113 S2975 IS: Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014
U.S. Senate
2014-12-04
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II113th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2975IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 4, 2014Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require State licensure and bid surety bonds for
			 entities submitting bids under the Medicare durable medical equipment,
			 prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition
			 program, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014.2.Requiring State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the
			 Medicare DMEPOS
			 competitive acquisition program(a)In generalSection 1847(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–3(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the
			 end the following new subparagraphs:(G)Requiring State licensure and bid bonds for bidding entitiesWith respect to rounds of competitions beginning under this subsection on or after the date of
			 enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary may not accept a bid from an
			 entity for an area unless, as of the deadline for bid submission—(i)the entity meets applicable State licensure requirements for such area for all items in such bid
			 for a product category; and(ii)the entity has obtained (and provided the Secretary with proof of having obtained) a bid surety
			 bond (in this paragraph referred to as a bid bond) in a form specified by the Secretary consistent with subparagraph (H) and in an amount that is
			 not less than $50,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such area.(H)Treatment of bid bonds submitted(i)For successful bidders that do not accept the contractIn the case of a bidding entity that is offered a contract for an area for a product category, if
			 the entity’s composite bid—(I)is at or below the product category's median composite bid rate for the area and the entity does
			 not accept the contract offered for the product and area, the bid bond
			 submitted shall be forfeited by the bidding entity and
			 the Secretary shall collect on it; or(II)is above such median composite bid rate and the entity chooses not to accept a contract for the
			 product category, the bid bond submitted shall be returned
			 within 90 days of the date of notice of nonacceptance.(ii)For losing  biddersIf a bidding entity submits a bid that is not accepted for an area, the bid bond
			 submitted for the entity for such area shall be returned within 90 days of
			 the date of notice of nonacceptance..


117 HR 802 IH: Tax Assistance for Crumbling Foundations Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-02-04
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 802IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 4, 2021Mr. Courtney (for himself and Mr. Larson of Connecticut) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary limitation on personal casualty losses, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Tax Assistance for Crumbling Foundations Act. 2.Repeal of temporary limitation on personal casualty losses(a)In generalSection 165(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (5).(b)Conforming amendmentSection 6511 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j)Extension of period of limitation on filing claim in certain circumstancesIn the case of any credit or refund properly allocable to a deduction under section 165(h) for the first taxable year beginning in 2017, subsection (a) shall by applied by substituting 2 years with 3 years in each place it appears, and 3 years with 4 years in each place it appears..(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.(d)RegulationsThe Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall issue such regulations or other guidance as are necessary to implement the amendment made by this section, including regulations or guidance consistent with Revenue Procedure 2017–60.


116 S2001 IS: Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act
U.S. Senate
2019-06-27
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2001IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 27, 2019Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsA BILLTo award a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, in recognition of his extraordinary
			 contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational
			 opportunity.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act. 2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)Willie O’Ree was the first Black player to compete in the National Hockey League (NHL), appearing for the Boston Bruins on January 18, 1958, in the throes of the civil rights movement in the United States helping to end racial segregation in the premier professional ice hockey league; he is widely referred to as the Jackie Robinson of Hockey.
 (2)Willie O’Ree was born October 15, 1935, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; he is the youngest of 13 children and a descendant of Paris O’Ree, whose name appears in the famous historical document The Book of Negroes.
 (3)Willie O’Ree was raised by his parents in Fredericton, a predominantly White town where hockey was deeply rooted within the culture. O’Ree was a standout athlete on the ice and the baseball diamond.
 (4)At age 21, O’Ree was being scouted by professional baseball teams and seriously considered baseball as a career. Upon experiencing the segregated South for the first time while appearing for a minor league tryout, his dream changed and his attention turned solely to ice hockey.
 (5)While playing amateur hockey, Willie was struck in his right eye with a puck and lost his eyesight. He was told by doctors to abandon his hockey career; instead, never disclosing the extent of his injury, he pursued his dream of playing professional hockey.
 (6)At the age of 22, O’Ree was called up from the Quebec Aces of the Quebec Hockey League (QHL) to play for the NHL’s Boston Bruins at a time when only 6 teams existed in the league. O’Ree was unaware he had broken the color barrier at the top level of the sport until he read it in the newspaper the following day.
 (7)Blind in 1 eye and a victim of racism at times throughout his career, O’Ree persevered and played professional hockey for 22 years, tallying over 1,000 points.
 (8)In 1996, 17 years after O’Ree retired from professional hockey, the National Hockey League hired O’Ree as the first-ever Diversity Ambassador. Having already changed the game forever through his courage and convictions, O’Ree gives new definition to what it means to be a trailblazer.
 (9)In this role as Diversity Ambassador with the NHL, O’Ree set out to grow the sport by providing access, opportunity, and motivation for children of all races, ethnicities, origins, and abilities. With O’Ree providing a vivid example of what is possible and serving as a relentless supporter of children pursuing their dreams, more than 30 nonprofit youth organizations, dubbed Hockey is for Everyone programs, were developed across North America, each committed to offering minority and underserved children an opportunity to play hockey, leveraging the sport to build character, foster positive values, and develop important life skills.
 (10)Through Hockey is for Everyone programs, more than 120,000 boys and girls have been positively impacted. O’Ree has devoted nearly 2,500 days on the ground with the youth participants, visiting more than 500 schools, community centers, and rinks to speak to hockey’s core values and beliefs: stay in school; set goals for yourself; remain committed and disciplined; and always respect your teammates, coaches, and parents.
 (11)Hockey is for Everyone programs have provided important opportunities for youth to partake in physical fitness. Today in the United States, fewer than half of the children ages 6–11 engage in the recommended amount of physical activity, and that number is lower for low-income families. O’Ree has stood as a champion of youth athletic participation and its health benefits for decades.
 (12)Hockey is for Everyone programs provide numerous off-ice services to youth: SAT and academic tutoring, mentoring, nutrition education, college counseling, community service opportunities, and more. The program has excelled at using hockey as a vehicle to improve the social and emotional wellness of youth and improve students’ academic performances both in primary school and beyond.
 (13)O’Ree was also named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2008 and, in 2018, the City of Boston released an official Proclamation recognizing January 18, the anniversary of the day he broke into the game, as Willie O’Ree Day.
 (14)In November 2018, 60 years after O’Ree entered the NHL, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder category in recognition of his efforts to grow the game, using his position and the platform of hockey to improve the lives of children throughout North America.
			3.Congressional gold medal
 (a)Award authorizedThe Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design to Willie O’Ree, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity.
 (b)Design and strikingFor the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the Secretary) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
 4.Duplicate medalsUnder such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.
 5.Status of medalsMedals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.


117 HR 3879 IH: Protect America's Paper for Recycling Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-06-14
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3879IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 14, 2021Mr. Suozzi (for himself and Mrs. Walorski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of municipal solid waste.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Protect America's Paper for Recycling Act.2.Modification to definition of municipal solid waste(a)In generalParagraph (6) of section 45(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:(6)Municipal solid waste(A)In generalThe term municipal solid waste has the meaning given the term solid waste under section 1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903(27)), except that such term does not include—(i)paper which is commonly recycled and which has been segregated from other solid waste (as so defined), or(ii)solid waste (as so defined) which is collected as part of a system which does not provide for the separate collection of paper which is commonly recycled from residential solid waste (as defined in section 246.101 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations).(B)Special rule with respect to incidental and residual wasteSubparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to—(i)solid waste (as so defined) which only contains an incidental amount of commonly recycled paper, and(ii)solid waste (as so defined) which is residual waste generated at a materials recovery facility that receives and processes only paper and other recyclable materials containing no more than an incidental amount of non-recyclable solid waste.(C)No effect on existing processesNothing in subparagraph (A) shall be interpreted to require a State or a political subdivision of a State, directly or indirectly, to change the systems, processes, or equipment it uses to collect, treat, dispose, or otherwise use municipal solid waste, within the meaning of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903 et seq.), nor require a change to the regulations that implement subtitle D of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.)..(b)Rules with respect to electricity produced from solid wasteSubsection (e) of section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(12)Source of municipal solid waste feedstockIn the case of a qualified facility that produces electricity both from municipal solid waste and other solid waste that is not a qualified energy resource—(A)such facility shall be considered a qualified facility if it otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (d), and(B)subsection (a) shall only apply to that portion of the electricity produced from municipal solid waste..(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3484
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			August 2, 2012
			Mr. Brown of Ohio
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to
		  provide an exception from the definition of loan originator for certain loans
		  made with respect to manufactured homes, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to
		  modify the definition of a high-cost mortgage, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Preserving Access to Manufactured
			 Housing Act.
		2.Modifications to
			 definitions
			(a)Loan originator
			 definitionSection 1503(4) of
			 the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5102(4)) is
			 amended—
				(1)in subparagraph
			 (A)—
					(A)in clause (iii),
			 by striking and at the end;
					(B)in clause (iv), by
			 striking the period and inserting ; and; and
					(C)by adding at the
			 end the following new clause:

							(v)does not include an individual or entity
				that is a seller of manufactured homes, unless such individual or entity is
				engaged in the business of a loan originator or receives compensation or gain
				for engaging in activities described under clause (i) that is in excess of any
				compensation or gain received in a comparable cash
				transaction.
							;
				and
					(2)by adding at the end the following:

						(E)Engaged in the
				business of a loan originatorFor purposes of this paragraph, the term
				engaged in the business of a loan originator means to perform loan
				originator activities described under subparagraph (A)(i) as a regular course
				of trade or business in exchange for compensation or gain paid solely for
				engaging in the sale or distribution of residential mortgage
				loans.
						.
				(b)High-Cost
			 mortgage definitionSection
			 103 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602) is amended—
				(1)by redesignating
			 subsection (aa) (relating to disclosure of greater amount or percentage), as so
			 designated by section 1100A of Public Law 111–203, as subsection (bb);
				(2)by redesignating
			 subsection (bb) (relating to high-cost mortgages), as so designated by section
			 1100A of Public Law 111–203, as subsection (aa), and moving such subsection to
			 immediately follow subsection (z); and
				(3)in subsection
			 (aa)(1)(A), as so redesignated—
					(A)in clause
			 (i)(I)—
						(i)by striking (8.5 percentage points,
			 if the dwelling is personal property and the transaction is for less than
			 $50,000); and
						(ii)by
			 striking or at the end;
						(B)in clause (i)(II),
			 by adding or at the end;
					(C)in clause (i), by
			 adding at the end the following:

							(III)by a first mortgage on a consumer’s
				principal dwelling that is considered personal property (or is a consumer
				credit transaction that does not include the purchase of real property on which
				a dwelling is to be placed), the annual percentage rate at consummation of the
				transaction will exceed the average prime offer rate, as defined in section
				129C(b)(2)(B), for a comparable transaction, by more than—
								(aa)8.5
				percentage points, in the case of a transaction in an amount of $50,000 or
				more, but less than $75,000 (as such amounts are adjusted by the Bureau to
				reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index);
								(bb)10.5 percentage
				points, in the case of a transaction in an amount of more than $30,000, but
				less than $50,000 (as such amounts are adjusted by the Bureau to reflect the
				change in the Consumer Price Index); or
								(cc)12.5 percentage
				points, in the case of a transaction in an amount of $30,000 or less (as such
				amount is adjusted by the Bureau to reflect the change in the Consumer Price
				Index), or a higher percentage established by the Bureau not to exceed 14.5
				percentage points in such cases, if the Bureau determines that the lower rate
				would restrict access to credit and that raising the rate would not have a
				detrimental impact on consumer
				protection.
								;
				and
					(D)in clause
			 (ii)—
						(i)in
			 subclause (I), by striking or at the end; and
						(ii)by adding at the
			 end the following:

								(III)in the case of
				a transaction for less than $75,000 in which the dwelling is considered
				personal property (or is a consumer credit transaction that does not include
				the purchase of real property on which a dwelling is to be placed) the greater
				of 5 percent of the total transaction amount or $3,000;
				or
								.


114 HRES 221 IH: Expressing support for designation of April 2015 as “National Stress Awareness Month”.
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-04-23
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		IV
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 221
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 23, 2015
			Mr. Cárdenas (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Vela, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Bass, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Peters, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, Mr. Farr, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Bera, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Honda, Mr. Walz, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. Torres, and Ms. Clarke of New York) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing support for designation of April 2015 as National Stress Awareness Month.

 Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, and Health Resource Network have declared the month of April 2015 as National Stress Awareness Month;
 Whereas three-fourths of employees believe the worker has more on-the-job stress than a generation ago;
 Whereas stress can be brought about by a sudden negative change such as losing a job, divorce, illness, or traumatic event in which one may be seriously hurt or in danger of being killed;
 Whereas the Secretary of Veterans Affairs reports that of veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn who are receiving health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, more than 570,000 have received a diagnosis for at least 1 mental health disorder;
 Whereas a recent survey by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at UCLA, found that incoming students in 2014 possessed the lowest self-rated emotional health in 49 years since the survey began;
 Whereas the physical effects of stress can start out as a simple headache or digestive problem, evidence gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that it can escalate to serious cardiovascular disease and musculoskeletal disorders;
 Whereas research shows that long-term exposure to stress creates an imbalance in grey and white matter in the brain, leading to decreased cognitive function;
 Whereas among workers who report higher levels of stress, on average they miss 20 days of work and necessitate 50-percent higher health care costs compared with other workers;
 Whereas separate studies done through UCLA and the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation, and the University of Oregon have showed that 12 minutes a day of meditation can have strong positive effects on reducing stress and lowering cortisol levels that affect memory function;
 Whereas a survey done by the American Psychological Association found that more than half of people say it is very important to manage stress yet less than 37 percent proactively attempt to manage it through eating healthy or being physically active;
 Whereas eating a healthy, well-balanced diet can help reduce stress and benefit both one’s personal environment and the broader global environment;
 Whereas it is important to take time for oneself through exercise, meditation, and proper rest, in order to reduce stress; and
 Whereas the month of April 2015 has been declared as National Stress Awareness Month by numerous groups: Now, therefore, be it  That the House of Representatives—
 (1)supports the designation of National Stress Awareness Month; (2)supports the goals and ideas of National Stress Awareness Month;
 (3)honors and recognizes the efforts made by the Department of Health and Human Services to educate people in the United States about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of stress; and
 (4)encourages the people of the United States to observe National Stress Awareness Month by taking the opportunity to learn about and implement positive stress reduction methods.


110 HR 260 IH: Aquatic Invasive Species Research

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-01-05
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 260
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 5, 2007
			Mr. Ehlers introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Science and
			 Technology, and in addition to the Committees on
			 Transportation and
			 Infrastructure, Natural
			 Resources, and House
			 Administration, 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 establish marine and freshwater research, development,
		  and demonstration programs to support efforts to prevent, control, and
		  eradicate invasive species, as well as to educate citizens and stakeholders and
		  restore ecosystems.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Aquatic Invasive Species Research
			 Act.
		2.FindingsThe Congress makes the following
			 findings:
			(1)Aquatic invasive
			 species damage infrastructure, disrupt commerce, outcompete native species,
			 reduce biodiversity, and threaten human health.
			(2)The direct and
			 indirect costs of aquatic invasive species to our Nation’s economy number in
			 the billions of dollars per year.
			(3)Recent studies
			 have shown that, in addition to economic damage, invasive species cause
			 enormous environmental damage, and have cited invasive species as the second
			 leading threat to endangered species.
			(4)Over the past 200
			 years, the rate of detected marine and freshwater invasions in North America
			 has increased exponentially.
			(5)The rate of
			 invasions continues to grow each year.
			(6)Marine and
			 freshwater research underlies every aspect of detecting, preventing,
			 controlling, and eradicating invasive species, educating citizens and
			 stakeholders, and restoring ecosystems.
			(7)Current Federal
			 efforts, including research efforts, have focused primarily on controlling
			 established invasive species, which is both costly and often unsuccessful. An
			 emphasis on research, development, and demonstration to support efforts to
			 prevent invasive species or eradicate them upon entry into United States waters
			 would likely result in a more cost-effective and successful approach to
			 combating invasive species through preventing initial introduction.
			(8)Research,
			 development, and demonstration to support prevention and eradication includes
			 monitoring of both pathways and ecosystems to track the introduction and
			 establishment of nonnative species, and development and testing of technologies
			 to prevent introduction through known pathways.
			(9)Therefore,
			 Congress finds that it is in the United States interest to conduct a
			 comprehensive and thorough research, development, and demonstration program on
			 aquatic invasive species in order to better understand how aquatic invasive
			 species are introduced and become established and to support efforts to prevent
			 the introduction and establishment of, and to eradicate, these species.
			3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Administering
			 agenciesThe term administering agencies
			 means—
				(A)the National
			 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (including the Great Lakes Environmental
			 Research Laboratory);
				(B)the Smithsonian
			 Institution (acting through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center);
			 and
				(C)the United States
			 Geological Survey.
				(2)Aquatic
			 ecosystemThe term aquatic ecosystem means a
			 freshwater, marine, or estuarine environment (including inland waters, riparian
			 areas, and wetlands) located in the United States.
			(3)Ballast
			 waterThe term ballast water means any water (with
			 its suspended matter) used to maintain the trim and stability of a
			 vessel.
			(4)InvasionThe
			 term invasion means the introduction and establishment of an
			 invasive species into an ecosystem beyond its historic range.
			(5)Invasive
			 speciesThe term invasive species means a
			 species—
				(A)that is nonnative
			 to the ecosystem under consideration; and
				(B)whose introduction
			 causes or may cause harm to the economy, the environment, or human
			 health.
				(6)Invasive Species
			 CouncilThe term Invasive Species Council means the
			 council established by section 3 of Executive Order No. 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321
			 note).
			(7)PathwayThe
			 term pathway means 1 or more routes by which an invasive species
			 is transferred from one ecosystem to another.
			(8)SpeciesThe
			 term species means any fundamental category of taxonomic
			 classification or any viable biological material ranking below a genus or
			 subgenus.
			(9)Task
			 ForceThe term Task Force means the Aquatic Nuisance
			 Species Task Force established by section 1201(a) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
			 Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(a)).
			(10)Type
			 approvalThe term type approval means an approval
			 procedure under which a type of system is certified as meeting a standard
			 established pursuant to Federal law for a particular application.
			4.Coordination and
			 implementation
			(a)CoordinationIn
			 carrying out this Act, the administering agencies shall coordinate with—
				(1)appropriate State
			 agencies;
				(2)the Fish and
			 Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other appropriate
			 Federal agencies; and
				(3)the Task Force and
			 Invasive Species Council.
				(b)ImplementationThe
			 administering agencies shall enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding
			 the implementation of this Act, which shall include the coordination required
			 by subsection (a).
			(c)CooperationIn
			 carrying out this Act, the administering agencies shall contract, as
			 appropriate, or otherwise cooperate with academic researchers.
			(d)StructureTo
			 the extent practicable, the administering agencies shall carry out this Act
			 working within the organizational structure of the Task Force and Invasive
			 Species Council.
			5.Ecological and
			 pathway research
			(a)In
			 generalThe administering agencies shall develop and conduct a
			 marine and fresh-water research program which shall include ecological and
			 pathway surveys and experimentation to detect nonnative aquatic species in
			 aquatic ecosystems and to assess rates and patterns of introductions of
			 nonnative aquatic species in aquatic ecosystems. The goal of this marine and
			 freshwater research program shall be to support efforts to prevent the
			 introduction of, detect, and eradicate invasive species through informing early
			 detection and rapid response efforts, informing relevant policy decisions, and
			 assessing the effectiveness of implemented policies to prevent the introduction
			 and spread of aquatic invasive species. Surveys and experiments under this
			 subsection shall be commenced not later than 18 months after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.
			(b)Protocol
			 developmentThe administering agencies shall establish
			 standardized protocols for conducting ecological and pathway surveys of
			 nonnative aquatic species under subsection (a) that are integrated and produce
			 comparable data. Protocols shall, as practicable, be integrated with existing
			 protocols and data collection methods. In developing the protocols under this
			 subsection, the administering agencies shall draw on the recommendations
			 gathered at the workshop under subsection (g). The protocols shall be peer
			 reviewed, and revised as necessary. Protocols shall be completed within 1 year
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.
			(c)Ecological and
			 pathway survey requirements(1)Each ecological survey
			 conducted under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum—
					(A)document baseline ecological
			 information of the aquatic ecosystem including, to the extent practicable, a
			 comprehensive inventory of native species, nonnative species, and species of
			 unknown origin present in the ecosystem, as well as the chemical and physical
			 characteristics of the water and underlying substrate;
					(B)for nonnative species, gather
			 information to assist in identifying their life history, environmental
			 requirements and tolerances, the historic range of their native ecosystems, and
			 their history of spreading from their native ecosystems;
					(C)track the establishment of nonnative
			 species including information about the estimated abundance of nonnative
			 organisms in order to allow an analysis of the probable date of introduction of
			 the species; and
					(D)identify the likely pathway of entry
			 of nonnative species.
					(2)Each pathway survey conducted under
			 this section shall, at a minimum—
					(A)identify what nonnative aquatic
			 species are being introduced or may be introduced through the pathways under
			 consideration;
					(B)determine the quantities of organisms
			 being introduced through the pathways under consideration; and
					(C)determine the practices that
			 contributed to or could contribute to the introduction of nonnative aquatic
			 species through the pathway under consideration.
					(d)Number and
			 location of survey sitesThe administering agencies shall
			 designate the number and location of survey sites necessary to carry out marine
			 and freshwater research required under this section. In establishing sites
			 under this subsection or subsection (e), emphasis shall be on the geographic
			 diversity of sites, as well as the diversity of the human uses and biological
			 characteristics of sites.
			(e)Competitive
			 grant programThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
			 and the United States Geological Survey shall jointly administer a program to
			 award competitive, peer-reviewed grants to academic institutions, State
			 agencies, and other appropriate groups, in order to assist in carrying out
			 subsection (a), and shall include to the maximum extent practicable diverse
			 institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities and those
			 serving large proportions of Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian-Pacific
			 Americans, or other underrepresented populations.
			(f)Ship pathway
			 surveysSection 1102(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
			 Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4712(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is
			 amended to read as follows:

					(ii)examine other
				potential modes for the introduction of nonnative aquatic species by ship,
				including hull
				fouling.
					.
			(g)WorkshopIn
			 order to support the development of the protocols and design for the surveys
			 under subsections (b) and (c), and to determine how to obtain consistent,
			 comparable data across a range of ecosystems, the administering agencies shall
			 convene at least one workshop with appropriate researchers and representatives
			 involved in the management of aquatic invasive species from Federal and State
			 agencies and academic institutions to gather recommendations. The administering
			 agencies shall make the results of the workshop widely available to the public.
			 The workshop shall be held within 180 days after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act.
			(h)ExperimentationThe
			 administering agencies shall conduct research to identify the relationship
			 between the introduction and establishment of nonnative aquatic species,
			 including those legally introduced, and the circumstances necessary for those
			 species to become invasive.
			(i)National pathway
			 and ecological surveys database
				(1)In
			 generalThe United States Geological Survey shall develop,
			 maintain, and update, in consultation and cooperation with the Smithsonian
			 Institution (acting through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center), the
			 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Task Force, a central,
			 national database of information concerning information collected under this
			 section.
				(2)RequirementsThe
			 database shall—
					(A)be widely available
			 to the public;
					(B)be updated not
			 less than once a quarter;
					(C)be coordinated
			 with existing databases, both domestic and foreign, collecting similar
			 information; and
					(D)be, to the maximum
			 extent practicable, formatted such that the data is useful for both researchers
			 and Federal and State employees managing relevant invasive species
			 programs.
					6.Analysis
			(a)Invasion
			 analysis
				(1)In
			 generalNot later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act, and every year thereafter, the administering agencies shall analyze
			 data collected under section 5 and other relevant research on the rates and
			 patterns of invasions by aquatic invasive species in waters of the United
			 States. The purpose of this analysis shall be to use the data collected under
			 section 5 and other relevant research to support efforts to prevent the
			 introduction of, detect, and eradicate invasive species through informing early
			 detection and rapid response efforts, informing relevant policy decisions, and
			 assessing the effectiveness of implemented policies to prevent the introduction
			 and spread of invasive species.
				(2)ContentsThe
			 analysis required under paragraph (1) shall include with respect to aquatic
			 invasive species—
					(A)an analysis of
			 pathways, including—
						(i)identifying, and
			 characterizing as high, medium, or low risk, pathways regionally and
			 nationally;
						(ii)identifying new
			 and expanding pathways;
						(iii)identifying
			 handling practices that contribute to the introduction of species in pathways;
			 and
						(iv)assessing the
			 risk that species legally introduced into the United States pose for
			 introduction into aquatic ecosystems;
						(B)patterns and rates
			 of invasion and susceptibility to invasion of various bodies of water;
					(C)how the risk of
			 establishment through a pathway is related to the identity and number of
			 organisms transported;
					(D)rates of spread
			 and numbers and types of pathways of spread of new populations of the aquatic
			 invasive species and an estimation of the potential spread and distribution of
			 newly introduced invasive species based on their environmental requirements and
			 historical distribution;
					(E)documentation of
			 factors that influence an ecosystem’s vulnerability to a nonnative aquatic
			 species becoming invasive;
					(F)a description of
			 the potential for, and impacts of, pathway management programs on invasion
			 rates;
					(G)recommendations
			 for improvements in the effectiveness of pathway management;
					(H)to the extent
			 practical, a determination of the level of reduction in live organisms of
			 various taxonomic groups required to reduce the risk of establishment to
			 receiving aquatic ecosystems to an acceptable level; and
					(I)an evaluation of
			 the effectiveness of management actions (including any standard) at preventing
			 nonnative species introductions and establishment.
					(b)Research To
			 assess the potential of the establishment of introduced
			 speciesWithin 2 years after the date of the enactment of this
			 Act, the administering agencies shall develop a profile, based on the general
			 characteristics of invasive species and vulnerable ecosystems, in order to
			 predict, to the extent practical, whether a species planned for importation is
			 likely to invade a particular aquatic ecosystem if introduced. In developing
			 the profile, the above agencies shall analyze the research conducted under
			 section 5, and other research as necessary, to determine general species and
			 ecosystem characteristics (taking into account the opportunity for introduction
			 into any ecosystem) and circumstances that can lead to establishment. Based on
			 the profile, the Task Force shall make recommendations to the Invasive Species
			 Council as to what planned importations of nonnative aquatic organisms should
			 be restricted. This profile shall be peer-reviewed.
			(c)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated for
			 carrying out this section and section 5 of this Act, and section 1102(b)(2) of
			 the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16
			 U.S.C. 4712(b)(2)) for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012—
				(1)$4,000,000 for the
			 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center;
				(2)$11,000,000 for
			 the United States Geological Survey (including activities through the
			 Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Program), of which $6,500,000 shall be
			 for the grant program under section 5(e), and of which $500,000 shall be for
			 developing, maintaining, and updating the database under section 5(i);
			 and
				(3)$10,500,000 for
			 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of which $6,500,000 shall
			 be for the grant program under section 5(e).
				7.Dissemination
			(a)In
			 generalThe Invasive Species Council, in coordination with the
			 Task Force and the administering agencies, shall be responsible for
			 disseminating the information collected under this Act to the public, including
			 Federal, State, and local entities, relevant policymakers, and private
			 researchers with responsibility over or interest in aquatic invasive
			 species.
			(b)Report to
			 CongressNot later than 3 years after the date of the enactment
			 of this Act, the Invasive Species Council shall report actions and findings
			 under section 6 to the Congress, and shall update this report once every 3
			 years thereafter, or more often as necessary.
			(c)Response
			 strategyThe Invasive Species Council, in coordination with the
			 Task Force, the administering agencies, and other appropriate Federal and State
			 agencies, shall develop and implement a national strategy for how information
			 collected under this Act will be shared with Federal, State, and local entities
			 with responsibility for determining response to the introduction of potentially
			 invasive aquatic species, to enable those entities to better and more rapidly
			 respond to such introductions.
			(d)Pathway
			 practicesThe Invasive Species Council, in coordination with the
			 Task Force and the administering agencies, shall disseminate information to,
			 and develop an ongoing educational program for, pathway users (including
			 vendors and customers) on how their practices could be modified to prevent the
			 intentional or unintentional introduction of nonnative aquatic species into
			 aquatic ecosystems.
			(e)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
			 Secretary of the Interior for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012
			 $500,000 for the Invasive Species Council for carrying out this section.
			8.Technology
			 development, demonstration, and verification
			(a)Environmentally
			 sound technology development, demonstration, and verification
				(1)Grant
			 programNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act, the Environmental Protection Agency, acting through the Office of
			 Research and Development, in consultation with the Army Corps of Engineers, the
			 administering agencies, and the Task Force, shall develop and begin
			 administering a grant program to fund research, development, demonstration, and
			 verification of environmentally sound cost-effective technologies and methods
			 to control and eradicate aquatic invasive species.
				(2)PurposesProposals
			 funded under this subsection shall—
					(A)seek to support
			 Federal, State, or local officials’ ongoing efforts to control and eradicate
			 aquatic invasive species in an environmentally sound manner;
					(B)increase the
			 number of environmentally sound technologies or methods Federal, State, or
			 local officials may use to control or eradicate aquatic invasive
			 species;
					(C)provide for
			 demonstration or dissemination of the technology or method to potential
			 end-users; and
					(D)verify that any
			 technology or method meets any appropriate criteria developed for effectiveness
			 and environmental soundness by the Environmental Protection Agency.
					(3)PreferenceThe
			 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall give preference to
			 proposals that will likely meet any appropriate criteria developed for
			 environmental soundness by the Environmental Protection Agency.
				(4)Merit
			 reviewGrants shall be awarded under this subsection through a
			 competitive, peer-reviewed process.
				(5)ReportNot
			 later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
			 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall prepare and submit a
			 report to Congress on the program conducted under this subsection. The report
			 shall include findings and recommendations of the Administrator with regard to
			 technologies and methods.
				(b)Ship pathway
			 technology demonstration
				(1)Reauthorization
			 of programSection 1301(e) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
			 Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4741(e)) is amended by striking
			 $2,500,000 and inserting $7,500,000 for each of the
			 fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
				(2)Expansion of
			 programSection 1104(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
			 Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4714(b)) is amended—
					(A)by redesignating
			 paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
					(B)by inserting after
			 paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:

							(4)Additional
				purposesThe Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
				Commerce may also demonstrate and verify technologies under this subsection to
				monitor and control pathways of organism transport on ships other than through
				ballast
				water.
							.
					(3)Criteria and
			 workshopSection 1104 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
			 Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4714) is amended by adding at the
			 end the following new subsections:

						(d)CriteriaWhen
				issuing grants under this section, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
				Administration shall give preference to those technologies that will likely
				meet the criteria laid out in any testing protocol developed by the
				Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development’s
				Environmental Technology Verification Program.
						(e)WorkshopThe
				National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall hold an annual workshop
				of principal investigators funded under this section and researchers conducting
				research directly related to ship pathway technology development, for
				information exchange, and shall make the proceedings widely available to the
				public.
						.
				(c)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated for each
			 of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 $2,500,000 for the Environmental
			 Protection Agency to carry out subsection (a).
			9.Research to
			 support the setting and implementation of ship pathway standards
			(a)Research
			 programThe Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency,
			 in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
			 Task Force, and other appropriate Federal agencies and academic researchers,
			 shall develop a coordinated research program to support the promulgation and
			 implementation of standards to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive
			 species by ships that shall include—
				(1)characterizing
			 physical, chemical, and biological harbor conditions relevant to ballast
			 discharge into United States waters to inform the design and implementation of
			 ship vector control technologies and practices;
				(2)developing testing
			 protocols for determining the effectiveness of vector monitoring and control
			 technologies and practices;
				(3)researching and
			 demonstrating methods for mitigating the spread of invasive species by coastal
			 voyages, including exploring the effectiveness of alternative exchange zones in
			 the near coastal areas and other methods proposed to reduce transfers of
			 organisms;
				(4)verifying the
			 practical effectiveness of any type approval process to ensure that the process
			 produces repeatable and accurate assessments of treatment effectiveness;
			 and
				(5)evaluating the
			 effectiveness and residual risk and environmental impacts associated with any
			 standard set with respect to the ship pathway through experimental
			 research.
				(b)Working
			 groupNot later than 2 years after the issuance by the Coast
			 Guard of any standard relating to the introduction by ships of invasive
			 species, the Coast Guard shall convene a working group including the
			 Environmental Protection Agency, the administering agencies, and other
			 appropriate Federal and State agencies and academic researchers, to evaluate
			 the effectiveness of that standard and accompanying implementation protocols.
			 The duties of the working group shall, at a minimum, include—
				(1)reviewing the
			 effectiveness of the standard in reducing the establishment of invasive species
			 in aquatic ecosystems, taking into consideration the data collected under
			 section 5; and
				(2)developing
			 recommendations to the Coast Guard for the revision of such standard and type
			 approval process to ensure effectiveness in reducing introductions and accurate
			 shipboard monitoring of treatment performance that is simple and streamlined,
			 which shall be made widely available to the public.
				(c)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated for each
			 of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 $1,500,000 for the Coast Guard and
			 $1,500,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out subsection
			 (a).
			10.Research in
			 systematics and taxonomy
			(a)In
			 generalThe National Science Foundation shall establish a program
			 to award grants to researchers at institutions of higher education and museums
			 to carry out research programs in systematics and taxonomy.
			(b)GoalsThe
			 goals of the program under this section are to—
				(1)encourage
			 scientists to pursue careers in systematics and taxonomy to ensure a continuing
			 knowledge base in these disciplines;
				(2)ensure that there
			 will be adequate expertise in systematics and taxonomy to support Federal,
			 State, and local needs to identify species;
				(3)develop this
			 expertise throughout the United States with an emphasis on regional diversity;
			 and
				(4)draw on existing
			 expertise in systematics and taxonomy at institutions of higher education and
			 museums to train the next generation of systematists and taxonomists.
				(c)CriteriaGrants
			 shall be awarded under this section on a merit-reviewed competitive basis.
			 Emphasis shall be placed on funding proposals in a diverse set of ecosystems
			 and geographic locations, and, when applicable, integrated with the United
			 States Long Term Ecological Research Network. Preference shall be given to
			 proposals that will include student participation, and to institutions and
			 museums that actively train students to become experts in taxonomy and
			 systematics.
			(d)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
			 National Science Foundation for carrying out this section $2,500,000 for each
			 of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
			11.State
			 programs
			(a)PlanThe
			 administering agencies, in cooperation with the appropriate State agencies,
			 shall develop a plan to—
				(1)conduct a survey
			 of methods States and Federal agencies are using to control or eradicate
			 aquatic invasive species;
				(2)facilitate the
			 exchange of information among States and Federal agencies on methods States or
			 Federal agencies have found to be effective at controlling or eradicating
			 aquatic invasive species and the costs of those methods; and
				(3)evaluate the
			 cost-effectiveness of the various methods States and Federal agencies are using
			 to control or eradicate aquatic invasive species.
				(b)ReportNot
			 later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the administering
			 agencies shall jointly transmit to the Congress the plan described in
			 subsection (a) and the expected costs of carrying out the plan.


115 HR 5501 IH: End Corruption in the Northern Triangle Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-04-12
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		I
		115th CONGRESS2d Session
		H. R. 5501
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 12, 2018
			Mrs. Torres introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To direct the Secretary of State to take certain actions to end corruption in the Northern Triangle
			 region of Central America, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the End Corruption in the Northern Triangle Act. 2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
 (1)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means— (A)the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
 (B)the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (2)Grand corruptionThe term grand corruption means public corruption committed at a high level of government that—
 (A)distorts policies or the central functioning of the country; and (B)enables leaders to benefit at the expense of the public good.
 (3)Northern triangleThe term Northern Triangle means the region of Central America that encompasses the countries of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
 (4)Northern triangle countriesThe term Northern Triangle countries means the countries of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. 3.FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)According to the February 9, 2017, Presidential Executive order on Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking, transnational criminal organizations are drivers of crime, corruption, violence, and misery, and a comprehensive and decisive approach is required to dismantle these organized crime syndicates and restore safety for the American people..
 (2)Since 2008, the United States has provided more than $1 billion through the Central America Regional Security Initiative in order to address violence, organized crime, and narcotics trafficking and in Central America.
 (3)The 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report stated that corruption within the Salvadoran political system remains a serious problem. (4)According to the same report, in Guatemala widespread corruption permeates public and private institutions and exacerbates the country’s security, governmental, and economic challenges.
 (5)The same report notes that in Honduras, corruption has undermined progress on disrupting and degrading illegal trafficking, because trafficking organizations have infiltrated some military units in active drug corridors.
 4.Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that— (1)systemic corruption constitutes a significant threat to the long-term prospects for democratic governance, prosperity, and security in the Northern Triangle, and is an impediment to United States efforts to reduce the flow of cocaine and other narcotics from South America to the United States;
 (2)the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala and the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras have made important contributions to the fight against corruption in Guatemala and Honduras, respectively; and
 (3)the lack of an international commission against impunity in El Salvador is a limiting factor in efforts to combat corruption in that country.
			5.Anti-corruption strategy
 (a)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy to enhance United States efforts to dismantle systemic corruption in the Northern Triangle.
 (b)ElementsThe strategy shall include the following elements: (1)Diplomatic and financial support for international commissions against impunity.
 (2)Enhanced cooperation with local prosecutors, investigative units within national and local police forces, and revenue and customs authorities of each Northern Triangle country.
 (3)Exchange of information relevant to ongoing criminal investigations, where possible, with local prosecutors and the international commissions against impunity.
 (4)The designations of individuals within the Northern Triangle that meet the requirements for designations under—
 (A)the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); (B)section 212(a)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(C)); or
 (C)the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note).
					6.Report on corruption and narcotics trafficking
 (a)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the intelligence community (as such term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)), shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report regarding corruption and illicit campaign finance in the Northern Triangle.
 (b)Matters To be includedThe report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1)the names of senior government officials in any of the Northern Triangle countries who are known to have committed or facilitated acts of grand corruption or narcotics trafficking;
 (2)the names of elected officials in any of the Northern Triangle countries who are known to have received campaign funds that are the proceeds of narco-trafficking or other illicit activities in the last 2 years; and
 (3)the names of individuals who are known to have facilitated the financing of political campaigns in any of the Northern Triangle countries with the proceeds of narco-trafficking or other illicit activities in the last 2 years.
 (c)FormThe report submitted under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
 7.Central America Regional Security InitiativeNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall make available on the website of the Department of State the total amounts of assistance under the Central America Regional Security Initiative that have been provided to each country within Central America since fiscal year 2008.


		III
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. CON. RES. 13
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			November 2, 2011
			Received and referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
		Reaffirming In God We Trust
		  as the official motto of the United States and supporting and encouraging the
		  public display of the national motto in all public buildings, public schools,
		  and other government institutions.

		Whereas In God We Trust is the official
			 motto of the United States;
		Whereas the sentiment, In God We Trust, has
			 been an integral part of United States society since its founding;
		Whereas in times of national challenge or tragedy, the
			 people of the United States have turned to God as their source for sustenance,
			 protection, wisdom, strength, and direction;
		Whereas the Declaration of Independence recognizes God,
			 our Creator, as the source of our rights, We hold these truths to be
			 self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
			 Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and
			 the pursuit of happiness.;
		Whereas the national anthem of the United States says
			 praise the power that hath made and preserved us a nation * * * and this
			 be our motto: in God is our trust.;
		Whereas the words In God We Trust appear
			 over the entrance to the Senate Chamber and above the Speaker’s rostrum in the
			 House Chamber;
		Whereas the oath taken by all Federal employees, except
			 the President, states I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of
			 the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.;
		Whereas John Adams said, Statesmen may plan and
			 speculate for Liberty, but it is Religion and Morality alone, which can
			 establish the Principles upon which Freedom can securely stand.;
		Whereas if religion and morality are taken out of the
			 marketplace of ideas, the very freedom on which the United States was founded
			 cannot be secured;
		Whereas as President Eisenhower said and President Ford
			 later repeated, Without God, there could be no American form of
			 government, nor, an American way of life.; and
		Whereas President John F. Kennedy said, The guiding
			 principle and prayer of this Nation has been, is now, and ever shall be
			 In God We Trust.: Now, therefore, be it

		That Congress reaffirms In God
			 We Trust as the official motto of the United States and supports and
			 encourages the public display of the national motto in all public buildings,
			 public schools, and other government institutions.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives November 1, 2011.
			Karen L. Haas,
			Clerk


115 HR 4954 IH: Better Access to Technical Training, Learning, and Entrepreneurship for Servicemembers Act
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2018-02-06
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 4954IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 6, 2018Mrs. Murphy of Florida (for herself, Mr. Bergman, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Curbelo of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo amend title 10, United States Code, to require members of the Armed Forces to receive additional
			 training under the Transition Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Better Access to Technical Training, Learning, and Entrepreneurship for Servicemembers Act or the BATTLE for Servicemembers Act. 2.Required training; waiversSection 1144(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
 (1)in the heading, by striking Opportunities; (2)in paragraph (1)—
 (A)by inserting and subject to paragraph (2) after section; (B)by striking the Secretary of Defense and all that follows through shall permit; and
 (C)by striking to elect to and inserting shall; and (3)by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:

 (2)The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, under regulations such Secretaries shall prescribe, waive the additional training under paragraph (1) for:

							(A)
 Such groups or classifications of members as the Secretaries determine, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for whom participation is not and would not be of assistance to such members based on the articulable justification of the Secretaries that there is extraordinarily high reason to believe the exempted members are unlikely to face major readjustment, health care, employment, or other challenges associated with transition to civilian life.

							(B)
 A member possessing specialized skills who, due to unavoidable circumstances, is needed to support the imminent deployment of a unit.
 (C)A member who elects in writing not to receive such additional training. .


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1325
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 23, 2009
			Mr. Specter introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently
		  extend and modify the section 45 credit for refined coal from steel industry
		  fuel, and for other purposes.

		1.Permanent extension and
			 modification of section 45 credit for refined coal from steel industry
			 fuel
			(a)Credit
			 period
				(1)In
			 generalSubclause (II) of
			 section 45(e)(8)(D)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
			 modifications) is amended to read as follows:

						(II)Credit
				periodIn lieu of the 10-year
				period referred to in clauses (i) and (ii)(II) of subparagraph (A), the credit
				period shall be the period beginning on the date that the facility first
				produces steel industry fuel that is sold to an unrelated person after the date
				of the enactment of this
				subclause.
						.
				(2)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 45(e)(8)(D)
			 of such Code is amended by striking clause (iii) and by redesignating clause
			 (iv) as clause (iii).
				(b)Extension of
			 placed-in-service dateSubparagraph (A) of section 45(d)(8) of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining refined coal production facility) is
			 amended—
				(1)by striking (or any modification to
			 a facility), and
				(2)by striking 2010 and
			 inserting 2011.
				(c)Clarifications
				(1)Steel industry
			 fuelSubclause (I) of section
			 45(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining steel industry
			 fuel) is amended by inserting or a blend of coal and petroleum
			 coke after on coal.
				(2)Ownership
			 interestSection 45(d)(8) of
			 such Code (defining refined coal production facility) is amended by adding at
			 the end the following new flush sentence:

						With
				respect to a facility producing steel industry fuel, no person (including a
				ground lessor, customer, supplier, or technology licensor) shall be treated as
				having an ownership interest in the facility or as otherwise entitled to the
				credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to such facility if such
				person’s rent, license fee, or other entitlement to net payments from the owner
				of such facility is measured by a fixed dollar amount or a fixed amount per
				ton, or otherwise determined without regard to the profit or loss of such
				facility..
				(3)Production and
			 saleSubparagraph (D) of section 45(e)(8) of such Code (relating
			 to special rule for steel industry fuel), as amended by subsection (a)(2), is
			 amended by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv) and by inserting after
			 clause (ii) the following new clause:

						(iii)Production
				and saleThe owner of a facility producing steel industry fuel
				shall be treated as producing and selling steel industry fuel where that owner
				manufactures such steel industry fuel from coal or a blend of coal and
				petroleum coke to which it has title. The sale of such steel industry fuel by
				the owner of the facility to a person who is not the owner of the facility
				shall not fail to qualify as a sale to an unrelated person solely because such
				purchaser may also be a ground lessor, supplier, or
				customer.
						.
				(d)Specified
			 credit for purposes of alternative minimum tax exclusionSubclause (II) of section 38(c)(4)(B)(iii)
			 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to specified credits) is amended
			 by inserting (in the case of a refined coal production facility
			 producing steel industry fuel, during the credit period set forth in section
			 45(e)(8)(D)(ii)(II)) after service.
			(e)Effective
			 dates
				(1)In
			 generalThe amendments made
			 by subsections (a), (b), and (d) shall take effect on the date of the enactment
			 of this Act.
				(2)ClarificationsThe amendments made by subsection (c) shall
			 take effect as if included in the amendments made by the Energy Improvement and
			 Extension Act of 2008.


115 HR 7244 IH: Flagstaff Federal Reversion Relief Act
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2018-12-10
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7244IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 10, 2018Mr. O'Halleran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by Win Oil Company,
			 Incorporated, for purposes of economic development by removing the Federal
			 reversion interest in that land, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Flagstaff Federal Reversion Relief Act. 2.Release of reversionary interest, Flagstaff, Arizona (a)General removal of interestAny reversionary interest of the United States pursuant to the Act of July 27, 1866 (14 Stat. 292, chapter 278), shall no longer be subject to the reversionary interest described in that Act.
 (b)Removal of interest in particular parcelThe reversionary interest is removed in the parcel of land located in the City of Flagstaff, Arizona, and owned by Win Oil Company, Incorporated, which land is more particularly described in the deed recorded in Coconino County, Arizona, on November 11, 1998, as document number 98–44431.


116 HR 7753 IH: Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2020
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-07-23
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7753IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 23, 2020Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself and Mr. Rush) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to conduct an interagency review of and report to Congress on ways to increase the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2020.2.Sense of congressIt is the sense of Congress that—(1)the ability of the United States to attract foreign direct investment is directly linked to the long-term economic prosperity, global competitiveness, and security of the United States;(2)it is a top national priority to enhance the global competitiveness, prosperity, and security of the United States by—(A)removing unnecessary barriers to foreign direct investment and the jobs that such investment creates throughout the United States;(B)promoting policies to ensure the United States remains the premier global destination to invest, hire, innovate, provide services and manufacture products; and(C)promoting policies to ensure the United States remains the global leader in developing and deploying cutting-edge technologies such as self-driving vehicle technology, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, quantum computing, blockchain, and the like;(3)maintaining the United States commitment to open investment policy encourages other countries to reciprocate and enables the United States to open new markets abroad for United States companies and their products;(4)while foreign direct investment can enhance the United States economic strength, policies regarding foreign direct investment should reflect national security interests and should not disadvantage domestic investors or companies;(5)United States efforts to attract foreign direct investment should be consistent with efforts to maintain and improve the domestic standard of living; and(6)as digital information becomes increasingly important to the United States economy and the development of new technologies and services that will be crucial to the country’s competitiveness in the 21st century global economy, barriers such as data localism and infringement of intellectual property rights must be addressed.3.Foreign direct investment review(a)ReviewThe Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Federal Interagency Investment Working Group and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall conduct an interagency review of the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct and addressing key foreign trade barriers that firms in advanced technology sectors face in the global digital economy.(b)Specific matters To be includedThe review conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include a review of—(1)the current economic impact of foreign direct investment in the United States, with particular focus on manufacturing, services, research and development, trade (with an emphasis on digital trade), and jobs;(2)trends in global cross-border investment and data flows and the underlying factors for such trends;(3)Federal Government policies that are closely linked to the ability of the United States to attract and retain foreign direct investment;(4)foreign direct investment as compared to direct investment by domestic entities;(5)foreign direct investment that takes the form of greenfield investment as compared to foreign direct investment reflecting merger and acquisition activity;(6)the unique challenges posed by foreign direct investment, particularly acquisitions, by state-owned or state-backed enterprises, especially from state-directed economies;(7)how other countries are dealing with the challenge of state-directed and supported investment and whether there are opportunities to work with like-minded nations in addressing these shared challenges;(8)ongoing Federal Government efforts to improve the investment climate and facilitate greater levels of foreign direct investment in the United States;(9)innovative and noteworthy State, regional, and local government initiatives to attract foreign investment;(10)initiatives by other countries in order to identify best practices for increasing global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment;(11)the impact that protectionist policies by other countries, such as forced data localism rules, forced localization of production, industrial subsidies, and the infringement of intellectual property rights, have on the advanced technology economy of the United States and the ability for United States located firms to develop innovative technologies;(12)other barriers to the United States ability to compete globally in an increasingly connected and digital globally economy, for instance, the use of technical barriers to trade (such as country specific standards for technology products and digital services); and(13)the adequacy of efforts by the Federal Government to increase the ease for foreign firms considering investment in the United States.(c)LimitationThe review conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall not address laws or policies relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.(d)Public commentPrior to—(1)conducting the review under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish notice of the review in the Federal Register and shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the matters to be covered by the review; and(2)reporting pursuant to subsection (e), the Secretary shall publish the proposed findings and recommendations to Congress in the Federal Register and shall provide an opportunity for public comment.(e)Report to CongressNot later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Federal Interagency Investment Working Group and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall report to Congress the findings of the review required under subsection (a) and submit recommendations for increasing the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment and developing 21st century technologies and services, without weakening national security, labor, consumer, financial, or environmental protections.


117 HR 3919 IH: Secure Equipment Act of 2021
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2021-06-15
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3919IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 15, 2021Mr. Scalise (for himself and Ms. Eshoo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo ensure that the Federal Communications Commission does not approve radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Secure Equipment Act of 2021.2.Updates to equipment authorization process of Federal Communications Commission(a)Rulemaking(1)In generalNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall conclude a rulemaking proceeding, in accordance with paragraph (2), to update the equipment authorization procedures of the Commission.(2)Updates requiredIn the rulemaking proceeding conducted under paragraph (1), the Commission shall clarify that the Commission will no longer review or approve any application for equipment authorization for equipment that is on the list of covered communications equipment or services published by the Commission under section 2(a) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(a)).(b)DefinitionIn this section, the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4513
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 26, 2010
			Mr. Buchanan
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means, and in addition to the Committees on
			 Financial Services and
			 the Judiciary, for a
			 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
			 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
			 committee concerned

		A BILL
		To create jobs by providing targeted tax relief to
		  individuals and small businesses, curb frivolous lawsuits, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Job Creation Act of
			 2010.
		IGeneral Provisions
			 Affecting Small Business
			101.Extension of
			 increased expensing for small businesses
				(a)In
			 generalParagraph (7) of section 179(b) of the Internal Revenue
			 Code of 1986 is amended—
					(1)by striking
			 or 2009 and inserting 2009, or 2010, and
					(2)by striking
			 and
			 2009 in the heading thereof and inserting
			 2009, or
			 2010.
					(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2009.
				102.One year
			 elimination of the capital gains tax for small businesses
				(a)In
			 generalSubsection (a) of
			 section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to partial
			 exclusion for gain from certain small business stock) is amended by adding at
			 the end the following new paragraph:

						(4)Special rule for
				2010In the case of qualified
				small business stock acquired after December 31, 2009, and before January 1,
				2011—
							(A)paragraph (1)
				shall be applied by substituting 100 percent for 50
				percent, and
							(B)paragraph (2)
				shall not
				apply.
							.
				(b)Conforming
			 amendmentsSection 1202(a)(3) of such Code is amended—
					(1)by striking
			 2011 and inserting 2010, and
					(2)by striking
			 and
			 2010 in the heading.
					(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to stock
			 acquired after December 31, 2009.
				103.Unemployment
			 benefits excluded from income tax for 2010
				(a)In
			 generalSection 85 of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to unemployment compensation) is
			 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

						(d)Special rule for
				2009Subsection (a) shall not
				apply in the case of any taxable year beginning in
				2010.
						.
				(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2009.
				104.Reduction in
			 troubled asset purchases that may be outstanding as TARP funds are
			 repaidSection 106(d) of the
			 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 is amended by adding at the end
			 the following new sentence: The maximum amount of purchase authority for
			 troubled assets that is authorized to be outstanding at any one time under
			 section 115 shall be reduced by the amount of any payment into the Treasury
			 under the preceding sentence after the date of the enactment of the
			 Job Creation Act of
			 2010..
			IIFederal Rules of
			 Civil Procedure improvements
			201.Attorney
			 accountabilityRule 11(c) of
			 the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is amended—
				(1)by amending the
			 first sentence to read as follows: If a pleading, motion, or other paper
			 is signed in violation of this rule, the court, upon motion or upon its own
			 initiative, shall impose upon the attorney, law firm, or parties that have
			 violated this subdivision or are responsible for the violation, an appropriate
			 sanction, which may include an order to pay the other party or parties for the
			 reasonable expenses incurred as a direct result of the filing of the pleading,
			 motion, or other paper, that is the subject of the violation, including a
			 reasonable attorney's fee.;
				(2)in paragraph
			 (1)(A)—
					(A)by striking
			 Rule 5 and all that follows through corrected.
			 and inserting Rule 5.; and
					(B)by striking
			 the court may award and inserting the court shall
			 award; and
					(3)in paragraph (2),
			 by striking shall be limited to what is sufficient and all that
			 follows through the end of the paragraph (including subparagraphs (A) and (B))
			 and inserting shall be sufficient to deter repetition of such conduct or
			 comparable conduct by others similarly situated, and to compensate the parties
			 that were injured by such conduct. The sanction may consist of an order to pay
			 to the party or parties the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred as a
			 direct result of the filing of the pleading, motion, or other paper that is the
			 subject of the violation, including a reasonable attorney's
			 fee..
				202.Applicability
			 of Rule 11 to State cases affecting interstate commerceIn any civil action in State court, the
			 court, upon motion, shall determine within 30 days after the filing of such
			 motion whether the action substantially affects interstate commerce. Such court
			 shall make such determination based on an assessment of the costs to the
			 interstate economy, including the loss of jobs, were the relief requested
			 granted. If the court determines such action substantially affects interstate
			 commerce, the provisions of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
			 shall apply to such action.
			203.Prevention of
			 forum-shopping
				(a)In
			 generalSubject to subsection
			 (b), a personal injury claim filed in State or Federal court may be filed only
			 in the State and, within that State, in the county (or if there is no State
			 court in the county, the nearest county where a court of general jurisdiction
			 is located), or Federal district in which—
					(1)the person
			 bringing the claim, including an estate in the case of a decedent and a parent
			 or guardian in the case of a minor or incompetent—
						(A)resides at the
			 time of filing; or
						(B)resided at the
			 time of the alleged injury;
						(2)the alleged injury
			 or circumstances giving rise to the personal injury claim allegedly
			 occurred;
					(3)the defendant's
			 principal place of business is located, if the defendant is a corporation;
			 or
					(4)the defendant
			 resides, if the defendant is an individual.
					(b)Determination of
			 Most Appropriate ForumIf a person alleges that the injury or
			 circumstances giving rise to the personal injury claim occurred in more than
			 one county (or Federal district), the trial court shall determine which State
			 and county (or Federal district) is the most appropriate forum for the claim.
			 If the court determines that another forum would be the most appropriate forum
			 for a claim, the court shall dismiss the claim. Any otherwise applicable
			 statute of limitations shall be tolled beginning on the date the claim was
			 filed and ending on the date the claim is dismissed under this
			 subsection.
				(c)DefinitionsIn
			 this section:
					(1)The term
			 personal injury claim—
						(A)means a civil
			 action brought under State law by any person to recover for a person's personal
			 injury, illness, disease, death, mental or emotional injury, risk of disease,
			 or other injury, or the costs of medical monitoring or surveillance (to the
			 extent such claims are recognized under State law), including any derivative
			 action brought on behalf of any person on whose injury or risk of injury the
			 action is based by any representative party, including a spouse, parent, child,
			 or other relative of such person, a guardian, or an estate;
						(B)does not include a
			 claim brought as a class action; and
						(C)does not include a
			 claim against a debtor in a case pending under title 11 of the United States
			 Code that is a personal injury tort or wrongful death claim within the meaning
			 of section 157(b)(5) of title 28, United States Code.
						(2)The term
			 person means any individual, corporation, company, association,
			 firm, partnership, society, joint stock company, or any other entity, but not
			 any governmental entity.
					(3)The term
			 State includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
			 Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and any other territory or
			 possession of the United States.
					(d)ApplicabilityThis
			 section applies to any personal injury claim filed in Federal or State court on
			 or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
				204.Rule of
			 constructionNothing in
			 section 202 or in the amendments made by section 201 shall be construed to bar
			 or impede the assertion or development of new claims or remedies under Federal,
			 State, or local civil rights law.
			205.Three-strikes
			 rule for suspending attorneys who commit multiple Rule 11 violations
				(a)Mandatory
			 SuspensionWhenever a Federal
			 district court determines that an attorney has violated Rule 11 of the Federal
			 Rules of Civil Procedure, the court shall determine the number of times that
			 the attorney has violated that rule in that Federal district court during that
			 attorney's career. If the court determines that the number is three or more,
			 the Federal district court—
					(1)shall suspend that
			 attorney from the practice of law in that Federal district court for one year;
			 and
					(2)may suspend that
			 attorney from the practice of law in that Federal district court for any
			 additional period that the court considers appropriate.
					(b)Appeal;
			 StayAn attorney has the right to appeal a suspension under
			 subsection (a). While such an appeal is pending, the suspension shall be
			 stayed.
				(c)ReinstatementTo
			 be reinstated to the practice of law in a Federal district court after
			 completion of a suspension under subsection (a), the attorney involved must
			 first petition the court for reinstatement under such procedures and conditions
			 as the court may prescribe.
				206.Presumption of
			 rule 11 violation for repeatedly relitigating same issueWhenever a party presents to a Federal court
			 a pleading, written motion, or other paper, that includes a claim or defense
			 that the party has already litigated and lost on the merits in any forum in
			 final decisions not subject to appeal on three consecutive occasions, and the
			 claim or defense, respectively, involves the same plaintiff and the same
			 defendant on each occasion, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the
			 presentation of such paper is in violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of
			 Civil Procedure.
			207.Enhanced
			 sanctions for document destruction in pending Federal court
			 proceedingsWhoever willfully
			 and intentionally influences, obstructs, or impedes, or attempts to influence,
			 or obstruct, or impede, a pending Federal court proceeding through the willful
			 and intentional destruction of documents sought pursuant to the rules of such
			 Federal court proceeding and highly relevant to that proceeding—
				(1)shall be punished
			 with mandatory civil sanctions of a degree commensurate with the civil
			 sanctions available under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in
			 addition to any other civil sanctions that otherwise apply; and
				(2)shall be held in
			 contempt of court; and if an attorney, referred to one or more appropriate
			 State bar associations for disciplinary proceedings.
				208.Ban on
			 concealment of unlawful conduct
				(a)In
			 generalIn any Rule 11 of the
			 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure proceeding, a court may not order that a court
			 record not be disclosed unless the court makes a finding of fact that
			 identifies the interest that justifies the order and determines that interest
			 outweighs any interest in the public health and safety that the court
			 determines would be served by disclosing the court record.
				(b)ApplicabilityThis
			 section applies to any record formally filed with a court, but shall not
			 include any records subject to—
					(1)the
			 attorney-client privilege or any other privilege recognized under Federal or
			 State law that grants the right to prevent disclosure of certain information
			 unless the privilege has been waived; or
					(2)applicable State
			 or Federal laws that protect the confidentiality of crime victims, including
			 victims of sexual abuse.


113 HR 999 IH: To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against immigration information in the possession of the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that such individuals are citizens or nationals of the United States, lawful permanent resident aliens, or nonimmigrants admitted for a limited period to obtain such training, and for other purposes.
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 999
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 6, 2013
			Mrs. Black introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Homeland
			 Security, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Transportation and
			 Infrastructure, 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 title 49, United States Code, to require that
		  individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked
		  against immigration information in the possession of the Secretary of Homeland
		  Security to ensure that such individuals are citizens or nationals of the
		  United States, lawful permanent resident aliens, or nonimmigrants admitted for
		  a limited period to obtain such training, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Requirement that individuals
			 seeking flight training are checked against immigration records
			(a)In
			 generalSubsection (a) of section 44939 of title 49, United
			 States Code, is amended—
				(1)by redesignating
			 subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1) as clauses (i) through (vi),
			 respectively;
				(2)by redesignating
			 paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
				(3)by striking
			 12,500 pounds and inserting 12,500
			 pounds—;
				(4)by inserting
			 before subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, a
			 new paragraph (2);
				(5)by moving the text
			 beginning with to an and all that follows through only
			 if— to such paragraph (2);
				(6)by inserting
			 before such paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (1):

						(1)an individual seeking such training only
				upon receipt of information from the Assistant Secretary that the individual
				has been checked against databases available to the Assistant Secretary and the
				Assistant Secretary has determined that the individual is—
							(A)a citizen of the
				United States;
							(B)a national of the
				United States;
							(C)an alien lawfully
				admitted to the United States for permanent residence; or
							(D)an alien
				temporarily admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant for the purpose of
				obtaining such training; and
							;
				and
				(7)in the subsection
			 heading by striking Waiting period.— and inserting
			 Requirements; waiting
			 period.—.
				(b)Conforming
			 amendmentSubparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of
			 section 44949, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking
			 paragraph (1) and inserting subparagraph (A).
			(c)Clerical
			 amendmentThe amendments made
			 by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an individual seeking flight
			 training on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
			2.Requiring flight
			 schools to be certified by FAASection 44939 of title 49, United States
			 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(j)Certification by
				FAAThe Secretary shall
				require flight schools to be certified by the Administrator of the Federal
				Aviation Administration pursuant to part 141 or part 142 of title 14, Code of
				Federal Regulations (or similar successor
				regulations).
				.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3750
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			August 5, 2010
			Mr. Brown of Ohio
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Environment and Public
			 Works

		A BILL
		To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
		  include certain inland lakes within a coastal water monitoring and grant
		  program.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Safe Water Intensive Monitoring Act
			  or the SWIM
			 Act.
		2.Inland
			 lakesSection 406 of the
			 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346) is amended by striking
			 subsection (i) and inserting the following:

				(i)Inland
				lakesFor fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter, the
				Administrator shall develop monitoring and notification criteria in accordance
				with subsection (a), and provide grants in accordance with subsection (b), for
				such inland lakes that are designated by States for swimming and that have
				public beaches as the Administrator, in consultation with affected State,
				local, and tribal governments, determines to be appropriate, taking into
				consideration—
					(1)the size of the
				inland lakes;
					(2)the annual number
				of visitors to the inland lakes;
					(3)identified
				harmful algal blooms in the inland lakes, including cyanobacteria, or other
				known pathogens; and
					(4)the potential
				health and economic impacts of poor water quality of the inland lakes with
				respect to affected communities, individuals, fish, and wildlife.
					(j)Authorization
				of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated for
				fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter—
					(1)except as
				provided in paragraph (2), to provide grants under subsection (b), including
				implementation of monitoring and notification programs by the Administrator
				under subsection (h), $30,000,000; and
					(2)to carry out
				subsection (i),
				$10,000,000.
					.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3132
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 10, 2012
			Mrs. Hagan introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on
		  flubendiamide.

		1.Flubendiamide
			(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:

								9902.01.003-Iodo-N′-(2-mesyl-1,1-dimethylethyl)-N-{4-[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]-o-tolyl}phthalamide
						(flubendiamide) (CAS No. 272451–65–7) (provided for in subheading
						3808.91.25)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015

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


110 HR 1815 IH: To extend the authorization for the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey.
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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1815
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 29, 2007
Mr. LoBiondo (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Holt, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Sires) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL
To extend the authorization for the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey.

1.Extension of authorizationSection 6(c) of the Act titled A bill to provide for the establishment of the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes (Public Law 100–515; 16 U.S.C. 1244 note) is amended by striking shall terminate on September 30, 2007 and inserting shall terminate on September 30, 2011.


110 HR 5456 IH: To suspend temporarily the duty on

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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5456
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 14, 2008
			Mr. Cleaver
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on
		  Tembotrione.

		1.Tembotrione
			(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._._ 2-{2-Chloro-4-mesyl-3- [(trifluoroethoxy)methyl]
						benzoyl}cyclohexane-1,3-dione (Tembotrione) (CAS No. 335104–84–2) and ethyl
						4,5-dihydro-5,5-diphenyl-1,2-oxazole-3-carboxylate (Isoxadifen-ethyl) (CAS No.
						163520–33–0) (provided for in subheading 2930.90.10)3.0%No
						changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011

					.
			(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.