		II

		Calendar No. 302

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 158

		[Report No. 109–185]

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 25, 2005

			Mr. Lieberman (for

			 himself, Mrs. Clinton,

			 Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following bill; which

			 was read twice and referred to the

			 Committee on Environment and Public

			 Works

			December 8, 2005

			Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of

			 November 18, 2005, by Mr. Inhofe, without

			 amendment

		A BILL

		To establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship

		  Initiative.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the

			 Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of

			 2005.

		2.Findings and

			 purpose

			(a)FindingsCongress

			 finds that—

				(1)Long Island Sound

			 is a national treasure of great cultural, environmental, and ecological

			 importance;

				(2)8,000,000 people

			 live within the Long Island Sound watershed and 28,000,000 people

			 (approximately 10 percent of the population of the United States) live within

			 50 miles of Long Island Sound;

				(3)activities that

			 depend on the environmental health of Long Island Sound contribute more than

			 $5,000,000,000 each year to the regional economy;

				(4)the portion of

			 the shoreline of Long Island Sound that is accessible to the general public

			 (estimated at less than 20 percent of the total shoreline) is not adequate to

			 serve the needs of the people living in the area;

				(5)existing

			 shoreline facilities are in many cases overburdened and underfunded;

				(6)large parcels of

			 open space already in public ownership are strained by the effort to balance

			 the demand for recreation with the needs of sensitive natural resources;

				(7)approximately

			 1/3 of the tidal marshes of Long Island Sound have been

			 filled, and much of the remaining marshes have been ditched, dyked, or

			 impounded, reducing the ecological value of the marshes; and

				(8)much of the

			 remaining exemplary natural landscape is vulnerable to further

			 development.

				(b)PurposeThe

			 purpose of this Act is to establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship

			 Initiative to identify, protect, and enhance sites within the Long Island Sound

			 ecosystem with significant ecological, educational, open space, public access,

			 or recreational value through a bi-State network of sites best exemplifying

			 these values.

			3.DefinitionsIn this Act:

			(1)Adaptive

			 managementThe term adaptive management means a

			 scientific process—

				(A)for—

					(i)developing

			 predictive models;

					(ii)making

			 management policy decisions based upon the model outputs;

					(iii)revising the

			 management policies as data become available with which to evaluate the

			 policies; and

					(iv)acknowledging

			 uncertainty, complexity, and variance in the spatial and temporal aspects of

			 natural systems; and

					(B)that requires

			 that management be viewed as experimental.

				(2)AdministratorThe

			 term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental

			 Protection Agency.

			(3)CommitteeThe

			 term Committee means the Long Island Sound Stewardship Advisory

			 Committee established by section 5(a).

			(4)RegionThe

			 term Region means the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative

			 Region established by section 4(a).

			(5)StatesThe

			 term States means the States of Connecticut and New York.

			(6)Stewardship

			 siteThe term stewardship site means a site

			 that—

				(A)qualifies for

			 identification by the Committee under section 8; and

				(B)is an area of

			 land or water or a combination of land and water—

					(i)that is in the

			 Region; and

					(ii)that is—

						(I)Federal, State,

			 local, or tribal land or water;

						(II)land or water

			 owned by a nonprofit organization; or

						(III)privately owned

			 land or water.

						(7)Systematic site

			 selectionThe term systematic site selection means a

			 process of selecting stewardship sites that—

				(A)has explicit

			 goals, methods, and criteria;

				(B)produces

			 feasible, repeatable, and defensible results;

				(C)provides for

			 consideration of natural, physical, and biological patterns;

				(D)addresses reserve

			 size, replication, connectivity, species viability, location, and public

			 recreation values;

				(E)uses geographic

			 information systems technology and algorithms to integrate selection criteria;

			 and

				(F)will result in

			 achieving the goals of stewardship site selection at the lowest cost.

				(8)ThreatThe

			 term threat means a threat that is likely to destroy or seriously

			 degrade a conservation target or a recreation area.

			4.Long Island

			 Sound Stewardship Initiative Region

			(a)EstablishmentThere

			 is established in the States the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative

			 Region.

			(b)BoundariesThe

			 Region shall encompass the immediate coastal upland and underwater areas along

			 Long Island Sound, including—

				(1)those portions of

			 the Sound with coastally influenced vegetation, as described on the map

			 entitled the Long Island Sound Stewardship Region and dated

			 April 21, 2004; and

				(2)the Peconic

			 Estuary, as described on the map entitled Peconic Estuary Program Study

			 Area Boundaries, included in the Comprehensive Conservation and

			 Management Plan for the Peconic Estuary Program and dated November 15,

			 2001.

				5.Long Island

			 Sound Stewardship Advisory Committee

			(a)EstablishmentThere

			 is established a committee to be known as the Long Island Sound

			 Stewardship Advisory Committee.

			(b)ChairpersonThe

			 Chairperson of the Committee shall be the Director of the Long Island Sound

			 Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, or a designee of the

			 Director.

			(c)Membership

				(1)Composition

					(A)Appointment of

			 members

						(i)In

			 generalThe Chairperson shall appoint the members of the

			 Committee in accordance with this subsection and section 320(c) of the

			 Federal Water Pollution Control Act

			 (33 U.S.C. 1330(c)).

						(ii)Additional

			 membersIn addition to the requirements described in clause (i),

			 the Committee shall include—

							(I)a representative

			 from the Regional Plan Association;

							(II)a representative

			 of the marine trade organizations; and

							(III)a

			 representative of private landowner interests.

							(B)RepresentationIn

			 appointing members to the Committee, the Chairperson shall consider—

						(i)Federal, State,

			 and local government interests;

						(ii)the interests of

			 nongovernmental organizations;

						(iii)academic

			 interests; and

						(iv)private

			 interests.

						(2)Date of

			 appointmentsNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment

			 of this Act, the appointment of all members of the Committee shall be

			 made.

				(d)Term;

			 vacancies

				(1)Term

					(A)In

			 generalA member shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.

					(B)Multiple

			 termsA person may be appointed as a member of the Committee for

			 more than 1 term.

					(2)VacanciesA

			 vacancy on the Committee shall—

					(A)be filled not

			 later than 90 days after the vacancy occurs;

					(B)not affect the

			 powers of the Committee; and

					(C)be filled in the

			 same manner as the original appointment was made.

					(3)Staff

					(A)In

			 generalThe Chairperson of the Committee may appoint and

			 terminate personnel as necessary to enable the Committee to perform the duties

			 of the Committee.

					(B)Personnel as

			 Federal employees

						(i)In

			 generalAny personnel of the Committee who are employees of the

			 Committee shall be employees under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code,

			 for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that

			 title.

						(ii)Members of

			 CommitteeClause (i) does not apply to members of the

			 Committee.

						(e)Initial

			 meetingNot later than 30 days after the date on which all

			 members of the Committee have been appointed, the Committee shall hold the

			 initial meeting of the Committee.

			(f)MeetingsThe

			 Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, but no fewer than 4 times

			 each year.

			(g)QuorumA

			 majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a

			 lesser number of members may hold hearings.

			6.Duties of the

			 CommitteeThe Committee

			 shall—

			(1)consistent with

			 the guidelines described in section 8—

				(A)evaluate

			 applications from government or nonprofit organizations qualified to hold

			 conservation easements for funds to purchase land or development rights for

			 stewardship sites;

				(B)evaluate

			 applications to develop and implement management plans to address

			 threats;

				(C)evaluate

			 applications to act on opportunities to protect and enhance stewardship sites;

			 and

				(D)recommend that

			 the Administrator award grants to qualified applicants;

				(2)recommend

			 guidelines, criteria, schedules, and due dates for evaluating information to

			 identify stewardship sites;

			(3)publish a list of

			 sites that further the purposes of this Act, provided that owners of sites

			 shall be—

				(A)notified prior to

			 the publication of the list; and

				(B)allowed to

			 decline inclusion on the list;

				(4)raise awareness

			 of the values of and threats to these sites; and

			(5)leverage

			 additional resources for improved stewardship of the Region.

			7.Powers of the

			 Committee

			(a)HearingsThe

			 Committee may hold such hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take

			 such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Committee considers advisable

			 to carry out this Act.

			(b)Information

			 from Federal agencies

				(1)In

			 generalThe Committee may secure directly from a Federal agency

			 such information as the Committee considers necessary to carry out this

			 Act.

				(2)Provision of

			 information

					(A)In

			 generalSubject to subparagraph (C), on request of the

			 Chairperson of the Committee, the head of a Federal agency shall provide the

			 information requested by the Chairperson to the Committee.

					(B)AdministrationThe

			 furnishing of information by a Federal agency to the Committee shall not be

			 considered a waiver of any exemption available to the agency under section 552

			 of title 5, United States Code.

					(C)Information to

			 be kept confidential

						(i)In

			 generalFor purposes of section 1905 of title 18, United States

			 Code—

							(I)the Committee

			 shall be considered an agency of the Federal Government; and

							(II)any individual

			 employed by an individual, entity, or organization that is a party to a

			 contract with the Committee under this Act shall be considered an employee of

			 the Committee.

							(ii)Prohibition on

			 disclosureInformation obtained by the Committee, other than

			 information that is available to the public, shall not be disclosed to any

			 person in any manner except to an employee of the Committee as described in

			 clause (i) for the purpose of receiving, reviewing, or processing the

			 information.

						(c)Postal

			 servicesThe Committee may use the United States mails in the

			 same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal

			 Government.

			(d)DonationsThe

			 Committee may accept, use, and dispose of donations of services or property

			 that advance the goals of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative.

			8.Stewardship

			 sites

			(a)Initial

			 sites

				(1)Identification

					(A)In

			 generalThe Committee shall identify 20 initial Long Island Sound

			 stewardship sites that the Committee has determined—

						(i)(I)are natural

			 resource-based recreation areas; or

							(II)are exemplary natural areas with

			 ecological value; and

							(ii)best promote the

			 purposes of this Act.

						(B)ExemptionSites

			 described in subparagraph (A) are not subject to the site identification

			 process described in subsection (d).

					(2)Equitable

			 distribution of funds for initial sitesIn identifying initial

			 sites under paragraph (1), the Committee shall exert due diligence to recommend

			 an equitable distribution of funds between the States for the initial

			 sites.

				(b)Application for

			 identification as a stewardship siteSubsequent to the

			 identification of the initial stewardship sites under subsection (a), owners of

			 sites may submit applications to the Committee in accordance with subsection

			 (c) to have the sites identified as stewardship sites.

			(c)IdentificationThe

			 Committee shall review applications submitted by owners of potential

			 stewardship sites to determine whether the sites should be identified as

			 exhibiting values consistent with the purposes of this Act.

			(d)Site

			 identification process

				(1)Natural

			 resource-based recreation areasThe Committee shall identify

			 additional recreation areas with potential as stewardship sites using a

			 selection technique that includes—

					(A)public

			 access;

					(B)community

			 support;

					(C)areas with high

			 population density;

					(D)environmental

			 justice (as defined in section 385.3 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations

			 (or successor regulations));

					(E)connectivity to

			 existing protected areas and open spaces;

					(F)cultural,

			 historic, and scenic areas; and

					(G)other criteria

			 developed by the Committee.

					(2)Natural areas

			 with ecological valueThe Committee shall identify additional

			 natural areas with ecological value and potential as stewardship sites—

					(A)based on

			 measurable conservation targets for the Region; and

					(B)following a

			 process for prioritizing new sites using systematic site selection, which shall

			 include—

						(i)ecological

			 uniqueness;

						(ii)species

			 viability;

						(iii)habitat

			 heterogeneity;

						(iv)size;

						(v)quality;

						(vi)connectivity to

			 existing protected areas and open spaces;

						(vii)land

			 cover;

						(viii)scientific,

			 research, or educational value;

						(ix)threats;

			 and

						(x)other criteria

			 developed by the Committee.

						(3)Publication of

			 listAfter completion of the site identification process, the

			 Committee shall—

					(A)publish in the

			 Federal Register a list of sites that further the purposes of this Act;

			 and

					(B)prior to

			 publication of the list, provide to owners of the sites to be published—

						(i)a

			 notification of publication; and

						(ii)an

			 opportunity to decline inclusion of the site of the owner on the list.

						(4)Deviation from

			 process

					(A)In

			 generalThe Committee may identify as a potential stewardship

			 site, a site that does not meet the criteria in paragraph (1) or (2), or reject

			 a site selected under paragraph (1) or (2), if the Committee—

						(i)selects a site

			 that makes significant ecological or recreational contributions to the

			 Region;

						(ii)publishes the

			 reasons that the Committee decided to deviate from the systematic site

			 selection process; and

						(iii)before

			 identifying or rejecting the potential stewardship site, provides to the owners

			 of the site the notification of publication, and the opportunity to decline

			 inclusion of the site on the list published under paragraph (3)(A), described

			 in paragraph (3)(B).

						(5)Public

			 commentIn identifying potential stewardship sites, the Committee

			 shall consider public comments.

				(e)General

			 guidelines for management

				(1)In

			 generalThe Committee shall use an adaptive management framework

			 to identify the best policy initiatives and actions through—

					(A)definition of

			 strategic goals;

					(B)definition of

			 policy options for methods to achieve strategic goals;

					(C)establishment of

			 measures of success;

					(D)identification of

			 uncertainties;

					(E)development of

			 informative models of policy implementation;

					(F)separation of the

			 landscape into geographic units;

					(G)monitoring key

			 responses at different spatial and temporal scales; and

					(H)evaluation of

			 outcomes and incorporation into management strategies.

					(2)Application of

			 adaptive management frameworkThe Committee shall apply the

			 adaptive management framework to the process for updating the list of

			 recommended stewardship sites.

				9.Reports

			(a)In

			 generalFor each of fiscal years 2006 through 2013, the Committee

			 shall submit to the Administrator an annual report that contains—

				(1)a detailed

			 statement of the findings and conclusions of the Committee since the last

			 report;

				(2)a description of

			 all sites recommended by the Committee to be approved as stewardship

			 sites;

				(3)the

			 recommendations of the Committee for such legislation and administrative

			 actions as the Committee considers appropriate; and

				(4)in accordance

			 with subsection (b), the recommendations of the Committee for the awarding of

			 grants.

				(b)General

			 guidelines for recommendations

				(1)In

			 generalThe Committee shall recommend that the Administrator

			 award grants to qualified applicants to help to secure and improve the open

			 space, public access, or ecological values of stewardship sites,

			 through—

					(A)purchase of the

			 property of the site;

					(B)purchase of

			 relevant property rights of the site; or

					(C)entering into any

			 other binding legal arrangement that ensures that the values of the site are

			 sustained, including entering into an arrangement with a land manager or owner

			 to develop or implement an approved management plan that is necessary for the

			 conservation of natural resources.

					(2)Equitable

			 distribution of fundsThe Committee shall exert due diligence to

			 recommend an equitable distribution of funds between the States.

				(c)Action by the

			 Administrator

				(1)In

			 generalNot later than 90 days after receiving a report under

			 subsection (a), the Administrator shall—

					(A)review the

			 recommendations of the Committee; and

					(B)take actions

			 consistent with the recommendations of the Committee, including the approval of

			 identified stewardship sites and the award of grants, unless the Administrator

			 makes a finding that any recommendation is unwarranted by the facts.

					(2)ReportNot

			 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator

			 shall develop and publish a report that—

					(A)assesses the

			 current resources of and threats to Long Island Sound;

					(B)assesses the role

			 of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative in protecting Long Island

			 Sound;

					(C)establishes

			 guidelines, criteria, schedules, and due dates for evaluating information to

			 identify stewardship sites;

					(D)includes

			 information about any grants that are available for the purchase of land or

			 property rights to protect stewardship sites;

					(E)accounts for

			 funds received and expended during the previous fiscal year;

					(F)shall be made

			 available to the public on the Internet and in hardcopy form; and

					(G)shall be updated

			 at least every other year, except that information on funding and any new

			 stewardship sites identified shall be published more frequently.

					10.Private

			 property protection

			(a)Access to

			 private propertyNothing in this Act—

				(1)requires any

			 private property owner to allow public access (including Federal, State, or

			 local government access) to the private property; or

				(2)modifies any

			 provision of Federal, State, or local law with regard to public access to or

			 use of private property, except as entered into by voluntary agreement of the

			 owner or custodian of the property.

				(b)LiabilityApproval

			 of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative Region does not create any

			 liability, or have any effect on any liability under any other law, of any

			 private property owner with respect to any person injured on the private

			 property.

			(c)Recognition of

			 authority to control land useNothing in this Act modifies the

			 authority of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate land use.

			(d)Participation

			 of private property owners in the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative

			 RegionNothing in this Act requires the owner of any private

			 property located within the boundaries of the Region to participate in or be

			 associated with the Initiative.

			(e)Effect of

			 establishment

				(1)In

			 generalThe boundaries approved for the Region represent the area

			 within which Federal funds appropriated for the purpose of this Act may be

			 expended.

				(2)Regulatory

			 authorityThe establishment of the Region and the boundaries of

			 the Region does not provide any regulatory authority not in existence on the

			 date of enactment of this Act on land use in the Region by any management

			 entity, except for such property rights as may be purchased from or donated by

			 the owner of the property (including the Federal Government or a State or local

			 government, if applicable).

				11.Authorization

			 of appropriations

			(a)In

			 generalThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this

			 Act $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2013.

			(b)Use of

			 fundsFor each fiscal year, funds made available under subsection

			 (a) shall be used by the Administrator, after reviewing the recommendations of

			 the Committee submitted under section 9, for—

				(1)acquisition of

			 land and interests in land;

				(2)development and

			 implementation of site management plans;

				(3)site enhancements

			 to reduce threats or promote stewardship; and

				(4)administrative

			 expenses of the Committee.

				(c)Federal

			 shareThe Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out

			 using any assistance or grant under this Act shall not exceed 75 percent of the

			 total cost of the activity.

			12.Long Island

			 Sound authorization of appropriationsSection 119(f) of the

			 Federal Water Pollution Control Act

			 (33 U.S.C. 1269(f)) is amended by striking 2005 each place it

			 appears and inserting 2009.

		13.Termination of

			 CommitteeThe Committee shall

			 terminate on December 31, 2013.

		December 8, 2005

		 Reported without amendment


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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6960IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 27, 2018Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Torres, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Vela, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo provide for a grant program to support access to free eye care services for students attending
			 public elementary schools and secondary schools.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the See the Board Act. 2.Grant program to support access to free eye care services for students at public schools (a)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, subject to subsection (d), establish a grant program under which the Secretary awards grants to eligible entities that provide a qualifying eye care services program to purchase portable or mobile optometry equipment and to pay for appropriate operational costs, including direct health care or service delivery costs, for the provision of free eye care services through such program to students attending public elementary schools or secondary schools (as such terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)).
 (b)Eligible entities describedFor purposes of this section, an eligible entity is a nonprofit organization. (c)Qualifying eye care services programFor purposes of this section, the term qualifying eye care services program means a program under which such services are furnished free of charge to students attending public elementary schools or secondary schools (as such terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) through the use of mobile eye clinics or mobile clinics that use portable equipment to bring screenings, exams, and an optical shop to such students. Such a program may use qualified health care providers at such schools or ophthalmic technicians for screening, optometrists or ophthalmologists for follow-up examinations, and an optician and dispensary for such students to be given glasses at such schools.
 (d)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that eligible entities awarded grants under this section should, to the greatest extent possible, provide information to students described in subsection (a) and parents of such students about the importance of adhering to the medically recommended schedule for comprehensive eye exams.
 (e)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024.


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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4678IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 18, 2017Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformA BILLTo permit the District of Columbia to make payments pursuant to contingency fee arrangements
			 entered into by the Attorney General of the District of Columbia for the
			 provision of legal services in claims and other legal matters affecting
			 the
			 interests of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Civil Enforcement Equality Act. 2.Authorizing payments by District of Columbia pursuant to contingency fee arrangements for legal services (a)AuthorizationIf the Attorney General of the District of Columbia enters into a contract with private counsel for the provision of legal services in claims and other legal matters affecting the interests of the District of Columbia and the contract includes a contingency fee arrangement, the District of Columbia may make payments pursuant to such arrangement without regard to whether the funds used for the payments are deposited in accounts of the District of Columbia or provided in an appropriation, notwithstanding any provision of title 31, United States Code, or any other law of the United States or the District of Columbia.
 (b)Conditions for contractsAny contract described in subsection (a) shall be subject to the requirements of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010 (sec. 2–351.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code). The amount of the fee payable for legal services furnished under any such contract may not exceed the fee that counsel engaged in the private practice of law in the District of Columbia typically charges clients for furnishing similar legal services, as determined by the Attorney General of the District of Columbia.
 (c)RestrictionThe District of Columbia may not enter into a contingency fee arrangement in a claim or other legal matter seeking the recovery of Federal funds.
 (d)DefinitionIn this section, a contingency fee arrangement means a provision in a contract described in subsection (a) under which the costs, expenses, and fees the private counsel charges for legal services are payable from the amount recovered.
 (e)Effective dateThis section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding fiscal year.


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III116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. RES. 755IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESOctober 22 (legislative day, October 19), 2020Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Casey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Reed) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsRESOLUTIONRequesting information on the Government of Turkey’s human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.1.Request for information on the Government of Turkey’s human rights practices(a)Statement requiredNot later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Secretary of State shall, pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(c)), transmit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a statement, prepared with the assistance of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, with respect to Turkey.(b)ElementsThe statement submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:(1)All the available information about observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedom in Turkey, and a detailed description of practices by the Government of Turkey with respect thereto, including alleged violations of such rights and freedoms by the Government of Turkey, including—(A)arbitrary killings;(B)suspicious deaths of persons in detention;(C)forced disappearances;(D)torture;(E)arbitrary arrest and detention without charges and trial;(F)restrictions on freedom of expression, the press, and the internet;(G)restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and movement;(H)refoulement of refugees; and(I)discrimination and violence against women, minorities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons.(2)The steps the United States Government has taken to—(A)promote respect for and observance of human rights in Turkey and to discourage any practices in Turkey that are inimical to internationally recognized human rights; and(B)publicly or privately call attention to, and to disassociate the United States and any security assistance provided for Turkey from such practices.(3)Whether, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, notwithstanding any such practices, extraordinary circumstances exist that necessitate a continuation of security assistance for Turkey and, if so, a description of the circumstances and the extent to which the assistance should be continued (subject to such conditions as Congress may impose under section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304)), and all the facts pursuant to which it is in the national interest of the United States to provide such assistance. (4)Other information, including—(A)all available credible information concerning alleged violations of internationally recognized human rights or international humanitarian law by the Government of Turkey, its armed forces, and associated groups and persons in the South Caucasus, Syria, Libya, and Iraq, including through indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks, the displacement of civilian populations, and attacks on civilian infrastructure and houses of worship; (B)whether United States-built F–16s have been used by the Government of Turkey in the South Caucasus since conflict in the region escalated on September 27, 2020, in a manner inimical to internationally recognized human rights; and(C)a description of the steps the United States has taken to—(i)discourage any practices by the Government of Turkey, its armed forces, or associated groups or persons in the South Caucasus, Syria, Libya, or Iraq that are inimical to internationally recognized human rights; and(ii)publicly or privately call attention to, and disassociate the United States and any security assistance provided to the Government of Turkey from such practices in the South Caucasus, Syria, Libya, or Iraq.


		III
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 53
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 15, 2011
			Mr. Lieberman, from the
			 Committee on Homeland Security and
			 Governmental Affairs, reported the following original
			 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and
			 Administration

		RESOLUTION
		Authorizing expenditures by the Committee
		  on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

		1.Committee on Homeland
			 Security and Governmental Affairs
			(a)General
			 authorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules and S. Res. 445 (108th Congress), including holding
			 hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by
			 paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the
			 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (referred to in this
			 resolution as the committee) is authorized from March 1, 2011,
			 through February 28, 2013, in its discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 period ending September 30, 2011The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2011, through September 30, 2011, under this section
			 shall not exceed $6,902,759, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $75,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $20,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of the
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				(c)Expenses for
			 fiscal year 2012 periodThe expenses of the committee for the
			 period October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012, under this section shall
			 not exceed $11,833,302, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $75,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $20,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of the
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				(d)Expenses for
			 period ending February 28, 2013For the period October 1, 2012,
			 through February 28, 2013, expenses of the committee under this section shall
			 not exceed $4,930,543, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $75,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $20,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of the
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				2.Reporting
			 legislationThe committee
			 shall report its findings, together with such recommendations for legislation
			 as it deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, but not
			 later than February 28, 2013.
		3.Expenses; agency
			 contributions; and investigations
			(a)Expenses of the
			 committee
				(1)In
			 generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), any expenses of the
			 committee under this resolution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the
			 Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee.
				(2)Vouchers not
			 requiredVouchers shall not be required for—
					(A)the disbursement
			 of salaries of employees of the committee who are paid at an annual
			 rate;
					(B)the payment of
			 telecommunications expenses provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
			 Doorkeeper;
					(C)the payment of
			 stationery supplies purchased through the Keeper of Stationery;
					(D)payments to the
			 Postmaster of the Senate;
					(E)the payment of
			 metered charges on copying equipment provided by the Office of the Sergeant at
			 Arms and Doorkeeper;
					(F)the payment of
			 Senate Recording and Photographic Services; or
					(G)for payment of
			 franked and mass mail costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United
			 States Senate.
					(b)Agency
			 contributionsThere are authorized such sums as may be necessary
			 for agency contributions related to the compensation of employees of the
			 committee for the period March 1, 2011, through September 30, 2011, for the
			 period October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012, and for the period October
			 1, 2012, through February 28, 2013, to be paid from the appropriations account
			 for `Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations' of the Senate.
			(c)Investigations
				(1)In
			 generalThe committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee of the
			 committee, is authorized to study or investigate—
					(A)the efficiency
			 and economy of operations of all branches of the Government including the
			 possible existence of fraud, misfeasance, malfeasance, collusion,
			 mismanagement, incompetence, corruption, or unethical practices, waste,
			 extravagance, conflicts of interest, and the improper expenditure of Government
			 funds in transactions, contracts, and activities of the Government or of
			 Government officials and employees and any and all such improper practices
			 between Government personnel and corporations, individuals, companies, or
			 persons affiliated therewith, doing business with the Government; and the
			 compliance or noncompliance of such corporations, companies, or individuals or
			 other entities with the rules, regulations, and laws governing the various
			 governmental agencies and its relationships with the public;
					(B)the extent to
			 which criminal or other improper practices or activities are, or have been,
			 engaged in the field of labor-management relations or in groups or
			 organizations of employees or employers, to the detriment of interests of the
			 public, employers, or employees, and to determine whether any changes are
			 required in the laws of the United States in order to protect such interests
			 against the occurrence of such practices or activities;
					(C)organized
			 criminal activity which may operate in or otherwise utilize the facilities of
			 interstate or international commerce in furtherance of any transactions and the
			 manner and extent to which, and the identity of the persons, firms, or
			 corporations, or other entities by whom such utilization is being made, and
			 further, to study and investigate the manner in which and the extent to which
			 persons engaged in organized criminal activity have infiltrated lawful business
			 enterprise, and to study the adequacy of Federal laws to prevent the operations
			 of organized crime in interstate or international commerce; and to determine
			 whether any changes are required in the laws of the United States in order to
			 protect the public against such practices or activities;
					(D)all other aspects
			 of crime and lawlessness within the United States which have an impact upon or
			 affect the national health, welfare, and safety; including but not limited to
			 investment fraud schemes, commodity and security fraud, computer fraud, and the
			 use of offshore banking and corporate facilities to carry out criminal
			 objectives;
					(E)the efficiency
			 and economy of operations of all branches and functions of the Government with
			 particular reference to—
						(i)the
			 effectiveness of present national security methods, staffing, and processes as
			 tested against the requirements imposed by the rapidly mounting complexity of
			 national security problems;
						(ii)the capacity of
			 present national security staffing, methods, and processes to make full use of
			 the Nation's resources of knowledge and talents;
						(iii)the adequacy of
			 present intergovernmental relations between the United States and international
			 organizations principally concerned with national security of which the United
			 States is a member; and
						(iv)legislative and
			 other proposals to improve these methods, processes, and relationships;
						(F)the efficiency,
			 economy, and effectiveness of all agencies and departments of the Government
			 involved in the control and management of energy shortages including, but not
			 limited to, their performance with respect to—
						(i)the
			 collection and dissemination of accurate statistics on fuel demand and
			 supply;
						(ii)the
			 implementation of effective energy conservation measures;
						(iii)the pricing of
			 energy in all forms;
						(iv)coordination of
			 energy programs with State and local government;
						(v)control of
			 exports of scarce fuels;
						(vi)the management
			 of tax, import, pricing, and other policies affecting energy supplies;
						(vii)maintenance of
			 the independent sector of the petroleum industry as a strong competitive
			 force;
						(viii)the allocation
			 of fuels in short supply by public and private entities;
						(ix)the management
			 of energy supplies owned or controlled by the Government;
						(x)relations with
			 other oil producing and consuming countries;
						(xi)the monitoring
			 of compliance by governments, corporations, or individuals with the laws and
			 regulations governing the allocation, conservation, or pricing of energy
			 supplies; and
						(xii)research into
			 the discovery and development of alternative energy supplies; and
						(G)the efficiency
			 and economy of all branches and functions of Government with particular
			 references to the operations and management of Federal regulatory policies and
			 programs.
					(2)Extent of
			 inquiriesIn carrying out the duties provided in paragraph (1),
			 the inquiries of this committee or any subcommittee of the committee shall not
			 be construed to be limited to the records, functions, and operations of any
			 particular branch of the Government and may extend to the records and
			 activities of any persons, corporation, or other entity.
				(3)Special
			 committee authorityFor the purposes of this subsection, the
			 committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee of the committee, or its
			 chairman, or any other member of the committee or subcommittee designated by
			 the chairman, from March 1, 2011, through February 28, 2013, is authorized, in
			 its, his, her, or their discretion—
					(A)to require by
			 subpoena or otherwise the attendance of witnesses and production of
			 correspondence, books, papers, and documents;
					(B)to hold
			 hearings;
					(C)to sit and act at
			 any time or place during the sessions, recess, and adjournment periods of the
			 Senate;
					(D)to administer
			 oaths; and
					(E)to take
			 testimony, either orally or by sworn statement, or, in the case of staff
			 members of the Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, by
			 deposition in accordance with the Committee Rules of Procedure.
					(4)Authority of
			 other committeesNothing contained in this subsection shall
			 affect or impair the exercise of any other standing committee of the Senate of
			 any power, or the discharge by such committee of any duty, conferred or imposed
			 upon it by the Standing Rules of the Senate or by the Legislative
			 Reorganization Act of 1946.
				(5)Subpoena
			 authorityAll subpoenas and related legal processes of the
			 committee and its subcommittees authorized under S. Res. 73, agreed to March
			 10, 2009 (111th Congress), are authorized to continue.


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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1212IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 13, 2019Mr. Thompson of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo amend section 1126 of title 41, United States Code, to provide for an exception for failure to
			 deliver goods or complete work due to a lapse in appropriations, and for
			 other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Federal Contract Deadline Fairness Act. 2.Exception for failure to deliver goods or complete work due to lapse in appropriations (a)In generalSection 1126 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (c)Exception for failure To deliver goods or complete work due to lapse in appropriationsIf the head of an executive agency determines that a contractor failed by reason of a lapse in appropriations in the Federal Government to deliver goods or complete work under a contract with the agency by the date or within the time period imposed by the contract any information relating to such failure may not be—
 (1)included in any past performance database used by executive agencies for making source selection decisions; or
 (2)evaluated unfavorably on the factor of past contract performance. .


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		II
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 283
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 12, 2013
			Mr. Begich (for himself
			 and Mr. Leahy) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
		  1965 to invest in innovation for education.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Investing in Innovation for
			 Education Act of 2013.
		2.Investing in
			 innovation
			(a)In
			 GeneralTitle IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
			 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

					DInvesting in
				innovation
						4401.PurposesThe purposes of this part are to—
							(1)fund the
				identification, development, evaluation, and expansion of innovative,
				evidence-based practices, programs, and strategies in order to
				significantly—
								(A)increase student
				academic achievement and decrease achievement gaps;
								(B)increase high
				school graduation rates;
								(C)increase college
				enrollment rates and rates of college persistence;
								(D)improve teacher
				and school leader effectiveness; and
								(E)increase the
				identification of innovative educational strategies in rural areas; and
								(2)support the rapid
				development, expansion, and adoption of tools and resources that improve the
				efficiency, effectiveness, or pace of adoption of such educational practices,
				programs, and strategies.
							4402.National
				activitiesThe Secretary may
				reserve not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under section 4408
				for each fiscal year to carry out activities of national significance, which
				activities may include—
							(1)capacity building;
							(2)technical assistance, including to
				applicants from rural areas;
							(3)pre-application workshops and web-based
				seminars for potential applicants, including applicants from rural
				areas;
							(4)the recruitment of peer-reviewers,
				including individuals with a background in rural education, to participate in
				the review of applications submitted under section 4404;
							(5)dissemination of best practices developed
				with grant funds provided under this part, including best practices developed
				with grant funds in rural areas;
							(6)carrying out prize awards consistent with
				section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
				3719); and
							(7)entering into
				partnerships with other agencies, nonprofits, and the private sector to carry
				out advanced research and development activities, including research and
				activities in rural areas.
							4403.Program
				authorized; length of grants; priorities
							(a)Program
				AuthorizationThe Secretary shall use funds made available to
				carry out this part to award grants, on a competitive basis, to local
				educational agencies, educational service agencies, and nonprofit organizations
				that propose to provide support to 1 or more public schools or local
				educational agencies, or both, consistent with section 4405.
							(b)Duration of
				GrantsThe Secretary shall award grants under this part for a
				period of not more than 3 years, and may extend such grants for an additional
				2-year period if the grantee demonstrates to the Secretary that it is making
				significant progress on the program performance measures identified in section
				4406.
							(c)Rural
				areasThe Secretary shall ensure that not less than 25 percent of
				the funds awarded under subsection (a) for any fiscal year are for projects
				that meet both of the following requirements:
								(1)The grantee
				is—
									(A)a local
				educational agency with an urban-centric district locale code of 32, 33, 41,
				42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary;
									(B)a consortium of
				such local educational agencies; or
									(C)an educational
				service agency or a nonprofit organization with demonstrated expertise in
				serving students from rural areas.
									(2)A majority of the
				schools to be served by the project are designated with a school locale code of
				41, 42, or 43, or a combination of such codes, as determined by the
				Secretary.
								(d)PrioritiesIn
				awarding grants under this part, the Secretary may give priority to an eligible
				entity that includes, in its application under section 4404, a plan to—
								(1)improve early
				learning outcomes;
								(2)support college
				access and success;
								(3)support family
				and community engagement;
								(4)address the
				unique learning needs of students with disabilities or English language
				learners;
								(5)support the
				effective use of education technology to improve teaching and learning;
								(6)improve the
				teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics;
				or
								(7)serve schools in
				rural local educational agencies.
								(e)Standards of
				EvidenceThe Secretary shall set standards for the quality of
				evidence that an applicant shall provide in order to demonstrate that the
				activities the applicant proposes to carry out with funds under this part are
				likely to succeed in improving student outcomes or outcomes on other
				performance measures. These standards may include any of the following:
								(1)Strong evidence
				that the activities proposed by the applicant will have a statistically
				significant effect on student academic achievement, student growth, or outcomes
				on other performance measures.
								(2)Moderate evidence
				that the activities proposed by the applicant will improve student academic
				achievement, student growth, or outcomes on other performance measures.
								(3)A rationale based
				on research findings or a reasonable hypothesis that the activities proposed by
				the applicant will improve student academic achievement, student growth, or
				outcomes on other performance measures.
								4404.Applications
							(a)Applications
								(1)In
				generalEach local educational agency, educational service
				agency, or nonprofit organization that desires to receive a grant under this
				part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
				and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
								(2)Reasonable
				period of timeThe Secretary shall ensure that prospective
				applicants are provided a reasonable period of time in which to prepare and
				submit their applications.
								(b)ContentsAt
				a minimum, each application shall—
								(1)describe the
				project for which the applicant is seeking a grant and how the evidence
				supporting that project meets the standards of evidence established by the
				Secretary under section 4403(e);
								(2)describe how the
				applicant will address at least 1 of the areas described in section
				4405(a)(1);
								(3)provide an
				estimate of the number of students that the applicant plans to serve under the
				proposed project, including the percentage of those students who are from
				low-income families, and the number of students to be served through additional
				expansion after the grant ends;
								(4)demonstrate that
				the applicant has established 1 or more partnerships with private
				organizations, nonprofit organizations, or community-based organizations, and
				that the partner or partners will provide matching funds, except that the
				Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement, on a case-by-case, upon a
				showing of exceptional circumstances, such as the difficulty of raising
				matching funds for a project to serve a rural area;
								(5)describe the
				applicant's plan for continuing the proposed project after funding under this
				part ends;
								(6)if the applicant
				is a local educational agency—
									(A)document the
				local educational agency's record during the previous 3 years in—
										(i)increasing
				student achievement, including achievement for each subgroup described in
				section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v); and
										(ii)decreasing
				achievement gaps; and
										(B)demonstrate how
				the local educational agency has made significant improvements in other
				outcomes, as applicable, on the performance measures described in section
				4406;
									(7)if the applicant
				is a nonprofit organization—
									(A)provide evidence
				that the nonprofit organization has helped at least 1 school or local
				educational agency, during the previous 3 years, significantly—
										(i)increase student
				achievement, including achievement for each subgroup described in section
				1111(b)(2)(C)(v); and
										(ii)reduce
				achievement gaps; and
										(B)describe how the
				nonprofit organization has helped at least 1 school or local educational agency
				make a significant improvement, as applicable, in other outcomes on the
				performance measures described in section 4406;
									(8)if the applicant
				is an educational service agency—
									(A)provide evidence
				that the agency has helped at least 1 school or local educational agency,
				during the previous 3 years, significantly—
										(i)increase student
				achievement, including achievement for each subgroup described in section
				1111(b)(2)(C)(v); and
										(ii)reduce
				achievement gaps; and
										(B)describe how the
				agency has helped at least 1 school or local educational agency make a
				significant improvement, as applicable, in other outcomes on the performance
				measures described in section 4406;
									(9)provide a
				description of the applicant's plan for independently evaluating the
				effectiveness of activities carried out with funds under this part;
								(10)provide an
				assurance that the applicant will—
									(A)cooperate with
				cross-cutting evaluations;
									(B)make evaluation
				data available to third parties for validation and further study; and
									(C)participate in
				communities of practice; and
									(11)if the applicant
				is a nonprofit organization that intends to make subgrants, consistent with
				section 4405(b), provide an assurance that the applicant will apply paragraphs
				(1) through (10), as appropriate, in the applicant's selection of subgrantees
				and in its oversight of those subgrants.
								(c)Criteria for
				evaluating applicationsThe Secretary shall award grants under
				this part on a competitive basis, based on the quality of the applications
				submitted and, consistent with the standards established under section 4403(e),
				each applicant's likelihood of achieving success in improving student outcomes
				or outcomes on other performance measures.
							4405.Uses of
				funds
							(a)Uses of
				fundsEach local educational agency, educational service agency,
				or nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this part—
								(1)shall use the
				grant funds to address, at a minimum, 1 of the following areas of school
				innovations:
									(A)Improving the
				effectiveness of teachers and school leaders and promoting equity in the
				distribution of effective teachers and school leaders.
									(B)Strengthening the
				use of data to improve teaching and learning.
									(C)Providing
				high-quality instruction based on rigorous standards that build toward college
				and career readiness and measuring students' mastery using high-quality
				assessments aligned to those standards.
									(D)Turning around
				the lowest-performing schools.
									(E)Any other area of
				school innovation, as determined by the Secretary;
									(2)shall use those
				funds to develop or expand strategies to improve the performance of high-need
				students on the performance measures described in section 4406; and
								(3)may use the grant
				funds for an independent evaluation, as required by section 4404(b)(9), of the
				innovative practices carried out with the grant.
								(b)Authority to
				subgrantA nonprofit organization that receives a grant under
				this part may use the grant funds to make subgrants to other entities to
				provide support to 1 or more schools or local educational agencies. Any such
				entity shall comply with the requirements of this part relating to grantees, as
				appropriate.
							4406.Performance
				measuresThe Secretary shall
				establish performance measures for the programs and activities carried out
				under this part. These measures, at a minimum, shall track the grantee's
				progress in—
							(1)improving
				outcomes for each subgroup described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that is served
				by the grantee on measures, including, as applicable, by—
								(A)increasing
				student achievement and decreasing achievement gaps;
								(B)increasing high
				school graduation rates;
								(C)increasing
				college enrollment rates and rates of college persistence;
								(D)improving teacher
				and school leader effectiveness;
								(E)improving school
				readiness; and
								(F)any other
				indicator as the Secretary or grantee may determine; and
								(2)implementing its
				project in rural schools, as applicable.
							4407.Reporting;
				annual reportA local
				educational agency, educational service agency, or nonprofit organization that
				receives a grant under this part shall submit to the Secretary, at such time
				and in such manner as the Secretary may require, an annual report that
				includes, among other things, information on the applicant's progress on the
				performance measures established under section 4406, and the data supporting
				that progress.
						4408.Authorization
				of appropriationsThere are
				authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part $500,000,000 for fiscal
				year 2014 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
				years.
						.
			(b)Table of
			 contentsThe table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating
			 to section 4304 the following:

						Part D—Investing in Innovation
						Sec. 4401. Purposes.
						Sec. 4402. National activities.
						Sec. 4403. Program authorized; length of grants;
				priorities.
						Sec. 4404. Applications.
						Sec. 4405. Uses of funds.
						Sec. 4406. Performance measures.
						Sec. 4407. Reporting; annual report.
						Sec. 4408. Authorization of
				appropriations.

					.


117 HR 3413 IH: Agricultural Security Risk Review Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-05-20
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3413IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 20, 2021Mr. Lucas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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 concernedA BILLTo amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Agricultural Security Risk Review Act. 2.Membership of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United StatesSection 721(k)(2) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)) is amended—(1)by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (J) as subparagraphs (I) through (K), respectively; and(2)by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:(H)The Secretary of Agriculture..


		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 970
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES
		AN ACT
		To designate additional segments and
		  tributaries of White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as
		  a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River
			 Expansion Act of 2011.
		2.Designation of segments of White Clay
			 Creek, as scenic and recreational riversSection 3(a)(163) of the Wild and Scenic
			 Rivers Act (16 U.S. C. 1274(a)(163)) is amended—
			(1)in the matter preceding subparagraph
			 (A)—
				(A)by striking 190 miles and
			 inserting 199 miles; and
				(B)by striking the recommended
			 designation and classification maps (dated June 2000) and inserting
			 the map entitled ‘White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Designated Area
			 Map’ and dated July 2008, the map entitled ‘White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic
			 River Classification Map’ and dated July 2008, and the map entitled ‘White Clay
			 Creek National Wild and Scenic River Proposed Additional Designated
			 Segments-July 2008’;
				(2)by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting
			 the following:

					(B)22.4 miles of the east branch beginning at
				the southern boundary line of the Borough of Avondale, including Walnut Run,
				Broad Run, and Egypt Run, outside the boundaries of the White Clay Creek
				Preserve, as a recreational river.
					;
				and
			(3)by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting
			 the following:

					(H)14.3 miles of the main stem, including
				Lamborn Run, that flow through the boundaries of the White Clay Creek Preserve,
				Pennsylvania and Delaware, and White Clay Creek State Park, Delaware beginning
				at the confluence of the east and middle branches in London Britain Township,
				Pennsylvania, downstream to the northern boundary line of the City of Newark,
				Delaware, as a scenic
				river.
					.
			3.Administration of White Clay
			 CreekSections 4 through 8 of
			 Public Law 106–357 (16 U.S.C. 1274 note; 114 Stat. 1393), shall be applicable
			 to the additional segments of the White Clay Creek designated by the amendments
			 made by section 2.

			Passed the Senate
			 December 30, 2012.

			Secretary


115 HR 1477 IH: No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-03-09
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1477IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 9, 2017Ms. Moore (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Soto, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Foster, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Rush, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Polis, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Lee, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Takano, Ms. Bass, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Speier, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 concernedA BILLTo prohibit the use of Federal funds to build a wall along the southern border, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act. 2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)The construction of a wall along the southern border is estimated to cost tens of billions of taxpayer dollars.
 (2)On June 16, 2015, in New York, NY, while announcing his candidacy for President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump stated I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I'll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words..
 (3)On July 31, 2015 in Turnberry, Scotland, during an interview on CNN, Mr. Donald Trump stated I will build the wall and Mexico’s going to pay for it and they will be happy to pay for it. Because Mexico is making so much money from the United States that that's going to be peanuts and all these other characters say, Oh, they won't pay, they won't pay. They don't know the first thing about how to negotiate. Trust me, Mexico will pay for it..
 (4)On February 25, 2016, in Houston, TX, during a Republican Presidential Debate, Mr. Donald Trump stated, We have a trade deficit with Mexico of $58 billion dollars a year, and that doesn’t include all the drugs that are pouring across and destroying our country. We’re going to make them pay for that wall..
 (5)On August 23, 2015, during an interview on Justice with Judge Jeanine, Mr. Donald Trump stated, We’re going to build a wall. It’s going to be a great wall. Mexico is going to pay for it.. (6)On August 31, 2016, in Phoenix, AZ, during a rally, Mr. Donald Trump stated, We will build a great wall along the southern border and Mexico will pay for the wall. One hundred percent. They don’t know it yet, but they’re going to pay for the wall..
 (7)On January 10, 2017, General John Kelly, President-elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, stated during his Senate confirmation hearing, A physical barrier in and of itself—certainly as a military person that understands defense and defenses—a physical barrier in and of itself will not do the job, it has to be really a layered defense..
			3.Prohibition on use of certain Federal funds
			(a)In general
 (1)Federal prohibitionNotwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal department or agency, including the Department of Homeland Security, may obligate or expend any Federal funds (including any funds previously appropriated for such purpose or any fee revenue generated by the Department of Homeland Security or any other Federal department or agency) to carry out section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) or any other related provision of law, or to otherwise build a border fence, related physical barriers or infrastructure, or wall along the southern border of the United States, including to carry out any activities related to such construction.
 (2)State prohibitionNotwithstanding any other provision of law, a State that has received or receives any Federal funding in the form of a grant from the Department of Homeland Security or any other Federal department or agency may not use such funding to carry out section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) or any other related provision of law, or to otherwise build a border fence, related physical barriers or infrastructure, or wall along the southern border of the United States, including to carry out any activities related to such construction.
 (3)Foreign payment requiredThe President is authorized to enter into a binding, written, and enforceable treaty, approved by the Senate, with a foreign country to pay for the costs associated with carrying out section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) or any other related provision of law, or otherwise building a border fence, related physical barriers or infrastructure, or wall along the southern border of the United States, including carrying out any activities related to such construction.
				(b)Audit and penalty
 (1)AuditNot later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of each Federal department and agency under subsection (a)(1) and each State that has received or is receiving any Federal funding under subsection (a)(2) to assess compliance with the prohibition under such subsections for such preceding fiscal year.
 (2)PenaltyIf the Comptroller General of the United States is unable to confirm the compliance with the prohibitions under subsection (a) by a Federal department or agency or by a State pursuant to an audit conducted under paragraph (1), notwithstanding any other provision of law—
 (A)in the case of Federal department or agency, the Office of Management and Budget may not obligate or expend more than 25 percent of funds authorized to be appropriated for such Office for the fiscal year during which such audit is conducted, until such time as the Comptroller General is able to confirm such compliance; and
 (B)in the case of a State, the heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies shall take such steps as may be necessary to reduce the amount of Federal funds that are made available to such State and to require such State to repay such amounts previously made available, as appropriate, until such time as the Comptroller General is able to confirm such compliance.
 (c)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that the funding prohibition under this section should not interfere with the responsibility of the Secretary of Homeland Security to take actions as may be required to secure the southern border of the United States.
 4.OversightThe Inspector General of the Federal department or agency responsible for carrying out the treaty referred to in section 3(a)(3) shall oversee the use of funds received and expended pursuant to such treaty to carry out the Secure Fence Act of 2006, section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note), or any other related provision of law, or to otherwise build a border fence, related physical barriers or infrastructure, or wall along the southern border of the United States, including to carry out any activities related to such construction. Such oversight shall include oversight regarding the use of high risk contractor practices, including limited or sole source contracting, any cost overruns, significant delays in contract execution, and departmental contract management and oversight of such funds.
		5.Budgetary impact
 (a)In generalThe Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall include a statement of budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, as a result of and related to any executive order or presidential memorandum issued relating to border security during the period of fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2021.
 (b)ContentsAny statement under subsection (a) shall include— (1)a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order or memorandum on the Federal Government;
 (2)the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed by Federal department and agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2017; and
 (3)the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2017.
 6.WebsiteThe Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish a publicly available website to track and display funds received from other non-Federal sources, including foreign governments, to carry out the Secure Fence Act of 2006, section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note), or any other related provision of law, or to otherwise build a border fence, related physical barriers or infrastructure, or wall along the southern border, including to carry out any activities related to such construction. Such website shall be updated at least monthly to accurately reflect data on funds received by source and by date and on the obligation and expenditure of such funds.


117 HRES 593 IH: Expressing support for the designation of August 22, 2021, as national “Chuck Brown Day”, and honoring his contributions to music and to the District of Columbia.
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-08-20
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IV117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 593IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 20, 2021Ms. Norton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformRESOLUTIONExpressing support for the designation of August 22, 2021, as national Chuck Brown Day, and honoring his contributions to music and to the District of Columbia.Whereas Chuck Brown is known as the Godfather of Go-Go because he was the major architect of the musical genre known as go-go, a unique mix of funk, soul, and Latin party sounds, whose popularity continues today;Whereas Chuck Brown, who was born on August 22, 1936, and passed away at the age of 75 on May 16, 2012, was a resident of the District of Columbia most of his life;Whereas Chuck Brown, who taught himself to play guitar, became a virtuoso singer, songwriter, guitarist, and band leader;Whereas Chuck Brown’s go-go beat gave the District of Columbia a musical identity of its own and reminds the Nation that the District of Columbia has always been the hometown of talented artists, among them Duke Ellington and Marvin Gaye;Whereas Chuck Brown’s musical catalog spans 22 studio albums over 3 decades;Whereas Chuck Brown’s hit Bustin’ Loose, with his group, the Soul Searchers, was the top song on the Billboard Top 100 R&B Chart for 4 weeks in 1979;Whereas Chuck Brown earned a Grammy nomination in 2010 for the song Love, from his album entitled We Got This, and was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship in 2005;Whereas Chuck Brown’s go-go has been passed from generation to generation with undiminished popularity;Whereas Chuck Brown influenced jazz, rap, and go-go musicians, such as the bands Trouble Funk, Rare Essence, and Experience Unlimited (also known as E.U.);Whereas Chuck Brown was so committed to securing statehood and equal voting rights for the residents of the District of Columbia that he played a concert on a very hot, humid day on the United States Capitol Grounds in 2010;Whereas the District of Columbia has named a street located near the historic, modernized Howard Theatre for Chuck Brown;Whereas the District of Columbia has named a park located at 2901 20th Street NE, for Chuck Brown;Whereas go-go serves as the soundtrack for the Don’t Mute DC movement;Whereas Chuck Brown is admired for having risen from humble beginnings and overcoming time in prison to become a devoted father and family man;Whereas Chuck Brown was a great, multitalented musician who brought joy through his music, never stopping until his death; andWhereas August 22, 2021, is Chuck Brown’s birthday: Now, therefore, be itThat the House of Representatives supports the designation of Chuck Brown Day, and honors Chuck Brown’s contributions to music and to the District of Columbia.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 990
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 11, 2009
			Mr. Graves (for
			 himself and Mr. Cleaver) introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Transportation and
			 Infrastructure

		A BILL
		To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish
		  additional goals for airport master plans.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Airport Master Plan Customer Convenience Enhancement,
			 Security, and Sustainability Act of 2009 or the
			 ACCESS Act 2009.
		2.Airport master
			 plansSection 47101 of title
			 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(i)Additional goals
				for airport master plansIn addition to the goals set forth in
				subsection (g)(2), the Secretary shall encourage airport sponsors and State and
				local officials to develop airport master plans that take into account—
					(1)customer convenience and access to airport
				facilities; and
					(2)threats of a terrorist attack, including
				the need to continually monitor and adjust plans to address new terrorist
				threats.
					.