I
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5248
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 27, 2012
Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on Poly(toluene diisocyanate).

1.Poly(toluene diisocyanate)
(a)In generalHeading 9902.12.04 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to poly(toluene diisocyanate)) is amended—
(1)by amending the article description to read as follows: Poly(toluene diisocyanate) (CAS No. 26006–20–2), whether or not dissolved in organic solvents (provided for in subheading 3911.90.45); and
(2)by striking the date in the effective period column and inserting 12/31/2015.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


114 HR 3671 IH: Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-10-01
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		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3671
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			October 1, 2015
			Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 3-year recovery period for all race horses.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2015. 2.Three-year depreciation for race horses (a)In generalSection 168(e)(3)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

 (i)any race horse,. (b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014.


109 HR 2817 IH: To suspend temporarily the duty on certain basketballs.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-06-08
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2817
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 8, 2005
Mr. Neal of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain basketballs.

1.Certain basketballs
(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:

9902.95.06 Basketballs other than leather, rubber, or synthetic (provided for in subheading 9506.62.80)FreeFreeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2009.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


110 HR 2828 PCS: To provide compensation to relatives of

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		Calendar No. 403
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2828
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			October 3, 2007
			Received and read the first time

			October 4, 2007
			Read the second time and placed on the
			 calendar

		AN ACT
		To provide compensation to relatives of
		  United States citizens who were killed as a result of the bombings of United
		  States Embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Foreign
			 Service Victims of Terrorism Act of 2007.
		2.Death
			 gratuitySection 413 of the
			 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3973) is amended—
			(1)in subsection (a),
			 in the first sentence, by striking at the time of death and
			 inserting at level II of the Executive Schedule at the time of death,
			 except that in the case of foreign national employees, foreign nationals
			 appointed under section 303, and locally employed staff the amount shall be
			 equal to one year’s basic salary at the highest step of the highest grade on
			 the local compensation plan of the country in which the foreign national or
			 locally employed staffer was being paid;
			(2)by redesignating
			 subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
			(3)by
			 inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:

					(d)In addition to a death gratuity payment
				under subsection (a), the Secretary or the head of the relevant United States
				Government agency is authorized to provide for payment to the surviving
				dependents of a Foreign Service employee or a Government executive branch
				employee, if such Foreign Service employee or Government executive branch
				employee is subject to the authority of the chief of mission pursuant to
				section 207, of an amount equal to a maximum of eight times the salary of such
				Foreign Service employee or Government executive branch employee if such
				Foreign Service employee or Government executive branch employee is killed as a
				result of an act of international terrorism. Such payment shall be accorded the
				same treatment as a payment made under subsection (a). For purposes of this
				subsection, the term act of international terrorism has the
				meaning given such term in
				section
				2331(1) of title 18, United States
				Code.
					.
			3.Payments to
			 families of certain victims of terrorismSubject to the availability of
			 appropriations specifically for the purpose specified in this section as
			 provided in appropriations Acts enacted on or after October 1, 2007, and
			 notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State shall pay
			 the maximum amount of payment under section 413(d) of the Foreign Service Act
			 of 1980 (as amended by section 2(3) of this Act) to an individual described in
			 such section 413(d) or to an individual who was otherwise serving at a United
			 States diplomatic or consular mission abroad without a regular salary who was
			 killed as a result of an act of international terrorism (as such term is
			 defined in section
			 2331(1) of title 18, United States Code) that occurred between
			 January 1, 1998, and the date of the enactment of this Act, including the
			 victims of the bombing of August 7, 1998, in Nairobi, Kenya. Such a payment
			 shall be deemed to be a payment under section 413(d) of the Foreign Service Act
			 of 1980, except that for purposes of this section, such payment shall, with
			 respect to a United States citizen receiving payment under this section, be in
			 an amount equal to ten times the salary specified in this section. For purposes
			 of this section and section 413(d) of such Act, with respect to a United States
			 citizen receiving payment under this section, the salary to be used for
			 purposes of determining such payment shall be $94,000.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives October 2, 2007.
			Lorraine C. Miller,
			Clerk.

		October 4, 2007
		Read the second time and placed on the
		  calendar


113 S636 IS: Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013
U.S. Senate
2013-03-21
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		II
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 636
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 21, 2013
			Mr. Menendez (for
			 himself and Mr. Rubio) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow
		  certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and
		  meaningful use of certified EHR Technology under the Medicare
		  program.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments
			 Act of 2013.
		2.Application of
			 Medicare HITECH payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico
			(a)In
			 generalSubsection (n)(6)(B) of section 1886 of the Social
			 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) is amended by striking subsection (d)
			 hospital and inserting hospital that is a subsection (d)
			 hospital or a subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital.
			(b)Conforming
			 amendments
				(1)Subsection (b)(3)(B)(ix) of section 1886 of
			 the Social Security Act is amended—
					(A)in subclause (I),
			 by striking (n)(6)(A) and inserting (n)(6)(B);
			 and
					(B)in subclause (II),
			 by striking a subsection (d) hospital and inserting an
			 eligible hospital.
					(2)Paragraphs (2) and
			 (4)(A) of section 1853(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(m))
			 are each amended by striking 1886(n)(6)(A) and inserting
			 1886(n)(6)(B).
				(c)ImplementationNotwithstanding
			 any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may
			 implement the amendments made by this section by program instruction or
			 otherwise.
			(d)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply as if
			 included in the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
			 (Public Law 111–3), except that, in order to take into account delays in the
			 implementation of this section, in applying subsections (b)(3)(B)(ix),
			 (n)(2)(E)(ii), and (n)(2)(G)(i) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act as
			 amended by this section, any reference in such subsections to a particular year
			 shall be treated with respect to a subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital as a
			 reference to the year that is 2 years after such particular year.


113 HR 5586 IH: You Own Devices Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-09-18
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		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5586
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 18, 2014
			Mr. Farenthold introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

		A BILL
		To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide that the first sale doctrine applies to any
			 computer program that enables a machine or other product to operate.

		1.Short TitleThis Act may be cited as the “You Own Devices Act”.
		2.First Sale Doctrine and Certain Computer Programs
			(a)In GeneralSection 109 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

					(f)Transfer of Certain Computer Programs
						(1)In generalNotwithstanding section 106 or section 117, if a computer program enables any part of a machine or
			 other product to operate, the owner of the machine or other product is
			 entitled to transfer an authorized copy of the computer program, or the
			 right to obtain such copy, when the owner sells, leases, or otherwise
			 transfers the machine or other product to another person. The right to
			 transfer provided under this subsection may not be waived by any
			 agreement.
						(2)Security and error correctionAny right to receive modifications to the computer program described in paragraph (1) relating in
			 whole or in part to security or error correction that applied to the owner
			 of the machine or other product described in paragraph (1) shall apply to
			 the person to whom the machine or product and the copy of the computer
			 program are transferred.
						(3)Treatment of unauthorized copiesNothing in this subsection should be construed as permitting the owner of a machine or other
			 product to retain an unauthorized copy of the computer program described
			 in paragraph (1) after transferring the machine or other product and the
			 copy of the computer program to another person..
			(b)Effective DateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
			 shall apply to transfers of computer programs occurring on or after such
			 date.


109 HR 1304 IH: Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-03-15
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1304
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 15, 2005
Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mr. Case, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Holt, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require disclosure of lobbying activities by certain organizations.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2005.
2.Disclosure of lobbying activities by certain organizations
(a)In generalSection 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to political organizations) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(m)Disclosure of certain lobbying activities
(1)In generalIn the case of a coalition or association that is identified as a client on any registration filed under section 4 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 and that is not a political organization (determined without regard to this paragraph)—
(A)such coalition or association shall be treated for purposes of this title as a separate entity which is a political organization, and
(B)this section shall be applied to such coalition or association with the following modifications:
(i)The function of conducting lobbying activities (as defined in section 3(7) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995) shall be treated as its exempt function.
(ii)The specific deduction under subsection (c)(2)(A) shall not be allowed.
(iii)Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (c)(3) shall not apply.
(iv)The disclosure requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply in lieu of the requirements of subsections (i) and (j).For purposes of subparagraph (B)(i), lobbying activities shall not include any activity described in subparagraph (C), (D), or (E) of section 4911(d)(2).
(2)Disclosure requirements
(A)EstablishmentA coalition or association which is treated under paragraph (1) as a political organization shall notify the Secretary, electronically and in writing, of its existence. Such notice shall be transmitted not later than 72 hours after a lobbyist first makes a lobbying contact (or, if earlier, is employed or retained to make a lobbying contact) on behalf of such coalition or association. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the terms lobbyist and lobbying contact have the respective meanings given to such terms by section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
(B)Change in membershipA coalition or association which is required to provide a notice to the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall also notify the Secretary, electronically and in writing, of any change in its membership since its prior required notice under this paragraph. Such notice shall be transmitted not later than 72 hours after the date of the membership change.
(3)Contents of notice
(A)Initial noticeEach notice required under paragraph (2)(A) shall include information regarding—
(i)the name, address, business telephone number, and principal place of business of each of the members of the coalition or association,
(ii)a general description of the business or activities of each of such members, and
(iii)the amount reasonably expected to be contributed by each of such members toward the activities of the coalition or association of influencing legislation.
(B)Notice of membership changeEach notice required under paragraph (2)(B) shall include—
(i)if the notice relates to a new member of the coalition or association, the information described in subparagraph (A) with respect to such new member, and
(ii)if the notice relates to the cessation of a person’s membership, the name of such person.
(4)Effect of failure
(A)In generalIn the case of—
(i)a failure to give the notice required under paragraph (2) at the time and in the manner prescribed therefor, or
(ii)a failure to include any of the information required to be included in such notice or to show the correct information,there shall be paid by the coalition or association an amount equal to the rate of tax specified in subsection (b)(1) multiplied by the amount involved.
(B)Amount involvedFor purposes of subparagraph (A), the amount involved with respect to any failure is—
(i)in the case of a failure to file the notice under paragraph (2)(A) at the time and in the manner prescribed therefor, the amount which is reasonably expected to be paid by the coalition or association or its members to the person filing the registration statement, and
(ii)in the case of a failure to include any of the information required to be included in such notice, or to show the correct information, with respect to any member, the amount reasonably expected to be contributed by such member toward the activities of the coalition or association of influencing legislation.
(C)Joint and several liabilityAll members of the coalition or association shall be jointly and severally liable under this paragraph for any failure.
(D)Procedures for assessment and collection of penaltyFor purposes of subtitle F, the penalty imposed by this paragraph shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as penalties imposed by section 6652(c).
(5)Exception for certain tax-exempt associationsThis subsection shall not apply to any association—
(A)which is described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), or
(B)
(i)which is described in any other paragraph of section 501(c) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), and
(ii)which has substantial exempt activities other than lobbying with respect to the specific issue for which it engaged the person filing the registration statement under section 4 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.The preceding sentence shall not apply to any association formed or availed of to avoid the purposes of this subsection.
(6)Exception from disclosure for certain members
(A)In generalInformation on a member of a coalition or association need not be included in any notice under paragraph (3) if the amount referred to in paragraph (3)(A)(iii) with respect to such member is less than $2,000 per year.
(B)Expenditures in excess of expected amountIf—
(i)information on a member of a coalition or association is not included in any notice by reason of subparagraph (A), and
(ii)the amount contributed by such member toward the activities of the coalition or association of influencing legislation exceeds $2,200 per year,such member shall be treated for purposes of this subsection as a new member of such coalition or association as of the earliest date that clause (ii) is met.
(7)Look-thru rulesIn the case of a coalition or association which is treated as a political organization under paragraph (1)—
(A)such coalition or association shall be treated as employing or retaining other persons to conduct lobbying activities for purposes of determining whether any individual member thereof is treated as a political organization under paragraph (1), and
(B)information on such coalition or association need not be included in any notice under paragraph (2) of the coalition or association with respect to which it is treated as a political organization under paragraph (1)..
(b)Public disclosure of notices
(1)In generalParagraph (1) of section 527(k) of such Code is amended by inserting or (m)(2) after (i)(1).
(2)AccessParagaraph (2) of section 527(k) of such Code is amended by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new subparagraph:

(H)The organizations which file a notice under subsection (m)..
(c)Effective date
(1)In generalThe amendments made by this section shall apply to—
(A)coalitions and associations listed on registration statements filed under section 4 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
(B)coalitions and associations for whom any lobbying contact is made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)Special ruleIn the case of any coalition or association to which the amendments made by this Act apply by reason of paragraph (1)(B), the time to file the notice under section 527(k)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, shall be 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.


110 HR 611 IH: To eliminate the requirement that States collect Social

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		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 611
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 22, 2007
			Mr. English of
			 Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr.
			 Holden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To eliminate the requirement that States collect Social
		  Security numbers from applicants for recreational licenses.

		1.Elimination of requirement
			 that States collect social security numbers from applicants for recreational
			 licensesSection 466(a)(13)(A)
			 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(13)(A)) is amended by striking
			 recreational license,.


116 HR 660 IH: Community Health Improvement, Leadership, and Development Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-01-17
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 660IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 17, 2019Mr. Fortenberry (for himself and Ms. Johnson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo improve the health outcomes in communities through community-relevant health information and new
			 health supporting incentives and programs funded without further
			 appropriations.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Community Health Improvement, Leadership, and Development Act of 2019 or the CHILD Act. 2.Localized community health improvement programs (a)Making epidemiology and claims data relevant to community health improvement (1)In generalNot later than April 1, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall, subject to paragraph (2), provide for the maintenance of a database of de-identified epidemiological and claims health information for the purpose of making such information available in a useful and informative manner to participating communities (as referenced in subsection (b)(3)(B)) in participating States (as referenced in subsection (b)(1)) to support such communities in reducing rates of illness (as compared to the rate of illness within such community as of a period specified by the Secretary) and improving the management of illnesses to reduce the cost of health care delivery. In carrying out this subsection, the Director and Administrator shall, subject to paragraph (2), provide—
 (A)for a mechanism that enables the integration of such epidemiological and claims health information for such purposes;
 (B)that such health information is available for at least the 20 health conditions and treatments that are associated with the highest expenditures under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act;
 (C)that such health information is made available to participating States in such a manner that enables participating communities within such States to access such information that is relevant specifically to such communities; and
 (D)for a mechanism by which the Director and Administrator may— (i)update such information specific to each such community, to the extent practicable, in real-time or near real-time and as specified by the Director and Administrator;
 (ii)verify the validity of such information and the validity of the changes in such information for each such community over such specified periods; and
 (iii)assess and measure the extent of such changes for each such participating community, including the amount of any reductions in expenditures under the State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act and the extent to which such reductions are attributable to such changes with respect to each such community in such State.
 (2)No additional fundingNo additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection. This subsection shall be carried out using amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary.
				(b)Localized community health improvement program grants
 (1)In generalThe Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, subject to paragraph (5), carry out a grant program under which the Secretary may award grants to States for purposes of carrying out localized community health improvement programs described in paragraph (3). In this section such States awarded such grants are referred to as participating States.
 (2)ApplicationTo be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a State shall— (A)submit to the Secretary an application, in such manner, at such time, and containing such information as specified by the Secretary; and
 (B)enter into an arrangement with the Secretary under which— (i)the State agrees to establish and maintain a localized community health improvement program described in paragraph (3);
 (ii)the Secretary agrees to provide the State with integrated epidemiological and claims health information maintained in the database established under subsection (a) specific to each participating community within the State; and
 (iii)the State and Secretary carry out the community shared savings account agreement terms described in subsection (c).
 (3)Localized community health improvement programFor purposes of this subsection, a localized community health improvement program of a State is a program under which the State—
 (A)maintains the integrated health information provided to the State by the Secretary pursuant to the arrangement described in paragraph (2)(B);
 (B)makes such information available to qualifying communities (as defined in paragraph (4)) within such State which request such information and agree to the terms described in subparagraph (D) and subsection (c) (in this section referred to as participating communities) in a secure manner and format that is most informative to such communities in assisting such communities in analyzing and applying such data to the specific needs of such communities to reduce the rates of illness and reduce the costs of health care within such communities;
 (C)submits such data as is required by the Secretary to assess the extent to which the health care interventions implemented to address needs of such communities identified through the program are affecting the rates of illness and costs of health care within the State and communities within the State; and
 (D)requires that in order for communities to participate in such program, the communities agree— (i)to provide for a secure method to make such information available to health care and other relevant community workers, including through an interactive dashboard system; and
 (ii)to submit such data as is required by the State or Secretary to assess the extent to which health care interventions implemented to address needs of such communities identified through the program are affecting the rates of illness and costs of health care within the communities.
 (4)Qualifying community definedFor purposes of this section, the term qualifying community means a local community determined by census block or census track level (based on geographic information system data) with a defined jurisdictional boundary (such as a local community established by a high school feeder pattern or by the boundaries of a town if such town has a population of fewer than 25,000 residents) or a county.
 (5)No additional fundingNo additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection. This subsection shall be carried out using amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary.
 (c)Community shared savings account agreement termsFor purposes of subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii), community shared savings account terms described in this subsection, with respect to the Secretary, a participating State, and participating communities within such State, are the following:
 (1)In the case that the database established under subsection (a), through the mechanism provided for under subsection (a)(4), demonstrates for any specified period (as determined by the Secretary) that there are verified reductions in expenditures under the State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, which results in reductions in expenditures by the Federal Government under such title, and attributes such reductions to one or more of the participating communities within such State, the Secretary shall transfer to the community shared savings account established by the State under subsection (e) an amount equal to 70 percent of the amount of such reduction so demonstrated for such specified period.
 (2)The State establishes such a community shared savings account in accordance with subsection (e) and agrees to transfer to each participating community within such State 100 percent of such amounts transferred under paragraph (1) that are verified by the Secretary as attributable to such community.
 (3)Each participating community in such State— (A)establishes a community shared savings board described in subsection (d) that determines how funds transferred to such community under paragraph (2) are to be used for purposes of promoting the health and wellness of residents of such community; and
 (B)uses such funds only for such purposes and in accordance with the uses determined by such board. (d)Community shared savings boardFor purposes of this section, a community shared savings board, with respect to a participating community (which may be a county) within a participating State, is a board—
 (1)consisting of at least 7 members, appointed by the governing officials of the community through such a process that is specified by the community (and approved by the State), including—
 (A)at least 1 member with public health experience; and (B)members with business, civic, educational, or faith-based experience;
 (2)that is representative of the geographic components that are included in the community; and (3)that hires a fiduciary agent to manage a community shared savings account on behalf of the board.
 (e)Community shared savings accountFor purposes of this section, the term community shared savings account means, with respect to a participating community within a participating State, a trust created or organized in the United States for the exclusive benefit of the community, as defined by the community shared savings board under subsection (d) for such participating community, but only if the written governing instrument creating the trust meets the following requirements:
 (1)The trustee is a bank (as defined in section 408(n) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) or such other person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director that the manner in which such other person will administer the trust will be consistent with the requirements of this section.
 (2)No contribution will be accepted unless it is in cash. (3)Withdrawals may only be made by the fiduciary agent described in subsection (d)(3) hired by such board pursuant to a plan developed by the community and approved by the State and local government.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 100
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 5, 2011
			Mrs. Blackburn
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local
		  assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration
		  and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State
		  Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title; table of
			 contents; State defined; severability
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the Clear Law Enforcement for
			 Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2011 or the
			 CLEAR Act of
			 2011.
			(b)Table of
			 contentsThe table of contents of this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; State defined;
				severability.
					Sec. 2. Federal affirmation of assistance in the immigration
				law enforcement by States and political subdivisions of States.
					Sec. 3. State authorization for assistance in the enforcement
				of immigration laws encouraged.
					Sec. 4. Listing of immigration violators in the National Crime
				Information Center database.
					Sec. 5. State and local law enforcement provision of
				information about apprehended aliens.
					Sec. 6. Financial assistance to State and local police agencies
				that assist in the enforcement of immigration laws.
					Sec. 7. Increased Federal detention space.
					Sec. 8. Federal custody of aliens unlawfully present in the
				United States apprehended by State or local law enforcement.
					Sec. 9. Training of State and local law enforcement personnel
				relating to the enforcement of immigration laws.
					Sec. 10. Immunity.
					Sec. 11. Institutional removal program (IRP).
					Sec. 12. State criminal alien assistance program
				(SCAAP).
					Sec. 13. Authorization of appropriations.

			(c)State
			 definedFor purposes of this Act, the term State has
			 the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(36) of the Immigration and
			 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(36)).
			(d)SeverabilityIf any provision of this Act, or the
			 application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid,
			 the remainder of this Act, and the application of such provision to other
			 persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances, shall not be affected
			 by such invalidation.
			2.Federal
			 affirmation of assistance in the immigration law enforcement by States and
			 political subdivisions of StatesNotwithstanding any other provision of law
			 and reaffirming the existing inherent authority of States, law enforcement
			 personnel of a State, or of a political subdivision of a State, have the
			 inherent authority of a sovereign entity to investigate, identify, apprehend,
			 arrest, detain, or transfer to Federal custody aliens in the United States
			 (including the transportation of such aliens across State lines to detention
			 centers), for the purposes of assisting in the enforcement of the immigration
			 laws of the United States in the course of carrying out routine duties. This
			 State authority has never been displaced or preempted by Congress.
		3.State
			 authorization for assistance in the enforcement of immigration laws
			 encouraged
			(a)In
			 generalEffective two years after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act, a State, or a political subdivision of a State, that has in effect a
			 statute, policy, or practice that prohibits law enforcement officers of the
			 State, or of a political subdivision of the State, from assisting or
			 cooperating with Federal immigration law enforcement in the course of carrying
			 out the officers’ routine law enforcement duties shall not receive any of the
			 funds that would otherwise be allocated to the State under section 241(i) of
			 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)).
			(b)ConstructionNothing
			 in this section shall require law enforcement officials from States, or from
			 political subdivisions of States, to report or arrest victims or witnesses of a
			 criminal offense.
			(c)Reallocation of
			 fundsAny funds that are not allocated to a State, or to a
			 political subdivision of a State, due to the failure of the State, or of the
			 political subdivision of the State, to comply with subsection (a) shall be
			 reallocated to States, or to political subdivisions of States, that comply with
			 such subsection.
			4.Listing of
			 immigration violators in the National Crime Information Center
			 database
			(a)Provision of
			 information to the NCICNot later than 180 days after the date of
			 the enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter as updates may require,
			 the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the Department of
			 Homeland Security shall provide the National Crime Information Center of the
			 Department of Justice with such information as the Under Secretary may possess
			 regarding any aliens against whom a final order of removal has been issued, any
			 aliens who have signed a voluntary departure agreement, any aliens who have
			 overstayed their authorized period of stay, and any aliens whose visas have
			 been revoked. The National Crime Information Center shall enter such
			 information into the Immigration Violators File of the National Crime
			 Information Center database, regardless of whether—
				(1)the alien
			 concerned received notice of a final order of removal;
				(2)the alien
			 concerned has already been removed; or
				(3)sufficient
			 identifying information is available with respect to the alien
			 concerned.
				(b)Inclusion of
			 information in the NCIC database
				(1)In
			 generalSection 534(a) of title 28, United States Code, is
			 amended—
					(A)in paragraph (3),
			 by striking and at the end;
					(B)by redesignating
			 paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
					(C)by inserting after
			 paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:

							(4)acquire, collect,
				classify, and preserve records of violations by aliens of the immigration laws
				of the United States, regardless of whether any such alien has received notice
				of the violation or whether sufficient identifying information is available
				with respect to any such alien and even if any such alien has already been
				removed from the United States;
				and
							.
					(2)Effective
			 dateThe Attorney General shall ensure that the amendment made by
			 paragraph (1) is implemented by not later than 6 months after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.
				5.State and local
			 law enforcement provision of information about apprehended aliens
			(a)Provision of
			 informationIn compliance with section 642(a) of the Illegal
			 Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) and
			 section 434 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
			 Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1644), each State, and each political subdivision of a
			 State, shall provide the Secretary of Homeland Security in a timely manner with
			 the information specified in subsection (b) with respect to each alien
			 apprehended in the jurisdiction of the State, or in the political subdivision
			 of the State, who is believed to be in violation of the immigration laws of the
			 United States.
			(b)Information
			 requiredThe information referred to in subsection (a) is as
			 follows:
				(1)The alien’s
			 name.
				(2)The alien’s
			 address or place of residence.
				(3)A
			 physical description of the alien.
				(4)The date, time,
			 and location of the encounter with the alien and reason for stopping,
			 detaining, apprehending, or arresting the alien.
				(5)If applicable, the
			 alien’s driver’s license number and the State of issuance of such
			 license.
				(6)If applicable, the
			 type of any other identification document issued to the alien, any designation
			 number contained on the identification document, and the issuing entity for the
			 identification document.
				(7)If applicable, the
			 license plate number, make, and model of any automobile registered to, or
			 driven by, the alien.
				(8)A
			 photo of the alien, if available or readily obtainable.
				(9)The alien’s
			 fingerprints, if available or readily obtainable.
				(c)Annual report on
			 reportingThe Secretary shall maintain and annually submit to
			 Congress a detailed report listing the States, or the political subdivisions of
			 States, that have provided information under subsection (a) in the preceding
			 year.
			(d)ReimbursementThe
			 Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse States, and political
			 subdivisions of a State, for all reasonable costs, as determined by the
			 Secretary, incurred by the State, or the political subdivision of a State, as a
			 result of providing information under subsection (a).
			(e)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to the
			 Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
			(f)ConstructionNothing
			 in this section shall require law enforcement officials of a State, or of a
			 political subdivision of a State, to provide the Secretary of Homeland Security
			 with information related to a victim of a crime or witness to a criminal
			 offense.
			6.Financial
			 assistance to State and local police agencies that assist in the enforcement of
			 immigration laws
			(a)Grants for
			 special equipment for housing and processing certain aliensFrom
			 amounts made available to make grants under this section, the Secretary of
			 Homeland Security shall make grants to States, and to political subdivisions of
			 States, for procurement of equipment, technology, facilities, and other
			 products that facilitate and are directly related to investigating,
			 apprehending, arresting, detaining, or transporting aliens who have violated
			 the immigration law of the United States, including additional administrative
			 costs incurred under this Act.
			(b)EligibilityTo
			 be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State, or a political
			 subdivision of a State, must have the authority to, and shall have a written
			 policy and a practice to, assist in the enforcement of the immigration laws of
			 the United States in the course of carrying out the routine law enforcement
			 duties of such State or political subdivision of a State. Entities covered
			 under this section may not have any policy or practice that prevents local law
			 enforcement from inquiring about a suspect's immigration status.
			(c)FundingThere is authorized to be appropriated to
			 the Secretary for grants under this section such sums as may be necessary for
			 fiscal year 2012 and each subsequent fiscal year.
			(d)GAO
			 auditNot later than three years after the date of the enactment
			 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
			 audit of funds distributed to States, and to political subdivisions of a State,
			 under subsection (a).
			7.Increased Federal
			 detention space
			(a)Construction or
			 acquisition of detention facilities
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall construct or
			 acquire, in addition to existing facilities for the detention of aliens, 20
			 detention facilities in the United States, for aliens detained pending removal
			 from the United States or a decision regarding such removal. Each facility
			 shall have a number of beds necessary to effectuate this purposes of this
			 Act.
				(2)DeterminationsThe location of any detention facility
			 built or acquired in accordance with this subsection shall be determined by the
			 Deputy Assistant Director of the Detention Management Division of the
			 Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal within
			 United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
				(b)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
			 Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
			(c)Technical and
			 conforming amendmentSection 241(g)(1) of the Immigration and
			 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(g)(1)) is amended by striking may
			 expend and inserting shall expend.
			8.Federal custody
			 of aliens unlawfully present in the United States apprehended by State or local
			 law enforcement
			(a)State
			 apprehension
				(1)In
			 generalTitle II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
			 1151 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 240C the following:

						240D.Custody of aliens unlawfully present in the United
		  States(a)Transfer of custody by
				State and local officialsIf
				a State, or a political subdivision of the State, exercising authority with
				respect to the apprehension or arrest of an alien who is unlawfully present in
				the United States submits to the Secretary of Homeland Security a request that
				the alien be taken into Federal custody, the Secretary—
								(1)not later than 48
				hours after the conclusion of the State, or the political subdivision of a
				State, charging process or dismissal process, or if no State or political
				subdivision charging or dismissal process is required, not later than 48 hours
				after the alien is apprehended, shall take the alien into the custody of the
				Federal Government and incarcerate the alien; or
								(2)shall request that
				the relevant State or local law enforcement agency temporarily incarcerate or
				transport the alien for transfer to Federal custody; and
								(b)Policy on
				detention in State and local detention facilitiesIn carrying out
				section 241(g)(1), the Attorney General or Secretary of Homeland Security shall
				ensure that an alien arrested under this Act shall be detained, pending the
				alien’s being taken for the examination under this section, in a State or local
				prison, jail, detention center, or other comparable facility. Notwithstanding
				any other provision of law or regulation, such facility is adequate for
				detention, if—
								(1)such a facility is
				the most suitably located Federal, State, or local facility available for such
				purpose under the circumstances;
								(2)an appropriate
				arrangement for such use of the facility can be made; and
								(3)such facility
				satisfies the standards for the housing, care, and security of persons held in
				custody of a United States marshal.
								(c)ReimbursementThe
				Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse States, and political
				subdivisions of a State, for all reasonable expenses, as determined by the
				Secretary, incurred by the State, or political subdivision, as a result of the
				incarceration and transportation of an alien who is unlawfully present in the
				United States as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1).
				Compensation provided for costs incurred under such subparagraphs shall be the
				average cost of incarceration of a prisoner in the relevant State, as
				determined by the chief executive officer of a State, or of a political
				subdivision of a State, plus the cost of transporting the alien from the point
				of apprehension to the place of detention, and to the custody transfer point if
				the place of detention and place of custody are different.
							(d)Secure
				facilitiesThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that
				aliens incarcerated in Federal facilities pursuant to this Act are held in
				facilities that provide an appropriate level of security.
							(e)Transfer
								(1)In
				generalIn carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland
				Security shall establish a regular circuit and schedule for the prompt transfer
				of apprehended aliens from the custody of States, and political subdivisions of
				a State, to Federal custody.
								(2)ContractsThe
				Secretary may enter into contracts, including appropriate private contracts, to
				implement this subsection.
								(f)DefinitionFor
				purposes of this section, the term alien who is unlawfully present in the
				United States means an alien who—
								(1)entered the United
				States without inspection or at any time, manner or place other than that
				designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security;
								(2)was admitted as a
				nonimmigrant and who, at the time the alien was taken into custody by the
				State, or a political subdivision of the State, had failed to—
									(A)maintain the
				nonimmigrant status in which the alien was admitted or to which it was changed
				under section 248; or
									(B)comply with the
				conditions of any such status;
									(3)was admitted as an
				immigrant and has subsequently failed to comply with the requirements of that
				status; or
								(4)failed to depart
				the United States under a voluntary departure agreement or under a final order
				of
				removal.
								.
				(2)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of contents of such Act is amended by
			 inserting after the item relating to section 240C the following new
			 item:

							Sec. 240D. Custody of aliens unlawfully
				present in the United
				States.

						.
				(b)GAO
			 auditNot later than three years after the date of the enactment
			 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
			 audit of compensation to States, and to political subdivisions of a State, for
			 the incarceration of aliens unlawfully present in the United States under
			 section 240D(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by subsection
			 (a)(1)).
			9.Training of State
			 and local law enforcement personnel relating to the enforcement of immigration
			 laws
			(a)Establishment of
			 training manual and pocket guideNot later than 180 days after
			 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
			 establish—
				(1)a
			 training manual for law enforcement personnel of a State, or of a political
			 subdivision of a State, to train such personnel in the investigation,
			 identification, apprehension, arrest, detention, and transfer to Federal
			 custody of aliens unlawfully present in the United States (including the
			 transportation of such aliens across State lines to detention centers and the
			 identification of fraudulent documents); and
				(2)an immigration
			 enforcement pocket guide for law enforcement personnel of a State, or of a
			 political subdivision of a State, to provide a quick reference for such
			 personnel in the course of duty.
				(b)AvailabilityThe
			 training manual and pocket guide established in accordance with subsection (a)
			 shall be made available to all State and local law enforcement
			 personnel.
			(c)ApplicabilityNothing
			 in this section shall be construed to require State or local law enforcement
			 personnel to carry the training manual or pocket guide with them while on
			 duty.
			(d)CostsThe
			 Secretary of Homeland Security shall be responsible for any costs incurred in
			 establishing the training manual and pocket guide.
			(e)Training
			 flexibility
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary of
			 Homeland Security shall make training of State and local law enforcement
			 officers available through as many means as possible, including through
			 residential training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness, onsite training
			 held at State or local police agencies or facilities, online training courses
			 by computer, teleconferencing, and videotape, or the digital video display
			 (DVD) of a training course or courses. E-learning through a secure, encrypted
			 distributed learning system that has all its servers based in the United
			 States, is scalable, survivable, and can have a portal in place not later than
			 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be made available by
			 the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Distributed Learning Program for
			 State and local law enforcement personnel.
				(2)Federal
			 personnel trainingThe training of State and local law
			 enforcement personnel under this section shall not displace the training of
			 Federal personnel.
				(3)ClarificationNothing
			 in this Act or any other provision of law shall be construed as making any
			 immigration-related training a requirement for, or prerequisite to, any State
			 or local law enforcement officer to assist in the enforcement of Federal
			 immigration laws in the normal course of carrying out the normal law
			 enforcement duties of such officers.
				In carrying
			 out this section, priority funding shall be given for existing web-based
			 immigration enforcement training systems.10.Immunity
			(a)Personal
			 immunityNotwithstanding any other provision of law, a law
			 enforcement officer of a State or local law enforcement agency who is acting
			 within the scope of the officer’s official duties shall be immune, to the same
			 extent as a Federal law enforcement officer, from personal liability arising
			 out of the performance of any duty described in this Act.
			(b)Agency
			 immunityNotwithstanding any other provision of law, a State or
			 local law enforcement agency shall be immune from any claim for money damages
			 based on Federal, State, or local civil rights law for an incident arising out
			 of the enforcement of any immigration law, except to the extent a law
			 enforcement officer of such agency committed a violation of Federal, State, or
			 local criminal law in the course of enforcing such immigration law.
			11.Institutional
			 removal program (IRP)
			(a)Continuation and
			 expansion
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall continue to
			 operate and implement the program known as the Institutional Removal Program
			 (IRP) which—
					(A)identifies
			 removable criminal aliens in Federal and State correctional facilities;
					(B)ensures such
			 aliens are not released into the community; and
					(C)removes such
			 aliens from the United States after the completion of their sentences.
					(2)ExpansionThe
			 Institutional Removal Program shall be extended to all States. Any State that
			 receives Federal funds for the incarceration of criminal aliens shall—
					(A)cooperate with
			 officials of the Institutional Removal Program;
					(B)expeditiously and
			 systematically identify criminal aliens in its prison and jail populations;
			 and
					(C)promptly convey
			 such information to officials of such Program as a condition of receiving such
			 funds.
					(b)Authorization
			 for detention after completion of State or local prison
			 sentenceLaw enforcement officers of a State, or of a political
			 subdivision of a State, are authorized to—
				(1)hold a criminal
			 alien for a period of up to 14 days after the alien has completed the alien’s
			 State prison sentence in order to effectuate the transfer of the alien to
			 Federal custody when the alien is removable or not lawfully present in the
			 United States; or
				(2)issue a detainer
			 that would allow aliens who have served a State prison sentence to be detained
			 by the State prison until personnel from United States Immigration and Customs
			 Enforcement can take the alien into custody.
				(c)Technology
			 usageTechnology such as video conferencing shall be used to the
			 maximum extent practicable in order to make the Institutional Removal Program
			 available in remote locations. Mobile access to Federal databases of aliens,
			 such as IDENT, and live scan technology shall be used to the maximum extent
			 practicable in order to make these resources available to State and local law
			 enforcement agencies in remote locations.
			12.State criminal
			 alien assistance program (SCAAP)Section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and
			 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) is amended to read as follows:

				(5)There are
				authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums as may be
				necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each subsequent fiscal
				year.
				.
		13.Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are
			 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2012 and each
			 subsequent fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
			 Act.


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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4088IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 19, 2017Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Byrne, and Mr. Hultgren) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to employers for certain employee
			 education and training expenses.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Career Advancement through New Skills Act. 2.Credit for employee education and training expenses (a)In generalSubpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

					45S.Employee education and training credit
 (a)Allowance of creditFor purposes of section 38, the employee education and training credit determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 25 percent of the qualified education and training expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such taxable year with respect to employees of the taxpayer.
 (b)LimitationThe qualified education and training expenses taken into account under subsection (a) shall not exceed $5,000 with respect to any employee for any taxable year.
 (c)Qualified education and training expensesFor purposes of this section, the term qualified education and training expenses means amounts paid or incurred for a program of education or training of an employee of the taxpayer if such program is specifically designed to maintain or improve skills of such employee which are necessary or useful either—
 (1)in the employee’s current employment position with such employer, or (2)in another employment position with such employer to which the employer reasonably anticipates such employee may transfer.
							Such term shall not include any amount paid or incurred for a program of education or training
			 which is provided by such employer or by any person which bears a
			 relationship to such employer described in section 267(b) or 707(b)(1).(d)Special rules
 (1)AggregationAll persons which are treated as a single employer under subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 shall be treated as a single employer for purposes of this section.
 (2)Denial of double benefitNo deduction or credit shall be allowed under any other provision of this chapter with respect to the amount of the credit determined under this section.
 (3)Trade or business requirementNo credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any employee unless such employee is providing services in a trade or business of the taxpayer..
 (b)Credit made part of general business creditSubsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting , plus, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (37)the employee education and training credit determined under section 45S..
 (c)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

					Sec. 45S. Employee education and training credit..
 (d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.


117 HR 858 IH: Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021
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2021-02-05
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 858IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 5, 2021Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Babin, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Wright, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021.2.FindingsCongress finds the following:(1)A native of the State of Washington, Agent Donna Marie Doss—(A)proudly and honorably served her country as an Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol for more than 15 years;(B)began her service with the U.S. Border Patrol in 2003; and (C)graduated as part of the 569th Session of the Border Patrol Academy with Class 584 on June 6, 2005.(2)Agent Doss—(A)served on a Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force on the southern border for 3 years before being assigned to the northern border;(B)was promoted to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in Laredo Border Patrol Sector, where she was named an Operations Officer in 2016; and(C)relocated to Abilene, Texas in 2017, where she served as a Resident Agent.(3)On February 2, 2019, Agent Doss responded to a call for assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety near Interstate 20 in Tye, Texas. While on scene, Agent Doss was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.(4)Agent Doss is survived by her husband, father, mother, 2 step-children, a sister and a brother.3.DesignationThe Rocksprings station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station.4.ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the station described in section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 2216
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			October 29, 2009
			Mr. Dodd (for himself
			 and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on certain food
		  processors.

		1.Certain food
			 processors
			(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:

								9902.01.00Food processors powered by direct induction motors, each having
						a multiple sealed bowl system with height adjusting seals in the bowl covers;
						having a blade lock that allows the processing blade to lock on to the
						processing bowl, with a bowl capacity of 2.8 liters or more but not over 3.85
						liters for the largest bowl (provided for in subheading
						8509.40.00)FreeNo 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 the enactment of this Act.


110 HRES 1342 EH: Electing certain Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
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IV
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1342
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

July 15, 2008

RESOLUTION
Electing certain Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the House of Representatives:
(1)Committee on Oversight and Government ReformMs. Speier.
(2)Committee on Science and TechnologyMs. Edwards of Maryland (to rank immediately after Ms. Richardson).
(3)Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureMs. Edwards of Maryland.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.


116 HR 1836 IH: Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019
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2019-03-18
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1836IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 18, 2019Mr. Yoho (for himself and Mr. Waltz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of natural gas, and
			 for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019. 2.Expedited approval of export of certain volumes of natural gasSection 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

				(c)Expedited application and approval process
 (1)In generalFor purposes of subsection (a), the following shall be deemed to be consistent with the public interest, and applications for such importation or exportation shall be granted without modification or delay:
 (A)The importation of the natural gas referred to in subsection (b). (B)The exportation of natural gas in a volume up to and including 51,750,000,000 cubic feet per year.
 (C)The exportation of natural gas to a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas.
 (2)ExclusionSubparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any nation subject to sanctions imposed by the United States..