116 SRES 664 ATS: Designating the week of September 20 through September 26, 2020, as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week”.
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2020-07-30
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III116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. RES. 664IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 30, 2020Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Braun, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Young, and Ms. Ernst) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed toRESOLUTIONDesignating the week of September 20 through September 26, 2020, as Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.Whereas the last Sunday in September—(1)is designated as Gold Star Mother’s Day under section 111 of title 36, United States Code; and(2)was first designated as Gold Star Mother’s Day under the Joint Resolution entitled Joint Resolution designating the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mother's Day, and for other purposes, approved June 23, 1936 (49 Stat. 1895);Whereas there is no date dedicated to families affected by the loss of a loved one who died in service to the United States;Whereas a gold star symbolizes a family member who died in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces;Whereas the members and veterans of the Armed Forces, through their service, bear the burden of protecting the freedom of the people of the United States;Whereas the selfless example of the service of the members and veterans of the Armed Forces, as well as the sacrifices made by the families of those individuals, inspires all individuals in the United States to sacrifice and work diligently for the good of the United States; andWhereas the sacrifices of the families of the fallen members of the Armed Forces and the families of veterans of the Armed Forces should never be forgotten: Now, therefore, be itThat the Senate—(1)designates the week of September 20 through September 26, 2020, as Gold Star Families Remembrance Week;(2)honors and recognizes the sacrifices made by—(A)the families of members of the Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in order to defend freedom and protect the United States; and(B)the families of veterans of the Armed Forces; and(3)encourages the people of the United States to observe Gold Star Families Remembrance Week by—(A)performing acts of service and good will in their communities; and(B)celebrating families in which loved ones made the ultimate sacrifice so that others could continue to enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.


109 HR 1397 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property.
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2005-03-17
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1397
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 17, 2005
Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property.

1.Credit for business installation of qualified fuel cells
(a)In generalSection 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining energy property) is amended by striking or at the end of clause (i), by adding or at the end of clause (ii), and by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause:

(iii)qualified fuel cell property,.
(b)Qualified fuel cell propertySection 48 of such Code (relating to energy credit) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(c)Qualified fuel cell propertyFor purposes of subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii)—
(1)In generalThe term qualified fuel cell property means a fuel cell power plant which generates at least 0.5 kilowatt of electricity using an electrochemical process.
(2)LimitationThe energy credit with respect to any qualified fuel cell property shall not exceed an amount equal to $500 for each 0.5 kilowatt of capacity of such property.
(3)Fuel cell power plantThe term fuel cell power plant means an integrated system, comprised of a fuel cell stack assembly and associated balance of plant components, which converts a fuel into electricity using electrochemical means.
(4)TerminationThe term qualified fuel cell property shall not include any property placed in service after December 31, 2009..
(c)Energy percentageSubparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(2) of such Code (relating to energy percentage) is amended to read as follows:

(A)In generalThe energy percentage is—
(i)in the case of qualified fuel cell property, 30 percent, and
(ii)in the case of any other energy property, 10 percent..
(d)Conforming amendmentSection 48(a)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting except as provided in subsection (c)(2), before the energy.
(e)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to periods after December 31, 2004, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).
2.Credit for nonbusiness installation of qualified fuel cells
(a)In generalSubpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 25B the following new section:

25C.Nonbusiness installation of qualified fuel cells
(a)Allowance of creditIn the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of 30 percent of the qualified fuel cell property expenditures made by the taxpayer during such year.
(b)Limitations
(1)Maximum creditThe credit allowed under subsection (a) shall not exceed $500 for each 0.5 kilowatt of capacity of qualified fuel cell property.
(2)Property standardsNo credit shall be allowed under this section for an item of property unless—
(A)the original use of such property commences with the taxpayer,
(B)such property reasonably can be expected to remain in use for at least 5 years,
(C)such property is installed on or in connection with a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer,
(D)such property meets the performance and quality standards (if any) which have been prescribed by the Secretary by regulations (after consultation with the Secretary of Energy), and
(E)such property meets appropriate fire and electric code requirements.
(c)Qualified fuel cell property expenditureFor purposes of this section, the term qualified fuel cell property expenditure means an expenditure for any qualified fuel cell property (as defined in section 48(c)(1)).
(d)Special rulesFor purposes of this section—
(1)Dollar amounts in case of joint occupancyIn the case of any dwelling unit which is jointly occupied and used during any calendar year as a residence by 2 or more individuals, the following rules shall apply:
(A)The amount of the credit allowable under subsection (a) by reason of expenditures made during such calendar year by any of such individuals with respect to such dwelling unit shall be determined by treating all of such individuals as 1 taxpayer whose taxable year is such calendar year.
(B)There shall be allowable, with respect to such expenditures to each of such individuals, a credit under subsection (a) for the taxable year in which such calendar year ends in an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount determined under subparagraph (A) as the amount of such expenditures made by such individual during such calendar year bears to the aggregate of such expenditures made by all of such individuals during such calendar year.
(2)Tenant-stockholder in cooperative housing corporationIn the case of an individual who is a tenant-stockholder (as defined in section 216) in a cooperative housing corporation (as defined in such section), such individual shall be treated as having made the individual’s tenant-stockholder’s proportionate share (as defined in section 216(b)(3)) of any expenditures of such corporation.
(3)Condominiums
(A)In generalIn the case of an individual who is a member of a condominium management association with respect to a condominium which the individual owns, such individual shall be treated as having made the individual’s proportionate share of any expenditures of such association.
(B)Condominium management associationFor purposes of this paragraph, the term condominium management association means an organization which meets the requirements of paragraph (1) of section 528(c) (other than subparagraph (E) thereof) with respect to a condominium project substantially all of the units of which are used as residences.
(4)Allocation in certain casesIf less than 80 percent of the use of an item is for nonbusiness purposes, only that portion of the expenditures for such item which is properly allocable to use for nonbusiness purposes shall be taken into account.
(5)When expenditure made; amount of expenditure
(A)In generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (B), an expenditure with respect to an item shall be treated as made when the original installation of the item is completed.
(B)Expenditures part of building constructionIn the case of an expenditure in connection with the construction or reconstruction of a structure, such expenditure shall be treated as made when the original use of the constructed or reconstructed structure by the taxpayer begins.
(C)AmountThe amount of any expenditure shall be the cost thereof.
(6)Property financed by subsidized energy financingFor purposes of determining the amount of expenditures made by any individual with respect to any dwelling unit, there shall not be taken into account expenditures which are made from subsidized energy financing (as defined in section 48(a)(4)(C)).
(e)Basis adjustmentsFor purposes of this subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section for any expenditure with respect to any property, the increase in the basis of such property which would (but for this subsection) result from such expenditure shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so allowed.
(f)TerminationThe credit allowed under this section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009..
(b)Conforming amendments
(1)Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (30), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting , and, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(32)to the extent provided in section 25C(e), in the case of amounts with respect to which a credit has been allowed under section 25C..
(2)The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25B the following new item:

Sec. 25C. Nonbusiness installation of qualified fuel cells .
(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2004.


114 S3269 IS: Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act
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2016-07-14
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II114th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3269IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 14, 2016Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo require the Attorney General to make a determination as to whether cannabidiol should be a
			 controlled substance and listed in a schedule under the Controlled
			 Substances Act and to expand research on the potential medical benefits of
			 cannabidiol and other marijuana components.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act.
 2.DefinitionsIn this Act— (1)the term authorized medical research means medical research that is—
 (A)investigational use research conducted in accordance with section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or otherwise permitted by the Department of Health and Human Services to determine the potential medical benefits of marihuana or cannabidiol as a drug;
 (B)conducted in a State that allows the manufacturing, distribution, dispensing, or possession of, or research with respect to, marihuana or cannabidiol under the laws of the State; and
 (C)conducted by a covered institution of higher education or registered manufacturer that is appropriately registered under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.);
 (2)the term cannabidiol means the nonpsychoactive substance, cannabidiol, as derived from marihuana or the synthetic formulation;
 (3)the terms controlled substance, dispense, distribute, marihuana, and manufacture have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802);
 (4)the term covered institution of higher education means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that—
 (A)(i)has highest or higher research activity, as defined by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education; or
 (ii)is an accredited medical school or an accredited school of osteopathic medicine; and
 (B)is appropriately registered under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); (5)the term drug has the meaning given the term in section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetics Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1));
 (6)the term registered manufacturer means an individual or entity who is appropriately registered to manufacture controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), including an individual or entity appropriately registered to manufacture controlled substances as part of research; and
 (7)the term State means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory of the United States.
			3.Proceedings for control of cannabidiol
			(a)Scientific and medical evaluations
 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall each complete the scientific and medical evaluation described in section 201(b) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811(b)) as to cannabidiol, which shall take into consideration the factors described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (c) of section 201 of that Act (21 U.S.C. 811(c)).
 (b)Proceedings To control cannabidiolAfter taking into consideration the evaluation described in subsection (a), if the Attorney General determines that the evaluations, recommendations, and all other relevant data warrant control of cannabidiol, the Attorney General shall initiate proceedings for control under section 201(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811(a)).
 4.Research protocolsThe Attorney General shall amend section 1301.18 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following:

 (c)In the event that the registrant desires to increase the quantity of a controlled substance used for an approved research project, he/she shall submit a request to the Registration Unit, Drug Enforcement Administration, by registered mail, return receipt requested. See the Table of DEA Mailing Addresses in § 1321.01 of this chapter for the current mailing address. The request shall contain the following information: DEA registration number; name of the controlled substance or substances and the quantity of each authorized in the approved protocol; and the additional quantity of each desired. Upon return of the receipt, the registrant shall be authorized to purchase and use the additional quantity of the controlled substance or substances specified in the request.
 (d)In the event the registrant desires to conduct research beyond the variations provided in the registrant's approved protocol (excluding any increase in the quantity of the controlled substance requested for his/her research project as outlined in subsection (c) of this section), he/she shall submit three copies by registered mail, with a return receipt requested, of a supplemental protocol in accordance with subsection (a) of this section describing the new research and omitting information in the supplemental protocol which has been stated in the original protocol. Unless explicitly denied, supplemental protocols shall be considered approved 30 days after the date on which the return receipt is returned..
		5.Medical research on cannabidiol
 (a)In generalNotwithstanding any provision of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), chapter 81 of title 41, United States Code, or any other Federal law, a covered institution of higher education or a registered manufacturer may manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess marihuana or cannabidiol if the marihuana or cannabidiol is manufactured, distributed, dispensed, or possessed, respectively, for purposes of authorized medical research.
			(b)Registration for research involving cannabidiol
 (1)Initial periodDuring the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Attorney General makes a determination regarding control of cannabidiol, an individual or entity engaged in authorized medical research may distribute, dispense, or possess cannabidiol for purposes of the authorized medical research if the individual or entity is registered under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) to engage in such activity with a controlled substance in schedule II in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)).
 (2)Completion of ongoing researchIf, as a result of the determination and proceedings described in section 3, cannabidiol is a controlled substance in schedule I in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)), an individual or entity engaged in authorized medical research may continue to distribute, dispense, or possess cannabidiol for purposes of completing the authorized medical research if the individual or entity—
 (A)was engaged in the authorized medical research in accordance with paragraph (1) on or before the date on which the proceedings are completed; and
 (B)is registered under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) to engage in such activity with a controlled substance in schedule II in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)).
					(c)Timely processing of registration applications
 (1)In generalNot later than 60 days after the Attorney General receives an application for registration under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) to manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess controlled substances, the Attorney General shall—
 (A)grant or deny the application; or
 (B)request supplemental information. (2)Additional informationNot later than 30 days after the Attorney General receives supplemental information as described in paragraph (1)(B) in connection with an application described in paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall grant or deny the application.
 (d)Information regarding denialsIf an application described in subsection (c)(1) is denied, the Attorney General shall provide a written explanation of the basis of denial to the applicant.
 6.Importation of cannabidiol for research purposesThe Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) is amended— (1)in section 1002(a) (21 U.S.C. 952(a))—
 (A)in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (B)in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting and after uses,; and
 (C)inserting before the undesignated matter following paragraph (2)(C) the following:  (3)such amounts of marihuana or cannabidiol as approved for authorized medical research (as such terms are defined in section 2 of the Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act).; and
 (2)in section 1007 (21 U.S.C. 957), by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:  (a)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person may—
 (A)import into the customs territory of the United States from any place outside thereof (but within the United States), or import into the United States from any place outside thereof, any controlled substance or list I chemical, or
 (B)export from the United States any controlled substance or list I chemical, unless there is in effect with respect to such person a registration issued by the Attorney General under section 1008, or unless such person is exempt from registration under subsection (b).(2)Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the import or export of marihuana or cannabidiol that has been approved for authorized medical research authorized under section 5 of the Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act..
			7.Safe harbor
 (a)DefinitionsIn this section— (1)the term adult means an individual who is not less than 18 years of age;
 (2)the term child means an individual who is not more than 17 years of age; (3)the term intractable epilepsy means an epileptic seizure disorder for which standard medical treatment—
 (A)does not prevent or significantly ameliorate recurring, uncontrollable seizures; or (B)results in harmful side effects; and
 (4)the term neurologist means an allopathic or osteopathic physician board-certified in neurology in good standing and licensed in the State in which the physician practices neurology.
 (b)Safe harborNotwithstanding the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or any other Federal law, it shall not be unlawful for—
 (1)a legal guardian to possess or transport cannabidiol or any other nonpsychoactive component of marihuana for purposes of dispensing the cannabidiol or other nonpsychoactive component to a child of the legal guardian if—
 (A)the child has been treated by a neurologist for intractable epilepsy for not less than 6 months; (B)the child’s neurologist certifies that other treatment options have been ineffective;
 (C)the child’s neurologist certifies that the benefits of using the cannabidiol or other nonpsychoactive component of marihuana reasonably outweigh the potential risks for the child; and
 (D)the legal guardian provides documentation for the requirements under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C);
 (2)an adult to possess or transport cannabidiol or any other nonpsychoactive component of marihuana if—
 (A)the adult has been treated by a neurologist for intractable epilepsy for not less than 6 months; (B)the adult's neurologist certifies that other treatment options have been ineffective;
 (C)the adult's neurologist certifies that the benefits of using the cannabidiol or other nonpsychoactive component of marihuana reasonably outweigh the potential risks for the adult; and
 (D)the adult provides documentation for the requirements under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); or
 (3)a physician who is licensed under State law to discuss the potential harms and benefits of cannabidiol or any other nonpsychoactive component of marihuana as a treatment with a patient of the physician, or the legal guardian of the patient if the patient is a child.
 (c)SunsetThis section shall cease to have force or effect on the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act.


115 HR 6709 IH: To prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant for the development of any video game.
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-09-05
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6709IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 5, 2018Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Department of Health and Human Services to award a
			 grant for the development of any video game.

 1.Limitation on the use of fundsNo Federal funds may be used by the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant for the development of any video game.


IV
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 877
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

November 7, 2009

RESOLUTION
Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.

Whereas Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren both sought to help the parents whose children were killed as a result of the collapse of numerous school buildings during the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008;
Whereas the parents allege that school buildings collapsed at a much higher rate than other types of buildings during the Sichuan earthquake;
Whereas the parents also allege that poor construction contributed to the higher rate of school building collapses and that possible corruption among local officials and builders contributed to inferior construction and poor maintenance of the school buildings;
Whereas Chinese courts have refused to hear lawsuits brought by parents seeking accountability for the school collapses, and Chinese officials have warned lawyers not to take on these cases;
Whereas local Chinese officials have taken steps to prevent parents from petitioning to higher authorities and have kept some parents in arbitrary detention;
Whereas, Huang Qi, founder of the human rights advocacy website Tianwang Human Rights Center (64tianwang.com), traveled to the earthquake zone after the Sichuan earthquake and later posted articles on his website about the demands by parents for an investigation into the collapse of school buildings that killed thousands of children;
Whereas plainclothes police took Huang into custody on June 10, 2008, and Chengdu public security officials formally arrested him on July 18, 2008, on charges of illegally possessing state secrets;
Whereas Huang’s lawyer said that during Huang’s detention, authorities questioned him about interviews he conducted during visits to areas affected by the quake;
Whereas Chinese officials have considerable discretion to declare information a state secret, and their power to use such a charge to deny defendants access to counsel and an open trial is subject to few limitations;
Whereas Huang’s closed trial was held on August 5, 2009, and according to the international nongovernmental organization Human Rights in China, four police officers kidnapped a volunteer for the Tianwang Human Rights Center, Pu Fei, to prevent him from testifying on Huang’s behalf;
Whereas Huang suffers from numerous serious medical conditions, but Chinese authorities reportedly have denied him adequate treatment;
Whereas Chinese officials denied requests to allow Huang to visit his seriously ill father, who passed away in early September 2009;
Whereas following the Sichuan earthquake, writer and environmental activist Tan Zuoren was active in calling for the government to investigate the cause of the large number of school building collapses during the earthquake;
Whereas Tan was quoted in a May 27, 2008, South China Morning Post article as saying that “the government and the public must work together to find an answer” regarding why so many school buildings collapsed and urging local governments to inspect other school buildings for poor construction;
Whereas in February 2009, Tan issued a proposal via the Internet calling on volunteers to travel to Sichuan to compile lists of students killed in the quake, research the treatment of the deceased students’ parents, and conduct an independent investigation into the quality of school building construction;
Whereas Tan issued a preliminary report in March 2009 that criticized officials for failing to follow through on a commitment to fully investigate the role that inferior construction played in the school building collapses and for failure to deal with parents’ demands;
Whereas authorities detained Tan on March 28, 2009, three days after the report was published;
Whereas the indictment, dated July 17, 2009, said Tan was charged with inciting subversion of state power in part because he gave interviews to international media after the earthquake in which he allegedly harmed the image of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese Government;
Whereas Tan’s trial, held by the Chengdu Intermediate People’s Court on August 12, 2009, was marred by procedural violations;
Whereas the court reportedly rejected requests by Tan’s lawyers to call three witnesses, including Ai Weiwei, a noted artist who helped design the Beijing Olympics’ National Stadium, or Bird’s Nest, and who also was investigating student deaths in the Sichuan earthquake;
Whereas Ai told various news agencies that police came to his hotel and used force to prevent him and 10 other volunteers from leaving until after the trial ended;
Whereas Tan’s lawyers reported that the judge frequently cut them off during the trial and that their request to show video evidence was not accepted;
Whereas the parents of earthquake victims who attempted to attend Tan’s trial were detained;
Whereas court officials reportedly did not allow reporters into the courtroom, and police also barred hundreds of supporters from entering the courtroom, saying the supporters needed passes even though court officials had told them earlier that no passes were necessary;
Whereas the courts have not yet issued judgments in either Huang’s case or Tan’s case; and
Whereas the Chinese Government’s own National Human Rights Action Plan, issued by the State Council Information Office in April 2009, says that “the state will guarantee citizens’ rights to criticize, give advice to, complain of, and accuse state organs and civil servants, and give full play to the role of mass organizations, social organizations and the news media in supervising state organs and civil servants”: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)expresses its support for Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008; and
(2)calls on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to—
(A)provide Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren with the rights that all Chinese citizens have under article 35 and article 41 of China’s Constitution, namely freedom of speech and association and the right to make suggestions to officials free from suppression and retaliation;
(B)ensure that Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren are afforded the rights guaranteed to all defendants under the Criminal Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China; and
(C)implement its own National Human Rights Action Plan by allowing parents, concerned citizens, and the news media to conduct their own investigations into the role inferior construction and corruption may have played in the collapse of school buildings during the Sichuan earthquake, free from government harassment and official interference, and by ensuring that citizens have full access to effective legal remedies for their grievances.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.


115 HR 3918 IH: Fire Police Fairness Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-10-03
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3918IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 3, 2017Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Himes, Mr. Lance, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sires, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers’
			 death benefits to fire police officers.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Fire Police Fairness Act. 2.Extending public safety officer death benefits to fire policeSection 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; (2)in paragraph (10)(A) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section), by inserting as a fire police officer, after firefighter,; and
 (3)by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:  (5)fire police officer includes an individual who—
 (A)is serving in accordance with State or local law as an officially recognized or designated member of a legally organized public safety agency but is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew described in paragraph (10)(A); and
 (B)provides scene security or directs traffic— (i)in response to any fire drill, fire call, or other fire, rescue, or police emergency; or
 (ii)at a planned special event;.


 HR 4939 ENR: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2551 Galena Avenue in Simi Valley, California, as the “Neil Havens Post Office”.
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One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
H. R. 4939

AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2551 Galena Avenue in Simi Valley, California, as the Neil Havens Post Office.

1.Neil Havens Post Office
(a)DesignationThe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2551 Galena Avenue in Simi Valley, California, shall be known and designated as the Neil Havens Post Office.
(b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Neil Havens Post Office.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


116 S4008 IS: Market Economy Sourcing Act
U.S. Senate
2020-06-18
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4008IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 18, 2020Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require that any trade agreement subject to expedited procedures under that Act contain certain requirements relating to the origination of goods in nonmarket economy countries.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Market Economy Sourcing Act.2.Limitation on trade authorities procedures relating to requirements on content of goods from nonmarket economy countriesSection 106(b) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4205(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(7)Limitations on procedures relating to origination of content of goods from nonmarket economy countries(A)In generalThe trade authorities procedures shall not apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement or trade agreements entered into under section 103(b) unless the rules of origin requirements under such agreement or agreements—(i)with respect to rules of origin based on value content of a good, require that, of the content of a good qualifying for preferential treatment under the agreement or agreements that does not originate (as specified in those rules) in a country that is party to the agreement or agreements—(I)during the 5-year period following the entry into force of the agreement or agreements, not more than 20 percent of that content may originate in a nonmarket economy country; and(II)after the period specified in clause (i), not more than 10 percent of that content may originate in a nonmarket economy country; and(ii)with respect to rules of origin that are not based on value content of a good, are consistent with the requirements under clause (i) based on processing requirements or tariff shifts as opposed to value content.(B)Nonmarket economy country definedIn this paragraph, the term nonmarket economy country has the meaning given that term in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))..


113 HR 5592 IH: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include certain areas within the frontier and remote area levels designations.
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5592
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 18, 2014
			Ms. Gabbard (for herself and Mr. Young of Alaska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

		A BILL
		To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include certain areas within the frontier
			 and remote area levels designations.

		1.Modifying HRSA methodology for designation of frontier and remote areasNotwithstanding any other provision of law, in developing the methodology for the designation of
			 frontier and remote areas published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2014
			 (79 Fed. Reg. 25599), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—
			(1)designate as a frontier area any area in Hawaii or Alaska that is defined or designated as rural
			 under the law of the respective State for purposes of determining whether
			 the area qualifies as rural for a Federal program; and
			(2)include, in addition to the frontier and remote area levels otherwise defined pursuant to such
			 methodology, a level (developed in accordance with a process established
			 by the Secretary) for areas that have unique characteristics (such as
			 being geographically isolated) that should qualify such areas for such
			 designation.


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II115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2830IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 10, 2018Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo reauthorize the rural emergency medical services training and equipment assistance program under
			 section 330J of the Public Health Service Act.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs Act of 2018 or the SIREN Act of 2018. 2.Reauthorization of rural emergency medical services training and equipment assistance programSection 330J of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–15) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a), by striking in rural areas and inserting in rural areas or to residents of rural areas; and (2)by striking subsections (b) through (g) and inserting the following:

 (b)Eligibility; applicationTo be eligible to receive grant under this section, an entity shall— (1)be—
 (A)an emergency medical services agency operated by a local or tribal government (including fire-based and non-fire based); or
 (B)an emergency medical services agency that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and
 (2)submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
 (c)Use of fundsAn entity shall use amounts received through a grant under subsection (a) to— (1)recruit and retain emergency medical services personnel, which may include volunteer personnel;
 (2)train emergency medical services personnel as appropriate to obtain and maintain licenses and certifications relevant to service in an emergency medical services agency described in subsection (b)(1);
 (3)conduct courses that qualify graduates to serve in an emergency medical services agency described in subsection (b)(1) in accordance with State and local requirements;
 (4)fund specific training to meet Federal or State licensing or certification requirements; (5)develop new ways to educate emergency health care providers through the use of technology-enhanced educational methods;
 (6)acquire emergency medical services equipment; or (7)acquire personal protective equipment for emergency medical services personnel as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
 (d)Grant amountsEach grant awarded under this section shall be in an amount not to exceed $200,000. (e)DefinitionsIn this section:
 (1)The term emergency medical services— (A)means resources used by a public or private nonprofit licensed entity to deliver medical care outside of a medical facility under emergency conditions that occur as a result of the condition of the patient; and
 (B)includes services delivered (either on a compensated or volunteer basis) by an emergency medical services provider or other provider that is licensed or certified by the State involved as an emergency medical technician, a paramedic, or an equivalent professional (as determined by the State).
 (2)The term rural area means— (A)a nonmetropolitan statistical area;
 (B)an area designated as a rural area by any law or regulation of a State; or (C)a rural census tract of a metropolitan statistical area (as determined under the most recent rural urban commuting area code as set forth by the Office of Management and Budget).
							(f)Authorization of appropriations
 (1)In generalThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
 (2)Administrative costsThe Secretary may use not more than 10 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for a fiscal year for the administrative expenses of carrying out this section..


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2632
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 13, 2008
			Mr. Bond introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To ensure that the Sex Offender Registration and
		  Notification Act is applied retroactively.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Sex Offender Registration and
			 Notification Retroactivity Correction Act of 2008.
		2.Registry
			 RequirementsSection 113 of
			 the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16913) shall
			 apply to sex offenders convicted before, on, or after the date of enactment of
			 that Act.
		3.Amendments to
			 title 18
			(a)Failure to
			 registerSection 2250(a)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code,
			 is amended by—
				(1)inserting
			 or has traveled after travels;
				(2)inserting
			 or has entered or left, or resided in before Indian
			 country; and
				(3)by inserting
			 , after conviction of the offense by reason of which the person is a sex
			 offender as defined for the purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and
			 Notification Act after Indian country.
				(b)Continuing
			 offenseSection 2250 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
			 by adding at the end the following:

					(d)Continuing
				offenseFailure to register or update a registration in violation
				of subsection (a) is a continuing offense for as long as such failure
				exists.
					.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 553
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 10, 2011
			Mr. Graham (for himself,
			 Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McCain, Ms.
			 Ayotte, and Mr. Burr)
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To provide for the review of challenges to the detention
		  of unprivileged enemy belligerents and for other purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Detention of Unprivileged Enemy
			 Belligerents Act.
		2.Statement of
			 authority
			(a)In
			 generalCongress reaffirms that the United States is in an armed
			 conflict with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces and that those
			 entities continue to pose a threat to the United States and its citizens, both
			 domestically and abroad.
			(b)AuthorityCongress
			 reaffirms that the President is authorized to detain unprivileged enemy
			 belligerents in connection with the continuing armed conflict with al Qaeda,
			 the Taliban, and associated forces, regardless of the place of capture, until
			 the termination of hostilities.
			(c)Rule of
			 constructionThe authority under section 2256 of title 28, United
			 States Code (as amended by section 3(a)), shall not be construed to alter or
			 limit the authority of the President under the Constitution of the United
			 States to detain belligerents in the continuing armed conflict with al Qaeda,
			 the Taliban, and associated forces, or in any other armed conflict.
			3.Habeas corpus
			 review for certain unprivileged enemy belligerents
			(a)Habeas corpus
			 reviewChapter 153 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
			 striking section 2256, as added by section 250 of the Act entitled An
			 Act to establish a uniform Law on the Subject of Bankruptcies, approved
			 November 6, 1978 (Public Law 95–598; 92 Stat. 2672), and inserting the
			 following:

					2256.Habeas corpus
				review for certain unprivileged enemy belligerents
						(a)DefinitionsIn
				this section—
							(1)the term
				attorney for the Government means the attorney representing the
				United States in a habeas corpus proceeding under this section;
							(2)the term
				coalition partner, with respect to hostilities engaged in by the
				United States, means any State or armed force directly engaged along with the
				United States in such hostilities or providing direct operational support to
				the United States in connection with such hostilities;
							(3)the term
				covered individual means an individual who—
								(A)(i)is held by the United
				States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; or
									(ii)the United States otherwise holds
				or seeks to hold as an unprivileged enemy belligerent; and
									(B)is subject to the
				habeas corpus jurisdiction of the Federal courts;
								(4)the term
				hostilities means any conflict subject to the laws of war;
							(5)the term
				privileged belligerent means an individual belonging to one of the
				eight categories enumerated in Article 4 of the Geneva Convention Relative to
				the Treatment of Prisoners of War, done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3316);
				and
							(6)the term
				unprivileged enemy belligerent means an individual (other than a
				privileged belligerent) who—
								(A)has engaged in
				hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners;
								(B)has purposefully
				and materially supported hostilities against the United States or its coalition
				partners; or
								(C)was a member of,
				part of, or operated in a clandestine, covert, or military capacity on behalf
				of the Taliban, al Qaeda, or associated forces.
								(b)Jurisdiction
				and venue
							(1)In
				generalThe United States District Court for the District of
				Columbia (in this section referred to as the District Court) shall
				have exclusive jurisdiction of, and shall be the exclusive venue for
				consideration of, all applications for habeas corpus by or on behalf of any
				covered individual that is pending on or filed on or after the date of
				enactment of the Detention of Unprivileged
				Enemy Belligerents Act.
							(2)Scope of
				jurisdictionAn application for habeas corpus filed under
				paragraph (1) by or on behalf of a covered individual—
								(A)may challenge the
				legality of the continued detention of the covered individual; and
								(B)may not include
				any other claim relating to the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or
				conditions of confinement of the covered individual or any other action against
				the United States or its agents.
								(3)Consolidated
				motions practiceAll applications for a writ of habeas corpus by
				or on behalf of a covered individual brought after the date of enactment of the
				Detention of Unprivileged Enemy Belligerents
				Act shall be consolidated before the Chief Judge of the District
				Court or a designee of the Chief Judge for consolidated proceedings and
				determinations on common questions of fact or law, including questions
				concerning the procedures to be conducted on the applications.
							(4)TransferConsistent
				with section 1404(a) of this title, any court of the United States shall
				transfer a case within the exclusive jurisdiction of the District Court under
				this section.
							(c)Notice of
				organizations considered associated forces
							(1)In
				generalIn a proceeding instituted by an application for habeas
				corpus by or on behalf of a covered individual under subsection (b)(1), the
				Government may provide notice to the District Court that the Government
				considers a particular organization or organizations to be among the associated
				forces of al Qaeda or the Taliban.
							(2)Deference to
				the executiveIn determining whether a particular organization is
				among the associated forces of al Qaeda or the Taliban, the District Court
				shall give utmost deference to the inclusion of the organization in a notice
				under this subsection.
							(d)Procedures
							(1)Burden of
				proof
								(A)In
				generalIn a proceeding instituted by an application for habeas
				corpus by or on behalf of a covered individual under subsection (b)(1), the
				burden shall be on the Government to submit a return in the form of a written
				declaration describing the factual basis upon which the Government is detaining
				the covered individual.
								(B)Burden of
				proofThe burden shall be on the Government to prove that there
				is probable cause to believe that the covered individual is an unprivileged
				enemy belligerent.
								(C)Rule of
				constructionThe standard and burden under this paragraph shall
				not be construed to impose or imply the existence of a standard or burden on
				the detention power of the President for any other purpose or in any other
				proceeding.
								(D)Presumptions
				related to membership
									(i)Presumption
				related to attendance at a training campUpon a determination
				that the Government has proved that there is probable cause to believe that a
				covered individual received and executed orders from members of the Taliban, al
				Qaeda, or associated forces at a military-style training camp, or attended a
				military-style training camp or guesthouse of the Taliban, al Qaeda, or
				associated forces, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the covered
				individual is an unprivileged enemy belligerent.
									(ii)Presumption
				against withdrawal of membership
										(I)In
				generalUpon a determination that the Government has proved that
				there is probable cause to believe that a covered individual was an
				unprivileged enemy belligerent at a particular time prior to the individual's
				capture, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the covered individual
				remained an unprivileged enemy belligerent at the time of such capture.
										(II)Rebuttal of
				presumption related to membershipA covered individual may rebut
				the presumption under subclause (I) only by showing that the covered individual
				took affirmative action to withdraw from the organization in question prior to
				the individual's capture.
										(III)LimitationA
				covered individual who was an unprivileged enemy belligerent at the time of the
				individual's capture shall remain subject to detention under this chapter,
				without regard to any argument or evidence that the covered individual sought
				to withdraw from the organization in question after such capture.
										(E)Order
									(i)Denial of
				applicationIf the District Court finds that the Government has
				met its burden of proof under subparagraph (B), then the District Court shall
				deny the application for habeas corpus.
									(ii)Grant of
				applicationIf the District Court finds that the Government has
				failed to prove that there is probable cause to believe that the covered
				individual is an unprivileged enemy belligerent, then the District Court shall
				grant the application for habeas corpus and order the release of the covered
				individual.
									(2)Discovery
								(A)Scope of
				discovery
									(i)In
				generalSubject to subparagraph (B), a covered individual may
				request from the Government as the discovery relating to a habeas corpus
				proceeding under this section, and if requested by a covered individual, the
				Government shall provide—
										(I)any documents or
				objects in the possession of the Government that the Government relies upon to
				justify detention;
										(II)any reasonably
				available evidence in the possession of the Government that tends materially to
				undermine the information presented to support the justification of the
				Government for detaining the covered individual; and
										(III)all statements,
				whether oral, written, or recorded, made or adopted by the covered individual
				that are known to the attorney for the Government and directly related to the
				information in the return submitted by the Government.
										(ii)Reasonably
				available evidence definedIn this subparagraph, the term
				reasonably available evidence means—
										(I)evidence
				contained in any information reviewed by Government attorneys preparing factual
				returns for covered individuals; and
										(II)evidence
				discovered by Government attorneys while litigating habeas corpus petitions
				filed by covered individuals.
										(B)Protection of
				national security information
									(i)GenerallyClassified
				information shall be protected and is privileged from disclosure in habeas
				corpus proceedings relating to a covered individual. The rule under this
				subparagraph applies to all stages of any proceeding relating to an application
				for habeas corpus filed under subsection (b)(1).
									(ii)SubstituteIf
				any information described in subparagraph (A) is classified, the attorney for
				the Government shall either—
										(I)provide the
				covered individual with an adequate substitute, to the extent practicable and
				consistent with national security; or
										(II)make the
				classified information available to properly cleared counsel for the covered
				individual.
										(iii)Nondisclosure
				of classified informationUnder no circumstances shall the
				Government be required to provide a covered individual, or any other person
				detained as an unprivileged enemy belligerent, with access to classified
				information as part of a habeas corpus proceeding under this section.
									(iv)Sources and
				methodsThe Government shall not be required to disclose the
				classified sources, methods, or activities by which the Government acquired
				information described in subparagraph (A). The District Court may require the
				Government to present, to the extent practicable and consistent with national
				security, an unclassified summary of the sources, methods, or activities by
				which the Government acquired such information.
									(v)OrderUpon
				motion of the Government, the District Court shall issue an order to protect
				against the disclosure of any classified information.
									(vi)Ex parte and
				in camera reviewIf the Government seeks to protect classified
				information from disclosure pursuant to the protections of this subparagraph,
				the court shall review the Government's submission ex parte and in
				camera.
									(vii)Interlocutory
				appealThe Government may take an interlocutory appeal from a
				decision of the District Court relating to the disclosure of classified
				information subject to the same expedited procedures that would apply to such
				an appeal pursuant to section 7 of the Classified Information Procedures Act
				(18 U.S.C. App.).
									(3)Evidence
								(A)Considerations
									(i)In
				generalThe District Court shall consider the totality of the
				circumstances and the evidence as a whole in determining whether the Government
				has carried its burden as required by this subsection.
									(ii)AnalysisIn
				considering whether the Government has carried its burden as required by this
				subsection, the District Court shall not require that each piece of the
				Government’s evidence bear weight without regard to any other evidence in the
				case.
									(B)Rebuttable
				presumption of authenticityAny evidence relied upon by the
				Government in its declaration shall be subject to a rebuttable presumption that
				such evidence is authentic.
								(C)Evidentiary
				hearing
									(i)In
				generalTo the maximum extent possible, habeas corpus proceedings
				under this section shall be decided on the basis of a written return and a
				written declaration. The District Court may grant an evidentiary hearing only
				after considering whether such a hearing would enable the covered individual to
				prove that the application’s factual allegations, if true, would entitle the
				covered individual to relief. If the record before the District Court refutes
				the factual allegations in the application, the District Court is not required
				to hold a hearing.
									(ii)AdmissibilityThe
				rules concerning the admissibility of evidence in Federal civil or criminal
				trials shall not apply to the presentation and consideration of information at
				any evidentiary hearing under this section. The District Court may consider any
				probative evidence, including hearsay from military, intelligence, and law
				enforcement sources. The District Court may consider the reliability of hearsay
				evidence, as determined by the totality of the circumstances, for the purposes
				of determining its probative weight, but not its admissibility.
									(iii)Witness
				productionThe District Court may grant a motion for oral
				testimony relating to an evidentiary hearing pursuant to this paragraph only if
				the District Court finds by clear and convincing evidence that military and
				intelligence operations would not be harmed by the production of the witness
				and oral testimony would be likely to provide a material benefit to the
				resolution by the District Court of the disputed matter.
									(4)Voluntariness
				of statements
								(A)Exclusion of
				statements obtained by torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading
				treatmentNo statement obtained by the use of torture or by
				cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment (as defined by section 1003 of the
				Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 2000dd)), whether or not under color
				of law, shall be admissible in a proceeding to consider an application for
				habeas corpus by or on behalf of any covered individual under this section,
				except against a person accused of torture or such treatment as evidence that
				the statement was made.
								(B)In
				generalA statement of the covered individual applying for habeas
				corpus may be admitted into evidence in a proceeding considering the
				application for habeas corpus only upon a finding that—
									(i)the statement was
				made incident to lawful conduct during military operations at the point of
				capture or during closely related active combat engagement, and the interests
				of justice would best be served by admission of the statement into
				evidence;
									(ii)the statement
				was made incident to lawful interrogation conducted by authorized personnel
				of—
										(I)a Federal, State,
				or local law enforcement agency; or
										(II)a department or
				agency of the United States;
										(iii)the statement
				was made voluntarily and incident to lawful interrogation conducted by
				authorized personnel of a foreign government, entity, or law enforcement or
				intelligence agency; or
									(iv)the statement
				was voluntarily made.
									(C)Determination
				of voluntarinessIn determining whether a statement was
				voluntarily made, the District Court shall consider the totality of the
				circumstances, including, as appropriate, the following:
									(i)The details of
				the making of the statement, accounting for the circumstances of the conduct of
				military and intelligence operations during or in relation to
				hostilities.
									(ii)The relevant
				characteristics of the applicant, such as military training, age, and education
				level.
									(iii)Any lapse of
				time, change of location, or change in personnel questioning the applicant
				between the statement sought to be admitted and any prior questioning of the
				applicant.
									(D)Statements
				before Combat Status Review Tribunal or Administrative Review
				BoardThere shall be a rebuttable presumption in favor of the
				voluntariness of statements against interest made before a Combat Status Review
				Tribunal, Administrative Review Board, or comparable review board, or as a
				result of treatment in compliance with the Army Field Manual.
								(E)ReliabilityThere
				shall be a rebuttable presumption in favor of the reliability of statements
				against interest made during or as a result of interrogation conducted pursuant
				to the Army Field Manual, or made before a Combat Status Review Tribunal,
				Administrative Review Board, or comparable review board.
								(5)Attorneys
								(A)In
				generalFor the purposes of habeas corpus proceedings under this
				section only, a covered individual shall be represented by an attorney if the
				attorney—
									(i)is retained by or
				on behalf of the covered individual or appointed by the District Court solely
				to provide assistance during the course of such proceedings;
									(ii)has been
				determined to be eligible for access to classified information that is
				classified at the level Secret or higher, as required, and has signed the
				appropriate nondisclosure agreement for access to such classified information;
				and
									(iii)has signed a
				written agreement to comply with all applicable regulations or instructions for
				attorneys in habeas corpus proceedings before the District Court, including any
				rules of court for conduct during the proceedings.
									(B)Classified
				informationAny attorney for a covered individual—
									(i)shall protect any
				classified information received by or made known to such attorney during the
				course of representation of the covered individual in accordance with all
				applicable law governing the protection of classified information; and
									(ii)may not divulge
				such information to any person not authorized to receive such information,
				including a covered individual.
									(6)Video
				hearingsThe District Court shall not require the physical
				presence of a covered individual for the purpose of any proceeding under this
				section, including any oral testimony or evidentiary hearing, although the
				District Court in its discretion may permit a detainee to participate in
				certain proceedings through available technological means, if appropriate and
				consistent with the procedures for the protection of classified information and
				national security under this section and with the conduct of military and
				intelligence operations.
							(e)Exhaustion of
				military commission procedures and stay pending executive transfer
				efforts
							(1)Stay of
				applications pending military commissionsAny application for
				habeas corpus that is pending on or after the date of enactment of the
				Detention of Unprivileged Enemy Belligerents
				Act by or on behalf of a covered individual against whom charges
				have been sworn under chapter 47A of title 10 shall be stayed pending
				resolution of the proceedings under chapter 47A of title 10.
							(2)Habeas
				procedures for persons convicted by final judgment of a military
				commission
								(A)In
				generalSubject to the restrictions under sections 950g and 950j
				of title 10, an application for a writ of habeas corpus by or on behalf of a
				covered individual in custody pursuant to a final judgment of a military
				commission shall not be considered until the applicant has exhausted the
				remedies available under chapter 47A of title 10.
								(B)Remedies not
				exhaustedA covered individual shall not be determined to have
				exhausted the remedies available under chapter 47A of title 10, within the
				meaning of this section, if the covered individual has the right under chapter
				47A of title 10 to raise, by any available procedure, the question presented in
				an application for a writ of habeas corpus.
								(C)LimitationsAn
				application for a writ of habeas corpus by or on behalf of a covered individual
				in custody pursuant to the judgment of a military commission under chapter 47A
				of title 10 shall not be granted with respect to any claim that was adjudicated
				on the merits in military commission proceedings under chapter 47A of title 10
				or that could have been raised before the military commission, except where the
				commission was without jurisdiction to impose such a judgment.
								(D)Scope of
				reviewSubject to the restrictions under subparagraph (C), in
				reviewing any other claim on an application for a writ of habeas corpus on
				behalf of a covered individual in custody pursuant to the sentence of a
				military commission under chapter 47A of title 10, the District Court shall
				apply the same deference applicable to a court reviewing an application on
				behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the sentence of a court
				martial.
								(3)Stay pending
				executive transfer effortsAny application for habeas corpus that
				is pending on or after the date of enactment of the
				Detention of Unprivileged Enemy Belligerents
				Act by or on behalf of a covered individual who has been
				designated for transfer or release to another country, shall, upon a
				representation by the attorney for the Government that good faith efforts are
				being made to facilitate such transfer or release by the Executive branch, be
				stayed pending resolution of such transfer or release efforts.
							(f)Limits on
				second or successive applications
							(1)In
				generalA claim presented in a second or successive application
				for habeas corpus under this section that was presented in a prior application
				shall be dismissed.
							(2)Claims not
				included in prior applicationA claim presented in a second or
				successive application for habeas corpus under this section that was not
				presented in a prior application shall be dismissed unless—
								(A)the factual
				predicate for the claim could not have been discovered previously through the
				exercise of due diligence; and
								(B)the facts
				underlying the claim, if proven and viewed in light of the evidence as a whole,
				would be sufficient to establish by clear and convincing evidence that no
				reasonable factfinder would have found that the covered individual was lawfully
				detained.
								(3)Procedures for
				second and successive applications
								(A)In
				generalThe District Court may only consider a second or
				successive application for habeas corpus under this section if the court
				determines that the covered individual makes a prima facie showing that the
				application satisfies the requirements under paragraph (2) for consideration of
				a second or successive application for habeas corpus.
								(B)AppealThe
				Government may take an interlocutory appeal from a decision by the District
				Court to grant consideration of a second or successive habeas corpus
				application under this paragraph to the United States Court of Appeals for the
				District of Columbia Circuit. The District Court shall stay proceedings pending
				the decision on an interlocutory appeal.
								(g)Release
							(1)Covered
				individuals ordered released
								(A)In
				generalNo court shall order the release of a covered individual
				into the United States, its territories, or possessions.
								(B)Visas and
				immigrationThe Secretary of State shall not issue any visa and
				the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not admit or provide any type of
				immigration status to a covered individual described in subparagraph (A) that
				may permit the covered individual to enter, be admitted, or otherwise be at
				liberty in the United States.
								(C)ParoleNeither
				the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security may parole into the
				United States any alien who, as of January 1, 2009, was being detained by the
				Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
								(2)Transfer
								(A)In
				generalIf the District Court grants an application for a writ of
				habeas corpus and orders the release of a covered individual, the covered
				individual shall be released into the custody of the Department of Homeland
				Security for the purpose of transferring the individual to the country of
				citizenship of the individual or to another country. If custody by the
				Department of Homeland Security is not practicable, or the President or a
				designee of the President determines that alternative custody pending release
				is more appropriate, the covered individual may be released into the custody of
				an alternative department or agency of the Federal Government selected by the
				President or such designee.
								(B)TransferAn
				individual in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security or an
				alternative department or agency pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be housed
				separately from aliens detained as unprivileged enemy belligerents by the
				Department of Defense and in a manner consistent with the safety and security
				of United States personnel and citizens. A transfer made pursuant to
				subparagraph (A) shall be effected as expeditiously as possible and in a manner
				that is consistent with the policy set out in section 2242 of the Foreign
				Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 (subdivision B of
				division G of Public Law 105–277; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note), and with the national
				security interests of the United
				States.
								.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 153
			 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

						2256. Habeas corpus review for certain unprivileged enemy
				belligerents.

					.
			4.Limitation on
			 habeas corpus review for detained aliens awaiting status determination under
			 law of warSection 2241(e) of
			 title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 paragraph:

				(3)No court, justice, or judge shall
				have jurisdiction to hear or consider an application for a writ of habeas
				corpus filed by or on behalf of an alien detained by the United States who is
				awaiting a status determination under the law of war, except in the case of
				undue
				delay.
				.


I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 862IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 3, 2017Mr. Griffith (for himself, Mr. Guthrie, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to transition the Medicaid thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes, and for other purposes.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Medicaid Tax Fairness Act of 2017.  2.Transition of Medicaid thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxesSection 1903(w)(4)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(w)(4)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following:
and except that the following percentages shall be substituted for 6 percent each place it appears for portions of fiscal years occurring in the following years: (I)For 2018, 5.9 percent.
(II)For 2019, 5.8 percent. (III)For 2020, 5.7 percent.
(IV)For 2021, 5.6 percent. (V)For 2022 and each year thereafter, 5.5 percent..


110 HR 4567 IH: To suspend temporarily the duty on Ethene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-, oxidized, polymd., reduced.
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110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 4567
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 13, 2007
Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on Ethene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-, oxidized, polymd., reduced.

1.Ethene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-, oxidized, polymd., reduced
(a)In generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:

9902.01.00Ethene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-, oxidized, polymd., reduced (CAS No. 69991–62–4) (provided for in subheading 3402.90.50)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011    .
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


113 HR 2743 IH: Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2743
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 18, 2013
			Mr. Nugent introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Natural
			 Resources, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Agriculture, for a period
			 to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
			 such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
			 concerned

		A BILL
		To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands
		  Pass available at a discount to certain veterans.

		1.Veterans Eagle
			 Passport
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the Veterans Eagle Parks Pass
			 Act.
			(b)Veterans Eagle
			 Parks PassSection 805(b) of
			 division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 6804(b); 118
			 Stat. 3386), is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 paragraph:

					(3)Veterans
				DiscountThe Secretary shall
				make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at a
				cost of $10, for any veteran who was separated from military service under
				conditions other than dishonorable, if the veteran provides proof of that
				status by presenting a DD214. The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands
				Pass made available under this paragraph shall be valid for the life of the
				veteran for whom it was
				purchased.
					.


		IV
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. RES. 1376
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 19, 2010
			Mr. Hoekstra
			 submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Affairs

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing the sense of the House of
		  Representatives that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of
		  children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of
		  children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and
		  the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to
		  govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to
		  principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United
		  Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles
		  of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President
		  should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and
		  consent.

		Whereas the House of Representatives affirms the
			 commitment of the people and the Government of the United States to the
			 well-being, protection, and advancement of children, and the protection of the
			 inalienable rights of all persons of all ages;
		Whereas the Constitution and laws of the United States and
			 those of the several States are the best guarantees against mistreatment of
			 children in this Nation;
		Whereas the Constitution, laws, and traditions of the
			 United States affirm the rights of parents to raise their children and to
			 impart their values and religious beliefs;
		Whereas the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
			 Child, adopted at New York November 20, 1989, and entered into force September
			 2, 1990, if ratified, would become a part of the supreme law of the land,
			 taking precedence over all State laws and constitutions;
		Whereas the United States, and not the several States,
			 would be held responsible for compliance with this Convention if ratified, and
			 as a consequence, the United States would create an incredible expansion of
			 subject matter jurisdiction over all matters concerning children, seriously
			 undermining the constitutional balance between the Federal Government and the
			 governments of the several States;
		Whereas Professor Geraldine Van Bueren, the author of the
			 principal textbook on the international rights of the child, and a participant
			 in the drafting of the Convention, has described the best interest of
			 the child standard in the treaty as provid[ing] decision and
			 policy makers with the authority to substitute their own decisions for either
			 the child’s or the parents;
		Whereas the Scottish Government has issued a pamphlet to
			 children of that country explaining their rights under the Convention, which
			 declares that children have the right to decide their own religion and that
			 parents can only provide advice;
		Whereas the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the
			 Child has repeatedly interpreted the Convention to ban common disciplinary
			 measures utilized by parents;
		Whereas the Government of the United Kingdom was found to
			 be in violation of the Convention by the United Nations Committee on the Rights
			 of the Child for allowing parents to exercise a right to opt their children out
			 of sex education courses in the public schools without a prior government
			 review of the wishes of the child;
		Whereas the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the
			 Child has held that the Governments of Indonesia and Egypt were out of
			 compliance with the Convention because military expenditures were given
			 inappropriate priority over children’s programs;
		Whereas these and many other interpretations of the
			 Convention by those charged with its implementation and by other authoritative
			 supporters demonstrates that the provisions of the United Nations Convention on
			 the Rights of the Child are utterly contrary to the principles of law in the
			 United States and the inherent principles of freedom;
		Whereas the decisions and interpretations of the United
			 Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child would be considered by the
			 Committee to be binding and authoritative upon the United States should the
			 United States Government ratify the Convention, such that the Convention poses
			 a threat to the sovereign rights of the United States and the several States to
			 make final determinations regarding domestic law; and
		Whereas the proposition that the United States should be
			 governed by international legal standards in its domestic policy is tantamount
			 to proclaiming that the Congress of the United States and the legislatures of
			 the several States are incompetent to draft domestic laws that are necessary
			 for the proper protection of children, an assertion that is not only an affront
			 to self-government but an inappropriate attack on the capability of legislators
			 in the United States: Now, therefore, be it

		That it is the sense of the House of
			 Representatives that—
			(1)the United Nations
			 Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted at New York November 20, 1989,
			 and entered into force September 2, 1990, is incompatible with the
			 Constitution, the laws, and the traditions of the United States;
			(2)the Convention
			 would undermine proper presumptions of freedom and independence for families in
			 the United States, supplanting those principles with a presumption in favor of
			 governmental intervention without the necessity for proving harm or
			 wrong-doing;
			(3)the Convention
			 would interfere with the principles of sovereignty, independence, and
			 self-government in the United States that preclude the necessity or propriety
			 of adopting international law to govern domestic matters; and
			(4)the President
			 should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and
			 consent.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4485
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 21, 2010
			Mr. Hall of Texas
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Natural
			 Resources, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Foreign Affairs, for a
			 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
			 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
			 committee concerned

		A BILL
		To require transfer of the 1002 Area of
		  Alaska to the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 New Resources for Domestic Consumption
			 Act of 2010.
		2.PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to provide for
			 the expeditious development of oil, natural gas, and other resources of the
			 1002 Area of Alaska by transferring to the State of Alaska all right, title,
			 and interest of the United States in and to such area.
		3.Transfer of 1002
			 area to state of alaska
			(a)In
			 generalNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
			 of the Interior shall within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act
			 transfer to the State of Alaska all right, title, and interest of the United
			 States in and to the 1002 Area of Alaska, subject to the condition in
			 subsection (b).
			(b)ConditionAs
			 a condition of any transfer under this section, the Secretary shall require the
			 State of Alaska to pay to the United States 50 percent of all amounts received
			 by the State of Alaska as a result of development of oil, natural gas, and
			 other natural resources of the 1002 Area of Alaska.
			4.Prohibition on
			 export of oilNo oil produced
			 in the 1002 Area of Alaska after the date of any transfer under section 3 may
			 be exported from the United States.
		5.1002 Area of
			 Alaska definedIn this Act,
			 the term 1002 Area of Alaska means the area described in appendix
			 I to part 37 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 14,
			 2008, popularly known as the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife
			 Refuge.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1897
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 13, 2011
			Mr. Smith of New
			 Jersey (for himself, Mr.
			 Markey, Mr. Burgess, and
			 Mr. Platts) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Energy and Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend the Public Health Service Act to require a
		  Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough
		  treatments for people living with Alzheimer’s disease.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of
			 2011.
		2.FindingsCongress makes the following
			 findings:
			(1)Alzheimer’s disease is a disorder that
			 destroys cells in the brain. The disease is the leading cause of dementia, a
			 condition that involves gradual memory loss, decline in the ability to perform
			 routine tasks, disorientation, difficulty in learning, loss of language skills,
			 impairment of judgment, and personality changes. As the disease progresses,
			 people with Alzheimer's disease become unable to care for themselves. The loss
			 of brain cells eventually leads to the failure of other systems in the
			 body.
			(2)Alzheimer’s
			 disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and remains
			 the only one of the top ten causes of death without an identified way to
			 prevent, cure, or slow its progression.
			(3)An estimated 5.4
			 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. With the aging of the baby boomers,
			 the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease will likely reach 13.5 million
			 in 2050—and could be as high as 16 million.
			(4)An individual will
			 live with the increasingly devastating, debilitating, and destructive effects
			 of Alzheimer’s disease for an average of 4 to 8 years after diagnosis, and some
			 live as long as 20 years.
			(5)Alzheimer’s
			 disease does not just affect those with the disease but takes an emotional,
			 financial, and physical toll on caregivers. In 2010, nearly 15 million
			 Americans provided 17 billion hours of unpaid care to family members and
			 friends with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias at a total value of over
			 $202 billion.
			(6)In 2011, Medicare
			 is expected to spend $93 billion for the care of individuals with Alzheimer’s
			 disease and other dementias and this amount is projected to increase to $627
			 billion in 2050. Medicaid costs is expected to increase nearly 400 percent,
			 from $37 billion in 2011 to $178 billion in 2050.
			(7)In fiscal year
			 2010, the Federal Government spent $450 million on Alzheimer’s disease
			 research. For every $100 the Federal Government spent on Alzheimer’s disease
			 research in fiscal year 2010, Medicare and Medicaid spent more than $28,000 for
			 care for people with Alzheimer’s disease.
			(8)Research leading
			 to treatments that delay onset of Alzheimer’s disease by just five years would
			 cut Federal Government spending on the disease by 45 percent in 2050.
			(9)In 2010, Congress
			 passed the National Alzheimer’s Project Act, which instructs the Department of
			 Health and Human Services to develop a strategic plan (referred to in this
			 section as the National Alzheimer’s Project plan) to address the
			 rapidly escalating Alzheimer’s disease crisis.
			(10)The annually
			 updated National Alzheimer’s Project plan must be transmitted to Congress each
			 year and is to include outcome-driven objectives, recommendations for priority
			 actions, and coordination of all federally funded programs in Alzheimer’s
			 disease research, care, and services.
			(11)It is expected
			 that the National Alzheimer’s Project plan will include research priority
			 actions to accelerate the development of treatments that would prevent, cure,
			 or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
			(12)The medical and
			 research communities have the ideas, the technology, and the will, but need the
			 Federal Government to commit to an innovative research approach, to find
			 breakthroughs that will provide significant returns on investment and will save
			 millions of lives.
			3.Requiring a
			 Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research
			(a)In
			 generalPart A of title IV of
			 the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended by adding at
			 the end the following new section:

					404I.Requiring a
				Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research
						(a)Definition of
				Alzheimer’sIn this section, the term Alzheimer’s
				means Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
						(b)PurposeThe
				purpose of this section is to develop and execute a scientific research plan to
				accelerate breakthroughs in treatments that prevent, cure, or slow the
				progression of Alzheimer’s disease and reduce the financial burden of
				Alzheimer’s on federally funded programs and families.
						(c)Federal
				commitment to Alzheimer’s disease researchFor the purpose
				described in subsection (b), the Director of NIH shall coordinate and focus all
				Alzheimer’s research activities of the National Institutes of Health. Such
				activities shall include the following:
							(1)The establishment
				of a strategic Alzheimer’s research plan—
								(A)to expedite
				therapeutic outcomes for individuals with or at risk for Alzheimer’s, using
				scientifically based strategic planning, for the conduct, coordination, and
				support of the Alzheimer’s research portfolio within the Office of the Director
				of NIH and across all Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of
				Health; and
								(B)that, with respect
				to such Alzheimer’s research—
									(i)identifies research opportunities relating
				to emerging science, knowledge gaps, and priorities of the National Institutes
				of Health and provides recommendations for conducting such research;
									(ii)identifies
				opportunities to incorporate Alzheimer’s disease research in all relevant
				aging, neuroscience, basic, clinical, and translational science initiatives
				carried out by the National Institutes of Health, including initiatives that
				are trans-National Institutes of Health, innovative, and nontraditional
				initiatives;
									(iii)improves
				existing Alzheimer’s programs and initiatives at the National Institutes of
				Health, including consolidation or expansion of program activities, if such
				consolidation or expansion would improve program efficiencies and research
				outcomes;
									(iv)identifies gaps
				in the supporting infrastructure and the coordination of the Alzheimer’s
				research portfolio across the Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes
				of Health, including the Alzheimer’s Disease Centers and Alzheimer’s Disease
				Research Centers and all intramural and extramural Alzheimer’s-related
				activities;
									(v)identifies
				public-private partnership opportunities to expedite the development of
				mechanisms for early diagnosis and therapies and assistive technologies for
				Alzheimer’s, including such therapies and technologies that demonstrate high
				promise of substantially slowing, stopping, or reversing Alzheimer’s and
				reducing the amounts that the Federal Government would spend on the future care
				provided to individuals who develop Alzheimer’s;
									(vi)identifies
				opportunities to increase research and improve clinical outcomes for women and
				minority populations at high-risk of developing Alzheimer’s; and
									(vii)incorporates the
				research priority actions identified by the Secretary and Advisory Council on
				Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services in the report submitted by the
				Secretary to Congress under section 2(g) of the National Alzheimer’s Project
				Act (42 U.S.C. 11225(g)).
									(2)The provision of
				budget estimates, without regard to the probability that such amounts so
				estimated will be appropriated, including—
								(A)budget estimates
				of the amounts required for the Institutes and Centers of the National
				Institutes of Health to carry out all Alzheimer’s activities identified in the
				strategic research plan developed under paragraph (1);
								(B)budget estimates
				of the amounts required to carry out all identified research priority actions
				described in paragraph (1)(B)(vii); and
								(C)identification of
				funds in the existing budget of the National Institutes of Health to accomplish
				Alzheimer’s activities identified by the strategic research plan developed
				under paragraph (1).
								(d)Public-Private
				partnershipsIn providing for Alzheimer’s research activities,
				the Director of NIH and the Directors of Institutes and Centers of the National
				Institutes of Health conducting Alzheimer’s research, shall make available
				contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements to facilitate partnerships between
				public and private entities, which may include private or public research
				institutions, institutions of higher education, medical centers, biotechnology
				companies, pharmaceutical companies, disease advocacy organizations, patient
				advocacy organizations, or academic research institutions. Such partnerships
				may be established for, but not limited to, any of the following
				purposes:
							(1)To execute the
				Alzheimer’s research plan established under subsection (c)(1).
							(2)To support the
				development of diagnostic technologies and protocols to encourage early
				diagnosis of individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s and to permit the tracking of
				the progression of Alzheimer’s in asymptomatic or symptomatic
				populations.
							(3)To develop and
				diffuse data sharing practices that accelerate the advancement of knowledge and
				understanding of the pathogenesis, progression, prevention, and treatment of
				Alzheimer’s.
							(e)Reporting
							(1)The Director of
				NIH shall annually report to the Secretary, the Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s
				Research, Care, and Services, and the appropriate committees of jurisdiction in
				Congress, on the strategic research plan and budget estimates under subsection
				(c).
							(2)The Director of
				NIH shall, as part of its annual request for appropriations to the Office of
				Management and Budget, submit to the Office of Management and Budget and the
				Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
				report which—
								(A)includes budget
				estimates developed under subsection (c)(2);
								(B)subject to
				subparagraph (C), includes requests for amounts to be appropriated for all
				Alzheimer’s activities identified in the strategic research plan under
				subsection (c)(1);
								(C)includes, in the
				case a request is not made under subparagraph (C) for an activity identified in
				such strategic research plan, a full justification explaining why such request
				was not made; and
								(D)analyzes the
				progress made toward accelerating breakthroughs in treatments that would
				prevent, cure, or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and reducing spending on
				Alzheimer’s care under federally funded programs and families and identifies
				any remaining hurdles to accelerating such breakthroughs or reducing such
				financial
				burden.
								.
			(b)Alzheimer’s
			 disease centersSection 445(a)(1) of the Public Health Service
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 285e–2(a)(1)) is amended—
				(1)by inserting
			 , translational after basic; and
				(2)by inserting
			 and of outcome measures, and disease management after
			 treatment methods.