109 HR 1362 IH: Hospital Price Disclosure Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-03-17
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1362
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 17, 2005
Mr. Lipinski (for himself and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the public disclosure of prices for hospital and ambulatory surgical center procedures and drugs.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Hospital Price Disclosure Act of 2005.
2.Public disclosure of hospital and ambulatory surgical center data
(a)Requirement
(1)HospitalsSubsection (a)(1) of section 1866 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc) is amended—
(A)in subparagraph (U), by striking and at the end;
(B)in subparagraph (V), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and; and
(C)by inserting after subparagraph (V) the following new subparagraph:

(W)in the case of a hospital, to report to the Secretary data in accordance with subsection (k)(1) and to post notice regarding such data in accordance with subsection (k)(2)(B)..
(2)Ambulatory surgical centersSection 1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(F)(i)) is amended by inserting after other standards the following: , including the reporting to the Secretary of data in accordance with section 1866(k)(1) and the posting of notice regarding such data in accordance with section 1866(k)(2)(B).
(b)Data reporting by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for certain inpatient and outpatient procedures and inpatient drugsSection 1866 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(k)Data reporting by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers and public posting
(1)Quarterly reporting requirementNot later than 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter (beginning more than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection), a hospital shall report to the Secretary, for each procedure or drug selected under paragraph (3), and an ambulatory surgical center shall report to the Secretary, for each procedure selected under paragraph (3)(A)(ii), the following data:
(A)The frequency with which the hospital performed the procedure, or administered the drug in an inpatient setting, or the center performed the procedure during such quarter.
(B)If the procedure was performed or the drug was so administered during such quarter, the average and the median of the price charged by the hospital or center for such procedure or drug during such quarter.
(2)Public availability of data
(A)Public posting of dataThe Secretary shall promptly post, on the official public Internet site of the Department of Health and Human Services, the data reported under paragraph (1). Such data shall be set forth in a manner that promotes price comparison among hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
(B)Notice of availabilityA hospital and ambulatory surgical center shall prominently post at each admission site of the hospital or center a notice of the availability of the data reported under paragraph (1) on the official public Internet site under subparagraph (A).
(3)Selection of procedures and drugs
(A)Initial selectionBased on national data, the Secretary shall select the following:
(i)The 25 most frequently performed hospital inpatient procedures.
(ii)The 25 most frequently performed hospital outpatient procedures.
(iii)The 50 most frequently administered drugs in a hospital inpatient setting.
(B)Updating selectionThe Secretary shall periodically update the procedures and drugs selected under subparagraph (A).
(4)Civil money penaltyThe Secretary may impose a civil money penalty of not more than $10,000 for each knowing violation of the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2)(B) by a hospital or ambulatory surgical center. A civil money penalty under this paragraph shall be imposed and collected in the same manner as a civil money penalty under subsection (a) of section 1128A is imposed and collected under that section.
(5)Administrative provisions
(A)Classification of proceduresFor purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish rules for the classification of different procedures and for the assignment of items and services to those procedures.
(B)Computation of average and median pricesFor purposes of paragraph (1), the computation of an average and median price for a procedure or drug shall be in accordance with a methodology prescribed by the Secretary. Such methodology may provide for reporting by the hospital or ambulatory surgical center of unit prices for specific items and services included in a procedure, including appropriate per diem prices, and a method of converting such unit prices for a procedure to an average and median price for such procedure.
(C)Form of report and noticeThe Secretary shall specify the electronic form and manner by which a hospital or ambulatory surgical center shall report data under paragraph (1) and the form for posting of notices under paragraph (2)(B).
(6)Non-preemption of State lawsNothing in this subsection shall be construed as preempting or otherwise affecting any provision of State law relating to the disclosure of price or other information for a hospital or ambulatory surgical center.
(7)Drug definedFor purposes of this subsection, the term drug includes a biological and a non-prescription drug, such as an ointment.  .


II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1175IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 18, 2017Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo protect Federal, State, and local public safety officers.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
		  Protect Our Heroes Act of 2017.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)Law enforcement officers, first responders, and public safety officials risk their lives every day
			 to serve and protect our neighborhoods and communities.
			(2)These men and women are true public servants who regularly sacrifice and encounter grave daily
			 harm.
			(3)The families of law enforcement officers, first responders, and public safety officials also
			 sacrifice and contribute to their roles as guardians of the public good.
			(4)In recent times, it has become apparent that these women and men are being targeted intentionally
			 by criminals in our society.
			(5)Congress must do all it can to promote a system of law and order which enables law enforcement
			 officers, first responders, and public safety officials  to properly do
			 their jobs.
			3.Protection of public safety officers
			(a)Killing of public safety officers
				(1)OffenseChapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

						1123.Killing of public safety officers
							(a)DefinitionsIn this section—
								(1)the terms Federal law enforcement officer and United States judge have the meanings given those terms in section 115;
								(2)the term federally funded public safety officer means a public safety officer or judicial officer for a public agency that—
									(A)receives Federal financial assistance; and
									(B)is an agency of an entity that is a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
			 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
			 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any territory or
			 possession of the United States, an Indian tribe, or a unit of local
			 government of that entity;
									(3)the term firefighter includes an individual serving as an officially recognized or designated member of a legally
			 organized volunteer fire department and an officially recognized or
			 designated public employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew;
								(4)the term judicial officer means a judge or other officer or employee of a court, including prosecutors, court security,
			 pretrial services officers, court reporters, and corrections, probation,
			 and parole officers;
								(5)the term law enforcement officer means an individual, with arrest powers, involved in crime or juvenile delinquency control or
			 reduction or enforcement of the laws;
								(6)the term public agency includes a court system, the National Guard of a State to the extent the personnel of that
			 National Guard are not in Federal service, and the defense forces of a
			 State authorized by section 109 of title 32; and
								(7)the term public safety officer means an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, as a law enforcement officer,
			 as a firefighter, as a chaplain, or as a member of a rescue squad or
			 ambulance crew.
								(b)OffenseIt shall be unlawful for any person to—
								(1)kill, or attempt or conspire to kill—
									(A)a United States judge;
									(B)a Federal law enforcement officer; or
									(C)a federally funded public safety officer while that officer is engaged in official duties, or on
			 account of the performance of official duties; or
									(2)kill a former United States judge, Federal law enforcement officer, or federally funded public
			 safety officer on account of the past performance of official duties.
								(c)Penalty
								(1)In generalAny person that violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less
			 than 10 years or for life, or, if death results, shall be sentenced to not
			 less than 30 years and not more than life, or may be punished by death.
								(2)Enhanced penaltyAny person that, in the commission of a violation of subsection (b), lures a public safety officer
			 to a location for the purpose of killing, or attempting to kill, the
			 public safety officer shall, in addition to a penalty under paragraph (1),
			  be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 5 years..
				(2)Table of sectionsThe table of sections for chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
			 end the following:
					1123. Killing of public safety officers..
				(b)Assault of public safety officers
				(1)OffenseChapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

						120.Assaults of public safety officers
							(a)DefinitionsIn this section—
								(1)the term federally funded public safety officer means a public safety officer or judicial officer for a public agency that—
									(A)receives Federal financial assistance; and
									(B)is an agency of an entity that is a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
			 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
			 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any territory or
			 possession of the United States, an Indian tribe, or a unit of local
			 government of that entity;
									(2)the term firefighter includes an individual serving as an officially recognized or designated member of a legally
			 organized volunteer fire department and an officially recognized or
			 designated public employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew;
								(3)the term judicial officer means a judge or other officer or employee of a court, including prosecutors, court security,
			 pretrial services officers, court reporters, and corrections, probation,
			 and parole officers;
								(4)the term law enforcement officer means an individual, with arrest powers, involved in crime or juvenile delinquency control or
			 reduction or enforcement of the laws;
								(5)the term public agency includes a court system, the National Guard of a State to the extent the personnel of that
			 National Guard are not in Federal service, and the defense forces of a
			 State authorized by section 109 of title 32; and
								(6)the term public safety officer means an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, as a law enforcement officer,
			 as a firefighter, as a chaplain, or as a member of a rescue squad or
			 ambulance crew.
								(b)OffenseIt shall be unlawful to  assault, or attempt to assault, a federally funded public safety officer
			 while
			 engaged in or on
			 account of the performance of official duties, or assaults any person who
			 formerly served as a federally funded public safety
			 officer on account of the performance of such person's official duties
			 during such service, or because of the actual or perceived status of the
			 person as a federally funded public safety officer.
							(c)Penalty
								(1)In generalAny person that violates subsection (b) shall
			 be subject to a fine under this title and—
									(A)if the assault resulted in bodily injury (as defined in section 1365), shall be imprisoned not less
			 than 2 years and not more than 10 years;
									(B)if the assault resulted in substantial bodily injury (as defined in section 113), shall be
			 imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years;
									(C)if the assault resulted in serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365), shall be imprisoned
			 for not less than 10 years;
									(D)if a deadly or dangerous weapon was used during and in relation to the assault, shall be imprisoned
			 for not less than 20 years; and
									(E)shall be imprisoned for not more than 1 year in any other case.
									(2)Enhanced penaltyAny person that, in the commission of a violation of subsection (b), lures a public safety officer
			 to a location for the purpose of assaulting, or attempting to assault, the
			 public safety officer shall, in addition to a penalty under paragraph (1),
			  be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 5 years..
				(2)Table of sectionsThe table of sections for chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
			 end the following:
					120. Assaults of public safety officers..


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 30
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 5, 2011
			Mrs. Biggert (for
			 herself, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, and
			 Mr. Manzullo) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Transportation and Infrastructure

		A BILL
		To require Surface Transportation Board consideration of
		  the impacts of certain railroad transactions on local communities, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Taking Responsible Action for
			 Community Safety Act.
		2.Effect of mergers
			 on local communities and rail passenger transportationSection 11324 of title 49, United States
			 Code, is amended—
			(1)in subsection
			 (a)—
				(A)by striking the
			 last sentence and inserting The Board shall hold public hearings on the
			 proposed transaction, including public hearings in the affected communities,
			 unless the Board determines that public hearings are not necessary in the
			 public interest.;
				(2)in subsection
			 (b)—
				(A)by striking
			 which involves the merger or control of at least two Class I
			 railroads, and inserting with respect to a transaction that
			 involves at least one Class I railroad,;
				(B)by inserting the effect on the
			 public interest, including after the Board shall
			 consider;
				(C)in paragraph (2),
			 by striking on the public interest;
				(D)by striking
			 and at the end of paragraph (4);
				(E)by striking the
			 period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting a semicolon; and
				(F)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraphs:

						(6)the safety and
				environmental effects of the proposed transaction, including the effects on
				local communities, such as public safety, grade crossing safety, hazardous
				materials transportation safety, emergency response time, noise, and
				socioeconomic impacts; and
						(7)the effect of the
				proposed transaction on intercity rail passenger transportation and commuter
				rail passenger transportation, as defined by section 24102 of this
				title.
						;
				(3)by redesignating
			 subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) and
			 inserting a new subsection (c) as follows:

					(c)The Board shall approve and authorize a
				transaction under this section when it finds the transaction is consistent with
				the public interest. The Board shall not approve a transaction described in
				subsection (b) if it finds that the transaction’s impacts on safety and on all
				affected communities, as defined under subsection (b), outweigh the
				transportation benefits of the transaction. The Board may impose conditions
				governing a transaction under this section, including conditions to mitigate
				the effects of the transaction on local
				communities.
					;
			(4)in subsection (d),
			 as redesignated, by striking The Board shall approve and all
			 that follows through the transaction, including and inserting
			 The conditions the Board may impose under this section include;
			 and
			(5)in subsection (e),
			 as redesignated, by striking the merger or control of at least two Class
			 I railroads, as defined by the Board and inserting a transaction
			 described in subsection (b).


109 HR 2879 IH: To suspend temporarily the duty on P Tolulene Sulfonyl Chloride.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-06-14
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I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2879
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 14, 2005
Mr. Chabot introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on P Tolulene Sulfonyl Chloride.

1.P Tolulene Sulfonyl Chloride
(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:

9902.11.03Benzenesulfonyl Chloride, 4 Methyl (CAS No. 98–59–9) (provided for in subheading 2904.10.10)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2008
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2963
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 19, 2009
			Mrs. Dahlkemper (for
			 herself, Mr. Tim Murphy of
			 Pennsylvania, Mr. Carney,
			 Mr. Welch,
			 Mr. Tonko,
			 Mr. Braley of Iowa,
			 Mr. Honda,
			 Mr. Bright,
			 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas,
			 Mr. Kissell,
			 Mr. Childers,
			 Ms. Fudge,
			 Mr. Kagen,
			 Mr. Fattah,
			 Mr. Boswell,
			 Ms. Kaptur,
			 Mr. Massa,
			 Mr. Altmire,
			 Mr. Sires,
			 Mr. Connolly of Virginia,
			 Ms. Wasserman Schultz,
			 Mr. Moran of Virginia, and
			 Mr. Dingell) 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 provide
		  incentives for improving small manufacturers’ computer
		  technology.

		1.Small manufacturers’ computer
			 hardware and software tax credit in lieu of expensing
			(a)In
			 generalSubpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 section:

					45R.Small
				manufacturers computer hardware and software tax credit
						(a)In
				GeneralFor purposes of section 38, the small manufacturers’
				computer hardware and software credit determined under this section for the
				taxable year is the lesser of—
							(1)50 percent of the
				amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified
				computer hardware and software property; or
							(2)$35,000.00.
							(b)Qualified
				Computer Hardware and Software PropertyFor purposes of this
				section, the term qualified computer hardware and software
				property means any computer hardware and software property for use in
				any small manufacturer located in the United States—
							(1)the original use
				of which commences with the taxpayer;
							(2)which is property
				of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation; and
							(3)which is placed in
				service by the taxpayer after the date of the enactment of this section.
							(c)Computer
				HardwareFor purposes of this section, the term computer
				hardware includes disk drives, integrated circuits, display screens,
				cables, modems, speakers, and printers.
						(d)Computer
				SoftwareFor purposes of this section, the term computer
				software means programs, programming languages, data that direct the
				operations of a computer system or network, enterprise resource planning
				software, manufacturing resource planning software, materials requirements
				planning software and software designed to enhance Internet
				capabilities.
						(e)Small
				ManufacturerFor purposes of
				this section:
							(1)In
				generalThe term small manufacturer means—
								(A)any unincorporated
				business, any partnership, or for-profit corporation;
								(B)with respect to a
				taxable year, any which employed an average of 50 or fewer employees on
				business days during the preceding calendar year. For purposes of the preceding
				sentence, a preceding calendar year may be taken into account only if the small
				business was in existence throughout such year.
								(2)Small
				manufacturers not in existence in preceding taxable yearIn the
				case of a small manufacturer which was not in existence throughout the
				preceding calendar year, the determination under paragraph (1) shall be based
				on the average number of employees that it is reasonably expected such employer
				or sole proprietor will employ on business days in the current calendar
				year.
							(f)Calculation of
				Number of employeesFor
				purposes of subsection (e), the number of employees of a subsidiary of a wholly
				owned corporation includes the employees of—
							(1)a parent
				corporation; and
							(2)any other
				subsidiary corporation of that parent corporation.
							(g)Basis
				AdjustmentFor purposes of
				this subtitle, if a credit is determined under this section in connection with
				any expenditure for 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 determined.
						(h)TerminationThis
				section shall not apply with respect to any property placed in service after
				December 31,
				2011.
						.
			(b)Credit To be
			 part of general business creditSection 38(b) of such Code is
			 amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (34), by
			 striking the period at the end of paragraph (35) and inserting ,
			 plus, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

					(36)the small manufacturers’ computer hardware
				and software credit determined under section
				45R(a).
					.
			(c)Denial of double
			 benefitSection 280C of such Code is amended by adding at the end
			 the following new subsection:

					(f)Small
				Manufacturers Computer Hardware and Software CreditNo deduction
				shall be allowed for that portion of the expenses otherwise allowable as a
				deduction for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit
				determined for the taxable year under section
				45R.
					.
			(d)Allowance of
			 credit against alternative minimum taxSubparagraph (B) of
			 section 38(c)(4) of such Code is amended by striking and at the
			 end of clause (vii), by striking the period at the end of clause (viii) and
			 insert , and, and by inserting after clause (viii) the following
			 new clause:

					(ix)the credit
				determined under section
				45R.
					.
			(e)Transferability
			 of creditNothing in any law or rule shall be construed to limit
			 the transferability, through sale and repurchase agreements, of the credit
			 allowed by reason of section 45R.
			(f)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years ending after December 31, 2008.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3183
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 15, 2012
			Mr. Schumer (for himself
			 and Mr. Brown of Ohio) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the
		  use of domestic property to be eligible for certain tax incentives for solar
		  energy.

		1.Use of domestic property to
			 be eligible for certain tax incentives for solar energy
			(a)Residential
			 energy efficient property credit
				(1)In
			 generalSection 25D(e) of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 paragraph:

						(9)Domestic solar
				property onlyNo expenditure relating to property described in
				paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d) shall be taken into account for purposes
				of this section unless—
							(A)more than 70
				percent (by value) of the components of such property are made in the United
				States, or
							(B)more than 50
				percent (by value) of the components of such property are made in the United
				States and the final point of manufacture of such property is in the United
				States.
							.
				(2)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by this subsection shall apply to
			 expenditures made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
				(b)Energy
			 investment credit
				(1)In
			 generalSection 48(a)(3) of
			 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following
			 new sentence: Such term shall not include property described in clause (i) or
			 (ii) of subparagraph (A) unless more than 70 percent (by value) of the
			 components of such property are made in the United States or unless more than
			 50 percent (by value) of the components of such property are made in the United
			 States and the final point of manufacture of such property is in the United
			 States.
				(2)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by this subsection shall apply to periods
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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).


115 HR 3093 : Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-12-12
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		IIB
		115th CONGRESS1st Session
		H. R. 3093
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		December 12, 2017Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsAN ACT
		To amend the Volcker Rule to permit certain investment advisers to share a similar name with a
			 private equity fund, subject to certain restrictions, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act. 2.Naming restrictions Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1851) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (d)(1)(G)(vi), by inserting before the semicolon the following:  , except that the hedge fund or private equity fund may share the same name or a variation of the same name as a banking entity that is an investment adviser to the hedge fund or private equity find, if—(I)such investment adviser is not an insured depository institution, a company that controls an insured depository institution, or a company that is treated as a bank holding company for purposes of section 8 of the International Banking Act of 1978;
 (II)such investment adviser does not share the same name or a variation of the same name as an insured depository institution, any company that controls an insured depository institution, or any company that is treated as a bank holding company for purposes of section 8 of the International Banking Act of 1978; and
 (III)such name does not contain the word bank ; and (2)in subsection (h)(5)(C), by inserting before the period the following: , except as permitted under subsection (d)(1)(G)(vi).

	Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 2017.Karen L. Haas,Clerk


		IV
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 471
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			November 17, 2011
			Mr. King of Iowa (for
			 himself, Mr. Chabot,
			 Mr. Paul, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, and
			 Mr. Westmoreland) submitted the
			 following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Rules

		RESOLUTION
		Amending the Rules of the House of
		  Representatives to require that rescission bills always be considered under
		  open rules every year, and for other purposes.

		Whereas a rescissions bill, which would cut Federal
			 spending, should be brought to the House floor at the beginning of every fiscal
			 quarter to give Congress the opportunity to cut and cancel unnecessary,
			 wasteful, and bloated Government spending to eliminate the deficit;
		Whereas any Federal appropriations that have not yet been
			 spent would be on the table for cuts;
		Whereas the House of Representatives would consider this
			 spending-slashing bill under an open rule procedure that allows any Member of
			 Congress to offer an amendment to cut Federal spending and demand a recorded
			 vote to hold Congress accountable;
		Whereas in this spending-cutting process every single
			 spending item would be up for reconsideration and no Member of Congress could
			 make excuses for failing to cut spending because the process would provide a
			 record of their actions;
		Whereas the taxpayer money saved through this
			 spending-cutting process will be returned to the general fund and cannot be
			 used for new spending;
		Whereas the process of cutting spending should be open to
			 the public, by posting this spending-cutting bill and its amendments on the
			 Internet, so that Americans can exercise their right to contact their Members
			 of Congress and make their views known; and
		Whereas this rescissions spending-cutting process will
			 discipline Federal spending and save taxpayer money: Now, therefore, be
			 it

		That(a)this resolution may be cited as the
			 Cut the Unnecessary Tab Resolution or the CUT
			 Resolution.
			(b)Clause 6(c) of rule XIII of the Rules of
			 the House of Representatives is amended by inserting before the period the
			 following “or a rule or order that would limit any amendment that would
			 otherwise be in order to a rescission bill”.
			(c)Clause 4(b) of
			 rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting
			 (1) after (b), by redesignating subparagraphs (1)
			 through (6) as subdivisions (A) through (F), respectively, and by adding at the
			 end the following:

					(2)(A)Whenever a rescission
				bill passes the House, the Committee on the Budget shall immediately reduce the
				applicable allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
				1974 by the total amount of reductions in budget authority and in outlays
				resulting from such rescission bill.
						(B)As used in this subparagraph, the
				term rescission bill means a bill or joint resolution which only
				rescinds, in whole or in part, budget authority and which includes only titles
				corresponding to the most recently enacted appropriation bills that continue to
				include unobligated
				balances.
						.
			(d)Rule XIII of the
			 Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the
			 following new clause:

					8. (a) By
				February 1, May 1, July 30, and November 11 of each session, the majority
				leader shall introduce a rescission bill. If such bill is not introduced by
				that date, then whenever a rescission bill is introduced during a session on or
				after that date, a motion to discharge the committee from its consideration
				shall be privileged after the 10-legislative day period beginning on that date
				for the first 5 such bills.
					(b)It shall not be in
				order to offer any amendment to a rescission bill except an amendment that
				increases the amount of budget authority that such bill rescinds.
					(c)As used in this
				clause and in clause 6, the term rescission bill has the meaning
				given such term in clause 4(b)(2)(B) of rule
				X.
					.
			(e)Rule XXI of the
			 Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the
			 following new clause:

					11. (a) It
				shall not be in order to consider any rescission bill, or conference report
				thereon or amendment thereto, unless—
						(1)in the case of
				such bill or conference report, it is made available to Members and the general
				public on the Internet for at least 48 hours before its consideration;
				or
						(2)(A)in the case of an
				amendment to such rescission bill made in order by a rule, it is made available
				to Members and the general public on the Internet within one hour after the
				rule is filed; or
							(B)in the case of an amendment under an
				open rule, it is made available to Members and the general public on the
				Internet immediately after being offered in a format that is searchable and
				sortable.
							(3)No amendment to an
				amendment to a rescission bill shall be in order unless germane to the
				amendment to which it is
				offered.
						.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 597
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 9, 2011
			Mr. Rohrabacher
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on House
			 Administration, and in addition to the Committees on
			 Oversight and Government
			 Reform and the
			 Judiciary, 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 restore the Federal electoral rights of the residents
		  of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

		1.Short TitleThis Act may be cited as the
			 District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of
			 2011.
		2.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
			(1)There is no
			 reason, either historically or by virtue of law, why the people of the District
			 of Columbia, the capital of the United States of America, should not have full
			 voting representation in the Congress of the United States.
			(2)Article I, section
			 8, clause 17 of the Constitution of the United States, which authorized the
			 creation of the District of Columbia, provides only that the Congress shall
			 have exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over that
			 District.
			(3)The same clause of
			 the Constitution provides that Congress shall exercise like authority
			 over other Federal territories that have been purchased from the States
			 for Federal purposes. Residents of other Federal enclaves, though also denied
			 voting rights after becoming subject to exclusive Federal jurisdiction, have
			 had restored their right to vote for and serve as elected Federal officials
			 from their respective States which ceded the Federal enclaves to the United
			 States.
			(4)Congress has
			 exercised its authority to regulate Federal elections under article I, section
			 4 of the Constitution to set the legal requirements that States must follow in
			 establishing Congressional districts. Congress has also exercised this
			 authority to require States to allow United States citizens who are former
			 residents, and their children who are United States citizens, who are living
			 overseas to vote in Federal elections in the previous State of residence,
			 notwithstanding the fact that such former residents and their children may have
			 no intention of returning or establishing residence in that State, and
			 notwithstanding the fact that such citizens are not subject to the laws of that
			 State, including tax laws.
			(5)The entire
			 territory of the current District of Columbia was ceded to the United States by
			 the State of Maryland, one of the original 13 States of the United States. The
			 portion of the original District of Columbia ceded to the United States by the
			 Commonwealth of Virginia was returned to the authority of that state in 1846,
			 and the people who now reside in that area vote as citizens of the Commonwealth
			 of Virginia.
			(6)The Supreme Court
			 of the United States has found that the cession of legislative authority over
			 the territory that became the District of Columbia by the States of Maryland
			 and Virginia did not remove that territory from the United States, and that the
			 people who live in that territory are entitled to all the rights, guarantees,
			 and immunities of the Constitution that they formerly enjoyed as citizens of
			 those States (O’Donoghue v. United States, 289 U.S. 516 (1933); Downes v.
			 Bidwell, 182 U.S. 244 (1901)). Among those guarantees are the right to equal
			 protection of the laws and the right to participate, equally with other
			 Americans, in a Republican form of government.
			(7)Since the people
			 who lived in the territory that now makes up the District of Columbia once
			 voted in Maryland as citizens of Maryland, and Congress by adoption of the
			 Organic Act of 1801 severed the political connection between Maryland and the
			 District of Columbia by statute, Congress has the power by statute to restore
			 Maryland state citizenship rights, including Federal electoral rights, that it
			 took away by enacting the Organic Act of 1801.
			3.Restoration of
			 Right of District of Columbia Residents to Participate as Maryland Residents in
			 Congressional Elections
			(a)In
			 GeneralNotwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes
			 of representation in the House of Representatives and Senate, the right of the
			 people of the District of Columbia to be eligible to participate in elections
			 for the House of Representatives and Senate as Maryland residents in accordance
			 with the laws of the State of Maryland, is hereby restored.
			(b)Eligibility To
			 Hold Congressional OfficeNotwithstanding any other provision of
			 law, for purposes of determining eligibility to serve as a Member of the House
			 of Representatives or Senate, the right of the residents of the District of
			 Columbia to be considered inhabitants of the State of Maryland is hereby
			 restored.
			(c)Effective
			 DateThis section shall apply with respect to elections for
			 Federal office occurring during 2012 and any succeeding year.
			4.Restoration of
			 Right of District of Columbia Residents to Participate as Maryland Residents in
			 Presidential Elections
			(a)In
			 GeneralNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the right of
			 the people of the District of Columbia to be eligible to participate in
			 elections for electors of President and Vice President, and to serve as such
			 electors as Maryland residents in accordance with the laws of the State of
			 Maryland, is hereby restored.
			(b)Eligibility To
			 Serve as ElectorsNotwithstanding any other provision of law, for
			 purposes of determining eligibility to serve as electors of President and Vice
			 President, the right of the residents of the District of Columbia to be
			 considered inhabitants of the State of Maryland is hereby restored.
			(c)Termination of
			 Appointment of Separate Electors by District of ColumbiaIn
			 accordance with the authority under sections 1 and 2 of the 23rd amendment to
			 the Constitution and the authority under article I, Section 8, to legislate for
			 the District of Columbia, and notwithstanding any other provision of law,
			 Congress directs that no electors of President and Vice President shall be
			 appointed by the District of Columbia and that no votes from such electors
			 shall be cast or counted in the electoral vote for President and Vice
			 President.
			(d)Conforming
			 Amendment
				(1)In
			 generalChapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by
			 striking section 21.
				(2)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections for chapter 1 of title 3, United
			 States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 21.
				5.Composition of
			 House of Representatives
			(a)Number and
			 Apportionment of Maryland MembersFor purposes of determining the
			 number and apportionment of the members of the House of Representatives from
			 the State of Maryland for the One Hundred Twelfth Congress and each succeeding
			 Congress, the population of the District of Columbia shall be added to the
			 population of Maryland under the decennial census.
			(b)Increase in
			 Membership of House of Representatives
				(1)Permanent
			 increase in number of membersEffective with respect to the One
			 Hundred Twelfth Congress and each succeeding Congress, the House of
			 Representatives shall be composed of 436 Members.
				(2)Reapportionment
			 of members resulting from increase
					(A)In
			 generalSection 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to
			 provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for
			 apportionment of Representatives in Congress, approved June 28, 1929 (2
			 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by striking the then existing number of
			 Representatives and inserting the number of Representatives
			 established with respect to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.
					(B)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by
			 subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect to the regular decennial census
			 conducted for 2020 and each subsequent regular decennial census.
					(c)Prohibiting
			 Division of District of Columbia Into Separate Congressional Districts
				(1)In
			 generalNotwithstanding subsection (a), in establishing
			 Congressional districts after the effective date of this section, the State of
			 Maryland shall ensure that the entire area of the District of Columbia is
			 included in the same Congressional district (except as provided in paragraph
			 (2)).
				(2)Special rule if
			 population of district equals or exceeds average population of Maryland
			 congressional districtsIf the population of the District of
			 Columbia equals or exceeds the average population of a Congressional district
			 in the State of Maryland under the decennial census used for the apportionment
			 of the Members of the House of Representatives from the State of Maryland, the
			 State of Maryland shall ensure that at least one Congressional district in the
			 State consists exclusively of territory within the District of Columbia.
				(3)Special rule for
			 initial districtUntil the State of Maryland establishes
			 Congressional districts to take into account the enactment of this section, the
			 Congressional district of the additional Representative to which the State is
			 entitled under this section shall consist exclusively of the area of the
			 District of Columbia.
				6.Coordination of
			 Election Administration
			(a)Application of
			 Maryland Election Laws
				(1)In
			 generalFederal elections in the District of Columbia shall be
			 administered and carried out by the State of Maryland, in accordance with the
			 applicable laws of the State of Maryland.
				(2)Treatment of
			 District as unit of local governmentFor purposes of the laws of
			 the State of Maryland which apply to Federal elections in the District of
			 Columbia pursuant to paragraph (1), the District of Columbia shall be
			 considered to be a unit of local government within the State of Maryland with
			 responsibility for the administration of Federal elections.
				(b)Conforming
			 Amendments To Help America Vote Act of 2002
				(1)Treatment of
			 District of Columbia as part of MarylandSection 901 of the Help
			 America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15541) is amended—
					(A)by striking
			 the District of Columbia;
					(B)by striking
			 In this Act and inserting (a)
			 In General.—In this
			 Act; and
					(C)by adding at the
			 end the following new subsection:

							(b)Special Rule For
				State of Maryland and District of ColumbiaFor purposes of this
				Act, the following shall apply:
								(1)The voting age
				population of the State of Maryland shall be considered to include the voting
				age population of the District of Columbia for purposes of sections 101(d)(4)
				and 252(b).
								(2)The District of
				Columbia shall be considered a unit of local government or jurisdiction located
				within the State of Maryland.
								(3)An election for
				Federal office taking place in the District of Columbia shall be considered to
				take place in the State of
				Maryland.
								.
					(c)Conforming
			 Amendments to Other Federal Election Laws
				(1)Uniformed and
			 Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
					(A)In
			 generalTitle I of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee
			 Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
			 following new section:

							108.Special Rule
				for State of Maryland and District of ColumbiaFor purposes of this title, the following
				shall apply:
								(1)An absent
				uniformed services voter or overseas voter who is a resident of the District of
				Columbia shall be considered to be a resident of the State of Maryland.
								(2)An election for
				Federal office taking place in the District of Columbia shall be considered to
				take place in the State of Maryland.
								(3)The State of
				Maryland, and the election officials of the State of Maryland, shall be
				responsible for carrying out the provisions of this title with respect to
				voters who are residents of the District of
				Columbia.
								.
					(B)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 107(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
			 Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–6) is amended by striking the
			 District of Columbia,.
					(2)National Voter
			 Registration Act of 1973
					(A)In
			 generalThe National Voter Registration Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
			 1973gg et seq.) is amended—
						(i)by
			 redesignating section 13 as section 14; and
						(ii)by
			 adding at the end the following new section:

								12.Special Rule For
				State of Maryland and District of ColumbiaFor purposes of this Act, the following
				shall apply:
									(1)The District of
				Columbia shall be considered a registrar’s jurisdiction within the State of
				Maryland.
									(2)An election for
				Federal office taking place in the District of Columbia shall be considered to
				take place in the State of Maryland.
									(3)The State of
				Maryland, and the election officials of the State of Maryland, shall be
				responsible for carrying out this Act with respect to the District of Columbia,
				except that—
										(A)section 5 shall
				apply to motor vehicle driver’s license applications and the motor vehicle
				authority of the District of Columbia in the same manner as that section
				applies to a State, and the State of Maryland shall provide the District of
				Columbia with such forms and other materials as the District of Columbia may
				require to carry out that section; and
										(B)the District of
				Columbia shall designate voter registration agencies under section 7 in the
				same manner as a State, and the State of Maryland shall provide the District of
				Columbia with such forms and other materials as the District of Columbia may
				require to carry out that
				section.
										.
						(B)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 3(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. gg–1(4)) is amended
			 by striking and the District of Columbia.
					(3)Voting
			 Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
					(A)In
			 generalThe Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee et seq.) is amended—
						(i)by
			 redesignating section 8 as section 9; and
						(ii)by
			 inserting after section 7 the following new section:

								8.special rule for state of maryland and district of
		  columbiaFor purposes of this Act, the following
				shall apply:
									(1)The District of
				Columbia shall be considered a political subdivision of the State of
				Maryland.
									(2)An election for
				Federal office taking place in the District of Columbia shall be considered to
				take place in the State of Maryland.
									(3)The State of
				Maryland shall be responsible for carrying out this Act with respect to the
				District of
				Columbia.
									.
						(B)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 8(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee–6(5)) is
			 amended by striking the District of Columbia,.
					(d)Conforming
			 Amendment to Home Rule ActSection 752 of the District of
			 Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–207.52, D.C. Official Code) is amended by
			 striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , except to
			 the extent required under section 5 of the District of Columbia Voting Rights
			 Restoration Act of 2011..
			(e)Other Conforming
			 Amendment to District of Columbia Election LawThe District of
			 Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended by adding at the end the following
			 new section:

					18.Applicability of
				Maryland Election Law For Administration of Federal ElectionsNotwithstanding any other provision of this
				Code or other law or regulation of the District of Columbia—
						(1)any election for
				Federal office in the District of Columbia shall be administered and carried
				out by the State of Maryland, in accordance with the applicable law of the
				State of Maryland; and
						(2)no provision of
				this Code shall apply with respect to any election for Federal office to the
				extent that the provision is inconsistent with the applicable law of the State
				of
				Maryland.
						.
			(f)Effective
			 DateThis section and the amendments made by this section shall
			 apply with respect to elections for Federal office occurring during 2012 and
			 any succeeding year.
			7.Repeal of Office
			 of District of Columbia Delegate
			(a)In
			 GeneralSections 202 and 204 of the District of Columbia Delegate
			 Act (Public Law 91–405; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) are
			 repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections are
			 restored or revived as if such sections had not been enacted.
			(b)Conforming
			 Amendments to District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955The
			 District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended—
				(1)in section 1 (sec.
			 1–1001.01, D.C. Official Code), by striking the Delegate to the House of
			 Representatives;
				(2)in section 2 (sec.
			 1–1001.02, D.C. Official Code)—
					(A)by striking
			 paragraph (6), and
					(B)in paragraph (13),
			 by striking the Delegate to Congress for the District of
			 Columbia;
					(3)in section 8 (sec.
			 1–1001.08, D.C. Official Code)—
					(A)by striking
			 Delegate in the heading, and
					(B)by striking
			 Delegate, each place it appears in subsections (h)(1)(A),
			 (i)(1), and (j)(1);
					(4)in section 10
			 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official Code)—
					(A)by striking
			 subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(3), and
					(B)in subsection
			 (d)—
						(i)by
			 striking Delegate, each place it appears in paragraph (1),
			 and
						(ii)by
			 striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
						(5)in section 15(b)
			 (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. Official Code), by striking Delegate,;
			 and
				(6)in section 17(a)
			 (sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. Official Code), by striking except the Delegate
			 to the Congress from the District of Columbia.
				(c)Effective
			 DateThe amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
			 to elections occurring during 2012 and any succeeding year.
			8.Repeal of Offices
			 of Statehood Representative and Senator
			(a)In
			 GeneralSection 4 of the District of Columbia Statehood
			 Constitutional Convention Initiative of 1979 (sec. 1–123, D.C. Official Code)
			 is amended by striking subsections (d) through (h).
			(b)Conforming
			 Amendments
				(1)Statehood
			 CommissionSection 6 of such Initiative (sec. 1–125, D.C.
			 Official Code) is amended—
					(A)in subsection
			 (a)—
						(i)by
			 striking 27 voting members and inserting 24 voting
			 members,
						(ii)by
			 adding and at the end of paragraph (4); and
						(iii)by
			 striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph
			 (5); and
						(B)in subsection
			 (a–1)(1), by striking subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H).
					(2)Authorization of
			 appropriationsSection 8 of such Initiative (sec. 1–127, D.C.
			 Official Code) is hereby repealed.
				(3)Application of
			 honoraria limitationsSection 4 of D.C. Law 8–135 (sec. 1–131,
			 D.C. Official Code) is hereby repealed.
				(4)Application of
			 campaign finance lawsSection 3 of the Statehood Convention
			 Procedural Amendments Act of 1982 (sec. 1–135, D.C. Official Code) is hereby
			 repealed.
				(5)List of elected
			 officialsSection 2(13) of the District of Columbia Elections
			 Code of 1955 (sec. 1–1001.02(13), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking
			 United States Senator and Representative,.
				9.Nonseverability
			 of Certain ProvisionsIf any
			 provision of sections 3, 5(a), or 5(b) of this Act, or the application thereof
			 to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remaining provisions of
			 this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be treated as invalid.
		10.Rules of
			 ConstructionNothing in this
			 Act may be construed—
			(1)to permit
			 residents of the District of Columbia to vote in elections for State or local
			 office in the State of Maryland or to permit nonresidents of the District of
			 Columbia to vote in elections for local office in the District of
			 Columbia;
			(2)to affect the
			 power of Congress under article I, section 8, clause 17 of the Constitution to
			 exercise exclusive legislative authority over the District of Columbia;
			 or
			(3)to affect the
			 powers of the Government of the District of Columbia under the District of
			 Columbia Home Rule Act (except as specifically provided in this Act).


		II
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3231
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			May 25, 2006
			Mr. Bingaman (for
			 himself and Mr. Domenici) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on certain
		  structures, parts, and components for use in an isotopic separation
		  facility.

		1.Certain structures, parts,
			 and components for use in an isotopic separation facility
			(a)In
			 generalSubject to the
			 National Enrichment Facility in southern New Mexico obtaining a license to
			 operate an isotopic separation facility from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
			 the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to admit free of duty
			 after December 31, 2006, the following articles, provided for in heading
			 8401.20.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, for the use
			 in the construction of such enrichment facility:
				(1)Centrifuge medium frequency drive supply,
			 including medium frequency centrifuge drive converters, distribution and
			 protection systems (isotopic separation equipment).
				(2)Centrifuge supply and support systems,
			 including centrifuge monitoring system, proprietary centrifuge protection
			 system (isotopic separation equipment).
				(3)Centrifuge plant control system, including
			 proprietary software and hardware integration for core plant control systems
			 (isotopic separation equipment).
				(4)Cascade supply equipment (isotopic
			 separation equipment) consisting of—
					(A)centrifuge components, including individual
			 component parts for the centrifuges to be supplied for assembly at the National
			 Enrichment Facility;
					(B)cascade header pipe-work modules (CHP),
			 including approximately 2,000 modules specially designed to allow the correct
			 distribution of the process gas into the cascade and made of a special grade
			 aluminum; and
					(C)cascade valve frames, including
			 approximately 50 manifold units to be the interface from the main process plant
			 to the cascade and specially designed to enable optimum operation of the
			 cascades.
					(5)Centrifuge process gas equipment (isotopic
			 separation equipment) consisting of—
					(A)centrifuge process gas aluminum pipe work
			 of special grade aluminum tubing;
					(B)centrifuge process gas valves, specially
			 designed for optimum flow control of process gas; and
					(C)centrifuge process gas delivery pump
			 sets.
					(b)ReliquidationIf the liquidation of an entry of any
			 article described in subsection (a) has become final before December 31, 2011,
			 the entry shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, be reliquidated on
			 December 31, 2011, in accordance with the provisions of this section and the
			 appropriate refund of duty made at the time of such reliquidation.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 531
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 14, 2009
			Mrs. Myrick
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require
		  that the Commissioner of Social Security notify individuals of improper use of
		  their Social Security account numbers.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Social Security Number Fraudulent Use
			 Notification Act of 2009.
		2.Notification of
			 individuals of improper use of their social security account
			 numbersSection 205(c)(2) of
			 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end
			 the following new subparagraph:

				(I)In any case in which the Commissioner
				of Social Security determines that—
					(i)the social security account number in
				the wage records provided to the Social Security Administration by an employer
				with respect to any employee does not match relevant records otherwise
				maintained by the Social Security Administration, or
					(ii)the social security account number
				issued to an individual has otherwise been used by any other person in a
				fraudulent or otherwise illegal manner,
					the
				Commissioner shall promptly provide the individual (if any) to whom such social
				security account number was issued with written notification of the
				Commissioner’s
				determination..


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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3526
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 16, 2015
			Mr. Grijalva (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Honda, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Titus, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Farr, Ms. Norton, Mr. Keating, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Judy Chu of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the import- and export-related provision of
			 that Act to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under
			 that Act.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act or the CECIL Act. 2.Amendment to Endangered Species Act of 1973Section 9(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:

 (A)for any such species listed, or proposed to be listed, under section 4, import the species into, or export the species from, the United States;.
		3.Government Accountability Office study
 (a)In generalNot later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct and submit to Congress a report on the results of a study of the effectiveness of trophy hunting in supporting international wildlife conservation efforts.
 (b)Application of revenues to tangible actionsThe study shall include a detailed analysis of how permit fees and other payments from hunters to government entities and hunting guides in host countries are applied to tangible actions supporting the conservation of the target species and other wildlife in such countries.
 (c)ReportThe report shall— (1)identify data gaps and recommend information that hunters and host countries must submit to verify the impacts of trophy hunting on wildlife conservation efforts; and
 (2)recommend actions that the Department of the Interior and the Congress should take to ensure that trophy hunting contributes to conservation.