II
Calendar No. 217
112th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 2042
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 31, 2011
Received

November 3, 2011
Read twice and placed on the calendar

AN ACT
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011.
2.Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards
(a)In generalNot later than November 11, 2011, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall establish a program called the APEC Business Travel Program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards (ABTC) to eligible United States citizen business leaders and senior United States Government officials actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business.
(b)Integration with existing travel programsThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall integrate application procedures for and issuance of ABTC with other appropriate international registered traveler programs of the Department of Homeland Security, such as Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI.
(c)Cooperation with private entitiesIn carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall work in conjunction with appropriate private sector entities to ensure that applicants for ABTC satisfy ABTC requirements. The Secretary of Homeland Security may utilize such entities to enroll and issue ABTC to qualified applicants.
(d)Fee
(1)In generalThe Secretary of Homeland Security may impose a fee for the issuance of ABTC, and may modify such fee from time to time as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(2)LimitationThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the total amount of any fees imposed under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year does not exceed the costs associated with carrying out this section in such fiscal year.
(3)Crediting to appropriate accountFees collected under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the appropriate account of the Department of Homeland Security and are authorized to remain available until expended.
 Passed the House of Representatives October 25, 2011.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.

November 3, 2011
Read twice and placed on the calendar


115 SRES 263 IS: Expressing the sense of the Senate that President Juan Manuel Santos has restructured and significantly strengthened the environmental sector and management capacity of the Colombian Government and has led the country to become a global environmental leader.
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		III
		115th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 263
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			September 19, 2017
			Mr. Leahy submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing the sense of the Senate that President Juan Manuel Santos has restructured and
			 significantly strengthened the environmental sector and management
			 capacity of the Colombian Government and has led the country to become a
			 global environmental leader.

 Whereas Colombia is one of the world’s megadiverse countries, hosting close to 10 percent of the planet’s biodiversity and producing an estimated 15 percent of the world’s oxygen;
 Whereas Colombia occupies— (1)first place worldwide in the number of birds and orchids;
 (2)second place in species of plants, amphibians, butterflies and fresh water fish; (3)third place in species of palm trees and reptiles;
 (4)fourth place in biodiversity of mammals; and (5)fifth place in marine and continental ecosystems;
 Whereas Colombia’s extraordinary mix of ecological, climatic, and biological components are dispersed among its 311 ecosystems and 59 protected areas;
 Whereas Colombia’s biodiversity is at risk, mainly because of habitat loss, urbanization, illicit drug cultivation and production, mining and other extractive industries, deforestation, and overfishing;
 Whereas on the day of his inauguration in 2010, and continuously since that date, President Santos has made environmental management and resource conservation top priorities of the Colombian Government;
 Whereas since his inauguration, 14,800,000 hectares of territory have been incorporated into the National System of Protected Areas, including Chiribiquete National Park, Corales de Profundidad National Park, Acandí, Playón and Playona Wildlife Sanctuaries, and Bahía Portete–Kaurrele National Natural Park;
 Whereas Colombia now has 28,400,000 hectares incorporated into the National System of Protected Areas;
 Whereas the Colombian Government approved the establishment and expansion of indigenous reserves to protect indigenous cultures and curtail deforestation of critical ecosystems;
 Whereas the Colombian Government adopted measures to reduce carbon emissions resulting from deforestation in the Colombian Amazon;
 Whereas the Colombian Government developed a national strategy to combat climate change; Whereas, through the Vision Amazonia initiative, the Colombian Government has set an ambitious goal of achieving zero net deforestation in the Colombian Amazon by 2020;
 Whereas for the first time in 2016, the Colombian Government completed a greenhouse gas emissions inventory that includes data from both department and municipal levels; and
 Whereas Colombia played a primary role in the Rio+20 Conference agenda for a green economy and continues to be an active member in the international environmental dialogue: Now, therefore, be it

 That it is the sense of the Senate that— (1)President Juan Manuel Santos has restructured and significantly strengthened the environmental sector and management capacity of the Colombian Government and has led the country to become a global environmental leader;
 (2)President Santos has enhanced public awareness of the importance of protecting indigenous cultures and of the indispensable role of indigenous people in protecting the environment;
 (3)President Santos’ efforts to protect Colombia’s biodiversity will provide lasting benefits to future generations of Colombians and to the international community; and
 (4)President Santos should be recognized and commended for these efforts and achievements.


115 HR 1682 IH: Energy Star Program Integrity Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-03-22
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115th CONGRESS1st Session
H. R. 1682
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 22, 2017
Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL
To clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Energy Star Program Integrity Act. 2.No warrantySection 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(e)No warranty
(1)In GeneralAny disclosure relating to participation of a product in the Energy Star program shall not create an express or implied warranty or give rise to any private claims or rights of action under State or Federal law relating to the disqualification of that product from Energy Star if— (A)the product has been certified by a certification body recognized by the Energy Star program;
(B)the Administrator has approved corrective measures, including a determination of whether or not consumer compensation is appropriate; and (C)the responsible party has fully complied with all approved corrective measures.
(2)ConstrualNothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the Administrator to modify any procedure or take any other action..


115 S2899 IS: Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act
U.S. Senate
2018-05-22
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II115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2899IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 22, 2018Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Capito, Mr. King, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Heller, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option of providing
			 medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants
 with neonatal abstinence syndrome.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act or the CRIB Act.2.Medicaid State plan option to enter into provider agreements with residential pediatric recovery centers(a)State plan amendmentSection 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (82), by striking and after the semicolon;(2)in paragraph (83), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by inserting after paragraph (83), the following new paragraph:(84)provide, at the option of the State, for making medical assistance available on an inpatient or outpatient basis at a residential pediatric recovery center (as defined in subsection (nn)) to infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome..(b)Residential pediatric recovery center definedSection 1902 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:(nn)Residential pediatric recovery center defined(1)In generalFor purposes of section 1902(a)(84), the term residential pediatric recovery center means a center or facility that furnishes items and services for which medical assistance is available under the State plan to infants with the diagnosis of neonatal abstinence syndrome without any other significant medical risk factors.(2)Counseling and servicesA residential pediatric recovery center may offer counseling and other services to mothers (and other appropriate family members and caretakers) of infants receiving treatment at such centers if such services are otherwise covered under the State plan under this title or under a waiver of such plan. Such other services may include the following:(A)Counseling or referrals for services.(B)Activities to encourage caregiver-infant bonding.(C)Training on caring for such infants..(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to medical assistance furnished on or after that date, without regard to final regulations to carry out such amendments being promulgated as of such date.


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 567

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 8, 2005

			Mr. Lugar introduced the

			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the

			 Committee on the

			 Judiciary

		A BILL

		To provide immunity for nonprofit athletic

		  organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relating

		  to the passage, adoption, or failure to adopt rules of play for athletic

		  competitions and practices.

			1.

			Short title

			This Act may be cited as the

			 Nonprofit Athletic Organization

			 Protection Act of 2005.

			2.

			Findings

			Congress makes the following

			 findings:

				(1)

				Amateur Sports and

			 education-based athletics are an important part of our culture. Sports provide

			 a tremendous opportunity for the youth of America to learn the skills of

			 leadership, teamwork, and discipline. Studies have shown that participation in

			 these activities is directly connected to academic achievement and overall

			 social development.

				(2)

				Amateur athletics are

			 integral to the good health and overall well-being of American society.

			 Nonprofit organizations put forward their best efforts to enact rules that are

			 in the best interests of young people. Injuries will occur as a result of the

			 inherent risks involved in sports. These risks, however, should not work to the

			 detriment of the greater good served by amateur athletics.

				(3)

				Young people who participate

			 in school sports and other amateur competition have lower levels of

			 obesity.

				(4)

				Young people who participate

			 in sports tend to be fitter adults, and suffer fewer health problems as they

			 age.

				(5)

				Playing rules in amateur

			 sports are necessary to provide the opportunity for young people to participate

			 in age- and skill level-appropriate competition.

				(6)

				Sport involves intense

			 physical activity. It also involves a certain element of danger. Rule making is

			 anticipatory, and hence a difficult balancing act. Rules committee members face

			 a constant struggle to balance the tradeoffs of limiting risk and preserving

			 the key elements and sound traditions of the sport. Rules makers must draw

			 unambiguous lines; they do not have the luxury of self-protective vagueness.

			 Given the large number of participants and the risks inherent in sport,

			 injuries cannot be avoided. By deciding to partake in competition, athletes

			 assume such risks. Allowing lawsuits based merely on the good faith development

			 of the rules is wrong and unfair.

				(7)

				Rules makers have been the

			 target of an increasing number of lawsuits claiming negligence due to the

			 adoption, or failure to adopt, particular rules for amateur sports.

				(8)

				Repeatedly defending claims

			 will have a detrimental impact on the ability of rules makers to continue to

			 provide these services, and will discourage the best and brightest coaches,

			 officials, and administrators from serving on rules committees. Additionally,

			 some children may lose the opportunity to participate in organized sports if

			 higher insurance premiums compel amateur athletic organizations to raise

			 fees.

			3.

			Definitions

			In this Act:

				(1)

				Economic loss

				The term economic

			 loss means any pecuniary loss resulting from harm (including the loss of

			 earnings or other benefits related to employment, medical expense loss,

			 replacement services loss, loss due to death, burial costs, and loss of

			 business or employment opportunities) to the extent recovery for such loss is

			 allowed under applicable State law.

				(2)

				Harm

				The term harm

			 includes physical, nonphysical, economic, and noneconomic losses.

				(3)

				Noneconomic loss

				The term noneconomic

			 loss means any loss resulting from physical and emotional pain,

			 suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement,

			 loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and companionship, loss of

			 consortium (other than loss of domestic service), hedonic damages, injury to

			 reputation, and all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature.

				(4)

				Nonprofit organization

				The term nonprofit

			 organization means—

					(A)

					any organization which is

			 described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt

			 from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or

					(B)

					any not-for-profit

			 organization which is organized and conducted for public benefit and operated

			 primarily for charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or health

			 purposes.

				(5)

				Nonprofit athletic organization

				The term nonprofit

			 athletic organization means a nonprofit organization that has as one of

			 its primary functions the adoption of rules for sanctioned or approved athletic

			 competitions and practices. The term includes the employees, agents, and

			 volunteers of such organization, provided such individuals are acting within

			 the scope of their duties with the nonprofit athletic organization.

				(6)

				State

				The term State

			 includes the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or

			 possession of the United States.

			4.

			Limitation on liability for nonprofit athletic

			 organizations

				(a)

				Liability protection for nonprofit athletic

			 organizations

				Except as provided in

			 subsections (b) and (c), a nonprofit athletic organization shall not be liable

			 for harm caused by an act or omission of the nonprofit athletic organization in

			 the adoption of rules of play for sanctioned or approved athletic competitions

			 or practices if—

					(1)

					the nonprofit athletic

			 organization was acting within the scope of the organization’s duties at the

			 time of the adoption of the rules at issue;

					(2)

					the nonprofit athletic

			 organization was, if required, properly licensed, certified, or authorized by

			 the appropriate authorities for the competition or practice in the State in

			 which the harm occurred or where the competition or practice was undertaken;

			 and

					(3)

					the harm was not caused by

			 willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless misconduct on the

			 part of the nonprofit athletic organization.

				(b)

				Responsibility of employees, agents, and volunteers to

			 nonprofit athletic organizations

				Nothing in this section shall

			 be construed to affect any civil action brought by any nonprofit athletic

			 organization against any employee, agent, or volunteer of such

			 organization.

				(c)

				Exceptions to nonprofit athletic organization liability

			 protection

				If the laws of a State limit

			 nonprofit athletic organization liability subject to one or more of the

			 following conditions, such conditions shall not be construed as inconsistent

			 with this section:

					(1)

					A State law that requires a

			 nonprofit athletic organization to adhere to risk management procedures,

			 including mandatory training of its employees, agents, or volunteers.

					(2)

					A State law that makes the

			 nonprofit athletic organization liable for the acts or omissions of its

			 employees, agents, and volunteers to the same extent as an employer is liable

			 for the acts or omissions of its employees.

					(3)

					A State law that makes a

			 limitation of liability inapplicable if the civil action was brought by an

			 officer of a State or local government pursuant to State or local law.

				(d)

				Nonapplicability to certain claims

				The limitation on liability

			 provided by subsection (a) does not apply to an action or claim arising out of

			 a Federal, State, or local antitrust, labor, environmental, defamation,

			 tortious interference of contract law, or civil rights law, or any other

			 Federal, State, or local law providing protection from discrimination.

			5.

			Preemption

			This Act preempts the laws of

			 any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except

			 that this Act shall not preempt any State law that provides additional

			 protection from liability relating to the rule-making activities of nonprofit

			 athletic organizations.

			6.

			Effective date

				(a)

				In general

				This Act shall take effect on

			 the date of enactment of this Act.

				(b)

				Application

				This Act applies to any claim

			 for harm caused by an act or omission of a nonprofit athletic organization that

			 is filed on or after the effective date of this Act but only if the harm that

			 is the subject of the claim or the conduct that caused the harm occurred on or

			 after such effective date.


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 33

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 24, 2005

			Ms. Cantwell (for

			 herself, Mr. Bingaman,

			 Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Murray, and Mr.

			 Feingold) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

			 referred to the Committee on Energy and

			 Natural Resources

		A BILL

		To prohibit energy market manipulation.

			1.

			Short title

			This Act may be cited as the

			 Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight

			 Now (ENRON) Act.

			2.

			Prohibition of energy market manipulation

				(a)

				Prohibition

				Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by

			 adding at the end the following:

						215.

						Prohibition of market manipulation

						It shall be unlawful for any

				person, directly or indirectly, to use or employ, in connection with the

				purchase or sale of electric energy or the purchase or sale of transmission

				services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, any manipulative or

				deceptive device or contrivance in contravention of such regulations as the

				Commission may promulgate as appropriate in the public interest or for the

				protection of electric ratepayers.

					.

			(b)Rates resulting

			 from market manipulationSection 205(a) of the Federal Power Act

			 (16 U.S.C.

			 824d(a)) is amended by inserting after not just and

			 reasonable the following: or that result from a manipulative or

			 deceptive device or contrivance.


116 HR 7224 IH: End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-06-15
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7224IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 15, 2020Mr. Reschenthaler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend section 212(a)(3)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to inadmissibility based on membership in the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act. 2.Inadmissibility based on membership in a totalitarian partySection 212(a)(3)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182 (a)(3)(D)) is amended—(1)in clause (i), by inserting (I) Chinese Communist Party or its successor, or (II) after with the; and (2)by striking clauses (iii) and (iv).


116 HR 8679 IH: To allow certain individuals with prior service under the District of Columbia retirement system to make deposits towards annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-10-23
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8679IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 23, 2020Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo allow certain individuals with prior service under the District of Columbia retirement system to make deposits towards annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes.
1.Annuity deposit for certain serviceSection 1905(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84) is amended— (1)in paragraph (3), by striking Qualifying and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), qualifying; and
(2)by adding at the end the following:  (4)Service deposit (A)Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the qualifying District of Columbia service of any individual who makes a deposit under this paragraph shall be taken into account for purposes of computing the amount of any benefit payable out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund under section 8348 of title 5, United States Code.
(B)Any individual— (i)who, pursuant to this section, has qualifying District of Columbia service included in calculating the individual’s creditable service under section 8332, of title 5, United States Code, may deposit an amount equal to the product of the basic pay received for that qualifying service multiplied by the applicable percentage, or percentages, in section 8334(c) of such title, plus interest (computed in accordance with section 8334(e) of such title); or
(ii)who, pursuant to this section, has qualifying District of Columbia service included in calculating the individual’s creditable service under section 8411 of such title may deposit an amount equal to 1.3 percent of basic pay received for that qualifying service, plus interest (computed in accordance with section 8334(e) of such title). (C)For the purpose of survivor annuities, deposits authorized by this paragraph may be made by a survivor of an individual described in subparagraph (B)(i) or (B)(ii).
(D)Any deposit made under this paragraph shall be credited to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. (E)The Office of Personnel Management shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this paragraph.  .


116 HR 5482 IH: Providing Resources to End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers Act of 2020
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-12-18
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5482IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 18, 2019Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. King of New York, and Ms. DeLauro) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
			 and Prevention to develop a program to prevent the use of electronic
			 nicotine delivery systems among students in middle and high schools, to
			 award grants to State and local health agencies to implement such program,
			 and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Providing Resources to End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers Act of 2020 or the PREVENT Act of 2020. 2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)High school e-cigarette use increased by 135 percent between 2017 and 2019. (2)Middle school e-cigarette use increased by approximately 218 percent between 2017 and 2019.
 (3)Results from the National Youth Tobacco Survey of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (in this section referred to as CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (in this section referred to as FDA) published in December 2019 show that 27.5 percent of high school students and 10.5 percent of middle school students reported using an e-cigarette in the previous 30 days, up from 20.8 percent and 4.9 percent, respectively, in 2018.
 (4)In 2019, more than one-third (34.2 percent) of high school e-cigarette users reported using e-cigarettes products frequently, on 20 to 30 days in the past month.
 (5)The CDC, the FDA, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Surgeon General, and various State and local health authorities have determined the skyrocketing e-cigarette use amongst American youth to be an epidemic.
 (6)According to the CDC, the use of nicotine among adolescents can be detrimental to memory making, learning, and behavior, and e-cigarette use has been linked to lung conditions and mysterious illness.
 (7)According to data from the FDA's Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, youth e-cigarette use is associated with more than four times the odds of trying cigarettes and nearly three times the odds of current cigarette use.
 (8)The CDC and FDA continue to reiterate that the use of any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes, is unsafe for young people.
 3.Grant program to prevent the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems in middle and high schoolsTitle III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317T of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–22) the following:

				317U.Grant program to prevent the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems in middle and high schools
 (a)EstablishmentThe Secretary, acting through the Director, in coordination with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall—
 (1)develop a program to prevent the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among students in middle and high schools; and
 (2)award grants to eligible entities to implement such program in the geographic area served by such agencies and organizations.
 (b)Eligible entitiesTo seek a grant under this section, an entity shall be— (1)a State or local health agency;
 (2)a nonprofit organization; or (3)if the grant is to serve students in a rural area, a partnership of—
 (A)an entity described in paragraph (1) or (2); and (B)a local educational agency or a hospital.
 (c)Program requirementsThe program developed under subsection (a)(1) to prevent the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among students in middle and high schools shall address each of the following:
 (1)Training for school personnel to identify and prevent the use by youth of electronic nicotine delivery systems.
 (2)Creating and distributing educational resources for preventing the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems, designed for students, parents, and school personnel.
 (3)Social media and marketing campaigns to educate students on the health risks of the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems and nicotine addiction, to be designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and implemented by grantees in partnership with private advertising companies, nonprofit organizations, and advocacy organizations that specialize in youth substance use prevention and addiction treatment.
 (4)Resources for students on how to communicate with their peers on the dangers of e-cigarette use. (5)Partnering with school counseling personnel to assist students impacted by youth vaping.
 (6)Offering public health resources and counseling to help treat youth nicotine addiction and recovery.
 (d)PriorityIn awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities proposing to serve underserved populations with the greatest use of vaping products.
 (e)ApplicationTo seek a grant under subsection (a)(2), an eligible entity shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require.
 (f)Geographic distributionIn awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that such grants are distributed equitably across urban and rural areas.
 (g)ConsultationAs a condition on receipt of a grant under subsection (a)(2), an eligible entity shall agree that, in carrying out its program funded through the grant, the agency will consult with the following:
 (1)Public health, health care, and youth vaping prevention advocacy organizations, and organizations representing educators.
 (2)Organizations that specialize in addiction prevention and treatment. (3)Mental health and medical specialists, including professionals who specialize in child development.
 (4)School principals and other school administrators. (h)Reporting (1)By granteesAs a condition on the receipt of a grant under subsection (a)(2), an eligible entity shall agree to submit to the Director a report annually over the grant period. Each such report shall address the following:
 (A)The greatest obstacles in implementing the program developed under subsection (a)(1). (B)The greatest obstacles in preventing the use by youth of electronic nicotine delivery systems.
 (C)Additional resources are needed to address the popularity of electronic delivery systems and youth vaping culture.
 (2)Reporting by CDCNot later than 2 years after the program is developed pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the following:
 (A)How the funds made available for carrying out this section were used in developing a program under subsection (a)(1) and implementing such program through grants under subsection (a)(2).
 (B)Which strategies or resources were effective in preventing the use by youth of electronic nicotine delivery systems.
 (C)Which strategies or resources were not effective in preventing the use by youth of electronic nicotine delivery systems.
 (3)Posting of reports and compiled findingsThe Director shall— (A)not later than 60 days after receiving a report submitted by a grantee pursuant to paragraph (1), summarize the key findings of such report and post such summary on the public internet website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
 (B)not later than 60 days after submitting a report to Congress under paragraph (2), summarize the key findings of the report and post such summary on such public internet website.
 (i)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)The term Director means the Director of the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control.
 (2)The term electronic nicotine delivery system has the meaning given to such term in section 919A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. (j)FundingOut of amounts collected as fees under section 919A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section the following:
 (1)For fiscal year 2021, $200,000,000. (2)For each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the amount described in paragraph (1), adjusted by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average) between 2021 and the applicable year.
						.
		4.User fees relating to electronic nicotine delivery systems
 (a)In generalChapter IX of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 919 the following:

					919A.User fees relating to electronic nicotine delivery systems
 (a)Establishment of quarterly feeBeginning with fiscal year 2021, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall assess user fees on, and collect such fees from, each manufacturer and importer of electronic nicotine delivery systems. The fees shall be assessed and collected with respect to each quarter of each fiscal year, and the total amount assessed and collected for a fiscal year shall be the amount specified in subsection (b)(1) for such year, subject to subsection (c).
						(b)Assessment of user fee
 (1)Amount of assessmentThe total amount of user fees authorized to be assessed and collected under subsection (a) for a fiscal year is the following, as applicable to the fiscal year involved:
 (A)For fiscal year 2021, $200,000,000. (B)For fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023, the amount described in subparagraph (A), adjusted by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average) between 2021 and the applicable year.
 (2)Determination of user fee by companyThe total user fee to be paid by each manufacturer or importer of electronic nicotine delivery systems shall be determined for each quarter pursuant to a formula developed by the Secretary.
 (3)Timing of assessmentThe Secretary shall notify each manufacturer and importer of electronic nicotine delivery systems subject to this section of the amount of the quarterly assessment imposed on such manufacturer or importer under this subsection for each quarter of each fiscal year. Such notifications shall occur not later than 30 days prior to the end of the quarter for which such assessment is made, and payments of all assessments shall be made by the last day of the quarter involved.
 (4)Calculation of market shareBeginning not later than fiscal year 2020, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that the Food and Drug Administration is able to determine—
 (A)the annual amount of total sales in the electronic nicotine delivery system market of the United States; and
 (B)the applicable percentage shares under paragraph (2). (c)Crediting and availability of fees (1)In generalFees authorized under subsection (a) shall be collected and available for obligation only to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts. Such fees are authorized to remain available until expended. Such sums as may be necessary may be transferred from the Food and Drug Administration—Salaries and Expenses account without fiscal year limitation to such appropriation account for salaries and expenses with such fiscal year limitation.
 (2)AvailabilityFees appropriated under paragraph (3) shall be— (A)transferred to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
 (B)available only for the purpose of paying the costs of carrying out section 317U of the Public Health Service Act.
 (3)Authorization of appropriationsFor fiscal year 2021 and each subsequent fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated for fees under this section an amount equal to the amount specified in subsection (b)(1) for the fiscal year.
 (d)Applicability to fiscal year 2020If the date of enactment of the Providing Resources to End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers Act of 2020 occurs during fiscal year 2021, the following applies: (1)The Secretary shall determine the fees that would apply for a single quarter of such fiscal year according to the application of subsection (b) to the amount specified in paragraph (1)(A) of such subsection (referred to in this subsection as the quarterly fee amount).
 (2)For the quarter in which such date of enactment occurs and any preceding quarter of fiscal year 2021, fees shall not be assessed or collected under this section.
 (3)The amount specified in subsection (b)(1)(A) is deemed to be reduced by the quarterly amount for each quarter for which fees are not assessed or collected by operation of paragraph (3).
 (4)For any quarter in fiscal year 2021 following the quarter in which the date of enactment of the Providing Resources to End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers Act of 2020 occurs, the full quarterly fee amount shall be assessed and collected.. (b)Enforcement (1)In generalSection 902(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387b(4)) is amended by inserting , or the manufacturer or importer of electronic nicotine delivery systems fails to pay a user fee assessed to such manufacturer or importer pursuant to section 919A by the date specified in section 919A or by the 30th day after final agency action on a resolution of any dispute as to the amount of such fee before the semicolon.
 (2)Effective dateThe amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the later of October 1, 2021, or the date of enactment of this Act.
 (c)DefinitionSection 900 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387) is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (22) as paragraphs (9) through (23), respectively; and
 (2)by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:  (8)Electronic nicotine delivery systemThe term electronic nicotine delivery system—
 (A)means a tobacco product that is an electronic device that delivers nicotine, flavor, or another substance via an aerosolized solution to the user inhaling from the device (including e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, vape pens, advanced refillable personal vaporizers, and electronic pipes) and any component, liquid, part, or accessory of such a device, whether or not sold separately; and
 (B)does not include a product that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product or for another therapeutic purpose..


115 S356 IS: Hallways to Health Act
U.S. Senate
2017-02-13
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 356IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 13, 2017Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Franken) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and the delivery of, children's
			 health services through school-based health centers, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Hallways to Health Act.
 2.School-based health centersTitle XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

				2114.Grants and programs to improve access to, and the delivery of, children's health services through
			 school-based
			 health centers
					(a)Grants to school-Based health centers To encourage children  To adopt healthy behaviors
 (1)EstablishmentNot later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall publish criteria to enable school-based health centers to apply for grants for the purpose of assisting eligible children under this title and title XIX and other children by providing funding for community health workers to facilitate children's access to services that encourage children to adopt healthy behaviors and to improve the quality and cultural competence of the delivery of such services. Not later than 2 years after such date, the Secretary shall award grants to school-based health centers for such purposes.
 (2)RequirementsA school-based health center that employs individuals who meet the Bureau of Labor Statistics standard occupational definition of health educator (21–1091 or any successor classification number) or community health worker (21–1094 or any successor classification number) shall be eligible for a grant under this subsection.
						(3)Reporting
 (A)By granteesA grantee under this subsection shall annually submit to the Secretary a report containing a description of the services provided under the grant, the data collected with respect to such services, a description of the efficacy of such services, any other information determined appropriate by the Secretary.
 (B)By secretaryThe Secretary biennially shall submit to Congress a report on the efficacy of the grant program established under this subsection.
 (4)Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. Funds appropriated under the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended..
		3.Establishment and expansion of demonstration programs to provide tele-health services at
 school-based health centersSection 2114 of the Social Security Act (as added by section 2), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

				(b)Establishment and expansion of tele-Health services demonstration programs
 (1)EstablishmentNot later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall publish criteria for the establishment of a demonstration program to provide new tele-health services, or to expand existing tele-health service programs, located at school-based health centers. A school-based health center's receipt of funds under the demonstration program under this subsection shall not preclude the school-based health center from being reimbursed by public or private health insurance programs according to State law and regulation for items and services furnished by or through the center.
 (2)Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. Funds appropriated under the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended..
		4.Assurance of payment under Medicaid and CHIP for covered items and services furnished by certain
			 school-based health centers
 (a)State plan requirementSection 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (82), by striking and after the semicolon;
 (2)in paragraph (83)(B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3)by inserting after paragraph (83) the following new paragraph:

 (84)provide that the State shall certify to the Secretary that the State has implemented procedures to pay for medical assistance (including care and services described in subsections (a)(4)(B) and (r) of section 1905 and provided in accordance with section 1902(a)(43)) furnished in a school-based health center (as defined in section 2110(c)(9)), if payment would be made under the State plan for the same items and services if furnished in a physician's office or other outpatient clinic (including if such payment would be included in the determination of a prepaid capitation or other risk-based rate of payment to an entity under a contract pursuant to section 1903(m))..
 (b)Application to CHIPSection 2107(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is amended— (1)by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (R) as subparagraphs (H) through (S), respectively; and
 (2)by inserting after subparagraph (F), the following new subparagraph:  (G)Section 1902(a)(84) (relating to procedures to ensure payment for covered services furnished in a school-based health center)..
 (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section take effect on October 1, 2017. 5.Other improvements (a)In generalSection 399Z–1 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280h–5) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting either in person or via telehealth, after health centers,; (2)in subsection (a)(3)(A), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , and includes universities, accountable care organizations, and behavioral health organizations;
 (3)in subsection (c)(2)(C)(iv), by inserting and health education after health services; (4)in subsection (e), by striking may— and all that follows through the end and inserting may, upon a showing of good cause, waive the requirement that the SBHC provide all required comprehensive primary health services for a period not to exceed 2 years.;
 (5)in subsection (i), by inserting before the period the following: , including using existing quality performance measures funded by the Federal Government for such entities;
 (6)in subsection (l)— (A)by striking 2014 and inserting 2022; and
 (B)by redesignating such subsection as subsection (n); and (7)by inserting after subsection (k), the following:

 (l)Technical assistanceThe Secretary, acting directly or through awarding grants or contracts to private, nonprofit entities, shall establish or support existing State school-based health center resource centers that—
 (1)provide advocacy, training, and technical assistance to school-based health centers, including maximizing Federal and State resources;
 (2)support the development of school-based health centers; and (3)enhance the operations and performance of school-based health centers.
 (m)Authorization of appropriationsFor purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary..
 (b)Covered entitySection 340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (P)A school-based health center.. (c)Qualified health plansSection 1311(c)(1)(C) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(1)(C)) is amended by inserting , providers defined in section 2110(c)(9) of the Social Security Act, after Public Health Service Act.


I
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 796
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 3, 2009
Mr. Lewis of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California) 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 repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into private debt collection contracts.

1.Repeal of authority to enter into private debt collection contracts
(a)In generalSubchapter A of chapter 64 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 6306.
(b)Conforming amendments
(1)Subchapter B of chapter 76 of such Code is amended by striking section 7433A.
(2)Section 7811 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (g).
(3)Section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring Act of 1998 is amended by striking subsection (e).
(4)The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 64 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 6306.
(5)The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 76 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 7433A.
(c)Effective date
(1)In generalThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)Unauthorized contracts treated as voidAny qualified tax collection contract (as defined in section 6306 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect before its repeal) shall be void.


115 HR 5560 IH: Defective Firearms Protection Act
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2018-04-18
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5560IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 18, 2018Mrs. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend the consumer product safety laws to repeal of exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other
			 firearms from the definition of consumer product under such laws.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Defective Firearms Protection Act. 2.Repeal of exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms (a)Definition of consumer productSection 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E).
 (b)Rulemaking authoritySection 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 2079) is amended by striking subsection (e) and redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).


114 HR 4452 IH: To designate the area between the intersections of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as “Liu Xiaobo Plaza”, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-02-03
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4452
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 3, 2016
			Mr. Meadows introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

		A BILL
		To designate the area between the intersections of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness
			 Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place
			 Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as Liu Xiaobo Plaza, and for other purposes.

		1.Designation of Liu Xiaobo Plaza
			(a)Designation of Plaza
 (1)In generalThe area between the intersections of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, shall be known and designated as “Liu Xiaobo Plaza”.
 (2)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the area referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to Liu Xiaobo Plaza.
				(b)Designation of Address
 (1)DesignationThe address of 3505 International Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, shall be redesignated as 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza.
 (2)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the address referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza.
 (c)SignsThe Administrator of General Services shall construct street signs that shall— (1)contain the phrase “Liu Xiaobo Plaza”;
 (2)be similar in design to the signs used by Washington, District of Columbia, to designate the location of Metro stations; and
 (3)be placed on— (A)the parcel of Federal property that is closest to 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza (as redesignated by subsection (b)); and
 (B)the street corners of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia.


110 HR 106 IH: To extend Federal recognition to the Rappahannock Tribe, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-01-04
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I
110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 106
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 4, 2007
Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL
To extend Federal recognition to the Rappahannock Tribe, and for other purposes.

1.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
(1)During the initial months after Virginia was settled, the Rappahannocks had 3 encounters with Captain John Smith. The first occurred when the Rappahannock weroance (headman) traveled to Quiyocohannock (a principal town across the James River from Jamestown) where he met with the Englishman to determine if Smith had been the great man who had previously sailed into the Rappahannock River, killed a Rappahannock weroance, and kidnapped Rappahannock people. He determined that Smith was too short to be that great man. On a second meeting, during John Smith’s captivity (December 16, 1607 until January 8, 1608), Smith was taken to the Rappahannock principal village to show the people that Smith was not the great man. A third meeting took place during Smith’s exploration of the Chesapeake Bay (July 1608 until September 1608), when Smith was prevailed upon to make peace between the Rappahannock and the Moraughtacund Indians. The Moraughtacunds had stolen 3 women from the Rappahannock King. In the settlement, Smith had the 2 tribes meet on the spot of their first fight. When it was established that both sides wanted peace, Smith told the Rappahannock King to select which of the 3 women he wanted; the Moraughtacund King got second choice; Mosco, a Wighcocomoco (on the Potomac River) guide, was given the third woman.
(2)In 1645, Captain William Claiborne tried unsuccessfully to establish treaty relations with the Rappahannocks. The Rappahannocks had not participated in the Pamunkey-led uprising in 1644, and the English wanted to treat with the Rappahannocks or any other Indians not in amity with Opechancanough, concerning serving the county against the Pamunkeys.
(3)In April 1651, the Rappahannocks conveyed their first tract of land to an English settler, Colonel Morre Fauntleroy. The deed was signed by Accopatough, weroance of the Rappahannock Indians.
(4)In September 1653, Lancaster County signed a treaty with Rappahannock Indians. The terms of the treaty gave Rappahannocks the rights of the Englishmen in the county court, and it tried to make the Rappahannock more accountable to English law.
(5)In September 1653, Lancaster County defined and marked the bounds of its Indian settlements. According to the Lancaster clerk of court, the tribe called the great Rappahannocks lived on the Rappahannock Creek just across the river above Tappahannock.
(6)In September 1656, (Old) Rappahannock County (modern-day Richmond and Essex Counties) signed a treaty with Rappahannock Indians. The treaty mirrored the Lancaster County treaty from 1653, and added 2 points: Rappahannocks were to be rewarded, in Roanoke, for returning English fugitives and the English encouraged the Rappahannocks to send their children to live among the English as servants, who the English promised would be treated well.
(7)In 1658, the Virginia assembly revised a 1652 Act stating that there be no grants of land to any Englishman whatsoever de futuro until the Indians be first served with the proportion of 50 acres of land for each bowman.
(8)In 1669, the colony conducted a census of Virginia Indians. At that time, the majority of the Rappahannocks were residing at their hunting village on the north side of the Mattaponi River. At the time of the visit, census takers were counting only the tribes along the rivers. This explains the low number of 30 Rappahannock bowmen counted on the river. The Rappahannocks used this hunting village on the north side of the Mattaponi River as their primary residence until they were removed in 1684.
(9)In May 1677, the Treaty of Middle Plantation was signed with England. The Pamunkey Queen Cockacoeske signed on behalf of the Rappahannocks who were supposed to be her tributaries. However, before the treaty could be ratified, the Queen of Pamunkey complained to the Virginia Colonial Council that she was having trouble with Rappahannocks and Chickahominies, supposedly tributaries of hers.
(10)In November 1682, the Virginia Colonial Council established a reservation for the Rappahannock Indians of 3,474 acres about the town where they dwelt. The Rappahannocks town was their hunting village on the north side of the Mattaponi River, where they had lived throughout the 1670's. The acreage allotment was based on the 1658 Indian land act (seen above), which translated into a bowman population of 70, or an approximate total Rappahannock population of 350.
(11)In 1683, following raids by Iroquoian warriors on both Indian and English Settlements, the Virginia Colonial Council ordered the Rappahannocks to leave their reservation and unite with the Nanzatico Indians at Nanzatico Indian Town, which was located across and 30 miles up the Rappahannock River.
(12)Between 1687 and 1699, the Rappahannocks migrated out of Nanzatico, returning to the south side of the Rappahannock River at Portobacco Indian Town.
(13)In 1706, by order of Essex County, Lieutenant Richard Covington escorted the Portobaccos and Rappahannocks out of Portobacco Indian Town, out of Essex County, and into King and Queen County where they settled along the ridgeline between the Rappahannock and Mattaponi Rivers, the site of their ancient hunting village and Mattaponi Rivers, the site of their ancient hunting village and 1682 reservation.
(14)During the 1760s 3 Rappahannock girls were raised on Thomas Nelson’s Bleak Hill Plantation in King William County. One girl married a Saunders man, one married a Johnson man, and the third had 2 children, Edmund and Carter Nelson, fathered by Thomas Cary Nelson. In the 19th century, these Saunders, Johnson, and Nelson families are among the core Rappahannock families from which the modern tribe traces its descent.
(15)In 1819 and 1820, Edward Bird, John Bird and his unnamed wife, Carter Nelson, Edmund Nelson, and Carter Spurlock (all Rappahannock ancestors) were listed on the tax roles of King and Queen County. They are taxed at the county poor rate. Edmund Bird is added to the list in 1821. This is significant documentation because the overwhelming majority of pre-1864 records for King and Queen County were destroyed by fire.
(16)Beginning in 1819, and continuing through the 1880s, there was a solid Rappahannock presence in the membership at Upper Essex Baptist Church. This is the first instance of conversion to Christianity by at least some Rappahannocks. Twenty-six identifiable and traceable Rappahannock surnames appear on the pre-1863 membership list; 28 were listed on the 1863 membership roster; that number had declined to 12 in 1878 and had risen only slightly to 14 by 1888. One reason for the decline: in 1870, a Methodist circuit rider, Joseph Mastin, secured funds to purchase land and construct St. Stephens Baptist church for the Rappahannocks living nearby in Caroline County. Mastin documented from 1850 to 1870. St. Stephens was the dominant tribal church until the Rappahannock Indian Baptist Church was established in 1964. At both, the core Rappahannock family names of Bird, Clarke, Fortune, Johnson, Nelson, Parker, and Richardson predominate.
(17)During the early 1900s, James Mooney, noted anthropologist, maintained correspondence with the Rappahannocks, surveying them and instructing them on how to formalize their tribal government.
(18)In November 1920, Speck visited the Rappahannocks and assisted them in organizing the fight for their sovereign rights. In 1921, the Rappahannocks were granted a charter from the Commonwealth of Virginia formalizing their tribal government. Speck began a professional relationship with the Tribe that would last more than 30 years and document Rappahannock history and traditions as never done before.
(19)In April 1921, Rappahannock Chief George Nelson asked the Governor of Virginia, Westmoreland Davis, to forward a proclamation to the President of the United States. A list of tribal members and a handwritten copy of the proclamation itself were appended. The letter concerned Indian freedom of speech and assembly nationwide. Chief Nelson testified also before Congress requesting acknowledgement of the Rappahannocks civil and sovereign rights, quoting Isaiah 40:31; They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their Strength; they shall mount up with wings as Eagles; They shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
(20)In 1922, the Rappahannocks established a formal school at Lloyds, Essex County, Virginia. Prior to that time, Rappahannock children were taught by a tribal member in Central Point, Caroline County, Virginia.
(21)In December 1923, Rappahannock Chief George Nelson testified before the United States Congress appealing for a $50,000 appropriation to establish an Indian school in Virginia.
(22)In 1930, the Rappahannocks were engaged in an ongoing dispute with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States Census Bureau about their classification in the 1930 Federal census. In January 1930, Rappahannock Chief Otho S. Nelson wrote to the Chief Statistician of the United States Census Bureau asking that the 218 enrolled Rappahannocks be listed as Indians. In February, Leon Truesdell replied to Nelson saying that special instructions were being given about classifying Indians. That April, Nelson wrote to William M. Steuart at the Census Bureau asking about the enumerators’ failure to classify his people as Indians. Nelson said that enumerators had not asked the question about race when they interviewed his people. In a follow-up letter to Truesdell, Nelson reported that the enumerators were flatly denying his people’s request to be listed as Indians. Furthermore, the race question was completely avoided during interviews. The Rappahannocks had talked with Caroline and Essex County enumerators, and with John M.W. Green already, without success. Nelson asked Truesdell to list people as Indian if he sent a list of members. The matter was settled by William Steuart who concluded that the Bureaus rule was that people of Indian descent could only be classified as Indian if Indian blood predominated and Indian identity was accepted in the local community. The Virginia Vital Statistics Bureau classed all nonreservation Indians as negro, and it failed to see why an exception should be made for the Rappahannocks. Therefore, in 1925, the Indian Rights Association took on the Rappahannock case to assist them in fighting for their recognition and rights as an Indian Tribe.
(23)During the World War II, the Pamunkeys, Mattaponis, Chickahominies, and Rappahannocks fought the draft boards about their racial identity. The Virginia Vital Statistics Bureau insisted that certain Indian draftees be inducted into Negro units. In the end, 3 Rappahannocks were convicted of violating the Federal draft laws. After spending time in a Federal prison, they were granted conscientious objector status and served out the remainder of the war working in military hospitals.
(24)In 1943, Frank Speck noted that there were approximately 25 communities of Indians left in the Eastern United States that were entitled to Indian classification. The Rappahannocks were included in this group.
(25)In the 1940s, Leon Truesdell, Chief Statistician, United States Bureau of the Census, listed 118 members in the Rappahannock tribe in the Indian population of Virginia.
(26)In April 25, 1940, the United Stated Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, included the Rappahannocks in their list of Tribes by State and Agency.
(27)In 1948, the Smithsonian Institution Annual Report included an article by William Harlen Gilbert titled, Surviving Indian Groups of the Eastern United States. The Rappahannock Tribe was included and described in this article.
(28)In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Rappahannocks operated a school at Indian Neck. The State agreed to pay a tribal teacher to teach 10 students bused by King and Queen County to Sharon Indian School in King William County, Virginia. In 1965, Rappahannock students entered Marriott High School (a white public school) by Executive order of the Governor of Virginia. In 1972, the Rappahannocks worked with the Coalition of Eastern Native Americans to fight for Federal recognition. In 1979, the Coalition established a pottery and artisans company, operating with other Virginia tribes. In 1980, the Rappahannocks received funding through the Administration for Native Americans, to develop an economic program for the Tribe.
(29)In 1983, the Rappahannocks received State recognition. This Bill acknowledges the perseverance of our people and their long struggle to maintain their community, tribal culture, and traditions, to take their rightful place in the history of the United States.
(30)Thomasina E. Jordan is commended for her tireless effort and work to gain federal recognition for Virginia Indians. Thomasina E. Jordan laid the foundation to make federal recognition a possibility. The Virginia Indians stand on her shoulders.
2.DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Act—
(1)the term Tribe means the organization possessing the legal name Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., only and no other tribe, subtribe, band, or splinter groups representing themselves as Rappahannocks;
(2)the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior; and
(3)the term member means an enrolled member of the Tribe, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, or an individual who has been placed on the membership rolls of the Tribe in accordance with this Act.
3.Federal recognition
(a)Federal recognitionFederal recognition is hereby extended to the Tribe. All laws and regulations of the United States of general application to Indians or nations, tribes, or bands of Indians, including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.) which are not inconsistent with any specific provision of this Act, shall be applicable to the Tribe and its members.
(b)Federal services and benefits
(1)In generalThe Tribe and its members shall be eligible, on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, for all services and benefits provided by the Federal Government to federally recognized Indian tribes without regard to the existence of a reservation for the Tribe or the location of the residence of any member on or near any Indian reservation.
(2)Service areaFor purposes of the delivery of Federal services to enrolled members of the Tribe, the Tribe's service area shall be deemed to be the area comprised of King and Queen, Caroline, and Essex, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Richmond Counties, Virginia.
4.Membership; governing documentsThe membership roll and governing documents of the Tribe shall be the most recent membership roll and governing documents, respectively, submitted by the Tribe to the Secretary before the date of the enactment of this Act.
5.Governing bodyThe governing body of the Tribe shall be the governing body on the date of the enactment of this Act, or any new governing body selected under the election procedures specified in the governing documents of the Tribe.
6.Reservation of the tribeNotwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Tribe transfers other land within the boundaries of King and Queen County, Essex County, Richmond County, Caroline County, Spotsylvania County, or Stafford County, Virginia, to the Secretary, the Secretary shall take such land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe.
7.Gaming prohibitionNo land taken into trust for the benefit of the tribe shall be considered Indian lands for the purposes of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).
8.Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rightsNothing in this Act shall expand, reduce, or affect in any manner any hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water rights of the Tribe and its members.


114 S2020 IS: Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2015
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2015-09-09
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II114th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2020IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 9, 2015Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kaine, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2015. 2.Tax Credit for Apprenticeship Programs (a)In generalSubpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

					45S.Credit for
				apprenticeship program expenses
						(a)Tax
				Credit
							(1)In
 generalFor purposes of section 38, in the case of an employer, the apprenticeship program credit determined under this section for any taxable year is an amount equal to—
 (A)with respect to each qualified individual in a qualified apprenticeship program, the lesser of—
 (i)the amount of any wages (as defined in section 51(c)(1)) paid or incurred by the employer with respect to such qualified individual during the taxable year, or
 (ii)$5,000, and (B)with respect to each qualified individual in a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program, the lesser of—
 (i)an amount equal to the product of— (I)the total number of hours of work performed by such qualified individual for such employer during such taxable year, multiplied by
 (II)$3, or (ii)$5,000.
									(2)Established
				apprenticeship programs
								(A)In
 generalThe apprenticeship program credit determined under this section for the taxable year shall only be applicable to the number of qualified individuals employed by the employer through a qualified apprenticeship program or a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program which are in excess of the apprenticeship participation average for such employer (as determined under subparagraph (B)).
								(B)Apprenticeship
 participation averageFor purposes of subparagraph (A), the apprenticeship participation average shall be equal to the average of the total number of qualified individuals employed by the employer through a qualified apprenticeship program or qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program for—
 (i)the 3 preceding taxable years, or
 (ii)the number of taxable years in which the qualified apprenticeship program or the qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program was in existence, whichever is less.
									(3)Denial of
 double benefitNo deduction or any other credit shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount taken into account in determining the credit under this section.
							(4)Election not to
 claim creditThis section shall not apply to a taxpayer for any taxable year if such taxpayer elects to have this section not apply for such taxable year.
 (5)LimitationThe apprenticeship program credit under this section shall not be allowed for more than 3 taxable years with respect to any qualified individual.
							(b)Qualified
				individual
							(1)In
 generalFor purposes of this section, the term qualified individual means, with respect to any taxable year, an individual who is an apprentice and—
 (A)is participating in a qualified apprenticeship program or a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program with an employer that is subject to the terms of a valid apprenticeship agreement (as defined in the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.)),
 (B)has been employed under a qualified apprenticeship program or a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program for a period of not less than 7 months that ends within the taxable year,
 (C)is not a highly compensated employee (as defined in section 414(q)), and
 (D)is not a seasonal worker (as defined in section 45R(d)(5)(B)).
								(2)Training
 received by members of the Armed ForcesAn employer shall consider and may accept, in the case of a qualified individual participating in a qualified apprenticeship program or a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program, any relevant training or instruction received by such individual while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, for the purpose of satisfying the applicable training and instruction requirements under such qualified apprenticeship program.
							(c)Qualified
				apprenticeship program and qualified multi-Employer apprenticeship
			 program
							(1)Qualified apprenticeship program
								(A)In
 generalFor purposes of this section, the term qualified apprenticeship program means a program registered under the National Apprenticeship Act, whether or not such program is sponsored by an employer, which—
 (i)provides qualified individuals with on-the-job training and instruction for a qualified occupation with the employer,
 (ii)is registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by such Office of Apprenticeship,
 (iii)maintains records relating to the qualified individual, in such manner as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, may prescribe, and
 (iv)satisfies such other requirements as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, may prescribe.
									(B)Qualified
 occupationFor purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the term qualified occupation means a skilled trade occupation in a high-demand mechanical, technical, healthcare, or technology field (or such other occupational field as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, may prescribe) that satisfies the criteria for an apprenticeable occupation under the National Apprenticeship Act.
 (2)Qualified multi-employer apprenticeship programThe term qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program described in paragraph (1) in which multiple employers are required to contribute and that is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between one or more employee organizations and such employers.
							(d)Apprenticeship
				agreement
							(1)In
 generalFor purposes of this section, the term apprenticeship agreement means an agreement between a qualified individual and an employer that satisfies the criteria under the National Apprenticeship Act.
							(2)Credit for
 training received under apprenticeship agreementIf a qualified individual has received training or instruction through a qualified apprenticeship program or a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program with an employer which is subsequently unable to satisfy its obligations under the apprenticeship agreement, such individual may transfer any completed training or instruction for purposes of satisfying any applicable training and instruction requirements under a separate apprenticeship agreement with a different employer.
							(e)Application of
 certain rulesFor purposes of this section, all persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsections (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as a single person.
 (f)RegulationsThe Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section..
			(b)Credit To be
 part of general business creditSection 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting , plus, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (37)the apprenticeship program expenses credit determined under section 45S(a)..
			(c)Clerical
 amendmentThe table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
				Sec. 45S. Credit for apprenticeship
				program
				expenses..
			(d)Conforming amendments
 (1)Rule for employment creditsSection 280C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 45S(a), after 45P(a),. (2)Exclusion for determination of credit for increasing research activitiesClause (iii) of section 41(b)(2)(D) of such Code is amended by inserting the apprenticeship program credit under section 45S(a) or after in determining.
 (e)EvaluationNot later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives that contains an evaluation of the activities authorized under this Act, including—
 (1)the extent to which qualified individuals completed qualified apprenticeship programs and qualified multi-employer apprenticeship programs;
 (2)whether qualified individuals remained employed by an employer that received an apprenticeship program credit under section 45S of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the length of such employment following expiration of the apprenticeship period;
 (3)whether qualified individuals who completed a qualified apprenticeship program or a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program remained employed in the same occupation or field; and
 (4)recommendations for legislative and administrative actions to improve the effectiveness of the apprenticeship program credit under section 45S of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
				(f)Effective
 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
			3.Encouraging
			 mentors to train the future
			(a)Early
 distributions from qualified retirement plansSection 72(t)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
 (1)in subparagraph (A)—
 (A)by striking or at the end of clause (vii);
 (B)by striking the period at the end of clause (viii) and inserting , or; and
 (C)by adding at the end the following new clause:

 (ix)made to an employee who is serving as a mentor.;
				and
 (2)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

						(H)Distributions
 to MentorsFor purposes of this paragraph, the term mentor means an individual who—
 (i)has attained 55 years of age,
 (ii)is not separated from their employment with a company, corporation, or institution of higher education,
 (iii)in accordance with such requirements and standards as the Secretary determines to be necessary, has substantially reduced their hours of employment with their employer, with the individual to be engaged in mentoring activities described in clause (iv) for not less than 20 percent of the hours of employment after such reduction, and
 (iv)is responsible for the training and education of employees or students in an area of expertise for which the individual has a professional credential, certificate, or degree..
				(b)Distributions
 during working retirementParagraph (36) of section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

					(36)Distributions
				during working retirement
						(A)In
 generalA trust forming part of a pension plan shall not be treated as failing to constitute a qualified trust under this section solely because the plan provides that a distribution may be made from such trust to an employee who—
 (i)has attained age 62 and who is not separated from employment at the time of such distribution, or
 (ii)subject to subparagraph (B), is serving as a mentor (as such term is defined in section 72(t)(2)(H)).
							(B)Limitation on
 distributions to mentorsFor purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the amount of the distribution made to an employee who is serving as a mentor shall not be greater than the amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying—
 (i)the amount of the distribution that would have been payable to the employee if such employee had separated from employment instead of reducing their hours of employment with their employer and engaging in mentoring activities, in accordance with clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 72(t)(2)(H), by
 (ii)the percentage equal to the quotient obtained by dividing—
 (I)the sum of— (aa)the number of hours per pay period by which the employee's hours of employment are reduced, and
 (bb)the number of hours of employment that such employee is engaging in mentoring activities, by
 (II)the total number of hours per pay period worked by the employee before such reduction in hours of employment..
 (c)ERISASubparagraph (A) of section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(2)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , or solely because such distribution is made to an employee who is serving as a mentor (as such term is defined in section 72(t)(2)(H) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)..
 (d)ApplicationThe amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.


		II
		Calendar No. 553
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1523
		[Report No. 110–254]
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 24, 2007
			Mrs. Boxer (for herself,
			 Mr. Alexander, Mr. Warner, Mr.
			 McConnell, and Mr. Lieberman)
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Environment and Public
			 Works

			December 19, 2007
			Reported by Mrs. Boxer,
			 without amendment

		A BILL
		To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of carbon
		  dioxide from the Capitol power plant.

		1.Capitol power plant carbon
			 dioxide emissions demonstration programSection 118 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
			 7418) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(e)Capitol power
				plant carbon dioxide emissions demonstration program
					(1)DefinitionsIn
				this subsection:
						(A)Capitol power
				plantThe term Capitol power plant means the power
				plant constructed in the vicinity of the Capitol Complex, Washington, DC,
				pursuant to the first section of the Act of April 28, 1904 (33 Stat. 479,
				chapter 1762), and designated under the first section of the Act of March 4,
				1911 (2 U.S.C. 2162).
						(B)Carbon dioxide
				energy efficiencyThe term carbon dioxide energy
				efficiency, with respect to a project, means the quantity of electricity
				used to power equipment for carbon dioxide capture and storage or use.
						(C)ProgramThe
				term program means the competitive grant demonstration program
				established under paragraph (2).
						(2)Establishment
				of programThe Administrator shall establish a competitive grant
				demonstration program under which the Administrator shall provide to eligible
				entities, as determined by the Administrator, grants to carry out projects to
				demonstrate, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of
				this subsection, the capture and storage or use of carbon dioxide emitted from
				the Capitol power plant as a result of burning coal.
					(3)Requirements
						(A)Provision of
				grants
							(i)In
				generalThe Administrator shall provide the grants under the
				program on a competitive basis.
							(ii)Factors for
				considerationIn providing grants under the program, the
				Administrator shall take into consideration—
								(I)the
				practicability of conversion by the proposed project of carbon dioxide into
				useful products, such as transportation fuel;
								(II)the carbon
				dioxide energy efficiency of the proposed project; and
								(III)whether the
				proposed project is able to reduce more than 1 air pollutant regulated under
				this Act.
								(B)Requirements
				for entitiesAn entity that receives a grant under the program
				shall—
							(i)use to carry out
				the project of the entity a technology designed to reduce or eliminate emission
				of carbon dioxide that is in existence on the date of enactment of this
				subsection that has been used—
								(I)by not less than
				3 other facilities (including a coal-fired power plant); and
								(II)on a scale of
				not less than 5 times the size of the proposed project of the entity at the
				Capitol power plant; and
								(ii)carry out the
				project of the entity in consultation and concurrence with the Architect of the
				Capitol.
							(4)IncentiveIn
				addition to the grant under this subsection, the Administrator may provide to
				an entity that receives such a grant an incentive award in an amount equal to
				not more than $50,000, of which—
						(A)$15,000 shall be
				provided after the project of the entity has sustained operation for a period
				of 100 days, as determined by the Administrator;
						(B)$15,000 shall be
				provided after the project of the entity has sustained operation for a period
				of 200 days, as determined by the Administrator; and
						(C)$20,000 shall be
				provided after the project of the entity has sustained operation for a period
				of 300 days, as determined by the Administrator.
						(5)TerminationThe
				program shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment
				of this subsection.
					(6)Authorization
				of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry
				out the program
				$3,000,000.
					.

		December 19, 2007
		Reported without amendment


109 HR 1575 IH: To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People’s Republic of China regarding China’s undervalued currency and currency manipulation are not successful.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-04-12
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1575
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 12, 2005
Mrs. Myrick (for herself and Mr. Spratt) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People’s Republic of China regarding China’s undervalued currency and currency manipulation are not successful.

1.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:
(1)The currency of the People’s Republic of China, the yuan, is artificially pegged at a level significantly below its market value. Economists estimate the yuan to be undervalued by between 15 percent and 40 percent or an average of 27.5 percent.
(2)The undervaluation of the yuan makes exports from the People’s Republic of China less expensive for foreign consumers and makes foreign products more expensive for Chinese consumers. The effective result is a significant subsidization of China’s exports and a virtual tariff on foreign imports, leading the People’s Republic of China to enjoy significant trade surpluses with its international trading partners. The United States trade deficit with China has widened from $83,800,000,000 in 2000 to $162,000,000,000 in 2004, resulting in an aggregate deficit with China of more than $555,900,000,000 for that 5-year period.
(3)China’s undervalued currency and the United States trade deficit with the People’s Republic of China is contributing to significant United States job losses and harming United States businesses. In particular, the United States manufacturing sector has lost more than 1,376,000 jobs since January 2001.
(4)The Government of the People’s Republic of China has intervened in the foreign exchange markets to hold the value of the yuan within an artificial trading range. China’s foreign reserves are estimated to be more than $609,900,000,000 as of the end of 2004, and have increased at a level higher than that of any other country.
(5)China’s undervalued currency and the Chinese Government’s intervention in the value of its currency violates the spirit and letter of the world trading system of which the People’s Republic of China is now a member.
(6)The Government of the People’s Republic of China has failed to promptly address concerns raised by the United States and the international community regarding the value of its currency.
(7)Article XXI of the GATT 1994 (as defined in section 2(1)(B) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(1)(B)) allows a member of the World Trade Organization to take any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests. Protecting the United States manufacturing sector is essential to the security interests of the United States.
2.Negotiations and certification regarding the currency valuation policy of the People’s Republic of China
(a)In generalNotwithstanding the provisions of title I of Public Law 106–286 (19 U.S.C. 2431 note), on and after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, unless a certification described in subsection (b) has been made to Congress, there shall be imposed a rate of duty of 27.5 percent ad valorem on any article that is the growth, product, or manufacture of the People’s Republic of China and is imported directly or indirectly into the United States, in addition to any other duty that would otherwise apply to such article.
(b)CertificationThe certification described in this subsection means a certification by the President to Congress that the People’s Republic of China is no longer manipulating the rate of exchange between its currency and the United States dollar for purposes of preventing an effective balance of payments and gaining an unfair competitive advantage in international trade. The certification shall also include a determination that the currency of the People’s Republic of China is valued in accordance with accepted market-based trading policies.
(c)NegotiationsBeginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, shall begin negotiations with the People’s Republic of China to ensure that the People’s Republic of China adopts a process that leads to a market-based system of currency valuation.


114 HR 189 RH: Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension Act of 2015
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Union Calendar No. 273
114th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 189
[Report No. 114–356]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2015
Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

December 1, 2015
Additional sponsors: Ms. Brown of Florida and Ms. Kuster

December 1, 2015
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

A BILL
To extend foreclosure and eviction protections for servicemembers, and for other purposes.

1.Short title This Act may be cited as the Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension Act of 2015. 2.Temporary extension of extended period of protections for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and evictionSection 710(d) of the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–154; 126 Stat. 1208) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking December 31, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2016; and (2)in paragraph (3), by striking January 1, 2016 and inserting January 1, 2017.

December 1, 2015
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed