		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4837
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 12, 2010
			Mr. Young of Alaska
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Education and
			 Labor

		A BILL
		To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
		  1965, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title; table of
			 contents
			(a)Short
			 TitleThis Act may be cited as the School Accountability Improvement Act of
			 2010.
			(b)Table of
			 ContentsThe table of contents for this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					Title I—Measuring Adequate Yearly Progress
					Sec. 101. Measuring adequate yearly progress of
				groups.
					Sec. 102. Intermediate goals need not increase in equal
				increments for all groups.
					Sec. 103. Alternative approaches to measuring adequate yearly
				progress.
					Sec. 104. Graduation rates.
					Sec. 105. Participation of students in assessments.
					Sec. 106. Students with disabilities requiring alternate
				assessments.
					Sec. 107. Assessments.
					Sec. 108. Regulations.
					Sec. 109. Research and standards.
					Title II—State Flexibility
					Sec. 201. State flexibility.
					Title III—Implementation of Sanctions
					Sec. 301. School improvement and public school
				choice.
					Sec. 302. School district improvement.
					Sec. 303. Supplemental services.
					Sec. 304. Full implementation.
					Title IV—Nonpublic Schools
					Sec. 401. Participation of children enrolled in private
				schools.
					Title V—Effective Date and Regulations
					Sec. 501. Effective date.
					Sec. 502. Regulations.

			IMeasuring Adequate
			 Yearly Progress
			101.Measuring
			 adequate yearly progress of groups
				(a)N
			 Size May Vary by Size of School or LEAThe following provisions
			 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 are each amended by
			 inserting after reliable information the following: (the
			 number required to be insufficient being greater, at the option of the State,
			 for a local educational agency than for a school, and varying, at the option of
			 the State, from agency to agency and school to school in proportion to total
			 enrollment):
					(1)In section 1111
			 (20 U.S.C. 6311)—
						(A)subsection
			 (b)(2)(C)(v), in the matter after subclause (II)(dd);
						(B)subsection
			 (b)(2)(I)(ii);
						(C)subsection
			 (b)(3)(C)(xiii); and
						(D)subsection
			 (h)(C)(i).
						(2)Section 1431(b)
			 (20 U.S.C. 6471(b)).
					(b)Permitting Fewer
			 Students in Group To Demonstrate Progress To Meet AYP Safe
			 HarborSection 1111 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is further amended in
			 subsection (b)(2)(I)(i) by striking 10 percent and inserting
			 5 percent.
				(c)Counting
			 Students Who Are in More Than One GroupSection 1111 (20 U.S.C.
			 6311) is further amended in subsection (b)(2) by adding at the end the
			 following:

						(L)Counting
				students who are in more than one groupFor the purpose of
				determining adequate yearly progress, the State may establish a uniform
				procedure for counting students under which a student who belongs to more than
				one of the groups described in subparagraph (C)(v) is counted toward each such
				group to which the student belongs as a fraction of 1 student, the numerator of
				the fraction being 1 and the denominator being the number of such groups to
				which the student
				belongs.
						.
				102.Intermediate
			 goals need not increase in equal increments for all groupsSection 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is further amended in subsection
			 (b)(2)(H)(i)—
				(1)by striking
			 in equal increments; and
				(2)by inserting
			 before the semicolon at the end the following:

						in—(aa)increments defined by the State as
				appropriate for the group, for each of the groups of students described in
				subparagraph (C)(v); and
						(bb)equal increments,
				for all other
				students.
						.
				103.Alternative
			 approaches to measuring adequate yearly progress
				(a)Expansion of AYP
			 To include gain scores and partial credit for meeting basic
			 targetsSection 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
			 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is further amended in subsection (b)(2)(C)(vii) by
			 inserting after such as the following: achievement under
			 a gain score approach (such as a value-added system), progress
			 toward meeting basic proficiency targets,.
				(b)Alternatives to
			 AYPSuch section is further amended in subsection (b)(2) by
			 adding at the end the following:

						(M)Alternate
				methods of defining adequate yearly progressIn lieu of defining
				adequate yearly progress under subparagraph (C), the State may define adequate
				yearly progress in any manner that—
							(i)uses the measures
				of performance and progress described in subparagraph (A);
							(ii)complies with the
				time line required by subparagraph (F); and
							(iii)includes
				intermediate goals, as required by subparagraph (H).
							(N)Additional
				methods of defining adequate yearly progress
							(i)In
				generalFor the purpose of meeting the requirements of this
				section, the State educational agency may identify a school or local
				educational agency as having made adequate yearly progress pursuant to
				subparagraph (I) in any year in which one or more groups described in clause
				(v) of subparagraph (C) in that school or local educational agency do not meet
				or exceed the proficient level established under subparagraph (G) in a subject
				to which the accountability provisions of this subsection applies or do not
				meet the requirement for any other indicator established under subparagraph (D)
				if—
								(I)the same group or
				groups did not fail to meet the requirements for adequate yearly progress for
				that same subject or the other indicator in the previous year as determined
				without using the provisions of this subparagraph; and
								(II)the number of
				students who did not meet or exceed the proficient level in such group or
				groups is not greater in the aggregate than a percentage determined by the
				State educational agency but not in excess of 10 percent of the students
				enrolled in the school or local educational agency, as the case may be, in
				grades that were assessed in that subject or indicator for adequate yearly
				progress.
								(ii)Greater
				percentageThe Secretary may, on an individual State basis,
				approve a greater percentage than the amount set forth in clause (i)(II) for
				determining whether a school or local educational agency has met the
				requirements for adequate yearly progress if—
								(I)the percentage
				over that amount is consistent with the accountability system of the State and
				is proposed as an amendment to the State plan required by this section;
				and
								(II)the State
				educational agency applies a lower status designation of adequate yearly
				progress to any school or local educational agency that utilizes the percentage
				approved under this clause for determining that adequate yearly progress was
				met.
								(O)Multiple
				assessments for determining adequate yearly progress
							(i)Subject to
				approval by the Secretary, State plans submitted pursuant to subsection (a) may
				use a combination of assessments aligned with the academic standards of the
				State and other indicators to determine whether adequate yearly progress is
				made. The State plan may provide for the following:
								(I)The assignment of
				specific weights or points to the assessments or other indicators that are used
				in order to calculate a composite score to determine whether adequate yearly
				progress is made.
								(II)The use of
				portfolios, projects, and performance-based assessments consistent with
				criteria established by the State.
								(III)The use of
				teacher observations that meet State criteria to assess—
									(aa)the
				performance of students for whom such method of assessment would be
				appropriate, including students identified in subclauses (II)(cc) and (dd) of
				subparagraph (C)(v); and
									(bb)the
				performance of students on skills or uses of information that are not
				adequately provided for in the State assessment instrument.
									(IV)The use of high
				school graduation rates, the number or portion of advanced placement and
				international baccalaureate courses taken by students in specific subjects,
				postsecondary education admissions, and other factors that are appropriate for
				the grade level of the students involved in addition to the academic assessment
				of those
				students.
								.
				104.Graduation
			 ratesSection 1111(b)(2) of
			 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) is
			 amended by adding at the end the following:

					(L)Graduation and
				drop-out ratesIn determining the graduation and drop-out rates
				required by this Act, the State plan may provide alternatives, in lieu of
				counting students in the year of the on-time, 4-year high school graduation
				cohort of such students, in order to address the following
				circumstances:
						(i)Students who do
				not graduate on time and who are enrolled in school for the summer or semester
				(and where applicable are continuously enrolled in a subsequent semester) after
				their fourth year of high school, except that such students shall be counted in
				the calculation of the graduation and dropout rates for the school year in
				which such graduation (or noncompletion) occurs.
						(ii)Students who
				leave school prior to earning a high school diploma and who are enrolled for
				the semester after their fourth year of high school in an accredited
				postsecondary institution in a program leading to a two-year or a four-year
				degree or in a job training program that is approved by the State and prepares
				students for employment and to advance beyond the entry level, except
				that—
							(I)such students
				shall be counted in the school year in which such graduation (or noncompletion)
				occurs; and
							(II)such
				determination may be made on the basis of whether such students leave school or
				a job training program having successfully completed the courses or job
				training program that the State would deem as having satisfied the requirements
				for a high school
				diploma.
							.
			105.Participation
			 of students in assessments
				(a)Percentage of
			 Students Required To Take AssessmentsSection 1111 of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is further amended in
			 subsection (b)(2)(I)(ii)—
					(1)by striking
			 95 percent the first place such term appears and inserting
			 a percentage (from 90 to 95 percent, based on criteria established in
			 the State plan); and
					(2)by striking
			 95 percent the second place such term appears and inserting
			 percentage.
					(b)Determining
			 Participation RatesSection 1111 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6311) is
			 further amended in subsection (b)(2) by adding at the end the following:

						(N)Students exempt
				from participating in assessmentsFor the purpose of determining
				compliance with the percentage required by subparagraph (I)(ii), the State may
				provide for a student to be excluded from the determination with respect to an
				assessment if any of the following apply:
							(i)Excused
				absenceThe student did not take that assessment by reason
				of—
								(I)a medical
				condition;
								(II)a parental
				decision to exempt the student, if such a decision is available under, and
				exercised pursuant to, State law; or
								(III)a circumstance
				out of the control of the student, school, or local educational agency, such as
				a natural disaster.
								(ii)Chronic
				nonattendanceEach of the following is true:
								(I)The student did
				not take the assessment and has demonstrated an unusual and chronic pattern of
				non-attendance, as defined by the State.
								(II)The local
				educational agency in which the student is enrolled is implementing a plan to
				increase participation in the assessments by students demonstrating such a
				pattern of nonattendance.
								(O)Students
				assigned below basic score by defaultFor the
				purpose of determining adequate yearly progress, and for the purpose of
				determining compliance with the percentage required by subparagraph (I)(ii), a
				student who does not take an assessment and who is not excluded under
				subparagraph (N) may, if the State plan so provides, be treated as having taken
				the assessment and having achieved a score below the level described in
				paragraph (1)(D)(ii)(III) (below
				basic).
						.
				106.Students with
			 disabilities requiring alternate assessmentsSection 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is further amended in subsection (b)(2)
			 by adding at the end the following:

					(P)Students with
				disabilities requiring alternate assessmentsConsistent with
				paragraph (3), a State may implement the amendments made to part 200 of title
				34, Code of Federal Regulations, on December 9, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 68698)
				(related to achievement of students with significant cognitive disabilities) as
				if such amendments—
						(i)permitted 3
				percent of such students to be counted for the purposes of determining adequate
				yearly progress, except that—
							(I)any assessment
				given to any such student for the purposes of determining such adequate yearly
				progress must be required by the individualized education plan of such
				student;
							(II)the
				individualized education plan must reflect the need for any such alternate
				assessment based on the evaluation of such student and the services provided
				such student under section 614 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
				Act (42 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); and
							(III)the
				individualized education plan must include written consent from the parent of
				such student prior to such alternate assessment being administered;
							(ii)used the term
				students requiring alternate assessments in lieu of the term
				students with the most significant cognitive disabilities;
				and
						(iii)permitted the
				eligibility of such students to be determined by the State educational agency,
				except that such eligibility shall, at a minimum, include—
							(I)students who are
				receiving services pursuant to a plan required under section 504 of the
				Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and part 104 of title 34, Code of Federal
				Regulations;
							(II)students who are
				assessed at a grade level below the grade level in which they are enrolled (out
				of level assessments); and
							(III)students
				considered students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, as
				defined by the State educational agency, prior to the enactment of the No Child
				Left Behind Improvements Act of
				2007.
							.
			107.AssessmentsSection 1111(b)(3)(C) of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)) is amended—
				(1)in clause (ix) by
			 striking subclause (III) and inserting the following:

						(III)the inclusion of
				limited-English-proficient students, who—
							(aa)may, consistent
				with paragraph (2)(P), be assessed, as determined by the local educational
				agency, through the use of an assessment which requires achievement of specific
				gains for up to three school years from the first year any such student is
				assessed for the purposes of this subsection;
							(bb)may, at the
				option of the State educational agency, be assessed in the first year any such
				student attended school in the United States (not including Puerto
				Rico);
							(cc)shall not be
				included in any calculation of adequate yearly progress when such students are
				in the first year of attending school in the United States (not including
				Puerto Rico); and
							(dd)shall be assessed
				in a valid and reliable manner and provided reasonable accommodations on
				assessments administered to such students under this paragraph, including, to
				the extent practicable, assessments in the language and form most likely to
				yield accurate data on what such students know and can do in academic content
				areas, until such students have achieved English language proficiency as
				determined under paragraph
				(7);
							;
				(2)in clause (xiv) by
			 striking and at the end;
				(3)by redesignating
			 clause (xv) as clause (xvii); and
				(4)by inserting after
			 clause (xiv) the following:

						(xv)at the option of
				the local educational agency, be administered multiple times to any such
				student during the school year, or (at the option of the State) a subsequent
				date prior to the beginning of the next school year, provided that the local
				educational agency shall determine which score of any such administration be
				used for determining adequate yearly progress;
						(xvi)at the option of
				the school district, measure the achievement of a student as if such student
				were in the grade level proceeding the grade level of such student, provided
				that—
							(I)if such student
				meets the proficient level of achievement for such proceeding grade level, such
				score shall be used to determine adequate yearly progress for such proceeding
				grade level; and
							(II)if such student
				does not meet the proficient level of achievement for such proceeding grade
				level, such score is not used for the purposes of determining adequate yearly
				progress;
				and
							.
				108.RegulationsSection 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is further amended by adding at the end
			 the following:

					(o)Regulations
						(1)Codification of
				regulations affecting limited English proficient childrenThis
				part shall be implemented consistent with amendments proposed to part 200 of
				title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, on June 24, 2004 (69 Fed. Reg. 35462)
				(relating to the assessment of limited English proficient children and the
				inclusion of limited-English-proficient children in subgroups) as if such
				amendments permitted students who were previously identified as
				limited-English-proficient to be included in the group described in subsection
				(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)(dd) for three additional years, as determined by a local
				educational agency (based on the individual needs of a child) for the purposes
				of determining adequate yearly progress.
						(2)Issuance of
				regulations affecting children with disabilitiesThe Secretary
				shall issue regulations not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
				of the No Child Left Behind Improvements Act of 2006 regarding the
				participation of children with disabilities under this part. Such regulations
				shall permit a State to include, for up to three years, students who were
				children with disabilities as part of the group described under section
				1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)(cc) but who are no longer identified as children with
				disabilities. Students with disabilities may be provided an alternate
				assessment, including an out of level assessment, if deemed appropriate by the
				individual education plan team for that student and included within the written
				individual education plan for that
				student.
						.
			109.Research and
			 standards
				(a)In
			 generalFrom funds
			 appropriated under subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to conduct
			 research and to make grants to States and groups of States for the purpose of
			 developing and implementing standards and assessments in academic subjects for
			 which States are held accountable for making adequate yearly progress under the
			 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.),
			 subject to the following conditions:
					(1)High quality
			 standardsThe standards that are developed pursuant to this
			 subsection will—
						(A)be designed with
			 the expectation that students will graduate from high school prepared to enter
			 postsecondary education or the workplace; and
						(B)be clear, concise,
			 and consistent with the rigor of standards in nations that research validates
			 as being high caliber.
						(2)ProhibitionThe
			 Federal Government and any entity under its control is prohibited from—
						(A)establishing
			 academic standards or requiring any State to adopt specific standards or
			 assessments as a condition for receiving funds under any program administered
			 by the Department; and
						(B)establishing any
			 assessment or requiring any State to adopt a specific assessment for
			 determining adequate yearly progress.
						(3)IncentiveA
			 State that adopts standards in an academic system pursuant to paragraph (1)
			 may—
						(A)revise the
			 measurable objectives required by section 1111(b)(2)(G) of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (8 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(G));
						(B)extend the time
			 line set forth in section 1111(b)(2)(F) of such Act to a subsequent year but
			 not beyond the 2017–18 school year;
						(C)exclude assessment
			 results from the determination of whether a school or local educational agency
			 is in need of improvement under section 1116(b)(1)(A) of such Act for the
			 school year in which such standards are implemented by local educational
			 agencies; and
						(D)defer the
			 implementation of the requirements of paragraph (5), (7), and (8) of section
			 11116(b) of such Act for the school year following the first school year in
			 which such standards are implemented by local educational agencies.
						(4)State
			 PlansThe State plan under
			 section 1111 of such Act of any State that adopts standards pursuant to
			 paragraph (1) shall indicate how the State will—
						(A)assist local
			 educational agencies to—
							(i)provide for the
			 professional development of teachers and administrators to effectively teach to
			 such standards;
							(ii)align curriculum
			 with such standards;
							(iii)acquire and
			 align, as the case may be, course materials, technology data systems and other
			 resources necessary to effectively teach to such standards;
							(iv)ensure that the
			 State will give a high priority in providing assistance under this subsection
			 to schools and local educational agencies wherein 35 percent or more of the
			 students in the group identified under subclause (I) of section
			 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of such Act did not make adequate yearly progress targets in
			 the year prior to the implementation of such standards; and
							(v)ensure that
			 representatives of teachers, administrators, school board members, parents, and
			 other stakeholders are provided timely involvement in the development,
			 adoption, implementation, and evaluation of standards and assessments funded by
			 this section; and
							(B)use State funds
			 and the funds provided under such Act to support the activities described in
			 subparagraph (A) as a top priority.
						(b)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry
			 out this section $600,000,000.
				IIState
			 Flexibility
			201.State
			 flexibilitySection 1111 of
			 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is
			 amended—
				(1)by redesignating
			 subsections (f) through (m) as subsections (g) through (n); and
				(2)by inserting after
			 subsection (e) the following:

						(f)State
				Flexibility
							(1)PlansIn
				approving plans under subsection (e), the Secretary shall accord a State
				maximum flexibility to make such plans and any revisions compatible with the
				accountability system of such State.
							(2)WaiversThrough
				the authority provided under part D of title IX, the Secretary may grant a
				waiver of any statutory or regulatory requirement of this part requested by a
				State educational agency or local educational agency.
							(3)NotificationNot
				later than 30 days after the approval of any revisions to the plan of a State,
				or the granting of any waivers described under paragraph (2), the Secretary
				shall notify each State educational agency of such revision or waiver and,
				through the Website of the Department of Education and the Federal Register,
				the public. The notification described in the preceding sentence shall be in
				writing and include a clear and complete explanation of such revision or
				wavier.
							(4)Applicability of
				plan revisions and waivers to other agenciesA revision to a plan
				approved under this part or a waiver issued under this subsection or under part
				D of title IX may be applied in any other State or local educational agency,
				provided the State or agency meets any requirements issued by the Secretary
				applicable to such revision or waiver as implemented by such State or
				agency.
							.
				IIIImplementation
			 of Sanctions
			301.School
			 improvement and public school choiceSection 1116(b) of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)) is amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (1)(A) by inserting after 2 consecutive years the following:
			 (in the same subject for the same group of students, as described in
			 section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v));
				(2)in paragraph
			 (1)(E)(i)—
					(A)by striking
			 In the case and inserting Consistent with subparagraph
			 (G), in the case;
					(B)by striking
			 all students enrolled in the school and inserting
			 students who failed to meet the proficient level of achievement on the
			 assessments described under section 1111(b)(3) and are in the group whose
			 academic performance caused the identification under this paragraph;
			 and
					(C)by striking
			 another public school and inserting one other public
			 school identified, and;
					(3)in paragraph
			 (1)(E) by adding at the end the following:

						(iii)Special
				conditionsA local educational agency shall not be required to
				implement the transfer of a student to a school under this subparagraph if
				doing so would—
							(I)violate a State or
				local law or policy relating to health, safety, or class size;
							(II)result in
				overcrowding, the installation of mobile classrooms, construction of
				classrooms, or other significant capital improvements in that school; or
							(III)be impractical
				due to distance, geographical barriers or hazards, time of travel, or unusually
				high cost of
				travel.
							;
				(4)in paragraph (1)
			 by adding at the end the following:

						(G)OptionsA
				local educational agency may offer supplemental services as described in
				subsection (e) in place of the option to transfer to one or more public schools
				described in subparagraph (E) for the purposes of meeting the requirements of
				paragraphs (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), or
				(8)(A)(i).
						;
				(5)in paragraph (5)
			 by inserting after adequate yearly progress the following:
			 (in the same subject for the same group of students);
				(6)in paragraph
			 (7)(C) by inserting after adequate yearly progress the
			 following: (in the same subject for the same group of
			 students);
				(7)in paragraph
			 (7)(C)(i)—
					(A)by striking
			 all; and
					(B)by striking
			 another and inserting an other;
					(8)in paragraph (7)
			 by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:

						(D)DelayNotwithstanding
				any other provision of this paragraph, the local educational agency may delay,
				for a period not to exceed 1 year, implementation of the requirements under
				paragraph (5), corrective action under this paragraph, or restructuring under
				paragraph (8) if the school makes adequate yearly progress for 1 year or if its
				failure to make adequate yearly progress is due to—
							(i)exceptional or
				uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster;
							(ii)a
				precipitous and unforeseen decline in the financial resources of the local
				educational agency or school; or
							(iii)a sudden or
				significant increase in the number of percentage of students represented by a
				group described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v).
							No such
				period shall be taken into account in determining the number of consecutive
				years of failure to make adequate yearly
				progress.;
				(9)in paragraph
			 (8)(A) by inserting after adequate yearly progress the
			 following: in the same subject for the same group of students and the
			 total number of students who did not meet or exceed the proficient level of
			 academic achievement (who are members of a group described in section
			 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)) that did not make adequate yearly progress exceed 35 percent
			 of all students enrolled in such school who took the assessment in such
			 subject;
				(10)in paragraph
			 (8)(A)(i)—
					(A)by striking
			 all; and
					(B)by striking
			 another and inserting an other;
					(11)in paragraph (10)
			 by adding at the end the following:

						(E)Determination
				that lesser amount is needed
							(i)In
				generalIf a local educational agency determines under
				subparagraph (A) that a lesser amount is needed to comply with paragraph (9)
				and to satisfy all requests for supplemental educational services under
				subsection (e), the agency shall be required by this paragraph to spend only
				that lesser amount. The remaining amount (equal to the difference between that
				lesser amount and the amount otherwise required to be spent by subparagraph
				(A)) shall be merged back with the agency’s allocation under subpart 2 and
				shall be available accordingly.
							(ii)TimingA
				determination described in clause (i) may not be made—
								(I)until a reasonable
				time after notice to parents is made under paragraph (6) and a reasonable time
				after the deadline for making requests for such transportation or services has
				passed; and
								(II)after December
				15, or after the date specified in the State plan, if the State plan specifies
				an earlier date.
								(iii)AssurancesThe
				remaining amount may not be merged back with the agency’s allocation, as
				described in clause (i), until after the agency notifies the State of the
				determination made under clause (i) and provides assurances to the State that
				the determination was made in compliance with this
				paragraph.
							;
				and
				(12)in paragraph (13)
			 by striking is no longer identified and all that follows through
			 the period at the end and inserting the following: has made adequate
			 yearly progress for the group in which the child is a member in the same
			 subject for which a failure to meet adequate yearly progress triggered the
			 transfer..
				302.School district
			 improvementSection
			 1116(c)(10) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
			 6316(c)(10)) is amended—
				(1)in subparagraph
			 (B) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:

						(ii)shall take
				corrective action with respect to a local educational agency—
							(I)that fails to make
				adequate yearly progress, as defined by the State, in the same subject, in
				either (at the option of the State) each grade span (as determined by the
				State) or averaged across all grades, for a group described in section
				1111(b)(2)(C)(v) by the end of the second full school year after the
				identification of such agency under paragraph (3); and
							(II)whose total
				number of students (who are members of a group described in section
				1111(b)(2)(C)(v)) that did not meet or exceed the proficient level of academic
				achievement exceed 35 percent of all students enrolled in a school in such
				agency who took the assessment in such subject and averaged across all grades;
				and
							;
				and
				(2)by amending
			 subparagraph (F) to read as follows:

						(F)DelayNotwithstanding
				subparagraph (B)(ii), a State educational agency may delay, for a period not to
				exceed 1 year, implementation of corrective action under this paragraph if the
				local educational agency makes adequate yearly progress for 1 year or its
				failure to make adequate yearly progress is due to—
							(i)exceptional or
				uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster;
							(ii)a
				precipitous and unforeseen decline in the financial resources of the local
				educational agency; or
							(iii)a sudden or
				significant increase in the number or percentage of students represented by any
				group described in section
				1111(b)(2)(C)(v).
							.
				303.Supplemental
			 servicesSection 1116(e) of
			 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(e)) is
			 amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (4)—
					(A)in subparagraph
			 (B), by inserting after objective criteria the following:
			 (developed through continuous consultation with local educational
			 agencies in the State);
					(B)in subparagraph
			 (D) by striking and at the end;
					(C)in subparagraph
			 (E) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and;
			 and
					(D)by adding at the
			 end the following:

							(F)Develop procedures
				by which a local educational agency may—
								(i)present complaints
				and documentation of such complaints to the State educational agency regarding
				the qualifications, operation, and evaluation of approved providers and
				potential providers seeking such approval; and
								(ii)demonstrate to
				the State educational agency that any provider should not be authorized to
				provide supplemental services, as described in this subsection to any school or
				schools under the jurisdiction of that local education
				agency.
								;
					(2)by redesignating
			 paragraph (12) as paragraph (13); and
				(3)by inserting after
			 paragraph (11) the following:

						(12)Local
				educational agencies as providersNothing in this section
				prohibits a local educational agency that has failed to make adequate yearly
				progress or is in improvement, corrective action, or restructuring status
				pursuant to subsection (c) from providing supplemental services, solely due to
				such failure. In developing and applying objective criteria under paragraph
				(4)(B) and withdrawing approval for providers under paragraph (4)(D), a State
				educational agency may not consider whether a local educational agency made
				adequate yearly progress or its status under subsection
				(c).
						.
				304.Full
			 implementationSection 1116 of
			 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316) is amended
			 by adding at the end the following:

					(i)Conditional
				ImplementationNotwithstanding any other provision of this
				section, a State educational agency, local educational agency, or school, as
				applicable, may defer the requirements of subsections (b)(7) and (8) and
				subsections (c)(7) and (10) in any fiscal year for which both of the following
				apply:
						(1)The amount
				appropriated under section 1002(a) for that fiscal year fails to exceed, by at
				least $2,500,000,000, the amount appropriated under that section for the
				preceding fiscal year.
						(2)The amount
				appropriated under section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities
				Education Act (42 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) for that fiscal year fails to exceed, by
				at least $2,000,000,000, the amount appropriated under that section for the
				preceding fiscal
				year.
						.
			IVNonpublic
			 Schools
			401.Participation
			 of children enrolled in private schoolsSection 1120 of the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6320) is amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (b)(1)(D) by inserting after academically assessed the
			 following: (consistent with subsection (f)); and
				(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(f)Accountability
				for Children Enrolled in Private Schools
							(1)In
				generalNotwithstanding section 9506(a), as specifically provided
				for in this subsection, children enrolled in private elementary schools and
				secondary schools that receive educational services or other benefits under
				this part shall participate in the assessments described under section
				1111(b)(3).
							(2)Reporting
								(A)The State
				educational agency shall report the results of the assessments taken by
				students in private elementary and secondary schools by grade and subject
				to—
									(i)the private
				elementary or secondary school that such students attend; and
									(ii)the local
				educational agency in which the private school is geographically located in a
				manner and extent that is consistent with the provisions of section 1111(i) and
				the function of the local educational agency under section 1120(b).
									(B)A private
				elementary or secondary school shall report the assessment results received
				from the State educational agency under subparagraph (A) to the parents of
				students enrolled in such school who receive services under this part in
				writing and in the native language of the parent in a manner and extent
				consistent with the provisions of subsection 1111(i).
								(3)Effectiveness of
				servicesBased on the results of the assessments described under
				paragraph (1), a State educational agency may determine that such services
				received by children under this section be ceased in schools when such results,
				compared to a comparable cohort of children enrolled in a public school in the
				school district of the local educational agency, are significantly lower and
				such schools do not meet the definition of adequate yearly progress established
				by the State in which the private school is located for 3 or more consecutive
				years.
							.
				VEffective Date and
			 Regulations
			501.Effective
			 dateExcept as specifically
			 provided in this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the
			 first July 1 that occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act.
			502.RegulationsThe Secretary of Education shall issue
			 regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this Act not later than
			 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.


110 HR 3689 IH: Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2007
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-09-27
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110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 3689
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 27, 2007
Mr. Berman (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Farr, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Honda, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Israel, and Mr. King of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2007.
2.Grants for establishment and operation of research centers for the study of ovarian cancer biomarkersSubpart 1 of part C of the Public Health Service Act is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

417E.Grants for establishment and operation of research centers for the study of ovarian cancer biomarkers
(a)In generalThe Director of the Institute, in consultation with the directors of other relevant institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program, shall enter into cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, public or nonprofit entities to establish and operate centers to conduct research on biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer, including fallopian tube cancer or primary peritoneal cancer. Each center shall be known as an Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Center of Excellence.
(b)Research fundedFederal payments made under a cooperative agreement or grant under subsection (a) may be used for research on any of the following:
(1)The development and characterization of new biomarkers, and the refinement of existing biomarkers, for ovarian cancer.
(2)The clinical and laboratory validation of such biomarkers, including technical development, standardization of assay methods, sample preparation, reagents, reproducibility, portability, and other refinements.
(3)The development and implementation of clinical and epidemiological research on the utilization of biomarkers for the early detection and screening of ovarian cancer.
(4)The development and implementation of repositories for new tissue, urine, serum, and other biological specimens (such as ascites and pleural fluids).
(c)First agreement or grantNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of the Institute shall enter into the first cooperative agreement or make the first grant under this section.
(d)Availability of banked specimensThe Director of the Institute shall make available for research conducted under this section banked serum and tissue specimens from clinical research regarding ovarian cancer that was funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.
(e)ReportNot later than the end of fiscal year 2009, and annually thereafter, the Director of the Institute shall submit a report to the Congress on the cooperative agreements entered into and the grants made under this section.
(f)Authorization of appropriationsFor the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2012, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2019. Such authorization of appropriations is in addition to any other authorization of appropriations that is available for such purpose. .
3.Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Clinical Trial CommitteeSubpart 1 of part C of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

417F.Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Clinical Trial Committee
(a)Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Committee establishedThe Director of the Institute shall establish an Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Clinical Trial Committee (in this section referred to as the Committee) to assist the Director to design and implement one or more national clinical trials, in accordance with this section, to determine the utility of using biomarkers validated pursuant to the research conducted under section 417E for risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer.
(b)Membership
(1)NumberThe Committee shall consist of 11 voting members and such number of nonvoting members as the Director of the Institute determines appropriate.
(2)AppointmentThe members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Director of the Institute, in consultation with appropriate national medical societies, research societies, and patient advocate organizations, as follows:
(A)Voting membersThe voting members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Director of the Institute as follows:
(i)Two patient advocates.
(ii)Two national experts in statistical analysis, clinical trial design, and patient recruitment.
(iii)Two representatives from the Gynecologic Oncology Group.
(iv)One representative from the Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program.
(v)Four ovarian cancer researchers.
(B)Nonvoting membersThe nonvoting members of the Committee shall include such individuals as the Director of the Institute determines to be appropriate.
(3)PayMembers of the Committee shall serve without pay and those members who are full time officers or employees of the United States shall receive no additional pay by reason of their service on the Committee, except that members of the Committee shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
(c)ChairpersonThe voting members of the Committee appointed under subsection (b)(2) shall select a chairperson from among such members.
(d)MeetingsThe Committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson or upon the request of the Director of the Institute, but at least four times each year.
(e)Clinical trial specificationsIn designing and implementing the clinical trials under this section, the Director of the Institute shall provide for the following:
(1)Participation in trialTo the greatest extent possible, all academic centers, community cancer centers, and individual physician investigators (as defined in subsection (f)) shall have the opportunity to participate in the trials under this section and to enroll women at risk for ovarian cancer in the trials.
(2)Costs for enrollmentsSubject to the availability of appropriations, all the costs to the centers and offices described in paragraph (1) for enrolling women in the trials under this section shall be reimbursed by the Institute.
(3)National data centerA national data center shall be established in and supported by the Institute to conduct statistical analyses of the data derived from the trials under this section and to store such analyses and data.
(4)Guidelines for medical communityData and statistical analyses of the clinical trials under this section shall be used to establish clinical guidelines to provide the medical community with information regarding the use of biomarkers validated pursuant to the research conducted under section 417E for risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer.
(f)Individual physician investigator definedFor purposes of subsection (e)(1), the term individual physician investigator means a physician—
(1)who is a faculty member at an academic institution or who is in a private medical practice; and
(2)who provides health care services to women at risk for ovarian cancer.
(g)ReportNot later than the end of fiscal year 2009, and annually thereafter, the Director of the Institute shall submit a report to the Congress on the activities conducted under this section.
(h)Authorization of appropriationsFor the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2012, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2019. Such authorization of appropriations is in addition to any other authorization of appropriations that is available for such purpose. .


 HR 1209 ENR: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue, Mission, Texas, as the “Mission Veterans Post Office Building”.
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One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of AmericaAt the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen
H. R. 1209

AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue, Mission, Texas, as the Mission Veterans Post Office Building.

1.Mission Veterans Post Office Building
(a)DesignationThe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue, Mission, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Mission Veterans Post Office Building. (b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Mission Veterans Post Office Building.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


		II
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3716
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 24, 2006
			Mrs. Clinton introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Homeland Security and
			 Governmental Affairs

		A BILL
		To designate the facility of the United States Postal
		  Service located at 100 Pitcher Street in Utica, New York, as the Captain
		  George A. Wood Post Office Building.

		1.Captain George A. Wood Post
			 Office Building
			(a)DesignationThe facility of the United States Postal
			 Service located at 100 Pitcher Street in Utica, New York, shall be known and
			 designated as the Captain George A. Wood Post Office
			 Building.
			(b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation,
			 document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred
			 to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Captain
			 George A. Wood Post Office Building.


117 HR 2077 IH: Taxi Medallion Loan Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-03-19
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2077IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 19, 2021Mr. Meeks (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Velázquez, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Meng, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Malliotakis, and Mr. Bowman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on taxi medallions from gross income.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Taxi Medallion Loan Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2021. 2.Exclusion of discharges of qualified taxi medallion indebtedness (a)In generalSection 108(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting , or, and by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:

(F)in the case of a taxpayer other than a C corporation, the indebtedness discharged is qualified taxi medallion indebtedness which is discharged before January 1, 2023.. (b)Special rules relating to qualified taxi medallion indebtednessSection 108 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(j)Special rules relating to qualified taxi medallion indebtedness
(1)Basis reductionThe amount excluded from gross income by reason of subsection (a)(1)(E) shall be applied to reduce (but not below zero) the basis of the taxi medallions of the taxpayer that secure the discharged indebtedness. (2)Qualified taxi medallion indebtednessFor purposes of this section—
(A)In generalThe term qualified taxi medallion indebtedness means indebtedness which— (i)is secured by a taxi medallion, and
(ii)with respect to which such taxpayer makes an election to have this paragraph apply. (B)LimitationWith respect to a taxpayer, the aggregate amount treated as qualified taxi medallion indebtedness for any period shall not exceed $2,000,000 ($1,000,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return).
(C)Exception for certain discharges not related to taxpayer's financial conditionSubsection (a)(1)(F) shall not apply to the discharge of a loan if the discharge is on account of services performed for the lender or any other factor not directly related to a decline in the value of the taxi medallion or to the financial condition of the taxpayer. (D)Ordering ruleIf any loan is discharged, in whole or in part, and only a portion of such loan is qualified taxi medallion indebtedness, subsection (a)(1)(F) shall apply only to so much of the amount discharged as exceeds the amount of the loan (as determined immediately before such discharge) which is not qualified taxi medallion indebtedness..
(c)Conforming amendments
(1)Section 108(a)(2) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:  (D)Taxi medallion exclusion takes precedence over insolvency exclusion unless elected otherwiseParagraph (1)(B) shall not apply to a discharge to which paragraph (1)(F) applies unless the taxpayer elects to apply paragraph (1)(B) in lieu of paragraph (1)(F)..
(d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after December 31, 2016.


116 HR 5628 IH: Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-01-16
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5628IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 16, 2020Mr. Waltz (for himself and Mr. Brown of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify certain allotments under that Act, and
			 for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act. 2.Modifications to allotments under Federal Water Pollution Control ActSection 205 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1285) is amended—
 (1)by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through the end of subsection (a) and inserting the following:

					205.Allotments
						(a)Fiscal years 2021 and thereafter
 (1)In generalFor fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, of the amounts made available for the fiscal year, the Administrator shall make allotments to States and territories and possessions of the United States in accordance with this subsection.
							(2)Fiscal years 2021 and 2022
 (A)Certain territories and possessionsNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, subject to subparagraph (C), for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022, of the amounts made available for the fiscal year, the Administrator shall initially provide under this subsection to each territory or possession of the United States (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) an allotment of not less than the allotment described in the following table:

												Territory or possessionAllotment

												American Samoa0.004063
												Guam0.006328
												Northern Mariana Islands0.002250
												Virgin Islands0.002358.
 (B)States, District of Columbia, and Puerto RicoNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, subject to subparagraph (C), for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022, of the amounts made available for the fiscal year remaining after the allotments under subparagraph (A) are provided, each State, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall receive an allotment under this subsection of not less than the allotment described in the following table:

												StateAllotment

												Alabama0.010697
												Alaska0.005000
												Arizona0.016651
												Arkansas0.005000
												California0.085481
												Colorado0.013329
												Connecticut0.011613
												Delaware0.005000
												District of Columbia0.005001
												Florida0.091324
												Georgia0.013990
												Hawaii0.005897
												Idaho0.006140
												Illinois0.034437
												Indiana0.019873
												Iowa0.010305
												Kansas0.010519
												Kentucky0.014435
												Louisiana0.033232
												Maine0.005894
												Maryland0.029054
												Massachusetts0.025852
												Michigan0.039307
												Minnesota0.017899
												Mississippi0.006992
												Missouri0.022532
												Montana0.005000
												Nebraska0.006313
												Nevada0.008674
												New Hampshire0.007609
												New Jersey0.041644
												New Mexico0.005000
												New York0.084044
												North Carolina0.020203
												North Dakota0.005000
												Ohio0.042865
												Oklahoma0.009182
												Oregon0.011879
												Pennsylvania0.030161
												Puerto Rico0.009931
												Rhode Island0.005113
												South Carolina0.007800
												South Dakota0.005000
												Tennessee0.011061
												Texas0.047631
												Utah0.005000
												Vermont0.005000
												Virginia0.027382
												Washington0.015596
												West Virginia0.011870
												Wisconsin0.020585
												Wyoming0.005000.
 (C)LimitationNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the Administrator may not decrease the amount provided to any State or territory or possession of the United States under this section by more than—
 (i)a percentage below the amount provided to the State or territory or possession of the United States under this section for fiscal year 2019 that is equal to the percentage decrease in total funding under this section, as compared to that total funding for fiscal year 2019, if the total funding remains below 95 percent of that fiscal year 2019 funding level; or
 (ii)5 percent below the amount provided to the State or territory or possession of the United States under this section for fiscal year 2019, if the total amount of funding under this section remains at or above 95 percent of that fiscal year 2019 funding level.
									(3)Allotment updates
 (A)In generalThe Administrator shall update the tables contained in paragraph (2) through application of the formula developed pursuant to subparagraph (B)—
 (i)by not later than September 30, 2022, to ensure updated allotments are in effect for fiscal year 2023; and
 (ii)thereafter, by not later than 1 year after the date of submission of any new clean watersheds needs survey and associated data under section 516(b)(1)(B).
									(B)Formula
 (i)In generalThe Administrator shall develop, by regulation, a formula for the calculation of allotments to States and territories and possessions of the United States under this section, in accordance with clauses (ii) and (iii).
									(ii)Requirements
 (I)BasesThe formula under clause (i) shall be developed based on— (aa)the State needs identified in the most recently available clean watersheds needs survey prepared by the Administrator under section 516(b)(1)(B);
 (bb)the State population results of the most recent decennial census; and (cc)the most recently available water quality impairment component ratio published by the Administrator for purposes of this Act.
 (II)WeightIn developing the formula under clause (i), the Administrator shall give— (aa)50 percent weight to the survey referred to in subclause (I)(aa);
 (bb)30 percent weight to the census referred to in subclause (I)(bb); and (cc)20 percent weight to the ratio referred to in subclause (I)(cc).
 (iii)LimitationNotwithstanding clause (ii), in developing the formula under this subparagraph, the Administrator may not increase the allotment to any State or territory or possession of the United States by more than 200 percent, or decrease the allotment to the State, territory, or possession by more than 25 percent, as compared to the allotment level established for the State or territory or possession of the United States under the previous formula.;
 (2)in subsection (g)(1), by striking shall not exceed 4 per centum. or $400,000 whichever amount is the greater and inserting shall not exceed the greater of 4 percent and $400,000; and (3)in subsection (m)(1), by striking for this fiscal year. and inserting for that fiscal year..


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1161
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 17, 2011
			Mr. Chaffetz (for
			 himself, Mr. Braley of Iowa,
			 Mr. Coble,
			 Mr. Conyers,
			 Mr. Deutch,
			 Mr. Jordan,
			 Mr. Gary G. Miller of California,
			 Mr. Ross of Florida, and
			 Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

		A BILL
		To reaffirm state-based alcohol regulation, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Community Alcohol Regulatory
			 Effectiveness Act of 2011.
		2.PurposesThe purpose of this Act is to recognize and
			 reaffirm that alcohol is different from other consumer products and that it
			 should continue to be regulated by the States.
		3.Support for State
			 alcohol regulationThe Act
			 entitled An Act divesting intoxicating liquors of their interstate
			 character in certain cases, approved March 2, 1913 (27 U.S.C. 122 et
			 seq.), commonly known as the Webb-Kenyon Act, is amended by
			 adding at the end the following:

				3.Support for State
				alcohol regulation
					(a)Declaration of
				policyIt is the policy of
				Congress to recognize and reaffirm that alcohol is different from other
				consumer products and that it should continue to be regulated by the
				States.
					(b)Construction of
				congressional silenceSilence
				on the part of Congress shall not be construed to impose any barrier under
				clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (commonly referred to as
				the Commerce Clause) to the regulation by a State or territory
				of alcoholic beverages. However, State or territorial regulations may not
				intentionally or facially discriminate against out-of-State or out-of-territory
				producers of alcoholic beverages in favor of in-State or in-territory producers
				unless the State or territory can demonstrate that the challenged law advances
				a legitimate local purpose that cannot be adequately served by reasonable
				nondiscriminatory
				alternatives.
					.
		4.Amendment to
			 Wilson ActThe Act entitled
			 An Act to limit the effect of the regulations of commerce between the
			 several States and with foreign countries in certain cases, approved
			 August 8, 1890 (27 U.S.C. 121), commonly known as the Wilson
			 Act, is amended by striking to the same extent and all
			 that follows through Territory,.


113 HR 3787 IH: To repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-12-19
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I113th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3787IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 19, 2013Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62, and for other purposes.1.Repeal of annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62Section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 is hereby repealed.2.Elimination of cost-of-living adjustments for pensions of Members of Congress who retire before age 62Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pension of a retired Member of Congress who is under the age of 62 shall not be increased.3.Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs joint contracting for prescription drugsNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly ensure that brand-name prescription drugs purchased by the Department of Defense and by the Department of Veterans Affairs are purchased jointly by such Departments at the same level such drugs were purchased jointly by such Departments in fiscal year 2005 or in excess of that level.


113 HRES 65 EH: Condemning the Government of North Korea for its flagrant and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, for its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and stability, and for its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device.
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-02-15
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IV
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 65
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

February 15, 2013

RESOLUTION
Condemning the Government of North Korea for its flagrant and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, for its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and stability, and for its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device.

Whereas, on February 12, 2013, North Korea exploded a nuclear device;
Whereas reports indicate that the nuclear test was apparently more powerful than North Korea’s previous tests in 2006 and 2009;
Whereas North Korea’s nuclear test, and its recent ballistic missile test, are violations of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 (2006), Resolution 1718 (2006), Resolution 1874 (2009), and Resolution 2087 (2013);
Whereas North Korea’s ballistic missile program poses a threat to United States allies and interests in the Asia Pacific region;
Whereas North Korea’s ballistic missile program has demonstrated an increasing ability to reach the United States, and could constitute a grave threat to the security of the American people;
Whereas North Korea has violated the July 27, 1953, Armistice Agreement that ended the Korean War, and has since committed unprovoked acts of war against South Korea by sinking the warship Cheonan, killing 46 of her crew, and by attacking civilian targets on the island of Yeongpyeong, killing four residents, among many other willful violations and outrages;
Whereas the Government of North Korea has been implicated repeatedly in the illicit laundering of monetary instruments, in international narcotics trafficking, and in the counterfeiting of United States currency and intellectual property;
Whereas North Korea has demonstrated a willingness and ability to proliferate its ballistic and nuclear technology to a variety of countries, including Iran and Syria, both United States designated state sponsors of terrorism;
Whereas the Government of North Korea commits gross human rights violations against the North Korean people, including maintaining a system of gulags that imprison thousands of citizens, and policies that have resulted in starvation deaths of over 2,000,000 people; and
Whereas the Government of North Korea has repeatedly violated its commitments to the complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement of its nuclear weapons program, including the Agreed Framework of 1994, the Joint Statement of September 19, 2005, and the agreement of February 13, 2007: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)condemns the Government of North Korea for its flagrant and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, for its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and stability, and for its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device;
(2)expresses solidarity with the people of North Korea who suffer severe oppression, denial of basic human rights and political liberties, and material deprivation;
(3)reaffirms the commitment of the United States to its alliances with Japan and South Korea, which are critical for the preservation of peace and stability in Northeast Asia and throughout the region;
(4)calls upon the People’s Republic of China, North Korea’s closest ally and trading partner, to pressure North Korean leaders to curtail their provocative behavior, abandon and dismantle their nuclear and missile programs through the curtailing of vital economic support and trade to North Korea that support the Government of North Korea, and comply with all relevant international agreements and United Nations Security Council and International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions;
(5)calls on the People’s Republic of China to take immediate actions to prevent the transshipment of illicit technology, military equipment, and dual-use items through its territory, waters, and airspace that could be used in North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs; and
(6)calls on the United States Government—
(A)to apply all available sanctions on North Korea, cooperate with United States allies and other countries to impose additional sanctions on North Korea, and secure a new United Nations Security Council resolution imposing stronger sanctions;
(B)to utilize aggressively the range of available legal authorities and resources to defend United States interests against North Korean illicit activities; and
(C)to support the President’s commitment to strengthen the United States ballistic missile defense system to protect the United States.

Karen L. Haas,Clerk.


116 S4015 IS: Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020
U.S. Senate
2020-06-18
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4015IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 18, 2020Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo provide funds to assess the availability, accelerate the deployment, and improve the sustainability of advanced communications services and communications infrastructure in rural America, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020.2.Deposit of spectrum auction proceeds in Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment FundSection 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) is amended—(1)in subparagraph (A), by striking and (G) and inserting (G), and (H); and(2)by adding at the end the following:(H)Assessment and deployment set-aside(i)In generalNotwithstanding subparagraph (A), and except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), (F), and (G), 10 percent of the net proceeds from each use of a system of competitive bidding under this subsection completed before September 30, 2022, shall be deposited in the Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment Fund established under section 3 of the Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020.(ii)Net proceeds definedFor purposes of this subparagraph, the term net proceeds, with respect to the use of a system of competitive bidding, means the proceeds remaining after subtracting all auction-related expenditures, including—(I)relocation payments, including accelerated relocation payments;(II)payments to incumbent licensees for the relinquishment of all or a portion of the spectrum usage rights of those licensees;(III)costs associated with the reallocation of spectrum, whether on an exclusive or shared use basis;(IV)relocation or sharing costs, including for planning for relocation or sharing; and(V)bidding credits..3.Direction and use of Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment Fund proceeds(a)DefinitionsIn this subsection—(1)the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission; and(2)the term high-cost programs means—(A)the program for Universal Service Support for High-Cost Areas set forth under subpart D of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations;(B)the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund set forth under subpart J of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations;(C)the Interstate Common Line Support Mechanism for Rate-of-Return Carriers set forth under subpart K of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations;(D)the Mobility Fund set forth under subpart L of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations;(E)the High Cost Loop Support for Rate-of-Return Carriers program set forth under subpart M of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations;(F)the Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and the Connect USVI Fund set forth under subpart O of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations; and(G)the Rural Broadband Experiments, as established by the Commission under part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.(b)Establishment of fundThere is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment Fund.(c)Borrowing authority(1)In generalBeginning on the date on which the Commission announces the results of an auction under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)), the Commission may borrow from the Treasury of the United States an amount not to exceed the amount that will be deposited in the Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment Fund under paragraph (8)(H) of that section (as added by section 2 of this Act) as a result of that auction.(2)ReimbursementThe Commission shall reimburse the general fund of the Treasury, without interest, for any amounts borrowed under paragraph (1) as funds are deposited into the Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment Fund.(d)Availability of amountsAny amounts borrowed under subsection (c)(1) and any amounts in the Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment Fund that are not necessary for reimbursement of the general fund of the Treasury for such borrowed amounts shall be available to the Commission for use in accordance with subsection (e).(e)Use of amounts(1)Establishment of program or programsThe Commission shall use the amounts made available under subsection (d) to establish 1 or more programs that are separate from, but are coordinated with and complement, the high-cost programs to address—(A)gaps that remain in broadband internet access service coverage in high-cost rural areas despite the operations of the high-cost programs; and(B)shortfalls in sufficient funding of the high-cost programs that could adversely affect the sustainability of services or reasonable comparability of rates that are supported by those programs.(2)PurposesIn carrying out paragraph (1), the Commission shall use amounts made available under subsection (d) in an efficient and cost-effective manner only—(A)for the assessment of, and to provide subsidies in a technology-neutral manner through a competitive process (subject to weighting preferences for performance quality and other service metrics as the Commission may find appropriate) to providers for support of, deployment of broadband-capable infrastructure in high-cost rural areas that the Commission determines are unserved by fixed terrestrial broadband internet access service at a download speed of not less than 25 megabits per second and an upload speed of not less than 3 megabits per second (or such higher speed as the Commission may determine appropriate based upon an evolving definition of universal service); and (B)to assess, and provide subsidies to providers to enable providers to sustain, broadband internet access service in any rural area in which—(i)only one provider of fixed terrestrial broadband internet access service operates; and(ii)the high-cost nature of the area precludes the offering of voice service and broadband internet access service at rates and performance levels available in urban areas as determined by the Urban Rate Survey conducted by the Commission.(3)Tribal considerationsIn distributing amounts under this subsection, the Commission shall consider the broadband internet access service needs of residents of Tribal lands (as defined in section 54.400 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation).(4)Limitations(A)Prohibition on funding other programs(i)In generalThe Commission may not use amounts made available under subsection (d) to fund any program that was not established by the Commission under paragraph (1) of this subsection, including any program established under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, except for using the Universal Service Administrative Company to administer funding.(ii)Rule of constructionNothing in clause (i) shall be construed to prohibit the Commission from using amounts made available under subsection (d) to supplement the provision of support under the high-cost programs, as authorized under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection.(B)Transparency and accountability for addressing gaps in coverageThe Commission shall establish transparency and accountability requirements for amounts made available for the purpose set forth in paragraph (1)(A) that, at a minimum—(i)provide—(I)a process for challenging any initial determination by the Commission regarding whether an area is served or unserved; and(II)written public notice on the website of the Commission of—(aa)how each challenge under subparagraph (I) was decided; and(bb)the reasons of the Commission for each decision;(ii)establish broadband service buildout milestones and require periodic certification by funding recipients to ensure compliance with the broadband service buildout milestones;(iii)establish a maximum buildout timeframe of 4 years beginning on the date on which funding is provided;(iv)establish periodic reporting requirements for funding recipients that identify, at a minimum, the nature of the service provided in each area where funding is provided;(v)establish standard penalties for noncompliance with the requirements established under this subparagraph and as may be further prescribed by the Commission;(vi)establish procedures for recovery of funds, in whole or in part, from funding recipients in the event of default or noncompliance with the requirements established under this subparagraph and as may be further prescribed by the Commission; and(vii)require a funding recipient to—(I)offer voice service and broadband internet access service; and(II)permit a consumer to subscribe to one type of service described in subclause (I) or both types.(C)Transparency and accountability for addressing shortfalls in fundingThe Commission shall establish transparency and accountability requirements for amounts made available for the purpose set forth in subparagraph (1)(B) that, at a minimum—(i)establish periodic reporting and certification requirements for funding recipients to ensure that the funding results in the offering of voice service and broadband internet access service at reasonably comparable rates and performance levels;(ii)establish standard penalties for noncompliance with the requirements established under this subparagraph and as may be further prescribed by the Commission;(iii)establish procedures for recovery of funds, in whole or in part, from funding recipients in the event of default or noncompliance with the requirements established under this subparagraph and as may be further prescribed by the Commission; and(iv)require a funding recipient to—(I)offer voice service and broadband internet access service; and(II)permit a consumer to subscribe to one type of service described in subclause (I) or both types.(f)Reports(1)Auction-specific reportsNot later than 30 days after the date on which the Commission announces the results of an auction under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)), the Commission shall publish and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the amount of net proceeds that will be deposited in the Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment Fund under paragraph (8)(H) of that section (as added by section 2 of this Act) as a result of that auction.(2)Auction proceeds deployment reportSection 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(19)Report on Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment Fund proceedsNot later than March 1, 2021, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Commission shall publish and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on—(A)the distribution of amounts made available under section 3(d) of the Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 for the preceding year; and(B)the projected distribution of amounts that will be made available under section 3(d) of the Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 for the year after the year in which the report is published and submitted..


114 HR 4631 IH: Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-02-25
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4631
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 25, 2016
			Mr. Russell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

		A BILL
		To amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the authority of the Secretary
			 of Agriculture to make value-added agricultural product market development
			 grants to support the development, production, or marketing of alcoholic
			 beverages and to rescind a portion of the Commodity Credit Corporation
			 funds made available for such grants.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act. 2.Value-added agricultural product market development grants (a)Exclusion of alcohol products from definitionSection 231(a)(5) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a(a)(5)) is amended by adding below subparagraph (B) the following:

					The term value-added agricultural product does not include beer, wine, distilled spirits, hard cider, or other alcohol product..
 (b)RescissionOf the funds made available under section 231(b)(7)(A) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a(b)(7)(A)) to the Secretary of Agriculture to make value-added agricultural product market development grants and unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this Act, $8,000,000 is hereby rescinded.


IV
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 134
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

February 10, 2009

RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s visit to India, and the positive influence that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King’s work during the Civil Rights Movement.

Whereas Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. changed America forever in a few short years through his teaching of nonviolence and passive resistance to combat segregation, discrimination, and racial injustice;
Whereas, in 1950, during the pursuit of a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Crozer Theological Seminary in Upland, Pennsylvania, Dr. King first became aware of the success of nonviolent political action employed by India’s Mahatma Gandhi in political campaigns against racial inequality in South Africa, and later against British colonial rule in India;
Whereas Dr. King began an extensive study of Gandhi’s life and ideas, and became inspired to use Gandhi’s theory of nonviolent civil disobedience to achieve social change in America;
Whereas, in 1955 and 1956, Dr. King led the Montgomery Bus Boycott to protest the arrest of Rosa Parks and the segregation of the bus system of Montgomery, Alabama, during which time Dr. King was arrested and his home bombed;
Whereas the Montgomery Bus Boycott was the first large-scale, nonviolent civil rights demonstration of contemporary times in the United States;
Whereas, following the success of nonviolent protest in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Dr. King desired to travel to India to deepen his knowledge of Gandhi’s teachings on nonviolent principles;
Whereas Dr. King, his wife Coretta Scott King, and Lawrence Reddick, then chairman of the history department at Alabama State College, arrived in Bombay, India, on February 10, 1959 and stayed until March 10, 1959;
Whereas Dr. King was warmly welcomed by members of Indian society throughout his visit, and met with Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, land reform leader Vinoba Bhave, and other influential Indian leaders to discuss issues of poverty, economic policy, and race relations;
Whereas, while in India, Dr. King spoke about race and equality at crowded universities and at public meetings;
Whereas followers of Ghandi’s philosophy, known as satyagrahis, welcomed Dr. King and praised him for his nonviolent efforts during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which they saw as a landmark success of principles of nonviolence outside of India;
Whereas the satyagrahis and Dr. King discussed Ghandi’s philosophy, known as Satyagraha, which promotes nonviolence and civil disobedience as the most useful methods for obtaining political and social goals;
Whereas the satyagrahis reaffirmed and deepened Dr. King’s commitment to nonviolence, and revealed to him the power that nonviolent resistance holds in political and social battles;
Whereas the trip to India impacted Dr. King in a profound way, and inspired him to use nonviolence as an instrument of social change to end segregation and racial discrimination in America throughout the rest of his work during the Civil Rights Movement;
Whereas Dr. King rose to be the preeminent civil rights advocate of his time, leading the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s and earning world-wide recognition as an eloquent and articulate spokesperson for equality;
Whereas Dr. King became a champion of nonviolence, and in 1964, at the age of 35, he became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his efforts;
Whereas through his leadership in nonviolent protest, Dr. King was instrumental in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965;
Whereas, between 1957 and 1968, Dr. King traveled more than 6,000,000 miles, spoke more than 2,500 times, and wrote five books and numerous articles supporting efforts around the country to end injustice and bring about social change and desegregation through civil disobedience; and
Whereas the work of Dr. King created a basis of understanding and respect, and helped communities and the United States as a whole to act peacefully, cooperatively, and courageously to restore tolerance, justice, and equality between people: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives encourages all Americans to—
(1)pause and remember the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s visit to India;
(2)commemorate Dr. King's legacy of nonviolence, a principle that—
(A)Dr. King encountered during his study of India’s Mahatma Gandhi;
(B)further inspired him during his first trip to India; and
(C)he successfully used in the struggle for civil rights and voting rights;
(3)commemorate the impact that Dr. King’s trip to India and his study of the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi had in shaping the Civil Rights Movement and creating the political climate necessary to pass legislation to expand civil rights and voting rights for all Americans; and
(4)rededicate themselves to Dr. King’s belief that “nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time” and to his goal of a free and just United States.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1950
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 2, 2009
			Mr. Paul (for himself
			 and Mr. Miller of Florida) 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 a
		  tax credit for professional school personnel in prekindergarten, kindergarten,
		  and grades 1 through 12.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Professional Educators Tax Relief Act
			 of 2009.
		2.Tax
			 credit for professional school personnel in prekindergarten through grade
			 12
			(a)In
			 generalSubpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
			 amended by inserting after section 25D the following new section:

					25E. Professional
				school personnel in prekindergarten through grade 12
						(a)Allowance of
				creditIn the case of an eligible individual, there shall be
				allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable
				year an amount equal to $3,000.
						(b)Eligible
				individualFor purposes of this section—
							(1)In
				generalThe term eligible individual means any
				individual—
								(A)who is employed in
				a position which involves regular contact with students in a school, and
								(B)whose position
				involves the formulation or implementation of the educational program for such
				school.
								(2)SchoolThe term school means any
				school which provides prekindergarten education, elementary education, or
				secondary education, as determined under State law.
							(c)Cost-of-living
				adjustment
							(1)In
				generalIn the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar
				year after 2009, the $3,000 amount contained in subsection (a) shall be
				increased by an amount equal to—
								(A)such dollar
				amount, multiplied by
								(B)the cost-of-living
				adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the
				taxable year begins, by substituting calendar year 2008 for
				calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B) thereof.
								(2)RoundingIf
				any increase determined under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10, such
				increase shall be increased to the next highest multiple of
				$10.
							.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections for subpart A of part IV of
			 subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item
			 relating to section 25D the following new item:

						Sec. 25E. Professional school personnel in
				grades
				K–12.

					.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2008.


116 HRES 610 IH: Expressing support for the designation of September 29, 2019, as National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day.
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-09-27
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IV116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 610IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 27, 2019Mr. Wittman (for himself and Mr. Jeffries) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesRESOLUTIONExpressing support for the designation of September 29, 2019, as National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day.
Whereas today over 80 percent of Americans live in or near cities with limited opportunities to access nature or experience outdoor recreation; Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that youth ages 8 to 18 spend on average between 6 to 9 hours a day in front of screens;
Whereas the National Wildlife Refuge System, within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, manages 567 national wildlife refuges, a national network of lands and waters managed for the benefit of America’s fish, wildlife, and plants; Whereas national wildlife refuges provide opportunities for children and people of all ages to discover and gain a greater appreciation for the natural world and the fact that there is a refuge located within a 1-hour drive of every metropolitan area in the United States;
Whereas the Urban Wildlife Conservation Program within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is an innovative model that centers on introducing Americans living in densely populated areas to the over 100 national wildlife refuges near urban areas and that provides a strategic opportunity to promote wildlife conservation and enjoyment of hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-dependent recreation in the heart of where people live; Whereas urban wildlife refuges enhance and celebrate the grassroots efforts of local communities to protect local watersheds and ecosystems;
Whereas the Urban Wildlife Conservation Program focuses on public-private partnerships to deliver greater wildlife conservation and access to recreation, including outdoor traditions like hunting and fishing, both on and off national wildlife refuges, collaborating and aligning with local efforts to enhance the visitor experience; Whereas by being a good neighbor, exploring community-centered approaches to address local needs, reaching out to the next generation of anglers and hunters, and providing infrastructure and safe access, the Urban Wildlife Conservation Program works to empower local organizations, cities, and towns across the country to support innovative, community-based conservation; and
Whereas September 29 would be an appropriate day to establish as National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives—
(1)supports the designation of National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day; (2)encourages the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to increase access and provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for outdoor recreational opportunities for urban communities;
(3)encourages the people of the United States to visit and experience the more than 100 urban national wildlife refuges of the United States; and (4)affirms the support of the House of Representatives for the Urban Wildlife Conservation Program within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.