115 HR 6568 IH: Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2018
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-07-26
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6568IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 26, 2018Ms. Speier (for herself and Mrs. Comstock) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to make it a criminal offense for Federal law enforcement
			 officers to engage in sexual acts with individuals in their custody, to
			 encourage States to adopt similar laws, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2018. 2.Federal law enforcement officers prohibited from engaging in sexual acts with individuals in their custody (a)In generalSection 2243 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
 (1)by adding at the end the following: , or of individual in the custody of a Federal law enforcement officer; (2)by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e);
 (3)by inserting after subsection (b) the following:  (c)Of individual in the custody of a Federal law enforcement officerWhoever, being a Federal law enforcement officer, knowingly engages in a sexual act with an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of that Federal law enforcement officer, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
						; and
 (4)in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following:  (3)In a prosecution under subsection (c), it is not a defense that the other person consented to the sexual act..
 (b)DefinitionSection 2246 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end;
 (2)in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3)by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:

 (7)the term Federal law enforcement officer means an officer or employee of the United States, the duties of whose position are primarily the investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States..
 (c)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by amending the item related to section 2243 to read as follows:

						2243. Sexual abuse of a minor or ward, or of an individual in the custody of a Federal law
			 enforcement officer. .
			3.Incentives for States
 (a)Authority To make grantsThe Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States that have in place a law that— (1)makes it a criminal offense for a law enforcement officer in that State to engage in a sexual act with an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of that law enforcement officer; and
 (2)prohibits a law enforcement officer charged with such an offense from asserting the consent of the other individual as a defense.
 (b)Reporting requirementA State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General, on an annual basis, information on the number of reports made to law enforcement agencies in that State regarding law enforcement officers engaging in a sexual act with an individual described in paragraph (1), during the previous year.
 (c)ApplicationA State seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including information about the law described in subsection (a).
 (d)Grant amountThe amount of a grant to a State under this Act shall be in an amount that is not greater than 10 percent of the average of the total amount of funding of the 3 most recent awards that the State received under the following grant programs:
 (1)Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program).
 (2)Section 41601 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) (commonly referred to as the Sexual Assault Services Program).
				(e)Grant term
 (1)In generalThe Attorney General shall provide an increase in the amount provided to a State under the grant programs described in subsection (d) for a 2-year period.
 (2)RenewalA State that receives a grant under this section may submit an application for a renewal of such grant at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
 (3)LimitA State may not receive a grant under this section for more than 4 years. (f)Uses of fundsA State that receives a grant under this section shall use—
 (1)25 percent of such funds for any of the permissible uses of funds under the grant program described in paragraph (1) of subsection (d); and
 (2)75 percent of such funds for any of the permissible uses of funds under the grant program described in paragraph (2) of subsection (d).
 (g)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
 4.Report to CongressThe Attorney General shall submit to Congress, on an annual basis, a report containing— (1)the information required to be reported to the Attorney General under section 3(b); and
 (2)information on the number of reports made, during the previous year, to Federal law enforcement agencies regarding Federal law enforcement officers engaging in a sexual act with an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of the law enforcement officer.


116 HRES 493 IH: Condemning the persecution of Christians in China.
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-07-16
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IV116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 493IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 16, 2019Mrs. Hartzler (for herself and Ms. Speier) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedRESOLUTIONCondemning the persecution of Christians in China.

 Whereas, according to the Department of State, there are an estimated 12,000,000 Chinese Catholics and 60,000,000 to 80,000,000 Chinese Protestants worshipping in both officially registered and unregistered churches in China;
 Whereas the activities of state-sanctioned religious organizations are regulated by the Chinese Communist Party, which manages all aspects of religious life;
 Whereas the practice of Christianity is overseen by four major entities: Three-Self Patriotic Movement, the China Christian Council, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, and the Bishops Conference of Catholic Church in China;
 Whereas the Chinese government is actively seeking to control, govern, and manipulate all aspects of faith through the Sinicization of Religion, a process intended to shape religious traditions and doctrines so they conform with the objectives of the Chinese government and Communist Party;
 Whereas, on February 1, 2018, the Chinese government implemented new religious regulations that imposed restrictions on Chinese contacts with overseas religious organizations, required government approval for religious schools, websites, and any online religious services, and effectively banned unauthorized religious gatherings and teachings;
 Whereas, since February 1, 2018, forced closures of churches, arbitrary detention, and arrests of unregistered Christian clergy and practitioners have steadily increased;
 Whereas Chinese authorities actively harass, arrest, interrogate, and detain unregistered and registered Christian clergy and practitioners;
 Whereas Chinese authorities raid house churches and confiscate religious paraphernalia, including crosses and bibles;
 Whereas, according to the Department of State, churches experience increased restrictions and surveillance by the Chinese government, including efforts to install security cameras on church property;
 Whereas in Zhejiang Province, home to one of China’s largest Christian populations, crosses have been torn down from 1,200 to 1,700 churches since 2015;
 Whereas, as part of China’s Sinicization of Religion campaign, Beijing’s Zion Church was shut down as well as other unauthorized churches in Henan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Liaoning, and Hebei Provinces; Whereas while the Holy See’s recent deal with the Chinese government reportedly provides a Papal veto over Catholic bishops nominated by the government-supported Bishops Conference and was intended to protect religious freedom, persecution of Chinese Catholics has intensified and new restrictions on religious practice have been in place since the agreement was signed;
 Whereas a Catholic church in Xingjiang city of Yining had its three crosses, two bell towers, and two statues demolished by authorities, and religious features on the church’s exterior walls and mosaics were covered with paint;
 Whereas two Marian shrines were destroyed including the Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows in Dongergo, Shanxi Province, and Our Lady of Bliss in Anlong, Guizhou Province;
 Whereas, in June of 2019, Fujian Province officials issued requirements requiring Catholic priests to ban minors from church and education, to stop relationships with foreign Catholics, to end any missionary efforts, and to prohibit posting religious topics online;
 Whereas a Chinese official in Luoning county, Henan Province, recently erased the First Commandment from a list of the Ten Commandments hanging on a wall inside a church;
 Whereas it has been reported that China is going to re-write and issue a version of the Bible with the correct understanding of the text according to the government; Whereas Chinese authorities have banned children and students from attending church services;
 Whereas, in January 2018, Chinese authorities destroyed the 50,000-member Linfen Golden Lampstand Church;
 Whereas Chinese authorities have attempted to remove crosses and replace them with the Chinese flag and slogans praising the Communist Party and President Xi Jinping;
 Whereas state-sanctioned Protestant churches have also faced property destruction, cross removal, and closure by Chinese authorities;
 Whereas according to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, more than 5,000 Christians and 1,000 church leaders were arrested in 2018 because of their faith or religious practices;
 Whereas Chinese authorities torture lawyers, human rights defenders, and other prisoners of conscience of all faiths;
 Whereas, according to the Department of State, the Chinese government has imprisoned thousands of individuals of all faiths for practicing their religious beliefs and often labels them as cults;
 Whereas, as part of its crackdown, the Chinese government arbitrarily detained Pastor Wang Yi of Early Rain Covenant Church along with numerous church members, and blocked worshippers from entering the building;
 Whereas many Early Rain Covenant Church members were forced to renounce their faith and tortured in order to give confessions accusing Pastor Yi of making statements against the Chinese Communist Party;
 Whereas Pastor John Cao, a United States permanent resident from Greensboro, North Carolina, has been detained in a Chinese prison since March 2017 for his humanitarian and missionary work in Burma under contrived charges of organizing illegal border crossings;
 Whereas, since 1999, the Department of State has designated China as a country of particular concern under the International Religious Freedom Act;
 Whereas the Department of State has hosted Ministerials to Advance International Religious Freedom in 2018 and again in 2019 to engage like-minded allies to advance religious freedom protections globally, including by protecting vulnerable religious minorities; and
 Whereas, as the 2017 National Security Strategy of the United States explains, we must seek to advance American influence by protect[ing] religious freedom: Now, therefore, be it  That the House of Representatives—
 (1)reaffirms the commitment of the United States to promoting religious freedom in China and calls on the President and the Secretary of State to strengthen United States religious freedom diplomacy on behalf of Christians facing restrictions in China;
 (2)calls on the President, the Secretary of State, and the United States Trade Representative to ensure that trade negotiations include religious freedom conditions as mandated by the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.);
 (3)encourages the President to use the authorities available under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.), the Frank Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–281; 130 Stat. 1426), and the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) to address particularly severe religious freedom restrictions in China by holding Chinese officials accountable for their complicity in egregious violations of internationally recognized human rights;
 (4)calls on the President, the Secretary of State, the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, and Members of Congress to leverage the growing network of foreign international religious freedom focused institutions and parliamentary groups;
 (5)urges the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom to develop an action plan to creatively employ religious freedom programming;
 (6)calls on the President and Secretary of State to raise cases relating to religious or political prisoners at the highest levels with Chinese officials, such as the case of Pastor Wang Yi of the Early Rain Church, because experience demonstrates that consistently raising prisoner cases can result in improved treatment, reduced sentences, or in some cases, release from custody, detention, or imprisonment;
 (7)encourages Members of Congress to adopt a prisoner of conscience in China through the Lantos Human Rights Commission’s Defending Freedom Project, raise the case with Chinese officials, and work publicly for their release; (8)calls on the Chinese government to unconditionally release religious and political prisoners or, at the very least, ensure that detainees are treated humanely with access to family, the lawyer of their choice, independent medical care, and the ability to practice their faith while in detention; and
 (9)encourages the global faith community to speak in solidarity with the persecuted Christians in China.


I
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4936
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 22, 2004
Mr. Dingell (for himself and Mr. Barton of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to modify the rules relating to the availability and method of redistribution of unexpended SCHIP allotments, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Children’s Health Protection and Improvement Act of 2004.
2.Changes to rules for redistribution and extended availability of 1998 through 2004 SCHIP allotmentsSection 2104(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(g)), as amended by Public Law 108–74 (117 Stat. 892), is amended—
(1)in the subsection heading by striking , 1999, 2000, and 2001 and inserting Through 2004; and
(2)in paragraph (1)—
(A)in subparagraph (A)—
(i)in the matter preceding clause (i)—
(I)by inserting or for fiscal year 2002 by the end of fiscal year 2004, or for fiscal year 2003 by the end of fiscal year 2005, or for fiscal year 2004 by the end of fiscal year 2006, after fiscal year 2003,; and
(II)by striking or 2001 and inserting 2001, 2002, 2003, or 2004;
(ii)in clause (i)—
(I)in subclause (III), by striking or at the end;
(II)in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(III)by adding at the end the following:

(V)the fiscal year 2002 allotment, the amount specified in subparagraph (E)(i) (less the total of the amounts under clause (ii) for such fiscal year), multiplied by the ratio of the amount specified in subparagraph (E)(ii) for the State to the amount specified in subparagraph (E)(iii);
(VI)the fiscal year 2003 allotment, the amount specified in subparagraph (F)(i) (less the total of the amounts under clause (ii) for such fiscal year), multiplied by the ratio of the amount specified in subparagraph (F)(ii) for the State to the amount specified in subparagraph (F)(iii); or
(VII)the fiscal year 2004 allotment, the amount specified in subparagraph (G)(i) (less the total of the amounts under clause (ii) for such fiscal year), multiplied by the ratio of the amount specified in subparagraph (G)(ii) for the State to the amount specified in subparagraph (G)(iii).; and
(iii)in clause (ii), by striking or 2001 and inserting 2001, 2002, 2003, or 2004;
(B)in subparagraph (B)—
(i)in clause (ii), by inserting but subject to paragraph (4) after subsection (e);
(ii)in clause (iii)—
(I)by inserting but subject to paragraph (4) after subsection (e); and
(II)by striking and at the end;
(iii)by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (vii); and
(iv)by inserting after clause (iii), the following:

(iv)notwithstanding subsection (e) but subject to paragraph (4), with respect to fiscal year 2002, shall remain available for expenditure by the State through the end of fiscal year 2006;
(v)notwithstanding subsection (e), with respect to fiscal year 2003, shall remain available for expenditure by the State through the end of fiscal year 2007; and
(vi)with respect to fiscal year 2004, subsection (e) shall apply; and; and
(C)by adding at the end the following:

(E)Amounts used in computing redistributions for fiscal year 2002For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(V)—
(i)the amount specified in this clause is the amount specified in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I) for fiscal year 2002, less the total amount remaining available pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(v);
(ii)the amount specified in this clause for a State is the amount by which the State’s expenditures under this title in fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004 exceed the State’s allotment for fiscal year 2002 under subsection (b); and
(iii)the amount specified in this clause is the sum, for all States entitled to a redistribution under subparagraph (A) from the allotments for fiscal year 2002, of the amounts specified in clause (ii).
(F)Amounts used in computing redistributions for fiscal year 2003For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(VI)—
(i)the amount specified in this clause is the amount specified in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I) for fiscal year 2003, less the total amount remaining available pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(vi);
(ii)the amount specified in this clause for a State is the amount by which the State’s expenditures under this title in fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005 exceed the State’s allotment for fiscal year 2003 under subsection (b); and
(iii)the amount specified in this clause is the sum, for all States entitled to a redistribution under subparagraph (A) from the allotments for fiscal year 2003, of the amounts specified in clause (ii).
(G)Amounts used in computing redistributions for fiscal year 2004For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(VII)—
(i)the amount specified in this clause is the amount specified in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I) for fiscal year 2004, less the total amount remaining available pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(vii);
(ii)the amount specified in this clause for a State is the amount by which the State’s expenditures under this title in fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006 exceed the State’s allotment for fiscal year 2004 under subsection (b); and
(iii)the amount specified in this clause is the sum, for all States entitled to a redistribution under subparagraph (A) from the allotments for fiscal year 2004, of the amounts specified in clause (ii).;
(3)in paragraph (2)—
(A)in the paragraph heading by striking 2001 and inserting 2004; and
(B)in subparagraph (A)—
(i)in clause (i), by striking Of and inserting Subject to paragraph (4), of;
(ii)in clause (ii), by striking Of and inserting Subject to paragraph (4), of;
(iii)in clause (iii), by striking Of and inserting Subject to paragraph (4), of;
(iv)in clause (iv), by striking Of and inserting Subject to paragraph (4), of; and
(v)by adding at the end the following:

(v)Fiscal year 2002 allotmentSubject to paragraph (4), of the amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this section for fiscal year 2002 that were not expended by the State by the end of fiscal year 2004, 50 percent of that amount shall remain available for expenditure by the State through the end of fiscal year 2006.
(vi)Fiscal year 2003 allotmentOf the amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this section for fiscal year 2001 that were not expended by the State by the end of fiscal year 2005, 50 percent of that amount shall remain available for expenditure by the State through the end of fiscal year 2007.
(vii)Fiscal year 2004 allotmentOf the amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this section for fiscal year 2004 that were not expended by the State by the end of fiscal year 2006, 50 percent of that amount shall remain available for expenditure by the State through the end of fiscal year 2007.;
(4)in paragraph (3)—
(A)by striking or fiscal year 2001 and inserting fiscal year 2001, fiscal year 2002, fiscal year 2003, or fiscal year 2004,; and
(B)by striking or November 30, 2003, and inserting November 30, 2003, November 30, 2004, November 30, 2005, or November 30, 2006,; and
(5)by adding at the end the following:

(4)Additional extended availability of fiscal years 1998 through 2002 allotments
(A)Fiscal year 1998, 1999, and 2000 allotmentsWith respect to any amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this section for fiscal years 1998, 1999, or 2000 that were redistributed to a State under paragraph (1), or whose availability to a State was extended through the end of fiscal year 2004 under paragraph (2), that were not expended by the State by the end of fiscal year 2004, the following rules shall apply:
(i)30 percent of such amounts shall remain available for expenditure by the State through the end of fiscal year 2007.
(ii)The remainder of such amounts shall be redistributed to States that have fully expended the amount of their fiscal year 2002 allotments under this section in the same ratio as unexpended fiscal year 2002 allotments are redistributed under paragraph (1)(A)(i)(V) to such States and the amounts redistributed under this clause shall remain available for expenditure through the end of fiscal year 2007.
(B)Fiscal year 2001 allotmentsWith respect to any amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this section for fiscal year 2001 that were redistributed to a State under paragraph (1), or whose availability to a State was extended through the end of fiscal year 2005 under paragraph (2), that were not expended by the State by the end of fiscal year 2005, the following rules shall apply:
(i)30 percent of such amounts shall remain available for expenditure by the State through the end of fiscal year 2007.
(ii)The remainder of such amounts shall be redistributed to States that have fully expended the amount of their fiscal year 2003 allotments in the same ratio as unexpended fiscal year 2003 allotments are redistributed under paragraph (1)(A)(i)(VI) to such States and the amounts redistributed under this clause shall remain available for expenditure through the end of fiscal year 2007.
(C)Fiscal year 2002 allotmentsWith respect to any amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this section for fiscal year 2002 that were redistributed to a State under paragraph (1), or whose availability to a State was extended through the end of fiscal year 2006 under paragraph (2), that were not expended by the State by the end of such fiscal year, the following rules shall apply:
(i)30 percent of those amounts shall remain available for expenditure by the State through the end of fiscal year 2007.
(ii)The remainder of such amounts shall be redistributed to States that have fully expended the amount of their fiscal year 2004 allotments in the same ratio as unexpended fiscal year 2004 allotments are redistributed under paragraph (1)(A)(i)(VII) to such States and the amounts redistributed under this clause shall remain available for expenditure through the end of fiscal year 2007..
3.Continued authority for qualifying States to use certain funds for medicaid expendituresSection 2105(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(1)(A)), as added by Public Law 108–74 (117 Stat. 895) and amended by Public Law 108–127 (117 Stat. 134), is amended by striking or 2001 and inserting 2001, 2002, 2003 or 2004.


115 HR 2843 IH: Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-06-08
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2843IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 8, 2017Ms. DeGette (for herself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a comprehensive and nationwide
			 system to evaluate the quality of care provided to beneficiaries of
			 Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program and to provide
			 incentives for voluntary quality improvement.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017. 2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)Despite the fact that Federal and State governments spend hundreds of billions of dollars every year on care for Americans through the Medicaid and CHIP programs, there is no nationwide, systematic method of reporting, collecting, evaluating, or improving the quality of care across all payment and delivery systems (fee-for-service, managed care, primary care case management, or other mechanisms).
 (2)Although the quality of care delivered through Medicaid health plans is frequently measured, there is no method or mechanism to systematically improve the quality of care provided to all Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries.
 (3)For the majority of Medicaid and CHIP enrollees who are served by primary care case management or fee-for-service arrangements, there are no Federal requirements for comparable quality monitoring or improvement. Thus there currently is no ability to make fair assessments across all modes of care for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees.
 (4)State flexibility and the resulting opportunities for innovation are hallmarks of the partnership between Federal and State governments in the Medicaid and CHIP programs. Without a way to systematically measure quality, however, policymakers cannot know which innovations are the most effective.
			3.Measuring and reporting on comparable health care quality measures for all persons enrolled in
			 Medicaid
 (a)Quality assurance standardsSection 1932(c)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–2(c)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting or comparable primary care case management services providers described in section 1905(t) as well as health care services furnished in fee-for-service settings or other delivery systems after 1903(m).
 (b)Adult health quality measuresSection 1139B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–9b) is amended— (1)in subsection (b)—
 (A)by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and (B)by inserting after paragraph (3), the following:

 (4)Quality reporting for medicaid eligible adultsBeginning not later than January 1 of the calendar year that begins on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall require States to use the measures and approaches identified in paragraph (3) to report on the initial core set of quality measures for Medicaid eligible adults identified in paragraph (2), subject to revisions made in accordance with paragraph (6)(B). Such reporting shall be stratified by delivery system, including managed care organizations under section 1932, benchmark plans under section 1937, primary care case management services providers described in section 1905(t), health care services in fee-for-service settings, and other delivery systems, except that the Secretary may determine that reporting on certain measures should not be stratified by delivery system because such stratification would not be feasible or the delivery systems are not comparable with respect to the application of such measures. In addition to the stratification required under the previous sentence, the Secretary shall have the discretion to further stratify reporting on certain measures based on factors such as eligibility category, income level, or other differentiating factors that could have an impact on the comparability of the measure.; and
 (2)in subsection (d)— (A)in paragraph (1)(A), by striking under the such plan and all that follows through subsection (a)(5) and inserting under such plan or waiver, including measures described in subsection (b)(2), subject to revisions made in accordance with subsection (b)(6)(B);
 (B)in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting , or comparable primary care case management services providers described in section 1905(t), as well as health care services furnished in fee-for-service settings or other delivery systems after section 1937; and
 (C)in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period the following: , including analysis of comparable quality measures for Medicaid eligible adults who receive their health services through managed care, primary care case management, and fee-for-service settings or other delivery systems.
					(c)Pediatric health care measures
 (1)In generalSection 1139A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–9a) is amended— (A)in subsection (a)—
 (i)by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively; and (ii)by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:

 (5)Reporting of pediatric health care measuresBeginning not later than January 1 of the calendar year that begins on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall require States to use the measures and approaches identified in paragraph (4) to report on the initial core child health care quality measures established under this subsection and as such measures subsequently are updated under subsection (b)(5). Such reporting shall be stratified by delivery system, including managed care organizations under section 1932, benchmark plans under sections 1937 and 2103, primary care case management services providers described in section 1905(t), health care services in fee-for-service settings, and other delivery systems, except that the Secretary may determine that reporting on certain measures should not be stratified by delivery system because such stratification would not be feasible or the delivery systems are not comparable with respect to the application of such measures. In addition to the stratification required under the previous sentence, the Secretary shall have the discretion to further stratify reporting on certain measures based on factors such as eligibility category, income level, or other differentiating factors that could have an impact on the comparability of the measure.; and
 (B)in subsection (c)— (i)in paragraph (1)(A), by striking measures described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(6) and inserting the core measures described in subsection (a), as revised in accordance with subsection (b)(5);
 (ii)in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting before the period the following: , or comparable primary care case management services providers described in section 1905(t), as well as healthcare services furnished in fee-for-service settings or other delivery systems; and
 (iii)in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period the following: , including analysis of comparable quality measures for children eligible for medical assistance under title XIX or child health assistance under title XXI who receive their health services through managed care, primary care case management, and fee-for-service settings or other delivery systems.
 (2)Effective dateThe amendments made by this subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 1139A of the Social Security Act, as added by section 401(a) of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–3).
 4.Performance bonuses for significant achievement in Medicaid and CHIP quality performanceSection 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

				(aa)Performance bonus for quality performance achievement
 (1)In generalThe Secretary shall establish a Medicaid Quality Performance Bonus fund for awarding performance bonuses to States for high attainment and improvement on a core set of quality measures related to the goals and purposes of the Medicaid program under this title.
 (2)Quality performance bonus methodologyNot later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017, the Secretary shall establish a methodology for awarding Medicaid quality performance bonuses to States not less than annually in accordance with paragraph (3) and subject to the availability of appropriations. Medicaid quality performance bonuses shall be awarded on the basis of the annual State reports required under sections 1139A and 1139B and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary.
 (3)Quality performance measurement bonusesMedicaid quality performance bonuses shall be awarded to the following 10 States: (A)The top 5 States achieving the designation of superior quality performing State under criteria established by the Secretary.
 (B)The 5 States that— (i)are not among the States described in subparagraph (A); and
 (ii)demonstrate the greatest relative level of annual improvement in quality performance under criteria established by the Secretary.
							(4)Initial appropriation
 (A)In generalThe total amount of Medicaid quality performance bonuses made under this subsection for all fiscal years shall be equal to $500,000,000, to be available until expended.
 (B)Budget authorityThis paragraph constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obligation of the Secretary to provide for the payment of amounts provided under this paragraph.
						(5)Use of quality performance bonus funds
 (A)Designation for quality improvement activitiesAs a condition of receiving a Medicaid quality performance bonus under this subsection, a State shall agree to designate at least 75 percent of the bonus funds paid to the State under this subsection for a fiscal year for the development and operation of quality-related initiatives that will directly benefit providers or managed care entities participating in the State plan under this title or under a waiver of such plan, including—
 (i)pay-for-performance programs; (ii)collaboration initiatives that have been demonstrated to improve performance on quality;
 (iii)quality improvement initiatives, including those aimed at improving care for special and hard-to-reach populations, and those directed to managed care entities; and
 (iv)such other Secretary-approved activities and initiatives that a State may pursue to encourage quality improvement and patient-focused high value care.
 (B)State option to establish criteriaA State may establish criteria for the State performance program carried out under subparagraph (A) that limits the award to a particular provider or entity type, that limits application to a specific geographic area, or that directs incentive programs for quality related activities for specific populations, including individuals eligible under this title and title XVIII and hard-to-reach populations.
 (C)Remaining bonus fundsA State may designate up to 25 percent of the bonus funds paid to the State under this subsection for a fiscal year for activities related to the goals and purposes of the State program under this title..


116 HR 2086 IH: Access Technology Affordability Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-04-04
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2086IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 4, 2019Mr. Thompson of California (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax credit against income tax for
			 the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Access Technology Affordability Act of 2019 2.Credit for qualified access technology for the blind (a)In generalSubpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 36B the following new section:

					36C.Credit for qualified access technology for the blind
 (a)Allowance of creditThere shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle an amount equal to amounts paid or incurred during the taxable year, not compensated for by insurance or otherwise, by the taxpayer for qualified access technology for use by a qualified blind individual who is the taxpayer, the taxpayer’s spouse, or any dependent (as defined in section 152) of the taxpayer.
 (b)LimitationThe aggregate amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any qualified blind individual shall not exceed $2,000 in any 3-consecutive-taxable-year period.
 (c)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section— (1)Qualified blind individualThe term qualified blind individual means an individual who is blind within the meaning of section 63(f)(4).
 (2)Qualified access technology definedThe term qualified access technology means hardware, software, or other information technology the primary function of which is to convert or adapt information which is visually represented into forms or formats useable by blind individuals.
 (d)Denial of double benefitNo credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit is allowed under any other provision of this chapter.
						(e)Inflation adjustment
 (1)In generalIn the case of a taxable year beginning after 2020, the $2,000 amount in subsection (b) shall be increased by an amount equal to—
 (A)such dollar amount, multiplied by (B)the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2019 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.
 (2)RoundingIf the amount as adjusted under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100.
 (f)TerminationThis section shall not apply with respect to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date which is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Access Technology Affordability Act of 2019..
			(b)Conforming amendments
 (1)Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting , 36C after 36B. (2)Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting , 36C after , 36B.
 (3)The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36B the following new item:

							Sec. 36C. Credit for qualified access technology for the blind..
 (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.


114 HR 4430 IH: Secure our Skies Act of 2016
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-02-02
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		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4430
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 2, 2016
			Ms. Titus (for herself, Mrs. Comstock, Ms. Hahn, and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To amend title 49, United States Code, to include training for certain employees of air carriers to
			 combat human trafficking, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Secure our Skies Act of 2016. 2.Training to combat human trafficking for certain employees of air carriers (a)In generalSubchapter I of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

					41725.Training to combat human trafficking
 (a)In generalEach air carrier providing passenger air transportation shall provide flight attendants, pilots, and dispatchers who are employees or contractors of the air carrier with training to combat human trafficking in the course of carrying out their duties as employees or contractors of the air carrier.
 (b)Elements of trainingThe training an air carrier is required to provide under subsection (a) to flight attendants, pilots, and dispatchers shall include training with respect to—
 (1)common indicators of human trafficking; and (2)best practices for reporting suspected trafficking to law enforcement officers.
 (c)Training moduleTo assist in training flight attendants, pilots, and dispatchers to identify and report human trafficking, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation shall provide information to air carriers, including the Blue Campaign training module, and permit air carriers to use such information, in whole or in part, in complying with subsection (a).
 (d)Human trafficking definedIn this section, the term human trafficking means 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102))..
 (b)Clerical amendmentThe analysis for chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 41724 the following:

						41725. Training to combat human trafficking.
 (c)Report requiredNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes—
 (1)the status of air carrier compliance with section 41725(a) and the dissemination and use of information described in subsection (c) of that section; and
 (2)recommendations for improving the identification and reporting of human trafficking by air carrier personnel while protecting the civil liberties of passengers.
 3.Immunity for reporting human traffickingSection 44941 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking or terrorism, as defined by section 3077 of title 18, United States Code, and inserting human trafficking (as defined by section 41725), or terrorism (as defined by section 3077 of title 18, United States Code).


		III

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. RES. 319

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			November 17, 2005

			Ms. Mikulski submitted

			 the following resolution; which was referred to the

			 Committee on Foreign

			 Relations

		RESOLUTION

		Commending relief efforts in response to

		  the earthquake in South Asia and urging a commitment by the United States and

		  the international community to help rebuild critical infrastructure in the

		  affected areas.

		Whereas on October 8, 2005, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake

			 struck Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan;

		Whereas the epicenter of the earthquake was located near

			 Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir, and approximately

			 60 miles north-northeast of Islamabad, with aftershocks and landslides

			 continuing to affect the area;

		Whereas the most affected areas are the North West

			 Frontier Province, Northern Punjab, Pakistani-administered Kashmir, and

			 Indian-administered Kashmir;

		Whereas more than 75,000 people have died, nearly 70,000

			 are injured, and approximately 2,900,000 people are homeless as a result of the

			 earthquake, and, according to the Executive Director of the United Nations

			 Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 17,000 of the dead are children;

		Whereas the United States has pledged a total of

			 $156,000,000 to provide assistance in the affected countries, with $50,000,000

			 to be used for humanitarian relief, $50,000,000 to be used for reconstruction,

			 and $56,000,000 to be used to support Department of Defense relief

			 operations;

		Whereas the total amount of humanitarian assistance

			 committed to Pakistan by the United States Agency for International Development

			 is more than $40,000,000;

		Whereas the Department of Defense has deployed

			 approximately 875 members of the Armed Forces and 31 helicopters to aid in the

			 earthquake relief efforts;

		Whereas since October 8, 2005, United States helicopters

			 have flown more than 1,000 missions, evacuated approximately 3,400 people, and

			 delivered nearly 5,600,000 pounds of supplies;

		Whereas the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the

			 affected areas is difficult due to the mountainous terrain, cold weather, and

			 damaged or collapsed infrastructure;

		Whereas Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, during her

			 October 12, 2005, visit to Pakistan, said the United States would support the

			 efforts of the Government of Pakistan over the long-term to provide assistance

			 to the victims of the earthquake and rebuild areas of the country devastated by

			 the earthquake;

		Whereas the cost of rebuilding the affected areas could be

			 in excess of $1,000,000,000; and

		Whereas the recovery and reconstruction of the areas

			 devastated by the earthquake will require the concerted leadership of the

			 United States working with the governments of the affected countries and the

			 international community: Now, therefore, be it

		That the Senate—

			(1)commends the members of the United States

			 Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of State and the United

			 States Agency for International Development for taking swift action to assist

			 the victims of the earthquake in South Asia that occurred on October 8,

			 2005;

			(2)commends the

			 international relief effort that includes the work of individual countries,

			 numerous international organizations, and various relief and nongovernmental

			 entities;

			(3)commends the

			 Governments of Pakistan and India for their cooperation in the common cause of

			 saving lives and providing humanitarian relief to people on both sides of the

			 Line of Control;

			(4)encourages further

			 cooperation between Pakistan and India on relief operations and efforts to

			 fortify and expand peace and stability in the region as they cope with the

			 impact of the earthquake during the winter of 2005 and the spring of 2006 and

			 seek to rehabilitate the lives of those affected;

			(5)urges the United

			 States and the world community to reaffirm their commitment to additional

			 generous support for relief and long-term reconstruction efforts in areas

			 affected by the earthquake; and

			(6)urges continued

			 attention by international donors and relief agencies to the needs of

			 vulnerable populations in the stricken countries, particularly the thousands of

			 children who have been left parentless and homeless by the disaster.


117 HR 5058 IH: Broadband Incentives for Communities Act
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2021-08-20
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5058IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 20, 2021Mrs. Fletcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a competitive grant program to assist local governments in providing efficient review and approval of zoning and permitting applications that facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Broadband Incentives for Communities Act.2.FindingsCongress finds the following:(1)Congress has provided $12,000,000,000 since 2010 in competitive grants and financial assistance to expand broadband connections to unserved rural and underserved low-income communities.(2)Local governments play a significant role in the deployment of broadband infrastructure through their zoning and permitting processes.(3)Local governments will need additional assistance to manage the expected accelerated pace of zoning and permitting applications that facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure in their communities.(4)The Federal Government has a critical role to play in encouraging the deployment of broadband infrastructure by local governments.(5)The establishment of a competitive grant program to provide resources to, and incentives for, local governments to fulfill their role in expanding broadband access for all is a vital component of a successful broadband deployment policy.3.Broadband Incentives for Communities Grant Program(a)EstablishmentThe Assistant Secretary shall establish a program to make grants on a competitive basis to covered entities to assist such entities in providing efficient review and approval of covered applications.(b)EligibilityThe Assistant Secretary may only make a grant under this section to a covered entity that does the following:(1)The covered entity submits to the Assistant Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and accompanied by such information and assurances as the Assistant Secretary may require.(2)The covered entity demonstrates readiness for the deployment of broadband infrastructure (including fifth-generation wireless communications infrastructure) in the jurisdiction of the covered entity, including through the following:(A)Adoption and implementation of efficient processes, which comply with applicable Federal standards and regulations, for reviewing covered applications that facilitate wireless and fiber deployment, including those applications relating to projects that make efficient use of existing infrastructure.(B)Adoption and implementation of written policies, ordinances, or guidance that allows the use of expedited processes, such as micro-trenching, for the deployment of broadband infrastructure.(C)With respect to fees for the processing of covered applications—(i)in the case of a covered application described in subparagraph (A), adoption and implementation of fees that are limited to the actual, objectively reasonable costs incurred by the covered entity to process the application and (if applicable) provide access to the right-of-way to which the application relates; and(ii)in the case of any other covered application, adoption and implementation of uniform and objectively reasonable fees, which shall be published in advance of the date on which such fees begin to apply to any such application.(c)Use of fundsA covered entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant for one or more of the following:(1)Capacity-building for the covered entity to facilitate the processing of covered applications, including employee training and hiring.(2)The purchase of technology, software, and equipment to facilitate the processing of covered applications, including in a remote work environment.4.Local Broadband Advisory Council(a)EstablishmentNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall establish an advisory council, to be known as the Local Broadband Advisory Council, to develop solutions to the challenges shared by local jurisdictions, covered entities, and infrastructure providers in facilitating wireless and broadband deployment, including in unserved and underserved communities.(b)MembershipThe Council shall be composed of broadband deployment stakeholders appointed by the Assistant Secretary, including representatives from the broadband industry, infrastructure providers, local governments, and covered entities.(c)ReportNot later than 1 year after the Council is established under subsection (a), the Council shall submit to the Assistant Secretary and Congress a report on the solutions developed under such subsection.5.Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary such sums as may necessary to carry out this Act.6.DefinitionsIn this Act:(1)Assistant SecretaryThe term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.(2)Broadband infrastructureThe term broadband infrastructure means facilities or equipment utilized for the provision of broadband internet access service (as defined in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations).(3)CouncilThe term Council means the Local Broadband Advisory Council established under section 4.(4)Covered applicationThe term covered application means a zoning or permitting application that facilitates the deployment of broadband infrastructure. (5)Covered entityThe term covered entity means—(A)a political subdivision of a State; or(B)an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).(6)StateThe term State means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.


117 HR 3462 RH: SBA Cyber Awareness Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-10-12
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IBUnion Calendar No. 98117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3462[Report No. 117–138]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 21, 2021Mr. Crow (for himself and Mrs. Kim of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small BusinessOctober 12, 2021Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedA BILLTo require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the SBA Cyber Awareness Act.2.Cybersecurity awareness reportingSection 10 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639) is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following:(b)Cybersecurity reports(1)Annual reportNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and every year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes—(A)an assessment of the information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code) and cybersecurity infrastructure of the Administration;(B)a strategy to increase the cybersecurity infrastructure of the Administration;(C)a detailed account of any information technology equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment of the Administration that was manufactured by an entity that has its principal place of business located in the People’s Republic of China; and(D)an account of any cybersecurity risk or incident that occurred at the Administration during the 2-year period preceding the date on which the report is submitted, and any action taken by the Administrator to respond to or remediate any such cybersecurity risk or incident.(2)Additional reportsIf the Administrator determines that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that a cybersecurity risk or incident occurred at the Administration, the Administrator shall—(A)not later than 7 days after the date on which the Administrator makes that determination, notify the appropriate congressional committees of the cybersecurity risk or incident; and(B)not later than 30 days after the date on which the Administrator makes a determination under subparagraph (A)—(i)provide notice to individuals and small business concerns affected by the cybersecurity risk or incident; and(ii)submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, based on information available to the Administrator as of the date which the Administrator submits the report, that includes—(I)a summary of information about the cybersecurity risk or incident, including how the cybersecurity risk or incident occurred; and(II)an estimate of the number of individuals and small business concerns affected by the cybersecurity risk or incident, including an assessment of the risk of harm to affected individuals and small business concerns.(3)Rule of constructionNothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the reporting requirements of the Administrator under chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, in particular the requirement to notify the Federal information security incident center under section 3554(b)(7)(C)(ii) of such title, or any other provision of law.(4)DefinitionsIn this subsection:(A)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means—(i)the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and(ii)the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives.(B)Cybersecurity risk; incidentThe terms cybersecurity risk and incident have the meanings given such terms, respectively, under section 2209(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002..October 12, 2021Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed


109 HR 2564 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the qualified tuition deduction at the 2005 levels.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-05-24
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2564
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 24, 2005
Mr. English of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Ford) 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 make permanent the qualified tuition deduction at the 2005 levels.

1.Deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses made permanent
(a)Repeal of terminationSection 222 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (e).
(b)Conforming amendmentsSubparagraph (B) of section 222(b)(2) of such Code is amended—
(1)by striking 2004 or 2005 and inserting 2004 or thereafter, and
(2)in the heading by striking and 2005 and inserting and thereafter.
(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.


115 HRES 86 IH: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.
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2017-02-03
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IV115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 86IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 3, 2017Ms. Foxx (for herself and Mr. Scott of Virginia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House AdministrationRESOLUTIONProviding amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the One
			 Hundred Fifteenth Congress.

 1.Amounts for Committee ExpensesFor the expenses of the Committee on Education and the Workforce (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the Committee), including the expenses of all staff salaries, there shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives for committee salaries and expenses, not more than $14,454,212 for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.
 2.Session LimitationsOf the amount specified in section 1— (1)not more than $7,146,429 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on January 3, 2017, and ending immediately before noon on January 3, 2018; and
 (2)not more than $7,307,783 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on January 3, 2018, and ending immediately before noon on January 3, 2019.
 3.VouchersPayments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House Administration.
 4.RegulationsAmounts made available under this resolution shall be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.


 HR 2688 ENR: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in Uvalde, Texas, as the
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One Hundred Tenth Congress of the United States of America At the First SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven
H. R. 2688

AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in Uvalde, Texas, as the Dolph Briscoe, Jr. Post Office Building.

1.Dolph Briscoe, Jr. Post Office Building
(a)DesignationThe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in Uvalde, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Dolph Briscoe, Jr. Post Office Building.
(b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Dolph Briscoe, Jr. Post Office Building.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


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108th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 5083
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 15, 2004
Mr. Nethercutt (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Ms. Dunn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

A BILL
To designate certain lower-elevation Federal lands in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington as wilderness, to designate a portion of such lands for management as a backcountry wilderness management area, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Wild Sky Wilderness and Backcountry Wilderness Management Area Act of 2004.
2.Addition of Wild Sky Wilderness to National Wilderness Preservation System
(a)DesignationCertain Federal lands in the State of Washington comprising approximately 92,722 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Wild Sky Wilderness and Backcountry Wilderness Management Area Proposal and dated September 2004, are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The Federal lands designated as wilderness by this subsection shall be known as the Wild Sky Wilderness.
(b)Maps and legal descriptionsAs soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description for the Wild Sky Wilderness with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. The map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct clerical and typographical errors in the legal description and map. The map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
(c)AdministrationSubject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the Wild Sky Wilderness in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this Act, except that, with respect to the Wild Sky Wilderness, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. To fulfill the purposes of this Act and the Wilderness Act and to achieve administrative efficiencies, the Secretary may manage the Wild Sky Wilderness as a comprehensive part of the larger complex of adjacent and nearby wilderness areas.
(d)Maintenance and use of certain structures
(1)Repeater siteWithin the Wild Sky Wilderness, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to use helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest Service and Snohomish County repeater site, in compliance with a Forest Service approved communications site plan, for the purposes of improving communication for safety, health, and emergency services.
(2)Evergreen Mountain LookoutThe designation of the Wild Sky Wilderness shall not preclude the operation and maintenance of the Evergreen Mountain Lookout, in the same manner and degree in which the operation and maintenance of the lookout was occurring as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(e)Access
(1)Private inholdingsConsistent with section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the Secretary of Agriculture shall assure adequate access to private inholdings in the Wild Sky Wilderness.
(2)Float plane accessAs provided by section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the use of floatplanes on Lake Isabel in the Wild Sky Wilderness, where such use was established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Secretary of Agriculture determines desirable.
(f)Land acquisition authority
(1)In generalThe Secretary of Agriculture may acquire lands and interests therein in the Wild Sky Wilderness by purchase, donation, or exchange. The Secretary shall give priority consideration to the acquisition of those lands identified as Priority Acquisition Lands on the map described in subsection (a).
(2)AppraisalValuation of private lands shall be determined without reference to any restrictions on access or use that arise out of designation of the Wild Sky Wilderness or inclusion of adjacent Federal lands in the Skykomish Backcountry Wilderness Management Area under section 3.
(3)Boundary adjustmentThe boundaries of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forests and the Wild Sky Wilderness shall be adjusted to reflect any land acquisitions or exchanges conducted under this subsection.
3.Designation of Backcountry Wilderness Management Area, Skykomish River valley, Washington
(a)DesignationCertain Federal lands in the State of Washington comprising approximately 13,278 acres, as generally depicted on the map referred to in section 2(a), are hereby designated as the Skykomish Backcountry Wilderness Management Area for the purpose of conserving, protecting, and enhancing for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational, and scenic resources of the Federal lands included in the management area.
(b)Maps and legal descriptionsAs soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description for the management area with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. The map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct clerical and typographical errors in the legal description and map. The map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
(c)AdministrationThe Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the Federal lands included in the management area to preserve their natural character and to protect and enhance water quality.
(d)Management planNot later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall develop a management plan for the management area. The Secretary shall prepare the management plan in consultation with representatives of the State of Washington, the political subdivisions of the State containing the management area, and other interested persons.
(e)Wildlife managementThe designation of the management area neither affects nor diminishes the jurisdiction of the State of Washington with respect to fish and wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, on Federal lands included in the management area.
(f)WithdrawalSubject to valid existing rights, the Federal lands included in the management area are withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
(g)Motorized and mechanized travel authorizedMotorized and mechanized travel in the management area shall be restricted to designated trails and routes specified in the management plan required by subsection (d). Pending completion of the management plan, the Secretary of Agriculture may designate the trails and routes in the management area on which motorized and mechanized travel is authorized. Other trails and routes may be used for motorized and mechanized travel whenever the Secretary considers such use to be necessary for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency.
(h)Prohibition on commercial timber harvestingThe Secretary of Agriculture shall not permit the commercial harvest of timber in the management area.
(i)Land acquisition authority
(1)In generalThe Secretary of Agriculture may acquire lands and interests therein in the management area by purchase, donation, or exchange. The Secretary shall give priority consideration to the acquisition of those lands identified as Priority Acquisition Lands on the map described in section 2(a).
(2)AppraisalValuation of private lands shall be determined without reference to any restrictions on access or use that arise out of inclusion of adjacent Federal lands in the management area or designation of the Wild Sky Wilderness.
(3)Boundary adjustmentThe boundaries of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forests and the management area shall be adjusted to reflect any land acquisitions or exchanges conducted under this subsection.
4.Development and implementation of trail plan
(a)Trail plan requiredThe Secretary of Agriculture shall establish, in consultation with interested parties, a trail plan for National Forest System lands described in this paragraph in order to develop the following:
(1)A system of hiking and equestrian trails in the Wild Sky Wilderness in a manner consistent with section 2 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
(2)A system of hiking and equestrian trails in the Backcountry Wilderness Management Area in a manner consistent with section 3.
(3)A system of trails adjacent to the Wild Sky Wilderness or the Backcountry Wilderness Management Area to provide access to such areas.
(b)Implementation reportWithin two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the trail plan. The report shall include the identification of those trails regarding which development is a priority.
5.Land exchanges, Chelan County Public Utility District, Washington
(a)Land exchanges requiredIn accordance with this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out a land exchange with the Chelan County Public Utility District in the State of Washington to exchange lands and interests in lands, as generally depicted on the map entitled Chelan County Public Utility District Exchange and dated May 22, 2002.
(b)Acceptance of landsIf, within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chelan County Public Utility District offers to the Secretary of Agriculture approximately 371.8 acres of lands held by the Utility District in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forests in the State of Washington, the Secretary shall accept such lands if the title is acceptable to the Secretary and there is no hazardous material on such lands, which is objectionable to the Secretary.
(c)Conveyance of easementUpon acceptance of title by the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (b), the Secretary shall convey to the Chelan County Public Utility District a permanent easement, including helicopter access, consistent with such levels as used as of the date of enactment of this Act, to maintain an existing snowtel site on 1.82 acres of Federal land in the Wenatchee National Forest in the State of Washington.
(d)ReversionAs a condition on the conveyance under subsection (c), the Chelan County Public Utility District shall notify the Secretary of Agriculture if the Utility District determines that there is no longer a need to maintain a snowtel site on the lands subject to the easement conveyed under subsection (c) to monitor the snow pack for calculating expected runoff into the Lake Chelan hydroelectric project and the hydroelectric projects in the Columbia River Basin. Upon receipt of such notice, the easement shall be extinguished and all rights conveyed under such subsection shall revert to the United States.


		III
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 214
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 23, 2011
			Mrs. Murray submitted
			 the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		RESOLUTION
		Designating the week of June 24 through 28,
		  2011, as National Music Education Week.

		Whereas the National Association for Music Education has
			 designated the week of June 24 through 28, 2011, as National Music
			 Education Week;
		Whereas school-based music education is important and
			 beneficial for students of all ages;
		Whereas music education programs enhance intellectual
			 development and enrich the academic environment for students of all
			 ages;
		Whereas 3 out of every 4 Americans have participated in
			 music education programs, including chorus groups and formal instrument
			 lessons, during their time in school;
		Whereas of those who have participated in school-based
			 music education programs, 40 percent stated that such programs were extremely
			 influential in contributing to their current level of personal
			 fulfillment;
		Whereas music education provides students with the
			 opportunity to express their creativity and to develop skills that will benefit
			 them throughout the rest of their lives;
		Whereas the skills gained through music instruction,
			 including discipline and the ability to analyze, solve problems, communicate,
			 and work cooperatively, are vital for success in the 21st century
			 workplace;
		Whereas many students have limited access to music
			 education, which places them at a disadvantage compared to their peers;
		Whereas local budget cuts are predicted to lead to a
			 significant curtailment of school music programs, thereby depriving millions of
			 students of an education that includes music;
		Whereas the arts are a core academic subject, and music is
			 an essential element of the arts; and
		Whereas every student in the United States should have an
			 opportunity to reap the benefits of music education: Now, therefore, be
			 it

		That the Senate designates the week
			 of June 24 through 28, 2011, as National Music Education Week in
			 order to recognize the benefits and importance of music education.


116 S2266 IS: Group Flood Insurance Policy Extension Act of 2019
U.S. Senate
2019-07-25
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		II
		116th CONGRESS1st Session
		S. 2266
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 25, 2019
			Mr. Manchin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

		A BILL
		To extend group flood insurance policy assistance for victims of the 2016 West Virginia floods, and
			 for other purposes.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Group Flood Insurance Policy Extension Act of 2019.
 2.FindingsCongress finds the following: (1)Nine States and 2 territories are currently awaiting funding for mitigation activities from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
 (2)Funding for mitigation activities was appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by Congress in February 2018 under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123; 132 Stat. 64).
 (3)The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development told Congress that the funding described in paragraph (2) would be released by May 1, 2019.
 (4)May 1, 2019, has come and gone with no official explanation as to the reason for the continued delay in releasing the funds.
			3.Extension of group flood insurance policy for 2016 West Virginia floods
			(a)Extension of group flood insurance policy
 (1)In generalNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (referred to in this section as the Administrator) shall, in accordance with paragraph (2), extend the term of the Group Flood Insurance Policy issued pursuant to section 61.17 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, for all major disaster declarations awaiting Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development with an associated active Group Flood Insurance Policy.
 (2)Group flood insurance policy extension definedThe extension required under paragraph (1) shall be implemented by adding to each Group Flood Insurance Policy the number of days that is equal to the number of days between February 9, 2018, and the date on which the allocation of the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds appropriated under Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123; 132 Stat. 64) is published in the Federal Register.
 (3)Additional premiumThe additional premium for the extended Group Flood Insurance Policy coverage required under paragraph (1) shall be $300 per individual insured.
 (4)ImplementationThe Administrator shall implement paragraph (1) not later than August 24, 2019. (b)Payment of additional premium (1)Additional premium necessary expenseNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator shall provide additional financial assistance under section 408(e)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)(2)) to each individual insured under the Group Flood Insurance Policy extended under subsection (a)(1) in an amount equal to the amount of the additional premium required under subsection (a)(2).
 (2)Payment of additional premiumNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator shall withhold the additional financial assistance provided under paragraph (1) and, not later than August 1, 2019, transfer the amount to the National Flood Insurance Fund established pursuant to section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) on behalf of each individual insured under the Group Flood Insurance Policy extended under subsection (a)(1).
				4.GAO study and report
 (a)StudyThe Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of— (1)the costs and benefits of Group Flood Insurance Policies, as described in section 61.17 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, in communities affected by repeated disasters; and
 (2)the rate at which individuals in communities described in paragraph (1) purchase private insurance policies after the Group Flood Insurance Policy term ends.
 (b)ReportNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under subsection (a).


116 HR 5498 IH: Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-12-19
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5498IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 19, 2019Mr. Case introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo amend title 46, United States Code, to allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous
			 trade on foreign-flag vessels, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2019. 2.Transportation of certain merchandise (a)In generalSection 55102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

					(c)Noncontiguous trade exemption
 (1)In generalSubsection (b) shall not apply with respect to transportation in noncontiguous trade of merchandise on a foreign qualified freight vessel for which the Secretary of Transportation has issued a certificate of documentation under chapter 121.
 (2)DefinitionsFor purposes of paragraph (1): (A)Foreign qualified freight vesselThe term foreign qualified freight vessel means a freight vessel (as that term is defined in section 2101) of not less than 1,000 gross tons that—
 (i)was not built in the United States (or if rebuilt, not rebuilt in the United States); (ii)is registered in a foreign country; and
 (iii)employs United States citizens to the extent required of vessels registered under section 12102. (B)Noncontiguous tradeThe term noncontiguous trade has the meaning given to such term in section 53501.
							.
 (b)Coastwise endorsementsSection 12112(a)(2)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1)in clause (ii), by striking or;
 (2)in clause (iii), by striking and and inserting or; and (3)by adding at the end the following:

 (iv)is a foreign qualified freight vessel (as defined in section 55102(c)) used for transportation referred to in section 55102(c) for which the Secretary of Transportation has issued a certificate of documentation..
 (c)Foreign transferSection 56101(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1)by striking Paragraph (1)(A) and inserting:

 (A)Paragraph (1)(A); and (2)by adding at the end the following:

 (B)Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to a foreign qualified freight vessel (as defined in section 55102(c)) for which the Secretary has issued a certificate of documentation after the date of enactment of this Act and that is used solely for transportation referred to in section 55102(c) may be placed under foreign registry without the approval of the Secretary at any time after that vessel is issued a certificate of documentation. At such time as that vessel is placed under foreign registry, the Secretary shall revoke the certificate of documentation issued by the Secretary..
				3.Citizenship and transfer provisions
 (a)Citizenship of corporations, partnerships, and associationsSection 50501 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:  (e) (1)ExceptionsThe following provisions of this section shall not apply to a foreign qualified freight vessel used for transportation referred to in section 55102(c)(2)(B):
 (A)Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b). (B)Subsection (c).
 (2)In paragraph (1) the term foreign qualified freight vessel has the meaning given that term in section 55102(c)..  (b)Approval of transfer of registry or operation under authority of a foreign country or for scrapping in a foreign country; penaltiesSection 56101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (f)Transfer of foreign vesselsTo promote the transfer of foreign vessels to be documented under chapter 121 of this title for use for transportation referred to in section 55102(c)(2)(B) of this title, the Secretary may grant approval under subsection (a) with respect to such a vessel before the date the vessel is documented.
 (g)Foreign qualified freight vesselIn subsections (f) and (g), the term foreign qualified freight vessel has the meaning given that term in section 55102(c) of this title.. 4.Labor provisions (a)Liability for injury or death of master or crew memberSection 30104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In an action brought under this section against a defendant employer that does not reside or maintain an office in the United States (including any territory or possession of the United States) and that engages in any enterprise that makes use of one or more ports in the United States (as defined in section 2101 of this title) jurisdiction shall be under the district court most proximate to the place of the occurrence of the personal injury or death that is the subject of the action..
 (b)Election to under participate Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation ActSection 30104 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended— (1)by striking A seaman and inserting (a) In general.— A seaman; and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (b) (1)Participation in an authorized compensation planThe employer of a master or member of the crew of a vessel may participate in an authorized compensation plan under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.). An employer that participates in such a plan is subject to such Act.
 (2)If an employer participates in an authorized compensation plan under such Act under paragraph (1)— (A)a master or crew member employed by that employer shall be considered to be an employee for the purposes of that Act; and
 (B)the liability of that employer under that Act to the master or crew member, or to any person otherwise entitled to recover damages from the employer based on the injury, disability, or death of the master or crew member, shall be exclusive and in lieu of all other liability..
 (c)Minimum requirementsAll vessels, whether documented in the United States or not, operating in the coastwise trade of the United States shall be subject to minimum international labor standards for seafarers under international agreements in force for the United States, as determined by the Secretary of Transportation on the advice of the Secretaries of Labor and Defense.
			5.Regulations regarding vessels
 (a)Applicable minimum requirementsExcept as provided in subsection (b), the minimum requirements for vessels engaging in the transportation of cargo or merchandise in the United States coastwise trade shall be the recognized international standards in force for the United States (as determined by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with any other official of the Federal Government that the Secretary determines to be appropriate).
 (b)Consistency in application of standardsIn any case in which any minimum requirement for vessels referred to in subsection (a) establishes a lower standard than a minimum that is applicable to vessels that are documented in a foreign country and that are admitted to engage in the transportation of cargo and merchandise in the United States coastwise trade, the standard applicable to such vessels that are documented in a foreign country shall be the standard to be applied to United States documented vessels.
 6.Environmental standardsAll vessels, whether documented under the laws of the United States or not, engaging in the United States coastwise trade shall comply with all applicable United States and international environmental standards in force for the United States.
		7.Requirements for certain noncitizens irregularly engaging in domestic coastwise trade
 (a)In generalEach person or entity that is not a citizen of the United States, as defined in section 104 of title 46, United States Code, that owns or operates vessels that irregularly engage in the United States domestic coastwise trade shall—
 (1)name an agent upon whom process may be served; (2)abide by all applicable laws of the United States, including applicable environmental and tax laws; and
 (3)post evidence of documentation and endorsements aboard such vessel indicating the owner or owners of such vessel, including any person controlling vessels and the number of port calls and coastwise trips made during that calendar year.
 (b)Persons treated as single employerFor purposes of paragraph (3), all persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as 1 person.


117 S1889 IS: Kathryn Manginelli Act of 2021
U.S. Senate
2021-05-27
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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1889IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 27, 2021Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an exception to the penalty on early distributions from qualified plans for individuals diagnosed with certain terminal illnesses.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Kathryn Manginelli Act of 2021 or the Compassionate Retirement Act of 2021.2.Exception to penalty on early distributions from qualified plans for individuals with a terminal illness(a)In generalSection 72(t)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(I)Terminal illness(i)In generalDistributions which are made to the employee who is a terminally ill individual on or after the date on which such employee has been certified by a physician as having a terminal illness.(ii)DefinitionFor purposes of this subparagraph, the term terminally ill individual has the same meaning given such term under section 101(g)(4)(A), except that 84 months shall be substituted for 24 months.(iii)DocumentationFor purposes of this subparagraph, an employee shall not be considered to be a terminally ill individual unless such employee furnishes sufficient evidence in such form and manner as the Secretary may require..(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.


117 S1401 IS: Kids Eat Local Act of 2021
U.S. Senate
2021-04-28
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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1401IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 28, 2021Mr. Brown (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryA BILLTo amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve nutritional and other program requirements relating to purchases of locally produced food.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Kids Eat Local Act of 2021.2.Purchases of locally produced foodSection 9(j)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(j)(3)) is amended—(1)by striking Program, to and inserting the following:Program—(A)to; (2)in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(B)to use locally grown, locally raised, or locally caught as a product specification..


109 HR 4801 IH: Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act Amendments
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-02-16
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I
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4801
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 16, 2006
Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

A BILL
To extend the deadlines for distributing certain funds secured by the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act Amendments.
2.Findings and purposes
(a)FindingsCongress finds the following:
(1)The Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act (Public Law 105–143) (hereafter the Act) provides for the distribution of certain judgment funds awarded by the Indian Claims Commission to certain Ottawa and Chippewa of Michigan in dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 18-R, and 364.
(2)Under the terms and conditions of the Act, a sizable percentage of those funds have already been distributed to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indian, the Bay Mills Indian Community, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa, and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa. The remaining funds are currently being held in trust pending distribution to certain individual descendants of treaty signers, and to certain unrecognized Michigan Ottawa and Chippewa Tribes that obtain Federal acknowledgment or a Federal reaffirmation of the government-to-government relationship with the United States prior to the distribution period established in the Act. That distribution period is no earlier than December 15, 2005, and no later than December 15, 2006.
(3)To qualify for these funds, an unrecognized Michigan Ottawa or Chippewa Tribe must—
(A)be a signatory to either the 1836 treaty (7 Stat. 391) or the 1855 treaty (11 Stat. 621);
(B)have a membership which is predominantly Chippewa and Ottawa;
(C)have submitted to the Bureau of Indian Affairs a letter of intent to seek Federal acknowledgment not later than July 15, 1998;
(D)have submitted to the Bureau of Indian Affairs a documented petition for Federal acknowledgment not later than December 15, 2000; and
(E)have obtained Federal acknowledgment or reaffirmation by Congress or the Bureau of Indian Affairs prior to the distribution period established in the Act.
(4)Two Michigan based unrecognized Ottawa and Chippewa Tribes, the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and the Grand River Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, have met the first 5 requirements, but the Bureau of Indian Affairs has not completed its review of the tribes’ documented petitions.
(5)Because neither of those tribes has caused this delay, it would be unfair and unjust to deny either tribe its tribal shares of the funds merely because the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been unable to complete work on the petitions.
(b)PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to extend the distribution dates established in Public Law 105–143 to protect the legal rights of those 2 tribes.
3.Technical amendmentSection 106(a)(2) of the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act is amended to read as follows:

(1)Time limitationsThe judgment distribution roll of descendants prepared pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall be approved not later than December 15, 2007..