Indian reservations.(d)Powers of commissionThe Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out this section.


		II
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3552
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 21, 2006
			Mr. Dodd (for himself
			 and Mr. Chafee) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Commerce, Science, and
			 Transportation

		A BILL
		To encourage and ensure the use of safe equestrian
		  helmets, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet
			 Safety Act of 2006.
		2.Grants regarding
			 use of safe equestrian helmets
			(a)Authority To
			 Award GrantsThe Secretary of Commerce may award grants to
			 States, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations,
			 public organizations, and private nonprofit organizations for activities that
			 encourage individuals to wear approved equestrian helmets.
			(b)ApplicationA
			 State, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations,
			 public organizations, and private nonprofit organizations seeking a grant under
			 this section shall submit to the Secretary an application for the grant, in
			 such form and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
			(c)Review Before
			 Award
				(1)ReviewThe
			 Secretary shall review each application for a grant under this section in order
			 to ensure that the applicant for the grant will use the grant for the purposes
			 described in section 3.
				(2)Scope of
			 programsIn reviewing applications for grants, the Secretary
			 shall permit applicants wide discretion in designing programs that effectively
			 promote increased use of approved equestrian helmets.
				3.Purposes of
			 grantsA grant under section 2
			 may be used by a grantee to—
			(1)encourage
			 individuals to wear approved equestrian helmets;
			(2)provide
			 assistance to individuals who may not be able to afford approved equestrian
			 helmets to enable such individuals to acquire such helmets;
			(3)educate
			 individuals and their families on the importance of wearing approved equestrian
			 helmets in a proper manner in order to improve equestrian safety; or
			(4)carry out any
			 combination of activities described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
			4.Report to
			 Congress
			(a)RequirementNot
			 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
			 Commerce shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
			 effectiveness of grants awarded under section 2.
			(b)Contents of
			 ReportThe report shall include a list of grant recipients, a
			 summary of the types of programs implemented by the grant recipients, and any
			 recommendations that the Secretary considers appropriate regarding modification
			 or extension of the authority under section 2.
			(c)Appropriate
			 Committees of Congress DefinedIn this section, the term
			 appropriate committees of Congress means—
				(1)the Committee on
			 Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Health, Education,
			 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and
				(2)the Committee on
			 Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
				5.Standards
			(a)In
			 GeneralEvery equestrian helmet manufactured on or after the date
			 that is 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act shall meet—
				(1)the interim
			 standard specified in subsection (b), pending the establishment of a final
			 standard pursuant to subsection (c); and
				(2)the final
			 standard, once that standard has been established under subsection (c).
				(b)Interim
			 StandardThe interim standard for equestrian helmets is the
			 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard designated as F
			 1163.
			(c)Final
			 Standard
				(1)RequirementNot
			 later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer
			 Product Safety Commission shall begin a proceeding under section 553 of title
			 5, United States Code, to—
					(A)establish a final
			 standard for equestrian helmets that incorporates all the requirements of the
			 interim standard specified in subsection (b);
					(B)provide in the
			 final standard a mandate that all approved equestrian helmets be certified to
			 the requirements promulgated under the final standard by an organization that
			 is accredited to certify personal protection equipment in accordance with ISO
			 Guide 65; and
					(C)include in the
			 final standard any additional provisions that the Commission considers
			 appropriate.
					(2)Inapplicability
			 of certain lawsSections 7, 9, and 30(d) of the
			 Consumer Product Safety Act (15
			 U.S.C. 2056, 2058, and 2079(d)) shall not apply to the proceeding under this
			 subsection, and section 11 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2060) shall not apply with
			 respect to any standard issued under such proceeding.
				(3)Effective
			 dateThe final standard shall take effect not later than 1 year
			 after the date it is issued.
				(d)Failure To Meet
			 Standards
				(1)Failure to meet
			 interim standardUntil the final standard takes effect, an
			 equestrian helmet that does not meet the interim standard, required under
			 subsection (a)(1), shall be considered in violation of a consumer product
			 safety standard promulgated under the Consumer
			 Product Safety Act.
				(2)Status of final
			 standardThe final standard developed under subsection (c) shall
			 be considered a consumer product safety standard promulgated under the
			 Consumer Product Safety Act.
				6.Authorizations
			 of appropriations
			(a)Department of
			 CommerceThere is authorized to be appropriated to the Department
			 of Commerce to carry out section 2, $100,000 for each of fiscal years 2005,
			 2006, and 2007.
			(b)Consumer
			 Product Safety CommissionThere is authorized to be appropriated
			 to the Consumer Product Safety Commission to carry out activities under section
			 5, $500,000 for fiscal year 2005, which amount shall remain available until
			 expended.
			7.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Approved
			 equestrian helmetThe term approved equestrian
			 helmet means an equestrian helmet that meets—
				(A)the interim
			 standard specified in section 5(b), pending establishment of a final standard
			 under section 5(c); and
				(B)the final
			 standard, once it is effective under section 5(c).
				(2)Equestrian
			 helmetThe term equestrian helmet means a hard shell
			 head covering intended to be worn while participating in an equestrian event or
			 activity.


114 HR 781 IH: Complete America’s Great Trails Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-02-05
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 781
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 5, 2015
			Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Peters, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Polis, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for qualified
			 conservation contributions which include National Scenic Trails.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Complete America’s Great Trails Act. 2.National Scenic Trail conservation credit (a)In generalSubpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

					30E.National Scenic Trail conservation credit
 (a)Allowance of creditThere shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution of the taxpayer for the taxable year.
 (b)National Scenic Trail conservation contributionFor purposes of this section— (1)In generalThe term National Scenic Trail conservation contribution means any qualified conservation contribution—
 (A)to the extent the qualified real property interest with respect to such contribution includes a National Scenic Trail (or portion thereof) and its trail corridor, and
 (B)with respect to which the taxpayer makes an election under this section. (2)National Scenic TrailThe term National Scenic Trail means any trail authorized and designated under section 5 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244), but only if such trail is at least 200 miles in length.
 (3)Trail corridorThe term trail corridor means so much of the corridor of a trail as is— (A)not less than—
 (i)150 feet wide on each side of such trail, or (ii)in the case of an interest in real property of the taxpayer which includes less than 150 feet on either side of such trail, the entire distance with respect to such interest on such side, and
 (B)not greater than 2,640 feet wide. (4)Qualified conservation contribution; qualified real property interestThe terms qualified conservation contribution and qualified real property interest have the respective meanings given such terms by section 170(h), except that paragraph (2)(A) thereof shall be applied without regard to any qualified mineral interest (as defined in paragraph (6) thereof).
							(c)Special rules
 (1)Fair market valueFair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution shall be determined under rules similar to the valuation rules under Treasury Regulations under section 170, except that in any case, to the extent practicable, fair market value shall be determined by reference to the highest and best use of the real property with respect to such contribution.
 (2)Election irrevocableAn election under this section may not be revoked. (3)Denial of double benefitNo deduction shall be allowed under this chapter with respect to any qualified conservation contribution with respect to which an election is made under this section.
							(d)Application with other credits
 (1)Business credit treated as part of general business creditSo much of the credit which would be allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined without regard to this subsection) that is attributable to property used in a trade or business or held for the production of income shall be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)).
 (2)Personal creditFor purposes of this title, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable year.
							(e)Carryforward of unused credit
 (1)In generalIf the credit allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for any taxable year reduced by the sum of the credit allowable under subpart A (other than this section), such excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable under subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year.
 (2)LimitationNo credit may be carried forward under this subsection to any taxable year following the tenth taxable year after the taxable year in which the credit arose. For purposes of the preceding sentence, credits shall be treated as used on a first-in first-out basis..
 (b)Continued use not inconsistent with conservation purposesA contribution of an interest in real property shall not fail to be treated as a National Scenic Trail conservation contribution (as defined in section 30E(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) solely by reason of continued use of the real property, such as for recreational or agricultural use (including motor vehicle use related thereto), if, under the circumstances, such use does not impair significant conservation interests and is not inconsistent with the purposes of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.).
			(c)Study regarding efficacy of National Scenic Trail conservation credit
 (1)In generalThe Secretary of the Interior shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, study— (A)the efficacy of the National Scenic Trail conservation credit under section 30E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in completing, extending, and increasing the number of National Scenic Trails (as defined in section 30E(b) of such Code), and
 (B)the feasibility and estimated costs and benefits of— (i)making such credit refundable (in whole or in part), and
 (ii)allowing transfer of such credit. (2)ReportNot later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to Congress on the results of the study conducted under this subsection.
				(d)Conforming amendments
 (1)Section 23(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting , 30E, after 25D. (2)Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by inserting 30E, after 25D,.
 (3)Section 25D(c) of such Code is amended by inserting and section 25D after other than this section. (e)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

						30E. National Scenic Trail conservation credit..
 (f)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.


109 HR 397 IH: Tsunami Orphans and Unaccompanied Children Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-01-26
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I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 397
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 26, 2005
Mr. Menendez (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Evans, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Rangel) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

A BILL
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance to children who are orphaned or unaccompanied as a result of the tsunamis that occurred on December 26, 2004, in the Indian Ocean.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Tsunami Orphans and Unaccompanied Children Act of 2005.
2.Findings; Declaration of policy
(a)FindingsCongress finds the following:
(1)Over 160,000 people were killed in the Indian Ocean region as a result of the earthquake and tsunamis that occurred on December 26, 2004.
(2)Experts estimate that a higher than expected number of those killed were children.
(3)According to the United Nations, 3 to 5 million people were affected by the disaster. Approximately 1.5 million of those individuals affected are children.
(4)Experts estimate that the total number of children affected in the tsunamis could reach up to 50 percent. Experts estimate that a significant number of children have been separated from their parents or orphaned.
(5)Orphaned and unaccompanied children are particularly vulnerable to disease, hunger, and exploitation.
(6)In the chaotic environment following a disaster when protection mechanisms may not be in place, unaccompanied children are more vulnerable to traffickers and forcible recruitment into militias.
(7)After a disaster, under-resourced governments, communities, and villages may not be able to independently provide sufficient care and services for orphans and unaccompanied children.
(8)Unaccompanied children and orphans need immediate care and security in the short-term, as well as a long-term investment in their education, health, and protection.
(9)Congress recognizes that a number of organizations including UNICEF, Save the Children, World Vision, and the International Committee of the Red Cross are leading the effort to reunify children with their families, provide protection against traffickers, and provide food, shelter, education, counseling, and many other vital services.
(b)Declaration of policyIt shall be the policy of the United States to take prompt and appropriate actions to assist children who are orphaned or currently unaccompanied as a result of the tsunamis that occurred on December 26, 2004, in the Indian Ocean as an important expression of humanitarian concern and the traditions of the United States and, in particular, to assist such orphans and unaccompanied children by—
(1)providing assistance for the purpose of identifying and reunifying unaccompanied children with their families;
(2)providing assistance for the immediate care of unaccompanied children and orphans, including health care, food, shelter, education, psychological counseling, and protection from traffickers; and
(3)providing for the long-term needs of children not reunified with immediate or extended family members, including long-term placement consistent with international standards and local customs and structures and also providing support for education, healthcare, food, job-training, and psychological counseling.
3.Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961Chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2166 et seq.) is amended by inserting after title VI the following new title:

VIIAssistance for Tsunami Orphans and Unaccompanied Children
261.Authorization of assistance
(a)In generalThe President, acting through the Administrator of the Agency, shall provide assistance to children who are orphaned or currently unaccompanied as a result of the tsunamis that occurred on December 26, 2004, in the Indian Ocean.
(b)Activities supportedAssistance provided under subsection (a) shall be used to—
(1)identify and reunify unaccompanied children by—
(A)identifying, registering, and documenting, as soon as possible, all unaccompanied children;
(B)attempting to trace each child’s immediate family, primary legal or customary care giver, or other extended family member; and
(C)verifying that the child has been effectively and appropriately placed;
(2)provide immediate care for unaccompanied or orphaned children during the identification and reunification process by—
(A)providing, food, shelter, and access to education;
(B)psychological and psychosocial counseling; and
(C)creating mechanisms to protect against child trafficking, sexual abuse, and attempts to forcibly recruit children into militias; and
(3)provide for the long-term needs of children not reunified with immediate family by—
(A)attempting to place children with extended family members and relatives;
(B)providing assistance, if there is no family care available, for children to be placed in foster-care or other care approved both by the Agency and local governments;
(C)providing support for education, healthcare, food, job-training, and psychological counseling once children are placed, including psychological and psychosocial counseling for caregivers and extended family members who are responsible for such children;
(D)monitoring placement to assure recognition of local customs and support structures;
(E)monitoring placement to assure that care is consistent with international standards; and
(F)monitoring the status of the children, in coordination with international nongovernmental organizations and multilateral organizations.
(c)Administrative provisionsIn carrying out any programs under the terms of this section, the Administrator shall—
(1)provide funds for projects to nongovernmental organizations in the United States, multilateral institutions, and international and indigenous nongovernmental organizations with expertise in caring for orphans and unaccompanied children;
(2)coordinate with nongovernmental organizations in the United States, international nongovernmental organizations, and multilateral institutions to avoid duplication, waste, and fraud and ensure efficiency and the maximization of resources;
(3)work closely with local governments and local nongovernmental organizations to develop long-term protection and monitoring mechanisms;
(4)require all governments and nongovernmental organizations that receive assistance under this section to agree to international standards on the treatment of orphans and children; and
(5)coordinate with other departments and agencies of the United States Government that have responsibilities related to child trafficking, child labor, and other issues related to orphans and unaccompanied children.
(d)Terms and conditionsAssistance under this section may be provided on such other terms and conditions as the President may determine.
262.Authorization of appropriations
(a)In generalThere are authorized to be appropriated to Agency’s Displaced Children and Orphans Fund to carry out this title $80,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
(b)Additional authoritiesAmounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)—
(1)are authorized to remain available until expended; and
(2)are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
(c)Funding limitationNot more than 7 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year may be used for administrative expenses.
263.Monitoring system
(a)EstablishmentIn order to maximize the sustainable development impact of assistance authorized under this title, the President shall establish a monitoring system that meets the requirements of subsection (b).
(b)RequirementsThe requirements referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:
(1)The monitoring system shall establish performance goals for the assistance and express such goals in an objective and quantifiable form, to the fullest extent feasible.
(2)The monitoring system shall establish performance indicators to be used in measuring or assessing the achievement of the performance goals described in paragraph (1).
(3)The monitoring system shall provide a basis for recommendations for adjustments to the levels and type of assistance to enhance the impact of the assistance.
264.Report
(a)ReportNot later than December 31, 2005, and each December 31 thereafter until December 31, 2009, the President shall transmit to Congress a report that contains a detailed description of the implementation of this title for the previous fiscal year.
(b)ContentsThe report shall contain the following information:
(1)For each grant, cooperative agreement, contract, contribution, or other form of assistance awarded or entered into under this title—
(A)the amount of the grant, cooperative agreement, contract, contribution, or other form of assistance, the name of each recipient and each country with respect to which projects or activities under the grant, cooperative agreement, contract, contribution, or other form of assistance were carried out, and the approximate number of orphans and other unaccompanied children who received assistance under the projects or activities; and
(B)the results of the monitoring system with respect to the grant, cooperative agreement, contract, contribution, or other form of assistance.
(2)For each grant, cooperative agreement, contract, contribution, or other form of assistance awarded or entered into under any provision of law other than this title for assistance for tsunami orphans and unaccompanied children, the information described in paragraph (1)(A).
(3)Any other appropriate information relating to the needs of tsunami orphans or unaccompanied children that could be addressed through the provision of assistance under this title or under any other provision of law.
265.DefinitionsIn this title:
(1)AdministratorThe term Administrator means the Administrator of the Agency.
(2)AgencyThe term Agency means the United States Agency for International Development.
(3)ChildrenThe term children means persons who have not attained the age of 18.
(4)OrphanThe term orphan means a child deprived by death of one or both parents.
(5)Unaccompanied childrenThe term unaccompanied children means children separated from their family..


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3120
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 16, 2010
			Mr. Specter (for himself
			 and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To encourage the entry of felony warrants into the
		  National Crime Information Center database by States and provide additional
		  resources for extradition.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Fugitive Information Networked
			 Database Act of 2010 or the FIND Act.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)Nationwide, there
			 are an estimated 2,700,000 active Federal, State, and local warrants for the
			 arrest of persons charged with felony crimes.
			(2)State and local
			 law enforcement authorities have insufficient resources to devote to searching
			 for and apprehending fugitives. As a result, large numbers of fugitives evade
			 arrest. State and local law enforcement authorities also lack resources for
			 extraditing fugitives who have been arrested in other States. As a result, such
			 fugitives frequently are released without prosecution.
			(3)Increasing the
			 resources available for conducting fugitive investigations and transporting
			 fugitives between States would increase the number of fugitives who are
			 arrested and prosecuted.
			(4)The United States
			 Marshals Service (referred to in this Act as the USMS) plays an
			 integral role in the apprehension of fugitives in the United States, and has a
			 long history of providing assistance and expertise to Federal, State, and local
			 law enforcement agencies in support of fugitive investigations, including
			 through 82 District Task Forces, and through the 7 Regional Fugitive Task Force
			 Programs that have partnered with Federal, State and local law enforcement
			 agencies to locate and apprehend fugitives.
			(5)The USMS utilizes
			 the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation Service (referred to in this Act
			 as the JPATS) to transport Federal detainees and prisoners. It
			 also makes JPATS available to State and local law enforcement agencies on a
			 reimbursable, space-available basis for the purpose of transporting a fugitive
			 from the place where the fugitive was arrested to the jurisdiction that issued
			 the warrant for the arrest of the fugitive. Through JPATS, these agencies are
			 able to reduce the cost of extradition significantly.
			(6)Expanding the
			 availability of JPATS to State and local law enforcement agencies would lower
			 the cost of transporting fugitives for extradition and lead to the prosecution
			 of a greater number of fugitives.
			(7)Since 1967, the
			 Federal Bureau of Investigation has operated the National Crime Information
			 Center, which administers a nationwide database containing criminal history
			 information from the Federal Government and the States, including outstanding
			 arrest warrants. The National Crime Information Center database allows a law
			 enforcement officer who stops a person in 1 State to obtain information about a
			 warrant for that person issued in another State. It contains approximately
			 1,700,000 felony and misdemeanor warrants. It is missing nearly half of the
			 2,800,000 to 3,200,000 of the felony warrants issued across the Nation,
			 including warrants for hundreds of thousands of violent crimes.
			(8)The failure of a
			 State to enter a warrant into the National Crime Information Center database
			 enables a fugitive to escape arrest even when the fugitive is stopped by a law
			 enforcement officer in another State, because the officer is not aware there
			 was a warrant issued for the fugitive. Many of such fugitives go on to commit
			 additional crimes. In addition, such fugitives pose a danger to law enforcement
			 officers who encounter them without knowledge of the pending charges against
			 the fugitives or their record of fleeing law enforcement authorities.
			(9)All warrants
			 entered into the National Crime Information Center database must be validated
			 on a regular basis to ensure that the information in the warrant is still
			 accurate and that the warrant is still active.
			(10)Improving the
			 entry and validation of warrants in the National Crime Information Center
			 database would enable law enforcement officers to identify and arrest a larger
			 number of fugitives, improve the safety of these officers, and better protect
			 communities from crime.
			(11)Federal funds
			 for State and local law enforcement are most effective when they do not
			 supplant, but rather supplement State and local funds.
			3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Active
			 warrantThe term active warrant means a warrant that
			 has not been cleared. A warrant may be cleared by arrest or by the
			 determination of a law enforcement agency that a warrant has already been
			 executed or that the subject is deceased.
			(2)Felony
			 warrantThe term felony warrant means any warrant
			 for a crime that is punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding 1
			 year.
			(3)Indian
			 countryThe term Indian country has the meaning
			 given the term in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.
			(4)Indian
			 tribeThe term Indian tribe has the meaning given
			 the term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of
			 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a).
			(5)National Crime
			 Information Center databaseThe term National Crime
			 Information Center database means the computerized index of criminal
			 justice information operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under
			 section 534 of title 28, United States Code, and available to Federal, State,
			 and local law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies.
			(6)StateThe
			 term State means any State of the United States, the District of
			 Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
			 Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
			(7)Unit of local
			 governmentThe term unit of local government—
				(A)means—
					(i)any
			 city, county, township, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose
			 political subdivision of a State; or
					(ii)any law
			 enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that is established under
			 applicable State law and has the authority to, in a manner independent of other
			 State entities, establish a budget and impose taxes;
					(B)includes law
			 enforcement agencies, courts, and any other government agencies involved in the
			 issuance of warrants; and
				(C)in the case of
			 Indian tribes, includes tribal law enforcement agencies, tribal courts and any
			 other tribal agencies involved in the issuance of warrants.
				4.Grants to
			 encourage States to enter felony warrants
			(a)Authorization
			 of grants
				(1)In
			 generalThe Attorney General shall make grants to States or
			 Indian tribes in a manner consistent with the National Criminal History
			 Improvement Program, which shall be used by States or Indian tribes, in
			 conjunction with units of local government, to—
					(A)(i)develop and implement
			 secure, electronic State, local or tribal warrant management systems that
			 permit the prompt preparation, submission, and validation of warrants and are
			 compatible and interoperable with the National Crime Information Center
			 database to facilitate information sharing and to ensure that felony warrants
			 entered into warrant databases by State, local and tribal government agencies
			 can be automatically entered into the National Crime Information Center
			 database; or
						(ii)upgrade existing State, local or
			 tribal electronic warrant management systems to ensure compatibility and
			 interoperability with the National Crime Information Center database to
			 facilitate information sharing and to ensure that felony warrants entered into
			 warrant databases by State, local and tribal government agencies can be
			 automatically entered into the National Crime Information Center database;
			 and
						(B)ensure that all
			 State, local, and tribal government agencies that need access to the National
			 Crime Information Center database for criminal justice purposes can access the
			 database.
					(2)DurationA
			 grant awarded under this section shall be—
					(A)for a period of 1
			 year; and
					(B)renewable at the
			 discretion of the Attorney General if the State seeking renewal submits an
			 application to the Attorney General that demonstrates compliance with
			 subsection (b)(2).
					(3)Hiring of
			 personnelNot more than 5 percent of the grant funds awarded
			 under this section to each State and Indian tribe may also be used to hire
			 additional personnel, as needed, to validate warrants entered into the National
			 Crime Information Center database.
				(4)Set-asideNot
			 more than 5 percent of the total funds available to be awarded under this
			 section may be reserved for Indian tribes.
				(b)Eligibility
				(1)In
			 generalIn order to be eligible for a grant authorized under
			 subsection (a), a State or Indian tribe shall submit to the Attorney
			 General—
					(A)a plan to develop
			 and implement, or upgrade, systems described in subsection (a)(1);
					(B)a report
			 that—
						(i)details the
			 number of active felony warrants issued by the State or Indian tribe, including
			 felony warrants issued by units of local government within the State or Indian
			 tribe;
						(ii)describes the
			 number and type of active felony warrants that have not been entered into a
			 State, local, or tribal warrant database or into the National Crime Information
			 Center database;
						(iii)explains the
			 reasons State, local, and tribal government agencies have not entered active
			 felony warrants into the National Crime Information Center database; and
						(iv)demonstrates
			 that State, local, and tribal government agencies have made good faith efforts
			 to eliminate any such backlog; and
						(C)guidelines for
			 warrant entry by the State or Indian tribe, including units of local government
			 within the State or Indian tribe, that—
						(i)ensure that
			 felony warrants issued by the State or Indian tribe, including units of local
			 government within the State or Indian tribe, will be entered into the National
			 Crime Information Center database; and
						(ii)include a
			 description of the circumstances, if any, in which, as a matter of policy,
			 certain such warrants will not be entered into the National Crime Information
			 Center database.
						(2)Deposit Bail
			 and Citizens Right to KnowA State that submits a grant renewal
			 application under subsection (a)(3)(B) shall require that each unit of local
			 government or State pretrial services agency in such State that has recieved
			 grant funds under this section file with the Attorney General and the
			 appropriate county clerk's office of jurisdiction the following public reports
			 on defendants released at the recommendation or under the supervision of the
			 unit of local government or State pretrial services agency:
					(A)An annual report
			 specifying—
						(i)the
			 number of defendants assessed or interviewed for pretrial release;
						(ii)the number of
			 indigent defendants included in clause (i);
						(iii)the number of
			 failures to appear for a scheduled court appearance; and
						(iv)the number and
			 type of program noncompliance infractions committed by a defendant released to
			 a pretrial release program.
						(B)An annual report
			 at the end of each year, setting forth the budget of the unit of local
			 government or State pretrial services agency for the reporting year.
					(c)Report to the
			 Attorney GeneralA State or Indian tribe that receives a grant
			 under this section shall, 1 year after receiving the grant, submit a report to
			 the Attorney General that includes—
				(1)the number of
			 active felony warrants issued by that State or Indian tribe, including units of
			 local government within that State or Indian tribe;
				(2)the number of the
			 active felony warrants entered into the National Crime Information Center
			 database; and
				(3)with respect to
			 felony warrants not entered into the National Crime Information Center
			 database, the reasons for not entering such warrants.
				(d)Authorization
			 of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
			 Attorney General $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015 for
			 grants to carry out the requirements of this section.
			5.Federal Bureau
			 of Investigation coordinationThe Federal Bureau of Investigation shall
			 provide to State, local, and tribal government agencies the technological
			 standard to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of all State, local,
			 and tribal warrant databases with the National Crime Information Center
			 database, as well as other technical assistance to facilitate the
			 implementation of automated State, local, and tribal warrant management systems
			 that are compatible and interoperable with the National Crime Information
			 Center database.
		6.Report regarding
			 felony warrant entry
			(a)In
			 generalNot later than 270 days after the date of the enactment
			 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
			 House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary a report regarding—
				(1)the number of
			 active felony warrants issued by each State and Indian tribe, including felony
			 warrants issued by units of local government within the State or Indian
			 tribe;
				(2)the number of the
			 active felony warrants that State, local, and tribal government agencies have
			 entered into the National Crime Information Center database; and
				(3)for the preceding
			 3 years, the number of persons in each State with an active felony warrant who
			 were—
					(A)apprehended in
			 other States or in Indian country but not extradited; and
					(B)apprehended in
			 other States or in Indian country and extradited.
					(b)AssistanceTo
			 assist in the preparation of the report required by subsection (a), the
			 Attorney General shall provide the Comptroller General of the United States
			 access to any information collected and reviewed in connection with the grant
			 application process described in section 4.
			(c)Report by
			 Attorney GeneralOn an annual basis, the Attorney General shall
			 submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of
			 Representatives a report containing the information received from the States
			 and Indian tribes under this section.
			7.Extradition
			 assistance
			(a)Grant
			 assistance
				(1)Authorization
			 of grant assistance
					(A)In
			 generalThe Attorney General shall, subject to paragraph (4),
			 make grants to States and Indian tribes for periods of 1 year which shall be
			 used by States and Indian tribes, including units of local government within
			 the State or Indian tribe, to extradite fugitives from another State or Indian
			 country for prosecution.
					(B)Set
			 asideNot more than 5 percent of the grant funding available
			 under this section may be reserved for Indian tribal governments, including
			 tribal judicial systems.
					(2)Matching
			 fundsThe Federal share of a grant received under this section
			 may not exceed 80 percent of the costs of a program or proposal funded under
			 this section unless the Attorney General waives, wholly or in part, the
			 requirements of this paragraph in the event of extraordinary
			 circumstances.
				(3)Grant
			 applicationsA State or Indian tribe seeking a grant under this
			 subsection shall submit an application to the Attorney General that—
					(A)describes the
			 process and any impediments to extraditing fugitives apprehended in other
			 States or in Indian country after being notified of such fugitives'
			 apprehension;
					(B)specifies the way
			 in which grant amounts will be used, including the means of transportation the
			 State or Indian tribe, or unit of local government within the State or Indian
			 tribe, intends to use for extradition and whether the State or Indian tribe or
			 unit of local government will participate in the JPATS program, as well as
			 whether it has participated in that program in the past;
					(C)specifies the
			 number of fugitives extradited by all jurisdictions within that State or Indian
			 tribe for each of the 3 years preceding the date of the grant application;
			 and
					(D)specifies the
			 total amount spent by all jurisdictions within that State or Indian tribe on
			 fugitive extraditions for each of the 3 years preceding the date of the grant
			 application.
					(4)Eligibility
					(A)In
			 generalIn determining whether to award a grant under this
			 section to a State or Indian tribe, the Attorney General shall consider the
			 following:
						(i)The
			 information in the application submitted under paragraph (3).
						(ii)The percentage
			 of felony warrants issued by the State or Indian tribe, including units of
			 local government within the State or Indian tribe, that were entered into the
			 National Crime Information Center database, as calculated with the information
			 provided under subsection (b) and, beginning 1 year after the date of enactment
			 of this Act, whether the State or Indian tribe has made substantial progress in
			 improving the entry of felony warrants into the National Crime Information
			 Center database.
						(iii)For grants
			 issued after an initial 1 year grant, whether the State or Indian tribe,
			 including units of local government within the State or Indian tribe, has
			 increased substantially the number of fugitives extradited for
			 prosecution.
						(B)PreferencesIn
			 allocating extradition grants under this section, the Attorney General should
			 give preference to States or Indian tribes that—
						(i)3
			 years after the date of enactment of this Act, have entered at least 50 percent
			 of active felony warrants into the National Crime Information Center
			 database;
						(ii)5
			 years after the date of enactment of this Act, have entered at least 70 percent
			 of active felony warrants into the National Crime Information Center database;
			 and
						(iii)7
			 years after the date of enactment of this Act, have entered at least 90 percent
			 of active felony warrants into the National Crime Information Center
			 database.
						(5)Use of
			 fundsStates and Indian tribes, including units of local
			 government within the State or Indian tribe, receiving a grant under this
			 section may use grant monies to credit the costs of transporting State and
			 local detainees on behalf of such State to the Justice Prisoner and Alien
			 Transportation System.
				(6)RecordkeepingStates
			 and Indian tribes, including units of local government within the State or
			 Indian tribe, that receive a grant under this section shall maintain and report
			 such data, records, and information (programmatic and financial) as the
			 Attorney General may require.
				(7)Audit
					(A)In
			 generalThe Attorney General shall conduct an audit of the use of
			 funds by States and Indian tribes receiving grants under this section 18 months
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter.
					(B)IneligibilityA
			 State or Indian tribe, or unit of local government within a State or Indian
			 tribe, that fails to increase substantially the number of fugitives extradited
			 after receiving a grant under this section will be ineligible for future
			 funds.
					(8)Authorization
			 of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to
			 carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through
			 2015.
				(b)Active felony
			 warrants issued by States and Indian tribes
				(1)In
			 generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
			 of this Act, and annually thereafter on a date designated by the Attorney
			 General, to assist the Attorney General in making a determination under
			 subsection (a)(4) concerning eligibility to receive a grant, each State and
			 Indian tribe applying for a grant under this section shall submit to the
			 Attorney General—
					(A)the total number
			 of active felony warrants issued by the State or Indian tribe, including units
			 of local government within the State or Indian tribe, regardless of the age of
			 the warrants; and
					(B)a description of
			 the categories of felony warrants not entered into the National Crime
			 Information Center database and the reasons for not entering such
			 warrants.
					(2)Failure to
			 provideA State or Indian tribe that fails to provide the
			 information described in paragraph (1) by the date required under such
			 paragraph shall be ineligible to receive any funds under subsection (a), until
			 such date as it provides the information described in paragraph (1) to the
			 Attorney General.
				(c)Attorney
			 General report
				(1)In
			 generalNot later than January 31 of each year, the Attorney
			 General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
			 Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report—
					(A)containing the
			 information submitted by the States and Indian tribes under subsection
			 (b);
					(B)containing the
			 percentage of active felony warrants issued by those States and Indian tribes
			 that has been entered into the National Crime Information Center database, as
			 determined under subsection (a)(4)(A)(ii);
					(C)containing a
			 description of the categories of felony warrants that have not been entered
			 into the National Crime Information Center database and the reasons such
			 warrants were not entered, as provided to the Attorney General under subsection
			 (b)(1);
					(D)comparing the
			 warrant entry information to data from previous years and describing the
			 progress of States and Indian tribes in entering active felony warrants into
			 the National Crime Information Center database;
					(E)containing the
			 number of persons that each State or Indian tribe, including units of local
			 government within the State or Indian tribe, has extradited from other States
			 or in Indian country for prosecution and describing any progress the State or
			 Indian tribe has made in improving the number of fugitives extradited for
			 prosecution; and
					(F)describing the
			 practices of the States and Indian tribes regarding the collection,
			 maintenance, automation, and transmittal of felony warrants to the National
			 Crime Information Center, that the Attorney General considers to be best
			 practices.
					(2)Best
			 practicesNot later than January 31 of each year, the Attorney
			 General shall provide the information regarding best practices, referred to in
			 paragraph (1)(F), to each State and Indian tribe submitting information to the
			 National Crime Information Center.


114 S2496 IS: Help Small Businesses Access Affordable Credit Act
U.S. Senate
2016-02-03
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		II
		114th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 2496
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 3, 2016
			Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

		A BILL
		To provide flexibility for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to increase the
			 total amount of general business loans that may be guaranteed under
			 section 7(a) of the Small Business Act.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Help Small Businesses Access Affordable Credit Act. 2.General business loansSection 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (f); and (2)by adding at the end the following:

					(g)Authority To increase amount of general business loans
 (1)In generalFor fiscal year 2017, and each fiscal year thereafter, if the Administrator determines that the demand for commitments by the Administrator for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) for the fiscal year exceeds the limit on the total amount of commitments the Administrator may make for such loans under this Act, an appropriation Act, or any other provision of law, the Administrator may make commitments for such loans in a total amount equal to not more than 110 percent of such limit.
						(2)Approval required before exercising authority
 (A)In generalNot later than 45 days before the date on which the Administrator intends to exercise the authority under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall submit notice of the intent of the Administrator to exercise the authority to—
 (i)the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
 (ii)the Committee on Small Business and the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
 (B)ApprovalThe Administrator may not exercise the authority under paragraph (1) unless the exercise of authority has been approved by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives..


114 SRES 238 IS: Expressing the determination of the Senate that the 60-calendar day period for congressional review of the nuclear agreement with Iran did not begin with the transmittal of the agreement on July 19, 2015, because that transmittal did not include all materials required to be transmitted pursuant to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015.
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III
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 238
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 30, 2015
Mr. Cruz submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

RESOLUTION
Expressing the determination of the Senate that the 60-calendar day period for congressional review of the nuclear agreement with Iran did not begin with the transmittal of the agreement on July 19, 2015, because that transmittal did not include all materials required to be transmitted pursuant to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015.

Whereas section 135(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17), states that Not later than 5 calendar days after reaching an agreement with Iran relating to the nuclear program of Iran, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership … the agreement, as defined in subsection (h)(1), including all related materials and annexes;;  Whereas, under section 135(h)(1) of such Act (as so added), the term agreement is defined as an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran that includes the United States, commits the United States to take action, or pursuant to which the United States commits or otherwise agrees to take action, regardless of the form it takes, whether a political commitment or otherwise, and regardless of whether it is legally binding or not, including any joint comprehensive plan of action entered into or made between Iran and any other parties, and any additional materials related thereto, including annexes, appendices, codicils, side agreements, implementing materials, documents, and guidance, technical or other understandings, and any related agreements, whether entered into or implemented prior to the agreement or to be entered into or implemented in the future.;
Whereas section 135(b)(1) of such Act (as so added) states that During the 30-calendar day period following transmittal by the President of an agreement pursuant to subsection (a), the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives shall, as appropriate, hold hearings and briefings and otherwise obtain information in order to fully review such agreement.;  Whereas section 135(b)(2) of such Act (as so added) states that The period for congressional review under paragraph (1) shall be 60 calendar days if an agreement, including all materials required to be transmitted to Congress pursuant to subsection (a)(1), is transmitted pursuant to subsection (a) between July 10, 2015, and September 7, 2015.;
Whereas section 135(b)(3) of such Act (as so added) states that prior to and during the period for transmission of an agreement in subsection (a)(1) and during the period for congressional review provided in paragraph (1), including any additional period as applicable under the exception provided in paragraph (2), the President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of statutory sanctions with respect to Iran under any provision of law or refrain from applying any such sanctions pursuant to an agreement described in subsection (a).;  Whereas the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was agreed to on July 14, 2015, by the nations of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, and Iran;
Whereas the Department of State asserted that it had transmitted to Congress the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, its annexes, and related materials on July 19, 2015;  Whereas Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Congressman Mike Pompeo of Kansas were informed by officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency of additional side agreements with Iran that were not included in the Department of State's transmission to Congress;
Whereas guidance materials related to sanctions relief, sanctions interpretations, and licensing policy described in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action were not included in the Department of State's transmission to Congress; and  Whereas the integrity of the proceedings of the Senate is compromised by the inability of the Senate and its committees to carry out the review provided under section 135(b)(3) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 because of the absence of all documents required to be transmitted under that section: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the determination of the Senate that— (1)for purposes of section 135(b)(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17), the 60-calendar day period for congressional review of the agreement with Iran relating to the nuclear program of Iran did not begin with the transmittal of the agreement on July 19, 2015, because that transmittal did not include all materials required to be transmitted under the definition of the term agreement under section 135(h)(1) of such Act (as so added), including specifically side agreements with Iran and United States Government-issued guidance materials in relation to Iran; and
(2)the 60-calendar day period for review of such agreement in the Senate cannot be considered to have begun until the Majority Leader certifies that all of the materials required to be transmitted under the definition of the term agreement under such Act, including any side agreements with Iran and United States Government-issued guidance materials in relation to Iran, have been transmitted to the Majority Leader.


116 HR 3986 IH: Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-07-25
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3986IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 25, 2019Mrs. McBath (for herself, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Keller, and Ms. Finkenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and LaborA BILLTo establish a task force to improve child care protections provided through interstate criminal
			 background checks.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019. 2.Task force to assist in implementing interstate criminal background checks for child care staff members (a)EstablishmentThere is established in the Department of Health and Human Services a task force, to be known as the Interagency Task Force for Child Safety (referred to in this section as the Task Force), to identify, evaluate, and recommend best practices and technical assistance to assist Federal and State agencies in fully implementing the requirements of section 658H(b) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858f(b)) for child care staff members.
 (b)CompositionNot later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint the members of the Task Force which shall include—
 (1)the Director of the Office of Child Care of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Associate Commissioner of the Children's Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or their respective designees; and
 (2)such other Federal officials as may be designated by the President. (c)ChairpersonThe chairperson of the Task Force shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services.
 (d)ConsultationThe Task Force shall consult with representatives from State child care agencies, State child protective services, State criminal justice agencies, providers of child care services, including those in the private sector, and other relevant stakeholders on identifying problems in implementing, and proposing solutions to implement, the requirements of section 658H(b) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858f(b)) as described in such section. Such consultation shall include State agencies that have been able to implement such requirements as well as State agencies that have not.
 (e)Task Force dutiesThe Task Force shall— (1)develop recommendations for improving implementation of the requirements of section 658H(b) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858f(b)), including recommendations about how the member agencies of the Task Force will collaborate and coordinate efforts to implement such requirements; and
 (2)develop recommendations that identify best practices and evaluate technical assistance to assist relevant Federal and State agencies in implementing section 658H(b) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858f(b)), which identification and evaluation shall include—
 (A)an analysis of available research and information at the Federal, State, and local levels regarding the status of the interstate requirements of such section for child care staff members who have resided in one or more States during the previous 5 years and who seek employment in a child care program in a different State;
 (B)a list of State agencies that are not responding to interstate requests covered by such section for relevant information on child care staff members, and why they are not responding if aware of such requests;
 (C)identification of the challenges State agencies are experiencing in responding to such interstate requests;
 (D)an analysis of the length of time it takes the State agencies in a State to receive such results from State agencies in another State in response to such an interstate request in accordance with such section;
 (E)an analysis of the average processing time for the interstate requests, after such response has been received, in accordance with such section;
 (F)identification of the fees and work burden associated with the interstate requests in each State to meet requirements in accordance with such section, including information regarding who pays the fees and whether and how the cost of the fees may be changed;
 (G)a list of States that are participating in the National Fingerprint File program, as administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and an analysis of reasons States have or have not chosen to participate in the program, including barriers to participation such as barriers related to State regulatory requirements and statutes; and
 (H)a list of States that have closed record laws or systems that prevent the States from sharing complete criminal records data or information with State agencies in another State.
 (f)MeetingsNot later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall hold its first meeting.
 (g)Final reportNot later than 1 year after the first meeting of the Task Force, the Task Force shall submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a final report containing all of the recommendations required by subsection (e).
 (h)SunsetThe Task Force shall terminate 1 year after submitting its final report under subsection (g), but not later than September 30, 2021.


114 S2757 IS: Iran Financial System Access Limitation Act of 2016
U.S. Senate
2016-04-06
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		II
		114th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 2757
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 6, 2016
			Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

		A BILL
		To prohibit certain transactions with Iran and to impose sanctions with respect to foreign
			 financial institutions that facilitate such transactions, and for other
			 purposes.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Iran Financial System Access Limitation Act of 2016.
		2.Prohibition on certain transactions with Iran and blocking of property with respect to foreign
			 financial institutions that
			 facilitate certain transactions with Iran
			(a)Findings; sense of Congress
 (1)FindingsCongress finds the following: (A)A nuclear capable Iran poses a direct threat to the United States and its allies around the world.
 (B)Nothing in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action obligates the United States to lift financial sanctions with respect to Iran, and in fact, unilateral sanctions have proven effective in achieving foreign policy aims of the United States.
 (C)Iran has violated United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1929 (2010) and 2231 (2015), which form the basis of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
 (D)The goal of imposing economic sanctions with respect to Iran was to penalize Iran for its pursuit of nuclear weapons for illicit purposes.
 (E)In spite of the fact that Iran has violated the resolutions specified in paragraph (3) and destroyed the intent of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, President Barack Obama has voluntarily paid the Government of Iran $1,700,000,000 in a settlement of a claim before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal.
 (F)After giving the Government of Iran further access to global assets, President Obama has now indicated that he is prepared to give Iran access to United States dollars.
 (G)Continuing his governance by executive fiat, President Obama is giving Iran access to United States dollars in a manner that evades review by Congress.
 (H)President Obama continues to let Iran dictate the interpretation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to the people of the United States.
 (I)Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew said to the Senate last year that, Iranian banks will not be able to clear U.S. dollars through New York and that Iranian banks will not hold correspondent account relationships with U.S. financial institutions, or enter into financing arrangements with U.S. banks.
 (J)Granting access to the United States dollar will strengthen the access of Iran to the global financial system, increase the ability of Iran to conduct illicit transactions in weapons trade, and decrease the minor amount of leverage retained by the United States Government to contain the nuclear ambitions of Iran.
 (K)The Government of Iran continues to funnel large amounts of money and arms to terrorist organizations that target citizens of the United States and even limited access to United States dollars will strengthen the ability of Iran to support those organizations.
 (2)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that— (A)because Secretary of State John Kerry and President Obama have made inconsistent, conflicting statements about allowing the Government of Iran to access the United States dollar, Congress must act to preempt any move to grant licenses resulting in access to the United States dollar; and
 (B)Congress must act in the interest of the people of the United States to correct the unconstitutional actions taken by President Obama with respect to Iran.
					(b)Prohibition of certain transactions
 (1)Issuance of licenses to conduct offshore dollar clearingThe President may not issue any license under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to an offshore dollar clearing entity to conduct a transaction with an Iranian financial institution in United States dollars.
 (2)U-Turn transactionsNotwithstanding section 560.516 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act), a United States person may not process any transfer of funds to or from Iran, or for the direct or indirect benefit of persons in Iran or the Government of Iran, even if the transfer arises from, and is ordinarily incident and necessary to give effect to, an underlying transaction.
 (c)Blocking of property of foreign financial institutionsThe President shall, in accordance with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of any foreign financial institution that serves as an offshore dollar clearing entity to conduct a transaction with an Iranian financial institution in United States dollars if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.
 (d)Report before providing Iran access to the United States dollarNot later than 30 days before the President implements any measure that would provide access to the United States dollar to the Government of Iran or an Iranian person, the President shall submit to Congress a report that describes the measure.
 (e)TerminationThis section shall terminate only on the date on which the President certifies to Congress that Iran is no longer a state sponsor of terrorism (as defined in section 301 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8541)).
 (f)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)Foreign financial institutionThe term foreign financial institution has the meaning of that term as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(i) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(i)).
 (2)Iranian financial institutionThe term Iranian financial institution has the meaning given that term in section 104A(d) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513b(d)).


115 HRES 915 IH: Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of protecting patients’ access to medically appropriate, evidence-based healthcare and information, and the ethical and professional obligations of healthcare professionals to provide that care and information.
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-05-25
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IV115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. RES. 915IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 25, 2018Ms. DeGette (for herself, Ms. Lee, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Crowley) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceRESOLUTIONExpressing the sense of the Congress in support of protecting patients’ access to medically
			 appropriate, evidence-based healthcare and information, and the ethical
			 and professional obligations of healthcare professionals to provide that
			 care and information.

 Whereas since its creation nearly half a century ago, the family planning program under title X of the Public Health Service Act has provided family planning and related preventive healthcare services to those most in need, and the program has enjoyed broad bipartisan support;
 Whereas the title X program was created to assist in making comprehensive voluntary family planning services readily available to all persons desiring such services and to enable public and nonprofit private entities to plan and develop comprehensive programs that provide these family planning services;
 Whereas the title X family planning program serves 4 million people each year, many of whom would otherwise be unable to access this healthcare;
 Whereas the title X family planning program helps ensure that every person, regardless of where they live, how much money they make, their background, or whether or not they have health insurance, has access to basic, preventive reproductive healthcare, such as birth control, cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment, and well-woman exams;
 Whereas title X serves a racially and ethnically diverse patient base: at least 1/3 of patients are people of color and 13 percent have limited proficiency in English; Whereas for decades, people receiving services supported by the title X program have been given the full range of information they need to make fully informed decisions about their own pregnancy options, including access to safe and legal abortion;
 Whereas efforts to stigmatize abortion care and providers of abortion care undermine patients’ ability to make fully informed healthcare decisions;
 Whereas the American Medical Association states in its Code of Medical Ethics that providers should present relevant information accurately and sensitively, in keeping with the patient’s preferences and that withholding information without the patient’s knowledge or consent is ethically unacceptable; Whereas the seminal 1982 Report of the President’s Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and in Biomedical and Behavioral Research states that a physician is obliged to mention all alternative treatments, including those he or she does not provide or favor, so long as they are supported by respectable medical opinion;
 Whereas any policy that denies patients seeking care from title X-supported providers full and accurate information on and referral for healthcare services including abortion care violates basic medical ethics by forcing providers to withhold healthcare information from patients, and by denying patients’ basic right to informed consent;
 Whereas healthcare providers participating in the title X family planning program must not have limitations on providing full and accurate information in order to communicate freely and exercise the provider’s medical judgment to provide the safest and most beneficial medical treatment to the individual patient; and
 Whereas any policy that seeks to prevent healthcare providers participating in the title X family planning program from providing full and accurate information and referral for healthcare services threatens patient health, discourages honest conversation, and undermines the vital relationship between providers and patients, who rely upon their providers for complete and accurate information: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives— (1)recognizes that patients’ health should always come first, including that patients be able to rely on their medical providers to get medically accurate and evidence-based information about their full range of healthcare options, including information about access to safe and legal abortion;
 (2)urges the development and maintenance of trust between patients and healthcare providers by protecting providers’ ability to give complete medical advice and information, in order to ensure no harm to patient health;
 (3)encourages efforts to enhance patient quality of care and access to confidential and safe care for all patients;
 (4)supports efforts to promote the healthcare safety net; (5)recognizes that any nationwide gag rule prohibiting information flow between patient and provider represents a radical departure from how healthcare has operated in the United States, which fundamentally erodes patients’ right to informed consent, and providers’ ability to provide appropriate and adequate healthcare and information; and
 (6)opposes efforts seeking to limit access to and full information on reproductive healthcare options in contradiction with congressional intent for the family planning program under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.).


114 HR 423 IH: Newborn Care Improvement Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-01-21
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I
114th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 423
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 21, 2015
Mr. Collins of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Newborn Care Improvement Act. 2.Improvement of care provided to newborn childrenSection 1786 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)in subsection (a), by striking seven days and inserting 14 days; and (2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(c)Annual reportNot later than October 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the health care services provided under subsection (a) during the fiscal year preceding the date of the report, including the number of newborn children who received such services during such fiscal year..


109 HR 1906 IH: To reduce temporarily the duty on ACM.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-04-27
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I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1906
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 27, 2005
Mr. Etheridge introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To reduce temporarily the duty on ACM.

1.ACM
(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:

9902.04.46 (3-Acetoxy-3-cyanopropyl)methylphosphinic acid, butyl ester (CAS No. 167004–78–6) (provided for in subheading 2931.00.90)0.7%No changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2008.
(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.