		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 185
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 25
			 (legislative day, January 5), 2011
			Mrs. Boxer (for herself,
			 Mr. Burr, Mr.
			 Cardin, and Mr. Brown of
			 Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice
			 and referred to the Committee on Foreign
			 Relations

		A BILL
		To provide United States assistance for the purpose of
		  eradicating severe forms of trafficking in children in eligible countries
		  through the implementation of Child Protection Compacts, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as Child Protection Compact Act of
			 2011.
		2.Findings and
			 Purposes
			(a)FindingsCongress makes the following
			 findings:
				(1)The use of
			 children for commercial sexual exploitation is a global phenomenon. Human
			 trafficking affects millions of children worldwide.
				(2)Many countries
			 with a high prevalence of trafficking in children lack financial resources,
			 legal expertise, technical capacity, and other resources to appropriately
			 protect and rescue these children, despite a demonstrated political will to do
			 so.
				(3)The Department of
			 State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons placed 132
			 countries, out of 175 countries ranked, on Tier 2 or Tier 2 Watch List in its
			 2010 Trafficking in Persons report.
				(4)As a party to the
			 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially
			 Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against
			 Transnational Organized Crime (the Palermo Protocol), the United
			 States has pledged to establish policies and programs to prevent and combat
			 trafficking in persons and to protect victims of trafficking from
			 revictimization and to share information, as appropriate, with law enforcement,
			 immigration and other relevant authorities of other states parties with a view
			 to combating trafficking in persons.
				(b)Declaration of
			 purposeThe purpose of this Act is to provide incentives to Tier
			 2 countries and Tier 2 Watch List countries to protect and rescue children
			 subjected to severe forms of trafficking in persons through the establishment
			 of Child Protection Compacts between the United States and select, eligible
			 countries with a significant prevalence of trafficking in children, in order
			 to—
				(1)address
			 institutional weaknesses within the government that result in the failure to
			 protect vulnerable children and to rescue and properly rehabilitate
			 victims;
				(2)increase local
			 government capacity to apprehend perpetrators who engage in severe forms of
			 trafficking in children and bring perpetrators to justice in national courts of
			 law; and
				(3)ensure
			 transparency and accountability in achieving the goals stipulated in the
			 Compact over the course of its three-year implementation.
				3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)AmbassadorThe
			 term Ambassador means the Ambassador-at-Large of the Department of
			 State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
			(2)Appropriate
			 congressional committeesExcept as otherwise provided, the term
			 appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on
			 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
			 Relations of the Senate.
			(3)Child
			 ProtectionThe term child protection means efforts
			 to prevent and respond to violence, exploitation, and abuse against
			 children.
			(4)CompactThe
			 term Child Protection Compact or Compact means a
			 Child Protection Compact described in section 6.
			(5)MinorThe
			 term minor means an individual who has not attained the age of 18
			 years.
			(6)National action
			 plan for traffickingThe term national action plan for
			 trafficking means any strategy or long-term plan created by a national
			 government that defines specific goals to—
				(A)reduce the number
			 of trafficking victims;
				(B)increase the
			 number of prosecutions of traffickers; and
				(C)ensure proper
			 mechanisms to rehabilitate and reintegrate survivors of human
			 trafficking.
				(7)National child
			 protection strategyThe term national child protection
			 strategy means any plan developed by a national government in
			 consultation with multilateral bodies or nongovernmental organizations,
			 including a plan derived from a preexisting process or created as part of a
			 Child Protection Compact, that outlines—
				(A)short-term and
			 long-term goals for improving child protection and preventing child
			 exploitation within a country;
				(B)the government
			 ministries responsible for implementation of the plan; and
				(C)how coordination
			 will take place between implementing ministries.
				(8)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of State.
			(9)Severe forms of
			 traffickingThe term severe forms of trafficking in
			 persons means—
				(A)sex trafficking
			 in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in
			 which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age;
			 or
				(B)the recruitment,
			 harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or
			 services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of
			 subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.
				(10)Tier 2
			 countries and Tier 2 Watch List countriesThe terms Tier 2
			 countries and Tier 2 Watch List countries mean those
			 countries that the Secretary of State has listed pursuant to section
			 110(b)(1)(B) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
			 7107(b)(1)(B)) as countries to which the minimum standards set forth in section
			 108 of that Act are applicable and whose governments do not fully comply with
			 such standards but are making significant efforts to do so.
			4.Authorization of
			 Assistance
			(a)AssistanceSubject
			 to subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to provide assistance under this
			 section for each country that enters into a Compact with the United States
			 pursuant to section 6 to support policies and programs that assist the country
			 to eradicate severe forms of trafficking of children and are in furtherance of
			 the purposes of this Act.
			(b)Avoidance of
			 duplication of effortsTo avoid duplication of efforts, the
			 Secretary shall exercise the authority of subsection (a) only in coordination
			 with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
			 Development, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Labor.
			(c)Form of
			 assistanceAssistance under this section may be provided in the
			 form of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to or with eligible
			 entities described in subsection (d). Assistance under this section may not be
			 provided in the form of loans.
			(d)Eligible
			 entitiesAn eligible entity referred to in subsection (c)
			 is—
				(1)the national
			 government of the eligible country;
				(2)regional or local
			 governmental units of the country; or
				(3)a
			 nongovernmental organization or a private entity with expertise in the
			 protection of vulnerable children, the investigation and prosecution of those
			 who engage in or benefit from child trafficking, or rescue of child victims of
			 trafficking.
				(e)Number and
			 amount of compactsSubject to the availability of appropriations,
			 the Secretary shall determine the number of Compacts based on the established
			 need of the countries determined to be most eligible based on the criteria
			 described in section 5. The amount of any single Compact shall not exceed a
			 total of $15,000,000.
			(f)Annual
			 disbursementsDisbursements shall be made to the eligible
			 entities on an annual basis pursuant to the terms of the respective
			 Compacts.
			5.Eligible
			 Countries
			(a)Determination by
			 the secretaryThe Secretary, acting through the Office to Monitor
			 and Combat Trafficking in Persons, shall work in consultation with the Bureau
			 of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Department of Labor’s Bureau of
			 International Labor Affairs, and the relevant offices at the Department of
			 Justice and the United States Agency for International Development, to select a
			 country for purposes of entering into a Compact based on whether the country
			 meets the initial criteria listed in subsection (b) and the selection criteria
			 listed in subsection (c). The determination pursuant to subsection (c) shall be
			 based, to the maximum extent possible, upon objective, documented, and
			 quantifiable indicators.
			(b)Initial
			 criteria
				(1)In
			 generalA country may be considered for a Compact if—
					(A)the country is
			 eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, and the
			 per capita income of the country is equal to or less than the historical
			 ceiling of the International Development Association;
					(B)subject to
			 paragraph (2), the country is not ineligible to receive United States economic
			 assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151
			 et seq.) by reason of the application of any provision of the Foreign
			 Assistance Act of 1961 or any other provision of law; and
					(C)the country is a
			 Tier 2 country or Tier 2 Watch List country.
					(2)Rule of
			 constructionFor the purposes of determining whether a country is
			 eligible for receiving assistance under paragraph (1), the exercise by the
			 President, the Secretary of State, or any other officer or employee of the
			 United States of any waiver or suspension of any provision of law referred to
			 in such paragraph, and notification to the appropriate congressional committees
			 in accordance with such provision of law, shall be construed as satisfying the
			 requirement of such paragraph.
				(c)Selection
			 criteriaA country should be selected for purposes of entering
			 into a Compact on the basis of—
				(1)a
			 documented high prevalence of trafficking of children within the country;
			 and
				(2)demonstrated
			 political will and sustained commitment by the government to undertake
			 meaningful measures to address severe forms of trafficking of children,
			 including—
					(A)enactment and
			 enforcement of laws criminalizing trafficking in children with punishments
			 commensurate with the crime, including, when necessary, against complicit
			 government officials;
					(B)cooperation with
			 local and international non-governmental organizations with demonstrated
			 expertise in combating trafficking in children; and
					(C)the treatment of
			 child trafficking victims in accordance with Article 6(3) of the Protocol to
			 Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and
			 Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational
			 Organized Crime.
					6.Child Protection
			 Compacts
			(a)CompactThe
			 Secretary, acting through the Ambassador, may provide assistance for a country
			 under this Act only if the country enters into an agreement with the United
			 States, to be known as a Child Protection Compact, that
			 establishes a 3-year plan for achieving shared objectives in furtherance of the
			 purposes of this Act.
			(b)ElementsThe
			 Compact should take into account, if applicable, existing national child
			 protection strategies and national action plans for human trafficking of the
			 country and shall contain—
				(1)the specific
			 objectives that the country and the United States expect to achieve during the
			 term of the Compact;
				(2)the
			 responsibilities of the country and the United States in the achievement of
			 such objectives;
				(3)the particular
			 programs or initiatives to be undertaken in the achievement of such objectives
			 and the amount of funding to be allocated to each program or initiative;
				(4)regular outcome
			 indicators to monitor and measure progress toward achieving such objectives,
			 including indicators for each program or initiative;
				(5)a
			 multi-year financial plan, including the estimated amount of contributions by
			 the United States and the country, if any, and proposed mechanisms to implement
			 the plan and provide oversight, that describes how the requirements of
			 paragraphs (1) through (4) will be met, including identifying the role of civil
			 society in the achievement of such requirements;
				(6)where appropriate,
			 a process or processes for consideration of solicited proposals under the
			 Compact as well as a process for consideration of unsolicited proposals by the
			 Secretary and national, regional, or local units of government;
				(7)the strategy of the
			 country to sustain progress made toward achieving such objectives after
			 expiration of the Compact; and
				(8)a list of civil
			 society and nonprofit organizations that the government will partner or consult
			 with to develop and sustain the child protection and prosecution capacity in
			 the country.
				(c)Assistance for
			 development of compactNotwithstanding subsection (a), the
			 Secretary may enter into contracts or make grants for any eligible country for
			 the purpose of facilitating the development and implementation of the Compact
			 between the United States and the country.
			(d)Definition of
			 program or initiativeIn this section, the term program or
			 initiative may include the following:
				(1)Evaluation of
			 legal standards and practices and recommendations for improvements that will
			 increase the likelihood of successful prosecutions.
				(2)Training
			 anti-trafficking police and investigators.
				(3)Building the
			 capacity of domestic non-governmental organizations to educate vulnerable
			 populations about the danger of severe forms of trafficking and to work with
			 law enforcement to identify and rescue victims.
				(4)Creation of
			 victim-friendly courts.
				(5)Development of
			 appropriate after-care facilities for rescued victims or other rehabilitation
			 and reintegration services for children, which may include education,
			 vocational training, and psychosocial counseling, as appropriate.
				(6)Development and
			 maintenance of data collection systems to monitor victims.
				(7)Development of
			 regional cooperative plans with neighboring countries to prevent cross-border
			 trafficking of children and child sex tourism.
				(8)Development of
			 programs and practices that address demand, including educational curricula,
			 social marketing campaigns, and specific law enforcement activities targeting
			 demand.
				7.Suspension and
			 termination of assistance
			(a)Suspension and
			 termination of assistanceThe Secretary may suspend or terminate
			 assistance in whole or in part for a country or entity under section 4 if the
			 Secretary determines that—
				(1)the country or
			 entity is engaged in activities which are contrary to the national security
			 interests of the United States;
				(2)the country or
			 entity has engaged in a pattern of actions inconsistent with the criteria used
			 to determine the eligibility of the country or entity, as the case may be;
			 or
				(3)the country or
			 entity has failed to adhere to its responsibilities under the Compact.
				(b)ReinstatementThe
			 Secretary may reinstate assistance for a country or entity under section 4 only
			 if the Secretary determines that the country or entity has demonstrated a
			 commitment to correcting each condition for which assistance was suspended or
			 terminated under subsection (a).
			(c)Congressional
			 notificationNot later than 3 days after the date on which the
			 Secretary suspends or terminates assistance under subsection (a) for a country
			 or entity, or reinstates assistance under subsection (b) for a country or
			 entity, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
			 a report that contains the determination of the Secretary under subsection (a)
			 or subsection (b), as the case may be.
			8.Congressional
			 Notification and Annual Report
			(a)Congressional
			 consultation prior to compact negotiationsNot later than 15 days
			 prior to the start of negotiations of a Compact with a country, the
			 Secretary—
				(1)shall consult with
			 the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the proposed Compact
			 negotiation; and
				(2)shall identify the
			 objectives and mechanisms to be used for the negotiation of the Compact.
				(b)Congressional
			 notification after entering into a compactNot later than 10 days
			 after entry into force of a Compact with a country, the Secretary shall provide
			 notification of the Compact to the appropriate congressional committees,
			 including a detailed summary of the Compact and a copy of the text of the
			 Compact.
			(c)Annual
			 report
				(1)In
			 generalNot later than 180
			 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for
			 the next 5 years, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional
			 committees a report on the assistance provided under section 4 during the prior
			 fiscal year.
				(2)Matters to be
			 includedThe report shall include the following:
					(A)The amount of
			 obligations and expenditures for assistance provided to each eligible country
			 during the prior fiscal year.
					(B)For each country,
			 an assessment of—
						(i)the
			 progress made during each year by the country toward achieving the objectives
			 set out in the Compact entered into by the country; and
						(ii)the
			 extent to which assistance provided under section 4 has been effective in
			 helping the country to achieve such objectives.
						9.Sense of
			 CongressIt is the sense of
			 Congress that, of the total amounts to be appropriated for fiscal years 2012
			 through 2014 for the Department of State and foreign operations, up to
			 $30,000,000 should be used to carry out the purposes of this Act.


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 1827

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			October 6, 2005

			Mr. DeMint (for himself,

			 Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Cornyn) 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

		  public disclosure of charges for certain hospital services and

		  drugs.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the

			 Hospital Price Reporting and

			 Disclosure Act of 2005.

		2.Public disclosure

			 of hospital dataPart B of

			 title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238 et seq.) is amended by

			 adding at the end the following new section:

				249.Data reporting

				by hospitals and public posting(a)Semiannual reporting

				requirementNot later than 80

				days after the end of each semiannual period beginning January 1 or July 1

				(beginning more than one year after the date of the enactment of this section),

				a hospital shall report to the Secretary the following data:

						(1)The frequency with which the hospital

				performed each service selected under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection

				(c)(1) in an inpatient or outpatient setting, respectively, during such

				period.

						(2)The frequency with which the hospital

				administered a drug selected under subparagraph (C) of such subsection in an

				inpatient setting during such period.

						(3)If the service

				was so performed or the drug was so administered during such period, the

				average charge and the medium charge by the hospital for such service or drug

				during such period.

						(b)Public

				availability of data

						(1)Public posting

				of dataThe Secretary shall

				promptly post, on the official public Internet site of the Department of Health

				and Human Services, the data reported under subsection (a). Such data shall be

				set forth in a manner that promotes charge comparison among hospitals.

						(2)Notice of

				availabilityA hospital shall

				prominently post at each admission site of the hospital a notice of the

				availability of the data reported under subsection (a) on the official public

				Internet site under paragraph (1).

						(c)Selection of

				services and drugsFor purposes of this section:

						(1)Initial

				selectionBased on national data, the Secretary shall select the

				following:

							(A)The 25 most

				frequently performed services in a hospital inpatient setting.

							(B)The 25 most

				frequently performed services in a hospital outpatient setting.

							(C)The 50 most

				frequently administered drugs in a hospital inpatient setting.

							(2)Updating

				selectionThe Secretary shall periodically update the services

				and drugs selected under paragraph (1).

						(d)Civil money

				penaltyThe Secretary may impose a civil money penalty of not

				more than $10,000 for each knowing violation of subsection (a) or (b)(2) by a

				hospital. The provisions of subsection (i)(2) of section 351A shall apply with

				respect to civil money penalties under this subsection in the same manner as

				such provisions apply to civil money penalties under subsection (i)(1) of such

				section.

					(e)Administrative

				provisions

						(1)In

				generalThe Secretary shall prescribe such regulations and issue

				such guidelines as may be required to carry out this section.

						(2)Classification

				of servicesThe regulations

				and guidelines under paragraph (1) shall include rules on the classification of

				different services and the assignment of items and procedures to those services

				(including inpatient diagnostic related groups (DRGs), outpatient procedures,

				and tests) and classification of drugs. For purposes of the preceding sentence,

				classification of drugs may include unit, strength, and dosage

				information.

						(3)Computation of

				average and median charges

							(A)In

				generalThe regulations and guidelines under paragraph (1) shall

				include a methodology for computing an average charge and a median charge for a

				service or drug, in accordance with subparagraph (B).

							(B)MethodologyThe

				methodology prescribed by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall ensure

				that the average charge and the median charge for a service or drug reflect the

				amount charged before any adjustment based on a rate negotiated with a third

				party.

							(4)Form of report

				and noticeThe regulations

				and guidelines under paragraph (1) shall specify the electronic form and manner

				by which a hospital shall report data under subsection (a) and the form for

				posting of notices under subsection (b)(2).

						(f)Rules of

				Construction

						(1)Non-preemption

				of State lawsNothing in this

				section shall be construed as preempting or otherwise affecting any provision

				of State law relating to the disclosure of charges or other information for a

				hospital.

						(2)ChargesNothing

				in this section shall be construed to regulate or set hospital charges.

						(g)DefinitionsFor

				purposes of this section:

						(1)HospitalThe

				term hospital has the meaning given such term by the

				Secretary.

						(2)DrugThe

				term drug includes a biological and a non-prescription drug, such

				as an

				ointment.

						.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2793
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			August 5, 2011
			Mr. Fleming
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Agriculture

		A BILL
		To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from restricting
		  certain hunting activities in the Kisatchie National Forest, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Hunting in the Kisatchie
			 National ForestConsistent
			 with the Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551), the Secretary may not restrict
			 the use of dogs in deer hunting activities in the Kisatchie National Forest,
			 unless such restrictions—
			(1)apply to the
			 smallest practicable portions of such forest; and
			(2)are necessary to
			 reduce or control trespass onto land adjacent to such forest.


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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2372
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 13, 2013
			Mr. Scott of Virginia
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Energy and Commerce, for
			 a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
			 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
			 committee concerned

		A BILL
		To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled
		  Substances Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and
		  for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of
			 2013.
		2.Elimination of
			 increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine
			 base
			(a)Controlled
			 Substances ActThe following
			 provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) are
			 repealed:
				(1)Clause (iii) of
			 section 401(b)(1)(A).
				(2)Clause (iii) of
			 section 401(b)(1)(B).
				(3)The sentence beginning
			 Notwithstanding the preceding sentence in section 404(a).
				(b)Controlled
			 Substances Import and Export ActThe following provisions of the Controlled
			 Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) are repealed:
				(1)Subparagraph (C)
			 of section 1010(b)(1).
				(2)Subparagraph (C)
			 of section 1010(b)(2).


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3587
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 14, 2010
			Mr. Reid (for himself
			 and Mr. Tester) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

		A BILL
		To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a
		  competitive leasing program for wind and solar energy development on Federal
		  land, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Clean Energy, Community Investment,
			 and Wildlife Conservation Act.
		2.Development of wind
			 and solar energy on Federal land
			(a)DefinitionsIn
			 this section:
				(1)Federal
			 landThe term Federal land means any Federal land
			 under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management or the
			 Forest Service.
				(2)FundThe
			 term Fund means the Renewable Energy Mitigation and Fish and
			 Wildlife Fund established by section 3(b).
				(3)Pilot
			 programThe term pilot program means the wind and
			 solar leasing pilot program established under subsection (b).
				(4)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
				(5)StateThe
			 term State means the State within the boundaries of which income
			 is derived under a lease issued under this section.
				(b)Wind and solar
			 leasing pilot program
				(1)In
			 generalNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, the Secretary shall establish a wind and solar leasing pilot program
			 for Federal land.
				(2)Selection of
			 sites
					(A)In
			 generalNot later than 90 days after the date on which the pilot
			 program is established, the Secretary shall select not fewer than 2 sites that
			 are appropriate for the development of a solar energy project, and not fewer
			 than 2 sites that are appropriate for the development of a wind energy project,
			 on Federal land as part of the pilot program.
					(B)Site
			 selectionIn carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
			 seek to select sites on Federal land—
						(i)for
			 which there is likely to be a high level of industry interest; and
						(ii)that has
			 comparatively low value for other resources.
						(C)ExclusionsFor
			 purposes of this Act only, Federal land suitable for wind and solar development
			 does not include—
						(i)any
			 unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System;
						(ii)any component of
			 the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
						(iii)any part of the
			 National Landscape Conservation System;
						(iv)any designated
			 wilderness area, wilderness study area, or other area managed for wilderness
			 characteristics;
						(v)any
			 inventoried roadless area within the National Forest System;
						(vi)any National
			 Historic Landmark;
						(vii)any National
			 Historic District or an Archaeological District eligible for or listed in the
			 National Register of Historic Places; or
						(viii)other
			 sensitive land, as determined by the Secretary.
						(D)Coordination
			 with countiesIn selecting sites under the pilot program, the
			 Secretary shall—
						(i)coordinate site
			 selection activities with the county and State land management and wildlife
			 agencies in whose jurisdiction the Federal land is located; and
						(ii)take into
			 consideration local land use planning and zoning requirements and
			 recommendations.
						(3)ConsultationIn
			 establishing the pilot program and the wind or solar leasing programs under
			 subsection (c), the Secretary shall consult with—
					(A)appropriate
			 Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense;
					(B)affected States
			 and counties;
					(C)Indian
			 tribes;
					(D)representatives
			 of the wind and solar industries;
					(E)representatives
			 of the environmental, conservation, and fish and wildlife conservation
			 communities;
					(F)representatives
			 of the motorized and nonmotorized outdoor recreation communities;
					(G)representatives
			 of the ranching and agricultural communities; and
					(H)the
			 public.
					(4)Wind and solar
			 lease sales
					(A)In
			 generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (C)(ii), not later
			 than 180 days after the date on which sites are selected under paragraph (2),
			 the Secretary shall offer each site for competitive leasing to qualified
			 bidders under such terms and conditions as are required by the
			 Secretary.
					(B)Bidding
			 systemsIn offering the sites for lease, the Secretary—
						(i)may
			 vary the bidding systems to be used at each lease sale; but
						(ii)shall limit
			 bidding to 1 round in any lease sale.
						(C)Lease
			 terms
						(i)In
			 generalAs part of the pilot program, the Secretary may vary the
			 length of the lease terms and establish such other lease terms and conditions
			 as the Secretary considers appropriate.
						(ii)Data
			 collectionAs part of the pilot program, the Secretary
			 shall—
							(I)offer on a
			 noncompetitive basis on at least 1 site a short-term lease for data collection;
			 and
							(II)on the
			 expiration of the short-term lease, offer on a competitive basis a long-term
			 lease, giving credit toward the bonus bid to the holder of the short-term lease
			 for any qualified expenditures to collect data to develop the site during the
			 short-term lease.
							(D)QualificationsPrior
			 to any lease sale, the Secretary shall establish qualifications for bidders
			 that ensures bidders—
						(i)are
			 able to expeditiously develop a wind or solar energy project on the site for
			 lease; and
						(ii)possess—
							(I)financial
			 resources necessary to complete a project;
							(II)knowledge of the
			 applicable technology; and
							(III)such other
			 qualifications as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
							(5)Compliance with
			 lawsIn offering for lease the selected sites under (4), the
			 Secretary shall comply with all applicable environmental and other laws.
				(6)ReportThe
			 Secretary shall—
					(A)compile a report
			 of the results of each lease sale under the pilot program, including—
						(i)the
			 level of competitive interest;
						(ii)a
			 summary of bids and revenues received; and
						(iii)any other
			 factors that may have impacted the lease sale process; and
						(B)not later than 90
			 days after the final lease sale, submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
			 Representatives the report described in subparagraph (A).
					(c)Leasing program
			 for wind and solar energy
				(1)Determinations
					(A)In
			 generalNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, the Secretary shall determine whether to establish leasing programs
			 under this section for wind and solar energy.
					(B)RequirementsNot
			 later than 180 days after the date on which any determination under
			 subparagraph (A) is made, the Secretary shall establish a leasing program if
			 the Secretary determines that the program—
						(i)is
			 in the public interest; and
						(ii)provides an
			 effective means of developing wind or solar energy on Federal land.
						(C)ReportIf
			 the Secretary determines that a leasing program should not be established, not
			 later than 60 days after the date of the determination, the Secretary shall
			 submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
			 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report
			 describing the reasons and findings for that determination.
					(2)Leases for
			 certain Federal land
					(A)In
			 generalIf the Secretary makes the determination to establish a
			 leasing program under this section, except as provided in subparagraph (B) and
			 pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701
			 et seq.) and the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et
			 seq.), the Secretary may develop policy and regulations for, and issue leases
			 on, Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land
			 Management and the Forest Service.
					(B)ExceptionThe
			 Secretary may not issue any lease on National Forest System land under
			 subparagraph (A) over the objection of the Secretary of Agriculture.
					(3)Consultation
			 and considerationsIn making the determinations required under
			 this subsection, the Secretary shall—
					(A)consult
			 with—
						(i)appropriate
			 Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense;
						(ii)affected States
			 and counties;
						(iii)Indian
			 tribes;
						(iv)representatives
			 of the wind and solar industry;
						(v)representatives
			 of the environmental, conservation, and fish and wildlife conservation
			 communities;
						(vi)representatives
			 of the motorized and nonmotorized outdoor recreation communities;
						(vii)representatives
			 of the ranching and agricultural communities; and
						(viii)the public;
			 and
						(B)consider the
			 results of the report provided under subsection (b)(6) and the results of the
			 pilot program.
					(4)RequirementsIf
			 the Secretary determines under this subsection that a leasing program should be
			 established, the program shall be carried out in accordance with subsections
			 (d) through (i).
				(d)Competitive
			 leases
				(1)In
			 generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), leases for wind or
			 solar energy development under this section shall be issued on a competitive
			 basis with a single round of bidding in any lease sale.
				(2)ExceptionsParagraph
			 (1) shall not apply to Federal land if the Secretary determines that—
					(A)there is no
			 competitive interest for the Federal land;
					(B)the public
			 interest would not be served by the competitive issuance of a lease;
					(C)the lease is for
			 the placement and operation of a meteorological or data collection facility or
			 for the development or demonstration of a new wind or solar technology and has
			 a term of not more than 5 years;
					(D)meteorological
			 testing tower or other data collection device has been installed under an
			 approved easement, special-use permit, or right-of-way issued before the date
			 of enactment of this Act; or
					(E)the Federal land
			 is eligible to be granted a noncompetitive lease under subsection
			 (e)(3).
					(e)Transition to
			 leasing
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall continue to accept applications for
			 rights-of-way, review the applications, and provide for the issuance of
			 rights-of-way for the development of wind or solar energy on Federal land in
			 accordance with each requirement described in title V of the Federal Land
			 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.) during the pilot
			 program and until the Secretary determines to establish wind and solar leasing
			 programs under subsection (c).
				(2)AdministrationIf
			 the Secretary determines under subsection (c) that a leasing program should be
			 established, the Secretary shall provide for a reasonable transition from the
			 use of rights-of-way to leases, taking into account paragraphs (3) and (4) and
			 the status of the project, including whether—
					(A)rights-of-way for
			 testing or construction have been granted;
					(B)a plan of
			 development has been submitted; or
					(C)a draft
			 environmental impact statement has been published.
					(3)Existing
			 rights-of-way
					(A)In
			 generalEffective beginning on the date on which the wind and
			 solar leasing programs are established, the Secretary shall not renew an
			 existing right-of-way authorization for wind and solar energy development at
			 the end of the term of the authorization.
					(B)Lease
						(i)In
			 generalSubject to clause (ii), at the end of the term of the
			 right-of-way authorization for the wind or solar energy project, the Secretary
			 may grant, without a competitive process, a lease to the holder of the
			 right-of-way for the same Federal land as was authorized under the right-of-way
			 authorization.
						(ii)Terms and
			 conditionsAny lease described in clause (i) shall be subject to
			 the terms and conditions generally applicable to other lease sales for similar
			 projects at the time the lease is issued.
						(4)Pending
			 rights-of-wayEffective beginning on the date on which the wind
			 and solar leasing programs are established, the Secretary may provide any
			 applicant that has filed a plan of development for a right-of-way for a wind or
			 solar energy project with an option to acquire a noncompetitive lease, under
			 such terms and conditions as are required by this section and the Secretary,
			 for the same Federal land included in the plan of development, if—
					(A)the plan of
			 development has been determined by the Secretary to be adequate for the
			 initiation of environmental review; and
					(B)granting the
			 lease is consistent with all applicable land use planning, environmental, and
			 other laws.
					(f)RequirementsIf
			 the Secretary establishes a leasing program under subsection (c), the Secretary
			 shall ensure that any activity under the wind and solar leasing program is
			 carried out in a manner that—
				(1)is consistent
			 with all applicable land use planning, environmental, and other laws;
			 and
				(2)provides
			 for—
					(A)safety;
					(B)protection of the
			 environment;
					(C)prevention of
			 waste;
					(D)diligent
			 development of the resource, with specific milestones determined by the
			 Secretary;
					(E)coordination with
			 applicable Federal agencies;
					(F)use of best
			 management practices, including planning and practices for mitigation of
			 impacts;
					(G)public notice and
			 comment on any proposal submitted for a lease under this section;
					(H)oversight,
			 inspection, research, monitoring, and enforcement relating to a lease under
			 this section;
					(I)protection of
			 fish and wildlife habitat; and
					(J)efficient use of
			 water resources.
					(g)Lease duration,
			 suspension, and cancellation
				(1)In
			 generalIf the Secretary establishes a leasing program under
			 subsection (c), subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish terms
			 and conditions for the duration, issuance, transfer, renewal, suspension, and
			 cancellation of a lease under this section.
				(2)Minimum
			 termA wind or solar project with a total capacity of 100
			 megawatts or more shall be leased for not less than 30 years under this
			 section.
				(h)SecurityIf
			 the Secretary establishes a leasing program under subsection (c), the Secretary
			 shall require the holder of a lease issued under this section—
				(1)to furnish a
			 reclamation bond or other form of security determined to be appropriate by the
			 Secretary;
				(2)on completion of
			 the activities authorized by the lease—
					(A)to restore the
			 Federal land that is subject to the lease to the condition in which the Federal
			 land existed before the lease was granted; or
					(B)to conduct
			 mitigation activities (or payment of funds to be transferred to the Fund in
			 lieu of the activities) if the Secretary determines that restoration of the
			 Federal land to the condition described in subparagraph (A) is impracticable;
			 and
					(3)to comply with
			 such other requirements as the Secretary considers necessary to protect the
			 interests of the public and the United States.
				(i)Best management
			 practicesThe Secretary shall—
				(1)establish best
			 management practices to ensure the sound, efficient, and environmentally
			 responsible development of wind and solar resources on the Federal land in a
			 manner that will minimize consumptive water use, and avoid, minimize, and
			 mitigate actual and anticipated impacts to fish and wildlife habitat and
			 ecosystem function, resulting from development under a lease issued under this
			 section; and
				(2)include—
					(A)provisions in the
			 lease requiring renewable energy operators to comply with the practices
			 established under paragraph (1); and
					(B)such other
			 provisions as the Secretary considers appropriate.
					(j)Payments
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall establish royalties, fees, rentals,
			 bonuses, or other payments to ensure a fair return to the United States,
			 States, and counties for any right-of-way or lease issued for a wind or solar
			 project on Federal land.
				(2)Collection of
			 payments
					(A)In
			 generalPrior to the collection of royalties under paragraph (4),
			 the Secretary shall collect payments for wind and solar projects in accordance
			 with section 504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
			 U.S.C. 1764(g)).
					(B)ExceptionWind
			 or solar energy leases issued under this section shall not be subject to the
			 rental fee exemption for rights-of-way under section 504(g) of the
			 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
			 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)).
					(3)Bonus
			 bidsThe Secretary may grant credit toward any bonus bid for a
			 qualified expenditure by the holder of a lease described in subsection
			 (d)(2)(C) in any competitive lease sale held for a long-term lease covering the
			 same Federal land covered by the lease described in subsection
			 (d)(2)(C).
				(4)RoyaltiesExcept
			 as provided in paragraph (6), the Secretary shall develop and enforce a royalty
			 on electricity produced by wind and solar projects on Federal land that—
					(A)encourages
			 production of wind or solar energy;
					(B)encourages the
			 maximum energy generation using the least quantity of Federal land and other
			 natural resources, including water;
					(C)ensures a fair
			 return (comparable to the return that would be obtained on State and private
			 land) to the public, States, and counties eligible to receive a portion of the
			 revenues under section 3(a); and
					(D)encourages the
			 use of energy storage technologies that increase the capacity factor of wind or
			 solar energy generation facilities.
					(5)RulemakingNot
			 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
			 complete a rulemaking for wind energy and solar energy royalty rates.
				(6)Royalty
			 reliefSubject to paragraph (2)(B), to promote the greatest
			 generation of renewable energy, the Secretary may, until fiscal year 2040,
			 provide that no royalty or a reduced royalty is required for a period not to
			 exceed 5 years beginning on the date on which wind or solar generation is
			 initially commenced on the Federal land.
				(k)Segregation
			 from appropriation under mining and Federal land laws
				(1)In
			 generalOn selection of Federal land for leasing under this
			 section, the Secretary may temporarily segregate the selected Federal land from
			 appropriation under the mining and public land laws.
				(2)AdministrationSegregation
			 of Federal land under this subsection—
					(A)may only be made
			 for a period of not to exceed 10 years; and
					(B)shall be subject
			 to valid existing rights as of the date of the segregation.
					3.Disposition of
			 revenue
			(a)Distribution of
			 proceeds and payments
				(1)In
			 generalEffective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act,
			 all amounts collected by the Secretary as royalties, fees, rentals, bonuses, or
			 other payments for wind and solar projects on Federal land, including any fees
			 associated with wind and solar energy rights-of-way, shall be distributed as
			 follows:
					(A)25 percent shall
			 be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State within the boundaries of
			 which the income is derived.
					(B)25 percent shall
			 be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the 1 or more counties within the
			 boundaries of which the income is derived.
					(C)15 percent
			 shall—
						(i)for
			 the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the
			 date specified in clause (ii), be deposited in the Treasury of the United
			 States to help facilitate the processing of renewable energy permits by the
			 Bureau of Land Management, subject to paragraph (2)(A)(i), including the
			 transfer of the funds by the Bureau of Land Management to other Federal and
			 State agencies to facilitate the processing of renewable energy permits on
			 Federal land; and
						(ii)beginning on the
			 date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, be deposited in
			 the Fund.
						(D)35 percent shall
			 be deposited in the Fund.
					(2)Limitations
					(A)Renewable
			 energy permitsFor purposes of clause (i) of paragraph
			 (1)(C):
						(i)Not
			 more than $50,000,000 shall be deposited in the Treasury at any 1 time under
			 that clause.
						(ii)The following
			 shall be deposited in the Fund:
							(I)Any amounts
			 collected under that subclause that are not obligated by the date specified in
			 paragraph (1)(C)(ii).
							(II)Any amounts that
			 exceed the $50,000,000 deposit limit under clause (i).
							(III)Any amounts
			 provided by the lease holder pursuant to section 2(h)(2)(B).
							(B)FundAny
			 amounts deposited in the Fund under subparagraph (A)(ii) or paragraph
			 (1)(C)(ii) shall be in addition to amounts deposited in the Fund under
			 paragraph (1)(D).
					(3)Availability of
			 fundsFunds under this subsection shall be available for
			 expenditure without further appropriation and without fiscal year
			 limitation.
				(b)Renewable
			 Energy Mitigation and Fish and Wildlife Fund
				(1)EstablishmentThere
			 is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the
			 Renewable Energy Mitigation and Fish and Wildlife Fund, to be
			 administered by the Secretary, for use in the State.
				(2)Use of
			 fundsAmounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary,
			 who may make the amounts available to the State, Federal agencies, or other
			 interested parties for the purposes of—
					(A)mitigating
			 impacts of renewable energy on Federal land, including—
						(i)protecting fish
			 and wildlife corridors and other sensitive land;
						(ii)restoring fish
			 and wildlife habitat; and
						(iii)securing
			 recreational access to Federal land through easement, right of way, or fee
			 title acquisition from willing sellers for the purpose of providing enhanced
			 public access to existing Federal land that is inaccessible or significantly
			 restricted; and
						(B)carrying out
			 activities authorized under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
			 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.) in the State.
					(3)Availability of
			 amountsAmounts in the Fund shall be available for expenditure,
			 in accordance with this subsection, without further appropriation, and without
			 fiscal year limitation.
				(4)Investment of
			 Fund
					(A)In
			 generalAny amounts deposited in the Fund shall earn interest in
			 an amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the
			 current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the
			 United States of comparable maturities.
					(B)UseAny
			 interest earned under subparagraph (A) may be expended in accordance with this
			 subsection.
					4.Budgetary
			 effectsThe budgetary effects
			 of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
			 of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
			 Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted
			 for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget
			 Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on
			 passage.


		II
		Calendar No. 921
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3348
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			July 28, 2008
			Mr. Coburn introduced
			 the following bill; which was read the first time

			July 30, 2008
			Read the second time and placed on the
			 calendar

		A BILL
		To provide for the investigation of certain
		  unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights
			 Crime Act of 2008.
		2.Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that all
			 authorities with jurisdiction, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation
			 and other entities within the Department of Justice, should—
			(1)expeditiously investigate unsolved civil
			 rights murders, due to the amount of time that has passed since the murders and
			 the age of potential witnesses; and
			(2)provide all the resources necessary to
			 ensure timely and thorough investigations in the cases involved.
			3.Deputy Chief of the Criminal Section of the
			 Civil Rights Division
			(a)In GeneralThe Attorney General shall designate a
			 Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the
			 Department of Justice (in this Act referred to as the Deputy
			 Chief).
			(b)Responsibility
				(1)In generalThe Deputy Chief shall be responsible for
			 coordinating the investigation and prosecution of violations of criminal civil
			 rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in
			 a death.
				(2)CoordinationIn investigating a complaint under
			 paragraph (1), the Deputy Chief may coordinate investigative activities with
			 State and local law enforcement officials.
				(c)Study and Report
				(1)StudyThe Attorney General shall annually conduct
			 a study of the cases under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Chief or under the
			 jurisdiction of the Supervisory Special Agent and, in conducting the study,
			 shall determine—
					(A)the number of open investigations within
			 the Department of Justice for violations of criminal civil rights statutes that
			 occurred not later than December 31, 1969;
					(B)the number of new cases opened pursuant to
			 this Act since the most recent study conducted under this paragraph;
					(C)the number of unsealed Federal cases
			 charged within the study period, including the case names, the jurisdiction in
			 which the charges were brought, and the date the charges were filed;
					(D)the number of cases referred by the
			 Department of Justice to a State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor
			 within the study period, the number of such cases that resulted in State
			 charges being filed, the jurisdiction in which such charges were filed, the
			 date the charges were filed, and if a jurisdiction declines to prosecute or
			 participate in an investigation of a case so referred, the fact it did
			 so;
					(E)the number of cases within the study period
			 that were closed without Federal prosecution, the case names of unsealed
			 Federal cases, the dates the cases were closed, and the relevant Federal
			 statutes;
					(F)the number of attorneys who worked, in
			 whole or in part, on any case described in subsection (b)(1); and
					(G)the applications submitted for grants under
			 section 5, the award of such grants, and the purposes for which the grant
			 amount were expended.
					(2)ReportNot later than 6 months after the date of
			 enactment of this Act, and every 12 months thereafter, the Attorney General
			 shall prepare and submit to Congress a report containing the results of the
			 study conducted under paragraph (1).
				4.Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil
			 Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
			(a)In GeneralThe Attorney General shall designate a
			 Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of
			 Investigation of the Department of Justice (in this Act referred to as the
			 Supervisory Special Agent).
			(b)Responsibility
				(1)In generalThe Supervisory Special Agent shall be
			 responsible for investigating violations of criminal civil rights statutes that
			 occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in a death.
				(2)CoordinationIn investigating a complaint under
			 paragraph (1), the Supervisory Special Agent may coordinate the investigative
			 activities with State and local law enforcement officials.
				5.Grants to State and local law
			 enforcement
			(a)In generalThe Attorney General may make grants to
			 State or local law enforcement agencies for expenses associated with the
			 investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses, involving civil rights,
			 that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in a death.
			(b)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are
			 authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
			 2017 to carry out this section.
			6.Authorization of appropriations
			(a)In generalThere are authorized to be appropriated, in
			 addition to any other amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for this
			 purpose, to the Attorney General $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
			 through 2017 for investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil
			 rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in
			 a death. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall be allocated by
			 the Attorney General to the Deputy Chief and the Supervisory Special Agent in
			 order to advance the purposes set forth in this Act.
			(b)Community Relations Service of the
			 Department of JusticeIn
			 addition to any amounts authorized to be appropriated under title XI of the
			 Civil Rights Act of 1964
			 (42 U.S.C. 2000h et
			 seq.), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Community
			 Relations Service of the Department of Justice $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2008
			 and each subsequent fiscal year, to enable the Community Relations Service (in
			 carrying out the functions described in title X of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000g et
			 seq.)) to provide technical assistance by bringing together law
			 enforcement agencies and communities in the investigation of violations of
			 criminal civil rights statutes, in cases described in section 4(b).
			7.Definition of criminal civil rights
			 statutesIn this Act, the term
			 criminal civil rights statutes means—
			(1)section 241 of title 18, United States Code
			 (relating to conspiracy against rights);
			(2)section 242 of title 18, United States Code
			 (relating to deprivation of rights under color of law);
			(3)section 245 of title 18, United States Code
			 (relating to federally protected activities);
			(4)sections 1581 and 1584 of title 18, United
			 States Code (relating to involuntary servitude and peonage);
			(5)section 901 of the
			 Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3631);
			 and
			(6)any other Federal law that—
				(A)was in effect on or before December 31,
			 1969; and
				(B)the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights
			 Division of the Department of Justice enforced, before the date of enactment of
			 this Act.
				8.SunsetSections 2 through 6 of this Act shall cease
			 to have force or effect at the end of fiscal year 2017.
		9.Authority of Inspectors
			 GeneralTitle XXXVII of the
			 Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5779 et seq.) is amended
			 by adding at the end the following:

				3703.Authority of Inspectors General
					(a)In generalAn Inspector General appointed under
				section 3 or 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) may
				authorize staff to assist the National Center for Missing and Exploited
				Children—
						(1)by conducting reviews of inactive case
				files to develop recommendations for further investigations; and
						(2)by engaging in similar activities.
						(b)Limitations
						(1)PriorityAn Inspector General may not permit staff
				to engage in activities described in subsection (a) if such activities will
				interfere with the duties of the Inspector General under the Inspector General
				Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
						(2)FundingNo additional funds are authorized to be
				appropriated to carry out this
				section.
						.
		10.Use of resourcesThe Attorney General may reprogram funds
			 appropriated for any congressionally directed spending item (as that term is
			 defined under rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate) to carry out this
			 Act or the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law
			 109–248; 120 Stat. 587), or an amendment made by that Act, if Congress does not
			 provide funding to carry out those Acts or amendments at the levels
			 authorized.

		July 30, 2008
		Read the second time and placed on the
		  calendar


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5037
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 27, 2012
			Mr. Dent introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on chocolate crumb
		  imported in bulk quantities.

		1.Chocolate crumb imported in
			 bulk quantities
			(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:

								9902.01.00Chocolate crumb imported in bulk quantities (provided for in
						subheading 1806.20.24)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.


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		IV
		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. CON. RES. 118
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 25, 2016
			Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Marino, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Dent, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Perry, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Reed) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

		CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
		Recognizing the soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the United States Army Reserve,
			 who were killed or wounded in their barracks by an Iraqi SCUD missile
			 attack in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Shield and
			 Operation Desert Storm, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the
			 attack.

 Whereas 217,000 members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces served alongside 470,000 members of the regular components of the Armed Forces during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas the Army Reserve in Pennsylvania played crucial roles in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas 69 soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the United States Army Reserve, stationed in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, were deployed to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm, while supporting operations to liberate the people of Kuwait and defend the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1991;
 Whereas the unit was deployed to assist with water purification efforts in the final days of the Persian Gulf War;
 Whereas the barracks of the unit in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, were attacked by an Iraqi-launched SCUD missile;
 Whereas 13 soldiers from the 14th Quartermaster Detachment were killed, and 43 wounded, in the attack;
 Whereas the attack represented the deadliest attack on Americans during the Persian Gulf War, killing a total of 28 soldiers and wounding 99;
 Whereas the unit suffered the greatest number of casualties of any allied unit during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Specialist Steven E. Atherton, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Nurmine, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Specialist John A. Boliver, Jr., 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Monongahela, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Sergeant Joseph P. Bongiorni III, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Hickory, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Sergeant John T. Boxler, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Specialist Beverly S. Clark, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Armagh, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving her country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Sergeant Allen B. Craver, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Specialist Frank S. Keough, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of North Huntington, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Specialist Anthony E. Madison, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Monessen, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Specialist Christine L. Mayes, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Rochester Mills, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving her country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Specialist Steven J. Siko, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Specialist Thomas G. Stone, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Falconer, New York, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Sergeant Frank J. Walls, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Hawthorne, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
 Whereas Specialist Richard V. Wolverton, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm; and
 Whereas this year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the meritorious service of these Pennsylvanians, and others in Pennsylvania-based units, which contributed to the liberation of the people of Kuwait and the defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Now, therefore, be it

 That Congress— (1)recognizes the tremendous sacrifice and dedicated, selfless service of Pennsylvanians during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm;
 (2)honors the 13 soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the United States Army Reserve who were killed in action on February 25, 1991, in the attack on Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;
 (3)honors the 43 soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the United States Army Reserve who were wounded during the attack;
 (4)pledges its gratitude and support to the families of these soldiers; and (5)encourages the people of the United States to commemorate and honor the role and contribution of Pennsylvanians and Pennsylvania-based units of the Army National Guard, the Army Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Air National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve who supported Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1546
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 30, 2009
			Mr. Bennett (for himself
			 and Mr. Hatch) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

		A BILL
		To provide for the conveyance of certain
		  parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance
			 Act.
		2.Conveyance
			(a)DefinitionsIn
			 this section:
				(1)MapThe
			 term map means the map entitled Box Elder Utah Land
			 Conveyance Act and dated July 14, 2008.
				(2)National Forest
			 System landThe term National Forest System land
			 means the parcels of National Forest System land that—
					(A)are located
			 in—
						(i)sec. 27, T. 9 N.,
			 R. 1 W., Salt Lake meridian; and
						(ii)the
			 Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Box Elder County, Utah;
						(B)consist of
			 approximately 31.5 acres; and
					(C)are depicted on
			 the map as parcels A, B, and C.
					(3)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
				(4)TownThe
			 term Town means the town of Mantua, Utah.
				(b)ConveyanceAs soon as practicable after the date of
			 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Town, without
			 consideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the
			 United States in and to the National Forest System land.
			(c)Survey
				(1)In
			 generalIf determined by the Secretary to be necessary, the exact
			 acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land shall be
			 determined by a survey approved by the Secretary.
				(2)CostThe
			 Town shall pay each cost arising from a survey described in paragraph
			 (1).
				(d)Use of National
			 Forest System landAs a
			 condition of the conveyance under subsection (b), the Town shall use the
			 National Forest System land only for public purposes.
			(e)Reversionary
			 interestIn the quitclaim
			 deed to the Town, the Secretary shall provide that the National Forest System
			 land shall revert to the Secretary, at the election of the Secretary, if the
			 National Forest System land is used for a purpose other than a public
			 purpose.
			(f)Additional terms
			 and conditionsWith respect
			 to the conveyance under subsection (b), the Secretary may require such
			 additional terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate
			 to protect the interests of the United States.


II
110th CONGRESS 1st Session
S. 269
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 11, 2007
Ms. Snowe (for herself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Chambliss, and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and permanently extend the expensing of certain depreciable business assets for small businesses.

1.Increase and permanent extension for expensing for small business
(a)In generalParagraph (1) of section 179(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to dollar limitation) is amended by striking $25,000 ($100,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 2002 and before 2010) and inserting $200,000.
(b)Increase in qualifying investment at which phaseout beginsParagraph (2) of section 179(b) of such Code (relating to reduction in limitation) is amended by striking $200,000 ($400,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 2002 and before 2010) and inserting $800,000.
(c)Inflation adjustmentsSection 179(b)(5)(A) of such Code (relating to inflation adjustments) is amended—
(1)in the matter preceding clause (i)—
(A)by striking after 2003 and before 2010 and inserting after 2007, and
(B)by striking the $100,000 and $400,000 amounts and inserting the $200,000 and $800,000 amounts, and
(2)in clause (ii), by striking calendar year 2002 and inserting calendar year 2006.
(d)Revocation of electionSection 179(c)(2) of such Code (relating to election irrevocable) is amended to read as follows:

(2)Revocability of electionAny election made under this section, and any specification contained in any such election, may be revoked by the taxpayer with respect to any property, and such revocation, once made, shall be irrevocable. .
(e)Off-the-shelf computer softwareSection 179(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code (relating to section 179 property) is amended by striking and before 2010.
(f)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6507
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			December 8, 2010
			Mr. Lipinski (for
			 himself, Mr. Rahall,
			 Mr. Young of Alaska,
			 Mr. DeFazio,
			 Mr. Petri,
			 Mr. Costello,
			 Mr. Duncan,
			 Ms. Norton,
			 Mr. Ehlers,
			 Mr. Nadler of New York,
			 Mr. Westmoreland,
			 Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida,
			 Mrs. Miller of Michigan,
			 Mr. Filner,
			 Mr. Cao, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas,
			 Mr. LaTourette,
			 Mr. Cummings,
			 Mr. Boswell,
			 Mr. Holden,
			 Mr. Baird,
			 Mr. Larsen of Washington,
			 Mr. Capuano,
			 Mr. Bishop of New York,
			 Mr. Michaud,
			 Mr. Carnahan,
			 Mrs. Napolitano,
			 Ms. Hirono,
			 Mr. Altmire,
			 Mr. Walz, Mr. Shuler, Mr.
			 Arcuri, Mr. Carney,
			 Mr. Cohen,
			 Ms. Richardson,
			 Mr. Sires,
			 Ms. Edwards of Maryland,
			 Mr. Ortiz,
			 Mr. Hare, Mr. Schauer, Mr.
			 McMahon, Mr. Perriello,
			 Mr. Garamendi,
			 Mr. Johnson of Georgia,
			 Ms. McCollum, and
			 Mr. Ellison) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Transportation and Infrastructure

		A BILL
		To designate the buildings occupied by the Department of
		  Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, and 1201 4th
		  Street, Southeast, in the District of Columbia as the James L. Oberstar
		  United States Department of Transportation Building
		  Complex.

		1.DesignationThe buildings occupied by the Department of
			 Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, and 1201 4th
			 Street, Southeast, in the District of Columbia shall be known and designated as
			 the James L. Oberstar United States Department of Transportation
			 Building Complex during the period in which the buildings are occupied
			 by the Department of Transportation.
		2.ReferencesWith respect to the period in which the
			 buildings referred to in section 1 are occupied by the Department of
			 Transportation, any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or
			 other paper of the United States to those buildings shall be deemed to be a
			 reference to the James L. Oberstar United States Department of
			 Transportation Building Complex.
		3.Effective
			 dateThis Act shall take
			 effect on January 3, 2011.


115 HR 1433 IH: Strengthening Preventive Health Care for Service Members Act
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2017-03-08
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1433IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 8, 2017Mr. Carbajal (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Moore, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo amend title 10, United States Code, to expand preventive health care services under the TRICARE
			 program.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Strengthening Preventive Health Care for Service Members Act. 2.Expansion of TRICARE-covered preventive health care services (a)Expansion of preventive health care servicesSection 1074d of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
 (1)by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2)by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:

						(b)Additional preventive health care services
 (1)In addition to the preventive services provided under subsection (a), persons entitled to medical care under this chapter shall also be entitled, to the extent practicable, to the coverage of preventive health services comparable to the coverage required to be provided by a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage under section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–13). Such entitlement shall supersede any otherwise applicable exclusions to the contrary.
 (2)Persons entitled to medical care under this chapter shall also be entitled to other evidence-based preventive health care services and screenings, as may be prescribed in regulations by the Secretary of Defense.
 (3)The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to— (A)waive all copayments under sections 1074g, 1075, 1075a, 1079(b), and 1086(b) of this title for preventive services provided pursuant to this subsection for all beneficiaries who would otherwise pay copayments; and
 (B)ensure that a beneficiary pays nothing for such preventive services during a year without regard to whether the beneficiary has paid the amount necessary to cover the beneficiary’s deductible for the year..
 (b)Conforming amendmentSection 1077(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (18)The additional preventive health services described in section 1074d(b) of this title.. (c)Expanded well child care and access to health promotion and disease prevention visitsSection 1079(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking schedule of immunizations and all that follows through subparagraph (B) and inserting schedule of immunizations, health promotion and disease prevention visits and immunizations (including the preventive care and screenings required pursuant to section 1074d(b) of this title) may be provided to dependents..


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1629
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 15, 2011
			Mr. Murphy of
			 Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr.
			 Dold, Mr. Manzullo,
			 Mr. Shuster,
			 Mr. Diaz-Balart,
			 Mr. Fitzpatrick,
			 Mr. Burgess,
			 Mr. Broun of Georgia,
			 Mr. Schock,
			 Mr. Issa, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mrs. Capito, Ms.
			 Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr.
			 Scott of South Carolina, Mr.
			 Stearns, Mr. Fortenberry,
			 Mr. Johnson of Ohio,
			 Mr. Kelly,
			 Ms. Hanabusa,
			 Mr. Heck, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, and
			 Mr. Gene Green of Texas) introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
		  liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under
		  section 330 of such Act.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Family Health Care Accessibility Act
			 of 2011.
		2.Liability protections
			 for health professional volunteers at community health centersSection 224 of the Public Health Service
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 233) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(q)(1)For purposes of this
				section, a health professional volunteer at an entity described in subsection
				(g)(4) shall, in providing a health professional service eligible for funding
				under section 330 to an individual, be deemed to be an employee of the Public
				Health Service for a calendar year that begins during a fiscal year for which a
				transfer was made under paragraph (4)(C). The preceding sentence is subject to
				the provisions of this subsection.
					(2)In providing a health service to an
				individual, a health care practitioner shall for purposes of this subsection be
				considered to be a health professional volunteer at an entity described in
				subsection (g)(4) if the following conditions are met:
						(A)The service is provided to the
				individual at the facilities of an entity described in subsection (g)(4), or
				through offsite programs or events carried out by the entity.
						(B)The entity is sponsoring the health
				care practitioner pursuant to paragraph (3)(B).
						(C)The health care practitioner does not
				receive any compensation for the service from the individual or from any
				third-party payer (including reimbursement under any insurance policy or health
				plan, or under any Federal or State health benefits program), except that the
				health care practitioner may receive repayment from the entity described in
				subsection (g)(4) for reasonable expenses incurred by the health care
				practitioner in the provision of the service to the individual.
						(D)Before the service is provided, the health
				care practitioner or the entity described in subsection (g)(4) posts a clear
				and conspicuous notice at the site where the service is provided of the extent
				to which the legal liability of the health care practitioner is limited
				pursuant to this subsection.
						(E)At the time the service is provided,
				the health care practitioner is licensed or certified in accordance with
				applicable law regarding the provision of the service.
						(3)Subsection (g) (other than paragraphs
				(3) and (5)) and subsections (h), (i), and (l) apply to a health care
				practitioner for purposes of this subsection to the same extent and in the same
				manner as such subsections apply to an officer, governing board member,
				employee, or contractor of an entity described in subsection (g)(4), subject to
				paragraph (4) and subject to the following:
						(A)The first sentence of paragraph (1)
				applies in lieu of the first sentence of subsection (g)(1)(A).
						(B)With respect to an entity described in
				subsection (g)(4), a health care practitioner is not a health professional
				volunteer at such entity unless the entity sponsors the health care
				practitioner. For purposes of this subsection, the entity shall be considered
				to be sponsoring the health care practitioner if—
							(i)with respect to the health care
				practitioner, the entity submits to the Secretary an application meeting the
				requirements of subsection (g)(1)(D); and
							(ii)the Secretary, pursuant to
				subsection (g)(1)(E), determines that the health care practitioner is deemed to
				be an employee of the Public Health Service.
							(C)In
				the case of a health care practitioner who is determined by the Secretary
				pursuant to subsection (g)(1)(E) to be a health professional volunteer at such
				entity, this subsection applies to the health care practitioner (with respect
				to services performed on behalf of the entity sponsoring the health care
				practitioner pursuant to subparagraph (B)) for any cause of action arising from
				an act or omission of the health care practitioner occurring on or after the
				date on which the Secretary makes such determination.
						(D)Subsection (g)(1)(F) applies to a health
				care practitioner for purposes of this subsection only to the extent that, in
				providing health services to an individual, each of the conditions specified in
				paragraph (2) is met.
						(4)(A)Amounts in the fund
				established under subsection (k)(2) shall be available for transfer under
				subparagraph (C) for purposes of carrying out this subsection.
						(B)Not later May 1 of each fiscal year,
				the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary, shall submit to the
				Congress a report providing an estimate of the amount of claims (together with
				related fees and expenses of witnesses) that, by reason of the acts or
				omissions of health professional volunteers, will be paid pursuant to this
				section during the calendar year that begins in the following fiscal year.
				Subsection (k)(1)(B) applies to the estimate under the preceding sentence
				regarding health professional volunteers to the same extent and in the same
				manner as such subsection applies to the estimate under such subsection
				regarding officers, governing board members, employees, and contractors of
				entities described in subsection (g)(4).
						(C)Not later than December 31 of each
				fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer from the fund under subsection (k)(2)
				to the appropriate accounts in the Treasury an amount equal to the estimate
				made under subparagraph (B) for the calendar year beginning in such fiscal
				year, subject to the extent of amounts in the fund.
						(5)(A)This subsection takes
				effect on October 1, 2012, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
						(B)Effective on the date of the enactment of
				this subsection—
							(i)the Secretary may issue regulations for
				carrying out this subsection, and the Secretary may accept and consider
				applications submitted pursuant to paragraph (3)(B); and
							(ii)reports under paragraph (4)(B) may be
				submitted to the
				Congress.
							.


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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1773
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 14, 2015
			Mr. Marchant (for himself and Mr. Kind) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

		A BILL
		To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to exempt from duty residue of bulk
			 cargo contained in instruments of international traffic previously
			 exported from the United States.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act. 2.Exemption from duty of residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic previously exported from the United States (a)In generalGeneral Note 3(e) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended—
 (1)in subparagraph (v), by striking and at the end; (2)in subparagraph (vi), by adding and at the end;
 (3)by inserting after subparagraph (vi) (as so amended) the following new subparagraph:  (vii)residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic previously exported from the United States,; and
 (4)by adding at the end of the flush text following subparagraph (vii) (as so added) the following: For purposes of subparagraph (vii) of this paragraph: The term residue means material of bulk cargo that remains in an instrument of international traffic after the bulk cargo is removed, with a quantity, by weight or volume, not exceeding 7 percent of the bulk cargo, and with no or de minimis value. The term bulk cargo means cargo that is unpackaged and is in either solid, liquid, or gaseous form. The term instruments of international traffic means containers or holders, capable of and suitable for repeated use, such as lift vans, cargo vans, shipping tanks, skids, pallets, caul boards, and cores for textile fabrics, arriving (whether loaded or empty) in use or to be used in the shipment of merchandise in international traffic, and any additional articles or classes of articles that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection designates as instruments of international traffic..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic that are imported into the customs territory of the United States on or after such date of enactment and that previously have been exported from the United States.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6285
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			August 2, 2012
			Mr. Thompson of
			 Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr.
			 Marino) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Armed
			 Services

		A BILL
		To provide for the conveyance of the former Mifflin
		  County Army Reserve Center in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.

		1.Land conveyance, Mifflin
			 County United States Army Reserve Center, Lewistown, Pennsylvania
			(a)Conveyance
			 authorizedThe Secretary of the Army may convey, without
			 consideration, to Derry Township, Pennsylvania (in this section referred to as
			 the Township), all right, title, and interest of the United
			 States in and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon,
			 consisting of approximately 4.52 acres and containing the Mifflin County Army
			 Reserve Center located at 73 Reserve Lane, Lewistown, Pennsylvania (parcel
			 number 16,01–0113J), for the purpose of permitting the Township to use the
			 parcel for a regional police headquarters and other public purposes.
			(b)Interim
			 leaseUntil such time as the real property described in
			 subsection (a) is conveyed to the Township, the Secretary may lease the
			 property to the Township.
			(c)Payment of costs
			 of conveyance
				(1)Payment
			 requiredThe Secretary shall require the Township to cover costs
			 (except costs for environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by
			 the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the
			 Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey
			 costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative
			 costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the Township in
			 advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected
			 exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the
			 conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the
			 Township.
				(2)Treatment of
			 amounts receivedAmounts received as reimbursement under
			 paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover
			 those costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts
			 so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account, and shall be
			 available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and
			 limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.
				(d)Conditions of
			 conveyanceThe conveyance of the real property under subsection
			 (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:
				(1)That the Township
			 not use any Federal funds to cover any portion of the conveyance costs required
			 by subsection (c) to be paid by the Township or to cover the costs for the
			 design or construction of any facility on the property.
				(2)That the Township
			 begin using the property for public purposes before the end of the five-year
			 period beginning on the date of conveyance.
				(e)Description of
			 propertyThe exact acreage and legal description of the property
			 to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey
			 satisfactory to the Secretary.
			(f)Additional
			 termsThe Secretary may require such additional terms and
			 conditions in connection with the conveyance under this section as the
			 Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United
			 States.


115 HR 3171 IH: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain orthotist’s and prosthetist’s clinical notes under Medicare be treated as part of the patient’s medical record.
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2017-07-10
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3171IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 10, 2017Mr. Bishop of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain orthotist’s and
			 prosthetist’s clinical notes under Medicare be treated as part of the
			 patient’s medical record.

 1.Orthotist’s and prosthetist’s clinical notes as part of the patient’s medical recordSection 1834(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (5)Documentation created by orthotists and prosthetistsFor purposes of determining the reasonableness and medical necessity of orthotics and prosthetics, documentation created by an orthotist or prosthetist shall be considered part of the patient’s medical record to support documentation created by eligible professionals described in section 1848(k)(3)(B)..


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 1639

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED

		  STATES

			September 8, 2005

			Mr. Stevens (for

			 himself, Mr. Baucus,

			 Mr. Inouye, Mr.

			 Grassley, Mr. Thomas,

			 Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Mikulski, Mr.

			 Domenici, Mr. Cochran, and

			 Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following

			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the

			 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban

			 Affairs

		A BILL

		To require the Secretary of the Treasury to

		  mint coins in commemoration of the founding of America’s National Parks, and

		  for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the

			 National Park Anniversaries-Great

			 American Spaces Commemorative Coin Act.

		2.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:

			(1)The National Park Foundation is the

			 congressionally-chartered nonprofit partner of America's National Parks.

			(2)The mission of the National Park Foundation

			 is to strengthen the enduring connection between the American people and their

			 National Parks by raising private funds, making strategic grants, creating

			 innovative partnerships, and increasing public awareness of National

			 Parks.

			(3)The parks represented in this program

			 represent some of the most beloved and treasured National Parks in

			 America.

			(4)The National Park Service was established

			 in 1916, to preserve and protect great scenic parks such as Grand Canyon

			 National Park and Yosemite National Park, and to manage battlefields such as

			 Gettysburg National Military Park and historical sites such as the Lincoln

			 Memorial.

			(5)Theodore Roosevelt said that nothing short

			 of defending this country in wartime compares in importance with the

			 great task of leaving this land even a better land for our descendants than it

			 is for us.

			(6)National Parks established under the

			 presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, such as Grand Canyon National Park and Devils

			 Tower National Monument, are the embodiment of that ideal.

			3.Coin

			 specifications

			(a)$1 silver coins

			 for national parks observing historic anniversaries of their

			 foundingThe Secretary of the

			 Treasury (in this Act referred to as the Secretary) shall mint

			 and issue not more than 300,000 $1 coins for each of the National Parks

			 specified in section 4(c), each of which shall—

				(1)weigh 26.73 grams;

				(2)have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and

				(3)contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent

			 copper.

				(b)Legal

			 tenderThe coins minted under

			 this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United

			 States Code.

			(c)Numismatic

			 itemsFor purposes of

			 sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under

			 this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

			4.Design of

			 coins

			(a)Design

			 requirements

				(1)In

			 generalThe design of the

			 coins minted under this Act shall be developed in consultation with the

			 National Park Foundation, and shall be emblematic of the National Park being

			 commemorated on each coin.

				(2)Designation and

			 inscriptionsOn each coin

			 minted under this Act, there shall be—

					(A)a designation of the value of the

			 coin;

					(B)an inscription of the year in which the

			 coin is minted; and

					(C)inscriptions of the words

			 Liberty, In God We Trust, United States of

			 America, and E Pluribus Unum.

					(b)Design

			 SelectionThe design for the

			 coins minted under this Act shall be—

				(1)selected by the Secretary, after

			 consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Park Foundation;

			 and

				(2)reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory

			 Committee established under section 5135 of title 31, United States

			 Code.

				(c)National parks

			 To Be commemoratedThe

			 National Parks to be commemorated in accordance with this Act, the year of

			 commemoration, and the anniversary to be observed are as follows:

							Year of

					 IssuanceNational Park

					 or Park ServiceAnniversary

							2007Devils Tower National

					 Monument 100th

							2008Grand Canyon National Park

					 100th

							2010Glacier National Park

					 100th

							2011Lincoln

					 Memorial100th

							2015Yosemite National Park

					 125th

							2015Rocky Mountain National

					 Park 100th

							2016National Park

					 Service100th

							2017Denali National Park

					 100th

							2018Acadia National Park

					 100th

							2019Zion National

					 Park100th

							2020Gettysburg National

					 Military Park125th

			5.Issuance of

			 coins

			(a)Quality of

			 coinsCoins minted under this

			 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.

			(b)Mint

			 facilityOnly 1 facility of

			 the United States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the

			 coins minted under this Act.

			(c)Commencement of

			 issuanceThe Secretary may

			 issue coins minted under this Act beginning January 1 of the year of issuance,

			 as specified in section 4(c), except that the Secretary may initiate sales of

			 such coins, without issuance, before such date.

			(d)Termination of

			 minting authorityNo coins

			 shall be minted under this Act after December 31 of the year of issuance

			 specified in section 4(c).

			6.Sale of coins

			(a)Sale

			 priceNotwithstanding any

			 other provision of law, the coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the

			 Secretary at a price equal to the face value, plus the cost of designing and

			 issuing such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery,

			 overhead expenses, and marketing).

			(b)Bulk

			 salesThe Secretary shall

			 make bulk sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable

			 discount.

			(c)Prepaid orders

			 at a discount

				(1)In

			 generalThe Secretary shall

			 accept prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance

			 of such coins.

				(2)DiscountSale prices with respect to prepaid orders

			 under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.

				(d)Sales of single

			 coins and sets of coinsCoins

			 of each design specified under section 4(c) may be sold separately or as a set

			 containing other coins authorized by this Act.

			7.Surcharges

			(a)Surcharge

			 requiredAll sales of coins

			 issued under this Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.

			(b)DistributionSubject to section 5134(f) of title 31,

			 United States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of

			 coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the

			 National Park Foundation for use as follows:

				(1)50 percent of the surcharges received shall

			 be used by the National Park Foundation in support of all National

			 Parks.

				(2)50 percent of the surcharges received shall

			 be used by the National Park Foundation for the benefit of the National Parks

			 designated in section 4(c) (in addition to any amount allocable to any such

			 Park from expenditures of amounts under paragraph (1)).

				(c)AuditsThe National Park Foundation shall be

			 subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United

			 States Code, with regard to the amounts received by the Foundation under

			 subsection (b).

			8.Financial

			 assurances

			(a)No net cost to

			 the GovernmentThe Secretary

			 shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing

			 coins under this Act will not result in any net cost to the United States

			 Government.

			(b)Payment for

			 coinsA coin shall not be

			 issued under this Act unless the Secretary has received—

				(1)full payment for the coin;

				(2)security satisfactory to the Secretary to

			 indemnify the United States for full payment; or

				(3)a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to

			 the Secretary from a depository institution, the deposits of which are insured

			 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union

			 Administration Board.