116 HR 1167 IH: To create a zero interest loan program for Federal and District of Columbia employees furloughed or excepted from such furlough during a lapse in Federal appropriations, and for other purposes.
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1167IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 13, 2019Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Ruppersberger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo create a zero interest loan program for Federal and District of Columbia employees furloughed or
			 excepted from such furlough during a lapse in Federal appropriations, and
			 for other purposes.

		1.Zero interest loans for Federal and District of Columbia employees
 (a)In generalThe Secretary of the Treasury shall, each Federal fiscal year, enroll each covered bank in a program to be known as the zero interest Federal and District of Columbia employee loan program unless such covered bank has elected not to participate in such program for such Federal fiscal year.
			(b)Zero Interest Loan
 (1)In generalAny covered bank enrolled in the zero interest Federal and District of Columbia employee loan program under subsection (a) shall, for the first 90 days of any lapse in Federal appropriations, upon request, extend a zero interest loan to any covered employee.
 (2)Amount of loanAny loan or loans provided to a covered employee under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the amount paid to the covered employee by the United States or the District of Columbia during the pay period immediately preceding the lapse in Federal appropriations.
 (3)Maximum aggregate loan amountA covered bank enrolled in the zero interest Federal and District of Columbia employee loan program shall not be required to extend a loan, or loans in the aggregate, in an amount greater than $9,000 to any individual covered employee with respect to each lapse in Federal appropriations.
 (4)Terms of LoanAny covered bank that extends a loan under this subsection may not require repayment of such loan until 30 days after the conclusion of the lapse in Federal appropriations.
 (c)Safety and soundness safe harborA covered bank shall not extend any loan under this section if such loan would threaten the safety and soundness of the covered bank.
 (d)Published listThe Secretary of the Treasury shall publish and maintain, on the Department of the Treasury website, a list of all covered banks enrolled in the zero interest Federal and District of Columbia employee loan program for each Federal fiscal year.
 (e)Other assistanceCovered banks may provide other forms of assistance to any covered employee during any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018.
 (f)RulemakingThe Secretary of the Treasury shall issue rules to carry out this Act. (g)DefinitionsIn this Act—
 (1)Covered bankThe term covered bank means a bank holding company that has been identified by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as a global systemically important bank holding company pursuant to section 217.402 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations, and each subsidiary and affiliate of such a bank holding company.
 (2)Covered employeeThe term covered employee means a Federal or District of Columbia employee furloughed or excepted from such furlough during any lapse in Federal appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, who is not a Member of Congress.


116 SRES 606 ATS: Designating May 5, 2020, as the “National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls”.
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III116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. RES. 606IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 3, 2020Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Warren, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Udall, Mr. Crapo, Ms. McSally, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Risch) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed toRESOLUTIONDesignating May 5, 2020, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.Whereas, according to a study commissioned by the Department of Justice, in some Tribal communities, American Indian women face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average murder rate;Whereas, according to the most recently available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2017, homicide was the sixth leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native females between 1 and 44 years of age;Whereas little data exist on the number of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women in the United States;Whereas, on July 5, 2013, Hanna Harris, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was reported missing by her family in Lame Deer, Montana;Whereas the body of Hanna Harris was found 5 days after she went missing;Whereas Hanna Harris was determined to have been raped and murdered, and the individuals accused of committing those crimes were convicted;Whereas the case of Hanna Harris is an example of many similar cases; andWhereas Hanna Harris was born on May 5, 1992: Now, therefore, be itThat the Senate—(1)designates May 5, 2020, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls; and(2)calls on the people of the United States and interested groups—(A)to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native women whose cases are documented and undocumented in public records and the media; and(B)to demonstrate solidarity with the families of victims in light of those tragedies.


		One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of
		  America
		2d SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fifth
		day of January, two thousand and ten
		S. 4036
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES
		AN ACT
		To clarify the National Credit Union
		  Administration authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without
		  borrowing from the Treasury.

		1.Stabilization fund
			(a)Additional advancesSection 217(c)(3) of the Federal Credit
			 Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1790e(c)(3)) is amended by inserting before the period at
			 the end the following: and any additional advances.
			(b)AssessmentsSection 217 of the Federal Credit Union Act
			 (12 U.S.C. 1790e) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
			 following:

					(d)Assessment authority
						(1)Assessments relating to expenditures under
				subsection (b)In order to
				make expenditures, as described in subsection (b), the Board may assess a
				special premium with respect to each insured credit union in an aggregate
				amount that is reasonably calculated to make any pending or future expenditure
				described in subsection (b), which premium shall be due and payable not later
				than 60 days after the date of the assessment. In setting the amount of any
				assessment under this subsection, the Board shall take into consideration any
				potential impact on credit union earnings that such an assessment may
				have.
						(2)Special premiums relating to repayments
				under subsection (c)(3)Not
				later than 90 days before the scheduled date of each repayment described in
				subsection (c)(3), the Board shall set the amount of the upcoming repayment and
				shall determine whether the Stabilization Fund will have sufficient funds to
				make the repayment. If the Stabilization Fund is not likely to have sufficient
				funds to make the repayment, the Board shall assess with respect to each
				insured credit union a special premium, which shall be due and payable not
				later than 60 days after the date of the assessment, in an aggregate amount
				calculated to ensure that the Stabilization Fund is able to make the required
				repayment.
						(3)ComputationAny assessment or premium charge for an
				insured credit union under this subsection shall be stated as a percentage of
				its insured shares, as represented on the previous call report of that insured
				credit union. The percentage shall be identical for each insured credit union.
				Any insured credit union that fails to make timely payment of the assessment or
				special premium is subject to the procedures and penalties described under
				subsections (d), (e), and (f) of section
				202.
						.
			2.Equity ratioSection 202(h)(2) of the Federal Credit
			 Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1782(h)(2)) is amended by striking when applied to
			 the Fund, and inserting which shall be calculated using the
			 financial statements of the Fund alone, without any consolidation or
			 combination with the financial statements of any other fund or
			 entity,.
		3.Net worth definitionSection 216(o)(2) of the Federal Credit
			 Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1790d(o)(2)) is amended to read as follows:

				(2)Net worthThe term net worth—
					(A)with respect to any insured credit union,
				means the retained earnings balance of the credit union, as determined under
				generally accepted accounting principles, together with any amounts that were
				previously retained earnings of any other credit union with which the credit
				union has combined;
					(B)with respect to any insured credit union,
				includes, at the Board’s discretion and subject to rules and regulations
				established by the Board, assistance provided under section 208 to facilitate a
				least-cost resolution consistent with the best interests of the credit union
				system; and
					(C)with respect to a low-income credit union,
				includes secondary capital accounts that are—
						(i)uninsured; and
						(ii)subordinate to all other claims against the
				credit union, including the claims of creditors, shareholders, and the
				Fund.
						.
		4.Study of National Credit Union
			 Administration
			(a)StudyThe Comptroller General of the United
			 States shall conduct a study of the National Credit Union Administration’s
			 supervision of corporate credit unions and implementation of prompt corrective
			 action.
			(b)Issues To be studiedIn conducting the study required under
			 subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall—
				(1)determine the reasons for the failure of
			 any corporate credit union since 2008;
				(2)evaluate the adequacy of the National
			 Credit Union Administration’s response to the failures of corporate credit
			 unions, including with respect to protecting taxpayers, avoiding moral hazard,
			 minimizing the costs of resolving such corporate credit unions, and the ability
			 of insured credit unions to bear any assessments levied to cover such
			 costs;
				(3)evaluate the effectiveness of
			 implementation of prompt corrective action by the National Credit Union
			 Administration for both insured credit unions and corporate credit unions;
			 and
				(4)examine whether the National Credit Union
			 Administration has effectively implemented each of the recommendations by the
			 Inspector General of the National Credit Union Administration in its Material
			 Loss Review Reports, and, if not, the adequacy of the National Credit Union
			 Administration’s reasons for not implementing such recommendation.
				(c)Report to CouncilNot later than 1 year after the date of
			 enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report on the
			 results of the study required under this section to—
				(1)the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
			 Urban Affairs of the Senate;
				(2)the Committee on Financial Services of the
			 House of Representatives; and
				(3)the Financial Stability Oversight
			 Council.
				(d)Council Report of ActionNot later than 6 months after the date of
			 receipt of the report from the Comptroller General under subsection (c), the
			 Financial Stability Oversight Council shall submit a report to the Committee on
			 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
			 Financial Services of the House of Representatives on actions taken in response
			 to the report, including any recommendations issued to the National Credit
			 Union Administration under section 120 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
			 Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5330).

			Speaker of the House of Representatives

			Vice President of the United States and President of the
			 Senate


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5636
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 29, 2010
			Ms. Matsui (for
			 herself and Mr. Engel) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To establish Federally Qualified Behavioral Health
		  Centers and to require Medicaid coverage for services provided by such
		  Centers.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Community Mental Health and Addiction
			 Safety Net Equity Act of 2010.
		2.Federally
			 Qualified Behavioral Health CentersSection 1913 of the Public Health Service
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–3) is amended—
			(1)in subsection
			 (a)(2)(A), by striking community mental health services and
			 inserting behavioral health services (of the type offered by federally
			 qualified behavioral health centers consistent with subsection
			 (c)(3));
			(2)in subsection
			 (b)—
				(A)by striking
			 paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

						(1)services under the
				plan will be provided only through appropriate, qualified community programs
				(which may include federally qualified behavioral health centers, child mental
				health programs, psychosocial rehabilitation programs, mental health
				peer-support programs, and mental health primary consumer-directed programs);
				and
						;
				and
				(B)in paragraph (2),
			 by striking community mental health centers and inserting
			 federally qualified behavioral health centers; and
				(3)by striking
			 subsection (c) and inserting the following:

					(c)Criteria for
				Federally Qualified Behavioral Health Centers
						(1)In
				generalThe Administrator shall certify, and recertify at least
				every 5 years, federally qualified behavioral health centers as meeting the
				criteria specified in this subsection.
						(2)RegulationsNot later than 18 months after the date of
				the enactment of the Community Mental Health and Addiction Safety Net Equity
				Act of 2010, the Administrator shall issue final regulations for certifying
				non-profit or local government centers as centers under paragraph (1).
						(3)CriteriaThe
				criteria referred to in subsection (b)(2) are that the center performs each of
				the following:
							(A)Provide services
				in locations that ensure services will be available and accessible promptly and
				in a manner which preserves human dignity and assures continuity of
				care.
							(B)Provide services
				in a mode of service delivery appropriate for the target population.
							(C)Provide
				individuals with a choice of service options where there is more than one
				efficacious treatment.
							(D)Employ a core
				staff of clinical staff that is multidisciplinary and culturally and
				linguistically competent.
							(E)Provide services,
				within the limits of the capacities of the center, to any individual residing
				or employed in the service area of the center, regardless of the ability of the
				individual to pay.
							(F)Provide, directly
				or through contract, to the extent covered for adults in the State Medicaid
				plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act and for children in accordance
				with section 1905(r) of such Act regarding early and periodic screening,
				diagnosis, and treatment, each of the following services:
								(i)Screening,
				assessment, and diagnosis, including risk assessment.
								(ii)Person-centered
				treatment planning or similar processes, including risk assessment and crisis
				planning.
								(iii)Outpatient
				clinic mental health services, including screening, assessment, diagnosis,
				psychotherapy, substance abuse counseling, medication management, and
				integrated treatment for mental illness and substance abuse which shall be
				evidence-based (including cognitive behavioral therapy and other such therapies
				which are evidence-based).
								(iv)Outpatient clinic
				primary care services, including screening and monitoring of key health
				indicators and health risk (including screening for diabetes, hypertension, and
				cardiovascular disease and monitoring of weight, height, body mass index (BMI),
				blood pressure, blood glucose or HbA1C, and lipid profile).
								(v)Crisis mental
				health services, including 24-hour mobile crisis teams, emergency crisis
				intervention services, and crisis stabilization.
								(vi)Targeted case
				management (services to assist individuals gaining access to needed medical,
				social, educational, and other services and applying for income security and
				other benefits to which they may be entitled).
								(vii)Psychiatric
				rehabilitation services including skills training, assertive community
				treatment, family psychoeducation, disability self-management, supported
				employment, supported housing services, therapeutic foster care services, and
				such other evidence-based practices as the Secretary may require.
								(viii)Peer support
				and counselor services and family supports.
								(G)Maintain linkages,
				and where possible enter into formal contracts with the following:
								(i)Inpatient
				psychiatric facilities and substance abuse detoxification and residential
				programs.
								(ii)Adult and youth
				peer support and counselor services.
								(iii)Family support
				services for families of children with serious mental disorders.
								(iv)Other community
				or regional services, supports, and providers, including schools, child welfare
				agencies, juvenile and criminal justice agencies and facilities, housing
				agencies and programs, employers, and other social services.
								(v)Onsite or offsite
				access to primary care services.
								(vi)Enabling
				services, including outreach, transportation, and translation.
								(vii)Health and
				wellness services, including services for tobacco
				cessation.
								.
			3.Medicaid coverage
			 and payment for federally qualified behavioral health center services
			(a)Payment for
			 services provided by federally qualified behavioral health
			 centersSection 1902(bb) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1396a(bb)) is amended—
				(1)in the heading, by
			 striking and Rural Health
			 Clinics and inserting , federally qualified behavioral health centers,
			 and Rural Health Clinics;
				(2)in paragraph (1),
			 by inserting (and beginning with fiscal year 2011 with respect to
			 services furnished on or after January 1, 2011, and each succeeding fiscal
			 year, for services described in section 1905(a)(2)(D) furnished by a federally
			 qualified behavioral health center) after by a rural health
			 clinic;
				(3)in paragraph
			 (2)—
					(A)by striking the
			 heading and inserting Initial fiscal year;
					(B)by inserting
			 (or, in the case of services described in section 1905(a)(2)(D)
			 furnished by a federally qualified behavioral health center, for services
			 furnished on and after January 1, 2011, during fiscal year 2011) after
			 January 1, 2001, during fiscal year 2001;
					(C)by inserting
			 (or, in the case of services described in section 1905(a)(2)(D)
			 furnished by a federally qualified behavioral health center, during fiscal
			 years 2009 and 2010) after 1999 and 2000; and
					(D)by inserting
			 (or, in the case of services described in section 1905(a)(2)(D)
			 furnished by a federally qualified behavioral health center, during fiscal year
			 2011) before the period;
					(4)in paragraph
			 (3)—
					(A)in the heading, by
			 striking Fiscal year 2002
			 and succeeding and inserting Succeeding; and
					(B)by inserting (or, in the case of
			 services described in section 1905(a)(2)(D) furnished by a federally qualified
			 behavioral health center, for services furnished during fiscal year 2012 or a
			 succeeding fiscal year) after 2002 or a succeeding fiscal
			 year;
					(5)in paragraph
			 (4)—
					(A)by inserting
			 (or as a federally qualified behavioral health center after fiscal year
			 2010) after or rural health clinic after fiscal year
			 2000;
					(B)by striking
			 furnished by the center or and inserting furnished by the
			 federally qualified health center, services described in section 1905(a)(2)(D)
			 furnished by the federally qualified behavioral health center,
			 or;
					(C)in the second sentence, by striking
			 or rural health clinic and inserting , federally
			 qualified behavioral health center, or rural health clinic;
					(6)in paragraph (5),
			 in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking or rural health
			 clinic and inserting , federally qualified behavioral health
			 center, or rural health clinic; and
				(7)in paragraph (6),
			 by striking or to a rural health clinic and inserting ,
			 to a federally qualified behavioral health center for services described in
			 section 1905(a)(2)(D), or to a rural health clinic.
				(b)Inclusion of
			 federally qualified behavioral health center services in the term medical
			 assistanceSection 1905(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
			 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(2)) is amended—
				(1)by striking
			 and before (C); and
				(2)by inserting
			 before the semicolon at the end the following: , and (D) federally
			 qualified behavioral health center services (as defined in subsection
			 (l)(4)).
				(c)Definition of
			 federally qualified behavioral health center servicesSection
			 1905(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)) is amended by adding at
			 the end the following paragraph:

					(4)(A)The term federally
				qualified behavioral health center services means services furnished to
				an individual at a federally qualified behavioral health center (as defined by
				subparagraph (B).
						(B)The term federally qualified
				behavioral health center means an entity that is certified under section
				1913(c) of the Public Health Service Act as meeting the criteria described in
				paragraph (3) of such
				section.
						.
			4.Mental health and
			 addiction safety net studies
			(a)Paperwork
			 reduction study
				(1)In
			 generalNot later than 12 months after the date of the enactment
			 of this Act, the Institute of Medicine shall submit to the appropriate
			 committees of Congress a report that evaluates the combined paperwork burden of
			 federally qualified behavioral health centers certified section 1913(c) of the
			 Public Health Service Act, as inserted by section 2.
				(2)ScopeIn
			 preparing the report under paragraph (1), the Institute of Medicine shall
			 examine licensing, certification, service definitions, claims payment, billing
			 codes, and financial auditing requirements utilized by the Office of Management
			 and Budget, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Health
			 Resources and Services Administration, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
			 Services Administration, the Office of the Inspector General, State Medicaid
			 agencies, State departments of health, State departments of education, and
			 State and local juvenile justice and social services agencies to—
					(A)establish an
			 estimate of the combined nationwide cost of complying with the requirements
			 described in this paragraph, in terms of both administrative funding and staff
			 time;
					(B)establish an
			 estimate of the per capita cost to each federally qualified behavioral health
			 center certified under section 1913(c) of the Public Health Service Act to
			 comply with the requirements described in this paragraph, in terms of both
			 administrative funding and staff time; and
					(C)make
			 administrative and statutory recommendations to Congress, which may include a
			 uniform methodology, to reduce the paperwork burden experienced by such
			 federally qualified behavioral health centers.
					(3)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry
			 out this subsection $550,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
				(b)Wage
			 study
				(1)In
			 generalNot later than 12 months after the date of the enactment
			 of this Act, the Institute of Medicine shall conduct a nationwide analysis, and
			 submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress, concerning the
			 compensation structure of professional and paraprofessional personnel employed
			 by federally qualified behavioral health centers certified under section
			 1913(c) of the Public Health Service Act, as inserted by section 2, as compared
			 with the compensation structure of comparable health safety net providers and
			 relevant private sector health care employers.
				(2)ScopeIn
			 preparing the report under paragraph (1), the Institute of Medicine shall
			 examine compensation disparities, if such disparities are determined to exist,
			 by type of personnel, type of provider or private sector employer, and by
			 geographic region.
				(3)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry
			 out this subsection, $550,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 and
			 2013.


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1734
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 28, 2007
			Mrs. Boxer (for herself,
			 Mr. Lautenberg, and
			 Mr. Kerry) introduced the following bill;
			 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
			 Pensions

		A BILL
		To provide for prostate cancer imaging research and
		  education.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Prostate Research, Imaging, and
			 Men's Education Act or the PRIME
			 Act.
		2.FindingsCongress makes the following
			 findings:
			(1)Prostate cancer
			 has reached epidemic proportions, particularly among African-American men, and
			 strikes and kills men in numbers comparable to the number of women who lose
			 their lives from breast cancer.
			(2)Life-saving
			 breakthroughs in screening, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer resulted
			 from the development of advanced imaging technologies led by the Federal
			 Government.
			(3)Men should have
			 accurate and affordable prostate cancer screening exams and minimally-invasive
			 treatment tools, similar to what women have for breast cancer.
			(4)While it is
			 important for men to take advantage of current prostate cancer screening
			 techniques, a recent NCI-funded study demonstrated that the most common
			 available methods of detecting prostate cancer (PSA blood test and physical
			 exams) are not foolproof, causing numerous false alarms and false
			 reassurances.
			(5)The absence of
			 advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer causes the lack of accurate
			 information critical for clinical decisions, resulting in missed cancers and
			 lost lives, as well as unnecessary and costly medical procedures, with related
			 complications.
			(6)With prostate
			 imaging tools, men and their families would face less physical, psychological,
			 financial and emotional trauma and billions of dollars could be saved in
			 private and public health care systems.
			3.Research and
			 development of prostate cancer imaging technologies
			(a)Expansion of
			 researchThe Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to
			 in this Act as the Secretary), acting through the Director of
			 the National Institutes of Health and in consultation with the Secretary of
			 Defense, shall carry out a program to expand and intensify research to develop
			 innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection,
			 diagnosis, and treatment comparable to state-of-the-art mammography
			 technologies.
			(b)Authorization
			 of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry
			 out this section, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
			 2012.
			4.Public awareness
			 and education campaign
			(a)National
			 campaignThe Secretary shall carry out a national campaign to
			 increase the awareness and knowledge of Americans with respect to the need for
			 prostate cancer screening and for improved detection technologies.
			(b)RequirementsThe
			 national campaign conducted under subsection (a) shall include—
				(1)roles for the
			 Health Resources Services Administration, the Office on Minority Health of the
			 Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and
			 Prevention, and the Office of Minority Health of the Centers for Disease
			 Control and Prevention; and
				(2)the development
			 and distribution of written educational materials, and the development and
			 placing of public service announcements, that are intended to encourage men to
			 seek prostate cancer screening and to create awareness of the need for improved
			 imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and minimally invasive
			 treatment.
				(c)Racial
			 disparitiesIn developing the national campaign under subsection
			 (a), the Secretary shall recognize and address the racial disparities in the
			 incidences of prostate cancer and mortality rates with respect to such
			 disease.
			(d)GrantsThe
			 Secretary shall establish a program to award grants to nonprofit private
			 entities to enable such entities to test alternative outreach and education
			 strategies to increase the awareness and knowledge of Americans with respect to
			 the need for prostate cancer screening and improved imaging
			 technologies.
			(e)Authorization
			 of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry
			 out this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
			 2012.
			5.Improving
			 prostate cancer screening blood tests
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of
			 Defense, shall carry out research to develop an improved prostate cancer
			 screening blood test using in-vitro detection.
			(b)Authorization
			 of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry
			 out this section, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
			 2012.
			6.Reporting and
			 compliance
			(a)Report and
			 strategyNot later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that details the
			 strategy of the Secretary for implementing the requirements of this Act and the
			 status of such efforts.
			(b)Full
			 complianceNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
			 report that—
				(1)contains
			 assurances that the provisions of this Act are fully implemented; and
				(2)certifies such
			 compliance, or in the case of a Federal agency that has not complied, an
			 explanation as to such failure to comply.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3424
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			November 15, 2011
			Mr. Holt (for
			 himself, Mr. Andrews, and
			 Mr. Sires) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Transportation and
			 Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by
			 the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
			 the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To establish a program under which the Administrator of
		  the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide grants to eligible State
		  consortia to establish and carry out municipal sustainability certification
		  programs, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Sustainable States Act of
			 2011.
		2.FindingsCongress finds that—
			(1)local government
			 leadership is critical in crafting and implementing effective, long-term
			 solutions to regionally distinct challenges, such as—
				(A)energy demand and
			 supply;
				(B)water resource
			 management;
				(C)waste production
			 and management;
				(D)pollution;
				(E)environmental
			 stewardship and conservation; and
				(F)economic
			 competitiveness, growth, and development;
				(2)State-specific
			 municipal sustainability certification programs provide a framework for
			 constructive competition among the municipalities of a State that accelerates
			 the development and demonstration of effective local solutions to those
			 challenges; and
			(3)public-private
			 partnerships are successful means of sustaining the operation of municipal
			 sustainability certification programs which, as evidenced by the successful
			 program in the State of New Jersey—
				(A)reduce municipal
			 costs;
				(B)create
			 jobs;
				(C)drive local
			 economic growth; and
				(D)yield
			 environmental benefits.
				3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)AdministratorThe
			 term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental
			 Protection Agency.
			(2)Municipal
			 sustainability certification programThe term municipal
			 sustainability certification program means a program established and
			 carried out by a sustainable State consortium that—
				(A)determines a set
			 of State-specific benchmarks for use in evaluating sustainability; and
				(B)certifies a
			 municipality as sustainable based on documented achievement of those
			 benchmarks.
				(3)Sustainable
			 State consortiumThe term sustainable State
			 consortium means a partnership consisting of local governments, a State,
			 1 or more public universities, and any other municipal organizations,
			 businesses, or nonprofit organizations selected by the consortium that is
			 formed to establish a municipal sustainability certification program.
			(4)Top
			 performerThe term top performer means a
			 municipality that—
				(A)has successfully
			 completed a municipal sustainability certification program; and
				(B)is recognized by
			 the Administrator for outstanding leadership in municipal
			 sustainability.
				4.Grants for
			 municipal sustainability certification programs
			(a)Establishment
				(1)In
			 generalThere is established a program under which the
			 Administrator shall provide grants to sustainable State consortia for use in
			 establishing and carrying out municipal sustainability certification
			 programs.
				(2)Flexible
			 guidelines for award selectionThe Administrator shall establish
			 flexible guidelines that reflect regional differences for use by sustainable
			 State consortia in establishing State-specific municipal sustainability
			 certification programs.
				(3)Grants
					(A)In
			 generalThe Administrator shall provide grants under this
			 paragraph to sustainable State consortia for use in establishing and carrying
			 out municipal sustainability certification programs.
					(B)EligibilityNot
			 more than 1 sustainable State consortium per State may apply for and receive a
			 grant under this section.
					(C)Number and term
			 of grantsThe Administrator shall provide not more than 20 grants
			 under this section, each of which shall have a term of 3 years.
					(D)Limitation on
			 amountsA grant provided under this section shall not exceed
			 $600,000 during the term of the grant.
					(E)Geographical
			 distribution of grant fundsThe Administrator shall provide
			 grants under this section in a manner that results in, to the maximum extent
			 practicable, a geographical balance of funds provided, as determined by the
			 Administrator.
					(4)Data and
			 reportsThe Administrator shall annually—
					(A)collect and
			 compile data from sustainable State consortia with respect to municipal actions
			 undertaken to obtain municipal sustainability certification; and
					(B)submit to Congress
			 a concise report that describes, for the year covered by the report, municipal
			 actions undertaken to obtain municipal sustainability certification.
					(5)State and local
			 needsThe Administrator shall encourage sustainable State
			 consortia—
					(A)to establish
			 certification standards beyond the guidelines established by the
			 Administrator;
					(B)to otherwise adapt
			 the administration of the program established under this section to meet
			 regional or local needs; and
					(C)to plan for
			 public-private partnership agreements that will sustain the operation of the
			 certification program of a State beyond the term of the grant.
					(b)Administration
				(1)FeesThe
			 Administrator shall not charge fees for certification, training, use of program
			 tools, or any other participation in the program established under this
			 section.
				(2)Web
			 siteThe Administrator shall establish a Web site that allows for
			 interactive dialogue and collaboration among community leaders and citizens
			 engaged in municipal sustainability certification.
				(c)Funding
				(1)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry
			 out this section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2014.
				(2)Other
			 fundingA sustainable State consortium or other entity that
			 receives a grant under this section may seek additional foundation, nonprofit,
			 private-sector, and other sources of funding to support additional program
			 elements and municipal incentives that are in addition to the minimum
			 requirements for a grant under this section.
				5.Project grants
			 for top performers
			(a)Establishment
				(1)In
			 generalThere is established a program under which the
			 Administrator shall award project grants to municipalities certified by
			 sustainable State consortia to extend the leadership of the municipalities in
			 meeting sustainability challenges.
				(2)Accounting for
			 regional differencesTo the maximum extent practicable, the
			 Administrator shall take regional differences into account when selecting top
			 performers under this section.
				(3)Grants
					(A)In
			 generalThe Administrator shall select top performers from among
			 the municipalities that have achieved certification by sustainable State
			 consortia to compete for individual project grants.
					(B)EligibilityNot
			 more than 2 top performers from any State may receive a grant under this
			 section per fiscal year.
					(C)Number of
			 grantsThe Administrator shall provide not more than 20 grants
			 under this section.
					(D)Limitation on
			 amountsA grant provided under this section shall not exceed
			 $100,000 in the aggregate.
					(b)Funding
				(1)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry
			 out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2014.
				(2)Other
			 fundingA top performer municipality that receives a grant under
			 this section may seek additional foundation, nonprofit, private-sector, and
			 other sources of funding to support a project under this section.


113 HR 4837 IH: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-06-11
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4837
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 11, 2014
			Mr. Reichert (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of
			 employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2014.
		2.FindingsCongress finds that—
			(1)on January 1, 1998—nearly 25 years after the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 was
			 enacted and the employee stock ownership plan (hereafter in this section
			 referred to as an ESOP) was created—employees were first permitted to be owners of subchapter S corporations pursuant to
			 the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–188);
			(2)with the passage of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–34), Congress designed
			 incentives to encourage businesses to become ESOP-owned S corporations;
			(3)since that time, several thousand companies have become ESOP-owned S corporations, creating an
			 ownership interest for several million Americans in companies in every
			 State in the country, in industries ranging from heavy manufacturing to
			 technology development to services;
			(4)while estimates show that 40 percent of working Americans have no formal retirement account at all,
			 every United States worker who is an employee-owner of an S corporation
			 company through an ESOP has a valuable qualified retirement savings
			 account;
			(5)recent studies have shown that employees of ESOP-owned S corporations enjoy greater job stability
			 than employees of comparable companies;
			(6)studies also show that employee-owners of S corporation ESOP companies have amassed meaningful
			 retirement savings through their S ESOP accounts that will give them the
			 means to retire with dignity;
			(7)under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated by the
			 Administrator of the Small Business Administration, a small business
			 concern that was eligible under the Small Business Act for the numerous
			 preferences of the Act is denied treatment as a small business concern
			 after an ESOP acquires more than 49 percent of the business, even if the
			 number of employees, the revenue of the small business concern, and the
			 racial, gender, or other criteria used under the Act to determine whether
			 the small business concern is eligible for benefits under the Act remain
			 the same, solely because of the acquisition by the ESOP; and
			(8)it is the goal of Congress to both preserve and foster employee ownership of S corporations through
			 ESOPs.
			3.Deferral of tax for certain sales of employer stock to employee stock ownership plan sponsored by S
			 corporation
			(a)In generalSubparagraph (A) of section 1042(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified
			 securities) is amended by striking domestic C corporation and inserting domestic corporation.
			(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to sales after the date of the enactment of this
			 Act.
			4.Deduction for interest on loan to finance purchase of employer securities by an employee stock
			 ownership plan sponsored by an S corporation
			(a)In generalPart VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting
			 after section 199 the following new section:

					200.Interest on certain loans for the purchase of employer securities by an employee stock ownership
			 plan sponsored by an S corporation
						(a)In generalThere shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to 50 percent of the interest received during
			 the taxable year by a bank (within the meaning of section 581) with
			 respect to a qualified securities acquisition loan.
						(b)Qualified securities acquisition loan
							(1)In generalFor purposes of this section, the term qualified securities acquisition loan means—
								(A)any loan to an employee stock ownership plan sponsored by an S corporation to the extent that the
			 proceeds are used to acquire employer securities for the plan, and
								(B)any loan to an S corporation that sponsors an employee stock ownership plan to the extent that the
			 proceeds of such loan are loaned to the employee stock ownership plan to
			 acquire employer securities for the plan.For purposes of this paragraph, the term employer securities has the meaning given such term by section 409(l).(2)Terms Applicable to certain qualified securities acquisition loansFor purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the term qualified securities acquisition loan shall not include any loan to the S corporation unless the loan to the employee stock ownership
			 plan has repayment terms which are substantially similar to the terms of
			 the loan to the S corporation.
							(3)Treatment of refinancingsThe term qualified securities acquisition loan shall include any loan which is (or is part of a series of loans) used to refinance a loan
			 described in paragraph (1) (after the application of paragraph (2)).
							(4)Plan must hold more than 50 percent of stock after acquisition or transfer
								(A)In generalA loan shall not be treated as a qualified securities acquisition loan for purposes of this section
			 unless, immediately after an acquisition of employer securities referred
			 to in paragraph (1), the employee stock ownership plan owns more than 50
			 percent of the outstanding stock of the S corporation.
								(B)Failure to retain minimum stock interest
									(i)In generalSubsection (a) shall not apply to any interest received with respect to a qualified securities
			 acquisition loan which is allocable to any period during which the
			 employee stock ownership plan does not own stock meeting the requirements
			 of subparagraph (A).
									(ii)ExceptionTo the extent provided by the Secretary, clause (i) shall not apply to any period if, within 90
			 days of the first date on which the failure occurred (or such longer
			 period not in excess of 180 days as the Secretary may prescribe), the plan
			 acquires stock which results in its meeting the requirements of
			 subparagraph (A).
									(C)StockFor purposes of subparagraph (A), the Secretary may provide that warrants, options, contracts to
			 acquire stock, convertible debt interests and other similar interests be
			 treated as stock for 1 or more purposes under subparagraph (A).
								(c)Employee stock ownership planFor purposes of this section, the term employee stock ownership plan has the meaning given to such term by section 4975(e)(7)..
			(b)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting
			 after the item relating to section 199 the following new item:

						Sec. 200. Interest on certain loans for the purchase of employer securities by an employee stock
			 ownership plan sponsored by an S corporation..
			(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to interest accrued on loans made after the date of
			 the enactment of this Act.
			5.Department of the Treasury Technical Assistance Office
			(a)Establishment requiredBefore the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
			 of the Treasury shall establish the S Corporation Employee Ownership
			 Assistance Office to foster increased employee ownership of S
			 corporations.
			(b)Duties of the officeThe S Corporation Employee Ownership Assistance Office shall provide—
				(1)education and outreach to inform companies and individuals about the possibilities and benefits of
			 employee ownership of S corporations; and
				(2)technical assistance to assist S corporations in sponsoring employee stock ownership plans.
				6.Small business and employee stock ownership
			(a)In generalThe Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended—
				(1)by redesignating section 47 as section 48; and
				(2)by inserting after section 46 the following:

						47.Employee stock ownership plans
							(a)DefinitionsIn this section—
								(1)the term ESOP means an employee stock ownership plan, as defined in section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue
			 Code of 1986, as amended; and
								(2)the term ESOP business concern means a business concern that was a small business concern eligible for a loan or to participate
			 in a contracting assistance or business development program under this Act
			 before the date on which more than 49 percent of the business concern was
			 acquired by an ESOP.
								(b)Continued eligibilityIn determining whether an ESOP business concern qualifies as a small business concern for purposes
			 of a loan, preference, or other program under this Act, each ESOP
			 participant shall be treated as directly owning his or her proportionate
			 share of the stock in the ESOP business concern owned by the ESOP..
				(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1 of the first calendar year
			 beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.


116 S1452 IS: Maritime Academy Reinvestment And Training Improvements for Mariner Employment Act
U.S. Senate
2019-05-14
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1452IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 14, 2019Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo establish a program to provide assistance for education and research harbors.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Maritime Academy Reinvestment And Training Improvements for Mariner Employment Act or the MARITIME Act  . 2.Education and research harbors (a)In generalChapter 541 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

					54103.Education and research harbors
 (a)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)AdministratorThe term Administrator means the Administrator of the Maritime Administration.
 (2)Eligible harborThe term eligible harbor means a harbor that supports or will support a federally owned vessel operated by— (A)a State maritime academy (as defined in section 51102 of this title); or
 (B)a non-Federal oceanographic research facility. (b)Establishment of programThe Administrator shall establish a program to provide assistance to a non-Federal interest for a project relating to an eligible harbor.
 (c)Form of assistanceA non-Federal interest may receive assistance for a project for— (1)the construction or maintenance dredging of an eligible harbor;
 (2)the construction, installation, or maintenance of infrastructure in an eligible harbor, including bulkheads, aprons, and piles;
 (3)the construction or maintenance dredging of a berth in an eligible harbor; or (4)the construction or maintenance dredging providing access from an eligible harbor to the nearest navigation channel or deep water.
							(d)Local cooperation agreement
 (1)In generalBefore providing assistance under this section, the Administrator shall enter into a local cooperation agreement (referred to in this subsection as an agreement) with a non-Federal interest to provide for design or construction of the project to be carried out with the assistance.
 (2)RequirementsAn agreement entered into under this subsection shall provide for the following: (A)PlanDevelopment by the Administrator, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
 (B)Legal and institutional structuresEstablishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.
								(3)Cost sharing
 (A)In generalExcept as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Federal share of project costs for a project under this section—
 (i)shall not exceed 65 percent; and (ii)may be in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
 (B)Credit for design workThe non-Federal interest shall receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work completed by the non-Federal interest before entering into an agreement with the Administrator for a project.
 (C)Credit for interestIn the case of a delay in the funding of the Federal share of the costs of a project under this section, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in providing the Federal share of the project costs.
 (D)Land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocationsThe non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest toward the non-Federal share of project costs (including all reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of the total project cost.
 (E)Operation and maintenanceThe non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for a project constructed under this section shall be 100 percent.
 (e)Applicability of other Federal and State lawsNothing in this section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the applicability of any provision of Federal or State law (including regulations) that would otherwise apply to a project under this section.
 (f)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year an amount not greater than $15,000,000, to remain available until expended..
			(b)Clerical
 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
				54103. Education and research harbors..
 3.Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and educationSection 54102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:  (d)State Maritime AcademyThe Secretary of Transportation shall designate each State Maritime Academy, as defined in section 51102(4) of this title, as a center of excellence under this section..


116 HR 6845 IH: No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-05-12
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6845IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 12, 2020Ms. Underwood (for herself, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Zeldin, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from charging veterans copayments for preventive services relating to COVID–19.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act.2.Prohibition on copayments and cost sharing for veterans receiving preventive services relating to COVID–19(a)ProhibitionThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not require any copayment or other cost sharing under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for qualifying coronavirus preventive services. The requirement described in this subsection shall take effect with respect to a qualifying coronavirus preventive service on the specified date.(b)DefinitionsIn this section, the terms qualifying coronavirus preventive service and specified date have the meaning given those terms in section 3203 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136).


113 SRES 534 ATS: Designating September 6, 2014, as “Everett McKinley Dirksen and Marigold Day”.
U.S. Senate
2014-07-31
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III113th CONGRESS2d SessionS. RES. 534IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 31, 2014Mr. Kirk (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed toRESOLUTIONDesignating September 6, 2014, as Everett McKinley Dirksen and Marigold Day.Whereas the great Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen of Pekin, Illinois, has passed from the halls of
			 the United States Capitol;Whereas the current Senators wish to honor Senator Dirksen;Whereas, upon the passing of Senator Dirksen, his contemporaries and peers stated that—(1)Senator Dirksen—(A)provided sage advice and counsel and wholehearted wisdom;(B)provided support that made the civil rights legislation of the 1960s a fact rather than a dream
			 during that decade; and(C)was known as an American who cultivated a high sense of honor; and(2)when Senator Dirksen spoke, the country listened, and his eloquence was a source of national
			 strength;Whereas, as the obituary for Senator Dirksen in the New York Times noted, Senator Dirksen was ever constant to the marigold, which he sought to make the national flower and which he grew
			 profusely in his garden;Whereas, as Senator Dirksen said on the Senate floor on April 17, 1967, the marigold is a native of North America and can in truth and in fact be called an American flower;Whereas, as Senator Dirksen said in that speech, the marigold is national in character, for it grows and thrives in every one of the fifty states of this nation;Whereas, as Senator Dirksen said in that speech, the marigold’s robustness reflects the hardihood and character of the generations who pioneered and built this
			 land into a great nation;Whereas, beginning in 1973, Pekin has held the Pekin Marigold Festival each year to honor Pekin’s
			 favorite son, Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen;  andWhereas the 40th Pekin Marigold Festival will be held during the first week of September 2014,
			 which includes Saturday, September 6: Now,
			 therefore, be itThat  the Senate designates September 6, 2014, as Everett McKinley Dirksen and Marigold Day.


110 HRES 257 EH: Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-09-10
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IV
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 257
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

September 10, 2007

RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

Whereas over 37,170 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year in the United States;
Whereas pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the United States;
Whereas 75 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year of their diagnosis, and only 5 percent survive more than 5 years, making pancreatic cancer the deadliest of any cancer;
Whereas there has been no significant improvement in survival rates in the last 25 years, and pancreatic cancer research is still in the earliest scientific stages;
Whereas there are no early detection methods and minimal treatment options for pancreatic cancer;
Whereas when symptoms of pancreatic cancer generally present themselves, it is too late for an optimistic prognosis, and the average survival rate of those diagnosed with metastatic disease is only 3 to 6 months;
Whereas the incidence rate of pancreatic cancer is 40 to 50 percent higher in African Americans than in other ethnic groups;
Whereas the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is a national patient advocacy organization that serves the pancreatic cancer community by focusing its efforts on public policy, research funding, patient services, and public awareness and education related to developing effective treatments and a cure for pancreatic cancer; and
Whereas the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network has requested that the Congress designate November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in order to educate communities across the Nation about pancreatic cancer and the need for research funding, early detection methods, effective treatments, and prevention programs: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives supports the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3654
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 27, 2010
			Mr. Leahy (for himself,
			 Mr. Feingold, and
			 Mr. Webb) introduced the following bill;
			 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

		A BILL
		To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include
		  firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for
		  exempting property from the estate.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy
			 Act of 2010.
		2.ExemptionsSection 522 of title 11, the United States
			 Code, is amended—
			(1)in subsection (d)
			 by adding at the end the following:

					(13)The debtor’s
				aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single rifle, shotgun,
				or pistol, or any combination thereof.
					;
				and
			(2)in subsection (f)(4)(A)—
				(A)in clause (xiv),
			 by striking and at the end;
				(B)in clause (xv), by
			 striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
				(C)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(xvi)the debtor’s aggregate interest, not
				to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single rifle, shotgun, or pistol, or any
				combination
				thereof.
						.
				3.Effective date;
			 application of amendments
			(a)Effective
			 dateExcept as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the
			 amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of
			 this Act.
			(b)Application of
			 amendmentsThe amendments made by this Act shall apply only with
			 respect to cases commenced under title 11, United States Code, on or after the
			 date of the enactment of this Act.