113 S2912 ES: Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act
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113th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2912IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAN ACTTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation received by public
			 safety officers and their dependents from gross income.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act.2.Exclusion of certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependentsSubsection (a) of section 104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ; and, and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:(6)amounts received pursuant to—(A)section 1201 of the  Omnibus Crime Control and	Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796); or(B)a program established under the laws of any State which provides monetary compensation for
			 surviving dependents of a public safety officer who has died as the direct
			 and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty,except that subparagraph (B) shall not apply to any amounts that would have been payable if death
			 of the public safety officer had occurred other than as the direct and
			 proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty..Passed the Senate September 18, 2014.Secretary


110 HR 124 IH: Farm Programs Payment Limitation

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-01-04
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 124
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 4, 2007
			Mr. Fortenberry (for
			 himself and Ms. Herseth) introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Agriculture

		A BILL
		To require the prompt issuance by the Secretary of
		  Agriculture of regulations to restore integrity to the payment limitation
		  requirements applicable to commodity payments and benefits, to reduce waste,
		  fraud, and abuse related to the receipt of commodity payments and benefits, and
		  for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Farm Programs Payment Limitation
			 Integrity Act.
		2.Issuance of
			 regulations to establish measurable standards to prevent use of separate
			 entities to exceed payment limitations applicable to commodity payments and to
			 limit payments to active farmers
			(a)Standards
			 regarding active personal management and evasion schemes and
			 devicesThe Secretary of
			 Agriculture (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall
			 promulgate regulations to establish measurable standards of—
				(1)what constitutes a
			 significant contribution of active personal management with respect to a farm
			 operation for purposes of applying the payment limitations specified in section
			 1001 of the Food Security of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308); and
				(2)what constitutes a
			 scheme or device to effectively evade such payment limits or to evade section
			 1001A or 1001C of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1308–1, 1308–3).
				(b)Enforcement of
			 multiple entity limitationsThe Secretary shall promulgate regulations
			 to ensure that total payments and gains described in section 1001 of the Food
			 Security of 1985 made to or through joint operations or multiple entities under
			 the primary control of a person, in combination with the payments and gains
			 received directly by the person, do not exceed twice the applicable dollar
			 amounts specified in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of such section.
			(c)Attribution of
			 payments and gains derived from certain farming operationsIn the case of a person that in the
			 aggregate owns, conducts farming operations, or provides custom farming
			 services on land with respect to which the aggregate commodity payments exceed
			 the applicable dollar amounts specified in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of
			 section 1001 of the Food Security of 1985, the Secretary shall promulgate
			 regulations to ensure that all payments and gains made on crops produced on the
			 land are attributed as follows:
				(1)To a person that
			 rents land as lessee or lessor through a crop share lease and receives a share
			 of the payments that is less than the usual and customary share of the crop
			 received by the lessee or lessor, as determined by the Secretary.
				(2)To a person that
			 provides custom farming services through arrangements under which—
					(A)all or part of the
			 compensation for the services is at risk;
					(B)farm management
			 services are provided by—
						(i)the
			 same person;
						(ii)an
			 immediate family member; or
						(iii)an
			 entity or individual that has a business relationship that is not an arm’s
			 length relationship, as determined by the Secretary; or
						(C)more than 2/3 of
			 the farming operations are conducted as custom farming services provided
			 by—
						(i)the
			 same person;
						(ii)an
			 immediate family member; or
						(iii)an
			 entity or individual that has a business relationship that is not an arm’s
			 length relationship, as determined by the Secretary.
						(3)To a person under
			 such other arrangements as the Secretary determines are established to transfer
			 payments from persons that would otherwise exceed the applicable dollar amounts
			 specified in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of such section.
				(4)To the direct
			 recipient of the commodity payments as well as to the person to whom the
			 payments are attributed under paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
				(d)Primary
			 controlIn the regulations required by this section, the
			 Secretary shall define primary control to include a joint
			 operation or multiple entity in which a person owns an interest that is equal
			 to or greater than the interest of any other one or more persons that
			 materially participate on a regular, substantial, and continuous basis in the
			 management of the operation or entity.
			(e)Material
			 participationIn the
			 regulations required by this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the
			 standards for active personal management require no less involvement than the
			 standard for materially participating on a regular, substantial, and continuous
			 basis in the management of the operation or entity as defined by Treasury
			 regulation section 1.469–5T(a)(1), as in effect on the date of the enactment of
			 this Act.
			(f)Time for
			 issuance; procedureThe regulations required by this section
			 shall be issued in final form not later than 270 days after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act. To ensure compliance with this deadline, the Secretary
			 shall issue the regulations without regard to—
				(1)the notice and
			 comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code;
				(2)the Statement of
			 Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg.
			 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in
			 rulemaking; and
				(3)chapter 35 of title
			 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act).
				(g)Congressional
			 review of agency rulemakingIn carrying out this section, the
			 Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United
			 States Code.
			3.Prevention of
			 schemes or devices to evade payment limitationsSection 1001B of the Food Security Act of
			 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–2) is amended—
			(1)by striking
			 If and inserting (a)
			 Basic penalty for evasion of
			 payment limitations.—Subject to subsection (b), if;
			 and
			(2)by adding at the
			 end the following new subsection:

					(b)Effect of
				fraudIf the Secretary determines that a person has committed
				fraud in connection with the adoption of a scheme or device to evade, or that
				has the purpose of evading, section 1001, 1001A, or 1001C, the person shall be
				ineligible to receive farm program payments (as described in subsections (b),
				(c), and (d) of section 1001 as being subject to limitation) applicable to the
				crop year for which the scheme or device was adopted and the succeeding five
				crop
				years.
					.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2606
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			May 7, 2012
			Mr. Carper (for himself
			 and Mr. Coons) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To extend and modify the temporary
		  reduction of duty on black 661 inkjet printing ink.

		1.Black 661 inkjet printing ink
			(a)In generalHeading 9902.40.39 of the Harmonized Tariff
			 Schedule of the United States (relating to black 661 inkjet printing ink) is
			 amended—
				(1)by striking 0.3% in the
			 column 1 general rate of duty column and inserting Free;
			 and
				(2)by striking the date in the effective
			 period column and inserting 12/31/2015.
				(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 subsection (a) apply with respect 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 HCON 2 IH: To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its associated forces.
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-01-03
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IV115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. CON. RES. 2IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 3, 2017Mr. Cole submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsCONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
			 and its associated forces.

 Whereas the terrorist organization referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and various other names (in this concurrent resolution referred to as ISIL) has been systematically targeting, kidnapping, and killing innocent men, women, and children throughout Iraq and Syria, continues to expand its terror influence, and is responsible for recent attacks in Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, and France;
 Whereas foreign fighters, undeterred by the more than 60 nation coalition operating against ISIL, continue to join the ranks of ISIL with the goal of establishing a caliphate;
 Whereas, on June 19, 2014, President Barack Obama stated that ISIL poses a threat to the Iraqi people, to the region and to U.S. interests; Whereas, on August 19, 2014, ISIL released a video of the beheading of an American journalist, James Foley, and threatened to kill more Americans;
 Whereas, on September 2, 2014, ISIL released a second video, of the beheading of an Israeli-American journalist, Steven Sotloff, and again threatened to kill more;
 Whereas a Central Intelligence Agency assessment in September 2014 estimated that ISIL can muster as many as 31,500 fighters in Syria and Iraq alone;
 Whereas, on November 16, 2014, ISIL released yet another video of militant Jihadi John standing over the severed head of former Army Ranger Peter Kassig; Whereas Master Sergeant Joshua Wheeler, a member of a United States Special Forces operations team, was killed during a daring raid on an ISIL stronghold in Iraq to rescue 70 prisoners who were slated to be executed;
 Whereas American hostage Kayla Mueller, a 26-year-old female, was kidnapped and repeatedly raped for almost 18 months by the leader of ISIL, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi;
 Whereas, on November 13, 2015, ISIL carried out a coordinated attack on Paris, France, killing more than 129 people from at least 14 different countries, including American student Nohemi Gonzalez;
 Whereas, on November 16, 2015, Central Intelligence Agency Director Brennan warned, following ISIL's horrific terrorist in Paris, that the attack was likely not the only operation that ISIL has in the pipeline;
 Whereas, on August 18, 2014, Pope Francis said that the international community would be justified in stopping ISIL;
 Whereas, on August 21, 2014, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey stated that ISIL has an apocalyptic, end-of-days strategic vision and which will eventually have to be defeated;
 Whereas, on September 16, 2014, former Secretary of Defense Hagel testified before the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate that if left unchecked, ISIL will directly threaten our homeland and our allies;
 Whereas, on September 17, 2014, during a hearing of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, Secretary of State Kerry stated that ISIL must be defeated. Period. End of story;
 Whereas, on March 13, 2015, Central Intelligence Agency Director Brennan stated that ISIL is well-armed and well-financed. Its fighters are disciplined, committed, and battle-hardened. Left unchecked, the group would pose a serious danger not only to Syria and Iraq, but to the wider region beyond, including the threat of attacks in the homelands of the United States and our partners;
 Whereas, on July 23, 2015, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Comey stated that [t]he threat that ISIL presents to the United States is very different in kind, in type, in degree than al Qaeda. ISIL is not your parent’s al Qaeda, it’s a very different model. And by virtue of that model, it’s currently the threat that we are worried about in the homeland most of all;
 Whereas, on November 16, 2015, following the attacks on Paris, France, ISIL released a video threatening to strike America at its center in Washington;
 Whereas, on November 17, 2015, former Central Intelligence Agency Director Panetta warned that countering the threat posed by ISIL isn’t about containment. It is about defeating ISIS. I think if there’s anything we ought to understand from these last events [in Paris], it’s that we have to go to war against this brutal enemy;
 Whereas after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress authorized the use of military force against al Qaeda;
 Whereas ISIL poses a direct threat to the United States homeland that is equal to or greater than the threat posed by al Qaeda prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; and
 Whereas, although nothing in this concurrent resolution limits the authorities of the President under article 2 of the Constitution of the United States, Justice Robert H. Jackson wrote in Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952) that [w]hen the President acts pursuant to an express or implied authorization of Congress, his authority is at its maximum, for it includes all that he possesses in his own right plus all that Congress can delegate: Now, therefore, be it

 1.Short titleThis concurrent resolution may be cited as the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces.
		2.Authorization for use of United States Armed Forces
 (a)In generalThe President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force in order to defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, its associated forces, organizations, and persons, and any successor organizations.
			(b)War powers resolution requirements
 (1)Specific statutory authorizationConsistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, 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 concurrent resolution supercedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. 3.Reports to Congress (a)ReportsThe President shall, at least once every 60 days, submit to Congress a report on matters relevant to this concurrent resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of authority granted in section 2.
 (b)Single consolidated reportTo the extent that the submission of any report described in subsection (a) coincides with the submission of any other report on matters relevant to this concurrent resolution otherwise required to be submitted to Congress pursuant to the reporting requirements of the War Powers Resolution, all such reports may be submitted as a single consolidated report to Congress.


113 HR 5704 IH: Master Teacher Corps Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-11-13
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5704
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			November 13, 2014
			Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

		A BILL
		To amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Master
			 Teacher Corp program.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Master Teacher Corps Act.
		2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
			(1)As stated in The Heart of the Matter, a report published by the American Academy of Arts and
			 Sciences, our need for a broadly literate population is more urgent than
			 ever.
			(2)As citizens, we need to absorb an ever-growing body of information and to assess the sources of
			 that information.
			(3)As workers, we need to adapt to an ever-accelerating rate of technological change and to reflect on
			 the implications of these changes.
			(4)As members of a global community, we need to look beyond our borders to communicate and interact
			 with individuals from societies and cultures different from our own.
			(5)As a Nation, we need to provide an educational foundation for our future stability and
			 prosperity—drawing on all areas of knowledge.
			(6)Good teachers matter. Students with highly skilled teachers can gain an additional year’s worth of
			 learning compared to their peers in other classrooms. Moreover, having an
			 effective teacher for three to four years in a row can erase the
			 income-based achievement gap.
			(7)Attrition among new teachers is exceptionally high. As many as 50 percent of new teachers leave
			 within
			 their first five years teaching. Moreover, many of those leaving are the
			 highly performing new teachers.
			(8)Short-term, in-service professional development has not been found to be effective. Rather,
			 successful professional development is extensive, sustained, focused on
			 content, and embedded in the day-to-day work of teachers.
			(9)Teacher induction and mentoring programs increase job satisfaction and retention among new
			 teachers. Furthermore, research shows that additional young people would
			 consider teaching if the profession offered more opportunities for
			 advancement and collaboration.
			(10)Programs that provide teachers with opportunities to lead and grow, and to be recognized and
			 compensated for their leadership, are key to keeping talented teachers in
			 the classroom.
			(11)A Master Teacher Corps will provide schools a way to use their human capital to improve student
			 achievement by providing their best teachers with an opportunity to share
			 best practices and support other teachers.
			3.Master teacher corps
			(a)In generalPart A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.)
			 is amended by adding at the end the following:

					6Master teacher corps
						2161.DefinitionIn this subpart, the term eligible entity means—
							(1)a consortium of—
								(A)2 or more local educational agencies;
								(B)2 or more State educational agencies; or
								(C)2 or more local educational agencies and 1 or more State educational agencies; acting in
			 partnership with
								(2)1 or more—
								(A)institutions of higher education; or
								(B)nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated record of success in preparing or improving the
			 effectiveness of teachers.
								2162.Grants authorized
							(a)In generalThe Secretary shall establish a Master Teacher Corps program by awarding, on a competitive basis, 1
			 or more grants of not less than $10,000,000 each to eligible entities to
			 establish the program in accordance with section 2164.
							(b)Duration of grantA grant awarded under this subpart shall be for a period of not more than 5 years.
							(c)Matching requirement
								(1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), an eligible entity that receives a grant under this subpart
			 shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to not less than
			 30 percent of the amount of the grant, which may be provided in cash or
			 in-kind, to carry out the activities supported by the grant.
								(2)Exception
									(A)In generalThe Secretary may waive the 30 percent matching requirement under paragraph (1) for an eligible
			 entity that the Secretary determines is unable to meet such requirement.
			 The Secretary shall set a matching requirement for such eligible entities
			 according to the sliding scale described in subparagraph (B).
									(B)Sliding scaleThe amount of a match under subparagraph (A) shall be established based on a sliding fee scale that
			 takes into account—
										(i)the relative poverty of the population to be targeted by the eligible entity; and
										(ii)the ability of the eligible entity to obtain such matching funds.
										(3)ConsiderationThe Secretary shall not consider an eligible entity's ability to match funds when determining which
			 eligible entities will receive grant awards under this subpart.
								(d)Administrative expensesEach eligible entity receiving funds under this subpart for a fiscal year may use not more than 5
			 percent of such funds for the cost of administering this subpart.
							2163.Application
							(a)In generalAn eligible entity desiring a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary
			 at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
			 Secretary may require.
							(b)ContentsAn application submitted under this section shall include—
								(1)a description of the Master Teacher Corps program that the eligible entity intends to carry out,
			 including the number of Corps members the entity intends to select, the
			 intended distribution of subjects and grade levels taught, the geographic
			 and economic characteristics of the local educational agencies that are
			 part of the eligible entity;
								(2)a description of the types of activities and responsibilities with which the corps members will be
			 involved, which—
									(A)shall include—
										(i)roles around school, local educational agency, or State policymaking;
										(ii)mentoring and supporting beginning teachers within subject area;
										(iii)sharing best practices and resources;
										(iv)networking of master teachers; and
										(v)support for master teachers; and
										(B)may not include typical building administrator roles that are not related to teacher development or
			 student achievement;
									(3)a description of strategies the applicant will use to measure impact, such as observations,
			 learning objectives, and student achievement data.
								(4)a description of the roles and responsibilities that each higher education or nonprofit institution
			 will have with the eligible entity.
								(5)a clear plan for research-based professional development that includes instruction regarding—
									(A)mentoring and supporting adults;
									(B)opportunities to improve knowledge of content area;
									(C)opportunities to learn how to analyze data in ways that can impact instruction; and
									(D)instructional leadership training;
									(6)an explanation of how master teachers will be afforded dedicated time, authority, and resources to
			 fulfill requirements, and how other teachers will be afforded time to
			 interact with master teachers, since master teachers may have hybrid roles
			 teaching part-time and engaging in master teacher responsibilities
			 part-time;
								(7)a demonstration that the entity has sufficient capacity to carry out the activities described in
			 the application and measure the impact of the program; and
								(8)a description of how the grant funds will be financially managed.
								(c)Criteria for awarding grantsThe Secretary shall award grants under this subpart on the basis of merit considering, at a
			 minimum, the following:
								(1)The extent to which the local educational agencies that are part of the eligible entity are
			 committed to integrating the program into existing school, local
			 educational agency, State, and regional structures.
								(2)The quality of the proposed professional development, corps member activities, and leadership roles
			 for master teachers.
								(3)The capacity of the eligible entity to effectively carry out the program.
								(4)Proposed logistical and scheduling measures that will allow for master teachers to participate.
								(5)The diversity of proposed grade levels, subjects, content areas, and skill sets covered by the
			 types of teachers proposed to be selected for the corps.
								(6)The geographic and economic diversity of schools proposed to participate in the applicant’s
			 program.
								(7)The extent that various stakeholders, including teachers, school leaders, administrators, were
			 involved in the process of creating the structure for a master teacher
			 corps in the application.
								2164.Required uses of funds
							(a)In generalAn eligible entity receiving a grant under this subpart shall use grant funds for the following:
								(1)Selecting teachers into the Master Teachers Corps.
								(2)Financially compensating corps members.
								(3)Providing research-based professional development.
								(4)Assisting with coordination of instructional leadership, mentorship, training, and coaching roles
			 of corps members, includes hiring substitute teachers to fill the role of
			 the master teacher if the teacher is working with other teachers.
								(5)Facilitating efforts for master teachers to be involved in policy decisions at the local
			 educational agency, State, and regional levels.
								(6)Defraying school and local educational costs associated with corps members fulfilling their
			 responsibilities.
								(7)Tracking the effectiveness and impact of the program.
								(8)Supporting other activities that advance the purpose of this subpart.
								(b)Selecting members of the Master Teacher Corps
								(1)Selection criteria for corps members
									(A)ExperienceCorps members must have at least 5 years of full-time experience as a public or private elementary
			 or secondary school teacher.
									(B)RatingsCorps members must have earned the highest rating on their State- or locally-developed evaluations
			 for a majority of their teaching years prior to their application to be
			 part of the corps.
									(C)Other criteriaCorps members will be selected based on the teacher’s—
										(i)ability to improve and enhance student achievement;
										(ii)ability to focus on individual student learning needs and tailor instruction to those needs;
										(iii)ability to address adult learners in professional development;
										(iv)ability to successfully collaborate with teachers, school leaders, and staff;
										(v)skill in promoting teacher reflection through formative assessment processes, including using
			 evidence of student learning and student practice;
										(vi)strong interpersonal and oral and written communication skills;
										(vii)record of leadership in the teacher’s school;
										(viii)participation in student extracurricular activities and professional and school outreach
			 activities;
										(ix)record of teaching students not on grade level or not on track to graduate college- and
			 career-ready; and
										(x)measurable ability using various indicators, including National Board Certification, assessments of
			 content knowledge and pedagogical skills, and practical professional
			 experience outside of the classroom (such as previous work in a
			 content-related industry).
										(2)Overall corps membership requirementsAn eligible entity receiving a grant under this subpart shall ensure that not more than 20 percent
			 of the teachers who teach in the participating area are members of the
			 Corps.
								(3)ProhibitionA local educational agency shall not change the status of a teacher from full-time to part-time if
			 that teacher becomes a corps member and is teaching while simultaneously
			 fulfilling the responsibilities of a corps member.
								(4)Participation of private school teachersAn eligible entity may select teachers who teach at private schools in the participating area to be
			 members of the Master Teacher Corps, except that—
									(A)a private school teacher must meet the same requirements and accountability standards as a public
			 school teacher; and
									(B)a private school teacher is not eligible to receive monetary compensation under subsection (c) and
			 their school is not eligible to receive funds to defray the costs
			 associated with affording the teacher time to fulfill the teacher’s duties
			 as a Corps member.
									(c)Compensation
								(1)In generalAn eligible entity receiving a grant under this subpart shall use grant funds to provide
			 compensation to each teacher who is selected and serves as a member of the
			 Master Teacher Corps, in recognition of the teacher's teaching
			 accomplishments, leadership, and increased responsibilities, which amount
			 shall—
									(A)supplement, and not supplant, the teacher's base salary; and
									(B)be equal to $10,000 per year for each year the teacher serves as a member of the Corps;
									(2)Withholding compensation for noncompliance
									(A)Monitoring complianceEach eligible entity that receives a grant under this subpart shall monitor whether each teacher
			 the entity selects to be a member of the Master Teacher Corps is in
			 compliance with the Corps member requirements.
									(B)Withholding paymentA teacher selected to be a member of the Master Teacher Corps may not receive the additional
			 compensation provided for a school year to the eligible entity if—
										(i)the entity finds the teacher not in compliance with the Corps member requirements and the entity
			 determines the teacher should no longer be a member of the Corps for such
			 year; or
										(ii)the teacher withdraws during such year from membership in the Corps without an accepted excuse, as
			 determined by the eligible entity.
										2165.Reports and evaluation
							(a)Reports to the SecretaryEach eligible entity receiving a grant under this subpart shall provide an annual report to the
			 Secretary that—
								(1)summarizes the activities assisted under the grant and program outcomes; and
								(2)includes, with respect to each member of the Master Teacher Corps, the following:
									(A)The name of the member.
									(B)The school at which the member teaches and the location of such school.
									(C)The subject or skill area the teacher teaches.
									(D)The grade level the teacher teaches.
									(b)IES EvaluationThe Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall—
								(1)evaluate the implementation and impact of the program under this subpart, particularly with regard
			 to the program’s success in achieving the goals of this subpart;
								(2)identify successes, best practices, and areas for improvement; and
								(3)disseminate findings from the evaluation and make the findings publicly available.
								(c)Reports to CongressNot later than 4 years after the establishment of the program under this chapter, and not later
			 than 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the
			 Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Science,
			 Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
			 Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Health,
			 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report that summarizes—
								(1)the activities assisted under the program under this chapter;
								(2)the outcomes of the program; and
								(3)any recommendations regarding changes to, the termination of, or the continuation and expansion of
			 the program..
			(b)FundingSection 2103 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6603) is amended by
			 adding at the end the following:

					(c)Master teacher corpsOf the amount appropriated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall set aside such sums as may be
			 necessary to carry out subpart 6..
			(c)Table of contentsThe table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended
			 by inserting after the item relating to section 2151 the following:

						Subpart 6—Master Teacher Corps
						Sec. 2161. Definition.
						Sec. 2162. Grants authorized.
						Sec. 2163. Application.
						Sec. 2164. Required uses of funds.
						Sec. 2165. Reports and evaluation..
			4.ConstructionThis Act shall not be construed to increase the amount of appropriations that are authorized to be
			 appropriated for any fiscal year.


114 SRES 127 ATS: Recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
U.S. Senate
2015-03-27
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		III
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 127
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 27 (legislative day, March 26), 2015
			Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION
		Recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of
			 Pennsylvania.

 Whereas the Perelman School of Medicine, when founded by young Philadelphia physician John Morgan in 1765, was the first and only medical school in the 13 original colonies;
 Whereas by organizing a medical faculty separate and distinct from the collegiate faculty, the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania effectively created the first university in North America;
 Whereas, in 1766, when Dr. Thomas Bond began giving clinical lectures to the students of the new medical school at Pennsylvania Hospital, he conducted the first clinical medical teaching in the colonies;
 Whereas the founding faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine introduced the 2 important elements in medical education of—
 (1)having a medical school within an institution of higher education; and (2)emphasizing the need to supplement medical lectures with bedside teaching;
 Whereas, during the Revolutionary War, doctors from the University of Pennsylvania served in the Continental Army, practicing battlefield medicine and training surgeons;
 Whereas, in the 1870s, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania became the first teaching hospital built for a medical school;
 Whereas the Perelman School of Medicine is responsible for many historic discoveries, including— (1)the first human blood transfusion in 1795;
 (2)the first x-ray image in 1890; and (3)a modified dialysis machine in 1951;
 Whereas, since the 1960s, the Perelman School of Medicine has been home to many major medical innovations, including—
 (1)the identification of the Philadelphia Chromosome, which demonstrated the genetic basis of cancer; (2)the development of cognitive psychotherapy;
 (3)pioneering work in transplant surgery; (4)the development of intravenous nutrition;
 (5)the development of Retin-A therapy for acne and wrinkles; (6)the development of a vaccine for pneumococcal diseases;
 (7)fundamental work on ion channels and signaling; (8)gene therapy for ocular disease; and
 (9)T-cell immunotherapy to fight cancer; Whereas the Perelman School of Medicine boasts 8 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine and numerous Lasker Award winners;
 Whereas alumni of the Perelman School of Medicine include— (1)the first president of the American Medical Association;
 (2)a Surgeon General in the Army; and (3)members of the House of Representatives and the Senate;
 Whereas the Perelman School of Medicine is home to more than 1,400 medical and post-doctoral students and more than 5,200 faculty and staff;
 Whereas more than ½ of the students at the Perelman School of Medicine pursue additional certificates or dual degrees, and most perform community outreach or service;
 Whereas the Perelman School of Medicine houses 28 basic science and clinical departments, as well as 24 interdisciplinary centers and institutes; and
 Whereas the Perelman School of Medicine has been ranked among the top 5 medical schools in the United States for the past 18 years: Now, therefore, be it

 That the Senate— (1)recognizes the 250th anniversary of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania;
 (2)commends the faculty, staff, and students at the Perelman School of Medicine for their continued hard work and devotion to advancing science and medicine; and
 (3)congratulates the Perelman School of Medicine for its distinguished history and long record of supporting medical innovation.


109 HR 2445 IH: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on PHBA.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-05-18
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I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2445
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 18, 2005
Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on PHBA.

1.PHBA
(a)In generalHeading 9902.29.03 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to PHBA) is amended by striking 12/31/2006 and inserting 12/31/2009.
(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.


116 S3302 IS: Global Health Security Act of 2020
U.S. Senate
2020-02-13
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3302IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 13, 2020Mr. King introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsA BILLTo improve global health security, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Global Health Security Act of 2020.2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:(1)An infectious disease threat anywhere can become a threat everywhere. In today’s interconnected world, a pathogen can travel around the globe to major cities in as few as 24 hours.(2)Infectious diseases have killed more humans than war and conflict. Before its eradication, smallpox killed at least 300,000,000 people in the 20th century. Mosquito-borne illnesses are responsible for 50 percent more human deaths each year than deaths caused by other humans, including war and civil violence. The influenza pandemic of 1918–19 caused the deaths of 3 times as many people as all of those killed in World War I.(3)Population growth has brought people closer to one another and closer to animals, which has increased the opportunities for pathogens to be transmitted between animals and humans.(4)Human health is intimately connected to animal and environmental health at the national and international levels.(5)Zoonotic diseases are responsible for—(A)approximately 60 percent of all human infections;(B)approximately 75 percent of recently emerging infectious diseases affecting humans; and(C)more than 80 percent of biological agents that could be intentionally released as biological weapons.(6)Environmental change has made it easy for disease vectors, such as mosquitoes, to cover more territory.(7)There are many recent examples of new, reemerging, and zoonotic pathogens quickly spreading across the globe, including—(A)Ebola virus disease, which killed more than 11,000 people and infected more than 28,000 people in West Africa between 2014 and 2016, and which has infected and killed an unknown number of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2018; (B)novel coronavirus disease (COVID), which, as of February 12, 2020, had infected at least 45,000 people in at least 25 countries, resulting in more than 1,100 deaths in China;(C)yellow fever virus;(D)cholera;(E)avian influenza virus (H7N9);(F)novel Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus; and(G)Zika virus.(8)The costs of new, reemerging, and zoonotic infections are high in human and financial terms. For example—(A)the anthrax attacks in the eastern United States in late 2001 infected 22 people, killed 5, and cost more than $1,000,000,000 to clean up;(B)an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) originating in southern China in late 2002 infected more than 8,000 people, resulted in 774 deaths, and had an economic impact estimated at $30,000,000,000 in only a few months;(C)the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic killed an estimated 284,000 people in a single year; and(D)human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) spread silently for decades before detection, has led to the death of 35,000,000 people, and currently affects 37,000,000 people who are living with the virus.(9)The enormous costs of pandemics can be averted with strategic investment in capacity building and preparedness.(10)The Global Health Security Agenda, which was launched in February 2014 in partnership with countries from around the world, is designed—(A)to measurably address global vulnerability to infectious diseases;(B)to strengthen systems; and(C)to ensure that a trained workforce has the tools needed to prevent, detect, and respond rapidly and effectively to infectious disease threats.(11)Stopping an outbreak at its source, whether naturally occurring, deliberate, or accidental, requires close collaboration among the health, animal, agriculture, defense, security, development, commercial, and other sectors.3.Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that—(1)advancing global health security is a core tenet of our national strategy for countering biological threats;(2)supporting global health security requires operationalizing the One Health concept linking human, animal, and environmental health;(3)the United States must be prepared to prevent, detect, and respond to the threat posed by bioterrorism, as well as accidental releases from a laboratory;(4)it is in the national interest of the United States—(A)to promote global health security; and(B)to accelerate efforts to build the capacity of countries—(i)to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious diseases; and(ii)to achieve the core capacities required by the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations, adopted at Geneva May 23, 2005;(5)no single nation can be prepared or protected if other nations remain unprepared to counter biological threats;(6)national and international multi-sectoral cooperation and preparedness are at the core of effective control of infectious diseases through strengthened health systems and preparedness;(7)global health security depends upon collaborations across all societal sectors, including human and animal health, agriculture, development, environmental, national security and defense, science and technology, academic and research communities, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector, to meet the policy objective set forth in section 4(3) of strengthening health systems and pandemic preparedness;(8)an effective global health security strategy should include—(A)preventing avoidable incidents and catastrophes, such as antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic diseases, outbreaks, breaches of biosafety and security, and immunization-preventable deaths;(B)detecting threats early through—(i)building and sustaining national and global laboratory systems;(ii)improving disease surveillance;(iii)enhancing the reporting of infectious disease outbreaks; and(iv)developing the health workforce; and(C)responding to threats rapidly and effectively through—(i)emergency operations centers;(ii)linking public health with multisectoral rapid response; and(iii)medical countermeasures and personnel deployment;(9)strategic global health security action requires United States coordination and collaboration with international governance entities, including—(A)the World Health Organization;(B)the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;(C)the World Organization for Animal Health;(D)the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction;(E)the International Criminal Police Organization (commonly known as INTERPOL);(F)the Economic Community of West African States;(G)the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction;(H)the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (commonly known as GAVI); and(I)other relevant international stakeholders and organizations; and(10)the strategic goals described in paragraph (8) must be subject to measurement, assessment, and analysis.4.Defined termIn this Act, the term global health security means the activities required to minimize the danger and impact of acute public health events that endanger the collective health of populations living across geographical regions and international boundaries.5.Policy objectivesIt is the policy of the United States—(1)to advance global health security through engagement in a multi-faceted, multi-country, multi-sectoral framework to accelerate targeted partner countries’ measurable capabilities to achieve specific targets to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats, whether naturally occurring, deliberate, or accidental;(2)to encourage governments and multilateral agencies, development banks, nongovernmental organizations, and private sector stakeholders throughout the world to make fortifying health security a national priority and a key commitment; and(3)to emphasize improving coordination and collaboration across governmental and societal sectors to help strengthen health systems and pandemic preparedness.6.Global Health Security Special Advisor(a)In generalThere is established, within the Executive Office of the President, the position of Special Advisor for Global Health Security (referred to in this Act as the Advisor), who shall be appointed by the President, at a level not lower than that of a Senior Director.(b)General dutiesThe Advisor shall—(1)serve as the President’s principal advisor on global health security and global health emergencies;(2)coordinate the United States Government’s efforts to carry out global health security activities, including participation in the Global Health Security Agenda;(3)convene and chair the Global Health Security Interagency Review Council described in section 7; and(4)submit a report to Congress not less frequently than twice per year that describes the activities and accomplishments of the Advisor during the reporting period.(c)Specific dutiesThe duties of the Advisor shall also include—(1)ensuring program and policy coordination among the relevant executive branch agencies and nongovernmental organizations, including auditing, monitoring, and evaluation of all such programs;(2)ensuring that each relevant executive branch agency undertakes programs primarily in areas in which the agency has the greatest expertise, technical capabilities, and potential for success;(3)avoiding duplication of effort;(4)ensuring, through interagency and international coordination, that global health security programs of the United States are coordinated with, and complementary to, the delivery of related global health, food security, development, and education programs;(5)establishing due diligence criteria for all recipients of funds appropriated by the Federal Government for global health security assistance;(6)developing policy that will prioritize global health security, especially the role of building low- and middle-income country capacity to contain pandemic threats, in all relevant future global and national health, research and development, and biodefense strategies, including the National Health Security Strategy, the National Security Strategy, and the National Biodefense Strategy; and(7)articulating assessment standards that—(A)measure countries’ individual status and progress in building the necessary capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats, in accordance with agreed bilateral or multilateral targets and in support of full implementation of the International Health Regulations, adopted at Geneva May 23, 2005;(B)are based on a peer-to-peer model in which external experts are invited to work with the country to evaluate capacity;(C)ensure an objective approach and facilitate cross-sectoral learning; and(D)are part of the capacity building cycle designed to inform national priority setting, target resources, and track progress.(d)CoordinationIn carrying out the duties set forth in subsection (b), the Advisor shall ensure the coordination of United States Government efforts referred to in subsection (b)(2) with relevant international stakeholders and organizations.(e)MonitoringTo ensure that adequate measures are established and implemented, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should—(1)advise the Advisor on monitoring, surveillance, and evaluation activities; and(2)be a key implementer of such activities under this section.(f)FormThe reports required under subsection (b)(4) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.7.Interagency Review Council(a)EstablishmentThe Global Health Security Interagency Review Council (referred to in this section as the Council) shall be composed of representatives of—(1)the Department of State; (2)the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;(3)the United States Agency for International Development;(4)the Department of Agriculture, including the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service and the Food Safety and Inspection Service;(5)the Department of Defense, including the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs;(6)the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health;(7)the Department of Homeland Security;(8)the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation;(9)the Environmental Protection Agency;(10)the Office of Management and Budget;(11)the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and(12)any other agency that the representatives of the agencies set forth in paragraphs (1) through (11) determine, by consensus, to be appropriate.(b)MeetingsThe Council shall meet at least 4 times per year to advance its mission and fulfill its responsibilities under this section.(c)FunctionsThe Council shall—(1)provide policy-level guidance to participating agencies on global health security goals, objectives, and implementation;(2)facilitate interagency, multi-sectoral engagement to carry out global health security activities, including the Global Health Security Agenda;(3)provide a forum for raising and working to resolve interagency disagreements concerning the global health security goals, objectives, and benchmarks;(4)develop and set benchmarks for—(A)assessing, measuring, and improving global health security outcomes; and(B)identifying criteria for designating priority partner countries;(5)review the progress toward, and work to resolve challenges to, achieving United States Government commitments to global health security activities, agreements, and organizations, including the Global Health Security Agenda and other commitments to assist other countries in achieving agreed-upon global health security targets; and(6)consider, among other issues—(A)the status of United States financial commitments to global health security in the context of commitments by other donors, and the contributions of partner countries to achieve global health security targets, including the Global Health Security Agenda;(B)progress toward the milestones outlined in global health security national plans for those countries where the United States Government has committed to assist in global health security activities and in annual work plans outlining agency priorities for implementing global health security strategies, including the Global Health Security Agenda; and(C)external evaluations of the capabilities of the United States and partner countries to address infectious disease threats, including—(i)the ability to achieve the targets outlined in the Joint External Evaluation process; and(ii)gaps identified by such external evaluations.(d)Specific roles and responsibilities(1)In generalThe heads of the agencies referred to in subsection (a) shall—(A)make the implementation of the Global Health Security Agenda (referred to in this subsection as GHSA) and successor activities a high priority within their respective agencies, and include GHSA-related activities within their respective agencies’ strategic planning and budget processes;(B)designate a senior level official to be responsible for the implementation of this section;(C)designate an appropriate representative, at the Assistant Secretary level or higher, to represent the agency on the Council;(D)keep the Council apprised of global health security-related activities, including the Global Health Security Agenda, undertaken within their respective agencies;(E)maintain responsibility for agency-related programmatic functions, in coordination with host governments, country teams, and global health security in country teams, and in conjunction with other relevant agencies;(F)coordinate with other agencies referred to in subsection (a) to satisfy programmatic goals, and further facilitate coordination of country teams, implementers, and donors in host countries; and(G)coordinate across GHSA national plans and with GHSA partners to which the United States is providing assistance.(2)Additional roles and responsibilitiesIn addition to the roles and responsibilities described in paragraph (1), the heads of agencies referred to in subsection (a) shall carry out their respective roles and responsibilities described in subsections (b) through (i) of section 3 of Executive Order 13747 (81 Fed. Reg. 78701; relating to Advancing the Global Health Security Agenda to Achieve a World Safe and Secure from Infectious Disease Threats), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.(e)LimitationsThe Council may not perform any activities or functions that interfere with the foreign affairs responsibilities of the Secretary of State, including the responsibility to oversee the implementation of programs and policies that advance the global health security activities within foreign countries.8.Strategy and reports(a)StrategyThe Special Advisor for Global Health Security appointed under section 6 shall coordinate the development and implementation of a strategy to implement the policy described in section 5, which shall—(1)set specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, timetables, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans that reflect international best practices relating to transparency, accountability, and global health security;(2)support and be aligned with country-owned global health security policy and investment plans developed with input from key stakeholders, as appropriate;(3)facilitate communication and collaboration, as appropriate, among local stakeholders in support of a multi-sectoral approach to global health security;(4)support the long-term success of programs by building the capacity of local organizations and institutions in target countries and communities;(5)develop community resilience to infectious disease threats and emergencies;(6)leverage resources and expertise through partnerships with the private sector, health organizations, civil society, nongovernmental organizations, and health research and academic institutions; and(7)support collaboration, as appropriate, between United States universities, and public and private institutions in target countries and communities to promote health security and innovation.(b)CoordinationThe President, acting through the Special Advisor for Global Health Security, shall coordinate, through a whole-of-government approach, the efforts of relevant Federal departments and agencies in the implementation of the strategy required under subsection (a) by establishing—(1)monitoring and evaluation systems, coherence, and coordination across relevant Federal departments and agencies; and(2)platforms for regular consultation and collaboration with key stakeholders and the appropriate congressional committees.(c)Strategy submission(1)In generalNot later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with the head of each relevant Federal department and agency, shall submit, to the appropriate congressional committees—(A)the strategy required under subsection (a); and(B)a detailed description of how the United States intends to advance the policy set forth in section 5 and the agency-specific plans described in paragraph (2).(2)Agency-specific plansThe strategy required under subsection (a) shall include specific implementation plans from each relevant Federal department and agency that describes—(A)the anticipated contributions of the department or agency, including technical, financial, and in-kind contributions, to implement the strategy; and(B)the efforts of the department or agency to ensure that the activities and programs carried out pursuant to the strategy are designed to achieve maximum impact and long-term sustainability.(d)Report(1)In generalNot later than 1 year after the date on which the strategy required under subsection (a) is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees under subsection (c), and not later than October 1 of each year thereafter, the President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the status of the implementation of the strategy.(2)ContentThe report required under paragraph (1) shall—(A)contain a summary of the strategy as an appendix;(B)identify any substantial changes made in the strategy during the preceding calendar year;(C)describe the progress made in implementing the strategy;(D)identify the indicators used to establish benchmarks and measure results over time, as well as the mechanisms for reporting such results in an open and transparent manner;(E)contain a transparent, open, and detailed accounting of expenditures by relevant Federal departments and agencies to implement the strategy, including, for each Federal department and agency, the statutory source of expenditures, amounts expended, implementing partners, targeted beneficiaries, and activities supported;(F)describe how the strategy leverages other United States global health and development assistance programs;(G)assess efforts to coordinate United States global health security programs, activities, and initiatives with key stakeholders; and(H)incorporate a plan for regularly reviewing and updating strategies, partnerships, and programs and sharing lessons learned with a wide range of stakeholders, including key stakeholders, in an open, transparent manner.(e)FormThe strategy required under subsection (a) and the report required under subsection (d) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.9.Coordination of Federal response to global health emergencies(a)LeadershipThe Secretary of State, in consultation with other appropriate Federal departments, including the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Homeland Security, shall coordinate and facilitate interagency, multi-sectoral activities outside of the United States in response to a declared global health emergency. The President may designate another Federal official to coordinate domestic and extra-territorial activities related to a global health emergency.(b)Coordination with international organizationsIn responding to a declared global health emergency under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall coordinate United States Government’s efforts with the efforts and programs of relevant international organizations and stakeholders, including—(1)the World Health Organization;(2)the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;(3)the World Organization for Animal Health;(4)the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction;(5)INTERPOL;(6)the Economic Community of West African States;(7)the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction;(8)GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance; and(9)other relevant international agencies and organizations.(c)Interagency coordinationThe Secretary of State shall ensure that global health security programs supported by the United States Government are coordinated with, and complementary to, related programs in global food security, development, and education.10.Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated, for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025—(1)to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $190,000,000 for the Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response and Global Public Health Capacity and Development Accounts, which shall be used to support activities that—(A)are consistent with United States global health security policy, goals, and priorities;(B)have measurable benchmarks; and(C)focus on preventing avoidable catastrophes, detecting threats early, and responding rapidly and effectively; and(2)to the United States Agency for International Development, $110,000,000 for the Global Health Security Account, which shall be used to support activities that—(A)are consistent with United States global health security policy, goals, and priorities;(B)have measurable benchmarks; and(C)focus on preventing avoidable catastrophes, detecting threats early, and responding rapidly and effectively.


		IV
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 393
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 7, 2011
			Mr. Boswell submitted
			 the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Oversight and Government
			 Reform

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing support for designation of
		  October 2011 as National Chiropractic Health Month.

		Whereas the use of technology such as personal computers,
			 smart phones, and other hand-held devices has rapidly increased over the past
			 20 years;
		Whereas such equipment can involve hours of sitting in the
			 same place, holding the body in strained positions, or using repetitive motions
			 that lead to inflammation and pain;
		Whereas inactivity and poor posture can cause back pain
			 and neck strain, which can lead to neck pain and headaches and pain in other
			 parts of the body;
		Whereas back pain is one of the most common reasons for
			 visits to a physician and accounts for about $50,000,000,000 in health care
			 costs per year;
		Whereas repetitive stress injuries from texting and
			 computer use are increasing and cause about 28 percent of the workforce to miss
			 days on the job;
		Whereas musculoskeletal injuries in general are one of the
			 biggest workplace health and safety problems in United States industry
			 today;
		Whereas Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) are health care
			 providers who focus on the whole person and have particular expertise in the
			 prevention and care of musculoskeletal injuries;
		Whereas DCs are also experts in ergonomics and can teach
			 those who use technology frequently how to prevent injuries such as back pain,
			 neck pain, and repetitive strains;
		Whereas National Chiropractic Health Month serves as a
			 reminder to all United States citizens of the importance of being
			 TechnoHealthy by using technology safely and making time to
			 rest, exercise, and engage in other wellness-enhancing activities; and
		Whereas October 2011 would be an appropriate month to
			 designate as National Chiropractic Health Month: Now, therefore, be it

		That the House of Representatives supports
			 the designation of National Chiropractic Health Month.


116 HR 966 IH: Walter B. Jones Restoring Power to Congress Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-02-05
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 966IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 5, 2019Mr. Garamendi (for himself and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Walter B. Jones Restoring Power to Congress Act. 2.Repeal of Authorization for Use of Military ForceEffective as of the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is repealed.


109 HRES 237 IH: Congratulating the University of Denver Pioneers for winning the 2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-04-26
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IV
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 237
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 26, 2005
Ms. DeGette (for herself, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Hefley, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Udall of Colorado) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

RESOLUTION
Congratulating the University of Denver Pioneers for winning the 2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship.

Whereas on Saturday, April 9, 2005, the University of Denver Pioneers men’s ice hockey team defeated the University of North Dakota, 4-1, to win the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship for the second straight year;
Whereas the University of Denver has won seven national championships in men’s ice hockey;
Whereas the University of Denver is only the seventh team in history to win the men’s ice hockey national championship in consecutive years;
Whereas Freshman Paul Stastny scored twice in the championship game for the Pioneers and Gabe Gauthier and Kevin Ulanski each scored once;
Whereas goaltender Peter Mannino made 44 saves in the championship game and was voted Most Outstanding Player of the Frozen Four;
Whereas the Pioneers had a record of 32 wins, 9 losses, and 2 ties for the 2004-2005 season;
Whereas Head Coach George Gwozdecky was chosen as the winner of the 2005 Spencer Penrose Award as Division I Men’s Hockey Coach of the Year;
Whereas Coach Gwozdecky won his 400th career game during the season;
Whereas the University of Denver roster included Zach Blom, Matt Carle, Steven Cook, J.D. Corbin, Ryan Dingle, Jeff Drummond, Glenn Fisher, Jon Foster, Luke Fulghum, Gabe Gauthier, Jussi Halme, Michael Handza, Ryan Helgason, Jon James, Danny King, Matt Laatsch, Nick Larson, Peter Mannino, Tom May, Brock McMorris, Ted O’Leary, Geoff Paukovich, Jeff Rogers, Brett Skinner, Paul Stastny, Andrew Thomas, Kevin Ulanski, and Adrian Veideman;
Whereas Head Coach George Gwozdecky and his staff, including Assistant Coach Steve Miller, Assistant Coach Seth Appert, Director of Hockey Operations David Tenzer, and Volunteer Assistant Coach Matt Cady, deserve much credit for the outstanding determination and accomplishments of their team; and
Whereas the students, alumni, faculty, and supporters of the University of Denver should be congratulated for their commitment and pride in their back-to-back national champion men’s hockey team: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)congratulates the University of Denver Pioneers men’s ice hockey team for winning the 2005 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship;
(2)recognizes the achievements of all the team’s players, coaches, and support staff and invites them to the United States Capitol Building to be honored;
(3)requests that the President recognize the team’s achievements and invite the team to the White House for an appropriate ceremony honoring a national championship team; and
(4)directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make available enrolled copies of this resolution to the University of Denver for appropriate display and to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to each coach and member of the 2005 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship team.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2449
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 14, 2009
			Mr. Weiner (for
			 himself and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of
			 California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
			 the Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud
		  and related activity in connection with purchases of certain wireless prepaid
		  access devices.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Wireless Prepaid Access Device
			 Enforcement Act of 2009.
		2.EnforcementSection 1029 of title 18, United States
			 Code, is amended as follows:
			(1)Subsection (a) is
			 amended—
				(A)in paragraph (9),
			 by striking or after the semicolon;
				(B)in paragraph (10),
			 by inserting or after the semicolon; and
				(C)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(11)(A)knowingly purchases
				and/or handles one or more wireless prepaid access devices for the purpose of,
				or as part of a scheme involving, modifying, removing, avoiding or overwriting
				installed software which is designed to cause any such device to operate as a
				wireless prepaid access device on the wireless network or networks for which
				such device was sold, unless such purchase or handling is authorized by the
				wireless service provider or device manufacturer; or
							(B)knowingly engages in the unauthorized
				resale or redistribution outside of the United States of any wireless prepaid
				access device that is sold to be used on a wireless network within the United
				States, whether or not the applicable software has been modified, removed,
				avoided or overwritten, whether individually or as part of a
				scheme;
							.
				(2)Subsection
			 (c)(1)(A)(i) is amended by striking or (10) and inserting
			 (10), or (11).
			(3)Subsection (e) is
			 amended—
				(A)in paragraph (10),
			 by striking and after the semicolon;
				(B)paragraph (11), by
			 striking the period and inserting ; and; and
				(C)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(12)the term wireless prepaid access
				device means any access device that is marketed or made available for
				sale for use with prepaid or pay in advance commercial mobile radio service as
				defined in 47 C.F.R. 20.3, but does not include installed-in-vehicle access
				devices used in connection with an emergency communications
				system.
						.


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2918
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 24, 2008
			Mr. Menendez (for
			 himself, Mrs. Clinton,
			 Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Lautenberg) introduced the following bill; which
			 was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

		A BILL
		To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and
		  remedies under civil rights statutes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Environmental Justice Enforcement Act
			 of 2008.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)This Act is made
			 necessary by a decision of the Supreme Court in Alexander v. Sandoval, 532 U.S.
			 275 (2001), which established a new precedent for the interpretation of
			 statutory protections against discrimination that Congress has erected over a
			 period of almost 4 decades. The Sandoval decision limits the statutory
			 protections by stripping victims of discrimination (defined under regulations
			 that Congress required Federal departments and agencies to promulgate to
			 implement title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
			 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.)) of the right to bring action in
			 Federal court to redress the discrimination and by casting doubt on the
			 validity of the regulations themselves.
			(2)The Sandoval
			 decision established a new precedent for the interpretation of title VI of the
			 Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1964
			 Congress adopted title VI of the Civil Rights
			 Act of 1964 to ensure that Federal dollars would not be used to
			 subsidize or support programs or activities that discriminated on racial,
			 color, or national origin grounds.
			(3)From the outset,
			 Congress and the executive branch made clear that the regulatory process would
			 be used to ensure broad protections for beneficiaries of the law. The first
			 regulations promulgated by the Department of Justice under title VI of the
			 Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbade the
			 use of criteria or methods of administration which have the effect of
			 subjecting individuals to discrimination . . . (section 80.3 of title
			 45, Code of Federal Regulations) and prohibited retaliation against persons
			 participating in litigation or administrative resolution of charges of
			 discrimination brought under the Act. These regulations were drafted by the
			 same executive branch officials who played a central role in drafting title VI
			 of the Civil Rights Act of
			 1964.
			(4)These regulations
			 have never been invalidated. In 1966, Congress considered and rejected a
			 proposal to invalidate the disparate impact regulations promulgated pursuant to
			 title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
			 1964. The Supreme Court has recognized that Congress’s failure to
			 disapprove regulations implies that the regulations accurately reflect
			 congressional intent. North Haven Bd. of Educ. v. Bell, 456 U.S. 512, 533–34
			 (1982).
			(5)Title VI of the
			 Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to confer a benefit on persons who were
			 discriminated against. Title VI of such Act relied heavily on private attorneys
			 general for effective enforcement. Congress acknowledged that it could not
			 secure compliance solely through enforcement actions initiated by the Attorney
			 General. Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, 390 U.S. 400 (1968) (per
			 curiam).
			(6)The Supreme Court
			 has made it clear that individuals suffering discrimination in violation of
			 title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have a private right of action in the
			 Federal courts, and that this is necessary for effective protection of the law,
			 although Congress did not make such a right of action explicit in the statute.
			 Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 (1979).
			(7)Notwithstanding the
			 decision of the Supreme Court in Cort v. Ash, 422 U.S. 66 (1975) to abandon
			 prior precedent and require explicit statutory statements of a right of action,
			 Congress and the courts both before and after Cort have recognized an implied
			 right of action under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For example,
			 Congress has consistently provided the means for enforcing the statutes. In
			 1972, Congress established a right to attorney’s fees in private actions
			 brought under title VI of the Civil Rights Act
			 of 1964.
			(8)The right of
			 action regulations promulgated pursuant to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
			 1964 were congressionally mandated and their promulgation was specifically
			 directed by Congress under section 602 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 2000d–1)
			 to effectuate the antidiscrimination provisions of the statute.
			 Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
			 1964 stressed the importance of the regulations by requiring them to
			 be approved by the President.
			(9)Regulations that
			 prohibit practices that have the effect of discrimination are consistent with
			 prohibitions of disparate treatment that require a showing of intent, as the
			 Supreme Court has acknowledged in the following decisions:
				(A)A disparate impact
			 standard allows a court to reach discrimination that could actually exist under
			 the guise of compliance with the law. Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424
			 (1971).
				(B)Evidence of a
			 disproportionate burden will often be the starting point in any analysis of
			 unlawful discrimination. Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Hous.
			 Dev. Corp., 429 U.S. 252 (1977).
				(C)An invidious
			 purpose may often be inferred from the totality of the relevant facts,
			 including, where true, that the practice bears more heavily on one race than
			 another. Washington v. Davis, 426 U.S. 229 (1976).
				(D)The disparate
			 impact method of proof is critical to ferreting out stereotypes underlying
			 intentional discrimination. Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust, 487 U.S. 977
			 (1988).
				(10)The
			 interpretation of title VI of the Civil Rights
			 Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) as prohibiting practices that
			 have disparate impact and that are not justified as necessary to achieve the
			 goals of the programs or activities supported by the Federal financial
			 assistance is powerfully reinforced by the use of such a standard in enforcing
			 title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
			 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.). When the Supreme Court ruled against
			 the application of a disparate impact standard under title VII, Congress
			 specifically reinstated it as law in the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Public Law
			 102–166; 105 Stat. 1071).
			(11)By reinstating a
			 private right of action under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress is not
			 acting in a manner that would expose entities subject to that title to unfair
			 findings of discrimination. The legal standard for a disparate impact claim has
			 never been structured so that a finding of discrimination could be based on
			 numerical imbalance alone.
			(12)In contrast, a
			 failure to reinstate or confirm a private right of action would leave
			 vindication of the rights to equality of opportunity solely to Federal
			 agencies, which may fail to take necessary and appropriate action because of
			 administrative overburden or other reasons. Action by Congress to specify a
			 private right of action is necessary to ensure that persons will have a remedy
			 if they are denied equal access to education, housing, health, environmental
			 protection, transportation, and many other programs and services by practices
			 of entities subject to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that result in
			 discrimination.
			(13)Following the
			 Supreme Court’s decision in Sandoval, courts have dismissed numerous claims
			 brought under the regulations promulgated pursuant to title VI of the
			 Civil Rights Act of 1964 that
			 challenged actions with an unjustified discriminatory effect.
			(14)The right to
			 maintain a private right of action under a provision added under this Act to
			 title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 will be effectuated by a waiver of
			 sovereign immunity in the same manner as sovereign immunity is waived under the
			 remaining provisions of that title.
			3.Prohibited
			 discriminationSection 601 of
			 the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
			 U.S.C. 2000d) is amended—
			(1)by striking
			 No and inserting (a) No; and
			(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

					(b)(1)(A)Discrimination
				(including exclusion from participation and denial of benefits) based on
				disparate impact is established under this title only if—
								(i)a person aggrieved by discrimination
				on the basis of race, color, or national origin (referred to in this title as
				an aggrieved person) demonstrates that an entity subject to this
				title (referred to in this title as a covered entity) has a
				policy or practice that causes a disparate impact on the basis of race, color,
				or national origin and the covered entity fails to demonstrate that the
				challenged policy or practice is related to and necessary to achieve the
				nondiscriminatory goals of the program or activity alleged to have been
				operated in a discriminatory manner; or
								(ii)the aggrieved person demonstrates
				(consistent with the demonstration required under title VII with respect to an
				alternative employment practice) that a less discriminatory
				alternative policy or practice exists, and the covered entity refuses to adopt
				such alternative policy or practice.
								(B)(i)With respect to
				demonstrating that a particular policy or practice causes a disparate impact as
				described in subparagraph (A)(i), the aggrieved person shall demonstrate that
				each particular challenged policy or practice causes a disparate impact, except
				that if the aggrieved person demonstrates to the court that the elements of a
				covered entity’s decisionmaking process are not capable of separation for
				analysis, the decisionmaking process may be analyzed as 1 policy or
				practice.
								(ii)If the covered entity demonstrates
				that a specific policy or practice does not cause the disparate impact, the
				covered entity shall not be required to demonstrate that such policy or
				practice is necessary to achieve the goals of its program or activity.
								(2)A demonstration that a policy or
				practice is necessary to achieve the goals of a program or activity may not be
				used as a defense against a claim of intentional discrimination under this
				title.
						(3)In this subsection, the term
				demonstrates means meets the burdens of production and
				persuasion.
						(c)No person in the
				United States shall be subjected to discrimination, including retaliation,
				because such person opposed any policy or practice prohibited by this title, or
				because such person made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any
				manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this
				title.
					.
			4.Rights of
			 actionSection 602 of the
			 Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
			 2000d–1) is amended—
			(1)by inserting
			 (a) before Each Federal department and agency which is
			 empowered; and
			(2)by
			 adding at the end the following:

					(b)Any person
				aggrieved by the failure of a covered entity to comply with this title,
				including any regulation promulgated pursuant to this title, may bring a civil
				action in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction to enforce such
				person’s
				rights.
					.
			5.Right of
			 recoveryTitle VI of the
			 Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
			 2000d et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 602 the following:

				602A.Actions
				brought by aggrieved persons
					(a)Claims Based on
				Proof of Intentional DiscriminationIn an action brought by an
				aggrieved person under this title against a covered entity who has engaged in
				unlawful intentional discrimination (not a practice that is unlawful because of
				its disparate impact) prohibited under this title (including its implementing
				regulations), the aggrieved person may recover equitable and legal relief
				(including compensatory and punitive damages), attorney’s fees (including
				expert fees), and costs, except that punitive damages are not available against
				a government, government agency, or political subdivision.
					(b)Claims Based on
				the Disparate Impact Standard of ProofIn an action brought by an
				aggrieved person under this title against a covered entity who has engaged in
				unlawful discrimination based on disparate impact prohibited under this title
				(including its implementing regulations), the aggrieved person may recover
				equitable relief, attorney’s fees (including expert fees), and
				costs.
					.


		III

		109th CONGRESS

		2d Session

		S. RES. 360

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 31, 2006

			Mrs. Murray submitted

			 the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION

		Designating the week of February 6 through

		  February 10, 2006, as National School Counseling Week.

		Whereas the American School Counselor Association has

			 declared the week of February 6 through February 10, 2006, as National

			 School Counseling Week;

		Whereas the Senate has recognized the importance of school

			 counseling through the inclusion of elementary and secondary school counseling

			 programs in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

			 of 1965;

		Whereas school counselors have long advocated that the

			 education system of the United States must leave no child behind and must

			 provide opportunities for every student;

		Whereas personal and social growth results in increased

			 academic achievement;

		Whereas school counselors help develop well-rounded

			 students by guiding them through their academic, personal, social, and career

			 development;

		Whereas school counselors have been instrumental in

			 helping students, teachers, and parents deal with the trauma that was inflicted

			 upon them by hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma;

		Whereas students face myriad challenges every day,

			 including peer pressure, depression, and school violence;

		Whereas school counselors are usually the only

			 professionals in a school building who are trained in both education and mental

			 health matters;

		Whereas the roles and responsibilities of school

			 counselors are often misunderstood, and the school counselor position is often

			 among the first to be eliminated in order to meet budgetary constraints;

		Whereas the national average ratio of students to school

			 counselors of 478-to-1 is more than double the 250-to-1 ratio recommended by

			 the American School Counselor Association, the American Counseling Association,

			 the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, and

			 other organizations; and

		Whereas the celebration of National School Counseling Week

			 would increase awareness of the important and necessary role school counselors

			 play in the lives of students in the United States: Now, therefore, be

			 it

		That the Senate—

			(1)designates the

			 week of February 6 through February 10, 2006, as National School

			 Counseling Week; and

			(2)encourages the

			 people of the United States to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies and

			 activities that promote awareness of the role school counselors perform in the

			 school and the community at large in preparing students for fulfilling lives as

			 contributing members of society.


		IV
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. CON. RES. 84
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			November 3, 2011
			Ms. Lee of California
			 (for herself, Mr. Carnahan,
			 Mr. Honda,
			 Mr. Israel,
			 Mr. Grijalva,
			 Mr. Payne,
			 Mrs. Maloney,
			 Ms. Woolsey,
			 Ms. Speier, and
			 Mrs. Capps) submitted the following
			 concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
		Recognizing the disparate impact of climate
		  change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate
		  change.

		Whereas the month of March is recognized as Women’s
			 History Month, and was celebrated in 2011 in accordance with the theme
			 Our History is Our Strength, during which time our Nation
			 highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary
			 society;
		Whereas women in the United States and around the world
			 are the linchpin of families and communities and are often the first to feel
			 the immediate and adverse affects of social, environmental, and economic
			 stresses on their families and communities;
		Whereas the United Nations has recognized, as one of the
			 central organizing principles for its work, that “no enduring solution to
			 society's most threatening social, economic and political problems can be found
			 without the full participation, and the full empowerment, of the world's
			 women”;
		Whereas the United Nations Development Programme 2011
			 Human Development Report has emphasized that poverty-stricken communities
			 suffer the greatest harm from environmental degradation, requiring policies
			 that recognize the human right to a healthy environment;
		Whereas climate change is already forcing vulnerable
			 communities in developing countries to face unprecedented climate stress,
			 including water scarcity and drought, severe weather events and floods, which
			 can lead to reduced agricultural productivity, food insecurity, and increased
			 disease;
		Whereas climate change exacerbates issues of scarcity and
			 lack of accessibility to primary natural resources, forest resources, and
			 arable land for food production, thereby contributing to increased conflict and
			 instability, as well as the workload and stresses on women farmers, who are
			 estimated to produce 60 to 80 percent of the food in most developing
			 countries;
		Whereas women will disproportionately face harmful impacts
			 from climate change, particularly in poor and developing nations where women
			 regularly assume increased responsibility for growing the family’s food and
			 collecting water, fuel, and other resources;
		Whereas infectious disease epidemics, such as malaria, are
			 expected to worsen and spread due to variations in climate, putting women and
			 children without access to prevention and medical services at risk;
		Whereas food insecure women with limited socioeconomic
			 resources may be vulnerable to situations such as sex work, transactional sex,
			 and early marriage that put them at risk for HIV, STIs, unplanned pregnancy,
			 and poor reproductive health;
		Whereas conflict has a disproportionate impact on the most
			 vulnerable populations including women, and is fueled in the world’s poorest
			 regions by harsher climate, leading to migration, refugee crises, and conflicts
			 over scarce natural resources including land and water;
		Whereas it is predicted that climate change will lead to
			 increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather conditions, precipitating
			 the occurrence of natural disasters around the globe;
		Whereas the direct and indirect effects of climate change
			 have a disproportionate impact on marginalized women such as refugee and
			 displaced persons, sexual minorities, religious or ethnic minorities,
			 adolescent girls, and women and girls with disabilities and those who are HIV
			 positive;
		Whereas recent studies indicate that women and children
			 are 14 times more likely to die than men during natural disasters;
		Whereas the relocation and death of women, and especially
			 mothers, as a result of climate-related disasters often has devastating impacts
			 on social support networks, family ties, and the coping capacity of families
			 and communities;
		Whereas women in the United States are also particularly
			 affected by climate-related disasters, as evidenced in the wake of Hurricane
			 Katrina in the Gulf Coast region, which displaced over 83 percent of
			 low-income, single mothers;
		Whereas the ability of women to adapt to climate change is
			 constrained by a lack of economic freedoms, property and inheritance rights, as
			 well as access to financial resources, education, family planning and
			 reproductive health, and new tools, equipment, and technology;
		Whereas, despite a unique capacity and knowledge to
			 promote and provide for adaptation to climate change, women often have
			 insufficient resources to undertake such adaptation;
		Whereas women are shown to have a multiplier effect by
			 using their income and resources, when given the necessary tools, to increase
			 the well being of their children and families, and thus play a critical role in
			 reducing food insecurity, poverty, and socioeconomic effects of climate change;
		Whereas women are often underrepresented in the
			 development and formulation of policy regarding adaptation to climate change,
			 even though they are often in the best position to provide and consult on
			 adaptive strategies; and
		Whereas the celebration of Women’s History Month,
			 coinciding annually with International Women’s Day on March 8, serves as a
			 yearly reminder of ongoing efforts to promote and protect the equal rights of
			 women as well as their equal participation in the political and economic
			 process: Now, therefore, be it

		That Congress—
			(1)recognizes the disparate impacts of climate
			 change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change;
			(2)encourages the use
			 of gender-sensitive frameworks in developing policies to address climate
			 change, which account for the specific impacts of climate change on
			 women;
			(3)recognizes the need for balanced
			 participation of men and women in climate change adaptation and mitigation
			 efforts, including in governance positions;
			(4)affirms its
			 commitment to support women who are particularly vulnerable to climate change
			 impacts to prepare for, build their resilience, and adapt to those impacts;
			(5)affirms its
			 commitment to empower women to have a voice in the planning, design,
			 implementation, and evaluation of strategies to address climate change so that
			 their roles and resources are taken into account;
			(6)affirms the commitment to include women in
			 economic development planning, policies, and practices that directly improve
			 conditions that result from climate change; and
			(7)encourages the
			 President to—
				(A)integrate a gender approach in all policies
			 and programs in the United States that are globally related to climate change;
			 and
				(B)ensure that those
			 policies and programs support women globally to prepare for, build resilience
			 for, and adapt to climate change.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 130
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 25
			 (legislative day, January 5), 2011
			Mr. Vitter introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Rules and
			 Administration

		A BILL
		To prohibit authorized committees and
		  leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any
		  candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.

		1.Prohibition on employment of family members
			 of a candidate or Federal office holder by certain political
			 committees
			(a)In generalTitle III of the Federal Election Campaign
			 Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 324
			 the following new section:

					325.Prohibition on employment of family members
				of a candidate or Federal office holder by certain political
				committees
						(a)In generalIt shall be unlawful for any authorized
				committee of a candidate or any other political committee established,
				maintained, or controlled by a candidate or a person who holds a Federal office
				to employ—
							(1)the spouse of such candidate or Federal
				office holder; or
							(2)any immediate family member of such
				candidate or Federal office holder.
							(b)Immediate family memberFor purposes of subsection (a), the term
				immediate family member means a son, daughter, stepson,
				stepdaughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, stepmother,
				stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, stepbrother, or
				stepsister of the
				Member.
						.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by
			 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
			2.Spouse lobbying
			 memberSection 207(e) of title
			 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(10)SpousesAny
				person who is the spouse of a Member of Congress and who was not serving as a
				registered lobbyist at least 1 year prior to the election of that Member of
				Congress to office and who, after the election of such Member, knowingly
				lobbies on behalf of a client for compensation any Member of Congress or is
				associated with any such lobbying activity by an employer of that spouse shall
				be punished as provided in section 216 of this
				title.
				.


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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1760IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 28, 2017Mr. Grothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureA BILLTo amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of
			 Agriculture to grant a waiver from the work requirements for participation
			 in the supplemental nutrition assistance program on account of an area’s
			 high unemployment rate or limited employment availability for individuals
			 who reside in the area.

		1.Elimination of authority to waive supplemental nutrition assistance program work requirements based
			 on unemployment rate or job availability
 (a)Elimination of waiver authoritySection 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
 (b)Conforming regulatory changeNot later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement the amendment made by subsection (a) by revising section 273.24 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to remove subsection (f).