		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1817
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 10, 2011
			Mr. Loebsack
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Education and the
			 Workforce

		A BILL
		To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
		  1965 to provide for the development of State statistical literacy plans and to
		  authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants for statistics-related
		  teacher professional development and the improvement of statistics
		  education.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Statistics Teaching, Aptitude, and
			 Training Act of 2011 or the STAT Act of 2011.
		2.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
			(1)Statistical
			 literacy, the understanding and use of the language and tools of statistics, is
			 vital for United States citizens in an era of intense global competition and
			 growing reliance on data, because of a statistically literate individual’s
			 ability to—
				(A)ask and evaluate
			 critical questions about the design of a study and the appropriateness of the
			 conclusions drawn from a study;
				(B)distinguish
			 arguments based on data and evidence from arguments based on anecdotes;
				(C)recognize and
			 interpret different representations of data in context; and
				(D)formulate
			 questions that can be addressed with data, collect and organize relevant data,
			 and draw appropriate statistical conclusions.
				(2)Statistical
			 literacy is essential for both effective citizenship and personal well-being
			 because of the everyday need to—
				(A)interpret and
			 synthesize data displays and summaries, such as polls, surveys, and study
			 outcomes; and
				(B)critically
			 evaluate claims based on data—
					(i)as a
			 consumer of the news media;
					(ii)in
			 making medical decisions; and
					(iii)in
			 making financial decisions, such as decisions related to a mortgage or a car
			 repair.
					(3)Statistics
			 provides tools for describing variability and uncertainty to support making
			 informed decisions, both large and small. A foundation in statistical thinking
			 helps individuals to evaluate risks and weigh the likelihood of various
			 outcomes.
			(4)Statistical
			 literacy provides tools for dealing with uncertainty. There is uncertainty in
			 virtually every situation and number individuals face, but statistical literacy
			 enables individuals to make rational decisions in the face of
			 uncertainty.
			(5)Statistical concepts are important for the
			 study of mathematics, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. In
			 mathematics, statistical literacy provides applications and real-life
			 illustrations of the importance of mathematics, which motivates students for
			 deeper learning. In the natural sciences and the social sciences, statistical
			 problem-solving teaches a framework for the scientific process and an
			 understanding of data and their limitations.
			(6)Effective
			 statistical literacy education in elementary and secondary school would—
				(A)produce graduates
			 better equipped with the skills necessary to compete in the workforce of the
			 21st century, with its burgeoning growth of and dependence on data;
				(B)enhance student
			 learning and problem-solving skills across disciplines; and
				(C)equip students
			 with knowledge needed to be responsible and engaged citizens.
				(7)Room exists for
			 significant improvement in statistics education because of the following
			 factors:
				(A)While national
			 mathematics standards and benchmarks from organizations such as Achieve, the
			 College Board, and the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics support
			 data analysis and probability as essential components of mathematics education,
			 many elementary and secondary school teachers have not received the necessary
			 training at the appropriate level to teach statistical literacy in their
			 classrooms.
				(B)Most State
			 guidelines include statistics and probability, but the topic tends to be
			 skipped because of the lack of teacher preparation and proper emphasis on the
			 topic in State assessments.
				(C)While some
			 students do take a course in statistics, sound statistical reasoning skills
			 take time for students to develop and cannot be honed in a single course.
			 Foundational statistical concepts should be introduced and nurtured in the
			 elementary grades and strengthened and expanded throughout the middle school
			 and high school grades and in postsecondary courses.
				(D)Teacher training
			 programs at institutions of higher education for pre-service mathematics and
			 science teachers and professional development programs designed to reach
			 in-service mathematics and science teachers do not yet include statistical
			 concepts and pedagogy at the appropriate level.
				(E)Teachers do not
			 yet have access to materials supported by statistics education research.
				3.Statistical
			 literacy education
			(a)In
			 generalPart D of title V of
			 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is
			 amended by adding at the end the following new subpart:

					22Statistical
				Literacy Education
						AStatistical
				Literacy Plans
							5621.Plan required;
				Development, submission, and approval
								(a)Plan
				requiredTo be eligible to
				receive a grant under section 5632(a), a State educational agency shall submit
				a statistical literacy plan to the Secretary in accordance with this
				section.
								(b)Development
									(1)In
				generalA State educational
				agency shall, in developing a statistical literacy plan—
										(A)consult with the
				Statistical Literacy Advisory Panel established by the State educational agency
				under paragraph (2)(A); and
										(B)seek input from
				the public.
										(2)Statistical
				Literacy Advisory Panel
										(A)In
				generalA State educational agency developing a statistical
				literacy plan shall establish a Statistical Literacy Advisory Panel to advise
				the State educational agency on the contents of the plan.
										(B)Composition of
				panelA Statistical Literacy Advisory Panel of a State
				educational agency shall include the following members, to be appointed by the
				State educational agency:
											(i)One member from
				the State educational agency and 1 member from a local educational agency
				within the State.
											(ii)Two statisticians
				from institutions of higher education, at least 1 of whom has expertise in
				teaching statistics education.
											(iii)Two teachers
				from public elementary schools or public secondary schools, 1 of whom teaches a
				grade that is not higher than the 8th grade and 1 of whom teaches a grade that
				is not lower than the 9th grade and not higher than the 12th grade.
											(iv)One member from a
				teacher training department or professional development center of an
				institution of higher education who has expertise in statistics or mathematics
				education.
											(v)One statistician with experience working in
				the private sector in a field that employs a significant number of
				statisticians, such as finance, computer science, or market and survey
				research.
											(3)Plan developed
				for other purposesIn the case of a State educational agency
				that, prior to the date of the enactment of this subpart, developed a
				statistical literacy plan in cooperation with State statistical literacy and
				education experts for purposes other than meeting the requirement of subsection
				(a), the agency shall be deemed to meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) and
				(2).
									(c)Approval
									(1)In
				generalNot later than 120 days after submission by a State
				educational agency of a statistical literacy plan, the Secretary shall, with
				input from the Peer Review Board established under paragraph (5)(A)—
										(A)if the plan meets
				the criteria described in paragraph (2), approve the plan; or
										(B)if the plan does
				not meet such criteria, inform the State educational agency of any deficiencies
				in the plan and implement the process described in paragraph (3).
										(2)Criteria for
				approvalThe criteria
				described in this paragraph are the following:
										(A)The State
				educational agency certifies to the Secretary that the plan was developed in
				accordance with subsection (b).
										(B)The plan includes
				the contents described in subsection (d).
										(C)Implementation of
				the plan will—
											(i)achieve the
				objectives described in subsection (e); and
											(ii)ensure
				statistical literacy appropriate to the grade-level of all students in
				elementary schools and secondary schools served by the State educational
				agency.
											(3)Procedure if
				plan inadequate
										(A)Notice and
				opportunity for revisionThe
				Secretary may not deny approval of a statistical literacy plan submitted by a
				State educational agency under paragraph (1) unless the Secretary has
				first—
											(i)informed the
				agency of any deficiencies in the plan;
											(ii)provided the
				agency with an opportunity for a hearing on such deficiencies;
											(iii)provided the
				agency with a period of at least 90 days in which to revise the plan;
				and
											(iv)offered the agency technical assistance in
				revising the plan.
											(B)Resubmission and
				final decisionA State educational agency that has been given an
				opportunity to revise a statistical literacy plan under subparagraph (A)(iii)
				shall submit the revised plan to the Secretary not later than the end of the
				period described in such subparagraph. Not later than 120 days after receiving
				the revised plan, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the plan.
										(4)State academic
				content standards and assessmentsThe Secretary may not, as a
				condition of approval under this subsection of a statistical literacy plan of a
				State educational agency, require that the State educational agency—
										(A)include in or
				delete from the statistical literacy plan one or more specific elements of the
				academic content standards adopted under section 1111(b)(1)(A); or
										(B)use specific
				instruments or items for academic assessment.
										(5)Peer Review
				Board
										(A)EstablishmentThe Secretary shall establish a Peer Review
				Board to advise the Secretary on whether a statistical literacy plan submitted
				by a State educational agency should be approved, revised, or (after the
				opportunity for revision required by paragraph (3)(A)(iii)) disapproved.
										(B)MembershipThe
				Peer Review Board shall be composed of a number of members to be determined by
				the Secretary, to be appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall appoint
				members that—
											(i)are representative
				of parents, teachers, State educational agencies, local educational agencies,
				and nongovernmental organizations; and
											(ii)are familiar with
				current issues in the field of statistics and statistics education and with the
				statistics education needs of students.
											(C)Compensation
											(i)In
				generalExcept as provided in
				clause (ii), members of the Peer Review Board shall serve without
				compensation.
											(ii)Travel
				expensesEach member of the Peer Review Board shall receive
				travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
				applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
				States Code.
											(d)ContentsThe contents described in this subsection
				are the following:
									(1)A description of
				how the State educational agency will measure the statistical literacy of
				students, including—
										(A)challenging State academic content
				standards and student academic achievement standards in statistics education,
				and how statistics education instruction will be integrated throughout the
				curriculum used in elementary schools and secondary schools; and
										(B)a description of
				the relationship of the plan to the secondary school graduation requirements of
				the State.
										(2)A description of
				programs for professional development for teachers to improve—
										(A)statistical
				subject-matter knowledge; and
										(B)pedagogical skills
				in teaching statistical concepts, including the use of—
											(i)interdisciplinary
				and research-based learning; and
											(ii)innovative
				technology in the classroom.
											(3)A description of
				how the State educational agency will implement the plan, including securing
				funding and other necessary support.
									(e)ObjectivesThe
				objectives described in this subsection are the following:
									(1)To prepare
				students to make informed decisions in the face of uncertainty, including
				decisions related to personal finance, using statistical reasoning necessary to
				interpret data and critically evaluate claims based on data.
									(2)To provide
				experiences that incorporate statistics into the regular school curriculum and
				to create programs that teach statistical problem-solving as an investigative
				process, including experiences and programs that—
										(A)promote
				statistical thinking through hands-on problem-solving and concept
				activities;
										(B)emphasize concepts
				over formulas, using real-world data;
										(C)stress the
				importance of context in problem-solving;
										(D)recognize the
				omnipresence of variability; and
										(E)use appropriate
				technology to emphasize concepts and support learning.
										(3)To create
				opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development for teachers
				that improves—
										(A)statistical
				subject-matter knowledge;
										(B)pedagogical skills
				in teaching statistical concepts, including the use of—
											(i)interdisciplinary
				and research-based learning; and
											(ii)innovative
				technology in the classroom; and
											(C)the ability of
				teachers to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret classroom data to inform
				instruction and evaluate student progress in statistical literacy.
										(f)Updates of
				planA State educational agency that has a statistical literacy
				plan approved under subsection (c) and wishes to remain eligible for grant
				funds under section 5632(a) shall submit to the Secretary for approval under
				such subsection an updated plan—
									(1)not later than 4 years after the date of
				the approval of the plan and every 4 years thereafter; and
									(2)at any other time
				the agency considers modification of the plan to be necessary to ensure that
				the plan continues to achieve the objectives described in subsection
				(e).
									(g)Report on
				implementation of plan
									(1)In
				generalA State educational
				agency shall submit to the Secretary, not later than 2 years after receiving a
				grant under section 5632(a), and biennially thereafter for each 2-year period
				during any part of which the agency received grant funds under such section, a
				report on the implementation of the statistical literacy plan of the agency for
				which an approval under subsection (c) is in effect during such period.
									(2)Reporting
				requirementsA report required by paragraph (1) shall—
										(A)be in a form and
				include such contents as the Secretary may require; and
										(B)be based on
				evaluation activities conducted by the State educational agency on a regular
				basis throughout implementation of the plan.
										(3)Public
				availabilityThe Secretary
				shall make each report required by paragraph (1) available to the public on an
				appropriate website.
									5622.Grants for
				development of plan
								(a)AuthorizationThe Secretary may make grants on a
				competitive basis to State educational agencies for the development of
				statistical literacy plans required by section 5621(a).
								(b)EligibilityThe
				Secretary may only make a grant under subsection (a) to a State educational
				agency that—
									(1)the Secretary
				determines lacks the resources to develop an adequate statistical literacy
				plan; and
									(2)submits to the
				Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such
				information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
									(c)Required
				activitiesA State educational agency receiving a grant under
				subsection (a) shall—
									(1)not later than 1
				year after receiving the grant, submit to the Secretary a statistical literacy
				plan in accordance with section 5621;
									(2)if the Secretary
				finds any deficiencies in the plan, submit a revised plan in accordance with
				the procedures described in subsection (c)(3) of such section; and
									(3)not later than 30 days after the Secretary
				approves the plan, apply for a grant under section 5632(a).
									(d)DurationA
				grant under subsection (a) shall be for a period of not more than 1
				year.
								(e)NonrenewabilityThe
				Secretary may not award more than 1 grant under subsection (a) to the same
				State educational agency.
								BStatistics
				Education Professional Development Grants
							5631.PurposeThe purpose of this chapter is to ensure the
				academic achievement of students in statistical literacy through the
				professional development of teachers and other education professionals.
							5632.Formula grants
				to States
								(a)AuthorizationUsing the allocation formula developed
				under subsection (b), the Secretary shall make one or more grants to each State
				educational agency that has a statistical literacy plan approved under section
				5621(c) and submits an application for a grant under this subsection to enable
				each such agency to award subgrants to eligible partnerships under section
				5633(a).
								(b)RegulationsThe Secretary shall promulgate regulations
				to implement this chapter. Such regulations shall include the formula by which
				the Secretary will allocate grants to State educational agencies under
				subsection (a).
								(c)Administrative
				expensesA State educational agency receiving a grant under
				subsection (a) may not use more than 2.5 percent of the grant funds for
				administrative expenses.
								5633.Competitive
				subgrants to eligible partnerships
								(a)AuthorizationFrom funds received under section 5632(a),
				a State educational agency shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to
				eligible partnerships to enable the eligible partnerships to carry out the
				activities described in subsection (c), consistent with the statistical
				literacy plan of the State educational agency.
								(b)Eligibility
									(1)In
				generalA State educational agency may not award a grant under
				subsection (a) to an eligible partnership unless the eligible partnership
				submits to the State educational agency an application at such time, in such
				form, and containing such information and assurances as the State educational
				agency may require, including the contents described in paragraph (2).
									(2)Contents of
				applicationThe contents described in this paragraph are the
				following:
										(A)The results of a comprehensive assessment
				of the teacher quality and professional development needs, with respect to the
				teaching and learning of statistical content, of the entities served by the
				eligible partnership.
										(B)An explanation of
				how the activities to be carried out by the eligible partnership are expected
				to improve student academic achievement and strengthen the quality of
				statistical instruction at schools served by the eligible partnership.
										(C)A description of
				how the activities to be carried out by the eligible partnership—
											(i)will be aligned
				with challenging State academic content standards and student academic
				achievement standards in statistics education and with the statistical literacy
				plan of the State educational agency approved under section 5621(c); and
											(ii)will advance the
				teaching of interdisciplinary courses that integrate statistics into the study
				of natural, social, and economic systems.
											(D)A description of how the eligible
				partnership will carry out the activities described in subsection (c).
										(E)An evaluation and accountability plan that
				establishes rigorous objectives to measure the impact of the activities carried
				out with grant funds, including objectives to measure the increase in the
				number of teachers served by the eligible partnership who participate in
				statistics education content-based professional development activities.
										(F)A description of
				how the eligible partnership will continue the activities carried out with
				grant funds after the grant period has expired.
										(c)Required
				activitiesAn eligible
				partnership receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall use the grant funds to
				carry out the following activities:
									(1)Creating
				opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development of teachers
				that improves the statistical subject-matter knowledge of such teachers.
									(2)Creating
				opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development of teachers
				that improves pedagogical skills in teaching statistical concepts, including in
				the use of—
										(A)interdisciplinary
				and research-based learning; and
										(B)innovative
				classroom technology.
										(3)Establishing and
				operating statistics education summer workshops or institutes, including
				follow-up training, for elementary school and secondary school teachers to
				improve pedagogical skills and subject-matter knowledge with respect to the
				teaching of statistics concepts.
									(4)Developing or
				redesigning more rigorous statistics education curricula that—
										(A)are aligned with challenging State academic
				content standards and student academic achievement standards in statistics
				education and with the statistical literacy plan of the State educational
				agency; and
										(B)advance the
				teaching of interdisciplinary courses that integrate statistics in the teaching
				of mathematics, science, economics, finance and financial literacy, and social
				studies.
										(5)Designing programs
				to prepare the teachers at a school to provide mentoring and professional
				development to other teachers at such school to improve teacher statistics
				education subject-matter and pedagogical skills.
									(6)Establishing and
				operating programs to bring teachers into contact with working professionals in
				statistical fields to expand the subject-matter knowledge of such teachers
				regarding statistical concepts and the research by such teachers on statistical
				issues.
									(7)Creating
				initiatives that seek to incorporate statistics education into teacher training
				programs or accreditation standards consistent with the statistical literacy
				plan of the State educational agency.
									(d)DurationA grant under subsection (a) shall be for a
				period of not more than 4 years.
								(e)Supplement, not
				supplantAn eligible partnership receiving a grant under
				subsection (a) shall use such funds to supplement, not supplant, funds that
				would otherwise be used for the activities described in subsection (c).
								(f)Evaluation and
				accountability reportNot
				later than 90 days after the end of each year in which an eligible partnership
				receives a grant under subsection (a) from a State educational agency, the
				eligible partnership shall submit a report to the State educational agency on
				the progress of the eligible partnership in meeting the objectives established
				in the evaluation and accountability plan of the eligible partnership required
				by subsection (b)(2)(E).
								(g)Termination of
				grantA State educational
				agency may terminate a grant to an eligible partnership at any time after the
				end of the 1st year of the grant based on the insufficiency of the progress of
				the eligible partnership in meeting the objectives established in the
				evaluation and accountability plan of the eligible partnership required by
				subsection (b)(2)(E).
								5634.Eligible
				partnership definedIn this
				chapter, the term eligible partnership means a partnership between
				a local educational agency and 1 or more of the following:
								(1)The teacher training department or
				professional development center of an institution of higher education.
								(2)The statistics
				department of an institution of higher education.
								(3)Another local
				educational agency, a public elementary school or a public secondary school
				(including a public charter school), or a consortium of such schools.
								(4)A Federal, State,
				regional, or local statistical agency that has demonstrated effectiveness in
				improving the quality of statistics education teachers.
								CStatistics
				Education Grants To Build National Capacity
							5641.PurposeThe purpose of this chapter is to strengthen
				statistics education as an integral part of the curriculum of elementary
				schools and secondary schools in the United States.
							5642.Grant
				program
								(a)AuthorizationFrom amounts reserved under section
				5652(c), the Secretary may make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible
				entities to enable the eligible entities to carry out activities described in
				subsection (c).
								(b)EligibilityThe Secretary may only make a grant under
				subsection (a) to an eligible entity that submits to the Secretary an
				application at such time, in such form, and containing such information and
				assurances as the Secretary may require, including a description of how the
				entity will use grant funds to carry out 1 or more of the activities described
				in subsection (c).
								(c)Use of
				fundsAn eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection (a)
				shall use grant funds to carry out 1 or more of the following
				activities:
									(1)Developing model State standards and
				curriculum frameworks for statistics education that meet challenging academic
				content standards and student academic achievement standards for statistics
				education.
									(2)Replicating or
				disseminating information about proven and tested model statistics education
				programs that provide interdisciplinary instruction that integrates statistics
				in mathematics, science, economics, and social studies.
									(3)Developing and
				implementing new policy approaches to advancing statistics education at the
				State and national level.
									(4)Conducting studies
				of national significance that—
										(A)provide a
				comprehensive, systematic, and formal assessment of the state of statistics
				education in the United States;
										(B)evaluate the
				effectiveness of teaching statistics as a separate subject, and as an
				integrating concept or theme; and
										(C)evaluate the
				effectiveness of statistics education in improving student academic achievement
				in mathematics, science, and other core academic subjects.
										(5)Conducting
				projects that advance widespread adoption by State educational agencies and
				local educational agencies of statistics education content standards.
									(d)DurationA grant under subsection (a) shall be for a
				period of not less than 1 year and not more than 5 years.
								(e)Reports
									(1)By eligible
				entity to SecretaryNot later
				than 90 days after the end of each year in which an eligible entity receives a
				grant under subsection (a), the eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a
				report that—
										(A)describes the
				activities carried out by the eligible entity using grant funds during the year
				covered by the report; and
										(B)assesses whether such activities have,
				directly or indirectly, helped State educational agencies, local educational
				agencies, and schools served by the eligible entity to make progress towards
				achieving the objectives described in section 5621(e).
										(2)By Secretary to
				CongressNot later than 2
				years after the date of the enactment of this subpart and annually thereafter
				for any year in which grants are made under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
				submit to Congress a report that—
										(A)describes the
				activities carried out by eligible entities using grants under subsection
				(a);
										(B)evaluates the
				success of such activities in improving national and State statistics education
				capacity; and
										(C)makes such
				recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate to promote the
				continuation and improvement of such activities.
										(f)Termination of
				grantThe Secretary may
				terminate a grant made to an eligible entity under subsection (a) if—
									(1)the eligible
				entity fails to submit the report required by subsection (e)(1); or
									(2)the Secretary
				determines on the basis of such report that the performance of the eligible
				entity with respect to improving statistics education is inadequate.
									(g)Supplement, not
				supplantAn eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection
				(a) shall use such funds to supplement, not supplant, funds that would
				otherwise be used for the activities carried out with grant funds.
								(h)Administrative
				expensesThe Secretary may
				not use more than 7.5 percent of the amounts reserved under section 5652(c) for
				administrative expenses.
								5643.Eligible
				entity definedIn this
				chapter, the term eligible entity means—
								(1)a teacher training department or
				professional development center of an institution of higher education;
								(2)the statistics or
				mathematical sciences department of an institution of higher education;
								(3)a Federal, State,
				regional, or local statistical agency that has demonstrated effectiveness,
				expertise, and experience in the development of the institutional, financial,
				intellectual, or policy resources needed to help the field of statistics
				education become more effective and widely practiced;
								(4)a nonprofit
				organization that has demonstrated effectiveness, expertise, and experience in
				the development of the institutional, financial, intellectual, or policy
				resources needed to help the field of statistics education become more
				effective and widely practiced; or
								(5)any of the entities listed in paragraphs
				(1) through (4) in partnership with a local educational agency, a public
				elementary school or a public secondary school (including a public charter
				school), or a consortium of such schools.
								DGeneral
				provisions
							5651.Statistical
				literacy definedIn this
				subpart, the term statistical literacy means the understanding of
				and ability to use the language and tools of statistics, including the ability
				to—
								(1)ask and evaluate
				critical questions about the design of a study and the appropriateness of the
				conclusions drawn from a study;
								(2)distinguish
				arguments based on data and evidence from arguments based on anecdotes;
								(3)recognize and
				interpret different representations of data in context; and
								(4)formulate
				questions that can be addressed with data, collect and organize relevant data,
				and draw appropriate statistical conclusions.
								5652.Authorization
				of appropriations
								(a)In
				generalThere are authorized
				to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
				subpart.
								(b)AvailabilityAny
				amounts appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available
				until expended.
								(c)ReservationOf
				any amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary
				shall reserve not more than 10 percent to carry out chapter
				C.
								.
			(b)Conforming
			 amendmentsThe table of contents of such Act is amended by
			 inserting after the item relating to section 5618 the following:

					Sec. 1. Short title.
					Sec. 2. Findings.
					Sec. 3. Statistical literacy
				education.
						Subpart 22—Statistical Literacy Education
						Chapter A—Statistical Literacy Plans
						Sec. 5621. Plan required; Development, submission, and
				  approval.
						Sec. 5622. Grants for development of plan.
						Chapter B—Statistics Education Professional Development
				  Grants
						Sec. 5631. Purpose.
						Sec. 5632. Formula grants to States.
						Sec. 5633. Competitive subgrants to eligible
				  partnerships.
						Sec. 5634. Eligible partnership defined.
						Chapter C—Statistics Education Grants To Build National
				  Capacity
						Sec. 5641. Purpose.
						Sec. 5642. Grant program.
						Sec. 5643. Eligible entity defined.
						Chapter D—General provisions
						Sec. 5651. Statistical literacy defined.
						Sec. 5652. Authorization of
				  appropriations.


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117th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 3261
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AN ACT
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution.

1.Repeal of Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq ResolutionThe Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102–1; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed.    Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 2021.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.


		IV
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 850
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			October 20, 2009
			Ms. Kaptur submitted
			 the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Affairs

		RESOLUTION
		Supporting the establishment and full
		  funding of a staff exchange program between the House of Representatives and
		  the Parliament of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada, as soon as
		  possible.

		Whereas supporters of democracy worldwide recognize the
			 valor of the people of Ukraine in seeking to advance democratic governance in
			 their country;
		Whereas the role of the Parliament of Ukraine, the
			 Verkhovna Rada, is essential to ensuring democratic governance and a balance of
			 power among the branches of the Government of Ukraine;
		Whereas the people of the United States affirm the
			 positive role being played by the Parliament of Ukraine in averting a
			 constitutional crisis in that transitional republic;
		Whereas, on November 30, 1999, the Speaker of the House of
			 Representatives signed an agreement with the leaders of the Parliament of
			 Ukraine to establish an interparliamentary exchange program between the two
			 legislative bodies;
		Whereas Members of the House of Representatives and the
			 Parliament of Ukraine have already participated in video teleconferences as
			 part of this agreement; and
		Whereas the House of Representatives has commended these
			 historic efforts and expressed its desire and willingness to build on the
			 success of this agreement: Now, therefore, be it

		That the House of Representatives supports
			 the establishment and full funding of a staff exchange program between the
			 House of Representatives and the Parliament of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada, as
			 soon as possible.


116 HJ 39 IH: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office.
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IA116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. J. RES. 39IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 30, 2019Ms. Kaptur (for herself and Ms. Norton) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryJOINT RESOLUTIONProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the
			 first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and
			 other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in
			 connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the
			 power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections
			 for public office.

 That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

				 —
 1.The first article of amendment does not apply to the political speech of any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or other business organization with respect to the making of contributions, expenditures, or other disbursements of funds in connection with public elections.
 2.Congress shall have power to set limits on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination for election to, or for election to, Federal office.
 3.A State shall have power to set limits on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination for election to, or for election to, State or local office.
 4.Congress shall have power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation. .


115 HR 2019 IH: To amend the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to include certain services in the definition of critical services for purposes of repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities.
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2019IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 18, 2021Miss González-Colón (for herself and Ms. Plaskett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to include certain services in the definition of critical services for purposes of repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities.1.Repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilitiesSection 20601 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123) is amended by inserting , and including, for purposes of this section, solid waste management, stormwater management, public housing, transportation infrastructure, and medical care, before for the duration.


109 HCON 51 IH: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the primary author and the official home of
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IV
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 51
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2005
Mr. McNulty submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the primary author and the official home of Yankee Doodle.

Whereas the song Yankee Doodle is humorous, patriotic, and dates back to the colonial period of America;
Whereas Yankee Doodle was popular from its inception, spreading throughout New England and the Middle Atlantic States, where it was sung at parades, in taverns, and beside campfires;
Whereas the British soldiers, known as Redcoats, began singing the song at the beginning of the American Revolution as a means of deriding the rag-tag Continental Army;
Whereas, after the Battle of Lexington, Yankee Doodle became an anthem and a source of pride among the rough-hewn Americans who were taking on the polished British Redcoats;
Whereas, while the tune of Yankee Doodle originated in Europe as a common air, many claims as to the authorship of the lyrics have been made;
Whereas, despite the other claims, Dr. Richard Shuckburgh, a British Army surgeon who served on America’s frontier for most of his adult life, is today generally considered to be the primary author of the lyrics to Yankee Doodle; and
Whereas Dr. Shuckburgh is believed to have written almost all, if not all, of the lyrics for Yankee Doodle at Fort Crailo in the present-day city of Rensselaer, New York, after viewing the provincial forces gathered there during the 1750’s for an attack on Fort Ticonderoga: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1)Dr. Richard Shuckburgh should be recognized and honored as the primary author of Yankee Doodle; and
(2)Fort Crailo, located in the city of Rensselaer, New York, should be recognized as the Home of Yankee Doodle.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5276
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 11, 2010
			Mr. Smith of New
			 Jersey (for himself, Mr.
			 Aderholt, Mr. Akin,
			 Mr. Alexander,
			 Mrs. Bachmann,
			 Mr. Bartlett,
			 Mr. Bachus,
			 Mr. Barrett of South Carolina,
			 Mr. Bilbray,
			 Mr. Bilirakis,
			 Mr. Bishop of Utah,
			 Mrs. Blackburn,
			 Mr. Blunt,
			 Mr. Boehner,
			 Mr. Boozman,
			 Mr. Burton of Indiana,
			 Mr. Carter,
			 Mr. Cantor,
			 Mr. Cao, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr.
			 Conaway, Mr. Costello,
			 Mr. Davis of Kentucky,
			 Mr. Duncan,
			 Mr. Fleming,
			 Mr. Fortenberry,
			 Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona,
			 Mr. Gohmert,
			 Mr. Goodlatte,
			 Mr. Griffith,
			 Mr. Hensarling,
			 Mr. Herger,
			 Mr. Hoekstra,
			 Mr. Hunter,
			 Mr. Inglis,
			 Mr. Johnson of Illinois,
			 Mr. Jones,
			 Mr. Jordan of Ohio,
			 Mr. King of Iowa,
			 Mr. Lamborn,
			 Mr. Latta,
			 Mr. Lipinski,
			 Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California,
			 Mr. Manzullo,
			 Mr. Marchant,
			 Mr. McCaul,
			 Mr. McCotter,
			 Mrs. McMorris Rodgers,
			 Mrs. Miller of Michigan,
			 Mr. Gary G. Miller of California,
			 Mr. Neugebauer,
			 Mr. Olson,
			 Mr. Pence,
			 Mr. Pitts,
			 Mr. Poe of Texas,
			 Mr. Radanovich,
			 Mr. Rahall,
			 Mr. Roe of Tennessee,
			 Mr. Rogers of Kentucky,
			 Mr. Rogers of Alabama,
			 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen,
			 Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin,
			 Mr. Scalise,
			 Mrs. Schmidt,
			 Mr. Sensenbrenner,
			 Mr. Shadegg,
			 Mr. Shimkus,
			 Mr. Shuster,
			 Mr. Souder,
			 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania,
			 Mr. Tiahrt,
			 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and
			 Mr. Broun of Georgia) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully
		  informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of
			 2010.
		2.FindingsCongress makes the following
			 findings:
			(1)At least by 20
			 weeks after fertilization, an unborn child has the physical structures
			 necessary to experience pain.
			(2)There is
			 substantial evidence that by 20 weeks after fertilization, unborn children draw
			 away from certain stimuli in a manner which in an infant or an adult would be
			 interpreted as a response to pain.
			(3)Anesthesia is
			 routinely administered to unborn children who have developed 20 weeks or more
			 after fertilization who undergo prenatal surgery.
			(4)There is
			 substantial evidence that the abortion methods most commonly used 20 weeks or
			 more after fertilization cause substantial pain to an unborn child, whether by
			 dismemberment, poisoning, penetrating or crushing the skull, or other methods.
			 Examples of abortion methods used 20 weeks or more after fertilization include,
			 but are not limited to the following:
				(A)The dilation and
			 evacuation (D and E) method of abortion is commonly performed in the second
			 trimester of pregnancy. In a dilation and evacuation abortion, the unborn
			 child’s body parts are grasped with a long-toothed clamp. The fetal body parts
			 are then torn from the body and pulled out of the vaginal canal. The remaining
			 body parts are grasped and pulled out until only the head remains. The head is
			 then grasped and crushed in order to remove it from the vaginal canal.
				(B)Partial-birth
			 abortion is an abortion in which the abortion practitioner delivers an unborn
			 child’s body until only the head remains inside the womb, punctures the back of
			 the child’s skull with a sharp instrument, and sucks the child’s brains out
			 before completing the delivery of the dead infant, and as further defined in
			 section 1531 of title 18, United States Code.
				(5)Expert testimony
			 confirms that by 20 weeks after fertilization an unborn child may experience
			 substantial pain even if the woman herself has received local analgesic or
			 general anesthesia.
			(6)Medical science is
			 capable of reducing such pain through the administration of anesthesia or other
			 pain-reducing drugs directly to the unborn child.
			(7)There is a valid
			 Federal Government interest in preventing or reducing the infliction of pain on
			 sentient creatures. Examples of this are laws governing the use of laboratory
			 animals and requiring pain-free methods of slaughtering livestock, which
			 include, but are not limited to the following:
				(A)Section 2 of the
			 Act commonly known as the Humane Slaughter Act of 1958 (Public Law 85–765; 7
			 U.S.C. 1902) states,

						No method of slaughter or
			 handling in connection with slaughtering shall be deemed to comply with the
			 public policy of the United States unless it is humane. Either of the following
			 two methods of slaughtering and handling are hereby found to be
			 humane—(i)in
				the case of cattle, calves, horses, mules, sheep, swine, and other livestock,
				all animals are rendered insensible to pain by a single blow or gunshot or an
				electrical, chemical or other means that is rapid and effective, before being
				shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut; or
						(ii)by slaughtering
				in accordance with the ritual requirements of the Jewish faith or any other
				religious faith that prescribes a method of slaughter whereby the animal
				suffers loss of consciousness by anemia of the brain caused by the simultaneous
				and instantaneous severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp instrument and
				handling in connection with such
				slaughtering.
						.
				(B)Section 13(a)(3)
			 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143(a)(3)) sets the standards and
			 certification process for the humane handling, care, treatment, and
			 transportation of animals. This includes having standards with respect to
			 animals in research facilities that include requirements—
					(i)for
			 animal care, treatment, and practices in experimental procedures to ensure that
			 animal pain and distress are minimized, including adequate veterinary care with
			 the appropriate use of anesthetic, analgesic, tranquilizing drugs, or
			 euthanasia;
					(ii)that the
			 principal investigator considers alternatives to any procedure likely to
			 produce pain to or distress in an experimental animal; and
					(iii)in
			 any practice which could cause pain to animals—
						(I)that a doctor of
			 veterinary medicine is consulted in the planning of such procedures;
						(II)for the use of
			 tranquilizers, analgesics, and anesthetics;
						(III)for pre-surgical
			 and post-surgical care by laboratory workers, in accordance with established
			 veterinary medical and nursing procedures;
						(IV)against the use
			 of paralytics without anesthesia; and
						(V)that the
			 withholding of tranquilizers, anesthesia, analgesia, or euthanasia when
			 scientifically necessary shall continue for only the necessary period of
			 time.
						(C)Section 495 of the
			 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289d) directs the Secretary of Health and
			 Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of
			 Health, to establish guidelines for research facilities as to the proper care
			 and treatment of animals, including the appropriate use of tranquilizers,
			 analgesics, and other drugs, except that such guidelines may not prescribe
			 methods of research. Entities that conduct biomedical and behavioral research
			 with National Institutes of Health funds must establish animal care committees
			 which must conduct reviews at least semiannually and report to the Director of
			 such Institutes at least annually. If the Director determines that an entity
			 has not been following the guidelines, the Director must give the entity an
			 opportunity to take corrective action, and, if the entity does not, the
			 Director must suspend or revoke the grant or contract involved.
				(8)There is a valid
			 Federal Government interest in preventing harm to developing human life at all
			 stages. Examples of this include regulations protecting fetal human subjects
			 from risks of harm or discomfort in federally funded biomedical
			 research, 45 C.F.R. 102(i) and 45 C.F.R. 46.201 et seq.
			3.Amendment to the
			 Public Health Service ActThe
			 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
			 end the following:

				XXXIIIUnborn child
				pain awareness
					3301.DefinitionsIn this title:
						(1)AbortionThe
				term abortion means the intentional use or prescription of any
				instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device or method to
				terminate the life of an unborn child, or to terminate the pregnancy of a woman
				known to be pregnant with an intention other than—
							(A)to produce a live
				birth and preserve the life and health of the child after live birth; or
							(B)to remove an
				ectopic pregnancy, or to remove a dead unborn child who died as the result of a
				spontaneous abortion, accidental trauma or a criminal assault on the pregnant
				female or her unborn child.
							(2)Abortion
				providerThe term abortion provider means any person
				legally qualified to perform an abortion under applicable Federal and State
				laws.
						(3)Pain-capable
				unborn child
							(A)In
				generalThe term pain-capable unborn child means an
				unborn child who has reached a probable stage of development of 20 weeks or
				more after fertilization.
							(B)Rule of
				constructionNothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed as a
				determination or finding by Congress that pain may not in fact be experienced
				by an unborn child at stages of development prior to 20 weeks or more after
				fertilization.
							(4)Probable age of
				developmentThe term probable age of development
				means the duration of development after fertilization of the unborn child at
				the time an abortion is performed, as determined in the good faith judgment of
				the abortion provider using generally accepted medical criteria and information
				obtained by interviewing the pregnant woman.
						(5)Unborn
				childThe term unborn child means a member of the
				species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the
				womb.
						(6)WomanThe
				term woman means a female human being whether or not she has
				reached the age of majority.
						(7)Unemancipated
				minorThe term unemancipated minor means an
				individual who is not older than 18 years and who is not emancipated under
				State law.
						3302.Requirement of
				informed consent
						(a)Requirement of
				Compliance by ProvidersAny abortion provider in or affecting
				interstate or foreign commerce, who knowingly performs any abortion of a
				pain-capable unborn child, shall comply with the requirements of this
				title.
						(b)Provision of
				consent
							(1)In
				generalBefore any part of an abortion involving a pain-capable
				unborn child begins, the abortion provider or his or her agent shall provide
				the pregnant woman involved, by telephone or in person, with the information
				described in paragraph (2). It may not be provided by a tape recording, but
				must be provided in a fashion that permits the woman to ask questions of and
				receive answers from the abortion provider or his agent. (In the case of the
				Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure, it may be provided pursuant to subsection
				(c)(2) or (c)(3)).
							(2)Required
				information
								(A)In
				generalAn abortion provider or the provider’s agent to whom
				paragraph (1) applies shall provide the following information to the pregnant
				woman (or in the case of a deaf or non-English speaking woman, provide the
				statement in a manner that she can easily understand):
									(i)Age of unborn
				babyThe probable age of development of the unborn baby based on
				the number of weeks since fertilization.
									(ii)Unborn child
				pain awareness brochureAn abortion provider to whom paragraph
				(1) applies must provide the pregnant woman with the Unborn Child Pain
				Awareness Brochure (referred to in this section as the Brochure)
				to be developed by the Department of Health and Human Services under subsection
				(c) or with the information described in subsection (c)(2) relating to
				accessing such Brochure.
									(iii)Use of
				pain-preventing drugsDrugs administered to the mother may not
				prevent the unborn child from feeling pain, but in some cases, anesthesia or
				other pain-reducing drug or drugs can be administered directly to the unborn
				child.
									(iv)Description of
				risksAfter providing the information required under clauses (i),
				(ii), and (iii) the abortion provider shall provide the woman involved with his
				or her best medical judgment on the risks, if any, of administering such
				anesthesia or analgesic, and the costs associated therewith.
									(v)Administration
				of anesthesiaIf the abortion provider is not qualified or
				willing to administer the anesthesia or other pain-reducing drug to an unborn
				child in response to a request from a pregnant women, the provider
				shall—
										(I)arrange for a
				qualified specialist to administer such anesthesia or drug; or
										(II)advise the
				pregnant woman—
											(aa)where she may
				obtain such anesthesia or other pain reducing drugs for the unborn child in the
				course of an abortion; or
											(bb)that the abortion
				provider is unable to perform the abortion if the woman requires that she
				receive anesthesia or other pain-reducing drug for her unborn child.
											(vi)Unborn child
				pain awareness decision formAn abortion provider to which
				paragraph (1) applies shall provide the pregnant woman with the Unborn Child
				Pain Awareness Decision Form (provided for under subsection (d)) and obtain the
				appropriate signature of the woman on such form.
									(vii)Rule of
				constructionNothing in this section may be construed to impede
				an abortion provider or the abortion provider’s agent from offering their own
				evaluation on the capacity of the unborn child to experience pain, the
				advisability of administering pain-reducing drugs to the unborn child, or any
				other matter, as long as such provider or agent provides the required
				information, obtains the woman’s signature on the decision form, and otherwise
				complies with the affirmative requirements of the law.
									(B)Unborn child
				pain awareness brochureAn abortion provider to whom paragraph
				(1) applies shall provide the pregnant woman with the Unborn Child Pain
				Awareness Brochure (referred to in this section as the Brochure)
				to be developed by the Department of Health and Human Services under subsection
				(c) or with the information described in subsection (c)(2) relating to
				accessing such Brochure.
								(C)Unborn child
				pain awareness decision formAn abortion provider to which
				paragraph (1) applies shall provide the pregnant woman with the Unborn Child
				Pain Awareness Decision Form (provided for under subsection (d)) and obtain the
				appropriate signature of the woman on such form.
								(c)Unborn child
				pain awareness brochure
							(1)DevelopmentNot
				later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary
				shall develop an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure. Such Brochure
				shall—
								(A)be written in
				English and Spanish;
								(B)Contain the
				following text: Your doctor has determined that, in his or her best
				medial judgment, your unborn child is at least 20 weeks old. There is a
				significant body of evidence that unborn children at 20 weeks after
				fertilization have the physical structures necessary to experience pain. There
				is substantial evidence that at least by this point, unborn children draw away
				from surgical instruments in a manner which in an infant or an adult would be
				interpreted as a response to pain. There is substantial evidence that the
				process of being killed in an abortion will cause the unborn child pain, even
				though you receive a pain-reducing drug or drugs. Under the Federal
				Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of
				2010, you have a right to know that there is evidence that the
				process of being killed in an abortion will cause your unborn child pain. You
				may request that anesthesia or other pain-reducing drug or drugs are
				administered directly to the pain-capable unborn child if you so desire. The
				purpose of administering such drug or drugs would be to reduce or eliminate the
				capacity of the unborn child to experience pain during the abortion procedure.
				In some cases, there may be some additional risk to you associated with
				administering such a drug.;
								(C)contain greater
				detail on her option of having a pain-reducing drug or drugs administered to
				the unborn child to reduce the experience of pain by the unborn child during
				the abortion;
								(D)be written in an
				objective and nonjudgmental manner and be printed in a typeface large enough to
				be clearly legible; and
								(E)be made available
				by the Secretary at no cost to any abortion provider.
								(2)Internet
				informationThe Brochure under this section shall be available on
				the Internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services at a
				minimum resolution of 70 DPI (dots per inch). All pictures appearing on the
				website shall be a minimum of 200x300 pixels. All letters on the website shall
				be a minimum of 12 point font. All such information and pictures shall be
				accessible with an industry standard browser, requiring no additional
				plug-ins.
							(3)Presentation of
				brochureAn abortion provider
				or his or her agent must provide a pregnant woman with the Brochure, developed
				under paragraph (1), before any part of an abortion of a pain-capable child
				begins. The brochure may be provided—
								(A)through an
				in-person visit by the pregnant woman;
								(B)through an e-mail
				attachment, from the abortion provider or his or her agent; or
								(C)by certified mail,
				mailed to the woman at least 72 hours before any part of the abortion
				begins.
								(4)WaiverAfter
				the abortion provider or his or her agent offers to provide a pregnant woman
				the brochure, a pregnant woman may waive receipt of the brochure under this
				subsection by signing the waiver form contained in the Unborn Child Pain
				Awareness Decision Form.
							(d)Unborn child
				pain awareness decision formNot later than 30 days after the
				date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall develop an Unborn Child
				Pain Awareness Decision Form. To be valid, such form shall—
							(1)with respect to
				the pregnant woman—
								(A)contain a
				statement that affirms that the woman has received or been offered all of the
				information required in subsection (b);
								(B)affirm that the
				woman has read the following statement: You are considering having an
				abortion of an unborn child who will have developed, at the time of the
				abortion, approximately __ weeks after fertilization. There is a significant
				body of evidence that unborn children at 20 weeks after fertilization have the
				physical structures necessary to experience pain. There is substantial evidence
				that at least by this point, unborn children draw away from surgical
				instruments in a manner which in an infant or an adult would be interpreted as
				a response to pain. There is substantial evidence that the process of being
				killed in an abortion will cause the unborn child pain, even though you receive
				a pain-reducing drug or drugs. Under the Federal
				Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of
				2010, you have a right to know that there is evidence that the
				process of being killed in an abortion will cause your unborn child pain. You
				may request that anesthesia or other pain-reducing drug or drugs are
				administered directly to the pain-capable unborn child if you so desire. The
				purpose of administering such drug or drugs would be to reduce or eliminate the
				capacity of the unborn child to experience pain during the abortion procedure.
				In some cases, there may be some additional risk to you associated with
				administering such a drug.;
								(C)require the woman
				to explicitly either request or refuse the administration of pain-reducing
				drugs to the unborn child; and
								(D)be signed by a
				pregnant woman prior to the performance of an abortion involving a pain-capable
				unborn child; and
								(2)with respect to
				the abortion provider—
								(A)contain a
				statement that the provider has provided the woman with all of the information
				required under subsection (b);
								(B)if applicable,
				contain a certification by the provider that an exception described in section
				3303 applies and the detailed reasons for such certification; and
								(C)be signed by the
				provider prior to the performance of the abortion procedure.
								(e)Maintenance of
				recordsThe Secretary shall promulgate regulations relating to
				the period of time during which copies of forms under subsection (d) shall be
				maintained by abortion providers.
						3303.Exception to
				save the life of the motherThe provisions of section 3302 shall not
				apply to an abortion provider in the case that the abortion is necessary to
				save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder,
				physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical
				condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.
					3304.Penalties for
				failure to comply
						(a)In
				GeneralAn abortion provider who willfully fails to comply with
				the provisions of this title shall be subject to civil penalties in accordance
				with this section in an appropriate Federal court.
						(b)Commencement of
				ActionThe Attorney General of the United States may commence a
				civil action under this section.
						(c)First
				offenseUpon a finding by a court that a respondent in an action
				commenced under this section has knowingly violated a provision of this title,
				the court shall notify the appropriate State medical licensing authority and
				shall assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount not to exceed
				$100,000.
						(d)Second and
				subsequent offensesUpon a finding by a court that the respondent
				in an action commenced under this section has knowingly violated a provision of
				this title and the respondent has been found to have knowingly violated a
				provision of this title on a prior occasion, the court shall notify the
				appropriate State medical licensing authority and shall assess a civil penalty
				against the respondent in an amount not to exceed $250,000.
						(e)Private right of
				actionA pregnant woman upon whom an abortion has been performed
				in violation of this title, or the parent or legal guardian of such a woman if
				she is an unemancipated minor, may commence a civil action against the abortion
				provider for any knowing or reckless violation of this title for actual and
				punitive
				damages.
						.
		4.PreemptionNothing in this Act or the amendments made
			 by this Act shall be construed to preempt any provision of State law to the
			 extent that such State law establishes, implements, or continues in effect
			 greater protections for unborn children from pain than the protections provided
			 under this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
		5.SeverabilityThe provisions of this Act shall be
			 severable. If any provision of this Act, or any application thereof, is found
			 unconstitutional, that finding shall not affect any provision or application of
			 the Act not so adjudicated.


117 HR 5397 IH: National Civilian Medals Improvement Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-09-28
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5397IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 28, 2021Ms. Eshoo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo amend requirements for awarding the National Medal of Science, the National Medal of Arts, and the National Technology and Innovation Medal, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the National Civilian Medals Improvement Act.2.The National Medal of Science AwardThe Act entitled An Act to establish a National Medal of Science to provide recognition for individuals who make outstanding contributions in the physical, biological, mathematical, engineering, behavioral, and social sciences., approved August 25, 1959 (42 U.S.C. 1881), is amended—(1)in the title, by striking engineering, behavioral, and social and inserting and engineering sciences; and(2)by amending section 2 to read as follows:2Award of the National Medal of Science(a)RecommendationsThe President shall award the National Medal of Science to an individual or a group who in the judgment of the President is deserving of special recognition by reason of outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences on the basis of—(1)information and evidence the President determines appropriate; and(2)recommendations received from—(A)the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science (or a successor of such committee);(B)the Director of the National Science Foundation;(C)the President of the National Academy of Sciences;(D)the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and(E)the Director of the National Institutes of Health.(b)Number; annual requirementAnnually, the President shall award at least 1 medal, and the President may not award more than 5 medals in any calendar year.(c)Citizenship(1)Citizenship of an individualAn individual may be awarded the medal only if at the time the award is made such individual—(A)is a citizen or other national of the United States; or(B)is an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residency who—(i)has filed an application or petition for naturalization in the manner prescribed by section 334 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1445); and(ii)is eligible for naturalization.(2)Citizenship of a groupA group may be awarded the medal only if such group is organized or incorporated in the United States.(d)Ceremonies(1)Date requirementThe presentation of the award under subsection (a) shall be made by the President, during the month of April of each calendar year, with such ceremonies as the President may determine proper.(2)Invitation to Congress and the Supreme CourtThe President shall invite appropriate Members of Congress and all Justices of the Supreme Court to attend the presentation under paragraph (1).(e)Additional limitations(1)Posthumous limitationThe President may not award the National Medal of Science posthumously.(2)Certain public officialsThe President may not award the National Medal of Science to—(A)the Vice President, the head of an executive department, or a Member of Congress; or(B)the spouse, child, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law of an individual described in subparagraph (A), as determined under applicable common law..3.The National Medal of Arts AwardSection 13 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act Amendments of 1983 (20 U.S.C. 955b) is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking subsection (b) and inserting this section;(2)by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:(b)RecommendationsThe President shall award the National Medal of Arts, on the basis of recommendations from the National Council on the Arts, to an individual or a group who in the judgment of the President is deserving of special recognition by reason of outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability of the arts in the United States.;(3)by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (g); and(4)by inserting after subsection (b) the following:(c)Number; annual requirementAnnually, the President shall award at least 1 National Medal of Arts, and the President may not award more than five of such medals in any calendar year.(d)Citizenship(1)Citizenship of an individualAn individual may be awarded the National Medal of Arts only if at the time the award is made such individual—(A)is a citizen or other national of the United States; or(B)is an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residency who—(i)has filed an application or petition for naturalization in the manner prescribed by section 334 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1445); and(ii)is eligible to become a citizen of the United States.(2)Citizenship of a groupA group may be awarded the National Medal of Arts only if such group is organized or incorporated in the United States.(e)Ceremonies(1)Date requirementThe presentation of the award under subsection (a) shall be made by the President, during the month of October of each calendar year, with such ceremonies as the President may determine proper.(2)Invitation to Congress and the Supreme CourtThe President shall invite appropriate Members of Congress and all Justices of the Supreme Court to attend the presentation under paragraph (1).(f)Additional limitations(1)Posthumous limitationThe President may not award the National Medal of Arts posthumously.(2)Certain public officialsThe President may not award the National Medal of Arts to—(A)the Vice President, the head of an executive department, or a Member of Congress; or(B)the spouse, child, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law of an individual described in subparagraph (A), as determined under applicable common law..4.The National Technology and Innovation MedalSection 16 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711) is amended—(1)by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:(b)RecommendationsThe President shall award the National Technology and Innovation Medal to an individual or a group who in the judgment of the President is deserving of special recognition by reason of outstanding contributions to the promotion of technology or technological manpower for the improvement of the economic, environmental, or social well-being of the United States on the basis of—(1)information and evidence the President determines appropriate; and(2)recommendations from—(A)the National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee (or a successor of such committee);(B)the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office;(C)the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;(D)the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and(E)the Director of the National Science Foundation.;(2)by striking subsection (c); and(3)by inserting after subsection (b) the following:(c)Number; annual requirementAnnually, the President shall award at least 1 National Technology and Innovation Medal, and the President may not award more than five of such medals in any calendar year.(d)Citizenship(1)Citizenship of an individualAn individual may be awarded the National Technology and Innovation Medal only if at the time the award is made such individual—(A)is a citizen or other national of the United States; or(B)is an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residency who—(i)has filed an application or petition for naturalization in the manner prescribed by section 334 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1445); and(ii)is eligible to become a citizen of the United States.(2)Citizenship of a groupA group may be awarded the National Technology and Innovation Medal only if such group is organized or incorporated in the United States.(e)Ceremonies(1)Date requirementThe presentation of the award under subsection (a) shall be made by the President, during the month of April of each calendar year, with such ceremonies as the President may determine proper.(2)Invitation to Congress and the Supreme CourtThe President shall invite appropriate Members of Congress and all Justices of the Supreme Court to attend the presentation under paragraph (1).(f)Additional limitations(1)Posthumous limitationThe President may not award the National Technology and Innovation Medal posthumously.(2)Certain public officialsThe President may not award the National Technology and Innovation Medal to—(A)the Vice President, the head of an executive department, or a Member of Congress; or(B)the spouse, child, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law of an individual described in subparagraph (A), as determined under applicable common law..5.The National Humanities Medal(a)EstablishmentThere is established a National Humanities Medal, which shall be a medal of such design as is determined appropriate by the President.(b)RecommendationsThe President shall award the National Humanities Medal, on the basis of recommendations from the National Council on the Humanities, to an individual or a group who in the judgment of the President is deserving of special recognition by reason of outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability of the humanities in the United States.(c)Number; annual requirementAnnually, the President shall award at least 1 National Humanities Medal, and the President may not award more than five of such medals in any calendar year.(d)Citizenship(1)Citizenship of an individualAn individual may be awarded the National Humanities Medal only if at the time the award is made such individual—(A)is a citizen or other national of the United States; or(B)is an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residency who—(i)has filed an application or petition for naturalization in the manner prescribed by section 334 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1445); and(ii)is eligible to become a citizen of the United States.(2)Citizenship of a groupA group may be awarded the National Humanities Medal only if such group is organized or incorporated in the United States.(e)Ceremonies(1)Date requirementThe presentation of the award under subsection (a) shall be made by the President, during the month of October of each calendar year, with such ceremonies as the President may determine proper.(2)Invitation to Congress and the Supreme CourtThe President shall invite appropriate Members of Congress and all Justices of the Supreme Court to attend the presentation under paragraph (1).(f)Additional limitations(1)Posthumous limitationThe President may not award the National Humanities Medal posthumously.(2)Certain public officialsThe President may not award the National Humanities Medal to—(A)the Vice President, the head of an executive department, or a Member of Congress; or(B)the spouse, child, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law of an individual described in subparagraph (A), as determined under applicable common law.6.The National Medal of Social Sciences Award(a)EstablishmentThere is established a National Medal of Social Sciences, which shall be a medal of such design as is determined appropriate by the President.(b)RecommendationsThe President shall award the National Medal of Social Sciences to an individual or a group who in the judgment of the President is deserving of special recognition by reason of outstanding contributions to knowledge in the social sciences, on the basis of—(1)information and evidence the President determines appropriate; and(2)recommendations from—(A)the presidential committee established to award the medal described in this section;(B)the Director of the National Science Foundation;(C)the President of the National Academy of Science; and(D)the Director of the National Institutes of Health.(c)Number; annual requirementAnnually, the President shall award at least 1 Medal of Social Sciences, and the President may not award more than five of such medals in any calendar year.(d)Citizenship(1)Citizenship of an individualAn individual may be awarded the National Medal of Social Sciences only if at the time the award is made such individual—(A)is a citizen or other national of the United States; or(B)is an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residency who—(i)has filed an application or petition for naturalization in the manner prescribed by section 334 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1445); and(ii)is eligible to become a citizen of the United States.(2)Citizenship of a groupA group may be awarded the National Medal of Social Sciences only if such group is organized or incorporated in the United States.(e)Ceremonies(1)Date requirementThe presentation of the award under subsection (a) shall be made by the President, during the month of April of each calendar year, with such ceremonies as the President may determine proper.(2)Invitation to Congress and the Supreme CourtThe President shall invite appropriate Members of Congress and all Justices of the Supreme Court to attend the presentation under paragraph (1).(f)Additional limitations(1)Posthumous limitationThe President may not award the National Medal of Social Sciences posthumously.(2)Certain public officialsThe President may not award the National Medal of Social Sciences to—(A)the Vice President, the head of an executive department, or a Member of Congress; or(B)the spouse, child, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law of an individual described in subparagraph (A), as determined under applicable common law.7.Rule of constructionA medal described in this Act shall be considered a thing of value for purposes of any Federal law with respect to bribery or corruption of a Government official. 8.Effective dateThe amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the later of 1 year after the enactment of this Act or, after the enactment of this Act, on the date that the President awards at least one of each of the medals described in this Act.


113 HJ 121 IH: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate political campaign contributions and expenditures, including independent expenditures.
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-07-29
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		IA
		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. J. RES. 121
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 29, 2014
			Mr. Carney introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

		JOINT RESOLUTION
		Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of
			 Congress and the States to regulate political campaign contributions and
			 expenditures, including independent expenditures.

		That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States,
			 which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the
			 Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the
			 several States within seven years after the date of its submission for
			 ratification:

				 —
					1.Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit Congress or any State from imposing
			 content-neutral limitations on contributions or expenditures which are
			 used to refer to a candidate for election for Federal office, including
			 contributions or expenditures which are made independently from a
			 candidate or a candidate’s campaign during such period as Congress or the
			 State may establish which is proximate to the date of the election in
			 which the candidate is running.
					2.Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.
					.


114 HR 4845 IH: Disabled Veterans Student Loan Protection Act of 2016
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-03-23
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4845
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 23, 2016
			Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself and Mr. Barletta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

		A BILL
		To amend the student loan forgiveness program in the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include a
			 greater number of disabled veterans and to facilitate the automatic
			 transfer to the Secretary of Education of information regarding veterans
			 eligible for student loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Student Loan Protection Act of 2016. 2.Service-connected disability determinations (a)In generalSection 437(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

					(2)Service-connected disability determinations
 (A)In generalA borrower who has been determined to be unemployable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or has been assigned a disability rating of 100 percent (or a combination of ratings equaling 100 percent) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of Defense for a service-connected disability (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code), regardless of whether such borrower provides documentation of such rating to the Secretary of Education, shall be considered permanently and totally disabled for the purpose of discharging such borrower's loans under this subsection, and such borrower shall not be required to present any additional documentation for purposes of this subsection.
 (B)Rating of disabilityA determination of unemployability or disability rating of 100 percent described in subparagraph (A) and transmitted in accordance with subparagraph (C) shall be considered sufficient documentation for purposes of this subsection.
 (C)Transfer of informationNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, shall create a system through which the applicable disability ratings, or alternative means of transmitting a determination of unemployability, made before, on, or after the date of enactment of this paragraph, shall be automatically transmitted from the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs, as the case may be, to the Department of Education and shall satisfy the documentation requirement described in this subparagraph. The Secretaries shall have the authority to enter into any agreements necessary to implement the requirements of this subparagraph.
 (D)Notification to borrowersThe Secretary of Education shall notify each borrower whose liability on a loan has been discharged under this subsection that such loan has been discharged..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.


115 S3733 IS: Protection of Source Code Act
U.S. Senate
2018-12-10
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II115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3733IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 10, 2018Mr. Perdue introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsA BILLTo prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from compelling a person to produce or furnish
			 algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property to the
			 Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Protection of Source Code Act. 2.Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property (a)Persons under Securities Act of 1933Section 8 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77h) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (g)Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual propertyUnder this title, the Commission may not compel a person to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena..
 (b)Persons under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78w) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (e)Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual propertyUnder this title, the Commission may not compel a person to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena..
 (c)Investment CompaniesSection 31 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–30) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (e)Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual propertyUnder this title, the Commission may not compel an investment company to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena..
 (d)Investment AdvisersSection 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–4) is amended— (1)by redesignating the second subsection (d) (relating to records of persons with custody or use) as subsection (e); and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (f)Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual propertyUnder this title, the Commission may not compel an investment adviser to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena..