115 HRES 246 IH: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence” sermon condemning the Vietnam War and calling for a true revolution of values in the United States.
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IV115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 246IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 4, 2017Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Evans, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rush, Ms. Bass, Ms. Moore, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Adams, Mr. Payne, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lawson of Florida, and Ms. Kelly of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsRESOLUTIONCommemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence sermon condemning the Vietnam War and calling for a true revolution of values in the United
			 States.

 Whereas, on April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights icon and one of the greatest leaders in our Nation’s history, issued his Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence sermon to an overflow crowd at the Riverside Church in New York City regarding the participation of the United States in the War in Vietnam and the consequences of the war on the movement for civil rights and for our Nation as a whole;
 Whereas in the sermon, Dr. King presented a powerful case for an end to the war in Vietnam, stating We must stop now. I speak as a child of God and brother to the suffering poor of Vietnam. I speak for those whose land is being laid waste, whose homes are being destroyed, whose culture is being subverted. I speak for the poor in America who are paying the double price of smashed hopes at home, and dealt death and corruption in Vietnam. I speak as a citizen of the world, for the world as it stands aghast at the path we have taken.;
 Whereas Dr. King recognized the challenges inherent in speaking out against our own Nation’s foreign policy, stating that Even when pressed by the demands of inner truth, men do not easily assume the task of opposing their government’s policy, especially in time of war. Nor does the human spirit move without great difficulty against all the apathy of conformist thought within one’s own bosom and in the surrounding world. Moreover, when the issues at hand seem as perplexing as they often do in the case of this dreadful conflict, we are always on the verge of being mesmerized by uncertainty. But we must move on. Some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony, but we must speak.;
 Whereas Dr. King addressed critics who lambasted him for addressing an issue outside of the strictly construed realm of civil rights for African-Americans, declaring that the path from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church—the church in Montgomery, Alabama, where I began my pastorate—leads clearly to this sanctuary tonight. There is at the outset a very obvious and almost facile connection between the war in Vietnam and the struggle I and others have been waging in America. A few years ago there was a shining moment in that struggle. It seemed as if there was a real promise of hope for the poor, both black and white, through the poverty program. There were experiments, hopes, new beginnings. Then came the buildup in Vietnam, and I watched this program broken and eviscerated as if it were some idle political plaything on a society gone mad on war. And I knew that America would never invest the necessary funds or energies in rehabilitation of its poor so long as adventures like Vietnam continued to draw men and skills and money like some demonic, destructive suction tube. So I was increasingly compelled to see the war as an enemy of the poor and to attack it as such.;
 Whereas King was subsequently attacked for giving this sermon by 168 major newspapers including the New York Times and Washington Post;
 Whereas Dr. King understood that his commitment to his religion required him to speak out on behalf of peace and understanding between peoples and nations, stating To me, the relationship of this ministry to the making of peace is so obvious that I sometimes marvel at those who ask me why I am speaking against the war. Could it be that they do not know that the Good News was meant for all men—for communist and capitalist, for their children and ours, for black and for white, for revolutionary and conservative? Have they forgotten that my ministry is in obedience to the one who loved his enemies so fully that he died for them? Finally, as I try to explain for you and for myself the road that leads from Montgomery to this place, I would have offered all that was most valid if I simply said that I must be true to my conviction that I share with all men the calling to be a son of the living God. Beyond the calling of race or nation or creed is this vocation of sonship and brotherhood. Because I believe that the Father is deeply concerned, especially for His suffering and helpless and outcast children, I come tonight to speak for them. This I believe to be the privilege and the burden of all of us who deem ourselves bound by allegiances and loyalties which are broader and deeper than nationalism and which go beyond our nation’s self-defined goals and positions. We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for the victims of our nation, for those it calls enemy for no document from human hands can make these humans any less our brothers,;
 Whereas Dr. King noted the challenge of telling aggrieved Americans that violence would not solve their problems while their country was using violence to address its problems abroad, explaining that As I have walked [in the ghettos of the North over the last three years] among the desperate, rejected, and angry young men, I have told them that Molotov cocktails and rifles would not solve their problems. I have tried to offer them my deepest compassion while maintaining my conviction that social change comes most meaningfully through nonviolent action. But they asked, and rightly so, What about Vietnam? They asked if our own nation wasn’t using massive doses of violence to solve its problems, to bring about the changes it wanted. Their questions hit home, and I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today: my own government. For the sake of those boys, for the sake of this government, for the sake of the hundreds of thousands trembling under our violence, I cannot be silent.;
 Whereas such an observation remains particularly relevant today, as people in cities nationwide are rising up in protest against injustices such as police brutality and are similarly urged to air their grievances peacefully;
 Whereas Dr. King made a powerful call for a true revolution in values, stating that such a revolution will lay hand on the world order and say of war, This way of settling differences is not just. This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation’s homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into the veins of peoples normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice, and love. [...] America, the richest and most powerful nation in the world, can well lead the way in this revolution of values. There is nothing except a tragic death wish to prevent us from reordering our priorities so that the pursuit of peace will take precedence over the pursuit of war. There is nothing to keep us from molding a recalcitrant status quo with bruised hands until we have fashioned it into a brotherhood.;
 Whereas Dr. King warned of prioritizing war spending of that for social welfare, declaring that A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.;
 Whereas this warning is particularly applicable today, given recent proposals for dramatic increases in military spending, on top of a budget that is already far greater than that of any other nation on earth, combined with sharp reductions in social welfare programs;
 Whereas Dr. King clarified that his critique extended beyond the Vietnam War, stating that The war in Vietnam is but a symptom of a far deeper malady within the American spirit, and if we ignore this sobering reality, we will find ourselves organizing clergy and laymen concerned committees for the next generation. They will be concerned about Guatemala and Peru. They will be concerned about Thailand and Cambodia. They will be concerned about Mozambique and South Africa. We will be marching for these and a dozen other names and attending rallies without end unless there is a significant and profound change in American life and policy. So such thoughts take us beyond Vietnam, but not beyond our calling as sons of the living God.;
 Whereas these words have proven to be prophetic, as exemplified by ongoing United States involvement in conflicts such as Afghanistan, Iraq, among many other simmering conflicts where our Nation has military involvement, many of which continue to incur a great cost, both in terms of our Nation’s financial resources as well as a human toll for both our service members and the civilian population; and
 Whereas Dr. King called for an enlightened future for our society, stating that Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism. With this powerful commitment we shall boldly challenge the status quo and unjust mores, and thereby speed the day when every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. Now let us begin. Now let us rededicate ourselves to the long and bitter, but beautiful, struggle for a new world. This is the calling of the sons of God, and our brothers wait eagerly for our response. Shall we say the odds are too great? Shall we tell them the struggle is too hard? Will our message be that the forces of American life militate against their arrival as full men, and we send our deepest regrets? Or will there be another message—of longing, of hope, of solidarity with their yearnings, of commitment to their cause, whatever the cost? The choice is ours, and though we might prefer it otherwise, we must choose in this crucial moment of human history. And if we will only make the right choice, we will be able to transform this pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of peace. If we will make the right choice, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our world into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. If we will but make the right choice, we will be able to speed up the day, all over America and all over the world, when justice will roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream. We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives— (1)commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Beyond Vietnam sermon by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
 (2)affirms that the principles enunciated in the Beyond Vietnam sermon were profoundly wise at the time they were given, and that they remain valid today; and (3)encourages the branches of our Government that conduct foreign policy to do so in a manner that is consistent with the vision delineated in this landmark speech.


109 HR 5992 IH: Choices in Child Care

U.S. House of Representatives
2006-07-28
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		I
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5992
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 28, 2006
			Ms. DeLauro (for
			 herself, Mr. Allen,
			 Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and
			 Ms. Bordallo) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Education and the Workforce

		A BILL
		To establish demonstration projects to provide at-home
		  infant care benefits.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Choices in Child Care
			 Act.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)Currently, child
			 care assistance for children from low-income working families is severely
			 underfunded, allowing only 1 in 7 eligible children to receive child care
			 assistance for children from birth to age 13.
			(2)Funding for the
			 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 has remained relatively flat
			 for 5 years, making it more difficult for children from eligible families to
			 receive child care assistance.
			(3)In the majority of
			 United States families, parents, whether married or single, must work to
			 provide economic security for their families and, not the least, for the
			 infants newly welcomed into the families. Fifty-five percent of women with
			 children less than 1 year of age are part of the workforce, while 73 percent of
			 women with children 1 year of age or older are in the workforce.
			(4)Research shows
			 that the quality and nature of caretaking in the first months and years of life
			 are critical to a young child's subsequent brain development, social
			 development, and well-being. Healthy early development depends on nurturing and
			 responsible relationships.
			(5)Research also
			 shows that there is an extreme shortage of quality, affordable child care for
			 infants. Numerous studies document lack of infant care and, in particular,
			 affordable care that meets basic health and safety standards, particularly in
			 rural areas. The current number of infant slots of licensed child care
			 providers can only meet 18 percent of the potential need. The shortage is even
			 more acute in rural areas, especially those with a high percentage of low-wage
			 residents.
			(6)For the well-being
			 of United States children, and for the economic security of the families on
			 which the children depend, working parents should be able to provide child care
			 for infants themselves without undermining family economic stability.
			3.At-home infant
			 careThe Child Care and
			 Development Block Grant Act of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 658G
			 (42 U.S.C. 9858e) the following:

				658H.Demonstration
				projects to provide at-home infant care benefits
					(a)Authority To
				award grants
						(1)In
				generalThe Secretary shall award grants to not less than 5 and
				not more than 7 States to enable such States to carry out demonstration
				projects to provide at-home infant care benefits to eligible low-income
				families.
						(2)Indian
				tribesThe Secretary may award grants to Indian tribes under this
				subsection. An Indian tribe that receives a grant under this subsection shall
				carry out a demonstration project to provide at-home infant care benefits to
				eligible low-income families. The Indian tribe shall carry out the
				demonstration project in the same manner, and to the same extent, as a State
				that receives a grant under this subsection, except that the Secretary may
				modify the requirements of this section as appropriate with respect to the
				Indian tribe.
						(3)CalculationAny
				grant awarded to an Indian tribe under paragraph (2) shall not be counted in
				determining the number of grants awarded to States under paragraph (1).
						(b)Demonstration
				projects
						(1)Application for
				participation and selection of States
							(A)In
				generalTo be eligible to participate in the program carried out
				under this section and receive a grant under subsection (a) to carry out a
				demonstration project, a State shall submit an application to the Secretary at
				such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
				require.
							(B)NoticeNot
				later than 90 days after the date of enactment of Choices in Child Care Act,
				the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to
				participate in the program and receive such a grant, specifying the contents of
				an application described in subparagraph (A). The notice shall include a
				timeframe for States to submit such an application, and shall provide that all
				such applications shall be submitted not later than 270 days after such date of
				enactment.
							(C)Selection
								(i)In
				generalThe Secretary shall review the applications and select
				the participating States not later than 1 year after such date of
				enactment.
								(ii)CriteriaIn
				selecting the participating States, the Secretary shall—
									(I)seek to ensure
				geographic diversity; and
									(II)give priority to
				States—
										(aa)whose
				applications demonstrate a strong commitment to improving the quality of infant
				care and the choices available to parents of infants;
										(bb)with experience
				relevant to the operation of at-home infant care programs; and
										(cc)in
				which there are demonstrable shortages of infant care.
										(2)Required
				certificationsA State selected to be a participating State shall
				provide certifications to the Secretary, with respect to the demonstration
				project to be carried out by the State, that—
							(A)during the period
				during which the State carries out the demonstration project, the State will
				not reduce expenditures for child care services below the level of such
				expenditures made by the State in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in
				which the State began to carry out the project;
							(B)the State, in
				carrying out the demonstration project—
								(i)will not give
				priority or preference to—
									(I)eligible
				low-income families seeking to receive at-home infant care benefits through the
				demonstration project; over
									(II)other eligible
				low-income families on a waiting list for child care assistance through another
				program in the State; but
									(ii)will select a
				combination of families described in clause (i)(I) and families described in
				(i)(II) to receive at-home infant care benefits;
								(C)the State
				will—
								(i)provide parents
				applying to receive at-home infant care benefits with in- formation on the
				range of options for child care available to the parents;
								(ii)ensure that
				approved applicants for at-home infant care benefits are permitted to choose
				between receipt of at-home infant care benefit subsidies, and receipt of
				certificates that may be used with an eligible child care provider for child
				care needed for employment; and
								(iii)provide that a
				family receiving at-home infant care benefit subsidies may exchange the
				subsidies for certificates described in clause (ii) at any time during the
				family’s participation in the demonstration project;
								(D)the State will
				develop or update, and implement, a plan to improve the quality of infant care
				in the State, and provide parent education and support services to participants
				in the demonstration project; and
							(E)the State will
				cooperate with information collection and evaluations conducted by the
				Secretary.
							(3)Family
				eligibility
							(A)In
				generalTo be eligible to receive at-home infant care benefits
				through a demonstration project under this section, a family shall—
								(i)have a family
				income that does not exceed the limit specified in section 658P(4)(B);
								(ii)include a child
				under the age of 12 months (or, at the election of the State carrying out the
				demonstration project, under the age of 24 months);
								(iii)include a parent
				who had a recent work history (as determined in accordance with the State's
				requirements for such a work history) prior to application for the at-home
				infant care benefits; and
								(iv)meet such other
				eligibility requirements as the State may establish.
								(B)Two-Parent
				familiesA State selected to carry out a demonstration project
				under this section shall permit 2-parent families to participate in the project
				but may not limit participation in the project to such families.
							(4)Amount of
				assistanceThe amount of an at-home infant care benefit provided
				to an eligible low-income family under this section for a month shall not
				exceed the monthly amount obtained by applying 100 percent of the State’s
				maximum rate for a licensed family child care provider for full-time infant
				care.
						(5)TANF
				assistanceThe receipt of an at-home infant care benefit under
				this section shall not be considered to be assistance for any purpose under the
				program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families
				established under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601
				et seq.).
						(6)Benefit not
				treated as incomeNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the
				value of an at-home infant care benefit shall not be treated as income for
				purposes of any Federal or federally-assisted program that bases eligibility,
				or the amount of benefits or services provided, on need.
						(c)Evaluation and
				report to Congress
						(1)In
				generalThe Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the
				demonstration projects carried out under this section and submit a report to
				Congress containing the results of such evaluation not later than 4 years after
				the date of enactment of Choices in Child Care Act.
						(2)RequirementsIn
				conducting the evaluation, the Secretary shall examine the following:
							(A)Implementation
				experiences of the States carrying out the demonstration projects in developing
				and operating projects providing at-home infant care benefits, including design
				issues and issues in coordinating at-home infant care benefits provided under
				this section with benefits provided or funded under another provision of this
				Act in the State.
							(B)The
				characteristics of families seeking to participate and participating in the
				demonstration projects providing at-home infant care benefits funded under this
				section.
							(C)The length of
				participation by families in such demonstration projects and the reasons for
				the families ceasing to participate in the demonstration projects.
							(D)The prior and
				subsequent employment of the participating families and the effect of the
				demonstration project participation on subsequent employment of the
				families.
							(E)The costs and
				benefits of the demonstration projects.
							(F)The effectiveness
				of State efforts (including tribal efforts) to improve the quality of infant
				care during the periods in which the demonstration projects are carried
				out.
							(3)Reservation of
				fundsFrom the amount appropriated under section 658B(b) for a
				fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve $1,000,000 for purposes of conducting
				the evaluation required under this
				subsection.
						.
		4.Authorization of
			 appropriations and conforming amendments
			(a)Authorization of
			 appropriationsSection 658B of the Child Care and Development
			 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended—
				(1)by
			 inserting:(a) In
			 General.—before There
			 is;
					(2)by inserting
			 (other than section 658H) after this subchapter;
			 and
				(3)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(b)Demonstration
				projects To provide at-home infant care benefitsThere is
				authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 658H $75,000,000 for fiscal
				year 2007 and each subsequent fiscal
				year.
						.
				(b)Conforming
			 amendments
				(1)ReservationsSection
			 658O(a) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
			 9858m(a)) is amended—
					(A)in paragraph (1),
			 by striking under this subchapter and inserting under
			 section 658B(a); and
					(B)in paragraph (2),
			 by striking under section 658B and inserting under
			 section 658B(a).
					(2)AllotmentsSection
			 658O(b)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9858m(b)(1)) is amended by striking
			 under section 658B and inserting under section
			 658B(a).


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 4024
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			December 10, 2010
			Mr. Wyden (for himself
			 and Ms. Snowe) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To reduce the costs of prescription drugs
		  for Medicare beneficiaries and to guarantee access to comprehensive
		  prescription drug coverage under part D of the Medicare program, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs
			 Act of 2010.
		2.GAO studies and
			 reports on prices of prescription drugs
			(a)Review and
			 reports on retail prices of prescription drugs
				(1)Initial
			 reviewThe Comptroller
			 General of the United States shall conduct a review of the retail cost of
			 prescription drugs in the United States during 2004 through 2010, with an
			 emphasis on the prescription drugs most utilized for individuals age 65 or
			 older.
				(2)Subsequent
			 reviewAfter conducting the
			 review under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall continuously review
			 the retail cost of such drugs through December 31, 2014, to determine the
			 changes in such costs.
				(3)Reports
					(A)Initial
			 reviewNot later than 90 days
			 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
			 to Congress a report on the initial review conducted under paragraph
			 (1).
					(B)Subsequent
			 reviewNot later than April 1
			 of 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress
			 a report on the subsequent review conducted under paragraph (2).
					(b)Annual GAO
			 study and report on retail and acquisition prices of certain prescription
			 drugs
				(1)Ongoing
			 studyThe Comptroller General
			 of the United States shall conduct an ongoing study that compares the average
			 retail cost in the United States for each of the 20 most utilized prescription
			 drugs for individuals age 65 or older with—
					(A)the average price at which private health
			 plans acquire each such drug;
					(B)the average price at which the Department
			 of Defense under the Defense Health Program acquires each such drug;
					(C)the average price at which the Department
			 of Veterans Affairs under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans
			 Affairs acquires each such drug; and
					(D)the average negotiated price for each such
			 drug that eligible beneficiaries enrolled in a prescription drug plan under
			 part D of title XVIII of the Social Security
			 Act that provides only basic prescription drug coverage have access
			 to under such plans.
					(2)Annual
			 reportNot later than October
			 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit to
			 Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), together with
			 such recommendations as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.
				3.Inclusion of average
			 aggregate beneficiary costs and savings in comparative information for basic
			 Medicare prescription drug plansSection 1860D–1(c)(3) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–101(c)(3)) is amended—
			(1)in subparagraph (A)—
				(A)in the matter preceding clause (i), by
			 striking subparagraph (B) and inserting subparagraphs (B)
			 and (C); and
				(B)by adding at the end the following new
			 clause:

						(vi)Average
				aggregate beneficiary costs and savingsWith respect to plan years beginning on or
				after January 1, 2012, the average aggregate costs, including deductibles and
				other cost-sharing, that a beneficiary will incur for covered part D drugs in
				the year under the plan compared to the average aggregate costs that an
				eligible beneficiary with no prescription drug coverage will incur for covered
				part D drugs in the year.
						;
				and
				(2)by adding at the end the following new
			 subparagraph:

					(C)Average
				aggregate beneficiary costs and savings information only for basic prescription
				drug plansThe Secretary
				shall not provide comparative information under subparagraph (A)(vi) with
				respect to—
						(i)a prescription drug plan that provides
				supplemental prescription drug coverage; or
						(ii)a Medicare Advantage
				plan.
						.
			4.Negotiating fair
			 prices for Medicare prescription drugs
			(a)In
			 generalSection 1860D–11
			 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–111) is amended by striking subsection (i) (relating to noninterference)
			 and by inserting the following:

					(i)Authority To
				negotiate prices with manufacturers
						(1)In
				generalIn order to ensure
				that beneficiaries enrolled under prescription drug plans and MA–PD plans pay
				the lowest possible price, the Secretary shall have authority similar to that
				of other Federal entities that purchase prescription drugs in bulk to negotiate
				contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs, consistent with the
				requirements and in furtherance of the goals of providing quality care and
				containing costs under this part.
						(2)Mandatory
				responsibilitiesThe
				Secretary shall be required to—
							(A)negotiate
				contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs when the drug is a single
				source drug without a therapeutic equivalent;
							(B)participate in
				the negotiation of contracts with respect to any covered part D drug upon the
				request of an approved prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan;
							(C)participate in
				the negotiation of contracts for any covered part D drugs for which there is a
				substantial amount of Federal research funding in the development of the drug;
				and
							(D)negotiate
				contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs for each standard fallback
				prescription drug plan under subsection (g) and each comprehensive fallback
				prescription drug plan under subsection (k).
							(3)Rule of
				constructionNothing in
				paragraph (2) shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary under
				paragraph (1) to the mandatory responsibilities under paragraph (2).
						(4)No particular
				formulary or price structureIn order to promote competition under this
				part and in carrying out this part, the Secretary may not require a particular
				formulary or institute a price structure for the reimbursement of covered part
				D drugs.
						(5)Use
				of savingsThe savings to the
				Medicare Prescription Drug Account through the use of the authority provided
				under this subsection (including the mandatory responsibilities under paragraph
				(2)) shall be used to strengthen the program under this part and to reduce the
				Federal
				deficit.
						.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by
			 this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
			5.Access to a
			 comprehensive Medicare prescription drug plan
			(a)Requirement for
			 accessSection 1860D–3(a) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–103(a)) is amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (1)—
					(A)by striking
			 Choice of at least two
			 plans in each area.—The Secretary and inserting
			 “Choice.—

							(A)Choice of at
				least two plans in each areaThe
				Secretary
							; and

					(B)by adding at the
			 end the following new subparagraph:

							(B)Choice of a
				comprehensive prescription drug planIn addition to the
				requirement under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure that each part D
				eligible individual has available a choice of enrollment in a comprehensive
				prescription drug plan (as defined in paragraph (4)) in the area in which the
				individual resides. In any such case in which such a plan is not available, the
				part D eligible individual shall be given the opportunity to enroll in a
				comprehensive fallback prescription drug
				plan.
							;
				and
					(2)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

						(4)Comprehensive
				prescription drug planFor purposes of this section, the term
				comprehensive prescription drug plan means a prescription drug
				plan that provides coverage of covered part D drugs after an individual has
				reached the initial coverage limit under paragraph (3) of section 1860D–2(b)
				but has not reached the annual out-of-pocket threshold under paragraph (4)(B)
				of such section that is the same as the coverage for such drugs that is
				provided under the plan after the individual has met the deductible under
				paragraph (1) of such section but has not reached such initial coverage
				limit.
						.
				(b)Comprehensive
			 fallback prescription drug planSection 1860D–11 of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–111) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

					(k)Guaranteeing
				access to comprehensive coverage
						(1)Solicitation of
				bidsSeparate from the bidding process under subsections (b) and
				(g), the Secretary shall provide for a process for the solicitation of bids
				from eligible comprehensive fallback entities (as defined in paragraph (2)) for
				the offering in all comprehensive fallback service areas (as defined in
				paragraph (3)) in one or more PDP regions of a comprehensive fallback
				prescription drug plan (as defined in paragraph (4)) during the contract period
				specified in subsection (g)(5) (as made applicable to this subsection under
				paragraph (6)).
						(2)Eligible
				comprehensive fallback entityFor purposes of this section, the
				term eligible comprehensive fallback entity means, with respect to
				all comprehensive fallback service areas in a PDP region for a contract period,
				an entity that—
							(A)meets the
				requirements to be a PDP sponsor (or would meet such requirements but for the
				fact that the entity is not a risk-bearing entity); and
							(B)does not submit a
				bid under section 1860D–11(b) for any prescription drug plan for any PDP region
				for the first year of such contract period.
							For purposes of subparagraph (B), an
				entity shall be treated as submitting a bid with respect to a prescription drug
				plan if the entity is acting as a subcontractor of a PDP sponsor that is
				offering such a plan. The previous sentence shall not apply to entities that
				are subcontractors of an MA organization except insofar as such organization is
				acting as a PDP sponsor with respect to a prescription drug plan.(3)Fallback
				service areaFor purposes of this subsection, the term
				comprehensive fallback service area means, for a PDP region with
				respect to a year, any area within such region for which the Secretary
				determines before the beginning of the year that the access requirements of the
				first sentence of section 1860D–3(a)(1)(B) will not be met for part D eligible
				individuals residing in the area for the year.
						(4)Comprehensive
				fallback prescription drug planFor purposes of this part, the
				term comprehensive fallback prescription drug plan means a
				prescription drug plan that—
							(A)offers the
				standard prescription drug coverage and access to negotiated prices described
				in section 1860D–2(a)(1)(A);
							(B)offers coverage
				of covered part D drugs after an individual has reached the initial coverage
				limit under paragraph (3) of section 1860D–2(b) but has not reached the annual
				out-of-pocket threshold under paragraph (4)(B) of such section that is the same
				as the coverage for such drugs that is offered after the individual has met the
				deductible under paragraph (1) of such section but has not reached such initial
				coverage limit; and
							(C)meets such other
				requirements as the Secretary may specify.
							(5)Monthly
				beneficiary premiumExcept as provided in section 1860D–13(b)
				(relating to late enrollment penalty) and subject to section 1860D–14 (relating
				to low-income assistance), the monthly beneficiary premium to be charged under
				a comprehensive fallback prescription drug plan offered in all comprehensive
				fallback service areas in a PDP region shall be uniform and shall be an amount
				equal to—
							(A)25.5 percent of
				an amount equal to the Secretary’s estimate of the average monthly per capita
				actuarial cost, including administrative expenses, under the comprehensive
				fallback prescription drug plan of providing the coverage described in
				paragraph (4)(A) in the region, as calculated by the Chief Actuary of the
				Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and
							(B)100 percent of an
				amount equal to the Secretary’s estimate of the average monthly per capita
				actuarial cost, including administrative expenses, under the comprehensive
				fallback prescription drug plan of providing the coverage described in
				paragraph (4)(B) in the region, as calculated by the Chief Actuary of the
				Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
							In calculating such administrative
				expenses, the Chief Actuary shall use a factor that is based on similar
				expenses of prescription drug plans that are not standard or comprehensive
				fallback prescription drug plans.(6)Incorporation
				of standard fallback prescription drug plan provisionsThe
				provisions of paragraphs (1)(B), (5), and (7) of subsection (g) shall apply to
				comprehensive fallback prescription drug plans and entities offering such plans
				in the same manner as such provisions apply to standard fallback prescription
				drug plans and entities offering such plans.
						(7)Same entity may
				offer both fallback prescription drug plans in an areaThe
				Secretary may award a contract to an entity under this subsection with respect
				to an area and period and a contract under subsection (g) with respect to the
				same area and
				period.
						.
			(c)Conforming
			 amendments
				(1)AccessSection 1860D–3 of
			 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–103) is amended—
					(A)in subsection
			 (a)—
						(i)in paragraph
			 (1)(A) of subsection (a), as redesignated by subsection (a), by inserting
			 standard before fallback; and
						(ii)in paragraph
			 (2), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph
			 (1)(A); and
						(B)in subsection
			 (b)(2), by striking fallback prescription drug plan for that area under
			 section 1860D–11(g) and inserting standard or comprehensive
			 fallback prescription drug plan for that area under subsections (g) and (k) of
			 section 1860D–11, as applicable.
					(2)Limited risk
			 plansSection 1860D–11(f) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–111(f)) is amended—
					(A)in paragraph
			 (1)—
						(i)by striking
			 1860D–3(a) and inserting 1860D–3(a)(1)(A);
			 and
						(ii)by inserting
			 standard before fallback; and
						(B)in paragraph
			 (2)(A), by striking 1860D–3(a) and inserting
			 1860D–3(a)(1)(A); and
					(C)in each of
			 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4), by striking a
			 fallback and inserting a standard or comprehensive
			 fallback.
					(3)Standard
			 fallback prescription drug planSection 1860D–11(g) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–111(g)) is amended—
					(A)in the heading,
			 by inserting standard
			 prescription drug after access to;
					(B)by inserting
			 standard before fallback each place it
			 appears;
					(C)by striking
			 Fallback each place it appears and
			 inserting Standard
			 fallback;
					(D)by inserting
			 standard before fallback each place it appears;
			 and
					(E)in paragraph (3),
			 by striking 1860D–3(a) and inserting
			 1860D–3(a)(1)(A).
					(4)Annual
			 reportSection 1860D–11(h) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–111(h)) is amended by striking (f) and (g) and inserting
			 (f), (g), and (k).
				(5)Limitation on
			 entities offering fallback prescription drug plansSection
			 1860D–12(b)(2) of the Social
			 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–112(b)(2)) is amended—
					(A)in the matter
			 preceding subparagraph (A), by striking a fallback and inserting
			 a standard or comprehensive fallback;
					(B)in subparagraph
			 (A)—
						(i)by striking
			 section 1860D–11(g) and inserting subsection (g) or (k)
			 of section 1860D–11;
						(ii)by striking
			 such section and inserting such subsections, as
			 applicable; and
						(iii)by striking
			 a fallback and inserting a standard or comprehensive
			 fallback;
						(C)in subparagraph
			 (B), by striking a fallback and inserting a standard or
			 comprehensive fallback;
					(D)in subparagraph
			 (C), by striking a fallback and inserting a standard or
			 comprehensive fallback and
					(E)in the flush
			 matter following subparagraph (C), by striking a fallback and
			 inserting a standard or comprehensive fallback.
					(6)Collection of
			 premiumSection 1860D–13(c)(3) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–113(c)(3)) is amended by striking a fallback and inserting
			 a standard or comprehensive fallback.
				(7)PaymentSection
			 1860D–15(g) of the Social
			 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–115(g)) is amended by striking
			 offering and all that follows and inserting the following:
			 “offering—

						(1)a standard
				prescription drug plan (as defined in paragraph (4) of section 1860D–11(g)),
				the amount payable shall be the amounts determined under the contract for such
				plan pursuant to paragraph (5) of such section; and
						(2)a comprehensive
				prescription drug plan (as defined in paragraph (4) of section 1860D–11(k)),
				the amount payable shall be the amounts determined under the contract for such
				plan pursuant to such paragraph (5) (as made applicable to section 1860D–11(k)
				under paragraph (6) of such
				section).
						.
				(8)Payment from
			 accountSection 1860D–16(b)(1)(B) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–116(b)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting standard and
			 comprehensive before fallback.
				(9)DefinitionSection
			 1860D–41(a)(5) of the Social
			 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–151(a)(5)) is amended to read as
			 follows:

						(5)Standard
				fallback prescription drug plan; comprehensive fallback prescription drug
				planThe terms standard fallback prescription drug
				plan and comprehensive fallback prescription drug plan
				have the meaning given those terms in subsection (g)(4) and (k)(4),
				respectively, of section
				1860D–11.
						.
				(d)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on
			 January 1, 2012.


115 HR 2693 IH: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit attorney fees and penalties in citizen suits, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-05-25
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2693IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 25, 2017Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. McClintock, and Mr. Calvert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit attorney fees and penalties in citizen suits, and for other purposes.
1.Litigation CostsSection 505(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1365(d)) is amended to read as follows:  (d)Awards (1)The court, in issuing any final order in any action brought under this section, may award costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) to any prevailing or substantially prevailing party, whenever the court determines such award is appropriate. The award—
(A)may not exceed an amount that, as compared to the total amount of attorney and expert witness fees charged, bears the same proportion as the number of successful claims included in the complaint bears to the total number of claims included in the complaint; (B)may not exceed the amount of monetary penalties awarded; and
(C)shall be based upon the prevailing market rates in the area in which the violation occurred for the kind and quality of the services furnished. (2)The court may, if a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction is sought, require the filing of a bond or equivalent security in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure..
2.Diligent prosecutionSection 309(g)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(6)) is amended by adding at the end following new subparagraph:  (C)Diligent prosecution (i)Diligently prosecuting definedIn this paragraph, the term diligently prosecuting includes the issuance of any order made under this section or a State law comparable to this section.
(ii)Commencement of diligent prosecutionDiligent prosecution commences on the date the proposed order is issued. (iii)Issuance of final orderThe Administrator or the Secretary shall be considered to be diligently prosecuting an action under this subsection if the Administrator or the Secretary issues a final order before the date that is one year after the date on which such proposed order is issued..
3.Affirmative defensesSection 309 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:  (h)Affirmative defenses (1)In generalThere shall be no liability under this Act for a person otherwise liable for the unlawful discharge of a pollutant who can establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the immediate cause of the unlawful discharge and any damages was—
(A)an act of God; (B)an act of war;
(C)an act or omission of a third party (unless such third party is an employee or agent of such person, or such third party’s act or omission occurred in connection with a contractual relationship, existing directly or indirectly, with such person), if such person establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that such person— (i)exercised due care in light of all relevant facts and circumstances; and
(ii)took precautions against foreseeable acts or omissions of any such third party and the consequences that could foreseeably result from such acts or omissions; or (D)any combination of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
(2)Other affirmative defensesAll general defenses, affirmative defenses, and bars to prosecution that may apply with respect to other Federal criminal offenses may apply to a person otherwise liable for the unlawful discharge of a pollutant under this Act and shall be determined by the courts of the United States according to the principles of common law as may be interpreted in light of reason and experience..


116 S2036 IS: Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2019
U.S. Senate
2019-06-27
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2036IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 27, 2019Mr. Cardin (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide grants to States for summer
			 employment programs for youth.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2019. 2.Grants to States for summer employment for youthSection 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(d)Grants to States for summer employment for youth
 (1)In generalNotwithstanding any other provision of this Act, from the amount appropriated under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award grants to States to provide assistance to local areas that have high concentrations of eligible youth to enable such local areas to carry out programs described in subsection (c)(1) that provide summer employment opportunities for eligible youth, which are directly linked to academic and occupational learning, as described in subsection (c)(2)(C). In awarding grants under this subsection, a State shall—
 (A)partner with private businesses to the extent feasible to provide employment opportunities at such businesses; and
 (B)prioritize jobs and work opportunities that directly serve the community. (2)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024..


117 HR 5353 IH: Scholarship Tax Relief for Students Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-09-23
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5353IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 23, 2021Mr. Kildee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any amount awarded under a Federal Pell Grant and any portion of a scholarship used by a full-time student for room and board.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Scholarship Tax Relief for Students Act of 2021. 2.Exclusion for Federal Pell Grants and for scholarship and fellowship funds used for room and board (a)In generalSection 117(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a comma, and by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:

(C)room and board while carrying a full-time workload for the course of study the individual is pursuing at an educational organization, and (D)in the case of amounts awarded under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (relating to Federal Pell Grants), any expenses for which such amounts may be used by the individual under such subpart..
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.


115 HRES 169 IH: Congratulating the New England Patriots on their victory in Super Bowl LI.
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2017-03-02
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IV115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 169IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 2, 2017Mr. Neal (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Welch, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Keating, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Esty, and Mr. Himes) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformRESOLUTIONCongratulating the New England Patriots on their victory in Super Bowl LI.

 Whereas on Sunday, February 5, 2017, the New England Patriots won Super Bowl LI by a score of 34 to 28, defeating the Atlanta Falcons in Houston, Texas;
 Whereas the Patriots overcame the largest deficit in Super Bowl history, scoring 25 points in the second half;
 Whereas the Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl LI earned the team’s historic fifth Super Bowl victory in 15 years;
 Whereas Tom Brady, who many in New England refer to as The GOAT, broke multiple Super Bowl records leading the Patriots to victory in the first Super Bowl overtime and was named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player for a record fourth time;
 Whereas Bill Belichick won a recordbreaking fifth Super Bowl title as a head coach; Whereas James White had an outstanding performance, scoring an impressive 3 touchdowns, and completing a 2-point conversion;
 Whereas the performance of the defense, especially Dont’a Hightower, Alan Branch, and Trey Flowers in the second half was critical to the Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl LI, effectively shutting out the Atlanta Falcons for the final 23 minutes and 36 seconds of regulation;
 Whereas Julian Edelman, with exceptional skill and determination, performed a spectacular catch to continue a fourth quarter drive by the Patriots, helping to send the game to overtime;
 Whereas Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, stated, I want to say to our fans, brilliant coaching staff and players who are so spectacular, this is unequivocally the sweetest. I’m proud to say for the fifth time, we are all Patriots.; and
 Whereas the Patriots did their job for the fifth time, delivering the Lombardi Trophy to New England once again: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives congratulates the New England Patriots on their remarkable victory in Super Bowl LI.


110 HR 595 IH: Stimulating Leadership in Limiting Expenditures (or ‘SLICE’) Act of 2007
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2007-01-19
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I
110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 595
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 19, 2007
Mr. Udall of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To provide for expedited rescissions of budget authority.

1.Short title, findings, and purpose
(a)Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stimulating Leadership in Limiting Expenditures (or ‘SLICE’) Act of 2007.
(b)FindingsCongress finds that—
(1)the Congressional Budget Office has projected that unless current laws and policies are changed Federal expenditures will exceed revenues during and after fiscal year 2007, which will require the Government to borrow funds to offset these deficits;
(2)substantial Federal appropriations will continue to be required for ongoing costs of national defense and homeland security, as well as for other urgent purposes;
(3)rescinding previously-mandated spending on lower-priority items would help reduce the extent to which such necessary appropriations for urgent purposes would require increases in the national debt that must be repaid, with interest, in the future; and
(4)however, under current law, while the President can propose rescinding such spending, the Congress is not required to act on any such proposals by the President.
(c)PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to enable the President to require Congress to debate and vote on certain presidential proposals for reducing spending.
2.Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions
(a)In generalPart B of title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by redesignating sections 1013 through 1017 as sections 1014 through 1018, respectively, and inserting after section 1012 the following new section:

1013.Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions
(a)Proposed rescission of budget authorityIn addition to the method of rescinding budget authority specified in section 1012, the President may propose, at the time and in the manner provided in subsection (b), the rescission of any budget authority provided in an appropriation Act. Funds made available for obligation under this procedure may not be proposed for rescission again under this section or section 1012.
(b)Transmittal of special message
(1)Not later than 3 calendar days after the date of enactment of an appropriation Act, the President may transmit to Congress one special message proposing to rescind amounts of budget authority provided in that Act and include with that special message a draft bill that, if enacted, would only rescind that budget authority. That bill shall clearly identify the amount of budget authority that is proposed to be rescinded for each program, project, or activity to which that budget authority relates.
(2)In the case of an appropriation Act that includes accounts within the jurisdiction of more than one subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, the President in proposing to rescind budget authority under this section shall send a separate special message and accompanying draft bill for accounts within the jurisdiction of each such subcommittee.
(3)Each special message shall specify, with respect to the budget authority proposed to be rescinded, the matters referred to in paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 1012(a).
(c)Procedures for expedited consideration
(1)
(A)Before the close of the second legislative day of the House of Representatives after the date of receipt of a special message transmitted to Congress under subsection (b), the majority leader or minority leader of the House of Representatives shall introduce (by request) the draft bill accompanying that special message. If the bill is not introduced as provided in the preceding sentence, then, on the third legislative day of the House of Representatives after the date of receipt of that special message, any Member of that House may introduce the bill.
(B)The bill shall be referred to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The Committee shall report the bill without substantive revision and with or without recommendation. The bill shall be reported not later than the seventh legislative day of that House after the date of receipt of that special message. If the Committee on Appropriations fails to report the bill within that period, that committee shall be automatically discharged from consideration of the bill, and the bill shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
(C)A vote on final passage of the bill referred to in subparagraph (B) shall be taken in the House of Representatives on or before the close of the 10th legislative day of that House after the date of the introduction of the bill in that House. If the bill is passed, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall cause the bill to be engrossed, certified, and transmitted to the Senate within one calendar day of the day on which the bill is passed.
(2)
(A)A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to the consideration of a bill under this section shall be highly privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
(B)Debate in the House of Representatives on a bill under this section shall not exceed 4 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the bill. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. It shall not be in order to move to recommit a bill under this section or to move to reconsider the vote by which the bill is agreed to or disagreed to.
(C)Appeals from decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the procedure relating to a bill under this section shall be decided without debate.
(3)
(A)A bill transmitted to the Senate pursuant to paragraph (1) (C) or (E) shall be referred to its Committee on Appropriations. The committee shall report the bill either without substantive revision or with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, and with or without recommendation. The bill shall be reported not later than the seventh legislative day of the Senate after it receives the bill. A committee failing to report the bill within such period shall be automatically discharged from consideration of the bill, and the bill shall be placed upon the appropriate calendar.
(B)A vote on final passage of a bill transmitted to the Senate shall be taken on or before the close of the 10th legislative day of the Senate after the date on which the bill is transmitted.
(4)
(A)A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of a bill under this section shall be privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
(B)Debate in the Senate on a bill under this section, and all amendments thereto and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall not exceed 10 hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees.
(C)Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in connection with a bill under this section shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the bill, except that in the event the manager of the bill is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto, shall be controlled by the minority leader or his designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time under their control on the passage of a bill, allot additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any debatable motion or appeal.
(D)A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a bill under this section is not debatable. A motion to recommit a bill under this section is not in order.
(d)Amendments and divisions generally prohibited
(1)Except as provided by paragraph (2), no amendment to a bill considered under this section or to a substitute amendment referred to in paragraph (2) shall be in order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate. It shall not be in order to demand a division of the question in the House of Representatives (or in a Committee of the Whole) or in the Senate. No motion to suspend the application of this subsection shall be in order in either House, nor shall it be in order in either House to suspend the application of this subsection by unanimous consent.
(2)
(A)It shall be in order in the Senate to consider an amendment in the nature of a substitute reported by the Committee on Appropriations under subsection (c)(3)(A) that complies with subparagraph (B).
(B)It shall only be in order in the Senate to consider any amendment described in subparagraph (A) if—
(i)the amendment contains only rescissions to the same appropriation Act as the bill that it is amending contained; and
(ii)the aggregate amount of budget authority rescinded equals or exceeds the aggregate amount of budget authority rescinded in the bill that it is amending;unless that amendment consists solely of the text of the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives that makes rescissions to carry out the applicable special message of the President.
(C)It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or an amendment in the nature of a substitute reported by the Committee on Appropriations under subsection (c)(3)(A) unless the Senate has voted upon and rejected an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting solely of the text of the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives that makes rescissions to carry out the applicable special message of the President.
(e)Requirement to make available for obligationAny amount of budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a special message transmitted to Congress under subsection (b) shall be made available for obligation on the earlier of—
(1)the day after the date upon which the House of Representatives defeats the bill transmitted with that special message rescinding the amount proposed to be rescinded and (if reported by the Committee on Appropriations) the alternative bill; or
(2)the day after the date upon which the Senate rejects a bill or amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting solely of the text of the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives that makes rescissions to carry out the applicable special message of the President.
(f)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section—
(1)the term appropriation Act means any general or special appropriation Act, and any Act or joint resolution making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations; and
(2)the term legislative day means, with respect to either House of Congress, any calendar day during which that House is in session..
(b)Exercise of rulemaking powersSection 904 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended—
(1)by striking and 1017 in subsection (a) and inserting 1013, and 1018; and
(2)by striking section 1017 in subsection (d) and inserting sections 1013 and 1018; and
(c)Conforming amendments
(1)Section 1011 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 682(5)) is amended—
(A)in paragraph (4), by striking 1013 and inserting 1014; and
(B)in paragraph (5)—
(i)by striking 1016 and inserting 1017; and
(ii)by striking 1017(b)(1) and inserting 1018(b)(1).
(2)Section 1015 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 685) (as redesignated by section 2(a)) is amended—
(A)by striking 1012 or 1013 each place it appears and inserting 1012, 1013, or 1014;
(B)in subsection (b)(1), by striking 1012 and inserting 1012 or 1013;
(C)in subsection (b)(2), by striking 1013 and inserting 1014; and
(D)in subsection (e)(2)—
(i)by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A);
(ii)by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
(iii)by striking 1013 in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) and inserting 1014; and
(iv)by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:

(B)he has transmitted a special message under section 1013 with respect to a proposed rescission; and.
(3)Section 1016 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 686) (as redesignated by section 2(a)) is amended by striking 1012 or 1013 each place it appears and inserting 1012, 1013, or 1014.
(d)Clerical amendmentsThe table of sections for subpart B of title X of such Act is amended—
(1)by redesignating the items relating to sections 1013 through 1017 as items relating to sections 1014 through 1018; and
(2)by inserting after the item relating to section 1012 the following new item:

Sec. 1013. Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions..
3.Application
(a)In generalSection 1013 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as added by section 2) shall apply to amounts of budget authority provided by appropriation Acts (as defined in subsection (f) of such section) that are enacted during the One Hundred Tenth Congress.
(b)Special transition ruleWithin 3 calendar days after the beginning of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, the President may retransmit a special message, in the manner provided in section 1013(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as added by section 2), proposing to rescind only those amounts of budget authority that were contained in any special message to the One Hundred Tenth Congress which that Congress failed to consider because of its sine die adjournment before the close of the time period set forth in such section 1013 for consideration of those proposed rescissions. A draft bill shall accompany that special message that, if enacted, would only rescind that budget authority. Before the close of the second legislative day of the House of Representatives after the date of receipt of that special message, the majority leader or minority leader of the House of Representatives shall introduce (by request) the draft bill accompanying that special message. If the bill is not introduced as provided in the preceding sentence, then, on the third legislative day of the House of Representatives after the date of receipt of that special message, any Member of that House may introduce the bill. The House of Representatives and the Senate shall proceed to consider that bill in the manner provided in such section 1013.


114 HRES 404 IH: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of the College of William & Mary.
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2015-07-29
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		IV
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 404
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 29, 2015
			Mr. Wittman submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

		RESOLUTION
		Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of the College of
			 William & Mary.

 Whereas the Virginia General Assembly, with Professor Donald W. Davis of the College of William & Mary, envisioned a center for marine research and education in the Commonwealth of Virginia; Whereas the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (referred to in this preamble as VIMS), originally known as the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory, began operation in 1940;
 Whereas the early work of VIMS assured the future of the fishery industry in Virginia by improving the general knowledge of the resources of fisheries so that they might be properly conserved and managed, and by meeting the need for training in practical marine biology;
 Whereas VIMS is now the home of the School of Marine Sciences of the College of William & Mary, a university research and teaching center with a strong element of public service, and is the leading marine center that focuses on estuarine and coastal environments in the nation; and
 Whereas VIMS continues to serve the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States by advancing the frontiers of marine science and sharing the knowledge gained through research with the users and stewards of the environment and future scientists: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives— (1)congratulates the College of William & Mary and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science on the 75th anniversary of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science; and
 (2)expresses appreciation for the 75 years of service to the environment by the faculty, staff, and students of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the School of Marine Sciences of the College of William & Mary.