109 HR 4851 IH: Emergency Targeted Revenue Sharing Act of 2006
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-03-02
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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4851
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 2, 2006
Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To provide for general revenue sharing and assistance for education for States and their local governments.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Emergency Targeted Revenue Sharing Act of 2006.
2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
(1)Federal grants to State and local governments predate the Constitution. Early grants included land grants for public schools and universities. Later, Congress created financial grants to the States with matching requirements and conditions, including grants for highway construction, vocational education, public health, and maternity care.
(2)During the Nixon Administration, the emphasis of Federal grants-in-aid programs was shifted from categorical grants to block grants and general revenue sharing, which sent funds to State and local governments with virtually no programmatic requirements. Revenue sharing is not a new or radical proposal.
(3)Despite this long history of assistance to State and local governments, the Federal Government is not providing sufficient aid to the States in their current fiscal crisis. The State fiscal crisis is twice as severe as the crisis in the early 1990s, with States carrying fiscal year 2007 budget deficits totaling roughly $100,000,000,000. Yet continuing decreases in Federal taxes for the wealthiest Americans leave significantly fewer Federal revenues to help the States provide basic services for their residents.
(4)To meet residents’ needs, States have been forced to increase income, property, and sales taxes for middle-income and working families, in addition to raising taxes on businesses. States also have had to cut funding for health care, education, child care, public safety, and other programs. At least 18 States have planned or are considering cuts in spending on elementary and secondary education, resulting in shortened school years and teacher layoffs. Cuts in State aid have caused many colleges and universities to lay off faculty and raise tuition.
(5)Federal spending for the war and occupation of Iraq is further straining the Federal Government’s ability to aid the States, undermining financial assistance for education, public housing, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and other important programs.
(6)Defense appropriations will grow rapidly and uncontrollably, continuing to crowd out spending for vital human needs at the Federal and State levels. Homeland security is directly threatened by cuts in police, fire, and hospital budgets.
(7)The Federal Government must help the States to avert greater fiscal damage because it has more economic tools available than the States. Unlike the Federal Government, 49 States have some form of a balanced budget requirement, forcing States to reduce expenditures, increase revenues, or use both of these options to close their budget gaps.
(8)To live up to its historic obligations and provide relief at a time of economic disaster, the Federal Government immediately should enact a program of emergency targeted revenue sharing, with assistance for schools and education given first priority.
3.Education financial assistance for States and their local governments
(a)AppropriationThere is authorized to be appropriated and is appropriated to carry out this section $14,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $12,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $12,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(b)PaymentThe Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each State an amount equal to the amount allotted to the State under subsection (c).
(c)AllotmentsFrom the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall allot to each of the States as follows, except that no State shall receive less than ½ of 1 percent of such amount:
(1)State level50 percent shall be allotted among such States on the basis of the relative school-age population of each such State, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, on the basis of the most recent decennial census.
(2)Local government level50 percent shall be allotted among such States as determined under paragraph (1) for distribution by the State to the various units of general local government within such States on the basis of the relative school-age population of each such unit within each such State, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, on the basis of the most recent decennial census.
(d)Use of funds by State and local governmentsFunds received under this section may be used only for ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses, and ordinary and necessary capital expenditures authorized by law, for primary, secondary, or higher education.
(e)Effective dateNot later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make payments to States under this section for fiscal year 2007. The Secretary of the Treasury shall make subsequent fiscal year payments not later than one year following the prior fiscal year’s payments under this section.
4.General revenue sharing with States and their local governments
(a)AppropriationThere is authorized to be appropriated and is appropriated to carry out this section $14,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $12,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $12,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(b)PaymentThe Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each State an amount equal to the amount allotted to the State under subsection (c).
(c)AllotmentsFrom the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall allot to each of the States as follows, except that no State shall receive less than ½ of 1 percent of such amount:
(1)State level50 percent shall be allotted among such States on the basis of the relative population of each such State, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the most recent decennial census.
(2)Local government level50 percent shall be allotted among such States as determined under paragraph (1) for distribution by the State to the various units of general local government within such States on the basis of the relative population of each such unit within each such State, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the most recent decennial census.
(d)Effective dateNot later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make payments to States under this section for fiscal year 2007. The Secretary of the Treasury shall make subsequent fiscal year payments not later than one year following the prior fiscal year’s payments under this section.
5.DefinitionsIn this Act:
(1)StateThe term State means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(2)Unit of general local government
(A)In generalThe term unit of general local government means—
(i)a county, parish, township, city, or political subdivision of a county, parish, township, or city, that is a unit of general local government as determined by the Secretary of Commerce for general statistical purposes; and
(ii)the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe or Alaskan native village that carries out substantial governmental duties and powers.
(B)Treatment of subsumed areasFor purposes of determining a unit of general local government under this section, the rules under section 6720(c) of title 31, United States Code, shall apply.


113 HR 4289 : Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications Act
U.S. House of Representatives

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		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4289
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		July 9, 2014Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsAN ACT
		To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Under Secretary for Management of the
			 Department of Homeland Security to take administrative action to achieve
			 and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among the
			 components of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications Act or the DHS Interoperable Communications Act.
		2.Inclusion of interoperable communications capabilities in responsibilities of Under Secretary for
			 ManagementSection 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341) is amended—
			(1)in paragraph (4) of subsection (a), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , including policies and directives to achieve and maintain interoperable communications among the
			 components of the Department; and
			(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:

					(d)Interoperable communications definedIn this section, the term interoperable communications means the ability of components of the Department to communicate with each other as necessary,
			 utilizing information technology systems and radio communications systems
			 to exchange voice, data, and video in real time, as necessary, for acts of
			 terrorism, daily operations, planned events, and emergencies..
			3.Strategy
			(a)In generalNot later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for
			 Management of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the
			 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
			 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a
			 strategy, which shall be updated as necessary, for achieving and
			 maintaining interoperable communications (as such term is defined in
			 subsection (d) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as
			 added by section 2 of this Act) among the components of the Department of
			 Homeland Security, including for daily operations, planned events, and
			 emergencies, with corresponding milestones, that includes, at a minimum
			 the following:
				(1)An assessment of interoperability gaps in radio communications among the components of the
			 Department, as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
				(2)Information on efforts and activities, including current and planned policies, directives, and
			 training, of the Department since November 1, 2012, to achieve and
			 maintain interoperable communications among the components of the
			 Department, and planned efforts and activities of the Department to
			 achieve and maintain such interoperable communications.
				(3)An assessment of obstacles and challenges to achieving and maintaining interoperable communications
			 among the components of the Department.
				(4)Information on, and an assessment of, the adequacy of mechanisms available to the Under Secretary
			 for Management to enforce and compel compliance with interoperable
			 communications policies and directives of the Department.
				(5)Guidance provided to the components of the Department to implement interoperable communications
			 policies and directives of the Department.
				(6)The total amount of funds expended by the Department since November 1, 2012, and projected future
			 expenditures, to achieve interoperable communications, including on
			 equipment, infrastructure, and maintenance.
				(7)Dates upon which Department-wide interoperability is projected to be achieved for voice, data, and
			 video communications, respectively, and interim milestones that correspond
			 to the achievement of each such mode of communication.
				(b)Supplementary materialTogether with the strategy required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Management shall
			 submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
			 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
			 Affairs of the Senate information on any intra-agency effort or task force
			 that has been delegated certain responsibilities by the Under Secretary
			 relating to achieving and maintaining interoperable communications among
			 the components of the Department by the dates referred to in paragraph (9)
			 of subsection (a), and on who, within each such component, is responsible
			 for implementing policies and directives issued by the Under Secretary to
			 so achieve and maintain such interoperable communications.
			4.ReportNot later than 220 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and biannually thereafter, the
			 Under Secretary for Management shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
			 Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
			 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the status of
			 efforts, since the issuance of the strategy required under section 3, to
			 implement such strategy, including the following:
			(1)Progress on each interim milestone referred to in paragraph (9) of subsection (a) toward achieving
			 and maintaining interoperable communications among the components of the
			 Department.
			(2)Information on any policies, directives, guidance, and training established by the Under Secretary.
			(3)An assessment of the level of compliance, adoption, and participation among the components of the
			 Department with the policies, directives, guidance, and training
			 established by the Under Secretary to achieve and maintain interoperable
			 communications among such components.
			(4)Information on any additional resources or authorities needed by the Under Secretary.

	Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 2014.Karen L. Haas,Clerk


115 HRES 92 EH: Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-04-03
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 92
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

April 3, 2017

RESOLUTION
Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.

Whereas the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea, possesses a ballistic missile and nuclear weapons development program that poses a grave threat to the United States, United States allies South Korea and Japan, and to regional and global security;  Whereas North Korea’s ballistic missile program has demonstrated an increasing ability to reach the United States, which constitutes a credible and growing threat to the security of the American people;
Whereas North Korea has demonstrated a willingness and ability to proliferate its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons technology to a variety of countries, including the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab Republic, which the United States has designated as state sponsors of terrorism;  Whereas, on January 6, 2016, North Korea detonated a nuclear device, marking its fourth nuclear test to date;
Whereas, on February 7, 2016, North Korea, utilizing a modified version of the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile, launched a satellite into space;  Whereas according to the U.S. Intelligence Community’s 2016 Worldwide Threat Assessment, North Korea is committed to developing a long-range, nuclear-armed missile that is capable of posing a direct threat to the United States; it has publicly displayed its KN08 road-mobile ICBM on multiple occasions;
Whereas, on April 28, 2016, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a hearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, testified the benefits of [the trilateral] relationship are crystal clear in the face of the region’s most acute challenge—the challenge from North Korea and its provocative acts in the nuclear missile domain;  Whereas, on August 24, 2016, North Korea successfully tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile, firing the missile over 300 miles from a submerged submarine;
Whereas, on September 9, 2016, North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test, which it claimed was a warhead that could be miniaturized for its ballistic missiles;  Whereas, on September 15, 2016, Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, stated Combining nuclear warheads with ballistic missile technology in the hands of a volatile leader like Kim Jong-un, is a recipe for disaster.;
Whereas, on September 16, 2016, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter stated Everyone can see that North Korea is determined to try to expand its missile threat to the peninsula, to the region, and to the United States.;  Whereas in 2016 North Korea willfully and repeatedly violated multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, through its nuclear tests, missile tests, and satellite launch;
Whereas, on January 6, 2017, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that North Korea had conducted 24 missile tests in the past year, as well as two nuclear tests and in our assessment, we have a qualitative improvement in their capabilities in the past year as a result of this unprecedented level of activity;  Whereas, on January 8, 2017, North Korea declared that it is ready to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM);
Whereas, on February 11, 2017, North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile off its eastern coast while President Donald Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on an official visit to the United States;  Whereas, on February 18, 2017, the People’s Republic of China announced that it would suspend all coal imports from North Korea, a significant source of revenue to the North Korean regime;
Whereas, on February 27, 2017, the United Nations Panel of Experts on North Korea determined that The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is flouting sanctions through trade in prohibited goods, with evasion techniques that are increasing in scale, scope and sophistication.;  Whereas, on March 6, 2017, North Korea launched four intermediate range missiles, three of which landed approximately 200 miles off the coast of Japan;
Whereas South Korea and the United States have made an alliance decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system as a self-defensive measure to ensure the security of South Korea and its people, and to protect alliance military forces from the growing threat of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program; and Whereas a nuclear North Korea with a functional and operational intercontinental ballistic missile program would pose a direct threat to the United States and United States interests: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)condemns North Korea’s development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs);
(2)welcomes the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea to counter North Korea’s missile threat, which supports an alliance security decision; (3)urges the Government of the People’s Republic of China to immediately cease its diplomatic intimidation and economic coercion against South Korea in an attempt to block the THAAD deployment;
(4)reaffirms the United States support for a layered, integrated, multi-tier missile defense system to protect Americans and allies in Northeast Asia; (5)supports continued bilateral security cooperation between the United States and South Korea and the consideration of additional measures to strengthen the alliance, including expanded foreign military sales, joint exercises, and other actions as appropriate;
(6)reaffirms, in view of the ICBM threat by North Korea, the commitment of the United States to its alliances and to trilateral cooperation with South Korea and Japan, which is critical for the preservation of peace and stability in Northeast Asia and throughout the world; (7)supports and urges the full implementation of the intelligence sharing agreement between Japan and South Korea signed on November 23, 2016, concerning the direct exchange of intelligence on North Korean threats;
(8)calls upon the People’s Republic of China to use its considerable leverage to pressure North Korean leaders to cease their provocative behavior and abandon and dismantle their nuclear and missile programs, and comply with all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions; (9)calls on the United States to fully enforce all existing economic sanctions on North Korea and to seek to continuously adapt the sanctions regime to address evasive techniques employed by the North Korean regime; and
(10)calls on the Secretary of State to undertake a comprehensive and rigorous diplomatic effort to urge allies and other countries to fully enforce, and build upon, existing international sanctions on North Korea.  Karen L. Haas,Clerk.


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111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1617
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

September 30 (legislative day, September 29), 2010

RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals and purpose of Gold Star Mothers Day, which is observed on the last Sunday in September of each year in remembrance of the supreme sacrifice made by mothers who lose a son or daughter serving in the Armed Forces.

Whereas the American Gold Star Mothers have suffered the supreme sacrifice of motherhood by losing a son or daughter who served in the Armed Forces, and thus perpetuate the memory of all whose lives are sacrificed in war;
Whereas the American Gold Star Mothers assist veterans of the Armed Forces and their dependents in the presentation of claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs and aid members of the Armed Forces who served and died or were wounded or incapacitated during hostilities;
Whereas the services rendered to the United States by the mothers of America have strengthened and inspired Americans throughout the history of the United States;
Whereas Americans honor themselves and the mothers of America when they revere and emphasize the role of the home and the family as the true foundations of the United States;
Whereas by doing so much for the home, the American mother is a source of moral and spiritual guidance for the people of the United States and thus acts as a positive force to promote good government and peace among all mankind; and
Whereas the last Sunday in September of each year is observed as Gold Star Mothers Day: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)supports the goals and purpose of Gold Star Mothers Day, which is observed in remembrance of the supreme sacrifice made by mothers who lose a son or daughter serving in the Armed Forces; and
(2)urges the President to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe Gold Star Mothers Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.