109 HR 1012 IH: Commercial Truck Highway Safety Demonstration Program Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-03-01
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I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1012
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 1, 2005
Mr. Michaud (for himself and Mr. Allen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL
To establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program in the State of Maine, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Commercial Truck Highway Safety Demonstration Program Act of 2005.
2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:
(1)Public safety on the highways of the United States is a paramount concern of all who use the highways and all who prescribe public policy for the use of those highways, including public policy on the operation of heavy commercial trucks on highways.
(2)Federal highway funding law effectively imposes a limit of 80,000 pounds on the weight of vehicles permitted to use Interstate System highways.
(3)The administration of this law in Maine has forced heavy tractor-trailer and tractor-semitrailer combination vehicles, traveling into Maine from neighboring States and Canada, to divert onto small State and local roads where higher vehicle weight limits apply under Maine law.
(4)The diversion of those vehicles onto such roads causes significant economic hardships and safety challenges for small communities located along those roads.
(5)Permitting heavy commercial vehicles, including tanker trucks carrying hazardous material and fuel oil, to travel on Interstate System highways in Maine—
(A)would enhance public safety by reducing—
(i)the number of heavy vehicles that use town and city streets in Maine; and
(ii)as a result, the number of dangerous interactions between those heavy vehicles and such other vehicles as school buses and private vehicles; and
(B)would reduce the net highway maintenance costs in Maine because the Interstate System highways, unlike the secondary roads of Maine, are built to accommodate heavy vehicles and are, therefore, more durable.
3.DefinitionsIn this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1)Covered Interstate System highway
(A)In generalThe term covered Interstate System highway means a highway within the State of Maine that is designated as a route on the Interstate System, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
(B)ExceptionThe term does not include any portion of a highway that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, is exempted from the requirements of section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, by the last sentence of such section.
(2)Interstate SystemThe term Interstate System has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
4.Maine truck safety demonstration programThe Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a program, in the administration of this Act, to demonstrate the effects on the safety of the overall highway network in the State of Maine that would result from permitting vehicles described in section 5(b) to be operated on the Interstate System highways within the State.
5.Waiver of highway funding reduction relating to weight of vehicles using Interstate System highways
(a)Prohibition relating to certain vehiclesNotwithstanding section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, the total amount of funds apportioned to the State of Maine under section 104(b)(1) of such title for any period may not be reduced under such section 127(a) on the basis that the State of Maine permits a vehicle described in subsection (b) to use a covered Interstate System highway.
(b)Combination vehicles in excess of 80,000 poundsA vehicle referred to in subsection (a) is a vehicle having a weight in excess of 80,000 pounds that—
(1)consists of a 3-axle tractor unit hauling a single trailer or semitrailer; and
(2)does not exceed any vehicle weight limitation that is applicable under the laws of the State of Maine to the operation of such vehicle on highways in Maine not on the Interstate System, as such laws are in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(c)Effective date and termination
(1)Effective date
(A)Date of satisfaction of administrative conditions by MaineThe prohibition in subsection (a) shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary of Transportation notifies the Commissioner of Transportation of the State of Maine, in writing, that—
(i)the Secretary has received the plan described in paragraph (1) of section 6; and
(ii)the Commissioner has established a highway safety committee as described in paragraph (2) of section 6 and has issued rules and procedures for the collection of highway safety data as described in paragraph (3) of section 6.
(B)Permanent effectAfter taking effect, the prohibition in subsection (a) shall remain in effect unless terminated under paragraph (2).
(2)Contingent terminationThe prohibition in subsection (a) shall terminate 3 years after the effective date applicable under paragraph (1) if, before the end of such 3-year period, the Secretary—
(A)determines that—
(i)operation of vehicles described in subsection (b) on covered Interstate System highways has adversely affected safety on the overall highway network in Maine; or
(ii)the Commissioner has failed to use the highway safety committee as described in paragraph (2)(A) of section 6 or to collect data as described in paragraph (3) of section (6); and
(B)publishes the determination, together with the date of the termination of the prohibition, in the Federal Register.
(d)Consultation regarding termination for safetyIn making a determination under subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), the Secretary shall consult with the highway safety committee established by the Commissioner in accordance with section 6.
6.Responsibilities of the State of MaineFor the purposes of section 5, the State of Maine satisfies the conditions of this section if the Commissioner of Transportation of the State of Maine—
(1)submits to the Secretary of Transportation a plan for satisfying the conditions set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3);
(2)establishes and chairs a highway safety committee that—
(A)the Commissioner uses to review the data collected pursuant to paragraph (3); and
(B)consists of representatives of—
(i)agencies of the State that have responsibilities related to highway safety;
(ii)municipalities of the State;
(iii)organizations that have evaluation or promotion of highway safety among their principal purposes; and
(iv)the commercial trucking industry; and
(3)collects data on the net effects that the operation of vehicles described in section 5(b) on covered Interstate System highways has on the safety of the overall highway network in the State, including the net effects on single-vehicle and multiple-vehicle collision rates for such vehicles.


117 HR 4680 IH: Fair Sugar Policy Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-07-26
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4680IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 26, 2021Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Budd, Mr. Kind, Mr. Womack, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Latta, Ms. Speier, Mr. Perry, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Harris, Mr. Banks, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Biggs, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Gosar, Mr. McClintock, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. DesJarlais, and Mr. Schneider) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureA BILLTo form the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Fair Sugar Policy Act of 2021.2.Sugar programSection 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; and(2)in paragraph (5), by striking 2019 through 2023 crop years. and inserting the following:2019 and 2020 crop years; and(6)18.75 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for each of the 2021 through 2025 crop years..3.Flexible Marketing Allotments for Sugar Repealed and Reform of Tariff Rate QuotasPart VII of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) is amended to read as follows:VIIAdministration of Tariff Rate Quotas359a.Tariff rate quotas(a)In generalAt the beginning of each quota year, the Secretary shall establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar at a level that is not less than the minimum level necessary to comply with obligations under international trade agreements that Congress has approved.(b)Adjustment(1)In generalSubject to subsection (a), the Secretary shall adjust the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar to provide adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices in the domestic market.(2)Ending stocksSubject to paragraphs (1) and (3), the Secretary shall establish and adjust tariff-rate quotas so that the ratio of sugar stocks to total sugar use at the end of each quota year shall be approximately 15.5 percent.(3)Maintenance of reasonable prices and avoidance of forfeitures(A)In generalThe Secretary may establish a different target percentage for the ratio of ending stocks to total use described in paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines the different target percentage is necessary to prevent—(i)unreasonably high prices; or(ii)forfeitures of sugar pledged as collateral for a loan under section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272).(B)AnnouncementThe Secretary shall publicly announce an establishment of a target percentage under this paragraph.(4)ConsiderationsIn establishing tariff-rate quotas under subsection (a) and making adjustments under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the impact of the quotas on consumers, workers, businesses (including small businesses), and agricultural producers.(c)Temporary transfer of quotas(1)In generalTo promote the full use of the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar established or adjusted under subsection (a) or (b), respectively, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that provide that a country that has been allocated a share of the quotas may temporarily transfer all or part of the share to another country that has also been allocated a share of the quotas.(2)Transfers voluntaryA transfer under this subsection shall be valid only on voluntary agreement between the transferor and the transferee, consistent with procedures established by the Secretary.(3)Transfers temporary(A)In generalA transfer under this subsection shall be valid only for the duration of the quota year during which the transfer is made.(B)Following quota yearNo transfer under this subsection shall affect the share of the quota allocated to the transferor or transferee for the following quota year..4.Repeal of feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producersSection 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) is repealed.


113 HR 2140 IH: Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-05-23
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2140
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 23, 2013
			Mr. Gary G. Miller of
			 California (for himself and Mrs.
			 McCarthy of New York) introduced the following bill; which was
			 referred to the Committee on Financial
			 Services

		A BILL
		To permit insurance companies that are depository holding
		  companies, or are subsidiaries of depository holding companies, to comply with
		  the accounting and capital requirements applicable to the insurance company
		  under State law, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of
			 2013.
		2.Leverage and
			 risk-based capital requirementsSubsection (b) of section 171 of the
			 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5371(b))
			 is amended—
			(1)by redesignating
			 paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and
			 (8), respectively; and
			(2)by inserting after
			 paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

					(3)Insurance
				companies
						(A)In
				generalThe minimum leverage capital requirements and the minimum
				risk-based capital requirements established under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall,
				for depository institution holding companies and nonbank financial companies
				supervised by the Board of Governors that is an insurance company, or that has
				one or more subsidiaries that are insurance companies—
							(i)with respect to
				the insurance company, adhere to the regulatory accounting practices and
				procedures applicable to, and the capital structure of, such companies;
				and
							(ii)with respect to
				the insurance company, utilize the governing State law capital requirements for
				insurance companies.
							(B)Compliance with
				capital requirements under State law
							(i)PresumptionAny
				insurance company, insurance affiliate, or insurance subsidiary in compliance
				with applicable risk-based capital standards established under State law shall
				be presumed to satisfy any minimum capital requirements of this section.
							(ii)Determination
				of Board with respect to presumptionThe Board of Governors may,
				on a case-by-case basis on the record, determine that the presumption in clause
				(i) should not apply, provided that the Board first establishes through
				rulemaking the general procedures and standards to be utilized for such
				proceedings.
							(iii)Effect of
				determinationWhere the Board of Governors makes a determination
				under clause (ii) that the presumption should not apply to a company, the
				requirements of subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) remain applicable in
				establishing capital rules for such company.
							(C)Analysis of
				leverage and risk based capital requirementsNo requirements
				under paragraph (1) and (2) for a company described under subparagraph (A)
				shall apply unless the Board—
							(i)carries out a
				cost-benefit analysis of the application of those requirements specific to a
				company described under subparagraph (A), including soliciting and reviewing
				public comment of the analysis prior to any final rulemaking, and the Board of
				Governors determines that the benefits of applying the requirements outweigh
				the cost; and
							(ii)carries out a
				quantitative impact study of the application of those requirements specific to
				a company described under subparagraph (A), including soliciting and reviewing
				public comment of the study prior to any final rulemaking, and only apply the
				requirements if the Board of Governors determines that the study shows the
				requirements are appropriate.
							(D)Rulemaking
				requirementsAny rulemaking implementing paragraphs (1) and (2)
				shall separately incorporate and reflect the requirements provided for under
				subparagraphs (A), (B), and
				(C).
						.
			3.Accounting
			 standards applicable to insurance companiesSection 115 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
			 Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5325) is amended by adding at the
			 end the following:

				(h)Accounting
				standards applicable to insurance companiesWith respect to a
				nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors that is an
				insurance company, the Board of Governors may not require the insurance company
				to comply with accounting standards, including generally accepted accounting
				principles, that are different than those regulatory accounting standards
				applicable to the insurance company under applicable State
				law.
				.
		4.Solvency,
			 capital, and accounting requirements for insurance-based savings and loan
			 holding companiesSection
			 10(g) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(g)) is amended by adding at
			 the end the following:

				(6)Solvency,
				capital, and accounting requirements for insurance-based savings and loan
				holding companies
					(A)In
				generalNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, in
				establishing capital standards required for a savings and loan holding company
				that is an insurance company or that has one or more subsidiaries that are
				insurance companies, the Board shall—
						(i)with respect to
				the insurance company, adhere to the regulatory accounting practices and
				procedures applicable to, and the capital structure of, such company;
						(ii)with respect to
				the insurance company, utilize the governing State law capital requirements for
				insurers; and
						(iii)not require any
				insurance company to comply with accounting standards, including generally
				accepted accounting principles, that are different than those accounting
				standards the company is required to comply with by the company’s State
				regulator.
						(B)Compliance with
				capital requirements under State law
						(i)PresumptionAny
				insurance company, insurance affiliate, or insurance subsidiary in compliance
				with applicable risk-based capital standards established under State law shall
				be presumed to satisfy any capital requirements of this Act.
						(ii)Determination
				of Board with respect to presumptionThe Board may, on a
				case-by-case basis on the record, determine that the presumption in clause (i)
				should not apply, provided that the Board first establishes through rulemaking
				the general procedures and standards to be utilized for such
				proceedings.
						(iii)Effect of
				determinationWhere the Board makes a determination under clause
				(ii) that the presumption should not apply to a company, the requirements of
				subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) remain applicable in establishing capital rules
				for such company.
						(C)Analysis of
				capital requirementsNo capital requirements under this Act for a
				company described under subparagraph (A) shall apply unless the Board—
						(i)carries out a
				cost-benefit analysis of the application of those requirements specific to a
				company described under subparagraph (A), including soliciting and reviewing
				public comment of the analysis prior to any final rulemaking, and the Board
				determines that the benefits of applying the requirements outweigh the cost;
				and
						(ii)carries out a
				quantitative impact study of the application of those requirements specific to
				a company described under subparagraph (A), including soliciting and reviewing
				public comment of the study prior to any final rulemaking, and only apply the
				requirements if the Board determines that the study shows the requirements are
				appropriate.
						(D)Rulemaking
				requirementsAny rulemaking setting capital rules for companies
				described in subparagraph (A) shall separately incorporate and reflect the
				requirements provided for under subparagraphs (A), (B), and
				(C).
					.
		5.Source of
			 strengthSection 38A of the
			 Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831o–1) is amended—
			(1)by redesignating
			 subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
			 and
			(2)by inserting after
			 subsection (b) the following:

					(c)Insurance
				regulator consentIn cases
				involving a depository institution holding company that is an insurance company
				or that has one or more subsidiaries that are insurance companies, before the
				appropriate Federal banking agency may require such insurance company to be
				used directly or indirectly as a source of financial strength pursuant to
				subsection (a) or (b), the appropriate Federal banking agency shall
				obtain—
						(1)the consent of the
				insurance commissioner (or similar official charged with the principal
				responsibility of supervising the business of insurance within each State,
				territory, or insular possession of the United States) of the insurance
				company’s domiciliary State; and
						(2)a certification
				from such commissioner that the commissioner considered the safety and
				soundness of the insurance company or subsidiary insurance company prior to
				providing such
				consent.
						.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2910
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 14, 2011
			Mr. Hultgren
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Education and the
			 Workforce

		A BILL
		To require parental consent to release records of
		  home-schooled students.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Family Educational Records Privacy Extension
			 Act.
		2.Requiring
			 parental consent to release records of home-schooled studentsSubsection (a) of section 444 of the General
			 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) is amended—
			(1)in paragraph
			 (5)(B), by striking attending the institution or agency and
			 inserting for whom the agency or institution maintains education
			 records, including home-schooled students,; and
			(2)in paragraph (6), by striking but
			 does not include a person who has not been in attendance at such agency or
			 institution and inserting including home-schooled
			 students.


117 HR 626 IH: Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-01-28
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 626IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 28, 2021Mr. Wright (for himself, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Babin, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Norman, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Banks, Mr. Jackson, and Ms. Herrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo prohibit chemical abortions performed without the presence of a healthcare provider, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2021.2.Chemical abortions prohibited without a healthcare provider present(a)Chemical abortions prohibited without a physician presentChapter 74 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)in the chapter heading by striking Partial-Birth; and(2)by inserting after section 1531 the following:1532.Chemical abortions prohibited without a healthcare provider physically present(a)OffenseAny healthcare provider who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, who knowingly provides or attempts to provide a chemical abortion—(1)without physically examining the patient;(2)without being physically present at the location of the chemical abortion; or(3)without scheduling a follow-up visit for the patient to occur not more than 14 days after the administration or use of the drug to assess the patient’s physical condition,shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. This subsection does not apply to a chemical abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. (b)No liability of the patientA patient upon whom an abortion is performed may not be prosecuted under this section or for a conspiracy to violate this section.(c)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)Abortion drugThe term abortion drug means any medicine, drug or any other substance, or any combination of drugs, medicines or substances, when it is used—(A)to intentionally kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or(B)to intentionally terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with an intention other than—(i)to produce a live birth; or(ii)to remove a dead unborn child.(2)Attempts to provideIn this section, the term attempts to provide, means conduct that, under the circumstances as the actor believes them to be, constitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in a chemical abortion.(3)Healthcare providerThe term healthcare provider means any person licensed to prescribe prescription drugs under applicable Federal and State laws.(4)ProvideIn this section, the term provide, means to dispense or prescribe an abortion drug, or to otherwise make an abortion drug available to a patient.(5)Chemical abortionThe term chemical abortion refers to the use of an abortion drug to—(A)intentionally kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or(B)intentionally terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with an intention other than—(i)to produce a live birth; or(ii)to remove a dead unborn child.(6)Unborn childThe term unborn child means an individual organism of the species homo sapiens, beginning at fertilization, until the point of being born alive as defined in section 8(b).(d)Rule of construction regarding ectopic pregnancyNothing in this section shall be construed to have any impact on the treatment of a verified ectopic pregnancy.(e)SeverabilityIf any provision of this section or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this section and the application of the provisions of the remainder to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby..(b)Clerical amendments(1)Chapter 74The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1531 the following:1532. Chemical abortions prohibited without a healthcare provider physically present..(2)Part IThe table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 74, and inserting the following:74.Abortions1531.


116 HRES 487 IH: Expressing full support to the Ukrainian people in their aspiration to continue consolidating their democracy and rule of law.
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-07-12
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IV116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 487IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 12, 2019Mr. Keating (for himself and Mr. Kinzinger) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsRESOLUTIONExpressing full support to the Ukrainian people in their aspiration to continue consolidating their
			 democracy and rule of law.

 Whereas the Ukrainian people have demonstrated their commitment to democracy and sovereignty during the Revolution of Dignity demonstrations as well as peacefully at the ballot box in three nationwide elections since then;
 Whereas the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians in all regions say it is important that Ukraine continues to consolidate its democracy in the face of Russian-sponsored disinformation campaigns aimed at dividing the country as well as portraying Ukraine and its democratically elected leaders as a failed state;
 Whereas the results of the spring 2019 Ukrainian presidential election indicate Ukrainians want to see progress on reforms through processes that are both democratic and timely, particularly more accountable leadership and more consistent headway against public corruption;
 Whereas Ukrainian voters and election commissioners throughout the country conducted an orderly and democratic voting process, defying bomb threats, cybersecurity incursions, and predictions of disruption by extremist groups;
 Whereas Ukraine’s electoral systems stood the test of the presidential campaign, and the International Election Observation Mission organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe found that the election was competitive and held with respect for fundamental freedoms, but also highlighted potential future vulnerabilities and shortcomings in the electoral framework;
 Whereas there may be attempts to exploit these shortcomings to discredit the snap parliamentary elections, currently scheduled for July, including as part of a Kremlin-orchestrated disinformation campaign;
 Whereas Russian attempts to disrupt and discredit democratic electoral processes in Ukraine have direct and negative consequences for the American people, as Ukraine has served as a testing ground for Russian techniques later employed in the United States and Europe;
 Whereas a democratic electoral process, the results of which are seen as highly credible by all Ukrainians and the international community, will demonstrate the commitment of the new Ukrainian administration to continuing or accelerating reform processes begun by its predecessors; and
 Whereas the Congress considers itself a partner to the Ukrainian people and government in supporting democratic reform, including elections: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives— (1)expresses its full support to the Ukrainian people in their aspirations for fully consolidated democracy and the rule of law;
 (2)supports and stands ready to help Ukraine fight Russian attempts to undermine the Ukrainian people’s unified support for democratic values;
 (3)supports and stands ready to help Ukraine administer a snap parliamentary election that fully meets international democratic standards;
 (4)calls on the Ukrainian Central Election Commission to take all regulatory and logistical steps possible to ensure that all Ukrainians can vote, including those in the occupied territories and those with disabilities; and
 (5)calls on social media platforms to establish a meaningful presence in Ukraine to be responsive to any concerns raised by electoral stakeholders and to better mitigate any abuses of their products.


116 HR 97 : Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives

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		IIB
		116th CONGRESS1st Session
		H. R. 97
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		July 16, 2019Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
			AN ACT
		To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting
			 wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, and for
			 other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act of 2019 or the RAWR Act. 2.Findings; Sense of congress (a)FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)Wildlife trafficking is a major transnational crime that is estimated to generate over $10 billion a year in illegal profits and which is increasingly perpetrated by organized, sophisticated criminal enterprises, including known terrorist organizations.
 (2)Wildlife trafficking not only threatens endangered species worldwide, but also jeopardizes local security, spreads disease, undermines rule of law, fuels corruption, and damages economic development.
 (3)Combating wildlife trafficking requires a coordinated and sustained approach at the global, regional, national, and local levels.
 (4)Congress stated in the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 that it is the policy of the United States to take immediate actions to stop the illegal global trade in wildlife and wildlife products and associated transnational organized crime.
 (b)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that the Department of State’s rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the Department of State and Federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target wildlife traffickers.
 3.Rewards for justiceSubparagraph (B) of section 36(k)(5) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(k)(5)) is amended by inserting wildlife trafficking (as defined by section 2(12) of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7601(12); Public Law 114–231)) and after includes.
		Passed the House of Representatives July 15, 2019.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.


114 S2119 IS: Iran Policy Oversight Act of 2015
U.S. Senate
2015-10-01
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II114th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2119IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESOctober 1, 2015Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Coons, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Warner, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsA BILLTo provide for greater congressional oversight of Iran’s nuclear program,
			 and for other purposes.

		1.Short title; table of contents
 (a)Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Iran Policy Oversight Act of 2015. (b)Table of contentsThe table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Findings.
					Sec. 3. Statement of policy on deterrence.
					Sec. 4. Regional strategy for countering conventional and asymmetric Iranian activity and threats
			 in the Middle East and North Africa.
					Sec. 5. Authorization of additional security assistance to Israel.
					Sec. 6. Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to Iranian entities and individuals
			 engaged in ballistic or cruise missile proliferation, or terrorism.
					Sec. 7. Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to human rights abuses by Iran.
					Sec. 8. Reports on Iranian use of funds received as part of sanctions relief under the Joint
			 Comprehensive Plan of Action.
					Sec. 9. Expedited consideration of new terrorism-related sanctions against Iran.
					Sec. 10. Statements of policy.
					Sec. 11. Reports on Iranian research and development and breakout times.
					Sec. 12. Reporting on resolution of Iran’s past military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program.
					Sec. 13. Statement of policy on effective re-imposition of sanctions.
					Sec. 14. United States coordinator for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
					Sec. 15. Unified policy on arms and ballistic and cruise missile sales to Iran.
					Sec. 16. International Atomic Energy Agency.
					Sec. 17. Definitions.

 2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings: (1)On May 22, 2015, the President signed into law the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17), a bill that passed the United States Congress with broad bipartisan support, continuing the robust role the Congress has played in oversight of the United States policy of preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear weapon state.
			(2)
 On July 14, 2015, the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation, with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Iran announced the completion of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), specifying steps to be taken by Iran related to its nuclear program.
 3.Statement of policy on deterrenceIt is the policy of the United States— (1)that Iran does not have an inherent right to uranium enrichment;
 (2)to deter Iran from destabilizing regional activity and support for and acts of terrorism; and (3)that all of the options available to the United States, including the military option, remain available to prevent Iran from achieving a nuclear weapons capability.
			4.Regional strategy for countering conventional and asymmetric Iranian activity and threats in the
			 Middle East and North Africa
 Not later than January 10, 2016, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified ten-year strategy (which may contain a classified annex) to counter conventional and asymmetric Iranian activities and threats in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond. The strategy shall include at a minimum the following elements:
 (1)A summary of the near and long-term United States objectives, plans, and means for building a regional security architecture capable of and committed to countering Iran’s destabilizing activities.
 (2)A summary of United States objectives for individual country capabilities and contributions to the regional security architecture, including an estimated timeline for achieving desired capabilities, for each member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Israel.
 (3)An assessment of Iran’s grand strategy and objectives for the Middle East region, and an assessment of anticipated modifications to Iranian objectives, policies, and activities for achieving the grand strategy.
 (4)An assessment of Iran’s conventional force capabilities, and an assessment of Iranian plans to upgrade its conventional force capabilities, including its acquisition, development, and deployment of ballistic and cruise missile capabilities, unmanned aerial vehicles, and maritime offensive and anti-access/area denial capabilities, at 5, 8, and 10 years following the date of the enactment of this Act.
 (5)An assessment of Iran’s chemical and biological weapons capabilities, and an assessment of Iranian plans to upgrade its chemical and biological weapons capabilities.
 (6)An assessment of Iran’s asymmetric activities in the region, including— (A)the size, capabilities, and activities of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, including the Quds Force;
 (B)the size, capabilities, and activities of Iran’s cyber operations; (C)the types and amount of support, including funding, lethal and non-lethal contributions, and training, provided to Hezbollah, Hamas, special groups in Iraq, the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, Houthi fighters in Yemen, and other violent groups across the Middle East;
 (D)the scope and objectives of Iranian information operations and use of propaganda; and (E)an assessment of anticipated modifications by Iran to the activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) over the course of the next 10 to 15 years.
 (7)An assessment of Iran’s strategy regarding other countries in the region, including Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, the Palestinian territories, and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and an assessment of any anticipated modifications to objectives, policies, and activities for achieving the grand strategy.
 (8)A description of current and planned activities, engagements, exercises, military sales, training, intelligence and surveillance support, and other forms of security assistance and cooperation for United States partners and allies in the region, in order to actively counter current Iranian conventional and asymmetric threats described under paragraphs (3) through (7), as well as to prepare for evolving threats from Iran over the course of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, including an assessment of the impact of activities described in paragraph (7) on Israel’s qualitative military edge.
 (9)An outline of United States authorities, planning, and actions, unilaterally and in cooperation with foreign governments, to counter threats from Iran’s conventional force capabilities described under paragraph (4).
 (10)An outline, including specific examples, of United States authorities, planning, and actions, unilaterally and in cooperation with foreign governments, to counter Iran’s threat network described under subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (6) and paragraph (7), including—
 (A)interdiction of Iranian lethal arms bound for groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the United States under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);
 (B)interdiction of Iranian activities and prevention of Iranian harassment or interference in international commercial shipping lanes;
 (C)countering Iranian attempts to undermine or subvert internationally recognized governments in the Middle East region; and
 (D)countering Iran’s support for the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, including— (i)financial assistance, military equipment and personnel, and other support provided to that regime; and
 (ii)support and direction to other armed actors that are not Syrian or Iranian and are acting on behalf of that regime.
 (11)A review of individual country contributions to the regional security architecture.
 (12)A review of efforts to counter Iran’s conventional and asymmetric capabilities in the Middle East and North Africa.
 (13)An assessment of the commitment and capabilities of United States allies and partners to countering Iran’s conventional and asymmetric capabilities in the Middle East and North Africa.
			5.Authorization of additional security assistance to Israel
			(a)Security assistance To address Iranian nuclear facilities
 (1)In generalThe President is authorized to take all necessary and appropriate measures, including providing offensive security assistance and applicable ordnance and delivery systems, to enhance Israel’s qualitative military edge, effectively deter conventional and nuclear threats from Iran, and counter non-peaceful nuclear activities by Iran.
 (2)DeploymentPursuant to consultations between the Governments of Israel and the United States, the President may, consistent with United States treaty obligations, transfer to the Government of Israel, as appropriate, ordnance and delivery systems under such terms and conditions as the President determines necessary, pursuant to the authority of paragraph (1). The President shall, as appropriate, ensure that Israeli personnel have the opportunity and means to train with such defense systems, including joint training exercises, consistent with the requirements of this paragraph.
				(b)Foreign military financing
 (1)FindingCongress finds that the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Israel setting annual foreign military financing levels for Israel is set to conclude at the end of fiscal year 2018, and the terms of its extension will be renegotiated over the 2015 through 2018 time period.
 (2)AuthorizationThe President is authorized to provide any additional foreign military financing to Israel in each fiscal year from fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2028 as may be needed to address threats from Iran.
 (c)Requirement To provide assistanceThe President shall provide, as appropriate, assistance and cooperation to Israel to ensure Israel’s qualitative military edge and effectively deter conventional and nuclear threats supported, directly or indirectly, by Iran.
			(d)United States-Israel Military and Intelligence Cooperation
 (1)FindingCongress finds that the United States and Israel have an established record of unprecedented military and intelligence cooperation, most recently furthered by the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–296), which designated Israel as a major strategic partner of the United States.
 (2)AuthorizationThe President is authorized to accelerate co-development and support Israeli development of missile defense systems, and to engage in discussions to bolster the effectiveness of Israel’s conventional deterrent and deepen intelligence cooperation.
				6.Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to Iranian entities and individuals engaged in
			 ballistic or cruise missile proliferation, or terrorism
 (a)Statement of policyIt shall be the policy of the United States, in interpreting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, that nothing in the JCPOA limits or curtails the ability of Congress to pass sanctions legislation to address future Iranian terrorism activities and ballistic and cruise missile activities.
 (b)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control should be fully funded to ensure strict enforcement of sanctions against Iranian actors in the areas of ballistic or cruise missile proliferation and terrorism, and to ensure effective re-imposition of sanctions in the event of violation or breach by Iran of the JCPOA.
 (c)In generalSubtitle B of title II of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

					225.Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to iranian entities and individuals engaged in
			 ballistic, cruise missile proliferation, or terrorism
 (a)Sanctions relating to blocking of propertyUnited States sanctions applicable with respect to Iranian persons, unless designated by name in Attachments 3 or 4 to Annex II of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, under Executive Order 13382 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters), or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this section, shall remain in effect until the President makes public the notification described in subsection (b).
						(b)Notification described
 The notification described in this subsection is one that provides a justification in writing for removing sanctions applicable to an Iranian person sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13382 or 13224 and is submitted in a timely manner.
 (c)Rule of constructionNothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the President pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), or any other provision of law.
 (d)Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action definedIn this section, the term Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action means the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and all implementing materials and agreements related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action..
 (d)Clerical amendmentThe table of contents for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 224 the following new item:
				Sec. 225. Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to Iranian entities and individuals
			 engaged in ballistic or cruise missile proliferation..
			7.Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to human rights abuses by Iran
 (a)Statement of policyIt shall be the policy of the United States, in interpreting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, that nothing in the JCPOA limits or curtails the ability of Congress to pass sanctions legislation to address future Iranian human rights abuses.
 (b)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control should be fully funded to ensure strict enforcement of sanctions against Iranian actors that commit human rights abuses, and to ensure effective re-imposition of sanctions in the event of violation or breach by Iran of the JCPOA.
 (c)Sanctions relating to abuses of human rightsUnited States sanctions applicable with respect to persons, unless designated by name in Attachments 3 or 4 of Annex II of the JCPOA, under Executive Order 13553, Executive Order 13606, or sections 2 or 3 of Executive Order 13628, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this section, shall remain in effect until the President makes public the notification described in subsection (d).
			(d)Notification described
 The notification described in this subsection is one that provides a justification in writing for removing sanctions applicable to an Iranian person sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13553, Executive Order 13606, or section 2 or 3 of Executive Order 13628, and is submitted in a timely manner.
 (e)Rule of constructionNothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the President pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), or any other provision of law.
			8.Reports on Iranian use of funds received as part of sanctions relief under the Joint Comprehensive
 Plan of ActionNot later than January 10, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees—
 (1)a description of— (A)the monetary value of direct and indirect sanctions relief received by Iran;
 (B)increases in funding for the IRGC and its Quds Force; and (C)changes in funding for regional activities and support for terrorist organizations, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and the regime of Bashar al-Assad; and
 (2)a determination on whether persons, including foreign financial institutions, providing financial support or assistance to any entity described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) are subject to United States economic sanctions.
			9.Expedited consideration of  new terrorism-related sanctions against Iran
 (a)DeterminationIf the President determines that the Government of Iran has directed or conducted an act of international terrorism against the United States or that the Government of Iran has substantially increased its operational or financial support for a terrorist organization that threatens the interests or allies of the United States, the President shall immediately notify Congress.
 (b)Qualifying legislation definedFor purposes of this section, the term qualifying legislation means only a bill of either House of Congress that authorizes or requires the President to impose sanctions on persons the President determines—
 (1)commit acts of international terrorism, at the direction of an official of the Government of Iran, that threaten the security of nationals of the United States or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States; or
 (2)knowingly assist in, sponsor, or provide financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of—
 (A)acts described in paragraph (1); or (B)foreign terrorist organizations that receive financial or other material support from the Government of Iran.
 (c)IntroductionDuring the 60-calendar day period after the President notifies Congress of a determination under subsection (a), qualifying legislation may be introduced—
 (1)in the House of Representatives, by the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader; and (2)in the Senate, by the Majority Leader (or the Majority leader’s designee) or the Minority Leader (or the Minority Leader’s designee).
				(d)Floor consideration in house of representatives
 (1)Reporting and dischargeIf a committee of the House to which qualifying legislation has been referred has not reported such qualifying legislation within 10 legislative days after the date of referral, that committee shall be discharged from further consideration thereof.
 (2)Proceeding to considerationBeginning on the third legislative day after each committee to which qualifying legislation has been referred reports it to the House or has been discharged from further consideration thereof, it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the qualifying legislation in the House. All points of order against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion to proceed on the qualifying legislation with regard to the same agreement. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order.
 (3)ConsiderationThe qualifying legislation shall be considered as read. All points of order against the qualifying legislation and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the qualifying legislation to final passage without intervening motion except two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of the qualifying legislation (or a designee) and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the qualifying legislation shall not be in order.
				(e)Consideration in the senate
 (1)Committee referralQualifying legislation introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
 (2)Reporting and dischargeIf the Committee on Foreign Relations has not reported such qualifying legislation within 10 session days after the date of referral of such legislation, that committee shall be discharged from further consideration of such legislation and the qualifying legislation shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
 (3)Proceeding to considerationNotwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time after the committee authorized to consider qualifying legislation reports it to the Senate or has been discharged from its consideration (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of qualifying legislation, and all points of order against qualifying legislation (and against consideration of the qualifying legislation) are waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable and shall be subject to a 60-vote affirmative threshold for adoption. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the qualifying legislation is agreed to, the qualifying legislation shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of.
 (4)DebateDebate on qualifying legislation, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between the Majority and Minority Leaders or their designees. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the qualifying legislation is not in order.
 (5)Vote on passageThe vote on passage shall occur immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the qualifying legislation and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate, if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate.
 (6)Rulings of the chair on procedureAppeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to qualifying legislation shall be decided without debate.
 (7)Consideration of veto messagesDebate in the Senate of any veto message with respect to qualifying legislation, including all debatable motions and appeals in connection with such qualifying legislation, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the Minority Leader or their designees.
				(f)Rules relating to senate and house of representatives
 (1)Coordination with action by other houseIf, before the passage by one House of qualifying legislation of that House, that House receives qualifying legislation from the other House, then the following procedures shall apply:
 (A)The qualifying legislation of the other House shall not be referred to a committee. (B)With respect to qualifying legislation of the House receiving the legislation—
 (i)the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no qualifying legislation had been received from the other House; but
 (ii)the vote on passage shall be on the qualifying legislation of the other House. (2)Treatment of a bill of other houseIf one House fails to introduce qualifying legislation under this section, the qualifying legislation of the other House shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this section.
 (3)Treatment of companion measuresIf, following passage of the qualifying legislation in the Senate, the Senate then receives a companion measure from the House of Representatives, the companion measure shall not be debatable.
 (4)Application to revenue measuresThe provisions of this subsection shall not apply in the House of Representatives to qualifying legislation which is a revenue measure.
 (g)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)Foreign terrorist organizationThe term foreign terrorist organization means an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
 (2)KnowinglyThe term knowingly has the meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
 10.Statements of policyIt shall be the policy of the United States, in interpreting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and any other related agreement, that—
 (1)no sanctions relief for Iran is to be provided pursuant to the JCPOA until Iran completes all activities as set forth in paragraphs 2, 4, 5, and 6 of the Roadmap for Clarification of Past and Present Outstanding Issues regarding Iran’s Nuclear Program, signed at Vienna July 14, 2015, between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran, and the completion of such activities is verified by the IAEA in a regular update by the Director General of the IAEA;
 (2)any action by the Government of Iran to treat the legitimate imposition of sanctions by the United States or its international partners based on support for terrorism, abuses of human rights, or Iran’s ballistic or cruise missile activities as grounds to cease performing on its commitments under the JCPOA in whole or in part would not be valid and would be inconsistent with the terms of the JCPOA; and
 (3)in the event that sanctions on Iran are re-imposed consistent with the JCPOA, such sanctions would not retroactively apply to activities, including activities under contractual arrangements, legitimately entered into prior to the re-imposition of sanctions, but sanctions may apply to activities, including activities under contractual arrangements entered into prior to the re-imposition of sanctions, to the extent such activities continue beyond the date of the re-imposition of sanctions.
 11.Reports on Iranian research and development and breakout timesSection 135(d) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (8)Report on Iranian research and development and breakout timesNot later than January 10, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report detailing—
 (A)any research and development conducted by Iran that is not in compliance with the JCPOA or that may substantially reduce the time for Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon;
 (B)an assessment of the period of time it would take Iran to acquire the nuclear material to produce one nuclear weapon; and
 (C)an assessment of the capacity and capability of the IAEA to effectively implement the verification regime required by the JCPOA, including whether the IAEA is receiving sufficient access to investigate suspicious sites or allegations of covert nuclear-related activities and whether it has the required funding, manpower, and authorities to undertake the verification regime required by the JCPOA..
 12.Reporting on resolution of Iran’s past military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear programNot later than 30 calendar days after the IAEA submits its final assessment on the resolution on all past and present outstanding issues related to Iran’s nuclear program to the Board of Governors, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a detailed report on the IAEA’s report to the Board of Governors, and shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a briefing, in a classified setting as necessary, on how outstanding issues were resolved by the IAEA.
		13.Statement of policy on effective re-imposition of sanctions
 (a)FindingThere is a wide range of national and multilateral tools, including the re-imposition of sanctions, available to the United States and United States partners, including European allies, should Iran fail to meet its JCPOA commitments.
			(b)Statements of policy
 (1)The United States is prepared to enforce any violation of the JCPOA. (2)The United States should continue to ensure that a range of national and multilateral tools remain available to respond to non-performance by Iran of its JCPOA commitments.
 (3)The United States will continue to leverage the commitments of its European allies to join in re-imposing sanctions in a calibrated manner as appropriate in the event Iran violates the JCPOA incrementally.
				14.United States coordinator for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
 (a)DesignationThe President shall designate within the Department of State a special coordinator for implementation of and compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding the Iran’s nuclear program (in this section referred to as the Coordinator).
 (b)StatusThe role of the Coordinator should be filled by an official of the Department of State appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the President.
 (c)DutiesThe Coordinator shall carry out the following duties: (1)Coordinate all activities related to implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, including—
 (A)activities of the United States Government necessary for implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action;
 (B)activities of the United States Government to monitor all elements of the implementation of the JCPOA by Iran and track all incidences of noncompliance with the JCPOA; and
 (C)with the Secretary of Energy, activities of the United States Government with respect to the JCPOA that involve the International Atomic Energy Agency and other nongovernmental or multilateral organizations, as appropriate.
 (2)Coordinate with the Department of the Treasury and other agencies as appropriate— (A)to ensure the continued comprehensive investigation and designation of persons providing support for, or otherwise facilitating, the ability of the Government of Iran—
 (i)to acquire, develop, or engage in the proliferation of ballistic missiles or cruise missiles; (ii)to support, directly or indirectly, acts of international terrorism; or
 (iii)to commit human rights abuses; and (B)to assess and report on the use by the Government of Iran of funds made available through sanctions relief.
 (d)ConsultationsThe Coordinator shall consult with Congress, domestic and international nongovernmental organizations, and multilateral organizations and institutions as the Coordinator considers appropriate to fulfill the purposes of this section.
 15.Unified policy on arms and ballistic and cruise missile sales to IranIt is the sense of Congress that Iran should continue to be prohibited from undertaking any activity related to ballistic or cruise missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using ballistic or cruise missile technology, and United Nations member states should take all necessary measures to prevent the transfer of technology or technical assistance to Iran related to such activities.
		16.International Atomic Energy Agency
 (a)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must have sufficient funding, manpower, and authority to undertake its verification responsibilities related to the JCPOA or any other related agreement, and the President should engage with international partners to ensure that the IAEA receives the full additional $10,600,000 per year necessary to fulfill its verification responsibilities under the JCPOA or any other related agreement.
 (b)ReportNot later than January 10, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report outlining efforts with international partners to achieve the goal in subsection (a) and identifying impediments to achieving the goal.
 (c)AuthorizationThere are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2016 through 2026 such sums as may be necessary to meet the United States annual funding commitments to the IAEA as well as the United States portion of additional funds needed for the IAEA to fulfill its verification responsibilities under the JCPOA or any other related agreement.
 17.DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means—
 (A)the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
 (B)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
 (2)Appropriate congressional committees and leadershipThe term appropriate congressional committees and leadership means the appropriate congressional committees, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, and the Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
 (3)Joint Comprehensive Plan of ActionThe term Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action means the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and all implementing materials and agreements related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
 (4)Intelligence communityThe term intelligence community means the intelligence community specified in or designated under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).


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108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5353
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 9, 2004
Mrs. Kelly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL
To establish limitations on the utilization and disposal of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the Department of Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Health Care System at Montrose, New York, and for other purposes.

1.Limitations on utilization and disposal of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Campus of Department of Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Health Care System, Montrose, New York
(a)Retention and disposalThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall retain the property comprising the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the Department of Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Health Care System at Montrose, New York, as an element of that system.
(b)Limitation on enhanced-used leasesThe Secretary may not enter into an enhanced-use lease of the property referred to in subsection (a)(1) unless activities under such lease include the provision of services for veterans, including veterans of limited financial means.
(c)Preservation of services
(1)Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall continue to provide through the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the campus specified in subsection (a) the types and levels of health care services for veterans that are provided through that facility as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)The Secretary may consolidate or relocate the spinal cord injury unit of the facility referred to in paragraph (1) at or to another location if the Secretary determines that the consolidation or relocation of the unit is in the best interests of veterans.
(3)The Secretary may modify the types and levels of health care services for veterans that are provided through the facility referred to in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that increases in the population of veterans served by that facility warrant such changes.
(d)Study on housing of low-income veteransThe Secretary shall conduct a study of the need for housing of low-income veterans who are served by the Department of Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Health Care System. The study shall include an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of utilizing a portion of the property referred to in subsection (a)(1) as a means of addressing the need of such veterans for housing.
2.Study of Town of Cortlandt Proposal to Transfer Certain Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities to the Town of Cortlandt
(a)StudyThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study of the feasibility of implementation of the proposed plan of the Town of Cortlandt, New York, to take title to certain facilities on the FDR Campus (including the pool, theatre, and other recreation facilities and infrastructure facilities, such as roads, sewage treatment plant, and waterfront facilities), subject to the conditions that—
(1)full use of those facilities be made available to the Secretary for the use of veterans in accordance with the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs on such days and times as the Secretary requires use of those facilities for such purposes, the remaining time to be used by the Town of Cortlandt for its programs and public functions; and
(2)the proposed plan would result in a reduction in costs to maintain the facilities that are the subject of the plan and will be beneficial to the veterans being served by the FDR Campus.
(b)ImplementationIf as a result of the study under subsection (a) the Secretary determines that the proposed plan referred to in that subsection would result in a reduction in costs to maintain the facilities that are the subject of the plan and will be beneficial to the veterans being served by the FDR Campus, the Secretary shall take such steps as necessary to provide for the implementation of the plan.
(c)FDR CampusIn this section, the term FDR Campus means the property referred to in section 1(a)(1).


109 HR 2312 IH: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain R-core transformers.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-05-11
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2312
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 11, 2005
Mr. Wilson of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain R-core transformers.

1.Certain R-core transformers
(a)In generalHeading 9902.85.04 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to certain R-core transformers) is amended by striking 12/31/2006 and inserting 12/31/2008.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.


115 HR 5691 IH: Peaceful Learning Act of 2018
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-05-07
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5691IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 7, 2018Mr. Crowley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to provide grants to carry out
			 projects to reduce railway noise levels that adversely impact schools
			 located in urbanized areas, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Peaceful Learning Act of 2018. 2.Definitions (a)In generalExcept as otherwise specifically provided, in this Act the definitions in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply.
 (b)Additional definitionsIn this Act, the following additional definitions apply: (1)Local educational agencyThe term local educational agency has the meaning given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
 (2)Rail operatorThe term rail operator means an owner or operator of a fixed rail public transportation facility. (3)Railway noiseThe term railway noise means noise caused by a fixed rail public transportation facility.
 (4)SchoolThe term school means an elementary school or a secondary school (as those terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)).
				3.Railway noise study
 (a)In GeneralThe Secretary of Transportation shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on railway noise in the United States.
 (b)Contents of StudyIn conducting the study, the National Academy of Sciences shall examine— (1)the threshold of railway noise at which health begins to be affected;
 (2)the effectiveness of noise abatement programs for railway noise on the property of a school; (3)the impacts of railway noise on schools; and
 (4)the noise assessment practices of the Department of Transportation and whether such practices fairly and accurately reflect the burden of noise on communities.
 (c)ReportNot later than 12 months after the date of the agreement entered into under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall transmit to the Secretary a report on the results of the study. Upon receipt of the report, the Secretary shall transmit a copy of the report to the appropriate committees of Congress.
 4.Noise measurement and exposure systemsNot later than 12 months after the date of submission of the report under section 3, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Government, State, and interstate agencies that the Secretary of Transportation considers appropriate, the Secretary shall by regulation—
 (1)establish a single system of measuring railway noise that— (A)has a highly reliable relationship between projected railway noise exposure and surveyed reactions of individuals to noise; and
 (B)is applied uniformly in measuring railway noise near urbanized areas; (2)establish a single system for determining the exposure of individuals to railway noise in urbanized areas, including noise intensity, duration, frequency, and time of occurrence; and
 (3)based on the findings of the report required under section 3, determine minimum standards for railway noise levels on the property of a school located in an urbanized area.
			5.Noise exposure maps
 (a)Submission and PreparationNot later than 12 months after the date of issuance of regulations under section 4, each rail operator shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation a noise exposure map showing any areas of nonconforming railway noise levels (based on the standards developed under section 4) that—
 (1)adversely impact a school located in an urbanized area; and (2)are caused by operations of the rail operator.
 (b)Revised MapsIf a change in the rail operations of rail operator described in subsection (a) establishes a substantial new nonconforming noise level on the property of a school located in an urbanized area, or significantly reduces nonconforming noise levels on the property of such a school, that is not reflected in the noise exposure map, the rail operator shall submit a revised noise exposure map to the Secretary showing the new nonconforming noise levels or noise level reduction.
			6.Noise compatibility programs
 (a)Program submissionA rail operator that submitted a noise exposure map under section 5 may submit a noise compatibility program to the Secretary of Transportation after—
 (1)consulting with public agencies and planning authorities in the area covered by the map; and (2)notice and an opportunity for a public hearing.
 (b)Contents of programA program submitted under subsection (a) shall state the measures the rail operator has taken or proposes to take to reduce existing nonconforming noise levels on the property of a school and prevent creating additional nonconforming noise levels in the area covered by the map. The measures may include constructing barriers or acoustical shielding and soundproofing of schools subject to a nonconforming noise level.
 (c)ApprovalsThe Secretary shall approve or disapprove a program submitted under subsection (a) of this section not later than 180 days after receiving it. The Secretary shall approve the program if the program—
 (1)is reasonably consistent with achieving the goal of reducing nonconforming noise levels on the property of a school and preventing the introduction of additional nonconforming noise levels on the property of a school; and
 (2)provides for necessary revisions because of a revised map submitted under section 5. (d)GrantsThe Secretary may incur obligations to make grants from amounts available under section 8 to carry out a project under a part of a noise compatibility program approved under subsection (c). A grant may be made to a rail operator submitting the program to carry out the program directly or in cooperation with—
 (1)a local educational agency of a school that is subject to nonconforming noise levels; or (2)a unit of local government in the area surrounding the school that has nonconforming noise levels.
 (e)Federal shareThe Federal share of a project for which a grant is made under subsection (d) is 80 percent of the cost of the project.
 7.Nonadmissibility of noise exposure map and related information as evidenceNo part of a noise exposure map or related information described in section 5 that is submitted to, or prepared by, the Secretary of Transportation and no part of a list of land uses the Secretary identifies as normally compatible with various exposures of individuals to noise may be admitted into evidence or used for any other purpose in a civil action asking for relief for noise resulting from the operation of a fixed rail public transportation facility.
 8.Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund under section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, such funds as may be necessary to carry out this Act.


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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2610IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 23, 2017Mr. Hastings introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo require reimbursement from certain public officials whose travel results in unusual costs
			 relating to protection of those officials, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Taxpayers Require Urgent Mandatory Protection from Egregious Debt Act of 2017 or as the TRUMPED Act of 2017. 2.Reimbursement requiredIn the case of any person who the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, if that person travels to any real property in which that person or the spouse of that person has any ownership interest (including any licensing agreement) for any period of time longer than 24 hours—
 (1)each State or unit of local government wherein the real property is located may recover, in a civil action against the person accorded such protection, any costs incurred by such State or unit of local government in connection with the provision of such protection; and
 (2)if any business that is near that property is significantly adversely affected by the provision of such protection, that business may bring an action for appropriate relief against the person accorded such protection.
 3.ReportNot later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the U.S. Secret Service shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate detailing the costs of protecting those granted protection under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, since January 20, 2017, for visits to real property lasting longer than 24 hours in which they or a spouse have an ownership interest.
 4.Sovereign immunityThe sovereign immunity of the United States is hereby waived to the extent required to enable recovery in an action under section 2.