116 S1137 IS: Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019
U.S. Senate
2019-04-10
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1137IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 10, 2019Ms. Stabenow introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo prioritize education and training for current and future members of the environmental health
			 workforce.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019. 2.FindingsCongress finds as follows:
 (1)The environmental health workforce is vital to protecting the health and safety of the public. (2)For years, State and local governmental public health agencies have reported substantial workforce losses and other challenges to the environmental health workforce.
 (3)According to the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), between 2010 and 2016, the size of the public health workforce has decreased by approximately 9,200 workers.
 (4)In the coming years, the retiring Baby Boomer Generation will lead to a further decrease in the environmental health workforce.
 (5)Currently, only 28 States require a credential for environmental health workers that is an impartial, third-party endorsement of an individual’s professional knowledge and experience.
 (6)The 2017 hurricane season has— (A)devastated many cities, counties, and municipalities in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico;
 (B)interrupted safe water supplies; (C)destroyed hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and childcare facilities;
 (D)disabled electricity power sources that keep our Nation's food and water safe; and
 (E)flooded homes and commercial buildings that will have to be remediated from mold.
 (7)Disasters such as these demonstrate the role of the environmental health workforce in assuring that day care centers, schools, hospitals, the water supply, and food establishments are free from hazards that might cause serious illness or death.
 (8)Educating and training existing and new environmental health workers should be a national public health goal.
			3.Model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental health workers
			(a)Model Standards
 (1)In generalNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with appropriate national professional organizations, Federal, State, local, and tribal governmental agencies, and private sector and nongovernmental entities, shall develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental health workers.
 (2)Permissible contentModel standards and guidelines developed under paragraph (1) may include the following: (A)Environmental health workers should understand basic public health principles and the interdisciplinary nature of environmental health.
 (B)Environmental health workers should understand environmental protection and environmental health principles and practices.
 (C)Environmental health workers should understand basic government functions. (D)Environmental health workers should understand and be sensitive to the different cultures found in their institutions and communities.
					(b)Provision of standards and technical assistance
 (1)In generalThe Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide to State, local, and tribal governments— (A)the model standards and guidelines developed under subsection (a); and
 (B)technical assistance in implementing such model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental health workers, which may include providing additional training to assist in hiring practices that encourage hiring workforce staff who—
 (i)understand and respond to changing demographics; and (ii)promote under-represented populations in reaching effective health solutions.
						4.Environmental Health Workforce Development Plan
 (a)In generalTo ensure that programs and activities (including education, training, and payment programs) administered by the Department of Health and Human Services for developing the environmental health workforce meet national needs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop a comprehensive and coordinated plan for such programs and activities that—
 (1)includes performance measures to determine the extent to which these programs and activities are meeting the Department’s strategic goal of strengthening the environmental health workforce;
 (2)establishes a strategic goal to strengthen the environmental health workforce using the Healthy People 2020 environmental health workforce objectives of the Department of Health and Human Services as a guide;
 (3)identifies any gaps in existing programs and activities (as of the date of the plan) with regard to addressing future environmental health workforce needs identified in workforce projections of the Health Resources and Services Administration in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
 (4)recommends actions to address such gaps; (5)identifies best practices to engage underserved communities and promote workforce diversity; and
 (6)identifies any additional statutory authority that is needed by the Department to implement such actions.
 (b)Submission to CongressNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—
 (1)submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, the plan developed under subsection (a); and
 (2)post such plan on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services. 5.Reports and studies (a)Environmental health workforce development reportNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—
 (1)examine and identify best practices implemented in States that are related to training and credentialing requirements for environmental health workers; and
 (2)submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes and, where appropriate, evaluates—
 (A)the types of environmental health workers employed at State and local health departments and independent environmental health agencies;
 (B)the educational backgrounds of such workers; (C)whether such workers are credentialed or registered, and the type of credential or registration as applicable to each worker;
 (D)the impact of State requirements for continuing education for such workers; (E)the impact of having State and local health departments and independent environmental health agencies track continuing education units for such workers; and
 (F)the frequency at which a State or local health department or other entity updates and reviews any examination required to qualify or assess environmental health workers to ensure that such examination is consistent with current law.
 (b)Study on appropriate level of environmental health workforce and natural disaster preparednessNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall collaborate with appropriate associations, organizations, and councils, such as the National Academy of Medicine, to conduct a study on—
 (1)environmental health in communities before and after natural disasters; and
 (2)the role of environmental health workers to help improve environmental health.
 6.DefinitionsIn this Act, the terms environmental health workers and environmental health workforce refer to public health workers who— (1)investigate and assess hazardous environmental agents in various environmental settings; and
 (2)develop, promote, and enforce guidelines, policies, and interventions to control such hazards.


115 HR 1843 : Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-09-06
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		115th CONGRESS1st Session
		H. R. 1843
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		September 6, 2017Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceAN ACT
		To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from carrying out
			 seizures relating to a structuring transaction unless the property to be
			 seized derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured for the
			 purpose of concealing the violation of another criminal law or regulation,
			 to require notice and a post-seizure hearing for such seizures, and for
			 other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act or the Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act.
 2.Internal Revenue Service seizure requirements with respect to structuring transactionsSection 5317(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1)by striking Any property and inserting the following:

 (A)In generalAny property; and (2)by adding at the end the following:

					(B)Internal Revenue Service seizure requirements with respect to structuring transactions
 (i)Property derived from an illegal sourceProperty may only be seized by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to subparagraph (A) by reason of a claimed violation of section 5324 if the property to be seized was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured for the purpose of concealing the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than section 5324.
 (ii)NoticeNot later than 30 days after property is seized by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Internal Revenue Service shall—
 (I)make a good faith effort to find all persons with an ownership interest in such property; and (II)provide each such person with a notice of the seizure and of the person’s rights under clause (iv).
 (iii)Extension of notice under certain circumstancesThe Internal Revenue Service may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for one 30-day extension of the notice requirement under clause (ii) if the Internal Revenue Service can establish probable cause of an imminent threat to national security or personal safety necessitating such extension.
 (iv)Post-seizure hearingIf a person with a property interest in property seized pursuant to subparagraph (A) by the Internal Revenue Service requests a hearing by a court of competent jurisdiction within 30 days after the date on which notice is provided under subclause (ii), such property shall be returned unless the court holds an adversarial hearing and finds within 30 days of such request (or such longer period as the court may provide, but only on request of an interested party) that there is probable cause to believe that there is a violation of section 5324 involving such property and probable cause to believe that the property to be seized was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured for the purpose of concealing the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than section 5324..
			3.Exclusion of interest received in action to recover property seized by the Internal Revenue Service
			 based on structuring transaction
 (a)In generalPart III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before section 140 the following new section:

					139G.Interest received in action to recover property seized by the Internal Revenue Service based on
 structuring transactionGross income shall not include any interest received from the Federal Government in connection with an action to recover property seized by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to section 5317(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, by reason of a claimed violation of section 5324 of such title..
 (b)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 140 the following new item:

						Sec. 139G. Interest received in action to recover property seized by the Internal Revenue Service
			 based on structuring transaction..
 (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to interest received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

	Passed the House of Representatives September 5, 2017.Karen L. Haas,Clerk


115 HR 6392 IH: Hire Student Veterans Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-07-16
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6392IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 16, 2018Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Lance) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect
			 to hiring veterans who are receiving educational assistance under laws
			 administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Hire Student Veterans Act. 2.Work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense (a)In generalSection 51(d)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of clause (iii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting , or, and by adding at the end the following new clause:

 (v)attending an institution of education by means of educational assistance provided under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 34 of title 38, United States Code, or chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10, United States Code..
 (b)Modification of minimum employment periodSection 51(i)(3)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting (other than a qualified veteran described in subsection (d)(3)(A)(v)) after In the case of an individual. (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act.


 HR 2270 ENR: Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act
U.S. House of Representatives

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One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen
H. R. 2270

AN ACT
To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act.  2.Redesignation of the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (a)RedesignationThe Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, is redesignated as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
(b)ReferencesAny reference in any statute, rule, regulation, Executive order, publication, map, paper, or other document of the United States to the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is deemed to refer to the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. 3.Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial, Washington (a)EstablishmentThere is established the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge to commemorate the location of the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854 between the United States Government and leaders of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes.
(b)Acreage and administrationThe Secretary of the Interior shall establish the boundaries of the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial and provide for administration and interpretation of the memorial by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (c)CoordinationThe Secretary of the Interior shall coordinate with representatives of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes in providing for the interpretation of the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


116 HR 953 IH: To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-02-04
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 953IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 4, 2019Mr. Evans (for himself, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Moore, and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer
			 reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security
			 clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the Government
			 shutdown, and for other purposes.

		1.Prohibition on including adverse information in certain consumer reports
 (a)In generalSubject to subsection (b), if an event occurred during a shutdown that resulted in the furnishing of an item of adverse information to a consumer reporting agency that such agency would otherwise include in a consumer report of a covered individual, such agency may not include such information in a consumer report of such covered individual during the period beginning on the first day of a shutdown and ending on the date that is 9 months after the day on which the shutdown ends.
 (b)Covered individualsFor a covered individual to be eligible under subsection (a), such covered individual shall submit a certification to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection that the event that resulted in the furnishing of an item of adverse information occurred because of the shutdown.
 2.Government shutdown and security clearance determinationsThe head of an agency may not make an adverse determination for purposes of granting or renewing a security clearance or an access determination with respect to any covered person (as that term is defined in section 3002(a)(2) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3343(a)(2)) based solely on a failure of that covered person to make any payment on a debt due during the period of a shutdown during which that covered person was furloughed or excepted from such furlough as a result of such shutdown.
 3.DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)Consumer reporting agencyThe term consumer reporting agency has the meaning given in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a).
 (2)Covered individualThe term covered individual means— (A)an employee of the Federal Government furloughed or excepted from such furlough during any shutdown;
 (B)a Federal contractor who, during any shutdown, is not receiving pay by reason of such shutdown; and (C)an owner or employee of a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that is located within a reasonable distance of a building owned or rented by the Federal Government, as determined by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
 (3)ShutdownThe term shutdown means any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2018.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 815
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 13, 2011
			Ms. Snowe (for herself,
			 Mr. Conrad, Mr.
			 Kirk, Mr. Pryor,
			 Mrs. Gillibrand,
			 Mr. Coats, Mr.
			 Rubio, Mrs. Hutchison,
			 Mr. Johanns, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.
			 Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen,
			 Mr. Reid, and Mr. Rockefeller) introduced the following bill;
			 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To guarantee that military funerals are conducted with
		  dignity and respect.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Sanctity of Eternal Rest for
			 Veterans Act of 2011 or the SERVE Act of 2011.
		2.Purpose and
			 authority
			(a)PurposeThe
			 purpose of this Act is to provide necessary and proper support for the
			 recruitment and retention of the Armed Forces and militia employed in the
			 service of the United States by protecting the dignity of the service of the
			 members of such Forces and militia, and by protecting the privacy of their
			 immediate family members and other attendees during funeral services for such
			 members.
			(b)Constitutional
			 authorityCongress finds that this Act is a necessary and proper
			 exercise of its powers under the Constitution, article I, section 8, paragraphs
			 1, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 18, to provide for the common defense, raise and support
			 armies, provide and maintain a navy, make rules for the government and
			 regulation of the land and naval forces, and provide for organizing and
			 governing such part of the militia as may be employed in the service of the
			 United States.
			3.Amend to title
			 18Section 1388 of title 18,
			 United States Code is amended to read as follows:

				1388.Prohibition
				on disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the armed
				forces
					(a)ProhibitionFor
				any funeral of a member or former member of the Armed Forces that is not
				located at a cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration
				or part of Arlington National Cemetery, it shall be unlawful for any person to
				engage in an activity during the period beginning 120 minutes before and ending
				120 minutes after such funeral, any part of which activity—
						(1)(A)takes place within the
				boundaries of the location of such funeral or takes place within 300 feet of
				the point of the intersection between—
								(i)the boundary of the location of
				such funeral; and
								(ii)a road, pathway, or other route of
				ingress to or egress from the location of such funeral; and
								(B)includes any individual willfully
				making or assisting in the making of any noise or diversion that is not part of
				such funeral and that disturbs or tends to disturb the peace or good order of
				such funeral;
							(2)(A)is within 500 feet of
				the boundary of the location of such funeral; and
							(B)includes any individual willfully and
				without proper authorization impeding or tending to impede the access to or
				egress from such location or disrupting or tending to disrupt a funeral
				procession; or
							(3)is within 500
				feet of the boundary of the residence, home or domicile of any surviving member
				of the deceased person's immediate family and includes any individual willfully
				making or assisting in the making of any noise or diversion that disturbs or
				tends to disturb the peace of the persons located at such location.
						(b)PenaltyAny
				person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined under this title or
				imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.
					(c)Civil
				remedies
						(1)District
				courtsThe district courts of the United States shall have
				jurisdiction—
							(A)to prevent and
				restrain violations of this section; and
							(B)for the
				adjudication of any claims for relief under this section.
							(2)Attorney
				generalThe Attorney General may institute proceedings under this
				section.
						(3)ClaimsAny
				person, including a surviving member of the deceased person's immediate family,
				who suffers injury as a result of conduct that violates this section
				may—
							(A)sue therefor in
				any appropriate United States district court or in any court of competent
				jurisdiction; and
							(B)recover damages
				as provided in subsection (d) and the cost of the suit, including reasonable
				attorneys’ fees.
							(4)EstoppelA
				final judgment or decree rendered in favor of the United States in any criminal
				proceeding brought by the United States under this section shall estop the
				defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense in any
				subsequent civil proceeding brought by a person or by the United States.
						(d)Actual and
				statutory damages
						(1)In
				generalIn addition to any penalty imposed under subsection (b),
				a violator of this section is liable in an action under subsection (c) for
				actual or statutory damages as provided in this subsection.
						(2)Actions by
				private personsA person bringing an action under subsection
				(c)(3) may elect, at any time before final judgment is rendered, to recover the
				actual damages suffered by him or her as a result of the violation or, instead
				of actual damages, an award of statutory damages for each violation involved in
				the action.
						(3)Actions by
				Attorney GeneralThe Attorney General under subsection (c)(2) is
				entitled to recover an award of statutory damages for each violation involved
				in the action notwithstanding any recovery under subsection (c)(3).
						(4)Statutory
				damagesA court may award, as the court considers just, statutory
				damages in a sum of not less than $25,000 or more than $50,000 per
				violation.
						(e)Rebuttable
				presumptionIt shall be a rebuttable presumption that the
				violation was committed willfully for purposes of determining relief under this
				section if the violator, or a person acting in concert with the violator, did
				not have reasonable grounds to believe, either from the attention or publicity
				sought by the violator or other circumstance, that the conduct of such violator
				or person would not disturb or tend to disturb the peace or good order of such
				funeral, impede or tend to impede the access to or egress from such funeral,
				disrupt or tend disrupt to a funeral procession, or disturb or tend to disturb
				the peace of any surviving member of the deceased person's immediate family who
				may be found at the residence, home or domicile of the deceased person's
				immediate family on the date of the service or ceremony.
					(f)DefinitionsIn
				this section—
						(1)the term
				Armed Forces has the meaning given the term in section 101 of
				title 10 and includes members and former members of the National Guard who were
				employed in the service of the United States; and
						(2)the term
				immediate family shall have the same meaning given such term in
				section 115 of this
				title.
						.
		4.Amendment to
			 title 38
			(a)In
			 generalSection 2413 of title
			 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

					2413.Prohibition
				on certain demonstrations and disruptions at cemeteries under control of the
				National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery
						(a)ProhibitionIt
				shall be unlawful for any person—
							(1)to carry out a
				demonstration on the property of a cemetery under the control of the National
				Cemetery Administration or on the property of Arlington National Cemetery
				unless the demonstration has been approved by the cemetery superintendent or
				the director of the property on which the cemetery is located; or
							(2)with respect to
				such a cemetery, to engage in an activity during the period beginning 120
				minutes before and ending 120 minutes after a funeral, memorial service, or
				ceremony is held, any part of which activity—
								(A)(i)takes place within the
				boundaries of such cemetery or takes place within 300 feet of the point of the
				intersection between—
										(I)the boundary of such cemetery; and
										(II)a road, pathway, or other route of
				ingress to or egress from such cemetery; and
										(ii)includes any individual willfully
				making or assisting in the making of any noise or diversion that is not part of
				such funeral, memorial service, or ceremony and that disturbs or tends to
				disturb the peace or good order of such funeral, memorial service, or ceremony;
				or
									(B)(i)is within 500 feet of
				the boundary of such cemetery; and
									(ii)includes any individual willfully
				and without proper authorization impeding or tending to impede the access to or
				egress from such cemetery or disrupting or tending to disrupt a funeral
				procession.
									(b)PenaltyAny
				person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned
				not more than 2 years, or both.
						(c)Civil
				remedies(1)The district courts of
				the United States shall have jurisdiction—
								(A)to prevent and restrain violations of
				this section; and
								(B)for the adjudication of any claims for
				relief under this section.
								(2)The Attorney General of the United
				States may institute proceedings under this section.
							(3)Any person, including a surviving
				member of the deceased person's immediate family, who suffers injury as a
				result of conduct that violates this section may—
								(A)sue therefor in any appropriate United
				States district court or in any court of competent jurisdiction; and
								(B)recover damages as provided in
				subsection (d) and the cost of the suit, including reasonable attorneys’
				fees.
								(4)A final judgment or decree rendered
				in favor of the United States in any criminal proceeding brought by the United
				States under this section shall estop the defendant from denying the essential
				allegations of the criminal offense in any subsequent civil proceeding brought
				by a person or by the United States.
							(d)Actual and
				statutory damages(1)In addition to any
				penalty imposed under subsection (b), a violator of this section is liable in
				an action under subsection (c) for actual or statutory damages as provided in
				this subsection.
							(2)A person bringing an action under
				subsection (c)(3) may elect, at any time before final judgment is rendered, to
				recover the actual damages suffered by him or her as a result of the violation
				or, instead of actual damages, an award of statutory damages for each violation
				involved in the action.
							(3)The Attorney General under subsection
				(c)(2) is entitled to recover an award of statutory damages for each violation
				involved in the action notwithstanding any recovery under subsection
				(c)(3).
							(4)A court may award, as the court
				considers just, statutory damages in a sum of not less than $25,000 or more
				than $50,000 per violation.
							(e)Rebuttable
				presumptionIt shall be a rebuttable presumption that the
				violation of subsection (a)(2) was committed willfully for purposes of
				determining relief under this section if the violator, or a person acting in
				concert with the violator, did not have reasonable grounds to believe, either
				from the attention or publicity sought by the violator or other circumstance,
				that the conduct of such violator or person would not—
							(1)disturb or tend
				to disturb the peace or good order of such funeral, memorial service, or
				ceremony; or
							(2)impede or tend to
				impede the access to or egress from such funeral, memorial service, or
				ceremony; or
							(3)disrupt or tend
				to disrupt a funeral procession.
							(f)DefinitionsIn
				this section—
							(1)the term
				demonstration includes—
								(A)any picketing or
				similar conduct;
								(B)any oration,
				speech, use of sound amplification equipment or device, or similar conduct that
				is not part of a funeral, memorial service, or ceremony;
								(C)the display of
				any placard, banner, flag, or similar device, unless such a display is part of
				a funeral, memorial service, or ceremony; and
								(D)the distribution
				of any handbill, pamphlet, leaflet, or other written or printed matter other
				than a program distributed as part of a funeral, memorial service, or ceremony;
				and
								(2)the term
				immediate family shall have the same meaning given such term in
				section 115 of title
				18.
							.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 24 of
			 such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2413 and
			 inserting the following new item:

						2413. Prohibition on certain
				demonstrations and disruptions at cemeteries under control of the National
				Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National
				Cemetery.

					.


116 HR 2578 PCS: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives

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IICalendar No. 93116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2578IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 15, 2019ReceivedMay 16, 2019Read the first timeMay 20, 2019Read the second time and placed on the calendarAN ACTTo reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019. 2.Reauthorization of National Flood Insurance Program (a)FinancingSection 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking May 31, 2019 and inserting September 30, 2019.
 (b)Program expirationSection 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking May 31, 2019 and inserting September 30, 2019. (c)Retroactive effective dateIf this Act is enacted after May 31, 2019, the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted on May 31, 2019.Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2019.Cheryl L. Johnson,ClerkMay 20, 2019Read the second time and placed on the calendar


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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 351IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 8, 2019Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Dunn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to lend Department of Defense farm
			 equipment to eligible farmers, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Equip Ag Act of 2019. 2.Department of Defense farm equipment sharing pilot program (a)Survey of DOD equipmentNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall conduct a survey of the equipment of the Department of Defense to determine which such equipment—
 (1)would be appropriate for use by farmers through an equipment sharing program; and (2)could be used in an equipment sharing program without jeopardizing military readiness.
				(b)Pilot program
 (1)In generalThe Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary shall lend equipment of the Department identified pursuant to the survey carried out under subsection (a) to eligible farmers.
 (2)EligibilityTo be eligible to borrow equipment under the pilot program, a farmer shall— (A)be a new and beginning farmer, as determined by the Secretary; and
 (B)submit to the Secretary an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
 (3)LocationThe Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at locations determined by the Secretary. (4)DurationThe authority to carry out a pilot program under this section shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the commencement of the pilot program.
 (5)ReportNot later than 60 days after the termination of the pilot program under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program that includes the recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the extension and expansion of the program.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5271
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 11, 2010
			Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
			 Texas (for herself and Mr. Gene Green of
			 Texas) 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 concerned

		A BILL
		To amend section 1877 of the Social Security Act to delay
		  by 2 years the expansion cut-off date imposed by the Patient Protection and
		  Affordable Care Act.

		1.2-year delay in PPACA cut-off
			 date on expansion of physician-owned hospitalsSection 1877(i) of the Social Security Act
			 (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(i)), as added by section 6001(a)(3) of the Patient Protection
			 and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) and as amended by section 10601(a)
			 of such Act and section 1106 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation
			 Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152), is amended in paragraphs (1)(A)(i) and
			 (3)(C)(iii), by striking December 31, 2010 and inserting
			 December 31, 2012 each place it appears.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5631
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 29, 2010
			Mr. Hastings of
			 Florida (for himself, Mr. Meek of
			 Florida, and Mr. Johnson of
			 Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Education and
			 Labor, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Transportation and
			 Infrastructure, 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 establish the Gulf Coast Conservation
		  Corps under the direction of the President in order to create jobs cleaning up
		  the oil spill and restoring the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding areas, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of
			 2010.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)On April 20, 2010, the mobile offshore
			 drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, operated by BP, P.L.C. (in this Act referred
			 to as BP), exploded and sank, triggering the oil spill that is
			 the worst environmental disaster in the history of the United States.
			(2)Since then, BP has been unsuccessful in
			 stemming the discharge of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, currently estimated at a
			 rate of up to 60,000 barrels of oil per day.
			(3)Many who live in
			 the area of the Gulf of Mexico are dependent on the Gulf for their
			 livelihoods.
			(4)The fishing
			 industry, including seafood processing and related wholesale and retail
			 businesses, supports over 200,000 jobs with related economic activity of
			 $5,500,000,000.
			(5)As of May 25,
			 2010, commercial and recreational fishing were prohibited within a 54,096
			 square-mile area, approximately 22 percent of Federal waters of the Gulf
			 Exclusive Economic Zone.
			(6)The tourist
			 industry contributed 620,000 jobs and over $9,000,000,000 in wages to the Gulf
			 region.
			(7)The oil spill will
			 require a dedicated and trained workforce working over an extended period of
			 time to clean up and restore the damage.
			(8)Contracts and
			 cooperative agreements between Federal agencies and State and local governments
			 and other entities empower communities and are cost-effective tools that
			 provide positive social and environmental benefits. The use of such contracts
			 and agreements should be encouraged as a means to rehabilitate public land
			 affected or altered by the BP oil spill, and enhance and maintain
			 environmentally important land and water.
			(9)Joint
			 collaborations between the Federal agencies, private businesses, and local,
			 State, and Federal service and conservation corps are particularly beneficial,
			 as the collaborations provide the opportunity to prepare for productive lives
			 while engaged in meaningful and educational public service opportunities, and
			 the public with cost-saving human resources to assist in conserving,
			 maintaining, and protecting public land.
			3.PurposesThe purposes of this Act are—
			(1)to create a Gulf Coast Conservation Corps
			 to perform rehabilitation and enhancement projects in any area of the Gulf of
			 Mexico affected by the oil discharged as a result of the explosion on and
			 sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon by creating a
			 workforce to collect the oil discharged, and restore affected wildlife and
			 damaged ecosystems, in such areas;
			(2)to create jobs in the Gulf of Mexico region
			 that offer unemployed individuals a chance to obtain skills and experience so
			 that they are better equipped to gain productive employment related to
			 environmental restoration; and
			(3)to provide such
			 individuals the opportunity to serve their communities and the Country.
			4.Gulf Coast
			 Conservation Corps
			(a)EstablishmentThere is established the Gulf Coast
			 Conservation Corps (in this Act referred to as the Corps), which
			 shall be administered by the President and shall carry out rehabilitation and
			 enhancement projects described in subsection (b).
			(b)Rehabilitation
			 and enhancement projectsThe
			 President, through the Corps, shall hire individuals that meet the requirements
			 described in subsection (c) to carry out rehabilitation and enhancement
			 projects involving the construction, maintenance, cleaning, and restoration
			 (including the restoration of wildlife and plantlife) in any area of the Gulf
			 of Mexico affected by the oil discharged as a result of the explosion on and
			 sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon.
			(c)Participants
				(1)In
			 generalTo be selected as a participant in the Corps, an
			 individual—
					(A)shall be otherwise
			 unemployed;
					(B)shall be a citizen
			 or legal permanent resident of the United States;
					(C)shall be
			 physically capable of performing the work required by the specific project,
			 subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be made for such individual
			 in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and
					(D)shall not be
			 enrolled as a full-time student in any institution of higher education,
			 vocational or job training school or program and may not prematurely terminate
			 such enrollment to obtain employment under this Act.
					(2)No displacement
			 of existing employees or positions of permanent
			 employmentIndividuals participating in the Corps whose positions
			 are funded under this Act may not displace other employees whose positions are
			 not funded under this Act.
				(3)CompensationIndividuals participating in the Corps
			 shall be compensated at the same rates, including periodic increases, as
			 employees who are similarly situated in similar occupations and who have
			 similar training, experience, and skills, and such rates shall be in accordance
			 with applicable law, but in no event less than the higher of the rate specified
			 in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
			 206(a)(1)) or the applicable State or local minimum wage law.
				(4)Not Federal
			 employeesIndividuals participating in the Corps shall not be
			 considered employees of the Federal Government.
				(d)Authorized uses
			 of fundsIn administering the
			 Corps, the President may carry out the following:
				(1)Enter into a
			 contract or cooperative agreement with—
					(A)any local, State,
			 or Federal service or conservation corps, including a service or conservation
			 corps carried out by the Corporation for National and Community Service under
			 the national service laws;
					(B)a department of
			 natural resources, agriculture, or marine (or an equivalent department) of any
			 State; or
					(C)a nongovernmental
			 or private organization; or
					(D)any other agency
			 or organization that may assist the President in administering the
			 Corps.
					(2)Provide the Corps with technical
			 assistance, administrative support, and assistance in training
			 participants.
				(3)Monitor and
			 evaluate the Corps to ensure that the Corps is in compliance with the
			 requirements of this Act.
				(4)Consult with
			 international authorities on the best methods and practices for carrying out
			 the projects described in subsection (b).
				(5)Carry out research and development
			 activities to determine the best methods and practices for carrying out the
			 projects described in subsection (b).
				5.Funding from Oil
			 Spill Liability Trust FundThe
			 cost of carrying out this Act shall be treated as removal costs for purposes of
			 the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), including section 1012
			 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 2712; relating to the use of amounts in the Oil Spill
			 Liability Trust Fund).
		6.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)In
			 generalThe terms discharge; oil;
			 and removal have the meanings given the terms in section 1001 of
			 the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701).
			(2)Institution of
			 higher educationThe term institution of higher
			 education has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
			(3)National service
			 lawsThe term national service laws has the
			 meaning given the term in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act
			 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
			(4)StateThe
			 term State means each of the several States of the United States,
			 the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
			7.Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are
			 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $15,000,000 for each of
			 fiscal years 2011 and 2012.


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1699
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 26, 2007
			Mr. Reed (for himself
			 and Mr. Cochran) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend the provisions of the Elementary and Secondary
		  Education Act of 1965 regarding school library media specialists, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Strengthening Kids' Interest in
			 Learning and Libraries Act or the SKILLs
			 Act.
		ISchool library
			 media specialist requirements
			101.Authorization
			 of appropriationsSection
			 1002(b)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
			 6302) is amended by striking 2002 and inserting
			 2008.
			102.State
			 plansSection 1111(b)(8) of
			 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(8)) is
			 amended—
				(1)in subparagraph
			 (D), by striking and after the semicolon;
				(2)by redesignating
			 subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and
				(3)by inserting
			 after subparagraph (D) the following:

						(E)how the State
				educational agency will meet the goal of ensuring that there is not less than 1
				highly qualified school library media specialist in each school receiving funds
				under this part, as described in section 1119(h)(2);
				and
						.
				103.Local
			 educational agency plansSection 1112(b)(1)(N) of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)(N)) is amended by
			 inserting , including ensuring that there is not less than 1 highly
			 qualified school library media specialist in each school before the
			 semicolon.
			104.Schoolwide
			 programsSection 1114(b)(1)(D)
			 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(1)(D))
			 is amended by inserting school library media specialists, after
			 teachers,.
			105.Targeted
			 assistance schoolsSection
			 1115(c)(1)(F) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
			 6315(c)(1)(F)) is amended by inserting school library media
			 specialists, after teachers,.
			106.Qualifications
			 for teachers, paraprofessionals, and school library media specialists
				(a)In
			 generalSection 1119 of the
			 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319) is
			 amended—
					(1)in the section
			 heading, by striking teachers and paraprofessionals and
			 inserting teachers,
			 paraprofessionals, and school library media
			 specialists;
					(2)by redesignating
			 subsections (h) through (l) as subsections (i) through (m),
			 respectively;
					(3)by inserting
			 after subsection (g) the following:

							(h)School library
				media specialists
								(1)Local
				educational agency requirementEach local educational agency
				receiving assistance under this part shall ensure, to the extent feasible, that
				each school that is served by the local educational agency and receives funds
				under this part employs not less than 1 highly qualified school library media
				specialist.
								(2)State
				goalEach State educational agency receiving assistance under
				this part shall—
									(A)establish a goal
				of having not less than 1 highly qualified school library media specialist in
				each public school that is served by the State educational agency and receives
				funds under this part; and
									(B)specify a date by
				which the State will reach this goal, which date shall be not later than the
				beginning of the 2010–2011 school year.
									;
				and
					(4)in subsection (i)
			 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), by striking and
			 paraprofessionals and inserting , paraprofessionals, and school
			 library and media specialists.
					(b)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 1119(l) of the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act of 1965 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) (20 U.S.C.
			 6319(l)) is amended by striking subsection (1) and inserting
			 subsection (m).
				107.Improving
			 literacy through school librariesSection 1251 of the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6383) is amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (a), by striking well-trained, professionally certified and
			 inserting highly qualified;
				(2)in subsection
			 (e)(3)—
					(A)by striking
			 Distribution.—The and inserting the
			 following:

							Distribution.—(A)Geographic
				distributionThe
							;
				and
					(B)by adding at the
			 end the following:

							(B)Balance among
				types of schoolsIn awarding grants under this subsection, the
				Secretary shall take into consideration whether funding is proportionally
				distributed among projects serving students in elementary, middle, and high
				schools.
							;
					(3)in subsection
			 (f)(2)—
					(A)in subparagraph
			 (A)—
						(i)by
			 inserting the need for student literacy improvement at all grade
			 levels, before the need for; and
						(ii)by
			 striking well-trained, professionally certified and inserting
			 highly qualified;
						(4)by striking
			 subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

						(B)a needs
				assessment of which grade spans are served, ensuring funding is proportionally
				distributed to serve students in elementary, middle, and high
				schools;
						;
				(5)in subsection
			 (g)—
					(A)in paragraph (1),
			 by striking the semicolon at the end and
			 inserting

							and reading materials, such as books
			 and materials that—(A)are appropriate
				for students in all grade levels to be served and for students with special
				learning needs, including students who are limited English proficient;
				and
							(B)engage the
				interest of readers at all reading
				levels;
							;
				and
					(B)in paragraph (4),
			 by striking professional development described in section
			 1222(d)(2) and inserting professional development in information
			 literacy instruction that is appropriate for all grades, including the
			 assessment of student literacy needs, the coordination of reading and writing
			 instruction across content areas, and training in literacy strategies in all
			 content areas.
					IIPreparing,
			 teaching, and recruiting high quality teachers, school library media
			 specialists, and principals
			201.Teacher,
			 school library media specialist, and principal training and recruiting
			 fundTitle II of the
			 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is
			 amended—
				(1)in the title
			 heading, by striking High
			 quality teachers and principals and inserting
			 High quality teachers, school
			 library media specialists, and principals ; and
				(2)in the part
			 heading, by striking Teacher
			 and principal and inserting Teacher, school library media specialist, and
			 principal.
				202.PurposeSection 2101(1) of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601(1)) is amended to read as
			 follows:

					(1)increase student
				academic achievement through strategies such as—
						(A)improving
				teacher, school library media specialist, and principal quality; and
						(B)increasing the
				number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom, highly qualified school
				library media specialists in the library, and highly qualified principals and
				assistant principals in schools;
				and
						.
			203.State
			 applicationsSection 2112(b)
			 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)) is
			 amended—
				(1)in paragraph (4), by inserting ,
			 school library media specialists, before and principals;
			 and
				(2)in paragraph
			 (10), by inserting , school library media specialist, before
			 and paraprofessional.
				204.State use of
			 fundsSection 2113(c) of the
			 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6613(c)) is
			 amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (4)—
					(A)in the matter
			 preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting highly qualified school library
			 media specialists, before principals; and
					(B)in subparagraph
			 (B), by inserting , highly qualified school library media
			 specialists, before and principals; and
					(2)in paragraph (6), by striking
			 teachers and principals each place the term appears and
			 inserting teachers, school library media specialists, and
			 principals.
				205.Local uses of
			 fundsSection 2123(a) of the
			 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6623(a)) is amended
			 by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:

					(9)(A)Developing and
				implementing strategies to assist in recruiting and retaining highly qualified
				school library media specialists; and
						(B)providing appropriate professional
				development for such specialists, particularly related to skills necessary to
				assist students to improve the students' academic achievement, including skills
				related to information
				literacy.
						.
			IIIGeneral
			 Provisions
			301.DefinitionsSection 9101(23) of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)) is amended—
				(1)in subparagraph
			 (B)(ii)(II), by striking and after the semicolon;
				(2)in subparagraph
			 (C)(ii)(VII), by striking the period at the end and inserting ;
			 and; and
				(3)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(D)when used with
				respect to a school library media specialist employed in an elementary school
				or secondary school in a State, means that the school library media
				specialist—
							(i)holds at least a
				bachelor's degree;
							(ii)has obtained
				full State certification as a school library media specialist or passed the
				State teacher licensing examination, with State certification in library media,
				in such State, except that when used with respect to any school library media
				specialist teaching in a public charter school, the term means that the school
				library media specialist meets the requirements set forth in the State's public
				charter school law; and
							(iii)has not had
				certification or licensure requirements waived on an emergency, temporary, or
				provisional
				basis.
							.
				302.Conforming
			 amendments
				(a)Table of
			 contentsThe table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 note) is amended—
					(1)by striking the
			 item relating to section 1119 and inserting the following:

								Sec. 1119. Qualifications for
				teachers, paraprofessionals, and school library media
				specialists.

							;

					(2)by striking the
			 item relating to title II and inserting the following:

								Title II—Preparing, training, and
				recruiting high quality teachers, school library media specialists, and
				principals

							;
						and(3)by striking the
			 item relating to part A of title II and inserting the following:

								Part A—Teacher, School Library
				Media Specialist, and Principal Training and Recruiting
				Fund

							.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 906
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 28, 2009
			Mr. Kohl (for himself
			 and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent
		  marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Senior Investment Protection Act of
			 2009 .
		2.FindingsCongress finds that—
			(1)many seniors are
			 targeted by salespersons and advisers using misleading certifications and
			 professional designations;
			(2)many
			 certifications and professional designations used by salespersons and advisers
			 represent limited training or expertise, and may in fact be of no value with
			 respect to advising seniors on financial and estate planning matters, and far
			 too often, such designations are obtained simply by attending a weekend seminar
			 and passing an open book, multiple choice test;
			(3)many seniors have
			 lost their life savings because salespersons and advisers holding a misleading
			 designation have steered them toward products that were unsuitable for them,
			 given their retirement needs and life expectancies;
			(4)seniors have a
			 right to clearly know whether they are working with a qualified adviser who
			 understands the products and is working in their best interest or a
			 self-interested salesperson or adviser advocating particular products;
			 and
			(5)many existing
			 State laws and enforcement measures addressing the use of certifications,
			 professional designations, and suitability standards in selling financial
			 products to seniors are inadequate to protect senior investors from
			 salespersons and advisers using such designations.
			3.DefinitionsAs used in this Act—
			(1)the term
			 misleading designation—
				(A)means the use of
			 a purported certification, professional designation, or other credential, that
			 indicates or implies that a salesperson or adviser has special certification or
			 training in advising or servicing seniors; and
				(B)does not include
			 any legitimate certification, professional designation, license, or other
			 credential, if—
					(i)it
			 has been offered by an academic institution having regional accreditation;
			 or
					(ii)it
			 meets the standards for certifications, licenses, and professional designations
			 outlined by the North American Securities Administrators Association (in this
			 Act referred to as the NASAA) Model Rule on the Use of
			 Senior-Specific Certifications and Professional Designations, or it was issued
			 by or obtained from any State;
					(2)the term
			 financial product means securities, insurance products (including
			 insurance products which pay a return, whether fixed or variable), and bank and
			 loan products;
			(3)the term
			 misleading or fraudulent marketing means the use of a misleading
			 designation in selling or advising a senior in the sale of a financial
			 product;
			(4)the term
			 senior means any individual who has attained the age of 62 or
			 older; and
			(5)the term
			 State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and
			 the unincorporated territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
			 Islands.
			4.Grants to States
			 for enhanced protection of seniors from being mislead by false
			 designations
			(a)Grant
			 programThe Attorney General of the United States (in this Act
			 referred to as the Attorney General)—
				(1)shall establish a
			 program in accordance with this Act to provide grants to States—
					(A)to investigate
			 and prosecute misleading and fraudulent marketing practices; or
					(B)to develop
			 educational materials and training aimed at reducing misleading and fraudulent
			 marketing of financial products toward seniors; and
					(2)may establish
			 such performance objectives, reporting requirements, and application procedures
			 for States and State agencies receiving grants under this Act as the Attorney
			 General determines are necessary to carry out and assess the effectiveness of
			 the program under this Act.
				(b)Use of grant
			 amountsA grant under this Act may be used (including through
			 subgrants) by the State or the appropriate State agency designated by the
			 State—
				(1)to fund
			 additional staff to identify, investigate, and prosecute cases involving
			 misleading or fraudulent marketing of financial products to seniors;
				(2)to fund
			 technology, equipment, and training for regulators, prosecutors, and law
			 enforcement in order to identify salespersons and advisers who target seniors
			 through the use of misleading designations;
				(3)to fund
			 technology, equipment, and training for prosecutors to increase the successful
			 prosecution of those targeting seniors with the use of misleading
			 designations;
				(4)to provide
			 educational materials and training to regulators on the appropriateness of the
			 use of designations by salespersons and advisers of financial products;
				(5)to provide
			 educational materials and training to seniors to increase their awareness and
			 understanding of designations;
				(6)to develop
			 comprehensive plans to combat misleading or fraudulent marketing of financial
			 products to seniors; and
				(7)to enhance
			 provisions of State law that could offer additional protection for seniors
			 against misleading or fraudulent marketing of financial products.
				(c)Grant
			 requirements
				(1)MaximumThe
			 amount of a grant under this Act may not exceed $500,000 per fiscal year per
			 State, if all requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) are met. Such
			 amount shall be limited to $100,000 per fiscal year per State in any case in
			 which the State meets the requirements of—
					(A)paragraphs (2)
			 and (3), but not each of paragraphs (4) and (5); or
					(B)paragraphs (4)
			 and (5), but not each of paragraphs (2) and (3).
					(2)Standard
			 designation rules for securitiesA State shall have adopted rules
			 on the appropriate use of designations in the offer or sale of securities or
			 investment advice, which shall, to the extent practicable, conform to the
			 minimum requirements of the NASAA Model Rule on the Use of Senior-Specific
			 Certifications and Professional Designations, as in effect on the date of
			 enactment of this Act, or any successor thereto, as determined by the Attorney
			 General.
				(3)Suitability
			 rules for securitiesA State shall have adopted standard rules on
			 the suitability requirements in the sale of securities, which shall, to the
			 extent practicable, conform to the minimum requirements on suitability imposed
			 by self-regulatory organization rules under the securities laws (as defined in
			 section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), as determined by the
			 Attorney General.
				(4)Standard
			 designation rules for insurance productsA State shall have
			 adopted standard rules on the appropriate use of designations in the sale of
			 insurance products, which shall, to the extent practicable, conform to the
			 minimum requirements of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
			 Model Regulation on the Use of Senior-Specific Certifications and Professional
			 Designations in the Sale of Life Insurance and Annuities, as in effect on the
			 date of enactment of this Act, or any successor thereto, as determined by the
			 Attorney General.
				(5)Suitability
			 rules for insurance productsA State shall have adopted
			 suitability standards for the sale of annuity products, under which, at a
			 minimum (as determined by the Attorney General)—
					(A)insurers shall be
			 responsible and liable for ensuring that sales of their annuity products meet
			 their suitability requirements;
					(B)insurers shall
			 have an obligation to ensure that the prospective senior purchaser has
			 sufficient information for making an informed decision about a purchase of an
			 annuity product;
					(C)the prospective
			 senior purchaser shall be informed of the total fees, costs, and commissions
			 associated with establishing the annuity transaction, as well as the total
			 fees, costs, commissions, and penalties associated with the termination of the
			 transaction or agreement; and
					(D)insurers and
			 their agents are prohibited from recommending the sale of an annuity product to
			 a senior, if the agent fails to obtain sufficient information in order to
			 satisfy the insurer and the agent that the transaction is suitable for the
			 senior.
					5.ApplicationsTo be eligible for a grant under this Act,
			 the State or appropriate State agency shall submit to the Attorney General a
			 proposal to use the grant money to protect seniors from misleading or
			 fraudulent marketing techniques in the offer and sale of financial products,
			 which application shall—
			(1)identify the
			 scope of the problem;
			(2)describe how the
			 proposed program will help to protect seniors from misleading or fraudulent
			 marketing in the sale of financial products, including, at a minimum—
				(A)by proactively
			 identifying senior victims of misleading and fraudulent marketing in the offer
			 and sale of financial products;
				(B)how the proposed
			 program can assist in the investigation and prosecution of those using
			 misleading or fraudulent marketing in the offer and sale of financial products
			 to seniors; and
				(C)how the proposed
			 program can help discourage and reduce future cases of misleading or fraudulent
			 marketing in the offer and sale of financial products to seniors; and
				(3)describe how the
			 proposed program is to be integrated with other existing State efforts.
			6.Length of
			 participationA State
			 receiving a grant under this Act shall be provided assistance funds for a
			 period of 3 years, after which the State may reapply for additional
			 funding.
		7.Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are
			 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act, $8,000,000 for each of the
			 fiscal years 2010 through 2014.


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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 481
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

July 10, 2019

RESOLUTION
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the House of Representatives:  Committee on the Budget:Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, to rank immediately after Mr. Norman.

Committee on Education and Labor:Mr. Keller.  Committee on Oversight and Reform:Mr. Keller.

Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.


113 S3007 IS: Ensuring Enhanced Access to Primary Care Act
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		II
		113th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 3007
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			December 11, 2014
			Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

		A BILL
		To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the Medicare payment
			 rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and to apply
			 the rate floor to additional providers of primary care services.

		1.Short title
			This Act may be cited as the
		  Ensuring Enhanced Access to Primary Care Act.2.Extension of  application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished
			 under Medicaid and application to additional providers(a)In generalSection 1902(a)(13)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(C)) is amended—(1)by striking in 2013 and 2014 and inserting on or after January 1, 2013, and before January 1, 2017,; and(2)by inserting neurology, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, after general internal medicine,.(b)Conforming amendmentSection 1905(dd) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(dd)) is amended by striking January 1, 2015 and inserting January 1, 2017.(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on
			 or after the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the
			 date of the enactment of this Act.


114 HR 1171 IH: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015
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2015-02-27
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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1171
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 27, 2015
Mr. King of New York (for himself and Mr. Pascrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015. 2.Elective treatment of length of service award programs as eligible deferred compensation plans (a)In generalSubsection (e) of section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(19)Special rules applicable to length of service award plans
(A)In generalThe term eligible deferred compensation plan shall include, at the election of its sponsor, any length of service award plan. Any such election shall be irrevocable. In the case of a length of service award plan whose sponsor has elected to have such plan treated as an eligible deferred compensation plan, such plan shall be administered in a manner consistent with the requirements of this section and such sponsor shall be treated as an eligible employer described in paragraph (1)(A). (B)Length of service award planFor purposes of this paragraph—
(i)In generalThe term length of service award plan means any plan paying solely length of service awards to bona fide volunteers (or their beneficiaries) on account of qualified services performed by such volunteers. (ii)Bona fide volunteerAn individual shall be treated as a bona fide volunteer if the only compensation received by such individual for performing qualified services is in the form of—
(I)reimbursement for (or a reasonable allowance for) reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of such services, or (II)reasonable benefits (including length of service awards), and fees for such services, customarily paid by eligible employers in connection with the performance of such services by volunteers.
(iii)Qualified servicesThe term qualified services means fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, ambulance services, and emergency rescue services. (C)Maximum deferral amountIn the case of a length of service award plan whose sponsor has elected to have such plan treated as an eligible deferred compensation plan, subsection (b)(2) shall be applied by striking the lesser of— and all that follows and inserting the applicable dollar amount,.
(D)Distribution requirementsIn the case of a length of service award plan whose sponsor has elected to have such plan treated as an eligible deferred compensation plan, subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) shall be applied by deeming a severance from employment to have occurred at the later of— (i)the payment date under the terms of the plan, or
(ii)the date on which the plan participant ceases to perform qualified services. (E)Limitation on accruals (i)In generalIn the case of a length of service award plan that is a defined benefit plan (as defined in section 414(j)) whose sponsor has not elected to have such plan treated as an eligible deferred compensation plan, such plan shall be treated as not providing for the deferral of compensation if the aggregate amount of length of service awards accruing with respect to any year of service for any bona fide volunteer does not exceed $5,500. In the case of a length of service award plan described in the preceding sentence that is a defined benefit plan (as defined in section 414(j)), the limitation on the annual deferral shall apply to the actuarial present value of the aggregate amount of length of service awards accruing with respect to any year of service. Such actuarial present value shall be calculated using reasonable actuarial assumptions and methods assuming payment shall be made under the most valuable form of payment of the length of service award under the program with payment commencing at the later of the earliest age at which unreduced benefits are payable under the program or the participant’s current age.
(ii)Cost-of-living adjustmentIn the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015, the Secretary shall adjust the $5,500 amount under clause (i) at the same time and in the same manner as under section 415(d), except that the base period shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2014, and any increase under this paragraph that is not a multiple of $500 shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $500.. (b)Conforming amendments (1)Paragraph (11) of section 457(e) of such Code is amended to read as follows:

(11)Certain plans excludedAny bona fide vacation leave, sick leave, compensatory time, severance pay, disability pay, or death benefit plan shall be treated as not providing for the deferral of compensation.. (2)Section 3121(a)(5)(I) of such Code is amended by striking section 457(e)(11)(A)(ii) and inserting section 457(e)(19).
(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014. 3.Exemption of length of service award programs from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974The Secretary of Labor shall issue guidance clarifying that a length of service award program described in section 457(e)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is not an employee pension benefit plan under section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(2)).


I
112th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 15
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 30, 2012
Mr. Levin (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Chu, Mr. Honda, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Hahn, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Welch, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Capps, and Ms. Pingree of Maine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to middle-class families.

1.Short title; etc
(a)Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Middle Class Tax Cut Act.
(b)Amendment of 1986 CodeExcept as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c)Table of contentsThe table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; etc.
Title I—Temporary extension of tax relief
Sec. 101. Temporary extension of 2001 tax relief.
Sec. 102. Temporary extension of 2003 tax relief.
Sec. 103. Temporary extension of 2010 tax relief.
Sec. 104. Temporary extension of election to expense certain depreciable business assets.
Title II—Alternative minimum tax relief
Sec. 201. Temporary extension of increased alternative minimum tax exemption amount.
Sec. 202. Temporary extension of alternative minimum tax relief for nonrefundable personal credits.
Title III—Treatment for PAYGO purposes
Sec. 301. Treatment for PAYGO purposes.
ITemporary extension of tax relief
101.Temporary extension of 2001 tax relief
(a)Temporary extension
(1)In generalSection 901(a)(1) of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 is amended by striking December 31, 2012 and inserting December 31, 2013.
(2)Effective dateThe amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.
(b)Application to certain high-Income taxpayers
(1)Income tax rates
(A)Treatment of 25- and 28-percent rate bracketsParagraph (2) of section 1(i) is amended to read as follows:

(2)25- and 28-percent rate bracketsThe tables under subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) shall be applied—
(A)by substituting 25% for 28% each place it appears (before the application of subparagraph (B)), and
(B)by substituting 28% for 31% each place it appears..
(B)33-percent rate bracketSubsection (i) of section 1 is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

(3)33-percent rate bracket
(A)In generalIn the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012—
(i)the rate of tax under subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) on a taxpayer's taxable income in the fourth rate bracket shall be 33 percent to the extent such income does not exceed an amount equal to the excess of—
(I)the applicable amount, over
(II)the dollar amount at which such bracket begins, and
(ii)the 36 percent rate of tax under such subsections shall apply only to the taxpayer's taxable income in such bracket in excess of the amount to which clause (i) applies.
(B)Applicable amountFor purposes of this paragraph, the term applicable amount means the excess of—
(i)the applicable threshold, over
(ii)the sum of the following amounts in effect for the taxable year:
(I)the basic standard deduction (within the meaning of section 63(c)(2)), and
(II)the exemption amount (within the meaning of section 151(d)(1)) (or, in the case of subsection (a), 2 such exemption amounts).
(C)Applicable thresholdFor purposes of this paragraph, the term applicable threshold means—
(i)$250,000 in the case of subsection (a),
(ii)$225,000 in the case of subsection (b),
(iii)$200,000 in the case of subsections (c), and
(iv)1/2 the amount applicable under clause (i) (after adjustment, if any, under subparagraph (E)) in the case of subsection (d).
(D)Fourth rate bracketFor purposes of this paragraph, the term fourth rate bracket means the bracket which would (determined without regard to this paragraph) be the 36-percent rate bracket.
(E)Inflation adjustmentFor purposes of this paragraph, with respect to taxable years beginning in calendar years after 2012, each of the dollar amounts under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (C) shall be adjusted in the same manner as under paragraph (1)(C), except that subsection (f)(3)(B) shall be applied by substituting 2008 for 1992..
(2)Phaseout of personal exemptions and itemized deductions
(A)Overall limitation on itemized deductionsSection 68 is amended—
(i)by striking the applicable amount the first place it appears in subsection (a) and inserting the applicable threshold in effect under section 1(i)(3),
(ii)by striking the applicable amount in subsection (a)(1) and inserting such applicable threshold,
(iii)by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively, and
(iv)by striking subsections (f) and (g).
(B)Phaseout of deductions for personal exemptions
(i)In generalParagraph (3) of section 151(d) is amended—
(I)by striking the threshold amount in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the applicable threshold in effect under section 1(i)(3),
(II)by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C), and
(III)by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F).
(ii)Conforming amendmentsParagraph (4) of section 151(d) is amended—
(I)by striking subparagraph (B),
(II)by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and by indenting such subparagraphs (as so redesignated) accordingly, and
(III)by striking all that precedes in a calendar year after 1989, and inserting the following:

(4)Inflation adjustmentIn the case of any taxable year beginning.
(c)Effective dateExcept as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
(d)Application of EGTRRA sunsetEach amendment made by subsection (b) shall be subject to title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to the same extent and in the same manner as if such amendment was included in title I of such Act.
102.Temporary extension of 2003 tax relief
(a)Extension
(1)In generalSection 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 is amended by striking December 31, 2012 and inserting December 31, 2013.
(2)Effective dateThe amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
(b)20-Percent capital gains rate for certain high income individuals
(1)In generalParagraph (1) of section 1(h) is amended by striking subparagraph (C), by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F) and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:

(C)15 percent of the lesser of—
(i)so much of the adjusted net capital gain (or, if less, taxable income) as exceeds the amount on which a tax is determined under subparagraph (B), or
(ii)the excess (if any) of—
(I)the amount of taxable income which would (without regard to this paragraph) be taxed at a rate below 36 percent, over
(II)the sum of the amounts on which a tax is determined under subparagraphs (A) and (B),
(D)20 percent of the adjusted net capital gain (or, if less, taxable income) in excess of the sum of the amounts on which tax is determined under subparagraphs (B) and (C),.
(2)Minimum taxParagraph (3) of section 55(b) is amended by striking subparagraph (C), by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:

(C)15 percent of the lesser of—
(i)so much of the adjusted net capital gain (or, if less, taxable excess) as exceeds the amount on which tax is determined under subparagraph (B), or
(ii)the excess described in section 1(h)(1)(C)(ii), plus
(D)20 percent of the adjusted net capital gain (or, if less, taxable excess) in excess of the sum of the amounts on which tax is determined under subparagraphs (B) and (C), plus.
(c)Conforming amendments
(1)The following provisions are each amended by striking 15 percent and inserting 20 percent:
(A)Section 531.
(B)Section 541.
(C)Section 1445(e)(1).
(D)The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A).
(E)Section 53511(f)(2) of title 46, United States Code.
(2)Sections 1(h)(1)(B) and 55(b)(3)(B) are each amended by striking 5 percent (0 percent in the case of taxable years beginning after 2007) and inserting 0 percent.
(3)Section 1445(e)(6) is amended by striking 15 percent (20 percent in the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010) and inserting 20 percent.
(d)Effective dates
(1)In generalExcept as otherwise provided, the amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
(2)WithholdingThe amendments made by paragraphs (1)(C) and (3) of subsection (c) shall apply to amounts paid on or after January 1, 2013.
(e)Application of JGTRRA sunsetEach amendment made by subsections (b) and (c) shall be subject to section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 to the same extent and in the same manner as if such amendment was included in title III of such Act.
103.Temporary extension of 2010 tax relief
(a)American Opportunity Tax Credit
(1)In generalSection 25A(i) is amended by striking or 2012 and inserting 2012, or 2013.
(2)Treatment of possessionsSection 1004(c)(1) of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 is amended by striking and 2012 each place it appears and inserting 2012, and 2013.
(b)Child tax creditSection 24(d)(4) is amended—
(1)by striking and 2012 in the heading and inserting 2012, and 2013, and
(2)by striking or 2012 and inserting 2012, or 2013.
(c)Earned income tax creditSection 32(b)(3) is amended—
(1)by striking and 2012 in the heading and inserting 2012, and 2013, and
(2)by striking or 2012 and inserting 2012, or 2013.
(d)Temporary extension of rule disregarding refunds in the administration of Federal programs and Federally assisted programsSubsection (b) of section 6409 is amended by striking December 31, 2012 and inserting December 31, 2013.
(e)Effective dates
(1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
(2)Rule disregarding refunds in the administration of certain programsThe amendment made by subsection (d) shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 2012.
104.Temporary extension of election to expense certain depreciable business assets
(a)In general
(1)Dollar limitationSection 179(b)(1) is amended—
(A)by striking and at the end of subparagraph (C),
(B)by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E),
(C)by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:

(D)$250,000 in the case of taxable years beginning in 2013, and, and
(D)in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking 2012 and inserting 2013.
(2)Reduction in limitationSection 179(b)(2) is amended—
(A)by striking and at the end of subparagraph (C),
(B)by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E),
(C)by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:

(D)$800,000 in the case of taxable years beginning in 2013, and, and
(D)in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking 2012 and inserting 2013.
(b)Computer softwareSection 179(d)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by striking 2013 and inserting 2014.
(c)ElectionSection 179(c)(2) is amended by striking 2013 and inserting 2014.
(d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
IIAlternative minimum tax relief
201.Temporary extension of increased alternative minimum tax exemption amount
(a)In generalParagraph (1) of section 55(d) is amended—
(1)by striking $72,450 and all that follows through 2011 in subparagraph (A) and inserting $78,750 in the case of taxable years beginning in 2012, and
(2)by striking $47,450 and all that follows through 2011 in subparagraph (B) and inserting $50,600 in the case of taxable years beginning in 2012.
(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.
202.Temporary extension of alternative minimum tax relief for nonrefundable personal credits
(a)In generalParagraph (2) of section 26(a) is amended—
(1)by striking or 2011 and inserting 2011, or 2012, and
(2)by striking 2011 in the heading thereof and inserting 2012.
(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.
IIITreatment for PAYGO purposes
301.Treatment for PAYGO purposesThe budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.


		IV
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. RES. 832
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			December 13, 2012
			Mr. Conyers (for
			 himself, Mr. Smith of Texas,
			 Mrs. Roby,
			 Ms. Sewell,
			 Mr. Walberg,
			 Mr. Kildee,
			 Mr. Levin,
			 Mr. Huizenga of Michigan,
			 Mr. Curson of Michigan,
			 Mr. Bachus,
			 Ms. Richardson,
			 Ms. Lee of California,
			 Mr. Nadler,
			 Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
			 Mr. Davis of Illinois,
			 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
			 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas,
			 Mr. Watt, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
			 Clarke of Michigan, Mr.
			 Clay, Mr. Fattah,
			 Ms. Moore,
			 Ms. Norton,
			 Mr. Rangel,
			 Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas,
			 Ms. Clarke of New York,
			 Mr. Camp, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr.
			 Pierluisi, Mr.
			 Sensenbrenner, Mr. Cohen,
			 Ms. McCollum,
			 Ms. Wasserman Schultz,
			 Mr. Hastings of Florida,
			 Mr. Richmond,
			 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
			 Ms. Wilson of Florida,
			 Ms. Chu, Mr. Aderholt, and Ms. Castor of Florida) submitted the following
			 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

		RESOLUTION
		Observing the 100th birthday of civil
		  rights icon Rosa Parks and commemorating her legacy.

		Whereas Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born on February 4,
			 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama, the first child of James and Leona (Edwards)
			 McCauley;
		Whereas Rosa Parks dedicated her life to the cause of
			 universal human rights and truly embodied the love of humanity and
			 freedom;
		Whereas Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, in
			 Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a White man,
			 and her stand for equal rights became legendary;
		Whereas news of the arrest of Rosa Parks resulted in
			 approximately 42,000 African-Americans boycotting Montgomery buses for 381
			 days, beginning on December 5, 1955, until the bus segregation law was changed
			 on December 21, 1956;
		Whereas the United States Supreme Court ruled on November
			 13, 1956, that the Montgomery segregation law was unconstitutional, and on
			 December 20, 1956, Montgomery officials were ordered to desegregate
			 buses;
		Whereas the civil rights movement led to the Civil Rights
			 Act of 1964 (Public Law 88–352; 78 Stat. 241), which broke down the barrier of
			 legal discrimination against African-Americans and made equality before the law
			 a reality for all people of the United States;
		Whereas Congress recognized on November 18, 2005, that
			 most historians date the beginning of the modern civil rights movement with
			 Rosa Parks’ act of civil disobedience (H. Con. Res. 208);
		Whereas Rosa Parks has been honored as the first
			 lady of civil rights and the mother of the freedom
			 movement, and her quiet dignity ignited the most significant social
			 movement in the history of the United States;
		Whereas, in 1987, Rosa Parks and her close associate
			 Elaine Steele cofounded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self
			 Development to motivate and direct youth to achieve their highest potential
			 through Rosa Parks’ philosophy of quiet strength and
			 cross-cultural exposure for nurturing a global and inclusive
			 perspective;
		Whereas Rosa Parks was the recipient of many awards and
			 accolades for her efforts on behalf of racial harmony, including the
			 Congressional Gold Medal, the Spingarn Award, which is the highest honor of the
			 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for civil rights
			 contributions, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest
			 civilian honor in the United States, and was named one of the 20 most
			 influential and iconic figures of the 20th century;
		Whereas Rosa Parks, by her quiet courage, symbolizes all
			 that is vital about nonviolent protest, as she endured threats of death and
			 persisted as an advocate for the simple, basic lessons she taught the Nation
			 and from which the Nation has benefitted immeasurably;
		Whereas Rosa Parks and her husband Raymond Parks moved to
			 Michigan in 1957 and she resided there until her death on October 24,
			 2005;
		Whereas, in recognition of the historic contributions of
			 Rosa Parks, her remains were placed in the rotunda of the Capitol from October
			 30 to October 31, 2005, so that the people of the United States could pay their
			 last respects to this great American;
		Whereas, in November 2005, Congress authorized the Joint
			 Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Rosa Parks to be placed in the
			 Capitol;
		Whereas the United States Postal Service will issue a
			 stamp in February 2013 to honor Rosa Parks and her courage to act at a pivotal
			 moment in the civil rights movement;
		Whereas, the bus on which Rosa Parks sparked a new era in
			 the American quest for freedom and equality is one of the most significant
			 artifacts of the American civil rights movement and is on permanent display in
			 the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan;
		Whereas, on February 4, 2013, the Henry Ford Museum, will
			 commemorate the 100th birthday of Rosa Parks by calling for a National Day of
			 Courage and sponsoring a program that highlights her contributions to the civil
			 rights movement, including a day-long celebration, with both virtual and
			 on-site activities featuring nationally recognized speakers, musical and
			 dramatic interpretative performances, a panel presentation of Rosa’s
			 Story and a reading of the tale Quiet Strength, featuring
			 the actual bus on which she sat as the centerpiece in commemorating her
			 extraordinary life and accomplishments, and affording everyone the opportunity
			 to board the bus and sit in the seat that she refused to give up; and
		Whereas the Rosa Parks Museum at Troy University and the
			 Mobile Studio will commemorate the birthday of Rosa Parks with the 100th
			 Birthday Wishes Project, culminating on February 4, 2013, with a 100th birthday
			 celebration at the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts in Montgomery,
			 Alabama, where 2,000 birthday wishes submitted by individuals throughout the
			 United States will be transformed into 200 graphic messages: Now, therefore, be
			 it

		That the House of
			 Representatives—
			(1)recognizes and celebrates the 100th
			 birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks; and
			(2)commemorates the
			 legacy of Rosa Parks to inspire all people of the United States to stand up for
			 freedom and the principles of the Constitution.