105 HR 3615 IH: Careers for Heroes Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-11-21
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I113th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3615IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 21, 2013Mr. Reichert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the hiring of veterans by the Federal Government.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Careers for Heroes Act.2.Employment of veterans with the Federal Government(a)In generalSection 4214 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:(4)(A)The requirement under this paragraph is in addition to the appointment of qualified covered veterans under the authority under paragraph (1) by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.(B)The head of each agency (excluding the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense), in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall develop and implement a plan for exercising the authority specified in subparagraph (C) during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph.(C)The authority specified in this subparagraph is the authority as follows:(i)The authority under paragraph (1).(ii)The authority available to the agency concerned under the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–339) and the amendments made by that Act.(D)The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall ensure that under the plans developed under subparagraph (B), agencies shall appoint to existing vacancies not fewer than 15,000 qualified covered veterans during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph. For purposes of complying with this subparagraph, an appointment pursuant to the authority referred to in subparagraph (C)(ii) shall not count toward the number required by this subparagraph unless the appointment is to a vacancy in a full-time, permanent position.;(2)in subsection (d), in the third sentence, by inserting (including, during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of paragraph (4) of subsection (b), the development and implementation by each agency of the plan required under such paragraph, which shall include information regarding the grade or pay level of appointments by the agency under the plan and whether the appointments are, or are converted to, career or career-conditional appointments) after subsection (b) of this section; and(3)in subsection (e)—(A)in paragraph (1)—(i)in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking to the Congress and inserting to the appropriate committees of Congress; and(ii)in subparagraph (A), by inserting (including, during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of paragraph (4) of subsection (b), the development and implementation by the agency of the plan required under such paragraph, which shall include information regarding the grade or pay level of appointments by the agency under the plan and whether the appointments are, or are converted to, permanent appointments) before the period; and(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(3)In this subsection, the term appropriate committees of Congress means—(A)the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and(B)the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives..(b)ReportNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress (as defined under section 4214(e)(3) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)) a report containing a plan to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a).


115 HR 2010 IH: CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-04-06
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2010IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 6, 2017Mr. Cramer (for himself, Mr. McKinley, and Mr. Duncan of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the requirements for secure geological
			 storage of carbon dioxide for purposes of the carbon dioxide sequestration
			 credit.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act. 2.Secure geological storage of carbon dioxideParagraph (2) of section 45Q(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

				(2)Secure geological storage
 (A)In generalNot later than December 31, 2017, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish regulations for determining adequate security measures for the geological storage of carbon dioxide under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(C) of subsection (a) such that the carbon dioxide does not escape into the atmosphere.
 (B)RequirementsThe regulations established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall provide that— (i)for purposes of paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (a), carbon dioxide shall be considered disposed of in secure geological storage if such carbon dioxide is stored in compliance with rules promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency under subpart RR of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this paragraph), under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and rules under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), which are applicable to carbon dioxide disposed of in secure geological storage and not used as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project, and
 (ii)for purposes of paragraph (2)(C) of subsection (a), carbon dioxide shall be considered disposed of in secure geological storage if such carbon dioxide is stored in compliance with rules promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency which are applicable to carbon dioxide used as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project under—
 (I)subpart UU of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this paragraph), under the Clean Air Act, and
 (II)subpart C of part 146 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this paragraph), under the Safe Drinking Water Act, to the extent such rules are applicable to Class II wells..


115 HR 760 IH: Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-01-31
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 760IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 31, 2017Mr. Lynch (for himself and Mr. McKinley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformA BILLTo amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for certain index fund investments from the Postal
			 Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2017. 2.Investment of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits FundSection 8909a(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
 (1)by striking (c) The Secretary and inserting (c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary; and (2)by adding at the end the following:

					(2)
 (A)The Secretary of the Treasury shall immediately invest a specified percentage of the Fund, using one or more qualified professional asset managers, in index funds modeled after those established under subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) of section 8438(b)(1). The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the investment replicates the performance of the longest-term target date asset allocation investment fund established by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
 (B)In exercising authority under subparagraph (A), including in the selection of specific qualified professional asset managers and in the development of specific investment guidelines to meet the requirement of such subparagraph, the Secretary shall consult with the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund Investment Committee.
						(C)
 (i)There is established a Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund Investment Committee that shall consist of—
 (I)the Secretary; (II)the Chair of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service;
 (III)the Chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board; and (IV)2 members to represent the interests of Postal Service employees and annuitants who—
 (aa)are appointed by the President; (bb)have experience and expertise in the management of financial investments and Postal Service employee benefits; and
 (cc)shall serve for a term of 3 years. (ii)The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund Investment Committee and each member of such Committee shall be subject to the requirements of subsections (b)(1) and (c)(2) of section 8477, in the same manner as applied to a fiduciary with respect to the Thrift Savings Fund under such subsections.
							(D)
 (i)The Secretary shall annually engage an independent qualified public accountant to audit the financial statements of the investments made pursuant to subparagraph (A).
 (ii)The Secretary shall submit an annual management report to the Congress not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year that includes—
 (I)a statement of financial position; (II)a statement of operations;
 (III)a statement of cash flows; (IV)a statement on internal accounting and administrative control systems;
 (V)the report resulting from an audit of the financial statements of the investments conducted under clause (i); and
 (VI)any other comments and information necessary to inform the Congress about the operations and financial condition of the investments.
 (E)In this paragraph— (i)specified percentage means 25 percent of the currently available portions of the Fund as are not immediately required for payments from the Fund, except that the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund Investment Committee may specify a higher percentage, not to exceed 30 percent, not earlier than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2017, and as appropriate thereafter; and
 (ii)qualified professional asset manager has the meaning given that term in section 8438(a)..


116 HR 2726 : Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-12-18
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		IIB
		116th CONGRESS1st Session
		H. R. 2726
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		December 18, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationAN ACT
		To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on Amtrak trains.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019. 2.Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains (a)In generalChapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

					24323.Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains
 (a)ProhibitionBeginning on the date of enactment of the Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019, Amtrak shall prohibit smoking on board Amtrak trains. (b)Electronic Cigarettes (1)InclusionThe use of an electronic cigarette shall be treated as smoking for purposes of this section.
 (2)Electronic cigarette definedIn this section, the term electronic cigarette means a device that delivers nicotine or other substances to a user of the device in the form of a vapor that is inhaled to simulate the experience of smoking..
 (b)Conforming amendmentThe table of sections for chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

						24323. Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains..
			Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 2019.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk


116 SRES 207 IS: Congratulating the Senate GLASS Caucus staff association for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Senate staff on the 15-year anniversary of the association.
U.S. Senate
2019-05-14
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III116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. RES. 207IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 14, 2019Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Duckworth, and Ms. Harris) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and AdministrationRESOLUTIONCongratulating the Senate GLASS Caucus staff association for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
 transgender Senate staff on the 15-year anniversary of the association.Whereas, on April 23, 2004, several Senate staffers joined to form a first-of-its-kind staff association for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (referred to in this preamble as LGBT) Senate staff and the allies of LGBT Senate staff;Whereas that staff association, known as the Gay, Lesbian, Allies Senate Staff Caucus, and commonly referred to as the Senate GLASS Caucus, continues to serve the Senate community by raising awareness of issues affecting the LGBT community;Whereas the Senate GLASS Caucus continues to promote the welfare and dignity of LGBT Senate employees;Whereas, for the first time in the 15-year history of the Senate Glass Caucus, the Senate GLASS Caucus celebrates the fact that 2 openly LGBT Members are serving simultaneously in the Senate; andWhereas the Senate GLASS Caucus strives to provide a safe environment for social interaction and professional development: Now, therefore, be itThat the Senate—(1)congratulates the Senate GLASS Caucus staff association on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the association;(2)commends the late Senator Frank Raleigh Lautenberg of New Jersey for—(A)the critical role that Senator Lautenberg played in the formation of the Senate GLASS Caucus; and(B)the steadfast support of Senator Lautenberg for equality; and(3)recognizes the members of the inaugural Senate GLASS Caucus Steering Committee for the vision and hard work of those members in establishing the Senate GLASS Caucus, including—(A)Lynden Armstrong;(B)Brett Bearce;(C)Josh Brekenfeld;(D)John Fossum;(E)Jason Knapp;(F)Jeffrey Levensaler;(G)Kelsey Phipps; and(H)Mat Young.


116 HR 4444 RH: Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-12-15
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IBUnion Calendar No. 533116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 4444[Report No. 116–649]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 20, 2019Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Huffman, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. LaMalfa, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. McAdams, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Schweikert, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. O'Halleran, and Mr. Buck) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesDecember 15, 2020Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedA BILLTo require the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for customers, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act.2.Western area power administration pilot project(a)In generalNot later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration (referred to in this section as the Administrator) shall establish a pilot project, as part of the continuous process improvement program and to provide increased transparency for customers, to publish on a publicly available website of the Western Area Power Administration, a database of the following information, beginning with fiscal year 2008, relating to the Western Area Power Administration:(1)By power system and in a consistent format, rates charged to customers for power and transmission service.(2)By power system, the amount of capacity or energy sold.(3)By region, a detailed accounting, at the functional level and the budget activity level, of all expenditures, capital costs, and staffing costs, including—(A)indirect costs, including overhead costs;(B)direct charges and direct allocations;(C)the number of contract staff;(D)costs related to independent consultants;(E)the number of full-time equivalents; and(F)charges to the region from the headquarters office of the Western Area Power Administration for all annual and capital costs.(4)For the headquarters office of the Western Area Power Administration, a detailed accounting at the functional level and the budget activity level, of all expenditures and capital costs, including—(A)indirect costs, including overhead costs;(B)direct charges and direct allocations;(C)the number of contract staff;(D)costs related to independent consultants;(E)the number of full-time equivalents;(F)a summary of any expenditures described in this paragraph, with the total amount paid by each region and power system; and(G)expenses incurred on behalf of other Federal agencies or programs or third parties for the administration of programs not related to the marketing, transmission, or wheeling of Federal hydropower resources, including—(i)indirect costs, including overhead costs;(ii)direct charges and allocations;(iii)the number of contract staff; and(iv)the number of full-time equivalents.(5)Capital expenditures, including—(A)capital investments delineated by the year in which each investment is placed into service; and(B)the sources of capital for each investment.(b)Annual summary(1)In generalNot later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year in which the pilot project is being carried out under this section, the Administrator shall make available on a publicly available website—(A)updates to documents made available on the date of the initial publication of the information on the website under subsection (a);(B)an identification of the magnitude of annual changes in the information published on the website under subsection (a);(C)a description of the reasons for the changes identified under subparagraph (B);(D)subject to paragraph (2), the total amount of the unobligated balances retained by the Western Area Power Administration at the end of the prior fiscal year within each marketing area and headquarters by—(i)purpose or function;(ii)source of funding;(iii)anticipated program allotment; and(iv)underlying authority for each source of funding; and(E)the anticipated level of unobligated balances that the Western Area Power Administration expects to retain at the end of the fiscal year in which the annual summary is published, as delineated by each of the categories described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (D).(2)LimitationAmounts in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund established by section 5(a) of the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the Colorado River Storage Project Act) (43 U.S.C. 620d(a)), shall not considered to be an unobligated balance retained by the Western Area Power Administration for purposes of paragraph (1)(D).(c)TerminationThe pilot project under this section shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act.December 15, 2020Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed


115 HR 4110 IH: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-10-24
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4110IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 24, 2017Mr. Levin (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kind, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Judy Chu of California, and Mr. Doggett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally
			 married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples, and
			 for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2017. 2.Rules relating to all legally married couples (a)In generalThe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
 (1)in section 21(d)(2)— (A)by striking himself in the heading and inserting self; and
 (B)by striking any husband and wife and inserting any married couple; (2)in section 22(e)(1)—
 (A)by striking husband and wife who live and inserting married couple who lives; and (B)by striking the taxpayer and his spouse and inserting the taxpayer and the spouse of the taxpayer;
 (3)in section 38(c)(6)(A), by striking husband or wife who files and inserting married individual who files; (4)in section 42(j)(5)(C), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following new clause:

 (i)Married couple treated as 1 partnerFor purposes of subparagraph (B), individuals married to one another (and their estates) shall be treated as 1 partner.;
 (5)in section 62(b)(3)— (A)in subparagraph (A)—
 (i)by striking husband and wife who lived apart and inserting married couple who lived apart; and (ii)by striking the taxpayer and his spouse and inserting the taxpayer and the spouse of the taxpayer; and
 (B)in subparagraph (D), by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple; (6)in section 121—
 (A)in subsection (b)(2), by striking husband and wife who make and inserting married couple who makes; and (B)in subsection (d)(1), by striking husband and wife make and inserting married couple makes;
 (7)in section 165(h)(4)(B), by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple; (8)in section 179(b)(4), by striking a husband and wife and inserting individuals married to one another;
 (9)in section 213(d)(8), by striking status as husband and wife and inserting marital status; (10)in section 219(g)(4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking A husband and wife and inserting Married individuals;
 (11)in section 274(b)(2)(B), by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple; (12)in section 643(f), by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple;
 (13)by striking section 682 and inserting the following new section:  682.Income of an estate or trust in case of divorce, etc (a)Inclusion in gross income of separated individualThere shall be included in the gross income of an individual who is divorced or legally separated under a decree of divorce or of separate maintenance (or who is separated under a written separation agreement) the amount of the income of any trust which such individual is entitled to receive and which, except for this section, would be includible in the gross income of the spouse of such individual, and such amount shall not, despite any other provision of this subtitle, be includible in the gross income of such spouse. This subsection shall not apply to that part of any such income of the trust which the terms of the decree, written separation agreement, or trust instrument fix, in terms of an amount of money or a portion of such income, as a sum which is payable for the support of minor children of such spouse. In case such income is less than the amount specified in the decree, agreement, or instrument, for the purpose of applying the preceding sentence, such income, to the extent of such sum payable for such support, shall be considered a payment for such support.
 (b)Separated individual considered beneficiaryFor purposes of computing the taxable income of the estate or trust and the taxable income of an individual to whom subsection (a) applies, such individual shall be considered as the beneficiary specified in this part.
 (c)SpouseFor purposes of this section, if the spouses referred to are divorced, wherever appropriate to the meaning of this section, the term spouse shall read former spouse.;
 (14)in section 761(f)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple; and
 (B)in paragraph (2)(A), by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple; (15)in section 911—
 (A)in subsection (b)(2), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph:  (C)Treatment of community incomeIn applying subparagraph (A) with respect to amounts received from services performed by a married individual which are community income under community property laws applicable to such income, the aggregate amount which may be excludable from the gross income of such individual and such individual’s spouse under subsection (a)(1) for any taxable year shall equal the amount which would be so excludable if such amounts did not constitute community income.; and
 (B)in subsection (d)(9)(A), by striking where a husband and wife each have and inserting where both spouses have; (16)in section 1244(b)(2), by striking a husband and wife filing;
 (17)in section 1272(a)(2)(E), by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following new clause:  (iii)Treatment of a married coupleFor purposes of this subparagraph, a married couple shall be treated as 1 person. The preceding sentence shall not apply where the spouses lived apart at all times during the taxable year in which the loan is made.;
 (18)in section 1313(c)(1), by striking husband and wife and inserting an individual and the individual’s spouse; (19)in section 1361(c)(1)(A)(i), by striking a husband and wife and inserting individuals married to one another;
 (20)in section 2040(b), by striking Certain joint interests of a husband and wife in the heading and inserting Certain joint interests of a married couple; (21)in section 2513—
 (A)by striking Gift by husband or wife to third party in the heading and inserting Gift by spouse to third party; and (B)by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and inserting the following new paragraph:

 (1)In generalA gift made by one individual to any person other than such individual’s spouse shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be considered as made one-half by the individual and one-half by such individual’s spouse, but only if at the time of the gift each spouse is a citizen or resident of the United States. This paragraph shall not apply with respect to a gift by an individual of an interest in property if such individual creates in the individual’s spouse a general power of appointment, as defined in section 2514(c), over such interest. For purposes of this section, an individual shall be considered as the spouse of another only if the individual is married to the individual’s spouse at the time of the gift and does not remarry during the remainder of the calendar year.;
 (22)in section 2516— (A)by striking Where a husband and wife enter and inserting the following:

 (a)In generalWhere a married couple enters; and (B)by adding at the end the following new subsection:

 (b)SpouseFor purposes of this section, if the spouses referred to are divorced, wherever appropriate to the meaning of this section, the term spouse shall read former spouse.;
 (23)in section 5733(d)(2), by striking husband or wife and inserting married individual; (24)in section 6013—
 (A)by striking Joint returns of income tax by husband and wife in the heading and inserting Joint returns of income tax by a married couple; (B)in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple;
 (C)in subsection (a)(1), by striking either the husband or wife and inserting either spouse; (D)in subsection (a)(2)—
 (i)in the first sentence, by striking husband and wife and inserting spouses; and (ii)in the second sentence, by striking his taxable year and inserting such spouse’s taxable year;
 (E)in subsection (a)(3)— (i)in the first sentence, by striking his executor or administrator and inserting the decedent’s executor or administrator;
 (ii)in the first sentence, by striking with respect to both himself and the decedent and inserting with respect to both the surviving spouse and the decedent; and (iii)in the second sentence, by striking constitute his separate return and inserting constitute the survivor’s separate return;
 (F)in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:  (1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), if an individual has filed a separate return for a taxable year for which a joint return could have been made by the individual and the individual’s spouse under subsection (a) and the time prescribed by law for filing the return for such taxable year has expired, such individual and such spouse may nevertheless make a joint return for such taxable year. A joint return filed under this subsection shall constitute the return of the individual and the individual’s spouse for such taxable year, and all payments, credits, refunds, or other repayments made or allowed with respect to the separate return of either spouse for such taxable year shall be taken into account in determining the extent to which the tax based upon the joint return has been paid. If a joint return is made under this subsection, any election (other than the election to file a separate return) made by either spouse in a separate return for such taxable year with respect to the treatment of any income, deduction, or credit of such spouse shall not be changed in the making of the joint return where such election would have been irrevocable if the joint return had not been made. If a joint return is made under this subsection after the death of either spouse, such return with respect to the decedent can be made only by the decedent’s executor or administrator.;
 (G)in subsection (c), by striking husband and wife and inserting spouses; (H)in subsection (d)(1), by striking status as husband and wife and inserting the marital status with respect to each other;
 (I)in subsection (d)(2), by striking his spouse and inserting the spouse of the individual; (J)in subsection (f)(2)(B), by striking such individual, his spouse, and his estate shall be determined as if he were alive and inserting such individual, as well as of the spouse and estate of the individual, shall be determined as if the individual were alive; and
 (K)in subsection (f)(3)— (i)in subparagraph (A), by striking for which he is entitled and inserting for which such member is entitled; and
 (ii)in subparagraph (B), by striking for which he is entitled and inserting for which such employee is entitled; (25)in section 6014(b), by striking husband and wife and inserting a married couple;
 (26)in section 6017, by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple; (27)in section 6096(a), by striking of husband and wife having and inserting reporting;
 (28)in section 6166(b)(2), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph:  (B)Certain interests held by married coupleStock or a partnership interest which—
 (i)is community property of a married couple (or the income from which is community income) under the applicable community property law of a State, or
 (ii)is held by a married couple as joint tenants, tenants by the entirety, or tenants in common, shall be treated as owned by 1 shareholder or 1 partner, as the case may be.; (29)in section 6212(b)(2)—
 (A)by striking return filed by husband and wife and inserting return; and (B)by striking his last known address and inserting the last known address of such spouse;
 (30)in section 6231(a)— (A)in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking husband and wife (and their estates) and inserting individuals married to one another (and their estates); and
 (B)by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following new paragraph:  (12)SpousesExcept to the extent otherwise provided in regulations, spouses who have a joint interest in a partnership shall be treated as 1 person.;
 (31)in section 7428(c)(2)(A), by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple; (32)in section 7701(a)—
 (A)by striking paragraph (17); and (B)in paragraph (38), by striking husband and wife and inserting married couple; and
 (33)in section 7872(f), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following new paragraph:  (7)Married couple treated as 1 personA married couple shall be treated as 1 person..
				(b)Conforming amendments
 (1)The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 12 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the item relating to section 2513 and inserting the following new item:

							Sec. 2513. Gift by spouse to third party..
 (2)The table of sections for subpart B of part II of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 6013 and inserting the following new item:

							Sec. 6013. Joint returns of income tax by a married couple..
				3.Rules relating to the gender of spouses, etc
 (a)In generalThe following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking his spouse each place it appears and inserting the individual’s spouse: (1)Subsections (a)(1) and (d) of section 1.
 (2)Section 2(b)(2)(A). (3)Subsections (d)(1)(B) and (e)(3) of section 21.
 (4)Section 36(c)(5). (5)Section 71(b)(1)(C).
 (6)Section 179(d)(2)(A). (7)Section 318(a)(1)(A)(i).
 (8)Section 408(d)(6). (9)Section 469(i)(5)(B)(ii).
 (10)Section 507(d)(2)(B)(iii). (11)Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 613A(c)(8)(D).
 (12)Section 672(e)(2). (13)Section 704(e)(2).
 (14)Subparagraphs (A) and (B)(ii) of section 911(c)(3). (15)Section 1235(c)(2).
 (16)Section 1400C(e)(2)(A)(i). (17)Section 1563(e)(5).
 (18)Section 3121(b)(3)(B). (19)Section 4946(d).
 (20)Section 4975(e)(6). (21)Subparagraphs (A)(iv) and (B) of section 6012(a)(1).
 (22)Section 7703(a). (b)Conforming amendments (1)The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking his spouse each place it appears and inserting the taxpayer’s spouse:
 (A)Section 2(a)(2)(B). (B)Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 2(b)(2).
 (C)Paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 21(e). (D)Section 36B(e)(1).
 (E)Section 63(e)(3)(B). (F)Section 86(c)(1)(C)(ii).
 (G)Section 105(c)(1). (H)Section 135(d)(3).
 (I)Section 151(b). (J)Subsections (a) and (d)(7) of section 213.
 (K)Section 1233(e)(2)(C). (L)Section 1239(b)(2).
 (M)Section 6504(2). (2)The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking his spouse each place it appears and inserting the employee’s spouse:
 (A)Section 132(m)(1). (B)Section 401(h)(6).
 (C)Subparagraphs (B), (D), and (E)(i) of section 3402(f)(1). (D)Section 3402(l)(3).
 (3)The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking his taxable year each place it appears and inserting the individual’s taxable year: (A)Section 2(b)(1).
 (B)Section 7703(a)(1). (4)The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking his taxable year each place it appears and inserting the taxpayer’s taxable year:
 (A)Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 2(b)(2) (as amended by paragraph (1)(B)). (B)Section 63(f)(1)(A).
 (5)The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking his home and inserting the individual’s home: (A)Section 2(b)(1)(A).
 (B)Section 21(e)(4)(A)(i). (C)Section 7703(b)(1).
 (6)The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this section, is amended— (A)in section 2(a)(1)(A), by striking his two taxable years and inserting the taxpayer’s two taxable years;
 (B)in section 2(a)(1)(B), by striking his home and inserting the taxpayer’s home; (C)in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 63(f), by striking for himself if he both places it appears and inserting for the taxpayer if the taxpayer;
 (D)in section 63(f)(4), by striking his both places it appears and inserting the individual’s; (E)in section 105(b)—
 (i)by striking his spouse, his dependents and inserting the taxpayer’s spouse, the taxpayer’s dependents; and (ii)by striking by him;
 (F)in the heading of section 119(a), by striking , his spouse, and his dependents and inserting and the employee’s spouse and dependents; (G)in section 119(a), by striking him, his spouse, or any of his dependents by or on behalf of his employer and inserting the employee or the employee’s spouse or dependents by or on behalf of the employer of the employee;
 (H)in section 119(a)(2), by striking his both places it appears and inserting the employee’s; (I)in section 119(d)(3)(B), by striking his spouse, and any of his dependents and inserting the employee’s spouse, and any of the employee’s dependents;
 (J)in section 129(b)(2), by striking himself and inserting the spouse’s self; (K)in section 170(b)(1)(F)(iii)—
 (i)by striking his spouse and inserting the spouse of such donor; and (ii)by striking his death or after the death of his surviving spouse and inserting the death of the donor or after the death of the donor’s surviving spouse;
 (L)in section 213(c)(1)— (i)by striking his estate and inserting the estate of the taxpayer; and
 (ii)by striking his death and inserting the death of the taxpayer; (M)in section 213(d)(7), by striking he and inserting the taxpayer;
 (N)in section 217(g)— (i)by striking , his spouse, or his dependents in paragraph (2) and inserting or the spouse or dependents of such member;
 (ii)by striking his dependents in paragraph (3) and inserting dependents; and (iii)by striking his spouse each place it appears in paragraph (3) and inserting the member’s spouse;
 (O)in section 217(i)(3)(A), by striking his; (P)in section 267(c), by striking his each place it appears and inserting the individual’s;
 (Q)in section 318(a)(1)(A)(ii), by striking his and inserting the individual’s; (R)in section 402(l)(4)(D), by striking , his spouse, and dependents and inserting and the spouse and dependents of such officer;
 (S)in section 415(l)(2)(B), by striking , his spouse, or his dependents and inserting or the participant’s spouse or dependents; (T)in section 420(f)(6)(A), by striking his covered spouse and dependents each place it appears and inserting the covered spouse and dependents of such retiree;
 (U)in section 424(d)(1), by striking his and inserting the individual’s; (V)in section 544(a)(2), by striking his each place it appears and inserting the individual’s;
 (W)in section 911(c)(3), by striking him each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(ii) and inserting the individual; (X)in section 1015(d)(3), by striking his spouse and inserting the donor’s spouse;
 (Y)in section 1563(e)— (i)by striking his children both places it appears in paragraphs (5)(D) and (6)(A) and inserting the individual’s children; and
 (ii)by striking his parents both places it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (6) and inserting the individual’s parents; (Z)in section 1563(f)(2)(B), by striking him and inserting the individual;
 (AA)in section 2012(c), by striking his spouse and inserting the decedent’s spouse; (BB)in section 2032A(e)(10), by striking his surviving spouse and inserting the decedent’s surviving spouse;
 (CC)in section 2035(b)— (i)by striking his estate and inserting the decedent’s estate; and
 (ii)by striking his spouse and inserting the decedent’s spouse; (DD)in subsections (a) and (b)(5) of section 2056, by striking his;
 (EE)in section 2523(b)— (i)by striking (or his heirs or assigns) or such person (or his heirs or assigns) in paragraph (1) and inserting (or the donor’s heirs or assigns) or such person (or such person’s heirs or assigns);
 (ii)by striking himself in paragraph (1) and inserting the donor’s self; (iii)by striking he in paragraph (2) and inserting the donor; and
 (iv)by striking him each place it appears in the matter following paragraph (2) and inserting the donor; (FF)in section 2523(d), by striking himself and inserting the donor’s self;
 (GG)in section 2523(e), by striking his spouse and inserting the donor’s spouse; (HH)in section 3121(b)(3)—
 (i)by striking his father in subparagraph (A) and inserting the child’s father; (ii)by striking his father in subparagraph (B) and inserting the individual’s father; and
 (iii)by striking his son in subparagraph (B) and inserting the individual’s son; (II)in section 3306(c)(5)—
 (i)by striking his son and inserting the individual’s son; and (ii)by striking his father and inserting the child’s father;
 (JJ)in section 3402(f)(1)— (i)by striking himself unless he in subparagraph (A) and inserting the employee unless the employee;
 (ii)by striking he in subparagraph (D) and inserting the employee; and (iii)by striking he both places it appears in subparagraph (E) and inserting the employee;
 (KK)in section 3402(l)— (i)by striking he each place it appears in paragraphs (2) and (3)(A) and inserting the employee; and
 (ii)by striking his taxable year both places it appears in paragraph (3)(B) and inserting the employee’s taxable year; (LL)in section 4905(a), by striking his spouse and inserting such person’s spouse;
 (MM)in section 6046(c), by striking his both places it appears and inserting the individual’s; (NN)in section 6103(e)(1)(A)(ii), by striking him and inserting the individual;
 (OO)in section 7448(a)(8), by striking his death and inserting the individual’s death; (PP)in subsections (d), (m), and (n) of section 7448, by striking his each place it appears and inserting the individual’s;
 (QQ)in subsection (m) of section 7448, as so amended, by striking he each place it appears and inserting such judge or special trial judge; and (RR)in section 7448(q)—
 (i)by striking his both places it appears and inserting such judge’s; and (ii)by striking to bring himself and inserting to come.


94 HR 4908 : Native American Veteran Parity in Access to Care Today Act
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IIB116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 4908IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 23, 2020Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsAN ACTTo amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the collection of a health care copayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from a veteran who is a member of an Indian tribe.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Native American Veteran Parity in Access to Care Today Act or Native American PACT Act .2.Prohibition on collection of a health care copayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from a veteran who is a member of an Indian tribe(a)In generalSection 1730A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)in the heading, by striking catastrophically disabled and inserting certain;(2)by inserting (a) Prohibition.— before Notwithstanding;(3)by striking a veteran who is catastrophically disabled, as defined by the Secretary, and inserting a covered veteran; and(4)by adding at the end the following new subsection:(b)Covered veteran definedIn this section, the term covered veteran means a veteran who—(1)is catastrophically disabled, as defined by the Secretary; or(2)is an Indian or urban Indian, as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (Public Law 94–437; 25 U.S.C. 1603)..(b)Technical amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1730A and inserting the following:1730A. Prohibition on collection of copayments from certain veterans..(c)Delayed effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on the day that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 2020.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.


I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 761IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 31, 2017Mr. Renacci (for himself, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Bucshon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo prohibit the use of premiums paid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as an offset for other Federal spending.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017. 2.Prohibition on the use of premiums as an offset (a)In generalIn the Senate and the House of Representatives, for purposes of determining points of order under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) or any concurrent resolution on the budget, any provision that increases, or extends the increase of, any premiums payable to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not be counted in estimating the level of budget authority, outlays, or revenues—
(1)in the Senate, for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, amendment between the Houses, conference report, or motion; or (2)in the House of Representatives, for any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon.
(b)Rules of Senate and House of RepresentativesCongress adopts the provisions of this section— (1)as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such rules; and
(2)with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.


117 S1982 IS: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans.
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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1982IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 9, 2021Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans. 1.Certain purchases of employee-owned stock disregarded for purposes of foundation tax on excess
 business holdings(a)In generalSection 4943(c)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:(v)For purposes of clause (i), subparagraph (D), and paragraph (2), any voting stock which—(I)is not readily tradable on an established securities market,(II)is purchased by the business enterprise on or after January 1, 2005, from an employee stock ownership plan (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in which employees of such business enterprise participate, in connection with a distribution from such plan, and(III)is held by the business enterprise as treasury stock, cancelled, or retired,shall be treated as outstanding voting stock, but only to the extent so treating such stock would not result in permitted holdings exceeding 49 percent (determined without regard to this clause). The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to the purchase of stock from a plan during the 10-year period beginning on the date the plan is established..(b)Effective date(1)In generalThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act and to purchases by a business enterprise of voting stock in taxable years beginning before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.(2)Special rule for grandfathered foundations in case of decrease in ownership by reason of
 pre-enactment purchasesSection 4943(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply with respect to any decrease in the percentage of holdings in a business enterprise by reason of the application of section 4943(c)(4)(A)(v) of such Code (as added by this section).


110 HR 4438 IH: To suspend temporarily the duty on certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning.
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I
110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 4438
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 11, 2007
Mr. Coble introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning.

1.Certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning
(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:

9902.01.00Acrylic staple fiber (polyacrylonitrile staple) containing at least 85% by weight of acrylonitrile units, not more than 2 to 3% water, imported in the form of colored staple crimped product with an average filament decitex of 2.2 (plus or minus 10%), and fiber staple length of 50 mm (plus or minus 10%) (provided for in subheading 5503.30.00).FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011    .
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3303
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 22, 2008
			Mr. Brownback (for
			 himself, Mr. Salazar,
			 Ms. Collins, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr.
			 Thune) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
			 referred to the Committee on Commerce,
			 Science, and Transportation

		A BILL
		To require automobile manufacturers to ensure that not
		  less than 80 percent of the automobiles manufactured or sold in the United
		  States by each such manufacturer to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85
		  percent ethanol, 85 percent methanol, or biodiesel.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Open Fuel Standard Act of
			 2008 or the OFS
			 Act.
		2.Findings and
			 purposes
			(a)FindingsCongress
			 makes the following findings:
				(1)The status of oil
			 as a strategic commodity, which derives from its domination of the
			 transportation sector, presents a clear and present danger to the United
			 States;
				(2)in a prior era,
			 when salt was a strategic commodity, salt mines conferred national power and
			 wars were fought over the control of such mines;
				(3)technology, in
			 the form of electricity and refrigeration, decisively ended salt’s monopoly of
			 meat preservation and greatly reduced its strategic importance;
				(4)fuel competition
			 and consumer choice would similarly serve to end oil’s monopoly in the
			 transportation sector and strip oil of its strategic status;
				(5)the current
			 closed fuel market has allowed a cartel of petroleum exporting countries to
			 inflate fuel prices, effectively imposing a harmful tax on the economy of the
			 United States of nearly $500,000,000,000 per year;
				(6)much of the
			 inflated petroleum revenues the oil cartel earns at the expense of the people
			 of the United States are used for purposes antithetical to the interests of the
			 United States and its allies;
				(7)alcohol fuels,
			 including ethanol and methanol, could potentially provide significant supplies
			 of additional fuels that could be produced in the United States and in many
			 other countries in the Western Hemisphere that are friendly to the United
			 States;
				(8)alcohol fuels can
			 only play a major role in securing the energy independence of the United States
			 if a substantial portion of vehicles in the United States are capable of
			 operating on such fuels;
				(9)it is not in the
			 best interest of United States consumers or the United States Government to be
			 constrained to depend solely upon petroleum resources for vehicle fuels if
			 alcohol fuels are potentially available;
				(10)existing
			 technology, in the form of flexible fuel vehicles, allows internal combustion
			 engine cars and trucks to be produced at little or no additional cost, which
			 are capable of operating on conventional gasoline, alcohol fuels, or any
			 combination of such fuels, as availability or cost advantage dictates,
			 providing a platform on which fuels can compete;
				(11)the necessary
			 distribution system for such alcohol fuels will not be developed in the United
			 States until a substantial fraction of the vehicles in the United States are
			 capable of operating on such fuels;
				(12)the
			 establishment of such a vehicle fleet and distribution system would provide a
			 large market that would mobilize private resources to substantially advance the
			 technology and expand the production of alcohol fuels in the United States and
			 abroad;
				(13)the United
			 States has an urgent national security interest to develop alcohol fuels
			 technology, production, and distribution systems as rapidly as possible;
				(14)new cars sold in
			 the United States that are equipped with an internal combustion engine should
			 allow for fuel competition by being flexible fuel vehicles, and new diesel cars
			 should be capable of operating on biodiesel; and
				(15)such an open
			 fuel standard would help to protect the United States economy from high and
			 volatile oil prices and from the threats caused by global instability,
			 terrorism, and natural disaster.
				3.Open fuel
			 standard for transportationChapter 329 of title 49, United States Code,
			 is amended by adding at the end the following:

				32920.Open fuel
				standard for transportation
					(a)DefinitionsIn
				this section:
						(1)E85The
				term E85 means a fuel mixture containing 85 percent ethanol and 15
				percent gasoline by volume.
						(2)Flexible fuel
				automobileThe term flexible fuel automobile means
				an automobile that has been warranted by its manufacturer to operate on
				gasoline, E85, and M85.
						(3)Fuel
				choice-enabling automobileThe term fuel choice-enabling
				automobile means—
							(A)a flexible fuel
				automobile; or
							(B)an automobile
				that has been warranted by its manufacturer to operate on biodiesel.
							(4)Light-duty
				automobileThe term light-duty automobile
				means—
							(A)a passenger
				automobile; or
							(B)a non-passenger
				automobile.
							(5)Light-duty
				automobile manufacturer’s annual inventoryThe term
				light-duty automobile manufacturer’s annual inventory means the
				number of light-duty automobiles that a manufacturer, during a given calendar
				year, manufactures in the United States or imports from outside of the United
				States for sale in the United States.
						(6)M85The
				term M85 means a fuel mixture containing 85 percent methanol and
				15 percent gasoline by volume.
						(b)Open fuel
				standard for transportation
						(1)In
				generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), each light-duty
				automobile manufacturer’s annual inventory shall be comprised of—
							(A)not less than 50
				percent fuel choice-enabling automobiles in 2012, 2013, and 2014; and
							(B)not less than 80
				percent fuel choice-enabling automobiles in 2015, and in each subsequent
				year.
							(2)Temporary
				exemption from requirements
							(A)ApplicationA
				manufacturer may request an exemption from the requirement described in
				paragraph (1) by submitting an application to the Secretary, at such time, in
				such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require by
				regulation. Each such application shall specify the models, lines, and types of
				automobiles affected.
							(B)EvaluationAfter
				evaluating an application received from a manufacturer, the Secretary may at
				any time, under such terms and conditions, and to such extent as the Secretary
				considers appropriate, temporarily exempt, or renew the exemption of, a
				light-duty automobile from the requirement described in paragraph (1) if the
				Secretary determines that unavoidable events not under the control of the
				manufacturer prevent the manufacturer of such automobile from meeting its
				required production volume of fuel choice-enabling automobiles due to a
				disruption in—
								(i)the supply of any
				component required for compliance with the regulations; or
								(ii)the use and
				installation by the manufacturer of such component.
								(C)ConsolidationThe
				Secretary may consolidate applications received from multiple manufactures
				under subparagraph (A) if they are of a similar nature.
							(D)ConditionsAny
				exemption granted under subparagraph (B) shall be conditioned upon the
				manufacturer’s commitment to recall the exempted automobiles for installation
				of the omitted components within a reasonable time proposed by the manufacturer
				and approved by the Secretary after such components become available in
				sufficient quantities to satisfy both anticipated production and recall volume
				requirements.
							(E)NoticeThe
				Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register—
								(i)notice of each
				application received from a manufacturer;
								(ii)notice of each
				decision to grant or deny a temporary exemption; and
								(iii)the reasons for
				granting or denying such exemptions.
								(F)LabelingEach
				manufacturer that receives an exemption under this paragraph shall place a
				label on each exempted automobile. Such label—
								(i)shall comply with
				the regulations prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph (3); and
								(ii)may only be
				removed after recall and installation of the required components.
								(G)Notice of
				exemptionEach light-duty automobile delivered to dealers and
				first purchasers that is not a fuel choice-enabling automobile and for which
				the manufacturer received an exemption under this paragraph, shall be
				accompanied with a written notification of such exemption, which complies with
				the regulations prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph (3).
							(3)RulemakingNot
				later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
				Transportation shall promulgate regulations to carry out this
				section.
						.


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 106
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			January 4, 2007
			Mr. Reid (for
			 Mr. Inouye) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend the Public Health Service Act to
		  provide for the establishment of a National Center for Social Work
		  Research.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the National
			 Center for Social Work Research Act.
		2.FindingsCongress finds that—
			(1)social workers focus on the improvement of
			 individual and family functioning and the creation of effective health and
			 mental health prevention and treatment interventions in order for individuals
			 to become more productive members of society;
			(2)social workers provide front line
			 prevention and treatment services in the areas of school violence, aging, teen
			 pregnancy, child abuse, domestic violence, juvenile crime, and substance abuse,
			 particularly in rural and underserved communities; and
			(3)social workers are in a unique position to
			 provide valuable research information on these complex social concerns, taking
			 into account a wide range of social, medical, economic and community influences
			 from an interdisciplinary, family-centered and community-based approach.
			3.Establishment of National Center for Social
			 Work Research
			(a)In generalSection 401(a) of the
			 Public Health Service Act
			 (42 U.S.C.
			 281(a)), as amended by the National Institutes of Health Reform
			 Act of 2006) is amended by adding at the end the following:

					(26)The National Center for Social Work
				Research.
					.
			(b)EstablishmentPart E of title IV of the
			 Public Health Service Act
			 (42 U.S.C.
			 287 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

					7National Center for Social Work
				Research
						485J.Purpose of CenterThe general purpose of the National Center
				for Social Work Research (referred to in this subpart as the
				Center) is the conduct and support of, and dissemination of
				targeted research concerning social work methods and outcomes related to
				problems of significant social concern. The Center shall—
							(1)promote research and training that is
				designed to inform social work practices, thus increasing the knowledge base
				which promotes a healthier America; and
							(2)provide policymakers with empirically-based
				research information to enable such policymakers to better understand complex
				social issues and make informed funding decisions about service effectiveness
				and cost efficiency.
							485K.Specific authorities
							(a)In generalTo carry out the purpose described in
				section 485J, the Director of the Center may provide research training and
				instruction and establish, in the Center and in other nonprofit institutions,
				research traineeships and fellowships in the study and investigation of the
				prevention of disease, health promotion, the association of socioeconomic
				status, gender, ethnicity, age and geographical location and health, the social
				work care of individuals with, and families of individuals with, acute and
				chronic illnesses, child abuse, neglect, and youth violence, and child and
				family care to address problems of significant social concern especially in
				underserved populations and underserved geographical areas.
							(b)Stipends and allowancesThe Director of the Center may provide
				individuals receiving training and instruction or traineeships or fellowships
				under subsection (a) with such stipends and allowances (including amounts for
				travel and subsistence and dependency allowances) as the Director determines
				necessary.
							(c)GrantsThe Director of the Center may make grants
				to nonprofit institutions to provide training and instruction and traineeships
				and fellowships under subsection (a).
							485L.Advisory council
							(a)Duties
								(1)In generalThe Secretary shall establish an advisory
				council for the Center that shall advise, assist, consult with, and make
				recommendations to the Secretary and the Director of the Center on matters
				related to the activities carried out by and through the Center and the
				policies with respect to such activities.
								(2)GiftsThe advisory council for the Center may
				recommend to the Secretary the acceptance, in accordance with section 231, of
				conditional gifts for study, investigations, and research and for the
				acquisition of grounds or construction, equipment, or maintenance of facilities
				for the Center.
								(3)Other duties and functionsThe advisory council for the Center—
									(A)(i)may make recommendations to the Director of
				the Center with respect to research to be conducted by the Center;
										(ii)may review applications for grants and
				cooperative agreements for research or training and recommend for approval
				applications for projects that demonstrate the probability of making valuable
				contributions to human knowledge; and
										(iii)may review any grant, contract, or
				cooperative agreement proposed to be made or entered into by the Center;
										(B)may collect, by correspondence or by
				personal investigation, information relating to studies that are being carried
				out in the United States or any other country and, with the approval of the
				Director of the Center, make such information available through appropriate
				publications; and
									(C)may appoint subcommittees and convene
				workshops and conferences.
									(b)Membership
								(1)In generalThe advisory council shall be composed of
				the ex officio members described in paragraph (2) and not more than 18
				individuals to be appointed by the Secretary under paragraph (3).
								(2)Ex officio membersThe ex officio members of the advisory
				council shall include—
									(A)the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
				the Director of NIH, the Director of the Center, the Chief Social Work Officer
				of the Veterans’ Administration, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
				Affairs, the Associate Director of Prevention Research at the National
				Institute of Mental Health, the Director of the Division of Epidemiology and
				Services Research, the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for the
				Administration for Children and Families, the Assistant Secretary of Education
				for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the Assistant Secretary
				of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development, and
				the Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs (or the designees
				of such officers); and
									(B)such additional officers or employees of
				the United States as the Secretary determines necessary for the advisory
				council to effectively carry out its functions.
									(3)Appointed membersThe Secretary shall appoint not to exceed
				18 individuals to the advisory council, of which—
									(A)not more than two-thirds of such individual
				shall be appointed from among the leading representatives of the health and
				scientific disciplines (including public health and the behavioral or social
				sciences) relevant to the activities of the Center, and at least 7 such
				individuals shall be professional social workers who are recognized experts in
				the area of clinical practice, education, or research; and
									(B)not more than one-third of such individuals
				shall be appointed from the general public and shall include leaders in fields
				of public policy, law, health policy, economics, and management.
									The Secretary shall make appointments
				to the advisory council in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of the
				members do not all expire in the same year.(4)CompensationMembers of the advisory council who are
				officers or employees of the United States shall not receive any compensation
				for service on the advisory council. The remaining members shall receive, for
				each day (including travel time) they are engaged in the performance of the
				functions of the advisory council, compensation at rates not to exceed the
				daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for an individual at grade GS–18
				of the General Schedule.
								(c)Terms
								(1)In generalThe term of office of an individual
				appointed to the advisory council under subsection (b)(3) shall be 4 years,
				except that any individual appointed to fill a vacancy on the advisory council
				shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member may serve after
				the expiration of the member’s term until a successor has been
				appointed.
								(2)ReappointmentsA member of the advisory council who has
				been appointed under subsection (b)(3) for a term of 4 years may not be
				reappointed to the advisory council prior to the expiration of the 2-year
				period beginning on the date on which the prior term expired.
								(3)VacancyIf a vacancy occurs on the advisory council
				among the members under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall make an
				appointment to fill that vacancy not later than 90 days after the date on which
				the vacancy occurs.
								(d)ChairpersonThe chairperson of the advisory council
				shall be selected by the Secretary from among the members appointed under
				subsection (b)(3), except that the Secretary may select the Director of the
				Center to be the chairperson of the advisory council. The term of office of the
				chairperson shall be 2 years.
							(e)MeetingsThe advisory council shall meet at the call
				of the chairperson or upon the request of the Director of the Center, but not
				less than 3 times each fiscal year. The location of the meetings of the
				advisory council shall be subject to the approval of the Director of the
				Center.
							(f)Administrative provisionsThe Director of the Center shall designate
				a member of the staff of the Center to serve as the executive secretary of the
				advisory council. The Director of the Center shall make available to the
				advisory council such staff, information, and other assistance as the council
				may require to carry out its functions. The Director of the Center shall
				provide orientation and training for new members of the advisory council to
				provide such members with such information and training as may be appropriate
				for their effective participation in the functions of the advisory
				council.
							(g)Comments and recommendationsThe advisory council may prepare, for
				inclusion in the biennial report under section 485M—
								(1)comments with respect to the activities of
				the advisory council in the fiscal years for which the report is
				prepared;
								(2)comments on the progress of the Center in
				meeting its objectives; and
								(3)recommendations with respect to the future
				direction and program and policy emphasis of the center.
								The advisory council may prepare
				such additional reports as it may determine appropriate.485M.Biennial reportThe Director of the Center, after
				consultation with the advisory council for the Center, shall prepare for
				inclusion in the biennial report under section 403, a biennial report that
				shall consist of a description of the activities of the Center and program
				policies of the Director of the Center in the fiscal years for which the report
				is prepared. The Director of the Center may prepare such additional reports as
				the Director determines appropriate. The Director of the Center shall provide
				the advisory council of the Center an opportunity for the submission of the
				written comments described in section 485L(g).
						485N.Quarterly reportThe Director of the Center shall prepare and
				submit to Congress a quarterly report that contains a summary of findings and
				policy implications derived from research conducted or supported through the
				Center.
						.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1993
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			December 14, 2011
			Mr. Nelson of Florida
			 (for himself, Ms. Collins,
			 Mrs. Gillibrand, and
			 Mr. Schumer) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To posthumously award a Congressional Gold
		  Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to
		  American culture and the civil rights movement.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Lena Horne Recognition
			 Act.
		2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
			(1)Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born on June
			 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of 16, Lena Horne was hired as a
			 dancer in the chorus of Harlem’s famous Cotton Club, where she was introduced
			 to such legendary jazz performers as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Count Basie,
			 Ethel Waters, and Billie Holiday.
			(2)In 1940, she became one of the first
			 African-American women to perform with an all-White band when she toured with
			 Charlie Barnet’s jazz band as its featured singer.
			(3)She was discovered by a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
			 (MGM) talent scout and became the first African-American artist to sign a
			 long-term contract with a major studio.
			(4)Despite her extraordinary beauty and
			 talent, Lena Horne was often limited to minor acting roles because of her
			 race.
			(5)Scenes in which she did sing were cut out
			 when they were sent to local distributors in the South and studio executives
			 cast another actress as Julie in the film version of Show Boat
			 instead of Lena Horne because they did not want the show to star an
			 African-American actress. However, Lena Horne dazzled audiences and critics in
			 a number of films, including Cabin in the Sky and Stormy
			 Weather.
			(6)During World War II, Lena Horne toured
			 extensively with the United Service Organizations (USO) on the West Coast and
			 in the South in support of the troops and expressed outrage about the way
			 African-American soldiers were treated.
			(7)She refused to sing for segregated
			 audiences or to groups in which German prisoners of war were seated in front of
			 African-American servicemen.
			(8)During the period of McCarthyism in the
			 1950s, Lena Horne was blacklisted as a communist for 7 years because of her
			 civil rights activism and friendship with Paul Robeson and W.E.B. Du
			 Bois.
			(9)In 1957, Lena Horne recorded Lena Horne at
			 the Waldorf-Astoria, which reached the Top 10 and became the best-selling album
			 by a female singer in RCA Victor’s history.
			(10)Lena Horne rose to international stardom
			 and toured the world, sharing the stage with such names as Count Basie, Tony
			 Bennett, Billy Eckstine, Vic Damone, and Harry Belafonte, and also starred in
			 musical and television specials with such giants as Judy Garland, Bing Crosby,
			 and Frank Sinatra.
			(11)Lena Horne used her fame to become a
			 powerful voice for civil rights and equality.
			(12)In 1963, she participated in the historic
			 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, at which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
			 delivered his immortal “I Have a Dream” speech.
			(13)Lena Horne also performed at rallies
			 throughout the country for the National Council for Negro Women and worked with
			 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), of
			 which she was a member from the age of 2, the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, and
			 the Urban League.
			(14)Through the end of the 20th century, Lena
			 Horne continued to entertain large audiences of all ages and backgrounds. In
			 1981, she captivated audiences with her one-woman Broadway show, Lena
			 Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which enjoyed a 14-month run before
			 going on tour, and earned her a special Tony Award and two Grammy
			 Awards.
			(15)In 2002, 73 years after the Academy Awards
			 were first awarded, Halle Berry became the first African-American woman to win
			 an Oscar for Best Actress and recognized in her acceptance speech how Lena
			 Horne paved the way for her and other African-American actresses.
			(16)Lena Horne passed away in New York City on
			 May 9, 2010, at the age of 92.
			(17)Lena Horne was an entertainer, activist,
			 and mother who used her beauty, talent, and intelligence to fight racial
			 discrimination and injustice and rise to international stardom.
			(18)A symbol of elegance and grace, she
			 entertained people of all walks of life for over 60 years, and broke barriers
			 for future generations.
			3.Congressional gold medal
			(a)Presentation authorizedThe Speaker of the House of Representatives
			 and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements
			 for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold medal of
			 appropriate design in commemoration of Lena Horne in recognition of her
			 achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights
			 movement.
			(b)Design and strikingFor purposes of the presentation referred
			 to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as
			 the Secretary) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems,
			 devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
			4.Duplicate medalsThe Secretary may strike and sell duplicates
			 in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2, under such
			 regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the
			 cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead
			 expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.
		5.Status of medals
			(a)National medalsThe medals struck pursuant to this Act are
			 national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States
			 Code.
			(b)Numismatic itemsFor purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
			 United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be
			 numismatic items.
			6.Authority to use fund amounts; proceeds of
			 sale
			(a)Authority To use fund amountsThere is authorized to be charged against
			 the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as may be necessary
			 to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant to this Act.
			(b)Proceeds of saleAmounts received from the sale of duplicate
			 bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited into the United
			 States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.


109 HR 1374 IH: Independent Living Assistance Access Act of 2005
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2005-03-17
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1374
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 17, 2005
Mr. Cooper (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Gordon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit aliens who are independent living assistants to be accorded status as J nonimmigrants to provide in-home living and home support services to adults with disabilities.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Independent Living Assistance Access Act of 2005.
2.According of status as J nonimmigrants to aliens who are independent living assistants to provide in-home living and home support services to adults with disabilities
(a)In generalParagraph (15)(J) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by inserting independent living assistant, after specialist,.
(b)DefinitionSuch section is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

(51)The term independent living assistant means an individual who provides in-home living and home support services to an adult with disabilities.
(52)The term in-home living and home support services means services related to personal care (including assistance with walking, bathing, dressing, and eating), homemaker services (including assistance with shopping, meal preparation, and light housekeeping), and the performance of routine household chores (including house cleaning and yard work). Such term does not include medical care or any other health service required to be provided by a licensed health professional or provided under the direction of a physical or occupational therapist..
(c)TrainingAn alien who is accorded status as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)) as an independent living assistant (as defined in section 101(a)(51) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), as added by subsection (b)), shall receive, prior to placement, appropriate training related to the provision of in-home living and home support services (as defined in section 101(a)(52) of such Act, as added by such subsection). Such training shall include training for specific specialized in-home living and home support services in the case of an independent living assistant who is assisting an adult with a disability who requires such specific specialized services.


109 HRES 885 EH: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5638) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000 and to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes.
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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 885
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

June 22, 2006

RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5638) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000 and to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes.

That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5638) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000 and to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes. The bill shall be considered as read. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Karen L. HaasClerk.


113 HR 2208 RH: North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act
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2014-06-30
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Union Calendar No. 374
113th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 2208
[Report No. 113–501]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 23, 2013
Mr. Wittman (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

June 30, 2014
Additional sponsors: Mr. Joyce, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. DeFazio

June 30, 2014
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 23, 2013

A BILL
To extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act.
2.Authorization of appropriationsSection 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by striking not to exceed— and all that follows through paragraph (5) and inserting not to exceed $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018..
3.Limitation on expenditures for fee title acquisition
(a)LimitationSection 6 of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4405) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(c)Limitation on expenditures for land acquisitionAmounts appropriated under the authority of this Act may not be used—
(1)by the Secretary to acquire fee title to land on behalf of the United States;
(2)by the Secretary to acquire fee title to any land from a third party who used funds appropriated under the authority of this Act to acquire fee title to that land unless the Secretary can certify that the Secretary has sufficient available funds to properly manage and maintain the land being acquired, including the provision of access for hunting; or
(3)by a nongovernment organization to acquire fee title to land within the United States unless the acquisition is approved by the State or insular area fish and wildlife agency with jurisdiction with respect to that land..
(b)ApplicationThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any specific land acquisition required by contract or other agreement entered into before the date of enactment of this Act.
4.Annual report on expendituresSection 10(2) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4409(2)) is amended to read as follows:

(2)an annual assessment of the status of wetlands conservation projects, including an accounting of—
(A)expenditures by Federal, State, and other United States entities;
(B)expenditures made for fee-simple acquisition of Federal lands in the United States; and
(C)expenditures by Canadian and Mexican sources to carry out wetland projects funded under this Act..

June 30, 2014
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed