116 SRES 34 ATS: Recognizing the 200th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.
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III117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. RES. 34IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 4, 2021Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Carper, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Markey, Mr. Reed, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Toomey, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Peters, Mr. Brown, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Warren, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Sinema, Mr. King, Mr. Portman, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Braun, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Young, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Warnock, and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsMarch 24, 2021Reported by Mr. Menendez, without amendmentMarch 25, 2021Considered and agreed toRESOLUTIONRecognizing the 200th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.Whereas the people of ancient Greece developed the concept of democracy, in which the supreme power to govern was vested in the people;Whereas the founding fathers of the United States, many of whom read Greek political philosophy in the original Greek language, drew heavily on the political experience and philosophy of ancient Greece in forming the representative democracy of the United States;Whereas Petros Mavromichalis, the former Commander in Chief of Greece and a founder of the modern Greek state, said to the citizens of the United States in 1821, It is in your land that liberty has fixed her abode and … in imitating you, we shall imitate our ancestors and be thought worthy of them if we succeed in resembling you.;Whereas, in an October 21, 1823, letter to Greek scholar Adamantios Koraes discussing the ongoing Greek struggle for independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote that [n]o people sympathise more feelingly than ours with the sufferings of your countrymen, none offer more sincere and ardent prayers to heaven for their success;Whereas, on January 19, 1824, in a speech in support of his resolution to send an American envoy to Greece amid its struggle for independence, then-Congressman Daniel Webster recognized the struggle of an interesting and gallant people … contending against fearful odds, for being, and for the common privilege of human nature;Whereas individual American Philhellenes, including future abolitionist Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, future abolitionist Jonathan Peckham Miller, and George Jarvis, traveled to Greece to fight alongside and provide aid to the Greek people in their struggle for independence; Whereas the people of the United States generously sent humanitarian assistance to the people of Greece during their struggle for independence, often through philhellene committees; Whereas Greece heroically resisted Axis forces at a crucial moment in World War II, forcing Adolf Hitler to change his timeline and delaying the attack on Russia;Whereas Winston Churchill said that if there had not been the virtue and courage of the Greeks, we do not know which the outcome of World War II would have been and no longer will we say that Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like Greeks;Whereas hundreds of thousands of the people of Greece were killed during World War II;Whereas Greece consistently allied with the United States in major international conflicts throughout its history as a modern state;Whereas the United States and Greece reinforced their commitment to security cooperation by signing an updated Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement on October 5, 2019, that will expand defense ties between the two countries and promote stability in the region;Whereas the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, visited the United States from January 5 to 8, 2020, and held meetings with members of Congress, including members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, which demonstrated the continued vitality and significance of the United States-Greece relationship; Whereas a high-level review of the United States-Greece Strategic Dialogue took place in Greece on September 28, 2020, which underscored Greece’s importance to the United States as a geostrategic partner in the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans and as an important NATO ally; Whereas Greece is a strategic partner and ally of the United States in bringing political stability and economic development to the Balkan region, having invested billions of dollars in the countries of the region and having contributed more than $750,000,000 in development aid for the region;Whereas the government and people of Greece actively participate in peacekeeping and peace-building operations conducted by international organizations, including the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe;Whereas Greece remains an integral part of the European Union;Whereas the United States has demonstrated its support for the trilateral partnership of Greece, Israel, and Cyprus by enacting into law the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 (title II of division J of Public Law 116–94) and through joint engagement with Greece, Israel, and Cyprus in the 3+1 format; Whereas Greece received worldwide praise for its extraordinary handling during the 2004 Olympic Games of more than 14,000 athletes and more than 2,000,000 spectators and journalists, a feat the Government and people of Greece handled efficiently, securely, and with hospitality;Whereas the Greek-American community has greatly contributed to American society and has helped forge the strong ties between the United States and Greece; Whereas the government and people of Greece and the United States are at the forefront of efforts to advance freedom, democracy, peace, stability, and human rights;Whereas those efforts and similar ideals have forged a close bond between the peoples of Greece and the United States;Whereas, in support of the Greece 2021 Committee established by the Government of Greece, the United States Mission in Greece has launched a campaign to celebrate the bicentennial of the independence of Greece and the 200 years of friendship between the United States and Greece; and Whereas it is proper and desirable for the United States to celebrate March 25, 2021, Greek Independence Day, with the people of Greece and to reaffirm the democratic principles from which those two great countries were founded: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate—(1)extends warm congratulations and best wishes to the people of Greece as they celebrate the 200th anniversary of the independence of Greece;(2)expresses support for the principles of democratic governance to which the people of Greece are committed;(3)commends the Greek-American community for its contributions to the United States and its role as a bridge between the two countries; (4)notes the important role that Greece has played in the wider European region and in the community of nations since gaining its independence 200 years ago; and(5)commends the critical role Greece plays in promoting stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Balkans.


		III
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 210
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 8, 2009
			Mrs. Lincoln (for
			 herself and Mr. Cochran) submitted the
			 following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		RESOLUTION
		Designating the week beginning on November
		  9, 2009, as National School Psychology Week.

		Whereas all children and youth learn best when they are
			 healthy, supported, and receive an education that meets their individual
			 needs;
		Whereas schools can more effectively ensure that all
			 students are ready and able to learn if schools meet all the needs of each
			 student;
		Whereas learning and development are directly linked to
			 the mental health of children, and a supportive learning environment is an
			 optimal place to promote mental health;
		Whereas sound psychological principles are critical to
			 proper instruction and learning, social and emotional development, prevention
			 and early intervention, and support for a culturally diverse student
			 population;
		Whereas school psychologists are specially trained to
			 deliver mental health services and academic support that lower barriers to
			 learning and allow teachers to teach more effectively;
		Whereas school psychologists facilitate collaboration that
			 helps parents and educators identify and reduce risk factors, promote
			 protective factors, create safe schools, and access community resources;
		Whereas school psychologists are trained to assess
			 barriers to learning, utilize data-based decisionmaking, implement
			 research-driven prevention and intervention strategies, evaluate outcomes, and
			 improve accountability;
		Whereas State educational agencies and other State
			 entities credential more than 35,000 school psychologists who practice in
			 schools in the United States as key professionals that promote the learning and
			 mental health of all children;
		Whereas the National Association of School Psychologists
			 establishes and maintains high standards for training, practice, and school
			 psychologist credentialing, in collaboration with organizations such as the
			 American Psychological Association, that promote effective and ethical services
			 by school psychologists to children, families, and schools; and
		Whereas the people of the United States should recognize
			 the vital role school psychologists play in the personal and academic
			 development of the Nation’s children: Now, therefore, be it

		That the Senate—
			(1)designates the
			 week beginning on November 9, 2009, as National School Psychology Week;
			(2)honors and
			 recognizes the contributions of school psychologists to the success of students
			 in schools across the United States; and
			(3)encourages the
			 people of the United States to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies and
			 activities that promote awareness of the vital role school psychologists play
			 in schools, in the community, and in helping students develop into successful
			 and productive members of society.


110 HR 2177 IH: To establish certain requirements relating to area mail

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2007-05-03
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2177
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 3, 2007
			Mr. Stupak introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Oversight and Government
			 Reform

		A BILL
		To establish certain requirements relating to area mail
		  processing studies.

		1.DefinitionsFor purposes of this Act—
			(1)the term AMP study means an
			 area mail processing study (as further defined in any manual or handbook
			 prepared by the Postal Service) which relates to consolidating the operations
			 of 2 or more postal facilities; and
			(2)the term
			 Postal Service means the United States Postal Service.
			2.Requirements
			 relating to AMP studies
			(a)Deadline for
			 completion of an AMP studyThe results of an AMP study shall not
			 be cognizable for any purpose unless such study is completed on or
			 before—
				(1)the 180th day after
			 the date on which such study is initiated (as determined under applicable
			 provisions of the manual or handbook referred to in section 1(1)); or
				(2)such later date
			 (following the 180th day referred to in paragraph (1)) as the Postal Service
			 may determine, if—
					(A)that later date is
			 not more than 60 days after the 180th day referred to in paragraph (1);
			 and
					(B)notice of that
			 later date is provided, on or before the 180th day referred to in paragraph
			 (1), to persons likely to be affected by the results of the study.
					(b)Preservation of
			 status quo pending completion of a studyThe Postal Service shall
			 ensure that no reduction in the workforce of, and no removal of equipment from,
			 any postal facility occurs during the period beginning on the date on which an
			 AMP study is initiated in connection with such facility and ending on the
			 earliest of—
				(1)the date on which
			 such study is completed;
				(2)the deadline for completion of such study
			 under subsection (a); or
				(3)the date as of
			 which the Postal Service rescinds its plans for the consolidation
			 involved.
				3.Applicability
			(a)In
			 generalThis Act shall apply with respect to—
				(1)any AMP study
			 which is initiated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act;
			 and
				(2)any AMP study
			 which is initiated before, and which remains pending on, the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.
				(b)Special
			 ruleIn the case of an AMP
			 study described in subsection (a)(2), section 2 shall be applied by treating
			 any reference to the 180th day after the date on which such study is initiated
			 to refer to such 180th day or the 60th day after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act, whichever is later.


116 HR 6351 IH: Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act
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2020-03-23
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6351IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 23, 2020Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer vaccinations for COVID-19, once available, at no cost to the inoculated, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act.2.Vaccination for COVID-19(a)In generalThe Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting directly or by entering into contracts or awarding grants, may administer any vaccine licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) for the prevention, mitigation, or treatment of COVID-19. The Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that the inoculated incur no out-of-pocket costs for that vaccination. (b)Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.


110 HRES 859 EH: Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2082) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
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IV
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 859
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

December 13, 2007

RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2082) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2082) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6225
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 26, 2012
			Mr. Walberg
			 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 provide for
		  economic growth and personal financial liberty, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Table of
			 contentsThe table of contents
			 for this Act is as follows:

				Sec. 1. Table of contents.
				Sec. 2. Findings.
				Title I—EGTRRA, JGTRRA, and Certain Other Tax Relief Made
				Permanent
				Sec. 101. EGTRRA, JGTRRA, and certain other tax relief made
				permanent.
				Title II—Death Tax Repeal Permanency
				Sec. 201. Repeal of estate and generation-skipping transfer
				taxes.
				Sec. 202. Modifications of gift tax.
				Title III—Alternative Minimum Tax Relief
				Sec. 301. Extension for individuals.
				Title IV—Capital Gains Inflation Relief
				Sec. 401. Indexing of certain assets for purposes of
				determining gain or loss.

		2.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
			(1)According to the Tax Foundation, this year,
			 before being able to work for themselves, Americans will work 107 days out of
			 the year just to pay their taxes.
			(2)Tax Freedom Day,
			 the day when Americans have finally earned enough money to pay their tax bills
			 for the year and can begin to work for themselves, fell on April 17th.
			(3)Taxes are a
			 greater burden on the family budget than food, clothing, and housing
			 combined.
			(4)The Federal tax
			 burden was 15.4 percent of gross domestic product in 2011.
			(5)The historical
			 Federal tax burden of the previous few decades is 18.0 percent of gross
			 domestic product.
			(6)Under current law,
			 the tax burden will rise to 21.0 percent of gross domestic product within ten
			 years, which would be the highest tax burden in United States history, even
			 during wartime.
			(7)Families and
			 business cannot bear a tax increase of this magnitude.
			IEGTRRA, JGTRRA,
			 and Certain Other Tax Relief Made Permanent
			101.EGTRRA, JGTRRA, and
			 certain other tax relief made permanent
				(a)Economic Growth
			 and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001Title IX of the
			 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
			 is hereby repealed.
				(b)Income tax rates
			 on dividends and net capital gainSection 303 of the Jobs and
			 Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 is hereby
			 repealed.
				(c)Deduction for
			 State and local sales taxesParagraph (5) of section 164(b) of
			 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
			 subparagraph (I).
				(d)Deduction for
			 tuition and related expensesSection 222 of such Code is amended by
			 striking subsection (e).
				(e)Increased
			 expensing for small business
					(1)Dollar
			 limitationParagraph (1) of
			 section 179(b) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D)
			 and inserting the following new subparagraph:

							(C)$125,000 in the case of taxable years
				beginning after
				2011.
							.
					(2)Increase in
			 qualifying investment at which phaseout beginsParagraph (2) of
			 section 179(b) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D)
			 and inserting the following new subparagraph:

							(C)$500,000 in the case of taxable years
				beginning after
				2011.
							.
					(3)Inflation
			 adjustmentsParagraph (6) of section 179 of such Code is amended
			 to read as follows:

							(6)Inflation
				adjustments
								(A)In
				generalIn the case of any
				taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2012, the $125,000 and $500,000
				amounts in paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(C) shall each be increased by an amount
				equal to—
									(i)such dollar
				amount, multiplied by
									(ii)the
				cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar
				year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting calendar year
				2011 for calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B)
				thereof.
									(B)Rounding
									(i)Dollar
				limitationIf the amount in
				paragraph (1)(C), as increased under subparagraph (A), is not a multiple of
				$1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000.
									(ii)Phaseout
				amountIf the amount in paragraph (2)(C), as increased under
				subparagraph (A), is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to
				the nearest multiple of
				$10,000.
									.
					(4)Revocation of
			 electionParagraph (2) of section 179(c) of such Code (relating
			 to election irrevocable) is amended by striking and before
			 2013.
					(5)Computer
			 softwareClause (ii) of
			 section 179(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking and before
			 2012.
					(f)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
			 date of the enactment of this Act.
				IIDeath Tax Repeal
			 Permanency
			201.Repeal of estate and
			 generation-skipping transfer taxes
				(a)Estate Tax
			 RepealSubchapter C of
			 chapter 11 of subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
			 adding at the end the following new section:

						2210.Termination
							(a)In
				generalExcept as provided in
				subsection (b), this chapter shall not apply to the estates of decedents dying
				on or after the date of the enactment of this section.
							(b)Certain
				Distributions From Qualified Domestic TrustsIn applying section
				2056A with respect to the surviving spouse of a decedent dying before the date
				of the enactment of this section—
								(1)section
				2056A(b)(1)(A) shall not apply to distributions made after the 10-year period
				beginning on such date, and
								(2)section
				2056A(b)(1)(B) shall not apply on or after such
				date.
								.
				(b)Generation-Skipping
			 Transfer Tax RepealSubchapter G of chapter 13 of subtitle B of
			 such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

						2664.TerminationThis chapter shall not apply to
				generation-skipping transfers on or after the date of the enactment of this
				section.
						.
				(c)Conforming
			 Amendments
					(1)The table of
			 sections for subchapter C of chapter 11 is amended by adding at the end the
			 following new item:

								Sec. 2210.
				Termination.

							.
					(2)The table of
			 sections for subchapter G of chapter 13 is amended by adding at the end the
			 following new item:

								Sec. 2664.
				Termination.

							.
					(d)Restoration of
			 pre-EGTRRA provisions not applicable
					(1)In
			 generalSection 301 of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance
			 Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 shall not apply to estates of
			 decedents dying, and transfers made, on or after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act.
					(2)Exception for
			 stepped-up basisParagraph
			 (1) shall not apply to the provisions of law amended by subtitle E of title V
			 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (relating to
			 carryover basis at death; other changes taking effect with repeal).
					(e)Sunset not
			 applicable
					(1)Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax
			 Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to title V of such Act in the
			 case of estates of decedents dying, and transfers made, on or after the date of
			 the enactment of this Act.
					(2)Section 304 of the
			 Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of
			 2010 is hereby repealed.
					(f)Effective
			 DateThe amendments made by
			 this section shall apply to the estates of decedents dying, and
			 generation-skipping transfers, after the date of the enactment of this
			 Act.
				202.Modifications
			 of gift tax
				(a)Computation of
			 gift taxSubsection (a) of
			 section 2502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as
			 follows:

						(a)Computation of
				tax
							(1)In
				generalThe tax imposed by
				section 2501 for each calendar year shall be an amount equal to the excess
				of—
								(A)a tentative tax,
				computed under paragraph (2), on the aggregate sum of the taxable gifts for
				such calendar year and for each of the preceding calendar periods, over
								(B)a tentative tax,
				computed under paragraph (2), on the aggregate sum of the taxable gifts for
				each of the preceding calendar periods.
								(2)Rate
				schedule

											If the amount with respect to which the tentative tax to be
						computed is:The tentative tax is:

											Not over $10,00018% of such
						amount.

											Over $10,000 but not over $20,000$1,800, plus 20% of the excess over
						$10,000.

											Over $20,000 but not over $40,000$3,800, plus 22% of the excess over
						$20,000.

											Over $40,000 but not over $60,000$8,200, plus 24% of the excess over
						$40,000.

											Over $60,000 but not over $80,000$13,000, plus 26% of the excess over
						$60,000.

											Over $80,000 but not over $100,000$18,200, plus 28% of the excess over
						$80,000.

											Over $100,000 but not over $150,000$23,800, plus 30% of the excess over
						$100,000.

											Over $150,000 but not over $250,000$38,800, plus 32% of the excess of
						$150,000.

											Over $250,000 but not over $500,000$70,800, plus 34% of the excess over
						$250,000.

											Over $500,000$155,800, plus 35% of the excess of $500,000.

							.
				(b)Treatment of
			 Certain Transfers in TrustSection 2511 (relating to transfers in
			 general) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

						(c)Treatment of
				Certain Transfers in TrustNotwithstanding any other provision of this
				section and except as provided in regulations, a transfer in trust shall be
				treated as a taxable gift under section 2503, unless the trust is treated as
				wholly owned by the donor or the donor’s spouse under subpart E of part I of
				subchapter J of chapter
				1.
						.
				(c)Lifetime gift
			 exemptionParagraph (1) of
			 section 2505(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as
			 follows:

						(1)the amount of the tentative tax which would
				be determined under the rate schedule set forth in section 2502(a)(2) if the
				amount with respect to which such tentative tax is to be computed were
				$5,000,000, reduced
				by
						.
				(d)Conforming
			 amendments
					(1)Section 2505(a) of
			 such Code is amended by striking the last sentence.
					(2)The heading for
			 section 2505 of such Code is amended by striking Unified.
					(3)The item in the
			 table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 12 of such Code relating to
			 section 2505 is amended to read as follows:

								Sec. 2505. Credit against gift
				tax.

							.
					(e)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 this section shall apply to gifts made on or after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act.
				(f)Transition
			 rule
					(1)In
			 generalFor purposes of applying sections 1015(d), 2502, and 2505
			 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the calendar year in which this Act is
			 enacted shall be treated as 2 separate calendar years one of which ends on the
			 day before the date of the enactment of this Act and the other of which begins
			 on such date of enactment.
					(2)Application of
			 section 2504(b)For purposes of
			 applying section 2504(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the calendar
			 year in which this Act is enacted shall be treated as one preceding calendar
			 period.
					IIIAlternative
			 Minimum Tax Relief
			301.Extension for
			 individuals
				(a)Extension of
			 exemption amountSection
			 55(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting or
			 2012 after 2011 each place it appears in subparagraphs
			 (A) and (B).
				(b)Extension of
			 alternative minimum tax relief for nonrefundable personal creditsSection 26(a)(2) of such Code is
			 amended—
					(1)by striking
			 during 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
			 or 2011 and inserting after 1999 and before 2013,
			 and
					(2)by striking
			 2011 in the heading thereof and inserting
			 2012.
					(c)Adjustment for
			 InflationSection 55(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

						(4)Adjustment for
				inflation
							(A)In
				generalIn the case of any
				taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2011, the dollar amounts for
				2011 in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) for 2011 shall each be
				increased by an amount equal to—
								(i)such dollar
				amount, multiplied by
								(ii)the
				cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar
				year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting calendar year
				2010 for calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B)
				thereof.
								(B)RoundingIf
				any amount in paragraph (1), as increased under subparagraph (A), is not a
				multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of
				$50.
							.
				(d)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2011.
				IVCapital Gains
			 Inflation Relief
			401.Indexing of
			 certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss
				(a)In
			 GeneralPart II of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to basis rules of general application) is
			 amended by redesignating section 1023 as section 1024 and by inserting after
			 section 1022 the following new section:

						1023.Indexing of
				certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss
							(a)General
				rule
								(1)Indexed basis
				substituted for adjusted basisSolely for purposes of determining
				gain or loss on the sale or other disposition by a taxpayer (other than a
				corporation) of an indexed asset which has been held for more than 3 years, the
				indexed basis of the asset shall be substituted for its adjusted basis.
								(2)Exception for
				depreciation, etcThe deductions for depreciation, depletion, and
				amortization shall be determined without regard to the application of paragraph
				(1) to the taxpayer or any other person.
								(3)Written
				documentation requirementParagraph (1) shall apply only with
				respect to indexed assets for which the taxpayer has written documentation of
				the original purchase price paid or incurred by the taxpayer to acquire such
				asset.
								(b)Indexed
				asset
								(1)In
				generalFor purposes of this section, the term indexed
				asset means—
									(A)common stock in a
				C corporation (other than a foreign corporation), or
									(B)tangible
				property,
									which is a
				capital asset or property used in the trade or business (as defined in section
				1231(b)).(2)Stock in certain
				foreign corporations includedFor purposes of this
				section—
									(A)In
				generalThe term indexed asset includes common stock
				in a foreign corporation which is regularly traded on an established securities
				market.
									(B)ExceptionSubparagraph
				(A) shall not apply to—
										(i)stock of a foreign
				investment company,
										(ii)stock in a
				passive foreign investment company (as defined in section 1296),
										(iii)stock in a
				foreign corporation held by a United States person who meets the requirements
				of section 1248(a)(2), and
										(iv)stock in a
				foreign personal holding company.
										(C)Treatment of
				american depository receiptsAn American depository receipt for
				common stock in a foreign corporation shall be treated as common stock in such
				corporation.
									(c)Indexed
				basisFor purposes of this section—
								(1)General
				ruleThe indexed basis for any asset is—
									(A)the adjusted basis
				of the asset, increased by
									(B)the applicable
				inflation adjustment.
									(2)Applicable
				inflation adjustmentThe applicable inflation adjustment for any
				asset is an amount equal to—
									(A)the adjusted basis
				of the asset, multiplied by
									(B)the percentage (if
				any) by which—
										(i)the gross domestic
				product deflator for the last calendar quarter ending before the asset is
				disposed of, exceeds
										(ii)the gross
				domestic product deflator for the last calendar quarter ending before the asset
				was acquired by the taxpayer.
										The
				percentage under subparagraph (B) shall be rounded to the nearest
				1/10 of 1 percentage point.(3)Gross domestic
				product deflatorThe gross domestic product deflator for any
				calendar quarter is the implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product
				for such quarter (as shown in the last revision thereof released by the
				Secretary of Commerce before the close of the following calendar
				quarter).
								(d)Suspension of
				holding period where diminished risk of loss; treatment of short sales
								(1)In
				generalIf the taxpayer (or a related person) enters into any
				transaction which substantially reduces the risk of loss from holding any
				asset, such asset shall not be treated as an indexed asset for the period of
				such reduced risk.
								(2)Short
				sales
									(A)In
				generalIn the case of a short sale of an indexed asset with a
				short sale period in excess of 3 years, for purposes of this title, the amount
				realized shall be an amount equal to the amount realized (determined without
				regard to this paragraph) increased by the applicable inflation adjustment. In
				applying subsection (c)(2) for purposes of the preceding sentence, the date on
				which the property is sold short shall be treated as the date of acquisition
				and the closing date for the sale shall be treated as the date of
				disposition.
									(B)Short sale
				periodFor purposes of subparagraph (A), the short sale period
				begins on the day that the property is sold and ends on the closing date for
				the sale.
									(e)Treatment of
				regulated investment companies and real estate investment trusts
								(1)Adjustments at
				entity level
									(A)In
				generalExcept as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the
				adjustment under subsection (a) shall be allowed to any qualified investment
				entity (including for purposes of determining the earnings and profits of such
				entity).
									(B)Exception for
				corporate shareholdersUnder regulations—
										(i)in
				the case of a distribution by a qualified investment entity (directly or
				indirectly) to a corporation—
											(I)the determination
				of whether such distribution is a dividend shall be made without regard to this
				section, and
											(II)the amount
				treated as gain by reason of the receipt of any capital gain dividend shall be
				increased by the percentage by which the entity’s net capital gain for the
				taxable year (determined without regard to this section) exceeds the entity’s
				net capital gain for such year determined with regard to this section,
				and
											(ii)there shall be
				other appropriate adjustments (including deemed distributions) so as to ensure
				that the benefits of this section are not allowed (directly or indirectly) to
				corporate shareholders of qualified investment entities.
										For
				purposes of the preceding sentence, any amount includible in gross income under
				section 852(b)(3)(D) shall be treated as a capital gain dividend and an S
				corporation shall not be treated as a corporation.(C)Exception for
				qualification purposesThis section shall not apply for purposes
				of sections 851(b) and 856(c).
									(D)Exception for
				certain taxes imposed at entity level
										(i)Tax on failure
				to distribute entire gainIf any amount is subject to tax under
				section 852(b)(3)(A) for any taxable year, the amount on which tax is imposed
				under such section shall be increased by the percentage determined under
				subparagraph (B)(i)(II). A similar rule shall apply in the case of any amount
				subject to tax under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 857(b) to the extent
				attributable to the excess of the net capital gain over the deduction for
				dividends paid determined with reference to capital gain dividends only. The
				first sentence of this clause shall not apply to so much of the amount subject
				to tax under section 852(b)(3)(A) as is designated by the company under section
				852(b)(3)(D).
										(ii)Other
				taxesThis section shall not apply for purposes of determining
				the amount of any tax imposed by paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of section
				857(b).
										(2)Adjustments to
				interests held in entity
									(A)Regulated
				investment companiesStock in a regulated investment company
				(within the meaning of section 851) shall be an indexed asset for any calendar
				quarter in the same ratio as—
										(i)the average of the
				fair market values of the indexed assets held by such company at the close of
				each month during such quarter, bears to
										(ii)the average of
				the fair market values of all assets held by such company at the close of each
				such month.
										(B)Real estate
				investment trustsStock in a real estate investment trust (within
				the meaning of section 856) shall be an indexed asset for any calendar quarter
				in the same ratio as—
										(i)the fair market
				value of the indexed assets held by such trust at the close of such quarter,
				bears to
										(ii)the fair market
				value of all assets held by such trust at the close of such quarter.
										(C)Ratio of 80
				percent or moreIf the ratio for any calendar quarter determined
				under subparagraph (A) or (B) would (but for this subparagraph) be 80 percent
				or more, such ratio for such quarter shall be 100 percent.
									(D)Ratio of 20
				percent or lessIf the ratio for any calendar quarter determined
				under subparagraph (A) or (B) would (but for this subparagraph) be 20 percent
				or less, such ratio for such quarter shall be zero.
									(E)Look-thru of
				partnershipsFor purposes of this paragraph, a qualified
				investment entity which holds a partnership interest shall be treated (in lieu
				of holding a partnership interest) as holding its proportionate share of the
				assets held by the partnership.
									(3)Treatment of
				return of capital distributionsExcept as otherwise provided by
				the Secretary, a distribution with respect to stock in a qualified investment
				entity which is not a dividend and which results in a reduction in the adjusted
				basis of such stock shall be treated as allocable to stock acquired by the
				taxpayer in the order in which such stock was acquired.
								(4)Qualified
				investment entityFor purposes of this subsection, the term
				qualified investment entity means—
									(A)a regulated
				investment company (within the meaning of section 851), and
									(B)a real estate
				investment trust (within the meaning of section 856).
									(f)Other pass-Thru
				entities
								(1)Partnerships
									(A)In
				generalIn the case of a partnership, the adjustment made under
				subsection (a) at the partnership level shall be passed through to the
				partners.
									(B)Special rule in
				the case of section 754 electionsIn the case of a transfer of an
				interest in a partnership with respect to which the election provided in
				section 754 is in effect—
										(i)the adjustment
				under section 743(b)(1) shall, with respect to the transferor partner, be
				treated as a sale of the partnership assets for purposes of applying this
				section, and
										(ii)with respect to
				the transferee partner, the partnership’s holding period for purposes of this
				section in such assets shall be treated as beginning on the date of such
				adjustment.
										(2)S
				corporationsIn the case of an S corporation, the adjustment made
				under subsection (a) at the corporate level shall be passed through to the
				shareholders. This section shall not apply for purposes of determining the
				amount of any tax imposed by section 1374 or 1375.
								(3)Common trust
				fundsIn the case of a common trust fund, the adjustment made
				under subsection (a) at the trust level shall be passed through to the
				participants.
								(4)Indexing
				adjustment disregarded in determining loss on sale of interest in
				entityNotwithstanding the preceding provisions of this
				subsection, for purposes of determining the amount of any loss on a sale or
				exchange of an interest in a partnership, S corporation, or common trust fund,
				the adjustment made under subsection (a) shall not be taken into account in
				determining the adjusted basis of such interest.
								(g)Dispositions
				between related persons
								(1)In
				generalThis section shall not apply to any sale or other
				disposition of property between related persons except to the extent that the
				basis of such property in the hands of the transferee is a substituted
				basis.
								(2)Related persons
				definedFor purposes of this section, the term related
				persons means—
									(A)persons bearing a
				relationship set forth in section 267(b), and
									(B)persons treated as
				single employer under subsection (b) or (c) of section 414.
									(h)Transfers To
				increase indexing adjustmentIf any person transfers cash, debt,
				or any other property to another person and the principal purpose of such
				transfer is to secure or increase an adjustment under subsection (a), the
				Secretary may disallow part or all of such adjustment or increase.
							(i)Special
				rulesFor purposes of this section—
								(1)Treatment of
				improvements, etcIf there is an addition to the adjusted basis
				of any tangible property or of any stock in a corporation during the taxable
				year by reason of an improvement to such property or a contribution to capital
				of such corporation—
									(A)such addition
				shall never be taken into account under subsection (c)(1)(A) if the aggregate
				amount thereof during the taxable year with respect to such property or stock
				is less than $1,000, and
									(B)such addition
				shall be treated as a separate asset acquired at the close of such taxable year
				if the aggregate amount thereof during the taxable year with respect to such
				property or stock is $1,000 or more.
									A rule
				similar to the rule of the preceding sentence shall apply to any other portion
				of an asset to the extent that separate treatment of such portion is
				appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2)Assets which are
				not indexed assets throughout holding periodThe applicable
				inflation adjustment shall be appropriately reduced for periods during which
				the asset was not an indexed asset.
								(3)Treatment of
				certain distributionsA distribution with respect to stock in a
				corporation which is not a dividend shall be treated as a disposition.
								(4)Section cannot
				increase ordinary lossTo the extent that (but for this
				paragraph) this section would create or increase a net ordinary loss to which
				section 1231(a)(2) applies or an ordinary loss to which any other provision of
				this title applies, such provision shall not apply. The taxpayer shall be
				treated as having a long-term capital loss in an amount equal to the amount of
				the ordinary loss to which the preceding sentence applies.
								(5)Acquisition date
				where there has been prior application of subsection
				(a)(1) with respect to the
				taxpayerIf there has been a prior application of subsection
				(a)(1) to an asset while such asset was held by the taxpayer, the date of
				acquisition of such asset by the taxpayer shall be treated as not earlier than
				the date of the most recent such prior application.
								(j)RegulationsThe
				Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate
				to carry out the purposes of this
				section.
							.
				(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections for part II of subchapter O of
			 chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 1023
			 and by inserting after the item relating to section 1022 the following new
			 item:

							Sec. 1023. Indexing of certain assets for
				purposes of determining gain or loss.
							Sec. 1024. Cross
				references.

						.
				(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to indexed
			 assets acquired by the taxpayer after December 31, 2012, in taxable years
			 ending after such date.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4684
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 25, 2012
			Mr. Costa introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on
		  Fluopyram.

		1.Fluopyram
			(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:

								9902.01.00N-{2-[3-Chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluoro-o-toluamide
						(Fluopyram) (CAS No. 658066–35–4) (provided for in subheading
						2933.39.21)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015

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


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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 871IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 5, 2021Mrs. Fletcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a temporary increase in FMAP for medical assistance under State Medicaid plans which begin to expend amounts for newly eligible mandatory individuals.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Expand Medicaid Now Act. 2.Temporary increase in FMAP for medical assistance under State Medicaid plans which begin to expend amounts for newly eligible mandatory individualsSection 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended—(1)in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking and (ff) and inserting (ff), and (hh); and(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection: (hh)Temporary increase in FMAP for medical assistance under State Medicaid plans which begin to expend amounts for all newly eligible mandatory individuals(1)In generalSubject to paragraph (2), for the 8-quarter period beginning with the first calendar quarter during which a qualifying State (as defined in paragraph (4)) expends amounts for all newly eligible individuals described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) under the State plan (or waiver of such plan), the Federal medical assistance percentage determined under subsection (b) for such State shall be increased by 5 percentage points.(2)ExceptionIn the case of a State that ceases to provide medical assistance to any newly eligible individual under the State plan (or waiver of such plan) during a quarter occurring during the period described in paragraph (1), the increase described in such paragraph shall not apply with respect to such State and such quarter (or any succeeding quarter).(3)Special application rulesAny increase described in paragraph (1)—(A)shall not apply with respect to disproportionate share hospital payments described in section 1923;(B)shall not be taken into account in calculating the enhanced FMAP of a State under section 2105; and(C)shall not be taken into account for purposes of part A, D, or E of title IV.(4)DefinitionFor purposes of this subsection, the term qualifying State means a State which has not expended amounts for all newly eligible individuals described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) before the date of the enactment of this subsection..


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 37
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 23, 2007
			Mr. Domenici (for
			 himself, Mr. Craig,
			 Mr. Burr, Mr.
			 Crapo, Mr. DeMint,
			 Mr. Graham, Mr.
			 Hagel, Mr. Thomas,
			 Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Bunning, and Mr.
			 Martinez) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
			 referred to the Committee on Energy and
			 Natural Resources

		A BILL
		To enhance the management and disposal of spent nuclear
		  fuel and high-level radioactive waste, to assure protection of public health
		  and safety, to ensure the territorial integrity and security of the repository
		  at Yucca Mountain, and for other purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Nuclear Waste Access to Yucca
			 Act.
		2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)DisposalThe
			 term disposal has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the
			 Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
			(2)High-level
			 radioactive wasteThe term high-level radioactive
			 waste has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste
			 Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
			(3)ProjectThe
			 term Project means the Yucca Mountain Project.
			(4)RepositoryThe
			 term repository has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the
			 Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
			(5)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
			(6)Spent nuclear
			 fuelThe term spent nuclear fuel has the meaning
			 given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C.
			 10101).
			(7)Yucca Mountain
			 siteThe term Yucca Mountain site has the meaning
			 given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C.
			 10101).
			3.Withdrawal of
			 land
			(a)Land
			 withdrawal; jurisdiction; reservation; acquisition
				(1)Land
			 withdrawalSubject to valid existing rights, and except as
			 otherwise provided in this Act, the land described in subsection (b) is
			 withdrawn permanently from any form of entry, appropriation, or disposal under
			 the public land laws, including, without limitation—
					(A)the mineral
			 leasing laws;
					(B)the geothermal
			 leasing laws;
					(C)materials sales
			 laws; and
					(D)the mining
			 laws.
					(2)JurisdictionAs
			 of the date of enactment of this Act, any land described in subsection (b) that
			 is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Air Force or the Secretary of
			 the Interior shall be—
					(A)transferred to
			 the Secretary; and
					(B)under the
			 jurisdiction of the Secretary.
					(3)ReservationThe
			 land described in subsection (b) is reserved for use by the Secretary for
			 activities associated with the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and
			 spent nuclear fuel under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101
			 et seq.), including—
					(A)development;
					(B)preconstruction
			 testing and performance confirmation;
					(C)licensing;
					(D)construction;
					(E)management and
			 operation;
					(F)monitoring;
					(G)closure and
			 post-closure; and
					(H)other such
			 activities associated with the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and
			 spent nuclear fuel under the Nuclear Waste
			 Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et
			 seq.).
					(b)Land
			 description
				(1)BoundariesThe
			 land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 147,000 acres of land
			 located in Nye County, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map relating to the
			 Project, numbered YMP–03–024.2, entitled Proposed Land
			 Withdrawal, and dated July 21, 2005.
				(2)Legal
			 description and map
					(A)In
			 generalAs soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall—
						(i)publish in the
			 Federal Register a notice containing a legal description of the land described
			 in this subsection; and
						(ii)provide to
			 Congress, the Governor of the State of Nevada, and the Archivist of the United
			 States—
							(I)a copy of the map
			 referred to in paragraph (1); and
							(II)the legal
			 description of the land.
							(B)Treatment
						(i)In
			 generalThe map and legal description referred to in subparagraph
			 (A) shall have the same force and effect as if the map and legal description
			 were included in this Act.
						(ii)Technical
			 correctionsThe Secretary of the Interior may correct any
			 clerical or typographical error in the map and legal description referred to in
			 subparagraph (A).
						(c)Revocations
				(1)Public land
			 orderPublic Land Order 6802, dated September 25, 1990 (as
			 extended by Public Land Order 7534), and any condition or memorandum of
			 understanding accompanying the land order (as so extended), is revoked.
				(2)Right of
			 wayThe rights-of-way reservations relating to the Project,
			 numbered N–48602 and N–47748 and dated January 5, 2001, are revoked.
				(d)Management of
			 withdrawn land
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the
			 Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall manage the
			 land withdrawn under subsection (a)(1) in accordance with—
					(A)the Federal Land
			 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
					(B)this Act;
			 and
					(C)other applicable
			 laws.
					(2)Management
			 plan
					(A)DevelopmentNot
			 later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
			 consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the
			 Interior, as appropriate, shall develop and submit to Congress and the State of
			 Nevada a management plan for the use of the land withdrawn under subsection
			 (a)(1).
					(B)PrioritySubject
			 to subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), use of the land withdrawn under subsection
			 (a)(1) for an activity not relating to the Project shall be subject to such
			 conditions and restrictions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate to
			 facilitate activities relating to the Project.
					(C)Air Force
			 useThe management plan may provide for the continued use by the
			 Department of the Air Force of the portion of the land withdrawn under
			 subsection (a)(1) located within the Nellis Air Force base test and training
			 range under such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the Secretary and
			 the Secretary of the Air Force.
					(D)Nevada Test
			 Site useThe management plan may provide for the continued use by
			 the National Nuclear Security Administration of the portion of the land
			 withdrawn under subsection (a)(1) located within the Nevada test site of the
			 Administration under such conditions as the Secretary considers to be necessary
			 to minimize any effect on activities relating to the Project or other
			 activities of the Administration.
					(E)Other
			 uses
						(i)In
			 generalThe management plan shall include provisions—
							(I)relating to the
			 maintenance of wildlife habitat on the land withdrawn under subsection (a)(1);
			 and
							(II)under which the
			 Secretary may permit any use not relating to the Project, as the Secretary
			 considers to be appropriate, in accordance with the requirements under clause
			 (ii).
							(ii)Requirements
							(I)GrazingThe
			 Secretary may permit any grazing use to continue on the land withdrawn under
			 subsection (a)(1) if the grazing use was established before the date of
			 enactment of this Act, subject to such regulations, policies, and practices as
			 the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, determines
			 to be appropriate, and in accordance with applicable grazing laws and policies,
			 including—
								(aa)the
			 Act of June 28, 1934 (commonly known as the Taylor Grazing Act)
			 (43 U.S.C.
			 315 et seq.);
								(bb)title IV of the
			 Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and
								(cc)the
			 Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).
								(II)Hunting and
			 trappingThe Secretary may permit any hunting or trapping use to
			 continue on the land withdrawn under subsection (a)(1) if the hunting or
			 trapping use was established before the date of enactment of this Act, at such
			 time and in such zones as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
			 the Interior and the State of Nevada, may establish, taking into consideration
			 public safety, national security, administration, and public use and enjoyment
			 of the land.
							(F)Public
			 access
						(i)In
			 generalThe management plan may provide for limited public access
			 to the portion of the land withdrawn under subsection (a)(1) that was under the
			 control of the Bureau of Land Management on the day before the date of
			 enactment of this Act.
						(ii)Specific
			 usesThe management plan may permit public uses of the land
			 relating to the Nye County Early Warning Drilling Program, utility corridors,
			 and other uses the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the
			 Interior, considers to be consistent with the purposes of the withdrawal under
			 subsection (a)(1).
						(3)Mining
					(A)In
			 generalSurface and subsurface mining and oil and gas production,
			 including slant drilling from outside the boundaries of the land withdrawn
			 under subsection (a)(1), shall be prohibited at any time on or under the
			 land.
					(B)Evaluation of
			 claimsThe Secretary of the Interior shall evaluate and
			 adjudicate the validity of any mining claim relating to any portion of the land
			 withdrawn under subsection (a)(1) that was under the control of the Bureau of
			 Land Management on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
					(C)CompensationThe
			 Secretary shall provide just compensation for the acquisition of any valid
			 property right relating to mining pursuant to the withdrawal under subsection
			 (a)(1).
					(4)ClosuresIf
			 the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force and the
			 Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, determines that the health and
			 safety of the public or the national defense and security require the closure
			 of a road, trail, or other portion of the land withdrawn under subsection
			 (a)(1) (including the airspace above the land), the Secretary—
					(A)may close the
			 road, trail, or portion of land (including airspace); and
					(B)shall provide to
			 the public a notice of the closure.
					(5)ImplementationThe
			 Secretary and the Secretary of the Air Force or the Secretary of the Interior,
			 as appropriate, shall implement the management plan developed under paragraph
			 (2) under such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the
			 Secretaries.
				4.Receipt and
			 storage facilitiesSection
			 114(b) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10134(b)) is
			 amended—
			(1)by striking
			 If the President and inserting the following:

					(1)In
				generalIf the President
					;
				and
			(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

					(2)Application for
				receipt and storage facilities
						(A)In
				generalIn conjunction with the submission of an application for
				a construction authorization under this subsection, the Secretary shall apply
				to the Commission for a license in accordance with part 72 of title 10, Code of
				Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to construct and operate
				facilities to receive and store spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
				waste at the Yucca Mountain site.
						(B)Deadline for
				final decision by CommissionThe Commission shall issue a final
				decision approving or disapproving the issuance of the license not later than
				18 months after the date of submission of the application to the
				Commission.
						.
			5.Repeal of
			 capacity limitationSection
			 114(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10134(d)) is amended
			 by striking the second and third sentences.
		6.Infrastructure
			 activitiesSection 114 of the
			 Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10134) is amended by adding at the
			 end the following:

				(g)Infrastructure
				activities
					(1)Construction of
				connected facilitiesAt any time after the completion by the
				Secretary of a final environmental impact statement that evaluates the
				activities to be performed under this subsection, the Secretary may commence
				the following activities in connection with any activity or facility licensed
				or to be licensed by the Commission at the Yucca Mountain site:
						(A)Preparation of
				the site for construction of the facility (including such activities as
				clearing, grading, and construction of temporary access roads and borrow
				areas).
						(B)Installation of
				temporary construction support facilities (including such items as warehouse
				and shop facilities, utilities, concrete mixing plants, docking and unloading
				facilities, and construction support buildings).
						(C)Excavation for
				facility structures.
						(D)Construction of
				service facilities (including such facilities as roadways, paving, railroad
				spurs, fencing, exterior utility and lighting systems, transmission lines, and
				sanitary sewerage treatment facilities).
						(E)Construction of
				structures, systems, and components that do not prevent or mitigate the
				consequences of possible accidents that could cause undue risk to the health
				and safety of the public.
						(F)Installation of
				structural foundations (including any necessary subsurface preparation) for
				structures, systems, and components that prevent or mitigate the consequences
				of possible accidents that could cause undue risk to the health and safety of
				the public.
						(2)Authorization
				to receive and store
						(A)DefinitionsIn
				this paragraph:
							(i)Defense
				wasteThe term defense waste means high-level
				radioactive waste, and spent nuclear fuel, that results from an atomic energy
				defense activity.
							(ii)Legacy spent
				nuclear fuelThe term legacy spent nuclear fuel
				means spent nuclear fuel—
								(I)that is subject
				to a contract entered into pursuant to section 302; and
								(II)for which the
				Secretary determines that there is not at the time of the determination, and
				will not be within a reasonable time after the determination, sufficient
				domestic capacity available to recycle the spent nuclear fuel.
								(B)Authorization
				for defense wasteAt any time after the issuance of a license for
				receipt and storage facilities under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may
				transport defense waste to receipt and storage facilities at the Yucca Mountain
				site.
						(C)Authorization for legacy spent nuclear
				fuelAt any time after the issuance of a construction
				authorization under subsection (d) and the issuance of a license for receipt
				and storage facilities under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may receive and
				store legacy spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at the Yucca
				Mountain
				site.
						.
		7.Rail
			 line
			(a)Construction of
			 rail lineThe Secretary shall
			 acquire rights-of-way within the corridor designated in subsection (b) in
			 accordance with this section, and shall construct and operate, or cause to be
			 constructed and operated, a railroad and such facilities as are required to
			 transport spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from existing
			 rail systems to the site of surface facilities within the geologic repository
			 operations area for the receipt, handling, packaging, and storage of spent
			 nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste prior to emplacement.
			(b)Acquisition and
			 withdrawal of land
				(1)Route
			 designation and acquisition
					(A)Rights-of-way
			 and facilitiesThe Secretary shall acquire such rights-of-way and
			 develop such facilities within the corridor referred to as X on
			 the map dated ___ and on file with the
			 Secretary as are necessary to carry out subsection (a).
					(B)RecommendationsThe
			 Secretary shall consider specific alignment proposals for the route for the
			 corridor made by the State of Nevada and the units of local government within
			 whose jurisdiction the route is proposed to pass.
					(C)Notice and
			 descriptionNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment
			 of this section, the Secretary shall—
						(i)publish in the
			 Federal Register a notice containing a legal description of the corridor;
			 and
						(ii)file copies of
			 the map referred to in paragraph (1) and the legal description of the corridor
			 with—
							(I)Congress;
							(II)the Secretary of
			 the Interior;
							(III)the Governor of
			 the State of Nevada;
							(IV)the Board of
			 County Commissioners of Lincoln County, Nevada;
							(V)the Board of
			 County Commissioners of Nye County, Nevada; and
							(VI)the Archivist of
			 the United States.
							(D)Administration
						(i)EffectThe
			 map and legal description referred to in subparagraph (C) shall have the same
			 force and effect as if the map and legal description were included in this
			 Act.
						(ii)CorrectionsThe
			 Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal
			 description and make minor adjustments in the boundaries of the
			 corridor.
						(2)Withdrawal and
			 reservation
					(A)Public
			 landSubject to valid existing rights, the public land depicted
			 on the map referred to in paragraph (1)(C) is withdrawn from all forms of
			 entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws, including the
			 mineral leasing laws, the geothermal laws, the material sale laws, and the
			 mining laws.
					(B)Administrative
			 jurisdictionAdministrative jurisdiction over the land is
			 transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary.
					(C)ReservationThe
			 land is reserved for the use of the Secretary for the construction and
			 operation of transportation facilities and associated activities under title I
			 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10121 et seq.)
					(D)Memorandum of
			 understandingThe Secretary may also enter into a memorandum of
			 understanding with the head of any other agency having administrative
			 jurisdiction over other Federal land used for purposes of the corridor referred
			 to in paragraph (1)(A).
					(c)Environmental
			 impact
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall comply with all applicable
			 requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
			 4321 et seq.) with respect to activities carried out under this section.
				(2)Consideration
			 of potential impactsTo the extent a Federal agency is required
			 to consider the potential environmental impact of an activity carried out under
			 this section, the Federal agency shall adopt, to the maximum extent
			 practicable, an environmental impact statement prepared under this
			 section.
				(3)Effect of
			 adoption of statementThe adoption by a Federal agency of an
			 environmental impact statement under paragraph (2) shall be considered to
			 satisfy the responsibilities of the Federal agency under the National
			 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and no further
			 consideration under that Act shall be required by the Federal agency.
				8.New plant
			 contractsSection 302(a) of
			 the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(a)) is amended by
			 striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:

				(5)Required
				provisions
					(A)In
				generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (B), any contract
				entered into under this section shall provide that—
						(i)following
				issuance of a license to construct and operate facilities to receive and store
				spent nuclear fuel at the Yucca Mountain site, the Secretary shall take title
				to the high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel involved as
				expeditiously as practicable upon the request of the generator or owner of such
				waste or spent fuel; and
						(ii)in return for
				the payment of fees established by this section, the Secretary, beginning not
				later than January 31, 1998, shall dispose of the high-level radioactive waste
				or spent nuclear fuel involved as provided in this subtitle.
						(B)ExceptionNotwithstanding
				subparagraph (A), with respect to a nuclear power facility for which a license
				application is filed with the Commission after January 1, 2008, under section
				103 or 104 of the Atomic Energy Act of
				1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133, 2134), a contract entered into under this
				section shall—
						(i)except as
				provided in clause (ii) and any terms and conditions relating to spent nuclear
				fuel generated before the date of enactment of the Nuclear Fuel Management and
				Disposal Act, be consistent with the terms and conditions of the contract
				entitled Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level
				Radioactive Waste that is included in section 961.11 of title 10 of the
				Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the
				Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act);
						(ii)provide for the
				taking of title to, and removal of, high-level waste or spent nuclear fuel
				beginning not later than 30 years after the date on which the nuclear power
				facility begins commercial operations; and
						(iii)be entered into
				not later than 60 days after the date on which the license application is
				docketed by the
				Commission.
						.
		9.Nuclear Waste
			 Fund
			(a)Budget Act
			 AllocationsEffective for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year
			 thereafter, funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund established under
			 section 302 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222) shall not
			 be subject to—
				(1)the allocations
			 for discretionary spending under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act
			 of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)); or
				(2)the
			 suballocations of appropriations committees under section 302(b) of that
			 Act.
				(b)Fund
			 usesSection 302(d)(4) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
			 (42 U.S.C. 10222(d)(4)) is amended by striking with and all that
			 follows through storage site and inserting with surface
			 facilities within the geologic repository operations area (including surface
			 facilities for the receipt, handling, packaging, and storage of spent nuclear
			 fuel and high-level radioactive waste prior to emplacement, or transportation
			 to the repository of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste to
			 surface facilities for the receipt, handling, packaging, and storage of spent
			 nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste prior to emplacement and the
			 transportation, treating, or packaging of spent nuclear fuel or high-level
			 radioactive waste to be disposed of in the repository, to be stored in a
			 monitored retrievable storage site),.
			10.Waste
			 confidenceFor purposes of a
			 determination by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on whether to grant or amend
			 any license to operate any civilian nuclear power reactor or high-level
			 radioactive waste or spent fuel storage or treatment facility under the
			 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
			 2011 et seq.), the provisions of this Act (including the amendments made by
			 this Act) and the obligation of the Secretary to develop a repository in
			 accordance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of
			 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), shall provide sufficient and
			 independent grounds for any further findings by the Nuclear Regulatory
			 Commission of reasonable assurances that spent nuclear fuel and high-level
			 radioactive waste would be disposed of safely and in a timely manner.


		III
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 386
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			December 22, 2009
			Mr. Kaufman (for
			 himself, Mr. Lieberman,
			 Mr. McCain, Mr.
			 Dodd, Mr. Kyl,
			 Mr. Casey, Mr.
			 Graham, Mr. Levin,
			 Mr. Brownback, and
			 Mr. Hatch) submitted the following
			 resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION
		Condemning the Government of Iran for
		  restricting and suppressing freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of
		  expression, and freedom of assembly, and for its human rights abuses, and for
		  other purposes.

		Whereas hundreds of thousands of Iranian citizens have
			 engaged in peaceful protest since the June 12, 2009, presidential election in
			 Iran;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has responded to these
			 protests with a concerted campaign of intimidation, repression, and violence,
			 including human rights abuses against Iranian citizens;
		Whereas there have been numerous allegations of torture,
			 rape, imprisonment, and violence perpetrated against Iranian citizens by the
			 Government of Iran since the June 12 elections;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has sought to restrict and
			 suppress the legitimate right of the people of Iran to exercise freedom of
			 speech, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, and freedom of the
			 press;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has monitored, controlled,
			 and censored access to the Internet, and has conducted a campaign of harassment
			 and intimidation through the electronic media;
		Whereas Freedom House assesses Internet and digital media
			 in Iran as Not Free, and characterizes the Government of Iran as
			 wielding one of the world’s most sophisticated apparatuses for
			 controlling the internet and other digital technologies;
		Whereas the Government of Iran is engaged in a range of
			 activities that interfere with, or infringe upon, the right of the people of
			 Iran to access accurate, independent news and information;
		Whereas, according to Amnesty International, the
			 Government of Iran has banned several newspapers, including Farhang-e Ashti,
			 Arman-e Ravabet-e Omomi, Tahlil-e Rooz, and Sarmayeh;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has harassed, arrested,
			 detained, imprisoned, and assaulted numerous Iranian and foreign journalists,
			 publishers, editors, photographers, cameramen, and bloggers;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has prohibited Iranian and
			 non-Iranian news services from distributing reports in Farsi;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has revoked and temporarily
			 suspended the accreditation of foreign journalists to report on current events
			 and news developments in Iran;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has interrupted short
			 message service (SMS), preventing text message communications and blocking
			 Internet sites that utilize such services;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has partially jammed
			 shortwave and medium wave transmissions of Radio Farda, the Persian language
			 service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has intermittently jammed
			 satellite broadcasts by Radio Farda, the Voice of America’s Persian News
			 Network (PNN), the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and other
			 non-Iranian government news services;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has blocked Web sites and
			 blogs, including social networking, content-sharing, and blogging sites, such
			 as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Orkut, Blogger, and Persianblog;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has targeted, blocked, and
			 limited Internet connections and mobile network access to thwart communication
			 in advance of planned demonstrations, and has seized mobile phones that were
			 used to film or document the demonstrations;
		Whereas the Government of Iran has monitored online
			 activities of Iranians and threatened them and their families with punitive
			 action, including citizens of Iran and Iranian-Americans living in the United
			 States and elsewhere overseas;
		Whereas, in November 2009, the police forces of the
			 Government of Iran formed a special unit to monitor websites and
			 Internet crimes, including political offenses;
		Whereas the Victims of Iranian Censorship Act (subtitle D
			 of title XII of Public Law 111–84), which was signed into law on October 28,
			 2009, stipulates that it shall be the policy of the United States to
			 encourage the development of technologies, including Internet Web sites, that
			 facilitate the efforts of the Iranian people to gain access to and share
			 accurate information and exercise freedom of speech, freedom of expressions,
			 freedom of assembly, and freedom of the press, through the Internet or other
			 electronic media;
		Whereas on December 10, 2009, President Barack Obama
			 affirmed in his statement accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, “We will bear
			 witness to the quiet dignity of reformers…to the hundreds of thousands who have
			 marched silently through the streets of Iran. It is telling that the leaders of
			 these governments fear the aspirations of their own people more than the power
			 of any other nation. And it is the responsibility of all free people and free
			 nations to make clear to these movements that hope and history are on their
			 side.”
		Whereas, on December 18, 2009, the United Nations General
			 Assembly passed a resolution calling on the Government of Iran to respect its
			 human rights obligations, including its obligations under its own constitution
			 as well as those of international human rights law; and
		Whereas, on December 18, 2009, the Department of State
			 issued a statement welcoming the passage of the United Nations resolution which
			 stated, The resolution, first adopted last month by the UN Third
			 Committee, expresses deep concern over the brutal response of Iranian
			 authorities to peaceful demonstrations in the wake of the June 12
			 election…Those in Iran who are trying to exercise their universal rights should
			 know that their voices are being heard.: Now, therefore, be it

		That the Senate—
			(1)supports the
			 right of the people of Iran to peacefully express their voices, opinions, and
			 aspirations, despite intimidation, repression, and violence;
			(2)condemns the
			 human rights abuses committed by the Government of Iran against Iranian
			 citizens;
			(3)condemns the
			 efforts of the Government of Iran to restrict and suppress freedom of the
			 press, freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of
			 assembly;
			(4)condemns online
			 censorship, monitoring, intimidation, and harassment conducted by the
			 Government of Iran, including threats against citizens of Iran and
			 Iranian-Americans living in the United States;
			(5)condemns an
			 atmosphere of impunity in Iran for those who employ censorship, intimidation,
			 harassment, or violence to restrict and suppress freedom of speech, freedom of
			 expression, freedom of assembly, and freedom of the press;
			(6)condemns the
			 Government of Iran for violating the International Covenant on Civil and
			 Political Rights, done at New York December 16, 1966, and entered into force
			 March 23, 1976, which has been ratified by Iran and states, Everyone
			 shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom
			 to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of
			 frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or
			 through any other media of his choice.;
			(7)welcomes the
			 decision made by the Department of State on December 15, 2009, to foster and
			 support the free flow of information to Iranian citizens by recommending that
			 the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issue
			 a general license that would authorize downloads of free mass market software
			 to Iran necessary for the exchange of personal communications or sharing of
			 information or both over the Internet as deemed essential to the
			 national interest of the United States; and
			(8)urges the
			 implementation of the Victims of Iranian Censorship Act (subtitle D of title
			 XII of Public Law 111–84).