113 S683 IS: Border Security Results Act of 2013
U.S. Senate
2013-04-09
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		II
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 683
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 9, 2013
			Mr. Cornyn introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Homeland Security and
			 Governmental Affairs

		A BILL
		To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop
		  a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the
		  international borders of the United States, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Border Security Results Act of
			 2013.
		2.Reports on
			 current border security statusNot later than 60 days after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland
			 Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that
			 assesses and describes, as of such date, the state of operational control of
			 the international borders of the United States.
		3.Strategy To
			 achieve operational control of the border
			(a)Strategy To
			 secure the borderNot later than 120 days after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the
			 appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining and
			 maintaining operational control of all sectors of the international borders of
			 the United States by the date that is not later than two years after the date
			 of the submission of the implementation plan required under subsection (b). The
			 strategy shall include, at a minimum, a consideration of the following:
				(1)An assessment of
			 principal border security threats.
				(2)Efforts to
			 analyze and disseminate border security and border threat information between
			 Department of Homeland Security border security components.
				(3)Efforts to increase situational
			 awareness.
				(4)A comprehensive
			 border security technology plan for detection technology capabilities,
			 including a documented justification and rationale for technology choices,
			 deployment locations, fixed versus mobile assets, and a timetable for
			 procurement and deployment.
				(5)Surveillance
			 capabilities developed or utilized by the Department of Defense, including any
			 technology determined to be excess by the Department of Defense.
				(6)Use of manned
			 aircraft and unmanned aerial systems, including the camera and sensor
			 technology deployed on such assets.
				(7)Technology
			 required to enhance security at ports of entry, including the installation of
			 nonintrusive detection equipment, radiation portal monitors, biometric
			 technology, and other sensors and technology that the Secretary determines
			 necessary.
				(8)Operational
			 coordination of Department of Homeland Security border security
			 components.
				(9)Cooperative
			 agreements with State, local, tribal, and other Federal law enforcement
			 agencies that have jurisdiction on the northern border, southern border, and in
			 the maritime environment.
				(10)Agreements with
			 foreign governments that support the border security efforts of the United
			 States.
				(11)Staffing
			 requirements for all border security functions.
				(12)Resources and
			 other measures necessary to achieve a 50-percent reduction in the average wait
			 times of commercial and passenger vehicles at international land ports of entry
			 along the international borders of the United States.
				(13)Metrics required
			 under subsections (e), (f), and (g).
				(b)Implementation
			 planNot later than 60 days after the submission of the strategy
			 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the
			 appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan for each of the
			 Department of Homeland Security border security components to carry out such
			 strategy.
			(c)Situational
			 awarenessNot later than two years after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall achieve
			 situational awareness of the international borders of the United States.
			(d)Periodic
			 updatesNot later than 180
			 days after the submission of each Quadrennial Homeland Security Review required
			 under section 707 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 347) beginning
			 with the first such Review that is due after the implementation plan is
			 submitted under subsection (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
			 to the appropriate congressional committees an updated—
				(1)strategy under
			 subsection (a); and
				(2)implementation
			 plan under subsection (b).
				(e)Metrics for
			 securing the border between ports of entryNot later than 90 days
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
			 shall implement metrics to measure the effectiveness of security between ports
			 of entry, which shall include, at a minimum, the following:
				(1)An effectiveness
			 rate which measures the number of illegal border crossers who are turned back,
			 and the amount of narcotics seized, against the total estimated number of
			 illegal border crossers and amount of narcotics the Department of Homeland
			 Security’s border security components fail to apprehend or seize, as the case
			 may be.
				(2)Estimates, using alternate methodologies,
			 including recidivism and survey data, of total attempted illegal border
			 crossings, the rate of apprehension of attempted illegal border crossings, and
			 the inflow into the United States of illegal border crossers who evade
			 apprehension.
				(3)Estimates of the
			 impacts of the Border Patrol’s Consequence Delivery System on the rate of
			 recidivism of illegal border crossers.
				(4)An understanding
			 of the current level of situational awareness.
				(5)Amount of
			 narcotics seized between ports of entry.
				(f)Metrics for
			 securing the border at ports of entryNot later than 90 days
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
			 shall implement metrics to measure the effectiveness of security at ports of
			 entry, which shall include, at a minimum, the following:
				(1)An effectiveness rate which measures the
			 number of illegal border crossers who are turned back, and the amount of
			 narcotics seized, against the total estimated number of illegal border crossers
			 and amount of narcotics the Department of Homeland Security’s border security
			 components fail to apprehend or seize, as the case may be.
				(2)The number of
			 infractions related to personnel and cargo committed by major violators who are
			 apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at such ports of
			 entry.
				(3)The estimated
			 number of such infractions committed by major violators who are not so
			 apprehended.
				(4)Estimates, using
			 alternate methodologies, including recidivism and survey data, of total
			 attempted illegal border crossings, the rate of apprehension of attempted
			 illegal border crossings, and the inflow into the United States of illegal
			 border crossers who evade apprehension.
				(g)Metrics for
			 securing the maritime borderNot later than 90 days after the
			 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
			 implement metrics to measure the effectiveness of security in the maritime
			 environment, which shall include, at a minimum, the following:
				(1)An effectiveness
			 rate which measures the number of migrants apprehended, the number of migrants
			 turned back, and the amount of narcotics seized, against the total estimated
			 numbers of migrants and amount of narcotics the Department of Homeland
			 Security’s maritime security components fail to apprehend or seize, as the case
			 may be.
				(2)An understanding
			 of the current level of situational awareness.
				(3)A response rate which measures the
			 Department’s ability to respond to known maritime threats by placing assets
			 on-scene, compared to the total number of events with respect to which the
			 Department has known threat information.
				(4)Partnerships with
			 international, State, local, tribal, and other Federal law enforcement
			 agencies.
				(h)Independent
			 assessment by a National Laboratory within the Department of Homeland Security
			 Laboratory NetworkThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall
			 request the head of a national laboratory within the Department of Homeland
			 Security laboratory network with prior expertise in border security to—
				(1)provide an
			 independent assessment of the metrics implemented in accordance with
			 subsections (e), (f), and (g) to ensure each such metric’s suitability and
			 statistical validity; and
				(2)make
			 recommendations for other suitable metrics that may be used to measure the
			 effectiveness of border security.
				(i)Evaluation by
			 the Government Accountability Office
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary of
			 Homeland Security shall make available to the Government Accountability Office
			 the data and methodology used to develop the metrics implemented under
			 subsections (e), (f), and (g) and the independent assessment described under
			 subsection (h).
				(2)ReportNot
			 later than 270 days after receiving the data and methodology described in
			 paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
			 appropriate congressional committees a report on the suitability and
			 statistical validity of such data and methodology.
				(j)Certifications
			 relating to operational control
				(1)By the
			 secretary of homeland securityIf the Secretary of Homeland Security
			 determines that operational control of the international borders of the United
			 States has been achieved, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
			 congressional committees and the Comptroller General of the United States a
			 certification that so attests.
				(2)By the
			 comptroller general
					(A)ReviewThe Comptroller General of the United
			 States shall review the certification of the Secretary of Homeland Security
			 under paragraph (1) to verify if such certification is accurate.
					(B)Verification
			 and submissionIf the Comptroller General of the United States
			 verifies the accuracy of the certification of the Secretary of Homeland
			 Security under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall, not later than 120
			 days after such verification, submit to the appropriate congressional
			 committees a certification that so attests.
					(k)GAO report on
			 border security duplicationNot later than one year after the
			 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
			 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report addressing
			 areas of overlap in responsibilities within the border security functions of
			 the Department of Homeland Security.
			(l)ReportsNot
			 later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
			 thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate
			 congressional committee a report on the following:
				(1)A resource
			 allocation model for current and future year staffing requirements that
			 includes optimal staffing levels at all land, air, and sea ports of entry, and
			 an explanation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection methodology for aligning
			 staffing levels and workload to threats and vulnerabilities across all mission
			 areas.
				(2)Detailed
			 information on the level of manpower available at all land, air, and sea ports
			 of entry and between ports of entry, including the number of canine and
			 agricultural officers assigned to each such port of entry.
				(3)Detailed
			 information that describes the difference between the staffing the model
			 suggests and the actual staffing at each port of entry and between the ports of
			 entry.
				(m)DefinitionsIn
			 this Act:
				(1)Appropriate
			 congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional
			 committees means the Committee on
			 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
			 Committee on Homeland Security and
			 Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
				(2)Major
			 violatorThe term major violator means a person or
			 entity that has engaged in serious criminal activities at any land, air, or sea
			 port of entry, including possession of narcotics, smuggling of prohibited
			 products, human smuggling, weapons possession, use of fraudulent United States
			 documents, or other offenses serious enough to result in arrest.
				(3)Operational
			 controlThe term
			 operational control means a condition in which there is a 90
			 percent probability that illegal border crossers are apprehended and narcotics
			 and other contraband are seized.
				(4)Situational
			 awarenessThe term situational awareness means
			 knowledge and an understanding of current illicit cross-border activity,
			 including cross-border threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking and
			 unlawful crossings along the international borders of the United States and in
			 the maritime environment, and the ability to predict future shifts in such
			 threats and trends.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 950
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 11, 2011
			Mr. Cardin (for himself
			 and Mr. Casey) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Environment and Public
			 Works

		A BILL
		To amend title 23, United States Code, to repeal a
		  prohibition on allowing States to use toll revenues as State matching funds for
		  Appalachian Development Highway projects.

		1.Matching funds for
			 Appalachian Development Highway projectsSection 120(j)(1)(A) of title 23, United
			 States Code, is amended by striking and the Appalachian development
			 highway system program under section 14501 of title 40.


115 HR 5124 IH: Community Action Opioid Response Act of 2018
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-02-27
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5124IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 27, 2018Ms. McCollum (for herself and Mr. Smucker) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the WorkforceA BILLTo require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a community action opioid
			 response grant program.

 1.Short titleThe Act may be cited as the Community Action Opioid Response Act of 2018. 2.Establishment of the community action opioid response grant program (a)Authorization of grant programThe Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Office of Community Services established under section 678 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9912), shall, subject to the subsequent provisions of this section, establish a grant program to enable Community Action Agencies to respond to the needs of communities and low-income families and individuals in crisis resulting from the opioid addiction epidemic.
 (b)GoalsThe goals of the grant program under this section are to expand and support effective community efforts to identify and respond to causes and consequences of opioid misuse and addiction experienced by low-income individuals, families, and communities.
 (c)EligibilityAny Community Action Agency, as defined in subsection (i), is eligible to apply for a grant under this section by submitting an application in such form and manner as specified by the Secretary, in accordance with subsection (g)(1).
 (d)Allowable uses of fundsA grant awarded to a Community Action Agency under this section may be used to support one or more of the following activities, which may be conducted in coordination or partnership with other community organizations:
 (1)Enhanced public education to improve individual and community awareness, with respect to opioid misuse or addiction, including for children and youth.
 (2)Outreach and identification of individuals at risk of or experiencing opioid misuse or addiction, and referral of such individuals to appropriate treatment, recovery, or other resources in the community.
 (3)Direct services to prevent, treat, or recover from opioid addiction. (4)Services to stabilize the education, employment, housing, transportation, or other needs of addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.
 (5)Services to address and mitigate the impact of opioid addiction on children in the household. (6)Support and assistance to children, and their caregivers, who are in foster care or at-risk of placement in foster care because of the opioid addiction of their parents.
 (7)Development of partnerships with entities such as local healthcare providers, substance abuse treatment organizations, schools, child welfare agencies, social service organizations, police departments, prosecutors, courts, prisons, local governments, businesses, and religious institutions, in order to coordinate or expand resources available to addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.
 (8)Training for agency personnel in issues related to opioid addiction, including early identification of at-risk individuals and administration of overdose prevention medications.
				(e)Grant funding limitations
 (1)Amount of grantA grant awarded under this section shall be in an amount that is not more than $1,000,000 per year and not less than $50,000 per year.
 (2)DurationA grant awarded under this section shall be for not more than three years in duration unless otherwise approved by the Secretary based on outcome data or extenuating circumstances.
 (f)ReportingEach Community Action Agency receiving a grant under this section shall submit an annual report to the Secretary detailing goals, interventions, outcomes, and expenditures, with respect to the program of such agency that is funded by such grant, and make each such report so submitted by the Community Action Agency available on the public website of the Community Action Agency. The Secretary shall make each such report public on the public website of the Department of Health and Human Services. For each year of the grant program under this section, the Secretary shall compile all of such reports so submitted to the Secretary for such year and submit to Congress the compilation with an annual summary.
			(g)Expedited grant application, review, and award process
 (1)Application process and criteriaNot later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the application process and criteria for grants under this section. Such criteria shall require each application submitted for a grant under this section to include—
 (A)a description of the objectives of the program and activities to be funded by the grant and how the grant will be used to achieve these objectives, including specific activities and services to be conducted, and specific populations or areas to be served (including targeted subgroups such as incarcerated or homeless individuals);
 (B)a description of innovative approaches to be used and evidence of likely success; (C)a plan for measuring progress in achieving such objectives specified in subparagraph (A), including a strategy to collect data that can be used to measure the project’s effectiveness;
 (D)identification of relevant community or other organizations with which the applicant will coordinate or partner and a description of the proposed coordination or partnership;
 (E)assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the applicant has conducted an assessment of community needs related to opioid misuse and addiction among low-income individuals and families, and that the proposed uses of the grant funds will address unmet needs identified by the assessment;
 (F)assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that funds awarded through the grant will not supplant other programs or resources in the community with similar objectives; and
 (G)assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that evidence-based approaches will be used to the maximum extent practicable.
					(2)Community Action Opioid Response Grant Application Review Panel
 (A)In generalNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a Community Action Opioid Response Grant Application Review Panel of not less than 15 individuals, including not more than 5 employees from the Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal agencies, with expert knowledge of the opioid epidemic, drug treatment, community responses to poverty prevention, child protection, or post-recovery employment and training.
 (B)DutiesSuch review panel shall review and evaluate applications for grants under this section and recommend to the Secretary which of such applications should be awarded a grant under this section.
 (C)Grant selection prioritiesIn reviewing and recommending applications for a grant, such review panel shall consider and give priority to applications that demonstrate one or more of the following:
 (i)Evidence of coordination and partnership with agencies or entities with experience or expertise in addressing opioid-related issues.
 (ii)Evidence of leveraging non-Federal funds or in-kind resources to extend the reach or duration (or both) of the program proposed by the application.
 (iii)Quality of methodology proposed to monitor the outcomes of the program proposed by the application and effectiveness in achieving goals of the program and mitigating the harmful health and socioeconomic impacts of opioid addiction.
 (iv)Evidence of capacity-building and strengthening of community responses to the opioid crisis. (v)Efforts to minimize the trauma and negative impact of foster care on children of addicted individuals.
 (vi)The applicant has a demonstrated knowledge of opioid-related needs in the target community. (vii)Use of innovative or evidence-based approaches to address unmet opioid-related needs, including to promote self-sufficiency and well-being for families with children impacted by opioid addiction.
 (D)FundingThe Secretary may use amounts appropriated to the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay for all expenses associated with the Community Action Opioid Response Grant Application Review Panel.
 (3)Timing for awarding grantsWith respect to a year for which amounts are appropriated to carry out this section pursuant to subsection (h), not later than 120 days after such amounts are made available for such year, the Secretary shall award all such amounts for grants under this section for such year.
				(h)Authorization of appropriations
 (1)In generalThere is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
 (2)Tribal set asideOf the amount appropriated for a year pursuant to paragraph (1) to carry out this section, not more than 7 percent shall be designated for such year for grants to Indian tribes or tribal organizations that receive direct payments under section 677 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9911).
 (i)DefinitionsAs used in this section: (1)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
 (2)Community Action AgencyThe term Community Action Agency has the same meaning given the term eligible entity under section 673(1)(A) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902).


114 HJ 31 IH: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures.
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-02-11
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		IA
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. J. RES. 31
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 11, 2015
			Mr. McNerney introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

		JOINT RESOLUTION
		Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the permissible sources
			 of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures.

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

				 —
 1.The only source of funding to directly or indirectly support or oppose a campaign for election to public office shall be either contributions by individual citizens to the principal campaign committee controlled by the candidate or funds provided under a system of public election financing or voter education established by Congress, the State, or other jurisdiction as appropriate.
 2.The only source of funding that may be used to directly or indirectly support or oppose a ballot measure to amend a State constitution or other initiatives or referenda shall be either contributions made by individuals who are eligible to vote on the measure or funds provided under a system of public election financing or voter education established by the State.
 3.Congress, the States, and local jurisdictions shall establish limits on the amount of contributions individuals may make with respect to a single campaign for election to Federal, State, or local office, respectively, including limits on the amount of contributions an individual who is a candidate for such office may make with respect to the individual’s own campaign, and the States and local jurisdictions shall establish limits on the amount of contributions individuals may make with respect to a ballot measure. The total of combined contributions to the principal campaign committee of a candidate from citizens who are not eligible to vote for the candidate shall not exceed the total of combined contributions from citizens who are eligible to vote for the candidate.
 4.Congress and the States shall have the power to carry out this article through appropriate legislation.
 5.Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the press.
					.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 2586
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			October 30, 2009
			Mrs. Hutchison
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on certain men’s or boys’
		  knit-to-shape wool vests.

		1.Certain men’s or boys’
			 knit-to-shape wool vests
			(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:

								9902.01.00Knit-to-shape vests for men or boys, of wool, as described in
						U.S. note 21(b) to this subchapter (provided for in subheading
						6110.11.00)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011

					.
			(b)Amendments to
			 U.S. notes
				(1)In
			 generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
			 Schedule of the United States is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 U.S. Note:

						21. (a) Headings 9902.01.00
				through 9902.XX.XX cover only garments that were knit to shape
				on flat knitting machines with a stitch count exceeding 9 stitches per 2
				centimeters but less than or equal to 18 stitches per 2 centimeters, measured
				on the outer surface of the fabric forming the exterior surface of the garment
				in the direction on which the stitches are formed. Whenever such fabric is
				formed using both knit and purl stitches, the purl stitches will be disregarded
				and only the knit stitches on the outer surface of the fabric will be counted.
				In order to be eligible for entry under these headings—
							(1)all of the
				garment’s component parts, including any collars, plackets, cuffs, waistbands
				and pockets, must have been knit to shape; and
							(2)all of the
				garment’s components must have been assembled by looping and linking, including
				the side seams.
							(b)Headings 9902.01.00 through
				9902.XX.XX cover only garments that were knit to shape on flat
				knitting machines with a stitch count not exceeding 9 stitches per 2
				centimeters, measured on the outer surfaces of the fabric forming the exterior
				surface of the garment in the direction on which the stitches are formed.
				Whenever such fabric is formed using both knit and purl stitches, the purl
				stitches will be disregarded and only the knit stitches on the outer surface of
				the fabric will be counted. In order to be eligible for entry under these
				headings—
							(1)all of the
				garment’s component parts, including any collars, plackets, cuffs, waistbands
				and pockets, must have been knit to shape; and
							(2)all of the
				garment’s components must have been assembled by looping and linking, including
				the side
				seams.
							.
				(2)Technical
			 correctionSuch subchapter is further amended by striking the
			 first U.S. note 18 to such subchapter (relating to headings 9902.14.01 through
			 9902.14.05) and inserting after U.S. note 19, the following new U.S.
			 Note:

						20.For
				the purposes of subheadings 9902.14.01, 9902.14.02, 9902.14.03, 9902.14.04, and
				9902.14.05, the term mechanics' work gloves means gloves having
				the following characteristics: synthetic leather palms and fingers; fourchettes
				of synthetic leather or of fabric in part of nylon or elastomeric yarn; backs
				comprising either one layer of knitted fabric in part of elastomeric yarn or
				three layers with the outer layer of knitted fabric in part of elastomeric
				yarn, the center layer of foam and the inner layer of tricot fabric, the
				foregoing whether or not including a thermoplastic rubber logo or pad on the
				back; and elastic wrist straps with molded thermoplastic rubber hook-and-loop
				enclosures.
						.
				(c)Effective
			 DateThe amendments made by this section apply to goods entered,
			 or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the
			 date of the enactment of this Act.


116 HR 6789 IH: Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2020
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-05-08
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6789IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 8, 2020Mr. Sherman (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Waters, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Correa, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Van Drew, and Mr. Trone) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo extend certain temporary credit union provisions enacted under the CARES Act, to include an exception for disaster area member business loans made by insured credit unions, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2020.2.Temporary credit union provisions(a)Temporary credit union provisions(1)Extension of sunsetSection 4016(b)(2) of the CARES Act (12 U.S.C. 1795a note) is amended by striking December 31, 2020 and inserting December 31, 2021.(2)Conforming amendmentSection 307(a)(4)(A) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1795f(a)(4)(A)) is amended by striking December 31, 2020 and inserting December 31, 2021.(b)Exception for disaster area member business loans made by insured credit unions(1)In generalSection 107A(c)(1)(B) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(1)(B)) is amended—(A)in clause (iv), by striking or at the end;(B)in clause (v), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and(C)by adding at the end the following:(vi)made by an insured credit union that has received a composite rating of either 1 or 2 under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System or an equivalent rating under a comparable rating system, the proceeds of which will be used to aid in the recovery from the COVID–19 pandemic, if—(I)the extension of credit is being made during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this clause and ending 1 year after the termination date of the emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020, under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19 pandemic); and(II)the extension of credit does not threaten the safety and soundness of the insured credit union..(2)RulemakingNot later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Credit Union Administration Board shall issue an interim final rule to define—(A)when an extension of credit aids in the recovery from the COVID–19 pandemic for purposes of section 107A(c)(1)(B)(vi) of the Federal Credit Union Act (as added by paragraph (1)); and(B)when such extension of credit does not threaten the safety and soundness of the applicable insured credit union.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3875
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			September 29, 2010
			Mrs. Lincoln (for
			 herself, Mrs. Hutchison,
			 Mr. Grassley, and
			 Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill;
			 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the
		  service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with
		  status as veterans under law.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees
			 Act.
		2.Provision of veterans
			 status under law by honoring certain members of the reserve components as
			 veterans
			(a)In
			 generalChapter 1 of title
			 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 107 the following
			 new section:

					107A.Honoring as
				veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve
				componentsAny person who is
				entitled under chapter 1223 of title 10 to retired pay for nonregular service
				or, but for age, would be entitled under such chapter to retired pay for
				nonregular service shall be honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled to
				any benefit solely by reason of this
				section.
					.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
			 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 107 the following
			 new item:

						107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed
				service in the reserve
				components.

					.
				(1)A bill to amend
			 title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve
			 components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under
			 law.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3124
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			October 6, 2011
			Mr. Clay (for
			 himself, Mr. Cummings,
			 Mr. Towns,
			 Mrs. Maloney,
			 Ms. Norton,
			 Mr. Kucinich,
			 Mr. Tierney,
			 Mr. Lynch,
			 Mr. Cooper,
			 Mr. Connolly of Virginia,
			 Mr. Quigley,
			 Mr. Davis of Illinois,
			 Mr. Braley of Iowa,
			 Mr. Welch,
			 Mr. Yarmuth,
			 Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, and
			 Ms. Speier) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
			 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
			 jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase
		  the transparency of Federal advisory committees, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short title; table of
			 contents
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the Federal Advisory Committee Act
			 Amendments of 2011.
			(b)Table of
			 contentsThe table of
			 contents for this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Ensuring independent advice and expertise.
					Sec. 3. Preventing efforts to circumvent the Federal Advisory
				Committee Act and public disclosure.
					Sec. 4. Increasing transparency of advisory
				committees.
					Sec. 5. Managing Federal advisory committees.
					Sec. 6. Comptroller General review and reports.
					Sec. 7. Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act to Trade
				Advisory Committees.
					Sec. 8. Definitions.
					Sec. 9. Technical and conforming amendments.
					Sec. 10. Effective date.

			2.Ensuring
			 independent advice and expertise
			(a)Bar on political
			 litmus testsSection 9 of the
			 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
				(1)in the section
			 heading, by inserting membership; after
			 advisory
			 committees;;
				(2)by redesignating
			 subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and
				(3)by inserting after
			 subsection (a) the following:

						(b)Appointments
				made without regard to political affiliation or activityAll
				appointments to advisory committees shall be made without regard to political
				affiliation or political activity, unless required by Federal
				statute.
						.
				(b)Minimizing
			 conflicts of interestSection 9 of the Federal Advisory Committee
			 Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is further amended by inserting after subsection (b) (as
			 added by subsection (a)) the following:

					(c)Public
				Nominations of Committee MembersPrior to appointing members to an advisory
				committee, the head of an agency shall give interested persons an opportunity
				to suggest potential committee members. The agency shall include a request for
				comments in the Federal Register notice required under subsection (a) and
				provide a mechanism for interested persons to comment through the official
				website of the agency. The agency shall consider any comments submitted under
				this subsection in selecting the members of an advisory committee.
					(d)Designation of
				Committee Members
						(1)An individual
				appointed to an advisory committee who is not a full-time or permanent
				part-time officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be designated
				as—
							(A)a special
				Government employee, if the individual is providing advice based on the
				individual’s expertise or experience; or
							(B)a representative,
				if the individual is representing the views of an entity or entities outside of
				the Federal Government.
							(2)An agency may not
				designate committee members as representatives to avoid subjecting them to
				Federal ethics rules and requirements.
						(3)The designated
				agency ethics official for each agency shall review the members of each
				advisory committee that reports to the agency to determine whether each
				member’s designation is appropriate, and to redesignate members if appropriate.
				The designated agency ethics official shall certify to the head of the agency
				that such review has been made—
							(A)following the
				initial appointment of members; and
							(B)at the time a committee’s charter is
				renewed, or, in the case of a committee with an indefinite charter, every 2
				years.
							(4)The head of each
				agency shall inform each individual appointed to an advisory committee that
				reports to the agency whether the individual is appointed as a special
				Government employee or as a representative. The agency head shall provide each
				committee member with an explanation of the differences between special
				Government employees and representatives and a summary of applicable ethics
				requirements. The agency head, acting through the designated agency ethics
				official, shall obtain signed and dated written confirmation from each
				committee member that the member received and reviewed the information required
				by this paragraph.
						(5)The Director of
				the Office of Government Ethics shall provide guidance to agencies on what to
				include in the summary of ethics requirements required by paragraph (4).
						(6)The head of each
				agency shall, to the extent practicable, develop and implement strategies to
				minimize the need for written determinations under section 208(b)(3) of title
				18, United States Code. Strategies may include such efforts as improving
				outreach efforts to potential committee members and seeking public input on
				potential committee
				members.
						.
			(c)Regulations
			 implementing FACASection
			 7(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by
			 inserting promulgate regulations and after The
			 Administrator shall.
			(d)Ensuring
			 independent advice and recommendationsThe Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
			 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
				(1)in section 8—
					(A)in the section
			 heading, by inserting independent advice and recommendations;
			 after responsibilities of
			 agency heads;
					(B)by redesignating
			 subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
					(C)by inserting after
			 subsection (a) the following:

							(b)The head of each agency shall ensure that
				advice and recommendations of an advisory committee that reports to the agency
				are the result of the advisory committee’s judgment, independent from the
				agency. Each advisory committee shall include a statement describing the
				process used by the advisory committee in formulating the advice and
				recommendations when they are transmitted to the
				agency.
							;
				and
					(2)in section
			 10—
					(A)in the section heading, by inserting
			 ;
			 chair after attendance; and
					(B)by inserting after
			 subsection (f) the following new subsection:

							(g)The Chair shall not be an employee of the
				agency to which the advisory committee reports, unless directed to chair a
				meeting by the head of the
				agency.
							.
					3.Preventing
			 efforts to circumvent the Federal Advisory Committee Act and public
			 disclosure
			(a)De facto
			 membersSection 4 of the
			 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end
			 the following new subsection:

					(d)Treatment of
				individual as memberAn individual who is not a full-time or
				permanent part-time officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be
				regarded as a member of a committee if the individual regularly attends and
				participates in committee meetings as if the individual were a member, even if
				the individual does not have the right to vote or veto the advice or
				recommendations of the advisory committee.
					.
			(b)SubcommitteesSection 4 of the Federal Advisory Committee
			 Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
			 following:

					(a)ApplicationThe provisions of this Act or of any rule,
				order, or regulation promulgated under this Act shall apply to each advisory
				committee, including any subcommittee or subgroup thereof, except to the extent
				that any Act of Congress establishing any such advisory committee specifically
				provides otherwise. Any subcommittee or subgroup that reports to a parent
				committee established under section 9(a) is not required to comply with section
				9(f). In this subsection, the term subgroup includes any working
				group, task force, or other entity formed for the purpose of assisting the
				committee or any subcommittee of the committee in its
				work.
					.
			(c)Committees
			 created under contractSection 3(2) of the Federal Advisory
			 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended in the matter following subparagraph
			 (C) by adding at the end the following: An advisory committee is
			 considered to be established by an agency, agencies, or the President if it is
			 formed, created, or organized under contract, other transactional authority,
			 cooperative agreement, grant, or otherwise at the request or direction of an
			 agency, agencies, or the President..
			(d)Advisory
			 committees containing special Government employeesSection 4 of
			 the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by subsections
			 (a) and (b) of this section, is further amended by adding at the end the
			 following new subsection:

					(e)Special
				Government employeesCommittee members appointed as special
				Government employees shall not be considered full-time or permanent part-time
				officers or employees of the Federal Government for purposes of determining the
				applicability of this Act under section
				3(2).
					.
			4.Increasing
			 transparency of advisory committees
			(a)Information
			 requirementSection 11 of the
			 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as
			 follows:

					11.Disclosure of
				information
						(a)In
				generalWith respect to each
				advisory committee, the head of the agency to which the advisory committee
				reports shall make publicly available in accordance with subsection (b) the
				following information:
							(1)The charter of the
				advisory committee.
							(2)A description of
				the process used to establish and appoint the members of the advisory
				committee, including the following:
								(A)The process for
				identifying prospective members.
								(B)The process of
				selecting members for balance of viewpoints or expertise.
								(C)The reason each member was appointed to the
				committee.
								(D)A justification of
				the need for representative members, if any.
								(3)A list of all current members, including,
				for each member, the following:
								(A)The name of any
				person or entity that nominated the member.
								(B)Whether the member
				is designated as a special Government employee or a representative.
								(C)In the case of a
				representative, the individuals or entity whose viewpoint the member
				represents.
								(4)A list of all members designated as special
				Government employees for whom written certifications were made under section
				208(b) of title 18, United States Code, a copy of each such certification, a
				summary description of the conflict necessitating the certification, and the
				reason for granting the certification.
							(5)Any recusal agreement made by a member or
				any recusal known to the agency that occurs during the course of a meeting or
				other work of the committee.
							(6)A summary of the process used by the
				advisory committee for making decisions.
							(7)Detailed minutes of all meetings of the
				committee and a description of committee efforts to make meetings accessible to
				the public using online technologies (such as video recordings) or other
				techniques (such as audio recordings).
							(8)Any written
				determination by the President or the head of the agency to which the advisory
				committee reports, pursuant to section 10(d), to close a meeting or any portion
				of a meeting and the reasons for such determination.
							(9)Notices of future
				meetings of the committee.
							(10)Any additional information considered
				relevant by the head of the agency to which the advisory committee
				reports.
							(b) Manner of
				disclosure
							(1)In
				generalExcept as provided in
				paragraph (2), the head of an agency shall make the information required to be
				disclosed under this section available electronically on the official public
				website of the agency and to the Administrator at least 15 calendar days before
				each meeting of an advisory committee. If the head of the agency determines
				that such timing is not practicable for any required information, such head
				shall make the information available as soon as practicable but no later than
				48 hours before the next meeting of the committee. An agency may withhold from
				disclosure any information that would be exempt from disclosure under section
				552 of title 5, United States Code.
							(2)Website
				availabilityThe head of an
				agency shall make available electronically, on the official public website of
				the agency, detailed minutes and, to the extent available, a transcript or
				audio or video recording of each advisory committee meeting not later than 30
				calendar days after such meeting.
							(3)Grant
				reviewsIn the case of grant
				reviews, disclosure of information required by subsection (a)(3) may be
				provided in the aggregate rather than by individual grant.
							(c)Provision of
				information by Administrator of General ServicesThe
				Administrator of General Services shall provide, on the official public website
				of the General Services Administration, electronic access to the information
				made available by each agency under this section.
						(d)Availability of
				meeting materialsExcept
				where prohibited by contractual agreements entered into prior to the effective
				date of this Act, agencies and advisory committees shall make available to any
				person, at actual cost of duplication, copies of advisory committee meeting
				materials.
						.
			(b)Charter
			 filingSubsection (f) of
			 section 9 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), as
			 redesignated by section 2(a), is amended to read as follows:

					(f)No advisory committee shall meet or take
				any action until an advisory committee charter has been filed with the
				Administrator, the head of the agency to whom any advisory committee reports,
				and the standing committees of the Senate and of the House of Representatives
				having legislative jurisdiction of such agency. Such charter shall contain the
				following information in the following order:
						(1)The committee’s
				official designation.
						(2)The authority under which the committee is
				established.
						(3)The committee’s
				objectives and the scope of its activity.
						(4)A description of
				the duties for which the committee is responsible, and, if such duties are not
				solely advisory, a specification of the authority for such functions.
						(5)The agency or
				official to whom the committee reports.
						(6)The agency
				responsible for providing the necessary support for the committee.
						(7)The responsibilities of the officer or
				employee of the Federal Government designated under section 10(e).
						(8)The estimated
				number and frequency of committee meetings.
						(9)The period of time
				necessary for the committee to carry out its purposes.
						(10)The committee’s
				termination date, if less than two years from the date of the committee’s
				establishment.
						(11)The estimated number of members and a
				description of the expertise needed to carry out the objectives of the
				committee.
						(12)A description of whether the committee will
				be composed of special Government employees, representatives, or members from
				both categories.
						(13)Whether the agency intends to create
				subcommittees and if so, the agency official authorized to exercise such
				authority.
						(14)The estimated
				annual operating costs in dollars and full-time equivalent positions for such
				committee.
						(15)The recordkeeping
				requirements of the committee.
						(16)The date the
				charter is filed.
						A copy of any such charter shall
				also be furnished to the Library of
				Congress..
			5.Managing Federal
			 advisory committees
			(a)Committee
			 management officersSubsection (c) of section 8 of the Federal
			 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), as redesignated by section 2(d), is
			 amended to read as follows:

					(c)The head of each agency that has an
				advisory committee shall designate an Advisory Committee Management Officer who
				shall—
						(1)be a senior
				official who is—
							(A)an expert in
				implementing the requirements of this Act and regulations promulgated pursuant
				to this Act; and
							(B)the primary point
				of contact for the General Services Administration;
							(2)be responsible for the establishment,
				management, and supervision of the advisory committees of the agency, including
				establishing procedures, performance measures, and outcomes for such
				committees;
						(3)assemble and
				maintain the reports, records, and other papers (including advisory committee
				meeting materials) of any such committee during its existence;
						(4)ensure any such
				committee and corresponding agency staff adhere to the provisions of this Act
				and any regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act;
						(5)maintain records
				on each employee of any such committee and completion of training required for
				any such employee;
						(6)be responsible for
				providing the information required in section 7(b) of this Act to the
				Administrator; and
						(7)carry out, on
				behalf of that agency, the provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States
				Code, with respect to the reports, records, and other papers described in
				paragraph
				(3).
						.
			6.Comptroller
			 General review and reports
			(a)ReviewThe Comptroller General of the United
			 States shall review compliance by agencies with the Federal Advisory Committee
			 Act, as amended by this Act, including whether agencies are appropriately
			 appointing advisory committee members as either special Government employees or
			 representatives.
			(b)ReportThe Comptroller General shall submit to the
			 committees described in subsection (c) two reports on the results of the
			 review, as follows:
				(1)The first report
			 shall be submitted not later than one year after the date of promulgation of
			 regulations under section 7(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
			 App.), as amended by section 2(c).
				(2)The second report
			 shall be submitted not later than five years after such date of promulgation of
			 regulations.
				(c)CommitteesThe
			 committees described in this subsection are the Committee on Oversight and
			 Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
			 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
			7.Application of
			 Federal Advisory Committee Act to Trade Advisory CommitteesSection 135(f)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of
			 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking subsection (a) and
			 (b) of sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and
			 inserting subsections (a) and (b) of section 10 and subsections (a)(7),
			 (a)(8), (a)(9), (b)(2), and (d) of section 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee
			 Act.
		8.DefinitionsSection 3 of the Federal Advisory Committee
			 Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 paragraph:

				(5)The term
				special Government employee has the same meaning as in section
				202(a) of title 18, United States
				Code.
				.
		9.Technical and
			 conforming amendmentsSection
			 7(d)(1) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is
			 amended—
			(1)in subparagraph
			 (A), by striking the rate specified for GS–18 of the General Schedule
			 under section 5332 and inserting the rate for level IV of the
			 Executive Schedule under section 5315; and
			(2)in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking
			 handicapped individuals (within the meaning of section 501 of the
			 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794)) and inserting
			 individuals with disabilities (as defined in section 7(20) of the
			 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705(20)).
			10.Effective
			 dateThis Act shall take
			 effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.


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II114th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 20IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 6, 2015Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the BudgetA BILLTo establish a procedure to safeguard the Social Security Trust Funds.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Social Security Lock-Box Act of 2015.2.Findings and purpose(a)FindingsCongress finds that—(1)fiscal pressures will mount as an aging
			 population increases the Government’s obligations to provide retirement
			 income
			 and health services;(2)Social Security surpluses should be
			 reserved for strengthening and preserving the Social Security Trust Funds;
			 and(3)preserving Social Security surpluses would
			 restore confidence in the long-term financial integrity of Social
			 Security.(b)PurposeIt is the purpose of this Act to prevent
			 the Social Security Trust Funds from being used for any purpose other than
			 providing retirement security.3.Protection of Social Security Trust
			 Funds(a)Protection of Social SecurityTitle III of the Congressional Budget Act
			 of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:316.Lock-Box for Social Security(a)Lock-Box for Social Security(1)Concurrent resolutions on the
				budget(A)In generalIt shall not be in order in the House of
				Representatives or the Senate to consider any concurrent resolution
			 on the
				budget, or an amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that
			 would set
				forth totals for any fiscal year with respect to the Social
			 Security Trust
				Funds that are less than the totals of the Social Security Trust
			 Funds for that
				fiscal year as calculated in accordance with a current services
				baseline.(B)Exception(i)Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the
				extent that a violation of such subparagraph would result from an
			 assumption in
				the resolution, amendment, or conference report, as applicable, of
			 an increase
				in outlays or a decrease in revenues and disbursements relative to
			 the baseline
				underlying that resolution for social security reform legislation
			 for any such
				fiscal year.(ii)If a concurrent resolution on the budget,
				or an amendment thereto or conference report thereon, would be in
			 violation of
				subparagraph (A) because of an assumption of an increase in outlays
			 or a
				decrease in revenue relative to the baseline underlying that
			 resolution for
				social security reform legislation for any such fiscal year, then
			 that
				resolution shall include a statement identifying any such increase
			 in outlays
				or decrease in revenues and disbursements.(2)Spending and tax legislation(A)In generalIt shall not be in order in the House of
				Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint
			 resolution,
				amendment, motion, or conference report if—(i)the enactment of that bill or resolution,
				as reported;(ii)the adoption and enactment of that
				amendment; or(iii)the enactment of that bill or resolution in
				the form recommended in that conference report,would cause the totals for any
				fiscal year covered by the most recently agreed to concurrent
			 resolution on the
				budget with respect to the Social Security Trust Funds to be less
			 than the
				totals of the Social Security Trust Funds for that fiscal year as
			 calculated in
				accordance with the current services baseline.(B)ExceptionSubparagraph (A) shall not apply to social
				security reform legislation.(b)EnforcementFor purposes of enforcing any point of
				order under subsection (a), the totals of the Social Security Trust
			 Funds for a
				fiscal year shall be the levels set forth in the later of the
			 report
				accompanying the concurrent resolution on the budget (or, in the
			 absence of
				such a report, placed in the Congressional Record prior to the
			 consideration of
				such resolution) or in the joint explanatory statement of managers
			 accompanying
				such resolution.(c)Additional Content of Reports Accompanying
				Budget Resolutions and of Joint Explanatory StatementsThe report accompanying any concurrent
				resolution on the budget and the joint explanatory statement
			 accompanying the
				conference report on each such resolution shall include the levels
			 of the
				totals in the budget for each fiscal year set forth in such
			 resolution and of
				the revenues and disbursements in the Social Security Trust Funds.(d)DefinitionsAs used in this section, the term
				social security reform legislation means a bill or a joint
				resolution to save social security that includes a provision
			 stating the
				following: For purposes of section 316(a) of the Congressional Budget
				Act of 1974, this Act constitutes social security reform
				legislation..(e)Waiver and AppealSubsection (a) may be waived or suspended
				in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the
			 Members, duly
				chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the
			 Members of the
				Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to
			 sustain an
				appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
			 this
				section.(f)Effective
				DateThis section shall cease
				to have any force or effect upon the enactment of social security
			 reform
				legislation..(b)Conforming AmendmentThe table of contents set forth in section
			 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is
			 amended
			 by adding after the item for section 315 the following:Sec. 316. Lock-box for social
				security..4.President’s budget(a)Protection of Social SecurityIf the budget of the United States
			 Government submitted by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31,
			 United
			 States Code, recommends totals for any fiscal year with respect to the
			 Social
			 Security Trust Funds that are less than the totals of the Social Security
			 Trust
			 Funds for that fiscal year as calculated in accordance with current
			 services
			 baseline, then it shall include a detailed proposal for social security
			 reform
			 legislation.(b)Effective
			 DateSubsection (a) shall
			 cease to have any force or effect upon the enactment of social security
			 reform
			 legislation as defined by section 316(d) of the Congressional Budget Act
			 of
			 1974.


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III117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. RES. 177IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 22, 2021Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Coons, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Young, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Braun, Mr. Daines, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Peters) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed toRESOLUTIONDesignating April 2021 as Financial Literacy Month.Whereas, according to the 2019 report entitled Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 37 percent of adults in the United States cannot cover an unexpected expense of $400; Whereas, according to the 2019 report entitled “How America Banks: Household Use of Banking and Financial Services” by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, approximately 5.4 percent of households in the United States are unbanked and, therefore, have limited or no access to savings, lending, and other basic financial services; Whereas, according to the 2020 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey final report of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling that was conducted prior to COVID–19 lockdowns—(1)a majority (62 percent) of adults in the United States had credit card debt during the 1-year period ending on the date of publication of the report; (2)over 2/5 (43 percent) of adults in the United States carry credit card debt from month to month; and(3)approximately 47 percent of adults in the United States maintain a budget; Whereas, according to the statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the fourth quarter of 2020 entitled Household Debt and Credit— (1)outstanding household debt in the United States has been increasing steadily since 2013 and was $414,000,000,000 higher than at the end of 2019; and (2)outstanding student loan balances have more than doubled in the last decade to approximately $1,560,000,000,000; Whereas, according to the 2020 report entitled Survey of the States: Economic and Personal Finance Education in Our Nation’s Schools, by the Council for Economic Education— (1)only 25 States require students to take an economics course as a high school graduation requirement; and (2)only 21 States require students to take a personal finance course as a high school graduation requirement, either independently or as part of an economics course; Whereas, according to the Gallup-HOPE Index, in 2016 only 57 percent of students in the United States had money in a bank or credit union account; Whereas expanding access to the safe, mainstream financial system will provide individuals with less expensive and more secure options for managing finances and building wealth; Whereas quality personal financial education is essential to ensure that individuals are prepared—(1)to manage money, credit, and debt; and(2)to become responsible workers, heads of household, investors, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and citizens; Whereas increased financial literacy— (1)empowers individuals to make wise financial decisions; and(2)reduces the confusion caused by an increasingly complex economy; Whereas a greater understanding of, and familiarity with, financial markets and institutions will lead to increased economic activity and growth; and Whereas, in 2003, Congress— (1)determined that coordinating Federal financial literacy efforts and formulating a national strategy is important; and (2)in light of that determination, passed the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act (20 U.S.C. 9701 et seq.), establishing the Financial Literacy and Education Commission: Now, therefore, be itThat the Senate—(1)designates April 2021 as Financial Literacy Month to raise public awareness about—(A)the importance of personal financial education in the United States; and(B)the serious consequences that may result from a lack of understanding about personal finances; and(2)calls on the Federal Government, States, localities, schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and the people of the United States to observe Financial Literacy Month with appropriate programs and activities.


109 HR 1344 : Lower Farmington River and Salmon

U.S. House of Representatives
2006-11-13
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		IIB
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 1344
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			September 26, 2006
			Received

			November 13, 2006
			 Read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

		AN ACT
		To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
		  designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of
		  Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic
		  Rivers System, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Lower Farmington River and Salmon
			 Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act.
		2.Designation of
			 additional segment of Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Connecticut for
			 study for potential addition to National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
			(a)FindingsThe
			 Congress finds the following:
				(1)The Farmington
			 River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut possess important resource
			 values, including wildlife, ecological, and scenic values, and historic sites
			 and a cultural past important to America’s heritage.
				(2)There is a
			 longstanding interest among State and local officials, area residents, and
			 river and brook users in undertaking a concerted cooperative effort to manage
			 the river and brook in a productive and meaningful way.
				(b)DesignationSection
			 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by
			 adding at the end the following new paragraph:

					(139)Lower Farmington River and Salmon
				Brook, ConnecticutThe segment of the Farmington River downstream
				from the segment designated as a recreational river by section 3(a)(156) to its
				confluence with the Connecticut River, and the segment of the Salmon Brook
				including its mainstem and east and west
				branches.
					.
			(c)Time for
			 submissionNot later than three years after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a
			 report containing the results of the study required by the amendment made by
			 subsection (b).

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives September 25, 2006.
			Karen L. Haas,
			Clerk.