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111th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 3268
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 20, 2009
Mr. Reichert (for himself and Mr. Smith of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Standards of Official Conduct, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to increase earmark transparency and accountability, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Earmark Transparency and Accountability Reform Act.
IChanges in the Rules of the House of Representatives to Increase Earmark Transparency and Accountability
101.72-hour requirementRule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

Special requirement for bills and resolutions containing earmarks11.It shall not be in order to consider any bill or joint resolution reported by any committee, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that contains any congressional earmark (as defined in clause 9) that has not been posted on the Website of that committee for at least 72 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays except when the House is in session on such a day)..
102.Searchable Website for all Member spending requests managed by the Clerk
(a)Clause 17 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by redesignating paragraph (b) as paragraph (c) and by inserting after paragraph (a) the following:

(b)Whenever any Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner requests a congressional earmark in any bill or joint resolution (or accompanying report)—
(1)that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall include the amount requested, the project name, a project description of the matter that is the subject of that congressional earmark, and the name of the entity that the earmark is for, and submit such information to the Clerk for posting on the Website of the Clerk within 24 hours of making such request;
(2)that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall provide a written statement to the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee of jurisdiction certifying that the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, or their spouse, has any financial interest in the earmark; and
(3)in the case of an earmark for a non-public entity, that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall provide an accompanying letter of support from a supporting public entity..
(b)Clause 2 of rule II of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(l)The Clerk shall post on the Website of the Clerk an up-to-date list of all information submitted to the Clerk pursuant to clause 7(b)(1) of rule XXIII under a heading entitled Member Spending Requests. .
103.Prohibiting earmarks not included in the text of a billClause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(h)It shall not be in order to consider any bill or joint resolution, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, if a committee report or the joint explanatory statement of the managers accompanying that measure contains any congressional earmark..
104.Limitation on earmarks in conferences between the House and SenateClause 9(b) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:

(b)A conference report may not include a modification of any congressional earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit committed to the conference committee by either or both Houses if that modification is beyond the scope of that specific matter as committed to the conference committee. Whenever a point of order is made that a conference report contains a violation of this paragraph, the Chair may submit the question of whether such violation has occurred to the House and shall be debatable up to 10 minutes by the Member initiating the point of order and for up to 10 minutes by an opponent and shall be decided with a roll call vote as to whether to strip the congressional earmark without intervening motion except one that the House adjourn..
105.Prohibiting consideration of an earmark for any entity named after a sitting Member or SenatorClause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives (as amended by section 103) is further amended by adding the following new paragraph:

(i)It shall not be in order to consider any bill or joint resolution (or accompanying report), amendment, or conference report that contains a congressional earmark for any entity named after an individual then serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator..
IIEarmark Rescission Authority
201.Earmark Rescission Authority Title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is amended by striking all of part B (except for sections 1016 and 1013, which are redesignated as sections 1019 and 1020, respectively) and part C and inserting the following:

BEarmark Rescission Authority
1011.Earmark rescission authority
 (a)Proposed cancellationsWithin 30 calendar days after the enactment of any bill or joint resolution containing any congressional earmark or providing any limited tariff benefit or targeted tax benefit, the President may propose, in the manner provided in subsection (b), the repeal of the congressional earmark or the cancellation of any limited tariff benefit or targeted tax benefit. If the 30 calendar-day period expires during a period where either House of Congress stands adjourned sine die at the end of Congress or for a period greater than 30 calendar days, the President may propose a cancellation under this section and transmit a special message under subsection (b) on the first calendar day of session following such a period of adjournment.
(b)Transmittal of Special Message
(1)Special message
(A)In generalThe President may transmit to the Congress a special message proposing to repeal any congressional earmarks or to cancel any limited tariff benefits or targeted tax benefits.
(B)Contents of special messageEach special message shall specify, with respect to the congressional earmarks, limited tariff benefits, or targeted tax benefits to be repealed or canceled—
(i)the congressional earmark that the President proposes to repeal or the limited tariff benefit or the targeted tax benefit that the President proposes be canceled;
(ii)the specific project or governmental functions involved;
(iii)the reasons why such congressional earmark should be repealed or such limited tariff benefit or targeted tax benefit should be canceled;
(iv)to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect (including the effect on outlays and receipts in each fiscal year) of the proposed repeal or cancellation;
(v)to the maximum extent practicable, all facts, circumstances, and considerations relating to or bearing upon the proposed repeal or cancellation and the decision to propose the repeal or cancellation, and the estimated effect of the proposed repeal or cancellation upon the objects, purposes, or programs for which the congressional earmark, limited tariff benefit, or the targeted tax benefit is provided;
(vi)a numbered list of repeals and cancellations to be included in an approval bill that, if enacted, would repeal congressional earmarks and cancel limited tariff benefits or targeted tax benefits proposed in that special message; and
(vii)if the special message is transmitted subsequent to or at the same time as another special message, a detailed explanation why the proposed repeals or cancellations are not substantially similar to any other proposed repeal or cancellation in such other message.
(C)Duplicative proposals prohibitedThe President may not propose to repeal or cancel the same or substantially similar congressional earmark, limited tariff benefit, or targeted tax benefit more than one time under this Act.
(D)Maximum number of special messagesThe President may not transmit to the Congress more than one special message under this subsection related to any bill or joint resolution described in subsection (a), but may transmit not more than 2 special messages for any omnibus budget reconciliation or appropriation measure.
(2)Enactment of approval bill
(A)Deficit reductionCongressional earmarks, limited tariff benefits, or targeted tax benefits which are repealed or canceled pursuant to enactment of a bill as provided under this section shall be dedicated only to reducing the deficit or increasing the surplus.
(B)Adjustment of levels in the concurrent resolution on the budgetNot later than 5 days after the date of enactment of an approval bill as provided under this section, the chairs of the Committees on the Budget of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall revise allocations and aggregates and other appropriate levels under the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget to reflect the repeal or cancellation, and the applicable committees shall report revised suballocations pursuant to section 302(b), as appropriate.
(C)Adjustments to statutory limitsAfter enactment of an approval bill as provided under this section, the Office of Management and Budget shall revise applicable limits under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as appropriate.
(D)Trust funds and special fundsNotwithstanding subparagraph (A), nothing in this part shall be construed to require or allow the deposit of amounts derived from a trust fund or special fund which are canceled pursuant to enactment of a bill as provided under this section to any other fund.
1012.Procedures for expedited consideration
(a)Expedited Consideration
(1)In generalThe majority leader or minority leader of each House or his designee shall (by request) introduce an approval bill as defined in section 1017 not later than the third day of session of that House after the date of receipt of a special message transmitted to the Congress under section 1011(b). If the bill is not introduced as provided in the preceding sentence in either House, then, on the fourth day of session of that House after the date of receipt of the special message, any Member of that House may introduce the bill.
(2)Consideration in the house of representatives
(A)Referral and reportingAny committee of the House of Representatives to which an approval bill is referred shall report it to the House without amendment not later than the seventh legislative day after the date of its introduction. If a committee fails to report the bill within that period or the House has adopted a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment sine die at the end of a Congress, such committee shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the bill and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
(B)Proceeding to considerationAfter an approval bill is reported by or discharged from committee or the House has adopted a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment sine die at the end of a Congress, it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the approval bill in the House. Such a motion shall be in order only at a time designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within two legislative days after the day on which the proponent announces his intention to offer the motion. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion to proceed with respect to that special message. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order.
(C)ConsiderationThe approval bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against an approval bill and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on an approval bill to its passage without intervening motion except five hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and one motion to limit debate on the bill. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the bill shall not be in order.
(D)Senate billAn approval bill received from the Senate shall not be referred to committee.
(3)Consideration in the senate
(A)Referral and reportingAny committee of the Senate to which an approval bill is referred shall report it to the Senate without amendment not later than the seventh legislative day after the date of its introduction. If a committee fails to report the bill within that period or the Senate has adopted a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment sine die at the end of a Congress, such committee shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the bill and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
(B)Motion to proceed to considerationAfter an approval bill is reported by or discharged from committee or the Senate has adopted a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment sine die at the end of a Congress, it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the approval bill in the Senate. A motion to proceed to the consideration of a bill under this subsection in the Senate shall not be debatable. It shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion to proceed is agreed to or disagreed to.
(C)Limits on debateDebate in the Senate on a bill under this subsection, and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith (including debate pursuant to subparagraph (D)), shall not exceed 10 hours, equally divided and controlled in the usual form.
(D)AppealsDebate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in connection with a bill under this subsection shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided and controlled in the usual form.
(E)Motion to limit debateA motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a bill under this subsection is not debatable.
(F)Motion to recommitA motion to recommit a bill under this subsection is not in order.
(G)Consideration of the house bill
(i)In generalIf the Senate has received the House companion bill to the bill introduced in the Senate prior to a vote under subparagraph (C), then the Senate may consider, and the vote under subparagraph (C) may occur on, the House companion bill.
(ii)Procedure after vote on senate billIf the Senate votes, pursuant to subparagraph (C), on the bill introduced in the Senate, then immediately following that vote, or upon receipt of the House companion bill, the House bill shall be deemed to be considered, read the third time, and the vote on passage of the Senate bill shall be considered to be the vote on the bill received from the House.
(b)Amendments ProhibitedNo amendment to, or motion to strike a provision from, a bill considered under this section shall be in order in either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
1013.Presidential deferral authority
(a)Temporary Presidential Authority To Withhold Congressional Earmarks
(1)In generalAt the same time as the President transmits to the Congress a special message pursuant to section 1011(b), the President may direct that any congressional earmark to be repealed in that special message shall not be made available for obligation for a period of 45 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress after the date on which the President transmits the special message to the Congress.
(2)Early availabilityThe President shall make any congressional earmark deferred pursuant to paragraph (1) available at a time earlier than the time specified by the President if the President determines that continuation of the deferral would not further the purposes of this Act.
(b)Temporary presidential authority To suspend a limited tariff benefit
(1)In generalAt the same time as the President transmits to the Congress a special message pursuant to section 1011(b), the President may suspend the implementation of any limited tariff benefit proposed to be canceled in that special message for a period of 45 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress after the date on which the President transmits the special message to the Congress.
(2)Early availabilityThe President shall terminate the suspension of any limited tariff benefit at a time earlier than the time specified by the President if the President determines that continuation of the suspension would not further the purposes of this Act.
(c)Temporary Presidential Authority To Suspend a Targeted Tax Benefit
(1)In generalAt the same time as the President transmits to the Congress a special message pursuant to section 1011(b), the President may suspend the implementation of any targeted tax benefit proposed to be repealed in that special message for a period of 45 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress after the date on which the President transmits the special message to the Congress.
(2)Early availabilityThe President shall terminate the suspension of any targeted tax benefit at a time earlier than the time specified by the President if the President determines that continuation of the suspension would not further the purposes of this Act.
1014.Identification of targeted tax benefits
(a)StatementThe chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate acting jointly (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the chairmen) shall review any revenue or reconciliation bill or joint resolution which includes any amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is being prepared for filing by a committee of conference of the two Houses, and shall identify whether such bill or joint resolution contains any targeted tax benefits. The chairmen shall provide to the committee of conference a statement identifying any such targeted tax benefits or declaring that the bill or joint resolution does not contain any targeted tax benefits. Any such statement shall be made available to any Member of Congress by the chairmen immediately upon request.
(b)Statement Included in Legislation
(1)In generalNotwithstanding any other rule of the House of Representatives or any rule or precedent of the Senate, any revenue or reconciliation bill or joint resolution which includes any amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 reported by a committee of conference of the two Houses may include, as a separate section of such bill or joint resolution, the information contained in the statement of the chairmen, but only in the manner set forth in paragraph (2).
(2)ApplicabilityThe separate section permitted under subparagraph (A) shall read as follows: Section 1021 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 shall ______ apply to ________., with the blank spaces being filled in with—
(A)in any case in which the chairmen identify targeted tax benefits in the statement required under subsection (a), the word only in the first blank space and a list of all of the specific provisions of the bill or joint resolution in the second blank space; or
(B)in any case in which the chairmen declare that there are no targeted tax benefits in the statement required under subsection (a), the word not in the first blank space and the phrase any provision of this Act in the second blank space.
(c)Identification in Revenue EstimateWith respect to any revenue or reconciliation bill or joint resolution with respect to which the chairmen provide a statement under subsection (a), the Joint Committee on Taxation shall—
(1)in the case of a statement described in subsection (b)(2)(A), list the targeted tax benefits in any revenue estimate prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation for any conference report which accompanies such bill or joint resolution, or
(2)in the case of a statement described in 13 subsection (b)(2)(B), indicate in such revenue estimate that no provision in such bill or joint resolution has been identified as a targeted tax benefit.
(d)President’s AuthorityIf any revenue or reconciliation bill or joint resolution is signed into law—
(1)with a separate section described in subsection (b)(2), then the President may use the authority granted in this section only with respect to any targeted tax benefit in that law, if any, identified in such separate section; or
(2)without a separate section described in subsection (b)(2), then the President may use the authority granted in this section with respect to any targeted tax benefit in that law.
1015.Treatment of cancellationsThe repeal of any congressional earmark or cancellation of any limited tariff benefit or targeted tax benefit shall take effect only upon enactment of the applicable approval bill. If an approval bill is not enacted into law before the end of the applicable period under section 1013, then all proposed repeals and cancellations contained in that bill shall be null and void and any such congressional earmark, limited tariff benefit, or targeted tax benefit shall be effective as of the original date provided in the law to which the proposed repeals or cancellations applied.
1016.Reports by Comptroller GeneralWith respect to each special message under this part, the Comptroller General shall issue to the Congress a report determining whether any congressional earmark is not repealed or limited tariff benefit or targeted tax benefit continues to be suspended after the deferral authority set forth in section 1013 of the President has expired.
1017.DefinitionsAs used in this part:
(1)Appropriation lawThe term appropriation law means an Act referred to in section 105 of title 1, United States Code, including any general or special appropriation Act, or any Act making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations, that has been signed into law pursuant to Article I, section 7, of the Constitution of the United States.
(2)Approval billThe term approval bill means a bill or joint resolution which only approves proposed repeals of congressional earmarks or cancellations of limited tariff benefits or targeted tax benefits in a special message transmitted by the President under this part and—
(A)the title of which is as follows: A bill approving the proposed repeals and cancellations transmitted by the President on ___, the blank space being filled in with the date of transmission of the relevant special message and the public law number to which the message relates;
(B)which does not have a preamble; and
(C)which provides only the following after the enacting clause: That the Congress approves of proposed repeals and cancellations ___, the blank space being filled in with a list of the repeals and cancellations contained in the President’s special message, as transmitted by the President in a special message on ____, the blank space being filled in with the appropriate date, regarding ____., the blank space being filled in with the public law number to which the special message relates;
(D)which only includes proposed repeals and cancellations that are estimated by CBO to meet the definition of congressional earmark or limited tariff benefits, or that are identified as targeted tax benefits pursuant to section 1014; and
(E)if no CBO estimate is available, then the entire list of legislative provisions proposed by the President is inserted in the second blank space in subparagraph (C).
(3)Calendar dayThe term calendar day means a standard 24-hour period beginning at midnight.
(4)Cancel or cancellationThe terms cancel or cancellation means to prevent—
(A)a limited tariff benefit from having legal force or effect, and to make any necessary, conforming statutory change to ensure that such limited tariff benefit is not implemented; or
(B)a targeted tax benefit from having legal force or effect, and to make any necessary, conforming statutory change to ensure that such targeted tax benefit is not implemented and that any budgetary resources are appropriately canceled.
(5)CBOThe term CBO means the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
(6)Congressional earmarkThe term congressional earmark means a provision or report language included primarily at the request of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator providing, authorizing or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality or Congressional district, other than through a statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive award process.
(7)EntityAs used in paragraph (6), the term entity includes a private business, State, territory or locality, or Federal entity.
(8)Limited tariff benefitThe term limited tariff benefit means any provision of law that modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer entities (as defined in paragraph (12)(B)).
(9)OMBThe term OMB means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(10)Omnibus reconciliation or appropriation measureThe term omnibus reconciliation or appropriation measure means—
(A)in the case of a reconciliation bill, any such bill that is reported to its House by the Committee on the Budget; or
(B)in the case of an appropriation measure, any such measure that provides appropriations for programs, projects, or activities falling within 2 or more section 302(b) suballocations.
(11)Targeted tax benefit
(A)The term targeted tax benefit means any revenue-losing provision that provides a Federal tax deduction, credit, exclusion, or preference to ten or fewer beneficiaries (determined with respect to either present law or any provision of which the provision is a part) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in any year for which the provision is in effect;
(B)for purposes of subparagraph (A)—
(i)all businesses and associations that are members of the same controlled group of corporations (as defined in section 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) shall be treated as a single beneficiary;
(ii)all shareholders, partners, members, or beneficiaries of a corporation, partnership, association, or trust or estate, respectively, shall be treated as a single beneficiary;
(iii)all employees of an employer shall be treated as a single beneficiary;
(iv)all qualified plans of an employer shall be treated as a single beneficiary;
(v)all beneficiaries of a qualified plan shall be treated as a single beneficiary;
(vi)all contributors to a charitable organization shall be treated as a single beneficiary;
(vii)all holders of the same bond issue shall be treated as a single beneficiary; and
(viii)if a corporation, partnership, association, trust or estate is the beneficiary of a provision, the shareholders of the corporation, the partners of the partnership, the members of the association, or the beneficiaries of the trust or estate shall not also be treated as beneficiaries of such provision;
(C)for the purpose of this paragraph, the term revenue-losing provision means any provision that is estimated to result in a reduction in Federal tax revenues (determined with respect to either present law or any provision of which the provision is a part) for any one of the two following periods—
(i)the first fiscal year for which the provision is effective; or
(ii)the period of the 5 fiscal years beginning with the first fiscal year for which the provision is effective;
(D)the term targeted tax benefit does not include any provision which applies uniformly to an entire industry; and
(E)the terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meaning as those terms have generally in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, unless otherwise expressly provided.
1018.ExpirationThis title shall have no force or effect on or after December 31, 2012..
202.Technical and conforming amendments
(a)Exercise of Rulemaking PowersSection 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended—
(1)in subsection (a), by striking 1017 and inserting 1012; and
(2)in subsection (d), by striking section 1017 and inserting section 1012.
(b)Analysis by Congressional Budget OfficeSection 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting (a) after 402. and by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(b)Upon the receipt of a special message under section 1011 proposing to repeal any congressional earmark, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall prepare an estimate of the savings in budget authority or outlays resulting from such proposed repeal relative to the most recent levels calculated consistent with the methodology used to calculate a baseline under section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and included with a budget submission under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and transmit such estimate to the chairmen of the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and Senate..
(c)Clerical Amendments
(1)Section 1(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking the last sentence.
(2)Section 1022(c) of such Act (as redesignated) is amended is amended by striking rescinded or that is to be reserved and inserting canceled and by striking 1012 and inserting 1011.
(d)Table of ContentsThe table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking the contents for parts B and C of title X and inserting the following:

Part B—Earmark Rescission Authority
Sec. 1011. Earmark rescission authority.
Sec. 1012. Procedures for expedited consideration.
Sec. 1013. Presidential deferral authority.
Sec. 1014. Identification of targeted tax benefits.
Sec. 1015. Treatment of cancellations.
Sec. 1016. Reports by comptroller general.
Sec. 1017. Definitions.
Sec. 1018. Expiration.
Sec. 1019. Suits by Comptroller General.
Sec. 1020. Proposed Deferrals of budget authority..
203.Sense of Congress on abuse of proposed repeals and cancellationsIt is the sense of Congress no President or any executive branch official should condition the inclusion or exclusion or threaten to condition the inclusion or exclusion of any proposed repeal or cancellation in any special message under part B of title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 upon any vote cast or to be cast by any Member of either House of Congress.
IIIGAO Performance Audits of Earmarks to Non-Federal Entities
301.Accountability for expenditure of congressional earmarks
(a)Government Accountability Office audits of earmark funded programs, projects, and activitiesSection 3523 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(d)
(1)The Comptroller General shall develop and implement a systematic process to—
(A)review audits of programs, projects, and activities funded through earmarks and submitted to the Comptroller General under section 3521(j) and section 9105(d); and
(B)annually conduct such number of audits of programs, projects, and activities funded through earmarks (as defined in section 3521(j)) as the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate.
(2)Not later than March 31 of each fiscal year, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing, for programs, projects, or activities conducted during the previous fiscal year under paragraph (1), the results of—
(A)audits submitted to the Comptroller General under section 3521(j) and under section 9105(d);
(B)reviews of audits by the Comptroller General under paragraph (1)(A); and
(C)audits the Comptroller General conducts under paragraph (1)(B)..
(b)Agency reports on earmark funded programs, projects, and activitiesSection 3521 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(j)
(1)If an agency conducts an audit of any program, project, or activity that is administered by the agency and is funded through an earmark, the agency shall, at the time a person submits a report under subsection (f) concerning the audited financial statement for the accounts associated with such program, project, or activity, submit to the Comptroller General of the United States the results of the audit.
(2)If an auditor submits to an agency, under section 7502(k), the results of audit of any program, project, or activity funded through an earmark, the agency shall, at the time described in paragraph (1), submit such results to the Comptroller General.
(3)For purposes of this subsection, the term funded through an earmark means that the program, project, or activity is included on—
(A)a list of congressional earmarks generated under the Rules of the House of Representatives;
(B)a list of congressionally directed spending generated under the Standing Rules of the Senate; or
(C)on both such lists..
(c)Non-federal entity reports on earmark funded programs, projects, and activitiesSection 7502 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

(k)If a non-Federal entity described in subsection (a)(1)(A) has an audit made of any program, project, or activity that is administered by the entity and is funded through an earmark (as defined in section 3521(j)), the auditor of such program, project, or activity shall, not later than the date set by the Director, submit to the agency with jurisdiction over such program, project, or activity the results of the audit..
(d)Government corporation reports on earmark funded programs, projects, and activitiesSection 9105 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

(d)If the Inspector General of a Government corporation or an independent external auditor described in subsection (a)(1) conducts an audit of any program, project, or activity that is administered by the corporation and is funded through an earmark (as defined in section 3521(j)), such Inspector General or auditor shall, upon completion of the audit, submit the results of the audit to the Comptroller General of the United States..
IVReports by Recipients of Federal Funds
401.Lobbying on behalf of recipients of Federal fundsThe Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 is amended by adding after section 5 the following:

5A.Reports by recipients of Federal funds
(a)In generalA nonpublic recipient of Federal funds shall file a report as required by section 5(a) containing—
(1)the name of any lobbyist registered under this Act to whom the recipient paid money to lobby on behalf of the Federal funding received by the recipient; and
(2)the amount of money paid as described in paragraph (1).
(b)DefinitionIn this section, the term recipient of Federal funds means the recipient of Federal funds constituting an award, grant, or loan..
VEstablishment of Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform
501.Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform
(a)Establishment and CompositionThere is hereby established a Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform. The joint select committee shall be composed of 16 members as follows:
(1)8 Members of the House of Representatives, 4 appointed from the majority party by the Speaker of the House, and 4 from the minority party to be appointed by the minority leader; and
(2)8 Members of the Senate, 4 appointed from the majority party by the majority leader of the Senate, and 4 from the minority party to be appointed by the minority leader.A vacancy in the joint select committee shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of the joint select committee, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original selection.
(b)Study and Report
(1)StudyThe joint select committee shall make a full study of the practices of the House, Senate, and Executive Branch regarding earmarks in authorizing, appropriation, tax, and tariff measures. As part of the study, the joint select committee shall consider the efficacy of—
(A)the disclosure requirements of clause 9 of rule XXI and clause 17 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and the definitions contained therein;
(B)requiring full transparency in the process, with earmarks listed in bills at the outset of the legislative process and continuing throughout consideration;
(C)requiring that earmarks not be placed in any bill after initial committee consideration;
(D)requiring that Members be permitted to offer amendments to remove earmarks at subcommittee, full committee, floor consideration, and during conference committee meetings;
(E)requiring that bill sponsors and majority and minority managers certify the validity of earmarks contained in their bills;
(F)recommending changes to earmark requests made by the Executive Branch through the annual budget submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code;
(G)requiring that House and Senate amendments meet earmark disclosure requirements, including amendments adopted pursuant to a special order of business;
(H)establishing new categories for earmarks, including—
(i)projects with National scope;
(ii)military projects; and
(iii)local or provincial projects, including the level of matching funds required for such project.
(2)Report
(A)The joint select committee shall submit to the House and the Senate a report of its findings and recommendations not later than 180 days after the end of the first fiscal year for which this Act and the amendments made by this Act apply.
(B)No recommendation shall be made by the joint select committee except upon the majority vote of the members from each House, respectively.
(C)Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, any recommendation with respect to the rules and procedures of one House that only affects matters related solely to that House may only be made and voted on by members of the joint select committee from that House and, upon its adoption by a majority of such members, shall be considered to have been adopted by the full committee as a recommendation of the joint select committee.In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the joint select committee shall hold not fewer than 5 public hearings.
(c)Resources and Dissolution
(1)The joint select committee may utilize the resources of the House and Senate.
(2)The joint select committee shall cease to exist 30 days after the submission of the report described in subsection (b)(2).
(d)DefinitionFor purposes of this section, the term earmark shall include congressional earmarks, congressionally directed spending items, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as those terms are used in clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate. Nothing in this subsection shall confine the study of the joint select committee or otherwise limit its recommendations.
VISense of the Congress provisions
601.Disclosure of earmarks requested by the PresidentIt is the sense of the Congress that the President should disclose in an annual single report all earmarks requested in the annual budget submission of the President.
602.Official visits to project sitesIt is the sense of the Congress that any Member of the House of Representatives (or his or her delegate) who submits a request for a congressional earmark should make an official visit to the project site or location of the entity that is the subject of the earmark request.
603.Hearings respecting earmarksIt is the sense of the Congress that the subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives should hold hearings for Members who request earmarks to testify.
VIIEffective Date
701.Effective DateThis Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to the later of—
(1)fiscal year 2011; or
(2)the first fiscal year which begins after the first January which occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act.


114 S3041 IS: Muhammad Ali Voluntary Service Act
U.S. Senate
2016-06-09
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		II
		114th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 3041
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 9, 2016
			Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

		A BILL
		To repeal the Military Selective Service Act.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Muhammad Ali Voluntary Service Act.
		2.Repeal of Military Selective Service Act
 (a)In generalThe Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is repealed. (b)Transfers in connection with repealNotwithstanding the proviso in section 10(a)(4) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3809(a)(4)), the Office of Selective Service Records shall not be reestablished after the repeal of the Military Selective Service Act. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the assets, contracts, property, and records held by the Selective Service System, and the unexpended balances of any appropriations available to the Selective Service System, shall be transferred to the Administrator of General Services. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall assist officers and employees of the Selective Service System to transfer to other positions in the executive branch.
 (c)Effect on existing sanctionsNotwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not be denied a right, privilege, benefit, or employment position under Federal law on the grounds that the person failed to present himself for and submit to registration under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3802) before the repeal of that Act by subsection (a).


116 HR 1031 RH: Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2020
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-12-18
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IBUnion Calendar No. 550116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 1031[Report No. 116–666]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 6, 2019Mr. Vargas (for himself and Mr. Cook) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesDecember 18, 2020Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 6, 2019A BILLTo take certain land located in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2020.2.Transfer of land in trust for the Pala Band of Mission Indians(a)Transfer and administration(1)Transfer of lands into trustIf, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Tribe transfers title to the land described in subsection (b) to the United States, the Secretary, not later than 180 days after such transfer, shall take that land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe.(2)AdministrationThe land transferred under paragraph (1) shall be part of the Pala Indian Reservation and administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to land held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe.(b)Legal description of lands transferredThe land referred to in subsection (a)(1) is the approximately 700 acres of land located in San Diego County, California, described as follows:THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:PARCEL 28 (APN 128-020-24): THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, SECTION 4 TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF.PARCEL 29 (APN 128-020-21, 128-020-40): THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. EXCEPTING FROM SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER THEREOF.PARCEL 30 (APN 128-020-22 AND 41): THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER, AND THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. PARCEL 31(APN 110-160-05 AND 09; AND 128-020-30): THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TOGETHER WITH LOTS 3 AND 4 IN SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. EXCEPTING THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 33. ALSO EXCEPTING ALL THAT PORTION OF THE ABOVE, DESCRIBED AS A WHOLE AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SECTION CORNER COMMON TO SECTIONS 4 AND 5, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, AND SECTIONS 32 AND 33, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN; THENCE NORTH 10° 29’ 35” EAST ALONG THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN SAID SECTIONS 32 AND 33, A DISTANCE OF 1,333.43 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID COMMON BOUNDARY LINE, SOUTH 04° 51’ 07” EAST A DISTANCE OF 465.32 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01° 12’ 27” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2,095.22 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 4 (THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER) OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, SOUTH 88° 10’ 29” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 300.01 FEET TO THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN SAID SECTIONS 4 AND 5; THENCE NORTH 01° 12’ 27” WEST ALONG SAID COMMON BOUNDARY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1,257.00 FEET TO SAID SECTION CORNER COMMON SECTIONS 4, 5, 32 AND 33, AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING.PARCEL 32 (APN: 128-340-31): THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4 AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 9, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS A WHOLE AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 9, BEING THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 1 IN DEED TO GEORGIETTE M. PFAU, RECORDED MARCH 3, 1960 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 44210 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LAND NORTH 79° 17’ 00” WEST, 199.34 FEET; AND NORTH 85° 10’ 00” WEST, 421.35 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 75.00 FEET, SAID BEGINNING OF CURVE BEING A POINT ON THE CENTER LINE OF THAT CERTAIN 60.00 FOOT STRIP OF LAND DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 2 IN SAID DEED TO GEORGIETTE M. PFAU ABOVE REFERRED TO; THENCE ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF SAID STRIP THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES: SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 36° 49’ 00” A DISTANCE OF 48.19 FEET; TANGENT TO SAID CURVE SOUTH 58° 01’ 00” WEST 142.89 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 60.00 FEET; SOUTHWESTERLY AND WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 35° 43’ 00” A DISTANCE OF 37.41 FEET; TANGENT TO SAID CURVE NORTH 86° 15’ 30” WEST, 126.49 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 50.00 FEET; SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 41° 35’ 30” A DISTANCE OF 36.30 FEET; TANGENT TO SAID CURVE SOUTH 52° 09’ 00” WEST, 114.53 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE NORTHERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 50.00 FEET; WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 52° 12’ 40” A DISTANCE OF 45.56 FEET; AND TANGENT TO SAID CURVE NORTH 75° 38’ 20” WEST, 46.66 FEET TO AN ANGLE POINT IN THE BOUNDARY OF SAID PARCEL 1 OF SAID LAND OF GEORGIETTE M. PFAU; THENCE ALONG A PORTION OF THE BOUNDARY OF SAID LAND, NORTH 25° 05’ 30” WEST, 500.00 FEET TO AN ANGLE POINT IN SAID BOUNDARY; THENCE LEAVING SAID BOUNDARY NORTH 78° 14’ 56” EAST, 533.65 FEET; THENCE NORTH 06° 01’ 28” WEST, 213.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 76° 40’ 01” EAST 851.88 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST LINE SOUTH 4° 47’ 28” EAST, 486.32 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION GRANTED TO SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY BY DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM ONE-HALF OF ANY OIL, MINERAL, AND/OR ORE RIGHTS RESERVED BY AGNES M. COUSER BY DEEDS RECORDED MARCH 3, 1960 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 44210 AND 44212 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.PARCEL 33: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES OVER, UNDER, UPON AND ACROSS A STRIP OF LAND 30.00 FEET IN WIDTH LYING WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID STRIP BEING THAT COURSE FORMING THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF PARCEL 32 HEREINABOVE BEING DESCRIBED THEREIN AS “NORTH 25° 05’ 30” WEST, 500.00 FEET”. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE 60.00 FOOT STRIP DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 11 HEREINABOVE.PARCEL 34: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES OVER THAT PORTION OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 24° 33’ 26” WEST, 375.07 FEET; THENCE NORTH 11°10’ 14” EAST 498.52 FEET; THENCE NORTH 72° 57’ 24” EAST, 43.36 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID WESTERLY 300.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01° 12’ 27” EAST PARALLEL WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 4, A DISTANCE OF 20.79 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 72° 57’ 24” WEST, 25.82 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 11° 10’ 14” WEST, 472.17 FEET; THENCE NORTH 65° 26’ 24” EAST, 5.36 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 24° 33’ 36 EAST, 305.59 FEET TO SAID EASTERLY LINE OF THE WESTERLY 300.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01° 12’ 22” EAST ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE 75.59 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.PARCEL 35 (APN 128-340-32): THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF DESCRIBED A FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER, DISTANT THEREON, NORTH 4° 47’ 28” WEST, 486.34 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTH 76° 40’ 01” WEST, 851.88 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 6° 01’ 28” EAST 213.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 78° 14’ 56” WEST 533.65 FEET TO THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 1 OF DEED TO GERALD F. LAMP, ET AL. RECORDED SEPTEMBER 5, 1962 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 153042 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY; THENCE ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID LAND, NORTH 10° 38’ 20” EAST 498.48 FEET, NORTH 72° 25’ 30” EAST, 198.04 FEET, NORTH 81° 04’ 00” EAST 539.56 FEET, AND NORTH 3° 52’ 50” WEST 261.33 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, NORTH 86° 14’ 50” EAST 466.75 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 4° 47’ 28” EAST 802.72 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION GRANTED TO SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, BY DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM ONE-HALF OF ANY OIL, MINERAL, AND/OR ORE RIGHTS RESERVED BY AGNES M. COUSER, IN DEEDS RECORDED MARCH 3, 1960 AS FILE/PAGE NO. 44210 AND 44212 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.PARCEL 36: AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND PUBLIC UNTILITY PURPOSES OVER, UNDER, ALONG AND ACROSS THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN DEED TO THE SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, RECORDED OCTOBER 13, 1970 AS FILE/PAGENO. 185466 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 78° 14’ 56” EAST, 64.89 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 10° 38’ 20” WEST TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY’S LAND; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE NORTH 25° 05’ 30” WEST (RECORD NORTH 24° 33’ 36” WEST PER DEED) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN PARCEL 34 HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED. PARCEL A (APN 110-370-09, PORTIONS 128-020-03, 128-020-04 AND 110-150-25): PARCEL A OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED FEBRUARY 2, 2017, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 20170056637 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS:GOVERNMENT LOT 3 IN SECTION 5, AND THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, LYING EASTERLY OF THE SOUTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE WESTERLY LINE OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3, ALL IN SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF.TOGETHER WITHTHE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF.AND TOGETHER WITHA PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS SOUTH 86°35’20’’ WEST 823.77 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 32, AS DESCRIBED IN DEED TO JOSEPH L. LUCIO AND IRMA LUCIO, RECORDED AUGUST 28, 1968 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 148485 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 86°35’20’’ EAST 823.77 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 32; THENCE SOUTH 07°00’06’’ EAST 1352.95 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 32; THENCE SOUTH 89°55’10’’ WEST ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 32, A DISTANCE OF 846.18 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE SAN DIEGO AQUEDUCT EASEMENT 150.00 FOOT WIDE, AS SAID EASEMENT IS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 3386, PAGE 147 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE NORTH 26°44’25’’ WEST (RECORDED NORTH 26°44’15’’ WEST) 1012.09 FEET TO THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO IDA SCHAAP, ET AL, RECORDED NOVEMBER 2, 1962 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 188661 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 58°43’53’’ EAST 753.65 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.(c)Rules of constructionNothing in this Act shall—(1)enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest in land that is in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act;(2)affect any water right of the Tribe in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; or(3)terminate or limit any access in any way to any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before the date of the enactment of this Act.(d)Restricted use of transferred landsThe Tribe may not conduct, on the land taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this Act, gaming activities—(1)as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or(2)under any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission under that Act.(e)DefinitionsFor the purposes of this section:(1)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.(2)TribeThe term Tribe means the Pala Band of Mission Indians.December 18, 2020Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed


114 HRES 181 IH: Calling for the immediate extradition or rendering to the United States of convicted felon William Morales and all other fugitives from justice who are receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United States.
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-03-26
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		IV
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 181
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 26, 2015
			Mr. King of New York (for himself, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Lance) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

		RESOLUTION
		Calling for the immediate extradition or rendering to the United States of convicted felon William
			 Morales and all other fugitives from justice who are receiving safe harbor
			 in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal
			 offenses committed in the United States.

 Whereas William Morales, leader and chief bomb-maker for the terrorist organization FALN, committed numerous terrorist attacks on United States soil, including the bombings of Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan in 1975 and the Mobil Oil employment office in New York in 1977, which killed 5 people and injured over 60 others;
 Whereas more than 70 fugitives from the United States, charged with offenses ranging from hijacking to kidnapping to drug offenses to murder, are believed to be receiving safe harbor in Cuba;
 Whereas other fugitives from United States justice who are receiving safe harbor in Cuba include Joanne Chesimard, one of the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists who was convicted for the killing of a New Jersey state trooper; Charles Hill, wanted for the killing of a state trooper in New Mexico, and Victor Manuel Gerena, on the FBI’s list of the “Ten Most Wanted” fugitives for carrying out a brutal robbery of a Wells Fargo armored car in Connecticut;
 Whereas the House of Representatives condemns the Administration’s move to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba, as the country continues to provide refuge to these fugitives from the United States justice system;
 Whereas Cuba remains a United States-designated State Sponsor of Terrorism, in part due to its harboring of terrorists, including William Morales and Joanne Chesimard;
 Whereas according to treaties enacted in 1905 and 1926 (33 Stat. 2265, 33 Stat. 2273, and 44 Stat. 2392), the United States has a bilateral extradition treaty with Cuba;
 Whereas in January 2002, Cuba deported to the United States Jesse James Bell, a United States fugitive wanted on drug charges;
 Whereas in March 2002, Cuba extradited drug trafficker Luis Hernando Gómez Bustamante to Colombia, and Gómez Bustamante was subsequently extradited to the United States in July 2007 to face drug trafficking charges; and
 Whereas it is imperative that Cuba abide by its extradition treaty with the United States and immediately extradite or render to the United States those legally indicted or convicted of serious criminal offenses in the United States: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives— (1)calls for the immediate extradition or rendering to the United States of convicted felon William Morales and all other fugitives from justice who are receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United States;
 (2)urges the international community to continue to press for the immediate extradition or rendering of all fugitives from justice that are receiving safe harbor in Cuba; and
 (3)calls on the Secretary of State and the Attorney General of the United States to continue to press for the immediate extradition or rendering of all fugitives from United States justice so that they may be tried or, if convicted, serve out their sentences.


116 S4117 IS: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
U.S. Senate
2020-06-30
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4117IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 30, 2020Mr. Cramer (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipA BILLTo provide automatic forgiveness for paycheck protection program loans under $150,000, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act.2.Loan forgiveness for PPP loans under $150,000Section 1106 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended—(1)in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking An eligible and inserting Except as provided in subsection (m), an eligible;(2)in subsection (f), by inserting or the information required under subsection (m), as applicable after subsection (e); (3)by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:(h)Hold harmless(1)In generalA lender may rely on all certifications and documentation submitted by an applicant or eligible recipient pursuant to any requirement in statute regarding covered loans, or rules or guidance promulgated to carry out any action relating to covered loans, from an applicant or eligible recipient attesting that the applicant or eligible recipient has accurately verified all documentation provided to the lender.(2)No enforcement actionWith respect to a lender that relies on the certifications and documentation described in paragraph (1)—(A)no enforcement or other action may be taken against the lender relating to loan origination, forgiveness, or guarantee based on such reliance, including claims under—(i)the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.);(ii)sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the False Claims Act);(iii)the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (Public Law 101–73);(iv)section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1829b), chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 91–508 (12 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.), and subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code (collectively known as the Bank Secrecy Act); or(v)any other Federal, State, or other criminal or civil law or regulation; and(B)the lender shall not be subject to any penalties relating to loan origination, forgiveness, or guarantee based on such reliance.; and(4)by adding at the end the following: (m)Forgiveness for covered loans under $150,000(1)In generalNotwithstanding subsection (e), with respect to a covered loan made to an eligible recipient that is not more than $150,000, the covered loan amount shall be forgiven under this section if the eligible recipient submits to the lender a one-page online or paper form, to be established by the Administrator not later than 7 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, that attests that the eligible recipient complied with the requirements under section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)).(2)Hold harmlessWith respect to a lender that relies on an attestation submitted by an eligible recipient under paragraph (1), no enforcement action may be taken against the lender for any falsehoods contained in the attestation.(3)Demographic informationThe online or paper form established by the Administrator under paragraph (1) shall include a means by which an eligible recipient may, at the discretion of the eligible recipient, submit demographic information of the owner of the eligible recipient, including the sex, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of the owner.(n)Enforcement action against borrowersAn eligible recipient of a covered loan may only be subject to an enforcement action or penalty relating to loan origination, forgiveness, or guarantee of the covered loan if the eligible recipient commits fraud or expends covered loan proceeds on expenses that are not allowable under section 7(a)(36)(F) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(F))..


113 S563 IS: Jumpstart GSE Reform Act
U.S. Senate
2013-03-14
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		II
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 563
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 14, 2013
			Mr. Corker (for himself,
			 Mr. Warner, Mr.
			 Vitter, and Ms. Warren)
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To provide certainty that Congress and the Administration
		  will undertake substantive and structural housing finance reform, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Jumpstart GSE Reform
			 Act.
		2.DefinitionsAs used in this Act, the following
			 definitions shall apply:
			(1)EnterpriseThe
			 term enterprise has the same meaning as in section 1303 of the
			 Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992.
			(2)Guarantee
			 feeThe term guarantee fee has the same meaning as
			 in section 1327(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12
			 U.S.C. 4547(a)).
			(3)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury.
			(4)Senior
			 Preferred Stock Purchase AgreementThe term Senior
			 Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement means—
				(A)the Amended and
			 Restated Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 26, 2008,
			 as such Agreement has been amended on May 6, 2009, December 24, 2009, and
			 August 17, 2012, respectively, and as such Agreement may be further amended and
			 restated, entered into between the Department of the Treasury and each
			 enterprise, as applicable; and
				(B)any provision of
			 any certificate in connection with such Agreement creating or designating the
			 terms, powers, preferences, privileges, limitations, or any other conditions of
			 the Variable Liquidation Preference Senior Preferred Stock of an enterprise
			 issued or sold pursuant to such Agreement.
				3.Prohibition on
			 use of guarantee fees to offset other government spendingAn increase in the guarantee fee required to
			 be charged by an enterprise may not be used to offset an increase in outlays or
			 a reduction in revenues for any purpose other than those related to the
			 enterprises' business functions under—
			(1)the congressional budget;
			(2)the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
			 Control Act of 1985; or
			(3)the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of
			 2010.
			4.Limitations on
			 sale of preferred stockNotwithstanding any other provision of law
			 or any provision of the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, the
			 Secretary may not sell, transfer, relinquish, liquidate, divest, or otherwise
			 dispose of any outstanding shares of senior preferred stock acquired pursuant
			 to the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, until such time as Congress
			 has passed and the President has signed into law legislation that includes a
			 specific instruction to the Secretary regarding the sale, transfer,
			 relinquishment, liquidation, divestiture, or other disposition of the senior
			 preferred stock so acquired.


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 182
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 4, 2007
			Mrs. Feinstein (for
			 herself, Mrs. Hutchison,
			 Mr. Feingold, Mr. Leahy, Ms.
			 Snowe, Mr. Kennedy, and
			 Mr. Durbin) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to
		  improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of
		  children by family members, and for other purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Family Abduction Prevention Act of
			 2007.
		2.FindingsCongress finds that—
			(1)each year more
			 than 203,000 children in the United States (approximately 78 percent of all
			 abducted children) are abducted by a family member, usually a parent;
			(2)more than half of
			 the parents who abduct their children have a history of alcohol or substance
			 abuse, a criminal record, or a history of violence;
			(3)the most common
			 motive for family abduction is revenge against the other parent, not protecting
			 the child’s safety;
			(4)children who are
			 abducted by family members suffer emotional, psychological, and often physical
			 abuse at the hands of their abductors;
			(5)children who are
			 victims of family abductions are forced to leave behind family, friends, their
			 homes, their neighborhoods, their schools, and all that is familiar to
			 them;
			(6)children who are
			 victims of family abductions are often told that the parent who did not abduct
			 the child has died, does not love them, or will harm them;
			(7)children who are
			 abducted by their parents or other family members are sometimes forced to live
			 in fear of discovery and may be compelled to conceal their true identity,
			 including their real names, family histories, and even their gender;
			(8)children who are
			 victims of family abductions are often denied the opportunity to attend school
			 or to receive health and dental care;
			(9)child
			 psychologists and law enforcement authorities now classify family abduction as
			 a form of child abuse;
			(10)approximately 70
			 percent of local law enforcement agencies do not have written guidelines for
			 what to do in the event of a family abduction or how to facilitate the recovery
			 of an abducted child;
			(11)the first few
			 hours of a family abduction are crucial to recovering an abducted child, and
			 valuable hours are lost when law enforcement is not prepared to employ the most
			 effective techniques to locate and recover abducted children;
			(12)when parents who
			 may be inclined to abduct their own children receive counseling and education
			 on the harm suffered by children under these circumstances, the incidence of
			 family abductions is greatly reduced; and
			(13)where practiced,
			 the flagging of school records has proven to be an effective tool in assisting
			 law enforcement authorities find abducted children.
			3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Family
			 abductionThe term family abduction means the
			 taking, keeping, or concealing of a child or children by a parent, other family
			 member, or person acting on behalf of the parent or family member, that
			 prevents another individual from exercising lawful custody or visitation
			 rights.
			(2)FlaggingThe
			 term flagging means the process of notifying law enforcement
			 authorities of the name and address of any person requesting the school records
			 of an abducted child.
			(3)Indian
			 tribeThe term Indian tribe means any Indian tribe,
			 band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska
			 Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established
			 pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),
			 which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided
			 by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
			(4)StateThe
			 term State means each of the several States, the District of
			 Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern
			 Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, any territory or
			 possession of the United States, and any Indian tribe.
			4.Grants to
			 States
			(a)Matching
			 grantsThe Attorney General shall make grants to States for
			 projects involving—
				(1)the extradition of
			 individuals suspected of committing a family abduction;
				(2)the investigation
			 by State and local law enforcement agencies of family abduction cases;
				(3)the training of
			 State and local law enforcement agencies in responding to family abductions and
			 recovering abducted children, including the development of written guidelines
			 and technical assistance;
				(4)outreach and media
			 campaigns to educate parents on the dangers of family abductions; and
				(5)the flagging of
			 school records.
				(b)Matching
			 requirementNot less than 50 percent of the cost of a project for
			 which a grant is made under this section shall be provided by non-Federal
			 sources.
			5.Authorization of
			 appropriationsFor the purpose
			 of carrying out this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
			 Attorney General $500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be
			 necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.


115 SRES 141 ATS: Congratulating the University of South Carolina women's basketball team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Championship.
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		III
		115th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 141
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 25, 2017
			Mr. Scott (for himself and Mr. Graham) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION
		Congratulating the University of South Carolina women's basketball team for winning the 2017
			 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball
			 Tournament Championship.

 Whereas, on April 2, 2017, at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, the University of South Carolina Gamecocks won the national title game for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Tournament over the Mississippi State Bulldogs by a score of 67 to 55;
 Whereas the University of South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team won the 2017 Southeastern Conference championship;
 Whereas the University of South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team head coach Dawn Staley, a 3-time Olympian who was elected to carry the United States flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics, was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013, and is the new head coach of the United States women's national basketball team, joins Carolyn Peck as the only 2 African-American female head coaches to lead a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I basketball team to a national title;
 Whereas this is the first National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Championship for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team, who finished the season with 33 wins and 4 losses;
 Whereas A'ja Wilson, who is from Columbia, South Carolina, and an alumna of Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, was named Southeastern Conference player of the year and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Championship most valuable player;
 Whereas the University of South Carolina has been a leader on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll for last 10 years;
 Whereas, each year, University of South Carolina student-athletes support approximately 100 events and organizations for a total of more than 5,000 hours of service;
 Whereas A'ja Wilson received First Team All-America recognition from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, and senior center Alaina Coates earned an All-America honorable mention;
 Whereas junior Kaela Davis was a College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District selection;
 Whereas University of South Carolina student-athletes earned a departmental grade point average of 3.245 for the Fall 2016 semester, the 20th-consecutive semester in which Gamecock student-athletes have combined for a grade point average above 3.0; and
 Whereas the University of South Carolina is ranked number 1 in the United States for attendance at women's basketball games: Now, therefore, be it

 That the Senate— (1)congratulates the University of South Carolina women's basketball team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Championship; and
 (2)recognizes the achievements of— (A)the team's players, coaches, and staff, whose hard work and dedication helped the University of South Carolina women's basketball team win that Championship; and
 (B)the dedicated faculty and staff of the University of South Carolina for building an educational environment that has helped University of South Carolina student-athletes to thrive.


110 HR 4784 IH: To extend the reduction of duty on

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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 4784
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			December 18, 2007
			Mr. Reynolds
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To extend the reduction of duty on
		  Bifenthrin.

		1.Bifenthrin
			(a)In
			 generalHeading 9902.24.72 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
			 the United States is amended by striking 12/31/2009 and
			 inserting 12/31/2011.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies with respect to
			 goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
			 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3658
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 25, 2009
			Mr. Sablan introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Natural
			 Resources, 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 make technical corrections to subtitle A of title VII
		  of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Immigration status,
			 employment authorization, and registration of aliens in the Commonwealth of the
			 Northern Mariana Islands
			(a)Immigration
			 status
				(1)Special
			 ruleParagraph (1) of section 6(e) of the Joint Resolution
			 entitled A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish
			 a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the
			 United States of America, and for other purposes, approved
			 March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 1806(e)), as added by section 702 of the Consolidated
			 Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 854)), is
			 amended—
					(A)in subparagraph
			 (A), by striking subparagraph (B), and adding
			 subparagraphs (B) and (C),;
					(B)by redesignating
			 subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D); and
					(C)by inserting after
			 subparagraph (A) the following:

							(B)Special
				rule
								(i)In
				generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (D), no alien who is
				described in clause (ii) may be removed from the United States on the grounds
				that such alien's presence in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
				is in violation of section 212(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
				(8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(A)), prior to the date that is 5 years after the
				transition program effective date.
								(ii)Alien
				describedAn alien described in this clause is an alien
				who—
									(I)on May 8, 2008,
				was a resident of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and
				was—
										(aa)a
				permanent resident (as that term is defined in part 5–40.0–201 of the Northern
				Mariana Islands Administrative Code);
										(bb)an
				immediate relative of a citizen (as those terms are defined in such part
				5–40.0–201); or
										(cc)the
				parent of a citizen (as that term is defined in such part 5–40.0–201) who was
				under 21 years of age; and
										(II)on the transition
				program effective date, was lawfully present in the Commonwealth of the
				Northern Mariana Islands or only temporarily absent from the Commonwealth
				pursuant to the immigration laws of the Commonwealth.
									(C)Special
				nonimmigrant visa for parents
								(i)In
				generalAn alien parent described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(cc) is
				eligible for a special nonimmigrant visa issued pursuant to this subparagraph.
				Such visa shall—
									(I)grant the alien
				all of the privileges granted to an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
				residence, except that the alien shall reside in the Commonwealth of the
				Northern Mariana Islands; and
									(II)be valid until
				the earlier of—
										(aa)the
				date that the child of the alien petitions for an adjustment of status for the
				alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as that
				term is defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
				U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)));
										(bb)the
				date that the alien ceases to reside in the Commonwealth; or
										(cc)November 28,
				2014.
										(ii)Petitions for
				adjustment of statusA child of an alien parent described in
				subparagraph (B)(ii)(cc) may petition for an adjustment of status for the alien
				parent as described in clause (i)(II)(aa) during the period beginning on
				January 1, 2014, and ending on November 28, 2014, regardless of the age of the
				child.
								.
					(2)ConstructionSuch
			 paragraph (1), as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection, is further
			 amended by adding at the end the following:

						(E)ConstructionThis
				paragraph shall be construed to permit an alien who may not be removed
				212(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(A))
				under subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph to leave the Commonwealth of
				the Northern Mariana Islands for a temporary absence and return to the
				Commonwealth pursuant to the entrance permit issued to the alien by the
				Commonwealth.
						.
				(3)Employment
			 authorizationParagraph (2) of such section 6(e), is
			 amended—
					(A)by redesignating
			 subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving
			 such clauses two ems to the right;
					(B)by striking
			 An alien and inserting the following:

							(A)In
				generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (B), an
				alien
							;
				and
					(C)by adding at the
			 end the following:

							(B)Special
				ruleAn alien who is described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall be
				considered authorized by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be employed in
				the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands until the date that is 5 years
				after the transition program effective
				date.
							.
					(4)RegistrationParagraph
			 3 of such section 6(e) is amended to read as follows:

						(3)Registration
							(A)Requirement for
				registrationBeginning not later than November 28, 2009, and on
				an on-going basis, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require any alien
				present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on or after the
				transition period effective date to register with the Secretary.
							(B)Schedule for
				initial registrationThe Secretary shall complete the initial
				registration of all aliens required to register under subparagraph (A) not
				later than February 1, 2010.
							(C)Inapplicability
				of prohibition on removal and employment authorizationParagraphs
				(1) and (2) shall not apply to any alien who fails to register as required by
				this paragraph.
							(D)CooperationNotwithstanding
				any other provision of law, the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern
				Mariana Islands shall provide to the Secretary all Commonwealth immigration
				records or other information that the Secretary deems necessary to assist in
				the implementation of this paragraph or other provisions of the Consolidated
				Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 854) or any
				amendment made by that Act.
							(E)Construction
				with the INANothing in this paragraph may be construed to modify
				or limit the application of section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
				(8 U.S.C. 1302) or any other provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act
				(8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) relating to the registration of
				aliens.
							.
				2.Adjustment of
			 status for permanent residents of the CommonwealthSection
			 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled A Joint Resolution to approve the
			 Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in
			 Political Union with the United States of America, and for other
			 purposes, approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 1806(e)), as added by
			 section 702 of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law
			 110–229; 122 Stat. 854)) is amended—
			(1)by redesignating
			 subsections (f), (g), and (h), as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively;
			 and
			(2)by inserting after
			 subsection (e) the following:

					(f)Adjustment of
				status for permanent residents of the Commonwealth
						(1)Special
				nonimmigrant visaAn alien
				who was, on May 8, 2008, described in part 5–40.1–200 of the Administrative
				Code of the Northern Mariana Islands (as in effect on such date) is eligible
				for a special nonimmigrant visa issued pursuant to this paragraph. Such visa
				shall—
							(A)grant the alien
				all of the privileges granted to an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
				residence, except that the alien shall reside in the Commonwealth of the
				Northern Mariana Islands; and
							(B)be valid until the
				earlier of—
								(i)the date on which
				the alien adjusts status under paragraph (2); or
								(ii)the date on which
				the alien ceases to reside in the Commonwealth.
								(2)Adjustment of
				statusAn alien is eligible for an adjustment of status to that
				of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as that term is defined
				in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
				1101(a)(20))), pursuant to this paragraph, if the alien—
							(A)was, on May 8,
				2008, described in part 5–40.1–200 of the Administrative Code of the Northern
				Mariana Islands (as in effect on such date); and
							(B)applies for such
				status during the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on November
				28,
				2014.
							.
			3.Northern Mariana
			 Islands visitor entry program transition
			(a)In
			 generalNotwithstanding
			 section 705(b) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (48 U.S.C.
			 1806(b)), the amendments made by section 702(b) of such Act shall take effect
			 on the date that is 180 days after the transition program effective date
			 described in section 6(a) of Public Law 94–241 (48 U.S.C. 1806(a)) (as added by
			 section 702(a) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008). In a case in
			 which the transition program effective date has been modified under paragraph
			 (3) of such section 6(a) before the date of the enactment of this Act, such
			 amendments shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the modified
			 date.
			(b)Treatment of
			 CNMI visitor entry programDuring the 180-day period referred to in
			 subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall administer the visitor
			 entry program of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands consistent
			 with the provisions of Commonwealth law governing the program that were in
			 effect on the day before the commencement of such period.
			4.Family-based
			 immigration fee reduction for residents of the Commonwealth
			(a)In
			 generalThe Consolidated
			 Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 754) is amended by
			 inserting after section 703 the following:

					703A.Family-based
				immigration fee reduction for residents of the Commonwealth
						(a)Family-Based
				immigration benefit application and petition fees
							(1)In
				generalThe Secretary of
				State, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
				reduce the fees for family-based immigration benefit applications and petitions
				(including associated fees, such as fees for fingerprinting or supporting
				documents) collected from residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
				Islands who had immediate relative status pursuant to the immigration laws of
				the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on May 8, 2008.
							(2)Amount of
				reductionThe amount of the
				reduction shall be established by the Secretary of Homeland Security. It shall
				be a percentage reduction that is as least as great as the difference
				(expressed as a percentage) between the average per capita income in the
				Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the average national per
				capita income in the United States as a whole (as determined according to the
				most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census).
							(b)Requirements for
				sponsor’s affidavit of supportIn the case of a resident of the
				Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands who had immediate relative status
				pursuant to the immigration laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
				Islands on May 8, 2008, section 213A(f)(1)(E) of the Immigration and
				Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183a(f)(1)(E)) shall not apply.
						(c)Effective
				dateThis section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
				of this section and shall cease to be effective on December 31,
				2014.
						.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of
			 contents for the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (16 U.S.C. 1 note)
			 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 703 the
			 following:

						703A. Family-based immigration fee
				reduction for residents of the
				Commonwealth.

					.
			5.Effective
			 dates
			(a)Section
			 3Section 3 shall take effect
			 on the date of the enactment of this Act.
			(b)Section
			 4Section 703A of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008,
			 as added by section 4 of this Act, shall be effective in accordance with
			 subsection (c) of such section 703A.
			(c)Other
			 provisionsExcept as provided in subsection (b), the amendments
			 made by this Act shall take effect as if included in the enactment of subtitle
			 A of title VII of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2902
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 8, 2012
			Mr. Menendez introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on cyasorb
		  1164.

		1.Cyasorb 1164
			(a)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:

								9902.01.002-(4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-(octyloxy)-phenol
						(CAS No. 2725–22–6) (provided for in subheading 2933.69.60)FreeNo
						changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015

					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies with respect to
			 goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
			 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 2003
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			October 28, 2009
			Mr. Chambliss introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To reduce temporarily the rate of duty on
		  Methyl N-(2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-oxymethyl]
		  phenyl)-N-methoxycarbanose.

		1.Methyl
			 N-(2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-oxymethyl]
			 phenyl)-N-methoxycarbanose
			(a)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:

								9902.01.00Methyl N-(2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-oxymethyl]
						phenyl)-N-methoxycarbanose (CAS No. 175013–18–0) (provided for in subheading
						2933.19.23)6.2%No changeNo changeOn or before 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 enactment of this
			 Act.


		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 499
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES
		AN ACT
		To authorize the Secretary of the Interior
		  to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System
		  of the Central Utah Project.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower
			 Facilitation Act.
		2.Diamond Fork System definedFor the purposes of this Act, the term
			 Diamond Fork System means the facilities described in chapter 4 of
			 the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Definite Plan Report for the Bonneville
			 Unit.
		3.Cost allocationsNotwithstanding any other provision of law,
			 in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System, the
			 amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in Chapter 6 of the
			 Power Appendix in the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit
			 Definite Plan Report, with regard to power development within the Diamond Fork
			 System, shall be considered final costs as well as costs in excess of the total
			 maximum repayment obligation as defined in section 211 of the Central Utah
			 Project Completion Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575), and shall be subject to
			 the same terms and conditions.
		4.No purchase or market obligation; no costs
			 assigned to powerNothing in
			 this Act shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration to purchase or
			 market any of the power produced by the Diamond Fork power plant and none of
			 the costs associated with development of transmission facilities to transmit
			 power from the Diamond Fork power plant shall be assigned to power for the
			 purpose of Colorado River Storage Project ratemaking.
		5.Prohibition on tax-exempt
			 financingNo facility for the
			 generation or transmission of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System
			 may be financed or refinanced, in whole or in part, with proceeds of any
			 obligation—
			(1)the interest on which is exempt from the
			 tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
			(2)with respect to which credit is allowable
			 under subpart I or J of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such
			 Code.
			6.Reporting requirementIf, 24 months after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act, hydropower production on the Diamond Fork System has not
			 commenced, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to the Committee
			 on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
			 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate stating this fact, the reasons such
			 production has not yet commenced, and a detailed timeline for future hydropower
			 production.
		7.PayGoThe budgetary effects of this Act, for the
			 purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be
			 determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects
			 of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the
			 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided
			 that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
		8.Limitation on the use of
			 fundsThe authority under the
			 provisions of section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (Public Law
			 98–381; 42 U.S.C. 16421a) shall not be used to fund any study or construction
			 of transmission facilities developed as a result of this Act.

			Passed the Senate
			 December 30, 2012.

			Secretary


117 HR 1531 IH: Adoption Information Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-03-02
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1531IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 2, 2021Mr. Wittman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend title V of the Social Security Act to require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing the contact information of adoption centers.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Adoption Information Act.2.Provision in family planning services of pamphlets containing adoption center contact informationTitle V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:514.Limitation(a)In generalNotwithstanding any other provision of this title, a grant may be made or contract entered into under section 501 for a family planning service project or program only upon assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the project or program will—(1)provide to each person to whom the medical professional provides family planning medical services, at the time the person inquires about medical or abortion services, a pamphlet that contains—(A)a comprehensive list of the adoption centers located in the region (as determined by the Secretary) where the adoption services are provided; and(B)the address and telephone number of each such center; and(2)provide each such person an opportunity to read the pamphlet.(b)PamphletsThe Secretary shall prepare, annually update, and distribute to each project or program referred to in subsection (a) pamphlets described in such subsection.(c)No additional fundsNo funds may be used to carry out this section, except funds that are appropriated to carry out this title..