		II
		Calendar No. 117
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6842
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			September 18
			 (legislative day, September 17), 2008
			Received and read the first time

			November 18, 2008
			Read the second time and placed on the calendar under
			 authority of the order of the Senate of November 17 (legislative day, September
			 17), 2008

		AN ACT
		To restore Second Amendment rights in the
		  District of Columbia.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Second Amendment Enforcement
			 Act.
		2.Congressional
			 findingsCongress finds the
			 following:
			(1)The Second
			 Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that the right of the
			 people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
			(2)As the Congress
			 and the Supreme Court of the United States have recognized, the Second
			 Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the rights of individuals,
			 including those who are not members of a militia or engaged in military service
			 or training, to keep and bear arms.
			(3)The law-abiding
			 citizens of the District of Columbia are deprived by local laws of handguns,
			 rifles, and shotguns that are commonly kept by law-abiding persons throughout
			 the United States for sporting use and for lawful defense of their persons,
			 homes, businesses, and families.
			(4)The District of
			 Columbia has the highest per capita murder rate in the Nation, which may be
			 attributed in part to local laws prohibiting possession of firearms by
			 law-abiding persons who would otherwise be able to defend themselves and their
			 loved ones in their own homes and businesses.
			(5)The Federal
			 Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended
			 by the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986, and the Brady Handgun Violence
			 Prevention Act of 1993, provide comprehensive Federal regulations applicable in
			 the District of Columbia as elsewhere. In addition, existing District of
			 Columbia criminal laws punish possession and illegal use of firearms by violent
			 criminals and felons. Consequently, there is no need for local laws which only
			 affect and disarm law-abiding citizens.
			(6)Officials of the District of Columbia have
			 indicated their intention to continue to unduly restrict lawful firearm
			 possession and use by citizens of the District.
			(7)Legislation is
			 required to correct the District of Columbia’s law in order to restore the
			 fundamental rights of its citizens under the Second Amendment to the United
			 States Constitution and thereby enhance public safety.
			3.Reform D.C.
			 council’s authority to restrict firearmsSection 4 of the Act entitled An Act
			 to prohibit the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of
			 Columbia, approved June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 809; sec. 1–303.43, D.C.
			 Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following: Nothing in
			 this section or any other provision of law shall authorize, or shall be
			 construed to permit, the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory
			 authority of the District of Columbia to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or
			 unduly burden the ability of persons not prohibited from possessing firearms
			 under Federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, or
			 using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful purposes, any firearm
			 neither prohibited by Federal law nor subject to the
			 National Firearms Act. The District of
			 Columbia shall not have authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage
			 or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms. Nothing in the previous
			 two sentences shall be construed to prohibit the District of Columbia from
			 regulating or prohibiting the carrying of firearms by a person, either
			 concealed or openly, other than at the person's dwelling place, place of
			 business, or on other land possessed by the person..
		4.Repeal D.C.
			 semiautomatic ban
			(a)In
			 GeneralSection 101(10) of
			 the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 (sec. 7–2501.01(10), D.C. Official
			 Code) is amended to read as follows:

					(10)Machine
				gun means any firearm which shoots, is designed to shoot, or readily
				restored to shoot automatically, more than 1 shot without manual reloading by a
				single function of the trigger, and includes the frame or receiver of any such
				weapon, any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination
				of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a machine
				gun, and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if
				such parts are in the possession or under the control of a
				person.
					.
			(b)Conforming
			 Amendment to Provisions Setting Forth Criminal PenaltiesSection 1(c) of the Act of July 8, 1932 (47
			 Stat. 651; sec. 22—4501(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as
			 follows:

					(c)Machine
				gun, as used in this Act, has the meaning given such term in section
				101(10) of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of
				1975.
					.
			5.Repeal
			 registration requirement
			(a)Repeal of
			 requirement
				(1)In
			 generalSection 201(a) of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of
			 1975 (sec. 7–2502.01(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking any
			 firearm, unless and all that follows through paragraph (3) and
			 inserting the following: any firearm described in subsection
			 (c)..
				(2)Description of
			 firearms remaining illegalSection 201 of such Act (sec.
			 7–2502.01, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following
			 new subsection:

						(c)A firearm
				described in this subsection is any of the following:
							(1)A sawed-off
				shotgun.
							(2)A machine
				gun.
							(3)A short-barreled
				rifle.
							.
				(3)Conforming
			 amendmentThe heading of section 201 of such Act (sec. 7—2502.01,
			 D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking Registration
			 requirements and inserting Firearm Possession.
				(b)Conforming
			 Amendments to Firearms Control Regulations ActThe Firearms
			 Control Regulations Act of 1975 is amended as follows:
				(1)Sections 202 through 211 (secs. 7–2502.02
			 through 7–2502.11, D.C. Official Code) are repealed.
				(2)Section 101 (sec.
			 7—2501.01, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking paragraph (13).
				(3)Section 401 (sec.
			 7—2504.01, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
					(A)in subsection (a),
			 by striking the District; and all that follows and inserting the
			 following: the District, except that a person may engage in hand
			 loading, reloading, or custom loading of ammunition for firearms lawfully
			 possessed under this Act.; and
					(B)in subsection (b),
			 by striking which are unregisterable under section 202 and
			 inserting which are prohibited under section 201.
					(4)Section 402 (sec.
			 7—2504.02, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
					(A)in subsection (a),
			 by striking Any person eligible to register a firearm and all
			 that follows through such business, and inserting the following:
			 Any person not otherwise prohibited from possessing or receiving a
			 firearm under Federal or District law, or from being licensed under section 923
			 of title 18, United States Code,; and
					(B)in subsection (b),
			 by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

							(1)The applicant’s
				name;
							.
					(5)Section 403(b)
			 (sec. 7—2504.03(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking
			 registration certificate and inserting dealer’s
			 license.
				(6)Section 404(a)(3)
			 (sec. 7—2504.04(a)(3)), D.C. Official Code) is amended—
					(A)in subparagraph
			 (B)(i), by striking registration certificate number (if any) of the
			 firearm,;
					(B)in subparagraph
			 (B)(iv), by striking holding the registration certificate and
			 inserting from whom it was received for repair;
					(C)in subparagraph
			 (C)(i), by striking and registration certificate number (if any) of the
			 firearm;
					(D)in subparagraph
			 (C)(ii), by striking registration certificate number or;
			 and
					(E)by striking
			 subparagraphs (D) and (E).
					(7)Section 406(c)
			 (sec. 7—2504.06(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows:

						(c)Within 45 days of a
				decision becoming effective which is unfavorable to a licensee or to an
				applicant for a dealer’s license, the licensee or application shall—
							(1)lawfully remove
				from the District all destructive devices in his inventory, or peaceably
				surrender to the Chief all destructive devices in his inventory in the manner
				provided in section 705; and
							(2)lawfully dispose,
				to himself or to another, any firearms and ammunition in his
				inventory.
							.
				(8)Section 407(b)
			 (sec. 7—2504.07(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking would not
			 be eligible and all that follows and inserting is prohibited
			 from possessing or receiving a firearm under Federal or District
			 law..
				(9)Section 502 (sec.
			 7—2505.02, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
					(A)by amending
			 subsection (a) to read as follows:

							(a)Any person or
				organization not prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under
				Federal or District law may sell or otherwise transfer ammunition or any
				firearm, except those which are prohibited under section 201, to a licensed
				dealer.
							;

					(B)by amending
			 subsection (c) to read as follows:

							(c)Any licensed
				dealer may sell or otherwise transfer a firearm to any person or organization
				not otherwise prohibited from possessing or receiving such firearm under
				Federal or District
				law.
							;
					(C)in subsection (d),
			 by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
					(D)by striking
			 subsection (e).
					(10)Section 704 (sec.
			 7—2507.04, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
					(A)in subsection (a),
			 by striking any registration certificate or and inserting
			 a; and
					(B)in subsection (b),
			 by striking registration certificate,.
					(c)Other Conforming
			 AmendmentsSection 2(4) of the Illegal Firearm Sale and
			 Distribution Strict Liability Act of 1992 (sec. 7—2531.01(2)(4), D.C. Official
			 Code) is amended—
				(1)in subparagraph
			 (A), by striking or ignoring proof of the purchaser’s residence in the
			 District of Columbia; and
				(2)in subparagraph
			 (B), by striking registration and.
				6.Repeal handgun
			 ammunition banSection 601(3)
			 of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 (sec. 7–2506.01(3), D.C.
			 Official Code) is amended by striking is the holder of the valid
			 registration certificate for and inserting owns.
		7.Restore right of
			 self defense in the homeSection 702 of the Firearms Control
			 Regulations Act of 1975 (sec. 7–2507.02, D.C. Official Code) is
			 repealed.
		8.Remove criminal
			 penalties for possession of unregistered firearms
			(a)In
			 generalSection 706 of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of
			 1975 (sec. 7–2507.06, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
				(1)by
			 striking that: and all that follows through (1) A
			 and inserting that a; and
				(2)by striking
			 paragraph (2).
				(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with
			 respect to violations occurring after the 60-day period which begins on the
			 date of the enactment of this Act.
			9.Remove criminal
			 penalties for carrying a firearm in one’s dwelling or other premises
			(a)In
			 GeneralSection 4(a) of the
			 Act of July 8, 1932 (47 Stat. 651; sec. 22—4504(a), D.C. Official Code) is
			 amended—
				(1)in the matter
			 before paragraph (1), by striking a pistol, and inserting the
			 following: except in his dwelling house or place of business or on other
			 land possessed by that person, whether loaded or unloaded, a firearm,;
			 and
				(2)by striking
			 except that: and all that follows through (2) If the
			 violation and inserting except that if the
			 violation.
				(b)Conforming
			 AmendmentSection 5 of such Act (47 Stat. 651; sec. 22—4505, D.C.
			 Official Code) is amended—
				(1)by striking
			 pistol each place it appears and inserting
			 firearm; and
				(2)by striking
			 pistols each place it appears and inserting
			 firearms.
				10.Authorizing
			 Purchases of Firearms by District ResidentsSection 922 of title 18, United States Code,
			 is amended in paragraph (b)(3) by inserting after “other than a State in which
			 the licensee’s place of business is located” the following: , or to the
			 sale or delivery of a handgun to a resident of the District of Columbia by a
			 licensee whose place of business is located in Maryland or
			 Virginia,.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives September 17, 2008.
			Lorraine C. Miller,
			Clerk

		November 18, 2008
		Read the second time and placed on the
		  calendar


		IV
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. RES. 1507
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 1, 2010
			Mr. Roe of Tennessee
			 (for himself, Mr. Buchanan,
			 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia,
			 Mr. Castle,
			 Mr. Rogers of Michigan,
			 Mr. Reichert,
			 Mr. Cassidy,
			 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,
			 Mr. McKeon,
			 Mrs. Blackburn,
			 Mr. Cooper, and
			 Mr. Broun of Georgia) submitted the
			 following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Oversight and Government
			 Reform

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing support for designation of July
		  as National Choroideremia Awareness Month.

		Whereas over 7,000 men are affected with vision loss due
			 to choroideremia and over 7,000 women are affected as carriers in the United
			 States;
		Whereas annual health costs to treat the disorder are in
			 excess of $10,000,000 and annual disability and accommodation costs are in
			 excess of $100,000,000;
		Whereas the National Institutes of Health currently spends
			 approximately $700,000,000 on vision research but has not designated specific
			 resources to choroideremia;
		Whereas a dedicated funding stream would help find a
			 treatment for this disorder;
		Whereas research has advanced to the point where it is
			 believed that with adequate funding a treatment could be available within 2
			 years;
		Whereas a successful treatment for choroideremia would
			 accelerate development of treatments for more common retinal degenerative
			 disorders such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa that affect
			 over 2,000,000 people in the United States with annual health costs of over
			 $5,000,000,000 and annual disability costs of over $20,000,000,000;
		Whereas retinal degenerative disorders affect 30 percent
			 of the population over age 75;
		Whereas the Choroideremia Research Foundation has
			 recognized July as National Choroideremia Awareness Month;
			 and
		Whereas July would be an appropriate month to designate as
			 National Choroideremia Awareness Month: Now, therefore, be
			 it

		That the House of Representatives supports
			 the designation of National Choroideremia Awareness
			 Month.


114 HR 2719 IH: Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-06-10
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2719
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 10, 2015
			Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Mr. Cole, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Polis, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Moore, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Heck of Washington, and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

		A BILL
		To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to Indian tribes to further
			 achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act. 2.Grants to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (a)Grants authorizedThe Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

					320.Grants to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives
 (a)Grants authorizedThe Secretary may award competitive grants to qualified Indian tribes to further achievement of the objectives of such a tribe for its tribal coastal zone.
						(b)Cost share
 (1)In generalThe Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out with a grant under this section shall be— (A)in the case of a grant of less than $200,000, 100 percent of such cost; and
 (B)in the case of a grant of $200,000 or more, 95 percent of such cost, except as provided in paragraph (2).
 (2)WaiverThe Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a grant to an Indian tribe, or otherwise reduce the portion of the share of the cost of an activity required to be paid by an Indian tribe under such paragraph, if the Secretary determines that the tribe does not have sufficient funds to pay such portion.
 (c)CompatibilityThe Secretary may not award a grant under this section unless the Secretary determines, in consultation with affected coastal States, that the activities to be carried out with the grant are compatible with this title.
 (d)Authorized objectives and purposesAmounts awarded as a grant under this section shall be used for one or more of the objectives and purposes authorized under subsections (b) and (c), respectively, of section 306A.
 (e)FundingTo carry out this section there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each fiscal year. (f)DefinitionsIn this section:
 (1)Qualified Indian tribeThe term qualified Indian tribe means an Indian tribe, as that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b), that is located in a State that has a management program approved by the Secretary under this title.
 (2)Tribal coastal zoneThe term tribal coastal zone means any area excluded from the coastal zone under the last sentence of section 304(1) because such area is held in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe.
 (3)Tribal coastal zone objectiveThe term tribal coastal zone objective means, with respect to a qualified Indian tribe, any of the following objectives: (A)Protection, restoration, or preservation of areas in the tribal coastal zone that hold—
 (i)important ecological, cultural, or sacred significance for such tribe; or (ii)traditional, historic, and esthetic values essential to such tribe.
 (B)Preparing and implementing a special area management plan and technical planning for important coastal areas.
 (C)Any coastal or shoreline stabilization measure, including any mitigation measure, for the purpose of public safety, public access, or cultural or historical preservation..
 (b)GuidanceNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Commerce shall issue guidance for the program established under the amendment made by subsection (a), including the criteria for awarding grants under such program.
 (c)Use of State Grants To Fulfill Tribal ObjectivesSection 306A(c)(2) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455a(c)(2)) is amended by striking and after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting ; and, and by adding at the end the following:

 (F)fulfilling any tribal coastal zone objective (as that term is defined in section 320)..


109 HR 3568 IH: Angie Fatino Save Our Children from Meth Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-07-28
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I
109th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 3568
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 28, 2005
Mr. Latham (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Nussle) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the transfer of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V of the schedules of controlled substances, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Angie Fatino Save Our Children from Meth Act of 2005.
2.Schedules of controlled substances; transfer of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V
(a)In generalThe Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 202 the following section:

202A.Scheduling of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine
(a)Schedule VWith respect to schedule V of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202(c), the Attorney General shall by regulation, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Angie Fatino Save Our Children from Meth Act of 2005, transfer to such schedule the following chemicals, subject to subsection (b):
(1)Ephedrine.
(2)Pseudoephedrine.
(3)Phenlypropanolamine.
(4)Each of the salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers of the chemicals specified in paragraphs (1) through (3).
(b)Pseudoephedrine in certain products; continued regulation as list I chemicalSubject to the authority of the Attorney General under this Act to designate substances as controlled substances or listed chemicals:
(1)Subsection (a) does not apply to pseudoephedrine when contained in a product that—
(A)is in the form of a liquid, liquid capsule, or liquid-filled gel capsule;
(B)does not contain more than 360 milligrams of pseudoephedrine; and
(C)is approved under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
(2)Pseudoephedrine, when contained in such a product, shall be considered a list I chemical..
(b)DefinitionsSection 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 102) is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:

(46)
(A)The term pseudoephedrine includes each of the salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers of pseudoephedrine.
(B)The term schedule V pseudoephedrine product means a product that contains pseudoephedrine and—
(i)is not a list I pseudoephedrine product; and
(ii)is approved under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
(C)The term list I pseudoephedrine product means a product that contains pseudoephedrine and is described in section 202A(b)(1)..
3.Regulation of pseudoephedrine as list I chemical; exceptions from definition of regulated transaction; conforming amendments regarding schedule V products
(a)In generalSection 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (39)(A), by amending clause (iv) to read as follows:

(iv)
(I)subject to to subclause (II), any transaction in a listed chemical that is contained in a drug that may be marketed or distributed lawfully in the United States under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act unless—
(aa)the Attorney General has determined under section 204 that the drug or group of drugs is being diverted to obtain the listed chemical for use in the illicit production of a controlled substance; and
(bb)the quantity of the listed chemical contained in the drug included in the transaction or multiple transactions equals or exceeds the threshold established for that chemical by the Attorney General; or
(II)any transaction in a list I pseudoephedrine product, unless the Attorney General has determined under section 204 that the product is being diverted to obtain pseudoephedrine for use in the illicit production of a controlled substance; or;
(2)by striking paragraph (45); and
(3)by redesignating the paragraph (46) that relates to retail distributor as paragraph (45).
(b)Conforming amendmentSection 310(b)(3)(D)(ii) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 830(b)(3)(D)(ii)) is amended by striking 102(46) and inserting 102(45).
4.Restrictions on nonprescription retail sales of pseudoephedrine products
(a)List I and schedule V products; registration conditionsSection 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:

(i)
(1)With respect to list I pseudoephedrine products, a registration under this section that includes authority for the sale of such products at retail (including a registration for a pharmacy) shall provide that, for the general physical location for which the registration is issued, the registration is subject to the following conditions:
(A)In offering the products for sale, the registrant places the products such that customers do not have direct access to the products (commonly known as behind the counter).
(B)The registrant does not sell such a product that is in the form of a package that can be further broken down or subdivided into two or more separate and distinct packages.
(C)The registrant does not knowingly sell to an individual more than one such product during a 24-hour period.
(D)The registrant maintains a written list of sales of such products that identifies the products, the purchasers, and the dates and times of the sales (which list is referred to in this subsection as the logbook).
(E)The registrant does not sell such a product unless—
(i)the prospective purchaser—
(I)is 18 years of age or older;
(II)presents an identification card that provides a photograph and is issued by a State or the Federal Government; and
(III)legibly signs the logbook and prints in the logbook his or her name, address, and the date and time of the sale; and
(ii)the registrant determines that the name signed and printed in the logbook corresponds to the name provided on such identification and that the date and time entered are correct.
(F)After a volume of the logbook is full, the registrant maintains possession of the volume for not fewer than 12 months after the date of the last sale entered in the logbook.
(G)The registrant does not offer a promotion in which, as part of a purchase transaction, such a product is provided without charge.
(H)On the premises of the location, the registrant posts a clear and conspicuous notice providing as follows: Federal law prohibits the over-the-counter purchase of more than one product containing pseudoephedrine in a 24-hour period, and prohibits the over-the-counter purchase of more than 7,500 milligrams of pseudoephedrine within a 30-day period. If you make an over-the-counter purchase of such a product, you are required to sign a logbook that may be accessible to law enforcement officers..
(2)With respect to schedule V pseudoephedrine products that do not require prescriptions, a registration under this section for a pharmacy shall provide that, for the general physical location involved, the registration is subject to the following conditions:
(A)The registrant does not dispense such a product unless—
(i) the prospective purchaser is 18 years of age or older; and
(ii)in any case in which the prospective purchaser is not known to the pharmacist involved, such purchaser presents an identification card that provides a photograph, is issued by a State or the Federal Government, and indicates the age of such purchaser.
(B)The registrant maintains a record for the dispensing of such a product that contains, for each sale of the product—
(i)the name and address of the purchaser;
(ii)the name and quantity of the product purchased;
(iii)the date of the purchase; and
(iv)the name or unique identification of the pharmacist involved.
(C)The record under subparagraph (B) is in one or more of the following forms:
(i)A hard-copy record.
(ii)A record in an electronic prescription-dispensing system.
(iii)A record in an electronic data collection system that contains the information required in this subparagraph and that is capable of producing a hard-copy printout of the record..
(b)PenaltiesSection 402(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 842(a)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (10), by striking or after the semicolon at the end;
(2)in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and
(3)by inserting after paragraph (11) the following paragraph:

(12) who is a registrant to violate any of the registration conditions described in section 303(i) (relating to the sale of list I and schedule V pseudoephedrine products)..
5.Restrictions on purchases of pseudoephedrineSection 404(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844(a)) is amended by inserting after the second sentence the following: It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally purchase at retail without a prescription more than one list I pseudoephedrine product during a 24-hour period, or to knowingly or intentionally purchase such a product at retail without legibly signing the appropriate logbook referred to in section 303(i)(1)(D). It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally purchase at retail without a prescription more than 7,500 milligrams of pseudoephedrine in list I or schedule V pseudoephedrine products during a 30-day period..


115 S1581 IS: Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-07-19
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1581IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 19, 2017Mrs. Shaheen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a business credit for gain from the sale of
			 real property for use as a manufactured home community, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act of 2017. 2.FindingsThe Congress finds that—
 (1)more than 17,000,000 people live in manufactured homes and benefit from high-quality affordable homes which provide stability;
 (2)owners of manufactured homes have disproportionately low-income households, and in 2013, the median annual household income for living in manufactured housing was $28,400;
 (3)approximately 75 percent of manufactured home households earn less than $50,000 per year; (4)more than 10 percent of veterans in the United States live in manufactured homes;
 (5)in late 1990, manufactured housing represented 2/3 of the new affordable housing produced in the United States and remains the largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in the United States;
 (6)in 2015, the average cost per square foot for a new manufactured home was 48 dollars, less than half of the cost per square foot for a new-site built, structure-only home, which was $101;
 (7)in 2009, 43 percent of all new homes that sold for less than $150,000 were manufactured homes; (8)manufactured homes account for 23 percent of new home sales under $200,000;
 (9)more than 50,000 manufactured home communities, also referred to as mobile home parks, exist throughout the United States; (10)more than 2,900,000 manufactured homes are placed in manufactured home communities;
 (11)manufactured home communities provide critical affordable housing, but receive very little Federal, State, or local funds to subsidize the cost of manufactured homes;
 (12)manufactured home owners in such communities may own the home, but they do not own the land under the home, which leaves the home owners vulnerable to rent increases, arbitrary rule enforcement, and in the case of a manufactured home community owner converting the land to some other use, community closure;
 (13)an eviction or closure of a manufactured home community is very disruptive to a resident who may be unable to pay the thousands of dollars it takes to move the manufactured home or find a new location for the manufactured home;
 (14)in an effort to preserve a crucial source of affordable housing within the past two decades, a national network of housing providers has helped residents purchase and own the land under the manufactured home community, and manage the manufactured home community;
 (15)nationwide, there are more than 1,000 stable, permanent ownership cooperatives or nonprofit-owned developments in more than a dozen States;
 (16)members of manufactured home communities continue to own such homes individually, own an equal share of the land beneath the entire manufactured home community, participate in the governing of the community, and elect a board of directors who make major decisions within the manufactured home community by a democratic vote;
 (17)in New Hampshire, more than 20 percent of manufactured home communities are owned by residents; (18)resident-owned cooperatives and nonprofit-owned communities have flourished in Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota;
 (19)nationwide, only 2 percent of all manufactured home communities are resident- or nonprofit-owned; (20)manufactured home community owners often prefer to devise such property tax free, rather than selling the community, in order to avoid capital gain taxes;
 (21)when the owner of a manufactured home community dies, the heirs of the owner frequently sell the community to the highest bidder which results in displacement for dozens and sometimes hundreds of families; and
 (22)in order to preserve manufactured home communities in the future, a Federal tax benefit should be established to induce manufactured home community owners to sell such properties to residents that the owners have known for decades, or to nonprofit organizations.
			3.Tax credit for manufactured home community sale to residents or nonprofit entity
 (a)In generalSubpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

					45S.Manufactured home community sale to residents or nonprofit entity
 (a)Allowance of creditFor purposes of section 38, the manufactured home community sale credit determined under this section for any taxable year is an amount equal to 75 percent of the qualified gain received by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
 (b)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section— (1)Qualified gainThe term qualified gain means gain from the sale or exchange of real property to a qualified manufactured home community cooperative or corporation if—
 (A)the real property is acquired for use as a manufactured home community, (B)the seller (or any related person) owned the property for the entire 2-year period ending on the day before the sale or exchange, and
 (C)the property is transferred subject to a binding covenant that the property will be used as a manufactured home community for not less than 50 years.
 (2)Manufactured home communityThe term manufactured home community means a community comprised primarily of manufactured homes used solely for residential purposes and owned by a manufactured home community cooperative or corporation.
							(3)Qualified manufactured home community cooperative or corporation
 (A)In generalThe term qualified manufactured home community cooperative or corporation means a cooperative or a nonprofit corporation established pursuant to the laws of the State in which the property used as a manufactured home community is located, and which—
 (i)in the case of a community owned by a nonprofit corporation whose membership interests are sold on a nonappreciating basis, has only 1 class of membership and such class consists solely of residents, and
 (ii)in the case of a community owned by a cooperative, has not more than 2 classes of membership, and such classes consist solely of residents and a tax-exempt organization.
 (B)GovernanceAn entity shall not be treated as a qualified manufactured home community cooperative or corporation unless governance of the entity is carried out by members elected to a board of directors with voting structured equitably among all members.
 (C)MemberThe term member means— (i)an individual who—
 (I)has attained the age of 18, (II)is entitled to be a member by reason of—
 (aa)the membership interest of the individual to execute an occupancy agreement with the manufactured home community cooperative nonprofit with respect to a site in the manufactured home community in order to establish a manufactured home which is owned by the individual, or
 (bb)permission from the manufactured community cooperative or corporation, the member’s trust, or other entity, and
 (III)is a resident of the manufactured home community, and (ii)a tax exempt organization.
 (4)Membership interestThe term membership interest means— (A)an ownership interest in a manufactured home community cooperative or corporation, or
 (B)a membership interest in a manufactured home community nonprofit corporation.
 (5)Manufactured homeThe term manufactured home means a structure which is transportable in one or more sections, which— (A)in traveling mode, is 8 body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 square feet or more,
 (B)is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling (with or without a permanent foundation when connected to required utilities) and includes plumbing, heating, and electrical heating systems, and
 (C)in the case of a structure manufactured after June 15, 1976, is certified as meeting the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards issued under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and displays a label of such certification on the exterior of each transportable section.
								(c)Special rules
 (1)Related personFor purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B), a person is related to the seller if— (A)such person bears a relationship to the seller as specified in section 267(b) or 707(b)(1), or
 (B)such person and the seller are engaged in trades or businesses under common control within the meanings of subsections (a) and (b) of section 52.
 (2)Election by both seller and buyerThe credit is allowable under this section only if— (A)both the seller and the purchaser of the real property execute an affidavit representing that the sale meets the requirements of subsection (b)(1), and the purchaser acknowledges liability for the recapture of the credit under subsection (d) in case of any violation described in such subsection,
 (B)the purchaser of the real property records the affidavit, and (C)the affidavit is referenced in the deed to the real property.
 (3)RequirementThe seller shall include a copy of the affidavit representing the sale with the return of tax. (d)Tax upon violation of covenant There is imposed a tax on the buyer for a violation of the covenant specified in subsection (b)(1)(C). The amount of such tax shall be 20 percent of the net proceeds after settlement for the sale or exchange of the real property referred to in subsection (b)(1). For purposes of section 501(a), the tax imposed by this subsection shall not be treated as a tax imposed by this subtitle.
 (e)RegulationsThe Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out this section, including the recapture under subsection (d).
						.
			(b)Credit allowed as part of general business credit
 Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)by striking plus at the end of paragraph (35),
 (2)by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting , plus, and (3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (37)the manufactured home community sale credit determined under section 45S(a).. (c)Conforming amendments (1)Subsection (c) of section 196 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
 (A)by striking and at the end of paragraph (13), (B)by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting , and, and
 (C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (15)the manufactured home community sale credit determined under section 45S(a)..
 (2)The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
					Sec. 45S. Manufactured home community sale to residents or nonprofit entity.
						.
 (d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.


116 S4328 IS: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and report on data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis.
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4328IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 27, 2020Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Casey, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Harris, Mr. Udall, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Booker, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and report on data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis.1.Protecting Data Quality, Sharing, Transparency, Access, and Analysis(a)Inquiry and submission of findings(1)In generalNot later than 7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this section as the Comptroller General) shall initiate an inquiry into any changes or interruptions in data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis resulting from the changes to COVID–19 hospital data reporting requirements initiated by the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the Department of Health and Human Services on July 13, 2020. (2)Submission of findingsNot later than 45 days after initiation of such inquiry, the Comptroller General shall present its findings to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Department of Health and Human Services, in oral briefings, which shall detail—(A)what is known about any changes or interruptions in data quality, sharing, transparency, access to data, and analysis or access to relevant analytics, including whether such changes increased, decreased, expedited, or delayed such quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis or access to relevant analytics, for—(i)the public;(ii)State, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments;(iii)hospitals; or(iv)Federal agency officials, including officials within the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and(B)what is known about whether there was any impact to, or interruptions in, delivery of supplies, including personal protective equipment, ventilators, and COVID–19 therapeutics, to States or other entities resulting from changes to COVID–19 hospital data reporting requirements described in paragraph (1).(b)Access to reporting systemFor purposes of the review required under this section or any other audit, evaluation, or investigation authorized by law, the Secretary shall, within 7 days of the date of enactment of this Act, provide the Comptroller General with direct access to the systems used for the reporting of information referred to in this section, including to all information collected, stored, analyzed, processed, or produced in or through such systems used for such purposes. For purposes of this subsection, the term direct access means secured access to the information technology systems maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services that enables the Comptroller General to independently access, view, download and retrieve data from such systems. (c)Addressing issuesNot later than 7 days after the Comptroller General submits the findings to Congress under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall address data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis, and access to relevant analytics for the public; State, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments; hospitals; and Federal agency officials, including officials within the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to fully correct any decreases or delays reported under subsection (a)(2) by the Comptroller General and ensure that data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis or access to relevant analytics are equal to or better than they were as of July 12, 2020.(d)ReportNot later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report regarding the impact of changes to COVID–19 hospital data reporting requirements initiated by the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the Department of Health and Human Services on July 13, 2020. In preparing such report, the Comptroller General shall collect information from relevant stakeholders, as appropriate. Such report shall—(1)detail any known changes or interruptions in data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis or access to relevant analytics for the entities described in subsection (a)(2)(A), including whether such changes ultimately increased, decreased, expedited, or delayed data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis or access to relevant analytics;(2)describe challenges faced by hospitals, States, localities, Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), urban Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603)), territories, Federal agencies, and the public resulting from such changes;(3)describe the extent to which such changes may allow for manipulation of the data in a manner that results in hospitals, States, localities, Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), urban Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603)), territories, Federal agencies, and the public receiving different information than what was provided to the Department of Health and Human Services;(4)assess the extent to which such changes increased or decreased the number of hospitals reporting data and the completeness and quality of data reported by hospitals;(5)determine whether any States deployed the National Guard to assist in hospital data reporting, as suggested in communications from the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the Department of Health and Human Services on July 13, 2020, and whether any such deployment had a measurable effect on the speed, content, or quality of such reporting;(6)describe the decision-making process within the Department of Health and Human Services that led to the changes initiated on July 13, 2020, including—(A)the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in such decision-making;(B)any analysis conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that assessed the quality and completeness of different data streams (including the National Healthcare Safety Network, TeleTracking, data reported by States to the Protect System of the Department of Health and Human Services), prior to July 13, 2020;(C)any external input into the decision-making process, including from other Federal agencies, States, localities, Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), urban Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603)), territories, or hospitals;(D)the public health justification for the changes; and(E)any other justification for such changes; and(7)assess the process used to address any decreases or delays in data quality, sharing, transparency, access to data, and analysis and access to relevant analytics as required under subsection (c).(e)Interim reportNot later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives an interim report providing information on initial findings under subsection (d).


		III
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 408
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			December 17, 2007
			Mr. Chambliss (for
			 himself and Mr. Isakson) submitted the
			 following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION
		Congratulating the Valdosta State
		  University football team on winning the 2007 Division II National
		  Championship.

		Whereas, on December 15, 2007, the Valdosta State
			 University Blazers football team defeated Northwest Missouri State University
			 by a score of 25–20 in Florence, Alabama, to win the 2007 National Collegiate
			 Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II National Championship;
		Whereas this victory gave Valdosta State University its
			 2nd football national championship title in 4 years;
		Whereas Coach David Dean became only the 2nd 1st-year head
			 coach in NCAA history to lead a team to the Division II title;
		Whereas the Blazers finished the season with an impressive
			 13–1 record, including victories over Catawba College, the University of North
			 Alabama, and California University of Pennsylvania in the playoffs to advance
			 to the championship game against Northwest Missouri State University;
			 and
		Whereas 7 Valdosta State University players were named to
			 the All-Gulf Conference team, including wide receiver Cedric Jones and safety
			 Sherard Reynolds, who were also named to the All-American team: Now, therefore,
			 be it

		That the Senate—
			(1)congratulates and
			 honors the Valdosta State University Blazers football team on winning the 2007
			 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II National
			 Championship;
			(2)recognizes and
			 commends the courage, hard work, and dedication displayed by the Valdosta State
			 University football team and staff throughout the season in order to obtain
			 this great honor; and
			(3)commends Valdosta
			 State University, the city of Valdosta, and all of the fans of the Blazers
			 football team throughout the State of Georgia for their endless support of this
			 special team throughout the 2007 championship season.


IV
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 312
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 1, 2009
Mr. Flake submitted the following resolution; which was laid on the table

RESOLUTION
Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Whereas The Hill reported that a prominent lobbying firm, founded by Mr. Paul Magliocchetti and the subject of a federal investigation into potentially corrupt political contributions, has given $3.4 million in political donations to no less than 284 Members of Congress;
Whereas the New York Times noted that Mr. Magliocchetti set up shop at the busy intersection between political fund-raising and taxpayer spending, directing tens of millions of dollars in contributions to lawmakers while steering hundreds of millions of dollars in earmark contracts back to his clients.;
Whereas a quest columnist recently highlighted in Roll Call that … what [the firm’s] example reveals most clearly is the potentially corrupting link between campaign contributions and earmarks. Even the most ardent earmarkers should want to avoid the appearance of such a pay-to-play system.;
Whereas multiple press reports have noted questions related to campaign contributions made by or on behalf of the firm; including questions related to straw man contributions, the reimbursement of employees for political giving, pressure on clients to give, a suspicious pattern of giving, and the timing of donations relative to legislative activity;
Whereas Roll Call has taken note of the timing of contributions from employees of the firm and its clients when it reported that they have provided thousands of dollars worth of campaign contributions to key Members in close proximity to legislative activity, such as the deadline for earmark request letters or passage of a spending bill.;
Whereas the Associated Press highlighted the huge amounts of political donations from the firm and its clients to select Members and noted that those political donations have followed a distinct pattern: The giving is especially heavy in March, which is prime time for submitting written earmark requests.;
Whereas clients of the firm received at least $300 million worth of earmarks in fiscal year 2009 appropriations legislation, including several that were approved even after news of the FBI raid of the firm’s offices and Justice Department investigation into the firm was well known;
Whereas the Associated Press reported that the FBI says the investigation is continuing, highlighting the close ties between special-interest spending provisions known as earmarks and the raising of campaign cash.; and
Whereas the persistent media attention focused on questions about the nature and timing of campaign contributions related to the firm, as well as reports of the Justice Department conducting research on earmarks and campaign contributions, raise concern about the integrity of Congressional proceedings and the dignity of the institution: Now, therefore, be it

That—
(1)the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, or a subcommittee of the committee designated by the committee and its members appointed by the chairman and ranking member, shall immediately begin an investigation into the relationship between the source and timing of past campaign contributions to Members of the House related to the raided firm and earmark requests made by Members of the House on behalf of clients of the raided firm; and
(2)the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall submit a report of its findings to the House of Representatives within 2 months after the date of adoption of the resolution.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 845
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 21, 2009
			Mr. Thune (for himself,
			 Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Begich, Mr.
			 Bennett, Mr. Brownback,
			 Mr. Burr, Mr.
			 Chambliss, Mr. Coburn,
			 Mr. Cochran, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
			 DeMint, Mr. Ensign,
			 Mr. Enzi, Mr.
			 Graham, Mr. Grassley,
			 Mr. Hatch, Mr.
			 Inhofe, Mr. Isakson,
			 Mr. Martinez, Mr. Risch, Mr.
			 Roberts, Mr. Vitter, and
			 Mr. Wicker) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to
		  allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they
		  reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry
		  permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the
		  State.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Respecting States Rights and Concealed
			 Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009.
		2.Reciprocity for
			 the carrying of certain concealed firearms
			(a)In
			 GeneralChapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
			 inserting after section 926C the following:

					926D.Reciprocity
				for the carrying of certain concealed firearmsNotwithstanding any provision of the law of
				any State or political subdivision thereof:
						(1)A person who is not
				prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving
				a firearm, and is carrying a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant
				to the law of any State and which permits the person to carry a concealed
				firearm, may carry a concealed firearm in accordance with the terms of the
				license or permit in any State that allows its residents to carry concealed
				firearms, subject to the laws of the State in which the firearm is carried
				concerning specific types of locations in which firearms may not be
				carried.
						(2)A person who is not
				prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving
				a firearm, and is otherwise than as described in paragraph (1) entitled to
				carry a concealed firearm in and pursuant to the law of the State in which the
				person resides, may carry a concealed firearm in accordance with the laws of
				the State in which the person resides in any State that allows its residents to
				carry concealed firearms, subject to the laws of the State in which the firearm
				is carried concerning specific types of locations in which firearms may not be
				carried.
						.
			(b)Clerical
			 AmendmentThe table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18 is
			 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926C the
			 following:

						926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of
				certain concealed
				firearms.

					.
			3.Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 this Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this
			 Act.


110 HR 5290 IH: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain

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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5290
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 7, 2008
			Mr. Ferguson
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain
		  light absorbing photo dyes.

		1.Certain light absorbing photo
			 dyes
			(a)In
			 generalHeading 9902.23.20 of
			 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to
			 Morpholine,4-[4,5-dihydro-4-[3-[5-hydroxy-1-methyl-3-
			 (4-morpholinylcarbonyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-2-propenylidene]-1-methyl-5-oxo-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]carbonyl]-,
			 potassium salt; 1,4-benzenedisulfonic acid, 2-[4-[5-[1-
			 (2,5-disulfophenyl)-1,5-dihydro-3-[(methylamino)carbonyl]-5-oxo-4H-pyrazol-4-ylidene]-3-(2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)-
			 1,3-pentadienyl]-5-hydroxy-3-[(methylamino)carbonyl]-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-,
			 pentapotassium salt) is amended by striking 12/31/2009 and
			 inserting 12/31/2011.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods
			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.


109 HR 2603 IH: To reduce temporarily the duty on Cypermethrin Technical.
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2005-05-24
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2603
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 24, 2005
Mr. Terry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To reduce temporarily the duty on Cypermethrin Technical.

1.Cypermethrin Technical
(a)Calendar year 2006
(1)In generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:

9902.90.15 A-cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-cis, trans-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (Cypermethrin Technical) (CAS No. 52315-07-8) (provided for in subheading 2926.90.30)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2006
(2)Effective dateThe amendment made by paragraph (1) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b)Calendar year 2007
(1)In generalHeading 9902.90.15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as added by subsection (a), is amended—
(A)by striking Free and inserting 0.14%; and
(B)by striking On or before 12/31/2006 and inserting On or before 12/31/2007.
(2)Effective dateThe amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2007.
(c)Calendar year 2008
(1)In generalHeading 9902.90.15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as added by subsection (a) and amended by this section, is further amended—
(A)by striking 0.14% and inserting 0.38%; and
(B)by striking On or before 12/31/2007 and inserting On or before 12/31/2008.
(2)Effective dateThe amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2008.


110 HR 1570 IH: Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-03-19
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110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 1570
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 19, 2007
Mr. Mica introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL
To provide compensation for certain World War II veterans who survived the Bataan Death March and were held as prisoners of war by the Japanese.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act.
2.Payment to World War II veterans who survived the Bataan death march
(a)In generalThe Secretary of the military department concerned shall pay, upon request, to an individual described in subsection (b) the amount determined with respect to that individual under subsection (c).
(b)Covered individualsA payment under subsection (a) shall be made to any individual who as a member of the Armed Forces during World War II—
(1)was captured on the peninsula of Bataan or island of Corregidor in the territory of the Philippines by Japanese forces; and
(2)participated in and survived the Bataan Death March.
(c)Amount To be paidThe amount of a payment under subsection (a) to an individual shall be $4 for each day during which the individual was held in captivity by Japanese forces during World War II, compounded annually at a 3 percent annual rate of interest.
(d)Payment to survivorsIn the case of an individual described in subsection (b) who is deceased, payment under this section with respect to that individual shall be made to that individual’s nearest surviving relative, as determined by the Secretary concerned.


115 HR 1495 IH: Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-03-10
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1495IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 10, 2017Mrs. Love (for herself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Hill, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Zeldin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust the effective date of certain reductions and
			 discontinuances of dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws
			 administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act. 2.Effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pension under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a)Determination of effective date (1)In generalParagraph (1) of section 5112(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
 (A)by striking by reason and inserting (A) in the case of a reduction or discontinuance of compensation or pension, by reason; (B)by inserting and after the semicolon; and
 (C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:  (B)in the case of a reduction or discontinuance of dependency or indemnity compensation—
 (i)by reason of marriage or remarriage, shall be the last day of the month before such marriage or remarriage occurs; and
 (ii)by reason of the death of a payee, shall be the last day of the month during which such death occurs;.
 (2)ApplicationSubparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of section 5112(b) of title 38, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to a reduction or discontinuance of dependency or indemnity compensation by reason of a death, marriage, or remarriage occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
				(b)Payment of benefits for month of death
 (1)In generalSection 5310(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (A)by striking The amount of the and inserting (A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the amount of the; and
 (B)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:  (B) (i)If the surviving spouse of a veteran receives both payments described in clause (ii) for the month of the death of the veteran, the surviving spouse is entitled to the greater of the two payments.
 (ii)The payments described in this clause are the following: (I)Payment of a benefit under paragraph (1).
 (II)Dependency and indemnity compensation.. (2)ApplicationThe amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to payments made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1610
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			September 22, 2011
			Mr. Barrasso (for
			 himself, Mr. Manchin,
			 Mr. Blunt, and Ms. Landrieu) introduced the following bill; which
			 was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public
			 Works

		A BILL
		To provide additional time for the Administrator of the
		  Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate achievable standards for cement
		  manufacturing facilities, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of
			 2011.
		2.Legislative
			 stay
			(a)Establishment of
			 standardsIn lieu of the
			 rules specified in subsection (b), and notwithstanding the date by which those
			 rules would otherwise be required to be promulgated, the Administrator of the
			 Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the
			 Administrator) shall—
				(1)propose regulations for the Portland cement
			 manufacturing industry and Portland cement plants that are subject to any of
			 the rules specified in subsection (b) that—
					(A)establish maximum
			 achievable control technology standards, performance standards, and other
			 requirements under sections 112 and 129, as applicable, of the Clean Air Act
			 (42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429); and
					(B)identify
			 nonhazardous secondary materials that, when used as fuels in combustion units
			 of that industry and those plants, qualify as solid waste under the Solid Waste
			 Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) for purposes of determining the extent to
			 which the combustion units are required to meet the emission standards under
			 section 112 or 129 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429); and
					(2)promulgate final versions of those
			 regulations by not later than—
					(A)the date that is 15 months after the date
			 of enactment of this Act; or
					(B)such later date as may be determined by the
			 Administrator.
					(b)Stay of earlier
			 rules
				(1)Portland-specific
			 rulesThe final rule entitled
			 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the
			 Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for
			 Portland Cement Plants (75 Fed. Reg. 54970 (September 9, 2010)) shall
			 be—
					(A)of no force or effect;
					(B)treated as though the rule had never taken
			 effect; and
					(C)replaced in accordance with subsection
			 (a).
					(2)Other
			 rules
					(A)In
			 generalThe final rules
			 described in subparagraph (B), to the extent that those rules apply to the
			 Portland cement manufacturing industry and Portland cement plants, shall
			 be—
						(i)of no force or effect;
						(ii)treated as though the rules had never taken
			 effect; and
						(iii)replaced in accordance with subsection
			 (a).
						(B)Description of
			 rulesThe final rules described in this subparagraph are—
						(i)the
			 final rule entitled Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources
			 and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid
			 Waste Incineration Units (76 Fed. Reg. 15704 (March 21, 2011));
			 and
						(ii)the final rule entitled
			 Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid
			 Waste (76 Fed. Reg. 15456 (March 21, 2011)).
						3.Compliance
			 dates
			(a)Establishment of
			 compliance datesFor each
			 regulation promulgated pursuant to section 2(a), the Administrator—
				(1)shall establish a
			 date for compliance with standards and requirements under the regulation that
			 is, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not earlier than 5 years after
			 the effective date of the regulation; and
				(2)in proposing a
			 date for that compliance, shall take into consideration—
					(A)the costs of
			 achieving emission reductions;
					(B)any non-air
			 quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements of the
			 standards and requirements;
					(C)the feasibility of
			 implementing the standards and requirements, including the time
			 necessary—
						(i)to
			 obtain necessary permit approvals; and
						(ii)to
			 procure, install, and test control equipment;
						(D)the availability
			 of equipment, suppliers, and labor, given the requirements of the regulation
			 and other proposed or finalized regulations of the Administrator; and
					(E)potential net
			 employment impacts.
					(b)New
			 sourcesThe date on which the
			 Administrator proposes a regulation pursuant to section 2(a)(1) establishing an
			 emission standard under section 112 or 129 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
			 7412, 7429) shall be treated as the date on which the Administrator first
			 proposes such a regulation for purposes of applying—
				(1)the definition of the term new
			 source under section 112(a)(4) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(a)(4));
			 or
				(2)the definition of the term new solid
			 waste incineration unit under section 129(g)(2) of that Act (42 U.S.C.
			 7429(g)(2)).
				(c)Rule of
			 constructionNothing in this
			 Act restricts or otherwise affects paragraphs (3)(B) and (4) of section 112(i)
			 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(i)).
			4.Energy recovery
			 and conservationNotwithstanding any other provision of law,
			 and to ensure the recovery and conservation of energy consistent with the Solid
			 Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), in promulgating regulations under
			 section 2(a) addressing the subject matter of the rules specified in section
			 2(b)(2), the Administrator shall—
			(1)adopt the
			 definitions of the terms commercial and industrial solid waste
			 incineration unit, commercial and industrial waste, and
			 contained gaseous material in the rule entitled Standards
			 for Performance of New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing
			 Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units (65
			 Fed. Reg. 75338 (December 1, 2000)); and
			(2)identify
			 nonhazardous secondary material to be solid waste (as defined in section 1004
			 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903) only if—
				(A)the material meets
			 that definition of commercial and industrial waste; or
				(B)if the material is
			 a gas, the material meets that definition of contained gaseous material.
				5.Other
			 provisions
			(a)Establishment of
			 standards achievable in practiceIn promulgating regulations
			 under section 2(a), the Administrator shall ensure, to the maximum extent
			 practicable, that emission standards for existing and new sources established
			 under section 112 or 129 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429), as
			 applicable, can be met under actual operating conditions consistently and
			 concurrently with emission standards for all other air pollutants covered by
			 regulations applicable to the source category, taking into account—
				(1)variability in
			 actual source performance;
				(2)source
			 design;
				(3)fuels;
				(4)inputs;
				(5)controls;
				(6)ability to
			 measure the pollutant emissions; and
				(7)operating
			 conditions.
				(b)Regulatory
			 alternativesFor each
			 regulation promulgated under section 2(a), from among the range of regulatory
			 alternatives authorized under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.),
			 including work practice standards under section 112(h) of that Act (42 U.S.C.
			 7412(h)), the Administrator shall impose the least burdensome, consistent with
			 the purposes of that Act and Executive Order 13563 (76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (January
			 21, 2011)).


		IV
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 135
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 1, 2011
			Mr. Peters (for
			 himself and Mr. Himes) submitted the
			 following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on House
			 Administration

		RESOLUTION
		Requiring the posting of information on the
		  disbursements made during each session of Congress from the Members’
		  Representational Allowance on official public Internet sites of the House of
		  Representatives, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis resolution may be cited as the
			 Holding Congress Accountable Act of
			 2011.
		2.Online posting of
			 disbursements from members’ representational allowance
			(a)Requiring
			 Posting
				(1)In
			 generalWith respect to each session of a Congress—
					(A)the Chief
			 Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall post on the
			 official public Internet site of the House of Representatives a statement
			 showing each disbursement made from the Members’ Representational Allowance
			 during that session, and include as part of the statement hyperlinks to
			 information on the amount of such disbursements which are attributable to each
			 specific Member of the House of Representatives; and
					(B)except as provided
			 in paragraph (2), each Member of the House of Representatives shall include on
			 the Member’s official public Internet site a hyperlink to the information
			 provided on the House of Representatives site under subparagraph (A) with
			 respect to the disbursements made by the Member.
					(2)Exception for
			 former MembersParagraph (1)(B) does not apply to any individual
			 who is not a Member of the House of Representatives at the time the Chief
			 Administrative Officer posts the statement described in paragraph
			 (1)(A).
				(b)Source of
			 InformationThe information provided on the House of
			 Representatives site under subsection (a)(1) shall be based on the reports of
			 disbursements for the operations of the House of Representatives which are
			 submitted by the Chief Administrative Officer under section 106 of the House of
			 Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C.
			 104b).
			(c)Deadlines
				(1)Chief
			 Administrative OfficerThe Chief Administrative Officer shall
			 post the information required under subsection (a)(1) with respect to a session
			 of Congress not later than 30 days after the publication of the final report of
			 disbursements for the operations of the House of Representatives (as described
			 in subsection (b)) for that session.
				(2)MembersEach
			 Member of the House of Representatives shall meet the requirements of
			 subsection (a)(2) not later than 5 days after the Chief Administrative Officer
			 posts the information required under subsection (a)(1) with respect to a
			 session of Congress.
				(d)Member
			 DefinedIn this section, a Member of the House of
			 Representatives includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
			 Congress.