117 HR 866 IH: Federally Integrated Species Health Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-02-05
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 866IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 5, 2021Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Steel, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to vest in the Secretary of the Interior functions under that Act with respect to species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and migrate to ocean waters, and species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate to fresh waters.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Federally Integrated Species Health Act or the FISH Act .2.Transfer of functions with respect to anadromous species and catadromous species(a)Transfer of functionsAll functions with respect to anadromous species and catadromous species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) that were vested in the Secretary of Commerce or the National Marine Fisheries Service immediately before the enactment of this Act are transferred to the Secretary of the Interior.(b)Conforming amendmentsThe Endangered Species Act of 1973 is amended—(1)in section 3(15) (16 U.S.C. 1532(15))—(A)by inserting (A) after (15); and(B)by inserting after Secretary of Agriculture. the following:(B)Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), with respect to anadromous species and catadromous species, the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.; and(2)in section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1532) by adding at the end the following:(22)The term anadromous species means a species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and that migrate to ocean waters.(23)The term catadromous species means a species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate to fresh waters..3.Miscellaneous provisions(a)ReferencesAny reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to a department or office from which a function is transferred by this Act—(1)to the head of such department or office is deemed to refer to the Secretary of the Interior; or(2)to such department or office is deemed to refer to the Department of the Interior.(b)Exercise of authoritiesExcept as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary of the Interior may, for purposes of performing the functions transferred by this Act, exercise all authorities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 that were available with respect to the performance of that function immediately before the effective date of the transfer of the function under this Act.(c)Savings provisions(1)Legal documentsAll orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements, certificates, licenses, and privileges—(A)that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the Secretary of Commerce, any officer or employee of the Department of Commerce, or any other Government official in the performance of any function that is transferred by this Act, or by a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to such performance; and(B)that are in effect on the effective date of this Act (or become effective after such date pursuant to their terms as in effect on such effective date),shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the President, any other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law. (2)Proceedings(A)In generalThis Act shall not affect any proceedings or any application for any benefits, service, license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending on the date of the enactment of this Act before an office transferred by this Act. Such proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this Act had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such proceeding shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.(B)LimitationNothing in this paragraph shall be considered to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this Act had not been enacted.(3)SuitsThis Act shall not affect suits commenced before the date of the enactment of this Act, and in all such suits, proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been enacted.(4)Nonabatement of actionsNo suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or against the Department of Commerce or the Secretary of Commerce, or by or against any individual in the official capacity of such individual as an officer or employee of the Department of Commerce, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act.(5)Continuance of suitsIf any Government officer in the official capacity of such officer is party to a suit with respect to a function of the officer, and under this Act such function is transferred to any other officer or office, then such suit shall be continued with the other officer or the head of such other office, as applicable, substituted or added as a party.(6)Administrative procedure and judicial reviewExcept as otherwise provided by this Act, any statutory requirements relating to notice, hearings, action upon the record, or administrative or judicial review that apply to any function transferred by this Act shall apply to the exercise of such function by the head of the Federal agency, and other officers of the agency, to which such function is transferred by this Act.4.DefinitionsFor purposes of this Act:(1)Anadromous species and catadromous speciesEach of the terms anadromous species and catadromous species has the meaning that term has under section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended by section 3 of this Act.(2)FunctionThe term function includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program.(3)OfficeThe term office includes any office, administration, agency, bureau, institute, council, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof.


110 HR 400 PCS: War Profiteering Prevention Act of

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-10-15
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		II
		Calendar No. 423
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 400
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			October 15, 2007
			Received

			October 17, 2007
			Read twice and placed on the calendar

		AN ACT
		To prohibit profiteering and fraud relating
		  to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 War Profiteering Prevention Act of
			 2007.
		2.Prohibition of profiteering
			(a)Prohibition
				(1)In generalChapter 47 of title 18,
			 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

						1040.War profiteering and fraud
							(a)ProhibitionWhoever, in any matter involving a contract
				with, or the provision of goods or services to, the United States or a
				provisional authority, in connection with a mission of the United States
				Government overseas, knowingly—
								(1)(A)executes or attempts to execute a scheme or
				artifice to defraud the United States or that authority; or
									(B)materially overvalues any good or service
				with the intent to defraud the United States or that authority;
									shall be fined not more than
				$1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; or(2)in connection with
				the contract or the provision of those goods or services—
									(A)falsifies,
				conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
									(B)makes any materially false, fictitious, or
				fraudulent statements or representations; or
									(C)makes or uses any materially false writing
				or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or
				fraudulent statement or entry;
									shall be fined not more than
				$1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.(b)Extraterritorial jurisdictionThere is extraterritorial Federal
				jurisdiction over an offense under this section.
							(c)VenueA prosecution for an offense under this
				section may be brought—
								(1)as authorized by chapter 211 of this
				title;
								(2)in any district where any act in
				furtherance of the offense took place; or
								(3)in any district where any party to the
				contract or provider of goods or services is
				located.
								.
				(2)Table of sectionsThe table of sections for chapter 47 of
			 title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

							1040. War profiteering and
				fraud.

						.
				(b)Criminal forfeitureSection 982(a)(2)(B) of title 18,
			 United States Code, is amended by striking or 1030 and inserting
			 1030, or 1040.
			(c)Money
			 launderingSection 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18,
			 United States Code, is amended by inserting section 1040 (relating to
			 war profiteering and fraud), after liquidating agent of
			 financial institution),.
			(d)RICOSection
			 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting section
			 1040 (relating to war profiteering and fraud), after in
			 connection with access devices),.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives October 9, 2007.
			Lorraine C. Miller,
			Clerk.

		October 17, 2007
		Read twice and placed on the calendar


		V
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1141
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 23, 2009
			Mr. LaTourette
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		For the relief of Zdenko Lisak.

		1.Waiver of grounds for removal
			 of, or denial of admission to, Zdenko Lisak
			(a)In
			 GeneralNotwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the
			 Immigration and Nationality Act, Zdenko Lisak may not be removed from the
			 United States, or denied admission to the United States, by reason of any act
			 of his that is a ground for removal or denial of admission and is reflected in
			 the records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of
			 Justice, or the Visa Office of the Department of State, on the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.
			(b)Rescission of
			 Outstanding Order of RemovalThe Attorney General shall rescind
			 any outstanding order of removal or deportation, or any finding of
			 deportability, that has been entered against Zdenko Lisak by reason of any act
			 described in subsection (a).


117 S466 IS: Kelsey Smith Act
U.S. Senate
2021-02-25
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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 466IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 25, 2021Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mrs. Fischer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of a covered service to provide location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user of such service to an investigative or law enforcement officer or an employee or other agent of a public safety answering point in an emergency situation involving risk of death or serious physical harm or in order to respond to the user's call for emergency services.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Kelsey Smith Act.2.Required emergency disclosure of location information to law enforcement or public safety answering
 pointSection 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222) is amended—(1)in subsection (d)—(A)in paragraph (4), by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;(B)by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;(C)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking Nothing in this section and inserting the following:(1)Permitted disclosuresNothing in this section; and(D)by adding at the end the following:(2)Required emergency disclosure of location information to law enforcement or public safety answering point(A)Location information requestsNotwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), at the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer or an employee or other agent of a public safety answering point acting on behalf of such an officer, who is acting in the course of the official duties of the officer or agent, a provider of a covered service shall provide to the officer or agent the available location information of a telecommunications device without delay if the officer or agent asserts—(i)that the device was used to place a 9–1–1 call requesting emergency assistance during the preceding 48-hour period; or(ii)reasonable suspicion that the device is in the possession of an individual who is involved in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm.(B)Records of disclosed recordsIf an investigative or law enforcement officer, or an employee or other agent of a public safety answering point acting on behalf of such an officer, submits a request for location information to a provider of a covered service under subparagraph (A), the investigative or law enforcement agency employing the officer shall maintain a record of the request that includes each of the following:(i)The name of the officer or agent making the request (and, in the case of a request made by an agent, the name of the officer on whose behalf the agent is acting).(ii)A description of the request that explains the need for disclosure of location information.(iii)A declaration that disclosure of location information is needed based on the conditions described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).(C)Hold harmlessNo cause of action shall lie in any court, nor shall any civil or administrative proceeding be commenced by any person or entity, against a provider of a covered service, or its directors, officers, employees, agents, or vendors, for providing location information or assistance in accordance with subparagraph (A) and any regulations promulgated under this paragraph.(D)Relationship to State law(i)In generalNothing in this section exempts a telecommunications carrier or a provider of a covered service from complying, in a circumstance described in clause (ii), with any applicable State law that requires the carrier or provider to provide location information of a telecommunications device to an investigative or law enforcement officer or an employee or other agent of a public safety answering point acting on behalf of such an officer in response to a request by the officer or agent.(ii)ApplicabilityA circumstance described in this clause is a circumstance in which the officer or agent—(I)makes the request while acting in the course of the official duties of the officer or agent; and(II)asserts that the request is made for the purpose of responding to—(aa)a call for emergency services; or(bb)an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm.;(2)in subsection (f)(1), by striking subsection (d)(4) and inserting subsection (d)(1)(D); and(3)in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following:(8)Covered serviceThe term covered service means—(A)a commercial mobile service (as defined in section 332(d)); or(B)an IP-enabled voice service (as defined in section 7 of the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615b)).(9)Investigative or law enforcement officerThe term investigative or law enforcement officer has the meaning given the term Investigative or law enforcement officer in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code..3.Conforming amendmentSection 2707(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after Except as provided in section 2703(e) the following: of this title and section 222(d)(2)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934.


		IB
		Union Calendar No. 499
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 2572
		[Report No.
		  112–688]
		IN THE HOUSE OF
		  REPRESENTATIVES

			July 15, 2011
			Mr. Sensenbrenner
			 (for himself and Mr. Quigley)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

			September 21, 2012
			Additional sponsor: Mr.
			 Cohen

			September 21, 2012
			Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
			 the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
			 printed
			Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert
			 the part printed in italic
			For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as
			 introduced on July 15, 2011

		A BILL
		To amend title 18, United States Code, to
		  deter public corruption, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Clean Up Government Act of
			 2011.
		2.Venue for Federal
			 offensesSection 3237(a) of
			 title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after begun,
			 continued, or completed the following: or in any district in
			 which an act in furtherance of an offense is committed.
		3.Theft or bribery
			 concerning programs receiving Federal financial assistanceSection 666(a) of title 18, United States
			 Code, is amended—
			(1)by striking 10
			 years and inserting 20 years;
			(2)by striking
			 $5,000 the second place and the third place it appears and
			 inserting $1,000;
			(3)by striking
			 anything of value each place it appears and inserting any
			 thing or things of value; and
			(4)in paragraph (1)(B), by
			 inserting after any thing the following: or
			 things.
			4.Penalty for section 641
			 violationsSection 641 of
			 title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ten years
			 and inserting 15 years.
		5.Bribery and
			 graftSection 201 of title 18,
			 United States Code, is amended—
			(1)in subsection (a)—
				(A)in paragraph (2), by
			 striking and at the end;
				(B)in paragraph (3), by
			 striking the period at the end; and
				(C)by adding at the end the
			 following:

						(4)the term rule or regulation
				means a Federal regulation or a rule of the House of Representatives or the
				Senate, including those rules and regulations governing the acceptance of
				campaign
				contributions.
						;
				(2)in subsection (b), by
			 striking fifteen years and inserting 20
			 years;
			(3)in subsection (c)—
				(A)by striking two
			 years and inserting five years; and
				(B)in paragraph (1), in the
			 matter preceding subparagraph (A), to read as follows: otherwise than as
			 provided by law for the proper discharge of official duty, or by rule or
			 regulation, knowingly—; and
				(4)by striking
			 anything of value each place it appears and inserting any
			 thing or things of value of not less than $1,000.
			6.Addition of District of
			 Columbia to theft of public money offenseSection 641 of title 18, United States Code,
			 is amended by inserting the District of Columbia or before
			 the United States each place such term appears.
		7.Clarification of crime
			 of illegal gratuitiesSubparagraphs (A) and (B) of section
			 201(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by inserting
			 the official’s or person’s official position or before
			 any official act.
		8.Clarification of
			 definition of official actSection 201(a)(3) of title 18, United States
			 Code, is amended to read as follows:

				(3)the term official
				act—
					(A)means any act within the
				range of official duty, and any decision, recommendation, or action on any
				question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or controversy, which may at any
				time be pending, or which may by law be brought before any public official, in
				such public official’s official capacity or in such official’s place of trust
				or profit; and
					(B)may be a single act, more
				than one act, or a course of
				conduct.
					.
		9.Amendment of the
			 sentencing guidelines relating to certain crimes
			(a)Directive to Sentencing
			 CommissionPursuant to its
			 authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, and in
			 accordance with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission forthwith
			 shall review and, if appropriate, amend its guidelines and its policy
			 statements applicable to persons convicted of an offense under section 201,
			 641, or 666 of title 18, United States Code in order to reflect the intent of
			 Congress that such penalties meet the requirements in subsection (b) of this
			 section.
			(b)RequirementsIn carrying out this subsection, the
			 Commission shall—
				(1)ensure that the sentencing guidelines and
			 policy statements reflect Congress’s intent that the guidelines and policy
			 statements reflect the serious nature of the offenses described in paragraph
			 (1), the incidence of such offenses, and the need for an effective deterrent
			 and appropriate punishment to prevent such offenses;
				(2)consider the extent to which the guidelines
			 may or may not appropriately account for—
					(A)the potential and actual
			 harm to the public and the amount of any loss resulting from the
			 offense;
					(B)the level of
			 sophistication and planning involved in the offense;
					(C)whether the offense was
			 committed for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial
			 benefit;
					(D)whether the defendant
			 acted with intent to cause either physical or property harm in committing the
			 offense;
					(E)the extent to which the
			 offense represented an abuse of trust by the offender and was committed in a
			 manner that undermined public confidence in the Federal, State or local
			 government; and
					(F)whether the violation was
			 intended to or had the effect of creating a threat to public health or safety,
			 injury to any person or even death;
					(3)assure reasonable
			 consistency with other relevant directives and with other sentencing
			 guidelines;
				(4)account for any
			 additional aggravating or mitigating circumstances that might justify
			 exceptions to the generally applicable sentencing ranges;
				(5)make any necessary
			 conforming changes to the sentencing guidelines; and
				(6)assure that the
			 guidelines adequately meet the purposes of sentencing as set forth in section
			 3553(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code.
				10.Extension of statute of
			 limitations for serious public corruption offenses
			(a)In
			 generalChapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
			 by adding at the end the following:

					3302.Corruption
				offensesUnless an indictment
				is returned or the information is filed against a person within 6 years after
				the commission of the offense, a person may not be prosecuted, tried, or
				punished for a violation of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to violate the
				offense in—
						(1)section 201 or
				666;
						(2)section 1341 or 1343,
				when charged in conjunction with section 1346 and where the offense involves a
				scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest
				services of a public official;
						(3)section 1951, if the
				offense involves extortion under color of official right;
						(4)section 1952, to the
				extent that the unlawful activity involves bribery; or
						(5)section 1962, to the
				extent that the racketeering activity involves bribery chargeable under State
				law, involves a violation of section 201 or 666, section 1341 or 1343, when
				charged in conjunction with section 1346 and where the offense involves a
				scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest
				services of a public official, or section 1951, if the offense involves
				extortion under color of official
				right.
						.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 213
			 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
			 new item:

						3302. Corruption
				offenses.

					.
			(c)Application of
			 amendmentThe amendments made by this section shall not apply to
			 any offense committed before the date of enactment of this Act.
			11.Increase of maximum
			 penalties for certain public corruption related offenses
			(a)Solicitation of
			 political contributionsSection 602(a)(4) of title 18, United
			 States Code, is amended by striking 3 years and inserting
			 5 years.
			(b)Promise of employment
			 for political activitySection 600 of title 18, United States
			 Code, is amended by striking one year and inserting 3
			 years.
			(c)Deprivation of
			 employment for political activitySection 601(a) of title 18,
			 United States Code, is amended by striking one year and
			 inserting 3 years.
			(d)Intimidation To secure
			 political contributionsSection 606 of title 18, United States
			 Code, is amended by striking three years and inserting 5
			 years.
			(e)Solicitation and
			 acceptance of contributions in federal officesSection 607(a)(2) of title 18, United
			 States Code, is amended by striking 3 years and inserting
			 5 years.
			(f)Coercion of political
			 activity by federal employeesSection 610 of title 18, United States
			 Code, is amended by striking three years and inserting 5
			 years.
			12.Additional wiretap
			 predicatesSection 2516(1)(c)
			 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
			(1)by inserting
			 section 641 (relating to embezzlement or theft of public money,
			 property, or records), section 666 (relating to theft or bribery concerning
			 programs receiving Federal funds), after section 224 (bribery in
			 sporting contests),; and
			(2)by inserting section 1031 (relating
			 to major fraud against the United States) after section 1014
			 (relating to loans and credit applications generally; renewals and
			 discounts),.
			13.Expanding venue for
			 perjury and obstruction of justice proceedings
			(a)In
			 generalSection 1512(i) of
			 title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

					(i)A prosecution under section 1503, 1504,
				1505, 1508, 1509, 1510, or this section may be brought in the district in which
				the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred or in which the official
				proceeding (whether or not pending or about to be instituted) was intended to
				be
				affected.
					.
			(b)Perjury
				(1)In
			 generalChapter 79 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
			 adding at the end the following:

						1624.VenueA prosecution under section 1621(1), 1622
				(in regard to subornation of perjury under 1621(1)), or 1623 of this title may
				be brought in the district in which the oath, declaration, certificate,
				verification, or statement under penalty of perjury is made or in which a
				proceeding takes place in connection with the oath, declaration, certificate,
				verification, or
				statement.
						.
				(2)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 79 of
			 title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

							1624.
				Venue.

						.
				14.Prohibition on
			 undisclosed self-dealing by public officials
			(a)In
			 generalChapter 63 of title
			 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1346 the
			 following new section:

					1346A.Undisclosed
				self-dealing by public officials
						(a)Undisclosed
				self-Dealing by public officialsFor purposes of this chapter,
				the term scheme or artifice to defraud also includes a scheme or
				artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing.
						(b)DefinitionsAs
				used in this section:
							(1)Official
				actThe term official act—
								(A)means any act within the
				range of official duty, and any decision, recommendation, or action on any
				question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or controversy, which may at any
				time be pending, or which may by law be brought before any public official, in
				such public official’s official capacity or in such official’s place of trust
				or profit; and
								(B)may be a single act, more
				than one act, or a course of conduct.
								(2)Public
				officialThe term
				public official means an officer, employee, or elected or
				appointed representative, or person acting for or on behalf of the United
				States, a State, or a subdivision of a State, or any department, agency or
				branch of government thereof, in any official function, under or by authority
				of any such department, agency, or branch of government.
							(3)StateThe
				term State includes a State of the United States, the District of
				Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
				States.
							(4)Undisclosed
				self-dealingThe term undisclosed self-dealing means
				that—
								(A)a public official
				performs an official act for the purpose, in whole or in material part, of
				furthering or benefitting a financial interest, of which the public official
				has knowledge, of—
									(i)the public
				official;
									(ii)the spouse or minor
				child of a public official;
									(iii)a general business
				partner of the public official;
									(iv)a business or
				organization in which the public official is serving as an employee, officer,
				director, trustee, or general partner;
									(v)an individual, business,
				or organization with whom the public official is negotiating for, or has any
				arrangement concerning, prospective employment or financial compensation;
				or
									(vi)an individual, business, or organization
				from whom the public official has received any thing or things of value,
				otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duty, or
				by rule or regulation; and
									(B)the public official knowingly falsifies,
				conceals, or covers up material information that is required to be disclosed by
				any Federal, State, or local statute, rule, regulation, or charter applicable
				to the public official, or the knowing failure of the public official to
				disclose material information in a manner that is required by any Federal,
				State, or local statute, rule, regulation, or charter applicable to the public
				official.
								(5)Material
				informationThe term material information means
				information—
								(A)regarding a financial
				interest of a person described in clauses (i) through (iv) paragraph (4)(A);
				and
								(B)regarding the association, connection, or
				dealings by a public official with an individual, business, or organization as
				described in clauses (iii) through (vi) of paragraph
				4.
								.
			(b)Conforming
			 amendmentThe table of sections for chapter 63 of title 18,
			 United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
			 1346 the following new item:

						1346A. Undisclosed self-dealing by public
				officials.

					.
			(c)ApplicabilityThe
			 amendments made by this section apply to acts engaged in on or after the date
			 of the enactment of this Act.
			15.Disclosure of
			 information in complaints against judgesSection 360(a) of title 28, United States
			 Code, is amended—
			(1)in paragraph (2) by
			 striking “or”;
			(2)in paragraph (3), by
			 striking the period at the end, and inserting “; or”; and
			(3)by inserting after
			 paragraph (3) the following:

					(4)such disclosure of information regarding a
				potential criminal offense is made to the Attorney General, a Federal, State,
				or local grand jury, or a Federal, State, or local law enforcement
				agency.
					.

			16.Clarification of
			 exemption in certain bribery offensesSection 666(c) of title 18, United States
			 Code, is amended—
			(1)by striking This section does not
			 apply to; and
			(2)by inserting The term
			 anything of value that is corruptly solicited, demanded,
			 accepted or agreed to be accepted in subsection (a)(1)(B) or corruptly given,
			 offered, or agreed to be given in subsection (a)(2) shall not include,
			 before bona fide salary.
			17.Certifications
			 regarding appeals by United StatesSection 3731 of title 18, United States
			 Code, is amended by inserting after United States attorney the
			 following: , Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or the
			 Attorney General.

		September 21, 2012
		Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
		  the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
		  printed


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6218
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 26, 2012
			Ms. Buerkle (for
			 herself, Mrs. Maloney,
			 Ms. Lee of California,
			 Mr. King of New York,
			 Mr. Hanna,
			 Mr. Rangel,
			 Mrs. Davis of California,
			 Mr. Turner of New York,
			 Ms. Chu, Mrs. Emerson, Mr.
			 Marino, Mr. Wolf,
			 Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and
			 Mr. Kelly) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Energy and Commerce

		A BILL
		To provide for the establishment of the Autoimmune
		  Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Mary Colella Autoimmune Disease
			 Awareness Act of 2012.
		2.Autoimmune
			 Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee
			(a)EstablishmentPart B of title III of the Public Health
			 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

					320B.Autoimmune
				Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee
						(a)In
				generalThe Secretary shall
				establish and maintain a committee, to be known as the Autoimmune Diseases
				Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee (referred to in this section as the
				Coordinating Committee), for the purpose of formulating
				recommendations for the coordination of governmental and private programs and
				activities relating to autoimmune diseases.
						(b)CompositionThe
				Coordinating Committee shall be composed of the following members (or their
				designees):
							(1)The Assistant
				Secretary for Health, who shall serve as the Chair of the Coordinating
				Committee.
							(2)The Assistant
				Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
							(3)The Commissioner
				of Food and Drugs.
							(4)The Director of
				the National Institutes of Health.
							(5)The Director of
				the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
							(6)The Administrator
				of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
							(7)The Secretary of
				Education.
							(8)The Secretary of
				Defense.
							(9)The Secretary of
				Veterans Affairs.
							(10)The Commissioner
				of Social Security.
							(11)Such other
				Federal officials as the Secretary may designate or invite, as appropriate, to
				serve as members on the Coordinating Committee.
							(c)ResponsibilitiesIn furtherance of the purpose described in
				subsection (a), the Coordinating Committee shall—
							(1)develop criteria
				to be used in defining and identifying autoimmune diseases;
							(2)monitor Federal,
				State, and private activities with respect to autoimmune diseases;
							(3)make
				recommendations regarding any appropriate changes to such activities, including
				recommendations to the Director of NIH with respect to the strategic plan
				developed under paragraph (5);
							(4)make
				recommendations regarding public participation in decisions relating to
				autoimmune diseases;
							(5)develop and annually update a strategic
				plan for the coordination of governmental and private programs and activities
				relating to autoimmune diseases, including—
								(A)proposed budgetary
				requirements;
								(B)a summary of
				advances in autoimmune disease research related to causes, prevention,
				treatment, early screening, diagnosis or rule out, intervention, and access to
				services and supports for individuals with an autoimmune disease;
								(C)an assessment of research that is being
				conducted on autoimmune diseases;
								(D)an assessment of
				the ability of health care providers to identify and diagnose autoimmune
				diseases properly;
								(E)an assessment of
				the quality of postgraduate continuing education programs on autoimmune
				diseases; and
								(F)recommendations on
				education and continuing education on autoimmune diseases for health care
				providers; and
								(6)on a biennial
				basis, submit to the Congress such strategic plan and any updates to such
				plan.
							(d)Funding
							(1)Authorization of
				appropriationsTo carry out this section, there is authorized to
				be appropriated $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.
							(2)Funding
				sourceFunds for carrying out this section shall be derived
				exclusively from funds made available under section
				241.
							.
			(b)Conforming
			 changeSection 409E of the
			 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284i) is amended by striking subsection
			 (b).


113 SJ 43 IS: Authorization for Use of Force Against the Organization Called the Islamic State
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		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. J. RES. 43
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			September 8, 2014
			Mr. Inhofe introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

		JOINT RESOLUTION
		To authorize the use of force against the organization called the Islamic State in order to defend
			 the American people and assist the Iraqi Government in expelling the
			 Islamic State from their territory.

		Whereas the organization called the Islamic State or IS, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, has murdered United States citizens;Whereas IS has threatened to kill United States citizens and the current leader of IS has stated
			 that [t]he war with you has just begun;Whereas the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of United Kingdom have jointly
			 confirmed the threat posed by IS fighters returning to allied nations and
			 American shores by stating that [w]hether it is regional aggression going unchecked or the prospect that foreign fighters could
			 return from Iraq and Syria to pose a threat in our countries, the problems
			 we face today threaten the security of the British and American people,
			 and the wider world;Whereas Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has stated IS is as sophisticated and well-funded as any group that we have seen. … and … an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it’s in Iraq or anywhere else. …;Whereas acts, such as the murder of United States citizens, and threats of other terrorist acts
			 render it both necessary and appropriate that the United States exercise
			 its rights to self-defense and to protect United States citizens both home
			 and abroad;Whereas acts, such as the murder of United States citizens, and threats of other terrorist acts
			 continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
			 security and foreign policy of the United States;Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2169 notes the Islamic State’s advancement is a major threat to Iraq’s future, condemns the
			 attacks by the Islamic State,	reiterates the international community
			 support for Iraq’s security and territorial integrity, and emphasizes the need to continue efforts to promote international and regional cooperation aimed at supporting
			 Iraq to prevent terrorist groups … in particular ISIL [IS], from using the
			 territories of Iraq and neighboring States to carry out violence or other
			 illicit acts to destabilize Iraq and the region …;Whereas UNSCR 2169 further notes IS’s actions have resulted in heavy human causalities including children, the displacement of more than one million Iraqi
			 civilians and the threats against all religious and ethnic groups …; andWhereas the Iraqi Government has requested the assistance of the United States: Now, therefore, be
			 it

		1.Short titleThis joint resolution may be cited as the Authorization for Use of Force Against the Organization Called the Islamic State.2.Authorization for use of United States Armed Forces(a)In generalThat the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force in order to
			 defend the national security of the United States against the threat posed
			 by the organization called the Islamic State (or IS), formally known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as well as any successor
			 organization.(b)War Powers Resolution requirements(1)Specific statutory authorizationConsistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this
			 section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within
			 the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.(2)Applicability of other requirementsNothing in this joint resolution supercedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution.3.Reports to Congress(a)StrategyNot later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, the President
			 shall submit to Congress a written report setting forth a comprehensive
			 strategy of the United States to defeat the organization called the
			 Islamic State, as well as any successor organization, by using all
			 appropriate military, economic, and political capabilities of the United
			 States.(b)Implementation of strategyNot later than 90 days after the submittal of the report required by subsection (a) and every 90
			 days thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a written report
			 setting forth a current comprehensive description and assessment of the
			 implementation of the strategy set forth in the report required by
			 subsection (a).  If the President makes a substantive change to the
			 comprehensive strategy, the President will immediately submit a written
			 report to Congress which articulates the change, the reason for the change
			 and the change’s effect on the rest of the comprehensive strategy.


113 HR 3938 IH: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to designate natural gas fueling corridors in the United States for long haul truck traffic, and for other purposes.
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I113th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 3938IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 28, 2014Mr. Graves of Missouri (for himself and Mr. Terry) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Transportation to designate natural gas fueling corridors in the United States for long haul truck traffic, and for other purposes.1.Designation of natural gas fueling corridors(a)In generalThe Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and affected States, shall designate natural gas fueling corridors in the United States for long haul truck traffic.(b)Designation processIn designating natural gas fueling corridors under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—(1)seek to establish an interconnection of natural gas fueling stations across the United States that will serve the highest possible volume of long haul truck traffic;(2)take into consideration the location of existing natural gas fueling stations, with the goal of having natural gas fueling stations located not greater than 200 miles apart in such corridors; and(3)provide public notice and an opportunity for comment.(c)Report to CongressNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing a description of the natural gas fueling corridors designated under subsection (a), together with an explanation for the selection of the corridors.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2639
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 21, 2009
			Mr. Smith of
			 Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To require the President to develop and implement a
		  comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of
		  promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global
		  poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal
		  of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and
		  2015, who live on less than $1 per day.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Global Poverty Act of
			 2009.
		2.FindingsCongress makes the following
			 findings:
			(1)More than one
			 billion people worldwide live on less than $1 per day, and another
			 1,600,000,000 people struggle to survive on less than $2 per day, according to
			 the World Bank.
			(2)At the United
			 Nations Millennium Summit in 2000, the United States joined more than 180 other
			 countries in committing to work toward the United Nations Millennium
			 Development Goals to improve life for the world’s poorest people by
			 2015.
			(3)The United Nations
			 Millennium Development Goals include the goal of reducing by one-half the
			 proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, that live on less than
			 $1 per day, cutting in half the proportion of people suffering from hunger and
			 unable to access safe drinking water and sanitation, reducing child mortality
			 by two-thirds, ensuring basic education for all children, and reversing the
			 spread of HIV/AIDS and malaria, while sustaining the environment upon which
			 human life depends.
			(4)On March 22, 2002,
			 President George W. Bush stated: We fight against poverty because hope
			 is an answer to terror. We fight against poverty because opportunity is a
			 fundamental right to human dignity. We fight against poverty because faith
			 requires it and conscience demands it. We fight against poverty with a growing
			 conviction that major progress is within our reach..
			(5)The 2002 National
			 Security Strategy of the United States notes: [A] world where some live
			 in comfort and plenty, while half of the human race lives on less than $2 per
			 day, is neither just nor stable. Including all of the world’s poor in an
			 expanding circle of development and opportunity is a moral imperative and one
			 of the top priorities of United States international policy..
			(6)The 2006 National
			 Security Strategy of the United States notes: America’s national
			 interests and moral values drive us in the same direction: to assist the
			 world’s poor citizens and least developed nations and help integrate them into
			 the global economy..
			(7)The bipartisan
			 Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United
			 States recommends: A comprehensive United States strategy to counter
			 terrorism should include economic policies that encourage development, more
			 open societies, and opportunities for people to improve the lives of their
			 families and enhance prospects for their children..
			(8)At the summit of
			 the Group of Eight (G–8) nations in July 2005, leaders from all eight countries
			 committed to increase aid to Africa from the current $25,000,000,000 annually
			 to $50,000,000,000 by 2010, and to cancel 100 percent of the debt obligations
			 owed to the World Bank, African Development Bank, and International Monetary
			 Fund by 18 of the world’s poorest nations.
			(9)At the United
			 Nations World Summit in September 2005, the United States joined more than 180
			 other governments in reiterating their commitment to achieve the United Nations
			 Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
			(10)The United States
			 has recognized the need for increased financial and technical assistance to
			 countries burdened by extreme poverty, as well as the need for strengthened
			 economic and trade opportunities for those countries, through significant
			 initiatives in recent years, including the United States Leadership Against
			 HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, the Millennium Challenge Act
			 of 2003, the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, and trade preference
			 programs for developing countries, such as the African Growth and Opportunity
			 Act.
			(11)In January 2006,
			 United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice initiated a restructuring of
			 the United States foreign assistance program, including the creation of a
			 Director of Foreign Assistance, who maintains authority over Department of
			 State and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) foreign
			 assistance funding and programs.
			(12)In January 2007, the Department of State’s
			 Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance added poverty reduction as an
			 explicit, central component of the overall goal of United States foreign
			 assistance. The official goal of United States foreign assistance is: To
			 help build and sustain democratic, well-governed states that respond to the
			 needs of their people, reduce widespread poverty and conduct themselves
			 responsibly in the international system..
			3.Declaration of
			 policyIt is the policy of the
			 United States to promote the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of
			 extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium
			 Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide,
			 between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
		4.Requirement to
			 develop comprehensive strategy
			(a)StrategyThe
			 President, acting through the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the
			 heads of other appropriate departments and agencies of the Government of the
			 United States, international organizations, international financial
			 institutions, the governments of developing and developed countries, United
			 States and international nongovernmental organizations, civil society
			 organizations, and other appropriate entities, shall develop and implement a
			 comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of
			 promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global
			 poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal
			 of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and
			 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
			(b)ContentsThe
			 strategy required by subsection (a) shall include, but not be limited to,
			 specific and measurable goals, efforts to be undertaken, benchmarks, and
			 timetables to achieve the objectives described in subsection (a).
			(c)ComponentsThe strategy required by subsection (a)
			 should include, but not be limited to, the following components:
				(1)Continued
			 investment in existing United States initiatives related to international
			 poverty reduction, such as the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS,
			 Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003,
			 the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, and trade preference programs
			 for developing countries, such as the African Growth and Opportunity
			 Act.
				(2)Improving the effectiveness of development
			 assistance and making available additional overall United States assistance
			 levels as appropriate.
				(3)Enhancing and expanding debt relief as
			 appropriate.
				(4)Leveraging United
			 States trade policy where possible to enhance economic development prospects
			 for developing countries.
				(5)Coordinating
			 efforts and working in cooperation with developed and developing countries,
			 international organizations, and international financial institutions.
				(6)Mobilizing and
			 leveraging the participation of businesses, United States and international
			 nongovernmental organizations, civil society, and public-private
			 partnerships.
				(7)Coordinating the goal of poverty reduction
			 with other development goals, such as combating the spread of preventable
			 diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, increasing access to
			 potable water and basic sanitation, reducing hunger and malnutrition, and
			 improving access to and quality of education at all levels regardless of
			 gender.
				(8)Integrating
			 principles of sustainable development into policies and programs.
				(d)Reports
				(1)Initial
			 reportNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary of State, shall transmit
			 to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the
			 strategy required by subsection (a).
				(2)Subsequent
			 reportsNot less than once every two years after the submission
			 of the initial report under paragraph (1) until and including 2015, the
			 President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
			 on the status of the implementation of the strategy, progress made in achieving
			 the global poverty reduction objectives described in subsection (a), and any
			 changes to the strategy since the date of the submission of the last
			 report.
				5.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Appropriate
			 congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional
			 committees means—
				(A)the Committee on
			 Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
			 Representatives; and
				(B)the Committee on
			 Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
				(2)Extreme global
			 povertyThe term extreme global poverty refers to
			 the conditions in which individuals live on less than $1 per day, adjusted for
			 purchasing power parity in 1993 United States dollars, according to World Bank
			 statistics.
			(3)Global
			 povertyThe term global poverty refers to the
			 conditions in which individuals live on less than $2 per day, adjusted for
			 purchasing power parity in 1993 United States dollars, according to World Bank
			 statistics.


109 HR 6035 IH: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the

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		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6035
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 6, 2006
			Mr. Larsen of
			 Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Veterans’
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
		  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide enhanced travel benefits for veterans
		  traveling to facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Rural
			 Veterans Transportation Act of 2006.
		2.Transportation
			 grants for rural veterans service organizations
			(a)Establishment of
			 grant programSubchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38, United
			 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

					1730A.Transportation
				grant program
						(a)Grant
				program(1)The Secretary shall
				establish a grant program to make grants to State veterans’ service officers
				and veterans service organizations for the purpose of providing innovative
				transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas.
							(2)To be eligible to receive a grant under
				this section a State veterans’ service officer or veterans service organization
				shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
				containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
							(3)The recipient of a grant under this
				section shall use the grant to—
								(A)provide assistance to veterans for
				traveling to Department medical centers; and
								(B)otherwise assist in providing medical
				care to veterans in remote rural areas.
								(4)A grant under this section shall not
				exceed $50,000.
							(5)A recipient of a grant under this
				section shall not be required to provide matching funds as a condition of
				receiving such a grant.
							(b)RulemakingThe
				Secretary shall prescribe regulations for—
							(1)evaluating grant
				applications under this section; and
							(2)otherwise
				administering the program established by this section.
							(c)DefinitionIn this section, the term veterans
				service organization means any organization named in or approved under
				section 5902 of this title.
						(d)Authorization of
				appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry
				out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through
				2011.
						.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
			 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1730 the following
			 new item:

						1730A. Transportation grant
				program.

					.
			3.Travel
			 reimbursement for veterans receiving treatment at facilities of the Department
			 of Veterans Affairs
			(a)ReimbursementSection 111 of title 38, United States
			 Code, is amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (a)—
					(A)by striking
			 subsistence), and inserting subsistence at a rate
			 equivalent to the rate provided to Federal employees under section 5702 of
			 title 5),; and
					(B)by striking
			 traveled, and inserting (at a rate equivalent to the rate
			 provided to Federal employees under section 5704 of title 5),;
					(2)in
			 subsection (b)(1), by striking subsection (g)(2)(A) of this section
			 or;
				(3)by striking
			 subsection (g); and
				(4)by redesignating
			 subsection (h) as subsection (g).
				(b)Authorization of
			 appropriationsAmounts required to carry out the amendments made
			 by subsection (a) shall be specifically appropriated for that purpose.


 HR 887 ENR: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the “Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building”.
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One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of AmericaAt the First SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen
H. R. 887

AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building.

1.Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building
(a)DesignationThe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, shall be known and designated as the Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building.  (b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


113 HR 1049 IH: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Red 60.
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		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1049
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 11, 2013
			Mr. Watt introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse
		  Red 60.

		1.Disperse Red 60
			(a)In
			 generalHeading 9902.03.49 of
			 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to Disperse Red
			 60) is amended by striking the date in the effective period column and
			 inserting 12/31/2016.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods
			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.


115 HR 5640 IH: Wholesome Healthy Original Lactic Excellence Making Intelligent Literate Kids Act
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5640IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 26, 2018Mr. Marino (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the WorkforceA BILLTo amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the
			 school lunch program under such Act to serve whole milk.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Wholesome Healthy Original Lactic Excellence Making Intelligent Literate Kids Act or the WHOLE MILK Act. 2.Whole milk permissibleSection 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)) is amended—
 (1)in clause (i), by striking . Such milk shall be consistent with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341); and
 (2)in clause (ii), by inserting , unflavored whole milk, after unflavored fluid milk.


115 SRES 82 ATS: Congratulating the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Laboratory.
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		III
		115th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 82
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 7, 2017
			Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION
		Congratulating the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on the 75th anniversary of
			 the founding of the Laboratory.

 Whereas, on March 10, 2017, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (in this preamble referred to as APL), located in Laurel, Maryland, celebrates the 75th anniversary of the founding of APL on March 10, 1942;
 Whereas, less than 4 months after the attack on the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, APL was established to perfect and help field the radio proximity fuze, one of the most closely guarded wartime secrets of the United States;
 Whereas historians have ranked the development of the radio proximity fuze as one of the 3 most important technological developments of World War II, along with the development of radar and the atomic bomb;
 Whereas, during and after World War II, APL developed the first generation of Navy surface-to-air missiles and associated propulsion, guidance, control, and targeting technologies;
 Whereas APL developed the initial phased array radar system, called AMFAR, for the Navy that provided the scanning, tracking, and targeting necessary to defend the ships of the United States against simultaneous aircraft and missile raids;
 Whereas APL created the first satellite-based global navigation system, called Transit, the forerunner of modern GPS, to serve the ballistic missile submarine force of the United States and provide essential capabilities to the Navy from 1964 until the 1990s;
 Whereas APL developed prototypes, experiments, ocean physics research, and engineering models that unlocked the potential of towed sonar arrays, groundbreaking developments that revolutionized anti-submarine warfare and guided stealth designs for multiple generations of submarines of the United States;
 Whereas APL led development of the Navy’s Cooperative Engagement Capability that revolutionized air defenses by enabling ships to engage aircraft and missiles not seen by the radars of the ships by using composite radar tracks created from the radars of ships within the battle group;
 Whereas APL developed a system called SATRACK to ensure the accuracy of the Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles and confidently estimate missile accuracy anywhere in the world;
 Whereas APL proposed, developed, built, and operated a number of the most innovative low-cost planetary science missions of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including—
 (1)the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (commonly known as NEAR) mission in 2001, the first mission to orbit an asteroid; (2)the MESSENGER Mercury orbiter, launched in 2004; and
 (3)New Horizons, which launched in 2006 and completed a historic flyby of Pluto in 2015; Whereas APL has been responsible for hundreds of significant contributions to the most critical challenges faced by the United States with respect to national security and space exploration; and
 Whereas the sustained commitment by APL to the United States and the Federal Government sponsors of APL allowed APL—
 (1)to continuously provide significant contributions to critical challenges with respect to systems engineering and integration, technology research and development, and analysis; and
 (2)to serve as the most comprehensive University Affiliated Research Center in the United States: Now, therefore, be it

 That the Senate— (1)congratulates the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Laboratory;
 (2)recognizes the scientific, engineering, and analytical expertise that the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has applied to solve many of the most critical challenges faced by the United States in the areas of national security and space exploration; and
 (3)respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the director of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.


116 HR 1404 : Vladimir Putin Transparency Act
U.S. House of Representatives

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		IIB
		116th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1404
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		March 13, 2019Received; read twice and referred to the Select Committee on IntelligenceAN ACT
		To strengthen the United States response to Russian interference by providing transparency on the
			 corruption of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Vladimir Putin Transparency Act. 2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)According an Intelligence Community Assessment dated January 6, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process * * * Moscow’s influence campaign followed a Russian messaging strategy that blends covert intelligence operations—such as cyber activity—with overt efforts by Russian Government agencies, state-funded media, third-party intermediaries, and paid social media users or trolls..
 (2)According to the Washington Post, official, public reports from the Russian government put Putin’s average annual income between 2011 and 2016 at approximately $112,000. But outside experts nevertheless have alleged that Putin’s true net worth is in the billions—suggesting his extensive corruption and connection to money laundering and other activities undertaken order to enrich Putin unjustly and to hide his true financial condition from the public.
			3.Assessment exposing the corruption of Vladimir Putin
 (a)Sense of congressIt is the sense of Congress that the United States should do more to expose the corruption of Vladimir Putin, whose ill-gotten wealth is perhaps the most powerful global symbol of his dishonesty and his persistent efforts to undermine the rule of law and democracy in the Russian Federation.
 (b)AssessmentNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Treasury and the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment, based on all sources of intelligence, on the net worth and financial and other assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his family members, legitimate as well as illegitimate, including—
 (1)the estimated net worth of Vladimir Putin and his family members; (2)a description of their legitimately and illegitimately obtained assets, including all real, personal and intellectual property, bank or investment or similar accounts, and any other financial or business interests or holdings, including those outside of Russia;
 (3)the details of the legitimately and illegitimately obtained assets, including real, personal and intellectual property, bank or investment or similar accounts, and any other financial or business interests or holdings, including those outside of Russia, that are owned or controlled by, accessible to, or otherwise maintained for the benefit of Vladimir Putin, including their nature, location, manner of acquisition, value, and publicly named owner (if other than Vladimir Putin);
 (4)the methods used by Vladimir Putin or others acting at his direction, with his knowledge, or for his benefit, to conceal Putin’s interest in his accounts, holdings, or other assets, including the establishment of front or shell companies and the use of intermediaries; and
 (5)an identification of the most significant senior Russian political figures, oligarchs, and any other persons who have engaged in activity intended to conceal the true financial condition of Vladimir Putin.
 (c)FormThe assessment required under subsection (b) shall be submitted either— (1)in unclassified form to the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, and may include a classified annex; or
 (2)simultaneously as both an unclassified version and a classified version. (d)Appropriate congressional committees definedIn this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means—
 (1)the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and
 (2)the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.

	Passed the House of Representatives March 12, 2019.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.


116 SRES 208 ATS: Expressing support for the designation of July as “American Grown Flower Month”.
U.S. Senate
2019-05-14
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III116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. RES. 208IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 14, 2019Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Ms. Harris, and Mr. Sullivan) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryJuly 8, 2019Committee discharged; considered and agreed toRESOLUTIONExpressing support for the designation of July as American Grown Flower Month.

 Whereas cut flower growers in the United States are hard-working, dedicated individuals who bring beauty, economic stimulus, and pride to their communities and the United States;
 Whereas the people of the United States have a long history of using flowers and greens grown in the United States to bring beauty to important events and express affection for loved ones;
 Whereas consumers spend almost $27,000,000,000 each year on floral products, including cut flowers, garden plants, bedding, and indoor plants;
 Whereas, each year, nearly 30 percent of households in the United States purchase fresh cut flowers and greens from more than 16,000 florists and floral establishments;
 Whereas the people of the United States increasingly want to support domestically produced foods and agricultural products and would prefer to buy locally grown flowers whenever possible, yet a majority of domestic consumers do not know where the flowers they purchase are grown;
 Whereas, in response to increased demand, the Certified American Grown Flowers logo was created in July 2014 in order to educate and empower consumers to purchase flowers from domestic producers;
 Whereas, as of April 2017, millions of stems of domestically grown flowers are now Certified American Grown; Whereas domestic flower farmers produce thousands of varieties of flowers across the United States, such as peonies in Alaska, Gerbera daisies in California, lupines in Maine, tulips in Washington, lilies in Oregon, and larkspur in Texas;
 Whereas the five flower varieties produced in the largest quantities in the United States are tulips, Gerbera daisies, lilies, gladiolas, and irises;
 Whereas people in every State have access to domestically grown flowers, yet only one in five flowers sold in the United States is domestically grown;
 Whereas the domestic cut flower industry creates almost $42,000,000 in economic impact daily and supports hundreds of growers, thousands of small businesses, and tens of thousands of jobs in the United States;
 Whereas more people in the United States are expressing interest in growing flowers locally, which has resulted in an increase of approximately 20 percent in the number of domestic cut flower farms between 2007 and 2012;
 Whereas most domestic cut flowers and greens are sold in the United States within 24 to 48 hours after harvest and last longer than flowers shipped longer distances;
 Whereas flowers grown domestically enhance the ability of the people of the United States to festively celebrate weddings and births and honor those who have passed;
 Whereas flower giving has been a holiday tradition in the United States for generations; Whereas flowers speak to the beauty of motherhood on Mother’s Day and to the spirit of love on Valentine’s Day;
 Whereas flowers are an essential part of other holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa;
 Whereas flowers help commemorate the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces on Memorial Day and Veterans Day; and
 Whereas the Senate encourages the cultivation of flowers in the United States by domestic flower farmers: Now, therefore, be it

 That the Senate— (1)supports the designation of July as American Grown Flower Month;
 (2)recognizes that purchasing flowers grown in the United States supports the farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the United States;
 (3)recognizes that growing flowers and greens in the United States is a vital part of the agricultural industry of the United States;
 (4)recognizes that cultivating flowers domestically enhances the ability of the people of the United States to festively celebrate holidays and special occasions; and
 (5)urges all people of the United States to proactively showcase flowers and greens grown in the United States in order to show support for the flower farmers, processors, and distributors in the United States as well as agriculture in the United States overall.


110 HRES 982 EH: Providing for the adoption of the resolution

U.S. House of Representatives
2008-02-14
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		IV
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. RES. 982
		In the House of Representatives, U.
		  S.,

			February 14, 2008

		RESOLUTION
		Providing for the adoption of the resolution
		  (H. Res. 979) recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers
		  and Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff, White House, in contempt of Congress for
		  refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary
		  and for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 980) authorizing the Committee
		  on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce
		  certain subpoenas.

		That House Resolution 979 and House
			 Resolution 980 are hereby adopted.

			Lorraine C. Miller,
			Clerk.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1805
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			October 20, 2009
			Mr. Kyl introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on fenarimol
		  technical.

		1.Fenarimol technical
			(a)In
			 generalSubchapter II of
			 chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by
			 inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:

								9902.01.00(RS)-2,4'-dichloro-a-(pyrimidin-5-yl)
						benzhydryl alcohol (fenarimol technical) (CAS No. 60168–88–9) (provided for in
						subheading 2933.59.15).FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011

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


109 HR 489 IH: Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-02-01
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I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 489
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 1, 2005
Mr. Pearce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To provide for an assessment of the extent of the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on lands in the Western United States and efforts to date to control such invasion on public and private lands, including tribal lands, to establish a demonstration program to address the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act.
2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
(1)SecretariesThe term Secretaries means the Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior.
(2)Western United StatesThe term Western United States refers to the States defined by the Act of June 17, 1902 (commonly known as the 1902 Reclamation Act; 43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), which includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
3.Assessment of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive infestation in Western United States
(a)AssessmentNot later than one year after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out this section, the Secretaries shall complete an assessment of the extent of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive invasion in the Western United States.
(b)ContentThe assessment shall include the following:
(1)To the extent practicable, documentation of the quantity of water lost due to the infestation.
(2)Documentation of the quantity of water saved due to various control methods, including the portion of saved water that returns to surface water or groundwater supplies and at what rates.
(3)Determination of the optimum control method for the various land types and land uses.
(4)Determination of what conditions indicate the need to remove such growth and the optimal methods for disposal or use of such growth.
(5)Determination of methods to prevent the regrowth and reintroduction of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive and to reestablish native species.
(c)Report on assessment
(1)Preparation and contentThe Secretaries shall prepare a report containing the results of the assessment. The report shall identify long-term management and funding strategies that could be implemented by Federal, State, Tribal, and private land managers and owners on all land management types to address the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive. The report shall also identify deficiencies or areas for further study and where actual field demonstrations would be useful in the control effort.
(2)SubmissionThe Secretaries shall submit the report to the Committee on Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(d)Support for identification of long-term management and funding strategiesThe Secretaries may make grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or both) with an established background and expertise in the public policy issues associated with the control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive to obtain technical experience, support, and recommendations related to the identification of the long-term management and funding strategies required to be included in the report under subsection (c)(1). Each grant awarded under this subsection may not be less than $250,000.
4.Demonstration program for control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive in western States
(a)Demonstration projects
(1)Projects requiredBased on the results of the assessment and report in section 3, the Secretaries shall initiate a program of not fewer than three demonstration projects in the Western United States designed to address the deficiencies and areas for further study to address the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive, including the test of additional control methods, identified by the report.
(2)ImplementationThe Secretaries may enter into an agreement with a State in the Western United States to carry out a demonstration project. If the Secretaries select a demonstration project for implementation on National Forest System lands, the Secretary of Agriculture shall be responsible for implementation of the project.
(b)Elements of projects
(1)Design and scaleEach demonstration project shall be designed with integrated methods and adaptive management strategies and carried out over time frames and spatial scales large enough to accomplish the goals laid out in the report.
(2)Scientific reviewBefore being carried out, the methods and strategies proposed for each demonstration project shall be subject to review by scientific experts, including non-Federal experts, selected by the Secretaries. The Secretaries may use existing scientific review processes to the extent they comply with this requirement.
(c)Project costs and cost sharingThe total cost of each demonstration project may not exceed $7,000,000, including the costs of planning, design, implementation, revegetation, maintenance, and monitoring. In the case of a demonstration project conducted on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretaries may accept, but not require, funds or in-kind contributions, including State agency provided services. The Federal share of the costs of any activity on private lands funded under the project shall be no more than 75 percent of the total cost of the activity.
(d)Reporting requirementDuring the period in which the demonstration projects are carried out, the Secretaries shall submit to the congressional committees specified in section 3(c)(2) an annual report describing—
(1)the demonstration projects;
(2)the progress made in carrying out the projects during the period covered by the report; and
(3)the costs of the projects under subsection (c).
(e)MonitoringDemonstration projects shall include the following:
(1)Documentation of the quantity of water saved due to various control methods, including the portion of water saved that returns to surface water or groundwater supplies and at what rates.
(2)Optimal revegetative states to prevent the regrowth and reintroduction of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive and to reestablish native species.
(f)CooperationThe Secretaries shall use the expertise of their various agencies, as well as other Federal agencies, institutions of higher education, State and local governments and political subdivisions thereof, including soil and water conservation districts, and Indian tribes, which are actively conducting assessments on or implementing Salt Cedar and Russian Olive control activities.
5.Relation to other authorityNothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, or otherwise bias, the use by the Secretaries of other statutory or administrative authorities to plan or conduct Salt Cedar or Russian Olive control and eradication that is not planned or conducted under this Act.
6.Authorization of appropriations
(a)AssessmentThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretaries $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 to conduct the assessment required by section 3.
(b)GrantsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretaries $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 to award as grants under section 3(d).
(c)Demonstration projectsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretaries $18,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out the program of demonstration projects under section 4.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1104
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 26, 2011
			Mr. Casey introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Veterans'
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To require regular audits of, and improvements to, the
		  Transition Assistance Program.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Veteran Transition Assistance
			 Program Audit Act of 2011.
		2.Audits of the
			 Transition Assistance Program
			(a)ContractThe
			 Secretary of Labor shall enter into a contract for audits of the Transition
			 Assistance Program carried out under chapter 58 of title 10, United States
			 Code. The Secretary of Labor shall enter into such contract with a private
			 organization not affiliated with the program, and shall ensure that the audits
			 are conducted not less often than once every 3 years.
			(b)AuditIn
			 conducting such an audit, the organization shall measure the effectiveness of
			 the Transition Assistance Program, and identify any measures needed to improve
			 the effectiveness of the program.
			(c)ReportAt
			 the conclusion of each audit, the organization shall prepare a report
			 containing the findings resulting from the audit, and recommendations for
			 improving the effectiveness of the program. The organization shall submit the
			 report to the Secretary of Labor, the other Secretaries referred to in section
			 1144 of title 10, United States Code, the Committee on Armed Services and the
			 Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the
			 Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
			 Senate.
			(d)ImprovementsThe
			 Secretary of Labor, in conjunction with the other Secretaries, shall review the
			 report and shall implement any measures needed to improve the effectiveness of
			 the Transition Assistance Program.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1209
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 8, 2009
			Mr. Ensign (for himself,
			 Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
			 Specter, Mr. Coburn,
			 Mr. Kyl, Mr.
			 McCain, and Mr. DeMint)
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Commerce, Science, and
			 Transportation

		A BILL
		To allow for additional flights beyond the perimeter
		  restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National
		  Airport.

		1.Extending the length of
			 flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportSection 41718 of title 49, United States
			 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(g)Use of airport
				slots for beyond perimeter flightsNotwithstanding section 49109
				or any other provision of law, any air carrier that holds or operates air
				carrier slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as of January 1,
				2009, pursuant to subparts K and S of part 93 of title 14, Code of Federal
				Regulations, which are being used as of that date for scheduled service between
				that airport and a large hub airport (as defined in section 40102(a)(29)), may
				use such slots for service between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
				and any airport located outside of the perimeter restriction described in
				section
				49109.
				.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4622
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 25, 2012
			Mr. McNerney
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To provide for the establishment of a grant program to
		  assist State and local governments to install solar energy
		  systems.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Solar Energy Deployment Act of
			 2012.
		2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Qualifying solar
			 equipmentThe term
			 qualifying solar equipment means property described in clause
			 (i) or (ii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
			(2)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
			(3)State and local
			 governmentsThe term
			 State and local governments includes municipalities, counties,
			 transit agencies, school districts, water districts, Indian tribes, and
			 territories. Such term does not include an entity eligible for a credit allowed
			 under section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to
			 qualifying solar equipment.
			3.Solar energy
			 grant program
			(a)EstablishmentThe Secretary shall establish a program to
			 award grants, on a competitive basis, to State and local governments for the
			 design, purchase, and installation of qualifying solar equipment on rooftops or
			 parking structures owned by the State or local government.
			(b)Competitive
			 criteriaIn determining which State and local governments to
			 award grants to under this section, the Secretary shall consider—
				(1)the speed with which solar energy systems
			 can be deployed;
				(2)the total amount
			 of solar energy to be deployed;
				(3)the financial need
			 of the State or local government;
				(4)the use of best
			 practices to ensure maximum efficiency of deployed systems;
				(5)the use of
			 materials and components that are manufactured in the United States; and
				(6)other criteria the
			 Secretary considers relevant.
				4.Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are
			 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this Act
			 $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1538
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			September 12, 2011
			Ms. Collins (for
			 herself, Mr. Alexander,
			 Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
			 Boozman, Mr. Chambliss,
			 Mr. Coats, Mr.
			 Coburn, Mr. Cornyn,
			 Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
			 Isakson, Mr. Kyl,
			 Mr. Moran, Mr.
			 Thune, Mr. Kirk, and
			 Mr. Roberts) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Homeland Security and
			 Governmental Affairs

		A BILL
		To provide for a time-out on certain regulations, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Regulatory Time-Out Act of
			 2011.
		2.DefinitionsIn this Act—
			(1)the term
			 agency has the meaning given that term under section 3502(1) of
			 title 44, United States Code; and
			(2)the term
			 covered regulation means a final regulation that—
				(A)directly or
			 indirectly increases costs on businesses in a manner which will have an adverse
			 effect on job creation, job retention, productivity, competitiveness, or the
			 efficient functioning of the economy;
				(B)is likely
			 to—
					(i)have an annual
			 effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more;
					(ii)adversely affect
			 in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity,
			 competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local,
			 or tribal governments or communities;
					(iii)create a
			 serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by
			 another agency;
					(iv)materially alter
			 the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or
			 the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; or
					(v)raise novel legal
			 or policy issues; and
					(C)did not take
			 effect before September 1, 2011.
				3.Time-out period
			 for regulations
			(a)Prior
			 regulationsA covered
			 regulation that took effect before the date of enactment of this Act shall be
			 treated as though that regulation never took effect for the 1-year period
			 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
			(b)Prospective
			 regulationsA covered
			 regulation that has not taken effect before the date of enactment of this Act,
			 may not take effect during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment
			 of this Act.
			4.Exemptions
			(a)In
			 generalThe head of an agency
			 may exempt a covered regulation prescribed by that agency from the application
			 of section 3, if the head of the agency—
				(1)makes a specific finding that the covered
			 regulation—
					(A)is necessary due to an imminent threat to
			 human health or safety, or any other emergency;
					(B)is necessary for the enforcement of a
			 criminal law;
					(C)has as its
			 principal effect—
						(i)fostering private
			 sector job creation and the enhancement of the competitiveness of workers in
			 the United States;
						(ii)encouraging
			 economic growth; or
						(iii)repealing,
			 narrowing, or streamlining a rule, regulation, or administrative process, or
			 otherwise reducing regulatory burdens;
						(D)pertains to a
			 military or foreign affairs function of the United States; or
					(E)is limited to
			 interpreting, implementing, or administering the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
			 and
					(2)submits the
			 finding to Congress and publishes the finding in the Federal Register.
				(b)ReviewNot
			 later than 10 days after the date of enactment of this Act each agency shall
			 submit any covered regulation that the head of the agency determines is exempt
			 under this section to the Office of Management and Budget and Congress.
			(c)Nondelegable
			 authorityThe head of an agency may not delegate the authority
			 provided under this section to exempt the application of any provision of this
			 Act.


I
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4587
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 24, 2012
Mrs. Myrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To extend the suspension of duty on Reactive Red 266.

1.Reactive Red 266
(a)In generalHeading 9902.02.44 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to Reactive Red 266) is amended by striking the date in the effective period column and inserting 12/31/2015.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2419
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 6, 2011
			Mr. Connolly of
			 Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Veterans’
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
		  meaning of combat with the enemy for purposes of
		  service-connection of disabilities.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Compensation Owed for Mental Health
			 Based on Activities in Theater Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
			 Act or the COMBAT PTSD Act.
		2.Clarification of
			 meaning of combat with the enemy for purposes of
			 service-connection of disabilities
			(a)ClarificationSection 1154(b) of title 38, United States
			 Code, is amended—
				(1)by striking
			 In the case and inserting (1) In the case;
			 and
				(2)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

						(2)For the purposes of this subsection,
				the term combat with the enemy includes service on active
				duty—
							(A)in a theater of combat operations (as
				determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense)
				during a period of war; or
							(B)in combat against a hostile force
				during a period of
				hostilities.
							.
				(b)Effective
			 dateParagraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 1154 of title 38,
			 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a
			 claim for disability compensation under chapter 11 of such title pending on or
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.