114 S1092 IS: For the relief of Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and Arthur Mkoyan.
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VI114th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1092IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 27, 2015Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLFor the relief of Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and Arthur Mkoyan.

		1.Permanent resident status for
			 Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and Arthur Mkoyan
			(a)In
 generalNotwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and Arthur Mkoyan shall each be eligible for the issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
			(b)Adjustment of
 statusIf Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, or Arthur Mkoyan enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, or Arthur Mkoyan, as appropriate, shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully in the United States and shall be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
			(c)Application and
 payment of feesSubsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for the issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
			(d)Reduction of
 immigrant visa numbersUpon granting an immigrant visa or permanent resident status to Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and Arthur Mkoyan, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, during the current or subsequent fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and Arthur Mkoyan under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and Arthur Mkoyan under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
 (e)PAYGOThe budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3124
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 8, 2009
			Ms. Fudge (for
			 herself, Mr. Massa,
			 Ms. Lee of California,
			 Mr. Loebsack,
			 Mr. Hare, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas,
			 Mr. Carson of Indiana,
			 Mr. Ellison,
			 Mr. Cleaver,
			 Mr. Payne,
			 Mr. Johnson of Georgia,
			 Ms. Watson,
			 Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan,
			 Ms. Clarke,
			 Mr. Meeks of New York,
			 Mr. Watt, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida,
			 Mr. Towns, and
			 Mr. Grayson) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
			 Veterans’ Affairs and
			 Natural Resources, for a
			 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
			 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
			 committee concerned

		A BILL
		To provide for the use of improved health information
		  technology with respect to certain safety net health care
		  providers.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Health Information Technology (IT)
			 Public Utility Act of 2009.
		2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)BoardThe
			 term Board means the Federal Consolidated Health Information
			 Technology Board established under section 3.
			(2)RPMSThe
			 term RPMS means the Resource and Patient Management System of the
			 Indian Health Service.
			(3)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
			(4)VistAThe
			 term VistA means the VistA software program utilized by the
			 Department of Veterans Affairs.
			3.Federal
			 Consolidated Health Information Technology Board
			(a)EstablishmentTo
			 facilitate the implementation of electronic health record systems among
			 safety-net health care providers (particularly small, rural providers) there
			 shall be established within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health
			 Information Technology of the Department of Health and Human Services, a
			 Federal Consolidated Health Information Technology Board.
			(b)Board of
			 directorsThe Board shall be administered by a board of directors
			 that shall be composed of the following individuals or their designees:
				(1)The
			 Secretary.
				(2)The Under
			 Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
				(3)The Director of
			 the Indian Health Service.
				(4)The Secretary of
			 Defense.
				(5)The Secretary of
			 Health and Human Services.
				(6)The Director of
			 the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
				(7)The Administrator
			 of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
				(8)The Chairman of
			 the Federal Communications Commission.
				(c)DutiesThe
			 Board shall—
				(1)provide ongoing
			 communication with existing VistA and RPMS user groups to ensure that there is
			 constant interoperability between such groups and to provide for the sharing of
			 innovative ideas and technology;
				(2)update VistA and
			 RPMS open source software (including health care provider-based electronic
			 health records, personal health records, and other software modules) on a
			 timely basis;
				(3)implement and
			 administer the 21st Century HIT Grant Program under section 4, including
			 providing for notice in the Federal Register as well as—
					(A)determining
			 specific health information technology grant needs based on health care
			 provider settings;
					(B)developing
			 benchmarks for levels of implementation in each year that 21st Century grant
			 funding is provided; and
					(C)providing ongoing
			 VistA and RPMS technical assistance to grantees under such program (either
			 through the provision of direct technical support or through the awarding of
			 competitive contracts to other qualified entities);
					(D)develop mechanisms
			 to integrate VistA and RPMS with records and billing systems utilized under the
			 Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs under titles XIX and
			 XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 and 1397aa et seq.);
					(4)establish a
			 child-specific electronic health record, consistent with the parameters to be
			 set for child electronic health records as provided for in the American
			 Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to be used in the Medicaid and State
			 children's health insurance programs under titles XIX and XXI of the Social
			 Security Act, and under other Federal children’s health programs determined
			 appropriate by the board of directors;
				(5)develop and
			 integrate quality and performance measurement into the VistA and RPMS
			 modules;
				(6)integrate the 21st
			 Century HIT Grant Program under section 4 with the Federal Communications
			 Commission's Rural Health Care Pilot Program, with Department of Veterans
			 Affairs hospital systems, and with other Federal health information technology
			 health initiatives; and
				(7)carry out other
			 activities determined appropriate by the board of directors.
				(d)Annual
			 auditsThe Comptroller General of the United States shall
			 annually conduct an audit of the activities of the Board during the year and
			 submit the results of such audits to the appropriate committees of
			 Congress.
			(e)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated such sums
			 as may be necessary to carry out this section.
			4.21st Century
			 Health Information Technology (HIT) Grants
			(a)EstablishmentThe Board shall establish a grant program,
			 to be known as the 21st Century Health Information Technology (HIT) Grant
			 program, to award competitive grants to eligible safety-net health care
			 providers to enable such providers to fully implement VistA or RPMS with
			 respect to the patients served by such providers.
			(b)Eligibility
				(1)In
			 generalTo be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a),
			 an entity shall—
					(A)be—
						(i)a
			 public or nonprofit health care provider (as defined in section 254(h)(7)(B) of
			 the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(7)(B)), including—
							(I)post-secondary
			 educational institutions offering health care instruction, teaching hospitals,
			 and medical schools;
							(II)a community
			 health center receiving a grant under section 330 of the Public Health Service
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 254) or a health center that provides health care to
			 migrants;
							(III)a local health
			 department or agency, including a dedicated emergency department of rural
			 for-profit hospitals;
							(IV)a community
			 mental health center;
							(V)a
			 nonprofit hospital;
							(VI)a rural health
			 clinic, including a mobile clinic;
							(VII)a consortia of
			 health care providers, that consists of 1 or more of the entities described in
			 clauses (i) through (vi); and
							(VIII)a part-time
			 eligible entity that is located in an otherwise ineligible facility (as
			 described in section 5(b); or
							(ii)a
			 free clinic (as defined in paragraph (4); and
						(B)submit to the
			 Board as application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
			 information as the Board may require.
					(2)Non-eligible
			 entities
					(A)In
			 generalAn entity shall not be eligible to receive a grant under
			 this section if such entity is a for-profit health care entity (except as
			 provided for in paragraph (1)(A)), or any other type of entity that is not
			 described in such paragraph, including—
						(i)an
			 entity described in paragraph (1)(A) that is implementing an existing
			 electronic health records system;
						(ii)an
			 entity that is receiving grant funding under the Federal Communication
			 Commission Rural Health Pilot Program;
						(iii)an
			 entity receiving funding for health information technology through a Medicaid
			 transformation grant under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1936
			 et seq.);
						(iv)a
			 private physician office or clinic;
						(v)a
			 nursing home or other long-term care facility (such as an assisted living
			 facility);
						(vi)an
			 emergency medical service facility;
						(vii)a
			 residential substance abuse treatment facility;
						(viii)a
			 hospice;
						(ix)a
			 for-profit hospital;
						(x)a
			 home health agency;
						(xi)a
			 blood bank;
						(xii)a
			 social service agency; and
						(xiii)a
			 community center, vocational rehabilitation center, or youth center.
						(B)Other
			 entitiesAn entity shall not be eligible to receive a grant under
			 this section if such entity is receiving Medicare or Medicaid incentive funding
			 under any of the amendments made by title IV of division B of the American
			 Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
					(3)PreferenceIn
			 awarding grant under this section the Board shall give preference to applicants
			 that—
					(A)are located in
			 geographical areas that have a greater likelihood of serving the same patients
			 and utilizing interoperability to promote coordinated care management;
			 or
					(B)demonstrate the
			 greatest need for such award (as determined by the Secretary).
					(4)DefinitionIn
			 this subsection, the term free clinic means a safety-net health
			 care organization that—
					(A)utilizes
			 volunteers to provide a range of medical, dental, pharmacy, or behavioral
			 health services to economically disadvantaged individuals the majority of whom
			 are uninsured or underinsured; and
					(B)is a
			 community-based tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986, or that operates as a program component or affiliate of
			 such a 501(c)(3) organization.
					An entity
			 that is otherwise a free clinic under this paragraph, but that charge a nominal
			 fee to patients, shall still be considered to be a free clinic if the entity
			 delivers essential services regardless of the patient’s ability to pay.(c)Use of
			 fundsAn entity shall use amounts received under a grant under
			 this section to fully implement the VistA or RPMS with respect to the patients
			 served by such entity. Such implementation shall include at least the
			 meaningful use (as defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) of
			 such systems, including any ongoing updates and changes to such
			 definition.
			(d)Term and
			 renewalA grant under this section shall be for a period of not
			 to exceed 5 years and may be renewed, as determined appropriate by the Board,
			 based on the achievement of benchmarks required by the Board.
			(e)Annual
			 reporting
				(1)By
			 granteesNot later than 1 year after the date on which an entity
			 receives a grant under this section, and annually during each year in which
			 such entity has received funds under such grant, such entity shall submit to
			 the Board a report concerning the activities carried out under the
			 grant.
				(2)By
			 BoardNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
			 Act, and annually thereafter, the Board shall submit to the appropriate
			 committees of Congress a report concerning the activities carried out under
			 this section, including—
					(A)a description of
			 the grants that have been awarded under this section and the purposes of such
			 grants;
					(B)specific
			 implementation information with respect to activities carried out by
			 grantees;
					(C)the costs and
			 savings achieved under the program under this section;
					(D)a description of
			 any innovations developed by health care providers as a result of the
			 implementation of activities under this grant;
					(E)a description of
			 the results of grant activities on patient care quality measurement (including
			 reductions in medication errors and the provision of care management);
					(F)a description of
			 the extent of electronic health record use across health care provider
			 settings;
					(G)a description of
			 the extent to which integration of VistA and RPMS with Medicaid and State
			 children's health insurance program billing has been achieved; and
					(H)any other
			 information determined necessary by the Board.
					(f)Annual
			 auditsThe Comptroller General of the United States shall
			 annually conduct an audit of the grant program carried out under this section
			 and submit the results of such audits to the Board and the appropriate
			 committees of Congress.
			(g)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry
			 out this section—
				(1)$2,000,000,000 for
			 each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011; and
				(2)$1,000,000,000 for
			 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2014.
				5.21st Century
			 Health Information Technology Demonstration Program for Ineligible
			 Entities
			(a)In
			 generalThe Board may use not to exceed 10 percent of the amount
			 appropriate for each fiscal year under section 4(g) to award competitive grants
			 to eligible long-term care providers for the conduct of demonstration projects
			 to implement VistA or RPMS with respect to the individuals served by such
			 providers.
			(b)Eligibility
				(1)In
			 generalTo be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a),
			 an entity shall—
					(A)be a—
						(i)nursing home or
			 other long-term care facility (such as an assisted living facility);
						(ii)a
			 hospice; or
						(iii)a
			 home health agency; and
						(B)submit to the
			 Board as application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
			 information as the Board may require, including a description of the manner in
			 which the applicant will use grant funds to implement VistA or RPMS with
			 respect to the individuals served by such applicant to achieve one or more of
			 the following:
						(i)Improve care
			 coordination and chronic disease management.
						(ii)Reduce
			 hospitalizations.
						(iii)Reduce patient
			 churning between the hospital, nursing home, hospice, and home health
			 entity.
						(iv)Increase the
			 ability of long-term care patients to remain in their homes and
			 communities.
						(v)Improve patient
			 completion, and provider execution, of advance directives.
						(2)NoneligibilityAn
			 entity shall not be eligible to receive a grant under this section if such
			 entity is receiving Medicare or Medicaid incentive funding under any of the
			 amendments made by title IV of division B of the American Recovery and
			 Reinvestment Act of 2009.
				(c)Use of
			 fundsAn entity shall use amounts received under a grant under
			 this section to implement the VistA or RPMS with respect to the individuals
			 served by such entity. Such implementation shall include at least the
			 meaningful use (as defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) of
			 such systems, including any ongoing updates and changes to such
			 definition.
			(d)DurationA
			 grant under this section shall be for a period of not to exceed 3 years, as
			 determined appropriate by the Board.
			(e)ReportingThe
			 Board, as part of the report submitted under section 4(e)(2), shall provide
			 comprehensive information on the activities conducted under grants awarded
			 under this section.


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		I
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6049
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 8, 2006
			Mr. LaTourette
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Veterans’
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend section 1729 of title 38, United States Code, to
		  eliminate the authorization for the United States to recover or collect from
		  health plans, and for other purposes.

		1.Elimination of authority to
			 recover or collect from health plans
			(a)Amendments in
			 generalSection 1729 of title 38, United States Code, is
			 amended—
				(1)in subsection (a),
			 by striking paragraphs (2)(D), (2)(E), and (3);
				(2)in subsection (c),
			 by striking paragraph (2)(B);
				(3)by striking
			 subsection (h); and
				(4)in subsection (i),
			 by striking paragraphs (1) and (3)(D).
				(b)Technical
			 amendments
				(1)Section 1729 of
			 title 38, United States Code, is amended—
					(A)in subsection
			 (a)(2)(B), by adding or at the end;
					(B)in subsection
			 (a)(2)(C), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period;
					(C)in subsection
			 (c)(2), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B);
					(D)in subsection
			 (i)(3)(B), by adding or at the end;
					(E)in subsection
			 (i)(3)(C) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period;
					(F)in subsection (i),
			 by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2),
			 respectively; and
					(G)by redesignating
			 subsection (i) as subsection (g).
					(2)Subsection
			 (d)(4)(B) of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read
			 as follows:

						(B)The term third party
				means—
							(i)a State or political subdivision of a
				State;
							(ii)an employer or an employer's insurance
				carrier;
							(iii)an automobile
				accident reparations insurance carrier; or
							(iv)a person
				obligated to provide, or to pay the expenses of, health services under a
				health-plan
				contract.
							.
				(3)Subsection (d)(4)
			 of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
			 end the following new subparagraph:

						(C)(i)For purposes of
				subparagraph (B), the term health-plan contract means an insurance
				policy or contract, medical or hospital service agreement, membership or
				subscription contract, or similar arrangement, under which health services for
				individuals are provided or the expenses of such services are paid.
							(ii)Such term does not include—
								(I)an insurance
				program described in section 1811 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c)
				or established by section 1831 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j);
								(II)a State plan for medical assistance
				approved under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
								(III)a workers' compensation law or plan
				described in subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(2) of section 1729 of this
				title; or
								(IV)a program, plan, or policy under a law
				described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of such subsection.
								.
				2.Ability to
			 recover or collect on existing claimsThe amendments made by this Act shall not
			 effect the right of the United States to recover or collect reasonable charges
			 for care or services provided before the date of enactment of this Act if such
			 care or services were recoverable or collectable when performed.


I
One Hundred Twelfth Congress of the United States of America At the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twelve
H. R. 4105

AN ACT
To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.

1.Application of countervailing duty provisions to nonmarket economy countries
(a)In generalSection 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(f)Applicability to proceedings involving nonmarket economy countries
(1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), the merchandise on which countervailing duties shall be imposed under subsection (a) includes a class or kind of merchandise imported, or sold (or likely to be sold) for importation, into the United States from a nonmarket economy country.
(2)ExceptionA countervailing duty is not required to be imposed under subsection (a) on a class or kind of merchandise imported, or sold (or likely to be sold) for importation, into the United States from a nonmarket economy country if the administering authority is unable to identify and measure subsidies provided by the government of the nonmarket economy country or a public entity within the territory of the nonmarket economy country because the economy of that country is essentially comprised of a single entity. .
(b)Effective dateSubsection (f) of section 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by subsection (a) of this section, applies to—
(1)all proceedings initiated under subtitle A of title VII of that Act (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) on or after November 20, 2006;
(2)all resulting actions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and
(3)all civil actions, criminal proceedings, and other proceedings before a Federal court relating to proceedings referred to in paragraph (1) or actions referred to in paragraph (2).
2.Adjustment of antidumping duty in certain proceedings relating to imports from nonmarket economy countries
(a)In generalSection 777A of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677f–1) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(f)Adjustment of antidumping duty in certain proceedings relating to imports from nonmarket economy countries
(1)In generalIf the administering authority determines, with respect to a class or kind of merchandise from a nonmarket economy country for which an antidumping duty is determined using normal value pursuant to section 773(c), that—
(A)pursuant to section 701(a)(1), a countervailable subsidy (other than an export subsidy referred to in section 772(c)(1)(C)) has been provided with respect to the class or kind of merchandise,
(B)such countervailable subsidy has been demonstrated to have reduced the average price of imports of the class or kind of merchandise during the relevant period, and
(C)the administering authority can reasonably estimate the extent to which the countervailable subsidy referred to in subparagraph (B), in combination with the use of normal value determined pursuant to section 773(c), has increased the weighted average dumping margin for the class or kind of merchandise, the administering authority shall, except as provided in paragraph (2), reduce the antidumping duty by the amount of the increase in the weighted average dumping margin estimated by the administering authority under subparagraph (C).
(2)Maximum reduction in antidumping dutyThe administering authority may not reduce the antidumping duty applicable to a class or kind of merchandise from a nonmarket economy country under this subsection by more than the portion of the countervailing duty rate attributable to a countervailable subsidy that is provided with respect to the class or kind of merchandise and that meets the conditions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1). .
(b)Effective dateSubsection (f) of section 777A of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by subsection (a) of this section, applies to—
(1)all investigations and reviews initiated pursuant to title VII of that Act (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2)subject to subsection (c) of section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3538), all determinations issued under subsection (b)(2) of that section on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


109 HRES 691 IH: Supporting the goals and ideals of Anti-Slavery Day.
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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 691
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 16, 2006
Mr. Engel (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Holt) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals and ideals of Anti-Slavery Day.

Whereas Anti-Slavery Day is dedicated to focusing attention on the existence of slavery in the world today and the possibility of eradicating slavery;
Whereas, in 2006, at least 27,000,000 people are enslaved around the world;
Whereas the Declaration of Independence recognizes the inherent dignity and worth of all people, and states that all people are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, which includes the right to be free from slavery and involuntary servitude;
Whereas the United States outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude in 1865, recognizing in the 13th amendment to the Constitution, that slavery and involuntary servitude are inherently evil institutions that must be abolished;
Whereas the United States and the international community have repeatedly condemned slavery, involuntary servitude, and human trafficking through declarations, treaties, and United Nations resolutions and reports, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1926 Slavery Convention, the 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, the 1948 American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man, the 1957 Abolition of Forced Labor Convention, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
Whereas these prohibitions against slavery have achieved the level of customary international law and have attained jus cogens status, and the practice of slavery has been universally accepted as a crime against humanity;
Whereas slavery is characterized by the complete control of one person by another using violence or the threat of violence, and by the use of economic exploitation by one person against another;
Whereas slavery has dramatically increased worldwide in the past 50 years due, in part, to the tripling of the population of the world during that period, resulting in large numbers of poor and vulnerable people, the economic transformation of the developing world which has increased the susceptibility of such people to enslavement, and the corruption of government and police forces that allows violence against such people to be used with impunity even where slavery is nominally illegal;
Whereas slavery thrives in situations of conflict, social disruption, political chaos, and economic crisis;
Whereas the traffic in human beings is third only to the traffic in drugs and weapons in generating profits for organized crime worldwide;
Whereas between 800,000 and 900,000 of the world’s slaves are estimated to be trafficked across international borders each year, of whom between 14,500 and 17,500 are trafficked into the United States each year;
Whereas research indicates that slavery is present in most countries and that slavery affects those—especially women and children—who are most vulnerable and have less social and economic power in their communities;
Whereas education and economic empowerment, especially of women and girls, have proven to be the most powerful preventative measures to combat slavery;
Whereas slavery is a global crime and is integrated into the global economy, and it therefore requires a global approach for its eradication and increased public education for all citizens;
Whereas goods made by slaves feed into the global economy and enter the markets of the United States in violation of United States laws;
Whereas anti-slavery non-governmental organizations, labor organizations, consumer organizations, and United States industry, working with Members of Congress, have developed a multi-sector approach to eradicate slavery from the product supply chains of goods which prevents slavery from entering United States homes;
Whereas the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons of the Department of State coordinates United States activities in the global fight against modern-day slavery;
Whereas Ambassador John R. Miller, appointed in 2004, serves as the first United States Ambassador-at-Large in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons;
Whereas, in September 2005, the United States levied sanctions on Burma, Cambodia, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Venezuela for failing to meet the minimum standards for combating human trafficking as outlined in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and determined that Ecuador, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia are eligible for such sanctions;
Whereas, on January 10, 2006, George W. Bush stated in his address upon signing H.R. 972, the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, that America has a particular duty to fight this horror because human trafficking is an affront to the defining promise of our country. . . . America is a compassionate and decent nation, and we will not tolerate an industry that preys on the young and the vulnerable. The trade in human beings continues in our time and we are called by conscience and compassion to bring this cruel practice to an end.;
Whereas former Attorney General John Ashcroft organized educational conferences for local law enforcement agents to recognize incidents of human trafficking when they encounter it; and
Whereas Anti-Slavery Day will be observed on February 27, 2006: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)supports the goals and ideals of Anti-Slavery Day;
(2)requests that the President issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe Anti-Slavery Day with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities; and
(3) encourages the Department of State to increase cooperation with foreign governments to combat slavery, provide legal protections to victims of slavery, and provide social services to assist in repatriation, family reunification, and exit from slavery.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1110
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 26, 2011
			Mr. Enzi (for himself
			 and Mr. Casey) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Small Business and
			 Entrepreneurship

		A BILL
		To amend the Small Business Act to permit agencies to
		  count certain contracts toward contracting goals.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Small Business Fairness Act of
			 2011.
		2.Teaming
			 arrangements and agency contracting goalsSection 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15
			 U.S.C. 644(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(3)Teaming
				arrangements and agency contracting goals
					(A)DefinitionsIn this paragraph—
						(i)the term covered small business
				concern means—
							(I)a small business concern owned and
				controlled by service-disabled veterans;
							(II)a small business concern owned and
				controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as defined
				in section 8(d)(3)(C);
							(III)a small business concern owned and
				controlled by women, as defined in section 8(d)(3)(D); or
							(IV)a qualified HUBZone small business concern;
				and
							(ii)the term teaming arrangement
				entity means a prime contractor under a contractor team arrangement, as
				defined in section 9.601 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as in effect on
				October 1, 2009.
						(B)Contracting
				goalsIf a covered small business concern performs the
				obligations of a teaming arrangement entity under a contract between the
				teaming arrangement entity and a Federal agency, the head of the Federal agency
				may deem the contract to be a contract awarded to the covered small business
				concern for purposes of determining whether the Federal agency has met the
				goals established by the head of the Federal agency under paragraph
				(2).
					.


115 HR 4159 IH: Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-10-26
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4159IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 26, 2017Ms. Maxine Waters of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for single
			 family housing, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017. 2.Annual premiumsParagraph (2) of section 203(c) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(c)(2)) is amended—
 (1)in subparagraph (B)— (A)in clause (i), by striking For any and inserting Subject to subparagraph (D), for any; and
 (B)in clause (ii), by striking For any and inserting Subject to subparagraph (D), for any; (2)in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking In addition and inserting Subject to subparagraph (D), in addition; and
 (3)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:  (D)The Secretary may not collect any annual premiums under this paragraph with respect to a mortgage at any time that the remaining insured principal balance (excluding the portion of the remaining balance attributable to the premium collected under subparagraph (A)) is 78 percent or less than the lower of (i) the sales price of the dwelling at the sale in connection with which the mortgage was made, or (ii) the appraised value of the dwelling at the time of the origination of the mortgage..


113 HR 2758 IH: Redistricting Reform Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-07-19
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2758
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 19, 2013
			Ms. Lofgren
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To prohibit States from carrying out more than one
		  Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to
		  require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions,
		  and for other purposes.

		1.Short title; finding of
			 constitutional authority
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as the Redistricting Reform Act of
			 2013.
			(b)FindingCongress
			 finds that it has the authority to establish the terms and conditions States
			 must follow in carrying out Congressional redistricting after an apportionment
			 of Members of the House of Representatives because—
				(1)the authority
			 granted to Congress under article I, section 4 of the Constitution of the
			 United States gives Congress the power to enact laws governing the time, place,
			 and manner of elections for Members of the House of Representatives; and
				(2)the authority
			 granted to Congress under section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the
			 Constitution gives Congress the power to enact laws to enforce section 2 of
			 such amendment, which requires Representatives to be apportioned among the
			 several States according to their number.
				2.Limit on
			 congressional redistricting after an apportionmentThe
			 Act entitled An Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo Samala and
			 to provide for congressional redistricting, approved December 14, 1967
			 (2 U.S.C. 2c), is amended by adding at the end the following: A State
			 which has been redistricted in the manner provided by law after an
			 apportionment under section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to provide
			 for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for an
			 apportionment of Representatives in Congress, approved June 18, 1929 (2
			 U.S.C. 2a), may not be redistricted again until after the next apportionment of
			 Representatives under such section, unless a court requires the State to
			 conduct such subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or to
			 enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.)..
		3.Requiring
			 redistricting to be conducted through plan of independent State commission or
			 plan of highest State court
			(a)Use of plan
			 required
				(1)In
			 generalNotwithstanding any other provision of law, any
			 Congressional redistricting conducted by a State shall be conducted in
			 accordance with—
					(A)the redistricting
			 plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the
			 State, in accordance with section 5; or
					(B)if the plan
			 developed by such commission is not enacted into law, the redistricting plan
			 selected by the highest court in the State or developed by a United States
			 district court, in accordance with section 6.
					(2)Other criteria
			 and procedures permittedNothing in this Act or the amendments
			 made by this Act may be construed to prohibit a State from conducting
			 Congressional redistricting in accordance with such criteria and procedures as
			 the State considers appropriate, to the extent that such criteria and
			 procedures are consistent with the applicable requirements of this Act and the
			 amendments made by this Act.
				(b)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 22(c) of the Act entitled An Act to
			 provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for
			 an apportionment of Representatives in Congress, approved June 18, 1929
			 (2 U.S.C. 2a(c)), is amended by striking in the manner provided by the
			 law thereof and inserting: in the manner provided by the
			 Redistricting Reform Act of 2013.
			4.Independent
			 redistricting commission
			(a)Appointment of
			 members
				(1)In
			 generalEach State shall
			 establish an independent redistricting commission composed of the following
			 members, each of whom is among the pool of nominees presented to the
			 legislature by the Governor of the State under subsection (b)(1):
					(A)A number of
			 members who are affiliated with the political party with the largest percentage
			 of the registered voters in the State who are affiliated with a political party
			 and a number of members who are affiliated with the political party with the
			 second largest percentage of the registered voters in the State who are
			 affiliated with a political party (as determined with respect to the most
			 recent Statewide election for Federal office held in the State for which such
			 information is available), such that the percentage of the members of the
			 commission who are affiliated with each such party is (to the greatest extent
			 practicable) equal to the percentage of registered voters in the State who are
			 affiliated with such party, appointed with the approval of at least 2 of the
			 following:
						(i)The leader of the party with the greatest
			 number of seats in the upper house of the State legislature.
						(ii)The leader of the party with the second
			 greatest number of seats in the upper house of the State legislature.
						(iii)The leader of the party with the greatest
			 number of seats in the lower house of the State legislature.
						(iv)The leader of the party with the second
			 greatest number of seats in the lower house of the State legislature.
						(B)A number of members who are not affiliated
			 with any of the political parties referred to in subparagraph (A), who shall be
			 appointed by not fewer than 2/3 of the members appointed
			 under subparagraph (A), such that the percentage of the members of the
			 commission who are appointed under this subparagraph is (to the greatest extent
			 practicable) equal to the percentage of registered voters in the State who are
			 not affiliated with any of the political parties referred to in subparagraph
			 (A) (with respect to the most recent statewide election for Federal office held
			 in the State for which such information is available).
					(2)Special rule for
			 states with unicameral legislatureIn the case of a State with a
			 unicameral legislature, the independent redistricting commission established
			 under this subsection shall be composed of the following members, each of whom
			 is among the pool of nominees presented to the legislature by the Governor of
			 the State under subsection (b)(1):
					(A)A number of members who are affiliated with
			 the political party with the largest percentage of the registered voters in the
			 State who are affiliated with a political party and a number of members who are
			 affiliated with the political party with the second largest percentage of the
			 registered voters in the State who are affiliated with a political party (as
			 determined with respect to the most recent Statewide election for Federal
			 office held in the State for which such information is available), such that
			 the percentage of the members of the commission who are affiliated with each
			 such party is (to the greatest extent practicable) equal to the percentage of
			 registered voters in the State who are affiliated with such party, appointed
			 with the approval of at least one of the following:
						(i)The
			 leader of the party with the greatest number of seats in the
			 legislature.
						(ii)The
			 leader of the party with the second greatest number of seats in the
			 legislature.
						(B)A number of members who are not affiliated
			 with any of the political parties referred to in subparagraph (A), who shall be
			 appointed by not fewer than 2/3 of the members appointed
			 under subparagraph (A), such that the percentage of the members of the
			 commission who are appointed under this subparagraph is (to the greatest extent
			 practicable) equal to the percentage of registered voters in the State who are
			 not affiliated with any of the political parties referred to in subparagraph
			 (A) (with respect to the most recent statewide election for Federal office held
			 in the State for which such information is available).
					(3)Number of
			 membersA State’s independent redistricting commission
			 established under this subsection shall have such number of members as the
			 Governor of the State determines, except that the commission may not have more
			 than 19 members.
				(4)ChairMembers
			 of an independent redistricting commission established under this subsection
			 shall select by majority vote one member to serve as chair of the
			 commission.
				(5)Representation
			 of various demographic groupsThe membership of a State’s
			 independent redistricting commission established under this subsection shall
			 reflect various demographic groups of the State, including various ages, races,
			 ethnicities, genders, and individuals from various geographic regions of the
			 State. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to establish a specific
			 quota for the number of members of a commission who are affiliated with any
			 demographic group.
				(6)Determination of
			 political party affiliationFor purposes of this subsection, an
			 individual shall be considered to be affiliated with a political party if the
			 individual is registered with the party with respect to each of the 3 most
			 recent elections for Federal office occurring prior to the individual’s
			 appointment.
				(b)Eligibility
				(1)Pool of
			 nominees
					(A)Development of
			 pool by governorThe Governor of each State shall develop a pool
			 of nominees for membership on the State’s independent redistricting commission
			 and present that pool to the legislature of the State.
					(B)Individuals
			 within poolThe Governor shall include an individual within the
			 pool of nominees under this paragraph if—
						(i)the
			 individuals submits an application to the Governor for inclusion in the pool,
			 at such time as the Governor may require; and
						(ii)the
			 individual meets the criteria for eligibility under paragraph (2) for service
			 as a member of the independent redistricting commission.
						(C)Publication of
			 names of applicants and reasons for rejection of inclusionThe
			 Governor shall make public—
						(i)the
			 name of each individual who applies to be included in the pool under this
			 paragraph;
						(ii)the
			 name of each individual who is included in the pool presented to the
			 legislature; and
						(iii)in
			 the case of any individual who applies to be included in the pool but is not
			 included in the pool presented to the legislature, the reasons for the failure
			 of the Governor to include the individual in the pool.
						(D)Right to review
			 decision not to includeAn individual who submits an application
			 for inclusion in the pool under this paragraph and who is not included in the
			 pool presented to the legislature may file an action in the United States
			 district court for the district in which the capital of the State is located
			 for such declaratory and injunctive relief as may be appropriate.
					(2)In
			 generalAn individual is eligible to serve as a member of an
			 independent redistricting commission if—
					(A)as of the date of
			 appointment, the individual is registered to vote in elections for Federal
			 office held in the State, and was registered to vote in the 2 most recent
			 general elections for Federal office held in the State;
					(B)the individual did
			 not hold public office or run as a candidate for election for public office,
			 serve as an employee of a political party or candidate for election for public
			 office or elected public official, or hold a position as a registered lobbyist
			 under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) or an
			 equivalent State or local law, at any time during the 10-year period ending on
			 the December 31 preceding the date of appointment;
					(C)the individual is
			 not an immediate family member of a candidate for election for public office or
			 an elected public official; and
					(D)the individual
			 certifies that he or she will not run as a candidate for the office of
			 Representative in the Congress until after the next apportionment of
			 Representatives under section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to
			 provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for
			 an apportionment of Representatives in Congress, approved June 18, 1929
			 (2 U.S.C. 2a).
					(3)DiscriminationThe
			 membership of the Commission shall not be selected in a manner which results in
			 a denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen of the United States to
			 vote on account of race or color. A violation of this paragraph is established
			 if, based on the totality of circumstances, it is shown that the membership of
			 the Commission is not equally open to participation by members of a class of
			 citizens protected by this paragraph in that its members have less opportunity
			 than other members of the electorate to participate in the political process
			 and to elect representatives of their choice.
				(4)Immediate family
			 member definedIn paragraph (2)(C), the term immediate
			 family member means, with respect to an individual, a father, mother,
			 son, daughter, brother, sister, husband, wife, father-in-law, or
			 mother-in-law.
				(c)VacancyA
			 vacancy in the commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original
			 appointment was made.
			(d)Deadline
				(1)In
			 generalEach State shall
			 establish a commission under this section, and the members of the commission
			 shall appoint the commission’s chair, not later than the first February 1 which
			 occurs after the chief executive of a State receives the State apportionment
			 notice (or, in the case of the State apportionment notice with respect to the
			 2010 decennial census, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
			 of this Act).
				(2)Appointment of
			 chair required prior to development of redistricting planThe
			 commission may not take any action to develop a redistricting plan for the
			 State under section 5 until the appointment of the commission’s chair.
				(e)Requiring
			 majority approval for actionsThe independent redistricting
			 commission of a State may not submit a redistricting plan to the State
			 legislature, or take any other action, without the approval of at least a
			 majority of its members given at a meeting at which at least a majority of its
			 members are present.
			(f)Termination
				(1)In
			 generalThe independent redistricting commission of a State shall
			 terminate on the day after the date of the first regularly scheduled general
			 election for Federal office which occurs after the chief executive of the State
			 receives the State apportionment notice.
				(2)Preservation of
			 recordsThe State shall ensure that the records of the
			 independent redistricting commission are retained in the appropriate State
			 archive in such manner as may be necessary to enable the State to respond to
			 any civil action brought with respect to Congressional redistricting in the
			 State.
				5.Development of
			 Redistricting Plan by Independent Commission; Public Notice and Input
			(a)Development of
			 redistricting plan
				(1)CriteriaThe
			 independent redistricting commission of a State shall develop a redistricting
			 plan for the State in accordance with the following criteria:
					(A)Districts shall
			 comply with the Constitution of the United States and the Voting Rights Act of
			 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.). The plan shall neither disperse nor concentrate
			 minority populations protected under the Voting Rights Act in a manner that has
			 an adverse effect on their ability to elect their candidate of choice.
					(B)District boundaries shall keep communities
			 of interest to the extent practicable. Communities of interest may be based on,
			 but are not limited to, trade areas, natural resources, population density,
			 shared infrastructure, localities with a history of joint governmental
			 cooperation, and other interests articulated by residents in governmental
			 forums.
					(C)Districts shall
			 each have equal population per representative, to the extent practicable, and
			 in accordance with federal constitutional standards.
					(D)Districts shall be
			 geographically contiguous.
					(E)To the extent
			 practicable, district lines shall use visible geographic features and shall
			 remain within geographic boundaries.
					(F)To the extent
			 practicable and consistent with subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E),
			 district lines shall use city and county boundaries, or undivided census tracts
			 or block groups.
					(G)To the extent
			 practicable, districts shall be geographically compact.
					(2)Factors
			 prohibited from considerationIn developing the redistricting
			 plan for the State, the independent redistricting commission may not take into
			 consideration any of the following factors, except to the extent necessary to
			 comply with the Voting Rights Act of 1965:
					(A)The voting history
			 of the population of a Congressional district, except that the commission may
			 take such history into consideration to the extent necessary to comply with any
			 State law which requires the establishment of competitive Congressional
			 districts.
					(B)The political
			 party affiliation of the population of a district.
					(C)The residence of
			 incumbent Members of the House of Representatives in the State.
					(3)Public notice
			 and input
					(A)Public hearings;
			 solicitation of input from publicThe commission shall hold each
			 of its meetings in public, and shall solicit and take into consideration
			 comments from the public in developing the redistricting plan for the State.
			 The commission shall notify the public through the publication of notice in
			 newspapers of general circulation throughout the State, and through a public
			 Internet site of the State government, of the time and place of its meetings,
			 of its solicitation of public comments, and of the means by which the public
			 should submit comments to the commission.
					(B)Notice of
			 plansAt the time the commission submits a redistricting plan to
			 the legislature of the State under subsection (b)(1), the commission shall
			 notify the public through the publication of notice in newspapers of general
			 circulation throughout the State, and shall publish a detailed version of the
			 plan (including a map showing each Congressional district established under the
			 plan and the voting age population by race of each such district) on a public
			 Internet site of the State government. The commission shall provide such public
			 notice of any redistricting plan it develops for a minimum of four weeks prior
			 to submission of that plan to the legislature as provided for in subsection
			 (b).
					(b)Submission of
			 plans to legislature
				(1)In
			 generalAt any time prior to the first November 1 which occurs
			 after the chief executive of the State receives the State apportionment notice,
			 the commission may submit redistricting plans developed by the commission under
			 this section to the legislature of the State.
				(2)Consideration of
			 plan by legislatureAfter receiving any redistricting plan under
			 paragraph (1), the legislature of a State may—
					(A)approve the plan
			 as submitted by the commission without amendment and forward the plan to the
			 chief executive of the State; or
					(B)reject the
			 plan.
					(3)Enactment of
			 plan
					(A)In
			 generalA redistricting plan developed by the commission shall be
			 considered to be enacted into law only if the plan is forwarded to the chief
			 executive of the State pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) and—
						(i)the
			 chief executive approves the plan as forwarded by the legislature without
			 amendment; or
						(ii)the
			 chief executive vetoes the plan and the legislature overrides the veto in
			 accordance with the applicable law of the State, except that at no time may the
			 plan be amended.
						(B)Special
			 ruleIn the case of a State in which the chief executive is
			 prohibited under State law from acting on a redistricting plan, a redistricting
			 plan developed by the commission shall be considered to be enacted into law
			 if—
						(i)the
			 plan is submitted to the legislature of the State; and
						(ii)the
			 legislature approves the plan as submitted by the commission without
			 amendment.
						6.Selection of plan
			 by courts
			(a)State
			 court
				(1)Submission and
			 selection of planIf a redistricting plan developed by the
			 independent redistricting commission of a State is not enacted into law under
			 section 5(b)(3) by the first December 1 which occurs after the chief executive
			 of the State receives the State apportionment notice, the commission may submit
			 redistricting plans developed by the commission in accordance with section 5 to
			 the highest court of the State, which may select and publish one of the
			 submitted plans to serve as the redistricting plan for the State.
				(2)No modification
			 of plan permittedThe highest court of a State may not modify any
			 redistricting plan submitted under this subsection.
				(b)Federal
			 court
				(1)Failure of state
			 court to select plan
					(A)Notice to court
			 if plan not selected by state courtIf a State court to whom
			 redistricting plans have been submitted under subsection (a) does not select a
			 plan to serve as the redistricting plan for the State under such subsection on
			 or before the first December 31 which occurs after the chief executive of the
			 State receives the State apportionment notice, the State shall file a notice
			 with the United States district court for the district in which the capital of
			 the State is located.
					(B)Development and
			 selection of plan by federal courtNot later than 30 days after
			 receiving a notice from a State under subparagraph (A), the court shall develop
			 and publish a final redistricting plan for the State.
					(2)Failure of state
			 to establish commission
					(A)In
			 generalIf a State does not establish an independent
			 redistricting commission under section 4 by the first September 1 which occurs
			 after the chief executive of the State receives the State apportionment
			 notice—
						(i)the
			 State may not establish the commission; and
						(ii)the
			 United States district court for the district in which the capital of the State
			 is located shall develop and publish a final redistricting plan for the State
			 not later than the first December 1 which occurs after the chief executive of
			 the State receives the State apportionment notice.
						(B)Determination of
			 failure to establish commissionFor purposes of subparagraph (A),
			 a State shall be considered to have failed to establish an independent
			 redistricting commission by the date referred to in such subparagraph if a
			 chair of the commission has not been appointed on or before such date.
					(3)CriteriaIt
			 is the sense of Congress that, in developing a redistricting plan for a State
			 under this subsection, the district court should adhere to the same terms and
			 conditions that applied to the development of the plan of the commission under
			 section 5(a).
				(c)Access to
			 information and records of commissionA court which is required
			 to select, publish, or develop a redistricting plan for a State under this
			 section shall have access to any information, data, software, or other records
			 and material used by the independent redistricting commission of the State in
			 carrying out its duties under this Act.
			7.Special rule for
			 redistricting conducted under order of Federal courtIf a Federal court requires a State to
			 conduct redistricting subsequent to an apportionment of Representatives in the
			 State in order to comply with the Constitution or to enforce the Voting Rights
			 Act of 1965, sections 5 and 6 shall apply with respect to the redistricting,
			 except that—
			(1)the deadline for
			 the establishment of the independent redistricting commission and the
			 appointment of the commission’s chair (as described in section 4(d)(1)) shall
			 be the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date of the final
			 order of the Federal court to conduct the redistricting;
			(2)the deadline for
			 the submission of redistricting plans to the legislature by the commission, and
			 the date of the termination of the commission (as described in section 4(f))
			 shall be the expiration of the 150-day period which begins on the date of the
			 final order of the Federal court to conduct the redistricting;
			(3)the deadline for
			 the selection and publication of the plan by the highest court of the State (as
			 described in section 6(a)) shall be the expiration of the 180-day period which
			 begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the
			 redistricting; and
			(4)the deadline for
			 the selection and publication of the plan by the district court of the United
			 States (as described in section 6(b)) shall be the expiration of the 210-day
			 period which begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to
			 conduct the redistricting.
			8.Payments to
			 States for carrying out redistricting
			(a)Authorization of
			 paymentsSubject to subsection (d), not later than 30 days after
			 a State receives a State apportionment notice (or, in the case of the State
			 apportionment notice with respect to the 2010 decennial census, not later than
			 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act), the Election Assistance
			 Commission shall make a payment to the State in an amount equal to the product
			 of—
				(1)the number of
			 Representatives to which the State is entitled, as provided under the notice;
			 and
				(2)$150,000.
				(b)Use of
			 fundsA State shall use the payment made under this section to
			 establish and operate the State’s independent redistricting commission, to
			 implement the State redistricting plan, and to otherwise carry out
			 Congressional redistricting in the State.
			(c)No payment to
			 states with single memberThe Election Assistance Commission
			 shall not make a payment under this section to any State which is not entitled
			 to more than one Representative under its State apportionment notice.
			(d)Requiring
			 Establishment of Commission as Condition of PaymentThe Election
			 Assistance Commission may not make a payment to a State under this section
			 until the State certifies to the Commission that the State has established an
			 independent redistricting commission, and that a chair of the commission has
			 been appointed, in accordance with section 4.
			(e)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated such sums
			 as may be necessary for payments under this section.
			9.State
			 apportionment notice definedIn this Act, the State apportionment
			 notice means, with respect to a State, the notice sent to the State
			 from the Clerk of the House of Representatives under section 22(b) of the Act
			 entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial
			 censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in
			 Congress, approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), of the number of
			 Representatives to which the State is entitled.
		10.Civil
			 enforcement and private right of action
			(a)Attorney
			 generalThe Attorney General may bring a civil action in an
			 appropriate district court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as is
			 necessary to carry out this Act.
			(b)Availability of
			 Private Right of Action
				(1)Action
			 challenging contents of State redistricting planA person who is aggrieved by a violation of
			 this Act which consists of the failure of a State redistricting plan enacted
			 into law under section 5(b)(3) to be in compliance with paragraph (1) or
			 paragraph (2) of section 5(a) may bring a civil action in an appropriate
			 district court for declaratory or injunctive relief.
				(2)Other
			 actionsA person who is
			 aggrieved by a violation of this Act which is not described in paragraph (1)
			 may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for declaratory or
			 injunctive relief with respect to the violation if—
					(A)the person
			 provides written notice of the violation to the chair of the independent
			 redistricting commission of the State involved;
					(B)the violation is not corrected during the
			 90-day period which begins on the date of the receipt of the written notice;
			 and
					(C)the person brings the action not later than
			 30 days after the expiration of the 90-day period referred to in clause
			 (ii).
					(3)Statute of
			 limitationsNo civil action may be brought under this subsection
			 with respect to a State after the expiration of the 30-day period which begins
			 on the date the State redistricting plan is enacted into law under section
			 5(b)(3).
				(c)Expedited
			 Judicial ReviewIn any action
			 brought for declaratory or injunctive relief under this section, the following
			 rules shall apply:
				(1)The action shall be filed in the
			 appropriate United States district court and shall be heard by a 3-judge court
			 convened pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, United States Code.
				(2)The 3-judge court
			 shall consolidate actions brought for relief under subsection (b)(1) with
			 respect to the same State redistricting plan.
				(3)A copy of the complaint shall be delivered
			 promptly to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the
			 Senate.
				(4)A final decision in the action shall be
			 reviewable only by appeal directly to the Supreme Court of the United States.
			 Such appeal shall be taken by the filing of a notice of appeal within 10 days,
			 and the filing of a jurisdictional statement within 30 days, of the entry of
			 the final decision.
				(5)It shall be the duty of the district court
			 and the Supreme Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to
			 expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of the action and
			 appeal.
				(d)Location of
			 CourtFor purposes of an action under this section, the
			 appropriate district court shall be the district court of the United States for
			 the district which includes the capital of the State involved.
			(e)Attorney’s
			 feesIn a civil action under this section, the court may allow
			 the prevailing party (other than the United States) reasonable attorney fees,
			 including litigation expenses, and costs.
			(f)Relation to
			 other laws(1)The rights and remedies
			 established by this section are in addition to all other rights and remedies
			 provided by law, and neither the rights and remedies established by this
			 section nor any other provision of this Act shall supersede, restrict, or limit
			 the application of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et
			 seq.).
				(2)Nothing in this Act authorizes or
			 requires conduct that is prohibited by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
			 1973 et seq.).
				11.Effective
			 dateThis Act and the
			 amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of
			 this Act.


 HR 4925 ENR: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 West Main Cross Street, in Findlay, Ohio, as the “Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building”.
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One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen
H. R. 4925

AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 West Main Cross Street, in Findlay, Ohio, as the Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building.

1.Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building
(a)DesignationThe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 West Main Cross Street, in Findlay, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building.  (b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.