116 S2722 RS: Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government Act
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2019-10-29
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IICalendar No. 616116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2722[Report No. 116–313]IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESOctober 29, 2019Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsDecember 14, 2020Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendmentStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicA BILLTo prohibit agencies from using Federal funds for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for other
 purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government Act or the SWAG Act.2.DefinitionsIn this Act—(1)the term advertising means the placement of messages in media that are intended to inform or persuade an audience, including placement in television, radio, a magazine, a newspaper, digital media, direct mail, an exhibit, and a billboard;(2)the term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code;(3)the term covert propaganda means propaganda communications by an agency that—(A)fail to disclose the role of the agency as the source of information; or(B)are misleading as to the origin of the communications;(4)the term mascot—(A)means an individual, animal, or object adopted by an agency as a symbolic figure to represent the agency or the mission of the agency; and(B)includes a costumed character;(5)the term public relations means communications by an agency that are directed to the public, including activities dedicated to maintaining the image of the governmental unit or maintaining or promoting understanding and favorable relations with the community or the public;(6)the term purely partisan materials means materials designed to aid a political party or candidate;(7)the term self-aggrandizement means publicity of a nature tending to emphasize the importance of the agency or activity in question; and(8)the term swag—(A)means a product or merchandise distributed at no cost with the sole purpose of advertising or promoting an agency, organization, program, or agenda;(B)includes blankets, buttons, candy, clothing, coloring books, cups, fidget spinners, hats, holiday ornaments, jar grip openers, keychains, koozies, magnets, neckties, novelties, snuggies, stickers, stress balls, stuffed animals, tchotchkes, thermoses, tote bags, trading cards, and writing utensils; and(C)does not include—(i)an item presented as honorary or informal recognition award, such as a challenge coin or medal issued for sacrifice or meritorious service;(ii)a brochure or pamphlet purchased or distributed for informational purchases; or(iii)an item distributed for diplomatic purposes, including a gift for a foreign leader.3.Prohibitions; public relations and advertising spending(a)ProhibitionsExcept as provided in subsection (c), and unless otherwise expressly authorized by law—(1)an agency, a contractor of the Federal Government, or another entity of the Federal Government may not, directly or indirectly, use Federal funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States, including the use of Federal funds for self-aggrandizement, covert propaganda, or purely partisan materials;(2)an agency or other entity of the Federal Government may not use Federal funds to purchase or otherwise acquire or distribute swag; and(3)an agency or other entity of the Federal Government may not use Federal funds to manufacture or use a mascot to promote an agency, organization, program, or agenda.(b)Public relations and advertising spendingEach agency shall, as part of the annual budget justification submitted to Congress, report on the public relations and advertising spending of the agency for the preceding fiscal year.(c)ExceptionsSubsection (a) shall not apply with respect to—(1)recruitment relating to—(A)enlistment or employment with the Armed Forces; or(B)employment with the Federal Government;(2)a mascot that is declared the property of the United States under a provision of law, including under section 2 of Public Law 93–318 (16 U.S.C. 580p–1);(3)a mascot relating to the Armed Forces of the United States; or(4)an item distributed by the Bureau of the Census to assist the Bureau in conducting a census of the population of the United States.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government Act or the SWAG Act.2.DefinitionsIn this Act—(1)the term advertising means the placement of messages in media that are intended to inform or persuade an audience, including placement in television, radio, a magazine, a newspaper, digital media, direct mail, a tangible product, an exhibit, or a billboard;(2)the term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code;(3)the term mascot—(A)means an individual, animal, or object adopted by an agency as a symbolic figure to represent the agency or the mission of the agency; and(B)includes a costumed character;(4)the term public relations means communications by an agency that are directed to the public, including activities dedicated to maintaining the image of the governmental unit or maintaining or promoting understanding and favorable relations with the community or the public;(5)the term return on investment means, with respect to the public relations and advertising spending by an agency, a positive return in achieving agency or program goals relative to the investment in advertising and marketing materials; and(6)the term swag—(A)means a tangible product or merchandise distributed at no cost with the sole purpose of advertising or promoting an agency, organization, or program;(B)includes blankets, buttons, candy, clothing, coloring books, cups, fidget spinners, hats, holiday ornaments, jar grip openers, keychains, koozies, magnets, neckties, snuggies, stickers, stress balls, stuffed animals, thermoses, tote bags, trading cards, and writing utensils; and(C)does not include—(i)an item presented as an honorary or informal recognition award related to the Armed Forces of the United States, such as a challenge coin or medal issued for sacrifice or meritorious service;(ii)a brochure or pamphlet purchased or distributed for informational purposes; or(iii)an item distributed for diplomatic purposes, including a gift for a foreign leader.3.Prohibitions; public relations and advertising spending(a)ProhibitionsExcept as provided in subsection (c), and unless otherwise expressly authorized by law—(1)an agency or other entity of the Federal Government may not use Federal funds to purchase or otherwise acquire or distribute swag; and(2)an agency or other entity of the Federal Government may not use Federal funds to manufacture or use a mascot to promote an agency, organization, program, or agenda.(b)Public relations and advertising spendingEach agency shall, as part of the annual budget justification submitted to Congress, report on the public relations and advertising spending of the agency for the preceding fiscal year, which may include an estimate of the return on investment for the agency.(c)Exceptions(1)SwagSubsection (a)(1) shall not apply with respect to—(A)an agency program that supports the mission and objectives of the agency that is initiating the public relations or advertising spending, provided that the spending generates a positive return on investment for the agency;(B)recruitment relating to—(i)enlistment or employment with the Armed Forces; or(ii)employment with the Federal Government; or(C)an item distributed by the Bureau of the Census to assist the Bureau in conducting a census of the population of the United States.(2)MascotsSubsection (a)(2) shall not apply with respect to—(A)a mascot that is declared the property of the United States under a provision of law, including under section 2 of Public Law 93–318 (16 U.S.C. 580p–1); or(B)a mascot relating to the Armed Forces of the United States.(d)RegulationsNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue regulations to carry out this Act.December 14, 2020Reported with an amendment


117 S2781 : No Harbor for Terror Act
U.S. Senate
2021-09-21
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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2781IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 21, 2021Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mr. Sasse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsA BILLTo repeal the exception to sanctions with respect to the energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors of Iran relating to reconstruction assistance for Afghanistan.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the No Harbor for Terror Act.2.Repeal of exception to sanctions with respect to energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors of Iran relating to Afghanistan reconstructionSubsection (f) of section 1244 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8803) is repealed.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1936
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			December 1, 2011
			Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin
			 (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison,
			 Mr. Wicker, Mr.
			 Risch, Mr. Coburn,
			 Mr. Sessions, Mr. DeMint, Mr.
			 Rubio, Mr. Enzi,
			 Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
			 Lee, Mr. Paul,
			 Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr.
			 McCain) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
			 referred to the Committee on Homeland
			 Security and Governmental Affairs

		A BILL
		To adopt the seven immediate reforms recommended by the
		  National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to reduce spending and
		  make the Federal government more efficient.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles
			 Spending Reductions Act of 2011.
		2.Reduction in
			 appropriations to the White House and Congress
			(a)Appropriations
			 to the White HouseNotwithstanding any other provision of law,
			 the total amount of funds appropriated to the appropriations account under the
			 heading The White
			 House under the heading EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS
			 APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT for each of fiscal years
			 2012 through 2016 may not exceed 85 percent of the total amount of funds
			 appropriated to that account for fiscal year 2011.
			(b)Appropriations
			 to CongressNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the total
			 amount of funds appropriated under the headings SENATE and
			 HOUSE OF
			 REPRESENTATIVES for each of fiscal years 2012 through
			 2016 may not exceed 85 percent of the total amount of funds appropriated under
			 those headings for fiscal year 2011.
			3.No cost of
			 living adjustment in pay of Members of CongressNotwithstanding any other provision of law,
			 no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative
			 Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to cost of living
			 adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal years 2013, 2014, and
			 2015.
		4.Pay freeze for
			 Federal employeesSection 147
			 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 111–242) is
			 amended—
			(1)in subsection
			 (b)(1), by striking December 31, 2012 and inserting
			 December 31, 2015; and
			(2)in subsection (c), by striking
			 December 31, 2012 and inserting December 31,
			 2015.
			5.Reduction in
			 Federal workforce
			(a)DefinitionFor
			 the purpose of this section—
				(1)the term
			 total number of Federal employees means the total number of
			 Federal employees in all agencies;
				(2)the term
			 Federal employee means an employee as defined by section 2105 of
			 title 5, United States Code; and
				(3)the term
			 agency means an Executive agency as defined by section 105 of
			 title 5, United States Code, excluding the Government Accountability
			 Office.
				(b)LimitationThe
			 President, through the Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with
			 the Office of Personnel Management), shall take appropriate measures to ensure
			 that, effective beginning in fiscal year 2015, the total number of Federal
			 employees (as determined under subsection (c)) shall not exceed 90 percent of
			 the total number of Federal employees as of September 30, 2011 (as so
			 determined).
			(c)Monitoring and
			 notificationThe Office of Management and Budget (in consultation
			 with the Office of Personnel Management)—
				(1)shall continuously
			 monitor all agencies and make a determination, as of September 30, 2011, and
			 the last day of each quarter of each fiscal year beginning thereafter, as to
			 whether or not the total number of Federal employees exceeds the maximum number
			 allowable under subsection (b); and
				(2)whenever a
			 determination under paragraph (1) is made that the total number of Federal
			 employees exceeds the maximum number allowable under subsection (b), shall
			 provide written notice to that effect to the President and Congress within 14
			 days after the last day of the quarter to which such determination
			 relates.
				(d)ComplianceWhenever,
			 with respect to the quarter ending on September 30, 2014, or any subsequent
			 quarter, the Office of Management and Budget provides written notice under
			 subsection (c)(2) that the total number of Federal employees exceeds the
			 maximum number allowable under subsection (b), no agency may thereafter appoint
			 any employee to fill any vacancy within such agency until the Office of
			 Management and Budget provides written notice to the President and Congress of
			 a determination under subsection (c)(1) that the total number of Federal
			 employees no longer exceeds the maximum number allowable under subsection (b).
			 Any notice under the preceding sentence shall be provided within 14 days after
			 the last day of the quarter to which the determination relates.
			(e)Waiver
				(1)EmergenciesThis
			 section may be waived upon a determination by the President that—
					(A)the existence of a
			 state of war or other national security concern so requires; or
					(B)the existence of
			 an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, public safety, property,
			 or the environment so requires.
					(2)Agency
			 efficiency or critical missionThis section may be waived, with respect to
			 a particular position or category of positions in an agency, upon a
			 determination by the President that the efficiency of the agency or the
			 performance of a critical agency mission so requires.
				(f)Replacement
			 rateTo the extent necessary to achieve the workforce reduction
			 required by subsection (b), the Office of Management and Budget (in
			 consultation with the Office of Personnel Management) shall take appropriate
			 measures to ensure that agencies shall appoint no more than 1 employee for
			 every 3 employees retiring or otherwise separating from Government service
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act. This subsection shall cease to
			 apply after September 30, 2014.
			(g)Counting
			 ruleFor purposes of this section, any determination of the
			 number of employees in an agency shall be expressed on a full-time equivalent
			 basis.
			(h)Limitation on
			 procurement of service contractsThe President, through the
			 Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel
			 Management), shall take appropriate measures to ensure that there is no
			 increase in the procurement of service contracts by reason of the enactment of
			 this Act, except in cases in which a cost comparison demonstrates that such
			 contracts would be to the financial advantage of the Government.
			6.Reduction in
			 Government travel costs
			(a)DefinitionIn
			 this section, the term agency means an executive agency as defined
			 under section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
			(b)ReductionNotwithstanding
			 any other provision of law, the total amount of funds appropriated to the
			 appropriations account providing for travel expenses for each agency for each
			 of fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 may not exceed 80 percent of
			 the total amount of funds appropriated to each of those appropriations accounts
			 for fiscal year 2011.
			7.Limitation on
			 Government printing costsNot
			 later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of
			 the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with the heads of Federal
			 departments and independent agencies to—
			(1)determine which
			 Government publications could be available on Government websites and no longer
			 printed and to devise a strategy to reduce overall Government printing costs
			 over the 10-year period beginning with fiscal year 2012, except that the
			 Director shall ensure that essential printed documents prepared for social
			 security recipients, medicare beneficiaries, and other populations in areas
			 with limited internet access or use continue to remain available;
			(2)establish
			 government-wide Federal guidelines on employee printing;
			(3)issue on the
			 Office of Management and Budget's public website the results of a cost-benefit
			 analysis on implementing a digital signature system and on establishing
			 employee printing identification systems, such as the use of individual
			 employee cards or codes, to monitor the amount of printing done by Federal
			 employees; except that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
			 shall ensure that Federal employee printing costs unrelated to national
			 defense, homeland security, border security, national disasters, and other
			 emergencies do not exceed $860,000,000 annually; and
			(4)issue guidelines
			 requiring every department, agency, commission or office to list at a prominent
			 place near the beginning of each publication distributed to the public and
			 issued or paid for by the Federal Government—
				(A)the name of the
			 issuing agency, department, commission or office;
				(B)the total number
			 of copies of the document printed;
				(C)the collective
			 cost of producing and printing all of the copies of the document; and
				(D)the name of the
			 firm publishing the document.
				8.Reduction in
			 Federal vehicle costsNotwithstanding any other provision of law,
			 for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount made available
			 to the General Services Administration for the acquisition of new vehicles for
			 the Federal fleet shall not exceed an amount equal to 80 percent of the amount
			 made available for the acquisition of those vehicles for fiscal year
			 2010.
		9.Sale of excess
			 Federal property
			(a)In
			 generalChapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code,
			 is amended by adding at the end the following:

					VIIExpedited
				disposal of real property
						621.DefinitionsIn this subchapter:
							(1)DirectorThe
				term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and
				Budget.
							(2)Landholding
				agencyThe term landholding agency means a
				landholding agency (as defined in section 501(i) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
				Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411(i))).
							(3)Real
				property
								(A)In
				generalThe term real property means—
									(i)a
				parcel of real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the Federal
				Government that is—
										(I)excess;
										(II)surplus;
										(III)underperforming;
				or
										(IV)otherwise not
				meeting the needs of the Federal Government, as determined by the Director;
				and
										(ii)a building or
				other structure located on real property described in clause (i).
									(B)ExclusionThe
				term real property excludes any parcel of real property, and any
				building or other structure located on real property, that is to be closed or
				realigned under the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and
				Realignment Act (10 U.S.C. 2687 note; Public Law 100–526).
								622.Disposal
				program
							(a)In
				generalExcept as provided in subsection (e), the Director shall,
				by sale or auction, dispose of a quantity of real property with an aggregate
				value of not less than $100,000,000 that, as determined by the Director, is not
				being used, and will not be used, to meet the needs of the Federal Government
				for the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
							(b)RecommendationsThe
				head of each landholding agency shall recommend to the Director real property
				for disposal under subsection (a).
							(c)Selection of
				propertiesAfter receiving recommendations of candidate real
				property under subsection (b), the Director—
								(1)with the
				concurrence of the head of each landholding agency, may select the real
				property for disposal under subsection (a); and
								(2)shall notify the
				recommending landholding agency head of the selection of the real
				property.
								(d)WebsiteThe
				Director shall ensure that all real properties selected for disposal under this
				section are listed on a website that shall—
								(1)be updated
				routinely; and
								(2)include the
				functionality to allow any member of the public, at the option of the member,
				to receive updates of the list through electronic mail.
								(e)Transfer of
				propertyThe Director may transfer real property selected for
				disposal under this section to the Department of Housing and Urban Development
				if the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines that the real
				property is suitable for use in assisting the
				homeless.
							.
			(b)Technical and
			 Conforming AmendmentThe
			 table of sections for chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code,
			 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 611 the
			 following:

						SUBCHAPTER VII—Expedited disposal of real
				property
						Sec. 621. Definitions.
						Sec. 622. Disposal
				program.

					.
			10.Prohibition on
			 earmarksSection 312 of the
			 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting at the end the
			 following:

				(g)Prohibition on
				earmarks
					(1)Bills and joint
				resolutions
						(A)In
				generalIt shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of
				Representatives to consider a bill, resolution, or amendment that includes an
				earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit.
						(B)ProcedureIn
				the Senate, a point of order under this paragraph may be raised by a Senator as
				provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
						(2)Conference
				report
						(A)In
				generalIt shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of
				Representatives to vote on the adoption of a report of a committee of
				conference if the report includes an earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited
				tariff benefit.
						(B)ProcedureWhen
				the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the
				Houses in relation to, an appropriations act, upon a point of order being made
				by any Senator pursuant to this paragraph, and such point of order being
				sustained, such material contained in such conference report shall be deemed
				stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the
				Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or
				concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be,
				which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference
				report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion
				in the Senate shall be debatable under the same conditions as was the
				conference report. In any case in which such point of order is sustained
				against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference
				report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in
				order.
						(3)WaiverAny
				Senator may move to waive any or all points of order under this subsection by
				an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
					(4)DefinitionsFor
				the purpose of this subsection—
						(A)the term
				earmark means a provision or report language included primarily at
				the request of a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives providing,
				authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget
				authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan,
				loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an
				entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality or Congressional district,
				other than through a statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive
				award process;
						(B)the term
				limited tax benefit means any revenue provision that—
							(i)provides a
				Federal tax deduction, credit, exclusion, or preference to a particular
				beneficiary or limited group of beneficiaries under the Internal Revenue Code
				of 1986; and
							(ii)contains
				eligibility criteria that are not uniform in application with respect to
				potential beneficiaries of such provision; and
							(C)the term
				limited tariff benefit means a provision modifying the Harmonized
				Tariff Schedule of the United States in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer
				entities.
						(5)ApplicationThis
				subsection shall not apply to any authorization of appropriations to a Federal
				entity if such authorization is not specifically targeted to a State, locality
				or congressional
				district.
					.


113 HR 2248 IH: Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-06-04
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2248
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 4, 2013
			Mr. Markey (for
			 himself, Mr. Blumenauer,
			 Mrs. Capps,
			 Ms. DeGette,
			 Ms. DeLauro,
			 Mr. Ellison,
			 Ms. Eshoo,
			 Mr. Farr, Mr. Grijalva, Ms.
			 Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey,
			 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York,
			 Ms. McCollum,
			 Mr. Moran,
			 Mr. Nadler,
			 Ms. Pingree of Maine,
			 Ms. Schakowsky,
			 Ms. Slaughter,
			 Ms. Speier, and
			 Ms. Tsongas) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Energy and Commerce

		A BILL
		To ban the use of bisphenol A in food containers, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Ban Poisonous Additives Act of
			 2013.
		2.Ban on use of
			 bisphenol A in food and beverage containers
			(a)Treatment of
			 bisphenol A as adulterating the food or beverage
				(1)In
			 generalFor purposes of applying section 402(a)(6) of the Federal
			 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342(a)(6)), a food container (which for
			 purposes of this Act includes a beverage container) that is composed, in whole
			 or in part, of bisphenol A, or that can release bisphenol A into food (as
			 defined for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act), shall be
			 treated as a container described in such section (relating to containers
			 composed, in whole or in part, of a poisonous or deleterious substance which
			 may render the contents injurious to health).
				(2)Applicability
					(A)Reusable food
			 containersParagraph
			 (1) shall apply to reusable food containers on the date that is
			 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
					(B)Other food
			 containersParagraph
			 (1) shall apply to any food container that is packed with food
			 and is introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or
			 after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
					(b)Waiver
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary, after
			 public notice and opportunity for comment, may grant to any facility (as that
			 term is defined in section 415 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
			 U.S.C. 350d)) that manufactures, processes, packs, holds, or sells the
			 particular food product or products, a waiver of the treatment described in
			 subsection (a).
				(2)ApplicabilityA
			 waiver granted to a facility under
			 paragraph (1) may only be applicable to a
			 certain type of food container or containers, as used for a particular food
			 product or group of similar products containing similar foods.
				(3)Requirement for
			 waiverThe Secretary may only grant a waiver under
			 paragraph (1) to a facility, if such
			 facility—
					(A)demonstrates that
			 it is not technologically feasible to—
						(i)replace bisphenol
			 A in the certain type of container or containers for such particular food
			 product or products; or
						(ii)use
			 an alternative container that does not contain bisphenol A for such particular
			 food product or products; and
						(B)submits to the
			 Secretary a plan and timeline for removing bisphenol A from such type of
			 container or containers for that food product or products.
					(4)Labeling
					(A)In
			 generalAny product for which the Secretary grants such a waiver
			 shall display a prominent warning on the label that the container contains
			 bisphenol A, in a manner that the Secretary shall require.
					(B)Additional
			 requirementThe prominent warning required under
			 subparagraph (A) shall include
			 information to ensure adequate public awareness of potential health effects
			 associated with bisphenol A.
					(5)Duration
					(A)Initial
			 waiverAny waiver granted under
			 paragraph (1) to a facility for a food
			 container or containers shall be valid for not longer than 1 year after the
			 date on which
			 subsection (a) is applicable to such food
			 container or containers.
					(B)Renewal of
			 waiverThe Secretary may
			 renew any waiver granted under
			 paragraph (1) for periods of not more
			 than 1 year, provided that the Secretary reaffirms that it is not
			 technologically feasible to replace bisphenol A in such type of container or
			 containers for such particular food product or products or use an alternative
			 container that does not contain bisphenol A for such particular food product or
			 products.
					(c)Reexamination of
			 approved food additives, effective food contact substance notifications, and
			 substances that are generally recognized as safe
				(1)Plan and
			 scheduleNot later than 1
			 year after enactment of this Act, after opportunity for comment, the Secretary,
			 acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall publish a plan and
			 schedule for the selection of substances under
			 paragraph (2) and the review of
			 substances under
			 paragraph (5).
				(2)Selection of
			 substancesNot later than 1 year after enactment of this Act and
			 not less than once every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the
			 Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall, based on the factors under
			 paragraph (4), select substances to
			 review under
			 paragraph (5). Such selection shall be
			 made from among—
					(A)substances authorized as a food additive
			 under any regulations issued under section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
			 Cosmetic Act;
					(B)substances that
			 are the subject of any sanction or approval as described in section 201(s)(4)
			 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
					(C)substances that
			 are the subject of an effective food contact substance notification, as
			 described in section 409(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
					(D)substances that
			 are generally recognized as safe, as listed in part 182 of title 21, Code of
			 Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);
					(E)direct food
			 substances affirmed as generally recognized as safe, as listed in part 184 of
			 title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);
			 and
					(F)indirect food substances affirmed as
			 generally recognized as safe, as listed in part 186 of title 21, Code of
			 Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations).
					(3)Notice and
			 commentThe selection of substances under
			 paragraph (2) shall be subject to notice
			 and comment.
				(4)PrioritiesIn
			 selecting substances under
			 paragraph (2), the Secretary shall take
			 into consideration the following factors:
					(A)Whether, based on
			 new scientific information, the Secretary determines that there is a
			 possibility that there is no longer a reasonable certainty that no harm will
			 result from aggregate exposure to such substance through food containers
			 composed, in whole or in part, of such substance, taking into
			 consideration—
						(i)potential adverse
			 effects from low dose exposure; and
						(ii)the
			 effects of exposure on vulnerable populations, including pregnant women,
			 infants, children, the elderly, and populations with high exposure to such
			 substance.
						(B)Whether, since the introduction of such
			 substance into interstate commerce, there has been a significant increase in
			 the amount of such substance found in—
						(i)sources of
			 drinking water; or
						(ii)products that are
			 likely to be used by vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, infants,
			 children, the elderly, and populations with high exposure to such
			 substance.
						(5)Review of
			 substances and Secretarial determination
					(A)In
			 generalNo later than 1 year after the date on which a substance
			 is selected under
			 paragraph (2), the Secretary shall
			 determine whether there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from
			 aggregate exposure to such substance, taking into consideration—
						(i)potential adverse
			 effects from low dose exposure; and
						(ii)the
			 effects of exposure on vulnerable populations, including pregnant women,
			 infants, children, the elderly, and populations with high exposure to such
			 substance.
						(B)Notice and
			 commentThe determination
			 made under
			 subparagraph (A) shall be subject to
			 notice and comment.
					(6)Remedial
			 action
					(A)In
			 generalUpon a determination under
			 paragraph (5) that there is not a
			 reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure to a
			 substance through food containers composed, in whole or in part, of such
			 substance—
						(i)if
			 the substance is not defined as a food contact substance under the Federal
			 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the substance shall be subject to sections
			 409(a)(3) and 409(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, subject to
			 the process under
			 subparagraph (B); and
						(ii)if the substance is defined as a food
			 contact substance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the substance
			 shall be subject to
			 subparagraph (C).
						(B)Treatment of
			 substances that are not defined as food contact substancesThe process under this subparagraph is as
			 follows:
						(i)One year after the
			 determination under
			 paragraph (5) for a substance subject to
			 the process under this subparagraph—
							(I)any regulation
			 issued under section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that
			 authorizes any use of the substance as a food additive (including sections
			 177.1580, 177.1440, 177.2280, and 175.300(b)(3)(viii) of title 21, Code of
			 Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act);
			 and
							(II)any sanction or
			 approval as described in section 201(s)(4) of such Act regarding such
			 substance,
							shall be deemed
			 revoked.(ii)Upon receipt of a food contact notification
			 for a food contact substance containing a substance subject to the process
			 under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall review the notification under the
			 authority described in sections 409(a)(3) and 409(h) of the Federal Food, Drug,
			 and Cosmetic Act.
						(C)Treatment of
			 substances defined as food contact substances
						(i)One year after the
			 determination under
			 paragraph (5) for a substance that is
			 subject to this subparagraph, all effective notifications for the use of such
			 substance under the authority described in sections 409(a)(3) and 409(h) of the
			 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall be reviewed by the Secretary.
						(ii)Upon receipt of a food contact notification
			 for a food contact substance containing a substance that is subject to this
			 subparagraph, the Secretary shall review the notification under the authority
			 described in sections 409(a)(3) and 409(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
			 Cosmetic Act.
						(d)Savings
			 provisionNothing in this Act
			 shall affect the right of a State, political subdivision of a State, or Indian
			 tribe to adopt or enforce any regulation, requirement, liability, or standard
			 of performance that is more stringent than a regulation, requirement,
			 liability, or standard of performance under this Act or that—
				(1)applies to a
			 product category not described in this Act; or
				(2)requires the
			 provision of a warning of risk, illness, or injury associated with the use of
			 food containers composed, in whole or in part, of bisphenol A.
				(e)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section:
				(1)Reusable food
			 containerThe term
			 reusable food container means a reusable food container that does
			 not contain a food item when it is introduced or delivered for introduction
			 into interstate commerce.
				(2)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human
			 Services.
				3.Amendments to
			 section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic ActSubsection (h) of section 409 of the Federal
			 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 348(h)(1)) is amended—
			(1)in paragraph (1)—
				(A)by striking
			 manufacturer or supplier for a food contact substance may and
			 inserting manufacturer or supplier for a food contact substance
			 shall;
				(B)by inserting
			 (A) after notify the Secretary of;
				(C)by striking
			 , and of and inserting ; (B); and
				(D)by striking the
			 period after subsection (c)(3)(A) and inserting ; (C) the
			 determination of the manufacturer or supplier that no adverse health effects
			 result from low-dose exposures to the food contact substance; and (D) the
			 determination of the manufacturer or supplier that the substance has not been
			 shown, after tests which are appropriate for the evaluation of the safety of
			 food contact substances, to cause reproductive or developmental toxicity in
			 humans or animals.; and
				(2)by striking
			 paragraph (6) and inserting the following:

					(6)In this section—
						(A)the term food contact
				substance means any substance intended for use as a component of
				materials used in manufacturing, packing, packaging, transporting, or holding
				food if such use is not intended to have any technical effect in such food;
				and
						(B)the term reproductive or
				developmental toxicity means biologically adverse effects on the
				reproductive systems of female or male humans or animals, including alterations
				to the female or male reproductive system development, the related endocrine
				system, fertility, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, or modifications in other
				functions that are dependent on the integrity of the reproductive
				system.
						.
			4.Report to
			 CongressNo later than two
			 years after enactment of this Act and at least once during every two year
			 period thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on
			 Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. Such report shall
			 include—
			(1)a list of waivers granted under section
			 2(b)(1), including a description of the basis each such waiver;
			(2)a
			 list of substances selected for review under section 2(c)(2) and the
			 anticipated timeline for future selections of additional substances;
			(3)for each substance reviewed under section
			 2(c)(5), the outcome of such review, and the anticipated timeline for review of
			 additional substances;
			(4)a
			 description of all remedial action taken under section 2(c)(6); and
			(5)for bisphenol A
			 and any other substance determined not to have a reasonable certainty of no
			 harm under section 2(c)(5), a review of the potential alternatives to that
			 substance that are available or being developed for use in food and beverage
			 containers.


115 HRES 448 IH: Recognizing the accomplishments and the contributions of Vietnamese Americans.
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-07-14
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IV115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 448IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 14, 2017Mr. Correa (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Comstock, and Mr. McGovern) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformRESOLUTIONRecognizing the accomplishments and the contributions of Vietnamese Americans.

 Whereas, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, approximately 800,000 Vietnamese refugees fleeing persecution resettled in the United States;
 Whereas an estimated 1.7 million Vietnamese Americans currently reside in the United States, making the United States home to the largest number of individuals of Vietnamese descent outside of Vietnam and Vietnamese Americans the fourth largest Asian American population in the United States;
 Whereas Vietnamese Americans have established strong communities across the country, including in the States of California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington;
 Whereas first- and second-generation Vietnamese Americans have overcome tremendous socio-economic challenges, including discrimination, language and cultural barriers, and poverty, to emerge as significant contributors to American society;
 Whereas Vietnamese Americans contribute to American society through their work in business, education, science and technology, engineering, mathematics, literature and the arts, gastronomy, the armed forces, and public service at every level of government;
 Whereas Vietnamese Americans support the advancement of religious freedom, democracy, and human rights around the world; and
 Whereas Vietnamese Americans contribute to the rich cultural and religious diversity of the Nation: Now, therefore, be it

 That it is the sense of the House of Representatives to recognize the accomplishments and significant contributions of Vietnamese Americans in the United States.


113 S240 IS: Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act
U.S. Senate
2013-02-07
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		II
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 240
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 7, 2013
			Mr. Tester (for himself,
			 Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Begich, Mr.
			 Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden,
			 Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr.
			 Baucus) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
			 referred to the Committee on Armed
			 Services

		A BILL
		To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the
		  per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service
		  used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the
		  uniformed services may retire for non-regular service.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit
			 Correction Act.
		2.Modification of
			 per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service to
			 reduce eligibility age for retirement for non-regular service
			(a)Accumulation of
			 90-Day periods of service within any two consecutive fiscal yearsSection 12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United
			 States Code, is amended by striking in any fiscal year and
			 inserting in any two consecutive fiscal years.
			(b)Retroactive
			 effective dateThe amendment
			 made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of January 28, 2008, and as if
			 included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public
			 Law 110–181) as enacted.


115 HR 6614 IH: Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-07-26
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6614IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 26, 2018Mr. O'Halleran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release reversionary and reserved interests in certain
			 lands within the Coconino National Forest, Arizona.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act. 2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
 (1)ObservatoryThe term Observatory means the Lowell Observatory of Flagstaff, Arizona. (2)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
			3.Release of reversionary and reserved interests
 (a)In generalSubject to valid existing rights, if the Observatory makes a written request to the Secretary not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act requesting conveyance of the National Forest System land described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall convey, without consideration and by quitclaim deed, to the Observatory all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of land described in subsection (b).
 (b)Land specifiedThe parcel of National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection (a) is the land— (1)conveyed by the United States to Percival Lowell and his heirs by the Act entitled An Act Granting certain lands in the Coconino National Forest, in Arizona, for observatory purposes, approved May 30, 1910; and
 (2)described as section 17, Township 21 north of range 7 east of the Gila and Salt River base and meridian in Coconino County, Arizona.


113 HR 4448 IH: Safe Skies Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-04-10
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4448
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 10, 2014
			Mr. Pittenger (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Denham, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Huizenga of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

		A BILL
		To direct the President to suspend assistance to foreign countries that fail to use INTERPOL’s
			 Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database for purposes of determining
			 accuracy of passports of prospective passengers on commercial flights.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Safe Skies Act of 2014.
		2.Suspension of assistance to foreign countries that fail to use INTERPOL’s Stolen and Lost Travel
			 Documents database
			(a)SuspensionThe President shall suspend assistance for a fiscal year to a foreign country that is identified in
			 the report submitted to Congress under subsection (b) with respect to the
			 immediately preceding fiscal year.
			(b)ReportNot later than September 1 of each fiscal year, the President shall submit to Congress a report
			 that identifies each foreign country the government of which the President
			 determines failed to use the Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD)
			 database of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) for
			 purposes of determining accuracy of passports of prospective passengers on
			 commercial flights during such fiscal year.
			(c)WaiverThe President may waive the limitation under subsection (a) in whole or in part with respect to a
			 foreign country if—
				(1)the President determines and certifies to Congress that it is in the national security interests of
			 the United States to do so; and
				(2)such determination is approved by an Act of Congress.
				(d)Effective date and applicability
				(1)Effective dateThis section takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies in
			 accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2).
				(2)ApplicabilitySubsection (a) applies beginning with the third fiscal year that begins after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act and subsection (b) applies beginning with the second
			 fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 2498
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

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

		A BILL
		To provide for the liquidation or
		  reliquidation of certain entries of manufacturing equipment entered on or after
		  May 11, 1997, and before October 21, 1998.

		1.Liquidation or reliquidation of certain
			 manufacturing equipment entered on or after May 11, 1997, and before October
			 21, 1998
			(a)In generalNotwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the
			 Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520) or any other provision of law, not
			 later than 90 days after the receipt of the request described in subsection
			 (b), any article—
				(1)that was entered, or withdrawn from
			 warehouse for consumption—
					(A)on or after May 11, 1997; and
					(B)before October 21, 1998; and
					(2)with respect to which heading 9902.84.89 of
			 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States would have applied if such
			 article had been entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on
			 December 31, 2001,
				shall be liquidated or reliquidated
			 as if such heading 9902.84.89 applied to such entry or withdrawal, and U.S.
			 Customs and Border Protection shall refund any excess duty paid with respect to
			 such entry.(b)RequestsLiquidation or reliquidation may be made
			 under subsection (a) with respect to any entry only if a request therefor is
			 filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, not later than 180 days after
			 the date of the enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient information to
			 enable U.S. Customs and Border Protection—
				(1)to locate the entry; or
				(2)to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be
			 located.


116 S1809 IS: Reforming Emergency Powers to Uphold the Balances and Limitations Inherent in the Constitution Act
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		II
		116th CONGRESS1st Session
		S. 1809
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 12, 2019
			Mr. Paul (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

		A BILL
		To require congressional approval of national emergency declarations and to repeal the emergency
			 powers and authorities most susceptible to abuse, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Reforming Emergency Powers to Uphold the Balances and Limitations Inherent in the Constitution Act or the REPUBLIC Act.
		2.Congressional approval of national emergency declarations
 (a)In generalSection 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621) is amended to read as follows:  201.Declaration and congressional approval of national emergencies (a)In generalWith respect to Acts of Congress authorizing the exercise, during the period of a national emergency, of any special or extraordinary power, the President is authorized to declare such national emergency. Such proclamation shall immediately be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.
 (b)Specification of powers and authoritiesThe President shall specify, in the proclamation declaring a national emergency under subsection (a) or in one or more contemporaneous or subsequent Executive orders published in the Federal Register and transmitted to Congress, the provisions of law made available for use in the event of an emergency pursuant to which the President proposes that the President, or another official, will exercise emergency powers or authorities.
						(c)Termination after 72 hours unless approved by Congress
 (1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), a national emergency declared under subsection (a), and the exercise of emergency powers and authorities pursuant to provisions of law described in subsection (b), shall terminate at the time specified in paragraph (3).
 (2)Approval by Congress requiredA national emergency declared under subsection (a), and the exercise of any emergency power or authority pursuant to a provision of law described in subsection (b), may continue after the time specified in paragraph (3) only if, before that time, there is enacted into law a joint resolution of approval pursuant to subsection (f) approving—
 (A)the declaration of the emergency; and (B)the exercise of that power or authority.
 (3)Time specifiedThe time specified in this paragraph is— (A)except as provided in subparagraph (B), 72 hours after the President declares the national emergency; or
 (B)if Congress is unable to convene during the 72-hour period described in subparagraph (A), 72 hours after Congress first convenes after the declaration of the emergency.
 (d)Termination after 90 days unless renewed with congressional approvalA national emergency declared under subsection (a) with respect to which a joint resolution of approval is enacted under subsection (f), and the exercise of any emergency power or authority pursuant to that emergency, shall terminate on the date that is 90 days after the President declares the emergency (or the emergency was previously renewed under this subsection), unless, before the termination of the emergency—
 (1)the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to Congress an Executive order— (A)renewing the emergency; and
 (B)specifying the provisions of law made available for use in the event of an emergency pursuant to which the President proposes that the President, or another official, will exercise emergency powers or authorities; and
 (2)there is enacted a joint resolution of approval with respect to— (A)the renewal of the emergency; and
 (B)the exercise of that power or authority. (e)Prohibition on subsequent actions if emergencies not approved (1)Subsequent declarationsIf a joint resolution of approval is not enacted pursuant to subsection (f) with respect to a national emergency declared under subsection (a) or proposed to be renewed under subsection (d), the President may not, during the remainder of the term of office of that President, declare a subsequent national emergency under subsection (a) with respect to the same circumstances.
 (2)Exercise of authoritiesIf a joint resolution of approval is not enacted pursuant to subsection (f) with respect to a power or authority proposed by the President under subsection (b) to be exercised with respect to a national emergency, the President may not, during the remainder of the term of office of that President, exercise that power or authority with respect to that emergency.
							(f)Joint resolutions of approval
 (1)Joint resolution of approval definedFor purposes of this section, the term joint resolution of approval means a joint resolution that contains after its resolving clause— (A)a provision approving—
 (i)a proclamation of a national emergency made under subsection (a); (ii)an Executive order issued under subsection (b) specifying the provisions of law pursuant to which the President proposes to exercise emergency powers or authorities; or
 (iii)an Executive order issued under subsection (d) renewing a national emergency; and (B)a provision approving a list of all or some of the provisions of law specified by the President under subsection (b) and included in the proclamation or Executive order, as the case may be.
 (2)IntroductionAfter the President transmits to Congress a proclamation described in clause (i) of paragraph (1)(A) or an Executive order described in clause (ii) or (iii) of that paragraph, a joint resolution of approval may be introduced in either House of Congress by any Member of that House.
 (3)Committee referralA joint resolution of approval shall be referred in each House of Congress to the committee or committees having jurisdiction over the emergency powers and authorities invoked by the proclamation or Executive order that is the subject of the joint resolution.
							(4)Consideration in Senate
 (A)Reporting and dischargeIf the committee to which a joint resolution of approval has been referred has not reported it at the end of 2 calendar days after its introduction, that committee shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the calendar.
 (B)Proceeding to considerationNotwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, when the committee to which a joint resolution of approval is referred has reported the resolution, or when that committee is discharged under subparagraph (A) from further consideration of the resolution, it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business.
 (C)AmendmentsNo amendments shall be in order with respect to a joint resolution of approval, except for amendments that strike provisions from the list of provisions of law required by paragraph (1)(B) or otherwise narrow the scope of emergency powers and authorities authorized to be exercised pursuant to such provisions of law.
 (D)Motion to reconsider final voteA motion to reconsider a vote on final passage of a joint resolution of approval shall not be in order.
 (E)AppealsPoints of order, including questions of relevancy, and appeals from the decision of the Presiding Officer, shall be decided without debate.
 (5)Consideration in House of RepresentativesIn the House of Representatives, if any committee to which a joint resolution of approval has been referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 2 calendar days after its introduction, that committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution, and the resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. It shall be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a joint resolution to call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration in the House without intervention of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage.
 (6)Receipt of resolution from other houseIf, before passing a joint resolution of approval, one House receives a joint resolution of approval from the other House, then—
 (A)the joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee and shall be deemed to have been discharged from committee on the day it is received; and
 (B)the procedures set forth in paragraph (4) or (5), as applicable, shall apply in the receiving House to the joint resolution received from the other House to the same extent as such procedures apply to a joint resolution of the receiving House.
 (g)Effect of later-Enacted lawsNo law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act shall supersede this title unless it does so in specific terms, referring to this title, and declaring that the new law supersedes the provisions of this title..
 (b)Conforming amendmentsThe National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended— (1)in section 202—
 (A)in subsection (a)— (i)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking declared by the President in accordance with this title and inserting in effect under section 201; and
 (ii)in the flush text, by striking declared by the President and inserting in effect under section 201; (B)in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (5); and
 (C)by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:  (d)Subsection (b) and section 201(f) are enacted by Congress—
 (1)as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they are deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in the House in the case of resolutions described by this title, and they supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
 (2)with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.; and
 (2)by striking title III. 3.Repeal of emergency authority to suspend telecommunications rules and regulationsSection 706 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 606) is amended by striking subsection (c).
 4.ApplicabilityExcept as provided in section 6(a), the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to national emergencies declared under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 5.Termination of existing emergency declarationsEach national emergency declared under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621) before the date of the enactment of this Act (other than a national emergency described in section 6(b)) shall terminate on such date of enactment.
		6.Nonapplicability with respect to International Emergency Economic Powers Act
 (a)In generalIn the case of a national emergency declared on or after the date of the enactment of this Act under which the President proposes to exercise emergency powers and authorities pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)—
 (1)the amendments made by this Act shall not apply; and (2)the provisions of the National Emergencies Act, as in effect on the day before such date of enactment, shall apply.
 (b)Continuation in effect of national emergency declarationsA national emergency declared before the date of the enactment of this Act under which the President exercises emergency powers and authorities pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) shall—
 (1)continue in effect on and after such date of enactment; and (2)terminate in accordance with the provisions of the National Emergencies Act, as in effect on the day before such date of enactment.


114 S3495 IS: 100 Years of Women in Congress Act
U.S. Senate
2016-12-05
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II114th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3495IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 5, 2016Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryA BILLTo amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate certain research
			 and extension grants to increase participation by women and
			 underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology,
			 engineering, and mathematics as Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grants.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the 100 Years of Women in Congress Act. 2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)The first woman elected to Congress, Representative Jeannette Rankin from the State of Montana, was elected on November 7, 1916, almost 4 years before the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which gave women the right to vote.
 (2)Jeannette Rankin was not only a pioneer in national electoral politics, she was also a pioneer as a woman in science, graduating from the University of Montana in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.
 (3)(A)100 years after the election of Jeannette Rankin, 108 women serve in the 114th Congress, more than at any other time in the history of the United States.
 (B)While that accomplishment is commendable, women hold only 20 percent of the seats in Congress, far below the relative share of women in the electorate of the United States.
 (4)According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics— (A)women make up 47 percent of the total workforce of the United States; and
 (B)gains have been made for women in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this section as STEM) fields over time, but women still comprise only—
 (i)39 percent of chemists and material scientists;
 (ii)28 percent of environmental scientists and geoscientists;
 (iii)16 percent of chemical engineers; and (iv)12 percent of civil engineers.
 (5)More must be done to encourage women to run for elected office and to enter the STEM fields. 3.Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields GrantsSection 1672(d)(7) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)(7)) is amended—
 (1)by striking the paragraph heading and inserting Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grants; (2)by striking Research and inserting the following:

 (A)In generalResearch; and (3)by adding at the end the following:

 (B)DesignationAny grant made under subparagraph (A) shall be known as a Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grant..


		IIB
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 3397
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			September 11, 2012
			Received; read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

		AN ACT
		To modify the Forest Service Recreation
		  Residence Program by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable
		  procedure for determining cabin user fees, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short title; table of
			 contents
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the Cabin Fee Act of
			 2012.
			(b)Table of
			 contentsThe table of contents of this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Definitions.
					Sec. 3. Cabin user fees.
					Sec. 4. Payment of cabin transfer fees.
					Sec. 5. Right of appeal and judicial review.
					Sec. 6. Effect.
					Sec. 7. Regulations.

			2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Authorization;
			 authorizeThe terms authorization and
			 authorize mean the issuance of a special use permit for the use
			 and occupancy of National Forest System land by a cabin owner under the
			 Recreation Residence Program.
			(2)CabinThe
			 term cabin means a privately built and owned recreation
			 residence and related improvements on National Forest System land that—
				(A)is authorized for
			 private use and occupancy; and
				(B)may be sold or
			 transferred between private parties.
				(3)Cabin
			 ownerThe term cabin owner means—
				(A)a person
			 authorized by the Secretary to use and to occupy a cabin; and
				(B)a trust, heir, or
			 assign of a person described in subparagraph (A).
				(4)Cabin transfer
			 feeThe term cabin transfer fee means a fee that
			 is paid to the United States on the transfer of a cabin between private parties
			 for money or other consideration that results in the issuance of a new
			 permit.
			(5)Cabin user
			 feeThe term cabin user fee means an annual fee
			 paid to the United States by a cabin owner in accordance with an authorization
			 for the use and occupancy of a cabin.
			(6)Current
			 appraisal cycleThe term current appraisal cycle
			 means the completion of Forest Service review and acceptance of—
				(A)initial typical
			 lot appraisals; and
				(B)second appraisals,
			 if ordered by cabin owners and approved by the Forest Service.
				(7)Current cabin
			 user feeThe term current cabin user fee means the
			 most recent cabin user fee, as adjusted under section 3(c).
			(8)LotThe
			 term lot means a parcel of National Forest System land on which
			 a person is authorized to build, use, occupy, and maintain a cabin.
			(9)National forest
			 systemThe term National Forest System has the
			 meaning given that term in section 11 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
			 Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609).
			(10)Recreation
			 residence programThe term Recreation Residence
			 Program means the Recreation Residence Program established under the
			 last paragraph under the heading FOREST SERVICE in the Act of
			 March 4, 1915 (16
			 U.S.C. 497).
			(11)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting
			 through the Chief of the Forest Service.
			(12)Typical
			 lotThe term typical lot means a cabin lot, or
			 group of cabin lots, in a tract that is selected for use in an appraisal as
			 being representative of, and that has similar value characteristics as, other
			 lots or groups of lots within the tract.
			3.Cabin user
			 fees
			(a)Payment of cabin
			 user feesCabin owners shall pay an annual cabin user fee
			 established by the Secretary in accordance with this section.
			(b)Initial cabin
			 user fees
				(1)EstablishmentThe
			 Secretary shall establish initial cabin user fees in accordance with this
			 subsection.
				(2)Assignment to
			 value tiersOn completion of the current appraisal cycle, as
			 required by paragraph (4), the Secretary shall assign each permitted lot on
			 National Forest System land to 1 of 10 tiers based on the following
			 considerations:
					(A)Before assigning
			 the lots to tiers, all appraised lot values shall be adjusted, or normalized,
			 for price changes occurring after the appraisal, in accordance with the
			 National Association of Homebuilders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity
			 Index.
					(B)Second appraisal
			 values shall supersede initial lot appraisal values for the normalization and
			 ranking process under subparagraph (A).
					(C)The tiers shall be
			 established, on a national basis, according to relative lot value, with lots
			 having the lowest adjusted appraised value assigned to tier 1 and lots having
			 the highest adjusted appraised value assigned to tier 10.
					(D)The number of lots
			 (by percentage) assigned to each tier is contained in the table set forth in
			 paragraph (3).
					(E)Data from
			 incomplete appraisals may not be used to establish the fee tiers under this
			 subsection.
					(F)Until assigned to
			 a tier under this subsection, the Secretary shall assess (and may adjust
			 annually subject to clause (ii)) an interim fee for permitted cabin lots
			 (including lots with incomplete appraisals) in an amount equal to the lesser
			 of—
						(i)$5,000; or
						(ii)the
			 amount of the current cabin user fee, as determined under the Cabin User Fee
			 Fairness Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), which
			 amount the Secretary may increase annually by not more than 25 percent, except
			 that the increased fee shall not exceed the otherwise scheduled fee determined
			 under the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000.
						(3)Amount of
			 initial cabin user feesThe initial cabin user fees, based on the
			 assignments under paragraph (2), are as follows:

								Fee TierApproximate Percent of Permits
					 NationallyFee
					 Amount

								Tier 1 5 percent$500

								Tier 212 percent$1,000

								Tier 3 22 percent$1,500

								Tier 4 22 percent$2,000

								Tier 510 percent$2,500

								Tier 6 9 percent$3,000

								Tier 7 7 percent$3,500

								Tier 8 5 percent$4,000

								Tier 9 5 percent$4,500

								Tier 103 percent $5,000

				(4)Deadline for
			 completion of current appraisal cycleNot later than 3 years after the date of
			 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the current appraisal
			 cycle.
				(5)Effective
			 dateThe initial cabin user fees required by this subsection
			 shall take effect beginning with the first calendar year beginning after the
			 completion of the current appraisal cycle.
				(c)Annual
			 adjustments of cabin user feeOnce initial cabin user fees have
			 been assessed, based on the tier assignments under subsection (b)(2), the
			 Secretary shall use changes in the Implicit Price Deflator for the Gross
			 Domestic Product published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department
			 of Commerce, applied on a 5-year rolling average, to assess an annual
			 adjustment to cabin user fees.
			(d)Effect of
			 destruction, substantial damage, or loss of access
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall reduce the cabin user fee to $100 per
			 year for a cabin if—
					(A)the cabin is
			 destroyed or suffers substantial damage in an amount that is greater than 50
			 percent of replacement cost of the cabin; or
					(B)access to the
			 cabin is significantly impaired, whether by catastrophic events, natural
			 causes, or governmental actions.
					(2)Term of reduced
			 feeThe reduced fee under paragraph (1) shall be in effect until
			 the later of—
					(A)the last day of
			 the year in which the destruction or impairment occurs; or
					(B)the date on which
			 the cabin may be lawfully reoccupied and normal access has been
			 restored.
					4.Payment of cabin
			 transfer feesAs a condition
			 of the issuance by the Secretary of a new authorization for the use and
			 occupancy of the cabin, the cabin owner transferring the cabin shall pay to the
			 Secretary a cabin transfer fee in the amount of $1,200.
		5.Right of appeal
			 and judicial review
			(a)Right of
			 appeal
				(1)In
			 generalNotwithstanding any action of a cabin owner to exercise
			 rights in accordance with section 6, the Secretary shall by regulation grant to
			 the cabin owner the right to an administrative appeal of the determination of a
			 new cabin user fee, fee tier, or whether or not to reduce a cabin user fee
			 under section 3(d).
				(2)Applicable
			 lawAn appeal under paragraph (1) shall be pursuant to the appeal
			 process provided under subpart C of part 251 of title 36, Code of Federal
			 Regulations (or a successor regulation).
				(b)Judicial
			 review
				(1)In
			 generalA cabin owner that contests a final decision of the
			 Secretary under this Act may bring a civil action in United States district
			 court.
				(2)VenueThe
			 venue for an action brought before the United States district court under this
			 subsection shall be in the Federal judicial district in which the cabin is
			 located.
				(3)Effect on
			 mediationNothing in this Act precludes a person from seeking
			 mediation for an action under this Act.
				6.Effect
			(a)In
			 generalNothing in this Act limits or restricts any right, title,
			 or interest of the United States in or to any land or resource.
			(b)Special rule for
			 alaskaIn determining a cabin user fee in the State of Alaska,
			 the Secretary shall not establish or impose a cabin user fee or a condition
			 affecting a cabin user fee that is inconsistent with 1303(d) of the Alaska
			 National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3193(d)).
			7.RegulationsNot later than December 31, 2013, the
			 Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this Act.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives September 10, 2012.
			Karen L. Haas,
			Clerk