116 S3083 IS: Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2019
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2019-12-18
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 3083IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 18, 2019Mr. Young (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsA BILLTo authorize a new type of housing choice voucher to help achieve the goals of ending homelessness
			 among families with children, increasing housing opportunities, and
			 improving life outcomes of poor children.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2019.
 2.Family stability and opportunity vouchersSection 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(21)Family stability and opportunity vouchers
 (A)DefinitionsIn this paragraph: (i)The term area of concentrated poverty means a census tract in which the poverty rate is not less than 30 percent, as most recently determined by the Bureau of the Census.
 (ii)The term eligible family means a family that— (I)includes a pregnant woman or a child under the age of 6;
 (II)meets all applicable eligibility requirements under this subsection; and (III)is—
 (aa)homeless; (bb)unstably housed;
 (cc)living in an area of concentrated poverty; or (dd)at risk of displacement from an opportunity area for children or an area rapidly transitioning to become an opportunity area for children.
 (iii)The term homeless, with respect to a family, means the family would satisfy the definition of homeless children and youths (as defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)) but for the requirement to be a child or youth.
 (iv)The term opportunity area for children shall have the meaning given the term by the Secretary, using the best available, outcomes-based evidence.
 (v)The term unstably housed, with respect to a family, means a family who— (I)is at risk of losing temporary or permanent housing;
 (II)has moved not less than twice during the 12-month period ending on the date on which a public housing agency selects the family from a waiting list to receive assistance under this paragraph;
 (III)is living in a unit not accessible to a disabled family member; (IV)is fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or
 (V)is living in housing conditions that are dangerous or life-threatening. (B)Competitive award (i)In generalThe Secretary shall provide assistance to public housing agencies on a competitive basis to be used for—
 (I)incremental vouchers for eligible families; and (II)one-time additional fees for the cost to the public housing agencies of providing mobility-related services to eligible families.
 (ii)SelectionFor the second fiscal year in which the Secretary provides assistance under this paragraph, and each fiscal year thereafter, in selecting public housing agencies to receive assistance under this paragraph, the Secretary shall—
 (I)consider the performance of public housing agencies in implementing this paragraph; and (II)give preference to public housing agencies that partner with organizations that provide home visiting services, such as the services authorized under section 511 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711) or locally funded initiatives, if those services are available in the service area of the public housing agency.
							(C)Services required to be offered to families receiving vouchers
 (i)In generalA public housing agency that receives assistance under this paragraph— (I)shall offer, to each eligible family that the agency selects to receive a voucher, mobility-related services to help the family move to an opportunity area for children with access to a high-performing school;
 (II)may not require an eligible family to participate in the mobility-related services described in subclause (I) as a condition of receipt of a voucher; and
 (III)shall adopt mobility-related policies, to be specified by the Secretary. (ii)Minimum assortment of services and policiesThe Secretary shall establish a minimum assortment of types of mobility-related services that a public housing agency shall offer, and mobility-related policies that a public housing agency shall adopt, under clause (i) based on promising practices and evidence of the effectiveness of the services and policies.
 (iii)Specific servicesThe types of mobility-related services required to be offered under clause (i)— (I)shall include a customized approach to enable a successful transition to opportunity areas for children; and
 (II)may include counseling and continued support for families. (iv)Opportunity areas for children; high-performing schoolsThe Secretary shall establish criteria for areas and schools to qualify as opportunity areas for children and high-performing schools, respectively.
 (v)Manner of providing servicesA public housing agency may provide mobility-related services as required under clause (i) directly or through a local partnership or contract.
						(D)Other requirements
 (i)TurnoverUpon turnover of a voucher issued by a public housing agency using assistance received under this paragraph, the public housing agency shall issue the voucher to another eligible family under this paragraph.
 (ii)Relation to other lawsNotwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to a voucher authorized under this paragraph—
 (I)the Secretary may not waive any provision of this paragraph or subsection (r); and (II)subsection (b) of section 16 shall apply, except as provided under subsection (d) of that section.
							(E)Implementation
 (i)DefinitionsNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall publish a notice for public comment in the Federal Register that includes any definitions or other specifications required or authorized under this paragraph.
						(ii)Allocation of funding
 (I)Initial yearFor the first fiscal year for which amounts are appropriated to be provided to public housing agencies for incremental vouchers under this paragraph, the Secretary shall allocate the amounts to public housing agencies not later than 1 year after the date on which the amounts are appropriated.
 (II)Subsequent yearsFor any fiscal year after the fiscal year described in subclause (I), the Secretary shall allocate amounts to public housing agencies for incremental vouchers under this paragraph not later than 180 days after the date on which the amounts are appropriated.
 (F)Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 such sums as may be necessary to provide assistance to public housing agencies under this paragraph to be used for—
 (i)100,000 incremental vouchers, as described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I); (ii)fees for the cost of administering the incremental vouchers described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I); and
 (iii)one-time additional fees for mobility-related services, as described in subparagraph (B)(i)(II)..


110 HR 1979 : Interstate Recognition of

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		IIB
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1979
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			July 11, 2007
			Received; read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		AN ACT
		To require any Federal or State court to
		  recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other
		  than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or
		  affects interstate commerce.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Interstate Recognition of
			 Notarizations Act of 2007.
		2.Recognition of
			 notarizations in Federal courtsEach Federal court shall recognize any
			 lawful notarization made by a notary public licensed or commissioned under the
			 laws of a State other than the State where the Federal court is located
			 if—
			(1)such notarization
			 occurs in or affects interstate commerce; and
			(2)(A)a seal of office, as
			 symbol of the notary public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or
				(B)in the case of an electronic record,
			 the seal information is securely attached to, or logically associated with, the
			 electronic record so as to render the record tamper-resistant.
				3.Recognition of
			 notarizations in State courtsEach court that operates under the
			 jurisdiction of a State shall recognize any lawful notarization made by a
			 notary public licensed or commissioned under the laws of a State other than the
			 State where the court is located if—
			(1)such notarization
			 occurs in or affects interstate commerce; and
			(2)(A)a seal of office, as
			 symbol of the notary public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or
				(B)in the case of an electronic record,
			 the seal information is securely attached to, or logically associated with, the
			 electronic record so as to render the record tamper-resistant.
				4.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Electronic
			 recordThe term electronic record has the meaning
			 given that term in section 106 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and
			 National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7006).
			(2)Logically
			 associated withSeal information is logically associated
			 with an electronic record if the seal information is securely bound to
			 the electronic record in such a manner as to make it impracticable to falsify
			 or alter, without detection, either the record or the seal information.

			Passed the House of Representatives July 10,
			 2007.
			Lorraine C. Miller,
			Clerk.Deborah M. Spriggs,
			Deputy Clerk.


116 HRES 208 EH: Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 24) expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress, and providing for proceedings during the period from March 15, 2019, through March 22, 2019.
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IV
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 208
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

March 13, 2019

RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 24) expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress, and providing for proceedings during the period from March 15, 2019, through March 22, 2019.

That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 24) expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress. All points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution are waived. The amendments to the concurrent resolution and the preamble printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The concurrent resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution and preamble, as amended, to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.  2.On any legislative day during the period from March 15, 2019, through March 22, 2019—
(a)the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and  (b)the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.
3.The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.   Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.


		IV
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 571
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 19, 2009
			Mr. Walz (for
			 himself, Mr. Ellsworth, and
			 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina)
			 submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Financial
			 Services

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing the sense of the House of
		  Representatives that the Federal Government should relinquish its temporary
		  ownership interests in the General Motors Corporation and Chrysler Group, LLC,
		  as soon as possible and should not micromanage or unduly intercede in
		  management decisions of such companies.

		Whereas the Federal Government is taking a significant
			 ownership stake in Chrysler Group, LLC, and the General Motors
			 Corporation;
		Whereas General Motors has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy
			 and Chrysler has gone through Chapter 11 bankruptcy;
		Whereas Chrysler is receiving more than $12,000,000,000 in
			 aid from the Federal Government and General Motors is receiving approximately
			 $50,000,000,000;
		Whereas any use of taxpayer dollars for the Federal
			 Government to take a share of ownership in the American automotive industry
			 should be temporary;
		Whereas a prearranged time schedule for divestment of such
			 Government share of ownership could create problems;
		Whereas the Obama administration has stated that
			 [t]he Government has no desire to own equity stakes in companies any
			 longer than necessary, and will seek to dispose of its ownership interests as
			 soon as practicable;
		Whereas the Obama administration has stated that
			 [t]he government will protect the taxpayers’ investment by managing its
			 ownership stake in a hands-off, commercial manner. The government will not
			 interfere with or exert control over day-to-day company operations;
			 and
		Whereas public ownership of automobile companies presents
			 a constant temptation to lawmakers to micromanage and unduly intercede in
			 management decisions: Now, therefore, be it

		That it is the sense of the House of
			 Representatives that—
			(1)after taking a temporary ownership interest
			 in the United States automobile companies, the Federal Government should take
			 all possible actions to protect taxpayer dollars and divest such ownership
			 interest in such companies as quickly as possible; and
			(2)the Federal
			 Government should not micromanage and unduly intercede in management of the
			 automobile companies in which it takes a temporary ownership interest.


109 HR 2586 IH: To extend the suspension of duty on 4-[[4,6-bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-traizine-2-yl]amino]-2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol.
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109th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 2586
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 24, 2005
Mr. Bonner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To extend the suspension of duty on 4-[[4,6-bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-traizine-2-yl]amino]-2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol.

1.4-[[4,6-bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-traizine-2-yl]amino]-2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol
(a)In generalHeading 9902.32.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 4-[[4,6-bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-traizine-2-yl]amino]-2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol) is amended by striking 12/31/2006 and inserting 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.


116 S4402 IS: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities that would have been authorized under Nationwide Permit 12 and other Nationwide Permits, and for other purposes.
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2020-08-03
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4402IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAugust 3, 2020Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksA BILLTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities that would have been authorized under Nationwide Permit 12 and other Nationwide Permits, and for other purposes.1.Activities under nationwide permit 12 and other nationwide permitsSection 404(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(3)Authorized activities(A)In generalSubject to subparagraph (B) and notwithstanding the consultation requirements under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536), each activity authorized by the Secretary under the Nationwide Permits, as reissued in the final rule of the Secretary entitled Issuance and Reissuance of Nationwide Permits (82 Fed. Reg. 1860 (January 6, 2017)), and any subsequent reissuances of the Nationwide Permits, shall be considered authorized if—(i)the Secretary and the non-Federal applicant seeking to carry out the activity comply with all other applicable Nationwide Permit requirements; and(ii)for activities for which the submission of a pre-construction notification is required pursuant to general condition 18, as described in the final rule or any subsequent reissuance of the Nationwide Permits, the Secretary—(I)makes a written determination that the activity will have no effect on—(aa)a species listed as a threatened species or an endangered species under section 4 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1533); or(bb)land designated as a critical habitat under that Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or(II)documents that the Secretary relied on and incorporated all applicable species- and activity-specific conditions and measures determined to be appropriate by the Secretary from any consultation carried out under section 7 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1536).(B)TerminationThe authority provided under this paragraph terminates on March 18, 2026..


116 HR 2419 IH: Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2019
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2019-04-30
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2419IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 30, 2019Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 provide for nuclear weapons abolition and economic conversion in accordance with District of
			 Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992, while ensuring
			 environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2019. 2.Requirement for nuclear weapons abolition and economic and energy conversion (a)In generalThe United States Government shall—
 (1)provide leadership by signing and ratifying the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons or any other international agreement that provides for—
 (A)the dismantlement and elimination of all nuclear weapons in every country; and (B)strict and effective international control of such dismantlement and elimination;
 (2)redirect resources that are being used for nuclear weapons programs to use— (A)in converting all nuclear weapons industry processes, plants, and programs, and in retraining employees, to shift to a constructive, ecologically beneficial peace economy, which includes strict control of all fissile material and radioactive waste; and
 (B)in addressing human and infrastructure needs, including development and deployment of sustainable carbon-free and nuclear-free energy sources, health care, housing, education, agriculture, and environmental restoration, including long-term radioactive waste monitoring; and
 (3)actively promote policies to induce all other countries to join in the commitments described in this subsection to create a more peaceful and secure world.
 (b)Effective dateParagraph (2) of subsection (a) shall take effect on the date on which the President certifies to Congress that all countries possessing nuclear weapons have begun the elimination of such weapons under established legal requirements comparable to those described in paragraph (1) of such subsection.


114 HR 2236 IH: Transparency for Lethal Control Act
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2015-05-05
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2236
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 5, 2015
			Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. DeFazio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

		A BILL
		To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
			 Service, to submit to Congress, and make available to the public on the
			 Internet, a report on the animals killed under the Wildlife Services
			 program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Transparency for Lethal Control Act. 2.Report on animals killed under Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall submit to Congress, and make available to the public on the Internet, a report on the animals killed under the wildlife services program under section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1931 (7 U.S.C. 426; 46 Stat. 1468), or by a State or local entity acting in cooperation with or on behalf of the wildlife services program during the preceding calendar year, including—
 (1)the number of such animals killed, listed by State, county (or other similar political subdivision of a State), and municipality;
 (2)the species name for such animals; (3)the method used to kill such animals; and
 (4)the reasons that the Secretary determined that— (A)the species of such animals were injurious; and
 (B)killing such animals was necessary.


115 HR 5208 IH: Seeds for the Future Act
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2018-03-07
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5208IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 7, 2018Mr. Pocan (for himself and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureA BILLTo amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of
			 Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar research,
			 development, and commercialization, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Seeds for the Future Act. 2.Public cultivar developmentSection 2 of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:  (3)DefinitionsIn this section:
 (A)Conventional breedingThe term conventional breeding means the development of new varieties of an organism through controlled mating and selection without the use of transgenic methods.
 (B)CultivarThe term cultivar means a variety of a species of plant that has been intentionally selected for use in cultivation because of the improved characteristics of that variety of the species.
 (C)Public cultivarThe term public cultivar means a cultivar that is the commercially available uniform end product of a publicly funded breeding program that has been sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable performance.; and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (l)Public cultivar development funding (1)In generalOf the amount of grants made under subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this subsection as the Secretary) shall ensure that not less than $50,000,000 for each fiscal year is used for competitive research grants that support the development of public cultivars.
 (2)PriorityIn making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to high-potential research projects that lead to the release of public cultivars.
 (3)GrantsThe Secretary shall ensure that the terms and renewal process for any competitive grants made under subsection (b) facilitate the development and commercialization of public cultivars through long-term grants not less than 5 years in length.
 (4)ReportNot later than October 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that provides information on all public cultivar and breeding research funded by the Department of Agriculture, including—
 (A)a list of public cultivars and varieties of public cultivars developed and released in a commercially available form;
 (B)areas of high-priority research; (C)identified research gaps relating to public cultivar development; and
 (D)an assessment of the state of commercialization for cultivars that have been developed.. 3.Public cultivar research coordination (a)In generalSection 251 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:  (6)Public cultivar research activities coordinator (A)In generalThe Under Secretary shall appoint a coordinator within the Research, Education, and Extension Office that reports to the Under Secretary to coordinate research activities at the Department relating to the breeding of public cultivars (as defined in paragraph (3) of section 2(a) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(a))).
 (B)Duties of coordinatorThe coordinator appointed under subparagraph (A) shall— (i)coordinate plant breeding research activities funded by the Department relating to the development of public cultivars;
								(ii)
 (I)carry out ongoing analysis and track activities for any Federal research funding supporting plant breeding (including any public cultivars developed with Federal funds); and
 (II)ensure that the analysis and activities are made available to the public not later than 60 days after the last day of each fiscal year;
 (iii)develop a strategic plan that establishes targets for public cultivar research investments across the Department to ensure that a diverse range of crop needs are being met in a timely and transparent manner;
 (iv)convene a working group in order to carry out the coordination functions described in this subparagraph comprised of individuals who are responsible for the management, administration, or analysis of public breeding programs within the Department from—
 (I)the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; (II)the Agricultural Research Service; and
 (III)the Economic Research Service; (v)in order to maximize delivery of public cultivars, promote collaboration among—
 (I)the coordinator; (II)the working group convened under clause (iv);
 (III)the advisory council established under section 1634 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5843);
 (IV)genetic resource conservation centers; (V)land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103));
 (VI)Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)));
 (VII)Native American-serving nontribal institutions (as defined in section 371(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)));
 (VIII)nongovernmental organizations with interest or expertise in public breeding; and (IX)public and private plant breeders;
 (vi)convene regular stakeholder listening sessions to provide input on national and regional priorities for public cultivar breeding research activities across the Department; and
 (vii)evaluate and make recommendations to the Under Secretary on training and resource needs to meet future breeding challenges.; and
 (2)in subsection (f)(1)(D)(i), by striking (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) and inserting (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)). (b)Conforming amendmentSection 296(b)(6)(B) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)(6)(B)) is amended by striking Office; and and inserting Office (including the public cultivar research activities coordinator under subsection (e)(6) of that section); and.


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 649

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 17, 2005

			Mr. Allard introduced

			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the

			 Committee on the

			 Judiciary

		A BILL

		To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act

		  of 1968 to make volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol eligible for Public

		  Safety Officer death benefits.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the

			 Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security

			 Benefits Act of 2005.

		2.Eligibility of

			 Civil Air Patrol for Public Safety Officer death benefits

			(a)In

			 generalSection 1204(8) of the

			 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of

			 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b(8)) is

			 amended—

				(1)by striking

			 or at the end of subparagraph (B);

				(2)by striking the

			 period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ; or;

			 and

				(3)by adding at the

			 end the following:

						(C)a volunteer

				civilian member of the Civil Air Patrol who is engaged in—

							(i)active service,

				if such service is—

								(I)rendered in

				performance or support of operational missions of the Civil Air Patrol under

				the direction of the Department of the Air Force; and

								(II)pursuant to, and

				is performed consistent with, written authorization from competent authority

				that specifies a finite assignment and a finite period of time for such

				assignment; or

								(ii)travel to or

				from such service.

							.

				(b)ConsultationSection

			 1205 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

			 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796c) is amended by

			 adding at the end the following:

					(d)ConsultationIn

				making determinations under section 1201 with respect to the eligibility of a

				volunteer civilian member of the Civil Air Patrol, the Bureau may consult with

				the Secretary of the Air Force and, if consulted, the Secretary of the Air

				Force shall provide to the Bureau such assistance and information as the Bureau

				considers necessary.

					.


115 HR 4078 IH: Expanding America’s Workforce Act of 2017
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2017-10-19
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4078IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 19, 2017Mr. Hunter (for himself and Mr. Hastings) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the WorkforceA BILLTo establish various programs to ease the burden on undereducated and financially deficient workers
			 seeking to further their education.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Expanding America’s Workforce Act of 2017. 2.Review of gainful employment measurement Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall prepare and submit to Congress, a report on the accuracy of the manner in which gainful employment is measured under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for different geographic regions and courses of study.
 3.Short-term Workforce Federal Pell GrantsSection 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by inserting at the end the following:

				(k)Short-Term Workforce Pell Grants
 (1)In generalFor award years beginning on or after July 1, 2020, the Secretary shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall award Federal Pell Grants to eligible students for short-term workforce programs.
 (2)Terms and conditionsA Federal Pell Grant awarded under this subsection (in this section referred to as a workforce Federal Pell Grant) shall have the same terms and conditions, and be awarded in the same manner, as a Federal Pell Grant awarded under subsection (a), except as follows:
 (A)A student who is eligible to receive a workforce Federal Pell Grant under this subsection is a student who—
 (i)has not, on or after the date that is 10 years before the date on which the student applies for such grant, attained a baccalaureate degree or post baccalaureate degree;
 (ii)attends an eligible institution, but was not previously enrolled in an eligible institution on or after the date that is 5 years before the date on which the student applies for such grant;
 (iii)is enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, in a short-term workforce program at such institution; (iv)is determined, solely by the institution, that the student is unemployed or underemployed; and
 (v)meets all other eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant (except as otherwise provided in this paragraph).
 (B)The amount of a workforce Pell Grant for an eligible student shall be determined under subsection (b)(2)(A), except that—
 (i)the maximum Federal Pell Grant awarded under this subsection for an award year shall be 50 percent of the maximum Federal Pell Grant awarded under subsection (b) applicable to that award year;
 (ii)no increase shall be calculated under subsection (b)(7)(B) for a student receiving workforce Pell Grant under this subsection; and
 (iii)subsection (b)(4) shall not apply. (3)Inclusion in total eligibility period for recent studentsAny period during which a student described in paragraph (2)(A) receives a workforce Federal Pell Grant under this subsection shall be included in calculating the student’s period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants under subsection (c), and any regulations under such subsection regarding students who are enrolled in an undergraduate program on less than a full-time basis shall similarly apply to students who are enrolled in a short-term workforce program at an eligible institution on less than a full-time basis.
 (4)DefinitionsIn this subsection, the following definitions apply: (A)Eligible career pathway programThe term eligible career pathway program means a program that is a combination of rigorous and high-quality education, training, and other services that—
 (i)aligns with the skill needs of industries in the State or regional economy involved; (ii)prepares an individual to be successful in any of a full range of secondary or postsecondary education options, including apprenticeships registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act; 50 Stat. 664; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.);
 (iii)includes counseling to support an individual in achieving the individual’s education and career goals;
 (iv)includes, as appropriate, education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster;
 (v)organizes education, training, and other services to meet the particular needs of an individual in a manner that accelerates the educational and career advancement of the individual to the extent practicable; and
 (vi)helps an individual enter or advance within a specific occupation or occupational cluster. (B)Short-term workforce programThe term short-term workforce program means a career and technical education program at an institution of higher education that—
 (i)provides not less than 150 clock hours of instructional time over a period of not less than 8 weeks or more than 12 weeks;
 (ii)provides training aligned with the requirements of employers in the State or local area, which may include in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the State or local area, as defined under section 3(23) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(23));
 (iii)provides a student, upon completion of the program, with a recognized postsecondary credential, as defined under section 3(52) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(52)), that is recognized by employers in the relevant industry, including credentials recognized by industry or sector partnerships in the State or local area where the industry is located;
 (iv)has been determined, by the institution of higher education, to provide academic content, an amount of instructional time, and a recognized postsecondary credential that are sufficient to—
 (I)meet the hiring requirements of potential employers; and (II)allow the students to apply for any licenses or certifications that may be required to be employed in the field for which the job training is offered;
 (v)may include integrated or basic skills courses; and (vi)may be offered as part of an eligible career pathway program.
 (5)Special RuleIn the case of a career pathway program being determined eligible for the first time under this subsection, such determination shall be made by the Secretary before such program is considered to be an eligible career pathway program.
 (6)Ineligibility for double benefitsNo student may receive both a workforce Federal Pell Grant under this subsection and an additional Federal Pell Grant under subsection (b)(8)..
		4.Connecting apprenticeships to academic degrees
 (a)In generalTitle IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 486A (20 U.S.C. 1093a) the following:

					486B.Apprenticeship expansion through articulation agreements
 (a)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)Apprenticeship articulation agreementThe term apprenticeship articulation agreement means an agreement between or among institutions of higher education that specifies the college credit value of and acceptability of certificates received through specific apprenticeship programs, for purposes of transferring such credits toward meeting specific degree or program requirements.
 (2)Apprenticeship programThe term apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). (b)Program to encourage apprenticeship articulation agreements (1)Program establishedThe Secretary shall carry out a program in cooperation with States, institutions of higher education (including proprietary institutions), and sponsors of apprenticeships programs, to develop, enhance, and implement comprehensive apprenticeship articulation agreements between or among such institutions. Such apprenticeship articulation agreements shall be made widely and publicly available on the websites of such States, sponsors and institutions. In developing, enhancing, and implementing apprenticeship articulation agreements, States, sponsors and institutions of higher education may employ strategies, where applicable, including—
 (A)improving awareness of existing apprenticeship articulation agreements; (B)expanding participation of a wide variety of institutions of higher education;
 (C)improving management systems to regarding course equivalency, transfer of credit, and articulation; and
 (D)strategies to ensure widespread acceptance for the transfer of credits awarded to apprentices pursuant to apprenticeship articulation agreements.
 (2)Coordination and technical assistanceThe Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall provide technical assistance to States, sponsors and institutions of higher education for the purposes of developing and implementing apprenticeship articulation agreements in accordance with this subsection..
			5.Enhancing transfer of credit among schools
 (a)Transfer of credit policiesSection 485(h)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(h)(1)) is amended— (1)by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A); and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (C)an assurance that for each credit earned at another institution of higher education that is accepted and rejected by the institution, such credit will be publicly disclosed, and disaggregated by type of institution at which such credit was earned, accrediting agency or association, program, and if applicable, the primary reason for the credit not being accepted; and
 (D)an assurance of the acceptance of credits earned at another institution for an identical course offered at the institution that has been reviewed by the same accrediting agency or association at both such institutions, and is at the introductory level as determined by the agency or association, or in a case in which the transfer of such credits is initially denied by the institution, an assurance the student will have the opportunity to take an assessment administered by the institution to demonstrate competency in such course for purposes of the transfer of such credits..
 (b)Articulation agreementsSection 486A(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1093a) is amended— (1)in paragraph (1)—
 (A)by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and (B)by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

 (C)identification of courses at each institution in which an articulation agreement has been developed to enable the transfer of credit for such courses to, at a minimum, all other institutions accredited by the same accrediting agency or association;; and
 (2)in paragraph (2), by striking public. (c)ReportNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit a report to Congress on a review of transfer of credit policies across institutions of higher education that—
 (1)determines the extent to which articulation agreements (defined in section 486A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1093a)) have resulted in reduced costs for students; and
 (2)provides recommendations on how to incentivize the expanded use of such articulation agreements. 6.Competency-based educationSection 481(b)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(b)(4)) is amended to read as follows:

 (4)For the purposes of this title, the term eligible program includes an instructional program that measures knowledge, skills, and experience through assessments of such knowledge, skills, or experience in lieu of or in addition to the use of credit hours or clock hours. In the case of a program being determined eligible for the first time under this paragraph, such determination shall be made by the Secretary before such program is considered to be an eligible program..


		IIB
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 118
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			December 8, 2009
			Received; read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

		AN ACT
		To authorize the addition of 100 acres to
		  Morristown National Historical Park.

		1.Addition to the
			 parkThe first section of the
			 Act entitled An Act to authorize the addition of lands to Morristown
			 National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other
			 purposes, approved September 18, 1964 (16 U.S.C. 409g), is amended—
			(1)by inserting
			 , from a willing owner only, after “the Secretary of the
			 Interior is authorized to procure”; and
			(2)by striking
			 615 each place it appears and inserting
			 715.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives December 7, 2009.
			Lorraine C. Miller,
			Clerk


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 4063
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			November 7, 2009
			Ms. Edwards of
			 Maryland (for herself, Mr.
			 Rangel, and Mr. Bishop of
			 Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Financial
			 Services, and in addition to the Committee on
			 House Administration, 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 grant the congressional gold medal to the members of
		  the messman and steward branches of United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast
		  Guard that served during World War II.

		1.FindingsCongress makes the following
			 findings:
			(1)During World War II, servicemembers of the
			 United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard messman and steward branches
			 were men of African-American or Asian-Pacific Island descent.
			(2)The corresponding
			 branches operated under racially discriminatory policies by limiting nearly all
			 of its minority recruits to duty in these branches, providing food and valet
			 services.
			(3)The messmen and
			 steward branch servicemembers were targeted for disparagement as servants,
			 menials, and boys.
			(4)Many volunteers of
			 African-American and Asian-Pacific Islander descent entered the United States
			 Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard with extraordinary talents and training
			 from civilian life and acquired considerable leadership experience and
			 practical seamanship qualifications after enlisting, but were denied requests
			 for transfer to other units.
			(5)The messman and steward branch
			 servicemembers shared in all the hardships and hazards of combat duty on the
			 high seas as integral members of their ship’s companies, serving in practically
			 every Navy and Coast Guard combatant ship-type, and in virtually every sea
			 battle from before the Nation’s entry into World War II until its
			 finish.
			(6)The messmen and
			 steward branch servicemembers faithfully and heroically performed their
			 secondary role at their battle stations and made vital contributions that were
			 all too often misunderstood or unappreciated.
			(7)No fewer than
			 1,172 Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard messman and steward branch
			 servicemembers were killed in action or died of wounds during World War
			 II.
			(8)The messman and steward branch
			 servicemembers served honorably and exhibited heroism, sacrifice, commitment,
			 and patriotism all while experiencing discrimination by their peers and
			 superiors.
			2.Congressional
			 Gold Medal
			(a)Award
			 AuthorizedThe Speaker of the
			 House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make
			 appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single
			 gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the steward and messman branches
			 of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard that served during
			 World War II, collectively, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and
			 service to their country.
			(b)Design and
			 StrikingFor the purposes of
			 the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury
			 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the Secretary) shall
			 strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be
			 determined by the Secretary.
			(c)Smithsonian
			 Institution
				(1)In
			 GeneralFollowing the award
			 of the gold medal in honor of the steward and messman branches of the United
			 States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard that served during World War II
			 under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian
			 Institution, where it will be displayed as appropriate and made available for
			 research.
				(2)SenseIt is the sense of the Congress that the
			 Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1)
			 available for display elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations
			 associated with the steward and messman branches of the United States Navy,
			 Marine Corps, and Coast Guard that served during World War II.
				3.DUPLICATE
			 MEDALSUnder such regulations
			 as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in
			 bronze of the gold medal struck under section 2, at a price sufficient to cover
			 the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery,
			 and overhead expenses.
		4.NATIONAL
			 MEDALSMedals struck pursuant
			 to this Act are National medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United
			 States Code.
		5.AUTHORIZATION OF
			 APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS OF SALE
			(a)Authorization of
			 AppropriationsThere is
			 authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund,
			 an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of the medals authorized
			 under section 2.
			(b)Proceeds of
			 SaleAmounts received from
			 the sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the
			 United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.


109 HR 5302 IH: Summer Relief for Motorists Act of

U.S. House of Representatives
2006-05-04
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		I
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5302
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 4, 2006
			Mr. Kennedy of
			 Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Miller of
			 Florida, Mr. Gerlach,
			 Mr. Ramstad,
			 Mr. Doolittle, and
			 Mr. English of Pennsylvania)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means, and in addition to the Committee on
			 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 suspend the
		  highway fuels taxes, to provide for suspension of royalty relief, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Summer Relief for Motorists Act of
			 2006.
		2.Sense of
			 CongressIt is the sense of
			 Congress that the States, with an average gas tax of 20.8 cents per gallon,
			 also possess the ability to provide significant immediate relief to motorists
			 by temporarily suspending their own motor fuel excise taxes. While Congress
			 believes such action is appropriate, Congress also believes that the States
			 should find offsets for such temporary motor fuel excise tax suspensions in
			 order to maintain their commitment to transportation infrastructure
			 investment.
		3.Suspension of
			 highway fuel taxes
			(a)Suspension of
			 highway fuel taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene
				(1)In
			 generalSection 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
			 (relating to imposition of tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene) is
			 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

						(f)Suspension of
				taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene
							(1)In
				generalDuring the suspension period, each rate of tax referred
				to in paragraph (2) shall be reduced to zero cents per gallon.
							(2)Rates of
				taxThe rates of tax referred to in this paragraph are the rates
				of tax otherwise applicable under—
								(A)clauses (i) and
				(iii) of subsection (a)(2)(A) (relating to gasoline, diesel fuel, and
				kerosene), determined after application of subsection (a)(2)(B) and without
				regard to subsection (a)(2)(C), and
								(B)paragraph (1) of
				section 4041(a) (relating to diesel fuel and kerosene) with respect to fuel
				sold for use or used in a diesel-powered highway vehicle.
								(3)Suspension
				periodFor purposes of this subsection, the term suspension
				period means the period beginning on May 29, 2006 (or, if later, the
				date of the enactment of this subsection) and ending on September 4,
				2006.
							(4)Maintenance of
				trust fund depositsIn determining the amounts to be appropriated
				to the Highway Trust Fund under section 9503 and to the Leaking Underground
				Storage Tank Trust Fund under section 9508, an amount equal to the reduction in
				revenues to the Treasury by reason of this subsection shall be treated as taxes
				received in the Treasury under this section or section
				4041.
							.
				(2)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by this subsection shall take effect on
			 the date of the enactment of this Act.
				(b)Floor Stock
			 Refunds
				(1)In
			 generalIf—
					(A)before the tax
			 suspension date, tax has been imposed under section 4081 of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986 on any highway motor fuel, and
					(B)on such date such
			 fuel is held by a dealer and has not been used and is intended for sale,
					there shall
			 be credited or refunded (without interest) to the person who paid such tax
			 (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the taxpayer) an
			 amount equal to the excess of the tax paid by the taxpayer over the tax which
			 would be imposed on such fuel had the taxable event occurred on such
			 date.(2)Time for filing
			 claimsNo credit or refund shall be allowed or made under this
			 subsection unless—
					(A)claim therefor is
			 filed with the Secretary of the Treasury before the date which is 6 months
			 after the tax suspension date based on a request submitted to the taxpayer
			 before the date which is 3 months after the tax suspension date by the dealer
			 who held the highway motor fuel on such date, and
					(B)the taxpayer has
			 repaid or agreed to repay the amount so claimed to such dealer or has obtained
			 the written consent of such dealer to the allowance of the credit or the making
			 of the refund.
					(3)Exception for
			 fuel held in retail stocksNo credit or refund shall be allowed
			 under this subsection with respect to any highway motor fuel in retail stocks
			 held at the place where intended to be sold at retail.
				(4)DefinitionsFor
			 purposes of this subsection—
					(A)Tax suspension
			 dateThe term tax suspension date means the first
			 day of the suspension period in effect under section 4081(f) of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a) of this section).
					(B)Highway motor
			 fuelThe term highway motor fuel has the meaning
			 given such term for purposes of subsection (c).
					(C)Other
			 termsThe terms dealer and held by a
			 dealer have the respective meanings given to such terms by section 6412
			 of such Code.
					(5)Certain rules to
			 applyRules similar to the rules of subsections (b) and (c) of
			 section 6412 of such Code shall apply for purposes of this subsection.
				(c)Floor Stocks
			 Tax
				(1)Imposition of
			 taxIn the case of any highway motor fuel which is held on the
			 tax restoration date by any person, there is hereby imposed a floor stocks tax
			 equal to the excess of the tax which would be imposed on such fuel had the
			 taxable event occurred on such date over the tax (if any) previously paid (and
			 not credited or refunded) on such fuel.
				(2)Liability for
			 tax and method of payment
					(A)Liability for
			 taxThe person holding highway motor fuel on the tax restoration
			 date to which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies shall be liable for such
			 tax.
					(B)Method of
			 paymentThe tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall be paid in such
			 manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.
					(C)Time for
			 paymentThe tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall be paid on or
			 before the 45th day after the tax restoration date.
					(3)DefinitionsFor
			 purposes of this subsection—
					(A)Tax restoration
			 dateThe term tax restoration date means the first
			 day after the suspension period (as defined in section 4081(f) of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986).
					(B)Highway motor
			 fuelThe term highway
			 motor fuel means any liquid on which tax would have been imposed under
			 section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 during the suspension period
			 in effect under section 4081(f) of such Code but for the amendments made by
			 subsection (a).
					(C)Held by a
			 personA highway motor fuel shall be considered as held by a
			 person if title thereto has passed to such person (whether or not delivery to
			 the person has been made).
					(D)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury or the
			 Secretary’s delegate.
					(4)Exception for
			 exempt usesThe tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall not apply to
			 any highway motor fuel held by any person exclusively for any use to the extent
			 a credit or refund of the tax is allowable for such use.
				(5)Exception for
			 certain amounts of fuel
					(A)In
			 generalNo tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1) on any highway
			 motor fuel held on the tax restoration date by any person if the aggregate
			 amount of such highway motor fuel held by such person on such date does not
			 exceed 2,000 gallons. The preceding sentence shall apply only if such person
			 submits to the Secretary (at the time and in the manner required by the
			 Secretary) such information as the Secretary shall require for purposes of this
			 subparagraph.
					(B)Exempt
			 fuelFor purposes of subparagraph (A), there shall not be taken
			 into account any highway motor fuel held by any person which is exempt from the
			 tax imposed by paragraph (1) by reason of paragraph (4).
					(C)Controlled
			 groupsFor purposes of this subsection—
						(i)Corporations
							(I)In
			 generalAll persons treated as a controlled group shall be
			 treated as 1 person.
							(II)Controlled
			 groupThe term controlled group has the meaning
			 given to such term by subsection (a) of section 1563 of such Code; except that
			 for such purposes the phrase more than 50 percent shall be
			 substituted for the phrase at least 80 percent each place it
			 appears in such subsection.
							(ii)Nonincorporated
			 persons under common controlUnder regulations prescribed by the
			 Secretary, principles similar to the principles of subparagraph (A) shall apply
			 to a group of persons under common control if 1 or more of such persons is not
			 a corporation.
						(6)Other laws
			 applicableAll provisions of law, including penalties, applicable
			 with respect to the taxes imposed by section 4081 of such Code shall, insofar
			 as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection,
			 apply with respect to the floor stock taxes imposed by paragraph (1) to the
			 same extent as if such taxes were imposed by such section.
				4.Suspension of royalty
			 relief
			(a)New
			 leases
				(1)RequirementThe
			 Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this title as the
			 Secretary) shall suspend the application of any provision of
			 Federal law under which a person would otherwise be provided relief from a
			 requirement to pay a royalty for the production of oil or natural gas from
			 Federal land (including submerged land) occurring on or after the date of
			 enactment of this Act during a period in which—
					(A)for the production
			 of oil, the average price of crude oil in the United States during the 4-week
			 period immediately preceding the suspension is greater than $35.86 per barrel;
			 and
					(B)for the production
			 of natural gas, the average wellhead price of natural gas in the United States
			 during the 4-week period immediately preceding the suspension is greater than
			 $4.48 per 1,000 cubic feet.
					(2)Determination of
			 average pricesFor purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
			 determine average prices, taking into consideration the most recent data
			 reported by the Energy Information Administration.
				(b)Renegotiation of
			 existing leases
				(1)RequirementThe
			 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, renegotiate each lease
			 authorizing production of oil or natural gas on Federal land (including
			 submerged land) issued by the Secretary before the date of the enactment of
			 this Act as the Secretary determines to be necessary to modify the terms of the
			 lease to ensure that a suspension of a requirement to pay royalties under the
			 lease does not apply to production described in subsection (a)(1).
				(2)Failure to
			 renegotiate and modify
					(A)In
			 generalBeginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of
			 enactment of this Act, a lessee that does not renegotiate a lease described in
			 paragraph (1) in accordance with that paragraph shall not be eligible to enter
			 into a new lease authorizing production of oil or natural gas on Federal land
			 (including submerged land).
					(B)TransfersA
			 lessee shall not be eligible to obtain by sale or other transfer any lease
			 described in paragraph (1) issued before the date of enactment of this Act,
			 unless the lessee—
						(i)renegotiates the
			 lease; and
						(ii)enters into an
			 agreement with the Secretary to modify the terms of the lease in accordance
			 with paragraph (1).


115 HR 3394 IH: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act of 2017
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2017-07-25
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3394IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 25, 2017Mrs. McMorris Rodgers (for herself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Heck, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Khanna, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. McGovern, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Vela, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Denham, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Faso, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Takano, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Long, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Marino, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cole, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo reauthorize section 340H of the Public Health Service Act to continue to encourage the
			 expansion, maintenance, and establishment of approved graduate medical
			 residency programs at qualified teaching health centers, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act of 2017. 2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
 (1)The program of payments to teaching health centers for graduate medical education under section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) was enacted in 2010 to address the crisis-level shortage of primary care physicians, especially in rural and medically underserved communities.
 (2)Teaching health center residents and faculty will provide more than one million primary care medical visits in 2017 to underserved communities.
 (3)When compared with traditional Medicare GME residents, residents who train at teaching health centers are more likely to practice primary care and remain in underserved or rural communities.
 (4)The teaching health center program not only plays a vital role in training the Nation’s next generation of primary care physicians (including dentists), but helps bridge the Nation’s physician shortfall.
 (5)For these reasons, it is of vital importance to continue the program under section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) at a sustainable level of funding per full-time equivalent resident, as recommended in the fact sheet of the Health Resources and Services Administration entitled Cost Estimates for Training Residents in a Teaching Health Center.
			3.Reauthorization of program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical
			 education programs
 (a)PaymentsSubsection (a) of section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended to read as follows:

					(a)Payments
 (1)In generalSubject to subsection (h)(2), the Secretary shall make payments under this section for direct expenses and indirect expenses to qualified teaching health centers that are listed as sponsoring institutions by the relevant accrediting body for—
 (A)maintenance of existing approved graduate medical residency training programs; (B)expansion of existing approved graduate medical residency training programs; and
 (C)establishment of new approved graduate medical residency training programs. (2)New programs (A)PaymentsThe Secretary shall make payments under paragraph (1)(C)—
 (i)for fiscal year 2019, for a total of up to 60 full-time equivalent residents at new approved graduate medical residency programs; and
 (ii)for fiscal year 2020, for a total of up to 120 full-time equivalent residents at the new approved graduate medical residency programs that received payments pursuant to clause (i).
 (B)PrioritySubject to subparagraph (C), in making payments pursuant to paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall give priority to qualified teaching health centers that—
 (i)serve a health professional shortage area with a designation in effect under section 332 or a medically underserved community (as defined in section 799B); or
 (ii)are located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act). (C)LimitationThe number of full-time equivalent residents for which a qualified teaching health center receives payments pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) for a fiscal year shall not exceed by more than six the number of full-time equivalent residents for which the center received such payments for the preceding fiscal year.
							.
 (b)FundingSubsection (g) of the first section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended to read as follows:

					(g)Funding
 (1)Existing programsOut of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for payments under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) $116,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020, to remain available until expended.
 (2)Incentive for new programsOut of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for payments under subsection (a)(1)(C), $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to remain available until expended.
 (3)Administrative expensesOf the amount made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary may not use more than 5 percent of such amount for the expenses of administering this section.
						.
 (c)Annual reportingParagraph (1) of subsection (h) of the first section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (H); and (2)by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:

 (D)The number of patients treated by residents described in paragraph (4). (E)The number of visits by patients treated by residents described in paragraph (4).
 (F)Of the number of residents described in paragraph (4) who completed their residency training at the end of such residency academic year, the number and percentage of such residents entering primary care practice (meaning any of the areas of practice listed in the definition of a primary care residency program in section 749A).
 (G)Of the number of residents described in paragraph (4) who completed their residency training at the end of such residency academic year, the number and percentage of such residents who entered practice at a health care facility—
 (i)primarily serving a health professional shortage area with a designation in effect under section 332 or a medically underserved community (as defined in section 799B); or
 (ii)located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act).. (d)Report on training costsNot later than March 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress a report on the direct graduate expenses of approved graduate medical residency training programs, and the indirect expenses associated with the additional costs of teaching residents, of qualified teaching health centers (as such terms are used or defined in section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h)).
 (e)DefinitionSubsection (j) of the first section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (2)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

 (2)New approved graduate medical residency training programThe term new approved graduate medical residency training program means an approved graduate medical residency training program for which the sponsoring qualified teaching health center has not received a payment under this section for a previous fiscal year (other than pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(C)).
						.
 (f)Technical correctionsPart D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended— (1)in subsection (f) of the first section 340H (42 U.S.C. 256h), by striking hospital each place it appears and inserting teaching health center;
 (2)by redesignating the second subpart XI (relating to a community-based collaborative care network program) as subpart XII; and
 (3)by redesignating the second section 340H (42 U.S.C. 256i) as section 340I. (g)Payments for previous fiscal yearsThe provisions of the first section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply with respect to payments under such section for fiscal years before fiscal year 2018.


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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5521IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 19, 2019Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend title 40, United States Code, to permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the United States Capitol grounds, and for other purposes.
		1.Permitting commercial filmmaking and photography on United States Capitol Grounds
 (a)In GeneralSection 5106 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

					(d)Commercial Filmmaking and Photography
 (1)Authorization by Capitol PoliceNotwithstanding section 5104(c) or any other provision of this chapter which restricts commercial activity on the United States Capitol Grounds, the Chief of the United States Capitol Police (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the Chief)—
 (A)may issue a permit authorizing a person to engage in appropriate commercial filmmaking and photography activity on the United States Capitol Grounds (other than any Capitol Buildings described in section 5101), so long as the person only engages in such activity on a day on which neither House of Congress is in session; and
 (B)under the terms and conditions of such a permit, may require the person to whom the permit is issued to pay an appropriate fee to cover any costs incurred by the Architect of the Capitol as a result of the issuance of the permit.
 (2)Types of activities and fees permittedFor purposes of paragraph (1)— (A)commercial filmmaking and photography activity shall be considered appropriate only if the activity is similar to the types of commercial activity permitted in Union Square prior to the transfer of jurisdiction and control of Union Square to the Architect of the Capitol under section 1202 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012 (2 U.S.C. 1811 note); and
 (B)a fee shall be considered appropriate only if the fee is similar to the fee collected by the Director of the National Park Service for commercial activity permitted in Union Square prior to such transfer of jurisdiction and control.
 (3)Use of feesImmediately upon receiving any fees collected under paragraph (1)(B), the Chief shall transfer the fees to the Capitol Trust Account established under section 213(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (40 U.S.C. 5102 note).
 (4)RegulationsThe Chief shall carry out this subsection in accordance with such regulations as the Capitol Police Board may promulgate pursuant to the Board's authority under section 14 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1969), except that the Board shall promulgate the regulations in consultation with the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
 (5)Union Square definedIn this subsection, the term Union Square means the area for which jurisdiction and control was transferred to the Architect of the Capitol under section 1202 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012 (2 U.S.C. 1811 note)..
 (b)Conforming Amendment Relating to Capitol Trust AccountSection 213(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (40 U.S.C. 5102 note) is amended by striking subsection (b)(2) each place it appears and inserting subsection (b)(2) or section 5106(d) of title 40, United States Code.


I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 902IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 7, 2017Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Himes, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Peters, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sablan, and Ms. Jenkins of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire psychiatrists.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2017. 2.Appointment of psychiatrists by Veterans Health Administration (a)In generalChapter 74 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7406 the following new section:

7406A.Appointment of certain psychiatrists who complete residencies
(a)In general
(1)Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may appoint, without regard to civil service or classification laws, a psychiatrist who completes a residency under section 7406 of this title to a position under section 7401 or 7405 immediately after such residency, if the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in regulations prescribed by the Secretary for such position. (2)The Secretary may begin the process of appointing a psychiatrist under paragraph (1) before the psychiatrist completes a residency.
(b)Positions permittedThe Secretary may appoint a psychiatrist under subsection (a) if the position to which the psychiatrist is appointed has been unfilled for not less than 35 days as of the date of the appointment.. (b)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7406 the following new item:

7406A. Appointment of certain psychiatrists who complete residencies..


115 SRES 16 ATS: To constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.
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		III
		115th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 16
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 20, 2017
			Mr. McConnell submitted
			 the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION
		To constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Fifteenth
			 Congress, or until their successors are chosen.

 That the following shall constitute the majority party's membership on the following committee for the One Hundredth Fifteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen:
 Committee on Rules and Administration:Mr. Shelby, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Fischer.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 742
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 30, 2009
			Mr. Chambliss (for
			 himself, Mr. Isakson, and
			 Mr. Pryor) introduced the following bill;
			 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

		A BILL
		To expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National
		  Historic Site in the State of Georgia, to redesignate the unit as a National
		  Historical Park, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
			 Expansion Act of 2009.
		2.Boundary
			 expansionSection 1 of Public
			 Law 100–206 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 101 Stat. 1434) is amended—
			(1)in subsection (a),
			 by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:

					(3)preserve and interpret a southern
				agricultural-based rural community during the early to middle years of the 20th
				century.
					;
			(2)in the first
			 sentence of subsection (b)(1), by striking map entitled Jimmy
			 Carter National Historic Site and Preservation District Boundary Map,
			 numbered NHS–JC–80000, and dated April 1987 and inserting map
			 entitled _____, numbered ___, and dated ____;
			(3)in subsection
			 (b)(2)—
				(A)in the matter
			 preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or is needed to enhance the
			 visitor experience at the Park after Georgia,;
				(B)in subparagraph
			 (C), by striking 15 and inserting 18;
				(C)in subparagraph
			 (E), by striking and at the end;
				(D)in subparagraph
			 (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting and properties in
			 the vicinity of the residence along West Church Street that are needed for
			 administrative and visitor uses and to protect scenic values, not to exceed 10
			 acres;; and
				(E)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(G)the Billy Carter Service Station at 104
				West Church Street, consisting of less than 1 acre of land;
						(H)the property at
				147 Old Plains Highway, known locally as the Haunted House, where
				Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter resided from 1956 to 1961, consisting of
				approximately 1 acre of land;
						(I)the Georgia
				Welcome Center on State Route 280/27, consisting of approximately 18 acres of
				land; and
						(J)2 corridors of
				land no wider than 50 feet each between the Georgia Welcome Center and the
				President Carter boyhood home for the purpose of establishing walking and
				biking trails while using, to the maximum extent practicable, the right-of-way
				for the Shoreline Excursion Train.
						;
				and
				(4)in subsection
			 (c)(2), by inserting the Georgia Welcome Center (described in subsection
			 (b)(2)(I)), after subsection (b)(2)(A)),.
			3.Redesignation as
			 National Historical Park
			(a)In
			 generalPublic Law 100–206
			 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 101 Stat. 1434) is amended—
				(1)by striking
			 National Historic Site each place it appears and inserting
			 National Historical Park; and
				(2)by striking
			 the historic site each place it appears and inserting the
			 Park.
				(b)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 6 of Public Law 100–206 (16 U.S.C. 461 note;
			 101 Stat. 1437) is amended by striking historic site and
			 inserting Park.
			(c)ReferencesAny
			 reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
			 United States to the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site shall
			 be deemed to be a reference to the Jimmy Carter National Historical
			 Park.
			4.Authorization of
			 appropriationsSection 7 of
			 Public Law 100–206 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 101 Stat. 1437) is amended to read as
			 follows:

				7.Authorization of
				appropriationsThere are
				authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
				Act.
				.


		One Hundred Twelfth Congress of the United States of
		  America
		2d SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third
		day of January, two thousand and twelve
		S. 1959
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES
		AN ACT
		To require a report on the designation of
		  the Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation
			 Act of 2012.
		2.Report on designation of the Haqqani
			 Network as a foreign terrorist organization
			(a)FindingsCongress makes the following
			 findings:
				(1)A report of the Congressional Research
			 Service on relations between the United States and Pakistan states that
			 [t]he terrorist network led by Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son
			 Sirajuddin, based in the FATA, is commonly identified as the most dangerous of
			 Afghan insurgent groups battling U.S.-led forces in eastern
			 Afghanistan.
				(2)The report further states that, in
			 mid-2011, the Haqqanis undertook several high-visibility attacks in
			 Afghanistan. First, a late June assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul
			 by 8 Haqqani gunmen and suicide bombers left 18 people dead. Then, on September
			 10, a truck bomb attack on a United States military base by Haqqani fighters in
			 the Wardak province injured 77 United States troops and killed 5 Afghans. A
			 September 13 attack on the United States Embassy compound in Kabul involved an
			 assault that sparked a 20-hour-long gun battle and left 16 Afghans dead, 5
			 police officers and at least 6 children among them.
				(3)The report further states that U.S.
			 and Afghan officials concluded the Embassy attackers were members of the
			 Haqqani network .
				(4)In September 22, 2011, testimony before the
			 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
			 Staff Admiral Mullen stated that [t]he Haqqani network, for one, acts as
			 a veritable arm of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency. With ISI
			 support, Haqqani operatives plan and conducted that [September 13] truck bomb
			 attack, as well as the assault on our embassy. We also have credible evidence
			 they were behind the June 28th attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul
			 and a host of other smaller but effective operations.
				(5)In October 27, 2011, testimony before the
			 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, Secretary of
			 State Hillary Clinton stated that “we are taking action to target the Haqqani
			 leadership on both sides of the border. We’re increasing international efforts
			 to squeeze them operationally and financially. We are already working with the
			 Pakistanis to target those who are behind a lot of the attacks against Afghans
			 and Americans. And I made it very clear to the Pakistanis that the attack on
			 our embassy was an outrage and the attack on our forward operating base that
			 injured 77 of our soldiers was a similar outrage.”.
				(6)At the same hearing, Secretary of State
			 Clinton further stated that I think everyone agrees that the Haqqani
			 Network has safe havens inside Pakistan; that those safe havens give them a
			 place to plan and direct operations that kill Afghans and
			 Americans..
				(7)On November 1, 2011, the United States
			 Government added Haji Mali Kahn to a list of specially designated global
			 terrorists under Executive Order 13224. The Department of State described Khan
			 as a Haqqani Network commander who has overseen hundreds of
			 fighters, and has instructed his subordinates to conduct terrorist
			 acts. The designation continued, Mali Khan has provided support
			 and logistics to the Haqqani Network, and has been involved in the planning and
			 execution of attacks in Afghanistan against civilians, coalition forces, and
			 Afghan police. According to Jason Blazakis, the chief of the Terrorist
			 Designations Unit of the Department of State, Khan also has links to
			 al-Qaeda.
				(8)Five other top Haqqani Network leaders have
			 been placed on the list of specially designated global terrorists under
			 Executive Order 13224 since 2008, and three of them have been so placed in the
			 last year. Sirajuddin Haqqani, the overall leader of the Haqqani Network as
			 well as the leader of the Taliban's Mira shah Regional Military Shura, was
			 designated by the Secretary of State as a terrorist in March 2008, and in March
			 2009, the Secretary of State put out a bounty of $5,000,000 for information
			 leading to his capture. The other four individuals so designated are Nasiruddin
			 Haqqani, Khalil al Rahman Haqqani, Badruddin Haqqani, and Mullah Sangeen
			 Zadran.
				(b)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that—
				(1)the Haqqani Network meets the criteria for
			 designation as a foreign terrorist organization as set forth in section 219 of
			 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
				(2)the Secretary of State should so designate
			 the Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization under such section
			 219.
				(c)Report
				(1)Report requiredNot later than 30 days after the date of
			 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
			 appropriate committees of Congress—
					(A)a detailed report on whether the Haqqani
			 Network meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization
			 as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
			 1189); and
					(B)if the Secretary determines that the
			 Haqqani Network does not meet the criteria set forth under such section 219, a
			 detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met.
					(2)FormThe report required by paragraph (1) shall
			 be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
				(3)Appropriate committees of Congress
			 definedIn this subsection,
			 the term appropriate committees of Congress means—
					(A)the Committee on Armed Services, the
			 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select
			 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
					(B)the Committee on Armed Services, the
			 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent
			 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
					(d)ConstructionNothing in this Act may be construed to
			 infringe upon the sovereignty of Pakistan to combat militant or terrorist
			 groups operating inside the boundaries of Pakistan.

			Speaker of the House of Representatives

			Vice President of the United States and President of the
			 Senate


115 SRES 631 IS: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Indian Civil Rights Act and voting rights for American Indian and Alaska Native communities across the country.
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		III
		115th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. RES. 631
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			September 18, 2018
			Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Udall) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

		RESOLUTION
		Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Indian Civil Rights Act and voting rights for American
			 Indian and Alaska Native communities across the country.

 Whereas American Indians and Alaska Natives have historically been denied the right to vote; Whereas, after serving in World War II and returning home, many American Indian veterans were not able to vote;
 Whereas, on July 15, 1946, in Harrison v. Laveen, Chief Justice Levi S. Udall of the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that Maricopa County, Arizona, must allow Mohave-Apache Indians to register to vote, overruling decades of precedent in which the State of Arizona prohibited American Indians from voting;
 Whereas, in holding that American Indians were entitled to the franchise, Chief Justice Udall noted that, [i]n a democracy suffrage is the most basic civil right, since its exercise is the chief means whereby other rights may be safeguarded. To deny the right to vote, where one is legally entitled to do so, is to do violence to the principles of freedom and equality.;
 Whereas, in New Mexico in 1948, Miguel Trujillo, a Marine Corps veteran and Isleta Pueblo tribal member, was turned away from registering to vote because he was living on a reservation;
 Whereas, in 1948, the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico struck down limitations in the State Constitution of New Mexico that prevented those who lived on reservations from voting;
 Whereas, prior to 1968, American Indians were not provided the same protections as other citizens under the United States Constitution;
 Whereas, in 1968, Congress passed the Indian Civil Rights Act to ensure that the American Indian is afforded the broad constitutional rights secured to other Americans;
 Whereas Alaska was the last State to enfranchise American Indian voters in 1970; Whereas, even though American Indians and Alaska Natives currently have the lawful right to vote across the United States, they continue to face barriers and obstacles to voting;
 Whereas some American Indians and Alaska Natives in Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, Minnesota, South Dakota, and other States may have to travel 50 to 400 miles to vote;
 Whereas the Native American vote continues to play a significant role in local, State, and national elections;
 Whereas, in States such as Alaska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, American Indians and Alaska Natives comprise 10 percent or more of the voting-age population;
 Whereas American Indians and Alaska Natives serve in the United States military at a higher per capita rate than any other ethnic group; and
 Whereas American Indians and Alaska Natives are an important part of the history of the United States, and vibrant contributors to the social and political fabric of the United States: Now, therefore, be it

 That the Senate— (1)honors the 50th anniversary of title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.; commonly known as the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968); and
 (2)recognizes the important contributions of Native Americans to expanding voting rights for all citizens of the United States.


116 S860 RS: Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project Modification Act
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IICalendar No. 309116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 860[Report No. 116–160]IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 25, 2019Mr. Gardner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesNovember 21, 2019Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendmentOmit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italicA BILLTo amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify the terms of the Jackson Gulch
			 rehabilitation project in Colorado, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project Modification Act. 2.Modification of Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project, ColoradoSection 9105(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1303) is amended—
 (1)in paragraph (1)— (A)by striking requirement and inserting and cost-sharing requirements; and
 (B)by inserting , which shall be not more than 65 percent of that total cost before the period at the end; (2)in paragraph (3)—
 (A)in the paragraph heading, by striking requirement and inserting and cost-sharing requirements; (B)in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking The Secretary shall recover from the District as reimbursable expenses and inserting Subject to subparagraph (C), the District shall be liable under this subsection for an amount equal to;
 (C)in subparagraph (B)— (i)in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking Secretary shall recover reimbursable expenses and inserting District shall pay the Project costs for which the District is liable; and
 (ii)in clause (ii), by striking 15 and inserting not more than 40; and (C)in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking Secretary shall recover reimbursable expenses and inserting District shall pay the Project costs for which the District is liable; and
 (D)by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:  (C)CreditIn determining the exact amount for which the District is liable under this paragraph, the Secretary shall—
 (i)review and approve all final costs associated with the completion of the Project; and (ii)credit the district for all amounts paid by the District for engineering work and improvements directly associated with the Project, whether before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.; and
 (3)in paragraph (7), by striking $8,250,000. and inserting the following:  the lesser of—(A)not more than 65 percent of the total cost of carrying out the Project; and (B)$5,350,000..November 21, 2019Reported with an amendment


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 96
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 25
			 (legislative day, January 5), 2011
			Mr. Vitter (for himself,
			 Mr. Wicker, Mr.
			 Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, and
			 Mr. Johanns) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend title X of the Public Health
		  Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity
		  that performs abortions.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Title X Family Planning
			 Act.
		2.Amendment to the Public Health Service
			 ActSection 1008 of the Public
			 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300a–6) is amended to read as follows:

				1008.Prohibition on abortion
					(a)In generalNone of the funds appropriated under this
				title shall be distributed to grantees who perform abortions or whose
				subgrantees perform abortions, except where a woman suffers from a physical
				disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering
				physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would,
				as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an
				abortion is performed. The preceding sentence shall not apply to a grantee or
				subgrantee that is a hospital, so long as such hospital does not subgrant to a
				non-hospital entity that performs abortions.
					(b)ListNot later than 6 months after the date of
				enactment of the Title X Family Planning
				Act, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit
				to Congress a list of grantees, to which subsection (a) applies, under this
				title for the fiscal year involved that perform abortions regardless of how
				such abortions are funded.
					(c)Limitations on eligibility
						(1)Grantees on listA grantee who appears on the list submitted
				under subsection (b) for a fiscal year shall not be eligible to receive
				assistance under this title for subsequent fiscal years unless the grantee
				submits to the Secretary a certification that such grantee, and the subgrantees
				of such grantee, no longer perform abortions.
						(2)Applications for assistanceTo be eligible to receive assistance under
				this title, a grantee to which subsection (a) applies shall submit to the
				Secretary a certification that such grantee, and the subgrantees of such
				grantee, do not perform abortions other than those abortions explicitly
				permitted under subsection (a).
						(d)DefinitionsIn this section:
						(1)GranteeThe term grantee means the
				organizational entity or individual to which a grant, under this title is
				awarded and which is responsible and accountable both for the use of the funds
				provided under the grant and for the performance of the grant-supported project
				or activities. A grantee is the entire legal entity even if only a particular
				component is designated in the award document.
						(2)HospitalThe term hospital has the
				meaning given that term in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act.
						(3)SubgranteeThe term subgrantee means the
				government or other legal entity to which a subgrant is awarded under this
				title and which is accountable to the grantee for the use of the funds provided
				under the
				subgrant.
						.