116 HR 503 IH: No Political Pay Raises During Shutdowns Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-01-11
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 503IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 11, 2019Mr. Schneider (for himself, Mr. Casten of Illinois, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo prohibit pay raises for the Vice President and any senior political appointee at a Federal
			 agency subject to a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the No Political Pay Raises During Shutdowns Act. 2.Prohibition on pay raise during Government shutdown (a)In generalNotwithstanding any other provision of law, during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, the Vice President and any senior political appointee at an agency with respect to which appropriations have lapsed may not receive a pay rate increase.
 (b)AdministrationIn carrying out any pay freeze under subsection (a)— (1)the term senior political appointee means an individual occupying any position described under subsections (b) through (e) of section 738 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 (division E of Public Law 115–141); and
 (2)the requirements of subsections (f) through (k) of such section 738 shall apply.


117 HCON 3 IH: Censuring President Donald J. Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election through unlawful means and for inciting insurrection.
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-01-11
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IV117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. CON. RES. 3IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 11, 2021Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Kuster, and Mr. Carson) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCONCURRENT RESOLUTIONCensuring President Donald J. Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election through unlawful means and for inciting insurrection.Whereas, on January 2, 2021, President Donald J. Trump called the secretary of state of Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, demanding that Secretary Raffensperger, inter alia, overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia by find[ing] me 11,780 votes, which would change the outcome in that State’s election and nullify the votes of millions of Americans who voted for President-elect Joseph R. Biden, including African Americans and other people of color, notwithstanding that the State had already certified the winner after thrice counting the votes in favor of President-elect Biden;Whereas President Trump has consistently raised unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, while producing no evidence in court or to the public, challenging the security and accuracy of the 2020 Presidential election, despite his Administration saying that this was the most secure election in U.S. history;Whereas President Trump has incited his followers to challenge the election with his baseless claims against the 2020 Presidential election;Whereas, on January 6, 2021, the House of Representatives and Senate met at the United States Capitol in a Joint Session to count the votes of the Electoral College;Whereas, on January 6, 2021, immediately prior to the Joint Session, President Trump spoke to a large crowd in the District of Columbia, where he again raised baseless questions about the legitimacy of the 2020 Presidential election and thereby encouraged the crowd to falsely believe that fraud had occurred;Whereas, in his speech on January 6, 2021, President Trump used phrases like fight like hell, [y]ou have to show strength and you have to be strong, you’ll never take back our country with weakness, and everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol; said that President-elect Biden and his supporters are not gonna take this White House, and again stated that he won the election by a lot and that we won this election, and we won it by a landslide;Whereas, on January 6, 2021, members of the crowd, incited by the President’s speech, and intending to, among other objectives, interfere with the counting of the votes of the Electoral College, breached the United States Capitol, and committed violent, seditious, and destructive acts; Whereas, as a result of that attack on the Capitol, at least five individuals lost their lives, and numerous others were left injured;Whereas, during the attack, President Trump told the insurrectionists, we love you, and told them to remember that day forever; andWhereas President Trump has violated his constitutional duties to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and to faithfully execute his office: Now, therefore, be it: That the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring)—(1)censures President Donald J. Trump for the actions he took as set forth above, including attempting to overturn the 2020 Presidential election and inciting insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021;(2)calls upon President Trump—(A)to acknowledge that President-elect Joseph R. Biden was the victor of the 2020 presidential election and that President-elect Biden will be the lawful President on January 20, 2021;(B)to call on his supporters not to engage in violence;(C)to disavow the actions of the insurrectionists who attacked the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021; and(D)to denounce any further acts of violence, including any planned to occur surrounding the 58th Presidential Inauguration; and(3)finds that, in engaging in the above cited actions, President Donald J. Trump as an officer of the United States … engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the [United States], or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, making him ineligible for future office, unless Congress, in the future, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability, under section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 2041
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

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

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on mixture of 1,2
		  Octanediol and 1,2 Hexanediol.

		1.1,2 Octanediol and 1,2
			 Hexanediol
			(a)In
			 generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
			 Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the
			 following new heading:

								9902.01.001,2 Octanediol and 1,2 Hexanediol (CAS No. 1117–86–8) (provided
						for in subheading 3824.90.92)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011

					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods
			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5417
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 7, 2012
			Mr. Honda introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on insulated cable for a
		  voltage of less than or equal to 1,000 volts.

		1.Insulated cable for a voltage
			 of less than or equal to 1,000 volts
			(a)In
			 generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
			 Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the
			 following new heading:

								9902.01.00Insulated cable for a voltage of less than or equal to 1,000
						volts (provided for in subheading 8544.42.90)FreeNo
						changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015

					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods
			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.


115 HR 2168 IH: First Responders Passport Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-04-26
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2168IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 26, 2017Mr. Issa (for himself, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Beyer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Royce of California, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Duncan of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country
			 suffering from a natural disaster.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the First Responders Passport Act of 2017. 2.Passports for first responders (a)In generalSubsection (a) of section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214; 41 Stat. 750; commonly referred to as the Passport Act of 1920), is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting after to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member; the following: from an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the United States Government, including a volunteer, who is proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster as determined by the Secretary;.
 (b)ReportNot later than 90 days after the end of the first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the number of waivers of fees for the execution and issuance of passports to first responders under section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, for such fiscal year.


109 HR 5158 IH: Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2006
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-04-06
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I
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5158
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 6, 2006
Mr. Serrano (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Baca, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. McNulty) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL
To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide greater access to the food stamp program by reducing duplicative and burdensome administrative requirements; authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially and economically disadvantaged populations, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2006.
2.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
(1)In 2004 the number of Americans facing hunger or food insecurity increased for the fifth year in a row to 38,000,000, including 13,000,000 children or 19 percent of all American children.
(2)In 2003 according to the United States Department of Agriculture, only 56 percent of eligible Americans received benefits from the food stamp program.
(3)Administrative burdens involved in securing food stamp benefits are particularly burdensome for working families.
(4)In 2001 more than 23,000,000 people in the United States, of whom 8,900,000 were children, were forced to rely upon more than 30,000 soup kitchens and food pantries.
(5)The charitable food distribution system in the United States would benefit from increased coordination and technical assistance.
(6)Helping those who use feeding programs to move beyond the soup kitchen, by promoting the values of community, opportunity, and responsibility, is a national priority.
IAmendments to the food stamp act of 1977
101.Amendments to the food stamp act of 1977
(a)Administrative cost sharing and quality controlSection 16(k) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(k)) is amended
by striking subsection (k) and inserting the following:

(k) Administrative cost for increasing accessNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary is authorized to pay to each State agency an amount equal to 75 percent of the administrative costs incurred by the State agency in carrying out new activities not previously funded by the State—
(1)to increase the number of hours that food stamp offices are open on weekends and nights if there is neither a decrease in the total number of food stamp offices that are open in the State nor a decrease in the number of hours such offices are open during regular work week;
(2) to conduct verifiable activities to reduce the average wait time that applicants spend at food stamp offices or to reduce the average number of office visits required of applicants;
(3)to accept applications for food stamp benefit by means of the Internet;
(4) to upgrade computer systems and technology in ways that specifically increase access to the food stamp program;
(5)at the time of application, to provide applicants with a checklist listing all documents required for a complete food stamp application..
(b)Reduction of burdensome and duplicative office visits; prohibition of fingerprintingSection 11(e)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended—
(1)in subparagraph (A) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and,
(2)in subparagraph (B)—
(A)by striking In and inserting that in, and
(B)in clause (vii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and,
(3)in subparagraph (D) by inserting the following before the semicolon at the end: , and the fingerprint of any member of a household shall not be required for the purpose of participating in the food stamp program or for issuance of benefits for which the household would otherwise be eligible,
(4)by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively, and
(5)by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

(C) that the State agency shall inform households, at the time of application, that—
(A) household members are not required to appear in person at the time of application, or at any other time, unless—
(I)expressly required by this Act ; or
(ii)in accordance with subparagraph (B); and
(B) if the State agency has a basis to reasonably believe that information provided by a household is incorrect or that a household has failed to provide information required for participation in the food stamp program, then—
(I)the State agency shall—
(I)provide to the household a written statement notifying the household of such belief; specifying the factual basis of such belief, informing the household of the applicable information that is believed to be incorrect or missing, and instructing the household how to correct or to provide the appropriate information; and
(II)not require any member of such household to appear in person unless either the household fails to provide the appropriate information or the State agency cannot verify the accuracy of information the household provides in response to the request made under this subparagraph by the State agency. .
102.Comparative progress reportSection 18 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(g)The Secretary shall submit a single, unified, annual report to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the comparative progress of States in improving access to the food stamp program. The following statistics shall be included in the report with respect to each particular State:
(1)The percentage of food stamp program applications processed within the 30-day period required by this Act.
(2)The average number of days required to process expedited applications for food stamp benefits.
(3)The average number of days required to process regular applications for food stamp benefits.
(4)The average number of office visits that each applicant makes to receive food stamp benefits.
(5)Statewide negative errors rates.
(6)The overall participation rate of households that are eligible to participate in the food stamp program.
(7)The information specified in paragraphs (1) through (6) for a particular geographical area in such State..
IIAnti-hunger grants program
201.Short titleThis title may be cited as the Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2006.
202.Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program
(a)Establishment of pilot programThe Secretary shall establish a pilot program, to be known as the Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program, in accordance with this title.
(b)PurposesThe purposes of the pilot program are—
(1)to provide grant assistance to a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group in each pilot community for purposes of allocating subgrants to other community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups in such community; and
(2)to provide technical assistance grants.
203.Selection of primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups and subgrantees
(a)Grants to primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groupsUnder the pilot program and for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award not more than 30 grants to primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups, in accordance with this section.
(b)ApplicationTo be eligible for an award of a grant for a fiscal year under this section, a community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group shall submit to the Secretary an application that contains a description of how the applicant proposes to use the grant funds to implement the components of the pilot program listed in subsection (c) in the pilot community of the community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group. The application shall be submitted in such form, at such time, and containing such other information as the Secretary may require.
(c)Pilot program componentsAn application for a grant under this section shall contain the following components:
(1)Programs componentA program component that describes, with respect to a target population of a pilot community and in accordance with section 204, programs designed for the following purposes:
(A)To reduce hunger in such target population.
(B)To increase the use of nutrition assistance and anti-poverty programs by such target population.
(C)To bolster food security within such target population.
(D)To assist individuals and families within such target population to develop assets.
(E)To promote the economic independence of individuals and families within such target population.
(F)To improve the nutrition of such target population.
(G)To reduce the occurrence of obesity in such target population.
(2)Community food councilA community food council component that describes the formation and operation of a community food council designed to engage emergency feeding groups, Federal, State, and local government agencies, the cooperative extension system, land-grant colleges and universities, and historically African American, Hispanic, and American Indian educational institutes for the purposes described under paragraph (1).
(3)Subgrants componentA subgrants component that describes a plan for the allocation of grants funds to subgrantees by the primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group, in accordance with subsection (e).
(d)CriteriaIn evaluating an application of a community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group, the Secretary shall consider, in addition to such other criteria as the Secretary determines appropriate, the extent to which the application of the group demonstrates the following:
(1)The capacity to serve as a leader for other community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups in the pilot community and to successfully provide technical assistance and other assistance to the greatest number of such groups.
(2)Successful experience—
(A)in conducting a program described in section 204(b);
(B)in working with a national service, community service, or volunteer service group that conducts a program described in section 204(b);
(C)in managing and using Federal grant funds, including grants for community food and nutrition programs authorized under section 681(a) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9922(a));
(D)in working cooperatively with a nutrition assistance and anti-poverty program, other community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups, and faith-based and other community programs in the pilot community; and
(E)in researching, monitoring, and evaluating the hunger problems in the pilot community of such organization and nutrition assistance and anti-poverty programs.
(3)In the case of a community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group with a large budget, the existence of a financial mechanism to implement the proposal and staff expertise to handle large Federal and private grants, or in the case of a community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group with a small budget, proven effectiveness in the delivery and coordination of a program described in section 204(b).
(4)The ability to influence other community, government, and private resources to assist in the creation and implementation of the pilot program in the pilot community of the community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group.
(e)Subgrants
(1)Selection by primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group requiredUnder the pilot program, the Secretary shall require a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group that is awarded a grant under subsection (a) to select at least 10, but no more than 200, subgrantees to carry out subgrants under the grants. Such subgrants shall be used in support of the pilot program in the pilot community of such group, in accordance with section 204.
(2)Selection of subgranteesA primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group shall select subgrantees for purposes of paragraph (1)—
(A)by selecting the subgrantee in the application submitted under subsection (b); or
(B)in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture after evaluating proposals submitted by subgrantee applicants.
204.Uses of grants
(a)Required uses by primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groupsA primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group that is awarded a grant under section 203(a) shall—
(1)allocate at least 60 percent of the grant for subgrants in accordance with section 203(e); and
(2)spend at least 5 percent of the grant on evaluation of the pilot program in the pilot community of such group.
(b)Eligible uses by primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups and subgranteesGrant funds awarded to a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group or allocated to a subgrantee under the pilot program may be used for any of the following purposes:
(1)Eligible programsWith respect to a target population in a pilot community, any of the following programs:
(A)A program that informs such population about benefits under nutrition assistance and anti-poverty programs, pre-screens members of such population to determine the eligibility of such members to receive such benefits, and assists such members to access relevant benefits.
(B)A program to assist such population to transition successfully from welfare to work.
(C)A program that is likely to result in job creation or that involves job training, readiness, placement, or retention activities.
(D)A program to increase the supply of donated foods to community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups, especially of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other nutritious foods.
(E)A program that increases the access of such population to fresh fruits, vegetables, and other nutritious foods.
(F)A program that promotes the use of farmers’ markets, urban farms, and food-producing agriculture projects, especially a program that promotes the use of such markets, farms, and projects by nutrition assistance and anti-poverty programs.
(G)A program to assess the flow of food, from production through consumption, in a community.
(H)A program that involves nutrition education, obesity reduction, or financial management activities, especially such activities that have hands-on demonstrations or that promote physical activity.
(I)A program that promotes microenterprise and small business development, especially the development of such a business that is food-related.
(J)A program that assists government agencies and nonprofit groups to increase the number of sites (and participation in existing sites) for after-school snacks and meals programs under the summer food service program for children authorized under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) and the child and adult care food program authorized under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761).
(K)A program that creates a customer advisory council at a community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group to enable an individual who obtains food from such group to consult with the council on ways to improve the operations of such group.
(L)A program to increase the assistance of national and community service programs, including AmeriCorps, Volunteers in Service to America (AmeriCorps-VISTA), Learn and Serve America, Senior Corps, Freedom Corps, and any other volunteer program to aid community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups.
(M)A program to increase the involvement of volunteers who have professional skills with community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups and other nonprofit groups.
(N)A program that relates nutrition improvement and the problem of hunger within such population to broader issues within the pilot community, including community development and economic improvement.
(O)A program that promotes the use of individual development accounts, as defined in section 404(5) of the Assets for Independence Act (title IV of Public Law 105–285; 42 U.S.C. 604 note), or any other such asset-development program.
(P)With respect to a community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group, a program to—
(i)provide technical assistance to such group to increase the technical capacities of such group; or
(ii)enable the group to more efficiently and effectively use computer technology, recruit volunteers, write grants, or otherwise increase the fundraising and operation of such group.
(Q)A program that provides for the provision of technical assistance and informational materials on the Internet that relate to any program described in subparagraphs (A) through (P).
(R)A program to coordinate activities of community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups within the pilot community, including activities that further any of the following goals:
(i)Creation of joint advertising, communications, and referral systems.
(ii)Coordination of hours of operations and services provided.
(iii)Creation of joint client, funding, and other databases, tracking systems, and benefits referral systems.
(iv)Implementation of joint activities to reduce hunger, strengthen local food systems, reduce poverty, improve economic self-sufficiency, and reduce obesity.
(2)Eligible food-related usesSubject to the limitation in subsection (c)(1), any of the following food-related purposes:
(A)Gathering food.
(B)The collection of perishable, but safe, food from entities such as restaurants, caterers, and farms, for distribution to a target population.
(C)Packing food.
(D)Sorting food.
(E)Processing food.
(F)Transportation of food.
(G)Heating, cooling, or freezing of food.
(H)Storage of food.
(I)Administrative expenses necessary to increase the supply of nutritious food (especially fresh fruit and vegetables) distributed by community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups.
(J)Administrative staff and volunteer management for purposes of performing activities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (H).
(3)Eligible stipendsFor the provision of stipends to customers for expenses incurred by such customers for participating in a customer advisory council described in section 204(b)(1)(K).
(c)Limitations
(1)Limitation on food purchasesNo more than 20 percent of the total amount of grant funds awarded to a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group or allocated to a subgrantee under the pilot program may be used to directly purchase food.
(2)Limitation on funds expended to national or community service programGrant funds awarded to a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group or allocated to a subgrantee under the pilot program may not be used to provide a volunteer in a national or community service program listed in subsection (b)(1)(L) with any educational funding, stipend, health care, or child care.
205.Technical assistance
(a)Technical assistance grantsUnder the pilot program and for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups, in accordance with this section.
(b)Application for technical assistance grantsTo be eligible for an award of a grant under this section, a technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group shall submit to the Secretary an application containing a description of how the applicant proposes to use the grant funds to provide technical assistance to all pilot communities. The application shall be submitted in such form, at such time, and containing such other information as the Secretary may require.
(c)Criteria to receive grantsIn evaluating an application of a technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group, the Secretary shall consider, in addition to such other criteria as the Secretary determines appropriate, the extent to which the application of the technical assistance group demonstrates the following:
(1)The ability to provide capacity-building technical assistance to community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups.
(2)Organizational and staff experience in—
(A)national issues related to emergency food programs, food banks, food rescue organizations, the hunger problem, food insecurity, anti-poverty programs, and nutrition education;
(B)providing technical assistance to community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups and conducting outreach programs on nutrition assistance and anti-poverty programs;
(C)successfully working with national and community service programs, including such programs listed in section 204(b)(1)(L);
(D)working cooperatively or in a leadership role with other national, regional, State, and local eligible technical entities; and
(E)working with a wide variety of faith-based and community organizations and with community-wide religious and civic organizations.
(3)Proven financial control mechanisms and staff expertise to work with large Federal and private grants, or in the case of a technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group with a small operating budget, effectiveness in program delivery and coordination.
(d)Department of Agriculture technical assistance authorized
(1)Assistance from Department of AgricultureThe Secretary may provide technical and evaluation assistance to—
(A)a technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group awarded a grant under subsection (a);
(B)a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group awarded a grant under section 203(a) or a subgrantee selected under section 203(e); or
(C)any community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group or technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group that does not receive a grant under this Act, but that carries out activities similar to those of such a group or subgrantee.
(2)Assistance from Federal departments and agenciesThe head of any Federal department or agency may provide technical assistance to a group or subgrantee referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) to carry out activities described in subparagraph (C) of such paragraph.
(3)Assistance from State and local agencies and land-grant colleges and universitiesThe Secretary may encourage any appropriate State or local agency or land-grant college or university to provide technical assistance to such groups or subgrantees to carry out such activities.
206.Allocation of grants
(a)Allocation by type of grantOf the amounts made available to carry out this title for a fiscal year—
(1)$190,000,000 is available for grants to primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups authorized under section 203(a); and
(2)$8,000,000 is available for technical assistance grants authorized under section 205(a).
(b)Allocation to pilot communitiesOf the amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) to primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate such amounts to one primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group in each of the pilot communities listed in subsection (c) and may allocate such amounts to one such group in each pilot community designated by the Secretary under subsection (d)(2). The amount allocated to a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group—
(1)shall not be less than $500,000, nor more than $20,000,000; and
(2)shall be in proportion to the number of individuals and families within the target population of the pilot community involved.
(c)Pilot communities listedFor purposes of subsection (b), a pilot community listed in this subsection is each of the following areas:
(1)New York, New York.
(2)Chicago, Illinois.
(3)Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
(4)Puerto Rico.
(5)Indianapolis, Indiana.
(6)Des Moines, Iowa.
(7)Toledo, Ohio.
(8)Savannah, Georgia.
(9)New Haven, Connecticut.
(10)Roanoke, Virginia.
(11)Santa Cruz county, Santa Clara county, and Monterey county in California.
(12)Onondaga County in New York.
(13)The rural boroughs in Alaska.
(14)Washington metropolitan region.
(15)Pittsburgh and the suburban and rural areas in southwestern Pennsylvania.
(16)Rural counties in eastern Kentucky.
(17)Counties in northern West Virginia.
(18)Rural counties in southern Texas.
(19)Rural counties in southern Missouri.
(20)Rural counties in north, west, and central Wisconsin.
(d)Specification of areas; designation of additional pilot communities
(1)Specification of areasThe Secretary shall specify the counties or other areas to be included in each of the pilot communities described in paragraphs (15) through (20) of subsection (c).
(2)Designation of additional pilot communitiesThe Secretary may designate not more than 10 pilot communities in addition to those listed in subsection (c).
207.Reports and evaluation
(a)Subgrantee report to primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groupNot later than 9 days after the end of the fiscal year for which a subgrantee received a subgrant under section 203(e), the subgrantee shall submit to the primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group that selected the subgrantee under such section a report that evaluates the results of the activities, including financial expenditures, during such fiscal year of the subgrantee in carrying out the subgrant.
(b)Primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group reports to SecretaryNot later than 180 days after the end of the fiscal year for which a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group received a grant under section 203(a), the group shall submit to the Secretary a report that evaluates the results of the activities, including financial expenditures, during the preceding fiscal year of the group in carrying out the grant. Such report shall include each report submitted to the group by a subgrantee under subsection (a) for such fiscal year.
(c)Annual reports to CongressNot later than October 31 of each of calendar years 2007 through 2011, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the progress of the pilot program.
(d)Final report to CongressNot later than April 30, 2012, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that evaluates the successes and challenges of the pilot program and that makes such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate for similar future grants programs.
208.Administrative provisions
(a)One year extension of grants
(1)Beyond the Soup Kitchen grantsUpon the expiration of a grant awarded to a community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group under section 203(a) and the request of such group, the Secretary, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, may extend the duration of the grant once, by one fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that the programs established and implemented by such group with the grant resulted in (or are likely to result in) significant progress in satisfying the purposes of the pilot program described in section 203(c)(1).
(2)Technical assistance grantsUpon the expiration of a grant awarded to a technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group under section 205(a) and the request of such entity, the Secretary, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, may extend the duration of the grant once, by one fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that such technical assistance group has successfully provided all pilot programs with technical assistance.
(b)Form of grantsThe Secretary, if the Secretary finds it appropriate, may use cooperative agreements, as described in section 6305 of title 31, United States Code, for purposes of awarding grants to primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups under section 203(a) and to technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups under section 205(a).
209.DefinitionsIn this title:
(1)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2)Pilot programThe term pilot program means the Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program established under section 202(a).
(3)community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groupThe term community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group means an anti-hunger organization, food bank, food pantry, soup kitchen, food rescue group, or community food security organization that—
(A)is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and
(B)is located in (or regularly provides service to) a pilot community.
(4)Primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groupThe term primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group means a community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group awarded a grant under section 203(a).
(5)SubgranteeThe term subgrantee means a community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group (other than a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group)—
(A)that is selected under section 203(e) by a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group; and
(B)that is located in (or regularly provides service to) the pilot community in which the primary nonprofit feeding group is located (or to which the primary nonprofit feeding group provides regular service).
(6)Technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groupThe term technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group means a national, State, or local group that—
(A)is an anti-hunger group, food bank, food pantry, soup kitchen, food rescue group, or community food security organization;
(B)is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and
(C)has the capacity to provide technical assistance to all pilot communities.
(7)Pilot communityThe term pilot community means a community specified in section 206(b).
(8)Target populationThe term target population includes an individual who (or family that)—
(A)earns an income below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line;
(B)suffers from food insecurity;
(C)earns insufficient income to ensure food security for such individual or family;
(D)lives in a community that suffers from poverty, hunger, or food insecurity;
(E)is homeless;
(F)receives (or recently received) assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. et seq.), relating to temporary assistance to needy families; or
(G)is eligible for benefits under any nutrition assistance or anti-poverty program.
(9)Nutrition assistance and anti-poverty programThe term nutrition assistance and anti-poverty program means any Federal, State, or local government assistance program offered to low-income individuals or families, including the following programs:
(A)The food stamp program established under section 4 of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 (7 U.S.C. 2013).
(B)A program authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), including the national school lunch program, the national school breakfast program, the summer food service program for children, the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and the child and adult care food program.
(C)The earned income tax credit allowed under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 32).
(10)Food insecurityThe term food insecurity means a lack of consistent access to food.
(11)Washington metropolitan regionThe term Washington metropolitan region includes the District of Columbia, the counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges in Maryland, and the counties of Arlington and Fairfax and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in Virginia.
210.Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 to carry out this title.
IIIEffective date
301.Effective dateExcept as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month that begins more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.


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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1584
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 20, 2007
			Mr. Pomeroy (for
			 himself, Mr. Camp of Michigan,
			 Mr. Moran of Kansas,
			 Mr. Davis of Alabama,
			 Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
			 Mr. Goode, and
			 Mrs. Boyda of Kansas) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and
		  modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

		1.Extension and modification of
			 Railroad Track Maintenance Credit
			(a)Extension
				(1)In
			 generalSubsection (d) of section 45G of the Internal Revenue
			 Code of 1986 (relating to qualified railroad track maintenance expenditures) is
			 amended by striking for maintaining and all that follows and
			 inserting

						for
			 maintaining—(A)in the case of
				taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, and before January 1, 2008,
				railroad track (including roadbed, bridges, and related track structures) owned
				or leased as of January 1, 2005, by a Class II or Class III railroad
				(determined without regard to any consideration for such expenditures given by
				the Class II or Class III railroad which made the assignment of such track),
				and
						(B)in the case of
				taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2011,
				railroad track (including roadbed, bridges, and related track structures) owned
				or leased as of January 1, 2008, by a Class II or Class III railroad
				(determined without regard to any consideration for such expenditures given by
				the Class II or Class III railroad which made the assignment of such
				track).
						.
				(2)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 45G of such Code is amended by striking
			 subsection (f).
				(b)Coordination
			 with section 55Section 38(c)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
			 of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of clause (i), by
			 striking the period at the end of clause (ii)(II) and inserting ,
			 and, and by adding at the end the following new clause:

					(iii)the credit
				determined under section
				45G.
					.
			(c)Credit
			 limitation adjustmentSubparagraph (A) of section 45G(b)(1) of
			 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $3,500
			 and inserting $4,500.
			(d)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2007.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3039
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 25, 2009
			Mr. McDermott (for
			 himself and Mr. Bilbray) introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To provide for preferential duty treatment to certain
		  apparel articles of the Philippines.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Save Our Industries Act of
			 2009 or the SAVE
			 Act.
		2.Findings;
			 purposes
			(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
				(1)The United States
			 and the Republic of the Philippines (in this Act referred to as the
			 Philippines), a former colony, share deep historical and
			 cultural connections. The United States has developed preferential trading
			 relations with former colonies such as the Marshall Islands, the Federated
			 States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau.
				(2)The Philippines
			 represents a tremendous economic potential and enduring political and security
			 significance to the United States.
				(3)The United States
			 and the Philippines maintain a fair trading relationship that should be
			 expanded to the mutual benefit of both countries. In 2008, United States
			 exports to the Philippines were valued at $8,300,000,000, and United States
			 imports from the Philippines were valued at $8,700,000,000.
				(4)United States textile exports to the
			 Philippines were valued at nearly $20,000,000 in 2008, consisting mostly of
			 broadwoven, industrial or specialty, and nonwoven fabrics. The potential for
			 export growth in this area can sustain and create thousands of jobs.
				(5)The Philippines’
			 textile and apparel industries, like that of their counterparts in the United
			 States, share the same challenges and risks stemming from the end of the United
			 States quota system and from the end of safeguards that continued to control
			 apparel imports from the People’s Republic of China until January 1,
			 2009.
				(6)The United States
			 apparel fabrics industry is heavily dependent on sewing outside the United
			 States, and, for the first time, United States textile manufacturers would have
			 a program that utilizes sewing done in an Asian country. In contrast, most
			 sewing of United States fabric occurs in the Western Hemisphere, with about 75
			 percent of United States fabric exports presently going to countries that are
			 parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Dominican
			 Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement. Increased demand
			 for United States fabric in Asia will increase opportunities for the United
			 States industry.
				(7)Apparel producers
			 in the Western Hemisphere are excellent at making basic garments such as
			 T-shirts and standard 5-pocket jeans. However, the needle capability does not
			 exist to make high-fashion, more sophisticated garments such as embroidered
			 T-shirts and fashion jeans with embellishments. Such apparel manufacturing is
			 done almost exclusively in Asia.
				(8)A
			 program that provides preferential duty treatment for certain apparel articles
			 of the Philippines will provide a strong incentive for Philippine apparel
			 manufacturers to use United States fabrics, which will open new opportunities
			 for the United States textile industry and increase opportunities for United
			 States yarn manufactures. At the same time, the United States would be provided
			 a more diverse range of sourcing opportunities.
				(b)PurposesThe
			 purposes of this Act are—
				(1)to encourage
			 higher levels of trade in textiles and apparel between the United States and
			 the Philippines and enhance the commercial well-being of their respective
			 industries in times of global economic hardship;
				(2)to enhance and
			 broaden the economic, security, and political ties between the United States
			 and the Philippines;
				(3)to stimulate
			 economic activity and development throughout the Philippines, including regions
			 such as Manila and Mindanao; and
				(4)to provide a
			 stepping stone to an eventual free trade agreement between the United States
			 and the Philippines, either bilaterally or as part of a regional
			 agreement.
				3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Classification
			 under the HTSThe term classification under the
			 HTS means, with respect to an article, the 10-digit subheading under
			 which the article is classified in the HTS.
			(2)HTSThe
			 term HTS means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
			 States.
			(3)EnteredThe
			 term entered means entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
			 consumption, in the customs territory of the United States.
			(4)Knit-to-shapeAn
			 article is knit-to-shape if 50 percent or more of the exterior
			 surface area of the article is formed by major parts that have been knitted or
			 crocheted directly to the shape used in the article, with no consideration
			 being given to patch pockets, appliqués, or the like. Minor cutting, trimming,
			 or sewing of those major parts shall not affect the determination of whether an
			 article is knit-to-shape.
			(5)Wholly
			 assembledAn article is wholly assembled in the
			 Philippines or the United States if—
				(A)all components of
			 the article pre-existed in essentially the same condition as found in the
			 finished article and were combined to form the finished article in the
			 Philippines or the United States; and
				(B)the article is
			 comprised of at least 2 components.
				(6)Wholly
			 formedA yarn is wholly formed in the United
			 States if all of the production processes and finishing operations,
			 starting with the extrusion of filaments, strips, film, or sheet, and including
			 slitting a film or sheet into strip, or the spinning of all fibers into yarn,
			 or both, and ending with a finished yarn or plied yarn, takes place in the
			 United States.
			4.Trade
			 benefits
			(a)Articles
			 coveredFor purposes of this section, an eligible apparel article
			 is any of the following:
				(1)Men’s and boys’ cotton knit shirts.
				(2)Women’s and girls’
			 cotton knit shirts and blouses.
				(3)Men’s and boys’
			 cotton trousers, breeches, and shorts.
				(4)Women’s and girls’
			 cotton trousers, slacks, and shorts.
				(5)Men’s and boys’
			 cotton underwear.
				(6)Men’s and boys’
			 manmade fiber underwear.
				(7)Men’s and boys’
			 manmade fiber knit shirts.
				(8)Women’s and girls’
			 manmade fiber knit shirts and blouses.
				(9)Men’s and boys’
			 manmade fiber trousers, breeches, and shorts.
				(10)Women’s and
			 girls’ manmade fiber slacks, breeches, and shorts.
				(11)Men’s and boys’
			 non-knit manmade fiber shirts.
				(12)Brassieres and
			 other body support garments.
				(13)Manmade fiber
			 brassieres and other body support garments.
				(14)Manmade fiber
			 swimwear.
				(15)Cotton
			 swimwear.
				(b)Duty-free
			 treatment for certain eligible apparel articles
				(1)Duty-free
			 treatmentSubject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an eligible apparel
			 article shall enter the United States free of duty if the article is wholly
			 assembled in the United States or the Philippines, or both, and if the
			 component determining the article’s classification under the HTS consists
			 entirely of—
					(A)fabric components
			 cut in the United States or the Philippines, or both, from fabric wholly formed
			 in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States;
					(B)components
			 knit-to-shape in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United
			 States; or
					(C)any combination of
			 the fabric components or components knit-to-shape described in subparagraphs
			 (A) and (B).
					(2)Dyeing,
			 printing, or finishingAn apparel article described in paragraph
			 (1) shall be ineligible for duty-free treatment under such paragraph if the
			 component determining the article’s classification under the HTS comprises any
			 fabric, fabric component, or component knit-to-shape in the United States that
			 was dyed, printed, or finished at any place other than in the United
			 States.
				(3)Other
			 processesAn apparel article described in paragraph (1) shall not
			 be disqualified from eligibility for duty-free treatment under such paragraph
			 because it undergoes stone-washing, enzyme-washing, acid-washing,
			 permapressing, oven-baking, bleaching, garment-dyeing, screen printing, or
			 other similar processes in either the United States or the Philippines.
				(c)Duty reduction
			 for certain eligible apparel articles
				(1)Duty
			 reductionAn eligible apparel article shall enter the United
			 States at a reduced rate of duty specified in paragraph (2) if it is wholly
			 assembled in the United States or the Philippines, or both, and if the
			 component determining the article’s classification under the HTS consists
			 entirely of—
					(A)fabric components
			 cut in the United States or the Philippines, or both, from fabric wholly formed
			 in the United States or the Philippines, or both, from yarns wholly formed in
			 the United States;
					(B)components
			 knit-to-shape in the United States or the Philippines, or both, from yarns
			 wholly formed in the United States; or
					(C)any combination of
			 fabric components or components knit-to-shape that are described in
			 subparagraphs (A) and (B).
					(2)Reduced tariff
			 rateAn eligible apparel article described in paragraph (1) shall
			 be dutiable at the lesser of—
					(A)50 percent of the
			 column 1 rate of duty that applies to the apparel article under its
			 classification under the HTS; or
					(B)the column 1 rate of duty under the HTS
			 that applies to the article, assessed upon the value of the article, less the
			 cost or value of yarns in the article that are wholly formed in the United
			 States.
					(d)Articles
			 eligible under both categoriesAn eligible apparel article that
			 meets the requirements of both subsections (b) and (c) shall be eligible for
			 duty-free treatment under subsection (b).
			(e)De
			 minimis
				(1)In
			 generalAn otherwise eligible apparel article shall not be
			 ineligible for preferential treatment because fibers or yarns used in the
			 production of the component that determines the article’s classification under
			 the HTS do not meet the requirements of subsection (b) or (c), if the total
			 weight of all such fibers or yarns in the component that determines the
			 article’s classification under the HTS is not more than 10 percent of the total
			 weight of that component.
				(2)Elastomeric
			 yarnsNotwithstanding paragraph (1), an article described in
			 subsection (b) or (c) that contains elastomeric yarns in the component of the
			 article that determines the article’s classification under the HTS shall be
			 eligible for duty-free treatment under this section only if such elastomeric
			 yarns are wholly formed in the United States or the Philippines.
				(3)Direct
			 shipmentAny apparel article described in subsection (b) or (c)
			 is an eligible article only if it is imported directly into the United States
			 from the Philippines.
				(f)Single
			 transformation rulesAny of the following apparel articles that
			 are wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in the Philippines from any combination
			 of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns and are
			 imported directly into the United States from the Philippines shall enter the
			 United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric
			 components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the articles are
			 made:
				(1)Any apparel
			 article that is of a type listed in chapter rule 3, 4, or 5 for chapter 61 of
			 the HTS (as such chapter rules are contained in paragraph 1 of section A of the
			 Annex to Proclamation 8213 of the President of December 20, 2007) as being
			 excluded from the scope of such chapter rule, when such chapter rule is applied
			 to determine whether an apparel article is an originating good for purposes of
			 general note 29(n) to the HTS, except that, for purposes of this paragraph,
			 reference in such chapter rule to 6104.12.00 shall be deemed to
			 be reference to 6104.19.60.
				(2)Any apparel
			 article that is of a type listed in chapter rule 3(a), 4(a), or 5(a) for
			 chapter 62 of HTS, as such chapter rules are contained in paragraph 9 of
			 section A of the Annex to Proclamation 8213 of the President of December 20,
			 2007.
				(3)Any article not
			 described in paragraph (1) or (2) that is any of the following:
					(A)Playsuits and sunsuits.
					(B)Babies’ garments
			 and clothing accessories.
					(C)Women’s and girls’
			 cotton coats.
					(D)Cotton
			 dresses.
					(E)Manmade fiber
			 dresses.
					(F)Men’s and boys’
			 cotton, non-knit, shirts.
					(G)Cotton nightwear
			 and pajamas.
					(H)Manmade fiber
			 nightwear and pajamas.
					(I)Women’s and girls’
			 wool coats.
					(J)Wool
			 dresses.
					(K)Wool
			 skirts.
					(L)Women’s and girls’
			 wool suits.
					(M)Women’s and girls’
			 wool slacks, breeches, and shorts.
					(N)Women’s and girls’
			 cotton, non-knit, shirts and blouses.
					(O)Women’s and girls’
			 non-knit, manmade fiber shirts and blouses.
					(P)Women’s and girls’
			 manmade fiber suits.
					(Q)Men’s and boys’ wool coats.
					(R)Cotton dressing
			 gowns and robes.
					(S)Manmade fiber
			 robes and dressing gowns.
					(T)Women’s and girls’
			 manmade fiber coats.
					(U)Cotton
			 skirts.
					(V)Manmade fiber
			 skirts.
					(W)Men’s and boys’
			 manmade fiber coats.
					(X)Women’s and girls’
			 cotton underwear.
					(Y)Women’s and girls’
			 manmade fiber underwear.
					(Z)Women’s and girls’
			 coats of silk and vegetable blends.
					(AA)Skirts made of
			 silk and vegetable blends.
					(g)Review and
			 reportThe Comptroller General shall, at the end of the 2-year
			 period beginning on the effective date under section 5, review the program
			 established under this section for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness
			 of, and making recommendations to Congress for improvements in, the
			 program.
			(h)Enforcement
				(1)Presidential
			 certification of conditionsNo apparel article shall be afforded
			 the preferential treatment under this section unless the President certifies to
			 Congress that the Philippines is meeting the following conditions:
					(A)The Philippines
			 reestablishes the Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) to further assist
			 with prevention of transshipment of apparel articles and the use of counterfeit
			 documents relating to the importation of apparel articles into the United
			 States.
					(B)The Philippines
			 continues to enforce the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States
			 of America and the Republic of the Philippines Concerning Cooperation in Trade
			 in Textile and Apparel Goods, signed on August 23, 2006.
					(C)The Philippines
			 agrees to provide, on a timely basis at the request of U.S. Customs and Border
			 Protection, and consistently with the manner in which the records are kept in
			 the Philippines, a report on exports from the Philippines of apparel articles
			 eligible for preferential treatment under this section, and on imports into the
			 Philippines of yarns, fabrics, fabric components, or components knit-to-shape
			 that are wholly formed in the United States.
					(D)The Philippines
			 agrees to cooperate fully with the United States to address and take action
			 necessary to prevent circumvention as provided in Article 5 of the Agreement on
			 Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round
			 Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)).
					(E)The Philippines
			 agrees to require its producers and exporters of articles eligible for
			 preferential treatment under this section to maintain, for at least 3 years
			 after export, complete records of the production and the export of such
			 articles, including records of yarns, fabrics, fabric components, and
			 components knit-to-shape and used in the production of such articles.
					(F)The Philippines
			 agrees to report, on a timely basis, at the request of U.S. Customs and Border
			 Protection, documentation establishing the country of origin of articles
			 eligible for preferential treatment under this section, as used by that country
			 in reimplementing an effective visa system.
					(G)The Philippines is to establish, within 60
			 days after the date of the President’s certification under this paragraph,
			 procedures that allow the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the Department of
			 Commerce (OTEXA) to obtain information when fabric wholly formed in the United
			 States is exported to the Philippines to allow for monitoring and verification
			 before the imports of apparel articles containing the fabric for which
			 preferential treatment is sought under this section reach the United States.
			 The information provided upon export of the fabrics shall include, among other
			 things, the name of the importer of the fabric in the Philippines, the 10-digit
			 HTS subheading of the apparel articles to be made from the fabric, and the
			 quantity of the apparel articles to be made from the fabric for importation
			 into the United States.
					(2)Definition of
			 transhipmentAs used in paragraph (1), transshipment has occurred
			 when preferential treatment for an apparel article under this section has been
			 claimed on the basis of material false information concerning the country of
			 origin, manufacture, processing, or assembly of the article or of any fabric,
			 fabric component, or component knit-to-shape from which the apparel article was
			 assembled. For purposes of this paragraph, false information is material if
			 disclosure of the true information would have meant that the article is or was
			 ineligible for preferential treatment under this section.
				(i)Proclamation
			 authorityThe President shall issue a proclamation to carry out
			 this section not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
			 Act. The President shall consult with the Committee on Ways and Means of the
			 House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate in
			 preparing such proclamation.
			5.Effective
			 dateThis Act shall apply to
			 articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
			 15th day after the date on which the President issues the proclamation under
			 section 4(i).
		6.Termination
			(a)In
			 generalThe preferential duty
			 treatment provided under this Act shall remain in effect for a period of 10
			 years beginning on the effective date provided in section 5.
			(b)GSP
			 eligibilityThe preferential duty treatment provided under this
			 Act shall terminate if and when the Philippines becomes ineligible for
			 designation as a beneficiary developing country under title V of the Trade Act
			 of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.).


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1788
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 13, 2007
			Mr. Roberts introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of
		  individuals whose child support payments are more than $2,500 in
		  arrears.

		1.Mandatory revocation of
			 passports of individuals whose child support payments are more than $2,500 in
			 arrearsSection 452(k) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(k)) is amended—
			(1)in paragraph (1),
			 by striking , revocation, or limitation and inserting or
			 revocation; and
			(2)in paragraph (2),
			 by striking may revoke, restrict, or limit and inserting
			 shall revoke.


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 1423

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED

		  STATES

			July 19, 2005

			Mr. Schumer (for

			 himself, Mrs. Clinton,

			 Mr. Specter, Mr. Santorum, Mr.

			 Baucus, Mr. Bayh,

			 Mr. Biden, Mrs.

			 Boxer, Mr. Corzine,

			 Mr. Dayton, Mr.

			 Dodd, Mr. Durbin,

			 Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.

			 Harkin, Mr. Inouye,

			 Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kohl, Mr.

			 Johnson, Ms. Landrieu,

			 Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr.

			 Lieberman, Mrs. Murray, and

			 Mr. Pryor) introduced the following bill;

			 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban

			 Affairs

		A BILL

		To provide for a medal of appropriate

		  design to be awarded by the President to the next of kin or other

		  representative of those individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks

		  of September 11, 2001.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the

			 Fallen Heroes of 9/11

			 Act.

		2.Congressional

			 findingsCongress finds

			 that—

			(1)since September 11, 2001, the United States

			 has been engaged in a war different from any other in the history of our

			 Nation;

			(2)in the eyes of the terrorists, we are all

			 the enemy, and the term innocent civilian has no meaning for such

			 terrorists;

			(3)the deaths by airplane at the World Trade

			 Center, at the Pentagon, and in rural Pennsylvania represent an escalation of

			 direct terrorist attacks on civilians;

			(4)the officers, emergency workers, and other

			 employees of State and local government agencies, including the Port Authority

			 of New York and New Jersey, and of the United States Government and others, who

			 responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and

			 perished as a result of the tragic events of September 11, 2001 (including

			 those who are missing and presumed dead), took heroic and noble action on that

			 day;

			(5)the officers, emergency rescue workers, and

			 employees of local and United States Government agencies, who responded to the

			 attack on the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., took heroic and noble action to

			 evacuate the premises and prevent further casualties of Pentagon

			 employees;

			(6)the passengers and crew of United Airlines

			 Flight 93, recognizing the potential danger that the aircraft that they were

			 aboard posed to large numbers of innocent Americans, American institutions, and

			 the symbols of American democracy, took heroic and noble action to ensure that

			 the aircraft could not be used as a weapon; and

			(7)given the unprecedented nature of the

			 attacks against the United States of America and the need to properly

			 demonstrate the support of the country for the victims of terrorism, it is

			 fitting that their sacrifice be recognized with the award of an appropriate

			 medal.

			3.Fallen Heroes of 9/11

			 Congressional Medals

			(a)Presentation

			 authorizedThe President is

			 authorized, on behalf of Congress, to award to the personal representative or

			 next of kin of each individual referred to in subsection (c), a medal of

			 appropriate design, such medal to be known as the Fallen Heroes of 9/11

			 Congressional Medal, in recognition of the sacrifice made by each such

			 individual, and to honor their deaths on and following September 11,

			 2001.

			(b)Design and

			 striking

				(1)In

			 generalFor purposes of the

			 presentations referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (in

			 this Act referred to as the Secretary) shall strike 3 medals, of

			 such content and with such suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions as the

			 Secretary determines to be appropriate to be representative of and in honor of,

			 respectively—

					(A)victims of the attack at the World Trade

			 Center, including civilians, public safety officers, emergency workers, and

			 hijack victims;

					(B)victims aboard United Airlines Flight 93

			 that crashed in Pennsylvania; and

					(C)victims at the Pentagon, including the

			 hijack victims.

					(2)ConsultationBefore making a final determination with

			 respect to the design of the medal under this subsection, the Secretary shall

			 consult with the Secretary of Defense and such other parties as the Secretary

			 may determine to be appropriate.

				(c)Eligibility to

			 receive medal

				(1)In

			 generalAny individual who

			 died on or after September 11, 2001, as a direct result of the act of terrorism

			 within the United States on that date, shall be eligible for a medal authorized

			 by subsection (a).

				(2)DeterminationEligibility under paragraph (1) shall be

			 determined by the Secretary, in consultation with such other officers of the

			 United States Government and State and local officials as the Secretary

			 determines to be appropriate.

				4.Duplicate

			 medals

			(a)Recipients of

			 duplicate medalsThe

			 Secretary shall strike duplicates of the medals struck pursuant to section 3

			 for presentation to each precinct house, firehouse, emergency response station,

			 or other duty station or place of employment to which each person referred to

			 in subsection (b) was assigned on September 11, 2001, for permanent display in

			 each such place in a manner befitting the memory of such person.

			(b)Public safety,

			 emergency, and other workersPersons referred to in this subsection are

			 officers, emergency workers, and other employees of State and local government

			 agencies, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and of the

			 United States Government and others, who responded to the attacks on the World

			 Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001, and perished as a direct

			 result of that act of terrorism (including those who are missing and presumed

			 dead).

			5.Establishment of lists

			 of recipients

			(a)Initial

			 listsBefore the end of the

			 120-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary

			 shall establish—

				(1)a list of the names of individuals eligible

			 to receive a medal under section 3(c)(1), during the period beginning on

			 September 11, 2001, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act; and

				(2)a list of the eligible recipients of a

			 duplicate medal under section 4.

				(b)Subsequent

			 eligibilityIf any individual

			 becomes eligible for a medal under section 3(c)(1), or any other recipient

			 becomes eligible for a duplicate medal under section 4, the Secretary shall

			 promptly add the name of that individual or recipient to the appropriate list

			 established pursuant to subsection (a).

			6.Sales of duplicate

			 medals to the public to defray costsUnder such regulations as the Secretary may

			 prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates of the medals struck

			 under this Act, at a price sufficient to cover the costs thereof, including

			 labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.

		7.National

			 medalsThe medals struck

			 pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title

			 31, United States Code.


116 HR 6347 IH: Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-03-23
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6347IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 23, 2020Mr. García of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Soto, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Meng, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Omar, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Rush, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Kennedy, and Ms. Garcia of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo establish a moratorium on evictions from rental dwelling units during the public health emergency relating to coronavirus, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020.2.Temporary moratorium on eviction filings(a)Congressional findingsThe Congress finds that—(1)according to the 2018 American Community Survey, 36 percent of households in the United States—more than 43 million households—are renters;(2)in 2019 alone, renters in the United States paid $512 billion in rent;(3)according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, 20.8 million renters in the United States spent more than 30 percent of their incomes on housing in 2018 and 10.9 million renters spent more than 50 percent of their incomes on housing in the same year;(4)Moody’s Analytics estimates that 27 million jobs in the U.S. economy are at high risk because of COVID-19;(5)the impacts of the spread of COVID-19, which is now considered a global pandemic, are expected to negatively impact the incomes of potentially millions of renter households, making it difficult for them to pay their rent on time; and(6)evictions in the current environment would increase homelessness and housing instability which would be counterproductive towards the public health goals of keeping individuals in their homes to the greatest extent possible.(b)MoratoriumDuring the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date described in paragraph (1) of subsection (d), the lessor of a covered dwelling may not make, or cause to be made, any filing with the court of jurisdiction to initiate a legal action to recover possession of the covered dwelling from the tenant regardless of cause, except when a tenant perpetrates a serious criminal act that threatens the health, life, or safety of other tenants or staff of the property in which the covered dwelling is located.(c)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1)Covered dwellingThe term covered dwelling means a dwelling that is occupied by a tenant—(A)pursuant to a residential lease; or(B)without a lease or with a lease terminable at will under State law.(2)DwellingThe term dwelling has the meaning given such term in section 802 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3602) and includes houses and dwellings described in section 803(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3603(b)).(d)Sunset(1)Sunset dateThe date described in this paragraph is the date of the expiration of the 6-month period that begins upon the termination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.(2)Notice to vacate after sunset dateAfter the date described in paragraph (1), the lessor of a covered dwelling may not require the tenant to vacate the covered dwelling before the expiration of the 30-day period that begins upon the provision by the lessor to the tenant, after the date described in paragraph (1), of a notice to vacate the covered dwelling.


 HR 366 ENR: DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act
U.S. House of Representatives

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I
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of AmericaAt the First SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen
H. R. 366

AN ACT
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to make certain improvements in managing the Department’s vehicle fleet, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act.  2.DHS vehicle fleetsSection 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341) is amended—
(1)in subsection (a)(5), by inserting vehicle fleets (under subsection (c)), after equipment,;  (2)by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
(3)by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:  (c)Vehicle fleets (1)In generalIn carrying out responsibilities regarding vehicle fleets pursuant to subsection (a)(5), the Under Secretary for Management shall be responsible for overseeing and managing vehicle fleets throughout the Department. The Under Secretary shall also be responsible for the following:
(A)Ensuring that components are in compliance with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work.  (B)Developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan for components to use to determine optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4).
(C)Ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions.  (D)Approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions.
(2)Component responsibilities
(A)In generalComponent heads— (i)shall—
(I)comply with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work;  (II)ensure that data related to fleet management is accurate and reliable;
(III)use such data to develop a vehicle allocation tool derived by using the standardized vehicle allocation methodology provided by the Under Secretary for Management to determine the optimal fleet size for the next fiscal year and a fleet management plan; and  (IV)use vehicle allocation methodologies and fleet management plans to develop annual requests for funding to support vehicle fleets pursuant to paragraph (6); and
(ii)may not, except as provided in subparagraph (B), lease or acquire new vehicles or replace existing vehicles without prior approval from the Under Secretary for Management pursuant to paragraph (5)(B).  (B)Exception regarding certain leasing and acquisitionsIf exigent circumstances warrant such, a component head may lease or acquire a new vehicle or replace an existing vehicle without prior approval from the Under Secretary for Management. If under such exigent circumstances a component head so leases, acquires, or replaces a vehicle, such component head shall provide to the Under Secretary an explanation of such circumstances.
(3)Ongoing oversight
(A)Quarterly monitoringIn accordance with paragraph (4), the Under Secretary for Management shall collect, on a quarterly basis, information regarding component vehicle fleets, including information on fleet size, composition, cost, and vehicle utilization.  (B)Automated informationThe Under Secretary for Management shall seek to achieve a capability to collect, on a quarterly basis, automated information regarding component vehicle fleets, including the number of trips, miles driven, hours and days used, and the associated costs of such mileage for leased vehicles.
(C)MonitoringThe Under Secretary for Management shall track and monitor component information provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) and, as appropriate, subparagraph (B), to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and cost effective. The Under Secretary shall use such information to inform the annual component fleet analyses referred to in paragraph (4).  (4)Annual review of component fleet analyses (A)In generalTo determine the optimal fleet size and associated resources needed for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2018, component heads shall annually submit to the Under Secretary for Management a vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan using information described in paragraph (3)(A). Such tools and plans may be submitted in classified form if a component head determines that such is necessary to protect operations or mission requirements.
(B)Vehicle allocation toolComponent heads shall develop a vehicle allocation tool in accordance with subclause (III) of paragraph (2)(A)(i) that includes an analysis of the following: (i)Vehicle utilization data, including the number of trips, miles driven, hours and days used, and the associated costs of such mileage for leased vehicles, in accordance with such paragraph.
(ii)The role of vehicle fleets in supporting mission requirements for each component.  (iii)Any other information determined relevant by such component heads.
(C)Fleet management plansComponent heads shall use information described in subparagraph (B) to develop a fleet management plan for each such component. Such fleet management plans shall include the following: (i)A plan for how each such component may achieve optimal fleet size determined by the vehicle allocation tool required under such subparagraph, including the elimination of excess vehicles in accordance with paragraph (5), if applicable.
(ii)A cost benefit analysis supporting such plan.  (iii)A schedule each such component will follow to obtain optimal fleet size.
(iv)Any other information determined relevant by component heads.  (D)ReviewThe Under Secretary for Management shall review and make a determination on the results of each component’s vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan under this paragraph to ensure each such component’s vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and that components are in compliance with applicable Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) pursuant to paragraph (2) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work. The Under Secretary shall use such tools and plans when reviewing annual component requests for vehicle fleet funding in accordance with paragraph (6).
(5)Guidance to develop fleet management plansThe Under Secretary for Management shall provide guidance, pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4), including processes for the following: (A)Leasing or acquiring additional vehicles or replacing existing vehicles, if determined necessary.
(B)Disposing of excess vehicles that the Under Secretary determines should not be reallocated under subparagraph (C).  (C)Reallocating excess vehicles to other components that may need temporary or long-term use of additional vehicles.
(6)Annual review of vehicle fleet funding requestsAs part of the annual budget process, the Under Secretary for Management shall review and make determinations regarding annual component requests for funding for vehicle fleets. If component heads have not taken steps in furtherance of achieving optimal fleet size in the prior fiscal year pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5), the Under Secretary shall provide rescission recommendations to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding such component vehicle fleets.  (7)Accountability for vehicle fleet management (A)Prohibition on certain new vehicle leases and acquisitionsThe Under Secretary for Management and component heads may not approve in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019 a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request if such component heads did not comply in the prior fiscal year with paragraph (4).
(B)Prohibition on certain performance compensationNo Department official with vehicle fleet management responsibilities may receive annual performance compensation in pay in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019 if such official did not comply in the prior fiscal year with paragraph (4).  (C)Prohibition on certain car servicesNotwithstanding any other provision of law, no senior executive service official of the Department whose office has a vehicle fleet may receive access to a car service in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019 if such official did not comply in the prior fiscal year with paragraph (4).
(8)Motor pool
(A)In generalThe Under Secretary for Management may determine the feasibility of operating a vehicle motor pool to permit components to share vehicles as necessary to support mission requirements to reduce the number of excess vehicles in the Department.  (B)RequirementsThe determination of feasibility of operating a vehicle motor pool under subparagraph (A) shall—
(i)include— (I)regions in the United States in which multiple components with vehicle fleets are located in proximity to one another, or a significant number of employees with authorization to use vehicles are located; and
(II)law enforcement vehicles;  (ii)cover the National Capital Region; and
(iii)take into account different mission requirements.  (C)ReportThe Secretary shall include in the Department’s next annual performance report required under current law the results of the determination under this paragraph.
(9)DefinitionsIn this subsection: (A)Component headThe term component head means the head of any component of the Department with a vehicle fleet.
(B)Excess vehicleThe term excess vehicle means any vehicle that is not essential to support mission requirements of a component.  (C)Optimal fleet sizeThe term optimal fleet size means, with respect to a particular component, the appropriate number of vehicles to support mission requirements of such component.
(D)Vehicle fleetThe term vehicle fleet means all owned, commercially leased, or Government-leased vehicles of the Department or of a component of the Department, as the case may be, including vehicles used for law enforcement and other purposes..  3.Inspector General reviewThe Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall—
(1)conduct a review of the implementation of subsection (c)(4) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341), as added by section 2 of this Act, for fiscal year 2019, which shall include analysis of the effectiveness of such subsection (c)(4) with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations; and  (2)provide, upon request, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives information regarding the review required under paragraph (1).
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.