		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1195
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 25, 2009
			Mr. Larson of
			 Connecticut (for himself, Ms. Lee of
			 California, Mr. Massa, and
			 Mr. Luetkemeyer) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial
			 Services

		A BILL
		To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in
		  commemoration of Mark Twain.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Mark
			 Twain Commemorative Coin Act.
		2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
			(1)Samuel Clemens—better known to the world as
			 Mark Twain—was a unique American voice whose literary work has had a lasting
			 effect on our Nation’s history and culture.
			(2)Mark Twain remains one of the best known
			 Americans in the world with over 6,500 editions of his books translated into 75
			 languages.
			(3)Mark Twain’s
			 literary and educational legacy remains strong even today, with nearly every
			 book he wrote still in print, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and
			 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both of which have never gone out of print since
			 they were first published over a century ago.
			(4)In the past 2
			 decades alone, there have been more than 100 books published and over 250
			 doctoral dissertations written on Mark Twain’s life and work.
			(5)Even today, Americans seek to know more
			 about the life and work of Mark Twain, as people from around the world and
			 across all 50 States annually flock to National Historic Landmarks like the
			 Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, CT and the Mark Twain Boyhood Home
			 & Museum in Hannibal, MO.
			(6)Mark Twain’s work
			 is remembered today for addressing the complex social issues facing America at
			 the turn of the century, including the legacy of the Civil War, race relations,
			 and the economic inequalities of the Gilded Age.
			3.Coin
			 specifications
			(a)DenominationsThe Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
			 this Act referred to as the Secretary) shall mint and issue the
			 following coins:
				(1)$5 gold
			 coinsNot more than 100,000 $5 coins, which shall—
					(A)weigh 8.359
			 grams;
					(B)have a diameter of
			 0.850 inches; and
					(C)contain 90 percent
			 gold and 10 percent alloy.
					(2)$1 silver
			 coinsNot more than 500,000 $1 coins, which shall—
					(A)weigh 26.73
			 grams;
					(B)have a diameter of
			 1.500 inches; and
					(C)contain 90 percent
			 silver and 10 percent copper.
					(b)Legal
			 tenderThe coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as
			 provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
			(c)Numismatic
			 itemsFor purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States
			 Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic
			 items.
			4.Design of
			 coins
			(a)Design
			 requirements
				(1)In
			 generalThe design of the
			 coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the life and legacy of Mark
			 Twain.
				(2)Designation and
			 inscriptionsOn each coin minted under this Act there shall
			 be—
					(A)a designation of
			 the value of the coin;
					(B)an inscription of
			 the year 2013; and
					(C)inscriptions of
			 the words Liberty, In God We Trust, United
			 States of America, and E Pluribus Unum.
					(b)SelectionThe
			 design for the coins minted under this Act shall be—
				(1)selected by the Secretary after
			 consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and the Board of the Mark Twain
			 House and Museum; and
				(2)reviewed by the
			 Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
				5.Issuance of
			 coins
			(a)Quality of
			 coinsCoins minted under this Act shall be issued in uncirculated
			 and proof qualities.
			(b)Mint
			 facilityOnly 1 facility of the United States Mint may be used to
			 strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this Act.
			(c)Period for
			 issuanceThe Secretary may issue coins minted under this Act only
			 during the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2013.
			6.Sale of
			 coins
			(a)Sale
			 priceThe coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the
			 Secretary at a price equal to the sum of—
				(1)the face value of
			 the coins;
				(2)the surcharge
			 provided in section 7(a) with respect to such coins; and
				(3)the cost of
			 designing and issuing the coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of
			 machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping).
				(b)Bulk
			 salesThe Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins issued
			 under this Act at a reasonable discount.
			(c)Prepaid
			 orders
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins
			 minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.
				(2)DiscountSale
			 prices with respect to prepaid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a
			 reasonable discount.
				7.Surcharges
			(a)In
			 generalAll sales of coins issued under this Act shall include a
			 surcharge of—
				(1)$35 per coin for
			 the $5 coin; and
				(2)$10 per coin for
			 the $1 coin.
				(b)DistributionSubject
			 to section 5134(f)(1) of title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received
			 by the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly
			 paid by the Secretary as follows:
				(1)2/5 of the surcharges,
			 to the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, to support the
			 continued restoration of the Mark Twain house and grounds, and ensure
			 continuing growth and innovation in museum programming to research, promote and
			 educate on the legacy of Mark Twain.
				(2)1/5 of the surcharges,
			 to the Mark Twain Project at the Bancroft Library of the University of
			 California, Berkeley, California, to support programs to study and promote Mark
			 Twain’s legacy.
				(3)1/5 of the surcharges,
			 to the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, New York, to support
			 programs to study and promote Mark Twain’s legacy.
				(4)1/5 of the surcharges,
			 to the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Missouri, to preserve
			 historical sites related to Mark Twain and help support programs to study and
			 promote his legacy.
				(c)AuditsThe
			 Comptroller General of the United States shall have the right to examine such
			 books, records, documents, and other data of each of the organizations referred
			 to in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (b) as may be related to
			 the expenditures of amounts paid under such subsection.
			(d)LimitationNotwithstanding
			 subsection (a), no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance under
			 this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as of the time of such
			 issuance, the issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative
			 coin programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative coin
			 program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States
			 Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Secretary of
			 the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out this subsection.


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One Hundred Twelfth Congress of the United States of America At the First SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven
H. R. 515

AN ACT
To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011.
2.Findings; Statement of policySections 2 and 3 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended to read as follows:

2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
(1)The Government of Belarus has engaged in a pattern of clear and uncorrected violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
(2)The Government of Belarus has engaged in a pattern of clear and uncorrected violations of basic principles of democratic governance, including through a series of fundamentally flawed presidential and parliamentary elections undermining the legitimacy of executive and legislative authority in that country.
(3)The Government of Belarus has subjected thousands of pro-democratic political activists to harassment, beatings, and jailings, particularly as a result of their attempts to peacefully exercise their right to freedom of assembly and association.
(4)The Government of Belarus has attempted to maintain a monopoly over the country’s information space, targeting independent media, including independent journalists, for systematic reprisals and elimination, while suppressing the right to freedom of speech and expression of those dissenting from the dictatorship of Aleksandr Lukashenka, and adopted laws restricting the media, including the Internet, in a manner inconsistent with international human rights agreements.
(5)The Government of Belarus continues a systematic campaign of harassment, repression, and closure of nongovernmental organizations, including independent trade unions and entrepreneurs, and this crackdown has created a climate of fear that inhibits the development of civil society and social solidarity.
(6)The Government of Belarus has subjected leaders and members of select ethnic and religious minorities to harassment, including the imposition of heavy fines and denying permission to meet for religious services, sometimes by selective enforcement of the 2002 Belarus religion law.
(7)The Government of Belarus has attempted to silence dissent by persecuting human rights and pro-democracy activists with threats, firings, expulsions, beatings and other forms of intimidation, and restrictions on freedom of movement and prohibition of international travel.
(8)The dictator of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenka, established himself in power by orchestrating an illegal and unconstitutional referendum that enabled him to impose a new constitution, abolishing the duly elected parliament, the 13th Supreme Soviet, installing a largely powerless National Assembly, extending his term in office, and removing applicable term limits.
(9)The Government of Belarus has failed to make a convincing effort to solve the cases of disappeared opposition figures Yuri Zakharenka, Viktor Gonchar, and Anatoly Krasovsky and journalist Dmitry Zavadsky, even though credible allegations and evidence links top officials of the Government to these disappearance.
(10)The Government of Belarus has restricted freedom of expression on the Internet by requiring Internet Service Providers to maintain data on Internet users and the sites they view and to provide such data to officials upon request, and by creating a government body with the authority to require Internet Service Providers to block Web sites.
(11)On December 19, 2010, the Government of Belarus conducted a presidential election that failed to meet the standards of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for democratic elections.
(12)After the December 19, 2010, presidential election the Government of Belarus responded to opposition protests by beating scores of protestors and detaining more than 600 peaceful protestors.
(13)After the December 19, 2010, presidential election the Government of Belarus jailed seven of the nine opposition presidential candidates and abused the process of criminal prosecution to persecute them.
(14)After the December 19, 2010, presidential election, the Government of Belarus disrupted independent broadcast and Internet media, and engaged in repressive actions against independent journalists.
(15)After the December 19, 2010, presidential election, Belarusian security services and police conducted raids targeting civil society groups, individual pro-democracy activists, and independent media.
(16)After the December 19, 2010, presidential election, Belarusian officials refused to extend the mandate of the OSCE Office in Minsk.
(17)After the December 19, 2010, presidential election, opposition candidates and activists have been persecuted and detainees have been physically mistreated, and denied access to family, defense counsel, medical treatment, and open legal proceedings.
(18)After the December 19, 2010, presidential election, lawyers representing those facing criminal charges related to the post-election protest have been subjected to the revocation of licenses, disbarment, and other forms of pressure.
(19)After the December 19, 2010, presidential election, the Government of Belarus has convicted political detainees to harsh prison sentences.
(20)After the December 19, 2010, presidential election, the United States expanded its visa ban list, imposed additional financial sanctions on certain state-owned enterprises, and initiated preparations to freeze the assets of several individuals in Belarus. The European Union imposed targeted travel and financial sanctions on an expanded list of officials of the Government of Belarus.
(21)After the December 19, 2010, presidential election, the United States fully restored sanctions against Belarus’s largest state-owned petroleum and chemical conglomerate and all of its subsidiaries.
(22)After the December 19, 2010, presidential election, the United States has engaged in assistance efforts to provide legal and humanitarian assistance to those facing repression and preserving access to independent information, and has pledged resources to support human rights advocates, trade unions, youth and environmental groups, business associations, think-tanks, democratic political parties and movements, independent journalists, newspapers and electronic media operating both inside Belarus and broadcasting from its neighbors, and to support access of Belarusian students to independent higher education and expand exchange programs for business and civil society leaders.
(23)The Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and other executive branch agencies have heretofore made effective use of this Act to promote the purposes of this Act, as stated in section 3 of this Act.
3.Statement of policyIt is the policy of the United States to—
(1)condemn the conduct of the December 19, 2010, presidential election and crackdown on opposition candidates, political leaders, and activists, civil society representatives, and journalists;
(2)continue to call for the immediate release without preconditions of all political prisoners in Belarus, including all those individuals detained in connection with the December 19, 2010, presidential election;
(3)continue to support the aspirations of the people of Belarus for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law;
(4)continue to support the aspirations of the people of Belarus to preserve the independence and sovereignty of their country;
(5)continue to support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in Belarus, which empower the people of Belarus to end tyranny in their country;
(6)continue to refuse to accept the results of the fundamentally flawed December 19, 2010, presidential election held in Belarus, and to support calls for new presidential and parliamentary elections, conducted in a manner that is free and fair according to OSCE standards;
(7)continue to call for the fulfillment by the Belarusian government of Belarus’s freely undertaken obligations as an OSCE participating state;
(8)continue to call for a full accounting of the disappearances of opposition leaders and journalists in Belarus, including Victor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovsky, Yuri Zakharenka, and Dmitry Zavadsky, and the prosecution of those individuals who are in any way responsible for the disappearance of those opposition leaders and journalists;
(9)continue to work closely with the European Union and other countries and international organizations, to promote the conditions necessary for the integration of Belarus into the European family of democracies;
(10)call on the International Ice Hockey Federation to suspend its plan to hold the 2014 International World Ice Hockey championship in Minsk until the Government of Belarus releases all political prisoners; and
(11)remain open to reevaluating United States policy toward Belarus as warranted by demonstrable progress made by the Government of Belarus consistent with the aims of this Act as stated in this section..
3.Radio and television broadcasting to BelarusSection 5 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended to read as follows:

5.Radio, television, and internet broadcasting to BelarusIt is the sense of Congress that the President should support radio, television, and Internet broadcasting to the people of Belarus in languages spoken in Belarus, by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Voice of America, European Radio for Belarus, and Belsat..
4.Sanctions against the Government of BelarusSection 6 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended—
(1)in subsection (b)—
(A)in paragraph (1), by inserting or expression, including those individuals jailed based on political beliefs or expression in connection with repression that attended the presidential election of December 19, 2010 before the period at the end;
(B)in paragraph (2), by inserting , including politically motivated legal charges made in connection with repression that attended the presidential election of December 19, 2010 before the period at the end;
(C)in paragraph (5), by inserting and violations of human rights, including violations of human rights committed in connection with the presidential election of December 19, 2010 before the period at the end; and
(D)in paragraph (7), by striking internationally recognized observers and inserting OSCE observers;
(2)in subsection (c)—
(A)in paragraph (2)—
(i)by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting paragraph (1); and
(ii)by striking or at the end;
(B)in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

(4)is a member of any branch of the security or law enforcement services of Belarus and has participated in the violent crackdown on opposition leaders, journalists, and peaceful protestors that occurred in connection with the presidential election of December 19, 2010; or
(5)is a member of any branch of the security or law enforcement services of Belarus and has participated in the persecution or harassment of religious groups, human rights defenders, democratic opposition groups, or independent media or journalists.;
(3)in subsection (e), by striking of each international financial institution to which and inserting at each international financial institution of which; and
(4)in subsection (f)(2)(B)(ii), by striking (as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code).
5.ReportSection 8(a) of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended—
(1)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking this Act and inserting the Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011;
(2)in paragraph (1), by striking sale or delivery of weapons or weapons-related technologies and inserting sale or delivery or provision of weapons or weapons-related technologies or weapons-related training;
(3)in paragraph (2), by striking involved in the sale and inserting or weapons-related training involved in the sale or delivery or provision;
(4)in paragraph (3), by inserting or weapons-related training described in paragraph (1) before the period at the end; and
(5)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(5)The cooperation of the Government of Belarus with any foreign government or organization for purposes related to the censorship or surveillance of the Internet, or the purchase or receipt by the Government of Belarus of any technology or training from any foreign government or organization for purposes related to the censorship or surveillance of the Internet..
6.DefinitionsSection 9 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking Committee on International Relations and inserting Committee on Foreign Affairs; and
(2)in paragraph (3)—
(A)in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking and prosecutors and inserting , prosecutors, and heads of professional associations and educational institutions; and
(B)in subparagraph (C), by striking Lukashenka regime and inserting Government of Belarus.
7.Funding for report The requirement to prepare and transmit the report required under section 8 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note), as amended by section 5 of this Act, shall be performed within current levels of authorized and appropriated funding.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


109 HRES 200 IH: Supporting the goals and ideals of
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2005-04-06
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 200
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 6, 2005
Mr. Strickland (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. Sweeney) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Correctional Officers and Employees Week and honoring the service of correctional officers and employees.

Whereas the operation of correctional facilities represents a crucial component of the criminal justice system of the United States;
Whereas correctional personnel play a vital role in protecting the rights of the public to be safeguarded from criminal activity;
Whereas correctional personnel are responsible for the care, custody, and dignity of the human beings charged to their care;
Whereas correctional personnel work under demanding circumstances and face danger in their daily work lives; and
Whereas annually the first week of May is recognized as National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)supports the goals and ideals of National Correctional Officers and Employees Week; and
(2)honors all correctional officers and employees for their service to their communities, States, and the Nation.


114 S82 IS: Strategic Petroleum Supplies Act
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2015-01-07
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II114th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 82IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 7, 2015Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo suspend sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until certain
			 conditions are met.1.Short
 titleThis Act may be cited as the Strategic Petroleum Supplies Act.2.Limitation on
			 sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve(a)In
 generalExcept as provided in subsection (b), the Administration shall not authorize a sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve established under part B of title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.) until the date on which all permits necessary under Executive Order 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note; relating to issuance of permits with respect to certain energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the United States) for the Keystone XL pipeline project application filed on September 19, 2008 (including amendments), have been issued.(b)ExceptionSubsection (a) shall not affect any obligations of the United States under the international energy program.


115 HR 7357 IH: Automated Mobility Act of 2018
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-12-20
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7357IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 20, 2018Mr. Lipinski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo establish within the Department of Transportation an Assistant Secretary of Automated Mobility
			 and to direct such Assistant Secretary to submit to Congress a report on
			 automated vehicles, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Automated Mobility Act of 2018. 2.Establishing the Assistant Secretary of Automated MobilitySection 102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
 (1)in subsection (e)(1)— (A)by striking 6 and inserting 7;
 (B)in subparagraph (C), by striking and; (C)in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and
 (D)by adding at the end the following:  (E)an Assistant Secretary for Automated Mobility, who shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.; and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (i)Assistant Secretary of Automated MobilityThe Assistant Secretary of Automated Mobility appointed under subsection (e)(1) shall do the following:
 (1)Coordinate Federal agency efforts to test and deploy automated vehicles. (2)Develop incident response and investigation capabilities for incidents involving automated vehicles and determine the types of data needed to understand the control systems involved in such incidents.
 (3)Provide technical assistance to recipients of Federal funding for projects to test and deploy automated vehicles.
 (4)Coordinate efforts of the Department and the Federal Communications Commission to test and deploy standards and technology for interoperable vehicle-to-vehicle communication.
 (5)Communicate how Federal agencies protect the privacy of data that is generated by automated vehicles.
 (6)In coordination with the Department of Labor, promote the development of a workforce with expertise in automation and process management with respect to automated vehicles.
 (7)Promote a consistent regulatory framework among State and local governments to support the integration of automated vehicles.
 (8)Submit annually a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate describing the efforts of the Assistant Secretary under this subsection..
			3.Policy roadmap
 (a)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Automated Mobility, shall submit to the Congress a 5-year plan to—
 (1)adapt Federal vehicle safety standards and infrastructure to accommodate automated vehicles; (2)review Federal funding programs for the interstate highway system and evaluate the readiness of the Federal interstate highway system to accommodate automated vehicles;
 (3)establish a framework for automated vehicle safety assurance; (4)develop uniform standards for and procedures to test automated vehicles and automated driving software;
 (5)adapt existing safety oversight authority and enforcement capabilities to accommodate automated vehicles;
 (6)develop standards for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication; (7)protect the privacy of data of consumers who use automated vehicles;
 (8)protect automated vehicles and passengers of such vehicles from cybersecurity threats; (9)provide education to the human operators of vehicles;
 (10)develop an insurance framework for automated vehicles with interstate flexibility; (11)collaborate with the private sector and academia on research and development initiatives related to automated vehicles;
 (12)support the growth of the automated mobility industry in the United States; (13)coordinate with other Federal agencies to review measures available to promote American industrial leadership in automated vehicle technology; and
 (14)reduce the negative effects of automated vehicle technology on employment markets in the United States.