116 HR 3814 IH: Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-07-17
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		I
		116th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3814
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 17, 2019
			Mr. Richmond (for himself and Mr. Graves of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

		A BILL
		To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2019. 2.Amendments to the Gulf of Mexico energy security act of 2006 (a)In generalSection 105(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended—
 (1)in paragraph (1), by striking 50 and inserting 37.5; and (2)in paragraph (2)—
 (A)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 50 and inserting 62.5; (B)in subparagraph (A), by striking 75 and inserting 80; and
 (C)in subparagraph (B), by striking 25 and inserting 20. (b)In generalSection 105(d) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended—
 (1)in paragraph (1), by inserting after subparagraph (E):  (F)planning, engineering, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of one or more projects that are specifically authorized by any other Act for ecosystem restoration, hurricane protection, or flood damage prevention.; and
 (2)in paragraph (2), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting:  (2)LimitationOf the amounts received by a Gulf producing State or coastal political subdivision under subsection (b)—
 (A)not more than 3 percent may be used for the purposes described in paragraph (1)(E); and (B)not less than 25 percent may be used for the purposes described in paragraph (1)(F), and shall be applied proportionally to the applicable Federal and non-Federal share pursuant to such specific project authorization..
 (c)In GeneralSection 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended by striking section 105(f).


114 HR 6366 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the credit for energy efficient new homes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-11-17
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I114th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6366IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 17, 2016Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the credit for energy efficient
			 new homes.

		1.Extension of credit for energy efficient new homes
 (a)In generalSubsection (g) of section 45L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2016 and inserting December 31, 2018. (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to homes acquired after December 31, 2016.


IV
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 82
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

February 3, 2009

RESOLUTION
Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing January 2009 as National Stalking Awareness Month.

Whereas in a 1-year period, an estimated 3,400,000 people in America reported being stalked, and 75 percent of victims are stalked by someone who is not a stranger;
Whereas 81 percent of women, who are stalked by an intimate partner, are also physically assaulted by that partner, and 76 percent of women, who are killed by an intimate partner, were also stalked by that intimate partner;
Whereas 11 percent reported having been stalked for more than 5 years and 1/4 of victims reported having been stalked almost every day;
Whereas one in four victims reported that stalkers had used technology, such as e-mail or instant messaging, to follow and harass them, and one in 13 said stalkers had used electronic devices to intrude on their lives;
Whereas stalking victims are forced to take drastic measures to protect themselves, such as changing their identities; relocating, changing jobs, and obtaining protection orders;
Whereas one in seven victims moved in an effort to escape their stalker;
Whereas approximately 130,000 victims reported having been fired or asked to leave their job because of the stalking, and about one in eight lost time from work because they feared for their safety or were taking steps, such as seeking a restraining order, to protect themselves;
Whereas less than half of victims report stalking to police and only 7 percent contacted a victim service provider, shelter, or hotline;
Whereas stalking is a crime that cuts across race, age, culture, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, and economic status;
Whereas stalking is a crime under Federal law and under the laws of all 50 States and the District of Columbia;
Whereas there are national organizations, local victim service organizations, prosecutors' offices, and police departments that stand ready to assist stalking victims and who are working diligently to craft competent, thorough, and innovative responses to stalking;
Whereas there is a need to enhance the criminal justice system's response to stalking and stalking victims, including aggressive investigation and prosecution, and to increase the availability of victim services across the country tailored to meet the needs of stalking victims; and
Whereas the House of Representatives urges the establishment of January 2009 as National Stalking Awareness Month: Now, therefore, be it

That—
(1)it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—
(A)National Stalking Awareness Month provides an opportunity to educate the people of the United States about stalking;
(B)all Americans should applaud the efforts of the many victim service providers, police, prosecutors, national and community organizations, and private sector supporters for their efforts in promoting awareness about stalking; and
(C)policymakers, criminal justice officials, victim service and human service agencies, college campuses and universities, nonprofits, and others should recognize the need to increase awareness of stalking and the availability of services for stalking victims; and
(2)the House of Representatives urges national and community organizations, businesses in the private sector, and the media to promote awareness of the crime of stalking through National Stalking Awareness Month.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.


113 HR 3764 IH: Personal Financial Information Protection Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-12-12
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I113th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3764IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 12, 2013Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 impose penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of personal financial information by Federal employees.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Personal Financial Information Protection Act.2.Unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable covered information(a)Liability for Certain Acts(1)In generalIt shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the United States—(A)willfully to make an unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable covered information; or(B)to conspire to commit a violation of subparagraph (A).(2)Penalty(A)In generalAny violation of paragraph (1) shall be subject to a penalty of not more than the greatest of—(i)the penalty specified in the law setting forth the offense which covers a violation of paragraph (1), or(ii)the penalty set forth in subparagraph (B).(B)Uniform penaltyThe penalty set forth in this subparagraph is a felony punishable upon conviction by—(i)a fine in any amount not exceeding $100,000 for each such violation and imprisonment of not more than 7 years,(ii)the costs of prosecution, and(iii)dismissal from office or discharge from employment.(C)Forfeiture of annuities and retired payA violation of paragraph (1) shall be treated as an offense to which sections 8312 and 8432(g)(5) of title 5, United States Code, apply.(b)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section—(1)Officer of the United StatesThe term officer of the United States means an officer appointed pursuant to section 2104(a)(1)(C) of title 5, United States Code.(2)Employee of the United StatesThe term employee of the United States means an employee, as defined by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.(3)Personally identifiable covered informationThe term personally identifiable covered information means any information contained in a financial record (as defined in section 1101 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401), if such information contains the name, social security number, street address, telephone number, electronic mail address, or any other personally identifiable information concerning the consumer to which such financial record relates.3.Private right of action(a)In generalAny person who violates section 2 of this Act or who willfully aids, abets, counsels, induces, or procures the commission of a violation of section 2 of this Act shall be liable to the person whose personally identifiable covered information was disclosed in violation of section 2 of this Act—(1)in the amount of $100,000 for each such violation, and(2)for costs of prosecution and attorney fees.(b)Jurisdiction; statute of limitations; venue; processThe United States district courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction of actions brought under this section. Any such action shall be brought not later than two years after the date the cause of action arises. Any action brought under subsection (a) of this section may be brought in any judicial district wherein the defendant is found, resides, or transacts business, or in the judicial district wherein any act or transaction constituting the violation occurs. Process in such action may be served in any judicial district of which the defendant is an inhabitant or wherever the defendant may be found.


116 S1795 IS: Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2019
U.S. Senate
2019-06-12
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1795IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 12, 2019Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Reed, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Booker, Ms. Smith, Mr. Cardin, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers. 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2019.2.Increasing the number of allowed compliance inspections of firearms dealersSection 923(g)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking once and inserting 3 times.3.Increasing penalties on firearms licenseesSection 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the matter following subparagraph (B) by striking one year and inserting 5 years.4.Serious recordkeeping offenses that aid gun traffickingSection 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting . If the conduct described in subparagraph (A) or (B) is in relation to an offense under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section 922, the licensed dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed collector shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both..5.Suspension of firearms dealer’s license and civil penalties for violations of the Gun Control ActSection 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (e) and (f) and inserting the following:(e)(1)(A)The Attorney General may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke any license issued under this section, or may subject the licensee to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per violation, if the holder of the license—(i)has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Attorney General under this chapter; or(ii)except as provided in subparagraph (B), fails to have secure gun storage or safety devices available at any place in which firearms are sold under the license to persons who are not licensees.(B)Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply in any case in which a secure gun storage or safety device is temporarily unavailable because of theft, casualty loss, consumer sales, backorders from a manufacturer, or any other similar reason beyond the control of the licensee.(2)The Attorney General may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke the license of, or assess a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 on, a dealer who transfers armor piercing ammunition.(3)The Attorney General may at any time compromise, mitigate, or remit the liability with respect to any violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Attorney General under this chapter.(4)The Attorney General’s actions under this subsection may be reviewed only as provided in subsection (f).(f)(1)Any person whose application for a license is denied and any holder of a license which is suspended or revoked or who is assessed a civil penalty shall receive a written notice from the Attorney General stating specifically the grounds upon which the application was denied or upon which the license was suspended or revoked or the civil penalty assessed. Any notice of a suspension or revocation of a license shall be given to the holder of the license before the effective date of the suspension or revocation.(2)If the Attorney General denies an application for a license, or suspends or revokes a license, or assesses a civil penalty, the Attorney General shall, upon request by the aggrieved party, promptly hold a hearing to review the denial, suspension, revocation, or assessment. In the case of a suspension or revocation of a license, the Attorney General shall, on the request of the holder of the license, stay the effective date of the suspension or revocation. A hearing under this paragraph shall be held at a location convenient to the aggrieved party.(3)(A)If after a hearing held under paragraph (2) the Attorney General decides not to reverse the decision to deny an application or suspend or revoke a license or assess a civil penalty, the Attorney General shall give notice of the decision to the aggrieved party.(B)The aggrieved party may at any time within 60 days after the date notice is given under subparagraph (A) file a petition with the United States district court for the district in which the party resides or in which the party’s principal place of business is located for a de novo judicial review of the denial, suspension, revocation, or assessment.(C)In a proceeding conducted under this paragraph, the court may consider any evidence submitted by the parties to the proceeding without regard to whether such evidence was considered at the hearing held under paragraph (2).(D)If the court decides that the Attorney General was not authorized to deny the application or to suspend or revoke the license or to assess the civil penalty, the court shall order the Attorney General to take such action as may be necessary to comply with the judgment of the court..6.Termination of firearms dealer’s license upon felony convictionSection 925(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking until any conviction pursuant to the indictment becomes final and inserting until the date of any conviction pursuant to the indictment.7.Authority to hire additional personnelThe Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives may hire at least 80 additional employees for the purpose of carrying out additional inspections as provided for in the amendments made by this Act.8.Authority to require licensed dealer to conduct a physical inventory and provide inventory record
 if dealer has unlawfully transferred a firearm or 10 or more crime guns are traced to the dealer(a)In generalSection 923(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:(E)The Attorney General may require a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to conduct a physical inventory of the firearms in the business inventory of the licensee, and provide the Attorney General with a detailed record of the physical inventory if—(i)the licensee has been convicted of transferring a firearm unlawfully; or(ii)the Attorney General finds that 10 or more firearms used in a crime under Federal, State, or local law have been traced back to the licensee..(b)Conforming amendments(1)Section 923(j) of such title is amended in the 6th sentence by inserting , except as required under subsection (g)(1)(E) before the period.(2)The matter under the heading salaries and expenses under the heading Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives under title II of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 247) is amended in the 5th proviso by inserting , except as required under subsection (g)(1)(E) of such section 923 before the colon.9.Issuance of licensesSection 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (c)—(A)by inserting (1) before Upon;(B)in the first sentence, by inserting , subject to paragraph (2), after Attorney General shall; and(C)by adding at the end the following:(2)The Attorney General may deny an application submitted under subsection (a) or (b) if the Attorney General determines—(A)issuing the license would pose a danger to public safety; or(B)that the applicant—(i)is not likely to comply with the law; or(ii)is otherwise is not suitable to be issued a license.; and(2)in subsection (d)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , subject to subsection (c)(2), after shall.10.Liability standardsSection 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (c), in the third sentence, by striking willfully; and(2)in subsection (d), by striking willfully each place it appears.11.Regulatory flexibilitySection 926(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking only.12.Report to the CongressThe Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shall submit biennial reports to Congress on the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, which shall include—(1)a statement by the Director as to what additional resources, if any, are necessary in order to implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act; and(2)any recommendations of the Director for how better to ensure that—(A)firearms dealers are complying with all laws and regulations that apply with respect to dealing in firearms; and(B)noncompliant firearms dealers are subject to appropriate action in a timely manner.13.SeverabilityIf any provision of this Act or of an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such a provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this Act or of such an amendment, or the application of this Act or of such an amendment to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.


115 HRES 750 IH: Expressing support for the designation of a “Prisoners of Conscience Day”.
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-02-26
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IV115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. RES. 750IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 26, 2018Mr. Hultgren (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Comstock, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Lofgren) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsRESOLUTIONExpressing support for the designation of a Prisoners of Conscience Day.

 Whereas thousands of people around the world are prisoners of conscience: persons imprisoned for the peaceful expression of their political, religious, or other conscientiously held beliefs, or for their identity, even though they have neither used nor advocated violence;
 Whereas international standards protect human rights and the fundamental freedoms of all individuals worldwide;
 Whereas the Preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights refers to the equal rights of men and women;
 Whereas the Universal Declaration declares in Article 2 that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms it sets forth without distinction of any kind; and in Article 3 that everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person; and in Article 9 that no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile;
 Whereas Article 18 of the Universal Declaration states that: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance;
 Whereas Article 19 of the Universal Declaration states that: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers;
 Whereas Article 20 (1) of the Universal Declaration states that: Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association; Whereas prisoners of conscience are imprisoned, often tortured and sometimes executed, because their governments view as unacceptable who they are, what they believe, and how they have chosen to express their convictions;
 Whereas governments imprison prisoners of conscience for many reasons including to restrict the flow of information, narrow the space for independent civil society, diminish the power of the people to express their views, and prevent challenges to their authority;
 Whereas prisoners of conscience include artists, bloggers, community activists, dissidents, journalists, human rights activists, lawyers, labor leaders, teachers, religious leaders, and members of religious communities;
 Whereas through the Defending Freedoms Project of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the United States House of Representatives, undertaken in collaboration with the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and Amnesty International/USA, Members of Congress advocate on behalf of prisoners of conscience from around the world and shine a light on them and the governments of the countries that have imprisoned them;
 Whereas Freedom House, Freedom Now, Reporters Without Borders, and Scholars At Risk have joined the Defending Freedom Project coalition;
 Whereas the goals of the Defending Freedoms Project are, at a minimum, to help improve the conditions under which prisoners of conscience are held, and ideally, secure their freedom, while encouraging countries to implement needed reforms consistent with internationally approved human rights standards; and
 Whereas a Prisoners of Conscience Day would underscore the importance of prioritizing the protection for and freedom of prisoners of conscience as a United States foreign policy goal: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives— (1)calls for the designation of a Prisoners of Conscience Day;
 (2)requests that the President of the United States issue a proclamation recognizing Prisoners of Conscience Day; (3)encourages Members of Congress to raise individual prisoner of conscience cases in Congress, with the executive branch, with their constituents, to foreign governments and multilateral organizations, and during delegation trips abroad;
 (4)encourages Members of Congress and the Administration to consult the resources of the Defending Freedoms Project, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project, and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s (CECC) Political Prisoner Database when considering raising individual prisoner of conscience cases;
 (5)encourages the United States Government to implement policies and robustly support programs promoting human rights, including religious and political freedom, the rule of law, and the protection of individuals and organizations at risk;
 (6)encourages the United States Government to undertake specific actions directed at countries that detain prisoners of conscience in violation of international standards; and
 (7)urges that human rights advocacy on behalf of prisoners of conscience be pursued consistently and publicly at every level of United States foreign policy and in all bilateral and multilateral engagement, so that laws and policies are brought into conformity with international commitments and human rights standards.


		IA
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. J. RES. 49
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 5, 2009
			Mr. Larson of
			 Connecticut introduced the following joint resolution; which was
			 referred to the Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		JOINT RESOLUTION
		Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
		  of the United States concerning the election of the Members of the House of
		  Representatives.

		That the following article is
			 proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall
			 be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified
			 by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years
			 after the date of its submission for ratification:

				 —
					1.The House of Representatives shall be
				composed of Members chosen every fourth year by the people of the several
				States. Immediately after the first election, they shall be assembled and
				divided as equally as may be into two classes. The seats of the Representatives
				of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year and
				the second class at the expiration of the fourth year, so that one half may be
				chosen every second year.
					2.This article shall not be so construed as
				to affect the election or term of any Representative chosen before it becomes
				valid as part of the Constitution.
					3.This article shall apply to the 1st
				election of Representatives which occurs after ratification but no earlier than
				2012.
					4.The Congress shall have power to enforce
				this article by appropriate
				legislation.
					.


110 HR 354 IH: Safe

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-01-09
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 354
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 9, 2007
			Mrs. McCarthy of New
			 York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Education and
			 Labor

		A BILL
		To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
		  1965 to improve school safety.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Safe Schools Against Violence in
			 Education Act or the SAVE Act.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)The Department of Education reports
			 that—
				(A)in 2003–2004, six
			 States or outlying areas (Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
			 Puerto Rico, and Texas) reported a total of 47 schools that were designated as
			 persistently dangerous;
				(B)in 2004–2005, four
			 States or outlying areas (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and South
			 Dakota) reported a total of 39 schools that were designated as persistently
			 dangerous;
				(C)in 2005–2006,
			 seven States or outlying areas (Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
			 Pennsylvania, Texas, and Puerto Rico) reported a total of 36 schools that were
			 designated as persistently dangerous; and
				(D)in 2006–2007,
			 seven States or outlying areas (Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
			 South Dakota, Texas, and Puerto Rico) reported an original finding of 34
			 schools that were designated as persistently dangerous (a final finding is not
			 yet available).
				(2)In
			 December 2006, the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of
			 Justice Statistics released a joint report that contains the most recent data
			 available on crime and student safety, titled “Indicators of School Crime and
			 Safety: 2006” (the Indicators report).
			(3)The “Indicators” report is based on
			 surveys, research, and self-reported data; further it is not the most current
			 data available on K–12 school related crime.
			(4)The National Incident-Based Reporting
			 System (NIBRS) was developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of
			 the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. NIBRS presents comprehensive,
			 detailed information about crime incidents to law enforcement, researchers,
			 governmental planners, students of criminology, and the general public. NIBRS
			 currently collects data on all reported incidents of crime. This data is
			 included in an annual UCR report. Because NIBRS collects the details of crime
			 incidents, it provides great specificity in reporting.
			(5)According to the
			 “Indicators” report, in the 2004–2005 school year, there were an estimated
			 54,900,000 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Preliminary data on
			 fatal victimization show youth ages 5 to 18 were victims of 28
			 school-associated violent deaths from July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005. In
			 2004, students ages 12 to 18 were victims of about 1,400,000 nonfatal crimes at
			 schools, including about 863,000 thefts and 583,000 violent crimes (simple
			 assault and serious violent crime), of which 107,000 were serious violent
			 crimes (rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault).
			(6)The
			 Indicators report states that in 2005, 6 percent of students in
			 grades 9–12 reported they had carried a weapon on school property, and 10
			 percent of male students carried a weapon on school property. Further, a
			 February 2006 Department of Education report titled “Report on the
			 Implementation of the Gun Free Schools Act of 1994 in the States and Outlying
			 Areas” states that 2,143 students were expelled for bringing or possessing a
			 firearm. Of those, 58 percent were seniors, 31 percent were junior high, and 11
			 percent were elementary school.
			(7)The “Indicators”
			 report states that in 2005, 6 percent of students ages 12–18 reported that they
			 had been afraid of attack at school or on the way to and from school.
			(8)The “Indicators”
			 report states that in 2005, 6 percent of students ages 12–18 reported that they
			 either skipped school activities or avoided specific places in school because
			 they were fearful. Six percent of urban students, 4 percent of suburban
			 students, and 3 percent of rural students reported avoiding activities or
			 places.
			(9)The “Indicators”
			 report states in 2005, 24 percent of students ages 12–18 reported that street
			 gangs were present at their school during the previous six months.
			(10)The
			 Indicators report states in 2005, 28 percent of students ages 12
			 to 18 reported having been bullied in schools in the last 6 months.
			(11)The Office of the New York State
			 Comptroller’s May 2006 report found that at schools they sampled more than 80
			 percent of the documented incidents were not reported to the State, and in a
			 number of instances the most serious types of incidents were unreported such as
			 sexual offenses and incidents involving the use of a weapon.
			(12)Accurate data is important to meet the
			 educational goal of safe climate for academic achievement. Accurate data
			 enables administrators to assess the impact of programs that have been
			 implemented to promote school safety and to assess whether additional efforts
			 are needed. Accurate data provides the basis for grant applications and other
			 funding. Accurate data is useful in assessing the costs associated with
			 discipline problems and allocating resources appropriately. Accurate data is
			 useful in determining whether goals are being accomplished and can assist in
			 developing solutions for prevention and intervention.
			(13)In its October 23, 2006, appearance before
			 the Secretary’s advisory committee meeting on the unsafe school choice option
			 (USCO)and the identification of persistently dangerous schools, the Office of
			 the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Education reported that it had
			 audited five States on the USCO: California, Georgia, Iowa, New Jersey, and
			 Texas. The OIG identified common trends in States’ USCO policies that are not
			 consistent with the non-regulatory guidance, including: common violent offenses
			 being excluded from the persistently dangerous determination;
			 measuring disciplinary outcomes rather than the occurrence of violent
			 incidents; and requiring thresholds to be met for two to three consecutive
			 years before identifying a schools as persistently dangerous. Based on issues
			 identified through the audits, the OIG encouraged the Department and the
			 Congress to consider amending the USCO provision to require States to ensure
			 that their USCO policies meet three basic requirements: that all violent
			 incidents, according to State code, are factored into the persistently
			 dangerous school determination, without the use of disciplinary action
			 qualifiers; that benchmarks for determinations of persistently dangerous
			 schools are set at reasonable levels that are supported by objective and
			 reliable data; and that determinations are identified based upon the most
			 current year of data.
			(14)On October 24, 2006, Secretary Spellings
			 stated before the advisory committee meeting on the unsafe school choice option
			 and the identification of persistently dangerous schools, that “better
			 coordination and connection could be made with that community both from the law
			 enforcement side and from the school side,” and discussed the issue of data
			 sharing and information between law enforcement and educators.
			(15)The Center for Social and Emotional
			 Education recently commissioned a national survey of 40 school leaders
			 (principals, superintendents, State Department of Education and national level
			 leaders) from across America (MMS Education, 2006). Over 90 percent of the
			 school leaders interviewed indicated that school climate was an area of
			 interest and focus. In fact, 82 percent stated that school climate was an
			 “extremely important” or “very important” topic. Importantly, 79 percent of the
			 school leaders who used school climate evaluations discovered that they
			 generated positive school improvement change.
			(16)There is a growing
			 body of research that powerfully supports the idea that how we feel about
			 school—or school climate—affects student learning and development.
			3.School safety
			 choice option
			(a)In
			 generalSection 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
			 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7912) is amended to read as follows:

					9532.School safety
				choice option
						(a)In
				generalEach State receiving
				funds under this Act shall establish and implement a statewide policy requiring
				that a student who is attending a public elementary or secondary school that
				does not have a safe climate for academic achievement, as determined by the
				State in consultation with a representative sample of local educational
				agencies, parent groups, and local law enforcement agencies or other experts in
				the area of school safety, or who becomes a victim of a violent criminal
				offense, as determined by State law, while in or on the grounds of or on a
				school bus of, or on a school function of, a public elementary school or
				secondary school that the student attends, be allowed to attend a safe public
				elementary school or secondary school within the local educational agency,
				including a public charter school. The policy shall further provide for the
				option of counseling or removal of the offender where appropriate.
						(b)Determinations
				of safe climate
							(1)In
				generalA determination
				whether a school has a safe climate for academic achievement for purposes of
				subsection (a) must be based on verifiable data that is reported in a
				consistent and uniform manner as prescribed by the State education agency. The
				Secretary shall provide guidance on what the best practices are for
				implementation and monitoring of the policies required by this section.
							(2)School must
				develop planIf a school is determined not to have a safe climate
				for academic achievement, it shall develop and implement strategic and tactical
				interventions, based on analysis of the data and issues of local concern, to
				create a safer school environment.
							(3)Reporting by
				StatesEach State shall
				submit to the Secretary for review its policies on how it determines whether a
				school has a safe climate for academic achievement. If, after review of the
				State’s policies, the Secretary determines that the policies would be
				ineffective in determining whether a school has a safe climate for academic
				achievement, the Secretary may require the State to redevelop those policies.
				Each State shall report to the Secretary, on an annual basis, the number of
				schools determined not to have a safe climate for academic achievement, the
				number of students who have transferred, and the number of offenders who have
				been removed pursuant to this section.
							(4)Request that FBI
				Provide InformationThe
				Secretary shall request the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to
				make available for inclusion in the report on Indicators of School Crime and
				Safety any data or other information the Bureau has available, through the
				Uniform Crime Reporting System or the National Incidents-Based Reporting
				System, on the occurrence and incidence of school-related crime in elementary
				and secondary schools. The Secretary shall make available any data or other
				information it receives from the Bureau to the States.
							(5)Inclusion in
				policiesEach State shall, in
				developing its policies on how it determines whether a school has a safe
				climate for academic achievement, include information on school related crime
				data, without the use of disciplinary action qualifiers, reported pursuant to
				title IV (including section 4141) and collected by the National Incidents Based
				Reporting System, or information consistent with that which is reported in the
				National Incident Based Reporting System, if the State is not certified under
				that system. The policies shall provide for the comparison and evaluation for
				consistency of the information collected under this section.
							(c)Parental
				notification
							(1)In
				generalEach State shall complete its determinations under
				subsection (a) as to which schools do not have a safe climate for academic
				achievement in time to permit the local educational agencies to allow, at least
				45 days before the start of the school year, a student who would attend such a
				school to instead attend a safe school, as provided in subsection (a).
							(2)NoticeAfter
				making such a determination, the State shall notify the local educational
				agency of the determination. Within a reasonable time after being so notified,
				the local educational agency shall provide, to the custodial parent or guardian
				of each student in the school, a notice of the determination. The notice shall
				describe the determination and explain that, by reason of the determination,
				the student is allowed by subsection (a) to attend another school.
							(3)Form of
				noticeA notice to a parent under paragraph (2) shall be in an
				understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language
				that the parent can understand.
							(d)Evaluations by
				StatesEach State shall, on an ongoing basis, using verifiable
				documentation, evaluate the extent to which local educational agencies are in
				compliance with this section.
						(e)CertificationAs
				a condition of receiving funds under this Act, a State shall certify in writing
				to the Secretary that the State is in compliance with this section. The
				certification must be based on verifiable data that is reported in a consistent
				and uniform manner as prescribed by the State education agency.
						(f)Periodic
				evaluationThe Inspector
				General of the Department of Education shall conduct an independent annual
				evaluation of the extent to which States are in compliance with this section.
				Each annual evaluation shall cover a sample of States, selected on a rotating
				basis.
						.
			(b)Conforming
			 amendmentThe table of contents at the beginning of such Act is
			 amended by striking the item relating to section 9532 and inserting the
			 following:

						9532. School safety choice
				option.

					.
			4.Uniform
			 management information and reporting system relating to safe and drug-free
			 schoolsSection 4112 of the
			 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7112) is amended in
			 subsection (c)(3) as follows:
			(1)CertificationSubparagraph
			 (D) is amended by adding at the end the following: For each school, the
			 local educational agency concerned shall certify to the State education agency
			 that the information reported under this subparagraph is accurate and complete.
			 Each State shall report such information to the Secretary on an annual basis. A
			 local educational agency that intentionally fails to report complete and
			 accurate information is not in compliance with this subparagraph and shall not,
			 during any period of noncompliance, receive any funds under this
			 Act..
			(2)Multiple
			 perpetratorsSuch subsection (c)(3) is further amended by adding
			 at the end the following:

					(F)Incident with
				multiple perpetratorsFor purposes of this paragraph, an incident
				that involves more than one perpetrator shall be treated as a single incident
				with multiple perpetrators.
					(G)Handbook for
				school crime, offense, and incident reportingThe Secretary shall publish a handbook for
				school crime, offense, and incident reporting, modeled after the Handbook for
				Campus Crime Reporting, to provide clear guidance on specifically what crimes,
				offenses, and incidents must be reported to meet the reporting requirements of
				this paragraph. The handbook shall provide assistance and explanation in a step
				by step and readable manner, and provide contact information if further
				assistance is necessary. The handbook shall also include the recommendations of
				the Secretary on using consistent national definitions for the crimes,
				offenses, and incidents which are required to be reported pursuant to this
				paragraph. The first such handbook shall be published not later than 6 months
				after the date of the enactment of the Safe
				Schools Against Violence in Education Act.
					(H)Evaluations by
				StatesEach State shall, on an ongoing basis, evaluate the extent
				to which local educational agencies are in compliance with this paragraph. The
				evaluation shall include an assessment of the accuracy of the information
				described under subparagraph (B).
					(I)Periodic
				evaluationThe Inspector
				General of the Department of Education shall conduct an independent annual
				evaluation of the extent to which States are in compliance with this paragraph.
				Each annual evaluation shall cover a sample of States, selected on a rotating
				basis.
					.
			5.Gun-free
			 requirementsSection 4141 of
			 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7151) is
			 amended—
			(1)in subsection
			 (d)—
				(A)in the matter
			 preceding paragraph (1), by striking shall provide to the State, in the
			 application requesting such assistance— and inserting shall, in
			 the application requesting such assistance or using a form designated by the
			 State for such purpose, provide to the State the following information,
			 together with a certification that the information so provided is accurate and
			 complete:;
				(B)in paragraph (1)
			 by striking ; and at the end and inserting a period;
				(C)in paragraph
			 (2)—
					(i)in
			 the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting after subsection
			 (b), the following: or any modifications allowed under
			 subsection (b) that result in removals or long-term suspensions rather than
			 expulsions,; and
					(ii)in
			 subparagraph (B), by inserting after expelled the following:
			 or removed or suspended for a long term; and
					(D)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(3)a description of
				the circumstances surrounding every incident in which any person who is not
				legally permitted to possess a firearm, student or non-student, is determined
				to have brought a firearm to a school or on a school bus or on a school
				function or school-related activity, or to have possessed a firearm at a school
				or on a school bus or during a school function or school-related activity,
				under the jurisdiction, control, and authority of that local educational agency
				or its employees or agents, including—
							(A)the name of the
				school concerned;
							(B)the number of
				persons involved, student or non-student, if any; and
							(C)the type of
				firearms concerned.
							;
				and
				(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

					(i)Evaluations by
				StatesEach State shall, on
				an ongoing basis, evaluate the extent to which local educational agencies are
				in compliance with this section. The evaluation shall include an assessment of
				the accuracy of the information described in subsection (d). A local
				educational agency that intentionally fails to report complete and accurate
				information is not in compliance with this subsection and shall not, during any
				period of noncompliance, receive any funds under this Act.
					(j)Periodic
				EvaluationThe Inspector
				General of the Department of Education shall conduct an independent annual
				evaluation of the extent to which States are in compliance with this section.
				Each annual evaluation shall cover a sample of States, selected on a rotating
				basis.
					.
			6.Additional
			 authorized activities for local educational agencies to implement school safety
			 plansSection 4115 of the
			 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 7115) is amended in
			 subsection (b)(2) by adding at the end the following:

				(G)Establishing and implementing a
				comprehensive school safety plan that incorporates input from the community,
				including local law enforcement, and is updated at least every year.
				(H)Ensuring that all
				members of the school district staff, including part-time employees and
				substitute teachers, are trained in all necessary elements of the comprehensive
				school safety
				plan.
				.
		7.Funding priority
			 for schools that do not have a safe climate for academic
			 achievementSection 4121 of
			 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 7131) is amended
			 by adding at the end the following:

				(c)Priority for
				schools that do not have safe climateIn
				determining which persons are to receive grants, contracts, and cooperative
				agreements under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the extent to
				which the proposed grant, contract, or cooperative agreement will benefit
				schools that do not have a safe climate for academic achievement and shall give
				extra weight to proposals that will benefit such
				schools.
				.
		8.School climate
			 surveySection 4121(a) of the
			 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 7131(a)) is
			 amended—
			(1)in paragraph (8)
			 by striking and at the end;
			(2)by redesignating
			 paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
			(3)by inserting after
			 paragraph (8) the following:

					(9)the administration of a schoolwide climate
				survey of students, parents, and school personnel that—
						(A)should be used as
				a pre-post intervention measure to—
							(i)promote student
				participation and the recognition of “student voice”;
							(ii)build authentic
				school-home-community partnerships;
							(iii)promote an
				authentic learning community; and
							(iv)create a
				collaborative plan for school improvement; and
							(B)should
				measure—
							(i)the degree to
				which collaborative leadership and a professional learning community exist,
				including—
								(I)the degree to
				which school administrators are effective in communicating with different role
				groups and in setting high performance expectations for teachers and students;
								(II)the establishment
				of an effective school leadership team; and
								(III)the amount and
				quality of involvement of parents and community members in the school;
								(ii)the
				personalization of the school environment, including—
								(I)the quality of the
				interpersonal and professional relationships between teachers and students;
								(II)student
				self-discipline and tolerance for others; and
								(III)students’ care
				and respect for one another and their mutual cooperation; and
								(iii)the strength of
				the curriculum, instruction, and assessment, including—
								(I)student attention
				to task and concern for achievement at school;
								(II)the
				identification of a set of essential learnings in core academic areas in which
				students must demonstrate achievement in order to advance to the next level;
				and
								(III)the promotion of
				service programs and student activities as integral to an education, providing
				opportunities for all students that support and extend academic learning;
				and
								.
			9.Authorization of
			 appropriations for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and CommunitiesSection 4003 of the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7103) is amended—
			(1)in paragraph
			 (1)—
				(A)by striking
			 $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and inserting
			 $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
				(B)by inserting
			 before the semicolon the following: , of which $15,000,000 shall be
			 available for each such fiscal year to carry out section 9532(b)(2);
			 and
				(2)in paragraph (2)
			 by striking such sums for fiscal year 2002 and inserting
			 $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.


114 HR 5013 IH: Safe Water and Nutrition Access Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-04-20
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		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5013
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 20, 2016
			Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Trott, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Walberg) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

		A BILL
		To provide assistance to communities for the emergency improvement of water systems, and other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Safe Water and Nutrition Access Act. 2.Assistance to communities (a)Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products (1)In generalThe Secretary shall guarantee loans in accordance with section 310B(g)(9)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for projects in underserved communities in an eligible State.
 (2)FundingThe Secretary shall use $5,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal year 2016 to carry out paragraph (1).
				(b)Emergency and imminent community water assistance grants
 (1)AuthorityNotwithstanding subsections (e) and (f) of section 306A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, the Secretary shall provide grants in accordance with such section to public or private nonprofit entities in an eligible State.
 (2)FundingOf the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal year 2016, the Secretary shall use— (A)$30,000,000 to carry out section 306A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; and
 (B)$20,000,000 to carry out paragraph (1) of this subsection. (c)Water and waste disposal technical assistance and training grantsOf the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out section 306(a)(14)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act—
 (1)$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; and (2)$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.
 (d)Rural water and wastewater circuit rider programOf the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out section 306(a)(22)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act—
 (1)$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; and (2)$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.
 (e)Healthy food financing initiativeOf the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use $5,000,000 to provide funds for eligible projects or partnerships under section 243(c)(2) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, with priority given to eligible projects and partnerships to be carried out in an eligible State.
 (f)AvailabilityAn amount made available by this section may be obligated during the 5-year period that begins with the date the amount is first so made available.
 3.DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)Eligible stateThe term eligible State means a State in which there is a community with respect to which the President has declared an emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) relating to public health threats associated with the presence of lead or other contaminants in a public drinking water supply.
 (2)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (3)Underserved communityThe term underserved community has the meaning given the term in section 310B(g)(9)(A)(ii) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
 4.SunsetEffective at the end of the 5-year period that begins with the date any amount is first made available under a provision of this Act, that provision is repealed.
 5.OffsetNo funds may be used to carry out a provision of this Act unless completely offset by a corresponding reduction in mandatory funds available for another program.


113 HR 2497 IH: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-06-25
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		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2497
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 25, 2013
			Mrs. Kirkpatrick (for
			 herself, Mr. Gosar,
			 Mr. Pastor of Arizona, and
			 Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Natural Resources

		A BILL
		To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National
		  Monument, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
			 Boundary Modification Act of 2013.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)Casa Grande Ruin
			 Reservation was set aside on March 2, 1889, proclaimed as the Nation's first
			 archeological preserve on June 22, 1892, and redesignated as Casa Grande Ruins
			 National Monument on August 3, 1918.
			(2)Casa Grande Ruins
			 National Monument protects one of the finest architectural examples of 13th
			 Century Hohokam culture in the American Southwest known to early Spanish
			 explorers as the Great House.
			(3)Casa Grande is
			 only part of the story of this ancient town that may have covered 2 square
			 miles.
			(4)Recent surveys and
			 research have determined that the area of the Great House and the village
			 surrounding it extends beyond the current monument boundary.
			3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)MapThe
			 term map means the map entitled Proposed Casa Grande Ruins
			 Boundary Modification, numbered 303/100,934, and dated January
			 2010.
			(2)MonumentThe
			 term Monument means the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in the
			 State of Arizona.
			(3)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
			(4)StateThe
			 term State means the State of Arizona.
			4.Acquisition and
			 transfer of administrative jurisdiction of lands
			(a)Acquisition of
			 landsThe Secretary is
			 authorized to acquire by donation, exchange, or purchase with donated or
			 appropriate funds from willing owners only, the private or State lands or
			 interests in lands generally depicted on the map, to be administered as part of
			 the Monument.
			(b)Transfer of
			 administrative jurisdiction to the NPSThe following Federal lands as generally
			 depicted on the map are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry,
			 appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and
			 patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing and
			 geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws, and administrative
			 jurisdiction of such Federal lands is hereby transferred to the National Park
			 Service to be administered as part of the Monument:
				(1)The approximately
			 3.8 acres of Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
				(2)The approximately 7.41 acres of Federal
			 land of administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
				(c)Transfer of
			 administrative jurisdiction to BIAAdministrative jurisdiction of
			 the approximately 3.5 acres of Federal land administered by the National Park
			 Service as generally depicted on the map as Lands to be Transferred to
			 BIA are hereby transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the
			 purposes of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
			(d)AdministrationUpon acquisition or transfer of the lands
			 identified in subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall administer those
			 lands as part of the Monument in accordance with the laws generally applicable
			 to units of the National Park System, including—
				(1)the National Park
			 Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
				(2)the Act of August
			 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
				(e)Boundary and map
			 update
				(1)TransfersUpon
			 completion of the transfers pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary shall
			 modify the boundary of the Monument accordingly, and shall update the map to
			 reflect such transfers.
				(2)AcquisitionsUpon
			 completion of any of the acquisitions pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary
			 shall modify the boundary of the Monument accordingly, and shall update the map
			 to reflect such acquisitions.
				(f)Map on
			 fileThe map shall be on file and available for inspection in the
			 appropriate offices of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the
			 Interior.
			(g)CompensationAs
			 consideration for the acquisition of State and private lands or interests in
			 lands, unless such lands and interests in lands are donated, the Secretary
			 shall—
				(1)pay fair market
			 value for such lands; or
				(2)convey to the
			 State of Arizona and private land owners, as the case may be, Federal lands,
			 interest in Federal land, or any other Federal asset of equal value located in
			 the State of Arizona.
				5.Administration of
			 State trust landsThe
			 Secretary may enter into an agreement with the State to provide for cooperative
			 management of the approximately 200 acres of State trust lands generally
			 depicted on the map.


114 HR 3010 IH: Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-07-09
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		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3010
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 9, 2015
			Mr. Reichert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

		A BILL
		To prohibit assistance provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary
			 assistance for needy families from being accessed through the use of an
			 electronic benefit transfer card at any store that offers marijuana for
			 sale.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act. 2.Prohibition on use of electronic benefit transfer card to access TANF assistance at any store that offers marijuana for sale (a)ProhibitionSection 408(a)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(12)(A)) is amended—
 (1)by striking or at the end of clause (ii); (2)by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ; or; and
 (3)by adding at the end the following:  (iv)any establishment that offers marihuana (as defined in section 102(16) of the Controlled Substances Act) for sale..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.


110 HR 4699 IH: To suspend temporarily the duty on Nonwoven air filter and diffusion media comprising tackifier-coated polyester fibers (2 to 10 decitex, with a length of 40 mm or more, but not more than 80 mm), weighing 400 to 700 grams/square meter.
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-12-13
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110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 4699
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 13, 2007
Mr. Spratt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on Nonwoven air filter and diffusion media comprising tackifier-coated polyester fibers (2 to 10 decitex, with a length of 40 mm or more, but not more than 80 mm), weighing 400 to 700 grams/square meter.

1.Nonwoven air filter and diffusion media comprising tackifier-coated polyester fibers (2 to 10 decitex, with a length of 40 mm or more, but not more than 80 mm), weighing 400 to 700 grams/square meter
(a)In generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:

9902.01.00Nonwoven air filter and diffusion media comprising tackifier-coated polyester fibers (2 to 10 decitex, with a length of 40 mm or more, but not more than 80 mm), weighing 400 to 700 grams/square meterFreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011    .
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


114 HR 2223 RS: Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-09-17
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IICalendar No. 341114th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2223[Report No. 114–196]IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 17, 2015Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesDecember 16, 2015Reported by Ms. Murkowski, without amendmentAN ACTTo authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties,
			 Colorado, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015. 2.PurposesThe purposes of this Act are—
 (1)to authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate the land exchange set forth herein; and (2)to promote enhanced public outdoor recreational and natural resource conservation opportunities in the Pike National Forest near Pikes Peak, Colorado, via acquisition of the non-Federal land and trail easement.
 3.DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)BHIThe term BHI means Broadmoor Hotel, Inc., a Colorado corporation.
 (2)Federal landThe term Federal land means all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 83 acres of land within the Pike National Forest, El Paso County, Colorado, together with a non-exclusive perpetual access easement to BHI to and from such land on Forest Service Road 371, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Crags Land Exchange–Federal Parcel–Emerald Valley Ranch, dated March 2015.
 (3)Non-Federal landThe term non-Federal land means the land and trail easement to be conveyed to the Secretary by BHI in the exchange and is— (A)approximately 320 acres of land within the Pike National Forest, Teller County, Colorado, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Crags Land Exchange–Non-Federal Parcel–Crags Property, dated March 2015; and
 (B)a permanent trail easement for the Barr Trail in El Paso County, Colorado, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Crags Land Exchange–Barr Trail Easement to United States, dated March 2015, and which shall be considered as a voluntary donation to the United States by BHI for all purposes of law.
 (4)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, unless otherwise specified. 4.Land exchange (a)In generalIf BHI offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of BHI in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall accept the offer and simultaneously convey to BHI the Federal land.
 (b)Land titleTitle to the non-Federal land conveyed and donated to the Secretary under this Act shall be acceptable to the Secretary and shall conform to the title approval standards of the Attorney General of the United States applicable to land acquisitions by the Federal Government.
 (c)Perpetual access easement to BHIThe nonexclusive perpetual access easement to be granted to BHI as shown on the map referred to in section 3(2) shall allow—
 (1)BHI to fully maintain, at BHI’s expense, and use Forest Service Road 371 from its junction with Forest Service Road 368 in accordance with historic use and maintenance patterns by BHI; and
 (2)full and continued public and administrative access and use of FSR 371 in accordance with the existing Forest Service travel management plan, or as such plan may be revised by the Secretary.
 (d)Route and condition of roadBHI and the Secretary may mutually agree to improve, relocate, reconstruct, or otherwise alter the route and condition of all or portions of such road as the Secretary, in close consultation with BHI, may determine advisable.
 (e)Exchange costsBHI shall pay for all land survey, appraisal, and other costs to the Secretary as may be necessary to process and consummate the exchange directed by this Act, including reimbursement to the Secretary, if the Secretary so requests, for staff time spent in such processing and consummation.
			5.Equal value exchange and appraisals
 (a)AppraisalsThe values of the lands to be exchanged under this Act shall be determined by the Secretary through appraisals performed in accordance with—
 (1)the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; (2)the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice;
 (3)appraisal instructions issued by the Secretary; and (4)shall be performed by an appraiser mutually agreed to by the Secretary and BHI.
 (b)Equal value exchangeThe values of the Federal and non-Federal land parcels exchanged shall be equal, or if they are not equal, shall be equalized as follows:
 (1)Surplus of Federal land valueIf the final appraised value of the Federal land exceeds the final appraised value of the non-Federal land parcel identified in section 3(3)(A), BHI shall make a cash equalization payment to the United States as necessary to achieve equal value, including, if necessary, an amount in excess of that authorized pursuant to section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of l976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).
 (2)Use of fundsAny cash equalization moneys received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be— (A)deposited in the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a); and
 (B)made available to the Secretary for the acquisition of land or interests in land in Region 2 of the Forest Service.
 (3)Surplus of non-Federal land valueIf the final appraised value of the non-Federal land parcel identified in section 3(3)(A) exceeds the final appraised value of the Federal land, the United States shall not make a cash equalization payment to BHI, and surplus value of the non-Federal land shall be considered a donation by BHI to the United States for all purposes of law.
				(c)Appraisal exclusions
 (1)Special Use PermitThe appraised value of the Federal land parcel shall not reflect any increase or diminution in value due to the special use permit existing on the date of the enactment of this Act to BHI on the parcel and improvements thereunder.
 (2)Barr Trail easementThe Barr Trail easement donation identified in section 3(3)(B) shall not be appraised for purposes of this Act.
				6.Miscellaneous provisions
			(a)Withdrawal provisions
 (1)WithdrawalLands acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall, without further action by the Secretary, be permanently withdrawn from all forms of appropriation and disposal under the public land laws (including the mining and mineral leasing laws) and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1930 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
 (2)Withdrawal revocationAny public land order that withdraws the Federal land from appropriation or disposal under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal of the Federal land parcel to BHI.
 (3)Withdrawal of Federal landAll Federal land authorized to be exchanged under this Act, if not already withdrawn or segregated from appropriation or disposal under the public lands laws upon enactment of this Act, is hereby so withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, until the date of conveyance of the Federal land to BHI.
 (b)Postexchange land managementLand acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall become part of the Pike-San Isabel National Forest and be managed in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
 (c)Exchange timetableIt is the intent of Congress that the land exchange directed by this Act be consummated no later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
			(d)Maps, estimates, and descriptions
 (1)Minor errorsThe Secretary and BHI may by mutual agreement make minor boundary adjustments to the Federal and non-Federal lands involved in the exchange, and may correct any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or description of any land to be exchanged.
 (2)ConflictIf there is a conflict between a map, an acreage estimate, or a description of land under this Act, the map shall control unless the Secretary and BHI mutually agree otherwise.
 (3)AvailabilityUpon enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file and make available for public inspection in the headquarters of the Pike-San Isabel National Forest a copy of all maps referred to in this Act.December 16, 2015Reported without amendment


I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 522IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 13, 2017Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Issa, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Marino, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. DeSantis, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Buck, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Trott, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Biggs, and Mr. Johnson of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017. 2.Limitation on donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the united states is a party (a)Limitation on required donationsAn official or agent of the Government may not enter into or enforce any settlement agreement on behalf of the United States, directing or providing for a payment to any person or entity other than the United States, other than a payment that provides restitution for or otherwise directly remedies actual harm (including to the environment) directly and proximately caused by the party making the payment, or constitutes payment for services rendered in connection with the case.
(b)PenaltyAny official or agent of the Government who violates subsection (a), shall be subject to the same penalties that would apply in the case of a violation of section 3302 of title 31, United States Code. (c)Effective dateSubsections (a) and (b) apply only in the case of a settlement agreement concluded on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
(d)DefinitionThe term settlement agreement means a settlement agreement resolving a civil action or potential civil action. (e)Reports on settlement agreements (1)In generalBeginning at the end of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the head of each Federal agency shall submit electronically to the Congressional Budget Office a report on each settlement agreement entered into by that agency during that fiscal year that directs or provides for a payment to a person or entity other than the United States that provides restitution for or otherwise directly remedies actual harm (including to the environment) directly and proximately caused by the party making the payment, or constitutes payment for services rendered in connection with the case, including the parties to each settlement agreement, the source of the settlement funds, and where and how such funds were and will be distributed.
(2)Prohibition on additional fundingNo additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection. (3)SunsetThis subsection shall cease to be effective on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(f)Annual audit requirement
(1)In generalBeginning at the end of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General of each Federal agency shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary, on the Budget and on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, on any settlement agreement entered into in violation of this section by that agency. (2)Prohibition on additional fundingNo additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection.


109 HR 3344 IH: Offshore Infrastructure Emergency Relief Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-07-19
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3344
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 19, 2005
Mr. Jindal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow the area of a Presidentially declared disaster to include the outer Continental Shelf.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Offshore Infrastructure Emergency Relief Act of 2005.
2.Presidentially declared disaster area may include the outer Continental Shelf
(a)In generalSection 102(3) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(3)) is amended by inserting , and includes the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331(a)) after Islands.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to—
(1)declarations made after the date of the enactment of this Act, or
(2)modifications made after such date with respect to declarations made after December 31, 2003.


115 HR 5496 IH: TPS Process Reform Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-04-12
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115th CONGRESS2d Session
H. R. 5496
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 12, 2018
Mr. Perry (for himself and Mr. Biggs) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To amend Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the extension of a foreign state’s designation for purposes of temporary protected status, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the TPS Process Reform Act. 2.Extensions of designations of TPS countriesSection 244(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)) is amended—
(1)in subparagraph (B), by striking determines and inserting determines or makes no determination; and (2)by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:

(C)Extension of designationIf the Attorney General determines under subparagraph (A) that a foreign state (or part of such foreign state) continues to meet the conditions for designation under paragraph (1), the period of designation of the foreign state is extended for an additional period of 6 months (or, in the discretion of the Attorney General, a period of 12 or 18 months)..


116 HR 6073 IH: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-03-04
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6073IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 4, 2020Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. Rose of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.1.Repayment of members of the Armed Forces for contributions toward Post-9/11 Educational Assistance(a)In generalSection 3327(f)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking together and all that follows through (as applicable),.(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2021.


		IV
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 151
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 10, 2009
			Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin
			 (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt,
			 Ms. Fallin,
			 Mr. Pitts,
			 Mr. Harper,
			 Mrs. Bachmann,
			 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas,
			 Mrs. Schmidt,
			 Mr. Chaffetz,
			 Mr. Cantor,
			 Mr. Hall of Texas,
			 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,
			 Mr. Lamborn,
			 Mr. Pence,
			 Mr. Cole, Mr. Broun of Georgia,
			 Mr. Franks of Arizona,
			 Mr. Gohmert,
			 Mr. Jordan of Ohio,
			 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania,
			 Mr. Burgess,
			 Mr. Akin, Mr. Culberson, Mr.
			 McCotter, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of
			 California, Mr. Posey,
			 Mr. Wolf, Mr. Petri, and Mr.
			 Sensenbrenner) submitted the following resolution; which was
			 referred to the Committee on Oversight and
			 Government Reform

		RESOLUTION
		Honoring the life and expressing
		  condolences of the House of Representatives on the passing of Paul M.
		  Weyrich.

		Whereas Paul Weyrich was born and raised in Racine,
			 Wisconsin, and became enamored with the political system as a student at the
			 University of Wisconsin-Madison;
		Whereas, after a short stint as a news reporter, Mr.
			 Weyrich came to Congress in 1966 to serve on the staffs of Senators Gordon L.
			 Allot, of Colorado, and Carl T. Curtis, of Nebraska, handling press relations
			 and other assignments;
		Whereas, as the original President of the Heritage
			 Foundation, Mr. Weyrich established a respectable and reasoned conservative
			 voice in American public policy and political debates;
		Whereas, as a pioneer of the modern conservative movement,
			 Mr. Weyrich stood as a vocal defender of economic and religious freedom, and
			 established the Free Congress Research and Education Foundation to rally
			 conservatives to the defense of traditional Judeo-Christian values;
		Whereas Mr. Weyrich was a true visionary in outreach
			 efforts, launching a television network, training grassroots activists, and
			 influencing both politics and policy; and
		Whereas Mr. Weyrich’s perseverance in the promotion of his
			 philosophy inspired thousands of Americans to dedicate their own cause to
			 protect liberty and secure America’s future: Now, therefore, be it

		That the House of Representatives
			 expresses—
			(1)gratitude to Paul M. Weyrich’s for his
			 significant contributions to the conservative movement and for promoting a
			 capitalist, democratic vision for the world; and
			(2)profound sorrow at the death of Mr. Weyrich
			 and condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Mr. Weyrich.


117 HR 2211 IH: Central Bank Digital Currency Study Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-03-26
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2211IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 26, 2021Mr. Foster (for himself and Mr. Hill) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to conduct a study on central bank digital currencies, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Central Bank Digital Currency Study Act of 2021.2.FindingsCongress finds the following:(1)A January 2021 survey by the Bank for International Settlements found that 86 percent of central banks, representing countries with close to 72 percent of the world’s population and 91 percent of global economic output, are currently or will soon be engaged in work relating to CBDC, with almost three-quarters of such central banks having moved beyond the research of CBDC to experimentation, proof of concept, or testing activities.(2)Since December 2016, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan have conducted a joint research project named Project Stella, which aims to conduct experimental work and conceptual studies exploring the opportunities of digital ledger technologies and challenges for the future of financial market infrastructures, including CBDCs.(3)Since 2014, the People’s Bank of China has conducted research and development activities for a CBDC, and in October 2020, launched a digital yuan pilot program in Shenzhen.(4)In August 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced a collaboration with the Digital Currency Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to perform technical research related to a central bank digital currency.(5)In October 2020, the Financial Stability Board, in coordination with the BIS’s Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures, released a report to provide a roadmap for enhancing cross-border payments, including an exploration of new payment infrastructures presented by central bank digital currencies.(6)In January 2020, the Bank for International Settlements announced that the Bank of England, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, the Swiss National Bank, and the Bank of International Settlements had formed a group to share information on the potential uses of CBDC in the central banks’ jurisdictions, as well as information on potential economic, functional, and technical design choices.(7)According to data from the International Monetary Fund, as of the third quarter of 2019, the United States dollar share of global currency reserves totaled $6,750,000,000,000, or 61.78 percent of all allocated reserves, and the standing of the United States dollar as the world’s predominant reserve currency enables the United States to use economic sanctions as a foreign policy tool.(8)According to a 2018 report by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, cash continues to be the most frequently used payment instrument, representing 30 percent of all transactions and 55 percent of transactions under $10, with 77 percent of those transactions made in-person.(9)The Federal Reserve System is responsible for, among other things, conducting United States monetary policy, promoting the stability of the financial system, supervising financial institutions to ensure safety and soundness, ensuring the safety and efficiency of payment systems, and issuing and circulating Federal Reserve notes.3.Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that—(1)the Board of Governors should continue to conduct research on, design, and develop, a CBDC that takes into account its impact on consumers, businesses, the United States financial system, and the United States economy, including the potential impact of a CBDC on monetary policy; and(2)the United States should strive to maintain its leadership in financial technology and ensure that the U.S. dollar remains the predominant reserve currency in the world economy.4.Study and report(a)StudyThe Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in consultation with the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Department of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, shall conduct a study on the impact of the introduction of a CBDC on—(1)consumers and small businesses, including with respect to financial inclusion, accessibility, safety, privacy, convenience, speed, and price considerations;(2)the conduct of monetary policy and interaction with existing monetary policy tools;(3)the effectiveness of United States economic sanctions programs and the status of the United States dollar as a reserve currency;(4)the United States financial system and banking sector, including liquidity, lending, and financial stability mechanisms;(5)the United States payments and cross-border payments ecosystems, including the FedNow Service;(6)compliance with existing AML/BSA, illicit financing, and related laws and regulations, and electronic recordkeeping requirements;(7)data privacy and security issues related to CBDC, including transaction record anonymity and digital identity authentication;(8)the international technical infrastructure and implementation of such a system, including with respect to interoperability, cybersecurity, resilience, offline transaction capability, and programmability;(9)the likely participants in a CBDC system, their functions, and the benefits and risks of having third parties perform value-added functions, such as fraud insurance and blocking suspicious transactions; and(10)the operational functioning of a CBDC system, including—(A)how transactions would be initiated, validated, and processed;(B)how users would interact with the system; and(C)the role of the private sector and public-private partnerships.(b)ReportNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that provides the following:(1)The results of the study conducted under subsection (a).(2)Based on such study, one or more recommended feasible models for the development of a CBDC that includes a description of the salient design, policy, and technical considerations therein, including a model which takes into account the following:(A)Financial access and inclusion for unbanked and underbanked consumers, with the ability to make real-time digital payments and transactions through digital wallets.(B)Strong cybersecurity controls capable of mitigating cyber-related risks including ransomware, malware, and fraud and theft.(C)A strong digital identity verification system to prevent identity fraud and allow for compliance with applicable requirements relating to anti-money laundering, illicit financing, and security and authentication standards.(D)Mechanisms to account for instances of mistake, unauthorized transfers, or fraud which may require transaction modification or reversibility.(E)The capacity for third-party features such as custody and recoverability, account and transaction monitoring, and other services.(F)Third-party transaction anonymity which protects user privacy and only allows for traceability when otherwise required by law, including through a court order.(G)Interoperability with other U.S. and international payments systems.(3)A timeline for CBDC development and deployment of the recommended models in paragraph (2), that includes relevant interim milestones.(4)A description of any legal authorities, if any, the Board of Governors would require to implement the CBDC model set forth in paragraph (2), including any authority with respect to—(A)the issuance of digital currency;(B)licensing and supervision of digital currency transmission services and nonbank technology providers to the extent they provide CBDC-related services; and(C)international agreements which would be necessary to allow foreign nationals to utilize CBDC’s while preserving appropriate privacy and legal traceability.(c)CBDC definedIn this Act, the term CBDC means central bank digital currency.


115 HR 3558 IH: Improve Access to Care for Our Female Veterans Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-07-28
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3558IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 28, 2017Mrs. Brooks of Indiana (for herself and Mrs. Murphy of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements relating to inspections of
			 Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and improving care for
			 women.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Improve Access to Care for Our Female Veterans Act. 2.Findings; sense of Congress (a)FindingsCongress makes the following findings:
 (1)The Department of Veterans Affairs has policies in place to help ensure the privacy, safety, and dignity of women veterans when they receive care at its medical facilities.
 (2)A Government Accountability Office report found many instances of noncompliance with such policies. (3)Women veterans are the fastest growing cohort within the veteran community.
 (4)Women serve in every branch of the Armed Forces and represent nearly 15 percent of the members of the Armed Forces currently serving on active duty and 18 percent of members of the National Guard and reserve components.
 (5)The number of women veterans using the medical care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs is expected to increase dramatically.
 (b)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that— (1)female veterans are put at risk by a system that is currently designed for men; and
 (2)the Department of Veterans Affairs should follow through with commitments to ensure female veterans can access services tailored to their needs.
				3.Improvement of inspections of Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and improvement of
			 care for women provided by Department of Veterans Affairs
 (a)Improvement of inspections processThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall strengthen the environment of care inspections process and oversight of such process by—
 (1)expanding the list of requirements that facility staff inspect for compliance to align with the women's health handbook of the Veterans Health Administration;
 (2)ensuring that all patient care areas of Department medical facilities are inspected as required; (3)clarifying the roles and responsibilities of Department medical facility staff responsible for identifying and addressing compliance; and
 (4)establishing a process to verify that noncompliance information reported by facilities to the Veterans Health Administration central office is accurate and complete.
				(b)Improvement of care for women
 (1)Monitoring of sex-specific care servicesTo improve care for women veterans, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall monitor women veterans' access to sex-specific care services under current and future community care contracts. Such monitoring shall include an examination of appointment scheduling and completion times, driving times to appointments, and reasons appointments could not be scheduled with community providers.
 (2)DefinitionsIn this subsection: (A)The term sex-specific care services means mammography, maternity care, and gynecology.
 (B)The term community care contract means an agreement described in section 101(d) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146).


115 SCON 29 IS: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.
U.S. Senate
2017-11-02
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III115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. CON. RES. 29IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 2, 2017Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsCONCURRENT RESOLUTIONRecognizing the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.

 Whereas the Jewish people have had a homeland in modern-day Israel for more than 3,000 years; Whereas, on November 2, 1917, United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Lord Arthur Balfour wrote to Lord Walter Rothschild, to be declared to the Zionist Federation, a letter declaring, on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom, support for a home for the Jewish people in the former Ottoman district of Palestine;
 Whereas this letter, known as the Balfour Declaration, was ratified into international law by the League of Nations on July 24, 1922;
 Whereas, on September 21, 1922, President Warren G. Harding signed House Joint Resolution 322, after unanimous support from the House of Representatives and the Senate, favoring the establishment, in the former Ottoman district of Palestine, of a national home for the Jewish people;
 Whereas the Balfour Declaration clearly recognized and sought to uphold the civil and religious rights of the existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, as well as the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country; and Whereas the Balfour Declaration was a significant part of the chain of events that led to the establishment of the modern State of Israel on May 14, 1948: Now, therefore, be it

 That Congress— (1)commemorates the centenary of the Balfour Declaration;
 (2)affirms its commitment to maintaining the strongest of bilateral ties with the State of Israel; and (3)recognizes the importance of the establishment of the modern State of Israel as a secure and democratic homeland for the Jewish people.


115 S1647 IS: To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qualifying capital instruments, and for other purposes.
U.S. Senate
2017-07-27
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1647IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 27, 2017Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Cochran, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsA BILLTo require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in
			 the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qualifying capital
			 instruments, and for other purposes.

		1.Treatment of certain nonsignificant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial
			 institutions
 (a)In generalSection 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828) is amended— (1)by moving subsection (z) so that it appears after subsection (y); and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (aa)Treatment of nonsignificant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutionsFor purposes of the final rules titled Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule (78 Fed. Reg. 62018; published Oct. 11, 2013, and 79 Fed. Reg. 20754; published April 14, 2014) and any other regulation which incorporates a definition of the term nonsignificant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions, the appropriate Federal banking agencies shall provide that investments in trust preferred securities (pooled and individual instruments) by a depository institution with assets of less than $15,000,000,000 as of July 21, 2010, or a depository institution holding company with assets of less than $15,000,000,000 as of July 21, 2010, shall not be subject to deduction from the regulatory capital of such depository institution or depository institution holding company or any depository institution holding company of such an institution, provided such investments were held prior to July 21, 2010..
 (b)Amendment to Basel III Capital RegulationsNot later than the end of the 3-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Comptroller of the Currency shall amend the final rules titled Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule (78 Fed. Reg. 62018; published Oct. 11, 2013, and 79 Fed. Reg. 20754; published April 14, 2014) to implement the amendments made by this Act.